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     Yoichi, Kimizuki, Shinya, and Guren exchange nods, murmuring excitedly about how that could make sense. Yoichi speaks up, ready to see his dare in action. "Oh! Mikaela typically goes to the library to study after his weekend classes' end!"

     Shinoa nods energetically in agreement. She stands up quickly, everyone but Yuichiro following in suit hurriedly. "Let's do it!" Shinoa stretches her arms above her head in anticipation. Yoichi walks over to where Yuichiro is stubbornly sitting. He offers him a hand in getting up, seeing as it is the least he could do. Yoichi is a rather apologetic person.

     The group chats gleefully on their way to the library, which is luckily only a couple of buildings down. The walk feels short as the young adults waste the time teasing Yuichiro about his choice in boys and how Mikaela is kind of obviously gay. However, even in the snooping Shinoa's eyes, Yuichiro could not have chosen anyone who talked about their love life less than Mikaela does. Nobody actually really even knows what's up with him in that area. When they reach the glass double doors, the library is nearly empty and getting ready to close up. Inside, Mikaela is putting his computer and folders back into his blue backpack. "Be a good boy and do as you're told! Go talk to him!" Shinoa shoves Yuichiro forward. He gulps, looking back and forth between the oblivious and beautiful blonde and Shinoa with red on his face. Yeah, that is definitely the one that Yuichiro ran into the other morning.

     "What am I supposed to say?"

     "Anything!" Yoichi's voice is urgent as he presses for Yuichiro to get to it already. "Now do it! O-Or I'll have to punish you like Shinoa did to me!"

     Yuichiro snickers, the thought of Yoichi coming up with a punishment not at all threatening. "Whatever." Yuichiro walks up to the doors and pushes them open hesitantly, grumbling along the way. He makes his way up to Mikaela, feeling his friends' stares prickling on his back. The group later relocates for better hearing, though. The blonde looks up as Yuichiro gets closer. When he reaches Mikaela, the man gives him the most adorable and awkward lopsided smile. Yuichiro places one hand on the table for support. "Um, come here often?"

     Mikaela laughs quietly and angelically, using a small fist to cover his mouth. "Only when it's not about to close up."

     Yuichiro looks away, scratching the back of his head. He wants to blurt out that this whole situation is just a dare, but Yuu can just imagine Shinoa standing over him in disapproval. He instead lifts up his hand politely. "A-Anyways, I'm Yuichiro, but feel free to just call me Yuu."

     Mikaela shakes Yuichiro's hand gladly. "I'm Mikaela, but Mika works just fine." Mika switches back to his calm and collected demeanor that Yuichiro had first seen on him. Somehow, that dorky smile seems to suit him better, though. Mikaela wants to ask why Yuu had decided to come here right at closing time, but he guesses that it would only make the conversation more awkward. Speaking of closing time... "Hey, uh, want to walk back to the dorms with me? I noticed that we are in the same area. We'll also be kicked out of the library soon if we don't leave now."

     Yuichiro is thrown off balance, his hand flying off of the wooden table. It has to be really late if the library is already closing. "Oh, um, yeah. Good idea!" The fact that this has got to be the worst dare ever screams loudly in Yuichiro's head as the two college students walk awkwardly side by side in an uncomfortable silence. Their short walk to their dorms consisted of a lot of swallowing thickly, clearing their throats, and staring at their feet.

     "So, uh..." Yuichiro scratches the back of his head while trying to think of where he was even going with that sentence. It is just that the weird quietness was driving him crazy.

     Mikaela does not hesitate in helping Yuichiro out, despite only adding to the discomfort. "I'm glad you came over to talk to me." His blue eyes fall on his incessantly moving feet. Yuichiro nearly yelps with a start. Mikaela looks at him through glass-like eyes and forces a smile upon his pastel features. "Yeah, sorry, I know that's weird..."

     Yuichiro bites his bottom lip softly, turning the soft tissue into a pale color from the pressure. Rose creeps up on his baby-like cheeks. "No, it's not! I, um...I'm glad I did, too."

     Mikaela chuckles quietly just once, turning away once more. He allows his lithe hand to rub against Yuichiro's for a split second. The touch is light, but it is enough to send Yuichiro flying at the cool, smooth feeling. He immediately turns his head in the opposite direction, his unkempt raven hair swishing, trying to tell himself that it was only an accident.

     "Well." Mikaela stops walking and it takes Yuichiro a few steps after to realize. He hadn't noticed until now that they had already made it up the dirtied stairs and into the boringly beige hallways of their dorms. "I suppose it's time to say goodnight."

     "Right," Yuichiro says quickly, nearly tripping over the simple word.

     The corners of Mikaela's lips tug up into a small smile, a rare occasion for his soft features. "Goodnight, then, Yuu." Mikaela disappears behind a door lacking in any sort of cover up for the fact that it's just plain wood and into a room hidden by shadows.

     Yuichiro gawks. Y-Yuu? The sudden nickname caught him a bit off guard. Sure, he had suggested it, but...Well, it's just a nickname. Yuichiro has no reason to feel weird about being called that. Shrugging it off, he walks over to his similarly bland door all the way down the hall with his hand in his pocket in search of his key. Twisting the metal key inside the lock, Yuichiro wonders if Kimizuki is back from where ever he went. Only once the knob is twisted open to reveal nothing but darkness does Yuichiro remember that they were in the middle of a game of Truth or Dare. He stands still with a foot half way in the door and a hand still on the chilling metal door handle, wondering whether he should call it a night or go back to the group so as to not suffer from their own form of torture tomorrow.

     Yuichiro sighs, his decision now set in stone. He tugs on the worn, gold-painted hold slowly, reluctantly. He turns sharply at the sound of laughter. Shinya, Guren, Yoichi, and Kimizuki come running down the hall with each their own kind of grin. Yuichiro growls at the deep color that he knows is creeping up on his soft features at a rapid pace. The group of boys halt in front of him, all wheezing due to their frantic running and giggling.

     Kimizuki has his hands on his knees for support, his upper body lacking in such from laughing a mile a minute. "That was beautiful." Kimizuki clasps his hands together mockingly. "'Goodnight, my dearest Yuu-chan!'" Yoichi keeled over in laughter.

     "Tch." If Yuichiro's cheeks weren't red at first, they sure are now. His jaw is clenched in a mix of anger and embarrassment.

     Shinya spoke up with his rosy lips in a comfortable smug smirk. "Let's head back down stairs. I believe the girls would love to get some teasing in for themselves." Yoichi climbs up from the floor using Kimizuki for support, making the walking pole visibly stiffen. He quickly gets it together as the group heads back towards the stairs. Yuichiro refuses to follow. Shinya turns around upon noticing his absence, offering up his usual friendly smile that somehow seems extremely menacing now in a way that seems just too sweet to be appropriate. It's like when your mom gets really angry and ready to yell but instead, just smiles sweetly, and it's really creepy, and Yuichiro shivers, complying with Shinya's unspoken command without a word.

     Downstairs, the girls wait for the rest of their squad, Shinoa with her tight lips in their usual upturned position and Mitsuba tapping her foot with both arms crossed. As soon as they see the group emerging from the boys' dorm building, they crack up. Glowing emeralds turn to daggers as Yuichiro bites his cheek to hold back any sharp remark. It is not as if there's much that he can say to defend himself in this situation.

     Shinoa lets loose a storm of laughter that had been partially held back until she breaks at the sight of, as she would say it, "Prince Charming of Smoothlandia." Between gasping breaths, she manages to rasp out, "'Come here...Pfft...Come here often?'" She can't get anything else out as she bursts into a bigger fit of laughter yet.

     Mitsuba swoons, adding her own mocking into the mix between chuckles. "Mikaela, you're so hot. If I were just as girly on the outside as I am on the inside, I would totally have your babies. Hey, by the way, did I mention that I'm gay as-" Mitsuba is left unable to continue as both her and Shinoa collapse onto each other in outrageous fits of giggles.

     "Oi, oi! Enough already, you freaking cows!" Yuichiro clenches his jaw, a small growl escaping from between his lips.

     "Woah, there, you better watch your language, buddy," Mitsuba hoots.

     "Do you kiss your boyfriend with that mouth?" The girls giggle and heave, gasping for air once more, off in their own little world of humor. Kimizuki snickers at Yuichiro's humiliation. Yoichi elbows him lightly in the ribs, immediately shaming the pink-haired student.

     Shinya goes around and pats Shinoa on the back, catching her attention. "Alright, alright. That's enough." Words are one thing, but Shinya is still quite obviously holding back chuckles of his own.

     Yuichiro stalks off angrily, long since done with all of this teasing. Guren snatches his arm before he can take a second step. Guren need not say anything; his smirk says everything. Oh, we're not done with you yet. Yuichiro grumbles at his failed attempt to get away.

     The group settles back down on the mushy, bug infested, night colored grass under the none-too-generous gold light of an aged street lamp. Moths and other unidentifiable flying insects crowd around to drink up the spotlight's honey, for the twinkling stars tucked under their inky, plush blanket are all too far to provide whatever it is the critters are looking for. The group of friends, accepting their very own spacey, forever blushing Yuichiro as if they had known each other since their early days, finish off their game of Truth or Dare half-heartedly in their sloth-like state.

A/N: I hope that the scene where Mitsu and Shinoa are teasing Yuichiro doesn't offend anybody. I don't think it will (I wouldn't have posted it in the first place if I really thought it would), but just in case, please let me know if it does. Same goes with any other scene.