Track 02 - Cassis

WARNINGS: Sexual references

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Meanwhile at Uruha's party, everything was going along smoothly. The Gazette's music was still playing in the background on random, so one moment it was a new song and the next it was an old song. At times the whole group would be hanging around the lounge area keeping each other company ... whereas if Uruha and Aoi decided it was time for another smoke-break, Kai was the one to keep the girls company. He was also doing a good job of taking over Uruha's spacious kitchen too - Megumi offered to help a few times but Kai would keep insisting that she take it easy. Aoi and Uruha already knew not to ask Kai if they could help, because they knew what response they'd get ... they'd heard it a million times before.

So it was now coming around to a quarter to six and the sky was just beginning to turn dark - a mixture of night-time and more snow-clouds building up. It had just been lightly snowing all afternoon but now those clouds looked frighteningly menacing. Ai, Kikyo and Megumi were comfortably seated on one of the sofas while Kai was sitting opposite them on the other sofa. Uruha and Aoi were once again ... yes, that's right ... outside having a smoke break. So Kai was now in the middle of answering some questions the girls had about the bands current tour. Kikyo had the next question.

"So after you do a gig in one of the towns, you then have to get straight back into the van to travel to the next place? Why can't you just rest first and then travel the next day? All that driving would give you a butt-ache!"

Kai laughed and scratched the top of his head.

"I suppose ... but its not really up to us - we're just the act. The real work comes from our staff - the stage crew, sound crew, lighting effects, and maintenance. They need as much time as possible to construct the stage and effects, and then when it comes time for us to practice, everything is set up. Besides, we need as much time as possible to practice before the actual performance".

The girls listened curiously to what went into organising a performance - they saw Kai's point, but it still seemed harsh to have to do a big show and then travel again. Kikyo of course just couldn't comprehend the late-night travelling part, so she decided the best thing to do would be to drop the subject. Just as Megumi was about to fire away the next question, the doors to Uruha's balcony opened, allowing a nice chilly draft of air to come in.

"I need a lamp-post heater out there, my fingers are frozen!"

Uruha complained, hunching over a heating vent beside the balcony doors to warm his hands. Aoi's response was ...

"No, you just need a smoking room".

The girls giggled as Aoi removed his leather jacket and Uruha removed his thick trench coat, then hanging them up on hooks beside the doors. Kai took this chance to let Uruha and Aoi entertain the girls while he once again went back to the kitchen - dinner was almost ready. Aoi sat down on the opposite sofa straight away but Uruha took up the second bottle of Chandon champagne from the coffee table and proceeded to top-up the girl's glasses.

"Oh thankyou, you don't have to be our waiter, Uruha".

Ai smiled, taking up her glass as Megumi and Kikyo did.

"It's no problem, your guests".

"On that note, could I have another beer?"

"You've got legs, go get it yourself".

The girls couldn't help but snort silently into their glasses of champagne at Uruha's comment. Aoi just held up his middle finger and pushed himself off the sofa to go to the kitchen ... but not before giving Uruha a firm kick in the shins. Uruha laughed but had to bite his bottom lip to prevent the yell ... those riding boots didn't tickle. Uruha finally sat down and clasped his hands together, resting his elbows on his knees as he smiled at the girls. Kikyo couldn't help but blush a little - he had the nicest smile.

"I promise the party will become more lively later on; because its still early there's not much going on yet. The televising of the New Years fireworks doesn't start until nine".

"It's okay, really!"

Megumi assured him with a little nod.

"Yeah, we'll have dinner first ... then have the raging party!"

Ai added, earning laughs from Megumi, Kikyo and Uruha.

"Thanks ... I swear I'm normally better at hosting parties".

Uruha brought his hands up into a 'prayer' sign and bowed his head to the girls. The girls laughed and waved at him to say 'they didn't mind'. While Uruha continued to chat with the girls (the song 'Barette' was now playing through the sound-system) Aoi came back with a beer in one hand and cradling a large salad dish in the other. He set the dish down right in the middle of the coffee table, then also setting the beer bottle down.

"Dinner is ready. I just have to help Kai bring out the last few dishes".

And with that Aoi circled around the far end of the coffee table and strode back into the kitchen.

"Oh I can't wait to taste what we're having! Since we first got here it smelled really good!"

Megumi said with a big grin, as the three girls turned in the places to watch the kitchen door. Uruha smiled and then stood up to carefully push the coffee table a bit closer to the girls. Yep, all that space and Uruha didn't have a proper dining table yet ... he didn't see the point when it was mainly just him there. After that he walked to the end of the sofa he had been sitting on and began to shuffle it closer again to the coffee table. The girls perked up when they saw Aoi coming back with a two more large steaming bowls in each hand. As he sat them down they could see one had the black-bean stir-fry they'd had at the band practice. The other had a mountain of hot rice with what looked like thin slices of spring onion mixed through.

"Oh my god ... does Kai cook like this all the time?"

Kikyo gaped, looking from the plates to Aoi and Uruha. The two guys laughed and Aoi replied.

"Not really, only on a special occasion. Your lucky, it's not often ..."

Ai, Megumi and Kikyo smiled to each other before again turning to watch the kitchen door. Finally Kai came back with sleeves rolled all the way up his arm; one bowl was cradled in one arm and another flatter dish was cradled in the other arm. They must have been rather heavy because the muscles in his upper-arms were tensed. Megumi blushed - from watching Kai play the drums she knew how big the muscles in his arms could get. Kikyo turned simply to smile at Megumi at how good the food smelled, noticed Megumi blushing and gave her a little nudge in the arm. Megumi turned to sit straight and lowered her head to try and hide the blushing. As Kai set the last two plates down the girls could see one had several different cutlets of pork, chicken, fish and beef. The last bowl actually had a lid on it but once Kai removed it, the smell of miso soup filled the room.

"Hmm Kai this looks great! It's the first time we've seen you cook, but you certainly must have out-done yourself."

Yet again came that half embarrassed laugh from Kai.

"I guess, but if had just been Uruha, Aoi and myself then I wouldn't have bothered".

"Ouch, that's not fair".

Aoi retaliated as he sat down in the middle of the sofa across from the girls. The girls laughed - they were happy Kai put in the extra effort because they had joined the party. Uruha sat down beside Aoi, which meant the far left side of the sofa was reserved for Kai. The drummer made another final trip back to the kitchen but this time he brought back a tray with six pairs of chopsticks and two columns of small bowls, six in each; one set for the miso soup and the other set for eating the rest of the food. He first tended to the girls, holding the tray out to them so they could take two bowls and a pair of chopsticks each. Finally he turned to Aoi and Uruha, who did the same. Kai walked around to his seat on the sofa, set the tray down beside the coffee table and took his set of bowls with chopsticks.

The girls were overwhelmed by ... everything. The amount of food Kai prepared, the nice snug dining setting (they weren't bothered about eating from the coffee table) ... and the fact that Kai had provided them with a bowl for the food and a separate bowl for the soup. It was hard to describe but it was just ... nice. Maybe it was the overwhelming feeling that distracted them but just as the girls were thinking of digging in they happened to look up at the guys. Kai, Aoi and Uruha had set their bowls down and placed their hands together in a prayer, the chopsticks held firmly between their thumbs and forefingers, eyes closed. The girls felt a bit sheepish and quickly did the same - none of them said any prayers before dinner at home. Obviously the guys liked to give thanks before a large meal.

"Itadakimasu".

The girls recognised that as Kai's voice and they opened their eyes, just as Aoi and Uruha did too. Kai smiled around to everyone and gestured at the table of food with his hands still placed together. Aoi and Uruha didn't need to be reminded twice because they both went straight for the steaming rice plate. Quickly they picked up several bundles of rice into one of their bowls and then Uruha had the job of ladling some of the miso soup into his and Aoi's spare bowl - the soup bowl was closer to him. He then obliged in taking Kai's soup bowl to fill it up. In handing it back Kai now reached for the rice plate and Uruha held a hand out to the girls.

"Here, give me your soup bowls and I will fill them up. So you don't have to reach".

"Oh! Thank-you, Uruha!"

The girls chorused and did as they were told, then taking some of the rice in the extra bowls while they waited for the soup. Kikyo also watched in increasing admiration as Uruha quickly filled their bowls with the hot soup, then carefully handing them back one by one - he was so domestic like Kai! Aoi looked at Uruha with an already full mouth of rice.

"I can totally see you as a kitchen-hand".

"Don't talk with your mouth full!"

Kai barked and softly thumped Aoi in the back of the head with a closed fist. Aoi winced and turned back to his rice bowl. The girls giggled softly while picking and choosing from the stir-fry and meat plates - Ai was especially amused seeing she was increasingly falling for Aoi the more she was around him. And Megumi loved how 'parent-like' Kai was with his band mates; even though they were all fully-grown men ... it was cute. So finally the girls got to sample the food that the guys had been raving about for so long - and they were greatly enjoying it. Megumi loved the beef and fish cuts the most, Ai loved the spring onion rice and pork cuts, and Kikyo couldn't get enough of the stir-fry, chicken and rice. When it came to the miso soup, just the smell alone made their mouths water and the taste only complimented it more. Kai looked up after swallowing a mouthful of pork and rice.

"So ... do I pass the test? Is everything alright?"

The girls looked up at Kai, then at each other and then at Kai again. Ai spoke first.

"Kai-kun ... we've eaten enough to not have to eat again for a week. Stop worrying!"

As Ai dived right back in to pick up more pork cuts Kai laughed sheepishly and he also seemed to blush.

"Gomen ne, I don't get to cook for anyone else very much".

"And we're very flattered that you chose to cook so much for us".

Kikyo complimented as she too reached for more chicken with her chopsticks. Megumi hadn't said anything yet because she too shy; she was just gingerly nibbling on a cut of beef until Kikyo discreetly nudged her. Megumi jumped a little, glared at Kikyo and then smiled at Kai.

"Everything tastes incredible, Kai-kun. Your very talented".

Well that was a dumb thing to say, she thought immediately after saying it. Then to mask her embarrassment Megumi quickly picked up her bowl of miso soup and hid behind it while she had a few sips. Ai and Kikyo smiled to themselves - obviously Megumi had been so 'awe-struck' by Kai that she had become clumsy with her words. Kai simply smiled and bowed his head slightly in a thank-you to all the praise from the girls. Even Uruha and Aoi looked up from stuffing their faces to give a little smile to the girls before resuming their meal. Uruha then set his rice bowl down to pick up the soup bowl and cradle it to his mouth.

"So what shall we do after this? I don't know about you guys but I want to get this party started".

He glanced around at the girls and then at his band mates with a little smile before having a few sips of his soup. Megumi, Ai and Kikyo looked at each other curiously - what exactly did he have in mind? Unintentionally Kikyo's mind wandered towards the thought of the group playing strip poker, or a drinking game or even Truth or Dare. It was also at this time that she accidentally choked on a cut of beef - thinking about Uruha playing naughty games while eating at the same time wasn't a good mix. She had to set her rice bowl down so as not to drop it while she coughed.

"Kikyo! Are you okay?"

Megumi gasped as she firmly hit Kikyo in the back. Kai and Aoi had gone to stand up to see if she was all right, but Uruha was too fast for them. He was already at her side.

"Kikyo, sit up straight! Steady, this might hurt a little".

While still coughing hard she managed to sit herself up straight instead of hunching over. Suddenly she felt a strong slap in her back just between her shoulders, and with a last cough the small piece of beef came up from her throat. Kikyo cupped a hand over her mouth to take the piece out and set it in her rice bowl. She then looked up to see Megumi and Ai sitting even closer to her and rubbing her back. Even Kai and Aoi had gotten up to stand beside her.

"Oh geez, you scared us!"

Aoi breathed a sigh of relief and he bent over with his hands on his knees. Kai looked panicked.

"I'm so sorry, Kikyo! You were choking on the food I made ..."

Kikyo smiled and swallowed hard to clear her throat as she reached up to squeeze Kai's hand reassuringly. She spoke in a slightly hoarse voice.

"It's not your fault Kai, I wasn't paying attention".

Kai returned the smile and also squeezed her hand. Kikyo then looked up at Uruha who was still standing over her with his hand still on her back. She smiled adoringly at him.

"Thankyou so much. I don't know what I was doing but ..."

Kikyo trailed off when Uruha smiled warmly at her. He sat down on the arm of the sofa and gently pulled her into a warm cuddle - he was relieved the situation hadn't turned for the worst. The second he'd heard Kikyo choking ... he'd never moved that fast before. Kikyo could have screamed at the top of her lungs for being cuddled by Uruha but her throat was still sore so she just rested her head against his chest, gripping the front of his jacket. At least now she knew how strong he really was - the spot in-between her shoulders was starting to ache a little. She'd learned her lesson. In the meantime Megumi, Ai, Kai and Aoi just looked at each other with knowing glances - this little drama had certainly brought those two closer together. It was then Aoi cleared his throat, causing Uruha and Kikyo to quickly separate.

"Ah, how about we finish eating so we can do something fun?"

"Uh ... right ..."

Uruha hesitated before getting up and sitting back down with Kai and Aoi. Megumi and Ai moved down to give Kikyo so space, although still watching her to make sure she was all right. Poor Kikyo was not blushing furiously, out of embarrassment for choking and also at receiving a hug from Uruha ... though she wasn't complaining; his cologne was still lingering around her. The group continued to finish eating with the salad as the final dish, but this time Kikyo made sure not to think about what Uruha had in mind for the party.

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"Kai, where do you want these plates?"

Kai looked up from sorting the used bowls and chopsticks on the bench in the kitchen as Aoi just walked in carrying a stack of dirty plates. Kai puffed out his cheeks and looked around the bench for a space to sit them. Then Uruha came in carrying the large miso soup bowl.

"Your not thinking of washing all this, are you? Kai, I know you like cooking but you've done more than enough. Put everything in the dishwasher".

"Do you know how much water those things use?!"

"Absolutely, which is a good excuse to use it when there's so many dishes to wash ..."

Uruha gestured at the bench full of bowls, plates, cups, pans, fryers and chopsticks. Kai turned around to look sheepishly at the mess before looking defeated at Uruha - true, if he did wash them all by hand it would take forever. Uruha took the plates from Aoi and went straight over to his dishwasher with the stainless steel door ... yep, Uruha had style even in the kitchen. He started to arrange everything in the slide-out racks, while Kai and Aoi obliged to hand him things as he worked. In no time there was not an inch of space left in the washer.

"See, easy. Now we just set and forget".

Uruha grinned at Kai as he slid the racks in and shut the door. Reached down into the cupboard under the sink he took a box of powered soap, filled the soap compartment in the controls panel and pressed 'start'. Then placed a hand on both Kai's and Aoi's shoulders proceeded to guide them out of the kitchen as the machine hummed into life. The girls were now standing around the coffee table holding champagne glasses and chatting quietly; the sofas and coffee table had been rearranged to what they were before.

"Okay ladies! Lets do this!"

Ai, Megumi and Kikyo jumped when they heard Uruha speak - they could tell the champagne was starting to work its magic on him because he was acting extremely happy. What he meant by 'lets do this' was they'd decided over the rest of dinner on how to start the party ... just as Kikyo had feared - Truth or Dare. Ai was cool with the idea because neither True or Dare scared her, Megumi was a little nervous about the Dare part of it but Kikyo was just immensely scared of both ... yet she went along with it anyway. The guys on the other hand were excited to play, especially Aoi because he admitted to loving doing Dares.

"Yay, I've been waiting to start this game!"

Ai squealed, jumping from one foot to the other a few times. While Uruha, Aoi and Kai sat down in their original places on the sofa, this meant Kikyo, Megumi and Ai made sure to be sitting directly opposite their favourite guy just because they could. Before the game started Uruha again took the task of topping up the girls glasses with another bottle of Chandon, plus topping up his glass. As usual Aoi just had his beer and Kai had another red wine.

"Alright ... who wants to go first?"

Aoi asked, leaned forward to rest his elbows on his knees. The girls seemed to swallow hard simultaneously - Aoi had a very mischievous look in his eye, which made the girls a little nervous. Megumi and Kikyo obviously weren't very brave so Ai sat forward.

"Okay, I'll go first!"

"Alright, Ai ... Truth or -"

"Dare, dare, dare!!"

Everyone laughed including Ai. Aoi had to stop the laughs so he could dare her. He thought carefully.

"Okaaaay ... a dare ... I dare you to scull the rest of that Chandon bottle!"

Aoi pointed to the half empty bottle sitting on the end of the coffee table - which was actually the third one opened that night so far; at least it wasn't the large size bottle Uruha normally had. Uruha could be heard saying a disapproving 'Hey!' at Aoi's dare for Ai. She looked a bit sheepish at Aoi.

"Ah I can't actually scull. I always end up choking. Can I just take big mouthfuls?"

"Hmm ... yeah that'll do".

Megumi and Kikyo giggled as Ai swiped the bottle and proceeded to take big mouthfuls. Kai was smiling in amusement, Aoi was grinning with satisfaction and Uruha pouted at seeing another bottle of Chandon disappearing - he made a mental note to get another one from his fridge. Within about three minutes Ai finally got down to her last mouthful with Megumi and Kikyo cheering her on as she swallowed it. The guys clapped praise for her as Ai set the empty bottle back on the coffee table. Aoi laughed and sat back into the sofa.

"How do you feel now?"

Ai thought for a second as she attempted to gauge how drunk she was.

"Hmm ... not too bad, actually. Just that little bit more woozy ..."

Ai swayed against Megumi as she held up her finger and thumb to measure an inch. She then clapped her hands together enthusiastically.

"Yosh! Kai-chan! Truth or Dare!"

"Truth".

He didn't hesitate. Kai wasn't fazed by either option; Megumi admired how calm Kai was about choosing. The drummer sat forward and leaned on his knees like Aoi did before. Ai eyed him curiously as she thought of something to ask ... which was a little harder seeing the champagne had scrambled her thoughts a little. Finally she leered at him, staring straight into his dark eyes.

"Is it really true ... do really sleep naked?"

Megumi, Kikyo and Aoi had all been in the middle of taking sips from their drinks when Ai asked her Truth question to Kai ... which resulted in the three of them almost spitting their mouthful out.

"Ai!"

Megumi snapped, her face now blushing bright red.

"What? I read about it somewhere, I'm just curious".

Megumi felt so awkward now because she liked Kai but suddenly she realised ... he was laughing. He didn't look very embarrassed, just laughing in amusement. When he finally stopped Kai nodded.

"Yes I do, when I'm alone anyway".

"Is that sooooo?"

Ai looked curiously at Kai's smiling face. Even though she was bordering drunk she had to give him credit - he was very good at looking innocent. Ai had gotten into a semi-argument with Megumi once before about Kai. Megumi kept defending him, saying that he seemed like a sweet, caring and honourable guy. Ai agreed but she still wasn't totally convinced - she just had a feeling. Yes, Kai was sweet and dorky for the fans ... "but if you guys start dating, don't be surprised if he ends up being like Ruki! You know what I mean ..." Megumi recalled Ai saying in the middle of the 'discussion'. "Not all guys are like Ruki, Ai" had been her reply, and that had ended the argument. When Megumi finally came out of her thoughts it was to hear Kai saying her name.

"Megumi? Are you okay?"

She blinked a few times and looked a little stunned at Kai before shaking her head.

"Sorry I was just thinking".

"Alright. I pick you this time, Truth or Dare".

"O-oh um ... Truth".

Kai nodded and looked thoughtful as he took his wine glass to have a few sips. His eyebrows shot up, so he must have thought of what to ask and set the glass down again.

"I've got one - have you ... ever been skinny dipping?"

Megumi could hold back the little gasp that escaped her lips at Kai's question - never in a million years could she have imagined Kai of 'the GazettE' asking her if she'd ever been skinny dipping. And it wasn't helping that Ai and Kikyo were giggling beside her. Then there was Uruha and Aoi watching intently to her response. Kai was just casually leaning back into the sofa with a calm expression.

"...Yes ... once."

Megumi practically whispered and she looked embarrassed at the floor. Kikyo and Ai now began to taunt and tease her because they never knew she had. Then they started with the 'were you with anyone?' questions.

"Shut-up, I was on my own! At my papa's house in England. It was a hot night; no one was home ... so I just went for a swim in the pool."

"And there's nothing wrong with that".

Kai defended Megumi. She turned away from explaining to her friends to look at Kai - he was smiling warmly at her, and she returned it much as to say 'thank-you'. Next it was Megumi's turn to choose - so she decided to pick Uruha next.

"Uruha, Truth or Dare!"

"Alright, alright, I'll go for a dare!"

He said as he sat forward to have a sip of champagne. Megumi didn't have to think for long for a Dare to give Uruha - in fact she'd been hoping to pin this one on him.

"I dare you, Uruha ... to kiss Kikyo!"

Kikyo spun around so fast to look at Megumi that she almost fell off the sofa. She had the look of a stunned rabbit in headlights as Megumi grinned satisfyingly back at her. Even Ai was grinning from ear-to-ear; Aoi and Kai were the same. Kikyo swallowed hard and nervously looked at Uruha - he didn't look fazed at all!

"Well ... a dare is dare, and I won't back away from it. What do you think, Kikyo?"

"Uhh ..."

Was all she could say - for once she was lost for words. Her heart jumped into her throat when Uruha stood up from his seat and walked around the coffee table to reach her. Ai was practically leaning back into Megumi's chest so she could get a good view of what was about to happen. Kai was just watching with a smile but Aoi looked like he was about to fall off the sofa - he was sitting so far forward in anticipation. Kikyo felt that her cheeks could be any hotter or redder at the sight of Uruha standing over her. Sure she had dreamed about kissing him but geez, for it to actually happen ... it had to be a dream right? It was when he sat down on the arm of the sofa like before and placed a strand of hair behind her ear that she realised it wasn't a dream.

Those dark eyes seemed to pierce into hers as he stared down at her. Kikyo couldn't hear or see anything else around her because she was so hypnotized by just him. Uruha had half expected something like this to come out of a game of Truth or Dare ... something he had actually been hoping for to be honest. It meant having the chance to see how Kikyo acted towards him. Uruha gently held her chin and bent his head down to give her a lingering kiss. Kikyo's eyes fluttered shut - it was a dream come true, all right. She has the softest lips, he thought, as he gave her a few sweet kisses to follow. Kikyo could have sighed happily but then everyone would hear and that would just embarrass her more. He may have only given her a few sweet kisses for the dare but they were still very nice. When Uruha pulled back Kikyo opened her eyes and bit her bottom lip as he smiled at her.

"Now that wasn't so bad, was it?"

Kikyo shook her head slowly. Sadly she came back to reality when she could hear cheers and whistles from the girls and the other guys. Kikyo groaned and covered her face with both hands - she made a mental note to slap Megumi and Ai later ... especially Megumi. Suddenly she felt strong arms around her as Uruha pulled her into yet another cuddle. She still kept her hands over her face but also tried hard to bury herself into his chest. Uruha laughed and bent down to whisper into her ear while the others were loud and distracted.

"Don't worry, just ignore them. I don't know about you but I enjoyed that ... and that's not the champagne talking either".

Kikyo smiled to herself; still hidden in his arms ... she had greatly enjoyed it too. But she didn't know what it meant for them both - did he actually like her? Or was he just carrying out the dare? On one hand he said that he enjoyed it, but on the other hand he was half smashed. However he assured her he wasn't talking through the booze ... Kikyo lifted her head away from Uruha's chest and smiled at him, blushing a little.

"Yeah ... I liked it too ..."

"Well that's good ... I'd hate to think I ruined your perception of me".

Kikyo giggled and looked down - on the contrary, her perception of him just went up two hundred points. She then got a little surprise when, rather than him going back to his seat, he made himself comfortable on the arm of the chair next to Kikyo. Keeping one arm wrapped around her he leaned against the back of the sofa with her, crossing his legs in her direction at the same time. Aoi and Kai looked at each other; Aoi shook his head knowingly with a little smile and Kai returned the smile - seemed Uruha was now going to be attached to Kikyo all night. Kikyo's blush didn't stop because Megumi and Ai were cooing at her. Uruha then looked down at her.

"Well I'm done my part, now it's your turn ... Truth or Dare?"

Oh god, Kikyo thought, he just had to choose me. She was starting to sense a theme - Aoi dared Ai, Ai truthed Kai, Kai truthed Megumi, Megumi dared Uruha and now it was Kikyo's turn. While she thought about what to choose, she made a mental note to give Aoi the mother of all dares - after all, it seemed to be the pattern ... plus he was giving her the cheekiest smile, basically teasing her that Uruha was now surgically attached to her hip.

"Okay ... Truth".

"Truth, huh? Alright ... have you ever done a naked snow angel?"

"A what?!"

Kikyo blinked wide-eyed at him. Aoi let out the biggest snort before letting out a bellowing laugh, resulting in Megumi and Ai to laugh while Kai discreetly covered his mouth with the back of his hand to stifle a laugh. Uruha was laughing at her stunned-rabbit look.

"A naked snow angel. You know-"

"I know what it is!" Kikyo blushed furiously, "But no, I haven't".

"Really? Then it should be interesting cause I was thinking all of us do that later on ..."

Everyone one of the girls stopped and gasped as they stared at Uruha's amused face. Uruha laughed and took his arm off Kikyo to wave them both at the girls.

"I'm kidding, I'm kidding! I wouldn't know anyone around here who's done something like that. I don't think I could, it's too damn cold!"

It felt like an unnecessary weight had been lifted off the girl's shoulders - they were glad he wasn't serious. Uruha was half expecting Kikyo to tell him off when he put his arm back around her but she just nestled back into the sofa with him. However she did leer at Aoi who was still chuckling in between sipping his beer bottle. When he caught her gaze she smiled menacingly.

"Alright smart guy, I Dare you!"

"Great, I was going to choose Dare anyway".

"Good ... I dare you to slow dance to 'Cassis' with-"

Aoi jumped up from his seat, thinking how easy this was going to be. He pointed at Ai and gestured for her to join him. But just as Ai was going to stand up, Kikyo grabbed her arm.

"Ah ah, I'm not finished. Slow dance to 'Cassis' ... with the person on your left".

Ai and Megumi couldn't hold back their disappointment very well as they both 'aww'ed - the person Aoi had to dance with was Kai. However Aoi didn't seem deterred as he spun around her grabbed Kai's wrist, much to the drummers perplexed state. Ai and Megumi pouted as Aoi dragged Kai over to a decent size floor space. Uruha was already ahead of them - stereo remote in hand, he pressed a few buttons here and there, eventually finding 'Cassis' as it started on Aoi's opening solo.

"Do you even know what your doing?"

Kai asked as he placed one hand on Aoi's shoulder and took hold of Aoi's opposite hand to assume the dance position. Aoi waved a finger at Kai with a little smile before placing it on Kai's hip.

"Silence, lover ... lets dance".

"Lover?!"

Kai barked just as Aoi dipped him low. Ai and Megumi were still disappointed that their favourite guys were slow dancing but they were now giggling at Kai's anxious face. They knew why he looked anxious - not out of embarrassment, but if Aoi wasn't careful with those dips he was likely to drop the poor drummer. Uruha was smiling with amusement while watching and he looked down at Kikyo when he felt her snuggle under his arm while she watched. He bent down to whisper to her.

"Hey, nice one. I wouldn't have thought of that ..."

"Hmm just a little pay-back ... though I do feel sorry for Kai".

Uruha gave a little laugh and turned back to resume watching Aoi and Kai. Both of them being also half smashed like Uruha, they were practically leaning on each other to hold themselves up. Aoi had resorted to leaning his head on Kai's shoulder while Kai had his head resting against Aoi's. And instead of holding hands in the dance position Aoi had his arms wrapped around Kai, while Kai had his wrapped around Aoi's shoulders. On one instance Aoi just looked like a drunkard dancing with someone he thought was a girl, but in the case of Kai he looked like a mother nursing a baby. Whichever way you saw the two of them it was funny to watch. Every so often Aoi could be heard mumbling something to Kai, and both of them would laugh. None of the others could hear what they were saying through the music but chances are it was something about how silly they felt.

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NOTES:
1) Traveling between venues on Tour: I don't know if the guys actually head straight for the next venue after a gig but lets pretend they did
2) Kai's cooking: I can totally imagine Kai cooking amazing food for large groups of people
3) 'Itadakimasu': For those who don't know, this is the term to use in Japan just before you eat. Basically means - "Lets eat"
4) Kikyo choking: Wow, Uruha my Hero! Who would love to be in Kikyo's place right now? (Except the choking part)
5) Truth or Dare: The ultimate party game - who can imagine the Gaze-boys playing this? I sure can lol
6) 'Yosh': Is a term used when your about to partake in something. Basically means - "Alright!"
7) Kai sleeps naked: This is an old fact (if he even still does it) but in an old interview he claimed to sleep naked when by himself
8) Perspective of Kai: When people first see Kai (not on stage) they tend to think he's the quiet, sweet and reserved sort (I thought the same thing when I first heard about Gazette). But once you see him perform on stage, you find out he's just like the other guys - loud and out of control (but in a good way). When I write about the argument between Megumi and Ai, it is to demonstate this common misconception about Kai - that just because he's quiet off-stage doesn't mean he's like that all the time (according to Ai's statement). Also I want to clarify that I can confirm what Kai's 'behind-closed-doors' personality is ... it's just a guess
9) Megumi's father: For those who don't remember, Megumi is half Japanese and half British, though she only knows Japanese
10) Uruha's dare: The foundation for his relationship with Kikyo!
11) Aoi's dare with Kai: I got the inspiration for this dare from an old picture of Aoi and Kai. Kai was leaning against Aoi's chest while Aoi was gently holding Kai's chin, looking like they were about to kiss. Some people have probably seen this picture, so you may understand what I mean lol

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