Truth or Dare

"Truth and dare!"

When Aaron returned, Chloe and Carrie were gone and the remaining adults were sitting on the floor. According to Stephanie's very loud proclamation, they were playing truth and dare.

"Where did Andre and Daxton go?" Aaron asked, searching for the young men. Duke was here, as were Izzy and Riko, but the remaining male members had disappeared.

"Oh. Daxton remembered he had an assignment to do," Izzy explained. "And since he's an idiot, he needs Andre's help."

"Andre is gonna need all the time in the world to help Daxton," Duke joked.

College students. Sheesh.

Aaron checked the area again. There was another important missing face. "I'm guessing Chloe is in her room?" he questioned.

"She's been awake since dawn. She's really sleepy," Stephanie replied. "Carrie is gonna come back and join us. As will the birthday boy, I'm sure."

Stephanie wiggled her eyebrows. Shrugging, Aaron joined them.

The spectacled redhead, Carrie Kelley, returned with a small smile and curt nod at Aaron. Chloe was asleep. Aaron closed his eyes. He could sense Chloe's mind entering REM.

"She's fast asleep," said Carrie. "And the door is closed, so we can do what we want."

"Alright then!" Stephanie clapped her hands and stole all the attention. Aaron, Duke, Riko, Izzy, Stephanie, Cassandra, Carrie, and Zatanna, all in a circle and waiting. Who would the blonde choose? Her eyes settled on the black-haired woman to her right. "It's truth and dare time. Cassandra, let's start with you! Truth or dare?"

Cassandra was taken aback by the sudden attention. "...truth."

"Truth, eh? Then tell us, how did you and Aaron first meet? You never told that story."

There were coos and aahs, particularly from Zatanna. She was the oldest here and in some ways the most excitable. After all, she had a reputation to keep.

"In the dumpster," Cassandra said quietly.

"Ha? The dumpster?" Izzy repeated, sharing a look with Riko.

"Mhm."

Silence. Ten seconds later, laughter.

"Seriously!?" Stephanie guffawed, her hands over her stomach. "In the dumpster? How did that even happen!?"

"Were you trying to do a trick?" Zatanna giggled.

"It was…an accident," Cassandra replied, beat red.

"Did she smell?" Carrie asked.

"N-not really?" Aaron couldn't remember. No, right? It was probably because of t+he suit. The suit warded off the smell…or something. Because otherwise, Aaron would remember.

"I just…bumped against it." Cassandra avoided saying she fell into it out of embarrassment. Laughter echoed again.

The game went from person to person, going through the circle. Most people chose truth because of course they did. Nobody wanted to embarrass themselves. Except Zatanna. She chose to dare everytime. The requests were innocent but eventually they became crazier and crazier.

"Trust me." Zatanna winked after being dared by Riko to take a shot of vodka. Aaron didn't like **** but Riko was adamant on including it to the game. "I'm nothing if not a heavy drinker."

"Ooh." Riko smirked. "Let's just see about the next round then."

Although there was a lot of focus on Zatanna, eventually, the others followed suit. Cassandra was dared to do her best impression of Batman. With a serious expression, she accepted the challenge and deepened her voice to strike a classic Batman pose.

Carrie, later on, was asked about a crush of hers. She admitted to loving a boy back in high school, though whatever happened to the guy was lost to her once she went to college.

Even though there was plenty of ****, Aaron didn't want to fall into the trap of going too crazy. He went for a safe dare.

"Zatanna, I dare you to perform a magic trick without using your powers."

"No problem, birthday boy." Zatanna accepted the challenge with a grin and proceeded to impress the group with some sleight of hand and misdirection. Aaron saw through it, but everybody else was awed.

As Zatanna was dared more and more, she in turn asked everybody else deeper questions and truths. And the bolder Zatanna got, the more everybody wanted to follow her. Izzy first, then Stephanie and Duke next. Shots, shots, shots.

An hour passed. Faces turned pink from the ****. The game of truth and dare settled into a game of challenges. Aaron was probably the only person not drunk due to his unique biology. He eyed each of their wasted states curiously, especially his girlfriend's. He didn't think she could get this drunk.

'It's almost nine o'clock.' Aaron checked the clock. Wow, today was long.

Then it happened. Aaron suspected it would happen but still came as a great surprise. The game crossed the realm of sexuality. And it was all because of Stephanie Brown.

"Alright, Izzy, truth or dare?"

Izzy grinned, "Dare!"

Drunk off her rockers, Stephanie's blue eyes darted towards Duke with a playful smirk. "I dare you to give Aaron a lap dance!"

'Er…what?'

Aaron could hear Duke's heart skipped a beat as he watched his girlfriend, Izzy, giggle and stand up. She playfully approached Aaron, who was slightly taken aback.

"Ooh! Go girl!" Stephanie cheered on. Zatanna started clapping which Cassandra and Carrie copied. Riko looked on with envy.

Izzy was wearing short shorts and a shirt. In other words, her ass was all up in his face and lap. If Aaron's balls hadn't been emptied this morning, he would have popped a boner. As Izzy performed the dare, however, Aaron noticed Duke trying to hide his unease and sneaking glances at Aaron's reaction. Aaron **** himself to be indifferent.

The game continued and the atmosphere became increasingly charged. Stephanie had changed the themes from innocent to sexual with just one dare. Duke's heart raced as he realized that it was only a matter of time before the topic he dreaded came up.

"Izzy, truth or dare?" Zatanna asked with a playful glint in her eyes.

"Truth," Izzy replied. For sure, she was tipsy and prepared to give an answer to every question in her life.

"What's your body count?" Zatanna asked. "You're in college, right? Maybe you got a little wild."

"Oooh. That's a great question," Stephanie chimed in. "Come on, tell us!"

"Not every girl is into hook-up culture, just like how every guy isn't." But then Izzy smiled. "Two."

"Two?" Stephanie glanced at Duke. "Ooh, so there's someone besides Duke?"

Duke laughed awkwardly. "I didn't know that."

Aaron pretended to be invisible. If Izzy had been with Duke, then the only other person she slept with was…him.

"It was when we were on break," Izzy said. She turned to Riko and smirked. "And it wasn't just me. Me and Riko were both with the same guy."

"Woahhh!" Stephanie's eyes went wide. "A threesome? With who?"

Carrie chuckled. "A very lucky guy."

Izzy smirked, sent Riko a meaningful look, and pointed at Aaron. "Birthday boy over there," Izzy admitted. Aaron's heart sank a little. Just a little though. This wasn't that big a deal but he did prefer it didn't come out.

"You…were with Izzy and Riko?" Duke asked, gobsmacked. They were his friends from high school so he understood his reaction.

Riko decided to step in and comment quietly, "It's more than just being with us. It was the best night of my life."

"Woahhh!" Zatanna elbowed Cassandra. "Look at your boyfriend, Cassie! Lucky girl."

"Mhm." Cassandra blushed, staring into her lab. "Very lucky."

"For sure." Izzy, in her drunken stupor, had the gall to add, "He was easily twice as big as any other dick I've seen."

The only other dick she had seen, by her own self admission, was Duke's.

All the girls laughed.

Duke's eyes widened in shock, and he felt like the ground had disappeared beneath him. He couldn't believe what he was hearing, and his mind raced with a whirlwind of emotions.

"Wait, what?" Duke managed to stammer, unable to process the revelation.

Izzy grinned mischievously, realizing the impact of her words. "Oh, come on, Duke, it's not a big deal," she teased, "he was just really, really big. Plus, that was before I met you."

Lies. It was during their relationship, not before. But Aaron assumed it was because there was still some rationality in her.

Duke's mind was still reeling, but he tried to put on a brave face. "Right, of course," he said, his voice sounding far more composed than he felt.

"Is he really that good in bed?" Carrie asked, curious.

"He's amazing!"

"Godly!"

"The best."

In that order, Izzy, Cassandra, and Riko responded to Carrier's inquiry. Another chuckle came out of the ladies. The two guys were a little quiet and awkward about it.