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"I was a water ghoul when I was summoned" said Sodo.

"And you are fire ghoul now? Fire and water are complete opposites!"

"Yup..." he laughed nervously. "Well, you all don't remember... Ifrit..." he said it with pain in his voice. "But most of you remember...." he sighed and looked up. I think he tried not to shed a tear.

"Sodo, you don't have to" said Rain.

Sodo sighed and looked at me. I smiled reassuringly at him.

"Rain is right. You don't have to talk about" I said, and he smiled at me.

"Let's party!" said Swiss excited. "Who wants to play spin the bottle?"

"Which one?" asked Cirrus, raising her eyebrow.

"Truth or dare?"

"Sure!' we all agreed.

"Elizabeth, since you're new - you go first"

I nodded and spun the bottle.

"Aurora! Truth or dare?" I asked.

"Truth for now" she replied.

"Ask her something interesting!" Swiss hyped me up.

"What's your biggest desire?"

"Desire?" Swiss raised his eyebrow wickedly.

"Well... It's not a desire, I guess... but I'd want to be more... Confident? I dunno how to say it..." she looked down.

"What do you mean?" Swiss asked confused. "You're confident, you're girlboss!"

"Yeah, but sometimes... I want to act more crazy, wild, insane... I dunnooo... I'm afraid of other people reaction when I'll act like that... I'm used to slaying, but I... I dunno! Should I become unhinged?"

"Damn, queen! Hella yes!" said Phantom.

We all nodded and repeated 'yeah'.

"You're a girlboss, remember that!" said Swiss.

Aurora smiled and spun the bottle.

"Sodo!" she smiled mischievously. "Truth or dare?"

"Dare, dare, dare..." Swiss whispered in his ear.

"Fine, dare!" he answered, a little annoyed.

"Let one of us braid your hair!"

"Ugh... Really?" he looked annoyed at her and Swiss. "Fine, but Rain does it."

"I can't braid hair!" Rain protested.

"I can do that!" said Phantom excited.

"You simp" Sodo gave him a judging look. "Fine."

Phantom sat behind Sodo and started braiding his hair.

"Who taught you that?" asked Rain.

"I did!" said Aurora proudly and giggled.

Sodo spun the bottle.

"Me again?" he sighed.

"Nuhuh! Phantom!" said Aurora.

"Oh-lala'"Sodo grinned mischievously. "Truth or dare?"

"Truth" said Phantom. "Cause I have to finish braiding your hair."

"Okay... Hm... If you could change your element - what would it be?" asked Sodo.

"That's a hard one!" he closed his eyes for a moment to think this through. "Fire, because that could make me as hot as you!" he said flirtatiously.

"You're so stupid!" said Sodo. "Even if you'd change your element you wouldn't be as hot as me, so don't do that" he smirked.

"I would argue" I said quietly and smiled.

"Damn, another simp!" said Sodo.

"What does simp mean?!" I ask, confused and mad.

They all laugh.

"You'll understand one day" said Swiss.

Phantom finished braiding Sodo's hair and spun the bottle.

"Cirrus" he grinned as he said her name. "Truth or dare?"

"Dare" she said smiling back at him.

"Lick Elizabeth's cheek" he said with a mean smile.

Cirrus looked at me. I was shocked.

"Are you comfortable with that?" she asked concerned.

"Uh... Sure..." I said a little confused and shy.

She went up to me and sat in front of me. I held my breath. She leaned to my face and licked my cheek. Then she looked at me. I started breathing again and giggled.

"Okay, that was funny!" I said, a little intimidated.

"Oh, look at her!" chuckled Swiss. "She'd blush if she was human!"

"She looks exactly like Copia when you shimmy-shimmy at him!" said Sodo to Swiss.

Cirrus went back to her seat.

"Leave our baby-bat alone!" said Phantom and laughed.

"Meanies..." I said quietly. They laughed again.

"Shhh..." said Mountain.

We all went silent.

"Someone is coming, hide, now" he ordered and everyone started hiding. Mountain quickly turned the light off. Rain got into his bed. Some ghouls hid under his bed. Some under the desk. I stood in the middle of his room, frozen. Someone grabbed my arm and pulled me into a wardrobe.

"Wha-" I wanted to ask 'what' but this person placed their hand on my mouth and muffled my words. I kept quiet. It was so uncomfy in the wardrobe. I couldn't even look behind me to see which ghoul it was. I could only hear their quiet breathing and feel it on my neck. I also heard their fast heartbeat.

Someone opened the door. I was so nervous. I didn't know what would happen if they'd caught us. I didn't even know who entered the room. Was it Papa? Or maybe someone else? I could hear steps. This person walked up to Rain's bed. Some time passed. They left. We stayed like this for a moment.

"Guys it's over" someone whispered.

The ghoul that hid with me got their hand off my mouth and I stepped outside the wardrobe. I turned around and saw it was Phantom. We all stood there in the middle of Rain's room. He sat up on his bed.

"We were a little too loud" said Cumulus.

"Yeah..." said Rain.

"Rain! Who was here?" asked Sodo.

"Sister Imperator..." he said, a little scared.

"Good she didn't see any of us."

"Who is Sister Imperator?" I asked. They all looked at me shocked.

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