Spin the Bottle; Truth or Dare

Hello, everyone! This is my first Fire Emblem fic, so I hope you enjoy it.

It’s basically about what happens when they stop off in the middle of nowhere and the only thing they can do is play a mix of ‘Spin the Bottle’ and ‘Truth or Dare.’ Of course, chaos ensues and there will be yaoi, perhaps some het depending on what people want and how I feel.

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Finding the Bottle

“Matthew, are you sure this is a good idea?” asked Guy dubiously as he watched the young thief fly around the tent searching for some unknown object. He himself was perched on a wooden crate near the entrance, the cold night air seeping in under the loose flap.

“Of course I do, my best idea yet. Besides, it’s not like we have anything better to do,” replied the sandy haired spy as he tipped out the contents of his pack onto the matted floor in front of Guy.

And it was true. The group were stranded in the middle of nowhere, lost. The Tactician had sent out a scouting party, but they weren’t due back for a least the next few days, so they had a lot of time to kill and not much to do. After all, there was only so much a person could sleep or train for in a day.

Guy’s eyes widened when he saw how much he had crammed into the tiny linen satchel, which – among other things - contained; lock picks of various sizes, strange, ornate looking keys, a pouch of water, three small stones and – Guy gasped – a box full of gems and jewels.

“Matthew –” he began.

The thief simply grinned at him cheekily as he stood and placed a finger on his lips. “Our secret,” he said quietly as he threw him a small, circular object.

Guy turned the coin in his fingers. It was made of solid gold and was stamped with the crest of a Lycian Royal. He looked up at Matthew questioningly.

“Payment,” he mouthed.

“You know, I could use this to buy my freedom.”

“You still owe me a considerable number of favours remember?” Matthew smirked and shook his head at the other teen. “Besides, I have many gold coins – some worth even more than that,” he paused as he leant forwards so that he could whisper in his ear. “But I only have one of you.”

Guy felt his cheeks flush as his hot breath tickled his skin and he pulled away; embarrassed. “I – I’ll go call the others and te-tell them to get ready,” he stammered as he wriggled away from the taller man.

Matthew only smiled. Yes, this was definitely his best idea yet.

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Guy sighed as he made a round of all the tents. Really, whatever his would be ‘saviour’ was planning, he doubted it would be good for any of them. Yes, Matthew was a good man, with a full heart and pure intention – it was just that he had to be so damned sneaky about everything. He would never just come out and say something, but hide it in a riddle and make you guess. Had he not been Ostia’s top spy, Guy could easily see him as the Court Jester.

“What is it that the troublesome menace wants now?” asked Hector irritably. As much as he valued the thief’s service, his antics were something he would prefer not to get involved with.

“He didn’t say – only that everyone has to come because he has something that he’s sure will entertain us all,” replied Guy nervously. Matthew was used to such people – people with Titles and Noble blood – he was not, and terrified that he’d do something wrong in front of them.

“I guess there’s no getting out of this,” he muttered under his breath and cursed the day he fell foul of the man. “Eliwood?” he called into his shared tent.

A mop of messy red hair appeared at the opening. “What is it, Hector?”

“Get ready, it seems Matthew has some form of ‘entertainment’ planned for us all.”

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As the group gathered around the fire that flared brilliantly at the centre of their chosen campsite, Matthew was still nowhere to be seen.

“What’s taking him so long?” grumbled Marcus. He was a military man and didn’t have time to waste with such trivial things such as ‘entertainment.’ As it was he should have been with the Tactician, devising battle strategies and the like, not waiting around for some thief.

This was almost embarrassing. All the other men – well, those too old to be comfortable with the younger Lords anyway, had stayed in Merlinus’ tent, no doubt telling awful jokes about women and drinking, but he – as part of his duty to Lord Eliwood, had stayed with him.

“Marcus!” Eliwood elbowed him in the ribs for being so rude, and then wondered if he was simply annoyed that he had not been chosen to go with the scouting party. The knight did often lead them after all, but Dorcas and Batre knew the area better so they were chosen by the Tactician instead.

“I – I’m not sure,” replied Guy. He was about to volunteer to go and check when the flap to his tent was ripped open and Matthew stepped out.

“I’ve finally found it!” he declared, waving a bottle around in the air triumphantly.

“Found what?” asked Kent.

“This!” smiled Matthew as he set down the object in front of him.

Everyone unconsciously leaned in closer to see what all the fuss was about. The bottle was oddly shaped, curving out and then in slightly, then out again at the middle, in again and then out. Rath thought it rather looked like the silhouette of a woman and scooted away from Lyn who was uncomfortably close. The smooth, hard glass was clear but glowed red with the light from the fire.

“You called us all out to look at a bottle?” squealed Serra incredulously.

Matthew shook his head. “No, no – you don’t look at the bottle,” he laughed.

“Then what do you do with it?” Lowen questioned, slightly intrigued.

“You spin it!”

A silence so, well – silent, fell that the sounds of crickets rang out like thunder. Everyone seemed to deadpan and then collapse. Matthew blinked at them all questionably as they recovered themselves.

“And how, pray tell, is this entertaining?” asked Hector, an eyebrow arched in question.

“Well, its all part of the game, isn’t it?” he replied.

“What is this ‘game’?” Lord Pent looked at him suspiciously, obviously annoyed that he was there. Louise had disappeared to visit some relation of hers, but insisted that he should continue travelling without her. Of all the groups that could have formed to save the world – it made him feel like weeping.

“I’m glad you asked,” Matthew said with a bright smile as he began to explain…

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A few moments later

“So basically you spin the bottle,” began Lyn.

Matthew nodded encouragingly.

“And whoever it points to you ask, ‘Truth or Dare.’” Eliwood looked at him questionably.

“Yes.”

“And if they pick ‘Dare’ you tell them to do something and they have to do it, no matter what?” Hector looked disgusted with the idea.

Matthew’s grin widened.

“But if they pick ‘Truth’ you ask them a question,” Kent said.

“That’s right.”

“And if they don’t answer it, they have to kiss whoever asked them,” added Erk.

“Exactly,” Matthew snapped his fingers and waited for their answer.

“Well, I’m up for it!” said Sain happily with what could be classified as a leer appearing on his face.

“Sain!” scolded Kent, knowing full well what his fellow knight was planning.

“What?” he replied defensively.

Some of the women paled considerably.

“It does sound, interesting…” Eliwood added.

“Eliwood – you can’t be serious!” Hector looked as though he was going to be sick. His best friend – Eliwood, pure, sweet, innocent Eliwood, was being corrupted by his spy. When they returned to Ostia he was going to castrate that thief…

“Come on, Hector – it’s only a bit of fun,” he smiled up at the bigger man and Matthew could see his Lord’s resolve weakening as he looked at the younger Lord with fondness.

Hmm, perhaps this game would benefit more than just himself.

“This is ridiculous,” scoffed Raven, his arms folded indifferently over his chest as he glared pointedly at Matthew.

“Can I play?”

Raven’s head snapped round and he stared in horror at Lucius who was looking at the bottle curiously.

“Well I refuse to play,” he said firmly, his comment directed towards the white monk. Lucius stuck his tongue out at him.

Heath tapped the bottle, listening to the clear note as it rang through the air. “Does this game even have a point?”

Matthew looked pensive for a moment and then grinned. “To promote team unity – and it also doubles as a stress reliever.”

Heath looked suitably unimpressed.

Matthew sighed. They were taking a lot longer to convince than he had anticipated. “Haven’t you ever wanted to find out about anyone else, or just have fun without having to think about the constant fighting and death?”

It was uncertain, but whether it was the honesty in his eyes or the sincerity in his voice, everyone that had gathered around the fire began to consider it…

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So, it looks like everyone will play after all.

Right, I’m in a bit of a dilemma at the moment. I know I definitely want to make some yaoi pairings, but I’m not sure which – I want everyone to have a partner and a couple of triangles for some extra drama, so if some people would like to tell me who they think should go together I would really appreciate it. so far I’ve decided on Sain and Kent, and Matthew and Guy, but what about everybody else?

Please read and review and tell me what you think I should do! I’m also open to suggestions for truths and dares!