Chapter 138 - Midnight Bonding (Part 3)

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Of all the times that I would change my phone's wallpaper… and of all the times that Kaiden would ask me to show my phone to him… it just had to be right now. What an amazing coincidence. What terrible luck for me. How in the world should I surpass this ordeal? What excuse should I give? Was there even any reasonable excuse at all? Waaaaaaaaa…

"What's wrong?" Kaiden asked, with that mischievous smile of his. "It shouldn't be that hard, right? I'm only asking you to show me your phone. I'm a very merciful person so I decided to ask for something light and easy to do."

'NO! It is NOT easy to do. Wahu-hu-hu-hu… what should I do? I'm internally dying here you know. You didn't have to be lenient on me. You could have asked me to dance or sing or do something crazy. I'd prefer that than this. Woe is meeee…'

"I-ah…" I bit my lips thinking what to explain to him. Breathing deeply, I gathered my courage again and began explaining, "First, I want you to know that… whatever you'll see, I… ahm… it's for research! Character study! It's not weird at all!"

"Yeeaaah," he said, obviously not believing me. "You make a bad liar, you know. Just show me your phone. I won't judge. Whatever is in there that you don't want me to see." Then he smiled again—the smile of a naughty devil. He just really had to say it that way.

"Waaa… Fine! Here!"

With much reluctance, I handed him my phone. I struggled on letting it go but he took it so easily from my grasp. Haaah… I'm so dead. I bit my lips and avoided his gaze. What would he think of me now? He'd probably think I'm like a stalker or a pervert!

And so, Kaiden looked at my phone.

Badump! Badump! Badump!

"Wow. Nice wallpaper. Ha-ha-ha!," he chuckled. No, it wasn't a chuckle, it was the laugh of a devil! Of a mean, mean devil!

'He really enjoys seeing me suffer, huh? Bad, meanie Kaiden! I'll get my revenge on you later! Hmf!'

My eyes were on the verge of tears with all the embarrassment I was experiencing.

"And I'm sleeping, too," he added. "So, you took this earlier, didn't you?"

"You don't get to ask! You haven't won again yet and I haven't picked the truth. So I have no obligation to answer your question," I pouted. Yeah! That's right!

Kaiden laughed at me. "Alright. I just have to win the next round again."

"I will never pick the truth, just so you know."

"Aww, too bad. If you don't pick truth the next time you lose, my dare would be something you won't be able to do… to the point you'll beg me if you can change to truth instead," he said, smiling like the devil again.

'S-something I can't do? He's not gonna ask me to take my clothes off is he? W-w-what the… Argh! This guy… he's too good at playing with my mind! I can't lose! I definitely can't!'

"Y-you won't be able to do that if I just keep on winning, right?"

"If you can."

"Another round!"

After a lot of teasing and taunting, the second round began. Rolling the dice on my hand had become a nerve-wracking task. And it didn't help that Kaiden took the lead. Please let me win this round! I need to get my revenge!

A few minutes passed and finally the game ended.

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And I… lost again.

'WHHHYYYYYY?!!! Why am I so unlucky?! Why can't I beat him? Just once is all I'm asking! Nooooooooooo…'

My face wretched, almost crying, when I saw his black piece land on the finish line.

"This is so unfair! Let me win the next round, please! Why do you have to be so good at everything? Sniff… sniff…" I complained with all my might.

Kaiden shrugged. "Sorry, but I can't control my luck."

'Tsk! So cocky! I'll win the next round for sure!'

"So… what will it be? Truth or Dare?"

And there it was, his evil question.

"Let me just remind you again what I said earlier. If you don't pick the truth, I'll make you do a really hard dare," he said, smiling so confidently.

It took me a few minutes to deliberate on my decision. But there was no way I'm telling him why I used his picture as my wallpaper. Nuh-uh!

"I pick dare!" I bravely told him. Whatever it was, he wouldn't make me do something dangerous, right? Besides, this was all a game. He wouldn't take it that seriously.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes!"

"Hmm… Should I be merciful or not?"

"Hmf! Do whatever you want," I pouted. It was the first time I've been annoyed by Kaiden.

"Awww… Someone's pouting because she couldn't win."

"I'll win the next round for sure. Don't be too confident. Hmf! Anyway, what's your dare?"

Kaiden smirked again. "Take off your clothes."

My eyes widened the moment he said that and I jolted up from my seat.

"W-w-what are you—" I couldn't find the right words to say. My hands covered my body and my face felt so hot. "T-that's too much! H-how could you…"

Click! Click! Click!

"Did you just… take my picture?"

"Pft! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!" Kaiden laughed so hard. "You should have seen your face."

"Youuuu… you deliberately did that to give me a heart attack!"

"Ha-ha-ha! Sorry, you're just—Ha-ha-ha!"

"Stop laughing. What's my dare for real? Y-You're not really asking me to take off my clothes, are you?"

"Well, I am… but I'm not yet done with my instructions."

I sighed in relief. Oh my goodness. I really thought for a moment there that Kaiden had gone crazy or had become a pervert.

"What's the rest of it then?"

"Take off your clothes… and wear the nightgown we bought the other day."

Just when my opinion of him was starting to go back to normal… he just had to ask me to wear "that" embarrassing nightgown! And that wasn't all. He was smiling so mischievously, obviously enjoying torturing me!

Kaiden… from now on, you're no longer an angel! You're a Perverted Devil Prince from the Underworld!