alex's pov continued

" i got the perfect game! " i exclaim. " why don't we play truth or dare. " i suggest with a growing smirk on my face. " truth or dare, hmm that would be interesting. " michael started to say. " sure, why not? " not knowing what i had in store for him. " dirty truth or dare. " i said. there was a quick silence in the room as michael's big, brown eyes bulged out of his head. " dirty?! alex you know i'm shy. can't we do something else? how about i let you pick the movie of your choice this time? " he said, nervous as can be. " aw, come on michael. where are your balls? do i have to find them for you? " i teased. michael looked confused as ever and finally said, " what do you mean alex? " nevermind, michael. but come on, let's play! do it for your best friend. after all, it is my birthday tomorrow. " i brought up. " pleaseeeeeee. " after thinking for quite a bit and seeing as he really had no choice in this, he finally gave in. " okay alex, i'll do it for you. but try not to make it real dirty " he said, with an embarrassed look on his face. " okay, michael. " i said, bursting out laughing. " i promise i won't. "

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michael's pov

" truth or dare. " alex begins.
thinking truth would be a reasonable choice, alex comes up with some new rules.
" okay michael, i've been thinking. what fun is it playing truth or dare if there are no rules. otherwise we would just be acting plain childish. " she says with a big smirk on her face. oh, god. what could she possibly have in mind. i thought to myself. i guess she must've knew what i was thinking because she said, " michael jackson, would you stop worrying! you don't trust me? " of course i do. " i said. it's just that i never really thought of playing this type of game before , with anyone , even you. i confess.
" okay, michael. this round , i will let you off the hook and we will try something light. " she says. " phew. " i sigh with relief. " the rules of the first round are , if players , me and you , fail to answer a question truthfully or decide not to do said dare , then the player who decides to lie or the player who decides to not do the dare provided , must drink a shot of tequila. provided by mr. michael jackson. " she finishes in a game-show type voice, while cracking a smile. i nod okay and the game begins.

alex's pov

" truth or dare, michael " i ask.
" uhm, truth. " he answers in his shy, high pitched voice. " okay mr. jackson, is it true.. that i'm your best friend? " i finish. starting him off with something rather easy and not embarrassing or sexual at all. " wow , how could you ask me that? " i hear a wave of relief wash over his voice. " of course you are. " he states. " good to know. " i say and give him a light punch on the shoulder. " okay, hit me with your best dare. " i say, trying to be a big shot. " i dare you to answer the following question, if me and you were the only two people on earth and we had to date in order for all the people and most importantly all the children to come back , would you date me? " honestly, i was caught off guard by his question because i caught myself slowing starting to fall for him and i never thought he had the guts to ask me a question so similar to " will you be my girlfriend? " but i answered truthfully and said, " of course michael, for all the people's sake. " i joked to him. " he laughed. next, was my turn to ask him. " me, not being the vibe ruiner that i am, decided to follow in the circle of similar questions and ask michael, " would you ever date me? " i know it was more blunt than michael's cute question but it required the answer i truly had a desire to know. " yes or no. " michael paused, eyeballed the tequila sitting on the counter, then me, and sat quietly deciding in his head what answer he was going to choose.

michael's pov

i'm honestly a little surprised at how blunt alex's question was. i mean yeah, she's a pretty girl and i love her to death as my best friend and maybe even a little more but i don't think i'm ready to let out how i feel just yet. i don't want our relationship to be ruined. so i decided to save myself and my feelings and say, " nahh " in a jokingly way. i could tell deep down inside, she expected to hear something else but i just wasn't ready to let her know how i felt. i explained why i chose that answer. " your my best friend and i could never imagine losing you, alex. i love you to death. " i simply said. " i love you too michael and all that good stuff, but i think your ass is lying. so take all that sweet stuff to the counter and get ready for your shot. " she said with a serious face. my facial expressions changed. i was shocked that she didn't believe what i said but then again not so much because me and her think just alike and she always makes it a regular practice to read my mind. " i'm not lying, alex. " i say, trying to save myself. " michael, " she begins. " i was not born yesterday and i'm offended you think i don't know you well enough to believe that answer of yours. even though i do feel the same way you do about the " i don't want our friendship to ever get ruined " part. but i'm still gonna need you to take your moonwalking ass to that tequila bottle and pour yourself a shot. " she says. oh, well. i tried. i can't say that my best friend doesn't know me. i walk over to the tequila, pour myself a full glass and chug it down, shivering at the bitter taste of the tequila going down my throat. " now was that so bad , mister? " she asks me with a smile. " yes, it was. " i said honestly. " whatever mike, you can handle it. you're a big boy. now it's your turn to ask me. " she says. " okay, alex. truth or dare. " truth. " she says. " okay give me a moment. " i say, trying to come up with the perfect question for her. " okay, i got it. is it true that you would like to settle down and have children one day? " i ask. i see her put her fingers on her chin before she says, " yeah, probably, most likely yeah. " and with that, alex announces that we are now heading to round two. " good job michael! you survived the first round. now here's where things get hard... for you! " i hear her mumble and with the sound of her evil-like laughter, i start to get more and more anxious. why did i even agree in the first place? i question myself.

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