Kiza and I are, well, I guess we're friends again, although I don't see why we ever thought otherwise.Kiza and I are, well, I guess we're friends again, although I don't see why we ever thought otherwise." "It's called jealousy and it happens to the best of us," Kiza said. "I guess," Furry shrugged. "Anyway, I guess I want to ask you, both of you, if you wanted to spend the night together. All four of us, just sorta being friendly and getting along." "And making love?" Nickolai asked. "That could happen," Furry admitted, smiling and kissing Nickolai softly. "If you want it to." "I want," Nickolai replied. "Garth?" Garth glanced at Kiza, then at Furry, then at Nickolai. "I... Sure, I guess." "Then it's settled," Furry said. "Before we retire for the night, though, there's a game going on down at the sand. Ken and someone named Kori put it together. It's called Ultimate, and I have no idea what it's about. It's apparently the big thing tonight." "Sounds good," Nickolai agreed, standing up and brushing off his pants. "You two coming?" "In a minute," Garth said. "Kiza, could you stay behind for a moment?" She nodded, smiling. When Furry and Nickolai had departed, Kiza sighed. "Whew. Feel like I'm playing musical chairs." "What's that?" "Children's game," Kiza said. "You run around a circle of chairs, one for every person, and while music plays the referee removes one chair. When the music stops, everyone rushes to sit down. The one without a chair is eliminated, until there's only one person left." "Oh," Garth said. "Who's been eliminated from this round?" "I think Skii," Kiza said. "Huh?" "He said earlier that he didn't feel comfortable. He appreciated that you were really not interested in boys all that much." "What?" Garth said. "Damn, I was starting to like him." "You were?" "Yes!" Garth insisted. "I mean, it took me a while to get comfortable, but I really did like him. I was really starting to enjoy being with him, even sleeping with him." "You should tell him that. He thought you were turning away from him." Garth swore under his breath. "I will. Anyway, Kiza... Do you really want to do this tonight. |