Songwriter // Michael Clifford //

Chapter 8: Truth or Dare

Kara POV:
"Truth or Dare." Ashton giggles. "It'll be fun! And we can get to know each other."

Oh my god. I smile, "awesome." I say, finding it hard to contain my excitment.

"Okay," says Michael, "BUT, everyone has to swear to be honest, and if you wanna be chicken and opt out of a dare, your going to have to pay." He grins.

"How about the forfeit is that you have to kiss Ashton?" Calum suggests.

"Hey! That's not fair!" Ashton shouts.

"Plus," I add, "What would Ashton do if he passed?" The boys all consider this and then Luke says, "Let's just figure it out as we go!" and everyone agrees.

"Alright, I'll go first." Ashton says. He looks around at all of us, "Now who will my first victim be...?" He grins as his eyes meet mine. "Kara." He laughs, "Truth or dare?"

I didnt want to end up getting fired on my first day because of a stupid dare, so I went with truth.

"Hmm, weirdest/most embarrassing thing you've done this week?" Ashton asks.

"Oh boy," I laugh nervously, think back on my week. "Besides flying to LA and meeting you guys, I'd say recording satanic messages and then playing them backwards before my flight." I look at their shocked expressions and wonder if I went too far, but then they start to laugh.

"I can think of a close second," says Michael, smirking. I turn my head to him, confused. "How about last night?" I froze up, did they remember me watching them in the coffee shop?

Seeing my expression, Michael continues, "You sure had a fun time outside your hotel." Oh dear god, he saw that?! I blush furiously and smile a little bit. The other boys start to laugh, they must of seen me too.

"Oh god. I was in a really good mood, alright?!" I shout playfully.

"Why?" Luke asks. I pause again, I can't really tell them that I was happy because I'd watched them for an hour through a window.

"That information is between me and the president of the United States." I say jokingly. "And besides, its my turn now."

I look around the room, and my gaze rests on Michael. "Michael, truth or dare?" I ask, raising an eyebrow.

"Dare." He answers. I think for a minute, and then begin to laugh when I get an idea. "I dare you to put a video on your instagram," I pause for effect, all the boys are leaning in, "Of you kissing Luke."

Everyone breaks out into laughter. Except of course, for Michael and Luke, whose faces are pale. Calum reaches out for a high five and I gladly accept.

"And if I don't?" Michael asks, and I grin, having thought about this already.

"The next 5 interviews you attend, you must admit to being in love with either Luke, Calum, or Ashton within every answer." I smile confidently, and cross my arms victoriously.

"Oooooooo" Ashton and Calum shout. They then begin to chant, "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!"

Michael sighs, "I hate you already." He smiles a little though, and I grin back.

"So what's it going to be?" I ask. Michael pulls his phone out of his pocket, opens up the camera, hands it to me, and turns to face Luke. Luke has a look of dread on his face, and Michael looks both regretful and determined.

I press record, and hold it up to the boys, I nod to them. Michael leans in, his eyes squeezed shut. Luke's eyes are closed to, and his mouth is pulled into a grimace. When Michael is about 4 inches from Luke's face, I shout "ON THE MOUTH." And he goes for it. The kiss is only a small peck, but it works for me. We all laugh until we are nearly crying. I upload the video with the caption "Muke for dayz."

Within seconds, the video is all over the internet. I notice a few captions pointing out "Some girl's voice" but I ignore them.

We continue to play, and it's probably the best day of my life. I must say, despite Calum licking Michaels foot and Ashton tweeting off of Luke's phone something about Lashton, my dare was probably the best.

It's about noon now, and Michael starts to complain about how hungry he is. "We should go out for lunch!" He suggests.

"Sorry man, me and Calum are going out." Says Luke, shrugging.

"I'm going hiking!" Ashton says enthusiastically. I laugh a little and then pick up my bag to get going.

"Wait a minute," Michael says to me, placing his hand on my arm. "We can still go eat, if you want?"

"Sure." I shrug nonchalantly, but ohmygod this is kind of like a date even though its as friends and other people were invited. "Where to?" I ask, and he smiles.

"How about Panda Express?"

I laugh and agree. We take a taxi and arrive at the shop after about 10 minutes. We get in line and we make small talk about the menu and even though theres not a lot to talk about its not really awkward.

We sit down at a table and eat. Two teenage girls hesitantly approach us, and one of them, who looks about 15 starts to speak.

"Hi! I'm really sorry to interrupt but I'm a huge fan and I was wondering if me and my friend could get a picture. If your busy thats fine... we dont really-" Michael stops her and laughs.

"Of course you can get a picture!"

"I'll take it if you want?" I offer, and the girls thank me. I take a few pictures for them and try my best to make them good, because I know the struggle of having a bad picture with your idol. I hand her back her phone and she thanks us again and apologizes once more.

Once she leaves I turn to Michael. "I've always wanted to ask, but do you mind people interrupting you all the time? And what about mobs?"

Michael answers quickly, "I don't mind the interruptions at all, unless something extremely important is going on. But even then its always a positive experience. Mobs kind of suck, not for us but for the fans because not everyone can talk to us or get a picture or whatever. Plus someone might get hurt."

I nod, considering his answer. "Yeah, that's understandable."

"Kara?" He asks me, and I look up at him, raising my eyebrows. "Do you have a boyfriend?"

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