After a long, hard fought battle for The Power of Two, the members of Team8s are ready to start the next chapter of their lives. As some of them start dating and even get married, the team realizes their strong bond. So eventually, the idea of havin...
After all the kids had been put to bed, all the adults thought that it would be a nice idea to do a group game night. With all the chaos of the new babies in the house, they needed some time to themselves.
"Alrighty," Donut said. "We have about an hour until the twins wake up, what game shall we play?"
"Ooo, I have a fun one!" Gaty suggested. She went to the storage closet and got out a box. "It's called 'Guess What?'. It's really simple; all you have to do is read a question from the card pile and see how many people can guess it right! All the questions are specific to you. The person reading the questions has to wear a truth detecting bracelet so they have to be honest. You'll all figure it out as we go along!"
The whole team seemed to be in agreement. "That sounds fun!" Coiny exclaimed, "I wonder what juicy facts we'll learn about each other!"
The team set up the game, and Saw went first. She wore the bracelet, and read the question on her card, "Okay, it says, 'What is my favorite color?'."
Everyone started scribbling down their answers. "This one is easy," Barf Bag remarked.
Once everyone was done, they flipped over their answers. All of them got it right; it was pink!"
"Well, what can I say, " Pin remarked, "Why else would you have chosen the handle that you did."
Next, it was Needle's turn. Saw handed her the bracelet, and she slipped it on. However, once Needle read the question, she turned stone cold. "Okay, this one says, 'Who was your first kiss with?'"
"Oh, come on," Pin said, "That one is too easy." Everyone almost instantly jotted down their answers. Once they were done, all the pieces of paper said the same thing: Coiny!
Needle's face turned bright pink, "Actually...you're all wrong."
Everyone was surprised, considering that Needle had never dated anyone besides Coiny and Pin. "You didn't go cheating on us...did you?" Coiny asked in full seriousness.
Needle shook her head frantically, "No, no, no. Nothing like that. It...it was a while ago."
"Then when did you have your first kiss?" Gaty asked. "At least give us a hint to it was!"
Needle turned her face to the side, knowing that with the bracelet on, she had to tell them the full story. "It was in BFDIA, around the same time I started questioning my sexuality. It...it was a girl."
"Oh, then it was def one of the Freesmart girls then," Coiny said, "which one, come on? Book? Ruby? Icy even?"
Needle shook her head, "No...none of them."
"Then spill it Needle," Pin said, her voice raising, "I wanna know! We promise we won't get mad."
Needle sighed, her voice barely above a whisper, "it... it was Pencil."
The whole team gasped at the stunning revelation."YOU AND HER KISSED?" Saw shouted, not hiding her shock. "We should have brought some popcorn for this game!"
Needle nodded, "I know we're not on...the best terms with her right now, but...it really did happen."
Pin stared at Needle, wide-eyed. "Wait, you're telling me your first kiss was with Pencil? How did that even happen?"
Needle hesitated, glancing around the room before finally speaking up. "It was during BFDIA, specifically, after the challenge where everyone in the LOL hosted."
"The one where you sang like some kind of goddess?" Gaty asked, "You absolutely killed it that day!"
Needle glanced away, the memories of that day coming back, "After that challenge was over...Pencil gave me a hug and told me how beautiful I sounded, and I really thought that she meant it!"
Needle took a deep breath, feeling the weight of the memories she hadn't shared with anyone. "She said she'd never heard me sing like that before and that it really moved her. I was surprised because, you know, Pencil wasn't exactly the most... affectionate person. But that day, she was different."
Pin, still processing the information, leaned in closer. "So, what happened next? How did it go from a compliment to... a kiss?"
Needle blushed. "After the hug, she just looked at me for a moment, like she was really seeing me for the first time. I don't know what came over me, but I leaned in, and she did too. It wasn't anything grand or dramatic, just... a soft, quick kiss. And then we both pulled back, kind of stunned. We didn't talk about it afterward, and it never happened again. We never told anyone about it, not even the rest of the girls. Things just went back to normal, like it was this unspoken secret between us."
Coiny scratched his head, trying to picture the scene. "I never would've guessed. You and Pencil... it's just wild to think about. But it makes sense in a way. She always did have a soft spot for you, even if she never showed it much."
Pin nodded slowly, still absorbing the revelation. "And you've kept this to yourself all this time? It must've been confusing, especially with how things turned out between us all later."
Needle sighed, her shoulders relaxing a bit now that the truth was out. "Yeah, it was confusing. I didn't know what to make of it, and honestly, I tried to forget about it. But I think it was part of what made me start questioning my feelings for you two later on. It made me realize that I was attracted to more than just one gender, and that was a lot to process back then."
The room remained in silence, absorbing what Needle just revealed to them. Eventually, Gaty decided to break the silence, "So...I think we can all agree that we've learned enough information for one day. I'm about ready to wrap game night up."
Donut, trying to lighten the mood, stood up and stretched. "I think Gaty's right. Let's call it a night before the twins wake up and we lose our chance to sleep."
Pin reached over and gave Needle's hand a reassuring squeeze. "Thanks for sharing that with us, Needle. I know it wasn't easy."
Needle smiled softly, grateful for the support. "Thanks, Pin. I didn't know how you all would react, but I'm glad I got that off my chest."
Coiny gave a playful nudge to Needle's shoulder. "And don't worry, Needle. You're stuck with us, no matter how many surprises you throw our way."
With that, the group dispersed, each of them heading up to their respective rooms. And for Needle, as she lay down to sleep, she felt a sense of peace she hadn't known in a long time. The past was the past, but she was surrounded by people who accepted her for who she was, and that was more than enough.
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You're gonna tell me that Pencil didn't have the hots for Needle at some point? Yeah, not happening. I mean, in the second photo it looks like Pencil was about to kiss her right then and there! Maybe that's why she didn't feel like she needed Match anymore...she had a new lover then. I have to remind myself that Needle isn't apart of Freesmart as of BFB and Pencil probably hates her guts now, but you know what, imma just sit here and enjoy them while they last.
Anyway, I just needed to have Needlecil shipping session when writing this chapter, but you know what, Needle has Coiny and Pin now and they are much better partners for her anyways...right? *Slaps myself* GET IT TOGETHER SUNNY THE THROUPLE WILL GET BACK TOGETHER AGAIN IN IDFB!
Hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I'll see you in the next chapter!
