Nini POV
After everyone has moved their bags into their rooms and showered, we all congregate in the living room. "Those are some lame ass PJs, Bowen." EJ announces as he sits back on the couch, collecting Gina in his arms and relaxing. "Okay, I sleep in my underwear so this is the best I could come up with." Ricky says and Kourtney looks over at me. "Nins, can you confirm or deny that?" I throw a pillow at her and she laughs, throwing it back at me before I relax into Ricky's arms. "Your PJs however, are absolutely adorable." He whispers in my ear as the living room grows louder with talking. I blush and look down at the cupcakes on my PJ shorts and I feel Ricky's fingers start to play with the low neckline of my shirt. "Bowen, I'm watching those fingers." Carlos says when he joins the group, passing out bowls of popcorn and drinks. Ricky laughs into my neck and I blush a little. "My dude's not slick at all." Red announces and Ricky removes his face from my neck and glares at him. "Okay okay, let's just start our game before today's sleepy aggression comes back." Ashlyn says and we all nod in agreement. "Let's do it." I say excitedly and we all can sense the slight nervousness on the guys faces.
"Alright Nini, truth or dare." I blush and glare at Ashlyn. "Why do I have to go first?" I whine and she smiles. "You came up with the idea." Red's jaw drops. "Sweet, innocent Nini came up with a dirty game of truth or dare?" I shoot him a glare. "Okay first, it's not an entirely dirty game, it just doesn't have any lame questions or dares." Kourtney nods. "It's spicier." Ricky leans back to look at her. "That's like the second time you've said that and we still have no clue what that means." She giggles and Ricky turns his face into my neck again. I feel his lips press against my skin gently before he whispers out the words. "Not so innocent." I shiver and turn my attention to the group debating an alternate person to go first. "Okay, I'll just go first." I rush out and I feel Ricky's lips turn up in a smile. "Okay, Nins truth or dare?" Gina asks and I think for a second. "Truth." Gina nods. "Who would you be gay for?" I laugh and think. "Like, in this room?" Carlos grins and shakes his head. "How about like, in this entire world?" I smile. "Alright Taylor Swift because-" EJ cuts me off and tilts his head. "Isn't she dating that Joe Alwyn?" I shake my head and roll my eyes. "She's her own person you know." I say and Ashlyn reaches over to high five me. "Say that louder babe!" I laugh and point at her knowingly. "Okay EJ, truth or dare?" He glares at me. "Are you choosing me because-" I cut him off with a smile. "You and your conspiracies." He glares at me and huffs. "Alright dare." I smile and think for a second. "How about we blind fold you and choose one person to kiss your cheek. You have to guess who it is and if you guess wrong you have to keep your shirt off for the rest of the game." Everyone claps excitedly and Ashlyn throws him the blindfold we brought to the game. When the fabric is tied over his eyes, everyone points to Gina and she silently laughs, nodding knowingly. We have Ricky stand up, pretending to make the sounds of someone walking towards EJ and Gina presses her lips to EJ's cheek before pulling back. EJ pulls his blindfold off and he thinks for a second. "I feel like it was either Nini or Gina." He says and I stifle a laugh as he continues to think. "Nini." He says finally and Gina bursts out laughing, shaking her head. "It was me." She admits and EJ's jaw drops. "Shirt off bud." Red announces and EJ groans. "If I'm losing my clothes tonight I'm dragging all of you under too." He grumbles and Gina continues to giggle as EJ takes off his shirt and throws it to the ground. "Alright, Ricky truth or dare." Ricky looks skeptical but picks truth. EJ grins evilly and Ricky groans. "This isn't gonna be good." I laugh and lean into his shoulder. "Alright Bowen, would you rather have makeup sex or-" Ricky groans loudly and shoots him a glare as I hide my face in his shoulder, shaking with laughter. "... or angry sex." EJ finishes and Ricky huffs. "How did I get the douche to ask me-" EJ cuts him off. "Just answer the question." Ricky huffs again and reluctantly answers. "Makeup sex." EJ thinks. "Hmm, really because-" I can feel Ricky's neck getting warm and he speaks up. "Alright Gina! Truth or dare?" She giggles and chooses truth. "What's your favorite body part?" Ricky asks her and she seems to be thinking. "My feet, because without them I couldn't dance and that would make me miserable." Seb gasps. "Oh my god that's such a perfect answer." Gina grins in response and sits up. "Okay Sebby, truth or dare?" Seb's face turns red at the attention but he smiles. "Truth." Gina nods. "What's your most embarrassing moment with Carlos?" Carlos grins like he already knows the answer and Seb's face turns more red. "Uh, Carlos came over to my house while I was taking care of my cows, I didn't see him and he said my name and I got so scared I like flinched a little? And my cow thought something was happening and her leg came back and kicked me." Everyone winces but laughs as Carlos rubs Seb's arm. "Ouchhh." Kourtney says and Seb nods knowingly. "Not fun, super embarrassing. So Kourtney, truth or dare?" Seb asks, clearly done talking about his embarrassment. "Dare." Everyone gets excited and Carlos whispers something into Seb's ear. Seb nods excitedly. "Kourtney, I dare you to sing everything you want to say for the next two people." She grins and sings an "okay" before she asks Carlos whether he wanted a truth or dare.
Our game goes on for two hours. Throughout the rest, Big Red is dared to get into a hot tub fully clothed, Ashlyn admits that Red wasn't her first boyfriend, Ricky's dared to give me a hickey in front of everyone (in which I tried not to enjoy the feeling too much) and Gina's dared to reenact her first kiss. By the end of our game, everyone is a laughing mess, our energy so high and great that no one really wants to go to bed. "Guys it's like 2 am." Kourtney announces as we come down from another round of laughter (after remembering EJ tripping out of his pants for one of his dares.) Ricky smiles into my shoulder. "I feel like the responsible thing would be to go to bed." Ashlyn laughs and yawns, turning further into Big Red's arm. "I feel like we should." She admits and we all mutually agree, standing up and stretching. Everyone exchanges tired goodnights and Ricky leads me up the stairs and into our room.
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A light || Ricky and Nini
RomanceA little love story. Picks up directly after Season 1 of High School Musical: The Musical, The Series.