I'm making this fic for two reasons: one I had the idea and needed to write it immediately. And two because I've been depressed and at a low for a few days now. I feel like this isn't going to change for a while. This whole month will be a struggle bus, but we're just gonna keep taking it one day a time. Regardless, I just need this, and it's something I think you guys will like too.
With all that being said enjoy another AIB fic! :]
The people in this: Ler!Arisu (kinda), Lee!Chota, Lee!Karube (it'll make sense when you read the fic! Lmao!)
Shibuki will not be here because I hate her. Goodnight.
Tw: Cursing, Mention of collars/headpieces, Anxiety, Injury, Fighting, Prayer, Mentions of death, and Tickles of course. If you're uncomfortable please keep scrolling! Thank you so much :] I promise it's not as bad as these trigger warnings make it out to be!
With all that being said enjoy <3
-K :]
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7 of Hearts: The right way!
Their visas were running out, and fast. They only just got to the borderlands so it's only natrual that everything would be so low. The others had a few extra days from playing the tag game the pervious night but Chota only had one left. They gave him a break because of his injury, he stayed the night alone at the base until they got back which means today he needed to play a game with them, no matter what.
As the sun set and the moon rose up again shining its beautiful light through the blinds Chota gently stood up with his make shift crutches and waddled over to his two best friend's; Arisu and Karube. It was time.
"You ready?" Karube said, looking softly down at his injured friend.
Chota nodded as Karube helped him walk. They followed Arisu to the nearest game station. It was a pretty botanical garden. They all took a deep breath and slowly stepped inside, the invisible lazer wall calculating who entered its grounds as well as activating to prevent them from exiting. Once you step foot into a game you are there until it's over, win or lose. Steadily they followed the arrows deeper into the jungle to find two tables; one long, rectangular, one with a bunch of tools and weapons on it with a card that said 'Use whatever you'd like!' And a smaller round table with the three phones on it and a fancy collar-headset. It felt very high tech. That table also had a card on it that read 'Take one please!'. The trio blinked looking around at everything both in confusion and fascination.
They registered their faces into the phones and each put on a collar-headset, per the instructions. Once those tasks were completed the big screen in front of them lit up, as well as their phones.
Game: Hide and Seek; Difficulty 7 of Hearts
Arisu and Karube's faces dropped. Looking at each other in recognition, they began to feel hopeless. The information they received from the night before from this stranger was that hearts games were the most brutal and troublesome of all the suits. Chota stayed in ignorant bliss as he listened to the rules.
One player is designated the "wolf" and the others are "sheep". The sheep must avoid the wolf's gaze, and if eye contact is made, the sheep becomes the new wolf, the wolf at the end of the time limit will be getting a "Game Clear" while the sheep's receive a "Game Over"
At this point everyone was freaking out. Chota tried ripping the collar-headset off but there was no budging it. Arisu tried to calm him down as the thing kept talking.
Time limit for this game is: 10 minutes
No one knew what to do but they had no time to figure it out. Only one of them would clear the game. None of this was fair and all of them were terrified.
The first wolf will be: number 1000247 Segawa Chota.
"WHAT?! WHY ME?!" This made the poor man freak out even more. The timer started counting down. There was no time to panic now. The game has begun whether they were ready or not.
"Chota!" Karube shouted to try and ground him. When that happened they made eye contact and the TV made a strange sound signaling that the wolf had changed to Karube. This went on back and forth for a while switching to everyone at least once as they tried to come up with a plan. That's when Karube understood that only the wolf had to hide. He made himself wolf and booked it for the garden.
Arisu tried to chase after him as Chota fell down, praying, it was all he could think to do in this crazy time. Everyone was fighting and time was running out. With everything going on from the planning to the fights there was only 5 minutes left. Time had flown by so fast, way too fast! Arisu had become the wolf and ran off to hide. There was no time, so for his sake Chota and Karube decided to hide from him. They suspected Arisu would come looking for them eventually, especially with the time frame and of course they were right. If this was the end he wanted to spend it with his best friends.
"Where are you Chota!? Karube!?" He ran around frantically as his friends told stories together through the headset.
"Behind you..." Karube said as Arisu turned around. Not daring to look him in the eyes.
"Look at me, Karube!"
"5...."
"Arisu...live on for us..."
"4..."
"Arisu."
"No!–"
"3..."
"Thank you..."
"2..."
"Karube!!"
"1..."
...nothing happened. Arisu blinked looking at Karube before they heard almost manic laughter coming from a bush a few steps away from them.
"What's going on" Arisu said extremely confused.
Game Over for Segawa Chota
Karube blinked "What the Fu–" he stopped mid sentence.
Game Over for Daikichi Karube
"–UHUHUCK!" Karube fell to the floor in laughter. The collars that they thought were going to explode and kill them were sending very ticklish electric shocks throughout their bodies.
Arisu blinked, wide eyed, confused as hell about what was happening in front of him. Chota and Karube's laughter echoed through the enclosed, glassy, botanical space.
Karube held his stomach as the feeling was absolutely everywhere. It felt like a million tickly hands made of lightning were tickling all over every tickle spot they could reach. No spot left untickled and neither of them could get away since the collars were strapped around their necks. Kicking and fighting the air the blonde tried but it was no use.
"HEHEHELP! ARISUHUHU!" His laughter was louder and more boisterous than Arisu had ever heard it before.
"AH! SHIHIHIT! HAHAHA!–"
"Is...Is that thing tickling you guys?" Arisu asked he was genuinely curious but his undertone had a bit of teasing in it.
"NO SHIHIHIT! AHAHA!" Karube's laughter went up in volume as the ticklish sparks hit a particularly ticklish spot on his upper ribs. He threw his head back laughing as Arisu giggled a little with him. This was not what he expected to happen at all.
"Well would you look at that! Such a ticklish little sheep!" Arisu smirked looking down at one of his best friends taking on the wolf role in a very silly way.
"IM GONNA KICK YOU AHAHAHASS! HELP UHUHUS!" Karube bit back trying to sound intimidating through his laughter. Chotas squeal was heard again in the background as Arisu understood now that he needed to find a way to stop the collars or this wouldn't end. He finally nodded with determination and ran to the tools table grabbing every screw driver possible that was on the table. Coming back to Karube he kneeled down trying to use each one. One of them was bound to unscrew the collar. The problem was Karube kept moving around.
"Stay still! I'm trying to get this off you!" Arisu scolded playfully with a giggle in his voice as Karube groaned through his laughter. His face red, this was a little funny but embarrassing! Thankfully it was only played between the three friends.
Arisu straddled his waist to try and contain his squirms using one hand to hold his head back and the other using the various screwdrivers at his disposal. He smiled as Karube closed his eyes, legs kicking with laughter. It seemed hopeless until a little green screwdriver worked.
"Ah-ha!" Arisu said as he got it.
"YEHEHES! GOOD JOHOB ARISUHU!" Karube complimented as Arisu smirked pretending his hand slipped and he had to start all over again.
"YOU LIHIHITTLE!–"
"I'm kidding! This is just too fun, I'm so glad I wasn't the sheep!~" he teased once more before getting the collar off of Karube who's laughter turned to light giggles as he caught his breath. Opening his eyes Arisu helped him up.
"Thanks man..."
Arisu nodded as they cherished the moment. He hugged the blonde, thankful that what they thought was the worst didn't happen.
"Are we forgetting something?" Karube asked
"AHAHAHA!—"
"CHOTA!" Both boys yelled at the same time before rushing over to where the laughter was coming from. Arisu had the screwdriver in hand as they moved the leaves around to see Chota squirming as much as he could laughing his heart out.
"IHIHHIT TIHIHIHICKLES! AHAHAHA!" His hands held onto the collar as he rolled back and forth. Both looked at each other again in silent agreement that this was kinda adorable.
Karube sighed "I see what you mean Arisu when this was happening to me you can't help but tease"
"Mhm exactly" He smirked before getting the screwdriver ready. "Chota you gotta move your hands buddy or else I can't reach the screws"
"I CAHAHAN'T! TOHOHOO TIHIHIHICKLISH TO MOHOHOVE!"
This only made Karube smirk more. "Awww how adorable! You're finally getting a taste of your own medicine~"
Chota growled through his laughter
"I don't think I've ever seen you this ticklish Chota. Maybe we should keep you like this a little longer~" Arisu teased as Chota shook his head no.
"PLEHEHEHEHEASE AHAHARIHISU!"
"Move your hands! Duhude!" Arisu giggled as he spoke. Karube pried his hands off of the collar so Arisu could unscrew it.
"NAHAHA HAHAHA!–"
"I know it's bad! Just hold on a little longer man!" Karube said with a smirk, still being teasy, while trying to be encouraging at the same time.
"TIHIHIHICKLES– I CAHAHAN'T! NOHOHO MOHOHORE!" His mind was nothing but the feeling at that point which only made him sound more adorable.
Arisu smiled and finally got the collar off him too. Chota exhaled and caught his breath, residual giggles exiting his lips as the air moved back to his lungs. Karube and Chota were sweaty and all three of them were now laughing about this.
Game cleared, Congratulations!
All of their phones went off signaling that they had all won. The game over from before was a trick. It wasn't really a game over but the sheep needed to lose somehow. The real way to win was getting the sheep's collars off, regardless of the time frame. A tiny detail that the game withheld from them to play with their feelings. It is a hearts game after all it's supposed to play with your heart.
"So we all win?" Chota asked happily
Arisu nodded "I guess so! That's great!"
Karube smirked "and here we thought we were gonna die"
They all laughed together again and hugged each other.
"We got plenty more visas now. Let's just go back to our base and relax, no more games for a bit" Arisu said with a hum
They all nodded and agreed to that.
"You guys looked so silly like that though!" Arisu laughed a little as they walked out of the building
"You wanna be next pal?" Karube said rasing and eyebrow at him
"Nope! I'm good!"
"Exactly! You keep talking and I'll find one of those collars and make you wear it this time so you know how ticklish it really feels!" Chota teased back as Arisu giggled nervously.
"Was it really that bad?"
"YES!" They both yelled
"Okay okay! I'm sorry! But it was adorable! You gotta admit!"
"ARISU!–"
"AH!–"
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I know this was a little much, I don't know, but I hope you all enjoyed!
-K :]
