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                JUST A DARE
                                By Maliha Malik (The Mistress of Mayhem).
e-mail address: mmlive@brain.net.pk

        "Johanna," Hadji repeated. "What a beautiful name." He bent down and =
kissed Jonny's hand. "A beautiful name for the most beautiful girl I've =
ever seen." He gazed at Jonny admiringly. "Tell me, Johanna, if you are =
not already meeting someone else, will you be my date for this party?"
        "Ummmm .... aaaaahhhh ..... Hadji, well ....." Jonny stammered, his =
face red with embarassment.=20
        "Of course!" Jessie interrupted, a mischevious grin on her face. =
"Johanna would love to." She ignored the murderous look Jonny shot at =
her.
        "Great!" Hadji enthused. "Well, we should be going." He took Jonny's =
hand and led him to the car.
        As they headed towards Brad's house, Hadji remarked: "You know, =
Johanna; your voice reminds me of one of my closest friends, Jonny =
Quest. Where is Jonny anyway, Jessie?"
        Jessie, who had suddenly been overtaken by a fit of choking, managed to =
reply. "Ohhhh, you could say that he was .... preoccupied.'
        "How unfortunate. Though I must say that I am glad that I have your =
lovely freind's company all to myself." He beamed at the red-faced =
Jonny/Johanna.
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        Brad's house was overflowing with people when Jessie, Hadji and =
Jonny/Johanna arrived.
        "Hi everyone!" Brad greeted them when he opened the door.=20
        " Hello Brad. Meet my friend, Johanna," Jessie said, in a meaningful =
tone.
        "Yes," Hadji added, looking at Johanna/Jonny adoringly. "Johanna ... my =
date for tonight."
        "Huh? Johana??? Your date???????" Then as realization dawned upon him, =
he grinned. "yes, of course. Do come in, Johanna. I must say you look =
beautiful - and I looove your outfit." (Just in case you missed the =
first part, Jonny/Johanna's wearing a polka dot top, a neon pink skirt, =
bright red lipstick and pink eye makeup.)
        Jonny felt like sinking into the floor. The room echoed woth =
wolf-whistles as he came in. The guys were obviously not going to let =
him forget this easily. "What a beauty!" someone shrieked amid laughter. =
"Pink polka dots! My favourite!" Jonny gritted his teeth in order to =
restrain himself from screaming in exasperation.=20
        Hadji, on the other hand, looked very embarassed - ALMOST as embarassed =
as Jonny. "Guys, guys," he finally spoke out. "What has hapened to you? =
I would like you to meet my date, Johanna and I would appreciate it if =
you treated her with some respect."
        A hushed silenece fell over the room, followed by loud shreiks of =
laughter. "Oh I am so sorry, Hadji, It is nice to meet you Johanna. You =
look gorgeous," someone called out.
        "Oh nooooooooooo!" Jonny cringed at seeing the smirks on his =
ex-friends' faces. Could this get any worse? He turned to Jessie. "This =
is all your fault." he hissed.
        "Oh, really?" Jessie was giggling. "I don't recall forcing you to make =
a bet you were bound to lose."
        "All right, but you didn't have to start this whole deal with Johanna. =
C'mon, Jess, can't you get me out of this one?" he pleaded.
        "I'll try, Jonny." She walked over to the sound system and put on a new =
CD.
        It worked. People began to disperse away from Jonny/Johanna and started =
to dance. "Thanks, Jess," Jonny smiled, relieved.
        "Johanna." It was Hadji. Jonny's face turned white. He had forgotten =
all about Hadji. "Johanna, may I have this dance?"

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Once again, comments, criticisms .... anything is welcome!=20

The Mistress of Mayhem.