"I'm so excited Mama!" You cheered as you held her large, meaty hand. "I've wanted to play with Rei-chan for months!"

"And you were finally both so good and I have so much work and everyone is so busy, that I'm going to let you play in her room with her. Now you be good, okay? Be nice to your sister, she might be a little sore from her training." Big Madam patted your head as she pushed you into the cold, barren room.

There wasn't any toys or anything of the sort to play with, but you were used to such conditions and they didn't deter you. You just wanted to feel that feeling again in your heart.

And when those big, dark, soulless red eyes met yours, you did.

"Hi Rei-chan." You whispered.

They frowned and looked away.

"I wanted to play with you." You walked towards them, recognizing both their tattered clothes and your beating heart.

"Don't call me that..." They whispered right back this time.

"What should I call my sister?" You asked, now right in front of them, inhaling their delicious human smell.

"I'm not your sister. I'm not a girl. And my name isn't Rei."  They mumbled, defiantly. "And you can tell your stupid mother that. I don't care. They can hurt me all they want."

"I don't want my Mama to hurt you... I just want to know what to call you... I wanted to play..." You stood absolutely still as they turned to look at you.

"You can call me Juuzou." He sat on the floor quickly. "What do you want to play?"

"Um..." You sat down as well. "I don't know... You don't have a lot of games..."

"I know. Sorry." He smiled at you pathetically.

"It's okay. I didn't have a lot of games for a long time. We could just talk." You laid your chin in your hands.

"Let's play Truth or Dare!" Juuzou's face lit up as he suggested it. "Me first. Truth or Dare?"

"Um, dare!" You smiled back, happy that someone would finally play with you.

"Bit the tip of your thumb off!" He grinned at you maniacally, sure that you would scream for your mother and he would be punished immediately. But instead, you followed through.

"Okay!" You tore through the skin easily and spit it back on the ground. As you held it out in front of you, it easily recovered. "I'm a half-ghoul, so it just grows back quick. My turn! Truth or Dare!?!"

"Um, truth!" Juuzou picked the safer route, wondering if you thought he might be a ghoul too.

"Are you really a boy?" You asked.

"Yes." He scowled at you.

"Prove it." You crossed your arms.

Immediately, he stood up and dropped his shorts.

"I wouldn't even really know if that's boy parts or not... but that's different from me... so fine. You win." You pouted.

"Win? I don't think anyone really wins this game. We just keep playing until it escalates and someone gives up." Juuzou shrugged, intrigued by the half-ghoul now.

"Oh! Okay, I'll totally win then. Okay, your turn."

"Alright..."

"YN."

"Alright, YN, Truth or Dare..."