"Your turn, Izzie," Rashelle said. We sat in a circle, with Rashelle, my best friend, by her boyfriend, Leon, and Paul, my boyfriend, by me. The fact that we were all close friends even before we paired off meant we hung out together quite a bit.
"Truth," I said. Truth or Dare was always a boring game for most people, but our group had found a way to make it fun, always right on the edge of safe and forbidden.
"Have you ever streaked before?" Paul asked.
I blushed. "I'm not answering that!"
Paul chuckled. "That's a 'yes'. Where was it that?"
"That's a second question."
"Yeah, but you didn't really answer the first one," Leon said.
I glared at him. "None of your business. Give me a dare, then."
"Let Paul tickle you!" Rashelle blurted out.
"No way!" I said. Rashelle knew I was super ticklish. We were best friends, and that meant she knew all my weak spots.
"You got to do it, Izzie," Paul said.
"Nuh-uh!"
"I think you're missing the point of this game," Leon said with a grin.
"You know what? Since she's being such a poor sport, we should all give Izzie a tickle torture!" Rashelle said with a cackle.
I yelped as Paul started to reach for me, scrambling to my feet. He grabbed me by the shins and pulled me back, putting me on my back. I pleaded for mercy as he put his knees on my arms, pinning me to the ground. He grabbed both of my hands and held them down with one of his own. Classic tickle torture position.
"Wait!" I shouted, the feeling of being restrained making my breath grow ragged.
He ignored my pleas, instead running his fingers up and down my sides. "Tickle torture!" I shrieked and laughed, twisting and turning, though it did nothing. By the time he stopped, tears of laughter were rolling down my face and I collapsed to the floor.
Rashelle laughed at my torture. "I want a go!" My heart sank, realizing that I was powerless to stop anyone with Paul pinning me down. Rashelle climbed up on me as Paul got off, taking his place.
"No, please!"
She reached over, and by sheer luck, she started tickling me right underneath my armpit. It was a secret ticklish spot for me, and I tried not to reveal it to anyone. Unfortunately, my screams gave away my secret all too easily. Rashelle, sensing a weakness, dug in, and Paul joined in on the other side.
By the time they finished, I was wheezing and gasping for air. "S-stop. Please..."
"Wow, Izzie," Rashelle said. "That was pretty intense, and that was over your shirt. I wonder..." She ran her hand under my shirt and proceeded to tickle my skin directly. As bad as it had been with my shirt, getting tickled right on the skin was ten times worse, and I felt like my body was going to explode from the torture. My ability to plead for release was destroyed by the fact that I couldn't breathe with my heaving lungs.
Rashelle pulled out her arm, but with it and my own thrashing, my shirt had ridden up halfway up my stomach, bunching up near my bra. I wasn't sure, but the shirt felt high enough that I wouldn't be surprised if the boys could see my baby-blue bra peeking out.
I couldn't talk for a minute, still recovering. Rashelle looked down at me, brushing hair out of my face, which was both tender and patronizing.
"O-okay," I said, still partially out of breath. "You've had your fun. Now let me go!"
"I don't think you're in a position to make demands, Izzie," Rashelle said. "You look so cute all helpless like that." She grinned, an idea forming in her mind. "In fact, maybe we should revisit your streaking days, since you dodged the question about that earlier. Seems only fair. Boys? Can you help me get this shirt off of our lovely subject?"
Before I could protest, fingers grabbed at the hem of my shirt, pulling the rest of the way, off my head and through my hands. I screamed, but my words had no effect on my captors. Someone took my shirt and used it as a makeshift restraint, tying my hands together, though Rashelle still kept her hand on my own.
I could feel three sets of eyes on my chest, bra, and heaving stomach. I felt myself blush at the amount of skin I was showing, but I could only think about how exposed I was to more tickling.
"She really is cute, isn't she?" Rashelle said, her fingers grazing my bare stomach. Just the slightest touch was enough for me to heave, my stomach shaking at her touch.