Hello, everyone. This is yet another story that I had in mind. Just as you're probably used to by now, I'm going to change the P.O.V. This time, though, I'm only going to use the omniscient and lead character's P.O.V. Well, hope you enjoy.

"So, I asked, is this it, then?"

-Yes, it is. I've been waiting for it for, like, ever, said Jade. It really cost me quite a lot of money, but it was absolutely worth it. Do you think you're ready for this?

-Kiddo, we've had 3 of these to prepare ourselves and we've both been playing them for 6 years, said Brian, except for 'him' who was initiated last year… beginner's luck, if you ask me.

- Oh please, I said, we already went though this. I'm just good at it, stop denying that you lost to a beginner; you're just making it worse for yourself.

-Hey, for your information, you had Talim, a girl, and as a gentleman, I'm forbidden to hurt a woman.

-Hah, exclaimed Jade, that's a good one. You never miss an opportunity to tease me and that is technically mental hurting. So just put your 'gentleman' where I think you can. Besides, you say that now, but I'll have you know that he's a guy, that you used a girl as well, and so what you just said doesn't…

-Okay, okay, I get it. Now, can we just play the damn game?

-Sure, whatever to make sure you don't throw a tantrum.

And, sure enough, he pouted. Although we knew he was just kidding. Now, you have to know that all three of us were the best of friends: we've been together since we were toddlers. My name is Connor; I'm a 14 year-old boy with shiny baby blue eyes and long forest green hair. And yes, they are natural (it seems crazy, but they are). I'm not the strongest guy in the group, but I'm definitely the smartest of the 3. If there was anything my friends were curious about for a lot of games, they just had to ask me and, most of the time, I could give them what they wanted. The funny thing is that I never was that interested in video games, but as soon as my friends 'initiated' me to them, I took a liking to it and a lot of the games to which it was the 1st time, either I got really good at it in my 1st try, either I would get good in only a few days. Jade is a little of a tomboy. She had short teal hair (they weren't natural, though) and similar-colored eyes and she had a strong build. She loved playing various kinds of video games and, as proof, she had almost every console you could think of at her home and she played on every one of them. Her father owns a big electronical company, which explains her extravagant number of consoles. As for Brian, he was one of the best gamers of the band. He was very tall, had golden eyes, long silver hair (which are natural as well) and the biggest build you could have for a guy. The thing is that even though he was a great gamer, he was poor, as his parents could barely pay enough to feed the whole family (7 kids). He even had to get a job himself to pay for the rest of the needed money. Both Jade and Brian loved to tease me ever since they were young, as I wasn't strong enough to withstand both of them. But I still knew that they were just playing with me. Ah, the youth. For all 3 of us, the sacred Bible was a game we never got tired of playing: the Soul Calibur series. A classic in fighting games. We began to install ourselves on Jade's comfy couch… in her bedroom.

'I still don't understand why you should have such a huge couch in your own bedroom, said Brian. Why do you need so many stuffs in it, anyway?

-Oh, for God's sake, we already talked about it, I don't wanna go into this minefield again, replied Jade. You know what happened last time, and let's not forget we have little ears, here.

-Hey, 'little ears' are still here. Listen, I know that being from different backgrounds, we all have a hard time understanding each other, but let's not forget that is the main reason why we became friends. Now can we just get over this and fight a little? Last time we had a match, I felt kind of rusty and I'd like to hone myself again", I said.

The 2 elders, as I like to call them, looked at each other, then smiled, proof that this awkward moment was whooshed away. Then, the game was started and the intro was played. Of course, I couldn't help but comment, at the end of it:

"Hmm. I definitely think that Soul 2 has the best intro. So, who's gonna be the 1st one to sit - oh wait, that's right, it's gonna be me, isn't it? Surprise surprise.

-Connor, come on, it has to be us 1st, said Jade, her eyes rolling from one side to another. I paid for the game and it's always been ladies 1st.

-No way! Brian, you're a girl?" I said, with a not-so subtle sarcastic tone.

-Con, come on. Stop being a child and observe our battle. You should actually count yourself lucky that you go for the 2nd round, as you will be able to get a glimpse of the new settings of the game.

-Humph, fine. But I'm still angry.

As they went to the character selection screen, we all saw that there were more characters than ever. Of course, our favorite characters were there: Talim for me, Sophitia for Jade and Mitsurugi for Brian. As the game began, he chose his favorite character, Mitsu, as we like to call him. Jade, however, decided to try out a new fighter: Hilde, the queen of the Wolfkrone kingdom.

'Hah, said Brian, you really wanna try a new character? You've already got Sophitia, why would you choose someone else right when we begin a new game?

-Because I bet you that I can win without using Sophitia. So what do you say to 200$?

-WHAT? That'd enough to bankrupt us.

-Well then, I suppose you should get serious, for once.

-Humph, he scowled, fine, but if I win, it's 500 for me.

-You've got yourself a deal.'

And the battle began. At 1st, Jade was going full force, hitting Mitsurugi on every cubic inch of his body. But it was obvious that he was going easy on her, his favorite strategy. After going under half his HP, though, as her attacks were getting slower and slower, the time came and Mitsurugi began piling combos after combos. The only thing Jade could then do was to block his attacks, but what she didn't know, was that this was part of his plan. Suddenly, a red lightning came out of Hlide, part of her armor was torn off and Brian looked at his Mitsurugi preparing a huge hit, an evil smirk on his face. Next thing Jade knew, her character was being slashed 4 times and was now falling down, covered in flames. All she could do was watch the scene, dumbstruck.

'How the hell did you win this?' asked Jade, 'I thought I had you cornered. This isn't fair!

-Life's not fair, my dear Hildegard, but that's the way it is. Looks like the samurai guy is still far from being outdated.

-Oh well, I said, that's really too bad, Jade. Well, I guess it's my turn now. Oh and by the way, you owe him 500 bucks.

-Oh, that's right, I almost forgot. Thank you, Connor, for reminding me, said Brian. Come on, spit up the cash.

-Damn, you both, I'm gonna get you for this.

-Of course, you are. So, round 2 of this awesome game. Of course, you know who I'm gonna pick. But just so we're clear, please go easy on me, this time. I'm still not used to these controls, you know, with me having a Gamecube and all.

-Okay. I'll try. So, ready to get your ass kicked? A samurai hitting a poor priestess younger than him. Already, you do realize that this is a big effort for me.

-Well, at least, that's some progress.

And the fight was beginning. And as soon as the announcer shouted 'FIGHT', I felt something weird going on in me. A slight shock went down though from my fingertips to the tip of my hair. It felt really weird, but I shrugged it off and started fighting. At 1st, I was slow, still trying to learn the combos and getting banged up by Mitsu. But, as the fight went on, I started getting the hang of it, getting his HP down faster, just as he was getting mine down. The only thing that bugged me was that whenever my Talim got hurt, I received a slight shock that was getting more and more painful as her HP went down. Jade saw that I was looking weaker, so she came up to me, patted me on the back, and said:

'Hey, Connor, you okay? You don't look so good. Maybe you should rest a little.

-And let you both have fun without me? No way!

-All right, but still be careful.'

Little did we know that Brian had used my short time out for his critical finish.

'Hey, I exclaimed, that's not fair I wasn't looking!

-Well, you should've. Now, get ready to get grilled', he said with that smirk I hate so much.

And it came. He did it. But just as the last slash came and Talim was screaming, I found myself screaming as well. The pain was so intense I couldn't take it anymore and I blacked out.

I woke up, still feeling groggy about the fight. Oh, that's right, I lost. Suddenly, I heard a voice call me out:

'You okay, kid?

-Well, it could be better, but I'm feeling a little bit better than earlier.

-That's good. Well, I guess now, you'll pay better attention to the fight and less time chatting with the wind

-Whaaaa? What are you talking about, Brian?

-Brian? Who the hell is Brian? Come on, repeat after me: Mi-tsu-ru-gi.

-Huh?

After a while, my vision got into better focus and I noticed that I wasn't talking to golden eyes and silver hair; the person in front of me had a short beard, a ponytail pulled up, but his most distinguished feature was his samurai armor. Wait a second… HOLY CRAP, THAT'S MITSURUGI, THE REAL DEAL! I looked down at myself and saw… BOOBS? WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON, HERE?

All right, 1st chapter done. I hope you all liked this chapter and don't worry, the next chapters will be much more interesting. Read and review, constructive comments are welcome, NOT flames. Catch you later, guys. BYE! (: