I walk back home, while reading my book to study for the college entrance exams. I pass by a computer store with a lot of people playing the computers. I glare at the store because games are stupid and consume way too much of life. I used to play games and I would always get too addicted with it. My parents would get mad but I didn't care. They were fun. I finally retracted that addiction and paid attention to school.

When I was about 10 years old, I found out that my parents left me because we were too poor to even take care of ourselves. After 8 years, I lived alone and made my way to a successful life. Ever since I quit playing games, my life has been amazing.

I finally reach my apartment and I check my email to see any coupons for the bookstore, so I could get more books to study. I scroll down and find a mysterious email. It read:

To: Yoshida Yuuki

From: Unknown

Why don't we play a simple chess game?

I carefully analyze the email. One of the games I was advanced at was chess. I can't play this. Games will consume me again, but I felt like it was tempting me. I gave in and clicked the link to play. I play against this person and I find something interesting. One of his own pieces's cut off. I closely look at it. I chuckle silently. This person won't trick me.

This game is continued for almost one hour and I finally one. I smile at my victory and lay back in my chair, tired. This person was really good at chess. Another email from the person comes up.

To: Yoshida Yuuki

From: Unknown

That was a good game! Have you ever thought of being born in the wrong world?

When I read that sentence, I suddenly thought of when I was a child. I was really good at games. I even won competitions and I was only little. Even though some competitions offered money, my parents didn't seem too overjoy about it. They thought that games were stupid. But I cherished and loved games.

Why don't you come to my world then?

The room became dark and I stood up. I looked around me and my walls collapse. I find myself falling from the sky and I smile. I spread out my legs and arms. This was fun and I see someone at the tip of my eye.

"Hi I'm Tet! I was "Unknown"!"

"You were the one who played with me?"

"Yes! Now. My world is centered on games shall I say the commandments?"

"Sure…"

The Ten Pledges

1. All murder, war, and robbery is forbidden in this world.

2. All conflict will be resolved through games.

3. In games, each player will bet something that is agreed of equal value.

4. As long as it doesn't violate pledge three, anything may be bet, and game may be played.

5. The challenged part has the right to decide the rules of the game

6. Any bets made in accordance must be upheld.

7. Conflicts between groups will be conducted by designated representatives with absolute authority.

8. Being caught cheating during a game is grounds for an instant loss.

9. In the name of god, the previous rules may never be changed.

all have fun and play together!

I looked down below and I almost reached the ground. I floated and touched the ground. I landed and looked around me. This was actually a fantasy world. The mountains were the color of pink and magenta. The sky was blue, with fluffy clouds over it. I heard a faint voice of, Tet:

You are not the only human from another world. There are only two people like you. I wish you the best of luck, surviving.

There was another person like me? I walk on the path to the nearest village. People were playing card games. I looked to get some food. Although I was in a game, I was hungry.

"Eh, suge, that guy has beaten all his opponents."

I looked at where the guy was. There was a pouch of gold next to him. He was covered in gold chains and fake silk clothes. I sat in the chair in front of him. He looked at me and laughed.

"Are looking for a challenge little girl?" the guy said.

"Isn't this place full of challenges? You don't even have to ask me. Now, shall we play a single game of poker?" I said, while yawning.

The guy grit his teeth, then smiled.

"Oh, I want all that gold of yours." I said.

"What? You know how much is this? Your have to bet something equal to this," he said.

"Pledge 3, huh. Fine then, I'll bet myself."

"What?"

"I have nothing else to bet."

"B-but…"

"What? Are you scared of a little girl?"

"Never, you will lose and you will become my servant."

He raised his right hand and I raised mine.

"Aschente!"

He shuffled the cards and passed them. One thing I noticed was that when he passed his last card, he got the last card from the bottom. Pledge 8… I smiled at my cards and he gave a chuckle.

"Are you ready," he asked.

"Sure," I said, with confidence.

"Okay then… full house!"

"Eh~"

I put down my cards and the guy stared at them squinting if he saw them correctly.

"R-royal straight flush," he exclaimed.

"You didn't notice anything... I would've said you were cheating, but I wanted to have a little fun." I said.

I got out of my seat and took his gold. I left his table without any word. I went inside an inn and paid for a place to stay. I went to my room and I walked past a well-dressed girl. She had long purple hair and eyes. Something about her made me think. I looked around and saw a hooded elf. I didn't snap back into reality when I bumped into a girl.

"Sorry…" I said, bowing.

"It's fine… totally fine," she said, with a bright smile.

"Still…"

"I told you it's fine. You don't look familiar. Who are you?"

"Yuuki."

"I'm Kurami."

"Nice to meet you."

"Same here."

"Well, Kurami... can you show me around? I just came here from another world."

"Another world? Could you be like him?"

"Him?"

"Don't worry. He's the king. I'll introduce you to him right now."

We both ran to towards a big castle. The hooded elf suddenly appeared beside Kurami.

"Kurami!" I shouted.

She turned around and smiled at the elf.

"Oh, you haven't met Fi." Kurami said.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Fi." The hooded elf said.

I heard of the door banging open and I saw a guy my age. He had reddish, brownish hair and wore casual clothes. He had a crown slid on his right arm. He ran down to Kurami. Was he the king Kurami was talking about?

"Oi, we haven't talked about our plan about defeating Old Deus. They have magic capabilities so, I will have Fi and Jibril get information on that. They will most likely have a team game, so I want Shiro, you, Izuna, Jibril, and I to be on the team. We also need to talk about… Who is she?" he asked.

"This girl here from the same world as you or as I assume. She says she's from another world." Kurami explains.

"Another world? Eh."

He looks at me and cups his chin.

"Well, anyway I should introduce myself. My name is Sora, the king of Elkia Federation." He smiles.

"My name is Yuuki…"

There was a pause and his face went pale. He ran to a corner and hugged his knees. He shuddered and I wondered what happened to him. Then I suddenly remembered. Sora was an old classmate of mine when I was in elementary school.

"Ah! You're Sora! My elementary school classmate." I smiled.

"Y-Yeah…" he trailed off.

"What still remembering about what happened that day?"

He stood back up and ran to me. His face flushed from embarrassment.

"N-No!" he stuttered.

"Ah, that was your first loss from a girl. Hah!" I said.

"Woah wait… You defeated Sora before?" Kurami asked.

"Yeah…" I said.

There was another pause. Four came in and they all looked at me. One girl that had the same eyes as Sora went to Sora and comforted him. She had long lavender hair, a crown at the side of her head, and had a school uniform on. She looked about eleven years old.

"Nii, what happened to you? You look like you had a nightmare." The girl said.

"Shiro, it's nothing. I'm thinking about my old days." Sora said still shaking.

We all sat at a meeting table. I sat between Sora and Kurami.

"Shall we start the introductions?" Sora said.

"Hi, my name is Stephanie Dola. You can call me Steph. I was the granddaughter of the last king. I am now the assistant of Sora and Shiro."

Steph had kind of curly red hair. She had ocean blue eyes and a beautiful dress. I looked at the girl next to her. This girl had short purple hair and purple eyes. She had a miniskirt kimono and a purple big fluffy tail. She also had purple fox eyes.

"I'm Izuna. Sora and Shiro both defeated me and took the whole Eastern Federation."

I looked at the next girl. She had long pink pastel colored hair. A dream catcher design halo was on the side of her head. She also had golden eyes and had pale wings.

"I'm Jibril. I am a Flugel. Master defeated me and took me and my whole library."

"I'm Yuuki. Tet brought me to this world. I come from Tokyo."

"You're like Master?! You must have the knowledge they have also." Jibril said.

She crawled on the table towards me and drooled. Izuna pushed her away and she went back to her seat.

"Excuse me, I just love knowledge so please feel free to tell me any information you have. Hehe…" Jibril said.

"So, back to my topic… Just how did you defeat Sora?" Kurami asked.

"Someone has defeated Sora before?" every girl screamed.

I told them the whole story of how I defeated him. It was the time when we were 6 years old. We were in the same class. I was new and I saw next to him in the back. Whenever it was free time boys who were carrying game devices surrounded him. I was tired of how loud they were so I challenged Sora, their leader. I defeated him in a racing game.

"Nii, you were defeated by a girl?" Shiro asked.

"Y-yeah… S-she was really good at that game, though." Sora stuttered.

"Yeah, Shiro, he actually tried his best to win." I said, trying to calm her down.

Shiro looked at me with cold eyes and I shiver ran down my spine. I looked down trying to avoid eye contact. I put my head on my palm and rested it there. In order to survive, I had to stay here.

A/N: Hello! Thank you for reading the first chapter of The Meaning of Love and Defeat. The next chapter will be posted on July 10th, 10:30 (PST) Please also comment if you see any grammar mistakes or if you like this chapter. Thank you for all your support and I look forward to write the next chapter. ~Sakura~

A/N: Sorry for the late update, but for sure I will have the next chapter next Saturday July 18th, 10:30 (PST), due to family issues. Thank you for understanding. ~Sakura~