A/N: If you've read my profile, you must know that I have already said that I'm a very limited writer. But today I was laughed at, so my pride got hurt. This is my attempt to redeem myself to myself. If you see any kind of error, let me know, please.

A NIGHT OF STORIES

"Hey, isn't it your turn to be on night duty?" Edward asked Leonardo as the latter walked inside their shared tent.

"Tauroneo offered to switch shifts with me." Leonardo said shrugging. "He didn't really say why and I didn't bother to ask."

Edward simply stared at him, "Okay, right…anyway, Nolan is coming by. We're gonna play some cards."

"I don't know why you bother, he always beats you."

Before Edward could respond, Nolan walked in, "Who's ready to lose? Eh?"

"I guess I'll join," Leonardo said as he took a seat on a small stool, "since I've got nothing better to do."

"Oh, and I invited Aran since he actually knows how to play…" Nolan said, as he smirked at Edward.

Edward shuffled and dealt the cards. The three men made their bets and in the end Nolan had beat them. The same scenario had repeated itself for a couple of more times until Aran showed up. "Sorry, I'm late but I walked Laura to Jill's tent. Apparently the girls are going to tell ghost stories or something…"

"YOU CHEATER!" Edward yelled out as he threw his cards and got up madly. Nolan was laughing very loudly as he collected his money while Leonardo was trying his hardest not to laugh at his friend.

"Sit down, Aran, we're going to need another player." Leonardo said as he calmed down.

"Actually, I promised Laura I'd stay nearby. She's never been good at listening to those types of stories."

"Oh, come on, Edward, get back here…" Nolan yelled out as he shuffled the cards. The myrmidon was putting on his leather vest. He did not bother to respond as he stormed out, bumping into Sothe on the way.

Nolan and Leonardo bursted into a hysterical laughter while Aran smiled as Sothe walked in. "What the hell is his problem?" The laughter of the two became even louder.

"He got mad…"

Sothe rolled his eyes, "I wanted to join the card game, but Micaiah is waiting for me…"

"You're also going to the reunion?"

Sothe nodded and both of them walked out.

After the laughter died out, both men stared at each other and followed.

***

The Liberation Army members were seated in a circle. The girls seemed pretty excited but the men weren't really showing their enthusiasm, especially Zihark who looked like he was falling asleep. The supposed ghost stories that had already been told had not been scary at all. Sothe felt his eyes closing so he shook his head to wake himself up. Suddenly, Meg walked in with Edward behind her.

This wasn't exactly how Jill had planned the night to be. She wanted to scare and get scared. But so far, the worst thing story that had been told was how a corpse had stood up. Realizing that the reunion was going downhill, Jill decided that she needed some fresh air. Outside she saw Nolan and Leonardo and invited them. Once more, everybody was sitting down.

"Okay, okay, it's my turn." Fiona said.

Zihark rested his head in his right palm and yawned.