Hello again Dearies,
I'd like to thank Remus over Siruis for his review and comment. I hope this chapter is a little better.
BTW: the last speaker was Zexion. Although no one tried to guess...
Onward March, my pretties!
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Riku couldn't explain how uncomfortable this situation was. Thirteen people in black coats were conversing in HIS room. And to top it off if he or Sora moved so much as an inch, thirteen eyes filled with hatred would glare at them.
The door open silently as two girls, already in their day clothes although it was midnight, stepped inside. The blonde, Namine, ran over to tackle Roxas, who fell into Axel, who yelled, "FUCK!"
Fourteen eyes looked at the three of them, and Axel flipped every one of them off.
Kairi laughed softly as she made her way to where her friends were sitting on the floor. Riku scooted over to place Kairi between him and the fuming brunette beside him. Kairi decided to sit in front of them instead of putting herself in the line of Sora's death glare.
"Namine wasn't joking, was she?" she said nervously. She quickly glanced at the now un-hooded figures. Her eyes saw two people, Possibly Marluxia and Larxene, she thought, kissing passionately. She quickly turned her head to get away from the embarrassing scene.
Axel, Roxas, Zexion, Demyx, and Namine hurried over to sit on the floor with the three "heroes". Zexion and Demyx just sat close to each other, while Axel put Roxas in a comfortable position in his lap. Namine sat directly beside Kairi.
"Well the gang's all here!" Namine joked. Roxas cut his eyes over at her, shaking his head. Axel held him closer as if he thought the boy in his lap was just a dream.
"I thought we would be lost forever," he whispered, mortified, in the blonde's hair. Tears were streaming down his face.
Everyone noticed it. Axel was not one that you would see crying. Larxene took out her camera to snap a quick picture.
"Put it away, bitch!" Roxas exclaimed. Larxene shrugged.
Marluxia's reaction was worse, "Don't talk to my fiancé like that, fag!"
"Racist bastard!"
Xemnas pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration. Saix put a comforting hand on his shoulder. Xaldin and Xigbar turned away from Marluxia. Zexion scooted closer to Demyx. Kairi leaned towards Namine, and Riku and Sora merely glanced at each other.
"Well then… That was awkward," Axel said lightheartedly to release the tension that was building. It worked. Slowly, the occupants of the room calmed themselves.
"I have a question for Xemnas…" Sora began. Xemnas looked at the young keyblade master and motion for him to continue. "Why are ya'll here? And why aren't you trying to kill us?"
"I was wondering that myself," Saix added.
Xemnas shrugged, "I guess I just don't want to fight anymore. I want to find a way to live peacefully with the users of Light." The rest of the Organization looked to him in surprise and admiration. For years all he talked about was destroying those who opposed him. Now he was finally giving it a rest. An uncomfortable silence crept across the room.
"We don't want to fight either. But we need to tell the king." Sora said. Riku, Namine, and Kairi nodded.
Xemnas acknowledged the fact with a quick nod.
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Two hours, 27 minutes, and 3 seconds later, Riku came back with news.
"The king is on his way. So is Donald and Goofy." He added to Sora. The Organization sat in a circle, in order, as they had a long, drawn out meeting.
"Roxas says they did this a lot. It's a way to regroup and plan," Sora explained. Riku sat down beside him, noting that Sora must have left to change clothes while he was on the phone.
"I wish these people would get out of my room. These pajamas are embarrassing me," Riku sighed.
The Organization stood up and moved around so that they were sitting by whom they considered friends. Four empty places were left, and Roxas motioned for the others to come over there.
"We figured while we're waiting for your king to come, we'd play a game," Roxas grinned impishly. Luxord began shuffling his cards. Sora got an uneasy feeling as he saw the Gambler of Fate look at him.
"Strip poker. First nude loses ten munny. Second, twenty. And so on. Last one gets all the cash."
Roxas turned to Axel sitting at his right. "Twenty munny says Sora will be the next to last one to lose."
Axel shook his head, "Twenty munny also says you'll be the first one to go."
"Deal."
Riku and Sora exchanged a worried look. This was going to be very interesting.
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Ten minutes later and Vexen had to had over his last ten munny. Mumbling he put all his clothes back on and leaned against the wall to watch.
Axel, with everything still on, handed a glove-less Roxas twenty munny. Larxene no longer had her coat, gloves, boots, and socks. Her MCR tee shirt and black pants were left besides her undergarments. Marluxia sat beside her clad in only boxers. Riku and Sora shared the same fate as him. Kairi and Namine, however, managed to keep everything but their shoes on. Everyone else had all their clothes.
The game went on for several hours. All that was left was Xemnas in Moogle boxers, Roxas with a Panic! At The Disco tee, and Sora in his blue boxers. Roxas folded even though he had a great hand. Xemnas and Sora stayed in.
"Three of a kind," said the leader of the Organization proudly.
"Royal Flush!" yelled the keyblader.
Roxas grinned at Axel, "Pay up!" Axel grumbled as he gave Roxas twenty more munny.
Roxas and Sora glared each other down as Luxord dealed out the cards. Sora winced as he looked at the cards.
"Yes?" said Roxas teasingly, "Something wrong?"
"Bet you two months supply of sea salt ice cream my hand's worse than yours."
Roxas thought about briefly, "Deal…"
He laid out his cards. "Royal Flush."
Sora looked at them for the longest time. "Fuck! Straight!" He said throwing down the cards.
Roxas took the 1050 munny. "You owe me two month's supply of sea salt ice cream. From Twilight Town. Not that imitation you have here."
Sora looked down in shock as Roxas stood up to put his clothes back on. Number XIII walked over to number VIII.
"Nice move," said the older man.
"Thanks," replied the younger as he reached up for a kiss.
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Can some one check my math for the winning amount. I think its wrong.
Yes that is a weird way of playing strip poker, but that's how my family plays.
The next to the last one out pays the most.
Till next time,
Blood&Ashes
