Death Arcana
by: Shigure Hakuya
Previously...
They felt a weird sensation upon seeing a memory-no, it's not theirs but other's-as they smirked upon seeing full of that. Then Minako motioned her brother to go in front of the bar. After all, Nona-sama said that they will do what they always do when judging.
Then came out two persons from the elevator. One, a girl with gray hair that's pigtailed and the other girl has long, straight brown hair that sends waves of familiarity to both of them.
"Huh? Where am...I?" The newcomers said in unison as they finally noticed the two arbiters, with Minako sitting on a chair in front of Minato while looking at the two newcomer and Minato shaking a bottle while making a wine for both of them.
"Welcome to our bar."
"Welcome to the Velvet Moon." The Fools said in unison with their eyes gleaming in the dark. They have their faces etched with the expression of mischief.
"-uhm...a bar?" The girl with gray hair said in confusion before taking a good look at her surroundings. "...that certainly took the part."
Then Minako chuckled at what the girl said, leaving both of the newcomers doubt the auburn-haired girl actions. "Yes, it's a bar. But first, want to have a drink?"
"O-oh...but I-" Then Minako cut the girl. "It's not alcoholic."
Finally, both of the girls nodded before Minako pointed at the chairs beside her. The three now started to watch Minato makes their drinks, with Minako looking at her brother with a meaningful look and winked at him making the blue-haired boy smirk at his dear sister, of course, the two guests did not notice this. "Bon appetit..."
"But before that, did you remember anything about yourself?" Minako said while drinking her newly made Margarita. The two girls looked down first, making them slightly conscious about what the auburn-haired girl said. Then the brown-haired girl spoke first. "I'm...Chihiro."
"Chihiro, huh?" Minako said with a mischievous look. Then she looked at Minato. "Toto-kun~! Lookie, lookie, her name is Chihiro."
Minato only stared at Minako before going back to what he's doing. Then Minako turned to the grey-haired girl. "What about yours?"
"I-I'm...Yuko..." The gray-haired girl muttered before looking at what Minato served her. "What is this drink?"
"Oolong Tea." Then Yuko took it before taking a sip. "It's good..."
Minako stood up and went to Minato, taking Yuko and Chihiro's attention. Then the auburn-haired girl whispered to his ear. "Toto-kun, I think we should...uhm...judge them. Just like Nona-sama said."
"Uhm...who are you two? And why are we here?" Yuko said with confusion in her voice. Then Chihiro spoke next. "And where are we exactly?"
Then both of the Fools stared at their guests with their eyes glinting with mischief.
"Want to know why you're here?" Minako said with a sickly sweet voice. The two guests looked at each other before nodding to the auburn-haired girl. Then Minako clasped her own hands in delight. "Good then..."
As both of the Fools' faces turned into a smirking one, with Minato hugging his sister while inhaling the intoxicating scent of Minako's hair.
Nona sighed upon seeing at what her new puppets are doing. They're supposed to be judging the guests right now, but all they do was play. "Oculus...let's take a round."
Oculus then nodded before he grabbed a billiard stick. Nona smirked upon seeing the serious face of his. She now started to look for a proper angle for her shot...
Then the two started to play.
A black-haired woman stared at the space as she continued to munch on her meal. She's currently leaning against a wall while listening-to be accurate, eavesdropping to a conversation of two arbiters.
"I heard that there's two new arbiters..."
"Really? I thought that we only get one?"
"'Dunno. Maybe Nona-sama did another trick."
"Well, if it's true, does it concern us?"
"Oh okay...then I'll stop."
Then the conversation ended with the black-haired woman sighing. Just like the other one said, does it concern her and Decim?
Then she went back to her seat with a white-haired man. The man has blue eyes that looks like the other arbiters. He's currently wearing a bartender uniform and he has his famous stoic face.
"Oh, we shall go now to our floor. Shall we?" Decim said in a monotone voice before inviting his hand to the woman and they went to their own floor.
"What are you doing a while ago?" Decim was the one who started the conversation. The black-haired woman thought about it at first before sighing. "I just went to the restroom."
"Hmm? I can tell you're lying..." Decim said without changing his own voice and stare. Then the black-haired woman tensed up. "U-uh...okay. I just heard a conversation near the restroom."
"What is it?"
"Nothing...just heard about two new arbiters from some arbiters..." She said with a 'I-don't-care' tone in her voice. He only narrowed his eyes to hers before muttering an 'okay'.
Then the news about the two new arbiters spreaded.
"First of all, we cannot answer your questions..." Minato said coldly. Minako then chirped at Minato's tone before singing in a rather irritating tone. "We can't~ after all~ we're just bartenders~!"
"Second, we will now play a game..." He continued before Minako smirked. The two guests are now very confused at the siblings' antics. "Well...we are going to play a game, of course. It's boring if we only stay here chatting 'ya know. After all~you don't know why you're here so why don't you take risk, right Toto-kun?"
Minato only looked at her as she just grinned at him, her pearly white gleaming.
"Third, we will choose your game by means of roulette," Then a board immediately appear from the ceiling. The board totally sends waves of familiarness to the Fools. It has the design of the Arcana card that they saw in the Velvet Room.
"Ohh~, a surprise! It's exciting right? And Toto-kun, you're so sexy while explaining the rules coldly." Minako said with a smirk and Minato returned the smirk before whispering into her ears.
"When we're finished judging our guests..." He started before making his voice more seductive that made Minako blush. "...we will get all the fun we want."
"Ahh~, then I'll be waiting for that~!" She chirpily said. The siblings now held each other's hands, their foreheads touching each other with their eyes glistening in the dark hue of the room.
"Fourth, We will have you stake your lives in this game or else..." They said in unison before Minako materialized a tarot card and show them the arcana of the Death. "...you'll experience doom."
Before the two guests start to complain, the siblings used this chance to say the final rule.
"Lastly, until this game is over, you cannot leave this bar." Minato said in a rather dark and cold tone before Minako chuckled darkly. "So play fast so we can have fun. And also remember, you are risking your lives so show us your true self..."
To be continued...
A/N: adrianmeneses1234, I thank you very much for your help! Also, sorry if there's wrong grammar and spellings.
