Chapter 6: Your Move.

AN: wow...it's finally here! ^^ Sorry I took so long. And no, I could not resist the yugioh connection. enjoy!

Sarah's POV: I was awakened by bright sunlight streaming in through the window-and right into my eyes. I blinked several times, trying to adjust to the light.

How'd I end up back in my room? I don't remember coming in here last night…

I looked down at my pajamas. Or changing…oh well.

"What time is it?" I mumbled sleepily, rolling over to look at the clock.

"…12:30? Did I really sleep that late?" I was thinking about what I should do. I could either go back to sleep and pretend like I never woke up (that sounded best), skip out on training, or just go really late. I decided there was no point in trying to fall back asleep since I was already awake, and I'd get my ass kicked for being hours late.

I'll just tell him I was sick…

After a un-nessacarily long shower that probably wasted all the hot water, I pulled on a black T-shirt and jeans that happened to be lying around.

"Well now what?" I sat down on my bed, kicking my legs back and forth boredly. And then I realized that mostly everyone else was still inside, wasting their time doing nothing, like I was.

"Let's see who we can find," I said with a small smile.

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This is definitely not worth getting caught. I thought as I wandered around for a while. I hadn't seen Xemnas anywhere, but he always seemed to show up at the worst possible times. I hadn't really seen anyone anywhere though. Just as I was about to give up, I found Zexion and Luxord playing a game of cards.

"Hey," I greeted, walking over to them, even though I wasn't really sure if it was a good idea or not.

"Hello," Luxord said.

Zexion looked up at me, giving me a cold stare.

"Aren't you supposed to be outside?"

"Supposed to be," I grinned. "Doesn't mean I am."

"What a smart ass…" Zexion muttered.

"Excuse me?" Zexion ignored me and went back to playing cards.

"Ignore him, he's got manic depression," Luxord said to me.

"I DO NOT!!!!" I didn't think he was actually listening, but he suddenly exploded.

"Right," Luxord clapped. "Bipolar!"

"Er…"

"SHUT UP!"

"Don't tell me to shut up, emo kid!" After my comment, it was uncomfortably silent. Zexion actually kept his mouth shut and glared at Luxord as he burst into laughter.

"You're very quick witted," Luxord said once he had stopped laughing.

"Thanks…I guess."

"I don't think I've ever introduced myself. I'm Luxord." He said. "And the rather er…unpleasant one is Zexion."

"I know. Demyx told me." I shook his hand. "I'm Sarah!" I smiled, being in a good mood after getting my much-needed sleep.

"It's a pleasure to meet you."

Wow he's kind of…old fashioned…

Luxord sat back down and continued the game. I watched for a few minutes trying to figure it out.

"So what exactly are you playing?" I asked.

"Dai Hin Min," Luxord replied.

"Uh…what?"

"Rich man, poor man," he explained.

"Oh…well…how do you play?"

"It's quite simple, really," Luxord said. "The objective is to rid yourself of all the cards in your hand and become the daifugō, or the rich man."

"Seems simple enough." I pulled up a chair and joined them. I'd played games like this before; this one wasn't much different. "I'll play."

"Good!" Luxord exclaimed. "I might actually have a challenge." I giggled a little and Zexion still scowled.

"She hasn't heard all the rules yet," he mumbled.

"Ah, well, I'm sure she won't have a problem with them." Zexion continued to mope. Maybe he really was bipolar.

"Since this is the first round, we're all 'heimin' or common." I nodded.

"Now I'll deal the cards."

"Hey, you dealt last round," Zexion whined. Luxord raised an eyebrow but continued dealing. He gave one to each of us until all of them were gone.

Luxord went on to explain how you were supposed to play your weakest cards first, so by the end of the game, you'd have the strongest hand. But the value of the cards were a little different than in most card games; deuce was the highest, ace was next, then king and so on and so on, and three was the lowest.

"Alright, ladies first," Luxord said. I looked at my hand and decided to play a pair of fives. Zexion was next.

"Pass…" he grumbled.

Luxord ended up playing a pair of threes. The game continued for quite a while, and Zexion was the first to run out of cards. I understood why Luxord had wanted another opponent.

Luxord was pretty good at it though. In fact, he was really good, and I seemed to remember Axel telling me something about how Luxord had a gambling problem, but he never lost. I was determined to win though. Just to see if I could. After all I wasn't that bad at this game either.

We were now close to the end of the game and I had gotten rid of all my weakest cards, and I was pretty sure that he had too. Luxord proceeded to play a king, an ace, and a nine. He grinned.

"Your turn." I knew that he thought he beat me, but I had something else up my sleeve.

"Royal flush," I said with a smirk, revealing a king, queen, an ace, and a ten.

Luxord sat gaping at the hand, and once again, it became nerve-rackingly silent. Zexion then burst out laughing.

"Ha ha ha! She beat you! Na na na naaa!"

"Shut up emo by! She beat you too!"

Zexion stopped laughing and pouted.

"Looks like Zexion is the poor man…as usual. Which means…"

"I know, I have to clean the bathrooms…"

"Good job," Luxord said.

"Thanks," I grinned.

"But I say it was beginner's luck. So don't expect to win next time."

Yeah, sure. Beginner's luck…

AN: hahahaha XD I made Luxord polite lol. Poor Zexion forgot to take his anti-depressant...poor little emo kid.

Zexion: I'm not emo!!!

RD: yes you are. XD

Zexion: No I'm not!!

RD: haha I'm just kidding. He's not really emo. wow...I got everyone really OOC...so OOC it's not even funny. Oh well, hope you enjoyed it anyways. ^^ Read and Review!!