A/N: Hi! Here we go. Let's see how "lucky" the guys get at the casino. Will Raidou's advice work? Enjoy!
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Outside the Flaming Lotus, all three members met and admired how the other two looked. All had on semi-dressy-casual clothes. Each looked a little mysterious, and slightly serious. Kakashi still had his mask on of course, Genma had his senbon and Kotetsu, well he was just Kotetsu. They began to discuss their plan of attack.
Kakashi said, "Be careful in there. Look around for women who have to play by the rules, and who will be trustworthy. They're the real ones, not the fake ones. Did you both bring money to gamble?" Both nodded. "Alright then, spread out and we'll meet back here at midnight if things go well."
Genma and Kotetsu said, "Right!" and the three members opened the doors to the Flaming Lotus and a possibly a night full of unbridled love, played by the rules of course.
Genma made his way to a blackjack table where no one was seated. Only the girl who dealt the cards was there, and she was gorgeous and dark looking. She had almost black eyes that matched her black hair. She wore a dealer's outfit, black pants, white blouse and black vest and bow tie. Genma thought, I'd like to see her without the vest, blouse unbuttoned, bowtie dangling, then the girl asked him if he was interested in playing. More than you know honey was all he thought, but he answered, "Sure, I'll play a round."
The girl said, "You mean, you'll play a 'hand.'"
"Right."
"Place your bet please." Genma placed a minimum bet and the dealer began to deal the cards. It was him against her, and he wanted it no other way. She said, "Would you like another card?"
Genma glanced at the cards she'd dealt him. He was no whiz at blackjack, but he decided that he'd stand on his 16 score. He motioned that he wanted no more cards, waving his hand over his cards, all the while staring at her – repeating somewhat, what he had done at the library days ago. The dealer's hand was 13 so she had to draw a card for herself. She smiled at Genma as she laid down a 5, and took his money. At that point, he didn't care much. This enchanting woman was playing cards with him, and taking his money and all he could think about was her half naked with her dangling bow tie.
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Kotetsu wandered to a wheel of fortune. The girl who was spinning the wheel there was lovely. She had on a sparkly shiny gold outfit that was cut out in just the right places, yet left enough to the imagination. Kotetsu approached her and the two other people who were at the wheel. She said, "Good evening, care to take a chance?" Absolutely thought Kotetsu. He took out some money and laid it on a number, not paying attention to which one he'd even chosen. He was too busy thinking about this lovely creature in front of him and how he'd love to take a chance with her.
Everyone placed their bets and the girl spun the wheel. There were only three people playing so it was pretty unlikely that anyone would win this time, but it was exciting just the same. Kotetsu didn't even care. He was enjoying the young woman in the shiny dress, thinking how much he'd like to see it crumpled up on the floor in his bedroom. His conscious mind slammed back into his head when the girl started jumping up and down shouting, "You won honey, you won!" He didn't even care that much that he'd actually won, but if winning made her jump up and down some more, he'd play all night! The girl handed him a large sum of money and he knew it was customary to tip the girl if you won, so he handed her a rather large bill that she slowly and purposefully folded and slid down the front of her dress. Kotetsu's mind screamed she did NOT just do that! Oh no she didn't! Maybe if I stick around long enough, she'll let me fetch it for her later.
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Kakashi made his way to the stage area where a gorgeous woman was sitting on a stool singing. She had a lovely voice, and was dressed exactly the way Kakashi liked. Not that he liked anything in particular – he just like HOW women wore their clothes, and this one was doing it perfectly. She wore a tuxedo jacked that had sparkly studs outlining it, white gloves on her hands, white starched shirt, black short shorts with sparkly studs like the jacket, and black hose that had the most amazing thing up the side. On the outside of the hose, up the side of both the girls' legs, was an embroidered tiger that reached from ankle to knee – done in black to match the hose, with a jewel where the eye was supposed to be.
He walked up front close to the stage and sat down, put his feet up on another chair, leaned back and watched her. She caught him looking at her and focused her singing right at him. He enjoyed it. It felt to him as if she was massaging him with her voice. She got up off her chair and walked over to him, standing right in front of him. He leaned forward a bit so he could get an even closer look at the tigers running up her legs. He thought wow. I wonder if those hose tear easily.
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Genma was starting to get worried. Sure he was having a great time with the beautiful girl who was so expertly taking his money, but that was just it. She was taking ALL his money! And she was ENJOYING it too! He hadn't won once yet and was getting a little low on funds. Still she was very friendly with him and seemed to be a little flirty even. Since he thought he still had a chance, he continued to gamble, and lose.
It didn't take him long to lose the last of his money. He smiled sideways at the young girl as she waited for him to put down another bet. He said, "You're very good at what you do."
"Thank you," she said smiling back at him. "Place your bet please."
Genma decided to pounce, and said, "So, what do you say, you and me get out of here when you get off work. Or better yet, maybe we can meet up on a day you don't have to work and," suddenly the girl was no longer smiling at him. "What's the matter? Did I say something wrong?"
The girl said, "Are you going to play or what?"
Genma was a little confused. One second ago this gorgeous woman was flirting and smiling with him and he was pretty sure he had a chance, but now, she seemed to be pissed at him. What the fuck? So Genma asked her, "What's up with you? You were all nice one minute and now, man, you sound kind of angry of something!"
The girl scowled at him, and said, "I'm getting paid to keep the players happy. I kept you happy while you were playing. Now you're not. So I don't have to keep you happy anymore. Those are the rules."
The rules. This girl definitely played by them. If these were the rules these girls played by, he wanted no part of them. Genma said, "Fine then. You can stuff your rules." He got up and decided to wander over to the entertainment area for a while. He had no cash left, so a little entertainment wouldn't hurt him.
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Kotetsu was having more luck than anyone could have dreamed, but still the one thing that occupied his mind more than anything at that moment was the girl in the gold dress. She kept calling him "honey," and "doll," and "sweetheart," and he loved every minute of it. She seemed genuinely interested in him, and all he could do was look at her, still imagining the dress crumpled up somewhere in his bedroom.
The wheel that Kotetsu kept winning on had a maximum cap that it would pay out. He eventually reached that cap. Sure he'd won a lot of money, and he was entitled to it, but the casino would pay out no more to any one person. He wasn't permitted to place any more bets on this wheel, and the golden dressed girl was the one who told him that. She said kindly, "I'm sorry baby, but you've reached your limit. You did really well! You must have good luck. Now it's time for you to move on. Have a nice night!"
Kotetsu thought wait a minute. I thought we were connecting a bit here! He said, "Do you want me to stick around a while? I could wait for you if you'd like,"
Immediately the golden girl said, "NO. You can't be here anymore; you've won all that they'll pay you. You can't tip me anymore either, so you might as well go. Those are the rules."
Kotetsu said in his mind son of a bitch! She was all happy for me winning because I was tipping her the whole time. Sure I won a ton of money, but she only wanted me for the money I was giving her! All that sweetie, baby, honey bullshit was to get me to stick around, and now that she's done with me, she wants me gone. Fine. Kotetsu got up and left her. He didn't like this way of playing by the rules – it was rather mean.
Kotetsu decided that since he couldn't gamble anymore, he'd take his money and check out the entertainment. The night was still young, so maybe a drink and some music would make him feel better.
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Kakashi smirked at the singer who was standing in front of him, singing her little heart out to him. She began making elaborate hand gestures that went along with the lyrics she was singing. Suggestive lyrics at that! Kakashi thought sing it to me. Yeah. It's like you're talking dirty to me, in your hot little outfit, with those tigers running up your legs. Kakashi leaned forward, his chin close to the bottom of the stage. He was certainly enjoying the view, and enjoying the attention the singer was lavishing upon him.
Then the singer did something that surprised Kakashi. She squatted down, and put one knee on the stage, continuing to sing directly to him. Then she reached out, and touched her finger to his neck and ran it up and away from his chin. Something inside Kakashi snapped and he decided at that moment that he had to find out what her tigers felt like. Her song was coming to a close anyway; he'd wait just a moment longer.
The singer finished her song and amid the applause that followed, Kakashi's hand followed the tiger from the singer's right ankle to her right knee. She didn't flinch. She didn't break her smile. She was a professional and she kept her cool. She just looked at him and motioned him to come closer to her. She grabbed his chin and said, "There's only one rule here."
Kakashi said, "Yeah? What's that?"
She said, "I can touch," SMACK, "but you can't." The singer stood up and walked off stage, leaving Kakashi with his face stinging.
Kotetsu and Genma had seen the whole thing; Genma wasn't even going to rib Kakashi about it. Instead, they both went up to Kakashi, put their hands on either one of his shoulders to let him know they were there, and then they motioned it was time to leave. Kakashi just nodded and got up, rubbing his throbbing face.
After they got outside, Genma couldn't resist, "I wondered how long it'd be before you got slapped again."
Kakashi just said, "It was SO worth it."
Kotetsu said, "I did well."
Both Kakashi and Genma looked at him. Kakashi said, "Did you make some time with a lady?"
Kotetsu said, "She only wanted me for my money. I won big." He pulled out a huge wad of bills and the others marveled.
Genma said, "At least one of us had a little luck."
Kotetsu said, "Yeah, but not with the ladies. We're still not doing something right. How many more are on our list Kakashi?"
Kakashi whipped out the list and said, "Three. Gai, Asuma and Jiraiya."
Kotetsu said, "Genma, let's me and you talk to Gai tomorrow. Give Kakashi a break."
Kakashi said, "That girl hit HARD. Ow."
Genma said, "I think she hit you with her microphone."
Kotetsu said, "Genma, just meet me tomorrow, same time, same place, and we'll go talk to Gai. I'm going home to hide my money so Izumo won't take any."
Genma said, "I'm going home to try and see if I have any money stashed around my house."
Kakashi said, "I'm going home to ice my face."
The three members went to their respective houses; a little disappointed at how bad playing by the rules really sucked.
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A/N: How'm I doin'? If you like, review please!
Next up: GAI! Finally, it's time to interview the great green beast! YES! How will his advice help the members? Read on and find out! See you soon!