Disclaimer: I do not own any character but Rizua. The plotline is also not mine, only where I edit Rizua into the mix or go off original storyline which will happen many times. Enjoy.

Rizua stood at the front of the cruise ship, pretty sure she wasn't supposed to be there, but what were they going to do about it? Make her walk the plank?

They were there on an interesting mission if anything. She thought about yesterday and the wierd story she had heard,

"My husband has become obbsessed with gambling! I'm worried because we're going on a cruise on the 'Vienna-Belle', and I've heard rumors of the poker tournaments in the top cabin room. It's said that if you lose, you pay with your life." The distressed woman said to Dante, who looked ready to fall asleep.

"Please watch over him, keep him safe, I beg you." The woman pulled out a... necklace watch, and handed it to Dante, who took it reluctantly.

"As a gift if you accept my request, and I will pay you handsomely once he steps off the ship safely." And with that Morrison escorted her out and turned to Dante, "What do you think?" Morrison pulled out a cigarette, lighting it. Rizua always thought it was a rather disgusting habit.

Lady tapped her leg impatiently, "Well, it would certainly pay of your debt to me Dante." Lady had come over not an hour before, Patty was there too, speaking of Patty how did she get hold of the watch?

Patty had the watch around her neck, and suddenly she smelled funny to Rizua, almost like a...

"Want to play a game Dante?" Her voice was low, almost inhuman, and that freaked Rizua out. Patty turned with a gun in her hand she must have fetched from the wall. There were plenty of weapons to chose from, Dante liked to display. She aimed it dead at him.

I opened my mouth to warn him, but he was quicker. The gun went off uselessly into the ceiling, Patty's arm being held up by Dante's hand around her wrist. He pulled off the watch and took the gun from her. Patty blinked and looked around, "What happened?" Lady and Rizua gave each other a look, "Err, nothing.." Lady told Patty. If that went through her dresser, Rizua was going to be pissed.

Dante twirled the watch in his hand, "I guess we'll have to go, so here's the plan."

It was the first time she was let in on the loop before they took on the mission, she didn't like it. She didn't have anything against gambling, but when a life was involved, especially Dante's... game over. She sighed and looked up to the cabin above her that held the tournament. Where she was in the front a huge window made up the wall, so she could see everything inside.

Dante was at the far right of the table, lazily thrown back in his seat. Typical Dante. Even from her distance she could see where he eyes were focused... on her. Rizua looked back toward the sea quickly, a little red that she had been caught staring.

She heard something fall from upstairs, her headache told her one of the humans died. Dante's luckwas horrible, he could be next, but Rizua couldn't find herself scared for him at all. She was far to confident that Dante would solve this.

Besides, he was too strong to fall prey to such a lowly demon. Rizua squeaked as something brushed against her side. She turned to see Dante not inches behind her, his coat having been the culprit. "Daydreaming about me, huh?" He teased, earning a punch to the gut from her.

"Change of plans." He said, unaffected by her punch, and much to hur fury. "I'm putting on the watch, so you should come up and pay attention. Not sure whats going to happen, but I believe the outcome will be interesting." He said, more to himself than anything.

Before he said anythin else he reached into her coat and pulled out his gun, returning it to his side. Rizua looked confused, "Whatever happens next I don't want you holding this." Was his only explanation. She followed him up to where the other three remaining contestants were already seated, stopping him in the hallway.

"If you get yourself killed, Dante, I'm bringing you back and killing you in the most painful way you can imagine." She warned. Dante smirked at her and nodded, "Looking forward to it." He said and before she could protest, stole a kiss and entered the room.

Rizua was protested against the rain for the most part by her new coat. Her arms and hair were drenched, however. She sat next to Patty and Morrison on the couch opposite side of where Dante sat, so he was facing them.

The game started, but didn't last long at all as an elderly man and younger woman fell to the game. She touched her head, trying to sooth a monster headache that threatened to slap her around. She watched with bored eyes as both Dante and that husband guy got hands which could lead to a royal straight flush. It did, for the husband guy at least. Dante, with his hand on his card ready to turn it over, had Rizua on edge.

He turned it over and the room tensed, "Royal straight flush, in the case that two players have the same hand, spades wins." Dante said victoriously. Everyone elses happiness was short lived.

Dante stood up, an almost sinister look on his face, "Gambling with ones life is so much fun! What about you? The game rules are simple, first one to get a bullet in the others heart wins." His voice wasn't right, and he had Ivory aimed at Lady, who pulled her gun out.

BANG

Rizua watched in horror as Dante fell, completely motionless, to the ground. A scream rang out, and she couldn't tell if it was her or Patty that had been the source of it. Clapping brought everyones attention to the hallway where a familiar women, hell the one that hired them, stepped into the room. "Congratulations, looks like your the winner this time." She spoke happily to Lady, who looked down at her gun in shock, she looked like thats all she had been doing since Dante fell.

"So your the demon." Rizua whispered, her hand at her weapon, she was seeing red at this point.

"Very good, there was never a 'King' person, but rather anyone who wore the items that I gave them could have taken the role. In exchange for luck they were blinded with the need to gamble." She laughed, her body contorting into the demon she really was. "Don't worry, you'll soon be joining your friend, as you, the other three, and everyone on this ship will di..." The devil was cut short by a bullet to her face.

"Dante!" Patty yelled, relieved. Rizua turned to see Dante's arm up, holding Ebony now. Dante raised up to his standing position and moved his coat to the side. Everyone gasped. Over his heart had been the watch, the bullet had gone right through the center of it. That meant the bullet had still gone inside him somewhere, but blood dripping from his back possibly meant the bullet had gone right through. Rizua didn't want to think about the small details.

"Sorry to spoil your little victory speach, watch is broken no more spell." He taunted throwing the watch away.

"I tried to avoid your heart as much as possible." Lady said, no longer in her little stupor. "Actually, you grazed it a bit." He said, but brushed it off like nothing. The demon ran at him, he hands turning into blades slicing at him. He kicked her toward the window, gun aimed at her. "My, your a tough one." He glanced at Morrison, who threw his guitar case between them. Dante sliced through it, money and cards flew everywhere, but more important Rebellion was now in Dante's hands. "How about this." He sliced at her, she countered with her arms.

The force of his swing broke the glass window behind him, a card lay impailed on her hand, "Ha, king of hearts." She said victoriously. "Ace of spades." Dante replied, the demon dissappear with that.

~Next day at shop~

The four besides Lady sat around eat other at the coffee table with cards in their hands. Lady played pool by herself, rolling her eyes every now and then to Dante's cockiness.

"Sure look confident there Dante, I think I'll pass." Morrison said, putting down his cars. Rizua sighed, "Me too." She dropped her fail set of cards.

"I'll take three." Patty said boldly, "Picking her cards up.

"Alright, lets see whose got what." Dante said putting his cards down. "Full house." He smirked, but lost it when Patty put her hand down. "Royal straight flush." She laughed, Dante soon joining in.

"Well at least I'm not the only one with bad luck." Dante said glance sideways at Rizua, "Hey, at least I don't owe anybody money." She folded her arms. Dante held his hands up innocently. "Alright, you got me there, beautiful." Dante found his smirk again, making Rizua sweat drop.

"Jerk." She huffed.