'Ello dear readers. Here we are with chapter eleven. Thanks for the reviews again. When I first started writing this, I wasn't sure if people would like this story so all the positive feedback that this story has been getting really makes me happy. So this chapter is the game night chapter. SO with that said, this chapter should be really fun! Wow I said the word a lot in that little blurb. Anywho! Without further ado let's get started with the chapter!
When she entered the house she took of her wet shoes and placed them by the door. Seto stood at the stove, boiling some water. He had taken off his coat and now wore a black turtleneck sweater. He turned his head towards her when he heard her enter the kitchen.
"Hot chocolate?"
"Sure." She pulled herself onto one of the bar chairs and rested her cheek against her palm.
"That was fun." She looked at him, an eyebrow raised.
"Did you just use the f word? Wow I never thought I'd ever hear you use the word 'fun.' Is the cold getting to you?" He chuckled.
"Yeah. Probably." The pot that he had been boiling the water in started to whistle. "Shall we make a toast?" He asked when he had finished preparing their drinks.
"What to?"
"To tonight. May the best man win," he said with a smirk while lifting his mug.
"You mean the best woman," she smirked back, before lightly tapping her mug against his. They both took a sip of their mugs, staring at each other with determination. One thing passed through both of their minds. I won't lose.
That evening, the two stood in the game room with Mokuba standing between them.
"Alright. We'll start with Ronnie's choice then we'll move on to Seto's choice and then finish off the night with my game. Ronnie what's the first game going to be?"
"Uno attack."
"Alright. Well I guess that's it then. Let the game night begin!" The two sat at the table and drew seven cards.
"So have you ever played this game?" she asked, placing down her first card. A green seven.
"Yes I have. And I should warn you now that challenging me to a card game was a big mistake." He laid down a green two.
"Was it? We'll see won't we?" She threw down a red two. He smirked then laid down a red hit two. She frowned and tapped the hit button twice. The machine dispensed six cards. She now had eleven cards and he only had five.
"Are you sure you know what you're doing?" he asked with a smirk.
"Don't get too cocky Rich Boy." She threw down a red skip card. "Oh. It seems like it's my turn again." She laid down a wild hit-fire and smirked. "The color I choose is blue. Now hit the button." He set his lips into a thin line and hit the button. The first couple times, no cards came out. However, due to the rules of the game, he had to continue pressing the button until cards came out. When the machine finally fired, it dispensed five cards. The game continued for roughly thirty minutes before Ronnie only had one card left and Seto had three.
"Uno."
"Don't think you've won yet Warren." He placed a green skip and then a green eight. "Uno."
"Hmm." She drawled, giving the button a tap. Two cards were spit out. She couldn't help but grin.
"Looks like game one is over Seto." She put down a green skip, a blue skip, and then a blue one. He stared at her empty hands in slight shock. His look of shock quickly turned to a smirk.
"Very well," he said, leaning back in his chair and crossing his arms. "Game one goes to you. But the next game is of my choice and I'm a top ranked player in the game we're going to play."
"And that game would be?"
"Duel Monsters."
Not long after, the two competitors were standing on opposite sides of the duel arena.
"So Ronnie. Have you ever played Duel Monsters?"
"I used to a little bit when I was younger. But I never was very good."
"Well then. This game should be over quickly." He smirked triumphantly at her.
"We'll see won't we Seto?"
"I suppose we will. The game starts with each of us at 4000 life points. First player to reach zero wins. That sound good to you?"
"Yeah. She put her deck into the slot in the duel disk and he did likewise. "Let the best duelist win."
"Don't worry Ronnie. I plan to win. We'll flip a coin to figure out who starts. Heads or tails?"
"Heads." Mokuba, who had been standing on the sidelines, flipped a coin.
"Heads. Ronnie it's your move." Both players then yelled the familiar phrase. "Let's duel!"
The duel up to the current point had been a close one. Ronnie's life points were at 900 and Seto's were at 1150. Ronnie currently had one card face down in her trap/magic card slot and Big Shield Gardna in defense mode. She also had Element Soldier in attack mode. On Seto's side, he had one card face down and his Blue Eyes White Dragon in attack mode. Lord of Dragon was also on his side of the field in defense mode.
"Ready to give up Ronnie?"
"Not on your life Seto! Now make your move!"
"Very well. First I play the Flute of Summoning Dragon, which allows me to summon up to two dragon type monsters to my hand! Next I'll use my face down card Polymerization to fuse together my three Blue Eyes White Dragons to create Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon! Now my Blue Eyes, Neutron Blast!" The dragon howled, releasing a bright light from it's mouth.
"Not so fast. I reveal my face down card Negate Attack!" The Blue Eyes' attack bounced off an invisible force field, leaving her monsters and life points untouched.
"Now, I sacrifice my Element Soldier and my Big Shield Gardna to summon my Ice Queen!" Her two monsters disappeared and were replaced with a blue woman.
"That won't save you! Blue Eyes attack!" The Blue Eyes attacked again, destroying her Ice Queen.
"You just activated my card's special ability. When destroyed, I can summon one Spell card from my graveyard and I choose Blue Medicine, boosting my life points by 400! Now I play my Merman of High Tide in defense mode!" Seto laughed.
"You expect me to be afraid of a man in a bra? Very well. You've just played the card that leads to your demise! First I'll play my trap card Stop Defense, forcing your Merman into attack mode. Now, Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, wipe out the rest of her life points!" A huge blast of light shot out of the fearsome dragon's mouth. The blast destroyed her monster and caused her to fly backwards. Her life points reached zero as she pulled herself to her feet.
"Well. Looks like it's one to one. Good game Seto." He just smirked in triumph.
"I'm top ranked for a reason Ronnie."
"Well we still have one game to play so don't think you've won just yet! So Mokuba, what game are we playing?" The younger Kaiba brother smiled and held up a box.
"You've got to be kidding me!"
"Ow! Move over!"
"No! Get your own dot!"
"Ah get your butt out of my face Seto!"
"You're just mad because your gluts aren't as toned as mine!"
"One more word and I'll push you over!"
"Shut up you two!" Mokuba called, flicking the spinner. "Left hand green."
"Oh God damn it!" Ronnie yelled, in frustration, trying to reposition her body. She swung her arm under her left leg, which was on blue, to reach her left hand to the green dot.
"I don't know why you're complaining Ronnie. This game isn't that bad."
"Says the guy whose limbs alone are like four feet!"
"Oh please! Is the pressure getting to you already?"
"You wish."
"Left foot red!" Ronnie let out a huge, irritated sigh.
"I'm just gonna squeeze in right here," she said, swinging her leg under him and placing her left foot on the red dot.
"Oh my God."
"What now Ronnie. I have to say, you're a bit of a whiner when you're loosing."
"I have to pee!"
"Oh isn't that a shame? Try not to think of dripping water."
"Oh shut up you punk!"
"Right hand yellow!" Mokuba shouted over the bickering friends. She twisted her arm underneath his body to reach the yellow dot. Suddenly the two of them started to sway.
"I'm falling!" she shouted.
"Well don't fall on me idiot!" Suddenly, her foot slipped off the red dot and slammed into his arm that was on the yellow dot. He fell forward, reaching out to grab something on instinct. His hands curled around her waist, bringing them both to the ground with a loud bang. When the two finally regained their bearings, they realized what position they were in. She was laying on top of him, with his hands holding onto her waists. Their faces were so close that their noses were almost touching.
"Well. It looks like a draw," she said, with a grin.
"I guess so." The closeness of their proximity suddenly dawned on them amd they sprung apart.
"Well. With that decided, I guess I'll head up to bed. Good night Co-Game Champion."
"Yeah. Um goodnight Ronnie." She smiled and waved before turning on her heels and heading upstairs. As soon as she was gone, he let out a sigh and ran a hand through his hair. His cheeks were still stained a light pink. He had never been with anyone before, let alone felt attraction to another person.
"Are you going to admit it?"
"Admit what Mokuba?"
"That you like her."
"How many times do I have to tell you, I don't like Ronnie."
"The way you acted says so otherwise. I know you like her. Why don't you just admit it?" He knew that his brother would keep pressing until he heard the answer that he wanted.
"Fine. I like her alright."
"I knew it! Don't worry Seto! I'll help you get the girl!"
"Great," he cheered sarcastically. The clock on the wall chimed, letting the boys know it was midnight.
"You better get to bed Mokuba."
"Alright. Good night Nii-sami!" he gave his older brother a tight hug before running upstairs to his room. As soon as Mokuba was gone, Seto collapsed into one of the chairs with a sigh. Don't be an idiot Seto. Showing emotions makes you weak and weakness leads to defeat. You don't like her. You can't like her! Ugh what's wrong with me! He rubbed his temples as a headache started to from. No matter how hard he tried to convince himself that he didn't have feelings for her, he knew that he was falling for Ronnie.
Woo game night chapter done! I have to say that this chapter was SO much fun to write. Especially the Twister game part! This was also the most difficult part to write because of the duel inside. I used to collet Yu-gi-oh cards when I was younger and I used to play. However, I haven't played in a very long time so the only recent exposure I've had to the game is the television show. SO for that reason, it was very hard to write the duel. Hopefully it didn't turn out as bad as I think it did. Anywho! I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I'll see you next update (which will probably be Thursday unless I find time tomorrow to type). Bye for now dear readers!