A/N: Okay, so we started this little side story back in December, wrote the bulk of it, forgot about it and then randomly remembered and finished it. Aren't we just the best? It's kind of like you get to see a lost chapter or something.

A Little Game of Monopoly

Warren was laying down with River on top of him just enjoying the moment alone when he heard Amadi calling them. He gently woke his lov-uhm 'friend' up with a light shake. "River. Amadi is calling us."

"What is it?" River yawned and slowly stretched out across Warren. He could stretch easier like this. River, now more awake, heard his name echo. "Oh man, why now? Doesn't she know we're busy?" The boy got onto his knees, straddling Warren's lap. "Do we have to go?" His face looked so defeated.

"If Amadi is calling us then it must be important," Warren said.

"Boys! Get your butts out here," Amadi shouted again.

River whined. He was comfortable here. Why did his "teacher" have to go and ruin the special moment? "Okay, but only because you say so." He gave a little giggle, and kissed Warren full on the lips before hopping off and slipping on his shirt, which had somehow been taken off "while he was sleeping".

Warren followed River down the hall and into the room Amadi had called them into. "What is it Amadi?"

Amadi slammed a dusty box onto the table.

"What is that?"

"We're gonna play a game," Amadi said with an evil smile. Jack was sitting next to her at the table with a bored expression on his face.

River practically shot her the death glare. "Oh, I like games," he smirked after thinking happier thoughts.

"It looks kinda...old," Ren commented upon entering the room.

"Well, yeah. I mean, we haven't had any time to play it for a while. Hey Ren, where's Damyen?"

Warren sat down and put River on his lap. If they were playing a game, they were gonna be on a team.

"I'll get her. That crazy miss is most likely hanging out with her partner." He went off, and returned a few minutes later with a semi-dirty Damyen.

"What's up?" She noticed the dusty game. "Oh no," she stated. "I think it's safer if I stay away from this." Noticing the two boys snuggled together, she may change her mind. River looked as happy as a clam.

"No~ Come on Dai-chan. We can be on a team, " she said hopefully.

"Against who? Mr. Lover boy and his dream sex?"

"Oh, it's definitely not a dream," River said matter-of-factly.

"Then you better get geared up to show me. If I'm playing, it's gotta be a bit more interesting." Damyen strode over and fell into sitting position against Amadi. "Don't you agree, Moko-chan?"

"Yup. Yup," she said with a nod. She began cleaning the dust off of the box, but it wouldn't come off. "Huh?" She rubbed it harder and only a little came off. She gave it an evil glare and threatened to dump a bucket of water on it if it didn't clean. Apparently the threat worked because after rubbing it again it all came off. She smiled and showed everyone the box.

"Monopoly," Jack said with slight disappointment. He sighed and gave her a diabolical smile. "If I remember correctly, I beat you last time we played."

"You did not beat me," Amadi growled. "It ended in a draw."

"No, I think I won.

She whipped him a death glare and Warren, being the scardy cat he is, gripped River tighter.

River hid a smirk. Damyen laughed. "I don't care how it ended last time. This time, you are the lone player. Amadi and I, River and Warren, and you."

"What about me?" Deli asked.

"And...you can be on Ren's team, right Ren?" She smiled the I'll kill you if you don't agree" smile. Immediately he agreed.

"Great! Then let's get this party started!"

"We call the cannon," Amadi shouted excitedly as she picked up the small silver piece.

"Warren, can I use the thimble," River asked as if he were a child, but his tone implied it was simply more than just asking about a board game piece. He picked up the thimble anyway before anyone else stole it.

"Since they work us like dogs, Deli, the wheel barrel would only make sense."

"That is fine with me," she agreed.

"So, JackASS, what do you think will help you beat our cannon forces, huh?" Damyen smirked.

Amadi chucked the dog at his face leaving a small red spot on his cheek. "Sorry, but there are no more pieces."

Jack growled at her and placed the piece on the board.

"Alright. Now who wants to be bank?" Damyen asked. "Anyone?"

"I'll be bank."

"You can't be bank Jack, you'll cheat! Warren! Be bank. River if you two cheat you are going to be kicked out." It was an empty threat, but it felt good to say.

"Oh, we get to be bank, too?" River twisted around to face Warren. "Thimble and money...what more could I ask for?" He smirked and gladly arranged the money into the proper places. "Don't worry. I never cheat a teacher," he told specifically to Damyen, Amadi, and of course, little Warren.

"He won't do anything against the rules. If he does, he knows what I'll do," Deli said, almost in a challenging tone. River's eyes widened.

"I promise I'll behave."

"Oh brother...there better not be something to cause another rivalry," Damyen sighed.

"Now that we've got that figured out let's get this game started! We'll go first, then River and Warren can go, then Deli and Ren and Jack will go last."

"How'd you come up with that ass backwards order," Jack scoffed.

"It's the rank of importance Jack. Damyen and I are the main characters so we go first, Warren and River are our pupils so they go second, Deli and Ren are third because they are the lackey characters and you, Jack, are last because nobody likes you," Amadi explained.

Warren let out a little chuckle and his brother gave him a quick glare. He was going to pay for that later.

River got in on the glare section. And his eyes could kill. If Jack knew what was good for him, he would pass on the laugh and not do anything about it. Ren thought for sure he heard a low growl coming from the boy. "Well," Ren interrupted before things got ugly, "then let's go."

Damyen took one die, and handed the other to Amadi. "Ready to roll?"

Amadi happily tossed the die on the board. 3.

"I think that's a yes," Jack sarcastically snickered.

Damyen rolled the other. 5. "Alright," Damyen moved the cannon eight places. "What in the world did we land on?"

"You get to pick up a chance card," Ren said non-enthusiastically.

Amadi picked up the card and read it aloud. "Advance token to the nearest railroad."

"Advance..so we get to move to this one," Damyen moved it to the railroad eight spaces ahead of where they were before. "Yeah, take that!"

"Come on Warren. Let's get a better outcome." The boy gave one to Warren and waited for the cue to roll.

"Let's do it." He let the dice fall out of his hand gently. 5.

River let his fall as well. Another five. The boy moved their thimble piece ten spaces in. "Well...it's a jail space...but there is also a 'go to jail' space...so what do we do? I hope we aren't in jail...we didn't get sent there..."

"Nope we're just visiting." Warren was about to hand the dice over to Deli when Amadi stopped him.

"What are you doing?"

"Giving them the dice for their turn?"

"Doubles go again genius," Amadi teased.

"Doubles go again?" River snickered to himself. "I think I like that rule."

"Oh no...what have you got going on in your head?" Deli asked worriedly.

"Just that doubles go again." He smiled and rolled the dice again. 2. He waited eagerly for the second dice.

"Make sure this game doesn't excite the young ones too much...I don't want a kid passing out here," Ren stated.

"Oh, he's only getting excited about...other ordeals that he connects with this game," Damyen explained with a grin.

Warren let the dice roll. 6. He moved the thimble six spaces up and landed on Indiana Avenue.

Ren and Deli tossed the dice. Together they moved 11 spaces. Nothing interesting there. "Bummer...Oh well. Guess we are just the lucky ones. "

"I like it simple, though," Deli smiled.

"I agree!" Ren returned the smile.

Jack picked up the dice and gave them a roll. A three and a one. He moved the dog piece up four spaces and landed on the income tax space.

Amadi began to laugh. "You're having a bit of a bad start Jack."

He growled lightly and gave the bank its damn money.

Amadi picked up the dice and handed one to Damyen. "Our turn," she sang.

Damyen rolled a 2. "Looks like he's the lucky one," she grinned.

Amadi also rolled a two, landing them on New York Avenue and another turn. She rolled the dice again and it was a six.

Damyen regretted her roll. 5. Ren laughed and River exhaled a squeak. "I can't believe that! You have to go to jail now!" Damyen growled, but nonetheless moved the cannon to the jail space.

"Can't this damn cannon just blow up the cell so we can escape?"

"That would be more realistic, but it's against the rules."

"Damn..."

"Let's go!" River happily rolled a 3.

Warren rolled a five and moved the piece onto the community chest. He picked up the card and read, "You inherit one hundred dollars."

River grinned wide. "Yay! I like getting money. We're rich Warren, we're rich!" River turned his head and kissed Warren on the lips. "Mmm...my sugardaddy," he said happily.

Ren and Deli together rolled three.

Jack picked up the dice and rolled a four and a two. He moved the piece and landed in the jail, just visiting of course.

"Hmm...what should we do? Try our luck and roll...or give up all our money for bail?"

"I don't think you guys have much luck right now," Ren said.

"Go for doubles," Deli disagreed.

"Oh, but I'm sure Jack loves visiting his two girls," River commented. He would die for that one.

"Say that one more time and I will kill you, Warren's protection or not," Damyen threatened through gritted teeth.

"Amadi wouldn't let you do that," Warren cried hugging River closer.

Amadi innocently asked, "What? I'm sorry, I didn't hear you." Which is code for I will not help you.

Jack snickered as his brother's demise, as well as the little brat's, neared.

River clung to Warren for dear life. More for the value then actually in need of protection. Damyen smirked when the kid stayed silent. "Let's try for doubles," she demanded, rolling a 5.

"Okay." Amadi rolled her die and it landed on...4.

"DAMMIT!" Damyen almost punched the board. "Fine, we pass," she growled.

"Looks like Jack gets to visit his girls a bit longer," River whispered.

"I heard that you little brat!" Damyen lunged over to the boy. He was going to die. She was going to kill him.

Warren pulled him back. Even though he was scared of Damyen, he loved River more. "Let's roll River." He rolled one of the die. 1.

River couldn't help the grin when he rolled a 1. There was the doubles Damyen had been aiming for.

"How come you guys keep getting doubles?"

"We're just lucky I guess," Warren answered.

"Sorry," River said in a sing-song voice. He rolled a 6.

"Stupid brat," Damyen muttered.

Warren let the die fall from his hand. 6. "No way..."

"Friggin' hell! They got doubles again." Amadi was about to pull the hair out of her head.

"Sorry," River said moving the piece 12 spaces. Park Place. (I think that is what the thing says...) "We don't do it on purpose," he whined. Really, no one could get mad at sheer luck. "One more time." He rolled a 1.

Warren let the die fall from his hand one more time. It was...

A one.

Amadi broke out in laughter. "Now you guys are in jail too."

Damyen's face lit up with joy. "Now JackASS can visit his favorite boys in jail. Don't get raped, little boy."

River growled. "I'm too youthful to get raped." He turned his attention to Warren. "But I don't want to be in jail!" He cried, pulling on Warren's shirt.

"It'll only be for a little while."

"It's scary. And-and-and she might hurt me," River pointed to Damyen.

"Wha? Me? Why would I hurt you, you little brat?"

Meanwhile, ignoring the fight, Ren and Deli took their turn. They both rolled 3's. "Hmm...doubles. Weird."

"Maybe the dice are cursed?"

"No, no, Deli. Curses aren't real, and besides, this is luck. Luck is not a curse."

"It is when someone wants to murder you over it," she whispered, suggesting that Damyen would kill anyone who got doubles.

They rolled again and moved to the nearby railroad. 3 and 2. Closer to doubles was better than getting doubles.

Jack picked up the dice and rolled. He got doubles as well and moved ten spaces. He rolled a second time and moved three spaces forward, landing on nothing interesting.

"I will KILL you ALL!" Damyen rolled the dice with more force than necessary, rolling out a three.

Amadi rolled a two. Things were not looking good for them.

"No!" Damyen glared at the next pair. "If you two get doubles, I am killing both of you."

"No worries. They prob'ly used all their luck up already," Ren waved it off.

Continuing on, River smiled, holding onto Warren's finger like a baby and rolled a 5.

Warren smiled back. It was wiped off his face when he saw Amadi's glare after he, too, rolled a five.

Damyen once again charged after the innocent boy. "How DARE you steal MY doubles!" River's eyes teared up.

Amadi grabbed Damyen to prevent her from killing. "Run! Get out while you can," she shouted to the lovers.

Warren picked River up and carried him princess style all the way to their room.

"NO! Let me at 'em!" River heard Damyen scream.

"She's going to kill us," River whispered. Good thing he could act like the innocent child he wasn't. His eyes teared up and he wrapped his arms around Warren's neck. "S-she...she scared me."

"She scares everyone...except maybe Amadi."

"No way," Amadi shouted from outside. "She scares me too!"

Warren gulped. "I thought you weren't afraid of anything."

"First of all, I'm not and second of all, she is a person not a thing."

"Oh!' Damyen growled. "I could be both, just watch how pissed you make me!"

Deli gasped. "Please watch your language. My little brother does not need to hear such foul words."

"Better watch it girl!" She hissed. Deli visibly shrank back.

"Seriously guys. There is no need to get all angry," Ren tried to calm them down.

"Not. Gonna. Happen." Damyen's harsh glare was directed at Deli. Ren was quick to shield her in his arms.

"Damyen. Do I need to arrange an anger management class for you," Jack asked with a sigh. He was rubbing his temples. These idiots gave him such a headache.

"Hell no, and no one asked you to butt in, JackASS!" She sat back down at least. "I've seen the movie. No way am I gonna be paired up with whackos. I got my own whackos here I need to deal with!"

"I could be your councilor," Deli suggested.

"What?" Damyen whispered in a deadly tone.

"They all scare me," River whispered to Warren.

Warren just nodded. "But at least Damyen's calmed down."

Amadi took her seat inbetween Damyen and Jack trying not to start a war. "Let's just continue the game. Who's turn is it?"

Ren almost laughed at the entire situation. "Um..hate to say this, but, it's the double pair's turn. War, I suggest rooting for something other than doubles."

"I thought you said it was luck," Deli quietly asked her partner.

"Not when someone is gonna get killed," he replied using her own words back at her.

"It is our turn," River gasped in delight.

Warren rolled the dice and got doubles. He sweatdropped and leaned away from the table.

Amadi growled in annoyance. This was beginning to get on her nerves. "In the immortal words of Dane Cook, 'Fuck this game!'," she shouted.

Riv clung tight to his lover. Who could tell if it was out of love or deadly fear? "I think we should get ready to run," the boy whispered.

Damyen growled loud enough for everyone to hear. Why would such a little thing as losing to a board game piss her off? No, it was her pride. She was losing to a thirteen year old boy. That was what made her angry about continuing. There was no point in continuing to stay in the jail if she would never get out. "Damn good idea." The pieces went flying across the room as her foot connected with the side of the board, spreading everything out over the entire floor of the area. "Fuck this game," she screamed before walking off to find something else besides the death of her pride to focus on.

"Oh my," Deli appropriately gasped. "I guess this means that she forfeits."

"Should someone go after her," Ren politely asked, not wanting things to go to shit now. It was mostly aimed at Amadi, the only one who could ever seem to knock some sense into the anger.

Amadi blinked and ran after Damyen. It had nothing to do with what Ren said, but she knew that there would be shooting and destruction in Damyen's future and she wanted to be part of it. At least, she did as long as it wasn't aimed at her.

Ironically enough, Damyen had headed off to their shooting range, grabbing her gun, loaded with real bullets, and started shooting everything.

Amadi pulled out her gun as well making sure to pull out more bullets for when she ran out. She started shooting after she put on some headphones that were blaring music.

Jack sighed and left the 'playroom'. There was reason for him to stay there.

Warren picked River up. His first sign of being the older person in the couple. "Shall we go back to our room River," he asked sweetly, although he wasn't really giving the boy a choice. Then again, he already knew what the answer was going to be.

River blushed. "Of course."

Deli smiled, not caring the least bit as to what they would be up to. It was time for her to return to work now that she had a place in the shop.

Ren followed after her, needing to finish a couple of small things before heading off to the old man's shop.