Paw: I'm back, with chapter 25!
Alyssa: Finally! Are we going to find out whether or not I live or die?
Paw: Maybe. Maybe not.
Alyssa: I am so going to hurt you one of these days.
Paw: Read the chapter please!
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh GX
Chapter 25
"Is she going to be alright?" Sora whimpered. "Is 'Lyssa going to be alright Jesse? Is she?" Jesse let out a small growl of frustration. Sora was getting on his nerves.
"Sora," Jesse said, trying to keep his anger under control- it would do him no good if he blew up on Alyssa's sister. "Why don't you go play with Syrus and my sisters?" Sora shook her head, her hair swishing back and forth. If her ears had been out, they'd have been swinging back and forth as well.
"I don't want to go anywhere until I know if 'Lyssa's gonna be alright." She stated firmly. "Mom says that I'm a lucky demon. She says that if 'Lyssa ever ever gets in trouble, that I stick with her so she can have help." Jesse sighed. It was hopeless- there was no way of getting rid of her.
"Laurie wants you to play with us." Karen's voice caused Jesse and Sora to jump, Sora more so than Jesse. "Will you please Sora? If not for yourself, but for Laurie's sake?" Sora seemed to hesitate, but Karen's question was punctuated by Laurie practically yelling:
"Pwease Sowa?!" Jesse grinned and Sora laughed and nodded and followed Karen to where they were playing.
Finally. He was able to wait in peace for the news of Alyssa's surgery.
Hopefully it was good news.
He didn't want to face Jaden's wrath for being the partial cause of why his sister- his twin –died.
Please, please, Satan below, let Alyssa live just a few centuries longer.
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The kids had acquired a pack of playing cards. Not dueling cards, just simple playing cards with Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and other numbers. What were they playing? Satan forbid if Jesse found out what his sisters'- his little sisters' –were playing...
Poker. Good old fashioned Texas Hold 'Em Poker.
Laurie was losing. Badly. But that's because no one bothered to teach her how to play. She'd throw almost her all of her chips in for a flop. Only once did she have something. That was pure luck, and she won that pot.
But, after Sora joined, they switched their games to something Laurie could play.
"Twees?" Karen and Syrus and Maria all shook their heads, but Sora had a glare on her face as she tossed two threes to the little demon. Laurie had a look of happiness on her face as she laid four threes down in front of her.
"Wix?" She asked cutely. Everybody shook their heads and Karen said:
"Go Fish Laurie." Laurie nodded and pulled a card off of the top. It was Maria's turn now. She held up seven fingers, her arm around her stuffed cat.
Syrus slid her a seven of hearts and Maria set three sevens down. She paused a moment before holding her hand straight up, palm showing in a signal of the number five. Karen tossed her two fives and Maria placed four fives down and held up a hand signaling 1, or in this case, Ace.
Karen, Sora, and Laurie all groaned as they threw Maria Aces of Diamonds, Clubs, and Spades. She set all four down in front of her.
Maria had one card left, and if it was a face card, Maria would have to talk. But, she instead flipped the card around, showing a Jack of Diamonds. Laurie threw her two Jacks furiously and Syrus passed her the third Jack. Maria had four Jacks. After a while, all the cards were gone and the game was over.
So, let's see how the standings are?
Karen: Four Twos and Eights
Syrus: Four Nines
Sora: Four Queens
Laurie: Four Threes
Maria: Four Aces, Fours, Fives, Sixes, Sevens, Tens, Jacks, and Kings
Needless to say, Maria won the game. After she won that, Karen scooped all the cards together and declared they were playing a new game.
Bullshit.
"Four Tens," Sora said, laying the four cards down. The kids eyed her warily, but didn't say anything.
"Three Jacks."
"Two Queens."
A finger and a showing of the face card.
"Fwour Waces." Laurie declared, the cards crashing onto the pile. The kids eyed her suspiciously, but Sora was the one to call it.
"Bullshit." She declared.
"What?!" The kids-besides Maria –yelped. Sora smirked as she turned the cards over. There were two tens', a king, and a five.
"Wait a minute," Syrus said as Laurie reluctantly gathered the pile of cards into her hand. "She had two tens', and you said you had four." Sora smirked.
"It's called luck," Sora grinned. "I was lucky I didn't get caught. I was lucky that Laurie really didn't have four aces." Karen sighed.
"Or she was counting cards." This time it was Sora who exploded.
"What?!" She yelped. "No way! There's no way I could be smart enough to do that!" The kids started laughing at Sora's protest. It was probably true, though…
Still, Laurie wistfully picked up the enormous pile of cards and settled them in her hand.
They had just started up again when Ms. Fontaine opened the door from where Alyssa's surgery had taken place. The door slammed open, causing Jesse to wake up with a start.
Ms. Fontaine then started the announcement of the surgery with the worst words on the history of the planet:
"I'm sorry, but I did everything I could."
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Paw: Sorry! Had to interrupt here! What better than make a deadly, suspenseful, climatic moment, even more deadly, suspenseful, and climatic than with an interruption by the authoress?! None, I tell you! (laughs maniacally)
Alyssa: Why are you doing this to me?! I want to know if I actually survive to see another chapter!
Paw: …I can just end it here, you know.
Alyssa: (Grabs Paw and lifts her off the floor) You do that and I'll make sure you never see the light of day again!
Paw: Maybe I will then…
Alyssa: Grrr…… /Turns hand into claws/
Paw: /Gulps/ Alright, Alright! Put it back to the chapter now! And somebody cut that damn video feed!
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"What do you mean you 'did everything you could'?!" Jesse jumped the gun. He was already thinking the worst. That Alyssa was dead and it was all his fault.
"Calm down Jesse," Ms. Fontaine ordered as the kids stared at her with wide eyes. "And let me finish." Jesse glared darkly at Ms. Fontaine, but didn't say anything more.
"I did everything I could," She restarted. "But, the rest is up to Alyssa. She made it through the surgery, but I won't know about any other lasting damage until it starts to heal and she wakes up. Satisfied?" Jesse was about to answer 'No' when Sora interrupted.
"May I sit with her please?" She pleaded, looking up at Ms. Fontaine with the widest, hugest eyes in the world. Ms. Fontaine thought for a moment, but took in a deep breath and sighed.
"I guess, but don't be too noisy. I want her to wake of her own accord." She ordered, and Sora nodded and darted in as the Infirmary door was slammed open, and a bleeding Jaden was rushed in. Jesse sighed.
"I guess I'll pull Sora out." He sighed, and entered the room that Sora had entered.
Really, were any of these stories going to end sometime soon?
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Paw: No, Alyssa's story isn't over yet. This was kinda just a filler chapter. That's mainly 'cuz I don't know what they do during surgeries, and it was supposed to kinda lighten the mood a little.
Sora: Still. How can I count cards?! If anybody counts cards, it's Maria!
Karen: Maria can't do no such thing
Sora: How do you know?
Karen: Because I'm her sister!
Paw: Girls, stop fighting! I don't want a fight breaking out in my writing room!
Karen/Sora: Fine.
Paw: Good. Read and Review please!
-Scarpaw signing out-