"Well, look who's here!" Sonic smiled nonchalantly, taking his feet off of the table. "Hey, Rouge. What's up?"
"Me when I should be sleeping. I can't, though." What's my excuse? I can't tell them I'm a SPY.
The hedgehog laughed cheerfully. Somehow he relaxed me and made me more tense at the same time. "How'd Knux get you over here? Promise you a kiss if you win?"
He was obviously teasing. "Hey!" Knux shouted, reaching over and shoving his friend. Tails just shook his head slowly.
"Sorry about him," he turned his gorgeous violet eyes back on mine. "He's hyper at even this late at night." I laughed softly, noticing how laidback he had become once his friends were there to support him.
Tails dealt us both half the deck. "This game will be played until one person or the other runs out of cards." Sonic yawned lazily. "Or until Sonic falls asleep: in which case the player with more cards is the victor."
"And one more thing," Knux added, re-shuffling his half, let's say the winner gets to make the loser do something. -Within reasonable limits," he added nervously when my eyes sprung open.
I started. "If I win… you have to buy me that new diamond necklace they got in at the jewelry store." Bingo! Quick thinking, Rouge!
Knuckles didn't seem too badly swayed. Arrogance is such a terrible thing, I sometimes think.
Sonic answered for his friend, who was just looking at me with a touch of nervousness on his face. "Deal. If we win, you owe us… another card game next week. Same time, same place."
I nodded. "Deal." I'd just keep comin' till I won.
Tails remained impassive. "Ready, you two? Go."
We both flipped a card out. Mine was the six of hearts. His was the jack of spades. I glanced at him nervously. This might not be so easy after all…