Uh, yeah. Here's the alternate ending with Jiro winning. Again, I, personally, like the first one I made, since it was adorably amusing, but... I think that's just me... So, uh...enjoy this one, I guess. o3o

"I take it this isn't one of his smartest ideas ever?" He asked, pushing aside a bush and letting Kluke go through first before he followed after, letting go of the bush as he was safely passed; the bush rustled back into place behind them as they continued walking.

Kluke sighed and crossed her arms, slowing her pace down a bit to walk beside the Minotaurous shadow wielder. "Well, counting all the other ideas that he's spurted out throughout the journey," she said, trailing off as she began counting all the times Shu had opened his mouth and blurted out some ridiculous ideas that actually worked in the end. She nodded, as though finding what she was going to say. "Yes; this defiantly wasn't an idea that was going to work."

Jiro sighed, shoulders slumping a bit. "Figures," he huffed out.

"Hey—Kluke! Jiro! Over here!"

The two halted in their steps and turned their heads to the direction of the voice. They could plainly see Shu, waving at them wildly for them to walk over. The two taller kids looked at each other, already knowing what the other was going—wanting—to do; they raised their hands and began shaking them at the same time, playing the familiar game of rock-paper-scissors.

Jiro and Kluke halted their hands with Jiro having the scissors symbol and Kluke having the paper symbol.

Scissors defeats paper.

The two looked up, Jiro raising an eyebrow and Kluke smiling cheerfully, though, a bit apologetically (the apologetic part must be for the other male, since there was nothing for Kluke to apologize to Jiro for). It was decided. They turned and began walking down the path, side by side and completely ignoring Shu, who was standing where he was at, dumbfounded at what had transpired.

After a few seconds of trying to recollect his thoughts and wrapping them around at what had happened, Shu snapped out of his musings when he realized that his rival and best friend were walking out of his line of sight. "Hey! Hold up!" He called out, scrambling to get to the two before they were out of his line of vision.

The two spared Shu a glance from over their shoulders, but turned to look ahead after a second. Kluke moved her hands so they were clasped behind her back as she walked beside Jiro, who just stared ahead with a blank look on his face. Though, on the inside, he was relieved that he had one that, if not, then he would have listened to Shu constantly rattle off to his heart's consent…something Jiro didn't want to go through.

When Shu finally caught up to the two, he was walking beside Kluke; he straightened up from his slouched position and crossed his arms, glaring at both his best friend and rival with an angered look. "Why'd yea ignore me back there?!" He exclaimed, throwing his hands up in the air for emphasis.

They responded at the exact same time with the exact same tone of voice (which utterly horrified, and shocked, Shu to the point where he stopped walking and watched them walk ahead), "Winner's keep."

After a few moments of him standing there like a complete idiot, Shu shook his head and hurried after the two, still confused by what they had said. He voiced out his thoughts when he reached them. "What?" He asked.

Kluke and Jiro glanced at each other for a few moments, sharing a knowing look (Jiro's brow was raised with a mild look of amusement on his face, while Kluke smiled slightly, also having a mild look of amusement on her face), before they turned their attention on Shu. "Just like what we said," Kluke began explaining, "winner's keep."

Shu just blinked once. Twice. A third time, before he threw his hands up in the air again, though this time, out of frustration. "What does that even mean?!" He exclaimed, hoping they'd simplify that down for him to understand properly.

Jiro rolled his eyes. "What isn't there to get?" He asked. Before Shu could reply, he walked forward in a quicker and more brisker pace, hoping the Blue Dragon shadow wielder would keep his mouth shut from the questioning.

Kluke turned to her childhood friend and placed a hand on his shoulder; Shu looked at the girl, blinking. She smiled softly at him, though the amusement in her olive-emerald eyes betrayed her feelings. She turned and caught up with Jiro; Shu was able to hear the slight laughter coming from Kluke, though it was soft and a bit muffled, telling him that she was trying to stifle her laughter.

Shu blinked a bit, before pieces started clicking together in his head. He narrowed his eyes angrily and his lips quivered into a pout; he crossed his arms over his chest and huffed, before uncrossing his arms and changing his face from a pout to an angered expression; he hurried after the taller kids, hoping that they'd at least explain to him what they were talking about, but…he highly doubt that would happen.

Shu sighed as he caught up with the two. How come he won't be able to understand them as well as they understand each other?

Hmm... Did I find this funny? Yes... I probably did with my weird sense of humor...

Did you find this funny? Probably not, but, eh. Who knows. :3

*goes and crawls into her little hole of weirdness*