Gundam Wing Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Straight Flush ❯ Royal Flush ( Chapter 2 )

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Straight Flush

Chapter Two

Jacquelin Benito

May 2002



Disclaimer and Claimer:

*sound of doorbell is heard*

Jackie: *grumbling* *yanks the door open* *gasp*

Evil Lawyers: Jacquelin Benito, we have come to you, once again, to dictate the disclaimer which you are supposed to produce in you story.

Jackie: *slams the door*

*door bell is heard once again*

Jackie: *yanks door open* (growls) What do you want?

Evil Lawyers: Um can you just say the disclaimer and get this over with?

Jackie: Nani?! No evil attempts to try and get me to admit the disclaimer?!

Evil Lawyer #1: Actually, yes. *shoves Jackie aside and opens the door wide open*

Evil Lawyer #2: *grabs Jackie*

Jackie: NOOO!!! Damn you!!

Evil Lawyer #1: *walks over to kitchen and opens the fridge, taking something out*

Jackie: NOOO!!! Not my coffee! *GASP* NOOO!!! Not my Starbucks!!!

Evil Lawyer #2: Will you admit the disclaimer?

Jackie: NEVER!

*sound of liquid being poured down the sink*

Jackie: NOOO!!! *sob*

Evil Lawyer #1: Well *more coffee is poured down the drain*

Jackie: *sniff* *sob* Fine I don't own Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing

Evil Lawyer #1: *evil witch cackle*

Evil Lawyer #2: *releases Jackie*

Jackie: *opens fridge and takes out a bottle of Starbucks coffee* *takes a LONG drink* *grins* But I do own this story and plot! MWAHAHAHA!

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*Click* The sound of the safety coming off a gun was heard. The three ladies found themselves at the gunpoint of Heero Yui. Makoto gasped. Usagi gulped. Minako grinned. Heero gave the three all a cold look. Wait Minako grinned?

"Hey Duo!" Minako greeted as she past Heero blindly, carefully eyeing all of the guys in the room, still not noticing the gun which was previously aimed at her.

"Heero!" They heard Duo groan as he continued, "Stop it. Those are the people I invited for the game." He stated warily. Duo rose from his seat as he pulled Usagi toward him. He whispered something in her ear, making her giggle.

Makoto and Heero were left standing.

Makoto eyed him cautiously, carefully inching away from him and his gun. "Umm are these your friends Duo?" Makoto asked warily, taking a seat beside Minako. Heero's gaze followed her. "Uh hi?" She weakly greeted.

Heero did his usual grunt and lowered his gun. He took a seat beside another brown haired man, his long bangs covering one of his emerald eyes. He carefully observed the girls before a blonde man broke the settling silence.

"I'm Quatre Reberba Winner," he introduced. Minako pounced at the opportunity of meeting some very hot guys.

"I'm Minako Aino. And this is Usagi and Makoto," Minako replied, pointing to her two friends. Usagi didn't seem to notice her reference as she was talking to Duo. Minako shook her head in amusement as Makoto flashed a smile. Rising out of her seat, she shook his hand.

Quatre turned his head toward the two silent soldiers. Heero's tousled brown hair shook a bit as he grunted again. "Heero Yui," He said bluntly, making no move to socialize more.

"Trowa Barton," the man beside Heero said.

Makoto and Minako looked slightly taken back as Duo explained more about him. "Don't mind him. He's always like that. Just don't piss him off and you're good to go!" He exclaimed happily.

Heero snorted. "Then why don't you take your own advice."

A Chinese man sniggered. Minako and Makoto finally turned their attention to the black haired man. Dressed in a white training Gi, he noticed the girl's stares on him.

"What do you want?" he barked at them. Makoto took a slight defense and she retorted.

"Jeez! We only want to know your name!" Makoto said, disliking the way he suddenly snapped at them.

"Wufei Chang," he answered shortly.

"Ookay! So, when does the game start?" Minako finally said. At this comment, Duo left his seat, returning with a deck of cards. Everyone participating rose from the couch they were sitting on, taking a seat at the circular table in a corner of the room.

Minako and Makoto grabbed their bags, while Usagi said she wouldn't participate. Trowa was also out of the game. Wufei simply stated that the game had no justice as he took a seat beside Trowa. Usagi said she would just watch as she moved a one-seater couch closer to the table. She sat down with a 'plop,' as she watched the game commence.

"So, what are we going to play?" Minako asked, pulling up a chair beside Makoto.

"Poker." Duo simply said was he shuffled the cards. Minako watched, amazed at how fast his wrists flicked to shuffle the cards. He dealt the cards.

(A/N: Now people, I don't really know how to play poker, and only know something or other just by watching movies. So if I'm completely off, PLEASE, bear with me!)

Minako picked out her cards, her face paling slightly. Bad cards. Very bad cards. She didn't even have a pair. She reached to pick up on card. Her face fell even more as she said, "I fold," putting her cards down.

Makoto avoided any eye contact. She threw in a couple hundred-dollar chips.

"I raise your two hundred by three," Quatre said, throwing in some more chips.

Heero grabbed another card, suddenly smirking as he threw in his chips. Duo growled in annoyance as he threw his cards down.

"I fold," he said annoyed.

Makoto ended up winning that game as she won by two pairs.

The night continued as the five played the game. Usagi, getting bored, decided to converse with the two boys whom had also retreated from the game. It was a pretty bad move on her part. Wufei had decided to get a shot of Tequila from the bar. Then it had turned to two. And times that by a dozen. And basically, he got drunk, and had exploded at her in drunken rage. It took a while to calm him down. Usagi decided to not try and talk to Trowa, his impassive looks and common stares at her were starting to get to her.

After more games, Minako started running low on cash. Repetitively borrowing money from Makoto, her brunette friend had gotten very annoyed.

"Minako! Buzz off! I know you have something else to wager!" Makoto growled at her friend when Minako asked for some more money. Sighing in defeat she dug deeper into her bag. Surprisingly, she found a cheap gold plated necklace, and quickly wagered that. Surprisingly, she won the game.

"YAY!" After a very short victory dance, Minako managed to calm down a bit. Hugging winnings joyfully, she paid Makoto back for the money she owed her, which turned out to be at least 3/4 of her winnings. She groaned out loud. Had she really borrowed that much money from Makoto?

Agreeing that this was the last game of the night, the five final playing figures drew their final cards. Minako grinned at her deck. But quickly replaced it with remorseful looking features. Plastering a fake frown on her face she quietly threw in the last of her money. 'Ooh! I'm going to win this one!' she thought, squirming slightly in her seat. In her hand she held two pairs.

The others placed their bets in, the turn coming to Minako again. She groaned inwardly as she carefully placed her cards down, digging into her bag once again. She found a notepad at the bottom, along with a pen. Carelessly tossing it aside in her bag, she came across it again. A sudden thought struck her.

Slyly sneaking glanced towards her two friends, who were currently staring at her, waiting for her wager. Grabbing the pen, she quickly said aloud. "I wager myself, Usagi, and Makoto as maids for you guys for a whole week," she announced, Makoto's jaw dropping and Usagi's shrieks of protest plainly heard. She quickly scribbled something on the piece of paper, throwing it into the center of the table.

"WHAT?!" Makoto screamed at her friend, her hold on her cards slackening for a second, but quickly regaining her hold.

"What do you think you're doing?!" Usagi yelled at her blonde companion.

Duo's eyes widened slightly as he finally comprehended what she just did. "I accept that wager!" he yelled out gleefully. His indigo eyes flashed in a flurry of excitement.

Quatre flushed a little, turning his head away from the table. Heero face remained impassive, but that broke as a small smirk appeared on his face. "I also accept," he declared.

Wufei's face had a shocked expression. "But that means if you lose, I have to tolerate you for a whole week! Why did I have to live with you guys?" He moaned. Minako let out a small giggle.

"And if I win?" Minako said, raising an eyebrow.

Usagi grabbed the document selling her out. "No! I am not going through with this!" She folded it in half and almost began the process of ripping it in half.

"No!" Minako and Duo's yelled in protest as Minako lunged for the small piece of parchment. She grabbed the paper before Usagi could rip it up.

"And what if you lose?!" Makoto quickly countered, snatching the paper from Minako's hand.

"Then I guess I would be forever in your guy's debt!" She declared. She snatched the paper back while throwing the now, crinkled piece of paper into the center again.

"But only if Quatre agrees!" Usagi quickly informed as she remembered he still hadn't confirmed that he accepted the deal. Makoto's and Minako's eyes quickly landed on the Arabian blonde.

"Quatre! Don't agree!" Makoto said, rushing over to the billionaire blonde.

"And we'll wear the whole get up! Complete maid uniforms!" Minako added. Quatre flushed even further, His azure eyes darted away.

"In short skirts!" Duo quickly proclaimed as he stood from the table.

"In short skirts!" Minako agreed as she snatched the paper from the center and proceeded to write the additional information.

"AGH!!! NOO!!!" Usagi's screams of protest were heard as she tried to wrestle the paper from Minako's hands. The parchment fluttered to the ground. Trowa picked it up. The girls stopped breathing as he stared at it for a second. He let out a rare, evil smile. He placed it on the table. Usagi gawked at him for a second, before she lunged for the paper.

Suddenly, Quatre's answer was confirmed. Fear dreaded in two of the girls.

"I agree," he quietly commented. He started turning red again. Duo let out a loud shout as he snatched Usagi off the ground and proceeded to twirl her around the room.

"Stop it!" Usagi yelled at the braided man, the twirling stopped, but the grin on his face didn't disappear.

'I'm going to win!' he chanted mentally.

"Minako! Do you know what you've done?!" Makoto yelled at her friend.

"Don't worry Mako-chan! I'm going to win anyway!" Minako flashed a bright grim. But Makoto's glare didn't let down, even a notch.

"Don't be too sure of yourself," Heero warned as he smirked.

"Don't tell me Yui likes the idea of this!" Wufei yelled loudly. His smirk widened as Wufei's eyes bugged. "Injustice!"

"Tell me about it Don't worry she says" Makoto growled under her breath as she glared at Minako one last time.

"Minako! If you loose, you just sold yourself as a maid for a week to a bunch of guys we hardly even know! And you added us to the bargain!" Usagi bellowed at her.

Minako froze. She hadn't thought of that. Oh shit

"Well, time for the results!" Duo said, his tone none the less too cheery. If he lost, sure he would lose a lot of money, but he was a Gundam pilot. He'd get it back in no time. But, surely, he'd be sorely disappointed that the girls wouldn't be his personal maids for a whole week. A mental image of Usagi in a maid's uniform with a tight shirt and short skirt popped into his head. He grinned. Then he mentally scolded himself. 'BAD DUO! Do NOT think of such thoughts! Okay well maybe just a little bit!'

Minako and Makoto took their seats. Heero had somehow remained seated the entire time. Quatre was still blushing.

Quatre started by flipping his cards over. A pair of aces.

Heero flipped his cards over. Two pairs. Quatre groaned.

Minako grinned. She flipped her cards over. A whole hand of diamonds, neatly arranged in order from ace to four.

Makoto grimaced. A pair of twos.

Duo grinned brightly. He flipped his cards over gleefully. A royal flush. The face on every stinkin' card seemed to stare at Minako evilly, chanting her name angrily. "Minako! Minako!" Every jaw in the room dropped.

Only, the face wasn't saying her name, it was really Makoto and Usagi screaming their heads off at her.

'Oh shit,' Minako thought mentally. There was going to be hell to pay