Poker Night

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Cloud and Zack are more or less moved in now thanks to everyone who helped, and despite the ongoing argument between Izzy and Cloud. So they decided to host a poker night to celebrate being officially moved in. The kids were staying the night at Marcy’s tonight anyhow, so we cranked up the tunes, pulled out the cards and the booze and settled in for one hell of a night.

Sephy and I didn’t play; neither of us are very good. I helped Aqua break in the kitchen, mostly easy snack stuff like nachos and quesadillas.

However the game got real fun real quick. Cloud lost out early, he’s not the best player either. That left Zack, Izzy, Aranel, Reno, Rude and Terra holding their own against Vincent; who seemed to have the greatest luck in all of Gaia.

“How does he keep doing that,” Reno grumbled.

“I’m not complaining,” Izzy said.

Vincent just smiled. It’s hard not to believe that he isn’t Sephy’s father when he smiles like that.

“You sure Hojo’s your dad,” I ask Sephiroth.

“Jury’s still out,” he responded.

I wouldn’t be surprise if Vincent was Sephy’s dad, but I don’t know how I’d feel if Isdela was my mother-in-law…

The groans from the dinning room pull me out of my thoughts.

“Bow out Vincent,” Reno whines, “Give the rest of us a chance.”

“I’m having too much fun,” Vincent replies.

“He’s just full of surprises lately,” Zack points out.

“That’s my Vinny,” Izzy says.

The front door opens, “Hey Angel…”

“What is it Yuffie?”

“The boys want to know if we can go over to your place so they can play laser tag.”

“They can go one night without it,” I insist.

“Oh let ‘em go play,” Izzy demanded. Yeah… I really don’t think I could handle her being my mother-in-law.

“Fine,” I grumble, “but they stay at Marcy’s tonight. I want one quite night this week.”

Yuffie smiles and heads back out the door.

“Is she gone,” Reno asked. Seems he ducked under the table when he heard his wife’s voice.

“What are you doing,” Aranel asks.

“Yuffie doesn’t like Reno gambling,” Rude informs us.

“If she knew what I was up to I’d be a dead man,” Reno says.

“So what does she think your doing,” I ask.

“Solo mission for Shinra that’ll run late into the night.”

We all glare at him for a moment.

“I am soooooo telling Yuffie,” Izzy teases.

“No please,” Reno begs.

“Nope, you’re in trouble now mister,” Izzy says pulling out her phone.

“I’d start running if I were you,” Aranel tagged in. Reno looked between the two of them then took out the back door.

Isdela and Aranel smile at each other.

“You weren’t really going to tell Yuffie were you,” Rude ask.

“No,” Isdela replies, “I was just getting tired of his whining.”

“Plus that’s one less person,” Zack points out. “Maybe will have a chance against the king of darkness over here.”

“Once again, I’m not complaining,” Izzy says.

A few hands later, Terra backs out cuz Aqua’s getting tired. Not long after, Rude has to bow out due to Zack winning his last gil. This gives Aranel the perfect opportunity to invite Rude to dinner. I can’t help feeling like she hoped for that the whole game.

It doesn’t take long for Vincent to clean Zack out, Aranel calls it quits and we all decide to head home for the night.

“So what’s everyone’s plans for tomorrow night,” Izzy asked as we walked back down the street to mine and Sephy’s place.

“Nothing,” I say.

“I was thinking of breaking into Shinra HQ,” Sephiroth says.

“Your doing what,” I ask.

“Word is some of Hojo’s research has been found. I wanted to see if this new information has anything more on me or mother.”

I sigh; I’m not even going to fight it.

“Well maybe we can get Rude to come over for dinner and strip poker,” Izzy says.

Yeah… sooo glad I’m not going to that party. Isdela grabs Vincent’s hand and drags him to her ship; Aranel follows a few steps behind.

“So what other plans do we have for tonight,” Sephiroth ask.

“Today,” I correct him looking at my watch. “And I plan to sleep. I’m too tired to think much less do anything else.”

Sephy looks disappointed.

“Don’t give me that look,” I demand. “It never works.”

“I know,” he whines. When I open the front door to have seven hyper children rush out past me.

“Sorry,” Marcy says chasing after them.

“Yeah we couldn’t get them to stop,” Yuffie adds running after them. Sephy just smiles and shakes his head. I’m going to bed before anything more insane happens.