Cephy (cephy) wrote in no_true_pair, @ 2008-06-09 08:46:00 |
|
|||
Entry tags: | ! 2008 twelve characters challenge, author: cephy, crossover: saiyuki/tota, pairing: gojyo/jade |
"Poker Face", Saiyuki & Tales of the Abyss
Title: Poker Face
Author: Cephy
Fandom: Saiyuki, Tales of the Abyss
Characters: Gojyo, Jade
Rating: PG-13 for language
Warnings: None
Prompt/challenge: Jade and Gojyo play a game or sport together.
Gojyo bit back another curse and stared hard at his cards-- not like that would change them, make them something other than the complete and utter crap they were, but a guy could always hope. And the bastard across from him just sat there, waiting, wearing a bland, patient expression that was eerily familiar.
Gojyo helped himself to three more cards-- and clamped down hard on his expression, feeling the first little bit of hope he'd felt all night. Some miracle had given him a full house, which-- well, hell, it was good enough, better than most. He spread the cards out with a grin. "There we go. Show me what you've got, then."
The stranger made a little moue of disappointment. Inside, Goyjo cheered.
And then the guy laid down a straight fucking flush.
Gojyo cursed out loud, pushing the cards across the table and glaring-- not sulking, really-- while his hard-earned money was raked in by someone else. The guy had to be cheating like a madman, he had to be, because he'd won nearly every single hand they'd played that night. Only Gojyo couldn't prove it no matter how hard he looked.
He really should've known better than to play cards against someone with that kind of smile.