19 A little bit of fun never hurt

Instead of walking to the Arcade, it would seem that someone drove them. Everyone would exit in an orderly fashion and enter the Arcade as a whole. "My, I was right on the dot." Mimi would tease Riyku seeing several females around him. Riyku would just shake his head as the girls blushed lightly. "Plus, they all look quite cute." She would add to which the girls looked at Riyku as if awaiting something. Kristen per usual was wearing a gothic dress; while it held to the black nature there were strips of bright here and there as design. Next up was Lira, who seemed more reserved. Nothing too flashy; a pair of jeans and a white tee-shirt. Following up was Vex, who happened to be wearing a fusion of black and white. Her skirt seemed to dabble in bits of white that were on top of the black shade, while her shirt appeared to be a vice-versa of it. In truth, this seemed to compliment her silverish hair color nicely. Riyku would shift his gaze over towards Mina now, she looked like a true princess through and through with the light blue design. Of course, they weren't the only ones who wanted something out of him. Seraphina had hugged him from behind like usual and whispered into his ear, "What do you think?" The warmth of her bust against his back made it feel like she wasn't even wearing clothes, to begin with. A soft sigh would escape his lips, "Yes, yes. You all look beautiful in your own outfits." He would give into their expression before looking at Mimi who was just chuckling lightly about what just happened. "Alright, follow me." She would lead them towards a room similar to that at which you could find in karaoke. Once they all took their seats against the red plush booths she clasps her hands together in delight. "If you need anything feel free to page us. This will be your exclusive room for the day, so once you are done let me know. In addition to this, you can spectate the Gaming Ring from this room, as well as enjoy a variety of songs with our karaoke machine. I do hope you all have a wonderful time." She smiled at them and they all gave their thanks before she left.

"Alrighty, so let's start with some drinks. We already ate, so let's put off food till later." Kristen would pick up a menu that was lying upon the table before them. In fact, there were exactly, seven menus. One for each of them. Picking up his own, he would scan through the selection of drinks. From wild berry rum to tropical thunder vodka... Boy did these names seem funny or what. Nevertheless, the male would cross one leg over the other as he leaned back against the booth. An arm relaxing on the headrest while his other hand held open the menu before him. The girls, well with the exception of Mina and Seraphina had been conversing about something with the menu. Mina and Skylar seemed to have their own conversation and Seraphina was... well trying to peak at what he was going to get. "Soo... Going to get your Vodka like always?" Seraphina inquired to which Riyku shifted his glance towards her. "Are you referring to my previous lives?" He asked to which she nodded. "Seemed to be the only type of liquor you really drank. In fact, you even drank it straight from the bottle." Seraphina would tease as she brushed her bust up against him again. "Oh, the things you did back then..." She whispered into his ear which caused him to close his eyes. The girls saw what she was attempting to do and glared at her, "Seraphina!" Kristen called out to her which caused her to shift her iris' towards her. "Hm? Can I help you, sweetie?" She called out to her with a devious smirk.

"Yes. Get off of him." Kristen stated firmly to which Seraphina giggled. "Why not just come join me. We can have our own fun here." It was then that Riyku snapped his eyes open and reached for the tablet that was laid upon the table. "Riyku?" Seraphina gave him a puzzled look as he began to place an order for two bottles of vodka, several glasses of water, and some darts before looking at everyone else. "Anyone want anything?" He asked with a blank expression. "Umm..." Skylar would be the first to give his order. "Can I get an Iced Long Island?" Riyku would input the order before looking back up to the girls. "Strawberry rum for me." Mina put hers in. "I'll have the melon monarch," Vex added. "Berry Blast," Lira added. "I'll just have whatever you are having." Kristen seemed to state. "Same," Seraphina added to which Riyku would move to add another bottle of Vodka before sending in the order. "What are you having anyway, Riyku?" Skylar questioned to which Seraphina would answer. "A couple of bottles of vodka." Everyone seemed slightly surprised by this. "Don't worry. If anything, it'll take several bottles before he is under the influence." Seraphina would add to which Riyku would shrug before setting the tablet down and closing his eyes again.

"We aren't just going to sit here all day, right?" Kristen inquired to which Riyku shook his head. "No, I ordered some darts. If anything, you can go ahead and do some karaoke while we wait." He seemed to put out bluntly to which everyone gave him a surprised expression. "Darts? Have you ever played before?" Vex inquired to which Riyku nodded. "In my previous lives."

"Speaking of which, a lot seems to stem from your previous lives. Like your ability for critical thinking and your expertise in combat. Not to mention the fact that you are also great at cooking. It makes me wonder what else are you good at?" Skylar would go into thought to which Riyku would shrug. "Plenty." Seraphina would state for him as she sprawled out over him. Using him like some kind of pillow and looking up at him when he looked at her. "Like what though?" Skylar would prod at the topic. Everyone else seemed to want to know in which Seraphina would sigh lightly. "Well, Hunting overall as well as Tracking. Then there is driving and being a pilot. He can also be tactical at times, and he is good with firearms. Of course, this does not mean he is shy when it comes to using a blade or his bare fist either. His skills under the sheets are nothing to poke fun at. He can leave you begging for more or even mentally break you down. Mental break down does not only apply to sex though, but he is also able to do it for interrogation purposes too." For a moment Seraphina paused before continuing. "Just about everything really. But enough of him. What of yourselves? You and Kristen seemed to be quite the foes in close combat. Where did you learn your arts?" Seraphina inquired even though she was still laying on top of Riyku.

Skylar seemed to be the first to answer this question. "Well, when I was a kid I was always picked on for my small size and my feminine appearance. Though one of my father's friends asked me if I wanted to make use of my size and feminine features. As a child, it was a bizarre offer, but I accepted it. For several months I stayed at his home and studied under him on how to make use of my small size. Being able to conceal my presences and fall under an enemies line of sight to put them in disarray. During my intense training, It seemed I had a knack for using daggers. When my teacher realized this he decided to further my training by having me attend his Dojo. It was here I learned how to use my feminine features to bewitch my peers." Skylar would scratch his cheek as he flushed a little from the tale. "Ever since then, I've trained in my spare time, but it was never really something I engrossed myself in. I became engrossed in the track team so I joined up. I learned that Wind Magika was best suited for both my training as a rogue and being a member of the track team." Skylar would finish explaining a bit about himself and where he learned his martial arts.

Up next was Kristen, "Well, as for me. I was forced to become strong. My gauntlets and greaves are my main weapons, while I host a sidearm which is a whip. Since I only use my gauntlets and greaves for the Death Games, most people believe my main weapon is that of a whip. You see, At first, I trained on my own. To fight against those who would harass me and my friends. I wanted to be able to protect them as well as myself. So I studied and trained under various master martial artists and learned various weapon forms. My Father was reluctant of this at first, but when I told him it would raise the companies reputation to find out the heir to the corporation was a strong woman he seemed to strive towards making sure I was going to be the strongest woman alive. Still, he seemed to also hire bodyguards and have them guard me at all times as the first line of defense." Kristen would sigh heavily, but Lira and Vex seemed to chuckle lightly. "That's so you." They added.

"Well, what about you two? Vex seemed to host a staff and Lira a bow. If you ask me you three make the perfect team." Seraphina would state to which Vex nodded. "Of course, we have been friends since forever of course. But, we did not want Kristen to be the only strong one. We wanted to be able to protect ourselves as well as her. So, I focused on the black arts of Magika. Learning how to manipulate and use all spells of both offense and defense. Don't get me wrong though, It was not easy. Most people only choose to learn one of the three types of Magika. Offensive, Defensive, and Supportive. I learned both Defensive and Offensive because I sought strength to protect my friends as well as myself. Skylar over there uses Supportive Magika just like Mina does. Who is the complete opposite of myself even though we both use staves." Vex would explain to which Mina smiled brightly. "Lira, on the other hand, choose Archery. She has always been a big fan of such a thing. She is even the Captain of the Archery club." Vex stated to which Lira would blush lightly from the embarrassment. "I am, but that does not mean much. I only do it for fun after all, but everyone wants me to stay as Captain." Lira would add to Vex's remark.

"I only took up Archery, because it was fun. I won't lie and say it was to become stronger or anything. My body is weak as it is. The Mana in the air makes my body go into an overdose if I do not consume my medication to reduce the amount of Mana my body takes in. When I say this, I mean that my body naturally attracts Mana versus other humans where they need to use chants to call to Mana. Since I naturally attract Mana, I need to release it steadily or take my medication which will release it for me." Lira would explain. "I usually use practice and training with my bow to release Mana and putting that into junction with my medication. My body becomes stable." Lira would add. A silence would befall them before Mina dared to question, "Why does your body attract Mana?" To which Lira would shrug. "I am not sure. Even doctors do not understand why. When I ask my mother she seems to give me short responses saying that I am special." Lira would state to which Seraphina would sit up and examine over her body. "Hmm..." Lira saw her leering at her which caused her to perch up, "Is something wrong?" Seraphina would shake her head. "It's nothing." She would then return to laying over Riyku who simply sighed lightly.

"Well, that is everyone except you, Mina." Seraphina would shift her glance to Mina who was sitting just on the other side of Riyku. "Oh, you are right. Well, I guess I can share. It's nothing high in praise though. I simply wanted to help others which is why I took up supportive Magika. In addition to that, It seems my vast knowledge and ability to take in knowledge of others or ordeals and process such lead me to become a strategist in my life. So partaking of the supportive role only made it seem more fitting. That is pretty much it really. Nothing special." Mina would share her end of the story. In truth, everyone seemed to have different reasons for taking up arms and learning combat. But they all genuinely seemed to care for one another.

When a knock came from the door before opening, Riyku looked to see someone had brought them their drinks, and the darts he had requested. Placing them on the table the server would bow politely then take their leave. Riyku would reach for one of the bottles of Vodka, pop off the cork and begin to take dips of its contents.

'Alcoholic beverage detected. Drunkness percent: 0.0001%'

A text box had appeared upon his personal vision. The box seemed to minimize after a moment into a small de-buff right next to his Shield Point bar which caused him to look over towards it and when he did the percent showed itself to be the same, before his iris' shifted towards the bottle. He would guzzle down the liquor and relax his body. The girls and Skylar all seemed to have been bewildered by the fact that his man just drank straight from the bottle. "Well, you'll get used to it." Seraphina would take the bottle from his hands and part of it before offering it back to him with a smirk. Everyone would reach for their glass except Kristen who fiddled her thumbs around. "Umm..." Riyku would open his eyes with a glance in her direction, before taking the bottle from Seraphina and heading it over to Kristen. She was hesitant to even take the bottle, let alone drink straight from it. Lira and Vex noticed this and shook their heads offering sips of their drinks to her. She would set the bottle down and nod. "Thanks, I didn't expect it would be like that." Kristen would state to which Riyku would lean over to reach for the open bottle. "Don't worry about it," Vex replied. "Yup, I don't think anyone did," Lira added. Riyku would once more take several swigs from the bottle before offering it to Seraphina who seemed to do the same before releasing an 'ahhh~' sound and handing it back to him.

"Wait, can you two even get drunk?" Skylar had noticed this exchange to which Seraphina nodded. "Yup. Though it takes quite a bit before that to even happen." Seraphina would respond to Skylar to which everyone just seemed to sigh with exhaustion. Setting the bottle down, Riyku would reach for the weighted darts. "Solos or teams?" He seemed to question to which everyone took a moment before agreeing on solos. A chuckle parted his lips to which he nodded. "Alright." He would stand up and prepare to toss the dart, but it seemed Seraphina had interrupted him. "What, no loss to gain?" Everyone looked to Seraphina when she said that.

"What do you purpose?" Mina inquired to which Seraphina's lips curved wide. "How about instead of a normal game of darts we do the highest win, lowest lose. It's a game, Riyku made up when he worked at the Sionner Inn." Seraphina stated to which everyone looked towards him and he shrugged it off as if he had not the slightest clue on what she was talking about. "Of course, he probably does not remember. But it is quite simple. Like normal darts, you get three tries. However, you aren't going for an out. Instead, you are going for the highest possible number which would be bullseye thrice. Though, you only get one turn. Each round everyone gets one turn and at the end of the round, the winner gets to command the loser to do something. The winner is the person with the highest score and the loser is the person with the lowest score. Easy right?" Seraphina seemed to explain, though everyone would get it because it was quite simple. "So it's just normal darts, but you want the highest score possible." Kristen would recap to which Seraphina nodded. "Yup." She replied. "Well, alright. I'm in." Kristen stated to which everyone seemed to just shrug it off with a sure.

"Well, go ahead then, Darling." Seraphina cooed to Riyku who would sigh softly. Tossing the first black dart he would hit just below bullseye, the second seemed to be just above and the last one seemed to strike on the single twenty. "Seventy even. Good job, Darling." Seraphina would state as Riyku went to collect the darts. "You're next?" Riyku inquired to which Seraphina nodded. Riyku would hand them over and return to his seat only to receive glances upon him. "What?" He inquired to which Skylar sighed. "You are going to win every time." He seemed to admit to which everyone nodded and Riyku shook his head. "Won't know unless you try." Riyku would state before turning his glance to Seraphina who was midway through her second dart. You could hear the click of her tongue when she missed her mark and prepared to toss the last dart. A soft sigh escaped her lips as she moved to gain the darts. "Single Twenty, Single three, and double five. Total of thirty-three." Riyku would state as Seraphina sat down next to him. "I haven't been throwing knives and daggers around of late like someone I know. So my aim has been off." Seraphina teased to which Riyku would shrug. "You'll get back into it." He replied, the exchange between the two really showed how much of a strong bond they had. That it was true that their history ran deep. "I guess I'm next." Vex would get up and retrieve the darts from Seraphina before taking to her position.

"Good luck!" Lira called from the seats to which Vex chuckled softly and threw the first dart. Double twenty, then the second dart, double twenty again and lastly the third dart which seemed to land on single five. A huff left her voices as she moved. "Five points off eh?" Riyku stated as he folded his arms across his chest. "Not bad." He would add to which Vex nodded. "I may not be a professional, but all I have to do is beat your score. I figured hitting three doubles of twenty would do the trick, but I must've gotten cocky." Vex would offer the darts to Kristen who seemed to be up next since she was already standing. "It's only the first round," Riyku replied to which Vex would nod. Their attention turned towards Kristen who was preparing herself. Calming herself before tossing the first dart which seemed to have struck single five. She would click her tongue before tossing the second one. Single nine, and then threw the last one which landed on single fifteen. She seemed to grumble as she made her towards the darts. "Twenty-nine eh? So far you are the lowest." Seraphina would tease which caused her to give her a look. A soft chuckle came from Lira who would pat her shoulders. "My turn." She would take the darts and begin to prepare herself as Kristen did earlier.

One, two, three... Lira would toss them one after another. Vex and Kristen weren't as surprised as everyone else seemed to be. "Well, to be expected from someone who uses a bow." Riyku would state which caused Lira to blush as she collected the darts. "Triple-fifty on the first run. That's impressive." Seraphina stated. "Lira is no slouch when it comes to hitting her mark." Kristen seemed to boost for her friend which caused everyone to chuckle lightly. "Mina, Skylar?" Lira would offer the darts to which Skylar would take them. "Well... I'll give it a go as well." He seemed to state as he moved to take his position. Though the way he held the darts was abnormal, it wasn't like the traditional way. It was more like he was preparing to toss a dagger from hip-side. Inhaling the feminine male would relax his body, calm his nerves before exhaling and then he threw them. Not one, but all three at the same time.

The silence was in the atmosphere once again, before Mina began to clap for her brother. "Good job!" She called out to him to which everyone seemed to nod in agreement. Triple seven, bullseye, and triple eighteen. That would lead to the second highest score present, one-hundred and twenty-eight. Skylar seemed to be scratching his cheek with a soft blush. "Thanks." He would offer the darts to his sister. "Still, what was that?" Lira would inquire as Skylar took his seat. "It's how I throw my daggers. It felt more comfortable to throw all three at once than it did to throw one at a time." He explained while his glance was fixated on his sister. She wasn't as fast as everyone else, though she seemed to score quite well thanks to a bit of patience. "Single nineteen, single sixteen and single eleven. Good job, sis." Skylar would state to which everyone seemed to agree. As Mina returned with the darts she seemed to be bashful of her score before handing them to Riyku. "Alrighty, that concludes the first round. The winner would be Lira who had a perfect score, the loser would be Kristen with a total of twenty-nine. As such, the Winner will give the Loser a task to complete." Seraphina stated which caused Kristen to sigh softly and Lira to go into thought.

"Hmm... How about..." Lira seemed to continue to think on something for a good minute before nodding to her own personal thought. "Kristen, tell us how it is living with Riyku." Lira would state which caused Kristen to blush brightly. "Wha-What!? Why!?" Kristen exclaimed which caused Lira to chuckle lightly. "Because I want to know. You have never accepted anyone living in the same room as you. Of course, I know why, but I want to know what it is like to having someone bunk with you. Not just someone but someone who bested you in close combat and is that same someone who is in this room." Everyone except Riyku and Seraphina had their focus on Kristen as if they wanted to know. With this sudden limelight, she began to fidget a bit. "Well... It's..." She looked to Riyku for answers but found that he wasn't going to help her since he was already working on the second bottle. "It's..." She murmured softly. "It's what?" Lira inquired with a teasing smile. "Ah fine! It's fun! It's great even! He helps me with my work, and even talks to me! I feel protected! I feel safe! Of course, that isn't all. When he comes out of the shower, he is freaking hot! I mean, the erotic scene is enough to send me into overdrive! I can't stress how much I have to ask this man to put on a damn shirt! Although..." She fell silent for a moment. "I can't wait for him to come back now that this search is done with." She would admit, a burning red face staring at him which everyone seemed to follow. Setting the bottle down half-empty he would smirk with his eyes closed. "I'll take care of all your needs later." Riyku state which caused her to turn even redder. "Hey!" Seraphina shouted. "And you too," Riyku added. From this moment, the girls all seemed to give him a look to which Riyku seemed to exhale a breath. "Tell you what, from now on anyone who can outscore me will be the first to receive a pleasant time. Those below me will be only after I finish with the following person. Sound fair?" Riyku stated to which the girls all seemed to hold this fiery determination. "Oh boy... Look what you started." Skylar looked towards him to which Riyku would respond, "You are more than welcome to join as well." This caused Skylar to blush brightly and the girls to look at Riyku then him. "You said you weren't part of this!" Kristen exclaimed to which Skylar shook his head and waved his hands rapidly, "He is messing around. Honest to god!" Skylar was quick to defend him. "Mmm... I don't know. In one of his previous lives, Riyku had sex with a woman who had a dick. If you ask me it was rather hot. The way he forced the girl to..." Seraphina would trail off in the memory as everyone looked from Riyku to Skylar. "But I am a guy!" Skylar shouted to which Riyku finally chuckled lightly, "I am only playing around." Riyku stated to which everyone looked at him. "Really?" Kristen inquired to which Riyku nodded. "Yup. I turned down Yumi, did you forget?" Riyku questioned to which Kristen gave puzzled look before remembering. "That's right! Geez... why do you got to tease us all the time." Kristen stated to which Riyku smirked. "It's fun." He would chuckle lightly before standing up and making his way towards the board.

Several hours passed, and many rounds of darts were played. They even ordered food and had plenty of more drinks. By the time everything was said and done, the girls were all out cold excluding Seraphina. Skylar had maintained his flow of liquor or well, held it in better than they did. Riyku was finishing off what appeared to be his tenth bottle to which he released a refreshing 'ah' sound. "Geez, you can hold it quite well. It's almost unfair. Is it because of your System?" Skylar inquired which made Riyku shift his glance towards the negative by his SP gauge which read, '5.9%'. He would then look at Skylar. "Most likely. Seraphina will you stay here with Skylar and make sure the girls don't do anything. I'm going to go pay for everything." Riyku did not question, but more so told her to do. A simple nod from her was all she gave him. "Okay, I can't promise I won't *Hic* do anything to the boy though." This caused Riyku to chuckle and Skylar to shiver slightly. "I don't think he can handle you, but the choice is yours, Sera." Riyku would shorten her last name, with a bit of a remark which caused her to flush brightly and become docile as he left.

"Sera?" Skylar inquired as he looked to Seraphina who nodded lightly. "It's Riyku's pet name for me. In previous lives, he only gave pet names to those who were dear to him. It was his way of saying 'You are mine, and only mine.'" Seraphina stated which caused Skylar to blink rapidly, "Wait... He doesn't think I am trying to do anything, does he?" Skylar inquired to which Seraphina shook her head. "No. It's my own *Hic* teasing that caused that to come out of him. He knows full well, I won't bed anyone but him." Seraphina stated which caused Skylar to relax a little. "If anything, he would probably end up adding you to his list of claims." Seraphina who was probably drunk at this point stated bluntly which caused Skylar's eyes to widen. "Wait, but I am-" Skylar was caught off which Seraphina nodded. "Yes, yes. I know you are a male. I don't mean in a sense of sexual desire though... Riyku has had several male bonds that rival those of his lover relations. Though, they were never sexual. His love and affection came from other means such as aiding them in times of war. Saving their loved ones, and even going to great links to keep them alive." Seraphina seemed to state with great wisdom as if she had lived through these experiences. Truth was that she did. She would look to Skylar. "It's the vibe I got from him when he interacted with you today. He holds great respect for you as well as the girls. Do not take his love and affection lightly, it does not come easily." Seraphina would add before reaching for several empty bottles to get the last few drops of each she could. "Wow... I didn't know such emotion ran deep. I mean, I would never take his kindness for granted nor would anyone here, but to know that he holds us to such high regards is..." Skylar would pause for a moment when he saw the door open and Riyku step in.

"Time to go. I went ahead and called, Walter, who is your butler. He will pick us up and take us back to your home." Riyku stated to which Skylar blinked rapidly. "What are you going to do?" He asked to which Riyku would reply, "See how Racheal is doing. I want to find out what happened." Riyku stated to which Skylar nodded. "That's right. Well, okay. If anything comes up, I'll be sure to contact you." Skylar would reply to which Riyku smirked with a soft nod. "Please do. I'll be back later tonight, I am a man of my word. Be sure to let them know." This caused Skylar to blush lightly with a nod. "O-okay." It was then that Riyku seemed to have left with Seraphina who had hastily seeped into his shadow. 'Don't leave me behind!' She exclaimed through a mental link to which Riyku chuckled. 'Didn't plan on it. You'll have to wait till later tonight as well. Get some rest, you will need it.' Riyku replyed through the link to which Seraphina cooed at him before falling silent.

"Leaving already?" Mimi inquired as Riyku passed up the front counter. "Yup. Can you escort a butler name Walter to my room? He will be picking up the girls and escorting them home." Riyku would ask of her to which she nodded. "Certainly, but I never took you as one to leave them in another man's hands." Mimi teased to which Riyku shook his head. "I assure you that, this butler won't do anything. Besides, I will be tending to their needs later tonight. They will need all the rest they can get." His remark caused Mimi to blush brightly, "Oh my. So you do have a harem. Maybe I should join you." Mimi teased to which Riyku would smirk and wave his hand as he left the building. Mimi moaned softly, "Such a tease." She muttered as she watched him leave. It was just about dusk now, the evening would soon draw in. So he would run this trip and then head back to the Mansion.