Divide and Conquer (A Higurashi When They Cry FanFic)

Chapter 2: Let the Games Begin

"Stand! Bow!"

"Goodbye!"

With that, the school day was officially over. As the other students gathered their things and retrieved their shoes, 7 students remained seated, as if waiting for something.

And then one of them stood up and raised a hand to the sky.

"Club members... Assemble!"

The others stood, as if it were a call to arms.

"What will we do today, I wonder? I wonder?"

Another laughed. "Ohohohohoho, don't you mean what will Keiichi-san have to wear as punishment today?"

A third yelled in exasperation, "Hey, don't you think you're getting ahead of yourself, Satoko? I thought you were supposed to by my friends!"

"Well, Keii-chan, we are friends! But where does it say friends can't have fun at their friends expense?" a fourth added in.

The others laughed as the third voice cried in despair.

"Today's club activity is going to be set up a bit differently. And it's gonna be based entirely on luck!" Mion declared to her club members, who looked eagerly to their leader as she described the events that would soon be taking place. "We shall be playing a game that is adequately named, after something that is known since time immemorial. We shall play War!" She said, brandishing a deck of cards.

The others looked at her curiously. Finally, after a few minutes of silence, Shion raised a hand. "Um, Onee, can you explain? You're just standing there."

The eldest twin blushed and sputtered. "Well, of course I'm gonna explain. Just... standing here for dramatic effect!"

She brushed her hair out of her eyes and began to explain. "War is a card game, with the goal being that you need to get all ofyour opponent's cards and knock them out of the running. Everyone gets an even amount of cards to start with, and you are NOT allowed to look at your cards at all while they are in your deck. When I yell 'Draw!' everyone takes the card on top of their deck and lays it right-side up for everyone to see. Whoever has the card with the highest value takes all the cards, and we keep going. If you run out of cards, you are. Does that make sense?"

Everyone nodded. They seemed eager, as this seemed to be an anyone's game. Easy enough, right?

Not necessarily true. Rika thought, looking in particular at Keiichi. Some people had all the luck in the world.

"So, whats the punishment gonna be this time, Mion?" Keiichi asked grudgingly. "Another embarrassing outfit that you guys are gonna make me walk around the village in?"

The twins grinned conspiratorially at each other. "Maaayyyybbbeeee." Shion said. "Maybe not... It might be worse than that... I guess you'll have to see, won't you, Keii-chan?"

Keiichi began to sweat. Oh crap. He thought. What did I walk myself into this time? He should've kept his big mouth shut.

"Well, with that out of the way, today's punishment game will remain a mystery!" Mion declared. "Let's get this game started!"

She began to distribute the cards evenly. Because she had to distribute the 56 cards evenly, each of them ended up with only 8 cards to start with. After the cards had been given out, they all sat in a circle, each holding their deck in their hands.

"Is everyone ready?" Mion asked. She received six nods.

"Very well. Ready... Set... DRAW!"

Everyone flipped their cards at the same time, revealing a two, a six, a eight, a nine, a seven, a four, and a King.