Wanderers (1st Draft)

Party

Rixton

At some point in time while they were walking to the casino everyone shifted places. Mason had taken Taya's place at the front of the group. Alice moved up to walk beside Jackson. Taya drifted back next to Rixton.

Rixton strains his ears to try to hear what Alice and Jackson are talking about. Jackson was in the middle of saying something that was making Alice laughs. Although he knew he had no right to be jealous, since he stole his best friend's girlfriend, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous.

"So what's up with you and James and that girl?" Taya asks nodding towards Alice.

"That girl has a name." Rixton says a little more sharply than he intended.

"Avoiding the question." Taya says ignoring Rixton's comment.

Rixton glances at her then back to Alice. He'd been staring at her hair for the last few minutes, watching it bounce against her back. "I'm a backstabbing, self-centered, jerk." He blurts out.

"I agree with the self-centered and jerk part." Taya agrees. "But backstabbing. What'd you do?"

Rixton shoves his hands in his pockets. "Alice and James were together. I kissed Alice. James found out. Now he hates me."

There is a second of silence then Taya says. "Backstabbing, self-centered, jerk is right."

"We'll all go in together, then split up." Rixton explains. He and the others stand across the street from Snake's casino. "James, Alice, and I will find Snake and keep him distracted. Mason, you, Taya, and Jackson will locate the gold. Try to keep a low profile and get out of there as soon as you can. We'll meet at the bar across from the train station. Whoever gets there first should but tickets."

"What if we can't get the gold out without being seen?' Jackson asks.

Rixton rocks back on his heels. "Cause a distraction."

Jackson gives a mischievous smirk and nods his head.

"Any other questions?" Rixton asks looking at the others. They all shake their heads in response. "Alright. Now let's get going."

He leads the way across the street and into the casino. As soon as he walks through the doors he is hit with the smell of smoke and the sound of music. Before he can take one more step a tall, bald man moves to stand in his path.

"You have an invitation?" The man asks looking Rixton and the others over.

"Um, yeah. It's right here." Rixton pretends to search his pockets. "Where'd it go? It was right here." He looks over his shoulder at the others. James ignores him. Mason shrugs his shoulders. Jackson hits his fist to his palm, indicating he's ready for a fight. Taya glares at him. Alice gives him a wink. She pushes past him to stand directly in front of the man.

"It seems my idiot friend here," She motions to Rixton. "Forgot our invitation at home. But I swear we were invited. So, if you wouldn't mind letting us in. Make an exception." Alice says as sweetly as she can. She even bats her eyelashes.

The man looks over his shoulder to see if anyone is watching. "Fine, but don't cause any trouble." He says looking back at them.

Alice's smile grows even bigger. "Thank you very much."

The man steps to the side, allowing them to pass. As soon as they are out of ear shot, Rixton leans over to Alice.

"Nice one." He whispers.

Alice doesn't say anything, but he can see her smile turn into a self-satisfied smirk.

As they walk deeper into the casino, Mason, Jackson, and Taya disappear into the crowd. Rixton leads Alice and James to the casinos bar, the most likely place Snake would be. The bar sits at the back of the casino, opposite a dance floor and small stage.