I'll Take My Chances... And Lose It All For You

Chapter 3: Passion Of The Artist

The rain was coming down in gallons, King Dice and Cherry were soaked in a matter of moments. Cherry was rubbing her arms trying to keep herself warm from the freezing rain. King Dice looked down at her and chuckled slightly, she glanced up at him confused.

"What's so funny?" Said Cherry as an innocent look covered her face, her eyes sparkling in the faint light.

"You were the one saying the rain didn't bother you... and there you are shivering like it's winter" King Dice Replied with a chuckle as he looked down at Cherry, she was already soaked like a cat in the rain.

"Whatever... I'll manage to make.... it to the... Casino" Said Cherry as her teeth began to chatter together, the hairs on her arms slowly raising making her skin more pale.

King Dice chuckled a little bit more which made Cherry playfully punch his arm. He knew full well she was annoyed and freezing from the rain. Gracefully he slipped his tail coat off and placed it on Cherry's head, she bobbed her head slightly down then looked up at King Dice. His shirt now soaked and slightly transparent, King Dice's eyes were gazing down at Cherry without turning his head to look at her.

"Come on..." Said King Dice as he wrapped an arm around Cherry's back and pulled her closer.

Before Cherry had time to answer King Dice stooped down and wrapped an arm around behind her legs, picking her up in a bridal carry. She shrieked and clung onto King Dice for her life.

"Dice what are mmph" Before Cherry could finish King Dice crashed his lips against Cherry's, a passionate kiss in the pouring rain.

Slowly they both pulled away and gazed into each other's eyes. Like a bolt of lighting King Dice took off running towards the Casino. Cherry held onto him tighter and buried her face into his shoulder, the tail coat keeping her dry from the pouring rain. King Dice was becoming soaked from the rain as they both made their way to the Casino.

After a while they made it to the Casino, the rain still coming down in buckets. Both of them were dripping wet from the rain as they opened the main doors of the Casino. Still in the same conditions it was left like the previous night, a verity of things spread around the Casino. Glasses, plates, chair and loads of other things were scatted everywhere up and downstairs.

King Dice placed Cherry down on the floor and she slipped the jacket off her head, folding it over her arms.

"I'm gonna head to your room to dry off" Said Cherry as she started walking towards the grand staircase, looking over her shoulder at King Dice.

"Well you're gonna need my key then aren't you" Replied King Dice as he placed his hand in a trouser pocket to look for them, but they weren't in there or none of his pockets for that matter.

He placed a hand on his head looking slightly confused. Suddenly King Dice heard a jingling sounds and looked up in front of him. Cherry was standing with her back to him, her arm out to the side in a "V" shape and the keys hanging on the end of one of her fingers. She turned her head to look over her shoulder at him, a smirk plastered across her face.

"I can steal you blind Dice and you'd have no idea" Said Cherry as she jingled the keys slight then threw them up and caught the keys in one hand.

"Another thing that runs in the family" Continued Cherry as she gracefully started walking over to the grand staircase, looking over her shoulder once to give King Dice a playful wink with a small smile on her face.

King Dice smiled and shock his head, amazed at the skills Cherry had. He started cleaning a few of the items that were scattered around the Casino. Cherry had just walked into King Dice's room and went to the bathroom to grab a towel. She was drying her hair when she walked out of the bathroom and over towards that arm chair with her bag on it. Gracefully she pulled out a sketch book and a pencil which she then rested on the dresser next to the bathroom door. Cherry walked back into the bathroom and closed the door behind her just as King Dice walked into the room.

Swiftly he went over to the wardrobe and grabbed a dry set of clothes. King Dice slipped the wet clothes off and gracefully put the dry ones on. Once he was finished he noticed the book resting on the edge of the dresser. That's when he started walking over to the dresser, then he grabbed the sketch book and walked over to the arm chair. Slowly King Dice sat down with the side of his foot resting on his knee, carefully flicking through the pages in the sketch book. He was amazed with the work that was plastered onto the pages of the book.

Suddenly Cherry walked out of the bathroom, her brown hair now with waves flowing down her back and over her shoulders. Her eyes averted down to the corner of the dresser where her book was, a confused look covered her face as she looked over the room. That's when she saw the sketch book in King Dice's hands, Cherry shook her head slightly and looked over towards King Dice.

"And you say you're not an artist Cherry" Said King Dice as he closed the book and rested it on his lap, a smug look covered his dice head.

"Yeah I'm not... I do it as a hobby Dice" Replied Cherry as a smug look became plastered on her as she swiftly walked over towards King Dice and stood in front of him.

She held her hand in front of her, closing and opening her hand a couple of times. Trying to get King Dice to give her the sketch book back. A smirk was plastered on his face and a mischievous look clouded his eyes. In contrast she had a playful annoyed look on her face with one hand on her hip.

"If you want this sketch book... then you're gonna have to come and get it" Said King Dice as he held the hand with the book in out to the side and waved it back and forth.

Cherry sighed and placed her hands back down to her sides. Slowly she lent forward and placed a hand on the arm of the chair, a few inches away from King Dice's face. Swiftly Cherry grabbed his shirt collar and pulled his face towards hers, softly kissing him on the lips.

King Dice was taken by surprise but eventually let his guard down and melted into the kiss. Cherry used this opportunity to gracefully slip the sketch book out of his hand and into her own. Finally she pulled away from King Dice's lips and waved the book in front of him.

"Playing dirty I see" Said King Dice as he lent back in the arm chair, looking at Cherry with a raised eyebrow and a smug look on his face.

"It's called playing tactical Dice... well in my books it is anyway" Replied Cherry as she lent her elbow on her hip and continued to wave the book slightly back and forth in her hand.

"Now come on... we have work to do" Continued Cherry as she held her other hand out towards King Dice to help him stand up, gently he grabbed her hand with his silk glove.