Gambler of Feelings

Chapter Four

When Sarada, Sumire, Boruto and Mitsuki started to play in an old maid, Shikadai used this opportunity to take a nap. He couldn't understand why his childhood friend was so determined to win against a new member in the club. Shikadai always thought that Boruto in some aspects was lazier than he himself.

Their card game lasted a few turns, but in the end, the person which ended up with a joker was Mitsuki.

"It seems we lost, Boruto," he said with a big smile. His golden eyes started glittering from amusement. Mitsuki expression told Boruto everything, which he needed to know. Mitsuki lost the game on purpose in order to buy dinner for Sumire.

"It seems you're helpful like always, Mitsuki," snarked Boruto in the response to the Mitsuki's words.

Although Sarada won, she wasn't feeling happy about her victory. For some strange reason beating Boruto in an old maid didn't bring her any satisfaction. First of all his partner didn't even try to win and that made her more angry than earlier. Did Mitsuki even took Sumire seriously during the game?! No, he didn't and that was making her angry. What actually was going on with this club? It was supposed to be a club with the people who loved playing in the games seriously, but it looked like the majority of this club didn't treat Sumire Kakei seriously at all.

"Hey, since your silver-haired friend didn't even take our challenge seriously can we really call it a fair game? I hate half-assed victories and it seems like members of this club just love losing without trying to win as well" spoke harshly Sarada. She scanned calmly with her eyes reaction of all the club members. Boruto looked annoyed, but he averted his blue eyes knowing that these words were harsh truth. Mitsuki still was smiling, while Sumire clenched her fist and Sarada noticed the sadness in her expression. Shikadai just muttered his usual catchphrase, but you could say these words seemed less confident than earlier.

Chō-Chō told her various stories about this club, but in reality, Sarada felt disappointed with the real mentality of the club members. When Boruto noticed that Mitsuki stopped take this challenge seriously, he did it as well. According to Chō-Chō, Uzumaki not long time ago was more passionate about games, however, due to some incident between the club members extinguished his passion. Sarada suspected that the main source of this problem was Mitsuki, although she wasn't one hundred percent sure. It seemed that a request from Chō-Chō will be harder to fulfil than she initially thought.

"You shouldn't assume how we are or how we like to win, when you don't know anything, y'all know? " Boruto stated, but something wasn't right when Sarada looked into his light blue eyes. The time seemed to stop for her in that moment. Boruto eyes showed a small bits of anger and that was for Sarada fascinating.

Boruto Uzumaki during this whole time was irritated by her behaviour, but he never showed till this point really angry expression on his face. Sure, she called him an idiot and they had a few arguments before, however, Boruto expressions mainly were showing his irritation. Not an anger. Maybe she shouldn't be honest about her thoughts on the club members? Sarada always had problems in conversations with other people, of course not counting Chō-Chō. Circling rumours about her mom didn't helped in her being more open to talking with others. She should decline Chō-Chō offer to join the club.

"Oh, really? Hnn.. I can assume what I want. You can't blame me for having bigger imagination than you, idiot" Sarada responded and she didn't even flinched during Boruto angry stare. She was an Uchiha after all, so deadly stares had a rather weak effect on her, unlike some other members of the club. Hearing her response Boruto desire to destroy Sarada poker face multiplied a lot more than before theirs earlier challenge.

"Fine. If you aren't satisfied with the result of our card game why you don't challenge me to another game, tomorrow? I will take you on seriously then, newbie, y'all know!" Boruto smile made a poor job in hiding his anger, but Sarada responded with her overconfident smirk. Looking at Boruto, Sarada was following two rules from her book.

Rule number two:

Idiots are idiots, but since you are an Uchiha you can't be a one.

Boruto was an idiot compared to her, so she pretty much didn't care about him being more smart than her.

Rule number three:

If you have a goal to reach, so you reach it, no matter what others think about it. Ah, and never lose with someone else.

Sarada and Sumire in theory didn't lose to the Boruto or Mitsuki, but both of them were clearly underestimated. And just for that, she wanted to kick their ass. They deserved it.

"I will challenge you tomoorow. Don't underestimate me or you will be in the world of pain, you cowarad" she claimed with the same blank expression on her face. Expression, which Boruto hated about Sarada Uchiha the most, but at the same time thinking it fits to this girl character.

"I'm fine with being a coward, totally fine with it," he said, mocking Sarada words.

"Is that so? But you aren't fine with being called an idiot?" Sarada asked, while she started letting her guard down. Her mask seemed to crack a little bit, what didn't get unnoticed by Boruto when he looked into her wide open eyes. Although Sarada eyes stopped be a sign of her surprise, one minute later.

This means that Sarada Uchiha was able to show emotions. He just didn't know how to break her poker face. Boruto still wanted for Sarada Uchiha regret for calling him an idiot. Tomorrow game between them should be interesting. Sarada wanted to set straight this club and win the challenge in a honor to her family name, while he wanted just apology from her and during this occasion revenge for calling him an idiot so many times.

"What a pain," said Shikadai, while Sumire and Mitsuki agreed with him this time around. Angry Boruto was never a good sign for them. He really started to take this new girl challenge seriously. They just hoped it doesn't end like the last time Boruto showed passion for gaming. He wouldn't bear this pain all over again and Sarada Uchiha was screaming for them trouble, but in a different way than their troublemaker Boruto Uzumaki.

Yay! I finishied chapter four for this book. I hope like usual that this chapter doesn't have too much mistakes. It took me much longer than I expected, but you know how it is during the exam period, right? Oh, I forgot to mentioned, but this story is supposed to be more light-hearted than my Sai x Ino one-shot. x'DD Vanishing Flower is just simple more heavy than Gambler of Feelings, but some plot elements in Gambler of Feelings will be heavy as well. ^^

The question for today is:

Which endings do you all prefer in the stories? Happy endings or Bad endings, or maybe it doesn't matter as long ending of the story is good executed?

Yours clumsy author ~~ Karinrumi ;)