The Fishbowl

Chapter 3

TW: Cheating (in a game), implied stalking, yelling, if there are anymore please tell me

  3rd Person

Virgil sighed and knocked on the door. The door flew open, everyone saw a man that looked around late twenties. He had a light tan, and two different colored eyes which Logan thought was interesting. Roman kept looking at the guy's face, which made the guy uncomfortable.

"Hello! You four must be the people who are joining us for the games today! Am I right?" The guy asked them. They all nodded their heads. "Great!" the guy held open the door and let the others inside. They took that as a cue to enter the house. "Make yourself at home," the guy said with a smile.

Virgil uneasily entered the house. He didn't trust this guy. "Oh my bad, I never introduced myself. My name is Damian, but my friends call me Deceit" Damian said.

"Deceit?" Patton asked questioningly, "Why do they call you Deceit? That doesn't seem very nice" Patton said. Damian acted as if he didn't hear Patton.

"Uh, is there anyone else who lives here?" Roman asked.

"Well, yes. And I feel as though you might know him" Damian said, with a disgusted tone. "What are your names again?" Damian asked.

"I'm Roman Prince, that nerd over there by emo is Logan Berry, that said emo over there is Virgil Black, and the sunshine over here is Patton Heart," Roman said, pointing at each person.

"Oh," Damian said, with a disappointed tone. Roman looked at Damian confused. Damian showed them to the living room, where there were a lot of games. "Roman, you just remind me of someone who has a very similar name as you. Uh, what was it? Remus" Damian said, slyly. Roman tensed up.

"I don't know Remus" Roman anxiously said, trying to act brave.

"Never said you knew one. It's just you act just like him, dress similarly to him. Huh, same last name too, weird" Damian said, with a shrug.

"Whatever you're doing. Stop" Roman said, humiliated. Damian smirked at him, then laughed.

"You know I'm messing with you" Damian said, through laughter. After Damian composed himself, he showed the other games. "You can pick any game, but you have to play each game two to three times. Expect Monopoly and The Game of Life, you only gotta play that once. Now, pick your game then I'll explain the rules" Damian said, sitting on the couch. Everyone argued over what game to play. Patton wanted to play Twister, Roman wanted to play Sorry, Logan wanted to play battleship, and Virgil wanted to play Uno. They decided to play battleship. First round will be Logan, and Virgil. Second round will be Patton, and Roman. The third round would be whoever the winner is from each round. Damian would be taking notes on before, during, and after the game.

"Here's how to play! You will put your ships in the section of your choice, after you and your partner put all your ships down you'll start calling number, then letter trying to blow up ships. If it hits one of your ships you say 'hit' and if it doesn't then you say 'miss' then the game will be over when you blow up all the other's ships. The game is just strategy and luck. Is that understood?" Damian asked, after he finished explaining how to play. Everyone nodded their heads. "Good! Here's the rules. Cheating will not be tolerated, if you cheat there will be horrible consequences. The winner will go the next round, and the loser will be taken to their room. When I take the loser to their room, you are not allowed to start the next round till I get back. Now, you can follow these rules, right?" Damian questioned forcefully of the others after he explained the rules.

Everyone nodded their heads. Damian rolled his eyes, and sighed. "Use your voice, not gestures. So, I'll say this again. You can and will follow these rules. Are we clear." Damian said harshly.