Tutor (Lab Rats Fanfiction)

Chapter 14 Give Her a Chance... Card

Disclaimer: I do not own Lab Rats or anything you may recognize.

Avalon's P.O.V.

"Are you sure this is going to work?" I asked Chase, eyeing the cardboard he spead out on the floor.

"Well, I'm not positive, but it seemed worth a shot. I don't really know much about your interests, so this was the best I could come up with in means of a fun study tactique," he explained, setting the two silver figurines on the board.

"But, how will this help me? This is a board game!"

He just shrugged off my comment and carried on to place the multi-colored cards in their respective spots. "You'll see."

"I'm sorry, Chase, but Monopolyamb doesn't seem like a science study guide to me. This won't work."

"Just wait and see," he urged, handing me a pile of my alotted paper money. I separated the stack by color so it would be easier to deal out and orginize later in the game.

"All right," Chase started, sliding the white dice across the board to my side. "Roll to see who goes first."

Dropping the cubes on the table, we both watched it settle on the smooth surface. Just my luck, one black dot was face up on each die. Then, Chase picked them up and juggled them around in his hand a little before rolling then onto the game board. Eight. Of course.

"Okay, looks like I'm going first," he said before rolling the dice again. When the dice landed again, Chase asked me what number he rolled.

"Umm... five?" I guessed, trying to differentiate the black dots on each die. My brain kept trying to mesh the spots together into one big, black glob.

"Yep, now can you move me five spaces?"

Wow, is he really this lazy?

I tapped his piece (the silver train) on the first five spaces, counting each in my head to make sure I didn't skip one. When I reached the fifth square, a black shape was sticking out at me from the cardboard.

"What does the space say, Avalon?" Chase asked, resting his chin in his knee.

"R... Reading Rai... Railroad. Reading Railroad?" I finally said, strangely embarrassed at how stupid I must sound in front of Chase.

"Yep. Now how much money does it cost?"

I peered over at the square, trying to make out the price number on the edge.

"Fi- no. Two hundred dollars," I corrected myself. Chase nodded and handed me two yellow slips of money with the number '100' printed on the top. I set them both in their respective slots in the banking tray.

"Can you find the card for me?"

"Chase, I don't see how this is going to help me. I'm not learning anything," I stated, ignoring his request.

"Just keep going. You're doing great," he encouraged, waving off my comment and pointing to the stack of properties. I reluctantly flipped my way through the stack, carefully trying to read each card before moving on to the next in search of the Reading Railroad.

"Found it," I announced, handing him the black and white property card. He gratefully plucked it from my hands and set it evenly spaced next to his stacks of money.

"Thanks. Now it's your turn."

I rolled the dice and they settled on the game board to reveal a three and a four.

"How many spaces is that, Avalon?"

"Uh, seven?" I asked, unsure. Chase nodded in confirmation and I picked up my piece (the dog) and placed it on the seventh space away from the 'Go' symbol. The space I landed on had a pink question mark and a word on the top. Ghance? No, it was chance. Chance.