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game night [ part three ]

"It's Uno," you managed to mumble under your breath, "I hate saying it."

"We know, love," Mina soothed, stroking your hair, "But you did say Delia could pick a game. And she did."

Billie switched on your speaker and started playing some chill music while you started shuffling the cards expertly. Growing up in a large family had given you many, many quirks and odd talents, proficiency in card games was one of them.

Handing out 7 cards equally to each person, you arranged your cards, determined to win. The deck was set on the bed, where Delia and Mina sat facing each other, and you and Billie were on the floor, using the bed as a table.

The top card was a red 3, and as games started with the person to the left of the dealer, Mina put down a red 0, followed by Delia's red reverse card.

When it came to you, you changed the color to blue, making Billie draw cards until she managed to get a blue 4. The game went on until Delia only had 3 cards left, and all of you had like 5.

Mina put down a reverse card, putting the sequence back properly, and Cordelia put down a +2, skipping over Billie.

"Fuck you, Cordy," she mumbled, rearranging her cards, "This is the fifth time you've skipped me."

You put down a reverse card, winking at your best friend, who put down a +2 card, eager to get back at your girlfriend. With a curse directed at the medium, the witch drew two cards from the deck and Mina put down a skip a turn card, which made you look up at her accusingly.

"Sorry, love, I literally don't have any more options," the redhead apologized, pinching your cheek lightly.

A scoff came from the woman beside her, "She deserves it," earning a pointed look from Wilhemina. "And why would she deserve it, may I ask?"

"They're ganging up on me!" Cordelia whined, flopping onto your pillows.

"Only because you beat us every time we play," Mina retorted with a light smack to her thigh, making Billie laugh. "Honestly, I can see why Y/N hates this game so much. Especially if 'the supreme' is this competitive."

"Let's just finish this," you rolled your eyes at the childishness of your friends, "I wanna get it over with."

Billie put down a 5, bringing her cards down to 6. Cordelia, with her 5 cards, put down a color change card, picking yellow. Mina put down a 4, leaving her and you with the least number of cards, both with 3.

You started singing and dancing abruptly, aggressively body rolling as you drew cards because you had none to put down. You eventually did draw a card that was appropriate to use, a +4 color change card, which you put down with an apologetic look to your best friend, who shrugged but still mumbled some curses.

The game progressed slightly more quickly, Cordelia was down to 3 cards and Wilhemina was down to 2. You and Billie were falling slightly behind at 5 and 6 cards, respectively. Delia had just put down her third card, and all of you shared glances as Mina made to put her card on the pile.

"Uno!" the redhead beat all of you to it, "I have a good feeling about this game."

"As long as Delia doesn't win, I'm good," you muttered as you sorted through your ever-expanding deck of cards, putting down one as Cordelia stuck her tongue out at you.

"Oh, don't worry, she won't," Billie smirked, a mischievous twinkle in her eyes as she put down a +4 once again, "I'll make sure of it."

"Fuck you, Howard," drawing her cards, the supreme raised her middle finger up at the cackling blonde beside you. You started laughing, while Mina drew 2 cards, "Now, now, Delia, we don't want a sore loser here."

Wilhemina put down a green card she had drawn, and you put down a +2 card. The game continued until it was back to the way it was before Billie had sabotaged Delia's near victory.

Then it finally happened. Mina put down her second to the last card, and you put down one of yours as well.

"Hey, Mina," Billie asked, cheekily grinning, "what color is your card?"

"Blue," Mina smiled back despite Cordelia's protests, "Thanks in advance, Howard."

"Nooooooo," Delia whined, as Billie put down her +4 color change card and declared it blue, "You guys hate meeeee"

"We don't hate you, Delia," putting down her last card, Mina comforted the childish witch, "We just refuse to let you win."

"But still," with a huff, she pouted, "this isn't fair."

"Oh, but it is, Cordelia," you said, arranging and putting away the cards, "and now Billie gets to pick a game as well, so I'll probably lose again."

"What's the game, Howard?" wrapped in Wilhemina's arms, Cordelia directed her question to the blonde beside you, which only made her smirk and back into your closet ominously.

"You'll see, Miss Supreme, you'll see."

wc : 852

what game shall ms. howard select? and who shall prevail? let me know what you think so far !!

- mayesha 🤧