A game of cat and mouse

PoV Pan

"Belch.... Oh my excuse me” I say putting down my soda. I check my hand one more time. "Put me down for six."
I get up from the table and walk around the corner for another soda. "Does anyone else what one?" I yell from the fridge.

"No, thanks" Lynx replies
"Umm, No.....I ... am....."

"Maize," I shout running back.

"What?" He squeaks trying to sit down quickly. "Put me down for six also." Maize looks up at Lynx with a raised eyebrow. "Yes six, just write it down and let me worry about it."

"Well, then I guess I just go board. I would hate get myself involved with this war you two have going on." Lynx says as he writes down the number four under his name. He chuckles, "Someone is going to be set and it won't be me. Furthermore we are playing one blind hand, so my dear high rollers I hope you kept that in consideration."

"I'm first" I say throwing down the ace of hearts.

They all follow suit throwing down lower hearts. I pick up my first of many books. Five more to go. The game progresses and Maize is the first to cut. Unfortunately it was one of my counted books he snatches up.

"You best be out of diamonds, Maize."

He rolls his eyes and puts down a Queen of clubs. I look at my hand I am holding the ace and the King. I play the ace winning the hand. I follow by laying down the king before all run out of that suit. I press on with the queen.

"Hmm, when was the lat time you played Spades Pan?" Maize asks tossing down a five of spades. "Now put down your ten of clubs Lynx, no need in keeping it for later."

"Fuck, you’re counting cards again, I knew there was a reason I didn't like playing you." Lynx curses, throwing down his ten with a scowl.

"Shit." I mumble to myself remembering my dear brother’s abilities. He can remember every cards played and he can tell by your expressions are lack there of what suit dominants your hand. Right now, he knows I am hording a crap load of clubs and by the way Lynx played a ten he has no more so if I play any more clubs I will be cut. I put down a seven of clubs just to see what would happen. Maize throws away a five of hearts and Lynx tosses in an eight of clubs and snatches up the cards tapping their edges on the table one before laying it on his pile of accumulated books.

"What?" I blink wonder where he pulled that out of.

Lynx just smiles and places down his ace of hearts. Since every one has hearts and nothing can beat that Lynx picks up that book as well. Logical the king comes next, which won. He pushes his luck by playing the queen and finds out my four of spades is out for a bit of royalty blood. Maize tosses out his jack no need to keep it since I commenced to the cutting of the hearts. Well I am first now which is a love hate type of thing good because if you are first you control the suit bad because everyone can adjust their play to beat you. I look at my hand and bite my lip. With a long exhale I toss out a king of spades.

"Hmmm that would have been a beautiful play but...." He smiles as he plucks a card out of his hand and slidestowatowards the middle slowly removing his hand from my worst fear in a card game the ace of spades. Maize smiles trumpiclly until…..

"Of course you two do realize we are playing house rules right?" Lynx says with his golden eyes shifting back and forth between his hand and us.

My brother and I sigh at the same time as he drops the duce on the table. From that moment on he pretty much runs the board putting my brother and me in the hole. I look over to Maize who is a bit impatient for some odd reason.

"Um" Maize says looking up at the clock the tenth time in the past fifteen minutes. "I….I gotta go" he jumps up and walks over to me and gives me a kiss good bye.

"What I beat you at your favorite game and now I get no love from you?" Lynx asks playfully at Maize's exiting back. Maize spins around and charges Lynx attacking him in his chair sitting in his lap flicking out his tongue ever so often trying to kiss him. "You are insane" Lynx shouts holding back a persisted over zealous mouse from frenching him. "Stop, Stop, STOP” Maize sighs and gets up off of Lynx.

“You’re such a tease Lynx.” He says as he walks back into his room and shuts the door.

Lynx shakes his head, gets up and makes himself something to eat.

"I'll be right back” I call to Lynx as he stuffs his face.

I tip toe back to Maize’s room and the first thing I notice is written in black marker on the door is 'sex is not an option it is a requirement' and to the side of it scribed in pencil very lightly is 'says the princess'. I knock then bust in before he can say come in.

"What is up?"

"Nothing" he says with no emotion as he packs a small bag

"Not to jump to conclusions but that looks like a booty bag, Maize and I know for a fact that you have no girlfriend or boyfriend for that matter."

"Sister it is nothing I can not handle, but right now I must leave." He stuffs the last bit of stuff into his bag and tries to slide past me. I grab his arm and pull him back.

"Talk. Are you selling again?" I ask looking crossly at him. "You best not be after what happened between you and father."

He rolls his eyes and snidely replies, "No. How is the old man these days?"

"Alright" I say letting his arm go.

I am not too surprised over the cold reply I receive from him concerning our father. About five months ago Maize was kicked out of the house after father found out from the mayors, that his drugged out daughter was one of Maize’s buyers. He was supplying her with some major ' fuck your dog shit'. As soon as her dad found the incrementing evidence he confronted her, and the first thing out her whining little ass was "It wasn't my fault Maize made me take it I didn't even know what it was." Of course Muffin can do no wrong so all blame was but on the supplier. I guess it wouldn't have been so bad if it was Maize's first offence but my brother is quite the popular mouse and even a better chemist. "Please apologize to father; Maize mother misses you greatly, as well as father." I plea to him

"I miss them to but I will not apologize." He hugs me and whispers, "Lynx does not know about the fight between father and I please let me tell him on my on time and terms." I hug him back tightly and nod kissing his neck in the process.

"Be careful, Maize."

He smiles and slides out of the bedroom. He waves a good bye to both of us and pulls the door locked behind him. I pause for a beat then walk up behind Lynx and wrap my arms around his waist. I breathe deeply into his back. I can see his shoulder slouch down and he slowly spins around.

"God you are just like your brother." he picks me up and sets me on top of the countertop. "Now clone of Maize, speak and don't say it’s nothing, look to the side with those big eyes and sigh pitifully either."

"Well there goes ten minutes of my stall time" I attempt to joke. "Lynx, watch over Maize." I place my hand on his bare chest and continue, “At times you are the only one he still truly loves who loves him back. And right now he needs that more than he realizes."

"He is my best friend I will always look after him." He hugs me and kisses my cheek.

"I know, I just hope he still knows that." I jump off the countertop. "Lynx?"

"Yes?"

"Thank you."

Pov Maize

I saunter down the street like there wasn't a care in the world. The old man is worried about me well, well, well he should have thought of that before he decide to kick me out. I wrap my light coat around me and shiver as a strong wind muscles by me making my ears bow forward. I hate doing this, and I hate it even more because getting colder.

"Damn." I hear the distant sound of a too familiar car rolling up behind me. "It's about fucking time,” I huff spinning around grabbing the door handle flinging the car door open and tossing my bag into the car.

"Good evening to you too." his icy voice drips as I slide into the car. "Now, now Maize is that any way to treat your older brother?" He says blinking his big brown eyes innocently as his hand finds its way on my thigh working its way up. I grab his wrist and firmly put his hand in a more appropriate place. Any where off of my body is fine but inside of an alligators mouth would be preferred. He laughs and places his hands on the wheel. "I thought you would be use to at least some as innocent as a touch by now."

I sneer at him and draw my legs up to my body. The silence is welcomed. The car coast to stop in front of a large gate beyond the black iron bar in a huge house all lit up. At least a dozen maybe even more cars were parked in the large circular drive way.

"Aren't you going to drive me up there?"

"Nope its invitation only and I am not one of the lucky invites." I shake my head and get out of the car grabbing my bag and slamming the door. He rolls down the window and calls out, "Remember pretty nothing is free, keep a tally and bill them at the end of night the host is paying for everything." I flick him off as I walk away. "That will be extra." he shouts as he drives off.

I sigh as I start my trek up the driveway. I reach into my bag and pop two blue pills in to my mouth. Still selling drugs I muse. “I wish I was dear sister. I wish I was."

I make my way to the door and ring the bell. It chimes on the push and chimes three notes lower on the release. I arrange my bag over my shoulder and wait my customarily greeting. You know the head to toe once over the extrmly hentia smile along with the sinester wringing of the hands. Yep that always make for a good night.

"Coming " A voice calls with a hint of a Russian accent.

The clicking of far too many locks echo through the door. The door whispers open and standing in the door way is a gentleman his fur a bluish gray color and his eyes a hypnotizing violet. He doned a long light velvet smokinging robe. His pipe rests peacefully in his left paw whist his claw mindlesssly taps it. After a moment he blinks and smiles.

"Please, do come in." He reaches his hand out to me and leads me inside. I reach for it fighting the urge not to blush.