Alpha In Vegas

"How? Do you agree?" Henry asked, among the four boys, he was the one who looked the most excited.

"I- I'm confused, but Ruby would, if she found out we were doing this, she would be mad." Jacob answered doubtfully. It seemed that only he didn't agree with this kind of ridiculous bet.

"Why? Are you scared? We're already in middle school, so it doesn't matter. This is the best we can do for her anyway!" Aiden said with an unserious face that was holding back laughter.

While Damian? He was silent and was forced to plunge into this strange bet. Like Jacob said, if Ruby found out they were doing this, she would definitely go on a rampage and beat them up one by one.

"Damian, what do you think?" Asked Henry who needed the opinion of the cool and most calm person in the group.

"For me, it's up to you guys. After all we do this for her too, if in the end she finds out and gets angry. Yes, let's just give up!"

"That's right, it wasn't once or twice that we were beaten. Our bodies must have gotten used to receiving that deadly blow!" Said Aiden, the idiot who happily took the beatings of Ruby the 'Monster'

"I don't want to get hit." Wailed Jacob, the only normal person in the group who would complain of being hit.

"Hahaha...what are we really doing?" Aiden laughed finally broke seeing the ridiculousness they were doing "If Ruby beat us, how about we put up a fight? We are boys and four too, should be able to easily beat her!" Aiden said.

"You're stupid, huh? Even though the four of us can't necessarily beat her. You don't remember what happened during the summer vacation two years ago? What happened when we fought her? My face was battered and you? Your nose is bleeding, right?" Henry said, recalling the bad and painful memories they had at that time.

After remembering that terrible incident, the four of them sighed while thinking the same thing, "Why is that monster girl so strong?" Let alone fighting with her, just looking at her eyes can frighten her opponent. It seems, the rumors that Ruby is a descendant of the Yakuza are true.

"When her mom was pregnant, what did her mom eat? Why was her daughter so strong?" Henry said with a gaze, while the three of them simply nodded in agreement.

"All right, it's decided, we'll make the bet now. The loser will marry Ruby when she grows up," Henry said.

"Hopefully I'm not the one who loses. I don't want to marry such a rude and fierce woman!" Aiden said.

"All right, here we go!" Henry started rolling the dice.

They bet by playing the legendary game of snakes and ladders. For 30 tense minutes, filled with prayer and hope. Finally, the deciding round was successfully carried out, the winner was Damian, while the loser was Jacob.

"No way-" Jacob whined knowing the harsh reality that would befall him in the future. Why did the most timid and weakest figure like him have to marry a harsh and rude girl like Ruby?

"Hahaha...I survived, yeah!" Aiden cheered with joy because despite the threat that risked his life.

"Hahaha...so, congrats for Jake, you will be Lucia's husband one day. Don't forget to invite us to your wedding, okay?" Henry mocked, his heart feeling immensely relieved.

"No way! Why should I?" Jacob was crying, he really didn't want this. Even though at first he was strongly against this bet because he knew from the start that he would lose.

"Cheer up, Jake!" Damian patted him on the shoulder who looked pitiful, while Jacob continued to mourn his fate.

"Hey, what are you doing?" The figure they were afraid of finally appeared and appeared at the wrong time.

Ruby stood with her hands on her hips, looking at her four friends who were more worthy of being called her subordinates or followers. The four of them immediately got up, while Henry was busy hiding the game of snakes and ladders and a piece of betting paper as a sign of their agreement.

"What are you doing? What are you hiding behind your back?" Asked Ruby. She walked over to the four boys who were neatly lined up with terrified faces.

"We were just playing for a while, huh, right?" Henry said and then he threw it at the three friends of the same fate.

"Yeah, that's right!" The three of them answered compactly by showing a fake smile.

"What are you hiding? I want to see it!"

"No-no, this is just a game of snakes and ladders." Henry said evasively. He was still hiding the game and the agreement paper behind his back.

"Alright, I want to see! Hurry and give it!" This stubborn girl would not be satisfied until she got what she wanted.

"B-b-b-but-"

"Hurry and give it to me...!" Ruby immediately took forcibly the game of snakes and ladders and the paper Henry had hidden.

"We will die!" Their minds in unison as cold sweat poured down their bodies.

"What paper is this?" Ruby read the paper that Henry had been half dying to hide.

A piece of white paper that says that those who have the undersigned agree to make a bet and the losing party must marry Ruby when she grows up. They also signed the four of them and the name of the losing party, Jacob William Andrich.

"What is this?" Ruby looked annoyed until the paper in her hand crumbled.

"Th-that-that, we can explain!" Aiden said.

"Bet? You guys made me bet? Insolent! You want to die, huh?" Ruby's monster aura leaked out, her face utterly sinister.

The four boys were trembling with fear and slowly walked back and forth to avoid Ruby's tantrum.

"I will kill you all...!" She shouted until something appeared from behind her back.

They were amazed, it was clear that something they saw resembled a fluffy white tail, not just one, but more than five. They don't know what it was, but what is clear is that it made them think that what they saw was just a hallucination. Ruby had her fist ready that would land on Henry's face.

"R-Ruby, wait a minute! Listen first! We did it for you, we were all worried about you!" Said Henry, trying to explain.

"Worried about me?"

"Yes! We were worried about you. We heard Jennifer and her friends make fun of you themselves, they said no man would want to marry you. So, we are doing this so that someday you can show them that you can get married too and live happily,"

Ruby fell silent, her head lowered. She was really very angry and annoyed to hear that. How could they do this stupid thing to her?

"You did all this for me?"

"Yes, that right!"

"You think I'm happy? I hate it! the four of you are as stupid as them! You guys just want to decide things like this without thinking about my feelings! You're all idiot! Stupid! You're guys stupid!" She shouted. She immediately ran away leaving those who stood transfixed.

"Ruby is crying?" That's what they thought, they were friends since the age of five, but never once saw the girl cry.

"She cries?"

"You guys see too?"

"Yes, I see!"

"And she has nine tails?"

"Impossible!"

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