Omake: Mafia Night

"Just one more..." Alfred's eyes lit up when he spotted Arthur passing through the dorm lounge. "Arthur, come here! We need you!"

"Shouldn't you be working on your CS project?" Arthur asked, although he let Alfred pull him over to the dorm's four couches, where a group of students had gathered together. The lovebirds―Matthew and Katyusha, Natalya and Toris―shared the largest couch. Francis lounged on the sofa across from them, clearly enjoying his position between Emma and Michelle. Antonio looked equally happy with cheerful Feliciano and grumpy Lovino sharing his couch. On the fourth and final couch Ivan sat alone as he kept a watchful eye on his sisters. Still unsure what the group planned to do, but unable to say no to his boyfriend, Arthur took the empty seat next to Ivan.

"Okay, we've got twelve now!" Alfred announced, grinning at the group. "So we'll have three mafia, one sheriff, one doctor, and seven townspeople."

"Why does it have to be the mafia?" Lovino complained, crossing his arms as he scowled at the others. "This game is racist."

"I think it's fun!" his equally-Italian brother disagreed.

"Come on, Lovi. Give it a try!" Antonio said encouragingly as he wrapped an arm around the blushing Lovino. Arthur rolled his eyes. Honestly, those two made him and Alfred look like an even-keeled couple. He turned back to look at his American boyfriend and watched in growing confusion as Alfred shuffled playing cards and dealt them out. The other students glanced at their own cards, making sure to keep them hidden from view.

"What exactly am I supposed to be doing?" Arthur asked, not sure what his card meant.

"You haven't played mafia before?!" Alfred's jaw dropped. "Oh man! It's so much fun! It's got two stages. During the night, everyone closes their eyes and the mafia pick a townsperson to kill. Then the sheriff picks one person, and I tell them if that person is mafia or not. The doctor gets to pick one person and save their life if they were chosen by the mafia. During the day, everyone opens their eyes. I tell you who died. You try to figure out who is mafia and if a majority votes against a person, they're eliminated from the game and show their card. Game ends when the mafia are all dead or they outnumber the townsfolk."

"We use cards to pick the roles," Matthew added. "King, Queen, and Jack are mafia. Ace is the sheriff, ten the doctor. Everyone else is a townsperson."

"That makes sense. Ten was always my favorite doctor," Arthur joked. He was grateful when Matthew chuckled in response. The sophomore had good taste in shows.

"And I'm the hero, 'cause I'm running the game!" Alfred added. When they were all ready, he had them close their eyes to start the 'night' phase. Arthur closed his eyes and concentrated on his strategy...

Alfred went through each group of players in turn. First, he had the three mafia players open their eyes and pick who to kill. When they finished, he asked the sheriff to pick one person. Alfred nodded yes if that person was in the mafia and shook his head no if they weren't. Finally, the doctor picked one person to save. If that person had been targeted by the mafia they would miraculously survive the attack. Alfred kept his voice directed at the center of the room so he wouldn't give clues to the other players.

Five minutes later, they started the first 'day' phase. Alfred faked a sniffle. "Last night, my dear cousin went for a walk with his pet bear. The bear smelled honey mead and led him straight to a bootlegging operation. Unfortunately, the mafia couldn't let him leave... or live. I regret to announce that Matthew was killed by the mafia during the night. Sorry, Mattie."

Matthew sighed and shrugged. "Maybe it's better to be forgotten," he mumbled under his breath as he leaned back against the sofa. The first one kicked out of the game was the least interesting, but at least he could watch what happened next.

Arthur decided to jump straight to accusations. "I accuse Francis," he said.

"Moi?" Francis reacted with indignation. "Pourquoi?"

"Because you are a frog and frogs are slimy. QED."

"But what sort of motive would Francis have?" Toris asked sensibly. "We should think about who would have a grudge against Matthew."

All eyes turned to Ivan. "Me?" he said innocently, giving them a frightening smile.

"Looks like we have an accusation against Ivan!" Alfred announced a little too cheerfully. "Who's going to vote to eliminate him?" The answer was everyone except for his sisters. Natalya glared daggers at them all (including her boyfriend) while Alfred gleefully tallied the votes and announced Ivan's elimination. The sad Russian flipped over a card, revealing that he was a townsperson after all.

Toris was the next to die during the night. The group turned their suspicious eyes on Natalya, who loudly proclaimed her own innocence. "Just because he doesn't like my dear brother doesn't mean I would kill him."

"Yeah, I don't think we should be so hasty," Michelle agreed. "We were wrong about Ivan. Maybe the mafia is trying to frame Nat."

"Oh yeah? Well maybe you're protecting her because you're mafia," Lovino grumbled from his position on the couch squashed between Antonio and Feliciano. He looked even more angry compared to the cheerful expressions of his seatmates.

"I still say it's Francis," Arthur said, not that anyone paid him much attention.

Michelle pointed her finger at Lovino. "I accuse Lovi of being in the mafia!"

Everyone gasped while Lovino swore, "Che cazzo?! Ti ammazzo!"

Feliciano's smile dimmed slightly as he translated for the group. "Uh, brother? They might believe you more if you weren't threatening to kill people." Despite Feliciano and Antonio's protests of the Italian's innocence, the townsfolk chose to eliminate Lovino that turn. Lovino revealed his card with a scowl. He was a townsperson after all.

"Bastardos, I told you I wasn't in the mafia! Not even the real one!"

After another 'night' passed, Alfred's eyes glittered with excitement. "Antonio covered his whole bed in tomatoes last night, but it wasn't enough to make up for his loss. Overcome with sadness after the death of his dearest Lovi, Antonio passed away during the night. Or perhaps it was murder! Townsfolk, you are in the critical round: there are three mafia and only four townspeople left. If you get it wrong this time, the game is over and the mafia wins."

Emma and Katyusha shared a nervous glance. Francis and Natalya eyed each other warily. Feliciano looked as cheerfully oblivious as always.

Arthur caught Michelle giving him a smug glance and realized he had to act fast to protect himself. "I'm the sheriff," he announced to the group, "and I can say with certainty that Francis is in the mafia."

Francis glared. "You're such a liar, Arthur. I am innocent."

"And you're not the sheriff, I am. You're mafia," Michelle accused.

"Poppycock," Arthur retorted. "I've been trying to eliminate Francis since the first night because I checked him and I can state with certainty that he is in the mafia."

"Sorry 'chelle, I think Arthur's telling the truth. Francis is the first person he would check," Emma noted sensibly. "And he's been going after him this whole time."

"I don't believe him," Natalya said with her arms crossed.

"Ve, can't we all just get along?" Feliciano asked plaintively.

The votes were close, but in the end, Francis was the one eliminated. Arthur grinned as the Frenchman flipped over his card, revealing a King of Diamonds.

"The townspeople survive another round!" Alfred announced dramatically. "But who will be the next to die tonight...?"

The answer was Katyusha.

"I will avenge my sister!" Natalya promised, creeping out everyone.

"Doesn't anyone else think it's suspicious that the mafia didn't kill Arthur?" Michelle said logically. "I mean, if he's really the sheriff, he's a threat to them."

Arthur smirked. "Why don't you tell me? My guess is that you picked poor Ekaterina because the doctor may still be alive and would have saved me."

After a long and tense discussion, Emma and Feliciano joined Arthur in voting to eliminate Michelle. She flipped over her card to reveal... that she was the sheriff.

"Looks like the mafia wins tonight!" Alfred shouted.

"What?" Emma gasped as Arthur showed her his Queen of Spades card and Feliciano flipped over his Jack of Hearts. "But you were right about Francis!"

Arthur grinned. "Of course I was. I saw him every night."

"You're not supposed to throw your fellow mafia under the bus," Francis grumbled.

"You were an acceptable sacrifice."

"So who was the doctor?" Michelle asked.

"That was me!" Antonio said cheerfully. "I saved Lovi every night."

Lovino looked pleased despite his angry scowl.

Although Arthur would have been willing to play another game, the group decided to call it quits for the night, returning to their rooms in groups of two or three. Alfred smiled at Arthur as they walked up together to Arthur's dorm room. "I knew you'd be good at mafia," Alfred said as he waited for Arthur to open the door.

"Oh?" Arthur arched an eyebrow. "Why's that?"

Alfred smiled. "It's the perfect game for arseholes."

Just a quick omake to make up for the fact that I somehow forgot the most important part of the college experience. Mafia night! XD