"No problems here!" Xing said as his stomach growled. Once again, his lack of coordination took over as he nearly tripped over the coffee table. "Yikes!"

Abby looked worried.'you okay Xing",she said with worryu.

Shiki stood in the doorway.'....for all you know Xing,your lack of courdinatiion may help you"

"Yeah, I'm fine." He said nervously. He was surprised at Shiki's comment. "What makes you say that?"

Shiki smirked some."think about,mos people are very uardinated ,everone expects that,you not being so,courdinated ,may fall and evoied getting a hit froma attack on you"

"Huh. Never thought of it that way." Xing said. "I guess we'll find out in the Shaman Fight."

Shiki nodded as he flopped onto a couch and looked in at Abby as she went to the kitchen."sure you dont want help?"

Abby smiled at him."im sure you two watch tv or somting"

Xing flopped down in a chair and dug a deck of cards out of his pocket. "Up for some poker?" He asked.

Shiki smiled smied."shure its been awhile since ive played though"

Xing shuffled the cards. "I don't know about you, but I'm not wagering anything. I'm broke from paying my rent...." He said as he dealt the cards and set the deck aside.

Shiki laughed."no problem there, Abby would kill me if I bet anything...."

Abby called out from the kitchen."DAMN STREIGHT!"

Xing laughed. "Wow. I think we know who wears the pants in your relationship...." He said, playing both dealer and player.

Shiki looked extreamly confused."relationship? what relationship?"

Xing looked at him blankly. "You mean, you seriously don't see it?" He asked. He sighed. "Never mind."

Shiki looked confuse.'were friends,what don't I see?"

Xing shook his head and sighed. "Er, forget I said anything." He said, revealing the first card.

(i seriously do not know how to play poker)

Shiki shruged and played his first card.

((I'll just fast-forward then))

Xing groaned. He'd successfully managed to lose three hands straight, and had just completed his fourth. "Y'know, I'm really glad we're not wagering anything." He said as he laid his cards down in defeat.

Shiki laughed."i would guess so"

Abby poked her head out of the kitchen."hey you two dinneres ready!"

Xing perked up. "Yes! I'm starved!" He said happily. He got up and made a beline for the kitchen.

Abby laughed."well foods on the table,ou two get started im gnna wash up"

"Oogay," Xing replied, the tail of a shrimp already sticking out of his mouth.

Shiki chuckeled and sat down and began to eat."well what do you think of her cooking?"

Xing said somthing, but it came out as a muffled bunch of mumbles due to the fact that he'd managed to get more food than was natural stuffed in his mouth.

"Master Xing, I would advise you to not stuff your mouth so full you can't speak properly." Bason said, floating by Xing's shoulder in spirit flame mode. "One reason is it's rude, and the other is that you could end up choking."

Shiki stared but smiled some."so im gonna take it that yu like it",he said calmly.

Abby came down stares after getting cleaned up and smiled at the two."well how is it?"

Xing looked at her and grinned, not bothering to say anything due to the fact that his mouth was packed to capacity.