A/N This chapter is gonna be long. I also might make it a little different from a typical chapter. The set up took a really long time, but you want to know all of this information otherwise the game won't be as fun. I set this up like a murder mystery type game, so pay attention and enjoy!

*means an action*

There is also other bold but that isn't an authors note.

"So you're telling me that I get to kill whomever I want?"

"Pretty much."

"Why haven't we played this game sooner?"

"I just learned it last week Bucky, and I only see you guys on the weekend!"

"I guess that's valid."

Peter sighed, and diverted his attention from the winter solider and to the rest of the crowd.

He had the best view of everyone, since he was standing in front of the large TV that had multiple sitting locations placed around it.

Thor was sitting on a chair that was clearly too small for him, but he insisted it was just the right size.

Bucky had been standing behind the couch, arms crossed and expression even. That all changed after he interrupted Peter. At the end of the interruption, he was sitting on the floor with his back to the sofa. His face was one of exasperation and his arms were thrown out to his side

Natasha's leg was directly within line of fire, and her left shin had been hit by Bucky's knuckle. She adjusted her arms from a crossed position to beside her, and her hands resting faintly on her thighs. She was paying close attention to everyone. She was always an observant person, but after hearing this was a game of deception, her eagle eyes were watching everything.

Next to her was Wanda. After a long day of sitting in her room and binge watching the first 3 seasons of Flash (a TV show that hit Wanda close to home since she could relate to Katelyn Snow, since she had little understanding of her own powers) and crying, it was a hard task to convince her to leave the dark room. She was tired after all, since crying took a lot of energy. But she was soon out of the musty room and into the slightly less musty living room. She was half asleep, but still sitting perfectly straight.

Tony was watching her, quite amazed that she sat perfectly straight when sleeping. He made this observation from the opposite side of the couch, where he was resting with his back in the corner and legs spread out, taking up the left section. He too had been sleeping, before someone had poured water over his head. It was cold too. Tony believed it to be Rhodey, but Peter's smirk gave the teenager away.

Rhodey was a suspect in Tony's eyes since he was the only one sitting next to him. The army agent had been talking with Pepper, most likely discussing how to fix Tony's latest screw up. They had gotten pretty far along too, before Tony shot up, sprinkling Rhodey with a thin wave of water and greeting him with a harsh slap to the neck. He wasn't in much of a talking mood after that.

Next down the line was Steve, who had been intensely listening to Peter's instruction, trying to ignore Clint's distant mutters and the conversation going on to his right. The super soldier had a pretty firm understanding of the game as well, but right as Peter was going to get on to assigning rules, Clint interrupted.

Bruce could agree with Steve that Peter had done a good job explaining the rules, and that Clint shouldn't have interrupted. The kid had gotten into a flow, and the side comment had thrown him off. Bruce knew that the small joke would cost the group. Everyone would then be forced to sit through another round of explanation. Bruce didn't mind, but he would rather be playing the game.

Finally we had the love seat. May had come to the tower with Peter for the weekend, and Happy had decided to tag along for some reason. Peter wasn't entirely sure what until he spotted his Aunt sitting on the love seat with the security guard. His response was, "that image will never be getting out of my head," before he took his stand in front of the group.

Bruce was correct in saying Peter would start over, making sure everyone was listening this time.

"So basically this is a game of deception. I am," the teen pointed to himself, "the narrator. I only say what happens. I can't make any accusations, vote or anything other than direct the game." He paused and surveyed the crowd, scrunching his face up at his Aunt sitting a little too close to Happy, before seeing the nods and continuing. "I have a deck of eleven cards. Six of them are black. The other five are red. If you get a red card you are in the mafia. A black card means you're a citizen. However!" He clapped his hands together like a teacher after saying you can pick your own partners for a group project. And just like in a classroom, the murmurs died down. "There is a black ace in the deck along with a black king. If you have the king, you are the Sheriff. The Sheriff has the ability to discover if someone is in the mafia. If you have the ace, you are now an in-game certified doctor. You can choose to save someone for the round. Yes."

Peter pointed to Tony, who was waving his hand in the air.

"That's all fine and dandy, but I'm kinda confused."

"I'm not finished. Those were just the roles, I'm getting to how the game works now."

Tony nodded and Peter smiled. He did another brief survey of the crowd before continuing.

"So I'm going to come around with this deck of card," Peter held up a deck, careful not to show the bottom card to the group, "and you'll choose one, don't show anyone your card. Once everyone knows who they are, I will tell everyone to sleep. That means everyone will close their eyes. Then, I might say 'Mafia, wake up' and anyone with a red card will open their eyes. Mind you, you want to be discrete, so no one can find out that you are in the mafia. Then I'll say, 'Who do you want to kill?' and at this time, you all point to one person. No one wants to say a word, otherwise people will know that you're in the mafia and try to kill. I'll get to how they can do that later. Then I'll say, 'Mafia sleep'. All good so far?"

Peter was met with nods and a few yeses.

"Good. After that I'll say 'doctor wake up'. Then the designated doctor will open their eyes. However, I will then say, 'who do you want to save?' the doctor wants to try to predict who the mafia is trying to kill, and want to save them. The doctor can also save themselves. The Mafia can't kill a member of the Mafia. After the doctor points, I'll tell them to go to sleep. Then comes the Sheriff. Once they are awake, I'll ask them, 'Who do you want to know about?' That person would then point to someone, and I would nod yes or no about whether or not they were in the mafia. After the Sheriff sleeps, everyone wakes up, and I say who died. Then comes the fun part."

"You mean the fun part wasn't some one dying?"

"Nope. The fun part is who will be killed next. Basically then everyone has to vote a person to die, and we find out whether or not they were in the Mafia or not. The Mafia can vote another member of the Mafia off if they want to convince someone, but no one wants to reveal who they are. Otherwise, they will be targeted as a threat and killed. This game continues until there the Mafia is gone, or until the Citizens all die. Any questions?"

\|^°^|/

"After a long day of work, Bruce goes home to his small condo. He worked at a Marine research center. He entered the condo to be greeted by his familiar plants. He watered each of the ten carefully, not rushing. He then collapsed onto the sofa. Bruce is asleep.

Natasha entered her apartment. She had recently finished her part-time job as a substitute PE teacher, and attempt at a normal life after being violently abused by a boyfriend. She needed some cash in her pocket, and discovered she had a love for teaching. She went to her bed. Natasha is asleep.

Steve led Bucky to his loft.

*whistle*

In it was a pizza and an unopened bottle of wine. They enjoyed it slowly, quietly conversing about their day. Bucky had it off, so he spent his time driving down to New Jersey where he enjoyed the museums. Steve had to work however, and spent the day helping old women around the retirement home. Bucky sat down on the couch to watch TV. Steve took a shower and then joined him. Steve is asleep.

Thor had just finished his night class at college and took the long way home. He liked the cool air on his back, but relished the warmth of the dorm building once the door opened. He made his way up the elevator and to his dorm. Happy was not yet back from where ever he was, so Thor watched some TV. Thor is asleep.

Happy had just finished dinner with...

Come on Peter.

Ya, we want to get this over with.

What's the hold up?

*deep inhale*

Happy had just finished a nice and romantic dinner with May and the two were walking back to her apartment. He wished her a good night before walking back to the nearby college. He walked in to see Thor asleep and the TV on. He turned it off before collapsing onto his bed, not bothering to take off the dressy clothes he had. Happy is asleep. May is asleep.

Bucky turned off the TV and carried Steve to his bed. Bucky then went back to the couch.

Bucky is asleep.

Rhodey had just come back from his late night job and saw that his watch read two am.

He sighed and decided it wasn't worth the long drive home and passed out in his car. Rhodey is asleep.

Wanda is asleep, the TV still playing Flash reruns.

*grumble*

Pepper spent long and tiresome hours rereading her report, but soon felt confident enough to turn it in. She left it at her chancellor's door step before walking back to her house. She did her nightly routine, locking all doors, eating a snack and brushing her teeth, before falling asleep on her bed.

Despite never sleeping, Tony ended up passed out with his cheek on his keyboard. His parent's were pleased to hear their son's grunts and tapping end. They checked to make sure he was asleep, and crept down the basement stairs. Tony is asleep.

*everyone closes their eyes except Peter*

*lights dim*

Mafia wake up.

*quiet stirs, house creaks*

Who would you like to kill?

*silence*

*Natasha feels movement to her right*

*silence*

*silence*

*Bruce hears a click to his right*

Mafia sleep

*Silence*

Doctor wake up

*silence*

*Steve feels Bruce move*

*Rhodey feels pepper move*

Who do you want to save?

*Silence*

*Rhodey hears and feels Tony move*

*Thor hears Tony move*

*Pepper feels movement and hears movement to her left*

*Silence*

Doctor fall asleep

*Silence*

*May feels happy shift in his seat*

Sheriff wake up

*Silence*

Who do you want to know about?

*Silence*

*Happy feels May move away*

*silence*

*Steve hears movement to his left*

Sheriff go to sleep

*silence*

*silence*

*Rhodey hears Tony breathing*

*silence*

Alright. Rise and shine.