Hidden Fun
This was just ridiculous.
Acxa keeps walking through the park with her arms crossed before her chest. All around her were the team members busy with sneaking, searching and crawling around. Every bush, every pile of leafs, every island of high grown grass or flowers was checked carefully and pensive. She frowned at Pidge, who was half-swallowed by a hazelnut hedge. She snorted annoyed, shaking her head in disbelieve. How could such a smart girl take part on such a childish and illogical event.
"Yes, got another one."
Pigde popped up from the hedge lifting up a bright colored egg.
Colored eggs, painted and hidden by a rabbit. This was so wrong, in Acxas opinion. She had left behind her basket. Why should she take part in this stupid game.
Pidge was beaming with pride, but her face change in an upset and suspicious look as she recognized a second hand on the egg. Lance was standing on the other side of the hedge facing the green Paladin with an angry face.
"I found it first."
He tugged the egg over to his side of the hedge, but Pidge didn't let go.
"Dream on, I found it first."
She pulled the egg back, causing Lance to stumble. But he maintained his grip on the egg as well.
"No, miss I-can-calculate-the-volume-of-this-egg-faster-than-you-can-eat-it. This! Is! Mine!"
He forcefully ripped trice on the egg with his last three words. At his last rip, Pidge felt over in the hedge and had to let go her grip. She landed with her head upside down in the hedge, cursing and yelling at Lance, who had started to run away, with a pride impish chuckle, holding up the colored egg like a trophy. Pidges legs were in the air and she was helpless kicking with her feet like a baby.
Acxa sighed and walked over to the hedge and helped Pidge out of her misery. The poor girl was scratched all over her face. Her glasses hung somewhere in her brown hair, together with leafs, sticks and one or two bugs. She was muttering curses on Lance and was angrily tugging on her clothes.
"I don't get it. What's so important about this egg-collecting?"
Pidge stopped picking leafs out of her hair and watched Acxa with surprise.
"It's a challenge and it's so much fun. Why can't you see it, I mean, you need a plan, a good tactic to check the area. You must have a sharp eye and creativity to anticipate possible hides. I thought this must be a great fun for you. What could be better, than let the others eat dust and get the most eggs?"
Acxas eyes widened in surprise. She had never thought of it this way. She watched Pidge from head to toe and grinned mischievous.
"Or other dirt."
She earned an upset look from the Paladin, but both started to giggle. A sparkle came to Acxas eyes.
"So, a good strategy, you said. What about, maybe let other people do the searching work, like Lance and, we'll collect his eggs?"
Pidge eyes widened in surprise again.
"That wouldn't be fair."
Acxa grinned impish at her and Pidge eyes started to glow dangerously, as also a diabolic grin appeared on her lips.
"But on the other side. Lance didn't played fair, as well."
She started to rub her hands.
"Come on, lets make a plan."
Acxa nodded with excitement. It seemed, that Eastern could be more fun, than she had expected.