Jayla, Riku, and I were all chilling out in my room and I looked out the window to see a lonely Cloud, his frown still present on his face, as always. I frowned looking at this sad excuse for fun, in which Cloud had. He was cleaning Buster Blade for probably the fifth time, in just this hour.

I swear he does that just to intimidate people into not talking to him, Ithought, No one seriously needs to clean a sword that big that much.

"Why doesn't Cloud ever smile," I asked, my eyes never moving a centimeter away from him.

"I don't know, Aerie. I guess it's what makes him Cloud," Jayla suggested.

"I've never seen him smile the whole time I ever knew him. So I don't think it's going to happen anytime soon," Riku said.

I smirked devilishly, and idea had appeared in my head, an idea so ingenious, so collosal, that anyone could pick it up, just by my smile. Jayla looked at me, knowing that look all too well, and put her hands up in the air in a mock surrender. She sighed and said, "Aerie Strife, whatever you are thinking of, you better keep me out of it."

Riku grunted with satisfaction and opened his eyes to gaze upon the look on my face. He saw my look and immediately seemed to be affected by it, almost like a plague. He had almost the same smile on his face as me and his eyes grew full of mischief and he said, "I love when that look's on your face, it always means something fun is about to go down."

Jayla left the room not wanting to be involved in the oncoming events and schemes, in which Riku and I were planning. Riku, on the other hand, leaned in forward, awaiting what brilliant idea I had brewing in my mind. As I told him the smile on his face got bigger and more evil, it went from ear to ear almost by the end of my little speech. The smile on his face almost looked like that of Cheshire cat, devious and prominant. He had none of his teeth showing, but you could still see all of the mischief behind all of it, almost as if it were shining right through his smile.

Riku had heard my plan and was already eager to get it started, and before I had even got to the redezvous point, he already had everything set up. He had three buckets full of water balloons, and I sat making sure I couned right. I looked at him and asked, "Three? Why did you make three?"

Riku put up five fingers and put each down as he counted down saying, "In five, four, three, two, one."

Axel opened up the door and looked through a little crack to see Riku and me in the room, preparing our scheme. He walked in and then asked, "I smell trouble, and I'm not involved, so I thought I'd come check it out."

Riku sighed and then said, "And that's what the third bucket was for."

I mouthed out oh and then directed Axel over to where we were and explained the plot we had, "Roxas always comes out to the backyard every day at the same time. So, this time when he comes out we will pour these bucket of water balloons on him, and Cloud will laugh."

Riku laughed brokenly and embarassed. I looked over to him to see him scratching the back of his head and said, "About that. I didn't fill the balloons with water."

I looked at him with my mouth dropped and asked, "What did you fill them with, shall I ask?"

Riku said, "Melted sea-salt icecream. I thought it'd be more fun than water."

I shrugged admitting that it was actually a good idea and then we heard the door creak open. I saw two tiny arms wrap around Riku's neck and soon he was glomped by a puny Rain. She looked at the buckets and grabbed a balloon, and in her high-pitched, cherubic voice asked, "What are you doing?"

Riku reached behind himself and pulled Rain around so that she was sitting in his lap and then replied, "We're doing a prank to make Cloud smile. See we're dumping these buckets on Roxas when he comes outside."

Rain frowned and pouted then said, "It won't work."

I looked at her and asked, "What won't work?"

She shrugged while getting out of Riku's lap and said, "It won't make him smile."

Riku laughed and said, "How do you know?"

She looked at Riku with a playful smile on her face and said, "I've talked to him. I know what will make him laugh. I'll show yo-"

"Liar, liar, pants on fire. No one talks to Cloud, got it memorized," Axel said, cutting Rain off.

"Well I do, got that memorized," Rain retorted.

Riku laughed at the little fireball's way of shutting Axel up. Rain quickly re directed her attention to Riku and scolded him. "And you! Why can't you ever be nice to Roxas? What did he ever do to you?"

Riku shrugged and said, "Shared that paopu fruit with you?"

Rain stomped her foot and said, "Well get over it! I'm going to go and watch your plan fail. Bye!"

Rain ran out of the door and then Axel punched Riku lightly on the shoulder and said, "She's a little fireball."

I looked out the window and saw the door open. I slapped Riku's arm and said, "Roxas!"

Roxas walked out the door and we dumped the buckets on him and we heard a childish giggle. I looked over to where Cloud was and Rain was sitting on the handle of Buster Blade as it was in the ground. Cloud had his hand on his head and shaking it back and forth, disappointed.

Rain looked up at the window and stuck her tongue out at us, mackingly. Then she cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted, "I told you so!"

I shook my head, evermore amibitious to get Cloud to smile and prove Rain wrong. I wanted to wiped that dumb smile off of her adorable, cherubic face. I smiled at Rain, a smile that just screamed, I'll win, don't you worry.

Rain saw the look on my face and laughed her tiny, adorable laugh. I bet by now you're wondering why everything I say about Rain involves her being cute. That's because Rain is like that cute adorable little sister you never wanted, but got somehow. Yeah, she was sweet and all, but annoying, because she always wins, no matter what.

I wanted to prove her wrong and my smile spelt that out clearly on my face. Well our plan failed and I had a new one in my mind, and Riku noticed that as well. Riku leaned in forward, while others would have leaned away from me with the look that was present on my face. He wanted to here what I had in store and I told him and Axel, right there on the spot.

We already had everything set up now and we're sitting on the couch next to Cloud awaiting the prank to finally unfold. We were pretending to be arguing over what television show to watch, which made Cloud shake his head in disappointment.

Rain skipped over and sat in Riku's lap and crossed her legs like a proper little princess. She turned around and faced Riku and smiled sweetly and then looked at me and said, "This one won't work either. I can make him smile if you let m-."

"I don't need your help," I shouted, cutting Rain off. Rain shrugged it off and went over to Cloud and sat on the arm of his couch, her legs crossed like an indian. Just for your information, she really is that small that she can sit like that. Her smile on her face was a stuck up, selfconfident smile, like she was so positive that she was right.

Demyx finally walked into the room and then walked over to the amplifier, unaware of what exactly we did to it. He pushed the button and paint of all colors flew all over, completely covering Demyx from head to toe. I only heard one small, sweet giggle over the laughter of Axel and Riku. It was coming from the mouth of the small Rain, who was doubled over in laughter next to an emotionless Cloud.

She finally stopped laughing and stuck her tongue out at me and screamed, "I told you so!"

I gritted my teeth at those words, I never lose, got it memorized especially not to my little twin Rain. She had the sweetest victory smile on her face, that belonged on mine. I smiled a evil smile at my dear twin and she narrowed her eyes, knowing I was up to no good. She said, "If you do a prank on me, I'll so flip out, Aerie Strife."

I smiled, it was a good idea, but too predictable so I'll pass. Rain hopped off of the arm of the couch and then walked out the door, followed by Cloud and Demyx. That left only Axel, Riku and I in the room, to plan our next scheme.

I leaned forward and called Riku and Axel close to me so we could whisper and no one could hear us. "So what are we going to do next? Cloud didn't smile," I whispered.

Riku shrugged and then said, "Give up I guess. He's not going to smile at anything we try. I guess Rain wins this time."

"I never lose, don't you ever forget that," I said through my teeth.

Riku narrowed his eyes and said, "This is stupid, now. It's only about beating Rain, isn't it? You can't except the fact that she can make Cloud smile and you can't, is that it? Get over yourself Aerie for once."

I got furious at this and yelled at him, "You're only agreeing with Rain, because you like her! You just want to get on her good side! Yeah, I want to win! I never lose! Especially not to her! Not to Rain, ever!"

Riku rolled his eyes and then said, "Whatever Aerie, do this without me. It's not fun anymore, if it's just a competition between twins. Be happy that you have Rain. You have to learn that you won't always win, and this is one of those things you won't win."

I got mad and stormed off where Rain had went and found her in the back yard. I heard Riku and Axel following me down the hallway, trying to stop me. I walked out the door, slamming it behind me and then walked up to Cloud.

I looked him right in the eyes, his mako eyes and then said, "What's your problem? I spent all day time trying to make you smile and you didn't even crack a slight grin."

I cute little Rain walked over and I turned to her and then said, "Go somewhere else, Rain! I'm going to make him smile and prove you wrong."

I looked over at Cloud, who was shaking his head in disbelief. He walked away and said, "Whatever."

Rain skipped over to him and gave him a huge hug, and I thought I saw something light up on his face. I turned my head to get a better look, the little devil. Rain had got him to smile, just by hugging him and then she took a step back, the smile still present on Cloud's face.

She looked at me and stuck her tongue out and said, "I so told you so."

And for the first time, I accepted being defeated by Rain.