Disclaimer: I don't own any product/character/movie/game/etc in this story. Those were created by Nintendo, Disney, and etc.
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Part 2 (continued from previous chapter)
Lucas approached Ninten's bedroom door and lightly knocked two times. There was no answer so Lucas assumed that the other boy was asleep. He quietly opened the door only to see that Ninten wasn't even in the room. The window was wide open, and there was a rope that lead straight out the window tied to one of the bed posts.
He seriously didn't climb out the window, did he?
Lucas maneuvered through Ninten's cluttered room and looked out the window. Ninten was out skateboarding on the driveway; he seemed to be extremely spaced out. Lucas thought this because the facial expression he was making.
"Hey, Ninten!"
"CRUD—" Lucas's shout startled Ninten. The skateboard rolled out from under him, and he fell onto the concrete.
"Oh my gosh, are you okay?" Lucas didn't think that was going to happen. He climbed out the window from the rope and rushed over to Ninten.
"Dude, chill. I'm fine." Ninten stood up, grabbed his skateboard, and leaned on it.
"Uh... Sorry Ninten. I didn't mean to scare you... You're not mad at me, are you?"
"For that? No way. In fact, I'm not mad at you at all." His emphasis on the word 'you' worried Lucas.
"Are you mad about the whole babysitting thing?" Ninten grumbled at the question and started to ride his skateboard again. Lucas was almost sure that Ninten was ignoring him until he saw the other boy's expression when he turned around on the skateboard. He looked furious. Oh no.
"My mom treats me like I'm five! It's so not fair! Like, I'm just as capable as you! I can watch my sisters for a weekend... It just makes me so mad," Ninten paused for a second as he thought of another point in his argument, "Imagine if people at school knew that I had to have a babysitter! Imagine if they knew I had to have a babysitter who was in the same grade as me... I'd be the laughing stock of the entire campus..." His voice got lower and more quiet as the rant went on. Lucas was positive that Ninten could continue this for the entire weekend if he really felt like it.
"Ninten," Lucas attempted to get him to pay attention, "Ninten! Please... Calm down." Ninten froze mid sentence and looked right Lucas directly in the eye. His deadpan, emotionless expression intimidated Lucas, but he kept going.
"Ninten, I completely understand why you are upset, but you shouldn't be mad at your mom. Parents do that sort of thing a lot—y'know, treating you like you are a little kid. My parents do it to me sometimes. It's because they are worried about you. It's just a grown-up thing, I guess."
"Still..." Ninten felt like Lucas knew what he was talking about, but he was too stubborn and determined to let this go that easy.
"My mom always said to appreciate the people you have in your life today because they might not be there the next day. So.. um... yeah." Lucas felt like he just said something extremely eloquent, but unfortunately, he wasn't exactly sure on how to rap up his thoughts. Maybe Ninten wouldn't notice.
"Well..." The boy on the skateboard sighed, "I guess you're... I guess you're right." He looked defeated for a split second, but his attitude completely altered right afterwards. He looked back up at Lucas with a curious and dopey expression.
"Dude, I'm starving! What's for dinner?"
"Well, your sisters are deciding on what they want right now, I think."
"Can dinner be prime ribs?"
"I don't think there's any in the house to make." They both went inside (using the front door this time) while talking about dinner. Mimmie and Minnie were sitting at the dining table and were still discussing the food plan.
"Pancakes!" Mimmie blurted out.
"You can't have pancakes for dinner! That's like, against the rulebook of eating," Ninten intruded the girls' conversation.
"Well, you're a butthead!" The two girls high-fived after Minnie said this. Lucas didn't really get why they did this, but then again, he and his twin did things that other people didn't quite understand either. Ninten didn't care about his sister's name-calling; he was too hungry to even argue with them at this point.
"Let's just order Chinese or something," Ninten shrugged. The girls seemed to think this was a good idea, too.
Finally, we can agree on something, Lucas thought. He grabbed the phone and the money that Ninten's mother had left for them. Then, he realized how nervous he was about calling the restaurant. He didn't like ordering things on the phone. What if he messes up the order? What if he dials the wrong number?
"Yo," Ninten noticed his friend's anxiousness, "I'll call them. I already know what I want AND what Mimmie and Minnie want. It's easier that way. What do you want?" He began dialing the number. Lucas smiled in appreciation of his friend, and then told him what he wanted to eat.
After they ate, they all watched a movie together. They fought over the movie also and eventually played Rock Paper Scissors to decide on who was going to pick the movie. Mimmie won, and she picked Cinderella. Ninten made upset whale noises throughout the entire movie, which got him pelted with popcorn by his two younger sisters. By the end of the movie, everyone had fallen asleep on the couch or the floor, depending on where they decided to watch the movie.
The rest of the weekend went on like this, with random sibling squabbles over pointless things, but overall, it went by pretty smoothly. When Ninten's mother had returned, the house was as clean as she had left it, which made her very happy. She was almost positive they'd ransack the place. Lucas left soon after she had arrived; he was very tired and had homework to do.
Ninten held his Gameboy above his head; he was laying on his bed playing Pokemon again. His mom walked by the door as she was putting her clothes into the washer and heard a distinct "Yes, finally! He finally evolved!" and she smiled.
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A/N: I meant to upload this earlier, but I had some slight complications. Anyway, thank you for reading. Also, this came up when I was writing this... In this AU, should they have their psychic abilities? I have been arguing with myself over this. What do you guys think?
