Japan drummed his fingers on the chair. Why couldn't they play something else? I mean, this was the 12th consecutive time Korea had been destroyed by Hong Kong in BS. Why couldn't the kid get it through his thick skull that he wasn't going to win?
"Okay, it's, like, obvious you aren't going to beat me anytime soon, so why don't we play something else?" Hong Kong monotoned.
Finally! Thank you, little brother!
"Hm, Monopoly -ana?" Thailand suggested. Kiku liked Monopoly, but his manga was getting really intense, so he opted to sit this one out.
"Oh come on da-ze! Come play, lazy bones!" Im Yong Soo yelled to Japan. Ignoring his little brother, Kiku buried himself deeper into his manga.
After several seconds of poking, begging, and Yong Soo almost getting his brain bashed in, Japan surrendered and played the classic board game with his family.
It.
Was.
Brutal.
Japan fought well, but in the end, he lost to a well-played (not to mention, illegal) move by China. He didn't get too upset, which, judging by the looks on his siblings' faces, greatly surprised them. There was always next time, after all! Now he had to see what game was next. Mario Kart, Mario Kart, please! He was king at all Nintendo games, but the Mario franchise was his favorite. He knew every cheat, every Easter egg, every nook and cranny. He helped design them!
Taiwan smiled. "Since GēGē won, I think he should get to choose a game!"
Yao shrugged. "I'll play whatever -aru."
He stared at Japan before smiling coyly. "But, since I won, I want a prize aru."
The other nations sighed. It was so like China to demand a prize for even the simplest things.
Noting the slightly annoyed expressions on his siblings' faces, China laughed. "My prize is... I want to play Mario Kart -aru."
"Like, you totally could have said that to start-"
China held up a hand, promptly cutting Hong Kong off.
"Aiyah! Let me finish! I want to play Mario Kart, without Japan."
Japan, not one to easily show emotion, was surprised to feel his jaw drop. Everyone knew his favorite game was Mario Kart! He was positive his elder brother was just trying to spite him. Not that it probably wasn't deserved, of course. He'd done the same to China more times than he could count!
•oOo•
"Wait, does this button make you turn?"
"Hey, that's the character I wanted to pick da-ze!"
"Like, I think mine is dead."
"Hm, that looks like a fun map to play ana!"
Everyone turned towards Thailand.
"Um, that map aru? That one? That one right there aru?" China asked in an amazed tone.
Thailand - happy, sweet, well-mannered, Thailand -
Had just chosen Luigi's Mansion as the map?
He really was an odd guy.
And so the game went on, everyone utterly confused at how to play (It wasn't their first time, of course. They simply tended to stay away from this game when they were around Japan. Far, far away.)
After a full minute of aimless wandering, shouting, and complete chaos, Kiku could no longer take it.
"Drift! For the love of all things holy, Viet-san, drift!" Japan shouted.
Everyone was amazed by this sudden outburst and stopped whatever level of engrossment they were at to stare at their brother.
"I... Gommensai!"
Vietnam tilted her head. "Um... How do you drift?"
Kiku just buried his face into his hands. After a few moments he regained composure and explained how to play, and to his utter surprise... They were good!
Korea zoomed around the track, picking up power-ups and laughing like the maniac he is. Taiwan played intelligently, examining the screen for possible short cuts. And Vietnam did her best to knock out anyone with her shells. The others simply tried their hardest, not playing in any specific way. You didn't have to be different at everything, right?
•oOo•
Thailand and Korea were neck-in-neck, with Vietnam close behind, dealing with the effects of an ink splash all over her vision. Damn you, Hong Kong!
Kiku actually didn't mind not being in this round. Perhaps next time he'd actually have some formidable opponents!
...If they didn't kill each other by the time this round was over.
Thailand, Vietnam and Korea were the last ones who stood a chance at winning, Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan so far behind it was almost funny.
"Go Lien! You can do it!" Taiwan cheered.
Korea shot her a dirty look. "Thanks a lot! Glad I'm so loved, da-ze!" And on that happy note, he pulled ahead. The finish line was in sight! All he had to do was keep cruising along and he'd -
Wham!
The dreaded blue shell spun into Yong Soo's cart, easily knocking him out of first place. Thailand zoomed straight over the finish line, leaving Korea in the dust.
"Guess I wasn't really out of the game, huh?" Hong Kong smirked.
"Da-ze! You son of a -" (extremely creative Korean swearing that the author is uncomfortable typing)
•oOo•
"Are you sure about this, Korea aru?" China raised an eyebrow.
Yong Soo nodded fervently. "Yeah! I got this game from America, he said it was amazing, da-ze!"
"America-san's interpretation of 'amazing' is a bit different than ours." Japan muttered.
Korea laughed. "I know! Isn't it great?"
•oOo•
Korea sat down and loaded up his new game, Slender: The 8 Pages. Wow... That looked /freaky/. Awesome!
"Hey! Guys! Get in here, da-ze!" Korea shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Aiyah! Don't shout aru. We've behind you, and we've been behind you for the past ten minutes!" China snapped.
Yong Soo laughed it off in typical Yong Soo manner (which is to say, at the top of his lungs to annoy China further.)
Vietnam sighed. "Korea we have one computer. How do we all play?"
"Dunno."
Everyone facepalmed. Yong Soo was a smart kid, but sometimes...
"We should each play for two minutes, and then switch ana." Thailand suggested.
Japan sighed. And so it goes...
TBC
•oOo•
Sneak peak:
"Look! Another note!" Taiwan screamed.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
"Like, what's that sound?" Hong Kong muttered.
Thump.
Thump.
Static flashed across the screen, and a screeching noise erupted from the computers.
"Run aru! Move, quickly!" China yelled. He didn't really think he would like this game, but it was actually pretty fun.
Taiwan fumbled with the controls. "W-where?! I don't know where to go! Help!"
"Like, anywhere! Just go!"
The noise became louder, and the static revealed a man in suit, with a pure white featureless face.
GAME OVER.
Taiwan sighed, then wiped her forehead. "That was scary... You know what? Viet can have my next turn. And the next. And every turn after that."
A screeching noise blared into the room, and the nations turned around towards the source to see something incredible. The man - no - thing from the game stood right behind them.
It was not a coincidence that Korea and Thailand where nowhere to be found.
A/N:
Ugh, this chapter was supposed to be longer, and out much sooner. Sorry! Also, these A/N's are very long, so I'm limiting them from now on. Thanks a ton for all your support, guys! The next chapter will either be part three of this chapter, or the character requests. Love you guys!
HELP: I don't like chapter one. Should I delete it? Also, should the school AU become its own fic?
Review responses:
mimi-chan and aliling-chan: :)
Sparks52: We've spoken. The next Human AU chapter should be soon!
happy cake: Heh~ thanks. Don't worry about it! I'm agnostic, but it's still very sweet of you.
MageOfFandoms: That's a cute idea! I'll definitely implement that in later chapters. I can totally see something like that happening. :)
