A/N: I'm so sorry! I've been having MAJOR issues doing plot stuff with this story. On the bright side, I wrote a lot of chapters and excerpts unrelated to the plot! (I actually forgot about them which is why I didn't post them but shhhhh!) anyway! Enjoy this chapter! There's a second part that will be up next week I PROMISE (bc it's already 90% done)
"... Is anyone up for lawn darts and cornhole?" Tennessee asks after a silence falls over the large room.
"Only if we can get badminton out too" Massachusetts barters.
"As long as you and New York can control yourselves" Wisconson teases, dodging a swipe from Massachusetts. He runs from them and into the backyard laughing, Mass and New York chasing him. Tennessee, Missouri, and a wave of other states follow. The Midwest goes back to the video game they were playing/watching earlier, and the visiting countries just stand awkwardly in the middle of the room. Denmark and Prussia had run outside to play games, Finland decided to join in on the video games, and Sweden decided to watch with those who weren't playing.
"Hey, Latvia!" Washington, the state, calls out to the Baltic nation before leaving with his siblings. "Why don't you come and play with us? The rest of you countries can come to join if you want!" Latvia readily agrees and follows the state out the door. Spain, Veneziano, and Germany follow Latvia a little more hesitantly.
Lithuania sits down on the large U-couch and turns on the television, trying to find a decent channel. Belarus and Netherlands join him and Romano and Japan decide to go watch the video game. Eventually, England, France, and China sit on the couch as well, having little choice but to watch whatever program Lithuania selected, which happened to be Impractical Jokers on Hulu. Because America doesn't actually have cable television.
After about ten minutes, Russia and America rejoin everyone downstairs. "Did they go outside?" He asks the Midwest group.
"Yep," A few of the states reply in unison.
"Would you like to join them, or should we retire?" Russia asks before leaning in next to Alfred. No one hears what's said next, but everyone sees Alfred blush heavily.
"Oh god, not here!" Minnesota exclaims, her and Nebraska each covering North and South Dakota's eyes.
"We'll - uh - upstairs - goodnight kids!" Alfred stammers, turning and grabbing Ivan's hand, the two of them going upstairs.
Back in the living room, Sweden is keeping Finland seated on the couch, keeping his wife from going after their son and his lover. Everyone in the living room can hear a moan coming from upstairs before a door is slammed shut. The states groan loudly, making faces. Japan has his 'yaoi' face on. Romano, Belarus, and Lithuania all roll their eyes. Sweden is once again trying to keep Finland on the couch, his stoic face showing hints of amusement. England looks shocked, and France is 'honhonhon'-ing.
"Oh, dear Native America" Iowa groans. "My parents are embarrassing." Several states agree, with the exception of Michigan and Ohio.
"TASTE THE COLD METAL OF MY DIGITAL BULLETS YOU TINY-DICKED BUCKEYE!" Michigan shouts at her brother, viciously attacking his character with her own.
"What the bloody hell?" England asks as he, France, and China, stop watching Impractical Jokers to watch Michigan scream at her brother.
"YOUR CHARACTER DOESNT EVEN HAVE BULLETS, YOU FUCKTARD!" Ohio shouts back, trying to fight his sister. He fails and his sister's character ends up forcing his own off of the platform, killing him on his last life.
"Language" Nebraska mutters, more out of habit than anything else.
Michigan and Ohio were the last two standing, so Michigan was declared a winner. Immediately after, Ohio set down his controller - because Alfred would kill him if he broke another one - and tackled his sister off of the couch. As she was sitting on the arm of the couch, it was fairly easy. The two roll around, trying to wrestle in an area with minimal space and eventually end up in the big open space that is made by the U-couch. The rest of the Midwest, Finland, Sweden, and Romano start another game, allowing those who didn't play earlier to play this round.
Lithuania pauses the show to watch the siblings fight in amusement. "30 U.S. Dollars on Ohio," he says to Belarus.
"Michigan, and make it 50," the Eastern European nation replies without missing a beat.
"75. Ohio," Finland shouts his challenge from the couch. France and China watch in amusement, both of them quietly betting on Michigan.
Ohio kicked Michigan off of him, making England, and France gasp, wondering if the girl was hurt. Instead, Michigan jumps at her brother, pinning him with her knee braced dangerously close to his crotch. Ohio looks down, pales, and looks back up at his sister.
"Bitch" he mutters.
"What was that?" Michigan asks sweetly, moving her knee closer to her brother's vital regions.
"Fine, fine, I yield," Ohio surrenders, holding his hands palm-up in front of his chest.
"Pay up" Belarus grins, holding her palm out. Lithuania and Finland both hand over $75 and she pockets it with a smile. China has a knowing smile, France is shocked, and England looks appalled.
"I can't tell whether or not to be more disappointed in how she was raised or how he was raised." The former empire mutters this, but the states and other countries on the couch hear him.
"Let's say for the moment you have actual grounds to be disappointed in us," Ohio says. "What would you be disappointed in?"
"Well you for one, what type of gentleman attacks a lady? It's not proper" Arthur says with disdain.
"You know what's not proper, treating a lady like she's any different from a man" Ohio argues. "Dad taught us that girls and guys should be treated the same. Mich can handle herself in a fight, quite obviously."
"That's another thing! What type of lady would go for such a low blow?" Arthur turns his ire onto Michigan.
"That's how everyone settles physical fights in our house. First one to pin the other and keep them from moving wins. Ohio and I always play dirty. It's not like I actually hit him there," the female state shrugs before going to sit by Belarus on the couch. Ohio joins her and Lithuania unpauses the show.