A/N: How's it going everybody!
It was a quiet warm Wednesday afternoon in the middle of summer, and the Krakesagi siblings were all in the living room, doing whatever it was that they were doing.
Unfortunately, if you've been with this family a lot, you'll know that this silence NEVER lasts long, as in tee-minus three… two… one…
The front door slams open, revealing Elise in her sixth-grade PE uniform and her oldest sister Hinoka with a not so pleased look on her face.
Xander was the first to notice.
"So… how was your game?" The eldest brother asked.
Before Elise could even open her mouth a fraction of a millimeter, Hinoka suddenly bursts, yelling out "WORST. GAME. EVER!"
Ryoma suddenly grew concern. "Why, did they lose?" He inquired.
"No!" Hinoka yelled. "They won!"
"If they indeed won," Takumi began, somewhat confused. "Then what exactly are you yelling about?"
Again, before Elise could even open her mouth, Hinoka once again interrupted.
"They won, but there didn't receive any award of any kind. Oh no. All they got was this pathetic medal." Hinoka then dug into her pocket, revealing a poorly wrapped gold medal with the phrase "You did it!" written on it.
"So?" Leo spoke up, not exactly understanding the problem.
"It was a friendly. A scrimmage. AN EXHIBITION!"
"Still not getting it…"
"It was not a competition in other words. There was no trophy, no rankings, no NOTHING! It's just a ploy to teach children the importance of 'how winning a game doesn't matter, it's about having fun…'"
"And what's wrong with that?" Camilla raised an eyebrow.
"That's what I would like to know too." Came the voice of the siblings' mother Mikoto, who had just come in, after parking the van.
"Because that's not how you're supposed to play." Hinoka explained. "You play to WIN! For glory and victory!"
'Since when did she start hanging out with Odin?' Leo sarcastically thought to himself, upon noticing Hinoka's speech sounding similar to his friend.
"I'm not really sure that's what playing a game is all about big sis…" Sakura said.
"Yeah! What Sakura said." Elise agreed. "So just let it go."
"Let it go?" Hinoka's eye twitched, as she sheepishly turned to her siblings. "She said let it go… she said let it go. Isn't she funny?"
She then quickly turned to Elise. "Okay! From now on, you're spending the rest of the day with me, because today I'll be teaching you how it feels like to win, after I make you lose."
'Isn't that the opposite of what you're trying to do?' Leo once again thought to himself.
"And I'll be appointing an official scorekeeper, and that person will be…"
'Please don't let it be me…' All seven siblings hoped and prayed to themselves, not wanting to be a part of Hinoka's "master plan".
"Corrin!" Hinoka finished, pointing a finger to said sibling.
All the six siblings breathed a sigh in relief; while Corrin's only thought was 'Of course…'
"OK then…" Mikoto began, a bit unsure. "You three have fun with your little playtime. I'll go check on your father. I hope his fever's gone down. The rest of you, try to behave." Mikoto then left to attend to her sick husband.
"OK!" Hinoka began once more. "Elise, Corrin, come with me. It's time to play! TO THE BACKYARD!"
"Aren't you two gonna wash up first?" Corrin asked.
"After washing up!"
Later
"Ok Elise, we'll start with the basics: Thumb Wrestling."
"Uhh… how's that gonna help?" Corrin asked.
Unfortunately, Corrin was ignored, as the two sisters locked up their hands. "Four, three, two, one, who will be the strongest thumb?"
The two sisters eagerly fight to pin the other's thumb. After roughly ten seconds, Elise manages to pin Hinoka.
"1, 2, 3. I win."
"Dang it…"
"1 point for Elise."
"Can I get my medal back now?" Elise asked.
"No!" Hinoka firmed. "I mean…" Hinoka then became calm again. "This is just game Uno. We've got more to play."
'I really wish I was back in the living room?'
*Cue Montage Here*
And so, the two sisters continued their match, their brother keeping a close eye on the duo. The list of games were as follows:
Arm Wrestling: Hinoka. No surprise there. Hinoka IS clearly the stronger of the two.
Magnetic Dart Throw: Elise. Hinoka missed the bullseye she needed to win by one centimeter.
Spoon Egg Race: Elise. Hinoka sneezed near the end.
Soccer Goal Kick: Hinoka
Thumb Wrestling (rematch): Elise. Again.
Wall Ball Toss: Elise. Hinoka threw the ball too hard, and missed the catch.
Table Tennis: Hinoka
Table Tennis (With actual Tennis Rackets): Hinoka
Table Tennis (With their bare hands): Elise
Frisbee: Elise
Backyard Basketball: Hinoka
Two Games Later (Sorry. I ran out of games to use)
"And that brings the total score to…" Corrin spoke, as he counted the numbers on a notebook. "Seven all."
"Ok, tiebreaker time!" Hinoka announced.
"Can't we just finish this, and end with a tie?" Elise asked.
"No." Hinoka firmed. "Games never end in a tie. There's gotta be a winner, AND a loser."
A brief pause.
"And our final game is… Hot Hands."
"Ok…" Elise complied.
"I just have to warn you, I've good hand-eye coordina-"
*Swing* *Miss!*
"-tion." Hinoka looked devastated as she realized that she just missed.
"It was kinda obvious." Elise said. "My turn."
"Good luck getting a hit. Not everyone gets it on their fir-"
*Slap!*
"Ow!" "-st try…" Hinoka winced slightly. Who knew that the blonde could hit so hard…
*Slap!*
"Ow!"
'Slap!'
"Ow!"
'Slap!'
"Ow!"
One Minute of slaps and ows Later
'Slap!'
"Ow!"
'Slap!'
"Okay, okay…" Hinoka spoke in defeat. "You win…"
She then made a waving sign with her hand. "I'm waving my imaginary white flag…"
"And Elise wins." Corrin declared.
Unbeknownst to the trio, the rest of the siblings were watching the whole match through the living room door's windows.
"I don't believe it…" Takumi spoke in disbelief.
"Hinoka actually forfeited for once." Ryoma spoke.
"I never thought I'd see the day…" Sakura said.
"Never thought I'd see the day indeed." Camilla firmed.
"I always knew this day would come." Leo flatly said.
Back to the trio.
"Woohoo!" Elise pumped her fist in the air. "I won!"
She then turned to her sister. "You were right sis, winning DOES feel fun!"
"No." Hinoka once again disagreed.
"Huh?" Elise said confused.
"But didn't you ju-" Corrin started, but got interrupted.
"You guys were right." Hinoka rubbed her hands. "Winning ISN'T everything. It's all about having fun."
She then turned to face her sister. "I'm sorry sis. I got too cocky. Here."
Hinoka then handed her sister her medal.
"I should've given this to you from the beginning. Will you ever forgive me?"
Eise giggled slightly, before she gave her sister a tight hug. "Oh big sis. You don't have to apologize."
Elise then dug in her own pocket. "Here. I made this during our break."
Elise handed to Hinoka a yellow clay model of a medal with a blue ribbon attached with a toothpick engraving that said "Best Sister Ever" with a smiley face and a bit of red attached to a stick drawing of Hinoka and Elise on it.
"Aw… thanks little sis."
A few seconds later
"Now then, I think we should wash up again."
"Yup. I guess we should."
"And I'll have a snack…"
Back to the rest of the siblings
"As that's so sweet." Xander said.
"Ditto." Ryoma agreed.
"You can say that again." Leo spoke.
"A little too sweet if you ask me…" Takumi disagreed.
"Oh come now big brother." Sakura tugged Takumi.
"Yes. Especially with that medal." Camilla smiled.
Meanwhile
"So…" Anankos began, still slightly weak from his sickness. "How is the girls' competition?"
Mikoto was just looking at the window to the backyard when she saw the two sisters together.
"Oh, I'd say it ended on a good note." Mikoto smiled.
"Those are our girls right there." Anankos spoke proudly, smiling as well.
A/N: And we're clear!
Sorry for the long wait. This took some time to fix and put together.
Also, this fic was originally going to be about the twins' birthday with a twist, but I can't seem to get it to work properly so I scrapped it. If any of you would like to help, just hit me up with a PM, and I'll send you the details, and hopefully you guys can help me. Don't worry, I'll credit you for the ending.
If there's multiple help, I'll pick the one I like the best, and credit the one who gave me that, and credit the rest anyway.
P.S. This isn't a competition. I'm really struggling, and help does come more than once.
Review Reply:
snoogenz: Yes. Monopoly. Precious memories aren't they? XD
BlastOS: Actually at that age, I was playing with my mom helping me. I should've clarified that.
Research the rules. Buy the game. Play it with family/friends/pets/robots/whatever. That's how you'll learn more or less.
Anyways, until next time, BYE!
