Title: Lesson Learned
Words: 189
Characters: George, Alan, and Alianne of Pirate's Swoop
"Da, do we have to do it again?" six-year-old Alan whines, when he is caught out for the fifth time. "I want to play something else now. This is no fun."
His twin sister stops in her tracks and gapes at him. "No fun?" she repeats. "What do you mean, it's no fun? This is the best game we've ever played!"
It goes without saying that, so far, Aly has not been caught out even once.
Their father grins broadly and ruffles her red-gold hair. "That's quite the compliment, lassie, comin' from you. What say we raise the stakes a little, eh? Alan, you'll stay a few more rounds if the prize is an extra helpin' of Maud's jam roly-poly, will you not?"
But Alan has taken advantage of this momentary lull to make himself scarce.
"Jam roly-poly?" says Aly. "How many do I have to win?"
Frowning thoughtfully, the Baron of Pirate's Swoop appears to consider this question. "That was just for your brother, Aly. You don't need bribin', do you?"
"Da! That's not fair!" Aly protests. But she plays six more rounds anyway, just to show him.
A/N: This is my first-ever Aly-focused drabble, so if it's terrible, that's probably why ...
