Dictionary
Sometimes, the family did manage to do things in a calm manner. There were some times when they could sit down and play a board game or something without a war breaking out between the brothers.
It looked as if this was going to be one of those times.
They were playing scrabble.
The parents, of course, had to go easy on the boys due to their age-stinted vocabulary, but they were still doing quite well. Currently, Vergil had just made 'Values'. He was proud of that one.
Next was Sparda's turn. He made a thoughtful hum and started at his tiles. He then brightened up. He had been lagging behind his wife in the points department but now he could see the chance to get ahead. He laid down every tile he had.
"Nyujeka" Eva tried to pronounce what he had laid down. "That isn't a word."
"Yes it is." He argued. "It is a word. I know it's a word. Just because you haven't heard it before it doesn't mean it's not a real word."
Eva picked up the dictionary and looked it up. "It's not in here. Take the tiles back."
"No."
"Don't be so stubborn. You can't just make up a word because you're sore about not being at the top of the marks tally."
"It is a word; it's a demon word. It is a word for apologising with when needing to be meek or humble before a higher entity than yourself." He quoted as if he was a wise sage.
"That's not right!" Dante told his father. "S'not a real word so take it back ya cheater."
"Yeah, dad." Vergil rallied to his brother's side (for once.) "Play fair."
"It is a real word! I swear!" Sparda protested.
"Even if it is a real demon word you can't use it unless it's in a dictionary." Eva pointed out.
"I know. It is in a dictionary too, so there."
"Really? I'd love to see it. Why don't you fetch it for us?"
"Fine. Let me just go and open up the door to the demon realm and go back to the underworld to get it, shall I." He said, rising from his seat. "I'll be back in a minute, see you later sweetheart."
"Don't be so daft." She said, grabbing his hand a pulling him down. "Play by the rules. This is a human game so you use human words from a human dictionary."
He grumbled and collected his tiles back.
They made him skip a turn for being childish.
This gave Dante a turn. He laid down the 'F' word.
Eva quickly swept the tiles out of place. "Where did you learn that?"
Dante looked sheepish. "S'what dad said when he dropped his sword on his foot."
Eva glared at her husband.
Now it was Sparda's turn to look sheepish. "Nyujeka." He said.
End
Author's Note – That came from Red Dwarf and my friend Magpie's dream. And no, Nyujeka is not a real word. Wow, I'm sorry this one sucked so bad and was so short but I was in a hurry to post something….it's been a busy week so I haven't had much time. I'll post another within the next few days to make up for it. Hope you're all still enjoying it. And thank you for the reviews!
