And now, Day 6 of Clynn Week! Anyway, enjoy!
CLYNN WEEK: DAY 6: DANCING
Over at the mall, Lincoln and Clyde were groaning as they were sitting down and eating some churros. As expected, because Lincoln's sisters voted majority of where they wanted to go today, Lincoln and Clyde had to be stuck in the mall with them.
"Come on, Lincoln, being in the mall isn't SO bad." Clyde pointed out.
"Oh really?" Lincoln said with a disappointed face. "Entertain me, Clydesdale. Why would being at the mall with my sisters selecting new clothes be not so much of a bad thing."
"Well, for one thing, you're with your best friend." Clyde smirked.
Lincoln paused as he gave a small smile. "Well, yeah, I suppose that's one good reason."
"And another good reason is..." Clyde smirked as he pulled out a roll of quarters. Lincoln's eyes widened as he immediately got the idea.
"ARCADE TIME!" Lincoln said in excitement.
"Exactly!" Clyde smiled. "And with that new arcade opening up in the mall, we have a lot to do!" Clyde said. "Besides, these girls will be busy for about an hour and a half. Enough to kill time."
"No doubt about it!" Lincoln smiled as the two boys decided to get up and finish their churros as they headed straight for the arcade in the mall.
As they entered in the arcade, however, they stopped in surprise as they noticed a nearby 'Dance Dance Revolution' arcade machine was currently being occupied at the very moment. And the person occupying that machine was none other than...
"Lynn?" Clyde and Lincoln said in surprise as Lynn was at the mat, following the arrows on the screen and dancing furiously on the mat. But Lynn didn't hear the surprised voices as she was currently on her game face, putting in a lot of moves on the machine, getting into the zone. Pretty soon, the song had finished and she calmed down as she looked at her high score. After a pump of her arm in victory, it was only THEN she became aware of applause.
She turned around fast and she saw two familiar characters she blushed in embarrassment. "Oh! Clyde, Linc! Didn't see you there!"
"I didn't think you cared for video games, Lynn!" Lincoln said in surprise.
"Hey, any game that's put in front of me, you bet I'm playing!" Lynn smirked.
"I think what Lincoln means is, aren't you supposed to be with the other sisters?" Clyde asked.
Lynn paused as she looked at Clyde and sighed. "Yeah, but I needed a break from them. You know how they are, wanting to find a new dress that particularly suits them, or getting a little too competitive when they find a good suit that matches them but another sister happens to find the same suit." Lynn sighed.
"Oh. Lori and Leni fighting over a dress again?" Lincoln sighed, rolling his eyes.
Lynn nodded. "I just needed a break for a while. And besides, you both know me and dresses do not fit together, unless I have to do it for a stupid formal situation. I'm more sporty anyway."
"And don't let us forget it." Clyde said. "But why this dancing arcade machine?"
Lynn shrugged. "I guess it was the only thing that helps test my eye reflexes and trains my legs. I sort of look at it like I'm in a soccer match."
"That's..." Lincoln started, before pausing. "A pretty good analogy, actually."
"I never looked at a dance arcade machine and thought 'soccer match' before." Clyde said.
"It's actually quite simple." Lynn smirked. "Would any of you dare go up against me on this?"
Lincoln frowned as he shook his head. "No thanks. The last time you played video games with me, I somehow ended up in the hospital."
"Actually, I wouldn't mind seeing this dance arcade machine from your perspective." Clyde smiled as he got on the arcade machine, surprising both Lincoln and Lynn.
"Uh, are you sure you want to go up against Lynn? I know her and video games when she plays with me." Lincoln shuddered, but Clyde was already digging in his pocket as he handed Lincoln the roll of quarters.
"I think I'll be all right." Clyde smiled. "You go and start on another machine, I'll catch up with you as soon as I'm done with Lynn."
Lincoln paused as he looked at Clyde, then at a smirking, confident Lynn. Taking a deep breath, he immediately turned to his brother. "Good luck."
And, without a further word, he turned and started to head deep into the arcade as Clyde and Lynn watched.
As soon as they were sure he was gone, Lynn give a smirk towards her partner as she said, "So good to have a little dance partner for this!"
"So... you say you see this as a soccer match?" Clyde said as Lynn inserted the quarters into the machine.
"Hm mm. Just pretend you're a goalie, trying to kick the ball away every time the arrow comes up. The arrows are the balls, and you're the goalie!" Lynn said as she pushed the down arrows to select a song. "Let me see... 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun'... perfect song to practice on. You ready for this, Clydesdale?"
Clyde could only give a smirk towards Lynn as he looked ready. "As ready as I'll ever be!"
"Then let's get started, partner!" Lynn laughed as both her and Clyde managed to get into position.
And so, the sporty girl and the nerdy boy managed to not only stay on the arcade machine for most of the hour, but they were managing on working pretty well together. Both Lynn and Clyde kept silent for most of their game time as each of them followed the arrows and danced on and on. It was pretty difficult for Clyde at first, but once he managed to find a groove, he caught on pretty quickly. And he had to admit, Lynn was one of the funnest people he could ever hang out with. And even if Lynn didn't like to admit it, she did enjoy playing with Clyde as well. Needless to say, they make a pretty good team.
In fact, as soon as their final game was over, Clyde and Lynn panted as they both got off the dance arcade machine as Clyde turned. "Whoa... that was a rush!"
"Quite a good rush, if I do say so myself!" Lynn said as she looked at her watch. "Well, I suppose I better go back to the sisters. You get Lincoln and we'll get home..."
"All right." Clyde started, but before either of them could walk out of the arcade, they both noticed some police officers were running into the arcade, each of them more frantic than the last. Curious, they peeked out as one of the police officers pulled out a walkie-talkie. "Yes, this is a Code L, repeat, a Code L! 'Loud Family Clothes Chaos! Repeat, Clothes Chaos! We're moving in!"
Clyde and Lynn blinked as Lynn turned to him. "I guess Lori and Leni's fight turned more chaotic than I thought..."
"Yeesh..." Clyde shuddered. "Again?"
"Sadly, again..." Lynn sighed... before turning to Clyde. "How about one more match at the dance arcade machine?"
Clyde gave a smile. "You took the words right out of my mouth!"
And that's the end of Day 6! Only one more day remains! Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks! And don't forget to tune in tomorrow!
