Soul Calibur belongs to Namco, and all of that other stuff.

A\N: It has been a long time since this story was updated. Now that I have returned from vacation, I can get writing again! Hopefully this chapter will be as good as the other ones were, in your opinion of course. Other than that, enjoy the story!

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"A Hearty Party Is A Hardy"
Chapter Four
Building Up

As the door swung open, a mixture of greetings and other dialogue was released amongst one another, creating a welcoming scene. Sophitia had greeted all the men who entered, giving a slight peck on the cheek to whom had passed her. Cassandra had greeted all the women with exciting chatter, waves, hugs, and a random laughter here and there. The sisters had a good future in mind so far, as they stood next to each other, observing the guests as they observed their party venue. Sophitia had began to speak:

"Settle in, everybody. The rests of the guests will show up sometime soon," she had announced. Something had caught her attention, along with her sister's attention as well. It was Yun-Seong rushing to the arcade, with Talim trailing him.

"The first one there is a rotten man!" Talim had shouted over to Yun-Seong, stopping him dead in his tracks. He turned around and stared at her, wondering is she was actually serious. He continued to stare at her, even as she passed him, making her way to the cabinet first. Yun-Seong stood in silenced, spaced out.

"Hey! That wasn't fair! You liar!" he had shouted to her. "Oh well, at least I am not the-"

"Oh, what now?" Talim had stopped his sentence, causing Yun-Seong to rethink about what she had previously said. Realizing the incredibly effective trick of her riddle and sweet voice, he stood in silence again, dumbfounded.

"Oh, you're not... a man. Damn!" he had said out loud to himself, with a burst of laughter from Talim. She approached him, lending a hand on his shoulder.

"Oh, come on you silly. Besides, it's free play!" she said in excitement, lighting up Yun-Seong a bit, but he still could not believe that she would have a crafty mind of her own. Folding up his shades and placing them in his shirt pocket, he went with Talim to the arcade. Near the dining table, Kilik, Xianghua, and Seong Mina were having a conversation about their latest shopping trips, with Cassandra joining in. Surprisingly, Kilik was interested in the subject, but Hwang was starting to become bored standing next to Mina. Mina had started the conversation:

"So, I had went to the new mall recently, and had bought us these really expensive shirts! Like, oh-my-god, we look so cute! Is that right?" Mina had turned to Hwang, in which he mustered a cheesy grin and some brief chuckling, which managed to suffice for her, but internally, he had hated that Hawaiian collared shirt she had bought for him, as he thinks it made him resemble a second Yun-Seong.

"Oh wow! Really? I thought that the new mall was bad..." Xianghua had replied. "Say, Kilik. Should we check that place out sometime?"

"Well, you already have eighty-seven pairs of shoes, so I guess we could use an eighty-eighth pair," Kilik had sarcastically said to her, forcing his eyes to wonder around the room. As the conversation dragged on, Hwang had slowly left Mina to talk with the others, as he was headed to the arcade cabinet to watch Yun-Seong and Talim play each other. Sophitia was standing idly at the doorstep, monitoring the streets for any other visitors who might have came. Cassandra had recently joined her, just to check up on her sister.

"What's wrong?" she had questioned Sophitia, with concern in her voice.

"Well, I am getting a little impatient of waiting for the other guests to arrive, as I seriously want to party tonight," Sophitia had replied. "You know Cassie, when you get that feeling that urges you to dance your hips off in the dance floor, it just will not go away!"

"Oh, yeah I do feel you!" Cassandra had replied back. Cassandra could clearly see that Sophitia was enthusiastically ready for the party. Not too far away, Maxi had took a seat in a nearby lounge chair, observing Cassandra, Sophitia, and Seong Mina from a distance.

"Heh, a lot of sexy women here already, even the party hosts," Maxi had thought to himself. He was in a fixed gaze at Sophitia for a brief moment, before Xianghua had face-palmed him lightly.

"Hey Maxi, wanna go sample the food table?" Xianghua had curiously asked Maxi, ducking her head in front of his. Maxi was struck out of his brainstorming about women before replying back.

"Uh, ah, yeah! Sure!" he had briefly said, forcing himself to agree with her, but he did not take his eyes off of Sophitia from the distance. Xianghua had noticed that Maxi was not facing forward as he walked, so as a result, she waved a hand in front of his face in an attempt to gain his attention.

"Hey, what are you staring at?" she asked him, catching Maxi off guard.

"Ah, it was nothing. I probably spaced out again," Maxi replied as he faced himself forward and continued to walk with Xianghua and Kilik, taking his last glance at the sisters.

"Now hey there, don't you start your women scoping yet," Xianghua had said to him, closing her eyes and smiling to herself. "Why don't you wait until the rest of the guests arrive first!" Near the arcade, Hwang was observing Yun-Seong and Talim duel each other. It would seem to be a space-shooter style of game, but Hwang couldn't see past the two bodies that were obstructing his vision from the screen.

"Yes! That's twice in a row! I win again!" Yun-Seong had shouted. Talim face-palmed herself, emitting a sigh. Hwang had chuckled slightly at Talim's actions.

"Yes, you win. But I can't compete! It just isn't fair!" Talim complained. "These buttons are hard to press firmly, the control stick sways randomly, and... Ugh..."

"So, you wanna go again?" Yun-Seong had asked Talim, with a grin on his face, determined to make it to the Vs. high scores.

"Wow, how pathetic, Yun-Seong," Hwang had stepped up and said to him. Talim and Yun-Seong had turned around to face Hwang.

"Excuse me, sir," Talim had began to speak with her sweet tone of voice to Hwang. "This person over here isn't playing fair. Could you do something about this?" Hwang had feeling towards the girl's attitude, and stepped up to the arcade.

"Very well then," he said. "If you like to challenge those in whom are no challenge to you, then prepare to stomp away in disgust!"

"Alright! I'm getting pumped up!" Yun-Seong had blurted out. Talim and Hwang started to laugh together immensely, leaving Yun-Seong confused.

"Hey, what's so funny?" he questioned the two, whom after the question, began laughing again, but this time it was a much heartier laugh. Hwang had actually began to fall backwards a bit, but caught his footing. Talim had held onto her chest, trying to catch her breath. Yun-Seong had just shrugged, and looked away. The sound of laughter delighted the ears of Sophitia. She was always happy to hear laughter, as it was usually a good sign of things to come.

End A\N: Not bad, right? The ending wasn't too good, in my opinion, but who knows what you might think! In the next chapter, there will be a little more depth than things just flying around.