Day With The Children

[America] [Ohio] [Indiana]

This was just a product of having a random idea and from going Black Friday shopping. Enjoy :D

Ohio sat on the living room couch at 11:00pm watching a re-runs of Teen Titans on Boomerang. After spending Thanksgiving with his 49 brothers and sisters he was whooped.

Now time to sit back and relax for the rest of the week. He thought, sinking lower into the black leather couch. I can only hope that my siblings will let me enjoy it-

He groaned when his cell phone rang on the other side of his studio apartment. He shuffled over to the kitchen and looked at the name that came up on his Blackberry.

From: Leroy (Indiana) Jones

Umm…sooo, I've been kidnapped by dad and we're on our way to your house. Oh and don't try to escape because he says we'll track you down. And don't try to run to Michigan because jaodfjdojaodjfodjfod

Ohio stared at the text before shutting off his phone. "That was weird."

About twenty minutes later there was loud pounding on the front door. With a scowl he went to the door and found his father and younger brother.

"Dad, Indi, what are you doing here?" He asked, letting them inside.

"Dude, you gotta get dressed!" America shouted. "We're going Black Friday shopping!"

"Can we not?" Ohio asked wearily. "Better yet go ask one of the girls."

"I tried that. He wants us two to go with him. Apparently it's our year to go," Indiana sighed.

"Exactly so go get dressed!" America demanded again, shoving jeans and a black sweatshirt into his son's hands.

After many more minutes of poking and prodding the three men left the apartment around 11:45 and walked into the cool Columbus air.

"Timmy you should take us to that really nice mall," Alfred said. "Polaris I think it's called."

Ohio cut his blue eyes tiredly over to his father before leading them in the direction of his silver BMW. I should be at home sleeping.

With the heat on high they drove the twenty minutes it took to get to the high-end mall and instantly got lost in the mayhem. They shuffled to a corner near the restrooms so they could figure out a game plan.

"Let's start with Macy's and then FYE," America suggested.

The two brothers didn't protest so the three headed in the direction the large department store.

"Oh my God," Ohio groaned.

"There are so many people!" Indiana complained looking at the long lines that crossed around the store.

"Come on before everything good is gone!" America shouted, rushing up the escalator.

"I guess we should stop him from causing chaos," Indiana sighed. His brown eyes glanced at his older brother. "You're not thinking what I think you're thinking."

A smirk played on Ohio's lips. "You don't know what I'm thinking."

"You're thinking that we should ditch dad which is a horrible idea," Indiana said.

"God bro you need to loosen up," Ohio rolled his eyes. "He's a very grown man-"

"That acts like a teenager."

The two stepped on the escalator and found their father looking at some clothes for their sisters.

"Dad, I think you're going to want to go shopping with Ilini if you want to get the girls stuff," Indiana suggested as he watched his father try and find different sizes jeans.

"But I wanted you guys to find the girls things and the girls will help find the guys things," America said.

"That probably won't work very well," Ohio yawned. "Can I go home now?"

"Oh come on guys! This is like bonding!"

"Bonding doesn't need to occur at midnight. Especially after a horribly long Thanksgiving."

"It wasn't that bad," America pouted.

"The twins tried to set fire to Minnesota's hair while Texas tried to rob Michigan off all the water in her lake," Ohio deadpanned. "It was pretty tragic."

Indiana raked a hand through his brown hair. "How about we just go home and play MW3."

There was a pause between them before the two blonds looked at him wide-eyed.

"Why didn't you mention that before!" The two shouted.

"Cause we were going to go shopping," Indiana replied.

"Dude, is it fore PS3 or Xbox?"

"PS3-"

"I've got a PS3 at my house," Ohio grinned. "Let's go!"

Indiana was sorry he ever said anything as the three rushed back to the apartment. He knew he definitely wasn't going to get any sleep if the two blonds where going to play MW3 all night.

"Hey Roy you and me are going to play first," America said, turning in his seat to look at Indiana who was in the back. "I'll try to go easy on you!"

"Awesome," Indiana said wearily. "Can I go home afterwards?"

"Of course not," Ohio replied, sending his brother an evil smile in the rearview mirror. "It's bonding time, remember?"

Indiana let his head fall back limply to lie on the headrest. God save me. I don't think I can deal with him both.

[Extended ending]

"H-Hey Rebecca?"

Illinois yawned on the other end of the phone. "Indi? It's 5:30 in the morning."

"Dad and Ohio have been playing MW3 for at least four hours and won't let me go home and sleep. Do you think you can save me?"

There was a pause before Rebecca replied. "It's your bonding time with dad. Try to make the most of it."

Indiana almost cried when he heard the dial tone.

Author Corner:

~Oh the wonders of Black Friday shopping.

~Yeah, I know I made a list of states would come next...yeah that won't work out very well because it really depends on what ideas come to my mind at the time. But I will eventually get to every state...eventually.