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Marzue: FrUK, FrUk...:) That's what I ship.
"So," California swooped over to Ohio and Michigan once America had fled the room. "You guys got each other. That means you must date!"
"No we don't!" Ohio's face turned red. "Anyway, that is a stupid thing to say. If you are forcing us just because we got each other, what about you two?" she jabbed her finger at New York and California.
"It must have been a mistake."
"Well, then ours might have been a mistake too!" Michigan spoke up.
"But...but..." the Golden States lip quivered.
"Fine," New York sighed in an overdramatic, Broadway way.
"Fine what?" Ohio looked her brother over suspiciously.
He had a relaxed position, but you could see by the way he held his head he did not approve of what was going on. His neck was straight, with his head held high in a regal way.
"What California wants, California gets." the home of the United States' biggest city sighed. "No matter what the cost. Here's the deal, if I can get California to go out with me, you two have to go out as well. Also, get as many states into this as possible; it'll be like a game." he winked.
Michigan and Ohio looked at each other. There was no way that California would go out with him; they hated each other, even if they were soul mates. She takes her own pride over what she wants. It was the western state's way.
"All right," Ohio said slowly, "But how do we get states together?"
"It's not just states." New York's eyes twinkled. "States, territories, former territories, D.C. and the Canal Zone!"
"B-But the Canal Zone is with Panama!" Michigan's eyes widened.
"It's more of a challenge that way." the eldest state in the room smirked. "What does Cali call it?"
"Forbidden LOVE!" California swooned.
The two teams stared at each other. It was on. There will be as many of their sibilings as possible involved in this, and New York had to ask California out. What fun...
"California, will you go out somewhere with me?" New York went for the direct approach as soon as the games started.
Michigan and Ohio hadn't begun to look for states to be involved yet. That was their task; New York's was to get California to go out with him, California's was to resist him.
California was weighing her options. Her goal was to not give in to him; that would cause punishment for all four of them. She weighed them again. Pride or relief. Pride. Relief. Pride. Relief.
Pride.
"No," California stalked away, putting as much sass in it as possibled.
Michigan and Ohio were visibly relieved.
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"This would be over much sooner if you just agree to go out with me." New York sighed. "It's not like we'll actually be a couple. It's only one date; one that can last as long as you want it to. Five hours. Five minutes. Five seconds. You decide."
"But I would never live that down." California responded. "Everyone would tease me forever. What would Nevada say?"
"Isn't there a rumor that Nevada was caught shagging Utah?"
"That's just a rumor."
"What about British Colombia?"
"That was a fling."
"Johnston Atoll?"
"I don't even know where that came from..." California shuddered. "But he said it was a bet."
"What if it wasn't?" New York pushed.
"Why do you want to know my personal life?"
"So you will go out with me. That's how it always works on Broadway. The guys pesters the girl until she gives in."
"That isn't even how it works! There has to be a fight! One of them has to think that the other person doesn't know they exist! And Rule #1: none of the characters can be the DREADED STATE OF NEW YORK!"
New York winced, watching her stalk away; he'd just have to try harder. After all, California takes her pride much more seriously than her wants and needs."
"So, who should we get first?" the Wolverine State questioned.
"Who do you think would be a good couple?" the Buckeye State shot back.
"Well, California once ranted about how people who don't hate each other always break up with each other. She says that every perfect couple has to have some sort of hate for the other in order to understand both sides of that person; which two of our sibiling fight over something petty a lot?" Michigan inquired.
"Lucas and Leah," Ohio answered almost immediately.
"Oh God," the Wolverine State almost fainted. "That would be hard; can we not do the hardest first? Let's get used to doing this first."
"But we need more time to work on them; if we push them hard enough, they might. But if we don't do it a lot, they most definitely won't go out." the Buckeye State said stubbornly.
It would certainly be a challenge, but what seperated them was one of the pettiest arguements ever known in all of the United States of America.
Which one was bigger?
Texas or Alaska?
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