𝐅𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑| 𝐋.𝐂.

37: Battle

"Good morning." I say to my brother and parents.

"Hey, honey. How many pancakes?" Mom asks me.

"Uh, zero. I'm going on a run." I grimace at them.

"Run...errands?" Dad says and I chuckle.

"Very funny." I say as I hear a knock on the door and I smile.

I then open the door to reveal a grinning Alex.

"Hey, babe." I say.

"Hey, babe. Ready for your run?" He says, kissing me.

"Yes." I nod as we walk back over to the kitchen.

"Hey, Alex. Would you like a pancake?" Mom asks him.

"Yes. But could I take a rain check for forty five minutes from now?" Alex asks her.

"Wait, what? Forty five minutes?" I mutter to him and Alex chuckles.

"She's tougher than she knows. See you in a bit. C'mon!" Alex says, pulling my hand.

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"I missed you last night at the dorm. You know, now that your parents aren't around, I can finally do this." Alex says, pulling me toward him and I chuckle at he kisses me.

"Nice outfit. Be ready to carry your back after she collapses in about...four minutes." Leo says and we turn to him.

"Hilarious." I sarcastically say to him.

"Unless, who knows? Maybe there's been an Eagle in you all along, ready for fly." Leo grimaces at me.

"She'll be fine, bro. You, no sure about." Alex says and then grabs my hand and we start to walk off.

Okay, looks like Leo turned into prick mode after last night.

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"So, you need to make as many things as possible in that category. I need an Eagle to draw their category." Suzanne says.

"I'll go." I say, getting up from my seat.

I pull out a piece of paper from the basket and hand it back to Suzanne. I then go back to my seat.

"US National Parks." Suzanne says to us.

"Geography. Good luck with that one." Becca says, smirking.

"Okay, guys, you have thirty seconds from now. Go." Suzanne says.

"The Grand Canyon." Alex says, snapping his fingers.

"Yosemite." Sophie says.

"Uh, Glacier Park." Daniel says.

"Uh, Old Faithful." Parker says.

"Not a park, minus a point." Suzanne tell him and his face drops.

"Wait, are you sure?" Parker asks him.

"Ten seconds, guys." Suzanne says.

"Carter, c'mon. Remember when mom and dad took us on that fifty state tour? Think west east. Uh, Red Wood!" I say.

"Joshua Tree. What was that one? That really gorgeous one?" Carter says to me.

"Zion!" I say.

"Yes!" Carter nods his head.

"Bryce Canyon. Grand Teton. Uh-"

"Time's up After the deduction, you have nine points." Suzanne says to us and we cheer.