"Die!!!" I screamed at the princess wearing a cat outfit.
"Mwhaha" Davy laughed maniacally as the cat princess started throwing kittens at a red dinosaur.
"You know that's cheating!"
"No, it isn't! It is winning."
We were playing a 2D platform fighting game known as shatter sisters. It's quite a popular game, and I used to play it with kyle.
Right now, Davy was playing as the cat princess Nekohime, and I was playing as the fire-breathing dinosaur Ryu. The map we were playing on was an island in the middle of the sky, so there were plenty of ways to fall to my death.
"Cat punch!" Davy repeatedly yelled as he hit me with comedically large cat paws. Each time one of the punches connected it made a "Meow" sound which I would have normally found adorable, now however that sound was the bane of my existence.
"Eat my flame breath!" Ryu dowsed Nekohime in flames that knocked her off the island. "Yes!"
Whilst I was about to celebrate my victory, I could feel Davy's concentration oozing out of him. He was clicking buttons on the controller faster than I could see and his eyes were locked on the screen.
Nekohime started throwing kittens towards the ground, slowing how fast she was falling and moving her closer to the ledge. I was by no means a pro at this game, but I could tell Davy was close to getting back on the game. Ryu had a lot less health than Nekohime at the moment, so the last thing I wanted was for this battle to drag out.
"Hey, are you guys playing without me?" Lleu had entered the room at some point. Both of us were too engrossed in the game to notice.
" "Not Now!" " Davy and I snapped back in sync.
I could see the gauge for my special attack was nearly filled, so my whole strategy revolved around that. Ryu's special attack was a rain of fire that came from the sky. Whilst Ryu will be unaffected, Nekohime will take continuous damage and be stunned for half a second if one of the fireballs hits her. Hopefully, I could use that time to knock her off the map.
After Ryu hit Nekohime a few more times my gauge reached full, and I wasn't the only one to notice. Davy's eyes widened, and he attempted to hit Ryu before I could use his special attack.
"It's too late Davy. This game is m-" Just as I was about to declare my victory, I felt something touch my shoulder.
"Why are you guys ignoring me?" Lleu seemed upset that we had both been ignoring him for the game. He was now shaking me to get my attention.
"Wait Lleu!" As I turned around to face Lleu, I heard a familiar "Meow".
"K.O!"
"Noooooo!" I screamed as the console announced my loss. Whilst I turned around, Davy delivered a cat punch, making Ryu lose the last of his health.
We all sat quietly as Nekohime danced and Ryu cried in the background.
"Want to p-play another g-game?" Davy asked nervously trying to break the silence.
"S-sure. I was getting bored of this game anyways." I relaxed back into the beanbag chair I was sitting on and turned to Lleu. "What do you want to do, master Lleu?"
"P-please don't c-call me that Kate. It's bad enough that Alice and Edward call me that you two can't start doing it as well." Lleu went back to being the flustered mess he was usually around me and Davy.
"Why don't we go to the games room? There are all sorts of things to do there. We can play video games or board games or card games."
"Wow, you have a room for just games." I was once again shocked by the fact that Lleu was swimming in money.
The games room was on the ground floor, and to just call it a games room was an understatement, it was pretty much a personal arcade. If you added up the cost of everything in the room, you could probably buy the house I lived in now.
There was a row of three computers, which were all high-end and had dual monitors. Opposite that was a massive round table next to shelves filled with board games and other games you could play at a table. In the corner, there was a pool table and table tennis table with all the proper equipment stored next to it.
However, the highlight of the room was the home cinema-style projector at the end of the room that was connected to nearly every console that had come out in the last three decades.
As I looked out at the beautiful sight, I made a mental note to take Kyle here when he visited me.
One thing had confused me though. "Lleu you said; Davy and I were your first friends, right?"
"Yeah, that's right Kate. Why are you asking?"
"If you haven't had any friends, why is this room filled with things that you can only do with friends? I mean you can't play table tennis or a board game by yourself and what's with the three computers?! Was this just to flex your wealth?"
"N-no it's nothing like that. I just thought that if I did ever have friends, it would be cool to have a room where we could all play."
'This guy is so rich it makes me want to cry!'
Whilst I fought back the urge to cry, Davy and Lleu were trying to decide what we should play first. The problem with being in Lleu's ultra-fun games room is that it spoils you for choice. Davy's grasp of technology wasn't good enough to use the computers, and we had already played a lot of console games.
"How about table tennis?" I was the first to make a suggestion. "It's fun and the game is simple, so Davy won't have to learn a lot."
Lleu seemed to like the idea. "Yeah, that sounds fun! I haven't had a proper game yet since all the stuffed animals are too short to reach the table."
"Table ten… niz?" Davy, I had no idea how to pronounce table tennis, let alone play it.
"Don't worry, Davy. Me and Lleu will have the first game to show you how it's done."
We both stood at an end of the table bats in hand. Davy sat on a chair at the side of the table to observe the game and get a general idea of the rules. Before the match had started, we both quickly went over the rules, but from my experience observing is a better teacher than being told.
"You can give the first serve Lleu." I bounced the ball with my hand, and Lleu caught it.
"Don't go underestimating me, Kate. Edward has been teaching me how to play, and I've gotten pretty good at this game."
"Really? Then go easy on me, I haven't had a chance to play in over a year now." I put on a fake worried face for Lleu and got into the proper stance for playing table tennis. I focused my eyes on the ball and Lleu's movements.
Lleu served the ball bouncing it on both sides. After the second bounce, it curved and went in a different direction from how Lleu hit it.
By looking at Lleu's face I could tell he was thinking 'I did it!', but what he didn't know was that I was observing his technique and had already moved to hit it back.
I didn't like hitting the ball in a tricky way, so I always aimed to hit it fast and near the edge. This way it would be hard for him to block.
I hit the ball, hurtling towards Lleu's side of the table. The ball's trajectory was for the part of the table right next to where Lleu stood. It hit its mark before he could get his bat anywhere near the ball making the smug look he had fade instantly.
Now I had hit the ball in a way that caused it to spin, so when the ball made contact with the table, it didn't want to stay there for long. The ball flew up hitting my true target, Lleu's forehead.
Davy burst out laughing, but Lleu didn't share the sentiment. "Oww! Didn't you say that you hadn't played in a year? How are you that good?"
If you are like Lleu and are confused, remember that I'm pro at every sport I have played. Kyle and Mom can't look at a table tennis bat without panicking because of how much I made them play against me.
I didn't expect the ball to actually hit Lleu though. It has been a year since I last played, but Lleu doesn't need to know that.
"What can I say Lleu, sucks to suck." After I said that the next hour was spent playing table tennis. Davy accomplished touching one of the bats during that duration. He has still yet to play a game.