mad_muses july prompt set 2.3.5 [I swear, I don’t know how that got there]
"Where is Claire?" Hiro asked, confused.
"I'm hiding, just you never mind." Claire shot back, a giggle escaping her.
"She has to be by the beach." Mr. Bennet made a humming noise as he was calculating where it was his daughter was hiding.
"Haha, but you're not sure, are you?" Everyone could hear the smirk in the young blonde's tone over the comm. She was on a sort of high considering she wasn't getting brutally slaughtered this time which was all thanks to Bee who had been taking time to train Claire.
"Oh, oh, I found her!" Came the excited cry from Hiro out of nowhere followed by a squeal from Claire. The sound of gunfire and then an explosion was followed by a disappointed groan from the young man who had been chasing his fiance. "I....oh."
"Gotcha, Hiro. Shouldn't have gone after my girl." Bee was smug. "Run, Claire!"
"Running!" Claire squeaked, her eyes wide as she tried to focus on her surroundings. "Bee, where are you?"
"Right behind you! Ohmigod!" Bee yelped then before it flashed near the bottom of the screen that she had been taken out. "Cold, Mr. B, really cold."
"That's the name of the game, Baileigh." Mr. Bennet sounded smug now. "Better run Claire, I'm coming after you now."
Claire squeaked. "Dad, no fair!"
"It's not about being fa....." Mr Bennet trailed off during an explosion.
Vorpal Sniper killed by MugglesMama.
"Go Mom!" Claire called and was echoed with a similar sentiment from Bee as the two of them cheered Sandra on for killing her husband.
"Sandra, I'm surprised." Mr. Bennet's voice was level but there was a flicker of warmth there. "I didn't even see you there."
"Honestly, Sugar, I didn't see you either." Sandra laughed. "I think I threw a grenade, right?"
"Yes, you did and you got me."
"Well then, as Claire would say, go me." Now the older woman sounded proud which earned a laugh from the two girls on her team.
"I'll just make you pay for it later." There was a hint of more warmth in Mr. Bennet's tone now, and a certain sense of deviousness that made his wife give a low laugh.
"Promise, sweetheart?"
"OH GOD, you two! GROSS!" Claire came back over the line, shuddering as her parents laughed. Well, everyone did. "Might I remind you two that Bee is pregnant and easily made nauseous? Hiro, stop laughing!"
"I'm sorry." Hiro didn't sound very sorry though as he chuckled again.
"Just for that. OH! No fair." Claire squealed before pouting as her plan was turned around on her.
"Sorry, love." Hiro chuckled again.
"You need to stop jumping around, you're not a kangaroo." Claire muttered over the line before she let out another shocked yelp as she died as quickly as she respawned. "What the hell was that?"
"Sorry." Peter's laugh came over the line as the quiet third member of the male's party finally piped up.
"Sneaky, Peter, you're going to pay for that." Claire warned her uncle as she waited to respawn once again.
"I'm getting him!" Bee called out excitedly as she watched her screen, her Spartan chasing after Peter's as she kept firing at him while he tried evading her. "Shit, shit, shit! I found Hiro and Mr. B! Mrs. B, where are you?"
"I honestly don't know, sugar. I'm....ooops. Killed myself."
"Someone take the grenades away from Mom, please?" Claire sounded amused before calling out. "I'm coming, Bee! I'll save yooooooouu. Whoa, dodge!"
"Shit!" Bee sounded surprised as she quickly jerked her controller to the side.
"Sorry! I didn't know you were right there." Claire laughed. "But upside, I just ran over Peter with the Mongoose."
"Thanks, Claire." Peter chuckled, shaking his head.
"I said I would have my revenge. Oh! Someone is shooting me!" Claire quickly hit the right bumper button, dismounting the vehicle she had found as she rushed for cover. She looked up to the top of her screen to see her shield was flashing as she heard her dad and Hiro suddenly talking in Japanese.
"Hey, English you two." Sandra clucked her tongue.
"It's okay, Mom, Dad is just telling Hiro where he can find me." Claire sounded amused as she rushed in the other direction.
"There's nothing wrong with team members communicating, Sandra." Mr. Bennet pointed out before turning his attention to Claire. "I see your Japanese is improving which is good but it's not going to help you hide."
+IndstructbleGirl+ killed by Vorpal Sniper.
"Aww man."
"And I believe that's the game." Mr. Bennet sounded rather pleased with himself as he gave a low chuckle. "Good game, girls, that was a lot closer this time."
"At least I got more than ten kills this time and mom even got a couple!" Claire sounded pleased over all with the results. "I think Sylar is going to join since I made him a profile. Bee is going to see if Adam or Mohinder wants to join us."
"Sounds good." Was the mutual agreement across the board followed by Mr. Bennet deciding he would host the next game.
A few minutes later, Claire giggled into the line. "Okay, Sylar is just signing in." There was something in her voice that said she was up to something. When a loud squeal followed by silence came a few minutes later, everyone was left wondering what had happened.
"Claire?" Mr. Bennet finally ventured tentatively.
"Sorry guys." Bee answered, barely able to speak through the laughter. "We're having technical difficulties over here."
"What's going on, sugar?" Sandra asked, confused.
"Sylar is throwing Claire into the pool. He just saw the sign in name she had created for him." Bee snorted and Peter started laughing on his side.
"What sign in name was that?" Hiro asked, wondering what the inside joke was.
"Greased Lightning."
[Bee =
deep_red_bells , Peter =
youngerpetrelli , Hiro =
powered_otaku , Mr.Bennet =
hornrimmed , Sandra =
texan_housewife and Sylar =
heroslayer aren't all used with permission but definitely used with love]
"I'm hiding, just you never mind." Claire shot back, a giggle escaping her.
"She has to be by the beach." Mr. Bennet made a humming noise as he was calculating where it was his daughter was hiding.
"Haha, but you're not sure, are you?" Everyone could hear the smirk in the young blonde's tone over the comm. She was on a sort of high considering she wasn't getting brutally slaughtered this time which was all thanks to Bee who had been taking time to train Claire.
"Oh, oh, I found her!" Came the excited cry from Hiro out of nowhere followed by a squeal from Claire. The sound of gunfire and then an explosion was followed by a disappointed groan from the young man who had been chasing his fiance. "I....oh."
"Gotcha, Hiro. Shouldn't have gone after my girl." Bee was smug. "Run, Claire!"
"Running!" Claire squeaked, her eyes wide as she tried to focus on her surroundings. "Bee, where are you?"
"Right behind you! Ohmigod!" Bee yelped then before it flashed near the bottom of the screen that she had been taken out. "Cold, Mr. B, really cold."
"That's the name of the game, Baileigh." Mr. Bennet sounded smug now. "Better run Claire, I'm coming after you now."
Claire squeaked. "Dad, no fair!"
"It's not about being fa....." Mr Bennet trailed off during an explosion.
Vorpal Sniper killed by MugglesMama.
"Go Mom!" Claire called and was echoed with a similar sentiment from Bee as the two of them cheered Sandra on for killing her husband.
"Sandra, I'm surprised." Mr. Bennet's voice was level but there was a flicker of warmth there. "I didn't even see you there."
"Honestly, Sugar, I didn't see you either." Sandra laughed. "I think I threw a grenade, right?"
"Yes, you did and you got me."
"Well then, as Claire would say, go me." Now the older woman sounded proud which earned a laugh from the two girls on her team.
"I'll just make you pay for it later." There was a hint of more warmth in Mr. Bennet's tone now, and a certain sense of deviousness that made his wife give a low laugh.
"Promise, sweetheart?"
"OH GOD, you two! GROSS!" Claire came back over the line, shuddering as her parents laughed. Well, everyone did. "Might I remind you two that Bee is pregnant and easily made nauseous? Hiro, stop laughing!"
"I'm sorry." Hiro didn't sound very sorry though as he chuckled again.
"Just for that. OH! No fair." Claire squealed before pouting as her plan was turned around on her.
"Sorry, love." Hiro chuckled again.
"You need to stop jumping around, you're not a kangaroo." Claire muttered over the line before she let out another shocked yelp as she died as quickly as she respawned. "What the hell was that?"
"Sorry." Peter's laugh came over the line as the quiet third member of the male's party finally piped up.
"Sneaky, Peter, you're going to pay for that." Claire warned her uncle as she waited to respawn once again.
"I'm getting him!" Bee called out excitedly as she watched her screen, her Spartan chasing after Peter's as she kept firing at him while he tried evading her. "Shit, shit, shit! I found Hiro and Mr. B! Mrs. B, where are you?"
"I honestly don't know, sugar. I'm....ooops. Killed myself."
"Someone take the grenades away from Mom, please?" Claire sounded amused before calling out. "I'm coming, Bee! I'll save yooooooouu. Whoa, dodge!"
"Shit!" Bee sounded surprised as she quickly jerked her controller to the side.
"Sorry! I didn't know you were right there." Claire laughed. "But upside, I just ran over Peter with the Mongoose."
"Thanks, Claire." Peter chuckled, shaking his head.
"I said I would have my revenge. Oh! Someone is shooting me!" Claire quickly hit the right bumper button, dismounting the vehicle she had found as she rushed for cover. She looked up to the top of her screen to see her shield was flashing as she heard her dad and Hiro suddenly talking in Japanese.
"Hey, English you two." Sandra clucked her tongue.
"It's okay, Mom, Dad is just telling Hiro where he can find me." Claire sounded amused as she rushed in the other direction.
"There's nothing wrong with team members communicating, Sandra." Mr. Bennet pointed out before turning his attention to Claire. "I see your Japanese is improving which is good but it's not going to help you hide."
+IndstructbleGirl+ killed by Vorpal Sniper.
"Aww man."
"And I believe that's the game." Mr. Bennet sounded rather pleased with himself as he gave a low chuckle. "Good game, girls, that was a lot closer this time."
"At least I got more than ten kills this time and mom even got a couple!" Claire sounded pleased over all with the results. "I think Sylar is going to join since I made him a profile. Bee is going to see if Adam or Mohinder wants to join us."
"Sounds good." Was the mutual agreement across the board followed by Mr. Bennet deciding he would host the next game.
A few minutes later, Claire giggled into the line. "Okay, Sylar is just signing in." There was something in her voice that said she was up to something. When a loud squeal followed by silence came a few minutes later, everyone was left wondering what had happened.
"Claire?" Mr. Bennet finally ventured tentatively.
"Sorry guys." Bee answered, barely able to speak through the laughter. "We're having technical difficulties over here."
"What's going on, sugar?" Sandra asked, confused.
"Sylar is throwing Claire into the pool. He just saw the sign in name she had created for him." Bee snorted and Peter started laughing on his side.
"What sign in name was that?" Hiro asked, wondering what the inside joke was.
"Greased Lightning."
[Bee =
deep_red_bells , Peter =
youngerpetrelli , Hiro =
powered_otaku , Mr.Bennet =
hornrimmed , Sandra =
texan_housewife and Sylar =
heroslayer aren't all used with permission but definitely used with love]