Winter Fest in July Bingo 1
Title: Sledding Fun
Prompt: Going Sledding
Fandom: Original
Characters: Amber, Bernd, Didi, Cesare, Tino, James
Word count: 534
Rating: G
Summary: Bernd’s bright idea nearly gets him and James hurt…
Author’s Notes: Thanks to my beta Kat for pinking this for me. Please also note that Amber and James belong to her.
Bernd led the way, dragging his sled behind him. His younger brother Didi and “cousins,” Cesare and Tino, followed him up the hill. The twins, Amber and James, brought up the rear.
“Okay, let’s get our sleds in a row and then on the count of three, we’ll race down the hill!” Bernd said.
“You do know there’s some trees over there,” Amber said. She jerked her gloved thumb at the trees at the bottom of the hill.
“Oh…”
“But they’re not that close, Amber,” James said. “Besides, the hill’s more of a slight slope than anything else.”
“Yeah,” Cesare said.
“Okay, but I don’t want to hear it, if you guys hurt yourselves,” Amber said. She shrugged at their stupidity. After making sure the two younger boys, Tino and Didi would be less likely to get hurt, she positioned her sled so it would have the clearest path through the trees. “I thought you guys wanted to race.”
“We do!” Cesare huffed. He also checked to make sure his little brother Tino could easily avoid the trees.
“Yeah!” Bernd got on his sled. He needed to get a good start so he could avoid that one tree. “Everybody ready?”
“Yeah!”
“One, two, three!” Bernd counted in German. He pushed off with his hands and went sliding down the hill. The others were close behind.
James, as the biggest one of the bunch, was gaining on Bernd. He was soon close enough for the two of them to trade good natured insults. At the last second, Bernd leaned to the left, his sled gliding right in James’. The two of them flipped over, with Didi whizzing past, followed by Amber and Cesare. Tino, his eyes closed, narrowly missed hitting them.
“You okay, Bernd?” James asked as he sat up.
Bernd flipped over onto his back. “Yeah. Shoot! I could have won!”
James laughed and threw some snow at him. “Yeah, right! In your dreams, Prissy!
Bernd sat up. “I wonder who won?” He looked over at where the others had gathered at the base of the hill.
James shrugged. “Dunno.” He stood and helped his friend up.
“Danke…” Bernd said as he reached for his sled. “Wanna race the rest of the way down?”
James shook his head. “You want Amber to yell even more at us?”
“No!”
“Then let’s just go down carefully, okay?”
“Yeah.” Bernd sat on his sled and pushed off. He started back down the hill, with James trailing behind him. Amber greeted them at the bottom of the hill.
“I see you two numb-nutters didn’t kill each other.”
“Yeah!” Bernd grinned at her and Amber rolled her eyes at him.
James shrugged. “So who won?”
“Didi,” Amber replied.
“Awesomeness!!” Bernd said. He grinned. “Let’s go again!”
“Yeah!” the other boys said.
Amber shrugged. “But one at a time, okay?”
“Okay!” Bernd said.
The kids trudged up the hill again. They took turns going up and down the hill. When they tired of sledding, they went to Bernd’s house, where Vati made them hot chocolate and gave them some cookies. While they sat there, enjoying their treat, they relived their outing and made plans to go back the next day.
Prompt: Going Sledding
Fandom: Original
Characters: Amber, Bernd, Didi, Cesare, Tino, James
Word count: 534
Rating: G
Summary: Bernd’s bright idea nearly gets him and James hurt…
Author’s Notes: Thanks to my beta Kat for pinking this for me. Please also note that Amber and James belong to her.
Bernd led the way, dragging his sled behind him. His younger brother Didi and “cousins,” Cesare and Tino, followed him up the hill. The twins, Amber and James, brought up the rear.
“Okay, let’s get our sleds in a row and then on the count of three, we’ll race down the hill!” Bernd said.
“You do know there’s some trees over there,” Amber said. She jerked her gloved thumb at the trees at the bottom of the hill.
“Oh…”
“But they’re not that close, Amber,” James said. “Besides, the hill’s more of a slight slope than anything else.”
“Yeah,” Cesare said.
“Okay, but I don’t want to hear it, if you guys hurt yourselves,” Amber said. She shrugged at their stupidity. After making sure the two younger boys, Tino and Didi would be less likely to get hurt, she positioned her sled so it would have the clearest path through the trees. “I thought you guys wanted to race.”
“We do!” Cesare huffed. He also checked to make sure his little brother Tino could easily avoid the trees.
“Yeah!” Bernd got on his sled. He needed to get a good start so he could avoid that one tree. “Everybody ready?”
“Yeah!”
“One, two, three!” Bernd counted in German. He pushed off with his hands and went sliding down the hill. The others were close behind.
James, as the biggest one of the bunch, was gaining on Bernd. He was soon close enough for the two of them to trade good natured insults. At the last second, Bernd leaned to the left, his sled gliding right in James’. The two of them flipped over, with Didi whizzing past, followed by Amber and Cesare. Tino, his eyes closed, narrowly missed hitting them.
“You okay, Bernd?” James asked as he sat up.
Bernd flipped over onto his back. “Yeah. Shoot! I could have won!”
James laughed and threw some snow at him. “Yeah, right! In your dreams, Prissy!
Bernd sat up. “I wonder who won?” He looked over at where the others had gathered at the base of the hill.
James shrugged. “Dunno.” He stood and helped his friend up.
“Danke…” Bernd said as he reached for his sled. “Wanna race the rest of the way down?”
James shook his head. “You want Amber to yell even more at us?”
“No!”
“Then let’s just go down carefully, okay?”
“Yeah.” Bernd sat on his sled and pushed off. He started back down the hill, with James trailing behind him. Amber greeted them at the bottom of the hill.
“I see you two numb-nutters didn’t kill each other.”
“Yeah!” Bernd grinned at her and Amber rolled her eyes at him.
James shrugged. “So who won?”
“Didi,” Amber replied.
“Awesomeness!!” Bernd said. He grinned. “Let’s go again!”
“Yeah!” the other boys said.
Amber shrugged. “But one at a time, okay?”
“Okay!” Bernd said.
The kids trudged up the hill again. They took turns going up and down the hill. When they tired of sledding, they went to Bernd’s house, where Vati made them hot chocolate and gave them some cookies. While they sat there, enjoying their treat, they relived their outing and made plans to go back the next day.