Sora was a bit embarrassed to see that he had misplaced his cards. He knew that he was bad at games like Nexus, but was he really that bad that he wasn't even able to prepare the game the right way? He sighed deeply. He really had no luck and absolutely no chance to win the battles. Sora scratched the back of his head, while Rui took out the misplaced cards. She was a natural at those kind of strategic games, that's exactly why he chose to buy Nexus for Rui.

Sora became nauseated. He hoped to become better at the game with his sister helping him, but he felt his chances of becoming closer to Rui by winning the battles and getting his wish slimming down. Now that he was thinking about it, he wondered what her wish would be. Of course he couldn't just ask her, but it was kind of fun thinking about it. What kind of wish could his sister have? She probably wished for something that Sora could never understand, like getting a higher grade or achieving some prize.

Wolf sighed. [color=springgreen]"No, it's not okay. It's actually so wrong when you start thinking about it, that's exactly why you should not think about it. What we are doing is indeed wrong, but neither of us is going to accept the situation as it is right now, so we have no choice but to go through with it. And about Sora and Rui, based on their capabilities, they really are opposites. Sora is a disaster, but Rui... Rui is so good it does become scary at times."[/color] Honestly, he often wished that he could just stop what he was doing. He thought about it all of the time, about telling the truth. However, he never could go through with quitting. He had to battle. He didn't have a choice.

With the game continuing, Sora started to feel a little more confident. It was actually quite fun to battle with his sister like that. He still made some wrong or stupid moves, which Rui had to correct, but the amount of stupid moves declined throughout the game. He actually learned a lot by watching Rui and by listening to her explanations. When did she learn all of that? She was always studying for school, so when did she make time to study upon Nexus? Was she really so obsessed with getting her wish fulfilled, whatever wish it was? Or was she that excited about the game, because he was the one who gave it to her? No, that last reason didn't make sense at all. They weren't that close anymore, not since they were children.

Sora realised that he was losing the game and of course he didn't expect to win against his sister, who seemed to be a prodigy, but it still made him a bit sad. He tried his best with his next turn, but he felt like giving up. He only had one life left and when - not if, but when - she were to destroy his last life, she would win. Sora took a look at Wolf before playing his turn. [color=cornflowerblue]"Seeing how you play, I have no doubt that you will be able to fulfill your wish soon, whatever your wish is."[/color] He was curious to see if Rui would just tell her wish to him. That shouldn't be a problem, right? But on the other hand, he wasn't going to tell his wish to her, it would be embarrassing.

[color=cornflowerblue]"Euhm... Look... I know you are wasting time with me that you would rather have spent studying instead... And maybe you're going to study extra hard tomorrow... But... Maybe we can go to the zoo tomorrow. You know, just like we used to?"[/color] Sora said with a shy whisper as he scratched the back of his head again, but this time not because he didn't understand something, but because he just was so nervous talking to her like that. Why was he nervous talking to his own sister? He shouldn't be. Maybe a day together was exactly what they needed. A day to the zoo, it would be perfect!