The Self-Harmed

~Ugly Christmas sweaters~

"I have Maria making a pot roast-" Jackson came into the foyer as we came in.

"Hi Dad." Caden ran to a door, and opened it to stairs.

I ran after him, "I'm a vegetarian."

"I have a separate roast for you Charlie!" He called down the stairs. "Vegetarian!"

"Thanks!" I called back up.

I found myself in a home theater with a big screen and soft couches.

"Ready?" Caden grinned holding out a controller.

"I'm so going to kick your ass." I grabbed it and hopped over the back of the couch, sinking into a square.

Caden followed suit, "Oh please you don't even know how to move your view stick without getting a head ache!"

He grabbed a remote pushed a button and the game was on. I hid behind a building.

"Come find me."

"I already know where you are." Caden said, shooting another player.

"No you don't. Don't lie."

"Dude." He said, shooting another, "I can see you on my map."

"Then come find me." He sighed and started running.

"Hey!" I objected making my guy jump off a ledge. "How are you running?" I started to push random buttons, shooting someone that just walked around the corner. "Well Alright!"

Caden reached over and pushed a button on the top of the controller, and my guy began to run.

"Whoo!" I said, running in a circle. Someone shot me. "Aw!"

Caden laughed.

"It was you, wasn't it fucker!"

He laughed harder.

"It's so on!"

"Come find me."

"How?"

"Use your map!" He pointed with a finger taking down another person.

Someone walked from behind a wall. I screamed and held out my controller and fired.

"Did I get him?" I asked.

"You got him."

I slowly opened an eye and my guy went down.

"Are you serious?" I looked at Caden who was laughing again. "You know what?"

I reached over and pushed buttons on his controller.

He reached forward out of my reach. I had made him fall off a ledge.

"Ah, fuck!" He said, "Gang territory!"

He shot off rounds in a circle, and then punched the air.

"Whoo!" He yelled. "Did you see that?" He looked over at me.

"Uh-huh," I said making my little guy run as fast as he could.

I had Caden in my sights.

"That was the most I ever killed in one sweep. I-"

The tv made the little killed music and Caden looked at the screen.

"What!"

"Yes!" I tossed my controller into the air, clutched in both hands. "Oh yes!"

"What!"

"Don't be Cocky Brother." I grinned at him.

"It's so on!"