#Bailito = Bailey's nickname

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Monarch butterflies fluttering through bug opens blue sky of nice warm day, far too perfect for a schoolday, least Zane thought. Perched up against the side of his car, arms at his sides hand tucked into his pockets, thick black sunglasses one to shield his eyes from the sun. Not as harsh out here but still bright enough. As he rested back against the car school bell going off had his attention shifted to the front doors kids began to pool out from the building a small steady flow at first until it was like they were exploding out. Just left him smiling to himself watching all the kids rushing to thier freedom from the brick building. But once he saw a certien one did he move away from his perch. Sunglasses were pushed up off his face, sweeping back, light caramel hair side from a few strands that stuck out as he threw his hands up into the air and started to wave them as high over himself to make it easy to spot him as he went and called out to his nephew, a sharp loud whistle sounding out before words left.

"Hey, Bubbito! over here!" Zane called out excitedly as he waited for Buddy to walk his way, moving to crouch to thier height "Hey there kiddo, thought I miss ya in that mass of ankle-biters but that bright hair of yours helps." hand sat on thier head as he tossed thier hair up before he went to stand back up pulling the door open for them. "it's Friday so you don't gotta work on anything for school right away right?" he asked not wanting to completely disrupt the small eagles routine. When given a no Zane smiled and pulled his sunglasses back down over his eyes "all right then pop on in we got sunlight to burn" he paused " We're burning daylight I mean." he soon corrected after waiting for the small android to hop into the car.

Sure Buddy wasn't told about Zane getting him, they also weren't told he would be getting them. Zane never once said a thing or even made the offer to either of thier dads. Nope, this was a kidnapping of his nephew, in a very harmless sense. The back passage door shut once they were safely situated in the car. Zane made his way around to get into the driver's side before getting the car on and ready to go. He figured he had at least a five-minute head start on his brother or brother-in-law before peeling out of the lot and heading into to town.

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"Jeez you act like a complete stranger took your kid there," Zane said over the phone. Listening to Richard pretty much blowing up over the other end of the call. Zane looked down to Buddy who was standing off busy in front of the row of gaming machines before them. Zane handed them the little card load with 'tokens' on it for them to pay for the games they wanted. Moving his phone away from his ear letting Richard go off as he pleased at the moment as he looked at the same row. "Go ahead pick whatever you got a lot on that card there," looking himself the two racer machines catching his eye. "oh wanna see if your better driver?" he suggests prompting them that way first as he followed the phone back to his ear when hearing his younger brother repeated shout his name. "Rich chill, your baby is safe with me and more so safe from being boring and doing homework. I nearly fainted the last time I saw them. Telling me they read and for fun! what are you doing to this poor child! gonna turn them into a nerd like you were. Ya think Bailtos influence would be stronger and prevent them from becoming a bore like you." Richard was not assumed by that. As Zane took a seat in the machine next to the one Buddy picked watching them sipe the card into both to start it up as they went about picking thier characters, cards, and such. Zane turned to face Buddy as he mocked Richard well they were talking before turning his attention back to the call, looking to warp it up soon so they could play. "Ey Hermano can’t ya just loosen that stick a bit? Why don’t you take my favorite brother in-law” his only one not the point “out and have yourselves a nice date Kay? And me and jefe here will continue having quality uncle, nephew time now if you don’t mind I gotta teach ya kid how to lose.” Richard was still talking but Zane was done as he end call and put his phone away.

“That brother of mine, such a tight wad” he paused before looking to Buddy “That’s okay to say to a kid right? I was careful about the stick up the ass thing but is tight wad fine? Oh shit I said ass just now uh ignore the bad words alright Babbito.” Attention to the screen as Zane went and made his own selections now. “Not that he’s all that bad but he was never all that good about making sure to have a break now and again. I’m sure he still isn’t. I don’t think he ever impose that on ya either, but I think it’s good to give some unsolicited help now and again not to mention freaking out your dads a little is pretty funny. Don’t worry though you wont be in trouble I wont let them get mad at you.” ready to go on his end now

“now let me give you a lesson in losing.” Eyeing the little android who shockingly held a competitive side to them. They both faced their screens and grips the wheels, Zane using some advantage he had this was the same old game model he used to play as a kid. Sure they updated some stuff like the cars but the controls? They were the same. A few taps to the gas petals to rev the car up it help to fill up the speed gage. but you had to do it slow enough for it to not go all the way up since it could make the player car stall out and letting it not hold at a certain point or else it would drop it and your suck at the starting speed. Soon as the light went green Zane was able to take advantage and speed ahead at first. Playing against a kid was already a disadvantage playing against Buddy? Even worse. They managed to catch up leavening them far ahead he now fill in for the rest of the places. Lap for lap they were neck and neck sometimes they pull ahead the other. Zane making use of short cuts and clipping but Buddy picked up on I and made use of them the next time around. Till the last lap came they were right on par to each other Zane side glanced over to his nephew smiling to himself a moment before looking back to the screen foot tapping again as he pulled the stick shift on the side hoping this still worked on the newer models the car seemed to stall letting Buddy go ahead till it kicked back and speed up Zane’s at the last second it didn’t matter he was a split second for losing as the two of them tied. Zane throwing his arms up into the air “Dang it thought that woul have gave me the win!” He complained a bit before laughing and resting on the wheel. “Man your getting good finally got some competition here. You papa was terrible at this game we were kids. Well me your papa never been a kid really.” Zane teased a bit before going to get out of the chair swiping the card from Buddy as he swipe it for them to go another round, arms resting over the back of the chair. “Let me teach you my trick these things still work the same from when I was well a bit more tan you are now. You wanna tap the gas a few times lightly enough to get the speed gauge half way and then make even lighter steps so it stays and doesn’t o higher or you’ll stall out.” He went on to explain as the count down began, just like when Zane did it soon as the race started Buddy was given a sped boost as well.

“I love my brother and its good he is the way he is at times and you are a dead ringer for him, honestly I would almost think those two knuckle heads managed to have you. You remind me a lot of my brother the good and the bad course you got Bailey in you two, those two clearly are two parts of something better. And somehow I think that turned into you Bubbito. Just try not to hard to be like your papa he over thinks to much and never sees why stuff like this is good for you. Hard work is important but taking a moment to breath so not to overwhelm yourself is just as such your dads pretty good at that to an extreme so just look for a good balance. They are an interesting set aren’t they? But I feel you were the final piece for them.” Zane said to them soon Buddy wining the race as Zane reached down and once again tossed their hair. Card held up “Come on jefe we got way more gams to hit up and then we hit the prize room to load you up on sugar. Where I your responsible uncle will then drop you off to your parents to deal with.” If he was kidding it wasn’t by much waiting or Buddy to follow his lead as he went for another game “There some jellyfish game here wanna check that out?”