Alexander's POV:

Sighing I sat on the couch on the pool house. Dad went to his study after the girls left and all the boys came to the pool house.

I know that the minute Lexi comes back, she's gonna let it all out on me by talking my ear off.

She never liked shopping.

If mom knew that she went shopping with the others she'd probably be surprised by the fact that she even agreed to it.

"So, now that the girls are gone, what do we do?" Felix asked everyone.

We all shrugged in response.

"Do you think Lexi would be able to control herself?" Harris asked me.

I looked him over and answered, "If she does something to distract herself then yes. Other wise she'd probably pull them out of the store."

"Why does she not like shopping anyway?" Luke asked.

"She says and I quote, if you like something buy it and leave. No need to check what brand it is or anything like that."

"How many times had she said that?"

"Too many times to count."

"She won't even step a foot in a mall if she was going with girls knowing how much time they take. And personally, I think she's on the safe side because I know how much time Char takes while shopping. I've been with her on almost every shopping trip." Chris said sitting beside me.

"How much does that girl spends?" Mark asked.

"A lot. She didn't even use most of the stuff she bought and they are still in their packages." Chris answered again.

After that for a while, we were sitting in silence when Mark said, "I'm bored."

"Me too." Luke said.

"What do you suggest we do?" I asked.

They seem to think about it then Luke said, "I know. You could teach us how to fight."

At that Chris let out a chuckle. "Yeah, good luck with that. He's not the best teacher. Lexi is."

I glared at him for that before turning back to the twins.

"Fight?" I asked.

"Yeah. We can defend ourselves against the gang like that." Luke answered.

"Actually that is a good idea." Felix said. "I've always wanted to know how to fight." He added.

I thought over it for a little then said, "Alright. Fine. Chris are you joining us?"

He shrugged. "Sure."

We all went outside the pool house and thus began the hours of training.

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Okay. I lied.

It was just 30 minutes and then they all plopped on the grass breathing heavily.

"Seriously? You're tired?" I asked.

They didn't answer and just laid back on the grass in different places.

"I just need... Some... Rest." Harris said in between breaths.

I rolled my eyes and turned to Chris who was currently gulping down water like his life depended on it.

He didn't even train.

"Chris?" I called.

He stopped drinking and turned to me. "Yeah?"

"You want to come?"

Immediately he shook his head no.

"Nope. I like my bones intact. Thanks a lot." He said.

I rolled my eyes and turned back to the guys on the grass.

Knowing they won't be getting up anytime soon, I sat on the grass as well and waited for their breathing to get normal again.

Finally, Harris sat up and asked, "How do you do it?"

"Do what?"

"The hours long session of training. How do you take it without complaining?" He asked.

"We're used to it." I simply answered. "We've been training since we were 13 and we were really energetic as kids. So naturally, our mom thought that it might help a bit."

He nodded in understanding.

Then Luke piped up. "I'm ready!"

"Okay then." I said and stood up.

He came in front of me and got into position.

Not wasting a minute, he went to punch my right side. I moved my upper body towards the left side and dodged his move.

Then he went for my left side and I did the same thing by moving to the right.

"You need to work on your speed a little." I said.

"Will do." He said and went to punch me again but I caught his wrist and swiftly threw him on the grass.

He let out a grunt as he made contact with the grass.

"Like I said, you need to work on your speed and strength." I said again.

He huffed but didn't answer.

"Who's next?" I asked.

Mark, Felix, and Harris were standing in a line, watching Luke and I. As soon as I asked the question, Mark and Harris took a step back, leaving Felix completely oblivious to the fact that they did.

"Seriously?" I asked looking at him.

He looked confused and looked on both sides where his brothers were previously standing.

"I didn't take a step forward." He said.

"But they took one backwards. Felix how will you be able to fight if you don't pay attention to your surroundings?"

He scowled at me and said, "I don't this side of you."

I shrugged. "I don't like the doctor side of you either. You should've waited till Lexi came back. Till then you have me."

"Guys." Chris called.

We all looked at him and he let out a sigh. "Alex I challenge you to a sparing contest."

I grinned. "You're on."

Luke was long gone from his position on the ground and stood beside the others.

Chris came forward and stood in front on me.

"Just so you know, Lexi taught me a couple things." He said.

"Just a couple things. I know everything." I said back to which he rolled his eyes.

Like Luke, he went to punch me on my right side. When I moved to the left, he raised his other fist and punched my left side instead.

I stumbled back at the contact.

"That was smart I'll give you that." I said.

I advanced forward and raised my fist to make it look like I was going to punch his face. The trick seem to work and he went to block my move but I maneuvered my fist so it I punched him on the stomach instead.

He doubled over grunting in pain from the blow.

"So, I'm gonna do the same thing." I said again.

He raised his head to looked at me and smirked. Before I could tell what he was doing, he knocked my feet from under me and I fell on my back.

"Lexi did tell me that your legs were your weakness." He said.

I pulled his leg and he fell down as well.

"Yours is too." I said and stood up.

He stood up as well and charged at me again. I dodged, blocked, punched and kicked and he did the same.

Lexi taught him well. But he didn't know much so he lost when I pulled him in a lock and he couldn't break free.

He tapped the ground three times, only them did I let him go. He laid on the ground catching his breath and I did the same.

"Alright enough training! Let's do something fun!" He said standing up once his breathing was normal.

"Like what?" I asked.

Little did I know, that question would lead us to being kids again.