Chapter 3: Mishandled Explosives

                                    

                                          
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Saphron: "Alright little bro! Count to 10!"
                          
His hands float up to his face, completely blocking his vision and drenching his eyes in pure darkness.
                          
Jaune: "1!, ...2!, ...3!, 4!-"
                          
He closes his eyes and begins to count up. Today's a fun day spent hanging out and getting into mischief with his seven sisters. Today's a chill day, with the only thing on the menu being Hide and Seek. Still much better than the average "Get Jaune into a Dress" or "See how many times you can tease him before he tries to run after you" games...  
                          
The traumatic memories of those other activities almost interrupt his counting, but that one thread of his mind is locked in, and he's gonna get to 10 no matter what.
                          
Jaune: "...9! ...10!"
                          
He frees his eyes from the dark prison and takes a look around. The seven sisters that were once just feet away from him have disappeared into the aether. He moves only one step before a rustling directly above his head breaks his concentration.
                          
???: "sssshh.. don't make that noise! I'm trying to hide!"
                          
But she wasn't quite quiet enough.
                          
Jaune: "Nice try Talia, get down here."
                          
Talia: "awww..." 
                          
She plops down right into his arms, looking up at him with the most heart-breaking pout she can possibly muster. Jaune does not react, instead just gently setting her down on the ground and walking over in some surrounding bushes.  
                          
Those bushes are more than meets the eye however, as he finds out when two hands suddenly catch his legs, sending him tumbling to the ground. He knows only one sister that does those grab attacks...
                          
Jaune: "Felicity! Come on!"  
                          
She only laughs. He's not too happy, but now facing a 2 on 1 battle of the sexes, that mad look is forced to make a quick retreat.
                          
Jaune: "*sigh*"  
                          
The next three are easy, with Taylor giving him a boisterous hug upon entering the house, Lexi just barely poking out of a trash bag, and in the bathroom...
                          


                          
Jaune: "Weird. That curtain is never closed..."
                          
He carefully tries to open it only to meet some unexpected resistance. He tries again with more force only to see it barely move. A devilish idea enters his head.
                          
Jaune: "Well, I guess they won't mind if I take a shower first..."
                          
But instead of just jumping normally, he deliberately goes straight for the sprayer first, just to do a "quick test" of the water. He turns the water on and goes straight for the spray, deliberately pointing it inside the tub. He watches the water go beyond his sight and deep into the tub.
                          
???: "AAAAAAAAAA"
                          
Jaune: "I knew you were there, Lily. No one ever uses this curtain!"
                          
Lily: "Screw you bro!"  
                          
She comes out soaked in water, and his other four sisters laughing their asses off quickly put her in a sour mood.
                          
Jaune: "Hey! That's payback for putting me in that lingerie!"
                          
More laughing commences. But little did anyone know, that someone just setup the perfect payback...
                          
A hand goes for the sprayer, which is still running, and takes perfect aim straight at Jaune's blond locks.