"Hallo, preschooler." Lei playfully began at the house door after opening it, heading to the living room table where the sister was studying.

Minah instantaneously gave him a serious look, "Please act normal!" Her tone and manner was oddly serious, too.

Lei was curious about the sister's gesticulation, "Act normal? Why act normal?"

"It's nothing... I am studying." Minah still appeared serious.

Lei proceeded to her, "Almost a hundred times I have bumped into you studying, and not a single of these times have you acted this... serious. What can a grade five study that needs seriousness?"

"Maybe it is a change I want, duh!"

"Okay. Perhaps I should respect your change, but first..." Let got to her, held her by the neck and lifted her up from the sofa she was sitting on, his left hand supporting her waist so that she couldn't get hurt. The young girl always weighed like a feather when in his brother's muscled arms, "... Stone Cold wants his revenge." He proclaimed in playful teasing, Minah on air in his hands.

"Lei put me down, now!" Minah struggled with both her hands removing Lei's fairly firm grip from her neck.

"Never now. Last time you won three in a row..." As soon as Lei was about to lift her high and throw her on the nearest three-seater sofa set, he sensed a figure behind him. He turned to see the figure, Minah still on the air.

Boris stood totally astounded and perplexed by the scene before him. He only stared at both the brother and sister, still as a statue from where he stood.

"Hi... young man." Lei managed a smile, still holding Minah up.

"Hi..." Boris looked at him, then his eyes went up to Minah, who smiled embarrassedly.

Lei quickly put the sister down, "My man... don't mind anything... this is just a typical_"

"Bond and connection thing." Minah quickly interpolated the brother, "We have this special sister-brother bond that makes us do anything... happily." She smiled sheepishly.

"Okay..." Boris simply nodded, his face showing an expressionless gesture.

"This is the... my brother, Lei." Minah started introductions, "Lei, this is Boris, my classmate. We formed a study group together at school and... here we are studying."

"Hmm, great, Boris." Lei outstretched his hand for a handshake, "But remember to keep it purely school work and no in any way_"

"Okay..." Minah bumbled, once again interjecting the brother, "The introduction is done, and so was the study." She looked at Lei, "Boris is leaving now. He just went for a short call first."

"Yeah." The boy went to the table and picked a couple of books, "Bye, Minah." He waved and walked to the door, closing it after walking out.

"You stupid monkey!" Minah fiercely looked at the brother when they were now alone, "No wonder Mike calls you that! Do you know how that embarrassment is going to cost me?"

"Is he going to tell the whole class?" Lei's expression was intentionally humble and obsequious.

"The whole class? The whole assembly if he decides to!"

"Why is that?"

"You are asking me, you dumbhead!"

"I want to get this straight, and please, don't lose me.” Lei looked at the sister closely, “This Boris boy; you formed a study team together, meaning that you get along with him. You do your study work together even at home, meaning that you completely get along together. How the hell is he going to embarrass you by all that?"

"Because we don't at all get along together! Our class teacher came up with this idea that the best student in class to teamwork with the last student, the second-best with the second last, the third-best with the third last, and so forth. I was to teamwork with the last in class; Boris. And Boris is my nightmare because I hate him! If I find a fault in him, I usually destroy him with the fault, and you can imagine how many faults the last in class is capable of making!" Minah paused with a deep exhale, "With what he has seen, I don't even want to imagine what he will think of me and what he is going to say in class!"

"He is a good boy. His face doesn't seem to be one that holds grudges." Lei put on a smile, "He even said bye Minah and not bye guys or bye Lei and Minah. I even think he kind of... likes you_|"

"Argh!" Minah, with all the power and energy she had, kicked the brother as hard as she could on his knee.

"God...!" As Lei bent to get a look at the knee, Minah immediately jumped on his back and firmly held his neck.

Lei easily removed the sister's hands around his neck and threw her on the nearest sofa. In a second, they started their usual home wrestling game that increasingly created a strong brother-sister bond and connection between themselves.

Knowing the dangers of such games and as an adult, Lei always made sure it went safe and anyhow not endangering the sister.