Expect the unexpected
Rated T for violence and language written by Flamingo17 and Fish 337
Winter Pov:
Taylor whispered in my ear: "Go on do it Throw the knife at his ear, graze it the sissy will shit himself"
I smirked in response, grabbed the knife, aimed and released. The knife sliced through the air and hit my target. Bullseye. The moment he started screaming we ran, hands over our mouths to stifle our laughter .Back in the safety of our tree house we built a couple years earlier, we collapsed on the cushions laughing.
"Did you see his face?" I asked through laboured breaths
Taylor shushed me as we heard our names echoing throughout Erudite.
"We're in deep shit." I whispered.
Taylor nodded in agreement "Same old, same old"
Once I heard the voices die down I nudged my carbon copy. We climbed down the branches and sprinted back home.
We snuck in through the back door trying to avoid the newly planted roses. Mum would kill us with a rusty knife if we ruined her award winning flowers. We heard mums voice drifting down the hall.
"Aaron we can't keep living like this." Mum inhaled deeply before continuing, "They can't keep living like animals. Jeannine's been over here so many times she has her own chair!"
"Arabella they're children!"
We crept closer ears pressed against the door.
"Yes they're children about to take the altitude test." We both groan silently at the thought.
"Bella you're right they are about to take the altitude test. Which is all the more reason to let them have they're fun. They won't be children for much longer."
Taylor barged the door open with a false smile on her face. I immediately mimic her.
"So what did we miss?" I asked innocently
"I'm starving! Where's dinner?" Taylor exclaimed grabbing her stomach dramatically. I snorted and joined in on the theatrics groaning.
"It's almost ready" dad replied shuffling awkwardly out of the room.
Mums face was still flushed as it had been from the moment we barged in.
Smiling sweetly mum said "I'm … just er going to … do the laundry then take a um bubble bath. Yeah, yeah that's what I'm going to do. Bye" She almost fell on her face as she ran out of the room.
Taylor dragged me by the ear to help dad in the kitchen with me protesting.
"Hi girls. Can one of you take those carrots off the stove and the other set the table."
"Sure dad." We replied in unison. I rushed off to take the cutlery into the dining room. As I left the room I grinned like a Cheshire cat thinking about how much Taylor hates carrots. I looked over me shoulder and she shot me a look that promised I was going to pay. I smirked in response humming as I made my way to the dining room.
A few minutes later Taylor and dad came in with the steaming bowls of food. Taylor sat down next to me and 'accidentally' elbowed my nose with quite a lot of force. She smirked triumphantly and sat down satisfied.
"Bella, Max dinner!" Dad shouted as he set down the pork.
Max stumbled down the stairs, nose in a book.
"What are.."
"You reading? Little brother." Taylor finished for me.
He mumbled something incoherent in response and slid into his chair, opposite Taylor. Mum came down and plonked in her chair, which was conveniently across from mine.
Mum glared at Max and told him to put the book away. I rolled my eyes as my thoughts were suddenly cut off by Dad telling everyone to tuck in. I cut up some pork and just as it was millimetres away from my lips mum sighed
"Winter, Taylor we need to talk."
I set down fork and looked at Taylor. Here we go again: bla,bla,bla Jeannine came round, bla,bla,bla grounded bla,bla,bla bed after dinner. No dessert.
Dad interrupted "but Bella I made Brownies and vanilla ice cream especially for the twins you know how much they love it." Mum sighed a defeated sigh before continuing
"Why do you always make me the bad cop? Fine, fine eat your blasted dessert but no dessert tomorrow." She changed the subject abruptly, looking at Max and asked what he was reading.
"Dividing for dummies by Roger Harrison. You know I fail miserably when it comes to maths."
"No your great you just need to boost your confidence." Dad exclaimed.
Max rolled his eyes and spoke with steady clear voice yet again "I'm top in all my classes except math. Confidence has nothing to do with it."
"And you think reading 'dividing for dummies' is going to help that?" Taylor snorted
" I was going to say that!" I exclaim playfully punching her arm. We giggle slightly and then carry on eating our dinner.
After dinner Taylor and I have a shower. When I get out of the shower I look in the mirror. My eyes is the first thing that catches people's attention. They're framed by long thick lashes and are a quire hazel colour. My nose is small but not childlike. My lips are ordinary. My body is athletic, muscular and toned. I have high check bones and olive skin. I look at my burgundy hair and see my brown roots coming through.
"Tay," I shout "We need to make some more hair dye."
"Kk we'll do that tomorrow" she shouts back as she enters the room in her towel. She takes the smaller towel off her head and flicks her wet her at me like a puppy. I squeal, flick her on the ear and tell her she's a bad dog.
I closed my eyes as she got changed into her pyjamas. Once she was changed she sat on my bed behind me and started brushing me hair. I smiled slightly as she French plaited my hair, it had been our routine since we were six.
"I'm really nervous about the altitude test. I mean what if we don't Erudite? I don't want to leave." Taylor announced out of the blue.
After she was done doing my hair I sat behind her and did hers. Thinking over what she said I replied
"What if we do get Erudite? I don't want to stay."
"Me too"
"Me too"
I look into her eyes, my eyes and say sleep with me to night, she must have sensed I was desperate as she smiled impishly and said dude I was gonna ask you. We smile then dive under my duvet.
At the crack of dawn I woke up to someone prodding my check and singing 'singing in the rain'.
"Go away I hate you. You fish "
"I hate you too you pineapple," She replied in a cheery tone, "It's a big, big day."
"Big enough for you to be Effie Trinket?" I asked giggling, "Remind me why exactly it's a big day."
"Its monthly prank day of course!"
I jump out of bed singing 'hallelujah'
"This is going to be the best one yet!"
"10 year anniversary sister."
"You mean twin."
We both exclaimed "Woah!"
Giggling we ran in opposite directions to get changed. Once we're changed the day BEGINS!
"First on the list is the family." I stage whisper
"I'm surprised they haven't put wards on their doors."
"I'm surprised the whole of Erudite haven't upwards on their doors."
"They have."
I smile in response.
"Let the games begin."
After the damage was done on the friends and family, we moved onto bigger things. But first was the difficulty of getting out the house. We climbed out the window onto the branch that was only three meters below. Over time we put rope around it to make it sturdy. We got grounded a lot.
"First stop, the lab!" Taylor says with a war cry
The lab is deserted. I smile to myself. They're petrified.
"No one's here they're all scared shitless."
"I was thinking just that sister."
"You mean twin."
We both exclaimed "Woah!"
"Before we start the pranks lets whip up some hair dye." I say with a serious look on my face
"Sure but let's make extra we don't know if we'll still be in Erudite this time next year."
After we made lots of strong hair dye we started the pranks.
"Check the list. What pranks are to be done in here." She cackled madly
I pulled out the list of pranks (it's a very big list) and skimmed my thumb down the page till I found LAB written in big letters curtesy of Taylor herself.
"First up is the blue food dye in the chemicals so they can't tell the difference. I'll do that. You scribble over the labels… 3 2 1 GO!
We rushed around like headless chickens.
"Next is stink bombs. Gas marks at the ready." I shout like a Major
"Yes mam" Taylor replied saluting
"On my mark Gas mask on NOW!" Taylor pulled the tag off stink grenade and lobed it we did that a couple more times then fled the lab.
"Now the library." We pulled off our masks as we pelted towards the library. As we ran a flock of pigeons scattered out of the way. Like the lab the library was abandoned.
"First is unscrewing the lightbulbs."
"Then scrabble up the books "
"And then graffiti the recently painted wall with our initials and signatures "
"And last but not least the burnings of the rugs and the coffee spills on the cream carpet"
The day passed in a blur of satisfaction.
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I gave Taylor a reassuring look, she did the same as we went through the doors to the altitude test.
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"What did you get?" we said at the same time in the safety of our bedroom
"On three"
"ONE"
"TWO"
"THREE"
"…"
Hello thanks for reading our first fanfic together we are actually twins were going on holiday for a week tomorrow so we will update when we do. Tell us what you thought also next chapter will be Taylors POV .We switch each chapter and there might be the occasional different character, who knows right?