Double Take

Summary: *James and Amber Mini-Series* These are the tales of the Enchancian Royal Twins, James and Amber, and the mischief they make, the lessons they learn, and the friendships they forge. Three-shot!

Disclaimer: I do not own "Sofia the First" or the Enchancian Twins! ;)

A/N: I do believe this is my very first planned three-shot. I adore James and Amber, like I've mentioned, so this will be focused on their friendship/familial "twinship" if you'd like to say. Here's an outline for the story:

Chapter 1: Origin of the Royal Twin Song

Chapter 2: Fan-Tastic

Chapter 3: Shall We Dance?

"Wherever you may be, you're always stuck with me," James sang dramatically as he lazily hugged his sister, who rolled her eyes and gently pushed him away.

"I'm still not doing it," she argued.

"But why not? You're my sister! If you won't play with me, who will?"

The blonde girl smirked. "I'm pretty sure Sofia wouldn't mind. She likes sports just as much as you do."

"Well, yeah, but she's so busy studying right now. And have you ever tried to talk to her when she's focused on studying?" He shuddered lightly. "I've never seen a look so icy—wait, yes, I have." He grinned toward Amber, who gasped and folded her arms.

"Well, fine then. Now I'm definitely not playing with you." She turned away from him.

"Come on, Amber. You know I was just kidding!" He smiled and rushed in front of her, grasping her hands and loosening them from their previous position. "Don't make me sing our song again."

She stared at him pointedly. "You can't just use that song to get whatever you want, James."

"I don't know… I've had pretty good luck with it for the last several years." He grinned mischievously at her.

*Flashback*

"Amber!" a much younger James called as he rushed up to his sister, who was swinging back and forth from a tree. "Come on, Amber! Let's go play!"

"I am playing, James," little Amber retaliated with a bright smile. "I'm swinging."

"But I wanted to play with you." The little boy pouted. "You always want to swing. Come play hide and seek! I found a really good hiding place this time, and Cedric will never find us!" He giggled. Clearly he didn't realize that Cedric probably never looked for them in the first place…

"No, James."

He poked out his lip and sniffled a little bit, but that didn't deter the older twin from her swinging. He then smirked and took another tactic—something special he'd been working on for a few days now. "I'm your twin; you're my twin."

Amber stopped swinging and blinked at him.

"We stick together through thick and thin!" He reached forward and took the little girl's hands, pulling her from the swing and into a standing position. "No matter what I do, I'm always stuck with you!"

"Hmph." Amber put her hands on her hips and faced in a different direction, slightly offended by the line.

James noticed and moved into her line of sight again. "And if trouble comes our way, I know my twin will save the day." He winked, making the other blonde concede and smile lightly. "Wherever you may be, you're always stuck with me!"

Amber sighed and finally relented, allowing James to take her hand again. "Fine…but just for a few minutes!"

"Sure, Amber!"

She never realized that their variety of games actually lasted at least two hours.

*End Flashback*

"Forget it, James," Amber insisted as she clasped her hands together. "This is my best dress."

"You wear it, like, all the time…" He rolled his eyes. "And you have five others just like it! Please, Amber?" He took her clasped hands and shook them slightly. "Please, please, please—oh, please?"

The older twin stared at the boy blankly, her resolve slowly slipping away as James pouted lightly. She finally huffed. "Oh, fine."

"Yay!" he cheered and hugged her.

"Ah-ah, but!" She eyed him seriously as he released her. "Only for a few minutes."

He grinned. "Whatever you say, Amber." He grabbed her hand and pulled her along quickly outside.

And as usual, Amber didn't even notice the hours ticking by as she actually enjoyed herself while playing dazzleball with her brother, her proper exterior completely dissolved for a change.

To be continued…