A/N: Yayyyyy my first fic ever!! I'm so proud of me! Reviews are greatly appreciated. Just don't be too harsh ) I have no clue where I'm going with this. It will be a multi chapter fic and I will try to update as much as possible. I know this idea has been done before but I felt I had to do it. It's a story that's been stuck in my head for some time now. Just been too lazy to actually sit and write it till now. I hope I don't bore you too much being that I am very detail orientated with my chapters. If I do then I apologize ahead of time. This is set about a month before the beginning of the movie and continues from there…When something is italicized it's a flashback. Well enjoy the story because I think you're tired of me ranting here. Go on. Go. Read…
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. (Except a bag of skittles) So don't sue me. You won't get very much. (Maybe just my bag of skittles.) Troy Duffy owns them not me. I'm only borrowing them for a short time. This goes for all chapters so I don't have to retype it.
Shayla O' Riley sat on the fire escape of the apartment that she shared with her twin sister Patricia. They were fraternal twins. Shayla having long dark brown hair to the small of her back with red highlights, jade green eyes and fairer skin. Her sister Patricia had short light brown hair with blond highlights, emerald green eyes and tanned skin. Patricia was also a couple of inches taller than her sister. Both girls have slim but toned bodies and are 28 years old.
It was their first day in Boston, having driven up from New York City. Both girls had settled into their tiny one bedroom apartment. As Shayla sat outside looking at the unfamiliar skyline she started to reminisce on old times.
It had started as a normal day for Shayla and Patricia O' Riley. 13 years old and living the life. They went to school and for once didn't get in trouble. Which was a surprising thing being the last day of school and summer vacation about to begin. They saw their two best friends and neighbors Murphy and Connor MacManus. Everything seemed to be going well for them until they came home from school. In that one moment, their whole lives were about to change.
Both girls racing up the front walk neck in neck to get in the house. Right as Patricia reaches to open the door Shayla pushes her out of the way and walks in laughing. "Hey that wasn't fair Shay!" Patricia yelled at her sister as she followed behind her walking into the living room and dropping her book bag. "Well I canna help if yer slow sis." Shayla laughed at her sister as she too followed suite and dropped her bag. Patricia was about to say something back when their ma came out of the kitchen. "Girls it's about time ye came 'ome. Get your arses in here. We need ta talk." Their ma turned and walked back into the kitchen and sat down at the table. The girls looked at each other for a second both shrugging simultaneously and following into the kitchen.
"Girls I have somthin to tell ya." Their ma started. "Times right now are a bit hard fer us. So, I have decided that in order fer tha two of ye ta grow up right I'm sending ya to go an live with yer Aunt Brianna in New York." Both girls sat there looking at their ma for a moment completely shocked. "But ma we wanna stay 'ere." Shayla whined. Patricia piped up next, voicing her opinion. "Yeah ma we don wanna go and stay with Auntie Bri. We wanna stay 'ere." Their ma stood from the table, looking at both girls sternly. "This is not up for discussion. Yer leavin in a week so I suggest ya say goodbye to yer friends and get yer stuff ready." The girls took off from the table heading up to the room they shared slamming the door behind them. They both sat on their beds staring at each other. "This is bullshit!" Shayla yelled being the more emotional of the two. Patricia stayed calm even though you can tell in her eyes that she was pissed and didn't want to leave. She nodded to her sister in agreement. They both didn't want to leave their home or their friends. The rest of the night went uneventfully. They ate supper with their ma in silence and helped clean up. Then the girls took off for their room again to get ready for bed. That night they both cried themselves to sleep.
The next day Shayla and Patricia woke up early. Sitting on their beds looking at each other they were silently asking the same question. "How are we gonna tell Connor and Murphy?" Being twins they hardly had to voice things. They stared at each other for a few more moments before moving to start washing up and getting dressed.
After getting dressed and everything both girls headed down to the kitchen to grab some breakfast. As soon as the stepped foot out their bedroom they could smell that their ma was up and cooking breakfast already. They walked into the kitchen both taking a seat at the table. They said nothing to their ma or each other. "Good mornin girls." Their ma said solemnly. "Mornin ma" the girls said in unison. Their ma had placed a plate of eggs and sausage in front of both girls. The girls ate in complete silence glancing up at each other every now and then. They finish eating quickly and put their plates in the sink turning to their ma. "Ma is it okay if we go out for tha day?" Shayla asked. "Sure girls just be home for dinner and don't get into any trouble." Both girls nodded and headed out the door.
As soon as they were outside they could see Murphy and Connor stepping out of their house laughing and heading towards them. The girls headed down the front stairs to meet them. "Mornin Shay. Mornin Pat." Both Connor and Murphy said smiling at the girls. "Mornin." The girls said in unison trying to give a meek smile but failing miserably. Connor stepped up to Shayla placing his hand on her shoulder and looking her right in the eyes. "Whats wrong Shay?" He asked concern evident in his voice. Shayla, looking from Connor to Murphy then to her sister. "Guys, we need ta talk. Lets got ta our spot." The boys looked really concerned now and nodded following the girls to the woods.
They headed deep into the woods where an abandoned cabin lays in wait. It is a rundown little shack really. To the four of them it was their hideout. No one ever bothered them there and they can do what they wanted. They all enter and the guys take a seat on chairs that they had found. The girls didn't sit, just started pacing as the boys stared at them. Murphy was the first to speak. "Well whatcha need ta talk with us about?" Patricia turned to him looking sad. "Our ma is shipping us ta America" Before the boys can ask anything Shayla chimes in. "We leave in a week." The look on both Connor and Murphy's faces practically broke the girl's hearts. It was the hardest thing to see the sadness in their eyes. They had been so close, practically since birth. The boys only being one month older than the girls, they grew up really close to each other.
Patricia came up behind Shayla and put her hand on her sister's shoulder. "Whatcha thinking about sis?" Shayla, slightly startled by her sister's presence turned to her smiling. "Just thinking about home." Keeping her smile as she looked back to the skyline. "Yer thinking about them again aren't ya?" Asked Patricia. "Aye" Was all Shayla said. "Well ya know what? I think we should go out tanight and find a good old fashioned bar being that were here in a very Irish neighborhood." Patricia said with a big grin on her face. "That sounds like a good idea. Maybe we can go ta that bar we saw a few blocks down." Shalya responded with a grin to match her sisters. "Sounds like a plan sis." Patricia said patting her shoulder.