Chapter One - The Twins

"...and the time is 8:03 am as we head to your local news.

Residents are being told to be extra cautious in the outer regions of Twilight Town due to the reported sighting of wanted criminal Xaldin Gray. The 38 year old prison escapee who is highly dangerous was last spotted near Bankswood Forest. Police are advising townspeople to stay clear of the area until further notice..."

The blonde teen rolled over and grumbled as he reached for the radio on the bedside table. Failing to notice how close the edge of the bed was, he leaned over and fell flat on his face.

"What the..." he grumbled, as he rubbed his sore forehead, which would most probably turn a lovely shade of purple.

Eugh, too early... the boy thought to himself. He definitely was not a morning person.

Knock, knock. "Rox! You up yet?"

The door flung open, revealing a brunette boy who quickly scanned the room for his brother.

"Hurry up or you'll be..." he paused and looked around confused. "Roxas? Where are you?"

"Down here, Sora." the blonde raised his arm so that it was visible from behind the bed.

"No time for hide and seek Rox, we gotta get to school!"

"Whatever." Roxas replied, whilst sitting back onto the bed.

"End of module exam today. Remember?" said Sora as he left the room almost skipping.

"That's today!" the blonde fell back, a hand covering his face. "...crap."

After lying a while, taking in the bad news, he got up to open the wardrobe. Although, in Roxas' case, it looked more like a giant clothes dump. He dragged out a plain old, blue shirt and pulled it on over his head. Roxas wasn't one to worry about fashion or the way he looked. Unlike his twin brother Sora, who always dressed so nicely yet made it seem effortless.

Making his way to the living room, Roxas found said brother, sprawled across the couch eating breakfast.

"Why didn't you remind me about the test?" Sora jumped in response, unaware that his brother had crept up behind him, and nearly threw his food all over the floor.

"Sorry Roxas. You're only going to copy my answers anyway... like you always do." Sora chuckled.

It was hard to understand how the worlds dumbest and goofiest 17 year old was so smart at school. Roxas had always presumed Sora's brain was powered by the immense amounts of sugar he consumed.

"Hmph." Roxas rolled his eyes and picked up the cereal box that stood on the coffee table beside Sora.

SUGAR POPS – A sweet and healthy way to start the day!

Now with 60% more sugar!

Typical Sora, thought Roxas.

Sora placed down his bowl and jumped up from the coach to hug his brother. "Aww, c'mon Rox, it won't be that bad" He said as he comforted the blonde, who smiled in return. "Hurry and grab your lunch from Mum. I'll be outside." And with that, Sora threw his school bag over his shoulder and trotted off to the front door.

In the kitchen..."Morning Mum! Morning Da-"...Roxas was greeted with a piece of toast being shoved into his mouth.

"There, get that down you. You don't eat nearly as much as you should! Your lunch is on the counter, don't forget it! And keep Sora away from the ice cream parlour! You know what he's like when..." Roxas' mother continued to ramble as he turned to face his Dad. The two boys looked at Mum and back again as they both grinned at each other.

Typical Mum.

Roxas grabbed his lunch, waved goodbye to his dad and gave his mum a kiss on the cheek. He was about to head to the front door until his dear mother yelled "Whoa, whoa! Hold on, young man." and stuck her head out of the kitchen doorway. Roxas stopped in his tracks and looked round.

"What is it now, Mum?" Roxas asked as he gestured for her to spit it out.

"Well it's just... you never told me it was Wear-Your-Underwear-To-School-Day." she covered her mouth, trying not to giggle.

Roxas raised an eyebrow and looked down. Sure enough he saw half bare legs and a pair of black and white checkered boxers. "Oh, shi-"

"Hey, hey! Watch it!" his Mum interrupted with an angry glare.

"Uhh, I uh mean... oh, sugar!" Roxas corrected himself before running back through the house to find more suitable clothing.

The front door swung open in a flash. "What's that about sugar!"

The twins' Mum couldn't help but laugh at the look of desperate need on Sora's face.

...

"So you're coming on the trip then?" a hopeful Sora asked his brother, blue eyes filled with joy.

The sky was almost at sunset as the twins made their way home from school.

"Yeah." Roxas smiled. "I figured it might actually be kinda fun. Well, not the fishing or nature observing parts... but a break from Mum's nagging is always good." He laughed as he raised a hand towards Sora, which received the other half of the high-five.

"And after all Sora, you are my best friend. We've never been apart for more than a day, so I wouldn't want to spend a whole weekend alone."

"Me either." Sora agreed and wrapped an arm over Roxas' shoulders.

Turning the corner, Sora's eyes began to wander in the direction of the upcoming ice cream parlour.

Uh oh, Roxas thought, I know where this is going...

"Rooooxas...?"

"No Sora. If Mum finds out I'm in trouble!" Roxas exclaimed. He stopped walking when he realised he was the only one doing so. When he looked back down the street he saw the brunette stood alone like a little lost child.

"Please Roxas?"

Not the puppy dog eyes...

Roxas sighed and walked back to return to Sora's side. "Make it quick."

"Yaaay!" Sora tackled Roxas in a hug.

Roxas laughed "Okay, but you have to get me one too, and..." he leaned in to his brothers ear "no telling Mum. Got it?"

A smile spread across Sora's face and he nodded.

Ding-a-ling-a-ling, the bell hanging just above the shop door rang as the boys entered the ice cream parlour. While Sora ordered at the counter, Roxas sat down at a small table near the window.

"Two of the usual, please!" sad Sora as he held out 800 munny.

"Sure thing, Sora" replied the owner who knew the boy all too well.

Sora sat down next to Roxas and handed him the ice cream. The blonde's eyes grew wide and he licked his lips. "Here's to the end of term." Roxas announced as he raised the salty yet sweet treat in a toast.

"To the end of term!" shouted Sora a little too loudly as he also raised his ice cream high in the air.

The whole shop fell silent and stared in the twins' direction. Roxas shook his head and laughed quietly to himself.

Typical Sora.