Hi everyone. Been a long while since I've posted. This kind of popped into my head. Hope you enjoy. R&R!
Yeah, I don't own the characters, the story or the game (seriously, I even have my own copy)
"Sora! Roxas!" Their mother called, "Dinnertime!"
The twins managed to quell their laughter for a few seconds to pause the YouTube video they were watching, but then exploded again when they saw the look frozen on the cartoon's face.
"Boys!" their mum called again.
Calming down a bit, Sora and Roxas walked out to the table.
"What about in that classroom one?" Sora asked.
"When the teacher tripped over his chair?" said Roxas.
"Yes!"
"So funny!"
"Turn the volume down guys," their father said.
The family worked their way through their dinner, exchanging small talk about their days. As the twins got up to leave, their father stopped them.
"Your mum and I want to talk to you about the weekend," he started, "Do the girls' parents know about it?"
"Yes," Sora replied.
"Dad," said Roxas, "We've already talked about this!"
"We know," their mum said, "but we have to make sure of some things. Now what are you going to do?"
"Go to the beach," Sora explained, as he had done when they had first asked permission a week ago, "hang out and stuff, go swimming."
"Not have sex." Roxas got a bit annoyed at his parents' need for knowledge.
"I should hope not," their dad said lightly.
"Do you need any money?" their mum asked.
"It would be nice," Sora said, smiling at his brother.
"Please," Roxas added.
"Okay, we'll give you some tomorrow."
"Thanks Dad," the twins said together.
Their father cleared his throat.
"And Mum," they chorused.
"Okay," she said, "You can go back to whatever you were watching."
The next day at school, Roxas and Sora caught up with Kairi and Namine before class.
"Hey," Sora said, "Everything still alright for Saturday?"
"Yeah," Kairi replied, "Mum and Dad are so excited I think they're starting wedding plans."
"It'll be a double wedding of course," Namine said, "but only coz it's cheaper."
Kairi and Namine's parents had always tried to get their daughters to embrace their twinliness. Two-for-the-price-of-one offers were a dream come true and matching outfits had been the norm since the girls were a week old. Their parent had been mortified when Namine had died her hair blonde.
"Let's get past the first date before we plan weddings and children," Sora joked.
"Besides," cautioned Roxas, "You'd probably have to get our parents' permission first."
As the bell rang, the four laughed at the over-protectiveness of the boys' parents and the delusions of the girls'.
Sora and Roxas took their seats in Biology, one of two classes they shared.
"Quiet down everyone," Mr Zid said, "Today we are finishing our unit on genetics with a quick look at twins," a few querying glances were thrown in Sora and Roxas' direction, " Now, a few of you in this class may know quite a deal about this topic, so I would greatly appreciate your input.
"So, we all know that there are monozygotic or identical twins, who are the result of an embryo splitting in the very early stages of development, and dizygotic or fraternal twins, who can be the result of two ova being fertilised at the same time. Sora and Roxas are an example of the latter. So–"
"No we're not!" Roxas called out.
"Sorry?" Mr Zid asked.
"We're identical twins," Sora explained.
"Oh, but you look so different."
"That's on purpose," Roxas said.
"Well, Mr Zid said, "That just shows why twins can be so useful to scientific and sociological studies. Does anyone know what I mean?"
Olette, who was known for her correct answers, raised her hand.
"Yes, Olette."
"Because identical are genetic duplicates, they can be used as and also in nature versus nurture arguments," Olette answered.
"Precisely," Mr Zid continued, "Although, these days there are less studies involving twins because of genetic mapping. However, they can still be particularly in studies to do with things like career choices, sexuality, addictions and lifestyle diseases."
Rai, who was renowned for not knowing his two-times tables, raised his hand, "How?"
"Well, because, originally, identical twins are the most genetically similar two people you are ever going to find. They start off as identical and then, because of environmental stimuli and choices the individuals may make, different genes get switched on or off. Yes, Hayner?"
"Like, what sort of stuff causes that?"
"Well, environment stimuli can include parenting techniques, culture, friends, relationships…"
Sora and Roxas smiled at each other, the class had Mr Zid talking, they wouldn't be doing any work this lesson, which was why the groan was extra loud when the class was told they had a test on Monday.
Sora and Roxas woke on Saturday morning to bright sunshine and signs of later heat. A perfect day for the beach. They took their time getting ready; trying to look what in their minds was presentable. They never did understand why Kairi and Namine teased them so much about their hair. At 11am Namine called; Sora picked up the phone.
"Hi," Namine said quietly, "Sora?"
"Yeah, what's up?"
"Well, it's Kairi. She's felling really sick. She's not going to be able to come."
"Oh," said Sora sadly, "What's wrong?"
"We think food poisoning, she threw up twice last night."
"Is everyone else fine?"
"Yeah. Hey, Sora, you can still come with me and Roxas."
"Nah, Namine, that's fine. You two have fun."
"O.K." Namine paused, "Tell Roxas he better not be late."
Sora hung up the phone.
"Who was it?" Roxas asked from behind him.
"Namine. Kairi's sick, she can't go."
"Bummer, all our hard work for nothing."
Sora laughed, "You're still going with Namine."
"Oh, awesome!" Roxas' face darkened, "I mean, you can come too, if you want."
"I'll be fine Ro; I'll do some biology or something."
"You sure?"
"Yes, now hurry up. Namine made it very clear that you're not to be late."
"I'm going, I'm going."
As the front door closed behind his brother, Sora sighed. What was he going all day? His parents were out, Roxas now a single date with Namine and Kairi wouldn't be up to visitors or phone calls. Maybe he should just do his homework.
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