Disclaimer: I do not own the 10th Kingdom storyline or its characters/towns. I do own Romulus, Remus, Luna, and Kai respectively.

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Romulus Lewis stared silently at his twin in disbelief. Remus Lewis grinned happily and folded his arms behind his head. "What do ya mean, Rom, it's wrong? This is awesome!" Romulus frowned and shook his head.

"Remus…"

"No, listen, Rom." Remus sat forward and Romulus waited. "This is the best way. If I date this girl and the other without either of them finding out, then I can try and date another girl without her finding out about the others, too. It'll be the best!" Romulus sighed and flopped back onto his bed. Folding his hands over his stomach, Romulus tilted his head so that he could see his twin.

"Remus…this won't work. You and I both know it. Someone is going to see you with one girl and then another. They're going to confront you about it and…Remus; this is going to go down hill. Why don't you just rethink this first?" Remus pursed his lips and arched an eyebrow at his twin.

"No way, Rom. I know exactly what I'm doing, kay?" Romulus sighed heavily, once more, before closing his eyes in defeat.

"Fine, Remus, but don't come to me when everything blows up in your face." Remus grinned and Romulus silently contemplated his twin. They were alike in so many ways and different in some many other ways. Ink black hair fell in soft curls over Remus' eyes and the girls always swooned when they saw him. Romulus, on the other hand, had the same black hair, but it fell to his waist in wild curls, instead of the tamed curls that Remus owned. Remus was taller than Romulus by about five inches and he was able to build muscle. Romulus was lithe and petite. He was made for dancing, rather than any of the sports that Remus played. Though Remus was admired for his looks, Romulus was admired for his eyes. Remus had light golden eyes that gave off a playfulness that had everyone crowding around him, striving for his attention. Romulus, though, had mismatched eyes. One eye was black and the other was a light ocean blue. When he was younger and in elementary school, the other kids would tease him about this oddity. It was not until high school that they stopped teasing him, but then there were the salacious comments that his peers gave to him to proposition him. Remus protected him when many of those wooers were a little too physical with him.

"Rom, are ya okay?" Romulus jumped slightly and stared, wide-eyed, at his twin. Remus was smiling at him in confusion and Romulus nodded, rubbing at his eyes with the back of his hand.

"Yeah. I was just thinking."

"Ah." Remus watched his twin in worry. "About what?"

"Hmmm?" Romulus glanced at his twin, before understanding dawned on him and he smiled softly. "About when you're getting your ass hand fed to you by those three girls." Remus growled and punched his twin playfully.

"That's not gonna happen, Rom." Romulus shook his head, eyes closing, and a smug smile appearing on his lips.

"Whatever you say, Remus." Remus frowned and would have retorted, but their door opening caught his attention. Romulus opened his eyes and smiled as their little sister blinked owlishly at them. Luna Lewis was five years old. A far cry from the twins' own eighteen years of age. Luna was very much like their mother, with her short curly brown hair and large chocolate brown eyes. She clung to the doorknob and watched them. "What's wrong, Luna?"

"Mommy and Daddy aren't home, yet. Can I stay with you?" Romulus smiled and moved over on the bed to make room for their little sister. Luna let go of the doorknob and ran to the bed. Remus grinned and leaned over the side of the bed, plucking his sister off the floor. He let her go and watched as she curled into Romulus' side. Romulus smoothed his sister's hair and glanced at his twin.

"Did you have another nightmare, Luna?" Luna nodded against Romulus' neck and burrowed further into his side. "Was it the same as the others?" Another nod was the twins' answer and their eyes met in silent understanding. "Why don't you talk about it?"

"The Man was there again and Mommy and Daddy…they…they were dead. Remus was…was being held by those monsters. You…you were laughing and standing beside the Man." She glanced up from her spot, her eyes wide and filled with concern. "You aren't going to kill Mommy and Daddy, are you, Rommy?"

"No, Luna. It was just a nightmare, okay?" Luna nodded and curled into Romulus' side, once more. Remus leaned back against his pillows and Romulus sighed. "I hate that she's having the same nightmares as you were, Remus."

"Maybe we should talk ta Mom and Dad about these dreams. It's not coincidence that Luna's having them." Romulus nodded and closed his eyes.

"I know. We'll talk to them tomorrow. Right now, I think it's time for us to go to sleep. We have exams to study for and we have to help Mom with her baking." Remus nodded and watched as his twin scooped up Luna, moving to his own bed.