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Season 1, Episode 3: First Day Of School

Disclaimer: I do not own the TV show Full House or its character. Jodie Tanner was an idea given to me by Movies And TV Shows AU.

"Why do you look so glum?" Joey questioned as he walked into the kitchen to find Stephanie and Jodie- the five year old identical twins- the first ones seated at the table.

Jodie looked ecstatic; her eyes were wide eyed and excited, and she was shaking with pent up energy. Her expression displayed glee beyond anything you can imagine. She looked like she was about to explode from happiness.

Joey's question was directed at Stephanie, who looked like someone had given her raw carrots for dessert. She looked depressed and nervous and jittery, but not in the same way as Jodie. Jodie looked like a rocket about to shoot out of her chair and bounce off of the walls because her excitement was giving her impossible amounts of energy. Stephanie couldn't sit still for an entirely different reason; her fingers tapped against the table, and her foot slapped against the floor as she shifted in her chair every three seconds, twirling her hair around her finger. Tell tale signs of anxiety, not excitement.

"And why do you look so excited?" Jesse questioned Jodie as he joined Joey in the kitchen.

"It's the first day of school!" they exclaimed in unison. While their words may have been as identical as they were, their tones were complete opposites. Jodie's was an amazed squeal of happiness, much like DJ's had been on her first day of school almost six years ago. Stephanie's, on the other hand, was flat and bleak, like the one you would use to describe a rainy day in the middle of summer.

"Really? I almost forgot," Jesse stated, sarcastically, but how could he forget? It was all the twins and DJ had been talking about for days. DJ was happy about her first day of fifth grade, but not as happy as the twins were about their first day of school ever.

Jodie had been pretty consistent with excitement, maybe a few metaphorical bumps to represent a few bouts of nervousness during the past week, but above all, she appeared happy as could be.

Stephanie was more like a roller coaster. She was happy to go to school. She was worried about school. She was excited to go to school. She was so stressed about her first day, the adults were surprised her hair didn't turn gray from all the worry. Stephanie had always been a worry wart, and her roller coaster had seemingly stopped at the lowest part of the ride with a bout of stress that might turn her into a little fighter if they tried to drag her to Kindergarten.

"You don't want to go?" Joey said to Stephanie, who shook her head.

"And you want to go," Jesse added, turning to Jodie, who nodded, eagerly.

Joey and Jesse glanced at Stephanie before sighing and shaking their heads, unsure of how they were going to get Stephanie to attend school.

There were fifteen minutes until the bus came, and Danny climbed the stairs, wanting to talk to Stephanie about going to school, but a small voice from the opposite room stopped him.

"Mr. Bunny, I don't want to go to school."

Jodie? But she'd been so excited this past week about school! Why was she suddenly so hesitant to attend school?

Danny peered into the room Jodie shared with DJ (I know what you're thinking: why aren't Stephanie and Jodie sharing a room? They are twins, after all. Just because they're twins does not mean they always get along. Stephanie and Jodie shared a room until they were four, but they were constantly fighting, so Pam and Danny moved Jodie into DJ's room, and they moved the new baby into the twins' old room to share with Stephanie), and he saw her talking to the stuffed animal her mother had given her, a cute bunny rabbit with floppy ears.

"I act all happy, but honestly, I just don't know how to ask Daddy to stay home from school," Jodie stated, dejected.

Danny moved to the other side of the hall and glanced into Stephanie and Michelle's room.

"I want to go to school," Stephanie mumbled, "but Mr. Bear, I don't know anyone there! What if the other kids don't like me?"

Danny backed out of the room and looked between both doors.

He understood the situation now…

"I can't wait to get to school!" Jodie gave a false cheer, trying to swallow the lump in her throat.

"I can't wait to get home," Stephanie murmured, anxiety tightening her throat.

"Girls," Danny interrupted. "I know what's going on."

"What do you mean?" Jodie questioned.

"Stephanie, I know that you want to go to school," Danny answered. "You're just scared because you don't know anyone there. Jodie, you don't want to go to school, but you're scared to ask me to stay home. So you're both going to do what you really want to do. I've already talked to Joey and Uncle Jesse. Jodie, you're going to stay home; Stephanie, you're going to school, and I'm not going to leave until you ask me to. Deal?"

"Deal!" the girls shouted in genuine excitement, almost tackling their father in a hug.

After releasing their father, the girls hugged each other. As twins, they'd both known about how the other truly felt about school, but neither had been sure what to do about it or how to help their twin. Looks like they didn't have to worry about handling their true, although hidden, anxieties, after all.

Thanks for reading! Goodbye, everyone!