Disclaimer: I own Brian
Author's Note: This story might be confusing at first, but once you read you might settle into it… Takes place in point of view of Jake or Brian.
You Have My Face
Chapter 1
Brian:
Today was my first day at Evanston Middle School. My thoughts consisted of, it's going to suck, it's going to be horrible and other things along that line.
My dad dropped me off at the front entrance, I walked in and went to where my locker was. When I came around the corner, I heard a girl say, "Bye Jake! See you at lunch!" and then she turned the corner too, she looked at me and raised her eyebrow, "You just… I just…" She shook her head and kept walking.
This time I raised my eyebrow, "What the… Never mind…" I walked to room 101, my homeroom, and walked in. The teacher, Miss Simpson, looked at me and then at the back of the room, "I didn't know we had twins in this class…"
"Huh?" That was all I could say as I looked at the back of the room, a boy with semi-bushy brown hair, very much like mine, looked at me, "Who are you?"
"Brian Davis and yourself?"
"Jake Baker…" He said, highly confused.
Was this the Jake the girl had been talking about? "I'm confused…" I said, walking to the back of the room.
"Yeah… What the heck is going on…"
"If I knew would I be confused?"
"Probably not."
I looked at him, studied his features, he was doing the same to me. Identical, every last feature was identical. This couldn't get anymore confusing. He looked at me and spoke again, "Maybe I should talk to my dad…"
"Or I should talk to mine, he's picking me up after school."
"Same…"
The bell rang and we both sat there, confused. I was lost in thought, I mean… I knew that some people said that everyone had a twin somewhere. But they also say that you never meet that twin. Here I am, meeting a guy my age who looks exactly like me.
As the day went on I was called Jake 20 something times. Let's call it confusing and move on.
Jake:
I walked out of school with Brian at the end of the day, I saw Dad's van, and I also saw Sarah and Mark bolt towards it. I would've bolted, but I had to ask Dad what was going on.
By the look on Brian's face, he saw his dad's car too. Right next to mine.
We both walked over to the cars, and at the same time exclaimed to our fathers, "What is this? Who is he?"
My dad and Brian's dad looked at each other, "Hi Pat…" My dad said to his dad.
"Tom? Is that you?"
"Yup."
"Well, this is highly awkward." Brian's dad replied.
My dad shook his head, "I can say that I never expected this…"
Brian glared at our fathers, "We don't care that you never expected 'this' whatever 'this' is… We just want to know what the heck is going on!"
I nodded in agreement. He had taken the words right out of my mouth.
Dad looked at Pat, "Why don't you two come over and we'll explain…"
Pat nodded, "Brian, let's go. We're going to the Bakers."
Brian and I both got in our separate cars and headed home. To my home that is.
Brian:
"Dad! You have to explain to me what's going on." I exclaimed, still confused as I had been all day.
Dad shook his head, "You'll find out soon enough…"
We then arrived at a pretty big house, the yard looked like mass chaos. Jake's family's van pulled into the driveway and we pulled in right behind them. As my father and I got out of our van, Jake and his dad got out of theirs, followed by two other kids. One of them, I recognized as the girl that had called me Jake this morning, and the other had flaming red hair.
Tom, Jake, and the two others walked inside, Dad and I followed them. As if on a timer, Jake and I both exclaimed, "What's going on!"
Jake's mom came out into the entryway and looked at me, then at Jake, then at Tom, then at my Dad. "Well, this is awkward."
"Dude, that's a given." Jake replied, getting a bit annoyed.
The five of us walked into the living room and sat down. Our parents in front of us, and Jake and I sitting on the couch. Jake's mom spoke, "Well, Jake, Brian, now that you two have met each other, I think it's only fair that you know…" She paused.
"Spit it out Mom." Jake replied.
"You guys are brothers."
My eyes grew wide, and Jake's grew wider.
"Brian, you are actually Brian Thomas Baker… I'm your mother."
I shook my head quickly with confusion. If I had a twin brother, why had my "parents" given me up and not him? Why hadn't they kept both of us, or why hadn't the put both of us up for adoption? Or was it something else?
Jake's jaw dropped, "So why have we never met?" He asked, "I mean, I have 11 other siblings, and now I find out I have a twin! It's not like you couldn't 'afford' to have another kid!" His voice rose quickly, "I mean you have 12 of them! And then you had 5! Plus me and Brian, that would make it 7!" He kept going, "Even the Murtaughs have more kids than that!"
Our parents and my… father stood back. Tom spoke next, "Jake… I don't know what came over us…"
He was cut off, not by Jake, but by me, "Damn right you don't!"
Jake looked at me, "What he said! I mean come on! And even though I had never met him until now, it would've been kind of nice to know that I had a twin brother!"
Kate (Jake's mom) looked at my dad, "What do you think we do about this?"
"Maybe it's best if Brian stays with his real family… Now that he knows and everything…"
I glared at him, "You say it like it's a casual thing! All this time I've thought that I was an only child! Turns out I've got 12 brothers and sisters!"
Kate and Tom looked at Pat, as if my exclamation had never happened. "I think you're right…"
I had never been this ticked in my life. And I've dealt with a lot of crap that has ticked me off over the years. This topped them all.
Tom, or should I call him Dad, walked to the bottom of the stairs and whistled, "Kids! Downstairs now! Family meeting!"
I heard what sounded like hundreds of pairs of feet coming down the stairs.
Jake:
Everyone came into the living room, everyone staring at Brian and I. Everyone asking, "What the heck?"
But in the case of Kim and Jessica they both shrieked and ran behind Dad, Kim retorted in an instant, "There's two Jakes!"
Mom and Dad stood in front of us all. Let's see how they deliver this news. Since they've done so well delivering other news to our family.
Mom decided she would tell, and this is what she said, "Kids… I realize that all this time you thought there were only 12 of you… But all this time you've been wrong…"
Brian and I looked at each other, Brian muttered something under his breath, but I heard, he said, "Only because you lied…"
I looked at him and nodded in agreement.
But Mom continued, "There are really 13 Bakers… I'd like you all to meet Brian. Jake's identical twin brother."
