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"Rise and shine, sleepyhead!" The sound of his raspy voice was followed by a FLAP!

"Ahh!" Jess shot up and pulled her blanket off. "You knucklehead!"

"Haha, the pillow always works."

She glared at him with messy hair and squinted. "Damn it, Jay, you gave me a heart attack!"

"As said by Axel: 'Nothing's fun if you're not scared half to death!'"

Jess shrugged. "True- but it's better when you're the one having fun!" She grabbed her pillow and whacked Jesse in the face, knocking him over. Then she stole his pillow and threw it at him while he was open on the floor.

"What– Hey, no fair!" laughed Jesse as he received a barrage of pillows chucked at him. "You caught me by surprise!"

"You did the same, so I don't see why I can't!" Jess laughed too and jumped off her bed, sitting on her brother. He grunted slightly and she laughed even harder. "Eat this, you bonehead!" FWUMP! Another pillow to the face.

"Agh, you can stop now!" he cried, unable to stop smiling. "I surrender, I surrender! Where's my white flag?!"

"I win, haha!" She hollered out loud, falling backward and landing on her back. "That was fun."

"My legs don't agree," croaked he. "You're heavy."

"And you're skinny."

"I'm 102 pounds!"

"And I'm 110 pounds! You're a sack of bones," giggled Jess.

"Look at your thighs! You need to work off that fat!"

"They're all the better to crush my enemies with. I can just sit on them until they turn numb."

"Oh god," jokingly uttered Jesse.

A loud gasp was heard from the girl and she sat up and grabbed her phone from her nightstand. "Today's Sunday! I completely forgot!"

"We're still meeting up with Olivia and Axel, right?"

"Of course we are! We can not wait until school! They're our best friends."

The boy sat up and leaned on his hands. "What about Petra?"

"She's also super close! We've known her since we were little!"

"Man, I can't wait to see her. We never saw her last year. I wonder why."

Jess smiled. "Well, we should see her during the orientation! The juniors are going to be lined up around the gym in alphabetical order, remember? Since we'll be in the middle next to the freshman, we should be able to find her, no problem!"

"I hope so. I kinda missed her over the past year."

"You'll get to see her, don't you worry, brother!"

"Yeah. Hey, are we going to go see them now?"

"Yup! Just let me brush my teeth and stuff. You should change, too."

Jess looked at her disorderly brother, whose brown hair was a mess and baggy shirt was wrinkled. His shirt disguised his somewhat thin, tan figure. His soft emerald eyes were looking at her with amusement.

"What are you looking at? You're not much better looking than I am," grinned Jess. "Your hair looks like a bird's nest and that shirt looks like a piece of crumpled paper."

"Your hair reminds me of the time Axel shocked himself when he tried to work on Olivia's robot for the robotics tournament."

"Well, your face reminds me of a blobfish!"

"You wish you looked like me," he smiled, his teeth seeming as if they were sparkling. "Now go brush your hair and teeth."

"I'm going, I'm going!"

~*Ω*~

"Look at the dog over there, inside the sandbox!" Jesse pointed to a small area a few meters away from them. They had been casually strolling through the park when a bark captured Jesse's attention.

"Is that a dachshund riding on top of a border collie?!" Jess squealed and pulled out her Cloud to take a picture.

"I've never seen a type of border collie like that before," he said as he looked to his sister for information.

"It's mixed with a German shepherd; you can tell from the colors of the fur and the legs and muzzle."

"That's pretty cool. I wish we had a dog."

"Pigs are better," grinned Jess.

"I agree," chuckled Jesse.

After Jess snapped a few photos, they kept walking, checking their phones occasionally to see if they were on the right track. The weather was crisp and fresh; it made them feel restless and gave them an even bigger urge to get to their destination quickly.

"So... What do you think our sophomore year in Stonebrook High will be like?" Jesse inquired, wanting to make conversation as they weaved through the streets.

"I think it'll be fun! Especially if we can get with everyone and plan a fun night out." Jess smiled widely. "Maybe we'll even make new friends. Ugh, I really hope we don't get a Tower. That would be... really unfortunate."

He grimaced, recalling the teachers who gave you a crap ton of homework and expected you to finish it by the next day, even if it was obvious you couldn't. Hence why the teachers were called Towers after towers of homework. "We're lucky we haven't gotten a Tower yet. If I get a Tower, I'm going to run away and take you with me."

"Ha, I wish!" She giggled and stretched her hands. "Hey, look, it's her place!"

They ran to the corner of the street, smashing the crosswalk button. When the light signaled for them to cross, they briskly made their way to the front door.

Before he rang the doorbell, Jesse smiled at Jess. She nodded at him to continue.

Ding, dong.

They stood on the porch for a few seconds waiting for a sound. Jesse stared at the door. "... Do you think she's—"

Click. The door squeaked a little as it opened. Behind the door was a dark-skinned girl, whose complexion matched her dark hair. "Hello- Oh my gosh!"

"Hey!" grinned Jesse. "How have you been?"

The door swung open and the girl threw her arms around the siblings. "I'm so happy to see you guys! I didn't know when you guys were coming back so I was kind of worried about the first day."

They hugged her back and Jesse smirked. "Well, we were without service. But we thought it would be nice if we came and surprised you and Axel before school started."

"You have no idea how much I've wanted to see you again, Olivia! Being on the farm is fun and all, but sometimes you feel lonely," said Jess.

Olivia let go of them and she smiled in return. As she fixed her yellow beanie and two pigtails, she gestured to the house. "Well, why don't you guys come in? My mom is out, so I'm home alone."

"Where's your dad?" they asked as they took off their shoes.

"He's at work. It's Sunday, remember?"

"Ohh." The two recalled Olivia's dad working at an office, Sunday being the day he had to go due to most of the other workers out for religious service.

"You guys hungry? I have some leftover In-N-Out. If... you call two untouched cheeseburgers the size of your face leftovers. And a bag of animal fries."

"Heck yeah!" exclaimed Jesse. "We haven't had breakfast, so I'm sure a cheeseburger is better than nothing at all. I hope."

"Fries sound really good right now. Or maybe I'm just delusional from lack of food," joked Jess.

Olivia laughed and led them into the dining room. "There, in the bag." She pointed at the paper bag with the words "In-N-Out" labeled. "In all honesty, I don't know why I even have extra food. My mom just bought a bunch of stuff from In-N-Out and told me to do what I wanted."

The Jesses checked the bag, finding not two, but four cheeseburgers. Next to the bag was another bag, literally filled with animal fries.

"... She really took the words 'Treat yo' self' seriously," commented Jess.

"Right?!" said Olivia.

"Hey, Jess, first one to finish the burger gets five dollars and whoever loses has to give Olivia a back massage!" Jesse shoved her lightly to the side and grabbed a cheeseburger, glaring at her with confidence.

Jess sneered. "You're on, bonehead!"

"I like the back massage part," said Olivia, "but I'm not sure the racing part of the whole thing is safe."

The two twins had already started eating and continued to snarf down the burgers.

"I tried," she sighed.

The dark-skinned girl watched the two as they shoved the burgers into their mouths and devoured them down with a passion that would scare even professional, voracious hot-dog eaters. (Axel included.)

"I can't tell who's winning, you both are a mess!" she cried, staring in disgust at the cheese and ketchup on their faces. Some of it was even on Jess's hair. "If my mom were to walk in right now, I wouldn't be able to explain anything!"

"That's the interesting part about this!" Jesse said in-between chomps, failing at covering his mouth while eating.

"I win!" Jess jumped up and did jazz hands, confirming there was no piece left behind.

"What the hell?! I was ahead!" Jesse stood up harshly and frowned.

"You were too busy talking and it gave me the opening I needed!"

"That's some bullcrap!" Jesse pouted childishly and the sister giggled. "Better luck next time!"

Olivia just stood there, unsure what to do. "So... do I get that back massage?"

He sighed. "On the first day of school," uttered the defeated male.

~*Ω*~

The three teens were all walking along the sidewalk, chatting merrily, when Jesse brought up the topic of their favorite event:

The Endercon Building Competition.

"I think we'll win this year. I have a strong, sure feeling!" declared Jess.

"We've been losing since second grade! I don't think we'll be winning this year either!" Olivia frowned.

"A little faith, Olivia," shrugged Jesse.

"What?"

"A small sliver," Jess answered quietly, "a slice. That's all we need. Also, I'm hungry."

The other girl cringed. "You just ate that hamburger."

"To win, I meant. To win."

Jesse sighed and put his hands behind his head. "You know, maybe... we've been doing something wrong."

"What do you mean?" asked Olivia.

"Maybe we're thinking about this all wrong."

"I still don't get it."

Jess popped up like a piece of toast and clapped her hands together. "But I do! We don't just build something!" She laughed and opened her arms. "We have to do something to get noticed by the judges!"

"But... how?" Olivia muttered.

"I know!" Jesse brought his arms down and shot one up. "We build something on top of our original design!"

"Yeah, that's cool!" agreed Jess.

"But what are we building on top, then?" Olivia asked.

"You're asking too many questions," said the twins.

"Whatever. Well, we're at Axel's house now."

~*Ω*~

"Hey, pals! How 'ya been?" The large male hugged the Jesses tightly, forcing them to breathe in his sulfur, gunpowder-like smell emitting from his clothing.

"We've been just- urgh! Fine..." Jess weakly smiled. Jesse laughed awkwardly.

"Axel, have you been using those firecrackers again?" Olivia crossed her arms and glared at him.

"Hey!" Axel let go of the two and he smiled. "Anything explosive is fun."

"Better than smelling the explosives." Both Jesses coughed and fanned the smell away from them.

"Well, there's always the explosive you don't want in a room with no windows."

"Ew, gross!" Olivia cringed her face and backed away.

Jess giggled and Jesse laughed out. Axel patted himself on the back.

"So, when did you two come back to the city?" he said, smoothing out his shirt and realigning his white bandana.

"Last night," they responded in sync. "We wanted some extra time at the farm this summer."

"Hmm," nodded Axel. "Well, are you guys ready for school?"

"Yeah!" smiled Jess. "I can't wait! I also want to make some new friends. There's always people transferring into Stonebrook, and besides, there will always be new freshman students, too."

"So are you going to be the type of person who acts like a tour guide and shows them around the school?"

"Maybe. I mean, I sure was lost on the first day of school. If it weren't for Petra, I probably would have been late to all of my classes. That would've been embarrassing."

"That reminds me, Jess," her brother coughed lightly, "do you know Petra's new address? If I remember correctly, she moved."

"Oh, crap. That's right." She frowned.

"I ran into Petra during the Summer Stone event," Axel said. "She told me that she started dealing things that were normally unobtainable to people, so she couldn't share her new address."

"Dealing? What, drugs or something?" Olivia rolled her eyes and crossed her arms again.

"Of course not." He furrowed his brow together. "I mean things like limited edition Legend of Zelda 3DS's and gold toilets."

"Why would anyone so desperately need a limited edition–"

"Hush," silenced Jesse with a single finger. "Legend of Zelda is great."

"Wait, so, we can't visit Petra? Because we don't know where she lives?" Jess was staring at Axel with eyes that seemed like they just saw their childhood teddy bear run over by a car.

"N-no, we can't visit her. Sorry, Jess." He rubbed his neck awkwardly. She looked like a little child and it made him feel uncomfortable.

"Aw... I was looking forward to seeing her, too..."

"Don't worry, sis." Jesse comforted her, putting his arm around her slumped shoulders. "We're going to see her at orientation, remember? Like you told me. We'll have a clear shot at finding her. We just have to look for the letter J."

Jess nodded, determined. "That's right. We'll see her soon! I just have to wait two days. Wait, I meant three. Yes! Three days! That's not a long time!"

"That's the spirit!" cheered Jesse, who gave her a high-ten.

"Three days really is too little time," groaned Olivia. "I don't want to go back to school...!" Axel shrugged. "You're the one in AP classes. I'm still in college prep." "And that's why." "Why don't you just stop taking AP classes then?" "I need college credit..." He rolled his eyes.

Jess watched the two talk and she gasped. "Hey, Jay! We should ask Olivia and Axel if they want to help us buy ingredients for the cupcakes!" The female twin excitedly hopped up and down.

"It could be a surprise for them, too." Jesse looked at her. "Which do you prefer?"

"Hmm..." she held her chin with one hand as it was balanced on her other arm. "Actually, a surprise sounds nice."

"So...? Do we let them help us or do we make it a surprise?"

"Let's do surprise. I like seeing their astonished faces," she joked.

"Alright. Surprise it is, then."

~*Ω*~

The next two days had gone by so quickly. On Monday, the twins went out and bought some new things for themselves, such as clothes and toys. They even bought a couple of balloons which now hung in front of their porch window. (Yes, the apartment has porches.) They spent Tuesday with Olivia and Axel, simply walking through the streets of the suburban city.

By the time they came home, they were tired and decided they wouldn't be able to help Aunt Carrie with the cupcakes and went straight to their room.

"Oh man, I'm pooped." Jesse groaned and faceplanted onto his bed.

"Me too... but we should probably change and brush our teeth," said Jess.

"Fine..."

After a few minutes, both were cleaned up and ready to go to bed. Jesse simply had on a white T-shirt and boxers while Jess was wearing a plaid, purple button-up shirt and no pants on. Jesse leaped into his bed and let his bed mold to his body shape, sighing with satisfaction. Jess sat on the edge of her bed and checked her phone one last time before pulling her blankets over her.

"Don't you feel kind of hot with that shirt on? It looks a little too warm for this weather," commented Jesse, glancing at her pajama shirt.

"I know I'll regret it later, but right now it's comfortable, so whatever," she shrugged.

"Do you regret walking into that door?"

Jess scoffed and rolled her eyes. "First off, that wasn't me, that was that blonde dude in front of me who closed it as I was walking in. My face still hurts from that!"

"Your nose totally doesn't look like it's crooked."

"Wha- It's not crooked! Ugh, go to sleep."

"Ha. Goodnight, Jess." The boy wrapped himself in his blankets and exhaled softly. Quiet snoring ensued not long after.

She watched her brother with a soft look and sighed. She snuggled into her bed and closed her eyes slowly. "Goodnight, Jay."


RapidSammi - Aww thank youuuu! I love you too lol

Peculiar Ann - Ngl Lukesse and Jetra are my guilty pleasure whoOps (And I updated this fanfic here on Fanfiction because you gave me enough courage to)

FanFicitsnotovertilIsayitis - Ooh, I think I know which art you're talking about. I did base some of it off of that art but sadly I never caught the name of the artist ;-; I'm still searching for them so I can give proper credit. A lot of artists and writers on Tumblr gave me inspiration but I didn't think to save their URLs which makes me feel dumb now. But thank you for reading this and liking my story!

(if you can't tell, I like emoticons lol)