A.N.: Nothing special to say here, just enjoy the second chapter.


Phoebe's room has always been known for being faultless, her books aligned perfectly on her shelves, her shoes and clothes were always arranged at their proper place. It's always been like that, but that afternoon something was different. And all this because in the last 20 minutes, that room has became a disaster. Shirts, jeans, tank tops, coats, skirts, sweaters, a lot of clothes were now all over her bed, just because she couldn't find her only black leather jacket. She wanted to find it because recently, when she went down Max's lair to impress the rocker boy, she accidentally ripped her new outfit, and she didn't want to date Oyster looking that way, so she quickly went to her room to find that rebel jacket, and then she would be able to go out with him, to get some pizza.

"Who does he think he is? I'll show him we can be a couple." The young hero thought, while she was looking inside of her closet.

She was checking her clothes one by one, trying to find that jacket. And curiously, while she was taking out everything from there, she tried to remember when was the last time she wore it, but she couldn't make a bridge between her memories to locate the exact day. It must have been years ago since that, but yet, it was impossible she couldn't find it there, she had to find it soon or later.

But then, after she spent some time desperately looking for it, among all those things, she finally found her jacket, but when she was holding it with her hands, as fast as a thunder, those shooting memories finally returned to her mind, and she could remember the last time she wore that thing.

It was 3 years ago, she and Max were 12, they still lived in Metroburg. They had to be in a theatrical performance together; Grease. And it doesn't mean the twins were the best in acting, it was because the lack participation of the students, so there weren't many options for the characters. Max managed to get the role of Danny. Originally, Sandy was going to be played by Christine, the girl Max liked so much back then, but for some strange reason that nobody could explain, she had a horrible cold some days before the musical, so her role had to be performed by her official replacement, Phoebe. All those moments were coming to her mind very fast, and they were so vivid as if the performance happened just yesterday. She could almost remember the details. She couldn't forget her cute cheerleader costume, or the bad guy outfit Max wore, neither the fact that she thought Max looked so good in between the scenes.

"Danny?" The girl asked, believing she had recognized the guy.
"That's my name, don't wear it out." The young man arrogantly answered.
"What's the matter with you?" She asked him, clearly confused.
"What's the matter with me, baby, what's the matter with you?" He rushed to reply, trying to care of his reputation in front of his friends.
"What happened to the Danny Zuko I met at the beach?" The girl asked, trying to find out the truth.
"Well I do not know. Maybe there's two of us. Why don't you take out a missing person's ad? Or try the yellow pages, I don't know." He suggested, blatantly laughing.
"You're a fake and a phony and I wish I never laid eyes on you!" She yelled very angry as she threw the pompons and then she left the place.

That night, at the Metroburg Elementary, Phoebe and Max performed all their acts together, in front of their family, and the others. And of course, as they're siblings, they had to make some changes for the acts where the protagonists had to kiss each other. Phoebe would never tell anyone, but those acts were the ones she liked the most, and also, the ones where she really got blush, because she had never been so close to her brother before. At the end, she never felt so nervous in all her life, because being in the scenario saying thanks to the public, she and Max were hand in hand, and she never forgot how good she felt with that. Phoebe had the opportunity to use her jacket near the end of the musical, and back then it fitted slightly big for her. When the performing was over, the twins got lots of cheering from all the people there, but the most louder were clearly Barb and Hank's. They were seated in the middle of the room, with the little Billy and Nora.

And being there, in the middle of her room, Phoebe couldn't help but smile as she remembered those beautiful moments she spent with her twin, when they used to get along. But then, suddenly she got out of her thoughts, and remembered the reason she got up to her room. So she quickly put the jacket on, and then she went to her date with Oyster, leaving all that mess in her room behind. When Phoebe got to the stairs, she could see there was someone in the living room, seated in the couch, and she instantly knew who was there.

"Max I don't care what you say, I'm dating Oyster so..." Phoebe exclaimed while she was walking down the last steps, and then she approached to the couch. But when she was close enough, she realized she was wrong.
"Phoebe. Is everything Ok?" Oyster said, turning to face her as he stood up, after he heard those steps approaching.
"Oh... Oyster... I thought you were Max..." The girl tried to explain.
"No, after Gideon and Angus left, I went down to get my guitar and Max was there, I think he's not mad anymore because he told me he hoped we can have a good time." Oyster replied, smiling for what he heard some minutes ago.

When she heard that, Phoebe didn't even considered the awkwardness of having her brother saying such a nice thing, because she understood Max said it sarcastically , and she didn't want to tell Oyster. She just lowered her eyes while she was thinking: "sure... you'll see I will".

"Uhmm... You're ready?" Oyster asked, as he took his guitar form the couch.
"Yeah, I'm ready."
She said, clearly confused for what just happened.
"Ok." The boy replied, at the same time he offered her his hand so they could walk together.
"Thanks." She said. She then took his hand and then she made her path to the door with him.

After that, they both took a walk to the central Hidenville area, in their way to Pizza's Wong Palace, which was some streets from there. It looked like it was going to be a good day, a clear sky, birds were singing at the distance, there was a fresh air around them, etc. Nothing could go wrong with their date.

In their way to that place, Phoebe couldn't stop thinking about what happened minutes ago in her house. "How could I mistake Oyster with Max?" she thought in a shock, for not being able to distinguish from both of them, even if they were so different from each other. The guy walking by her side could get to open a bottle with his bare teeth, but if he was different compared with Max, it was for the fact he could tell her how beauty she looked with her new outfit.

As they were walking, Phoebe turned to face him sometimes, and then she smiled at him, and all of a sudden, she realized something she haven't noted till that moment. Oyster was actually look alike his brother. They both had a similar haircut, they used to dress with jeans and buttoned shirts, the two of them play the same instrument for their band, and actually, both of them try to show themselves as bad guys, all the time, specially Max.

And even if she liked to walk hand in hand with this guy, she suddenly felt something weird. It was truth that she really liked Oyster, but not even the fact they were holding hands as they were walking, it couldn't provoke her the same nervousness she used to feel when she accidentally had a contact with his twin's hand. It happened to her several times, she felt that way even if they touched for a split second. And every time that happen, her breath used to get faster, she lowered her eyes and then she started feeling something awkward in her stomach. But having their hads together, she couldn't feel the same she used to feel with Max, not even that feeling in her stomach...

"Why can't I feel butterflies? Wait, did I feel butterflies with Max?!" She found herself thinking about it, without even know how to answer her own question. But in the middle of her thoughts, all of a sudden, she heard a voice that got her back to Earth.

"Phoebe?" Asked Oyster, a little confused.
"Yeah? Uhmm... what did you say?" Phoebe answered, trying to join the conversation.
"I said, do you like pepperoni pizza?" He asked again.
"Oh, yes... yeah I like it." Phoebe said, in her attempt for acting normal again.
"You seem a little distracted." Oyster commented.
"No I'm just... just... sorry... please continue." She politely said.
"Ok. Well as I was saying, that's my favorite pizza and..." He proceeded with his story.

But his words were flying through her mind without any direction, since she has been so buried in her thoughts, Phoebe was a little absent during the conversation she was having with Oyster, in their way to the pizzeria. For some reason she couldn't stop thinking about Max, she could almost keep a track of what she was talking with her date. She could barely hear something about Patty, his new guitar, and the fact that she couldn't take her brother out of her head, was keeping her confused all the way from her house to the pizzeria.

"Unbelievable Phoebe, you're walking with the cutest guy, and you're thinking about Max?" The young hero thought while she and the boy were getting closer to the restaurant.

When they finally reached the place, Oyster walked faster to open the door for Phoebe, so she could get inside first. In that moment she thought, that such act of courtesy, wouldn't have been easy for Max to archive, and she just laughed to herself with such a clever comparison she didn't even bother to think about. But seconds later, the distracted girl realized that she was still thinking about her twin, and as fast as she could, she left her controversial thoughts to say:

"Thanks." Phoebe said, visibly nervous.
"You welcome." Oyster replied, as he smiled at her.

Finally, they both entered at Pizza's Wong Palace, where the awkward owner would receive them very nicely, in her own way of course.

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