Inka smiled brightly when she saw the latest twitter post about the school's upcoming talent show. Getting out of bed, she rushed downstairs to show it to her twin brother. Violet eyes stare at the phone in the girl's hands, a bowl of cereal in one hand and a carton of milk in the other. She seems awfully excited about this. It wasn't for a couple weeks, anyway.
Groggy purple eyes of a certain Dane stare at his older twin. Mikkel's wearing nothing but a black tank top and red pajama pants. Not to mention, his hair's a mess. He hadn't fully comprehended what it was that Matthias had said.
"You did what, now?" Mikkel asked. "Told them you might be interested in the talent show," Matthias said with a bright smile. He's more of a morning person than Mikkel is and it's obvious. "Why?" Mikkel asked and rubbed an eye as he walked into the kitchen, plopping down at the table. "Well, because you need to get out more and be more independent," Matthias said. "One day I won't be there for you and you'll have to do things on your own." "No," Mikkel immediately responded. "I want to stay with you forever, storebror." Stubborn mule. A sigh escaped Matthias, whom then turned to Edda. "Hey, mor. Is breakfast almost ready?" He asked. She then placed a plate in front of each twin of something sweet and fluffy, covered in syrup. Pancakes. "Here you go, boys," she said. "Tack, mor," Mikkel said with a slight smile. "You're welcome, sweet pea," Edda said and smiled, ruffling Mikkel's already messy hair. Both of them got a kiss to the head before Edda went to take care of something else.
Lukas muttered something as he followed his twin Eirik downstairs. So not a morning person, as compared to Eirik. The only thing that could make it better is if he saw... oh, look, there's Emil and Emilía sitting at the kitchen table. As soon as the blond boy saw Lukas, he smiled brightly and reached for his brother. Walking over to the table, Lukas wrapped his arms around Emil and picked him up. Emil almost immediately nestled into Lukas's warmth. He's adorable.
Berwald sighed as he got in his dad's car. Kent usually started work around 8 in the morning and school started at 7:30, so that means he'd take Berwald to school. A smile crossed Kent's face as he watched his blond son get in the passenger seat. Once Berwald's seatbelt was on, Kent started up the car and started towards the school. Neither said anything during the whole ride there. That's usually the way it was.
With their father not being around and their mother being a teacher, that meant that Edda dropped Hanne and Matilde at their school pretty early and then took Matthias and Mikkel to school with her. This meant that they were also at school pretty early, but that's the way life is for the Winther family. Speaking of Matthias and Mikkel, once the duo had everything they needed for the first couple hours, they went to their usual spot to wait for the others to show up.
Even when getting on the bus, Lukas trailed after his twin Eirik. Why does school have to start so damn early? Purple eyes look back at the blond and a smile crossed the face of Eirik. He got a hold of Lukas's hand and pulled him onto the bus, pulling him to their designated seat in the middle of the bus. Lukas couldn't help but smile slightly at his brother's enthusiasm. As long as Eirik (and Emil, if he were being honest) was happy, then so was he. Eirik sat by the window and bounced slightly as Lukas sat next to him.
This time, it's Inka's turn to sit in the passenger seat while Timo sat in the backseat. It was normal for their father, Niko, to take them to school before he went to work. He smiled at the duo on the way to the school. They were talking about animals in their mother tongue and what kind of pet they'd want. Timo had admitted to wanting a small, fluffy dog. Hadn't decided on a name yet, but that's what he wants. Inka smiled brightly and looked at him, agreeing with what he said.
Berwald looked at Kent when they pulled up at the school. The ginger gave him a hug and said, "Have fun today, son." Smiling slightly, Berwald hugged back and said, "I will, pappa." Once they let go, Berwald got his backpack and got out of the car. He walked into school and found the Winther twins sitting at their usual table. Only Matthias looked at Berwald when he joined them. "Hej, Ber!" He exclaimed. "Hej," Berwald greeted. Mikkel didn't say anything. "The talent show's coming up in a couple weeks, you going to be ready for that?" Matthias asked. There was a shrug from the Swede. "Don't want to go alone." Sapphire eyes look at Mikkel and a smile crossed Matthias's face. "Mikkel~~"
Purple eyes look up from the phone. A sigh escaped Mikkel and he looked at his twin. Without warning, Matthias latched himself onto the younger and held him close while saying, "Please? Would you consider the talent show if you went with Berwald?" Again, Mikkel sighed. "Fine." This had Matthias smiling brighter and hugging tighter. "Yay! Takk lillebror!" Mikkel wrapped his arms around Matthias and rolled his eyes. "Only because you keep insisting." The trio was soon joined by Timo and Inka. "Wow, for once Mikkel isn't on his phone before school starts," Timo said with a smile as he sat next to Berwald. Mikkel muttered something in Danish, nuzzling into his twin. Smiling more, Matthias held Mikkel closer.
"Did you guys hear about the talent show?" The happy Dane asked. "Inka showed me a tweet about it at breakfast," Timo replied. Inka nodded at that. "Yeah, I did. We were both thinking of taking part in it." "Berwald said he wanted to," Matthias said. "And I got Mikkel to go with him." "I said I'd consider it," Mikkel corrected. "Ok, mind if we join you?" Timo asked and looked up at the Swede. "Ja, sure," Berwald said. Both Finnish twins smile. "Thanks, Ber!" A nod from the Swede.
Lukas huffed when the bus stopped at the school. He stood up and grabbed his backpack, Eirik following his motions. The two then pushed their way into the aisle and off the bus, making their way to the school. Once there, they found their way to their friends and sat with them. Matthias, Inka, and Timo smiled when they saw the Norwegians. Only Eirik smiled back.
"What're we going to be doing for the talent show?" Eirik asked with a smile. "Dancing," Both Mikkel and Berwald say at the same time. This resulted in the two of them giving each other a look. "Well, looks like we agree on something," Mikkel said. Berwald nodded. "What song?" Timo asked. "I was thinking Happy Halloween," Mikkel said. "And I don't care that Halloween's already over. If not, we can use a different song." "Happy Halloween's fine," Eirik said. "We could always learn the other one just in case." There was nods in agreement. For the first time in forever, Mikkel smiled. Matthias took no time in getting a picture of this. It was rare for the younger Dane to smile, so each time he did was a treasure for his family. "Let's start practicing tomorrow, ok?" Mikkel asked. There was multiple nods at that.
Berwald, Eirik, Timo, and Inka all had showed up at the Winther house the following day for practice. Edda smiled when she saw the four. She turned and called out, "Mikkel, Matthias. Your friends are here." Matthias showed up out of nowhere with a bright smile on his face. "Hej guys!" The four were let in. Mikkel had trailed after his brother, food sticking out of his mouth. "Here for practice?" "Yeah," Timo said. "We can wait until Mikkel's done eating." He'd obviously noticed the food that the purple eyed Dane is eating. Sapphire eyes blink, then look to find Mikkel with a pastry in his mouth. He jumped a bit. "Oh! I didn't realize you were there, lillebror." Mikkel simply shrugged as he continued eating. At this point, everyone knew of Mikkel's sweet tooth and how he has the biggest out of anyone else they know. When he was done, they got to practicing.
It took the entire two weeks for them to learn the dance to Happy Halloween, as well as the other song that Mikkel had picked out for backup. There was one small part that both Eirik and Berwald would be doing differently than the others, but the rest was all the same. Now they're just waiting to be called to stage. Of course, Mikkel was still surprised that Matthias had roped him into doing this. During practice, there were times where Eirik found himself staring at Mikkel's behind whenever he turned. No one else seemed to notice this. As a result, he was a bit slower in learning the dance, but he did learn it.
On the day of the talent show, the five taking part in it were waiting for their turn. Eirik was nervously pacing, Mikkel was on his phone, Berwald was just waiting patiently, and Timo and Inka are talking to each other in Finnish. Inka's even got her hair held in a ponytail by a purple bow, which matches her shirt. Once it was their turn to go, the other four trailed after Mikkel and the five stood in a pentagram with Mikkel at the head.
"Well, if it isn't some of the Nordic students," one of the two judges, Mr. D, said. Everyone knew of the Nordic students, especially since most of them were twins, just like a set of Baltic twins. Other than them, there really wasn't more than one set of twins at one time in the history of the school. The Nordics and that set of Baltic twins proved that wrong. "What do you five plan on doing?" Mr. D asked. None of the five answered and the music for Happy Halloween started playing. The five then started dancing. If they looked closely, they could see Eirik glancing at Mikkel's ass whenever he got the chance. In the audience chairs is Lukas and Mikkel. They wanted to see their little brothers perform.
When everything was said and done, the finalists were called onto stage. The Nordic quintet, some girl named Kelsey, some guy named Nick, and some sister duo by the names of Natalia and Alyssa. Natalie's older by two years. They were asked about their performances and such. When it came to the Nordic students, one of the questions that was asked was, "Who coordinated the dance?" Four sets of eyes look at Mikkel. They didn't need to say anything for the answer to be made clear as day. It was the younger Danish twin that had put it all together. "Any reason why you chose the song Happy Halloween?" Mr. D asked the Dane. "Because I like the song and thought it'd be interesting to dance to," Mikkel replied.
After much thought and consideration from Mr. D and the other judge, Nick ended up in third, Natalie and Alyssa ended up in second, and the 5 Nordic students ended up in first place. Matthias jumped up from his seat and cheered loudly when that was announced. Lukas simply clapped for the five. Both Timo and Inka were practically jumping for joy when they heard that, Eirik was smiling brightly, and both Berwald and Mikkel kept the same neutral expressions.
"Anything you want to say, since you won?" The other judge asked. They didn't get to say anything thanks to Mikkel's stomach rumbling. The Dane then proceeded to rub his stomach. "You hungry?" Mikkel nodded. "Ja, I'm hungry." As if on cue, his stomach rumbled again. "Really hungry." "Go get food, then."
"How'd you guys do?" Kaarina asked after Timo and Inka were home. "We won," Inka said with a smile. "Good job guys!" The elder Finnish woman congratulated. "Then Mikkel's stomach started rumbling," Timo added. Kaarina giggled a bit. "I swear, that boy is always hungry." Timo and Inka roll their eyes, but both are smiling.
"It's like your stomach doesn't care where you are or what you're doing," Matthias said. "It's going to cry out for food." Mikkel shrugged and continued eating his rødgrød med fløde. "If my stomach wants food, it's going to ask until it's delivered." When it was all gone, Mikkel went and washed his dishes. "Is your stomach happy?" Matthias asked. "Ja," Mikkel said and placed a hand on his abdomen. "Nice and full." "Let's go cuddle, then!" Matthias exclaimed. That had Mikkel perking up. Matthias took hold of Mikkel's wrist and dragged him to their room, where both twins climb onto Matthias's bed. Arms curl around the younger Dane as he snuggled up to his older twin. The elder laid back so both were laying comfortably on his bed.
"Did you win?" Beck asked with a bright smile on his face. Berwald nodded. This earned a happy sound from the younger Swede and he hugged his brother. Berwald hugged him back and held him close. Someone else joined the hug and Berwald looked to find it was their mom, Britt-Louise. He smiled slightly and placed an arm around her. She must've seen him say yes to Beck's question. Or she wanted a hug. "See that mamma," Beck said. "Storebror won." Britt-Louise nodded. "Ja, that's great."
Eirik smiled brightly as his mom handed him a gift. Rikke had admitted to the fact that Tómas had helped pick it out. Speaking of, Tómas is smiling up at Eirik. After opening it, Eirik stared at the object that was inside. It was a cross pin, like the one Lukas has, only black. The purple eyed brunet smiled more and clipped it on the same side Lukas has his pinned. The gift had earned Tómas a hug from Eirik.