Chapter 2
Lil Deville was looking forward to spending the rest of the afternoon with her brother. She and Kimi were pretty close, but it wasn't the same as her twin bond with Phil.
"Kimi, do you see him?"
"Not yet." Kimi was searching as eagerly as her best friend. Phil DeVille was developing nicely, and Kimi knew how to appreciate a handsome male form.
"Where is he? He was suppose to wait for me here." Lil's voice wavered between whiny and concerned. They were just about to give up and call in reinforcements, when Kimi spotted something.
"Hey, Lil, someone put a smiley face on this wad of gum."
Lil rushed over to where Kimi was pointing.
"It's gum mail."
"Gum mail?"
"Yeah, Phil thought of it. Our parents don't want to spring for cell phones, so we leave messages such to wads of gum. A smiley face means he's okay and not to worry."
"Cool. Do you think this would work with Chuckie?"
They looked skeptically at each other. "Get real, Kimi. Chuckie would worry even if you told him personally. We all know how protective Chuckie can get."
"Tell me about it. Sometimes I think he's way too protective. Guys don't talk to me anymore."
"Phil's the same. He looks laid back, but when any guy tries to ask me out, he gives them this murderous look. It drives me crazy."
The girl continued to trade brotherly peeves, but Lil continued to wonder where hers was.
~*~
Em Café was a popular hangout for local teenagers, especially Emica fans. That was probably because her latest album was usually played over the house system. So when Phil walked in he wasn't surprise to her Emica's signature song blasting at him. What did surprise him were the empty tables. This place was usually full of students at this time. Well, at least there were less people to recognize him.
He easily found Samantha and Angelica sitting at their usual corner table. The pair had obviously also spotted him as Angelica was getting up. She passed Phil before he reached her vacated chair. "Don't blow it, DeVille," she hissed into his ear.
Samantha's greeting, on the other hand, was totally opposite.
"Hi, Philip. I'm so glad you came. Have a seat." This was weird. Samantha was being civil to him. More than that she was being positively friendly.
"Ah. Hi, Samantha. What did you want to see me about?"
"That can wait. Hope you don't mind I took the liberty of ordering for you." She pointed to the cup a waiter was placing in front of him. "It's the Emica SupAweTer Tea. Try it, it's super awesome terrific."
Phil looked down into the murky brown substance in his cup. Little black and white clumps were floating around. He pretended they were dirt clumps in mud soup as he took a gulp. It tasted worse than anything he and Lil ever concocted, but Phil put on a big grin. "Delicious."
Samantha seemed please. "Thought you would like it. Now let's get to know each other."
"Whad ya wanna know?"
"What was it like to shoot those ads?"
"Actually making the ad wasn't as fun as we thought, but getting to see yourself in magazines is way cool."
"I totally liked the one that appeared in Too Teen magazine. You look definitely could have passed for a senior or even a college man in that one.
"Well.you really think so?"
"Sure."
"You don't think ducks are babyish?"
"No. I think they show your playful side. I like playful."
"You do?"
"Absolutely. You're a celebrity now, Philip. You don't have to hide your personality, especially when it's such a cute one. As I always say: if you have it, flaunt it." She held up her cup in a toast. Phil did the same and they clinked mugs.
This wasn't going as bad as he thought it would. Samantha was actually quite easy to talk to. She wasn't like Angelica as everyone had thought.
The minutes flew by them. Phil barely noticed the three cups of SupAweTer Tea he had downed and the hour that had past.
"Philip, how would you like to be my boyfriend?"
Phil leaned to the side so he could eye Samantha from head to toe. Hey, he had a right to check out the merchandise before he made a decision, didn't he?
Samantha was pretty hot. A hot senior who also happened to be a cheerleader wanted to go out with him. He would be a fool to turn her down.
"Sure."
"Great. I have cheerleading after school tomorrow. Want to come watch me practice?"
"Love to."
"Oh, let's keep this low profile for now, okay?" "No problem."
Samantha leaned over to give Phil a kiss. When it missed his cheek and landed on the corner of his mouth Phil thought, Looks like we're now officially dating.
~*~
Phil barely made it home in time for dinner, but he was too happy to care. He was so happy he didn't notice the pissed-off expression on Lil's face when she opened the front door.
Lil had every intention of giving Phil the cold shoulder. He, however, wasn't cooperating. Her twin had a dopey grin on his face and wasn't sharing why. He didn't even seem to notice she wasn't talking to him. Even when she went out of her way to let him know she wasn't talking to him at the dinner table, he simply carried on as usual.
Lil couldn't take it anymore. After dinner she marched to Phil's room. "Where have you been all afternoon? I waited for you at school?" Lil tried to make her voice sound as scathing as possible.
"Didn't you find the gum mail?" he responded casually.
"That's besides the point, Philip. A smiley face doesn't tell me where you were."
"Chill, Lil. I went to Em's Café for some tea."
"Since when do you drink tea, Philip?"
"Hey, it's not that bad, Lil. You should try it one day."
"And, and when does it take all afternoon to drink a cup of tea, Philip?"
"I had more than one cup, and I didn't take all day. It was just a couple of hours." He got up and escorted his sister to the door. "Now, Lil, if you'll excuse me, I've got homework to finish." He returned to his desk and pulled out their English assignment.
Aww, Lil felt hurt. In the entire conversation, he hadn't said her full name once. Something was definitely up with her twin. Phil was doing homework voluntarily, and the English assignment wasn't even due tomorrow. Something was up, and Lil was determined to find out what it was.
A/n: "SupAweTer" is pronounced as "supporter". Hope you liked this chapter. Keep the reviews coming. Right now I'm juggling four stories along with my schoolwork. The story with the most reviews gets priority.
Lil Deville was looking forward to spending the rest of the afternoon with her brother. She and Kimi were pretty close, but it wasn't the same as her twin bond with Phil.
"Kimi, do you see him?"
"Not yet." Kimi was searching as eagerly as her best friend. Phil DeVille was developing nicely, and Kimi knew how to appreciate a handsome male form.
"Where is he? He was suppose to wait for me here." Lil's voice wavered between whiny and concerned. They were just about to give up and call in reinforcements, when Kimi spotted something.
"Hey, Lil, someone put a smiley face on this wad of gum."
Lil rushed over to where Kimi was pointing.
"It's gum mail."
"Gum mail?"
"Yeah, Phil thought of it. Our parents don't want to spring for cell phones, so we leave messages such to wads of gum. A smiley face means he's okay and not to worry."
"Cool. Do you think this would work with Chuckie?"
They looked skeptically at each other. "Get real, Kimi. Chuckie would worry even if you told him personally. We all know how protective Chuckie can get."
"Tell me about it. Sometimes I think he's way too protective. Guys don't talk to me anymore."
"Phil's the same. He looks laid back, but when any guy tries to ask me out, he gives them this murderous look. It drives me crazy."
The girl continued to trade brotherly peeves, but Lil continued to wonder where hers was.
~*~
Em Café was a popular hangout for local teenagers, especially Emica fans. That was probably because her latest album was usually played over the house system. So when Phil walked in he wasn't surprise to her Emica's signature song blasting at him. What did surprise him were the empty tables. This place was usually full of students at this time. Well, at least there were less people to recognize him.
He easily found Samantha and Angelica sitting at their usual corner table. The pair had obviously also spotted him as Angelica was getting up. She passed Phil before he reached her vacated chair. "Don't blow it, DeVille," she hissed into his ear.
Samantha's greeting, on the other hand, was totally opposite.
"Hi, Philip. I'm so glad you came. Have a seat." This was weird. Samantha was being civil to him. More than that she was being positively friendly.
"Ah. Hi, Samantha. What did you want to see me about?"
"That can wait. Hope you don't mind I took the liberty of ordering for you." She pointed to the cup a waiter was placing in front of him. "It's the Emica SupAweTer Tea. Try it, it's super awesome terrific."
Phil looked down into the murky brown substance in his cup. Little black and white clumps were floating around. He pretended they were dirt clumps in mud soup as he took a gulp. It tasted worse than anything he and Lil ever concocted, but Phil put on a big grin. "Delicious."
Samantha seemed please. "Thought you would like it. Now let's get to know each other."
"Whad ya wanna know?"
"What was it like to shoot those ads?"
"Actually making the ad wasn't as fun as we thought, but getting to see yourself in magazines is way cool."
"I totally liked the one that appeared in Too Teen magazine. You look definitely could have passed for a senior or even a college man in that one.
"Well.you really think so?"
"Sure."
"You don't think ducks are babyish?"
"No. I think they show your playful side. I like playful."
"You do?"
"Absolutely. You're a celebrity now, Philip. You don't have to hide your personality, especially when it's such a cute one. As I always say: if you have it, flaunt it." She held up her cup in a toast. Phil did the same and they clinked mugs.
This wasn't going as bad as he thought it would. Samantha was actually quite easy to talk to. She wasn't like Angelica as everyone had thought.
The minutes flew by them. Phil barely noticed the three cups of SupAweTer Tea he had downed and the hour that had past.
"Philip, how would you like to be my boyfriend?"
Phil leaned to the side so he could eye Samantha from head to toe. Hey, he had a right to check out the merchandise before he made a decision, didn't he?
Samantha was pretty hot. A hot senior who also happened to be a cheerleader wanted to go out with him. He would be a fool to turn her down.
"Sure."
"Great. I have cheerleading after school tomorrow. Want to come watch me practice?"
"Love to."
"Oh, let's keep this low profile for now, okay?" "No problem."
Samantha leaned over to give Phil a kiss. When it missed his cheek and landed on the corner of his mouth Phil thought, Looks like we're now officially dating.
~*~
Phil barely made it home in time for dinner, but he was too happy to care. He was so happy he didn't notice the pissed-off expression on Lil's face when she opened the front door.
Lil had every intention of giving Phil the cold shoulder. He, however, wasn't cooperating. Her twin had a dopey grin on his face and wasn't sharing why. He didn't even seem to notice she wasn't talking to him. Even when she went out of her way to let him know she wasn't talking to him at the dinner table, he simply carried on as usual.
Lil couldn't take it anymore. After dinner she marched to Phil's room. "Where have you been all afternoon? I waited for you at school?" Lil tried to make her voice sound as scathing as possible.
"Didn't you find the gum mail?" he responded casually.
"That's besides the point, Philip. A smiley face doesn't tell me where you were."
"Chill, Lil. I went to Em's Café for some tea."
"Since when do you drink tea, Philip?"
"Hey, it's not that bad, Lil. You should try it one day."
"And, and when does it take all afternoon to drink a cup of tea, Philip?"
"I had more than one cup, and I didn't take all day. It was just a couple of hours." He got up and escorted his sister to the door. "Now, Lil, if you'll excuse me, I've got homework to finish." He returned to his desk and pulled out their English assignment.
Aww, Lil felt hurt. In the entire conversation, he hadn't said her full name once. Something was definitely up with her twin. Phil was doing homework voluntarily, and the English assignment wasn't even due tomorrow. Something was up, and Lil was determined to find out what it was.
A/n: "SupAweTer" is pronounced as "supporter". Hope you liked this chapter. Keep the reviews coming. Right now I'm juggling four stories along with my schoolwork. The story with the most reviews gets priority.