Chapter 5
"Where are you going?" Lil asked her brother the moment school was over. "Mom and Mrs. Finster are having tea with Mrs. Pickles, so Kimi and me are going to be hanging out at Tommy's. You coming?"
"Nah, think I'll head home. Though I might hit the mall later. Mom's been buggin' me about getting some new clothes."
"Clothes shopping." Lil's eyes lit up instantly at those magic words. "Count me in."
"Ah, Lil - I was planning on going with some friends. No offense, sis, but it's a guy thing." he quickly covered.
"Oh," Lil responded, crestfallen. But her low mood soon turned to anger. "So, you would rather go with Chuckie and Tommy than your own sister. Is that right, Philip?"
"Don't 'Philip' me, Lillian."
"I'll call you whatever I want, Philip."
"You're not the boss of me, Lillian. So butt out."
"Well, sorry for caring, Philip."
Phil could see hurt and disgust mixed in his twin's eyes before she turned and left. He hated having to pick a fight with Lil, but it was the only way to make sure she won't follow him to his date with Samantha.
~*~
Phil waited at the entrance of the mall, scanning the crowd for Samantha. When he spotted her, she was waving "good-bye" to Angelica. Phil's gaze caught Angelica's eyes and she gave him a patronizing smile.
'That's more like the Angelica I know,' he murmured to himself. Lately Tommy's cousin had been super nice to him. Usually that meant she had some scheme cooking. Samantha's voice brought him out of his pondering.
"Philip, have you been waiting long?"
"Nope, just got here," he replied leaving out the qualifying 'twenty minutes ago'. But to a girl twenty minutes was probably equivalent to twenty seconds. This assumption was based on the fact that when a girl said she would be "just a minute" she usually took an hour.
"Ok, then. Let's get started. I'll be wearing this really mag outfit from the new Emica line. It's the latest in trendy casual wear. Its design is based on an actual costume Emica wore on her sold out Star concert tour - it was awesome, don't you think so? Of course you do. Emica is the greatest. So's the dress. I have a reputation to maintain." She turned to examine Phil walking beside her when she paused to take a breath. "Anyway, I was thinking purple sequence for you. Angelica thinks it will best complement the dress."
Samantha had lost him at "let's get started", actually it was taking most of his energy just to keep up with the girl. Who would have thought a person could move that fast in platform high heel thingies? But his comprehension immediately snapped back at the words "purple sequence".
"Excuse me. Did you say purple sequence?"
Samantha didn't bother to answer, but instead pointed to the display they were standing in front of.
"You want me to wear that!" It's hideous, his mind continued but managed to keep the thought to himself.
"At least try it on. I bet you'll look fabulous." Samantha's voice was as sweet summer peaches, and her lips looked just as tasty. Phil recalled the way she had punctuated each sentence by licking her lips.
"Ok," Phil said dumbly before he started drooling.
Five minutes later he was modeling the purple concoction. "See, what did I tell you - it's perfect." Turning to the sales assistant, she added, "We'll take it."
"Phil, get changed and pay the lady. We've got more shopping to do."
~*~
Lil tapped her freshly painted nails on the Pickle's kitchen table. It was nearly dinner time and the guys weren't back yet.
"Earth to Lil," Kimi joked. "Whatcha thinking about? It's not my brother is it?" Kimi made a face and stuck her finger in her mouth pretending to gag.
"Don't be silly," Lil retorted but a little color crept into her cheeks. "I was thinking about my bother."
"Eww, you're kinky." Kimi giggled. Lil rolled her eyes. "You know that's not what I meant. Phil's been acting weird. He actually went shopping today with Chucky and Tommy. Mom didn't have to drag him."
"Come on, what's really bugging you?"
"I offered to go with him, but he told me to bug off. He gave some lame excuse about it being a "guy thing". Puh-lease, since when is shopping a "guy thing"? This is Phil we're talking about."
"Maybe he's going through the Change."
"The what?"
Kimi shrugged. "That's what my parents said when Chuckie started acting weird." She frowned as if she just thought of something. "Wait a minute. Did you say he went with Chuckie and Tommy?"
"Yeah. What's wrong?"
"Well Chuckie is with Tommy, but they're not with Phil. They're in the garage tinkering with Tommy's new/old car."
"You mean they have been here all this time? I thought I saw them driving off when we walked over."
"They went to get the spare parts then came straight back here afterwards. Didn't you hear them? They brought the cookies Mrs. Pickles served us."
Now it was Lil's turn to frown. Just what was Phil up to?
~*~
A/n: hope you enjoyed this latest installment of In Too Deep. let me know what you think either way.flames accepted. So wants again I shall end with Pls R&R. *shameless face* I live for the reviews.
"Where are you going?" Lil asked her brother the moment school was over. "Mom and Mrs. Finster are having tea with Mrs. Pickles, so Kimi and me are going to be hanging out at Tommy's. You coming?"
"Nah, think I'll head home. Though I might hit the mall later. Mom's been buggin' me about getting some new clothes."
"Clothes shopping." Lil's eyes lit up instantly at those magic words. "Count me in."
"Ah, Lil - I was planning on going with some friends. No offense, sis, but it's a guy thing." he quickly covered.
"Oh," Lil responded, crestfallen. But her low mood soon turned to anger. "So, you would rather go with Chuckie and Tommy than your own sister. Is that right, Philip?"
"Don't 'Philip' me, Lillian."
"I'll call you whatever I want, Philip."
"You're not the boss of me, Lillian. So butt out."
"Well, sorry for caring, Philip."
Phil could see hurt and disgust mixed in his twin's eyes before she turned and left. He hated having to pick a fight with Lil, but it was the only way to make sure she won't follow him to his date with Samantha.
~*~
Phil waited at the entrance of the mall, scanning the crowd for Samantha. When he spotted her, she was waving "good-bye" to Angelica. Phil's gaze caught Angelica's eyes and she gave him a patronizing smile.
'That's more like the Angelica I know,' he murmured to himself. Lately Tommy's cousin had been super nice to him. Usually that meant she had some scheme cooking. Samantha's voice brought him out of his pondering.
"Philip, have you been waiting long?"
"Nope, just got here," he replied leaving out the qualifying 'twenty minutes ago'. But to a girl twenty minutes was probably equivalent to twenty seconds. This assumption was based on the fact that when a girl said she would be "just a minute" she usually took an hour.
"Ok, then. Let's get started. I'll be wearing this really mag outfit from the new Emica line. It's the latest in trendy casual wear. Its design is based on an actual costume Emica wore on her sold out Star concert tour - it was awesome, don't you think so? Of course you do. Emica is the greatest. So's the dress. I have a reputation to maintain." She turned to examine Phil walking beside her when she paused to take a breath. "Anyway, I was thinking purple sequence for you. Angelica thinks it will best complement the dress."
Samantha had lost him at "let's get started", actually it was taking most of his energy just to keep up with the girl. Who would have thought a person could move that fast in platform high heel thingies? But his comprehension immediately snapped back at the words "purple sequence".
"Excuse me. Did you say purple sequence?"
Samantha didn't bother to answer, but instead pointed to the display they were standing in front of.
"You want me to wear that!" It's hideous, his mind continued but managed to keep the thought to himself.
"At least try it on. I bet you'll look fabulous." Samantha's voice was as sweet summer peaches, and her lips looked just as tasty. Phil recalled the way she had punctuated each sentence by licking her lips.
"Ok," Phil said dumbly before he started drooling.
Five minutes later he was modeling the purple concoction. "See, what did I tell you - it's perfect." Turning to the sales assistant, she added, "We'll take it."
"Phil, get changed and pay the lady. We've got more shopping to do."
~*~
Lil tapped her freshly painted nails on the Pickle's kitchen table. It was nearly dinner time and the guys weren't back yet.
"Earth to Lil," Kimi joked. "Whatcha thinking about? It's not my brother is it?" Kimi made a face and stuck her finger in her mouth pretending to gag.
"Don't be silly," Lil retorted but a little color crept into her cheeks. "I was thinking about my bother."
"Eww, you're kinky." Kimi giggled. Lil rolled her eyes. "You know that's not what I meant. Phil's been acting weird. He actually went shopping today with Chucky and Tommy. Mom didn't have to drag him."
"Come on, what's really bugging you?"
"I offered to go with him, but he told me to bug off. He gave some lame excuse about it being a "guy thing". Puh-lease, since when is shopping a "guy thing"? This is Phil we're talking about."
"Maybe he's going through the Change."
"The what?"
Kimi shrugged. "That's what my parents said when Chuckie started acting weird." She frowned as if she just thought of something. "Wait a minute. Did you say he went with Chuckie and Tommy?"
"Yeah. What's wrong?"
"Well Chuckie is with Tommy, but they're not with Phil. They're in the garage tinkering with Tommy's new/old car."
"You mean they have been here all this time? I thought I saw them driving off when we walked over."
"They went to get the spare parts then came straight back here afterwards. Didn't you hear them? They brought the cookies Mrs. Pickles served us."
Now it was Lil's turn to frown. Just what was Phil up to?
~*~
A/n: hope you enjoyed this latest installment of In Too Deep. let me know what you think either way.flames accepted. So wants again I shall end with Pls R&R. *shameless face* I live for the reviews.