Chapter Forty-Five: The Twins' Age

Me: …wait… Hyde-? Phi-?

Phi: *looks up*

Hyde: Ah~ MY PRESENCE IS NEEDED?

Me: …

Me: I- …Okay, how old are you…?

Phi: *crosses arms, annoyed* *looks away*

Hyde: HAH. WELL, THEN. THIS'S GONNA COME AS A SHOCK FOR YOU GUYS-!

Hyde: *turns towards me* Me and Phi are—

Phi: *sharply* HYDE. don't.

Hyde: HA-HAAA!

Wakiya: Wait- how old are you?

Hyde: *settles into chair*

Hyde: *looks Wakiya in the eyes*

Hyde: Four and a half.

Wakiya: hUH-?!

Silas: come again?!

Hyde: *leans back* you heard me.

Phi: *face in hands* oh, god.

Honcho: C'mon, man, stop messing with us.

Hyde: *looks at Honcho* I'm serious-!

Me: …he's telling the truth

Silas: *looks at me, utterly bewildered* What're you talking about?

Phi: *sighs* Our birthday is on leap year.

Cuza: *to Hyde and Phi* YOU WERE BORN ON FEBRUARY 29TH?!

Hyde: *grins* You got it. Pretty epic, huh?

Clio: *slurps drink* Epic, it is.

Valt: *arms waving in disbelief* WAIT— I'M SO CONFUSED! YOU GUYS ARE A COUPLE OF FOUR-YEAR-OLDS?!

Silas: *rolls eyes* No, you doofus, they're EIGHTEEN.

Hyde: We've just had four birthdays. So we're "four" …in a way.

Valt: Oh… Yeah… …I- I knew that. *folds arms awkwardly*

Xander: HAH. LEAP YEAR. I DID NOT EXPECT THAT.

Hyde: *leaning back in chair, grinning*

Phi: *glares at his twin* You're the worst, you know that?

Hyde: *looks at Phi and grins* Yup.