Halloween: Poppy and James
(pre-change)
James really hadn't had any hope. Poppy had skipped over and said 'Let's go trick-or-treating!' And one look at her excited face had convinced him.
Somehow she had talked him into dressing as a football player. Maybe it had been the promise that she would dress as a cheerleader. Or it could've been the glare that Phil, her brother, had sent him upon hearing that Poppy would dress as a cheerleader.
Let's face it, Phil and James couldn't stand each other.
But it wasn't like James was going to leave Poppy just because he disliked her idiotic brother. Because, of course, James loved Poppy, even if he could never admit it. And he understood why her brother hated him. It was because he could never tell Poppy he loved her, and it broke Poppy's heart. James hated himself for that.
But that was not the point. The point was they were sixteen year olds trick-or-treating. The three of them that was. The second Poppy's brother had heard him agree he had leapt in asking to go too. Poppy had agreed, although she hadn't looked happy about it. James had glared.
So now Poppy's brother wouldn't let him near Poppy. He stood between them. If James hadn't known they were twins he would've thought they were a couple with a very jealous boyfriend in the mix. It would've been humorous if it weren't so irritating.
Poppy was obviously irritated too. Especially when people they didn't know started whispering about the obvious love triangle. Poppy had choked when the first mother had whispered just a little too loudly to her friend about the 'obvious love triangle'.
"It's not like that!" she yelped. "He's my brother!"
She had half thrown her brother away from her. "Ugh! You're never coming anywhere with me ever again!"
James had to refrain from laughing as Poppy looped her arm through his. He couldn't resist throwing Phil an arrogant smirk.
Poppy and he collected a great deal of candy that night. Poppy's brother had gone home irritated about James. James had given all his candy to Poppy, what us did he really have for it anyway? Besides, it made her happy. That was enough of a reason to trick-or-treat on Halloween.