One day , A was freaking out over another perfectly decent test grade and it was irritating me. A lot.

"Ugh I'll never be able to be like Lost! He'll always think less of me!"

"Oh shuddup about my twin."

This actually happened quite frequently until finally couldn't stand it. This orphanage was driving me nuts, they encourage the kids to hate them and develop inferiority complexes. I had decided to escape. With A of course.

"Hey A!" I said one night As we finished up homework

"Yeah?"

"Don'cha sometimes just wanna...escape..."

"Mm...Yeah."

"I mean your always so stress out about stuff...what if we ran off to a place where we'd just never get caught...no one would find us...we wouldn't have to worry.

"Oh BB...your imagination."

"No I'm serious A! Just imagine...the starry sky above us as we jog through the woods with a pack on each of out backs...You would be holding my hand and we'd inhale the fresh night air, the sweet scent of adventure...with nobody to call us Backup and Alternate...

"Oh B." he laughed and shook his head.

"Oh A." I walked from my bed over to his and sat down, giving him a kiss on the cheek."

"All that shojo can't be good for you BB!"

I grinned. "But most of it's filled with such beautiful yaoi..." I stroked A's hair lovingly and flicked off the light switch.

A minute passed.

"So...you want to?" I whispered. There is something just so romantic about whispers in the dark.

"Run off?" A whispered back.

"Yeah..."

"...Ok...Beyond...

I turned the Light back on and started to pack up a green drawstring bag with cloths money and jam. A was packing up his red satchel.

"How about we wait until tonight...when it's midnight?" I suggested.

"No, that's too early. Wait until two."

"Ok."

I set the alarm clock but made sure it was on low volume. I put it next to my ear on my bed and hoped I didn't knock it off in my sleep.

A few hours later I awoke the annoying beeping in my ear. I turned off the alarm and sat up.

I padded over to A's bed and shook him gently.

"Alternaaaste..."

He rolled over and sat up. A grinned.

"Reddy?" I asked.

"Ready as I'll ever be!"

We had both slept in our cloths to make things faster, so we didn't need to change.

I opened the window next to my bed and took out the screen. A tied the rope he had to the bedpost and made sure the knot was secure.

We both glanced out the window looking down at the ground. Using the regular door was too risky so we had to exit through the window.

"Um...B?" A said nervously.

"What is it my love?"

"I never told you this but...I'm afraid of heights..."

"Oh A it's not that bad!" I chuckled softly. "Watch me, I'll go first!"

I made sure that my bag was secured around me, A had dropped his satchel but my bag was full of jam jars that would break and be a mess if I dropped it.

I grabbed onto the rope and tried to slide slowly so my hands didn't get burnt.

When I finally reached the ground I was about to call up when I remembered everybody inside the orphanage was asleep.

I watched A try and climb down slowly but halfway down he fell and made a screeching noise as he fell I moved to catch him but I was knocked over as Alternate landed in my arms.

"Smooth move." I said.

"Right back at ya B!" A giggled.

We gathered our stuff and ran into the woods, not sure where we were going, but not caring either.

We kept running, holding hands until we were sure we were far enough away from Whammy's. We stopped to take a breath when I heard leaves rustling behind A and me. I turned around slowly and saw, in the dark, my reflection.

"You." He purred. "Are in sooo much trouble."