Luke, Beau and Jai Brooks proceeded to groan and drag their feet in annoyance whilst their mother gazed through another shop window in awe.
Gina chuckled in amusement, "Boys, I can tell you're bored. Why don't you go off and entertain yourselves while I do my shopping and I'll meet you back here in two hours."
"Are you sure, mum?" Jai asked in a tone laced with guilt.
"Yes, don't worry. Just make sure this one behaves." Gina pointed playfully at Beau.
"Aren't I supposed to be the oldest?" Beau laughed.
"I wish you acted like it! See you in a bit."
The Brooks brothers plodded around the shopping centre and scrutinised the vicinity for something interesting to do. Suddenly, Beau's face lit up.
"Who wants to fuck shit up?" He asked with a mischievous glint in his eyes.
Luke smirked and Jai tugged his headphones down.
"We're in," they said.
Beau swiftly turned into the nearest shop and motioned for his brothers to follow. Luke and Jai promptly sidled after him. Surrounding them were shelves stacked with wigs of an array of colours and styles. Luke snatched up a blonde one, placed it upon his own head of dark curls and batted his lashes at Jai.
"Give me a kiss, Jaidon!" Luke squeaked.
"Yuk!" Jai pushed him away and then craned his arm to reach a black afro wig. Once he removed his beanie and put on the wig, Jai began to moonwalk and sing in his best Michael Jackson voice.
"Penis!"
Luke and Jai's laughter cut off; they blinked in surprise at the sudden outburst. Beau winked and disappeared into another aisle. The twins immediately caught on.
"Penis," Luke called, casually.
"Penis." Jai doubled over, trying to suppress his giggles.
"Penis!" Beau shouted, two aisles down.
"Penis!" Another voice roared. Luke and Jai almost choked on their laughter as they whirled around to identify their new worthy opponent.
They immediately recognised the dark haired boy before them as James Yammouni, who was in their new class at school. James grinned, divulging his attractive dimples.
"Who's been shouting in my store?" An old man's voice shrieked.
"Run!" Beau darted out of the shop.
"Get out before I call the police!" The scary voice got louder as he approached.
"Shit," Luke and Jai cursed before bolting after their older brother.
After catching up, the three boys erupted into uncontrollable laughter and clapped one another on the back in delight.
"Wait, I've got a good one," Luke said, wiping away a few escaped tears. He grasped his brothers by their sleeves and towed them into a nearby clothes store.
"Now, here's what we do..." Luke began. The boys huddled around Luke as he explained before nodding excitedly. They each grabbed some random garments from the clothes racks then vanished behind the fitting room curtains.
Within five minutes, the boys majestically emerged. Beau wore a woman's pink, revealing swimsuit with a hideous leopard scarf and orange crocs. Luke rocked a floral skirt with a flower crown and necklace; Jai wore a Mexican hat, weed sunglasses and 'Hello Kitty' shorts. They all looked ridiculous.
"Up there." Jai pointed to a raised platform in the centre of the store. The poorly dressed boys clambered onto it and assumed their exaggerated poses. All around them, baffled shoppers regarded them in disbelief. Some chuckled and others shook their heads in disapproval.
A well built boy, around Beau's age, stopped in his tracks and beamed up at the supposed 'models'.
"Looking good!"
"Thanks, mate. You should buy this - it would look good on you!" Beau indicated his swimsuit.
"You reckon?" The boy asked, stifling a snigger.
"Yeah!" Beau hopped down from the platform. "And this." He wrapped the leopard scarf around the boy's neck and reeled him in seductively. "What's your name, pretty boy?"
"Excuse me, what do you think you're doing?" A shop assistant asked. She did not look impressed.
"We were just promoting your beautiful clothes," Luke replied.
"I'm going to have to ask you to leave," she said sternly.
"Not before you pay us," Jai joked.
"I'm calling security..." The lady began to mutter into her walkie talkie.
"What, I didn't do anything! I was just here to buy jelly beans!" The boy explained, bewilderedly.
"In a clothes store?" The lady enquired with one eyebrow raised.
"Um..."
The Brooks brothers subtly slipped away from the scene. They then made for the fitting rooms to change back into their own clothes before walking out with their heads lowered. It was no use.
"There they are!" The shop assistant yelled, pointing them out to two police officers.
"Shit, go!" Beau shouted.
The Brooks brothers sprinted out of the store in panic. They weaved through crowds of oblivious shoppers and turned many corners until they got outside but security were still hot on their heels. Jai's eyes fixated on a large tree situated beside the pavement.
"Climb it, quick!" He gasped as he artlessly elevated himself onto a high branch. He was in the process of helping Luke when Beau's voice hindered them.
"Guys..."
The twins looked down and swore. Both officers had Beau pinned up to the tree.
"This is why we didn't let you join monkey club!" Luke growled.
"In you get," one of the officers said, opening the back doors of a police van. The Brooks brothers climbed inside gloomily until their eyes rested on the other two occupants.
"Penis boy and Beau's admirer!" Jai exclaimed.
"Penis boy," James chuckled.
"It's Daniel. You fucking idiots have got me into so much shit! My dad is going to kill me!" Daniel shouted, rattling his handcuffs.
"I only wish I caught all the reactions on film," Luke contemplated aloud.
"Who are you, anyway?" Beau turned to James.
"I'm James Yammouni and I go to your brother's school and I'm in their form group and I also share classes-"
"Woah, slow down," Jai said, "You two should hang out with us sometime."
"Yeah," James smiled.
"Nah," Daniel chewed on his gum nonchalantly. "Jokes! Yeah, we should do this again."
