Hurston High

September

//August is just the beginning of school and doesn't matter //    
Jack~ 
After the carnival it seemed like that last week of Summer just flew by and before we knew it it was September 5, the first day of drama, well for Mark, Ben, and I because we had to talk with Mr.Chapa about all the new people and who we wanted to take over for us. Mark was stage manager and mainly built the set and kept people in check, Ben worked with sound and lights, and I did the exact same thing as Mark. Mark said he wanted Katie to take over stage manager and that she could do the same as him and choose the assistant stage manager. I was fine with this. Ben wanted Sam to take over the light and sound booth and we all agreed on it and told Mr.Chapa. He was fine with it and said that next semester he wanted them all to be announced at the end of drama during strike. We knew we would have to 'pass the torch' as graduation drew near. Mr.Chapa told us that we were either going to do The Lion King or The Little Mermaid. We wanted to do The Little Mermaid because of the set and decorations we could build. We would be the first to find out what play we would do and so every actor would try and butter us up. The day we were told was the day everyone started the whole 'I'll be your best friend' or 'I'll buy you whatever you want for lunch for the whole school year' bullshit. Mark and I didn't say because everyone would know the day of auditions but Ben, that fuck face said one to a couple people and another to the next little group. Before we knew it half the school thought we were doing The Little Mermaid and the other half thought we were doing The Lion King. When auditions came Mark, Ben, and I had to go up to the sound and light booth, we call it the 'what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas room' because that's where we can talk about anything and actually get along. These past three days Mark has seemed a lot more clingy than normal, especially when Ben would leave the room. Today it was like he was a girl on her period he had random out bursts of anger towards Ben, he was very physical with me, and he seemed really protective of me.
"Noooo," Mark sighed.
"Babe I'm just going to go get a bottle of raspberry tea ," I whispered into his ear as I sat up from the sound table and got my wallet out.
"Hurry back."
"I will, Mark."
"I know, I just like hearing you say so," he said walking me to the door.
"Your going to miss your cue," Ben chimed in.
"Oh shit!"Mark rushed back to the sound table and set it up to play giving me a little wave as I walked out of the room.
Ben in marks body~
      As Jack walked out of the room I gave him a little wave so that I could piss Mark off. Mark and I are twin brothers and when we were born our mother died and our father left us so we were taken in by the Fischbach's one of the Royal dragon families but we live with our adopted aunt and uncle because our parents are busy in Alamosa , Mark and I are red dragons which are very rare. We were always connected telepathically because we're dragons and all dragons can make, break, open, and close their connections with anyone they want to as long as the other person wants them to and they want to. Since Mark and I go into heat at the same time of the month our minds flip flop and we have to act like the other. We went into heat five days ago and he hates it because I get to be with Jack and he has to keep his distance for the rest of the day. I get to do whatever I want with Jack for five days as long as it's not kissing or fucking because Mark and I agreed that he would be the only one to do that. Even though I act like I hate Jack, I actually have a crush on him and didn't like him because he was in love with my brother and not me. I confessed to him in 6th grade and got rejected but a week, a fucking week later my friends teased him and we made it regular thing for after lunch and when Mark found out he stood up for Jack and they started going out the next day...
"Ben! Your letting your block down again, if I wanted to know that you had a thing for Jack I would have just went through his memories!" Mark yelled in my ear.
Jack~
*Click*
"What about memories?" I asked as I walked in the door to see Mark and Ben looking at pictures in a binder.
"Freshman year," Mark replied catching his breath.
"That was the year I lost my virginity wasn't it?" Ben asked shyly looking at Mark.
"We all know you lost your virginity to Sabrina at the end of junior year" I teased interlocking my fingers with Marks,"so don't ask as if you don't know."
"Who knows maybe I want to forget all about it," Ben said grumpily.
     " No, you shouldn't. I mean at the time that person was dear to you and you cared about them and it was something that happened and something that you won't forget," I looked up and Mark and Ben were looking at me with blush covered faces,"s-sorry I didn't mean to get all sappy!"
     "You're fine babe," Mark cooed as he started wrapping his arms around my waist and resting his head in my shoulder.
M:You better fucking stop!
L:What are you going to do Mark?You're Ben remember.
M:FUCK YOU Ben!
Ben ran out of the room as Mark turned to kiss me. Why did he run out of the room? He looked like he was crying. Did he hurt himself? I stepped away from Mark and ran after Ben. I saw he sitting on the steps out side of the school but I heard Mark. Wait Mark?
"Oh hey Jack, you didn't need to come out here it's snowing and cold," he sounds and looks like Ben but this is not Ben, it's almost like at the carnival they just suddenly switched attitudes.....
"No I think I should have I mean you are crying," I laid down in his lap and started playing with his hair which Ben never let anyone do and I had the dots connected,"aren't you, Mark?"
Mark in Landon's body~
    I sent a little message to Ben and he thought I was lying when I said that Jack said I was me and not him but I said I would prove it to him and sent him the memory, he was happy and confused and said that we should get back for blocking."Hey Jack how did you figure it out?" I slipped in as we walked back into the building.
"When I came out here I heard you not Ben, but not when you talked" He smiled at me his green hair getting in his eyes," and all week you two have been acting like each other so I eventually connected the dots."
"I'm sorry we lied to you, but it's hard to explain how it works," I looked at my feet as we walked into the theatre and back up to the booth.
"I love you Mark," Jack whispered before we walked in.
Ben in marks body~
"You two have fun?" I asked as Jack and Mark walked in the door.
"I've been wondering what is it like to see and hear yourself from another persons perspective?" Jack asked looking Mark and I straight in the eye.
L:What should we say, Mark?
M:How the flying fuck should I know!?
"Here answer this; was it uncomfortable or surprising or anything like that?" Jack questioned with a little smile.
     "Well.... I think it was just hard to act like each other," Mark sighed.
I turned to Mark because I noticed that he and I had started getting head aces, which only really happened when we were about to switch back. We both sat down rather quickly which scared Jack but we were used to it. I looked over at Mark and in the blink of an eye we were back. I was me and Mark was Mark. Jack looked at us dumbfounded at what just happened. He looked at Mark even more confused.
Jack~
"How is he doing that?" I whispered towards Ben.
     "Doing what?"He replied looking at Mark with the same expression as I was.
     "I can hear him but he's not moving his mouth,"I  said gesturing towards Mark who was reading the script.
    "Ohhhh..." Ben whispered back,"hey Mark! You two have a connection!"
     "Yeah I know, that's why we're together ," he replied smiling at me.
     "No, you have that kind of connection with him,"he smirked almost as if he knew Mark should have already known.
     "Okay.... Wait what!"Mark walked over to me and looked me in the eyes.
Do you hear anything?
     "Y-yes."
     Marks face lit up like a Christmas tree and he full on hugged me like a bear. He kissed my forehead and set me down. I wrapped my arms around him taking in his cinnamony smell.
M:I'll see you at my house Sunday for dinner, my aunt is making lasagna and my parents will be there
     J:Ok. Hey Mark.... I love you.
     M:I love you too Jack.
// I bet it's confusing reading this, Ben's mind was in Marks body and vise versa (think bout the moment when the two had a telepathic thing)😜//