Lams College Au

Chapter Twelve

~Jefferson~
Lafayette and my parents walked into the cafe where Lafayette's parents and I were already waiting.

"Hi, maman (mom) and papa (dad)," Lafayette said.

"Salut (hi) have you rencontré (met) Thomas?" His mom asked.

I knew French but my parents didn't so I had to translate for them.

"Oui, what did you need to talk to us about?" Lafayette questioned.

"Yeah, what did you need us for?" I asked.

Lafayette started translating English words his parents didn't know

"We know we should have told you this sooner but..." My dad trailed off.

"But...?"

"You're adopted." My mom said.

"Oui, you are too Lafayette." Lafayette's dad told him.

"Why are you telling us together?" I asked.

"Because you're how you say...oh yeah! Twins. You deux (two) are twins." Lafayette's dad said.

"What?!" Lafayette and I asked at the same time.

"I can't be related to him, we're nothing alike! I mean we do look exactly the same but..."

"Oui! Wait..." Lafayette thought for a second. "Am I still French?"

"Oui, both of you are French but Thomas was adopted by an American couple." His mom said.

"We have to go now but thank you for not freaking out." My mom said. They said their goodbyes and left.

"Au revoir maman et papa." (Goodbye mom and dad). Lafayette kissed his mom's cheek and hugged both his parents.

After our parents left there was some awkward silence. "Hmm...I have an idea!" I took Lafayette's hair out of its ponytail. "Now you look exactly like me except a lot less magenta."

He gasped. "I have a better idea!"

"What makes your idea better than mine?"

"It's my idea." I rolled my eyes and he continued. "What if we switched clothes?"

"And we should trick the others!"

"Oui! But if you kiss Herc I won't hesitate to kill you."

"And I'll kill you if you kiss James."

We went to the bathroom to change clothes. Laf put make-up on me and took his make-up off. The make-up he put on me was the same look he had on earlier. After we switched clothes we went to each other's apartments.

I walked into Lafayette's apartment and saw Mulligan on the couch watching T.V. "Hey, where's Ham--Alex and John?"

"They're cuddling in John's room."

"Oh ok." I sat on the other side of the couch.

"Are you feeling ok?"

"Yeah, why?"

"You're acting...weird."

"How?"

"Normally you would sit right next to me and we'd cuddle...you're also speaking no French at all."

"I just feel a bit sick."

Before Mulligan could say anything else Hamilton walked in. "Who is it now? Oh, it's just Laf. Well, I should get back to John before he wakes up and gets grumpy."

"Alex!" John walked out wrapped in a blanket and pouting. "You keep getting up."

He looks like shit.

"I was just checking who it was."

"Come on we're going back to-- oh hey Laf."

I forgot I was supposed to be Lafayette so it took me a second to respond. "Hey."

"Hmm...well have a nice anniversary with Herc tomorrow," Hamilton said.

"Thanks. I can't believe it's already been a year." Herc smiled.

It has?

"Yeah me neither," I said.

"You're not Laf!" Herc yelled.

"What? Yes, I am!"

"No, you're not! Laf and I haven't even dated for a month!"

"Uh...bye!" I ran out.

~Laf~ (earlier)
Jefferson and I switched clothes and I went to his apartment while he went to mine. When I walked in Madison was reading a book on the couch.

"Hey, Thomas." Madison looked up from his book.

"Hi, Ma--uh James."

"James? Not Jemmy?"

"Um...well you always say not to call you that so...yeah."

"And you never listen. What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"You're not Thomas."

"What? Of course, I am!"

"No you're not, we would've been cuddling by now."

"Well then who would I be?"

"Thomas and Lafayette look the same so...Lafayette?"

"I'm Thomas!"

"Hmm...put your hair in a ponytail then."

"Why?"

"Just do it!"

"...ok I'm not Thomas."

"Where's Thomas?"

Jefferson walked in. "So they found out."

"Madison found out too."

"Why are you guys pretending to be each other?"

"Because we want to," Jefferson said. "Now let's cuddle." He walked over to Madison

"Switch clothes first. No offense to you Lafayette but, I don't want to cuddle with you even if it's just Thomas dressed as you."

Jefferson and I switched back and then I went to my dorm.

"Are you really Laf?" Herc asked when I walked in.

"Oui mon amour."

"Ok good."

"Are Alex and John still cuddling?" I asked.

"Yeah, they went back to cuddling after Jefferson left," Herc said.

"Are they still sick?"

"I think they're getting better."

"I'm gonna make them some tea." I went to the kitchen to make the tea. When it was finished I brought it to them. "I brought you some tea mes amis."

"Thanks, Laf." I handed them their tea and walked back to the living room. I sat on the couch and cuddled with Herc.

"So what did Jefferson's parents and your parents want?" I told him what they said. "So you and Jefferson are twins? Wow."

"Oui. It makes sense now that I think about it though, we do look exactly the same."

"Yeah, you do."

(A/N sorry this chapter was so short)