Two of a Kind

2

Brian was waiting at the exit of the school. He tapped his foot impatiently as he messed with his phone. "She said she would be here at 3 on the dot." He whispered to himself in frustration as other students walked past him.

"Sorry." Brian heard Liliana day behind him. He turned to see her wearing a pink t-shirt and shorts. In her hand was the glass ball that was used before.

"Why do you have that out?" Brian asked as he stared at the ball.

"I-I wanted you to try it out as we walked. I can't use it on myself." Liliana requested as she handed him the ball. Brian sighed as he stuffed the ball in his sweater pocket.

"Let's go. I'm hating the sound of people walking past me." He said as he left the school. Liliana followed him shyly, keeping a couple feet behind him.

As they walked, Liliana would point him in the direction that they needed to go. While she was giving directions, Brian turned on the glass ball. He waited for them to get close to their destination before trying anything. All the while, Liliana bit her bottom lip in anticipation, waiting for the test to start.

After a half hour of walking, they were brought to a large school. Brian looked at the building in disgust as he began to scribble his hands on the glass ball.

"We're- AH!" Liliana laughed as she felt the bottom of her left foot being tickled.

"I can't believe you brought me to the school of tickle freaks." He said as he kept scribbling the glass ball in his pocket for a couple more seconds. As he did, Liliana laughed louder and louder until he stopped. "Is that enough?" He asked.

"Y-ya." Liliana said while breathing heavily. She smiled as he handed her the glass ball back. "T-thanks for your help."

"Don't mention it, please." Brian responded as he walked up to the door in front of them. The door was metal with an inferred scanner towards the top of it. Liliana quickly walked up behind her and took out a card key. She held the card up to the scanner. After a few seconds spent scanner the card, the door unlocked.

"They had trouble in the past." Liliana said as she opened the door. Brian rolled his eyes as he held the door open for them. He closed it behind him once they both entered the building.

They both noticed that the lights were dim in the hallway. The doors were mostly closed and some of the lockers were a mess, with a couple being close to opening with a slight tap. "I didn't know those freaks were like animals."

"First, they aren't freaks. Second, this happened two years ago. The school didn't get much funding afterwards." Liliana explained.

"Explains a bit. Still looks like a trash heap though." Brian said as they walked down the hallway. To his delight, majority of the rooms had their doors closed. As they walked, they noticed a bit of sunlight coming up from a room out of sight.

Liliana headed towards the door with a small smile on her face. When they entered the door, Brian was the first to see two people in lab coats and a set of stocks next to them. One was an older woman with long black hair, a white lab coat, and a gray t-shirt and shorts peeking from underneath. He could hear the flip flops on her feet as she turned to the door. Next to her was a smaller girl with the same lab coat, a bright red t-shirt, shorts, short black hair, and flip flops as well. "Hey, Lili. Who's your friend?" The older woman said.

"A guy I owe. He said we wanted to join me today." Liliana said while blushing. She walked in and set her bag on a table close to her.

"Glad to know." The younger girl said as she walked up to Brian. Her flip flops slapped the floor, causing the sound to echo throughout the room as she slowly got closer. As she did, her eyes examined him. "He looks like a tough guy. If he is willing, I could use another willing subject." She purposed.