Of Twins and Fusions (Hamilton Fan fiction)

Thoughts and Jokes

Alexandra's POV

While walking to our new dorms, I had one thing on my mind. Were we raised wrong? Okay, I know that sounds stupid, but hear me out. Our mother taught us everything we know, save for a few things that only your siblings can teach you. She taught us to stand up for what we believe in, strive for the best, mind our p's q's, the basics.

 But one thing she always stressed, was her rule about fusion. It was the number one rule. And it was as follows: Fusion is meant for married people, who are in love. Never, under any circumstance, are you to fuse before you are married, and you never fuse with anyone that isn't your spouse. That was the rule, and under no circumstance were we to break it.

 I remember one occurrence, where James and Jenna wanted to fuse. They told Mother that everyone at school was doing it with their twin, which was true. Even in 2nd and 3rd grade, fusion was very common. As soon as the question had been said though, we know they had hit a nerve. Mother frowned, which was more of a scowl, before she got this look in her eyes, which I had only seen a few times before, when she was really angry and disappointed with us. Then she told us The Rule. She said: "Those children who fuse, they've been raised wrong. Their parents don't love them enough to teach them the number one rule. Fusion is only for people married and in love. If you ever fuse before then, you have committed the ultimate sin, and you will pay for it."

 Now, back when we were younger, that made sense. We knew our mother loved us, and would never do anything to harm us or put us at any more of a disadvantage than we already had, being children of a whore. And all of her other rules were sensible, so why shouldn't this one be? 

So, we followed it. We pitied the children who fused, never envied, because we knew their parents didn't love them. 

But looking back, I guess we missed a lot of signs that our mother had a biased opinion about fusion. For instance, whenever our father mentioned that he wanted to fuse with Mother, she got a frightened look in her eye.

 I used to think that it was because Father wanted to break the fusion rule. After all, our parents weren't married, which is why our mother was considered a whore. But now, I think that she got that look because she was scared of our father. He beat us all when he was drunk and we did something he didn't like. So why would anyone want to fuse with someone so dangerous? 

So, maybe, just maybe, our mother was wrong about fusion. But of courses, I wouldn't be satisfied with just my opinion, so I told Alexander and asked him what he thought of this whole thing.

 After giving it some thought, he responded. "Now that you bring it up, it makes sense. Maybe mother didn't want us to have the same bad experiences as she had. And maybe, fusion before marriage is okay." Just as Alex had finished his thoughts, we arrived at our dorms. Using the keys Peggy had given us, we opened the doors, only to find no one in the rooms. We dropped off our few possessions and met back in the hallway, where we decided what to do next. 

"We should go down to the cafe. There's likely to be at least one person down there," I say, with a bit of hesitation. Who knows what'll be down there? "Okay, sister dearest, lead the way," Alex says in a fake British accent. I laugh as I take his hand, and together we make our way down to the cafe.