We Know Why the Caged Knox Sings
Continued from hereFred, Faith and Lorne are keen to track down Knox and make him sing so we can figure out what's going on. I look over at my twin and shrug; it's the best idea any of us can come up with and, honestly, probably the quickest way for us to get into the little weasel's mind
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Chinese? For breakfast? Don't think so, man. "Thanks, but I think we'll pass," I tell Lorne. Huh...guess I'm answerin' for Ace now. Didn't even realize I'd done it, 'til it was outta my mouth. Passin' a glance at Twin Boy, I quickly correct myself. "I mean...I'll pass. Ace, here, might want to; although, I doubt it."
"Suit yourself, Raven-Locks. I might just dine alone, if Wes II says no."
"I believe I'll decline, as well, Lorne. Perhaps another time?"
"Another time, it is. Later, kids!"
Green Guy leaves, and it's just the four of us again. Can we say 'awkward'? I mean, fuck!, Ace and I got bouncy right before Lorne, Fred, and Wes walked in. I like Fred, don't get me wrong, but after seein' her pissed off at that Knox guy? I'm kinda worried what her reaction will be when we tell her.
If we tell her.
Speakin' of Science Girl, we need to check the results from her tests on Wes and...Earl? EARL! Ladies and Gentleman, we have a winner! Oh, god, he'll hate that name. Definitely usin' it, then.
Takin' his arm, I smirk at him and say, "Come on, Earl. Let's find out if you're a real boy."
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I shoot her a pained look as we follow Wesley and Fred out of the office and upstairs to the lab. I guess Earl isn't that bad. I do need a name of my own, and I really don't want to go with my middle name, considering it's the same as my father's, and that just something I really don't want to have attached to me full time.
Earl. She had to pick Earl.
Listen to me, though. I'm thinking as though I'm actually going to be able to stay here.
It wouldn't be that bad, though. Maybe.
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When will this ever be over? When can we just take a break and not have to worry about demon attacks or lab accidents or vampires or anything else? Certainly not while we're associated with Wolfram and Hart, I'm sure.
When we reach the lab, I see that Tracey has arrived and is setting up her area for the day. She probably the only other person I would trust in this place any more since I hired her personally after taking over the section. She looks up when we walk in, her eyes opening in surprise when she sees the two Wesley Wyndam-Pryces accompanying me and Faith. I really don't blame her, but I have no time to try to explain things to her either.
"This is Wesley's twin brother," I say. "He's come to visit. Tracey, could you do me a favor. Knox put a sarcophagus in quarantine storage last night. Could you go make sure it's locked down tight. I don't want anyone getting in there. And make sure you don't mess with it."
If there's really an ancient demon in there that Knox had intended on infecting me with, I certainly don't want anyone else possibly getting infected either!
She nods and hurries out of the lab in the direction of the storage chambers. Giving the others a nervous smile, I head over to the analyzer and extract the results, checking it over before I turn to the others and walk over to the table sitting in the middle of the section.
"According to this, you two have the same DNA profile." I point to the markers running down under the two sample headings, which match point for point. "There's nothing out of the ordinary in either of them." I then flip the page to the actual blood composition breakdown that the W&H machine also provided along with the DNA analysis. "The blood running through your veins," I say, looking directly at the mirror image Wesley, "is exactly the same as that running through his. Nothing strange, nothing demonic - all one-hundred percent human male."
I look over at my Wesley then back to the other one again.
"Basically, you two really are twin brothers, just with the same memories up until the point of the accident. And currently, everything looks stable - I think we're going to have both of you around for a while."
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"The blood running through your veins...is exactly the same as that running through his. Nothing strange, nothing demonic - all one-hundred percent human male."
"I could've told ya that," I mumble to myself. The one-hundred percent male thing? I got a very nice eyeful of, earlier in Lorne's office.
"Basically, you two really are twin brothers, just with the same memories up until the point of the accident. And currently, everything looks stable - I think we're going to have both of you around for a while."
"He better stick around, cuz I'm not returnin' him," I say, jokingly...but not really. It's weird since there are two Wesleys, but the one standin' next to me? Is definitely different, somehow. Dunno. Can't put my finger on it, but Earl's not exactly like Wes. And, I think I'm gonna give myself a serious migraine, tryin' to figure it out.
Smilin' over at my boy, I can see the tension leavin' his face after hearin' the news. Guess I wasn't the only one holdin' their breath. "Hear that, Ace. You're a-okay," I say, all cheerful-like, then I turn to Fred and ask, "Does he get a lollipop for bein' such a good boy?" And, because I can't help it, I have to pitch his cute cheeks like he's a fuckin' kid. He gives me a I'm-Gonna-Kill-You-Later look, which makes me grin bigger, and for some reason, I have the strong need to kiss the scowl off his face. Leanin' up on my tiptoes, I give him a smooch.
Oops...forgot we weren't alone. Maybe I shouldn't have done that infront of Fred and Wes. Oh well. Cats outta the bag now.
"Hey, let's go grab some breakfast, Big Boy. After beatin' on that fuckhead, I'm starved!"
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She's right. I'm not some kind of monstrosity or something that's going to fall apart. I'm fine. Relief settles over me like a blanket, and I give Faith a grin back, knowing that we're going to have to have a really long talk now.
"Does he get a lollipop for bein' such a good boy?"
That is so totally Faith-like. I wonder if that talk of ours is going to end in bloodshed, the way we tend to act around each other. Before I can retort back to her, though, she pinches my cheeks. Pinched my cheeks. Good lord, this girl is insufferable.
And then she kisses me.
In front of my twin and Fred. Fred, of all people.
I was rather hoping that we could talk about this before Fred found out something had happened between us. At least figure out how to explain it to her.
Leave it to Faith to dive in head first without thinking. Although it was actually comforting to know that some things didn't change.
"We...uh...she's..." I shrugged, praying that Fred wouldn't press the issue for now. This wasn't exactly time to get into this.
"Hey, let's go grab some breakfast, Big Boy. After beatin' on that fuckhead, I'm starved!"
"I totally agree." I look over at the other two. "Ummmm...did you want to accompany us? Or...?"
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Is it my imagination, or is Faith flirting with the other me? I'm about to shift my focus back to Fred, when suddenly, Faith gives the twin a kiss.
Oh, dear. I think my little chat with Faith is going to happen sooner rather than later, now. I have a sneaky suspicion I know what she was doing with me...er...him, when Fred and I walked into Lorne's office.
I chance a glance at Fred, wondering what she's making of this...intriguing, new development. My twin fumbles about for an apology, but he doesn't get very far, because Faith announces that she's hungry. He agrees to take her to breakfast, then turns to Fred and I to extend the invite.
"Ummmm...did you want to accompany us? Or...?"
Since Fred is still staring at them in shock, I decide to answer. "I believe we should all go, don't you, love? There are important things that need to be discussed." Like, say, for instance, what is going on between my twin and Faith.
I think I spoke too soon about our situation not getting any worse. It just got alot more complicated.
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Faith kissed the other Wesley. I know it was just quick kiss and really wasn't like they were doing a whole too-much-over-the-top-standing-in-front-of-your-locker-and-blocking-the-way-to-your-books PDA thing, but still.
She kissed him, and that definitely wasn't the sort of kiss you give to someone just because you're happy they ain't gonna die. There was so more to it than that.
Oh, lord, if this means they were doing what I think they might have been doing when we happened upon them earlier...
"I believe we should all go, don't you, love? There are important things that need to be discussed."
What? Shaking myself out of the stupor I've fallen into, I look over at Wesley as he's obviously answering some kind of question. Oh, right - Faith did say something about going to get breakfast, didn't she?
"Yeah," I answer, nodding my head. "Definitely important things to discuss."
Like why Faith is kissing my boy--er, the newly created twin of my boyfriend when she's just arrived in town.
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