In the dark corridors two pairs of yellow eyes flickered. Their white hair shimmered in the light of the lamp light. Both of them looked anything but good intentioned.
"You ready?" Ray asks, pulling his younger brother by his wrist.
"Yeah." Jay agreed with the same menacing smile on his face. The same smile that screams I'm about to do something horrendous. Both twins sneakily walk towards a door.
Not any door...
But Matron Nell's office.
Jay the younger twin pulled out a lock pick. Both twins glance at eachother before getting to work.
Jay pushed the lock pick in and started to twist the pick in hand.
The door made a click sound as it opened.
Both twins snuck in and began walking towards the desk. They have been planning this for days. Now the times finally.
"It's for research purposes." Ray said.
"Or scientific curiosity." Jay grabbed the key to the supply closet...
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Cyrus and Soren had arrived at the dining hall early that morning.
They both stretched as both of them sat at their designated table. As the time went by the rest of the kids had poured in like a sea.
Some have already swarmed like bees around Soren. As they sat down.
"Good morning, Big Bro Soren." a kid greeted while passing Soren's table with his tray in hand.
"Morning, Fallon." Soren called out as well.
"Hi big bro." Maelis had somehow crawled up on Soren's lap.
"Hello there, little oracle jelly." Soren cooed at the six year old on his lap. Steadying her on his lap so she wouldn't fall off.
Marryanne sneaked from the back and blew air into Soren's ear.
Soren flinched with a shiver down his spine. "Mary." He chuckled, "you little-"
Marryanne sat beside Soren, "big bro!" She says, "don't finish that sentence. There are kids here." She chuckled with him.
"Wasn't planning to."
Soren shifted Maelis on his lap to a more comfortable position. As Maelis giggled a bit in his arms.
"Morning, Mae-mae." Marryanne playfully poked Maelis's cheek which made her giggle a bit.
Besides the table where Soren had sat. Cyrus was aggressively biting down on his sandwich.
He can't handle how most of the kids love Soren but fear him. It's so damn annoying to him. His white teeth dug into the sandwich as it teared into his mouth.
"Big bro, Cyrus looks angry today." a kid said in passing.
"What do you mean?" another one said, "he is always angry, isn't he?"
"Yeah, I guess you are right." Their friend replied. "Cyrus acts more like a grumpy uncle rather than a big brother."
At the words of the third one. The second and the first one laughed. "You mean Grunckle?" the first one said again as the other two began giggling.
Cyrus's fingers tightened around the sandwich. The sauce and meat started woozing out of the sandwich on how hard he was clutching it.
He should be used to these tiny bastards gossiping about him. But he still isn't. And that bothers him.
But he noticed something...
Something or someone was missing...
The only two that weren't here were the twins. The yellow eyed gremlins...
As Cyrus was thinking about it. Matron Nell's voice came from the speakers.
"Soren and Cyrus please come to the office immediately."
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"So that's what happened..." Soren sighed, finally relaxing back into the chair.
The Matron, a seemingly older woman nodded. Her expression was stern.
And Cyrus is still thinking for the past five minutes about why he is here. On second thought. How the hell did he even get pulled into this mess.
The call from Matron Nell nearly sent Soren and Cyrus to the fourth dimension via heart attack. But the issue was that.
Last night. The twins, Ray and Jay had snuck into the Matron's office, took the key to the supply closet and had scientifically put electrified worms into the herbs. Which ended up destroying all the medicinal herbs.
"And what do you want us to do?" Cyrus said, leaning his face on his palm.
The Matron smiled. "Oh I only have simple work for you boys."
Soren and Cyrus looked at the Matron.
"And why us?" Cyrus questioned.
"Because you both are the only older ones available for this kind of job."
"What is the job, Matron?" Soren asked which made the Matron smile brighter.
"You two will venture out in the Whispering Forests along with necessary protections..." The Matron continued as Soren and Cyrus's eyes got wider and wider.
"And find the medicinal herbs on your own." The Matron finished speaking.
Both Soren and Cyrus were stunned. They have never been out alone to the forest areas before. So it's new to them. But since as the older kids thry had gone to run errands in the nearby village. Though all the kids- well at least those who are of age from the orphanage have gone through survival training. But it's still too new for them.
Soren can't help but be worried for Cyrus. But Cyrus looks determined, looking forward to surpassing Soren.