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From their collection they found near black skirts that were just short enough to be more casual in nature, and equally dark red-buttoned shirts with short sleeves for a more formal feel. They also wore thigh high white stockings with shiny black shoes to complete the two toned outfit’s look. With some gold pins on the collar for some extra color, and some more gold pins on either sleeve for a subtle bit of flair they looked quite fanciful. After taking an extra moment to slip on some stark red panties they returned to the bedroom and took to the dressing mirror. \n\nA little bit of chocolate perfume, a few hundred brushes to make their hair shine like polished silver and some feather cream for a little bit of extra gloss. In no time at all they were as beautiful as possible. \n\nThey headed down stairs to the kitchen where they found breakfast had just been served, as well as a baker putting the finishing touches on their little gift to the class. A basket of freshly baked muffins. It all smelled delightful to the twins and they were so very sure that it would help them make the best first impression. \n\nOnce breakfast had been sorted and the muffin basket had been wrapped up in a red bow, the girls grabbed their already packed school bags and headed out to the limo. Ford opened the door for them and after giving him a polite nod they headed inside. The two girls sat themselves down gently so as to not ruffle their lovely outfits but as the limo began to move they could barely keep themselves still out of excitement. \n\n\t“Do you worry we forgot something?” Ruby asked as she threw a mint into her mouth.\n\t“Perhaps but we planned so thoroughly that it surely would be nothing of importance.” \n\t“Apologies, I’ve never felt quite so nervous.” Ruby said with a click of her beak.\n\t“I understand, as I feel the same. 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It was quite modern, spacious, and warm, with plenty of colourful decorations and posters alike. \n\n\t“I was expecting more like… A hospital?” Ruby quietly said to her sister.\n\t“Or perhaps an oversized library?” Rubi replied back just as quietly. \n\nOnce they had reached the door to the home room the two stopped. The twins took one last moment to brush down their skirts and check their hair before throwing open the door and waltzing in. \n\nThe whole classroom went quiet. All the young boys and girl’s jaws dropped as the two identical twins, with shining silver hair, and gleaming red eyes, paraded in with their sleek black uniforms lit up with touches of gold. Their feathers were gorgeously glossy, fluffy and groomed to perfection. Their beaks were as polished and as dark as onyx. Every aspect of them was like something from a movie come to life, they were beyond reality, like living caricatures of beauty and grace that surely existed only in fantasy until now. They even walked perfectly, each step mirroring each other with a flick of the tail. \n\n\t“Good morning Mr Woods.” Ruby chirped to the teacher.\n\t“We do hope we are not late.” Rubi added charmingly. \n\n\t“Not at all.” \nThe male teacher said as he composed himself. \n\t“Class, these are the new students that are going to be joining us.”\n\tHe spoke to the kids who were still staring at the pair.\n\t“Are you ready to introduce yourselves?” He then asked.\n\n\t“Of course, Mr Woods.” Rubi confidently spoke first.\n\t“I am Ruby with a Y.” Ruby chirped.\n\t“I am Rubi with an I.” Rubi chirped back.\n\t“We just moved here from a little town in Dendra.”\n\t“We like skiing, ice cream, reading by the fireplace...” Rubi said cutely. \n\t“As well as tennis and astrology.” Ruby added just as cute.\n\n\t“Wonderful, and what are your favourite subjects?” Mr Woods asked.\n\n\t“We are quite excellent at mathematics and physics.” Ruby began.\n\t“As well as artistic pursuits such as drawing and cooking.” Rubi continued. \n\t“But we have yet to find a proper passion in one area.” Ruby finished with a shrug. \n\t“Incidentally, we have prepared muffins for the class as well.” Rubi then spoke up.\n\t“And are extending an open invite to our welcoming party this weekend.” \n\t“We do hope to see everybody attend.” Rubi chirped. \n\nEverybody was stunned, teacher and kids alike, with the sophisticated introduction and effortless way the pair took turns speaking. Nobody expected them to have a personal assistant as well. A rather professional looking man who entered the classroom after they were done talking, placed the muffins down on a table, and left with a tip of his hat.\n\n\t“That’s very nice of you two. Did you make these yourself?” Woods asked.\n\n\t“We had a baker make them just this morning.” Ruby replied.\n\t“But the recipe is all ours, it’s one of our favourites.” Rubi added.\n\nSure enough the kids took interest in the muffins right away and quickly gathered around to grab one. The girls felt confident they had already managed to make a potential friend out of at least one person in the crowd, however the many kids' expressions quickly turned sour. \n\n\t“What is this?” One girl said questioningly.\n\n\t“Lemon muffins with a cream cheese and cranberry jam filling.”\n\t“Sprinkled with some chia and poppy seeds for taste.”\n\n\t“How exotic. Ain’t they wonderful, class?” Woods spoke up.\n\nA rousing wave of half hearted murmurs and appreciation swept over the crowd of kids. It was quite clear that none of them had fully decided what they thought of the gift. \n\n\t“Why don’t you two take your seats? Anywhere you like.” Woods said to the twins.\n\nLooking around the room the two girls spotted one familiar face out of the crowd. A cute deer boy with blue eyes that was sitting at the back of the class. The two waltzed over, put their bags down under the table, and then sat down themselves. The only other kid here was a lizard girl, with blue scales and green eyes. She wore a skirt and a long sleeved top that showed off both shoulders. They had not seen a lizard before as the mountains were a bit too cold for such a species but they made sure not to stare. \n\nThe bell rang before they could say anything and all the kids got up from their chairs to spread out across the larger end of the classroom. 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She’s great with music but is very quiet and keeps to herself most of the time.” He added while pointing over to Sandy, who was sitting on a beanbag chair with headphones and a book on musical theory. “And then there is…”\n\n\t“Do you two always talk like that?” Another girl asked suddenly. \n\nThe twins found themselves being approached by three students. The girl up front was a white feline with light blue eyes. While she was pretty at a glance her fur had been trimmed short and her presentation was scruffy at best. She wore shorts and stood with her arms crossed. To her right was a cool looking mouse boy wearing a baseball cap. He seemed far more relaxed and was seemingly waiting to see how the interaction was going to unfold. Lastly to the left, and a ways behind the other two, was another boy. A canine who looked far more shy.\n\n\t“Are you referring to our accents?” Ruby asked.\n\t“Or perhaps our way of articulation?” Rubi added.\n\n\t“That, you just did it again. Are you following a script or something?” She asked.\n\n\t“Oh no we have always been on the same page with each other.” Rubi explained. \n\t“Quite. We have been together for the longest time.” Ruby said next.\n\n\t“Sure… and I bet you don’t have a butler to do all your homework either.” She spoke.\n\nThe two girls shrugged off the accusation and opened their beaks to speak, when another cut in.\n\n\t“Hi, hello. If you don’t mind me slipping in here for just a moment.” The mouse boy spoke up next as he pushed past the cat girl. “Edward’s the name, Edward E Edison the second and I am very charmed to meet you indeed.” He said as he gave them a bow and lifted his cap to them.\n\n\t“Oh, a boy of culture. How delightful.” Ruby said happily.\n\n\t“More than just culture. I am your personal man on the inside, the man with the know-how to get anything you might need done. Candy, stationary supplies, sports equipment, information perhaps? If you need it, I can get it, so please don’t hesitate to come and give me a visit. Anytime you want.” Edward said as he materialised a card out of nowhere and offered it to the girls. “I’m sure there is plenty of business we could do together.” \n\nWith that he tipped his hat again before quickly leaving to go talk to others across the classroom. The feline girl had also left in the interruption. The girls gave a look to the canine boy but he had also dashed off to hide elsewhere. \n\n\t“That was Tabathia. She’s normally a bit more friendly than that.” Tommy said. \n\n\t“She could be just a bit shy.” Rubi said.\n\t“Or perhaps envious?” Ruby whispered.\n\nThe two nodded at each other understandingly before turning their attention to Tommy.\n\n\t“What about him over there?” Ruby asked with a nod to a boy hiding under a table.\n\n\t“Max… He’s a bit odd.” \n\n\t“He’s been staring at us since we arrived. More so than the others.” Rubi said. \n\n\t“He is weird with new students.” \n\n\t“I see. Another shy one.” Ruby said with a nod.\n\t“Quite the colourful collection going on in here.” Rubi added.\n\t“Indeed. Who should we try to engage first?” Ruby asked her sister.\n\t“Good question.” Rubi replied.\n\nThey looked around the room. There were around 15 students not including themselves in the class. Of the ones they had yet to talk to, most seemed focused on some kind of practice or study while others were already interacting with their own friends.\n\n\t“We may have to wait until other classes in order to make conversation while they are away from their own social circles. Less distractions and complexities” Ruby said. \n\t“Isolate them and then calculate how they think in order to form connections?” \n\t“Exactly. By the time the party comes around we should understand enough of individual tastes and interests that we could then further our own relationships with them.” Ruby nodded.\n\n\t“You could just talk to them and see who you like?” Tommy suggested.\n\nThe two girls gave him a look before turning their focus to each other again.\n\n\t“Could that work?” Rubi asked.\n\t“A direct approach to squeeze out information does sound effective..” Ruby replied.\n\t“Indeed, that way we can see compatibility quickly.” Rubi agreed.\n\n\t“That’s not what I meant…” Tommy said as the two girls skipped away. \n\nThe twins approached a few boys who were sitting around a table playing some kind of game. They observed that the boys were on different teams, and they were taking turns picking up cards before placing a small shaped block on the top of a growing tower. Once it got tall enough they could not keep balance and it soon crumbled. It seemed intriguing.\n\n\t“Hello, what is it that you are doing?” Ruby asked politely. \n\n\t“Playing Babylon.” One boy replied.\n\n\t“Do you mind if we join?” Rubi asked.\n\n\t“Sure!” A surprisingly slim pig boy loudly called out. \n“Ahem, sure. You can sit next t-to me.” He said more calmly. \n\nThe girls brought some extra chairs over and sat themselves down on either side of the boy. They leaned closer to him and looked over the cards he was holding. \n\n\t“So how do we play?” Ruby asked cutely to the now sweating boy.\n\n\t“It’s very simple. You draw five cards to start, and one more every turn. The cards show what shape and size of the blocks you have to try and stack onto the tower. Whoever makes the tower fall over loses.”\n\t\n\t“Do we have teams?” Ruby asked.\n\t“We like playing together.” Rubi added.\n\t\n\t“Yes… Yes we do, right guys?” He stressed to the others across the table.\n\n\t“Sure dude.” One said with a shrug. \n\nThey put all the cards together, shuffled the deck, and then scattered the cards equally to each player. The two girls leaned in close to the boy in the middle. They put all their cards together with his own and gave them a look over. It seemed to anyone that the two girls were simply focused on the game and playing properly. To the boy they were pressing their young bodies against however, he felt like he had won the lottery. \n\n\t“The foundations should be something big and solid.” Rubi muttered.\n\t“Something with some real weight and length.” Ruby added.\n\t“Do you have something like that?” Rubi asked with fake innocence. \n\n\t“Ugh…” The boy nervously groaned as words failed him.\n\n\t“Oh here, let’s try this one!” Ruby said as she plucked a card and threw it onto the table.\n\nRubi then leaned forward and put the larger piece onto the plastic platform. The two girls gave each other a warm smile and then turned their attention to the other boys, who were giving the boy between them some annoyed looks. They picked a card, and put down a piece. \n\nThe scene repeated like this for several minutes as the twins would press themselves up against the boy in the middle, look over his cards, whisper some nice words towards him, and then put down a piece. The tower started to grow. As it took shape their turn came around again and this time, Ruby leaned in a little closer, and without anyone seeing, put her hand on the boy’s leg. He instantly shot up from his seat. \n\n\t“B-bathroom!” He shouted before running clear out of the classroom. \n\n\t“Did we win?” Ruby asked cutely.\n\n\t“Pello sure did.” One of the boys said with a shake of his head.\n\t“Yeah, I think we are done with this.” Another said. \n\t“Lucky as always…” Another muttered. \n\n\t“Thank you for the game.” Rubi said with a small bow. \n\nAs silence fell on the table and things began to feel awkward, the two girls stood up to leave. They did not have any ideas on what they wanted to do or where to go but it was better than leaving a bad impression.\n\nThey walked across the classroom and pretended to look over the books on the bookcase before giving a sneaky glance to the boys, only to find that they had already stopped paying attention to them. They did notice that others were occasionally giving them looks though. \n\n\t“Do you think they like us?” Ruby whispered to her sister.\n\t“I think that ‘Pello’ did? He was very sweaty.” Rubi replied.\n\t“Smelled even nicer than I imagined.” Ruby whispered extra quietly. \n\t“Shh.” Rubi giggled. “Should we try someone else now?”\n\t“We don’t want to look desperate.” Ruby replied with a shake of her head.\n\nThey left the bookcase and returned to their table while looking as casual as possible. After sitting back down they looked over to Tommy but found that he was busy working on something with his notebook. The girls did not mind having a moment to themselves however. After nudging their chairs closer together they quietly enjoyed each other’s presence. As well as enjoying how soft the other’s feathers were, and how warm their bodies were. They even smelled lovely. Ruby placed her hand on her sister’s knee and the two locked eyes. It was a knowing look, one of relaxation as they found their centre again. \n\n\t“I think we’ve done enough socialising for the time being.” Ruby said as she slid her hand up to Rubi’s thigh and petted her fluffy leg. “Let’s take some time for ourselves.”\n\t“How about we draw? I don’t see anyone else doing that?” Rubi asked.\n\t“A brilliant idea. There are many new shapes here.” Ruby added playfully.\n\nRuby took her hand away from her sister before anyone noticed and instead ducked her head under the desk to get to their bags. As she did so Rubi moved her leg a little, and flashed her sister. Ruby smirked but did not linger. She got two sketch pads and returned upright. \n\n\t“I can not wait for lunch time.” Ruby whispered to her sister.\n\t“What about recess?” Rubi whispered back while nudging her sister’s leg with her own.\n\t“Exercise is important after all.” Ruby whispered back.\n\nWhat the pair had not realised was that they were being watched from the shadows. Max was still under the neighbouring table and he had been watching them closely the entire time. He had taken note of everything that they had done, and every detail of their appearance. From the red eyes and sleek black uniforms. To the way they walk completely in rhythm with each other, down to the slightest swing of the tail feathers. As well as the way they had caused that boy to run out of the classroom after only a few minutes with him. Not to mention the whispering and giggling between each other. From it all he had written everything down and come to one, solid, logical, conclusion…\n\n\t“They are clones from Mars!” He muttered to himself. “And yet what are they after? Our water? Our blooood? I must continue to research them for the fate of mankind!” He murmured as he continued to stare at the girls.", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "It was early. The sun had just started to rise, and yet the Hivally twins had already woken.
Brimming with excitement over going to school for the first time they had studied and practised their socialising so fiercely that they ironically burned off all their energy and ended up getting a proper night’s rest. All it had taken was the slightest glimpse of sunlight for that same excitement to be rekindled.

The pair did not linger in bed and quickly sprung up to prepare for the day ahead. It started with a good shower, with care taken to wash each other completely, before moving on to their walk-in closet in search of a scholarly outfit. The two girls had many choices to pick from due to the school’s lax rules on clothing but they had an idea to start with. They wanted to go with something a bit more traditional, something that was closer to a uniform in feel while also keeping a more modern, casual, look. From their collection they found near black skirts that were just short enough to be more casual in nature, and equally dark red-buttoned shirts with short sleeves for a more formal feel. They also wore thigh high white stockings with shiny black shoes to complete the two toned outfit’s look. With some gold pins on the collar for some extra color, and some more gold pins on either sleeve for a subtle bit of flair they looked quite fanciful. After taking an extra moment to slip on some stark red panties they returned to the bedroom and took to the dressing mirror.

A little bit of chocolate perfume, a few hundred brushes to make their hair shine like polished silver and some feather cream for a little bit of extra gloss. In no time at all they were as beautiful as possible.

They headed down stairs to the kitchen where they found breakfast had just been served, as well as a baker putting the finishing touches on their little gift to the class. A basket of freshly baked muffins. It all smelled delightful to the twins and they were so very sure that it would help them make the best first impression.

Once breakfast had been sorted and the muffin basket had been wrapped up in a red bow, the girls grabbed their already packed school bags and headed out to the limo. Ford opened the door for them and after giving him a polite nod they headed inside. The two girls sat themselves down gently so as to not ruffle their lovely outfits but as the limo began to move they could barely keep themselves still out of excitement.

\t“Do you worry we forgot something?” Ruby asked as she threw a mint into her mouth.
\t“Perhaps but we planned so thoroughly that it surely would be nothing of importance.”
\t“Apologies, I’ve never felt quite so nervous.” Ruby said with a click of her beak.
\t“I understand, as I feel the same. It’s so invigorating.” Rubi replied while fanning herself.
\t“Mmm, quite a shame we don’t have time to do something with this energy.”
\tRuby said as she traced her finger along her sister’s chin. She gazed into her sister’s eyes and then pulled her gaze down to look over her sister in length. Ruby shuddered from the ideas coming to mind, and the heat growing in her stomach but it was not just a lack of time they had. They both knew they could not ruin their hair or clothing this early into the day. As a compromise they came together and gave each other a small kiss, with Ruby swapping the mint in her mouth over to Rubi to chew on.

A moment later and the limo took a turn. As it started to slow down the twins pulled away from each other and wiped the spit from the corners of their mouths. When the limo came to a stop the pair shuffled closer to the door and waited for Ford to come and open it.

As sunlight flooded in, the pair stood up and walked out of the limo elegantly. They moved in sync with each other, with every step having purpose, every turn of the eyes and flick of the wrist keeping rhythm. Like models on a runway they put their best selves forward. Only to then quickly realise nobody was around the parking lot.

\t“Are we late?” Ruby asked.
\t“I thought commoners liked hanging around parking lots.” Rubi muttered.
\t
\t“I think everybody is in the homeroom, you have to wait there before the first bell.”
Ford answered as he got the muffins out of the limo.

\t“Ah, that’s perfect.” Ruby said.
\t“Our audience all in one place.” Rubi added.

The two girls, and Ford, headed inside of the school. They took a second to check with the receptionist at the front desk before heading down to where their homeroom was located. Along the way they took note of the school. It was quite modern, spacious, and warm, with plenty of colourful decorations and posters alike.

\t“I was expecting more like… A hospital?” Ruby quietly said to her sister.
\t“Or perhaps an oversized library?” Rubi replied back just as quietly.

Once they had reached the door to the home room the two stopped. The twins took one last moment to brush down their skirts and check their hair before throwing open the door and waltzing in.

The whole classroom went quiet. All the young boys and girl’s jaws dropped as the two identical twins, with shining silver hair, and gleaming red eyes, paraded in with their sleek black uniforms lit up with touches of gold. Their feathers were gorgeously glossy, fluffy and groomed to perfection. Their beaks were as polished and as dark as onyx. Every aspect of them was like something from a movie come to life, they were beyond reality, like living caricatures of beauty and grace that surely existed only in fantasy until now. They even walked perfectly, each step mirroring each other with a flick of the tail.

\t“Good morning Mr Woods.” Ruby chirped to the teacher.
\t“We do hope we are not late.” Rubi added charmingly.

\t“Not at all.”
The male teacher said as he composed himself.
\t“Class, these are the new students that are going to be joining us.”
\tHe spoke to the kids who were still staring at the pair.
\t“Are you ready to introduce yourselves?” He then asked.

\t“Of course, Mr Woods.” Rubi confidently spoke first.
\t“I am Ruby with a Y.” Ruby chirped.
\t“I am Rubi with an I.” Rubi chirped back.
\t“We just moved here from a little town in Dendra.”
\t“We like skiing, ice cream, reading by the fireplace...” Rubi said cutely.
\t“As well as tennis and astrology.” Ruby added just as cute.

\t“Wonderful, and what are your favourite subjects?” Mr Woods asked.

\t“We are quite excellent at mathematics and physics.” Ruby began.
\t“As well as artistic pursuits such as drawing and cooking.” Rubi continued.
\t“But we have yet to find a proper passion in one area.” Ruby finished with a shrug.
\t“Incidentally, we have prepared muffins for the class as well.” Rubi then spoke up.
\t“And are extending an open invite to our welcoming party this weekend.”
\t“We do hope to see everybody attend.” Rubi chirped.

Everybody was stunned, teacher and kids alike, with the sophisticated introduction and effortless way the pair took turns speaking. Nobody expected them to have a personal assistant as well. A rather professional looking man who entered the classroom after they were done talking, placed the muffins down on a table, and left with a tip of his hat.

\t“That’s very nice of you two. Did you make these yourself?” Woods asked.

\t“We had a baker make them just this morning.” Ruby replied.
\t“But the recipe is all ours, it’s one of our favourites.” Rubi added.

Sure enough the kids took interest in the muffins right away and quickly gathered around to grab one. The girls felt confident they had already managed to make a potential friend out of at least one person in the crowd, however the many kids' expressions quickly turned sour.

\t“What is this?” One girl said questioningly.

\t“Lemon muffins with a cream cheese and cranberry jam filling.”
\t“Sprinkled with some chia and poppy seeds for taste.”

\t“How exotic. Ain’t they wonderful, class?” Woods spoke up.

A rousing wave of half hearted murmurs and appreciation swept over the crowd of kids. It was quite clear that none of them had fully decided what they thought of the gift.

\t“Why don’t you two take your seats? Anywhere you like.” Woods said to the twins.

Looking around the room the two girls spotted one familiar face out of the crowd. A cute deer boy with blue eyes that was sitting at the back of the class. The two waltzed over, put their bags down under the table, and then sat down themselves. The only other kid here was a lizard girl, with blue scales and green eyes. She wore a skirt and a long sleeved top that showed off both shoulders. They had not seen a lizard before as the mountains were a bit too cold for such a species but they made sure not to stare.

The bell rang before they could say anything and all the kids got up from their chairs to spread out across the larger end of the classroom. The girls looked at each other and then over to the deer boy.

\t“First thing is always free period.” He said.

\t“And what do you do in your free period?” Ruby asked.

\t“Whatever you want. It’s a good time to finish homework or to play games. I find most tend to study something. Like Sandy who…” The boy trailed off as he realised Sandy already left the table. ”She likes to go practise her instrument.”

\t“I see. We don’t have something we study often, do we?” Rubi asked.
\t“Biology perhaps.” Ruby muttered with a smirk. “Nothing I can recall, no.”

With that the pair both put out a hand towards the deer boy.

\t“We never caught your name before.” Ruby said
\t“We are the Rubies as you now know.” Rubi added.

\t“Tommy.” He said while shaking both hands at once.

\t“Pleased to meet you Tommy.” Rubi said.
\t“Do you mind showing us around?” Ruby asked.

\t“I was just about to do that.” Tommy replied. “You’ve already met Sandy. She’s great with music but is very quiet and keeps to herself most of the time.” He added while pointing over to Sandy, who was sitting on a beanbag chair with headphones and a book on musical theory. “And then there is…”

\t“Do you two always talk like that?” Another girl asked suddenly.

The twins found themselves being approached by three students. The girl up front was a white feline with light blue eyes. While she was pretty at a glance her fur had been trimmed short and her presentation was scruffy at best. She wore shorts and stood with her arms crossed. To her right was a cool looking mouse boy wearing a baseball cap. He seemed far more relaxed and was seemingly waiting to see how the interaction was going to unfold. Lastly to the left, and a ways behind the other two, was another boy. A canine who looked far more shy.

\t“Are you referring to our accents?” Ruby asked.
\t“Or perhaps our way of articulation?” Rubi added.

\t“That, you just did it again. Are you following a script or something?” She asked.

\t“Oh no we have always been on the same page with each other.” Rubi explained.
\t“Quite. We have been together for the longest time.” Ruby said next.

\t“Sure… and I bet you don’t have a butler to do all your homework either.” She spoke.

The two girls shrugged off the accusation and opened their beaks to speak, when another cut in.

\t“Hi, hello. If you don’t mind me slipping in here for just a moment.” The mouse boy spoke up next as he pushed past the cat girl. “Edward’s the name, Edward E Edison the second and I am very charmed to meet you indeed.” He said as he gave them a bow and lifted his cap to them.

\t“Oh, a boy of culture. How delightful.” Ruby said happily.

\t“More than just culture. I am your personal man on the inside, the man with the know-how to get anything you might need done. Candy, stationary supplies, sports equipment, information perhaps? If you need it, I can get it, so please don’t hesitate to come and give me a visit. Anytime you want.” Edward said as he materialised a card out of nowhere and offered it to the girls. “I’m sure there is plenty of business we could do together.”

With that he tipped his hat again before quickly leaving to go talk to others across the classroom. The feline girl had also left in the interruption. The girls gave a look to the canine boy but he had also dashed off to hide elsewhere.

\t“That was Tabathia. She’s normally a bit more friendly than that.”  Tommy said.

\t“She could be just a bit shy.” Rubi said.
\t“Or perhaps envious?” Ruby whispered.

The two nodded at each other understandingly before turning their attention to Tommy.

\t“What about him over there?” Ruby asked with a nod to a boy hiding under a table.

\t“Max… He’s a bit odd.”

\t“He’s been staring at us since we arrived. More so than the others.” Rubi said.

\t“He is weird with new students.”

\t“I see. Another shy one.” Ruby said with a nod.
\t“Quite the colourful collection going on in here.” Rubi added.
\t“Indeed. Who should we try to engage first?” Ruby asked her sister.
\t“Good question.” Rubi replied.

They looked around the room. There were around 15 students not including themselves in the class. Of the ones they had yet to talk to, most seemed focused on some kind of practice or study while others were already interacting with their own friends.

\t“We may have to wait until other classes in order to make conversation while they are away from their own social circles. Less distractions and complexities” Ruby said.
\t“Isolate them and then calculate how they think in order to form connections?”
\t“Exactly. By the time the party comes around we should understand enough of individual tastes and interests that we could then further our own relationships with them.” Ruby nodded.

\t“You could just talk to them and see who you like?” Tommy suggested.

The two girls gave him a look before turning their focus to each other again.

\t“Could that work?” Rubi asked.
\t“A direct approach to squeeze out information does sound effective..” Ruby replied.
\t“Indeed, that way we can see compatibility quickly.” Rubi agreed.

\t“That’s not what I meant…” Tommy said as the two girls skipped away.

The twins approached a few boys who were sitting around a table playing some kind of game. They observed that the boys were on different teams, and they were taking turns picking up cards before placing a small shaped block on the top of a growing tower. Once it got tall enough they could not keep balance and it soon crumbled. It seemed intriguing.

\t“Hello, what is it that you are doing?” Ruby asked politely.

\t“Playing Babylon.” One boy replied.

\t“Do you mind if we join?” Rubi asked.

\t“Sure!” A surprisingly slim pig boy loudly called out.
“Ahem, sure. You can sit next t-to me.” He said more calmly.

The girls brought some extra chairs over and sat themselves down on either side of the boy. They leaned closer to him and looked over the cards he was holding.

\t“So how do we play?” Ruby asked cutely to the now sweating boy.

\t“It’s very simple. You draw five cards to start, and one more every turn. The cards show what shape and size of the blocks you have to try and stack onto the tower. Whoever makes the tower fall over loses.”
\t
\t“Do we have teams?” Ruby asked.
\t“We like playing together.” Rubi added.
\t
\t“Yes… Yes we do, right guys?” He stressed to the others across the table.

\t“Sure dude.” One said with a shrug.

They put all the cards together, shuffled the deck, and then scattered the cards equally to each player. The two girls leaned in close to the boy in the middle. They put all their cards together with his own and gave them a look over. It seemed to anyone that the two girls were simply focused on the game and playing properly. To the boy they were pressing their young bodies against however, he felt like he had won the lottery.

\t“The foundations should be something big and solid.” Rubi muttered.
\t“Something with some real weight and length.” Ruby added.
\t“Do you have something like that?” Rubi asked with fake innocence.

\t“Ugh…” The boy nervously groaned as words failed him.

\t“Oh here, let’s try this one!” Ruby said as she plucked a card and threw it onto the table.

Rubi then leaned forward and put the larger piece onto the plastic platform. The two girls gave each other a warm smile and then turned their attention to the other boys, who were giving the boy between them some annoyed looks. They picked a card, and put down a piece.

The scene repeated like this for several minutes as the twins would press themselves up against the boy in the middle, look over his cards, whisper some nice words towards him, and then put down a piece. The tower started to grow. As it took shape their turn came around again and this time, Ruby leaned in a little closer, and without anyone seeing, put her hand on the boy’s leg. He instantly shot up from his seat.

\t“B-bathroom!” He shouted before running clear out of the classroom.

\t“Did we win?” Ruby asked cutely.

\t“Pello sure did.” One of the boys said with a shake of his head.
\t“Yeah, I think we are done with this.” Another said.
\t“Lucky as always…” Another muttered.

\t“Thank you for the game.” Rubi said with a small bow.

As silence fell on the table and things began to feel awkward, the two girls stood up to leave. They did not have any ideas on what they wanted to do or where to go but it was better than leaving a bad impression.

They walked across the classroom and pretended to look over the books on the bookcase before giving a sneaky glance to the boys, only to find that they had already stopped paying attention to them. They did notice that others were occasionally giving them looks though.

\t“Do you think they like us?” Ruby whispered to her sister.
\t“I think that ‘Pello’ did? He was very sweaty.” Rubi replied.
\t“Smelled even nicer than I imagined.” Ruby whispered extra quietly.
\t“Shh.” Rubi giggled. “Should we try someone else now?”
\t“We don’t want to look desperate.” Ruby replied with a shake of her head.

They left the bookcase and returned to their table while looking as casual as possible. After sitting back down they looked over to Tommy but found that he was busy working on something with his notebook. The girls did not mind having a moment to themselves however. After nudging their chairs closer together they quietly enjoyed each other’s presence. As well as enjoying how soft the other’s feathers were, and how warm their bodies were. They even smelled lovely. Ruby placed her hand on her sister’s knee and the two locked eyes. It was a knowing look, one of relaxation as they found their centre again.

\t“I think we’ve done enough socialising for the time being.” Ruby said as she slid her hand up to Rubi’s thigh and petted her fluffy leg. “Let’s take some time for ourselves.”
\t“How about we draw? I don’t see anyone else doing that?” Rubi asked.
\t“A brilliant idea. There are many new shapes here.” Ruby added playfully.

Ruby took her hand away from her sister before anyone noticed and instead ducked her head under the desk to get to their bags. As she did so Rubi moved her leg a little, and flashed her sister. Ruby smirked but did not linger. She got two sketch pads and returned upright.

\t“I can not wait for lunch time.” Ruby whispered to her sister.
\t“What about recess?” Rubi whispered back while nudging her sister’s leg with her own.
\t“Exercise is important after all.” Ruby whispered back.

What the pair had not realised was that they were being watched from the shadows. Max was still under the neighbouring table and he had been watching them closely the entire time. He had taken note of everything that they had done, and every detail of their appearance. From the red eyes and sleek black uniforms. To the way they walk completely in rhythm with each other, down to the slightest swing of the tail feathers. As well as the way they had caused that boy to run out of the classroom after only a few minutes with him. Not to mention the whispering and giggling between each other. From it all he had written everything down and come to one, solid, logical, conclusion…

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