Birthday Party

[François Laffont]

Franck told the boys he had a special gift for their birthday. In fact, it was something for the three of them. Since their birthday was merely two days after his, it made sense to have a little something just for the three of them. No other friends of Franck would be there and he was not inviting any of the twins’ ‘toys’. Just them. Even his father, who was still driving them, would not accompany them. After their fight and everything that had happened, Franck thought they could use that. It would be a nice way of showing them he was not going to just betray them in any way and that he still very much wanted to be around them.

He had everything planned. He was taking them to the fairground and meant to spend the whole day there with them. Which was why he had picked them up relatively early, especially for a Sunday morning. He wanted them to arrive at the opening, knowing how quickly the place could get crowded. I tried to keep that a surprise but whether or not the twins found out he still liked his idea. The boys ought to love something where they could go on all sorts of rides and just be out of the school, right? And if they were still sleepy, he was ready to keep them awake. Especially one of them. Well... he would behave, just because his father happened to be in the car. It was hard for Franck however to be this close of Jasper and not want to do anything. But he had yet explained exactly what they were to each other to his father. Not that the man was oblivious to the point of not seeing his son must be dating someone and with the twins in the car, he had to think one of them was the lucky one, if he did not fear it was both of them, but never really told him directly. And his father was not the kind to ask questions about it with the twins around. He might even wait for Franck to talk to him. In the car, he left them to their conversation and their music. If he heard everything, he tried his best not to care about it.

“So, does that make it up for waking up early?” Franck asked them as they were at the fairground now. His father said something about waiting his son’s phone call to pick them up but that they had to remember it was no fifteen minutes ride. Franck waved him goodbye and wrapped his arms around the twins’ shoulders with a wide grin on his face. This was a beautiful day and nothing can ruin it. “Happy birthday.”

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

The Emory siblings were not bothered by the early wake up, they were used to waking up early for practice for the circus for year. Now...now that all seemed like a fond memory due to how long they had been at the school. It would make a year and a few days soon with their birthday so close, the thought alone actually made them sad. Yet, when Franck came to pick them up they made sure to only focus on the fact that Franck was still the only person that seemed to care about them. Enough to actually take them out for some fun somewhere that he was keeping a secret from them.

While they didn't like that it was still a secret, they didn't complain and were actually on their best behavior in front of Franck's dad. It was sort of their way to show Franck that they did appreciate him enough to show his family some respect and not embarrass him in front of his father. Franck was well past being considered just a toy to them deep down, but they were still trying to cover that fact up because they were still prepared for him to end up hurting them at some point. "Thank you Mr. Laffont." The brothers said in unison in a very polite way when Franck's dad dropped them off. As soon as he was out of sight the brother had let out a deep sigh as if it had been painful to be that good for so long.

Then they were looking at the fair, eyes wide, and jaw hanging open. Franck did this, for them? Okay, those emotions were starting to get to them again but they did their best to man up and not let the sadness seep to the surface. "Thank you Franck, so much." Casper said as he cleared his throat to make sure he was speaking like he normally did. "Happy birthday to you too...this is the best gift anyone has ever given us." Jasper said, his voice clearly that he was slightly chocked up but it was not his fault he was not as skilled at hiding his feelings like his brother way.

Too quickly cover up how he was feeling Jasper pulled away from his boyfriend and shoved the gift bag against Franck's chest. "Here." Jasper muttered out as he looked around the park to get his emotions wrapped up on the park instead of the kindness of it all. Inside the bag Franck would find pretty much everything that he had given them that he liked. Specifically salty caramels, some macarons, and for the high fashion one outfit was from Casper and the other outfit was from Jasper.

[François Laffont]

Franck was really holding on to his project of having a day with the twins alone. He figured with what they told him of their life that they must not have had the occasion of celebrating their birthday a lot. Or, to be exact, they must not have other people preparing anything for them. Now, he might be wrong. It was not like they shared every detail of what their life in a circus had been like or that he asked how he celebrated their birthday before. But just in case, he thought the twins needed to see that some people cared enough to want them to be happy. And he was one of those people.

His father knew how he was around others, always trying to keep them happy and all. And it was not like Franck was not going to enjoy himself. He knew that he would. So he agreed to it. The twins were a little down when they joined him. They did their best to hide it but they were so close of each other that Franck could pick it up. He knew how easy it was to be nostalgic though so he didn’t think much about it. He was certain they would love his surprise. He was happily surprised at how they behaved. The twins rarely showed that side of them to him but he liked the respect they showed. The two could be immature and even amoral sometimes, it was nice to see they could care what someone else wanted to the point of watching what they would be doing and how they answered. He didn't even care about the sigh he got from them afterwards. They earned the right to.

The sadness came back but Franck was confident they would get over it with time. He tried his best to ignore it. “I wanted to get early so you can have the chance to go in as many rides as you want as often as you want. We can stay until it closes, I’ll just have to call my father once we’re ready to go,” he explained. Rollercoaster rides had been the main reason why he thought the twins would love this. He could deal with those. He might scream and be a little shaken after but he could survive that.

Jasper shoved a gift against his chest. “You want me to open it now?” Probably, since he gave it to him. He found a lot of what he told them about and while he was very pleased with this, he couldn’t help wondering how much it must have cost and that the twins probably didn't have the means to give him all of that. Franck didn't need much. Even just the caramels would have been enough. Or one of the cheap plush toys they gave away when you won a game. He couldn’t hide his surprised as he discovered the gift, nor the little blush at one of the outfits. That was from Jasper no doubt. Franck brought his bag with him so he could put all of this in it. “Thank you guys,” he said with a bright smile. He offered Casper a kiss on his cheek before kissing Jasper on the lips to thank them. “Now, shall we?” he said as he pulled out the tickets to the fairground.

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

It was hard for them to be good, but they wanted to show Franck that they did care about him enough to not mess everything up in his life. IT was still baby steps and it was clear that it was not all that easy for them but they were trying. Franck was the only one who was a constant in their life that gave them a chance despite how they treated him and the things they did around him. How could they not feel that they needed to change a little for him? Nothing huge yet, but they had talked to one another a lot as of late and both agreed that they could trust Franck. That they could trust him and that they had to work on treating him like a person and not a toy.

"Your call. We are fine as staying as long or little as you want. It's your birthday too." Casper pointed out with Jasper nodding in agreement. Yes, Franck might have done this for them but they were trying that whole treating him like he mattered and what have you. So if he mattered then that meant he had a say in what they were all doing and it not being all up to the brothers. They were just happy and sad that Franck had thought of them and did this for them. Here they thought that he didn't want to spend this time with the both of them since he didn't invite even Jasper to prom with him.

The siblings still did their best to hide the sadness and awkward feeling that had crept up inside them because of this sort of thing never being done for them before. Casper and Jasper just nodded their heads yes at the question. Of course they could hide the bag somewhere if Franck didn't want to carry it around but since he had shown them what he had got them, they wanted him to see what they got him as well. They were pleased Franck didn't ask any questions about how they got a hold of the money, because the brothers were not going to tell them. They had not stolen it but the way they had earned it was less then...Franck would not want to know.

The bother watched closely at how he reacted when he opened his things, pleased that it seemed like they had gotten the right things. They even got a blush, which Jasper could not help but to give his boyfriend a wink when he did start to turn red. Yes, Jasper got that for Franck but it was also for his enjoyment as well. "No problem." The brothers said at the same time as they gave Franck a pleased smile. Casper chuckled at the cheek kiss and Jasper happily returned the kiss to his boyfriend’s lips. As soon as Franck asked the question, the siblings were already reaching for his hands and surging forward to pull him into the part. They were so ready.

"We have to go on all the roller coasters first, and then get some food, and then some slow rides where you and Jasper can cuddle." Casper said, already setting up a game plan, out of habit. "If that’s cool by you." Jasper added as the siblings looked for Franck to be okay with it as well.

[François Laffont]

Franck already felt like he was more than a toy to the twins. They often seemed to forget about his power and what it involved. It was something that Franck would not point out too often though as he actually liked it. The boys never tried to cover up how they felt or felt sorry for him because he now had to deal with their emotions. He knew his friends had good intentions when thinking that but it was frustrating at times. How could he explain that if he felt down for helping them, it would last five minutes while they were dealing with that feeling for much longer and likely to still feel it for a while after talking with Franck. He didn’t think they should try and make it easy for him.

The twins liked him, that much he was sure. And it was different than what it used to be at first when they became friends. From toy, Franck would say he became a playmate. He knew it was a huge step for the twins and all the more a reason to reward them with this special day. Franck knew they could trust him but he also knew he will have to prove it to them for a while before they stopped worrying about it. Baby steps.

He smiled brightly as they said it was also his call when they shall go home. “We’ll see when we’ll get there,” was all he had to say about it. He wanted to spend some alone time with Jasper and give him another gift but that could wait. He was able to wait. As for telling Jasper, he didn’t know how impatient the boy might get if he knew what he had in mind and he didn’t think it would be that bad to make it another surprise. “Don’t worry, I can take all the rollercoaster you throw at me. Maybe just not that big wheel,” he said, pointing at the thing. He didn’t know if it had another name but it was a very big wheel so it was how he would call it. Being stuck up there was clearly not something he wanted to happen. The others, as they didn’t last as long, he could take. He might scream but that was the point of the ride.

Franck chose to ignore how they got the money for the gifts. He was hoping they didn’t steal it. He didn't want to spoil the moment by asking that though so he kept his mouth shut and instead grabbed their hands and walked towards the entrance. He chuckled as they made a plan for the day. “Like I said, I’m up and ready to follow you anywhere. We could also try some of the games they always have around. I got some money for that and I’m curious to see if you are as good as you pretend to be,” he teased them. It was nice to see they included him, proving him even more that his status upgraded since last time. “Did you guys have games like that when you were in the circus?” They told him a little but not much and he was curious about what their lives had been like before.

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

"Okay." The brothers said in unison, playing it by how things were going was a smart way to do things. Even if the boys were actually used to things being on scheduled with winging it being if something went wrong. Still, all of this was new for them on certain levels and they were willing to give it a try for Franck's sake. They boy that had stuck through so much with them even when they were less then nice to him. There was a lot to do that would keep them from hopeful getting any more emotional over what Franck was doing for them.

They knew he could read their emotions but they often forgot on just how well Franck could pick up on their feelings. "Aww, you can't handle the Ferris Wheel? What if I go with you holding your hand, and give you a kiss every time you get scared?" Jasper asked as he moved his hands to try and interlock it with Franck's. He and his brother liked that ride because of it going high and allowing you to see everything. The brothers of course had come to the fair last year and they had been to them before but it was more so working in them then having fun in them like they did last year and what they planned to do now with Franck.

"Yes, roller coaster first then. That one." Casper pointed already moving ahead towards the ride. Jasper would tug on Franck's hand to get him to follow along so they could get in line for the ride. "Pffft, we are pros at fair games. The secret is knowing the tricks behind them and once you know the trick they are easy to beat." Jasper assured Franck. The siblings were confident that any game Franck pointed out they could play and beat for him, likely getting the largest prize they were. Franck's dad had better be ready to drive his son home with a lot of giant stuff animals taking up most of the space in the car.

"Well...kind of. Like sometimes we would go with a fair and they had the old school fair games with them. We didn't really get to play them since we were working or training. We did help out with some of the fair games, which is why we know the tricks to them." Casper explained with Jasper nodding in agreement. "Our circus was more on the modern side but with some old school to really wow the crowds. We have done all the things you can think of being in a circus. Working with rabbits and llama suck." Jasper added, with the two of them making a face at the mention of a rabbit and a llama.

[François Laffont]

There was no real need for any defined schedule. If they walked past a ride and wanted to try it, the only thing that might stop Franck, other than it being the wheel he mentioned, would be how long the line was. Even then, he wouldn’t mind waiting, if the twins were ready to have him close to them should feelings around get too strong. Touching them would have him focus on their feelings rather than everyone else’s. They might come out stronger but it might also be better for him. Considering how the twins had no problem with holding hands, he didn’t see them arguing.

Franck laughed as he was, as expected, teased about the... “Ferris wheel, that’s how you call it? I don’t know, I’m usually not all that scared of height but I never liked being stuck high up,” he explained. As this was probably one of the most boring ride around, unless you used it as an excuse to kiss like Jasper suggested, he didn’t think the twins would like to go on it much. He expected them to prefer the faster ones.

Casper was the first to pick a ride. They never last very long and even if there was a chance it would go really fast or he’d end up with his head upside down, Franck knew it was only for a few seconds. He could close his eyes if it was too much and scream as he wouldn’t be the only one doing that for sure. “I’ve never really been to any fair or amusement park before. There was a small one that came one week a year not too far from home but that was about it and it was more for the young ones, you know, like ten and down,” he explained. This was relatively new to him as he didn’t do that many rides last year either. He was ready to try now.

He laughed as Jasper assured him they were great at the games. “So I can expect some weird looking plush toy?” Franck was teasing, really. If they won, they could pick whatever they wanted. But it seemed like a cliché to go out with a date and expect them to win you something. He couldn’t resist bring it up.

Franck actually liked hearing of their past as they didn’t share all that much. He was amused they might have worked with rabbits and llamas. “You did a lot of... how do you call them, shows? I bet magicians used you to pretend you were the same person disappearing and appearing some place else,” he told them as they went for the ride Casper pointed to.

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

"Yup, that’s what you call it." Casper said with the nod of his head. At least, that was what they had always been told what it was called and what they called it. Seemed like the right name for the ride, even if the siblings personally didn't count it as a ride. It was more of something that you just sat down on to get a good view or alone time with someone. Now thinking about alone time, the siblings wondered if anyone had ever managed to get in a real quickie on the rides before. Tempting. "If you are willing, me and you can go on it together." Jasper suggested.

He knew his brother would have been fine with the idea, because they had talked a lot about the times when they needed to split up for the sake of Franck getting the one on one time that he wanted from Jasper. They were quickly in line for the ride that Casper had pointed out, the siblings looking at Franck as he pointed out that he had not done this sort of thing before. "The one for the school?" Casper asked, trying to figure out which fair Franck was talking about. "Well, you are here with us so we will make sure you get the full experience." Jasper assured his boyfriend as he leaned in to give him a kiss on the cheek.

"Yup, but you can pick it." Jasper said with a confident nod. They were both pretty confident that they would win all of the prizes. They would at least get one for one another, but then the rest would all go to Franck. It was the least they could do for a guy that was doing all of this for them after all. A guy who had been different to them than anyone else that they knew; besides Beth, but they were trying to not think about that too much so they would not get all super emotional. "Yeah, we did a ton of them, since we were adopted by the circus. Hard work." jasper said, looking to Casper who seemed distant for a moment before refocusing when he felt his brother's eyes on him.

"We did that trick the most. Vanishing from one place and showing up in another but rally it was just me or Casper pretending to be the same person. They called us the Ghost Boys. We did some crazy things, broke some bones, and even worked with tamed wild animals." Casper voice up, having been paying attention to the conversation even if he was looking off somewhere. They were able to get on the ride, which was a four seater, so they were all able to be in the same row with one another as they sat down and strapped in, waiting for the countdown.

[François Laffont]

“If I translate the name in French, that makes it Big Wheel,” he explained to them for his lack of knowledge on the matter. He might have greatly improved in English over the years, he never really had to learn that before. Jasper suggested they could go on it together later on. The Ferris Wheel was hard to miss, with how big it was compared to other rides around. Would Jasper be the kind to make the little booth they would be sitting in swing? Seemed like something he could do. But he perceived something out of Jasper before he asked. For a moment there, he had been turned on, making Franck believe he just wanted an excuse to make out with him. Maybe with Jasper’s lack of fear on that thing, it would appease his own. Still, it was very high up... “Maybe,” Franck replied, not saying yes but not saying no either.

He knew Jasper didn’t always get why Franck wanted him alone. He believed he managed to make the boy see the benefits of it by making it clear that anything intimate would happen only if they were alone but he was not dumb either. He knew Jasper wanted to get his brother back next to him not long after that need was satisfied. Franck being Franck, he was nice and let it happen. After all, he preferred to have Jasper happy than worried all the time about what his brother may be doing. And after what happened on the ship, life had given him reason to worry.

He didn’t think about the one that happened last year. “Well, yes, there was that one too, but I was talking about when I was back home, in France. I come from a town actually smaller than this so it was not stopping there but close enough for the kids to get the chance to go at least once before it left,” he explained. He was not really nostalgic of that time while discussing it with the twins. He was focusing more on fairgrounds than his hometown. He was slightly surprised by Jasper’s kiss and smiled at this. It always surprised him how easily Jasper could display signs of affection like this while Franck was more reserved and kept it for a moment in private. It made him wonder sometimes if he was not as comfortable with his homosexuality as he believed.

Franck laughed, glad the possible gifts they shall earn from the game changed the subject. He was aware that the gifts were likely paid ten times before someone could win it. It was how you made money. He also knew that most of them were the kind to likely end up in a yard sale or dumped somewhere after a while. But it was not what mattered right now.

Then they talked about the circus. “You were adopted? You feel like you were born into it,” Franck admitted. He didn’t want to bring out any painful memory to the twins but he wanted to get to know them better. What other way was there than to ask them? Still, if it grew too hard on them, Franck would not press the matter any further. Casper seemed the most distant and Franck tried to focus on the feelings coming from him, something that was not necessarily easy with the other people around. “Hence the hate for rabbits and llamas?” But the ride would start so Franck took a seat between the twins. He didn’t want to separate them he just wanted to be around two people he knew well as opposed to risk feeling something from a stranger.

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

"Ooooh." The siblings both said at the same time, which did make sense. It was one of those translations that went all super literal. The siblings were pleased that they didn't speak other languages to get confused with. Then again...they did at one point. When they were younger they spoke another language and were awful at English now that they thought about it. What were they even speaking back then? Why had they forgotten it? Perhaps if they heard it again they would recall but at the moment they were drawing a blank; which bothered them on some level.

"How do you say big dick?" Jasper went ahead and asked, because to be honest they were both were thinking it. Which was why Casper didn't give his brother a look this time, because he kind of wanted to know. Was it Ferris something? Franck didn't seem all that excited about joining Jas up on the wheel, which Jasper took as a little odd. He figured Franck would be up for doing anything that meant that he and Jasper would get alone time. Jasper refrained from saying anything however and just focused on getting on a ride. They could talk about it later, or likely not at all because Jasper would stop thinking about it or would not want to talk about it.

"Oh, like the old school ones. If it was over in the states, we might have seen you." Casper spoke up. Yet, Franck had been in France and the siblings did not travel out of the states on the tour, even if it was in the works to happen. Too bad they were no longer in the circus, which just brought back that feeling of being homesick again...or circus sick. As for the kiss, it was not a big deal. The siblings were both comfortable with being physical or whatever with either gender in any location, it didn't really matter to them. Sex, kissing, and pretty much all of it were just something that they viewed as fun and not really a serious thing.

"Yup, by the ring master of the circus." Jasper answered. The second question the two fell silent on, not sure how to answer the question. "We don't understand the question." The siblings said together and looked at Franck expecting him to explain what he was asking. What did he mean feel like they were born into it? They didn't know what they were born into. Memories of the past were fuzzy before the orphanage. The siblings were fine with Franck sitting between the two of them; in fact that was how they liked to sit with people when they were hanging out with someone.

They just gave a nod to his question about the rabbits and llamas, more so focused on the ride at the moment. The countdown happened quickly, the ride surging forward, and through the tracks at speeds that made you question if the ride was safe. Just as quick as it started it ended with both the siblings’ whooping and hollering the whole time about how awesome it was.

[François Laffont]

Now the twins must know why some words or expression were very hard for Franck to understand. When the word was so different from the French version Franck knew of it, it made sense he didn’t know or get what others meant. His eyes widened at Jasper’s question and he looked around, hoping no one heard him ask that. Answering would only really embarrass Franck as everyone else was likely not to understand what he would say but if they heard him... “Grosse queue,” he mumbled, feeling terribly embarrassed and probably more red than he had ever been. He was not sure, maybe he wasn’t. But he sure felt like he was. Of all the words the twins could ask him to translate, those were the two they were interested about!

Franck loved the idea of spending some time alone with Jasper of course but he didn't really like the Ferris Wheel. It was not so much the height as it was the feeling he got whenever the booth you were in moved and then stopped and it just kept swinging around for a little bit. He hated that. Besides, he was already hoping he could have Jasper all for himself later so he was thinking about their time in the fairground as something to share between the two of them.

“I guess so,” he answered when Casper spoke. “The rides were in big trucks, they would take a day or two to get them up, stay for a week, then move on elsewhere. It wasn’t very big, the kind you can put in a large parking lot or something. There was like, five or six rides and some carts selling food, that’s all.”

He got the nostalgia coming out of them but he did nothing. He got homesick too at times and knew it was something that went away on its own only to come back at random times. Nothing to worry about. Not like some other feelings he felt out of them lately. He didn’t talk to them about this but he sensed it, the sadness in them. Something dark. He didn't want to talk about it now. He wanted to have fun with them.

He smiled as they didn't get what he meant. “It’s just... when you say you worked in a circus, it sorts of makes sense, it’s hard to believe you’ve ever lived elsewhere and done anything else. You know, like your parents were from the circus too.” Of course, when your first encounter with the twins involved one jumping off a roof, hearing they lived in a circus didn’t seem all that odd.

The speed had Franck’s adrenaline rise up high but he was right about his guess that the twins’ fun would help him out. He smiled despite how scared he had been for a while. He laughed as he watched the twins got out of the ride still very excited. “The line’s rather short if you want to do it again. Or we can try the next one.”

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

The brothers could not help but to snicker by the way Franck was acting when the question was asked, as if he was surprised. By this point, he really should not have been surprised or reacted. He was just feeding the boys desire for a reaction which meant they were likely to push for more things for him to tell them how to say in French. The brothers were practically grinning from ear to ear when he told them the word. "Brother, we have grosse queues." Jasper said with a nod. "Indeed, does Franck have grosse queue?" Casper asked. "Wee Wee." Jasper responded back, before they both started to laugh. It should have been done that that were speaking up very loud while they were saying all of this (and that Raku was laughing while suffering).

The siblings listened as Franck explained the kinds of rides he went on when he was a little boy back in French. A little wee French boy, likely still very much how Franck was not but just smaller and younger. It was still odd to think about the fact that Franck was older than them, despite how he behaved and his very limited knowledge in the area of sex. "Sounds simple and sweet." Casper said with his brother nodding in agreement with him. They were used to performing at sort of events like that or in buildings with a lot of space for them to show off. They had even performed in an old school circus tent a few times on their travels.

Franck soon cleared up the confusion the siblings were having as Franck spoke of how he thought it was hard to think of them growing up anywhere besides a circus. At least, that was what it sounded like he was trying to say. Was that an insult? The siblings were still honestly a little confused at what he was getting at. "Well we don't know anything about our dad. Our mother gave us up and vanished when we were pretty young...but I guess you could say we were always up to tricks when we were in the orphanage." Casper spoke up, thinking about it. "We were not even official American citizens, but we had no papers so they had nowhere to send us." Jasper added.

They didn't know where they were from but they could recall how they didn't know English and how there was a complication on what to do with them at first. The ride was amazing. It had their blood pumping and any problems that they were having seemed to all just go away as they jumped around to just try and calm themselves from the burst of energy they now had. "Yes, again! Again!" The siblings cheered at the same time as they would practically drag Franck back to the line and on the ride away, still yelling and really having the time of their lives.

[François Laffont]

Franck should have expected that from the twins. Of course the words they’d want him to translate for them in French would have to be dirty words! Still, Franck couldn’t help but to be surprised and embarrassed. Mostly because he could expect what would follow. To be fair, he thought Jasper would ask if he had one or say that Franck had one, not claim that he and his brother had one only to assure that Franck did too. Franck probably wouldn’t mind describing Jasper’s body and how it drove him crazy every time he laid eyes on it but he would never mention that part of his anatomy, not even to discuss size. “I can’t believe you made me tell you this. Of all the words in French..” Franck complained to further prove to whoever might have heard them that if they weren’t sure what they were saying, it sure embarrassed one of them. Unable to hear more, not even their laughter, Franck kissed Jasper. “I think that’s what I’ll do now. I’ll kiss you to shut you up. Seems to be like the one thing working.” Why did he always fall right in their trap?

Talking of home helped make it easier. “It was,” Franck agreed, not just talking of the rides but his life back then. A life where his only issue was the fact that apparently holding a boy’s hand was bad despite it feeling good. He tried not to sigh though as this thought came to him. This only reminded him that even if his mother had not cast him off for being mutant she would have for being gay.

Franck was surprised when jasper said they were not American. He really believed them to be. “Then, where are you from?” But, by the way they spoke, it seemed clear they didn’t really know.

In a short while, Franck learned more about the twins than he had in the almost year he knew them. He could still sense something lying inside, a pain of some kind, but it was slowly buried by the joy they had being here. Franck chose to ignore it and just laugh with them as they went on the ride again. Before they could ask to do it a third time, he dragged them to the other one though. There would be time later to try again those they preferred.

[Casper & Jasper Emory]

The twins were pleased by the reaction they got out of Franck, even if they expected by now that he would know better. Still, because he clearly didn't they were able to have some fun and getting some looks from a few people around them. The brothers practically fed off of it, loving all eyes on them. It satisfied that need that they developed from performing for people for years and then not begin able to do that anymore. "You should know better by now, Franck." Casper responded as he and his brother still laughed a little on the matter. At least they knew that Franck would tell them such a word, so they were likely to ask him about more of these words.

Jasper gave his boyfriend a quick kiss back, having no issue doing that sort of thing in public or it being his 'punishment'. "If you think that is going to be a good enough method to shut me up, you are wrong my boy. That will just encourage me. You are going to have to do something really bold in public if you want me to be good." Jasper informed Franc, giving him a wink. He would not tell Franck what he had to do, because he honestly had no clue but figured that whatever it was Franck would not do it in the public view. The brothers gave Franck a quick smile when he gave the simple response of agreeing what they said about his home.

Then there was the question on where they were from that had the siblings looking at one another, to Franck, and then back to one another. "We don't actually know. Nor did the government, which was why we ended up stuck here. Can't send two little kids back to where they came from if you don't know where that is." Casper responded with Jasper nodding in agreement. "My money is on Greenland." Jasper said. "You mean Iceland." Casper corrected him. "Yeah, that place. Or like...somewhere up because it was cold where we were from what I remember." Jasper added with Casper nodding in agreement.

The ride was amazing, even the second time, and the siblings would have gone for a third time if Franck had not pulled them away to go to another ride. The siblings laughed about it, fine with changing it up as they followed the best...friend they had like ever. "What ride do you want to get on now?" Casper asked as they followed along with Franck, fine with going on anytime and anywhere with the other boy. "Watch us end up passing out from all the chemical dumping into our body from all this excitement." Jasper said, chuckling a little but it was the truth. The siblings pulled out their inhalers, gave them a wave at one another to show they both had them, and refocused on the fair fun.

[François Laffont]

Casper was right, he should have seen it coming. It was exactly the kind of thing they loved to come up with and Franck experienced that firsthand many times before. “I know. I guess I never learn,” he replied, slowly trying to get over it. The fact they meant to get on the ride helped. And they discussed many other things so he could drag his mind on safer topics. Not fear what other words they might ask of him next. Somehow, he doubt Jasper would want to know how to say ‘I love you’, ‘I want to eat’ or ‘Where’s the bathroom’.

He laughed, expecting no less of Jasper. Of course he would say that might just encourage him to say crazier stuff. I was funny though, how Franck was discreet around people who seemed not to mind at all that he was with a guy whereas he would kiss his boyfriend should someone homophobic was around. A way of teaching them, maybe. “I don’t see how a bolder move will not encourage you even further,” he pointed out. He was not quite sure what kind of bolder move Jasper expected him to make but if he thought he’d try to grab his arse in public, or other places for that matter, then it was Franck’s turn to say he should know better.

The boy said they thought they might come from Iceland. When Jasper called it Greenland, he was about to ask where that was but Casper corrected him and even though Franck might not be able to pinpoint out of memory where Iceland was exactly, he had a fairly good idea. He preferred not to add anything about that though, as he didn’t want the twins to start feeling homesick remembering all this. He wanted this to be pleasant, not sad.

He dragged the twins with him, not really expecting any resistance from them. He heard Casper though. “This one,” he said, pointing at a ride near the one they just left. That being settled, he intended to get in line with them. The two of them stopped though to joke about the possibility of passing out. “I hope not or we’ll all pass out,” he replied, trying to take a playful tone but he frowned slightly at the thought it might happen. He noticed they pulled out their inhalers. Well, at least they had those so it shouldn’t be too bad. “Oh look, this one has a camera somewhere on it,” he said as he noticed near the ride a booth to look at your picture and buy it if you wanted. He was curious to see what they would look like.