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Camilla was nursing her tea as she let out a yawn at the breakfast table the next morning. Tensions were still high from the hearing the day before and everything was still a little awkward with everyone.
"Hey," Fabian spoke up causing Camilla to glance at her brother to see his concerned look for Nina who was playing with her cereal over eating it, "you okay?" he asked.
Nina looked up at him and saw Camilla was listening in too, both of them looking worried. She had gotten in late the night before after seeing her gran and really wasn't up for talking when she did get in which had the female twin worried. "yeah," Nina reassured them both with a smile, "just thinking about gran and something weird that happened last night."
The twin's eyes both widened as she said this but before either of them could say anything Alfie came into the room with a camera, talking into it, "It's the morning of the ping pong tournament!" he announced to the camera, "and the entire school is holding its breath..." With that Alfie glanced to Amber before rushing to her side, "Woah, Amber... waffle before a big match?" he asked her, "Is that really a good idea."
Amber let out a sigh before looking to Alfie, "A. you're not my coach anymore. B. they are low carb waffles and C. there's something on your lens."
Alfie glanced at the camera looking it overseeing nothing there, "no there isn't." He retorted just as Amber picked up some scrambled eggs from Camilla's plate and stuffed the eggs onto his lens causing them all to laugh at her handy work. "its all getting tense in here," Alfie spoke to the camera after cleaning the lens, "waffley tense." This joke caused him to let out a small laugh, which was good as he was the only one too actually laugh though Camilla couldn't help but shake her head in amusement. "get it, Nina!" Alfie laughed at her, "Waffley tense!"
"Ow!" Nina winced at the boy as the camera hit her in the arm. "Alfie!" she laughed fondly at him before pushing the camera away from her face, "you're just a big kid." She joked, before looking back to her friends. Missing Alfie's hand go to his mark on his thigh wincing in pain before his thumb went to his mouth as he sat himself down at his seat at the table.
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"You know what I like about Mondays," Fabian couldn't help but turn to his sister with an amused look at the random statement of hers on a Thursday morning. "Everyone hates on them, and they still manage to do their thing. It's very inspiring." She told him with a knowledgeable nod of her head, as she placed down a pile of chairs for the pair to set up at their end of the hall. Camilla budding up with a guy called Ian from Horus House to help set up the other side of the room, which was all done so the extra chairs could be set up on the other side of the hall.
"You have spent too much time with Alfie, Cam." Fabian laughed along with Joy at his sister.
"Did someone have fortune cookies for breakfast again?" Joy asked with a teasing smile causing Camilla to stick her tongue out at her jokingly. "So Fabes," Joy spoke up as Camilla moved away to help set up the scoring board, "you chose the movie last time, I choose this time."
"this time?" Fabian's voice cracked a little as he glanced to his sister for help who he knew was listening into the conversation. He hadn't agreed to go on another movie date with Joy. Though Camilla was little to no help as she just pulled a face at him as he looked her way, he got himself into this mess he could get himself out of it.
Joy missed Fabian's panicked look towards Camilla and kept talking, "yeah, and I know the rules. Salted popcorn, no straw sharing and don't talk over anything old or Egyptian." Fabian couldn't help but smile as Joy listed off the 'rules' as he couldn't help but agree with them those were his rules. "we had fun, didn't we?" Joy asked him as she straightens out the chairs she had just set out. "I can even get Patricia to chaperone if you're that worried." She added with a tease causing Camilla to let out a laugh across the room and Joy couldn't help but grin in the female twin's direction.
"Maybe," Fabian said rolling his eyes at his sister before smiling at Joy.
"Great, I'll keep you informed." Joy laughed before leaving the room.
"You are the actual worst!" Fabian laughed as he put down his last chair before turning to face Camilla who skipped over to him and threw an arm around his shoulder.
"I'm your baby sister Fabby, it's my job to make your life awkward."
Both of them burst out laughing until they noticed Nina lurking by the door and their smiles dropped from their faces.
"Nina..." Fabian said instantly.
"You two are obviously busy to come into the tunnels right now," She spoke in a bitter voice. "or hear about my problem with Senkhara last night, like a real Protector would have."
Camilla squinted her eyes at the dig from Nina, what was the girl's problem she was having a laugh with her brother.
"Nina..." Fabian mumbled as Camilla crossed her arms beside him, "really me and Joy we're just..."
"Friends?" Nina answered for him, "Funny, you and I never movies Fabian, as friends or otherwise."
"really," Fabian tried to explain, "really w-we..."
"Just forget it, okay..." Nina spoke up looking from Fabian to Camilla who let out a scoff, "and don't get me started with you Cam, all your secrets and mystery's you keep from us... sometimes I just wish you'd just tell the truth."
As Nina walked out the room Fabian clutched at his arm where his mark was as Camilla clutched at her wrist where her mark was, both of them looking to one another in confusion. What was happening?
"Wait... forget what?" Fabian turned to Camilla with a confused look.
"This is not good..." Camilla mumbled to herself.
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Eddie had told Camilla about his meeting with his dad that morning, and she had agreed to be there for him if he needed to rant or talk about it. So she was sat outside on the wall with her grimoire out (her magic class of the day being cancelled due to the fact the ping pong tournament was going on.)
"YACKER?!" The call from Eddie caused Camilla to look up from her spot on the wall, taking a bite from the apple she had in her hand.
Patricia was on her way into the school and ignored the boy as he called her, causing him to run across the carpark calling her name still until he was in front of her and she couldn't get past him, "do I know you?" Patricia spoke up causing Camilla to smile behind her apple, Fabian had informed her about the whole 'Patricia knowing Eddie's secret identify thing' as they walked to school that morning due to the fact, he was forced to endure a rather long rant about it from Eddie the night before. "Eddie Miller is it? Or could it be, I don't know? Edison Sweet?!"
Eddie shhhed her loudly looking around to see who had heard her, noticing Camilla with her amused expression watching the pair, "will you keep it a secret?" Eddie asked Patricia almost begging the girl.
"why should I?" Patricia demanded.
"because we're friends?" Eddie offered up confused.
Patricia paused and looked at him for a second, "I'll keep your secret, but I don't think we'll ever be friends Eddie."
"because you found out who my dad was?" Eddie asked dejectedly.
"No," Patricia shook her head, "because I found out who you are. I can't believe you told the Twins and not me."
"I-I didn't really tell the twins-" Eddie started but was interrupted by Patricia before he could explain himself further.
"I don't rat people out," Patricia kept talking, "remember." With that, she stepped around him and walked into the school leaving Eddie to watch her go with a sigh.
Once she was out of sigh Eddie wandered over to where Camilla was and leant on the wall beside her, "Well, you're just having the best day ever." Camilla commented causing the boy to roll his eyes at her. "what did your dad have to say?"
"well, I'm staying here but I need to behave more and my dad wants to get to know me, whatever that means." Eddie explained crossing his arms, "the man hasn't wanted anything to do with me for sixteen years and now he wants to be father of the year."
"Dad's are hard Eddie," Camilla spoke up closing her book, "Family is hard, its something you always have to work on, but it takes work from everyone." Eddie looked at her, he didn't know much about the Rutter's family life not really. He just knew the twins were as close as twins could be, they had a shit tone of money and their parents weren't the best but that's all anyone would tell him. Camilla looked at her friend with a sad smile, "I'll tell you what I told Jerome. Your dad is trying, would it hurt you to give him a little room, a chance, to actually be your dad."
From the way she spoke it was as if she was a person who didn't have a dad who tried which part of him felt was probably true and explained her bond and closeness with her brother.
"what do I do about Patricia?" Eddie couldn't help but as the girl with a sigh.
Camilla let out a laugh, "Oh, Dads are hard but Patricia is a whole other level of hard."
"I'm so screwed she wants nothing to do with me because of this, and when everyone else finds out..." Eddie groaned putting his head in his hands.
Camilla put a hand on his arm comfortingly, "Trish will come round, as will the school whenever they find out the truth, because I happen to think you're someone worth knowing, Eddie." Eddie couldn't help but give the girl a small smile at her words, it was exactly what he needed to hear and he could tell what she said was the truth.
"Thanks, Nerd, I needed to hear that."
"your welcome Jerk," the girl grinned before holding her hands out so he could help her from the wall. Both of them glad of their friendship at that moment.
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Camilla smiled at Amber in the mirror the girl was holding up and gave her a thumbs-up as she finished the girl's hair in the cute bow as the blonde stretched for the tournament, Alfie diving between Amber and Jerome with his camera getting edgy shot of them. "Almost as good as if you did it yourself," Camilla told her friend with a smile, causing Amber to smile in return.
Though before either of them could say anything else the opposing school's team came into the hall to thunderous applause.
"there's the shield," Jerome muttered as the headteacher from the opposite school came in carrying it.
"You've got this, with Amber you will be fine," Camilla reassured him causing the boy to give him a smile in return and nod his head. Amber was a champion they had this in the bag.
"Good luck Jerome," Mr Sweet ran up to the pair who were whispering together, "the whole schools relying on you to bring that beauty home."
"I think it's amazing what you're doing for dad," Poppy told her brother as she stood next to Camilla watching him warm up. "with the Gem and everything."
Jerome turned to the girls with a shocked expression, "who told you?" he asked instantly looking to Camilla who put her hands up.
"this time it wasn't me," she truthfully said to the boy.
Poppy glanced to Mara who was standing a little off looking nervous, "it was Mara..."
Jerome let out a groan which caused Camilla to let out a laugh which caused him to smile slightly before he sent Mara a smile to say he wasn't mad at her for telling Poppy causing the girl to look relieved. She had been through enough already that week to have someone else be mad at her.
Poppy watched the exchange between Jerome and Camilla with a knowing look commenting, "I guess dad's luck's already changing, eh Gerbil?" Jerome sent Poppy a smile at her words, "Good luck."
"Thank you Poopy." Jerome laughed slightly, watching as Camilla threw an arm around Poppy and the small girl smiled up at her big sister. Yes, he had Amber, but with Camilla and Poppy cheering him on and giving him the confident smiles, they did Jerome felt like he could do anything at the moment.
"Shall we get our seat?" Camilla asked Poppy who nodded, "You don't need it, but good luck J." Camilla looked to Jerome with a bright smile.
"thank you, Milly," Jerome told her honestly back. Watching the two girls jump onto the stage, Camilla taking the seat next to her brother and Poppy sitting on the stage by her feet, leaning against her legs to look up and talk to her as they waited for the match to start.
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Mr Sweet clapped his hands to announce the start of the match. "Would the competitors please make their way towards the table."
Nina sat herself down next to Fabian, she and Patricia were giving Amber a last-minute pep talk before the match and Camilla glanced over at Amber who was looking worried as she rubbed at her arm in pain. Something was wrong. Seriously wrong.
Mr Sweet dropped his hankie and the ping pong game started. The opposite team started right off the bat they scored a point.
"This could be highly embarrassing," Patricia muttered to Nina and Camilla as they watched Jerome missed the easy shot.
And boy the girl's words were correct as they had all been sat watched Amun Academy lose epically for over 40 minutes when a break was called.
"Okay," Fabian seemed confused as he turned to Nina, "so explain the rules of this again?" Nina sent him a confused look before looking to Camilla who was looking at her brother equally as worried.
"Are you feeling okay Fabian? Because you were the one who explained the rules of this to me like yesterday."
"Eh, I think so Cam..." Fabian glanced to his sister and knew the look on her face taking her hand reassuringly.
"Okay, the ping pong ninja's" Patricia spoke up deciding to explain this for Fabian as he asked, "score 2 more points and its game over for Jerome and Amber."
It was Amber's turn to serve and the boy on the opposite team winked at her as a distraction but it didn't work as she perfectly served, it was Jerome however who lost the point, "JEROME!" Amber screamed.
"Amber!" Jerome retorted angrily, "what has happened?"
"They lose this point," Patricia spoke up, "and that's it!" she dramatically spoke.
The opposite team got ready to serve and Camilla cocked her head as she noticed the boy push up his hat. "Alfie...." She murmured as the game started causing the boy to look up at her with a smile, "don't you think there is something odd about his hat?"
"I don't know Cam..." he frowned and glared at it as if it was gonna burst into flame. As the two looked over Anum lost the point causing Jerome to sink to his feet in defeat.
"This is boring!" Alfie groaned causing Camilla to laugh.
"Just when I thought today couldn't get any more disappointing," Patricia muttered to Nina. "Losers"
"Patricia, if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all," Nina told her ignoring Camilla who got to her feet to whisper something to Alfie who suddenly got all excited and jumped to his feet. "Guys..." Nina turned around in panic as Patricia clutched to her throat trying to talk, "somethings happening and I know it has something to do with Senkhara."
"I'm sorry... who?" Fabian asked not understanding who Nina was talking about causing Nina to turn to Camilla with wide eyes.
"oh what have you done now?!" Camilla asked the girl before putting a hand over her mouth at how bitchy and blunt the words came out, it was the truth but she couldn't stop herself from saying it.
"Not you two as well..." Nina muttered looking around at them all trying to figure out what was going on.
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not a long chapter I know, sorry, but the next chapter will have a little more to it I promise :) nice little Alfie/Camilla friendship moment despite them both being cursed
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