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Po5 Chatfic

Jamie Tyler was thirteen when he learned he has a twin.

That was his foster mother who told him at his birthday, September the 7th. Actually, this date was the day his brother and him were founded on the road. They were packed in a fruit basket with the band of Scott. His brother was named after the box and he's named after the doctor who diagnosed them. Then they were placed in an orphan. Everybody expected them to be adopted together. Because it's unbelievable to part twins. But there were this Canadian couple who decided to separate them by adopting Scott. Later, they move out and no one never heard about them anymore. Jamie was adopted by the Tyler. They were the mid-thirty couple and they formed the typical American family.

Now, he's fourteen and his foster father deceased six months ago. His mom was telling him to live a little as he's more introvert since then, while she's the one who lost a lover.

But she couldn't understand that he always felt the lost. He felt an empty spot in his heart even before he learned he had a twin. He thought it's his parents he never met or another siblings. How could he thought about a twin, like a soul sister. But he didn't know where he was neither if he could met him.

At high school, the students were too violent to befriend and its like their IQ was below the normal since they all so stupid. Sometimes he really wanted to lock himself in his room and never come out. But it would upset his mom and he couldn't make her suffer after thirteen years of love.

So, he made sure to be a good student, have good grade and make his homework. But she couldn't force him to make friends and play with those dump high schoolers. If friends he will make, they had to be intellectual and do not have prejudice. Cause he was bullied by some xenophobia when they concluded he had Indian blood. Where's the bad?

Today, the English teacher isn't present so he went to the library and he surfed on the web after his homework and decided to make a search. He taped foster family on the keyboard. It was like a bet, if there was nothing else save some crap internet users write he just had to forget all this and try to look for this twin when he’ll be 18 but if he find some interesting result, we'll, he got at least an ally to this situation, if not friend.

The first result was a forum. He was disappointed by the people who only complain about their foster siblings or parents who weren't comprehensive. If his twin was among them, he didn't know if he wanted to know him anymore.

He was on the third page when he's caught by some ad.

A chat. About a dream land.

Why while he's searching about foster family, he didn't know but the subject attracted him. He got a dream where he's always on a land but couldn't do anything else but struggle to live. At first, a nightmare was more appropriate to define that but then he made this same dream for like two years now and it progressed. He find other human, or he believed were humans because of their shape and they're like also struggling to approach him. But before it happened, he's up. It really was frustrating.

He clicked the link and was redirected to a page which was asking him to login with a username, he taped the first username that came to him : Don’tMindMe. There was only one person in the chat room. Probably the operator. PowerBoy. Well.

Don'tMindMe : Hello

Powerboy : Hello. How did you find this chat?

Well, that's direct.

Don’tMindMe : On a forum. About foster family.

Powerboy : OH. Do you have issue?

Don'tMindMe : Not with them. But… It's kinda awkward when you know it's not your blood.

Powerboy : I see. How old are you?

What.

Don'tMindMe : 14. Is it a problem.

Don'tMindMe : ?

Powerboy : No. I'm 14 too. Well, I don't want to look like I'm trying picking on you but I have the feeling that we're meant to meet.

Me too.

Don'tMindMe : Me too.

Powerboy : Yeah?

Someone coughed behind him and he bellowed the window chat. Some nerd passed with his laptop and Jamie suspected he saw something, maybe the boy at Powerboy.

Don'tMindMe : No homo. No that I'm homophobic.

Powerboy : I didn't think about that. Where are you come from?

Don'tMindMe : Nevada, the state of Las Vegas. But I'm not living there. I'm about 500km.

Powerboy : ... You're not British.

Don'tMindMe : No. Definitely American. Are you?

Powerboy : British. Hell, yeah. From York.

Don'tMindMe : I'm sorry, geography isn't my favorite ap.

Powerboy : That's what all you Americans say.

Don'tMindMe : Hey! That's not a reason to be obnoxious! I'm just not interested.

Powerboy : I wasn't being obnoxious. And I think you should start to look for, the world is big.

I also have this feeling. Maybe I could learn where Scott is… or could be. 

Don'tMindMe : I will.

Don'tMindMe : What your username stands for?

Cyclone enters on the chat.

Cyclone : Hi?

Powerboy : Hi.

Don'tMindMe : Hello.

Don'tMindMe : Do you also have issue with your foster family?

Cyclone : How do you know?

That was a guess.

Don'tMindMe : I'm a mindreader.

Not untrue. Actually he had some abilities in telepathy. But only when he's near to his victim.

Cyclone : Cool! I'm medium. I can preview the weather.

Don'tMindMe : Srly ? What will the weather at Nevada for tomorrow?

Cyclone : Huh. I don't know, I could only preview China’s weather, actually only a rayon around Macau.

Don'tMindMe : OH. I thought we speak Portuguese at Macau.

Cyclone : Well, if you want to be part of the mondialisation, you had to speak English. That's the BA-ba.

Powerboy : And I thought that geography isn't your favorite subject.

Don'tMindMe : But History is. And we teach Marco Polo’s success on sixth grade.

Powerboy : What’s the equivalent in Britain?

Ha?

Don'tMindMe : Directly after primary school.

Or he could say he didn't know, but well...

Powerboy : In UK, we call that first year of secondary school.

Cyclone : In China, that's the equivalent of the last year of primary school.

Wow.

Don'tMindMe : Wait, so what are your grade?

Powerboy : Fourth year of secondary school, there’re seven years.

Cyclone : Third and last year of middle school. And you?

Don'tMindMe : Freshman of high school, aka ninth grade.

That's blow minding.

Powerboy : That's confusing.

Don'tMindMe : You don't say. But also kinda cool, it would be awesome if there are other countries who add their own education.

Cyclone : What does ‘kinda’ mean?

Powerboy : Kind of. When you're grow up with the language, you gotta give up on the good prononciation. Don't mind him.

Wait.

Don'tMindMe : Lol. Good one.

Powerboy : Someone told me that I wasn't funny enough, hope I could give him wrong with that.

Cyclone : That was actually a good pun. But it's late now and I have to go before I will be yell to. And I would like to know what's your power @Powerboy.

Powerboy : Have a guess.

Cyclone : Maybe something like creating earthquake?

Powerboy : Is it what you think about when you talk about power?

Cyclone : That's what I think since I can predict weather. And I would like to predict what would happen to the earth.

Powerboy : Well, then, have another guess.

Don’tMindMe : Perhaps creating fire? Heat is very powerful.

Powerboy : Too bad. I'm not that powerful for you then.

Don'tMindMe : That's only my point of view. But I think we have to guess tomorrow. I’m tired now.

Cyclone : Sure! Same time as today?

Powerboy : Sure thing.

Cyclone has disconnected.

Powerboy : OH, and FYI, it's already tomorrow for Cyclone and me. From where you said you were, you have 8 hours late on the GM, while Cyclone have 8 hours early.

Don'tMindMe : For real?

Powerboy : Yeah.

Don'tMindMe : So, it's actually 3pm in England, why aren't you at school.

Powerboy : Huh, don't judge me.

Don'tMindMe : Of course not! Well, I'm just really surprised by what you said, but Cyclone is right. I also have to go, or my next Ap gonna start without me.

Powerboy : Sure thing. See you tomorrow?

Don'tMindMe : See ya! :)

Jamie closed the window and suppress the history of the computer, not wanting anyone to find out this chat room. It was his founding and he will keep it secret.

Actually, he went to the chat again. Later that day, he searched the chat room he saved mentally earlier on his personal computer. He quitted school at 2pm and if he's working the other days to make money, this time, he wanted to talk to Powerboy, with more freedom. And if he's connected. He was.

Don'tMindMe : Hey.

Powerboy : Hi. So, I ask you back, aren't you at school?

Don'tMindMe : No. We usually quit at this time. And usually high schoolers benefits to have part-time job to pay their fee.

Powerboy : Wicked. Do you?

Wicked?

Don'tMindMe : I don't think there’s anything bad. I did, but I wanted to talk to you, today.

Powerboy : I didn't say that's bad. And I'm glad to talk to you too.

Don'tMindMe : You said wicked.

There's no answer for like two minutes.

Powerboy : Wicked means awesome in UK.

Oh.

Don'tMindMe : Oh, well, wicked.

Powerboy : LOL.

Don'tMindMe : As you say.

Don'tMindMe : Wait.

Don'tMindMe : That does mean Laughing out loud, right?

Powerboy : Sure.

Cyclone has connected.

Cyclone : Oh my, what's time is it where you guys are? It's like you're always connected.

Don'tMindMe : Actually I'm online just now. But…

Jamie opened quickly a second window to search what time was it in Macau. At this time, Cyclone was wondering.

Cyclone : But what?

Cyclone : Hello?

Cyclone : What happened to him @Powerboy?

Powerboy : Well, I'm not the mindreader.

Don'tMindMe : Here am I. I was saying : isn't it 6 am in Macau, @Cyclone.

Cyclone : Sure thing, I start school now.

Powerboy : Wow.

Yeah, wow. But also ouch.

Cyclone : But I'm not here to tell you that. Can we change our Skype? It would be cool if we can communicate like that. Here's mine: @ScarfaceCycle.

Jamie entered the username on Skype and looked at the description. A girl. No picture. He changed his profile and added her.

Don'tMindMe : Added you.

Powerboy : Me too. Mine: @FreedomIsMe.

Jamie added him too.

Cyclone : OK, so @FreedomIsMe and @TheFirstTyl see you later!

Cyclone has disconnected.

Powerboy : She deserves her username.

Don'tMindMe : Oh, that's remind me! Your power! Is it about electricity?

Powerboy : Naw.

Don'tMindMe : Velocity?

Powerboy : Like Flash? Lol. No.

Don'tMindMe : Cool, you know this show!

Don'tMindMe : Well, wicked. So, does your power appear in?

Powerboy : Mh… Until now… I dont think so.

Don'tMindMe : You sure? Theres already four seasons.

Powerboy : Oh, really? We're only at the third.

Healer enters on the chat.

Don'tMindMe : You miss something!

Powerboy : Hello, newbie. @Don’tMindMe, it's not like I can do anything. BBC doesn't passe the show ‘til now.

Healer : Ehm, hello.

Don'tMindMe : @Powerboy That's why American say you Brits are weird with your change of dub. @Healer Don't be shy, we're all English speaker, right?

Healer : That's the point, I'm here to perform my English.

Powerboy : It seems correct. Where do you come from?

Healer : Peru.

Don'tMindMe : It's in South America!

Healer : Yes.

Powerboy : GG. Good Game, FYI.

Healer : And what are you playing.

Powerboy : Hum… It’s just something we say when someone guesses or does right.

Healer : OH, good to know.

Don'tMindMe : So, you have 5 hours of difference with @Powerboy and 12 with @Cyclone. And 3 with me, I'm still the later one. Do you have Skype?

Healer : No.

Don'tMindMe : Do you mind to create one?

Healer : I do not know how to use.

Huh.

Don'tMindMe : I help you.

Healer : Is it free?

Don'tMindMe : Sure.

Powerboy : DW, we're not arnaqueur.

Healer : That's not what I mean.

Don'tMindMe : Is your power to heal?

Healer : ...

Powerboy : Dw. You can trust us, thats why you're here.

Healer : Yes. It is. I can heal wounded people.

Wow.

Don'tMindMe : That's so cool. Wicked. And @Powerboy : Persuasion?

Healer : ?

Powerboy : Ah, no.

Don'tMindMe : I was trying to guess his power. Because of his username.

Healer : Oh. Can I?

Don'tMindMe : Sure.

Powerboy : Yeah, have a guess.

Healer : Something like telekinesis?

Powerboy : Wow. You're sure you're not mindreader?

Hey.

Healer : I am not. I am just a basic healer.

Don'tMindMe : Well, a healer is already great.

Powerboy : Yeah, as @Don'tMindMe states : wicked.

Healer : Why is it wicked?

Powerboy : Because it's awesome.

Healer : Wicked means awesome?

Don'tMindMe : Totally in UK.

Jamie could totally be fond of them.

This night, Jamie dreams again. And this time there's a dark boy with the bluest eyes he ever saw. Actually, he dreamt about him every night since then. 

And the more he chatted with them, the more he has the hope he could find Scott. The next day, two of the afternoon, another newcomer on the chat, because Healer isn't used with Skype yet. MINDBLOWER.

MINDBLOWER : Ho, are all the guys in this chat dreamers?

Powerboy : Not you?

MINDBLOWER : Sure ‘am. That's why I'm here.

Healer : Well, then, welcome to Dream Land.

Jamie doesn't know what but something happen when Healer said that. His heart throbbed and he opened a private chat with MINDBLOWER.

Don'tMindMe : Do you have a Skype?

MINDBLOWER : Yes.

Don'tMindMe (on the group chat) : What's your Skype?

MINDBLOWER : @ScottTFlint.

Scott.

Don'tMindMe : Scott. It may be insane to you but, do you have brother?

MINDBLOWER : Yes.

Oh.

MINDBLOWER is still writing.

MINDBLOWER : But we were separated longtime ago. When we were still babies. Jamie?

OMG.

Don'tMindMe : Yes! SCOTT IS THAT REALLY YOU?

Pleasedon'tbeatrickPleasedon’tbeatrickPleasedon’tbeatrick

MINDBLOWER : ofc! Where are you? This old hag said you're on the other end of the world and that I won't have any chance to meet you until I turn 18 which is like eternity and I won't lost the chance to see you and I swear I will kill her.

Uh-huh… Too much information.

Powerboy : Please don't mention murderous things when you're on this chat.

They ignored him.

Don’tMindMe : I’m at Nevada, I know it's not really well known but I think it couldn't be that far a country apart.

MINDBLOWER : Nevada? Where is it.

Powerboy : The state where there is Las Vegas.

MINDBLOWER :... I live at Sydney. Australia.

Uh.

Don'tMindMe : ‘Think that your old hag isn't that wrong.

MINDBLOWER : I will still kill her. She's the one who wanted to move out when we're okay at Toronto. ‘Thought it would be funny to change landscape.

Cyclone : Oh, my. I think I just witness something really moving but ends horribly.

Powerboy : You're not the only one.

Healer : I am not sure what happened.

Cyclone : @Don’tMindMe and @MINDBLOWER are brothers.

Powerboy : Twins even, I think. Because you're 14, right @MINDBLOWER?

MINDBLOWER : Really right.

Cyclone : With the same power, I guess.

MINDBLOWER : Wut.

Powerboy : What*

Cyclone : Well, the two of your username are about mind. Mind reader too?

Uh… Jamie?

Jamie is started by the voice in his mind. A voice that looked like his but bolder. A voice who belonged to his long lost twin brother.

Yes. Scott.

Did you really…?

Yes, you can trust them.

MINDBLOWER : I do. And I can also control people.

Powerboy : Oh yeah?

You can?

MINDBLOWER : Yes. You too, Jamie.

I do?

Don'tMindMe : Do I?

MINDBLOWER : Of course. So we can totally travel right now to meet.

I would like but…

Don'tMindMe : It isn't that easy. There is school and… We’re actually 17 hours apart. It's already tomorrow noon at yours while I'm only afternoon of today.

Cyclone : That's neat to have a twin and telepathy. You understand each other without bother to tell anything to anyone.

Healer : That's what siblings are made for.

MINDBLOWER : The jetlag will sure kill you but if it can reach you, I will do it.

Cyclone : That's so cute =^.^=

Powerboy : Do you have siblings, @Healer, @Cyclone?

Healer : A lot.

Don’tMindMe : Me too, Scott, me too. But I couldn't answer my foster mother if she asks me why I want to travel to Australia.

Cyclone : One foster brother. He's the reason why I’m on this chat at first. And you, @Powerboy?

MINDBLOWER : And mine wouldn't let me just to annoy me.

MINDBLOWER : And her husband won't be any use.

Powerboy : My guardian is like my brother. I don't have anyone else.

Cyclone : Hm.

Cyclone : Oh, I don't want to cut the mood but I had to go. School needs me! See you, guys!

Don'tMindMe : Why's that?

MINDBLOWER : He's the submissive of the couple.

Healer : Talking about school, you're not going, @MINDBLOWER?

MINDBLOWER : No, that would bother my old lady.

Powerboy : I don't think that's the best behavior to have if you want her to let you travel. You're still under her guard.

Don’tMindMe : You're the one who talk @Powerboy.

Powerboy : Right. I'm not the best to say that. But consider it.

Healer : I think he got a point. Go to school, that is not everyone could afford.

Especially somewhere like Peru. That's why he was learning English.

… See you. On Skype?

Sure thing.

MINDBLOWER has disconnected.

Jamie took a breath and try something. He tried to picture Powerboy. An English teenager, probably dark hair and bright eyes, calm, maybe trickster, having a great and young guardian, someone he had to meet. He send him his thought.

Are you not gonna disconnect too?

Jamie? Or Don’tMindMe?

Are you trying to make a joke?

Depends. Does it work?

Soso.

There was a blank.

Soon.

Don'tMindMe : Don't neglect school. It's the gate to an avenir.

Powerboy : Even if the school doesn't want you?

Is he bullied? How bad?

Healer : Then, learn harder. Make the education a weapon and blow the school up.

Wow.

Don'tMindMe : Wicked.

Powerboy : You're not thinking about an actual arson, right?

Don'tMindMe : Who talk about arson.

Powerboy : OK, touché. See you.

Powerboy has disconnect.

Healer : Don't know why but the chat is now really empty. No offense.

Don'tMindMe : Not taken. That's why you had to learn how to use Skype.

Later that day, at 8pm, Jamie changed his profile again and messaged ScarfaceCycle, because poor girl, she could only chat with them early the morning.

Flowerboy : Hey, Scarface, hope you could receive this message before you start afternoon classes. I just want to play a trick to Scott and wonder if you up.

She answered immediately.

ScarfaceCycle : Sure! I'm free until one pm. What do you want to do?

Flowerboy : First thing first, accept @Sunnyboy as friend then change your profile gender to male.

ScarfaceCycle : I see that Healer is now a Skyper. Good job. Do I have to change my username yoo?

Flowerboy : Thanks. And yes, I want you to change your username to Desertboy. Then, we're gonna send our friend request one by one and wait if Scott would recognize me.

Desertboy : Sound fun! Tell me the result if he doesn't answer before one pm.

Flowerboy : Sure.

They didn't have to wait too long. Scott quitted school at this time and when he check his mail, he received three friend request : Sunnyboy, Flowerboy and Desertboy. The username were probably inspired by Powerboy but none of them was from him. He's deep asleep.

ScottTFlint : Jamie, I know it's you.

Jamie fought the smile who threatened to show, even if he's alone in his bedroom.

That's the first time I think that but telepathy is sure cheating.

You like me.

I do. I miss you.

I miss you too. So much.

They didn't think for like five minutes.

Hope my old bag could lessened for Christmastime.

Me too.

Jamie remembered to informed the result to his two complices before the deadline for ScarfaceCycle. Or Desertboy and Sunnyboy.

At 11 pm, while in Sydney it's 7 pm, Jamie and Scott extends their thoughts to Powerboy or FreedomIsMe, the only up after being the one missing earlier.

Woah! Woah! Woah! Why are your guys thoughts include me?

We're the only actual English speakers.

Lets have fun.

Seriously? It's only seven in the morning.

Well, it's 11 pm on the date before yours but I'm still okay.

That's why you're Flowerboy.

No, Scott! You shouldn't say that! He has to guess by himself!

Ah. But you're already friends with him and he will guess which one I am.

Oh, yeah.

Okay, now, could you stop thinking in my mind? My guardian is looking funny at me.

Well, at 7 in the morning, maybe you're not wash up yet.

I'm fine, thank you.

Jamie really like what his life was becoming.

And was very glad by the turn of event by December. If the founds he saved by his summer job and part-time jobs is enough, he could totally afford his trip to Australia. Now, he only had to tell his mom.

“What? You want to travel to Australia? You save enough money to allow the trip but only for the depart? And how would you come back, mister? Do you lost your mind? Why so suddenly? Tell me, Jamie! I can't understand you if you don't tell me anything!”

That was desastrous. He's lucky the noises doesn't reach his neighborhood, he would hear about that for eternity at school.

Scott, that doesn't work.

I told you.

Don't. And if the rest of your ‘I told you’ speech is about mind controlling her so she allows me, I don't think I wanna hear that.

Scott remained silent and Jamie couldn't help but shred a tear.

Later, Scott told him to talk about this on the chat group. And by the time, his mother changed her mind after talking with her neighbors, not everyone but Joe Feather. He's also a Washoe and worked to a center as guardian. Jamie enjoyed his presence because he teached him a lot of things so he’s as able as a scoot.

Twinboy : I was thinking if we're gonna meet one day.

Sunnyboy : One day.

Desertgirl : Which day? I want to see you guys. I know we just met, but I have this feeling that was written. If you have faith.

Freeboy : I have faith in us.

Freeboy : It could be a good idea. But where? When? How?

That’re the questions.

Flowerboy : I don't want to sell myself but I worked and save money since the first time we talk on the chat and I thought that could be enough to pay the ticket for Australia, but only the depart.

Freeboy : Really, you don't want to flatter yourself?

Desertgirl : Lucky you. But not everyone could work and study on the same time. I don't have the time in my agenda. Neither the cash.

Sunnyboy : I don't have the money.

Twinboy : I can ask an advance for my monthly bill. You too, right Desertgirl?

Desertgirl : I can. With what aim for this travel?

Flowerboy : Visiting friends.

Freeboy : Then it's decided : our destination will be Peru for this Christmas.

Desertgirl : How will us recognize each other?

Flowerboy : That's right, I don't know your name but Scott. And maybe Scar?

Desertgirl : That's my nickname.

Desertgirl : It's the short form of Scarlett.

Sunnyboy : I'm Pedro.

Freeboy : I'm Matt. As for the physic, something tell me that we don't need to.

Desertgirl : Because we're meant to know each other at the first sight.

Sunnyboy : Of course. Can we hope snow for this event, Desertgirl?

Desertgirl : I look for.

The date is sealed. They will meet at Lima airport, December the 24th.

When Jamie landed and with his luggages in arm, he started to feel stressed. He didn't even know why. He will just meet his friends. And his brother that he lost sight thirteen years ago. Will he recognize him?

Jamie!

He raised his head at the mental call and barely caught a glimpse of dark hair, brown eyes and similar features than him before he's collided by a warm body at his size. Warm and familiar, confortable. Domestic. It's Scott.

“Scott…” His voice cracked and he just hide his face on the crook of his brother's neck.

Even if he still had to meet the three others, he's now very well.

That's his twin, his home.

And he's back.

End.