Licence to Kill (Kailin/Nory)

[Jonathan & Jacob Bishop]

The twins were more than ready to enter the world of driving. Although they both had close to no experience actually operating a car, they were sure it would come natural to them. At least they hoped very much that it would, after all most if not all of their older siblings were already driving and had no issues with it. Still any nervousness they might have felt was pushed aside by their excitement. Because having a licence meant not having to depend on siblings to go to and from anywhere. And it opened up a whole new world in the area of stunts. But they kept that last thought to themselves.

Still, they supposed they could use a little practice. So the night before they had begged one sibling after another until finally Kailin had agreed to take them out driving the next morning. They'd arrived near the lake a the suggestion that it would be less crowded area for them to get their feet wet.

So after a quick coin toss, John climbed into the passenger seat, with his brother sitting in the back but leaning up close to the action.

And that's when the trouble began. Immediately the brothers began to dare each other and egg each other on.

"Hurry up you old lady or I'm not going to get a turn before sundown," Jake called from the back seat.

"You just want me to get a ticket so I won't leave you in the dust," his brother countered.

The two started arguing for a bit, playfully shoving each other until Jake yelled out suddenly "Look out, idiot!" At which point John swerved to avoid hitting a pedestrian and plowed the car into a snow bank.

"My turn now?"

[Kailin Bishop]

Kailin was sure she wasn't the only sibling JJ had asked to take them driving, but ultimately she was the one to agree to take them out. Yeah, it technically wasn't legal for her, a minor under 21, to take the two out like that, but she was tired of giving them rides whenever she had access to a car, herself. It was only fair she'd take them out to teach them.

However, the minute she had gotten into the car with the two, they sat there and started going back and forth, and with her attempting to tell them specific directions, it made for a loud and noisy drive.

Especially when they nearly hit a pedestrian and then swerved into a snow plow. "Jesus, John!" Kailin held her chest, but rightfully so. They could have killed a girl, and they were now in a snow plow. Great.

"No, Jake. Not your turn. Next time I take you guys one at a time. Where people aren't in danger of dying and being run over." The blonde reprimanded, staring at the white of the windshield.

"Jake, get out of the car and see if the girl is okay. John, you're going to get out of the drivers seat and into the back, and I'm going to see if I can back out of here."

[Nora Marie "Nory" Gwinn]

Nory did not like the cold. She had about as much natural insulation as a lizard, and about the same opinion of below-freezing temperatures. But in the morning, when the sun was out and the snow was sparkling and she had on four layers of fleeces and coats, she could almost forgive Vermont for its unholy winters.

Nora Marie was helping the dance committee for the upcoming Valentines' Day ball, and late yesterday night a large number of packages had arrived for the decorations. She had volunteered to go and pick them up, since she had the time and it would give her an excuse to leave campus. She couldn't do this on anything but sanctioned school business, and this wasn't going to change until sometime in 2034 if she remembered her punishment correctly.

The main shipment was streamers, though there were several boxes of glitter heart confetti and fake flowers as well. All together, it came to a considerable load. If Nory had known that her journey back to the school would end with an attempted vehicular homicide, she probably wouldn't have tried to get them all in one trip.

The snow drifts, packages, and her too-short legs were keeping Nory occupied enough that she didn't notice the Bishop's car until it roared onto the curb about fifteen feet behind her. There was honking, yelling, and a blaze of adrenaline, and the next thing Nory knew she was lying face-down in a snow drift with pink and white streamers fluttering down on top of her. She dimly registered tires screeching and doors slamming as she lay in the snow and tried to figure out if all her limbs were still attached.

[Jonathan & Jacob Bishop]

The twins were still in a bit of a shock after the crash to react to their sister's comments right away. They took a few synchronized breaths before turning to look at her.

"I wasn't trying to kill her," John explained. "It's this idiots fault."

"No way man," Jake protested. "Don't try and pin attempted vehicular manslaughter on me."

The two started playfully shoving and hitting before they both piled out of the car to make sure the girl wasn't hurt.

Jake gave out a yelp at first. When he caught a glimpse of the pink streamer he thought the girl's guts were hanging out. But a step closer brought things into focus. He gave his brother a sheepish grin, hoping he hadn't further frightened the girl.

"Uh...you okay?" "Uh...you okay?" the twins asked, standing over the girl.

John leaned down to offer her a hand to get up while Jake started gathering up what she'd been carrying.

"Sorry my brother tried to kill you," Jake said.

"Did not," John argued giving his brother a shove. Noticing the streamers he asked, "You going to a party or something?"

[Kailin Bishop]

Kailin exhaled sharply, trying to mask the annoyance and focused on trying to get the car out of the plow. It took a bit, but eventually she managed to release the car. There was no damage, really, so Kailin was grateful for that. The blonde sibling pulled the car out and onto the side of the road in the correct way.

Getting out of the car, Kailin saw her two brothers, yet again, arguing with one another. She saw the streamers and such, and before she could yell at one of them for not helping collect them, Jake began working on the mess they created.

She approached them and the girl, a concerned look on her face. "I'm really sorry, they are just learning how to drive." Kailin could see she was fine. There was no look of pain, so that was good.

"I'm Kailin, and these are my brothers John and Jake," she said, pointing to the respective brother as his name was said.

[Nora Marie "Nory" Gwinn]

Ow. Nora Marie dimly began to register her body and surroundings further than 'not dead.' Her palms were aching were she suspected she'd scraped them on the snow, and so did one knee. All in one piece, it seemed. She spit out a mouthful of heart confetti and rolled gingerly over. "I think so--" she began, then paused in alarm at the sight of the two boys. Was she seeing double? Her vision focused a little further, and she realized that they were twins.

"No, I'm not going to a--" Nory suddenly sat bolt upright in the snow. "Oh no! This is all for the Valentines' Day dance!" She began scrambling for rolls of streamers. "Quick, help me get it before the stuff gets all soggy!"

She flashed a brief smile at Kailin as she gathered heaps of crepe paper into her arms. "Hi! I'm Nora Marie, but everybody calls me--ow--Nory." She shifted her weight off her sore knee. "Well you're awful drivers," she told the twins crossly. "All the streamers are going to be ruined--ooh, there's the box over there! Twins, one of you, grab it quick!"

[Jonathan & Jacob Bishop]

John joined his brother to help clean up the streamers, but most of the decorations were already too damaged by the snow to be of much help. And there was no way they would ever be able to pick up all of the heart glitter.

"Geez John you'd think you would be able to see someone carrying all of this brightly colored stuff," Jake muttered under his breathe at his twin. John only shoved him again, causing Jake to drop most of the streamers he'd be able to pick up.

"Sorry. Really." John said to Nory as the girl started scrambling to pick the soaking streamers up.

The twins both sighed. Not only had they almost killed some girl, but it seemed she was a fellow student. Oh and it looks like they'd managed to ruin the dance. What would Rain say when she found out they ruined the dance.

"Hey I wasn't the one driving!" Jake said, holding up his hands. John ran to pick up the box Nory was pointing too. The cardboard was already soaked through.

"This is hopeless." "This is hopeless."

The brothers looked to their sister hoping she would somehow be able to fix all of this. After all wasn't that what older siblings were for.