Raining on Your Dreams [River]

[Bolin & Chonglin Zhou]

Once again the end of summer left off and the beginning of fall picked up with rainy weather. The sky was covered in clouds, and the there was no sign on the rain clearing up any time soon that day. The day before was clear and calm despite it supposing to be pouring, yet last night the rain began coming heavily down and continued into the morning and rest of the day. The constant beating sound on the window of a certain Gestalt pair's dorm wasn't something that helped them sleep. In fact it did the opposite. They were stuck tossing and turning struggling to sleep.

Around half past two in the morning they finally fell asleep, then time flew and their alarm clock insisted they wake up again. The day was slow and miserable. Of course it didn't help that it was Monday and there was the rest of the week to follow. Classes went by, and now at during a free block they were stuck indoors with not much to do.

In the end Bolin and Chonglin spent their block in the student lounge. There were other kids mingling around, chattering away happily, like usual. The two were playing a game of pool, but soon ditched the idea when they lost track of which one had the solids and which had the striped. It was a bit hard with two points of view for one game. In perfect unison they flopped onto a couch together. The one difference between the two was that Chonglin was sitting upside down with his feet hanging over the back while Bolin was upright. All the same the younger twin still saw things sort of right side up. They stared up at the television with a show they were unfamiliar with running. Some trippy-looking cartoon on Cartoon Network it looked. Why some students watched such stuff was beyond them.

Bolin leaned his head back against the sofa. "What to do...?"

[River Tseung]

River appreciated all kinds of weather; unlike a lot of people, his mood didn't typically dampen when the colder seasons started, so even though he loved summer, he was looking forward to snuggling up in warm sweaters and rain jackets too. He could dance in the rain just as much as he could in the sun!

In fact, that was what he had done at first when break had arrived - went outside for several minutes to just enjoy the refreshing drizzle until his hair was soaked and his clothes dripping. Probably not the smartest idea, considering there were more classes later in the day, but he figured he would dry out soon enough!

He decided to go to the student lounge to dry out, wiping strands of newly-dyed, wet, blonde hair from his face as he happily hummed while walking along. He reached the room and looked around, wondering who he should go to first - he saw quite a few of his friends gathered in different places. Though, the way two individuals were sitting on a couch caught his attention, and he beamed as he recognized the gestalt pair. They were always fun!

River approached them with a spring in his step, giving them a wave as he pondered how best to approach the situation. After a few moments he went and sat upside-down the way Chonglin was on the other side of Bolin, giggling at the ridiculousness. "Hey guys, how are you?" he chuckled, not caring how silly he might look. "I think I should sit like this more often. Gives me a whole new perspective on the world!"

[Bolin & Chonglin Zhou]

The two boys sat like that for a while with their eyes closed. They listened to the sounds around them, girls giggle about the cute guy across the room (Bolin peeked over to check, he wasn't all too bad looking), a few boys arguing over whether one of them scratch or not over by the pool table, the out of place voices of the characters on T.V. It was a bit strange to hear one sound from different points of view. They didn't even notice their friend approach. At least until he plopped down and greeted them cheerfully.

Chonglin looked across his brother shins to see River's smiling face. "Hi! We're alright."

"And yourself? If you had a Gestalt I'd suggest you do it like we are."

"Two views at once. It's pretty cool." Granted after a while like this they would probably get a bit of a headache, and a dizzy spell or two when they both sit up again. But that was the price to pay for some neat experiences. "So,"

"How's this rainy world been treating you today, dear sir?" A grin spread across Lin's face. River just seemed to always ooze sunshine and happiness. It was impossible to stay grumpy or mad around him the twins had quickly found.

[River Tseung]

River met Chonglin's upside-down gaze, still giggling a bit. There was never a dull moment around these two, that was for sure.

"I'm doing great!" he beamed, water still dripping out of his damp hair onto the floor. Oops. Oh well, it would dry out eventually. "Ah man, if only I had a Gestalt twin," he sighed dramatically. "Though I don't know if the world could take two of me!" he added cheekily.

Two Rivers... Eh, maybe that wouldn't be so good. He liked being an individual! But Bolin and Chonglin weren't identical, and they were still on the way to being synced up completely, so they still definitely had some personality differences. And River was sure he would like them just as much when they were technically one person!

"It does sound cool," he agreed. He felt the blood rushing to his own head, but ignored it for now. "It's been treating me wonderfully," River grinned, reaching a hand down to run through his hair. "I was just out enjoying the weather before I came here. I love summer and all, but I love the rain too." Possibly more so because that was his sister's name, but that wasn't the only reason. "Just something really refreshing about a downpour after all the hot months," he sighed happily. "What about you guys? Any adventures lately?"

[Bolin & Chonglin Zhou]

Chonglin couldn't help but watch a small puddle form under River's dripping head as it grew slowly. His brother however, stayed on the top of the conversation with River.

"Well, if people can handle two of you physically, then the world could handle River the Gestalt Pair. I mean, you would be one person"

"Sorta." The sync had been a little bumpy at first, and even so, they still had unique traits of their own. Lin still had a ways to go before becoming completely one person in mind. They were unsure how they would end up once merged completely. Chonglin had the same blood-filled head feeling that River had, and Bolin could feel his own face warm up from it as well. All the same they paid it little mind. "Well that would explain the puddle below you're head."

"Almost got thinking you could melt your head or something." They giggled jokingly. "What don't you love?" They knew their cousin to be the most accepting and loving guy around. There wasn't much that they found to bother him (they tried a lot of different things to find his ticking point).

"Eh,"

"not much."

"But we've been managing with the low adventure activity." Chonglin sat up as far as he could in his position, which wasn't very far. "Speaking of which, wanna go do something?" The twins looked down at their damp cousin with lively grins.

[River Tseung]

"Hmmm, true," River pondered, tapping his lip as he shifted slightly in his position. "Well, maybe I'll end up a gestalt pair in a future life and get to experience what you do," he finally finished with a grin and a shrug.

He couldn't imagine what it must feel like, though, becoming a single person in two bodies. How did relationships and such work? It was all rather confusing for him. "Ah! Yeah," he giggled, looking down at the water. "I suppose I better clean that up before I leave so I don't have to make someone else clean up after me." He giggled along with them. "Nope, at least, I don't think I can do that. Although I do feel awfully lightheaded."

He finally flipped up and adjusted himself upright on the couch, getting a weird feeling as all the blood rushed out of his head again. "I don't love..." River had to think about this for several long moments. "Not being able to hang out with you guys more," he replied with a cheeky grin and a nudge. Yes, they did try to get on his nerves, but it never worked! It was true; there were very few things in this world he didn't like. Well, apart from the obvious war, disease, bullying, etc.

"That's no good!" he clicked his tongue, crossing his arms behind his head. "Not getting into any mischief with the other twins, eh?" The four cousins could get into loads of trouble together, he was sure. At their request and grins, however, he gave his own broad smile in return. "Yeah, sure! I have some time." He stretched. "Whadaya wanna do?"