Your Worst Nightmare(Oliver)

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Backdated to the day after the twins arrive at Hammel

How incredibly rude of their cousin to not even come and greet them at the airport nor was he there for the drive to Pilot Ridge, nor was he there to greet them upon their arrival to the school. Honestly, Temperance and Charity expected more of their cousin Oliver Seabrooke, especially after their papa Harry made a point of calling up his dear half-korean nephew and explicitly telling him to make the girls feel welcome.

Of course, by the time the girls had gotten to the campus, it was already very late in the day. Furthermore, they had to use that evening to settle into their dorm rooms. Given that there were two of them, they were, of course, given two rooms, one of which they decided to be a "public bedroom" where they would spend their days and show off to people fortunate enough to gain an invitation from the girls, and the other to be the "private bedroom" where Temperance and Charity would actually sleep behind a very locked door. It took most of the evening to complete that set-up and by the time they'd finished putting up the last One Direction poster and hung the last necklace on their jewelry tree, they were completely exhausted(especially since they'd just spent several hours on a plane).

With there being classes the following day, Temperance and Charity did not have an opportunity to visit their dear cousin until the afternoon of their second day at the school.

A dainty knock came at the door and then, without waiting for an invite, the same hand gripped the knob and let the two girls into the room of a certain, half-blind dorm monitor. "Oh, Olive~r," they said in chorus.

"Are you here, Nolls?" Temperance called out, poking her head through the door.

"If not, then it was very careless of him to leave his door unlocked," Charity observed."Should we teach him a lesson?"

[Oliver Seabrooke]

Shit.

Yes, Oliver had gotten the call from his uncle announcing that his little bundles of joy had manifested and would be attending Hammel as soon as they could get there. Yes, he had pretended to be eager about their arrival and assured his dear relative that he would look out for them while they studied here. Yes, this was a big giant lie that he was barely able to hide before he had hung up the phone and let out a deep, moaning sigh.

The twins. It was his worst nightmare come true. And not only were they metas, they were gestalts, which the half-Brit should have seen coming miles away. Of course this had to happen to him. Of course. He didn't have enough problems in his life.

And so he had skipped out on meeting them at the airport, using the excuse of some dorm monitor... event, or something, to get out of it. Oliver hoped they would settle in and sort of get caught up enough in getting used to the change in their life that they wouldn't bother him, but apparently that was not the case.

Ollie was not-so-subtly hiding out in his room, flipping through some old book no one had ever heard of on his bed as the knock came at his door. Before he could lift himself up and see who it was, the doorknob was turning - they were coming in!

"Hey! Haven't you heard of priva-" His voice caught as he heard those familiar voices. Good Lord in Heaven, please help me.

"Yes, I'm here," he replied with a small hiss, tugging the open further as he reached it. He bit back his irritation and tried to at least muster a... Neutral expression. "So it's true then? You guys got the gestalt end of the stick, huh?" He stood purposefully in his doorway, silently denying them entrance to his room. "How... Wonderful it is... To have you here," he added with a forced smile. "Settling in okay?" Like he cared. Well, he did. They were related, after all, so he had some sort of feelings for his cousins. Didn't mean he particularly liked them, though.

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"I think he may be lying, Chair," Temperance surmised.

"Through his teeth," Charity agreed.

"Could he possibly be more insincere?"

"I don't think so."

"Our dear cousin, whom we love so dearly, doesn't even greet us at the airport, doesn't want us here, and now lies to our faces?"

"How incredibly cruel, I doubt my heart can take another word."

They exchanged glances, locking their dark eyes with one another, before facing forward again to say in chorus, "We're telling uncle."

A threat was more like it. In the past, the girls had been well known to run to their precious uncle whenever dear Oliver had the nerve to bully his brother's little angel's, with stories so sad they brought a tear to their eyes. Fakes one, but tears nonetheless.

And uncle was always, so understanding.

[Oliver Seabrooke]

Oliver held back an irritated sigh; the only reason he was even putting up an act of not completely dismissing the girls was because he knew they would run to his family and he would get in a shitload of trouble.

"Couldn't get a ride there. Y'know, being half-blind and all," he replied, hardly hiding the grumpiness in his voice. "I'm... So sorry I couldn't be there for your arrival. I'm sure you've been busy getting settled in."

He leaned against his door frame, both eyes trained down at the twins even though the one on the left was the only one that was really in focus. Shit, he still could hardly tell them apart.

"No need to do that," he grumbled, ruffling the back of his head. Ugh. Time to kiss up to the girls so he wouldn't have to explain to his dad why he didn't run to them when open arms when they arrived.

Fuck his life...

"Anything... I can do to make you guys feel more comfortable?" he asked through gritted teeth.

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The girls knew when they had the upper hand, and it was easy to do with their dear cousin. In the eyes of their parents and uncle, Temperance and Charity were perfect angels. They'd mastered the art of crocodile tears long ago, and how to coax all amounts of stuff from the adults who just "couldn't believe they could be anything but nice."

"You don't need eyes to be a passenger."

"You could have come with the driver who picked us up."

"Or at least met us when we arrived at the dorms. We could have used help unpacking."

"Yes, our luggage was so incredibly heavy."

"And it took so long to get our rooms set up. We would have saved so much time if we only had the help of our dear cousin."

"Our Dear cousin, Nolls."

At least he was trying hard to butter them up. The girls shared a smirk, thinking over silently what they would have Oliver do for them.

"We want ice-cream. Take us to town for ice-cream," they demanded. And maybe get a good show of the town. And maybe if they got bored, they could ditch Oliver and claim to have been left behind by him. Yes, this was a good plan, a good way to pass the time...for now.

[Oliver Seabrooke]

Well, shit. The girls were sharp little things, and Oliver should have realized some half-assed excuses and less-than-genuine apologies were going to get him in over his head. Whyyyy did they have to come here?

"I'm sorry, I guess I was just busy with my work," he replied as apologetically as possible despite his tight jaw. "I thought, you know, being the wise, mature girls that you are now, you could settle in on your own without me there to help." He shrugged, resting his head against his door frame. "Most students come here without knowing anyone. I wouldn't want to make you girls... Spoiled with my helping."

He didn't know if any of this would help or not. Probably not. Ughh.

Their response for how he could make up for his behavior made him groan internally, but he managed to keep his face neutral apart from a small twitch around his eyes. "Alright... Fine, I can do that. I haven't had my break yet today anyway." Without a word, he stepped back into his room, grabbed his jacket, and shrugged it on, snagging his wallet before he stepped back out and locked his door. Maybe, with luck, he'd lose them and they'd never be found aga- No. He couldn't think that way. They were really under his care now.

"Come on, princesses," he sighed, tilting his head towards the door. "Before I get you in trouble for trying to break into my room." Without waiting, he started walking towards the exit, his long strides a little unsteady as he adjusted himself to his normal slowish pace. It was frustrating, but better than making an idiot out of himself by tripping or something in front of the twins.

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Why had they come here? Well, for one Kocher was boring. For two, Kocher was far from their home. The girls mutually agreed that if they were going to be far from home to the point of inconvenience, then they may as well get an experience in a country that was less accessible, like the United States. While they were still mostly confined to campus, they were set on the idea that during their breaks they could kidnap their dear cousin and coax a grand tour of the country he ought to know so well.

This did not, however, account for Oliver's blinded eye and inability to drive, which they were well aware of anyway.

"You needn't worry, dear cousin. There's nothing you could do to spoil us that our fathers haven't done already." Temperance brushed her hair from her face. Clearly they were well aware of how spoiled they were and thought nothing of it.

They watched in silence as Oliver donned his coat, Charity taking the moment to look around the room that lacked any level of personality. Really, how could they be related to this guy? (Easy, it's called adoption).

"It's not our fault you carelessly left the door unlocked. With all the manner of lowlifes spawning in this cesspool, I'm surprised you don't take more effectual precautions." Temperance kept her eyes on their cousin.

Once he started down the hall, they followed, not bothering to close the door to his room behind him. It wasn't their responsibility after all.

[Oliver Seabrooke]

Oliver would not stand to serve as a guide to the two little dev- girls. He would not, nope, he couldn't.... Oh, who was he kidding? As long as the two were here, he wouldn't be able to do anything but follow their wishes, unless he wanted his family to hear about what an awful job he was doing as an older cousin, and a dorm monitor. He might as well get used to it and try to deal. At least maybe he'd get out of the dorms more...

"Clearly," he said with as little bitterness as possible. He'd been spoiled a little as a kid, but nowhere near as much as the girls. He wasn't envious, per say, but found it annoying that they didn't care about appearing modest around others that might not be so fortunate. "Are you two going to be able to survive in such a... Foreign place?" Maybe they'd get taken down a notch or two once they realized not everyone here would be wrapped around their fingers. Or so he hoped.

"I usually keep it locked," he grumbled. "Guess I felt like being more welcoming today." Bad idea. He could have ignored it if it'd been locked. Oliver grit his teeth at the lowlifes bit, and he snapped a little. "Those students are your peers, and you would do best to respect them the way you want to be respected." True, there were many kids he didn't like, but they were people.

Thoroughly peeved, he sighed, making sure his door was shut as they headed out. He took only a small second to keep the door outside open for the two before he started trudging forward again. "There's an ice cream parlor at the mall," he told them blandly. "I can show you the area." They'd probably want to live there.

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There was no need for the girls to worry whether people would do as they said or not. They were quite capable of playing the proper lady when the situation called for it as well as the damsel in distress when they needed to push people just a bit more. "We shall survive, dear cousin, with or without your help. Though preferably with if you can stand to be troubled, Nolls."

Temp sharpened her glare. "Respect isn't given, it's earned. These people have done nothing yet to earn our respect, therefore we do not intend to give it out so cheaply." So far, they've met nobody who had even tried to earn it. Such poor manners.

The girls, one-by-one, followed Oliver out of his room and to the outside. They both shared a pleased look at the prospect of ice-cream. "Very well. That will do fine," Temperance accepted for the two of them. They already planned to ditch him at the mall, so this could be worthwhile.