Torn Between Twin Brothers

Ava gawked; she was dumbfounded. She couldn't say anything while Pearl, Akira, and Jeffrey all had raised eyebrows.

Jeffrey, who was sitting right behind Pearl and Akira, commented, "What was that all about? There are so many vacant seats. Why did he choose to sit right next to my sister?" He said to no one in particular.

Akira only giggled. She was happy to learn that James seems to like her best friend. Then, she went back to her drawing as if she didn't see anything.

Pearl was mesmerized and kept on sneaking peeks at James secretly. She couldn't get over the fact that Ashton had a twin brother and that they're identical at that. After sneaking a peek at James several times, she realized that there was a big difference in their aura.

While they were identical in their physical features, that was all. Their mannerisms were totally different. So naturally, she found James boring, and she wasn't interested in him. She turned her attention back to her cellphone, watching a video of her idol and his group.

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Ava moved closer to the window and hid her face with the baseball cap that she was wearing while doing her best to ignore James.

"What, am I that scary that you have to hide?" James bantered, a slight smile forming on his lips.

Ava was going to ignore his banter, but it got the better of her. He was right; why should she hide? She didn't do anything wrong. She straightened her back and sat straight up, "I'm not afraid of you, you know! I just don't want to be bothered, that's all!" She retorted before turning to her left side to look outside the window.

James stayed silent for the duration of their travel to reach the Royal Resorts. The whole bus was eerily quiet as they traveled. The only noise would come once in a while when the bus would hit a rough patch on the road, and it would make a little noise when the driver would try to slow down and hit the brake lightly.

Luckily the travel time was only less than fifteen minutes, although those fifteen minutes felt excruciatingly long. If it were any longer, Ava would probably be out of breath by the time they reached their destination from holding her breath so often.

When the bus came to a complete stop, Ava let out a heavy sigh of relief. Finally, finally, she could get away from James. She would make sure that she wouldn't bump into him the whole time they would be staying at the resort. The place was vast; she knew she could find a place to hide and avoid him.

At least, that was what she thought. Unknown to her that their parents were coming and it would be impossible not to run into him.

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As soon as they got off the bus, Ava quickly asked for the key to her room. She was in for a shock when Arman informed her that she would be staying in a villa with her brother and parents. Arman then turned to the other girls and told them the same thing. Everyone whined and complained.

Arman had both of his hands up in the air, "Girls, it's out of my hands. How about asking your parents when they arrive, alright?" He turned his attention to James and Akira; he was about to say something when James pulled him to the side very quickly.

"Uncle, how about giving me a room of my own. My parents would understand. Also, they don't know that Akira and I are siblings." He explained, which shocked Arman. Why would they keep their relationship hidden from the others? But that wasn't for him to question. He agreed to James's request and let the others be taken to their villa first.

He then put his arm around his nephew's shoulders and took him personally to get two keys. One for James and one for his bodyguard before sending them on their way.

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While they were settling into their villas, the Jones's and Go couples had arrived at the airport and made a piece of headline news. The reason was that someone got a picture of the lead singer of the group EXODUS entering the private jet and posted it all over social media.

The fans of EXODUS were all lined up outside the airport, waiting for their idol. Unknown to them that it would be impossible for them to get a glimpse of him. A car was already waiting for them at the tarmac. As soon as they descended from the jet, they went inside a vehicle that was fully tinted.

However, some paparazzi with a long-distance lens were able to take a picture and a video of Ashton arriving, and as soon as it was uploaded on social media, it went viral. All fans in the whole Kingdom of Stonasia were wondering where he was staying.

Pearl, who was always following anything about Ashton, saw the video and started jumping for joy. She knew that Ashton was headed to the resort since James was there. She couldn't contain the happiness that she was feeling because of the idea that she would see Ashton again so soon. Then suddenly she remembered that her parents were coming as well and that she would be guarded for the whole week.

She slumped down on top of the bed, trying to think of a way out...

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President Daniel Grant and First Lady Andrea arrived a little later. A bulletproof and tinted black car was already waiting for them at the tarmac as well. At least ten secret services were standing by on the ground, waiting for the couple when they descended.

Once they were inside the vehicle, Andrea quickly dialed Pearl to inform her that they had arrived and were on their way to the resort.

Pearl didn't know what to think after speaking with her mother over the phone. She needed Ava and Akira's help before her parents arrived. She quickly grabbed her phone and ran to the villa next door where Akira and her family were staying.

Chupsy was shaking her head when she saw Pearl running frantically, she already knew what her charge was up to, and she couldn't wait to find out what kind of mischief she had come up with this time.

Mary was standing guard at the door when Pearl and Chupsy arrived. She only said a quick hi to Mary before running inside the villa to look for Akira.

"What's going on with your girl now?" Mary curiously asked Chupsy, who was still shaking her head and grinning at the same time.

"Hahaha! You will soon find out. I swear I will never get old with these children. They're so mischievous; I can't wait for them to grow up and start acting like ladies." So responded Chupsy, still grinning.

"True, another four or five years before they become adults, we have a long time ahead of us." Mary let out a big sigh before she looked at Chupsy and then started laughing out loud.

"Ahem! Ahem!" Said a voice coming from somewhere...

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