Prompt: Identical Twins, Private Party, Locked Closet

How we got here, I hadn't clue. I mean, yeah, sure, I knew how we got to the party but I had no idea how we managed to get ourselves in our current predicament. The smell of cleaning supplies and must wafts around my nose, weighing on the back of my throat as it coats my mouth. The taste has my gag reflex acting up.

"Ow." the word's drawn out, Peter's tone exaggerated and dripping with a child's whine despite his age.

"Shut up." I hissed as I shift, trying to get more room in the cramped closet space. All that comes from it is a bumping of my shoulders against my brothers and my cheek smashed against the wood door. "I'm trying to get us out."

"Stop stepping on me with you platforms."

"Not like there's much room, Peter." I blinked against the darkness, my eyes finding his silhouette. I can make out enough of his features to see the scowl.

"I knew I shouldn't have come to this damn party. When do any of your plans ever turn out good?"

The hair on the back of my neck stood on end. Whatever nausea had been conquering my body disappears as my hands curl into fists at my side. He had some nerve; but then, I wouldn't expect anything less from my twin.

"Says the guy who was all torn between which shirt to wear. News flash Peter," I tried to throw my arms up for emphasis, but all it manages is hitting him in the face. The slap rings out in the small space; a chill sweeps through the air, dampening the flames that had been curling my insides. I swallow. "Uh, news flash sorry?"

"That's it, I'm getting us out of this stupid closet and we're leaving. If I hear you so much as mention her name or some other b.s. about not wanting to leave, I'll put you back in here myself." He pushes me out of the way, stepping my my feet this time. His hands grip the doorknob and he rattles it, trying to make it budge. "And so help me God, if Vanessa shows her face at all during the rest of this party she'll be in her grave before the nights out."

"Agreed. The little beyotch ain't getting away with this." We'd both had enough of her. Ever since the start of ninth grade she's been making our lives miserable, and for what? Because we don't fit into the normal crowd. Nope, the Banburry trash could never fit in with the normal crowd.

I'd rather have the company of my brother over the prisses any day.

"Hey, what's the spell for locks?"

"Um," my eyes dart around the dark space, a sheepish smile curling my black stained lips. "Unlockus doorus?" A noise gurgles in the back of my brother's throat.

"You're useless, completely useless as a witch."

"Hey! You're the expert with spells, I'm the expert with potions. I should be asking you what the spell is for undoing a lock."

"FINE!"

I jumped as he slammed his body into the door, a loud crack sounding through the space as it flew open. It was a not so subtle reminder that my brother could go agro when he was really angry.

Don't mess with him tonight, check.

He hurried out of the cramped space, head whipping back and forth, no doubt trying to find the exit in the sea of our classmates. I clicked my tongue, typical. Alyssan's party was advertised as private, but I should have known that it would be anything but. She's the princess of the school, after all. People practically toss them at her feet.

"You made it out!" Vanessa's shrill voice sounds over the pounding music and both mine and Peter's gazes land on her. I swear I can see steam rising from his ears, but I place a hand on his forearm, giving my head a quick shake when he looks back at me.

"Don't worry, she'll get what's coming to her, but there are too many people right now. If you do anything it'll turn out bad." His eyes whipped between myself and our tormentor, the war waging behind his eyes evident. My breath hitched when he pulled from my hand, but my heart calmed when he turned and made for the door, Vanessa's laughter trailing after him. The noise only fanned my flames of vengeance. Oh, I'd make her pay, whether it be with a spell, a potion, or my own fists, this was the last time she ever played any type of prank on us.