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This sucked. Everything about this sucked.
The book Dazzle was reading was terribly boring, the carpet they were sitting on was itchy and plain uncomfortable, and on top of it all, Razzle couldn't even fall asleep this time! Maybe he just wasn't tired enough.
What they would give to leave this room for a few minutes.
Time for plan number one.
Razzle tapped Dazzle. "Hey Dazzle, can we go get some water? I'm thirsty." He knew that the library didn't have a water dispenser, so going to get a drink would let him leave a room for a minute at least.
Dazzle didn't look up. "(Ask Brightney. She has a water bottle.)"
"Oh, you want water?" Brightney got her water bottle and passed it to Razzle. "Don't worry, I haven't drank from it yet."
Great. Foiled again. Razzle mumbled thanks and sipped water from the water bottle. They had only drank a few mouthfuls before realizing something.
If we have to pee, Dazzle will have no excuse not to get up and leave the room already! Then I won't have to sit here and stare at a boring book or at the stupid ceiling for a few minutes at least!
He continued to gulp down the water until half of the bottle was gone. They placed down the bottle and waited.
10 minutes. Razzle was starting to feel the effects of the liquid in his (shared) bladder. They tapped his fingers on the floor. Dazzle was bound to feel the fullness of his bladder soon.
They looked around the room, trying to pass the time while he waited. Brightney was reading some dusty instruction manual, and Astro was reading a novel with Dandy's face on it. Nothing special, really.
"Razzle..? Can I have the water bottle?" Astro asked quietly.
"Huh? Oh sure! I did drink out of it though." Razzle picked it up off the ground and handed it over.
"I know. My head just hurts.." Astro gulped the water down.
"Oh, okay." Razzle shrugged and turned back to Dazzle.
There was still so many pages. And Dazzle had somehow still not registered their need to pee. It was terribly unfair, seeing how Razzle was already so desperate.
Razzle shifted his position, trying to make the urge a little less prominent. Dazzle grumbled as his twin moved but didn't look up.
Razzle huffed. They turned back to Astro. The bottle was empty already. Oh! He could take advantage of this.
"Astro, I could-" Razzle started.
"I'll go refill the bottle. It's my bottle." Brightney interrupted.
Or you could do that. Razzle thought bitterly. Now I'm stuck here.
They sighed loudly. Dazzle looked at Razzle, raising an eyebrow. "(What?)"
"How much longer do you want to stay here and read? This is so boring." Razzle complained.
"(Razzle...just go to sleep or something...)" Dazzle tried to focus back on his book, but he was acutely aware of the growing pressure in his and Razzle's bladder now.
Why did Razzle drink so much water? Whatever, he could finish this book before they went. If they went before he finished, Razzle would for sure lose his patience and not let them go back.
Brightney came back with 2 bottles of water this time, and handled one to Razzle and one to Astro.
Astro murmered thanks. Razzle also thanked Brightney and drank the water.
Dazzle stared at Razzle, dumbfounded. Why would they think it was a good idea? They already had to pee...
(Is Razzle really that thirsty...?) Dazzle blinked. (Oh, whatever..)
He flipped the page again, trying to focus on the words, but found that the surges of desperation that came from his bladder was getting harder to ignore.
But he really didn't want to get up and abandon his book.
He dug his nails into the leather cover of the book as another wave of desperation hit him. He glanced at Razzle. His twin brother almost looked unbothered by the pressure in his bladder, but on a closer inspection, they were biting his lip, and their leg was shaking up and down rythematically.
Yet Razzle was still downing the entire bottle of water. Was he doing this on purpose..?
"(Razzle, are you really that thirsty...?)" Dazzle whispered.
"Huh? Oh uh..." Razzle made a bunch of excuses under their breath before shrugging.
Razzle seemed ready to leave the topic almost immediately. Dazzle sighed and gave up on questioning it. Let him have their secrets.
Razzle finished the bottle of water. It was only a matter of time...
Dazzle squirmed, trying not to leak. The urge was so great now, it was even wavering his own focus. The words on the page seemed to blur, the pressing need of his bladder overwhelming his senses.
Razzle was doing no better. He was shifting constantly, and every time the slightest amount of pressure was applied onto their lower abdomen, he would squeak quietly, before coughing to muffle the sound.
They were doing this so often that Brightney thought he was sick, and offered to take them to the medical room. Of course Razzle refused, but the situation was getting dire.
Dazzle tried to turn the page with shaky hands, before realizing it was to no avail. "(Razzle...)"
Before Dazzle could finish his sentence, Razzle blurted out, "Dazzle I have to pee!"
"(Oh, uh, same...)" Dazzle mumbled, standing up. Razzle followed suit, clearly hopping from foot to foot now.
"(Brightney, we're gonna go-)" Dazzle was cut off by Razzle sprinting across the room to the door. Dazzle had no choice but to follow.
The second they got outside, both of them lost all control and pissed themselves.
"(Oh...)" Dazzle looked more upset than usual.
"In sorry, Dazzle!" Razzle cried. "I was drinking water so that we would get up to go pee and we would finally be able to stop reading that stupid book but I think I got too carried away..."
"(Oh, I should have guessed...well, to make it up to me, clean up the mess. And, you have to pick out a book and read it quietly for the next 3 book club meetings.)" Dazzle replied, the sadness in his tone disappearing. Instead, he was starting to sound a little smug.
"Nooo...okay, I guess I deserve it." Razzle admitted.