In a land far away and a time long ago there was a magnificent castle deep, deep in the forests. Forests no man dared tread. This was no ordinary castle. This was a castle for witches and wizards. It was an educational system to teach them how to take full advantage and control their unusual powers. The school was called Mykew School of Sorcery.
Mark Allen was a humble but great wizard. Unbeknownst to him, he had saved the entire society from evil as a child, something he had no knowledge of. He was known throughout the land as a hero. His best friend, Don Brooks, was a redheaded misfit from one of the poorest families in the land and a fierce friend. He had three older brothers and one younger sister, Jenny. The third "musketeer" of the inseperable trio was Morgan Campsbell. She was somewhat of an oddity, another misfit. Her parents had no magical powers. She could be snobbish or dismissive, but once you became her friend, she would defend you to the death. And she was one of the most brilliant witches of her time.
The threesome had many incredible adventures during their time at Mykew, saving the school, and the sorcery community in general, time and time again.
After they graduated from Mykew, 19-year-old Don, Morgan, and Mark had all decided to pursue their graduate degrees in wizardry and witchcraft at Mykew. Jenny and the rest of the undergraduates that were also involved in their various past adventures, were all 18-year-old seniors at Mykew now. It was well established by now that Mark and Jenny were a couple, as were Don and Morgan, which baffled many.
Mark was sitting in the Whistling Kettle, a pub in Mundungus, a town many from Mykew visited, waiting for Don and Morgan to arrive when Jerry and Larry Brooks abruptly sat down across from him. Larry and Jerry were twins and Jenny's older brothers. They were so alike their own mother couldn't tell them apart. They were so in tune with each other they could finish each other's sentences. They were also well-known pranksters.
"Hello, Mark!" they said in unison.
"Larry! Jerry! What are you doing here?" asked a startled Mark.
"We were thirsty!"
"Yeah! And we saw you sitting here in a corner and thought, 'Looks like Mark could use some company!'"
"So here we are!"
"Yeah, well, thanks, guys. But Don and Morgan will be here soon, so..."
Jerry and Larry looked at each other and smiled.
"So, Mark, would you be interested in making a wizard's wager?"
"A wizard's wager?"
"Yeah, you know."
"We agree on the wager. If we're wrong, you pick the punishment we get."
"But...if we win the wager, we choose your punishment."
Mark's interest was piqued. "What's the wager?"
"When your guests arrive..." Jerry and Larry proceeded to describe the wager. It was quite simple, really.
Once Mark heard the wager, he thought
There's no way!
He was already plotting their punishment. "Sure! I'll take that wager."
"Hold out your arm."
The three gripped hands. Mark felt heat run up his arm and settle in his chest.
They tricked me!
"What...what was that I felt running up my arm?!"
"That's the wizard's wager bond."
"That way we all know if the punishment has been completed."
"Once the punishment is done, that goes away."
Just then, Don and Morgan walked up to the table. Morgan wrinkled her nose. Although they were Don's flesh and blood, she didn't care for his brothers and their nonsense.
"Hello, Mark. What are you doing here with these two miscreants?" Morgan asked snippily.
Jerry and Larry smiled and high-fived each other. Mark bowed his head and rubbed his forehead. The wager was Morgan would refer to them as delinquents or - miscreants.
"No worries, Morgan," Jerry said gleefully.
"We were just leaving."
"Mark, come to the store when you're done here."
"Yeah. We need to have a chat," Larry said with a wide smile before the two brothers left.
"What was that all about?" Morgan asked with disdain. "Probably nothing good if those two delinquents are involved." She looked at Don. "Sorry, Don."
"No worries. It's true."
She used both delinquent and miscreant! How could I be so stupid?!
"Let's just eat and get out of here."
*****
Once they were done with their lunch - which Mark had trouble enjoying - Don and Morgan went back to Mykew while Mark headed for Jerry and Larry's store, Brooks' Bamboozlers Bookstore, where he was cheerily greeted by the twins shortly after entering. They lead him to the back of the store and into their unsurprisingly messy office.
"Alright. Let's get this over with," Mark said with an annoyed tone.
Jerry and Larry smiled at each other.
"Pop Morgan's anal cherry," they said in unison.
Mark's jaw dropped. "What?!"
"You know. Bum her."
"Get to fifth base."
"Ream her."
"My favorite for Morgan - practice the Greek arts."
"Ooooo, that's a good one!"
They saw the stunned look on Mark's face. Time for the coup de grace.
"Ass fuck her," they sang in chorus.
Mark was expecting something like leaving a Ton Tongue Toffee for Damien or Boardman or slipping some Canary Cream into Jenny's pumpkin juice. But this...
"You can't be serious!"
"Oh, we are."