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STEP 0: Introduction.

The first time he saw them they were discussing on which ice cream flavor to buy
"I want vanilla ice cream!"
"For the last time, cookies and cream!"
"Argh! VANILLA!"
"NO! COOKIES AND CREAM!"
Their argument didn't make any sense,
in Arthur's eyes they seemed like two overgrown children fighting over a toy.
He couldn't restrain himself,
"Why don't you buy both?" he hypothesized, he realized that he said those words only after hearing himself saying them aloud.

The twins almost simultaneously turned toward him, stared back
and then went back to that guy with strange eyebrows who had just stepped into their discussion
"Hey It 'a fantastic idea!" said the boy
"This fixes everything!" said the girl
"Thank you!" they exclaimed together.

Arthur merely replied with a 'No problem' and then went back to do his weekly shopping.
"They were beautiful" he thought as he pushed the trolley between the shelves full of home products.
The appearance of the twins had struck him,
since he moved to America hadn't the occasion to meet many people of 'nice look' that would meet his personal standards of beauty.
He returned to the frozen food section hoping to be able to see them again, but the only thing he found there was the ice on which they were discussing earlier.
He shook his head, he thought it was useless to hope to meet them again,
Arthur was sure that he would never see them again.
With that in mind he returned home with the usual groceries, but with some extra ice cream.

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Arthur Kirkland, 24 years old; after losing both his parents he decided to leave London and all that concerned his past.
He moved to the U.S. to follow his dream to become a fashion designer, and decided to attend the course of fashion design at the Parsons School of Design in New York.

In a couple of months he would have to face his final exam, which consisted in a show of clothes designed and made exclusively by him.
He spent sleepless nights and lots of vacation time bent over his drawing board to create clothes, but he was still not entirely satisfied with his work.
He wanted to find the right models for his creations, not any person would be good enough for him.
The models who would have the honor of carrying his clothes on the runway were supposed to be unique, as unique as his designs.

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Amelia and Alfred F. Jones, 20 years old, both just finished high school;
Amelia the 'lil sis' determined to fulfill her dream to sing and perform on Broadway's stages, decided to attend American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
Alfred two minutes older brother of Amelia, after high school he decided to take a sabbatical year to meditate on the right college for him;
to not waste time he started working in a fast food nearby academy that his sister had decided to attend.

Since the birth of Amelia and Alfred had never been separated.
After the death of his parents they decided to live together with the money of the inheritance until marriage of at least one of the two, but nevertheless neither of them had ever been involved in a serious love story.

They were really close to be brother and sister, it was rare to see them fight.
Most of the time their arguments broke out for quite childish things, their discussion about the ice cream flavor was an example.

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That time at the supermarket was their first meeting ...
but it certainly was not the last, very soon the three of them would meet again.

Coincidence or just another joke of fate?