"And we will enter from the left to accept our award," said Strify, the blonde singer. Shin, the pale drummer, looked confused. "Why?" he asked. Strify shrugged. "It just seems interesting to me." He looked at his phone as a text came in.
Have you gotten him?
Strify pursed his lips. "I'm gonna run to the restroom." He ran for the bathroom, quickly. It was time to make the call.
"Do you have him, Marius?" "No," said Strify. Only it wasn't Strify s voice. "But, I've set the trap. The boys are up against Luminor for an award. I have rigged the voting to make sure Luminor wins." "How does the gay bastard winning help you kidnap him?" "I've got a plan, boss. Don't worry." "Fail me again, and you will be fired, Marius." The boy sighed. "Of course not, sir. I promise I will not fail you." He heard his boss hang up. When he left the restroom, everyone was staring at him. "What? I had burritos for lunch." He walked into his bedroom.
Luminor was sitting alone in his bedroom, talking on the phone. "What do you mean Strify's acting strange?" "Just that," said Yu on the other end. "I don't know why, but he's acting really weird. He goes to the bathroom more than usual, stays in there for a long time, receives mysterious text messages, and he talks about you a lot." Luminor blinked. "He talks about me a lot?" He ran a hand through his long, black hair. "Yea. We don't get why, but he does. At first I thought it was just him missing you, but now I'm wondering if something's going on." Luminor sighed. "That is kinda weird." "Crap. I gotta go. We re practicing for our live VMA performance." "Talk to ya later." "Bye." Luminor set the cordless phone back onto the charger. Strify was talking about him? That was unusual.
"Agent Ryans!" A small boy about Kiro's size entered the room and saluted. "Yes, sir?" "At ease, Agent," said the commander. The agent relaxed his posture. "I have a mission for you." He handed the boy a picture of Luminor. The boy gasped. A mixture of shock and delight that his mission was to protect his favorite rockstar.
"What's the damage?" he asked in a serious tone. "We believe the enemy will make an attempt to kidnap him at the VMAs this weekend. I want you to go in and get him out of there. The voting has been rigged so that he will win. I have rigged it so the Jonases will win." The boy nodded. "So, just get Luminor out, correct?" "Correct," said the commander. He watched the young agent leave, excitedly. The boy could do that. Couldn't he?
The VMAs were more exciting than the boy could imagine. He flashed his RPP id to the security guard and walked backstage, sitting on the same couch as Luminor. He didn't sit too close. He was supposed to establish a trust by gradually getting closer to his charge. "Hello," he said. Luminor looked up. "Hallo." The agent took a deep breath. "I need to speak with you. In private." Luminor looked around. There were too many people around them. He led the boy into the hallway.
"Talk." The boy took a deep breath. "I should start by introducing myself. I am agent Jayson Ryans of the Rockstar Protection Program." Luminor started laughing. "What is this, some teenage girl's fan fiction?" Jayson showed Luminor his RPP id. The rockstar blinked. "Oh. You weren't kidding." Jayson shook his head. "Nope. But, listen. We've got to get out of here. Our enemy is somewhere out there, waiting to kidnap you. I've been sent to protect you from him. Or her. We don t know who it is, yet. The place is crawling with Rockstar Protection Program agents hunting the enemy down. Whoever it is, we know they're after you. I know we just met, but trust me. No one else. Got it?" Luminor stared at him. "How do I know you're not the one trying to kidnap me?" "You don't," Jayson said. "I could very well BE trying to do that. But, would I really tell you my plot if I was?" Luminor sighed. "I'm trusting you." He took Jayson's hand and they walked out of the VMAs together.