Welcome to my lovely series of one-shots. For the record, none of them are actually a series. They start over every chapter. I'll have OC's and some non-OC's. So enjoy! Suggest ideas and characters. You will be completely attributed for them!

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Title: Animal (Neon Trees Song!) :)

Main Plot: Joe Lucas is a spy in high school. He's been keeping it from his best friend for quite some time and she hasn't suspected a thing. But when she unexpectedly drops by him and his brothers have to decide on whether or not they should tell the truth.

Info: In Joe's POV. Joe/Bella (OC)

It was always the same, the weekends. I would hope that my phone wouldn't ring that familiar beep. But it would; and I would be stuck on a mission with my brothers all night. I didn't buy that whole "being a spy is my destiny" crud. I think there's more for me than this. I just had to deal with it until school ended. Then I was free to make a plan B. Hopefully that wouldn't area around Chemistry. I was staring at the clock, zoning out. 3:04… just one more minute… thirty seconds… five, four, three, two…

RINNNNNGGG!

I bolted out of my seat towards the door. I smiled as the hallways filled with kids sharing the same emotion as me. Ah, finally… two full days without school. I suppose they had more to look forward to than me. I had to do stupid spy stuff.

I smiled when I saw my best friend, Bella. She was at her locker, throwing her Algebra book in carelessly. I pushed my glasses back up to my face and snuck up behind her. I put my hands over her eyes, "Guess who."

"Hmm, Santa?" she asked. I laughed as she turned around to face me. Bella has been my best friend since grade school. I could tell her absolutely anything… well most things. You probably already know that I can't tell her I'm a highly trained secret-agent. I've done pretty well at keeping it from her. She doesn't fully appreciate it when I have to leave without prior notice to go on a mission though. I've been running out of excuses too, "You seem glum."

"Me?" I asked, "Glum?" Her hazel eyes scrutinized my expression. I chuckled throwing my arm over her, "Trust me, Bells. I'm alright."

"Well," she said pausing, "Okay." She didn't sound too great herself.

"What's the matter?" I asked as we walked towards the front exit of the school.

"Me?" she asked, "Nothing." I laughed realizing that she was mimicking me.

"Talk," I said.

"I don't know," she said, "I guess… I think I'm going to break up with David." My eyes lit up but I quickly hid my excitement. She was clearly upset about it and even though I hated her jerk boyfriend David (A/N: David Henrie? Just a clearer visual) I had to value her feelings.

"Did something happen?" I asked.

"I don't know," she said, "I think he's cheating… with the blonde girl in your Chem class."

"What makes you think so?" I asked casually.

"Stella saw them," she said, "Studying together."

"Oh," I said. I looked down at her; her eyes were miserable, worried. I pulled her close, giving her a friendly one-armed hug, "Do what's best for you, Bella."

"Right," she said looking up at me, "You always seem to be there." Maybe its because you're the most gorgeous, stunning, amazing girl I've ever met… I thought.

"You're my best friend," I said instead, "Of course I'm there for you… and in return you give me rides home from school." She slapped my shoulder, taking out her keys.

Bella's car had to be the most retro piece of junk I've ever seen. People still talk about the day she drove it to school for the first time. It was a faded orange Volkswagen van; yes, what hippies originally drove.

"Bells!" called a not so wanted voice. My arm dropped from Bella's shoulders as I went turned around to see David jogging towards her. I felt utterly repulsed but try to keep a straight face. If she ended it now, I could be much more devious later on. David was looking at me the whole time as he crushed his lips against Bella's. She pulled away, gently pushing him back.

"David, we need to talk," I said. Oh, boy. Awkward? Not really. I wanted to see this.

"About what?" he asked. Bella sighed.

"Stella called me last night," I said, "She saw you and Sam 'studying' together?"

"Yeah, so?" he asked, "She's tutoring me." In what? How to walk and chew gum at the same time? In that case, she's the one who needs the tutor. I thought. Sometimes I wish I could speak my mind.

"David," she said, "You don't study… she's dumber than a post. What really happened?" David faltered with his words so nothing really came out. Bella rolled her eyes and walked towards the driver's side of her van.

"Bella, wait," he said. I said nothing and got in on the passenger's side. Bella started the car but David reached over and grabbed her hand from touching the gear shift.

"David," she said, "I know what happened. It's not hard to figure it out. We just…" she looked over at him, "We need to see other people."

"A-are you breaking up with me?" David asked. I looked straight ahead.

"Yep," she said, "Now let go. I'm gonna be late for work." David, completely appalled let go of Bella's hand as she backed out of her parking space and drove away. It was silent for a minute or two, "Sorry, that must've been uncomfortable for you."

"Nah," I said, "It's all good… but are you okay?" She nodded.

"Yeah," she said, "It had to happen." Bella wasn't completely aware that David was in fact, a player. That's probably why he was so surprised when Bella broke up with him. I just wish she would've figured it out sooner.

"I'll see you," I said as Bella pulled up to my front driveway.

"Yeah," Bella said, "Call me up."

"You got it," I said, "Oh, and make sure Nick doesn't come home covered in car grease again."

"I will," she laughed that perfect musical laugh. I reached for my homework and accidentally touched Bella's hand. We looked at each other for a minute. She pulled her hand away, "Sorry.'

"No," I stuttered, "It's… don't be sorry." She nodded. I was about to leave when I turned back towards her, "Hey, Bella?"

"Yeah?" she asked breaking her gaze from her hands on the steering wheel. I like you. I know this is fast but I can be there for you more than David ever was. The only thing is that sometimes I have to go on top secret missions.

"Nothing," I said, "I'll see you later."

Later that night…

"Mission time," I said as Kevin and I threw some random agent-gadgets into a black duffle bag, "Where's Nick?"

"Probably throwing Bella another excuse," replied Kevin, my oldest brother. I don't see Nick much after school because Kevin drops him off at the local car garage where he and Bella work together. He should be home soon… hopefully.

"I want to tell her," I said, "I really do… but you know that we can't."

"Yeah," Kevin said, "Unless we want her memory erased."

"Right," I said. That was too much to risk. For Bella to forget about us would be like half of my heart being surgically removed by some inexperienced monkey-doctor.

"But you could tell her one thing," Kevin smiled.

"Yeah, right," I laughed. He was referring to the fact that I really liked her. It was pretty evident too… except to her.

"Hey," Nick said walking through the door, "Sorry I was late. Harv again?" Nick was pretty down to business when it came to missions. His motto was "get in, get out". Kevin invented gadgets for the agency; most of the time they really worked well. Me? I don't know where I stood. I was just the tough guy who threw the punches and got caught.

"Not quite," Kevin explained, "Approximately two-three ninjas were seen stealing a computer chip with some activation code on it. Apparently, it starts up some major nuclear weapon. But little did they know that they needed two chips… one we can get before them."

"Where's our location?" I asked.

"Some old company building," Kevin said, "An undercover agent keeps it in his cubicle thing." I nodded.

"Alright," Nick said, "Let's go." We were all dressed in all black, yes very clichéd but appropriate. We went out to the driveway to be greeted by our usually hidden jet black van. Show time.

In the company building…

I was on the top of the building, lowering Nick down to the top floor where the chip was supposed to be. I smiled when he gave me a thumbs up. Kevin helped me pulled him back up. That went quicker than usual.

"I got it," Nick said, "Let's get out of here."

"Not so fast," said a voice from behind us with a think New Jersey accent. We all turned around to see a very large man in a fancy suit. In retrospect, he looked like something pulled out of the Godfather. On either side of him were the ninjas Kevin was talking about, "You have something I need. And we all know you're not going anywhere."

"Crud," I whispered.

"Get them," the man said. The three ninjas stood their, still. All of a sudden, one of them was behind me, grabbing my arms and pinning them behind me. Kevin started fighting off the one that went after him. I bent forward and flipped the one ninja over my shoulder, throwing him to the ground. Nick dodged the one that went after him and realized it was girl. He looked at me. I pulled out one of my famous "knock out shots". Injecting the ninja, I threw her over my shoulder.

"Kevin!" Nick called. Kevin was having fun kicking some ass but we had to go. We jumped over the edge of the building, being caught by a fire escape. We winded down the metal steps. The ninjas and fat man were following shortly behind. The van was in perfect sight.

"Go!" I said throwing the girl ninja in the back of the van. I climbed in too, shutting the doors as Kevin slammed the gas.

We made it out.

Back at the house…

"Are you sure it's a good idea to bring her back to our house," I asked Kevin as we pulled up in our driveway.

"It'll be fine," Kevin said, "We simply get the information we want and wipe her memory. She won't remember what happened tonight."

"Okay," I said a little more reassured. I opened the back doors to the van and carried the unconscious ninja towards the house, whose hands I had tied behind her back previously.

I set her down in one of our kitchen chairs. We lived in an old firehouse we redecorated to fit our standards… or our mother's. It was home.

"She's waking up," Nick said. I looked over to see her head over. I removed the mask that was covering her face. She looked like a normal teenage girl. Maybe we could keep her from working for Jabba the gut (obviously her boss).

"What do you want with the chip?" Kevin asked. The girl shook her head, not wanting to comply. Kevin, Nick, and I huddled for a group conference, "She's not going to talk easily. I say we give her some truth serum and-"

"Hey, Nick you forgot something back at the…" my, Kevin, and Nick's heads darted up to the front door to see Bella standing there. She looked at us, dressed as freaking bank robbers to the girl tied up in our living room, "Am I interrupting something?"

"B-Bella," I stuttered, "What are you doing here?"

"Nick left his… what is going on, Joe?" she asked backing towards the door. Oh, boy. She couldn't leave now. Nick, Kevin, and I started slowly walking towards her.

"Bella, its not what it looks like," I said. She nodded, not so sure.

"Okay," she said, "Then why are you looking at me like you're about to do something."

"Just don't panic," Nick said. Kevin pressed a button on his phone, causing the door to shut and lock. Bella turned around and faced us with the same suspicious expression on her face. I sighed and started walking towards her.

"What is going on, Joe?" she asked.

"Just trust me, Bella," I said, taking her wrist gently. She walked with me towards the fire pole we usually used over the stairs. I pulled a pair of handcuffs out of my back pocket and slapped one on her wrist, moving it around the fire pole and putting the other on. She glared at me. This was not good. I walked back over to Nick and Kevin.

"What do we do?" I whispered.

"We have to tell her, don't we?" Nick asked.

"Yeah, but what about erasing her mind?" I asked, "That can't happen guys."

"Alright," Kevin said taking a deep breath, "Joe, we'll take care of ninja girl over here. You explain everything to Bella. There has to be an ambiguity or something."

"Okay," I said. Kevin and Nick picked up the chair the girl was tying to, bringing her towards the basement. I watched them leave then went over to Bella. She wasn't looking at me. She was mad obviously, "Bella?" She scoffed, still not making eye contact with me, "Bella, c'mon… look at me." I lifted her chin with my finger. I forced her eye contact.

"Joe, what is going on," she demanded.

"Alright," I sighed, "I'm going to tell you truth Bella." She waited for my answer, "I'm a top secret-agent in my father's agency." She smirked.

"Un-cuff me Joe," she said, "You said you would tell me the truth."

"I am," I said, "I swear. That girl attacked us when we retrieved this." I held up the chip, Nick had given me before we walked through the door. She was confused.

"Is that why you were always running off?" she asked, "Because you had to…"

"Go on a mission," I said.

"So you lied to me," she replied.

"Yes," I said, "But if I didn't then you'd get your memory erased."

"But it can now?" she asked, "You just told me you're a secret agent."

"I'm going to find a loophole," I said, "I promise. If not, then… we'll get out of here… just you and me." Bella's eyes softened.

"What?" I asked, "Y-you'd do that?" I nodded, "W-why?"

"Maybe it's because you're the most gorgeous, stunning, amazing girl I've ever met…" I said taking her face and kissing her, "And I'll do anything to protect you." She looked at me blankly.

"Joe!" Kevin said running out of the basement, "There's a loophole!"

"What?" I asked turning around. There was Nick and Kevin with that… look. How long were they standing there?

"It turns out if she signs a few signatures, promises not to tell, she's good," Nick said.

"It was never that way before," I said.

"It's only for close relationships," Nick replied. I looked back at Bella who was still completely blank.

"Alright," I said, "Um, I'm going to take Bella home… make sure she's safe. Take care of that one down there okay? I won't be long." Nick and Kevin backed away and headed back down the basement.

I took Bella's wrists and un-cuffed her. She stood there, unsure of what to do. I took her hand and we walked out the door.

Outside Bella's house…

Bella and I sat there in the van Bella drove here. I was driving this time. She didn't say one thing the entire time. I gave her the keys.

"How will you get home?" she asked.

"It's not that far of a walk," I said. She sighed as I turned towards her, "I'm so sorry that I didn't tell you this before."

"No," she said, "No, it's okay. It's just… it's a lot to take it. Really confusing."

"I understand," I said, "But we have plenty of time if you need anything explained."

"Right," she smiled a little. There was a pause, "Did you mean that? When you said you would do anything to protect me?" I nodded. She sighed, "Well, I'm going to have to take you up on that." She leaned in and kissed me lightly. My hand traveled to her cold face, kissing her deeper. It was perfect.

"I'll see you tomorrow?" I asked when she pulled away.

"Yeah," she said, "Tomorrow. Bye agent Lucas." I laughed as we both got out of the van and went our separate ways… until tomorrow.

Another lovely weekend.

Soooooo? Any good? Its my first one-shot ever so be easy on me! :)