Disclaimer: I do not own Totally Spies or any of the characters. Totally Spies is the property of Vincent Chalvon-Demersay, David Micheal and Marathon Media.
Like father, like spy
Chapter 2: Meet James Lewis
Mali-U
The entrance
Clover, Sam and Alex were back at the school, waiting at the entrance as they waited for the arrival of their boss Jerry and the mysterious son they never knew he had.
"What's taking Jer so long? The bash is on Friday and every second I'm out here, another potential date might be slipping from my perfectly manicured fingers...'Clover whined.
"It's only been 2 minutes Clover, I'm sure they are on they're way...'Sam said to the dramatic blonde.
"I just want to get this assignment over with, and as soon as we get Jerry's dweeby son off our hands, I'm off to the Groove to land me a stud..."Clover said with her arms crossed.
"I wonder what Jerry's son is like?..."Alex asked in a curious tone.
"I guess we'll find out when he gets here, still I'm more confused as to why Jerry doesn't want him to know who we really are...'Sam said looking down.
"Whatever...One less conversation to have with Jerry Jr..." Clover said in her usual way.
Suddenly the girls noticed a limousine appear and they also saw the WOOHP logo on it, so they knew this is the car.
"Looks like they are here..." Sam said.
"Now girls be nice, James is new here and that's stressful enough for anyone...'Sam warned the girls, especially Clover who reluctantly nodded.
Once the car stopped, the door opened to reveal Jerry.
'Sam, Clover, Alex...I would like you three to meet my one and only son James Oliver Lewis..." Jerry proudly announced.
Sam, Alex and especially Clover were in for the surprise of their young lives once their eyes landed on the man who came out of the limousine. They gasped once they saw the tall, muscular guy in his early twenties, with mysterious hazel eyes, perfectly white shiny teeth, a flawless fair skin with dimples and dark red hair that was neatly styled. He was also wearing a red jacket with a white business shirt underneath, blue pants and red sneakers.
Overall, he was a hunk, with the polite gentlemen look to add into the mix.
"You...You're James?..." Clover asked in a surprised tone.
"Yes...I am..." James said as he flashed them a smile, showing off his perfect teeth as well as revealing his British accent.
The end result was all three girls swooning in delight, feeling their hearts beat of out their chests, blushing red as tomatoes and giggling as school girls at the sight of him. It was obvious that James was casting a spell on them and they liked it.
"Father, when you told me that Los Angeles had some of the most beautiful sights in the world, you didn't give them enough justice..." James said as he looked at the girl in a flirtatious way.
"Who, us?..." Clover said in between giggles as where her friends.
"Oh, you flirt. .." Sam said in between her blushing and giggles.
Jerry coughed, interrupting the young flirting...
"Um...right...Anyway James, these are Sam, Alex and Clover, my interns, they have agreed to help show you around Malibu University and get you familiar with this place..."Jerry explained.
"Well thank you father, I'm sure we four will get along very nicely..." James said as he eyed Clover who was still drooling over him.
"Right...well, time to get you settled..." Jerry said as he opened the trunk to get his luggage.
"That's alright father, you get back to work...I think I can handle it from here..." James said as he grabbed his bags, though he was still looking at the girls.
"Are you positive?..."Jerry asked.
"Of course , I'm sure you left me in the care of three very capable sets of hands...not to mention beautiful hands too..." James said as he cast another look at the girls who were still swooning over him.
"I see...well, alright...but do make sure to get to registration to get everything settled..." Jerry said.
"Don't worry father, I know what to do...So anyway, you don't want to be late to your hotel.." James said with a wave.
"Alright...good luck James, I hope you'll enjoy your stay at Mali-U..." Jerry said as he hopped inside the limo.
"I already am...goodbye father. .."James said as he now hand his bags on hand and watched his father drive away.
James cast a glance at the three girls and sent them another smile, before taking all of his luggage at hand, showing he was as strong as he looked.
"Dibs...'Clover whispered to her friends before she ran to go flirt with James while Sam and Alex looked annoyed by this.
"Uh, hey James, I'm Clover, your dad's star intern...do you need some help?..." Clover offered first, trying to come off as cute and sweet to the boy.
"Well, that's kind of you. ...if you wish, you could carry my camera bag, but be careful, everything in it is fragile..." James said as he handed her the smallest bag.
"Like, don't worry...careful is practically my middle name..." Clover said as she took the bag, while Sam and Alex rolled their eyes.
"She changed attitudes fast..." Sam said sarcastically as she saw Clover trying to suck up to the same guy she was complaining about 5 minutes ago.
"So any of you three lovely ladies can direct me to Ocean View Hall, I want to get there as soon as I can..." James said as he flashed another perfect smile.
"Totally, come with us..." Alex said, as she still found himself handsome and charming.
The three girls soon began their mission of helping the very handsome James get settled in...
And so far, it looks like this mission is going to go well...
Later
The three girls had managed to get James to his dorm room and the handsome red head put all of his items on his bed.
"Well Clover, Sam and Alex, thank you for helping me get here...and thank you Clover for bringing my camera here safely..." James said as he winked at her.
"Oh, it was no biggie James..." Clover said with a blush.
"So ladies, as my way of saying thanks...and apology for my dad making you guys do this, why don't we all get something, my treat..." James offered.
"Is it me, or is he cool..." Alex whispered to Sam.
"You don't have to go to the trouble James, it was our pleasure to help you..." Sam said.
"Like totally, what she said..." Clover nodded.
"I insist, come now...let's go get something to eat and if you three are up for it, you could introduce me to Mali-U and all its glory..." James said to the three beautiful girls.
"Sure, James...and I know just the place...You'll just love the Mali-U cafe, they have the best low fat soy mocha. .."Clover said..." We also work there part time..." She said to him.
"Then I'm sure I will really like it..." James said with that smile of his that made the girls weak in the knees.
"I can't believe he's really Jerry's son...he's so cool..."All three female spies thought as they soon found themselves leaving with James.
At the Cafe
The girls and James soon arrived to the Mali-U cafe and despite it being their day off, James had ordered them a whole round of mocha as they began to talk more with Jerry's won.
"So James, your dad tells us that your planning on becoming a neurosurgeon..."Sam said after taking a sip of her coffee.
"Yes, that's true...been mum's dream since I was in diapers, so I might as well do it..."James said with a shrug before drinking.
"Mmmm... this is simply delicious..." James said before taking another sip.
"Well if you like that, you should come over during our shifts, I happen to make a totally rocking vanilla soy Chai that will totally blow your mind..." Clover said, wanting to get his attention.
"Well I certainly can't wait to try it Clover..."James said as he checked her out.
" It is good but you should definitely try play the vanilla cinnamon espresso I concocted, it's one of the most selling items on the menu..." Sam said, wanting to get some of his attention.
"You totally should try my caramel latte, it's so creamy and yummy. .." Alex said as well while Clover was getting annoyed.
"Well they all definitely sound delicious, I look forward to trying them all the next time I come here..." James said before taking another sip.
Virgil,who had been working nearby, had heard this and looked pleased upon hearing that news before going back to his job since it was still the girls day off...
All the while, the three spies were admiring James and his handsome charm, still trying to find any sort of resemblance between him and their stuffy but lovable boss, the only thing that they have in common is their eye color and the accents but nothing else...
"So tell me, how do three lovely girl like you end up working for my boring old father...'James asked, making Clover giggled in the process.
"Oh well, it's a long boring story you probably don't want to be bored with..." Clover said with a shrug.
"So come on, tell us all about you, what else is there to you besides good looks, cute accent, strong arms and neurosurgery. .." Clover asked in a flirtatious voice and even fluttered her eyes at him to boot.
"Well there isn't much to know...I grew up in London, lived with my mum since the divorce...I played rugby and cricket during my private school days..."James said.
"Rugby...cricket? Is that anything like football and baseball?..." Alex asked.
"Somewhat...I also dabble a bit in music. ..on guitar..." James said.
"Sports hunk and music hunk, this is a fun discovery,..." Clover said, making Alex and Sam give her looks at her blatant flirting.
"Yeah, but my favorite hobby is photography...I have been taking pictures since I was a lad..." James said as he referred to the camera Clover carried in.
"Well James, if you ever need a model to practice on, I'm available. .." Clover said as she struck a pose.
"Oh please, the only reason any guy would take a picture of you is if it's for the ugly "before" shots..."Mandy's annoying voice rang.
They turned around to see their rude rival with Fabiano behind her as well as Trent who was holding Mandy's stuff as always.
"Mandy..." Clover growled in fury and before she could retaliate, James beat her there.
"That was a very rude and untrue statement, miss..." James said, getting Mandy's attention.
"Um...like, who are you?..." Mandy asked as she eyed the guy.
On any other day, she would have thought he was hot but today she was dating a model and thus, this guy wasn't at her level of dateability at the moment.
"My name is James, and I m an exchange student...I have just joined Mali-U today and now I do believe you owe my lovely friend here an apology..."James said, making Clover look at him in surprise.
Usually she only has Sam and Alex as backup when she was dealing with Mandy, she couldn't remember the last time one of the boys she liked actually stood up for her against her arch nemesis.
"Yeah right loser...that'll happen the day shoulder pads come back in style, which is totally never gonna happen.." Mandy laughed and was about to walk away with her nose held high in the air.
James was not satisfied, but a smirk come on his face, as he knew what to do now...
"America really is an interesting place...it's not every day one comes across a western scrub in human form..." James aid, getting Mandy's attention.
"A western what?..." Mandy asked in annoyance, wondering what he was trying to do.
"A western scrub happens to be a species of bird, best known for making very loud, very annoying screeching sounds for prolong periods of time...you remind me quite a lot of them..." James said, shocking the entire area.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?! DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO I AM?!..."Mandy screamed in outrage, feeling absolutely insulted right now.
"No, I don't know who you are, and quite frankly I don't care...now can you please stop yelling, your annoying squeaky voice is beginning to hurt my ears..." James said as he even pretended to hold his ear in pain.
Sam, Clover and Alex were now laughing hard, unable to believe how well James had gotten Mandy there...
"You take that back, my voice is perfect like the rest of me...you happen to be talking to the winner of the Bev high karaoke contest!..." Mandy yelled at him, her face becoming red in anger.
"I suppose that means either the judges can be easily bribed...or they just have bad taste..." James said with a smirk.
"Bad taste? Fabiano! Are you going to let him talk to me like that..." Mandy yelled at her date who had been standing dumb there during the entire fight.
"Cosa stai dicendo Mandy? Non posso parlare inglese..." Fabiano said in Italian.
"Now is not the time for sweet talking, tell him off..." Mandy shouted as she pointed to James..
"He was not flirting with you miss, he said that he doesn't understand English. .." James said..." Though, maybe I was being a bit quick to judge you..." James said.
"Oh really..." Mandy said, thinking he was going to apologize to her like he should.
"Why yes, it takes a lot of character to date a person with a hearing disability..." James shot.
"What are you saying, Fabiano's hearing is perfect!..." Mandy yelled.
"Oh, silly me...I guess I find it hard to believe how he could stand to listen to you without being deaf. .." James said, making everyone in the Cafe begin to laugh.
Mandy screamed in anger and tried to slap him, only for James to easily dodge her, showing off how quick and fast he is.
The infuriated spoiled girl soon left the area in rage, dragging along her non English understanding beau and Trent, who had been trying hard not to laugh at James jokes. James knew that he hit a nerve with her and that pleased him. The boy soon went back to his table, where his new female friends were looking at him in amazement.
"Wow James, that was totally amazing..." Alex said.
"Yeah, I especially loved how you compared Mandy to a western scrub...I can't believe I never saw the similarity. .." Sam said, liking that James is both funny and smart.
"Well, she is...Anyway Clover, how are you?..." James asked in concern to the blonde girl.
Clover had been silent as she had watched James stand up to her against Mandy that even Sam and Alex looked confused and concern about her silent.
"I'm fine...Like...Wow James...that. ..well...thank you...not a lot of guys can see past Mandy's pretty face to realize what a pain she is..." Clover said in a surprisingly demure tone which surprised her friends.
"Well, I couldn't just sit by and watch her talk down on my new friend just because she is clearly jealous of your beauty. .." James said in a smooth voice that made Clover swoon more.
Before they could flirt more, James accidentally spill some of his coffee on the table, soaking his hands in the process.
"Oh dear, I am terribly sorry..." James said in a polite voice.
"Like, no worries, it's just a spill..." Clover said to him.
James used some napkins to clean it up and then turned to his clothes.
"Will you three please excuse me for a moment, I need to clean this before it stains..." James said before leaving for the men's room.
As he retreated, Clover was totally fixated on him, she hasn't even blinked even after he went inside the boys bathroom.
"Clover...Clover. ..Clover wake up..." Sam said as she even began snapping her figured to get her fired out of her boy crazy state.
However, once Clover was out of it, these were the words out of her mouth...
"I...I think I'm in love..."Clover said as she swooned, having never seen a guy like James talk back at Mandy like that.
It made James even cooler since 99.99 of the guys were either too scared of Mandy or were to totally hypnotized by her looks and money. It made James so awesome in her eyes.
"Girls, you guys need to let me take this one, pretty please. .." Clover said, outright begging to them now.
"What? Clover, we all agreed, all cute guys are up for grabs, that's your rule remember...Besides, you didn't even want to be here earlier..." Sam reminded the blonde who was using puppy eyes now.
"Please Sam, how about this, you let me have dibs on James until after the bash and I let you use any of my shoes you want for a whole week...I'll even throw in my blue designer sweater that you like..." Clover offered and Sam blinked at the prospect.
She's never seen Clover actually offer to surrender shoes for a guy before...
"The sweater, your aqua flats and the matching belt?..." Sam said.
"Deal.." Clover nodded.
"And what about me?..." Alex said in annoyance.
"Oh, well...what do you want?..." Clover said, wanting to make sure she didn't have to deal with competition on this hottie.
Alex tried to think hard about it, the bash was this Friday, which is just three days away and she knew she could wait that long for James, but still if Clover was making deals she wanted in on it...so...
"How about your cute panda bear hair clips. .."Alex said to the blonde.
"Sure, no problem..." Clover said while secretly releaved, she had been planning on returning those clips but if Alex wants them, she had no issue with that.
Soon James returned from the men's room, taking his seat next to Clover.
"So James, I was wondering...Mali-U is having this party on Friday and well, I was wondering if you'd like to go with me, it's going to be really fun and it's a great way to get acquainted with your new peers..." Clover said.
"Oh my, this really is my lucky day, I move to a university that's next door to a beach, filled with many gorgeous girls, and I get invited to my first Malibu college party by a beautiful blonde...I will definitely be there..." James said.
"Like awesome!..." Clover exclaimed, overjoyed that she now had a date to the bash.
Sure James wasn't a male swimsuit model but he is every bit as good looking as Fabiano and she would still being going with a foreign hottie with a cute accent to the party.
It's officially the best and most productive mission Clover has ever been on...
-To be continued-
Next time on Like father, like spy
James and Jerry
AN: I don't speak Italian, I got that from Google translate. ..
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