MI High is coming to an end. What is going to be the future for the team ? Is there a future for the team ? Will everyone go their separate ways or will they stay together ? What does this do ?
Tom gingerly climbed on the back of the bike, gripping tightly on to Dan's leather jacket. "Don't worry, I'll go slowly," Dan promised. He edged the bike towards a large door which opened automatically and they left the building. Dan twisted the throttle and the bike roared. He grinned inside the helmet. Result !
They tore off down the street with Tom screaming, "Slowly ! You said slowly !"
The automatic door closed on the ground floor garage. Tom's face was red from stress and he was still furious. "You said slowly !" he croaked hoarsely.
"That was slow !" Dan repeated for what felt like the millionth time. His ears were ringing from Tom's screams. In the end he had had to turn off the internal microphones in the crash helmets to save his hearing. "I did speed riding as well. I can't do that on the public streets during day time for no reason," he pointed out. Tom just stared at him in disbelief. Dan sighed. "Come on, the others will be wondering where we got to," he said, heading for the stairs. Tom shakily followed.
"I guess you found the motor vehicle garage then !" chirped Keri when they entered the living area. She laughed when she saw Tom's face. "What was it then, the motorbike or the car ?" she asked Dan.
"Bike," said Dan brightly, throwing himself on to the sofa and squinting to look at Keri's Spy Pod. "Are those the house instructions ?" he asked. Keri nodded.
"You should try the car Tom," said Keri. "It's really, really fast !" she chirped, teasing him.
"Oh great ! Just great !" Tom groaned, falling on to the other sofa next to Aneisha.
"It's Okay Tom. We've got just the thing to cheer you up," said Aneisha with a smile. "We need to use the lift. Come on !" They all followed Aneisha into the lift. She stabbed at the button twice and the lift stopped before it reached the entrance floor. The doors opened and Tom groaned loudly at what was in front of him.
"Gym ! Yay !" yelled Dan, running out and dashing between all the different pieces of equipment. In no time he was leaping over pommels, swinging from bars and lifting different weights on the various machines.
"Well, Dan likes it !" said Keri, laughing at Dan's exuberance.
"Gym. Yay," said Tom in a flat tone.
Aneisha laughed and put her arm around his shoulder. "Don't worry, your playroom is upstairs," she promised. Tom's eyebrows raised. He wasn't too sure what Aneisha was suggesting. "Step away from the toys Dan !" ordered Aneisha. He just grinned and followed them back into the lift, barely out of breath.
This time Aneisha walked over to some wooden display cabinets on the wall and pulled on a blue bottle of gin. The cabinets spun and disappeared. In their place was a wide wall covered in screens and communications equipment.
"Wow !" muttered Dan. "Look at all that, stuff !" he muttered.
"Stuff ?" scoffed Tom. "Satellite connections, CCTV, high bandwidth internet access, all security databases ! Wow !" he murmured. "I could practically run the country from here !" he said in amazement.
"Yeah, till the biscuits run out !" muttered Dan. Tom scowled at him and he grinned back. "Toys for Tommy boy !" he laughed. Dan wrapped an arm round Tom's shoulder. "This game boy, is all yours ! Enjoy !"
Finally Tom smiled. This was definitely his department, wasn't it ? "So where's Aneisha's private hospital ?" asked Tom.
Aneisha rolled her eyes. "I'm not qualified ?" she pointed out.
"Yet," said Tom.
"At all !" insisted Aneisha.
"The instructions say we've got to get acquainted with all the building facilities, before we get our first assignment," said Keri, reading from the manual.
Dan glanced at his watch. "Well, I don't know about you, but I'm going to get acquainted with the fridge, followed by my bed," said Dan, stretching.
"Plan !" agreed Tom, immediately setting off in search of food.
"That's the quickest he's moved all day," said Dan.
"When he wasn't on the back of your bike !" pointed out Keri. "Don't give him a heart attack," she added.
"I was going slowly !" protested Dan once again.
"Yeah Dan ! You could tell from the look of joy on his face !" said Aneisha sarcastically. "Come on, I'm starving. Tom will clear out the fridge before we get there," she said.
The next day, the team explored the house properly, trying to get the hang of how everything worked and where everything was stored. It was a lot to take in. Late in the afternoon, Keri noticed that Dan had disappeared. She knocked on his door tentatively. There was no answer so she cautiously pushed the door open. Immediately the loud crashing of drums hit her ears. Dan was sitting at a drum kit, wearing headphones. He suddenly stopped and spun round on his stool, looking startled.
"Sorry, I didn't realise you were playing. You can't hear a thing from outside," stammered Keri in embarrassment.
Dan pulled off his headphones. "It's Okay, you just gave me a fright," he admitted. "Come in," he invited her.
Keri shut the door behind her and sat on the end of the bed. "I didn't know you played the drums," she said.
"I don't really," admitted Dan, running his hand through his hair. "It's just that the music college require you to play two instruments. Drums are the only other thing I've ever tried to play, apart from the guitar," he explained. "I wish I was better," he muttered.
"You're better than you think you are," said Keri, looking round the room. It was so plain compared to hers.
"How do you know ?" asked Dan.
"You always are," said Keri. She caught Dan's sceptical look. "Always," she assured him. He gave her a slight smile. She did find him soooooo cute when he did that. Keri stuck her hands between her knees. It was going to be tough living in the same house all the time. Deep breaths Keri ! She was so busy concentrating on not making a fool of herself, she didn't notice Dan moving in for the kiss. Their lips met and she squeaked in surprise. Dan pulled back.
"Sorry, did you not want, I mean …." he stammered in embarrassment.
"Ooh, no ! I mean yes, I do, I do !" burbled Keri. "Oh come here !" she hissed, grabbing his top and pulling him in for one really big, long, concentrated kiss. "Hmm. That was it," she said with a satisfied smile as they both toppled over so they were half lying on the bed. She opened her eyes to find Dan's crystal blue eyes staring into hers intently.
"Yeah !" murmured Dan, suddenly wrapping his arms around her, and pulling her into another passionate kiss. Groaning with pleasure, their lips were still locked together when there was a polite tapping at the door. Instantly their eyes popped open. "Mwm," mumbled Dan. They separated.
"Soundproof," whispered Keri. The knocking got louder.
"Not from in here," groaned Dan.
Reluctantly they got off the bed, tidied their clothes and Dan opened the door. Tom was standing there looking puzzled. "What were you doing ?" he asked curiously. "I've been knocking for ages !" he complained.
"Oh, Dan was playing the drums. I was listening," explained Keri. "Sorry, we didn't hear you," she said, brushing a stray lock of hair from her face.
"Wow, good sound proofing," said Tom admiringly. They did both look a bit red in the face. Must have been some pretty serious drumming, he thought. "Aneisha's cooking. Do you want some ?" he asked.
"Oooh yeah !" said Keri, winking at Dan. He grinned and blushed, but Tom was oblivious. He was thinking about Aneisha's cooking.