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Again, my eyes are blinded by smiley faces. Not that I'm complaining about it. I really hope I don't say this all the time. You know I have a thing where I call people only 'sweetheart' where they're being super nice to me (I play an online game sometimes). I mean you're all sweetheart I just… I don't know. Don't think I'm an old granny, I'm only thirteen. LOL. Oh now five people away till I'm hundred author/reader's favorite author! THAT'S SO AMAZING.

Anyways, I love you all. Thank you for reading, reviewing, favoriting and alerting. You're amazing. I only had three chapters with sixty two reviews. That's so freaking amazing. THANK YOU SO MUCH. Wow I'm only on chapter four and it sounds like this is the last chapter. Don't worry, it's not.

I talk too much.

Chapter four!

Disclaimer: I do not own the Pokemon characters I chose to write about. I also do not own Ally Condie's amazing imagination.

I felt my heart shake in fear when I see the unknown face. My hands reached to touch the screen but it blanked just like that. In those five seconds, I was extremely startled. I've never felt that scared and startled in my life.

I stared at the blank screen. "What just happened?" I exclaimed. I was waiting for Brendan's picture to show up but someone else's shows up. I recall what he looked like. He had a fair color of skin with emerald green hair with emerald green eyes to match.

But that's not important right now. Something happened that should have never happened. The Association just made a mistake. A big one. I don't think being Matched has this many difficulties.

No, do I have two Matches? That can't be right, it's against the law. I felt my head throb; I'm over-thinking.

The door opens and an Agent walks in. She gives me a confused look. "I got an order to come here immediately. What happened?"

I took a deep breath. "I don't know what happened."

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I was sent home and she said the Agents will talk over the matter. They looked at the history of what the TV screen was viewing, and I saw the face I wasn't supposed to see again. Though I felt like I saw him before; he didn't look like a complete stranger to me.

My mom set a cup of hot tea in front of me. "What happened?" she asked, pouring a cup for herself. I blew the tea lightly. "You've been quiet since the test. Did you get a bad score? That would be impossible."

"Um no I did fine," I said.

"Then what happened?"

I smiled at her. It was forced, but this was nothing to worry about. "No, it's all good." The Agents were going to find me soon after they've talked things through. I'm still extremely scared about what they're going to say. "Mom, I'm going to take a shower. I feel dirty, there were a lot of people."

Mom nodded understandingly. "Go ahead, honey. I'm always open if you need to empty out your mind."

I smiled again. "Thanks, Mom. But trust me, I'm okay." I walked away and went to my room. Eevee jumped off from my bed and ran to me. I lifted her up. "Hey Eevee. You're so lucky you don't have to be Matched. Sometimes it makes you confused and lost."

Eevee tilted her head. I laughed. "You don't understand. That's kind of obvious." I opened my drawer that had all of Eevee's stuff. I took out one of her favorite toys and a snack. I set it on the ground. "Eevee, the day after tomorrow you have to come to school with me. I have a Pokemon class and I have to bring you. Be excited okay?"

She didn't respond; she continued to chew down her snack. "I guess you don't care. That's okay, too." I pulled out some pajamas. Wait, pajamas? I checked the time and it read a quarter to three. I must be really tired. I took out a pair of simple-clothes instead.

I was really worried about what the Agents are going to say. I don't want a new Match, nor do I want two Matches. That will make me look like a player, and that is something I don't want.

I stood up and went to my bathroom to refresh myself with a hot shower.

Who would know that being Matched causes this much frustration?

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Mom knocks on my door. "Yeah Mom?" I said after I opened it. "Brendan and I don't need anything if that's what you wanna ask." Brendan and I were studying for midterms, he helps me with biology. I suck at it. Mom's face was worried, and I frowned. "What's wrong?"

"An Agent called us," Mom said. "They want you to go the Base A and they want to speak to you."

"Oh when?" I asked. I asked it too casually; hopefully she wasn't thinking I expected them to call. I mean, I've been waiting for them to call or come.

"Right now," she said. "Hurry and change into some new clothes. I will, too."

She was about to leave them room, but I stopped her. Mom was scared with the Agents. Every time they come, Mom would leave it all to Dad. She would always hide the face she was scared, though. "Mom, you don't have to come with me. I'll be fine."

Brendan stood up from his chair and walked to us. He had the same worried face. "Are you sure, May? You can always bring someone with you, you know."

"Yeah, you're right," I said. I bent down and picked up my Pokemon. "I'll bring Eevee!" Brendan looked someone disappointed and I burst out laughing. I know he wanted me to say I wanted him to come along with me. But I won't let that happen. I don't want him, or anyone, to know about what happened. "Brendan, it's just the Agents. I didn't do anything wrong, they probably just want to talk about our Match."

"Then I should come!" he protested. Mom had already left us alone since Max called her.

"No!" I yelled, pushing him out of the room. "For God's sake, I'm fine! Go home, I'll call you when it's over and tell you what happened." He muttered a fine and I shut the door. Boys.

I fixed my hair and changed my clothes as Mom said. I walked down and saw Mom doing the dishes. "I'm leaving now!" I said. "Did Brendan leave?"

"Yeah," she said. "You should be more kind to him. He is your Match." I rolled my eyes. "Be safe, honey. Call me when it's over."

I smiled. "Okay, I'll be going now!"

Minutes later I reached Base A, and Agent guided me to the room I was called to. I opened and there was an Agent shuffling papers. I walked in and saw two other Agents standing beside her. She looked over at me and smiled. "Take a seat, Ms. Maple."

I scrambled to the leather chair and straightened my skirt. I bet she could tell I was nervous. "Don't worry," she said a few seconds later. "You are still Matched to Brendan Nathan Birch."

My hands immediately covered my heart. I took a l0ud sigh. "Thank you," I said my voice full of relief. "Thank you."

The Agent nodded. "I don't know what happened." She clicked around on her computer and said, "Your test has been rescheduled to this Friday twelve twenty five pm."

"Okay," I said. "Can you tell me who was it I saw? I feel like I saw him before… like I know him."

She nodded again, recalling who it was. "Yes, it was Andrew Christopher Hayden. He attends Corconia Academy, he is seventeen years old." Corconia Academy is a school for higher class people. How could I see him? I never pass by that school. Ever.

I just had to ask this question, though: "Is he Matched?"

"No," she said.

"Why is that?"

"Andrew is an Aberration."

I gasped. He's an Aberration?

Aberrations live in the Association with us; they are not dangerous like Anomalies. Aberrations are watched though because of a Sin. Sins are crimes.

Then why would he appear on my Matching screen? What is his job? Why is he working? What happened? I had so many questions, but asking so much about him is troublesome. Now that I know he's not my Match or anything like that, I have no connection him anymore.

"Oh by the way," she started, her warm smile returning to her face. "Congratulations on your Match." I thank her again. Everybody in our Province was talking about. Maybe even the whole Association. "This hasn't happened before. Well, at least not when I was alive."

I laughed. "I know."

She laughed, too. "I want to see your microcard," the Agent said. "Did you bring it with you?"

"I might have," I said, looking in my bag. I checked the little pocket it was in before, and it was. I pulled it out and handed it to her. "I didn't take it out since the day I was supposed to have my test. I was… scared."

"I understand," she said. She inserted it in her computer and I watched her press some buttons. Then, she turned it. "This is the man we were supposed to see, correct?"

I smiled. "Yes, that is him."

"Good," she said. She ejected it and put the tiny cap of the microcard back on. She handed it to me. "Looks like everything is okay now. You are dismissed. Have a safe day."

I bowed. "Thank you very much." An Agent escorted me back to the entrance of the Base. He bids be farewell and I do, too.

I take my cell phone out and call my mother like she wished. I waited for my high-speed train. Mom didn't pick up. "Hey Mom, it's May. My, um, meeting is over so I'll be on my way home now. See you soon!" I hung up. I called Brendan and he picked up. "Hey Brendan. I'm done."

"How was it?" he asked. "What were you talking about?"

"It was fine," I said. I can't tell Brendan what we're talking about. Even though everything has been settled, I still feel it's not right to tell him. "My test scores weren't transferred successfully so they told me to retake it this Friday." Now that partially wasn't a lie.

"Oh you're lucky; you get to skip school again." He sounded jealous and I laughed. "Hey, I'm going to go. My dad wants me to help me with his research."

"Okay," I said. "Talk to you later!" he said bye and we both hung up.

The high-speed train came and I took my own cart and we were on my way back home.

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"So what happened?" I asked Leaf.

"What do you mean?"

I smirked. "You know. Remember, last night you called me saying Gary picked you up with a banquet of roses? You called me while you were picking out some formal-clothes."

"Oh," Leaf said, sounding a little embarrassed. "We went out to this really fancy restaurant." I grinned and she glared at me. "It was really expensive. He paid for it all."

"Are you serious?" I exclaimed. "I think if it were Brendan he'd split the cost with me." She laughed and I did, too. "And how was the night? Besides the food."

"It was…" she thought of a good word. "It was nice." We were at her part-time job. When you're age fourteen, you can get a part-time job. But once the Agents choose a job for you, part-time jobs are no more. She was a floater at a formal-clothes store. There were many kinds: dresses, suits, blazers, party dresses, gowns and amazing jewelry.

"What was so nice about?" I asked. "Like what happened?"

Leaf set some silver, sparkly heels on a shelf. "We talked. He told me stories, and I did, too." I waited for more and she gave me a look. "I got to know more about him. He lives with his grandfather, parents and sister. His grandfather is seventy eight."

That means two more years until he dies. You can only live to be eighty years old.

"What else?" I asked, deciding not to talk about that. "Did he say anything about you?"

"No…" she said. "Oh wait. He called stunning, amazing, cute and funny."

I gasped. "All at the same time?"

"What?" Leaf exclaimed. "No!" I giggled and she rolled her eyes. Leaf's phone buzzed and she looked at the caller ID. "It's Gary. Hold on a second, okay?" I nodded. "Hello? I'm at work. Yeah, that place. You're here?" I laughed. "Umm, okay my shift is over in like five minutes. How about you come in? Kay." She hung up. She was about to tell me what happened but I stopped her.

"I heard it all," I said.

"Oh, right," she said. She looked embarrassment. It's so obvious Leaf has fallen for Gary. She's just too stubborn to admit it.

"I'm here Leaf," I heard a man's voice say. I jerked around and saw him. He was pretty tall, and had the same auburn spiky hair. "Double brunettes."

"This is my best friend May," Leaf says, swinging her arm around my neck. I grinned. "May, this is Gary, my Match."

I nodded. "I think I know that."

He held out his hand, waiting for me to take it. I did. "I'm Gary Oak; treat me nicely since I'll be stealing your best friend at times."

"I'm May Maple," I said. "And let's see if I let you take her away."

"Hey, you have your own Match," he defended.

Leaf scoffed. "I feel so loved." Gary and I both laughed and we let go of each other's hands. I guess this guy isn't so bad after all.

Gary checked his large, black watch. "Leaf, it's been three minutes. Can we go now? I wanna take you somewhere." He then looked at me. "See? I'll be stealing her."

"Thanks," I said sarcastically.

"Umm, is that okay, May?" Leaf asked.

I waved my hand. "It's fine. Go on and be lovey dovey, but don't forget to tell me the details."

"Okay, sorry!" Leaf said. Gary grabbed her hand. "I'll talk to you later." I waved goodbye at the Matched couple. I heard Leaf say, "Why are you so mean to May?" I laughed. They're so cute.

I left the formal-clothes outlet and went to the train station. I waited for a high-speed train to come.

But it doesn't come. Instead, the speakers around the station turn on since I heard a little beep noise. "Attention all passengers. The high-speed train is delayed due to difficulties. We are sending an accessible-train immediately. Please wait a couple minutes." The speakers shut off afterwards. Accessible-trains are trains that aren't in carts. It's like what people call a 'subway.'

Like they said, it came in a few minutes. People climbed on, and luckily there weren't a million people. There were still a couple empty seats, so I took one.

Thoughts of Andrew Hayden still filled my mind.

I looked up, and there was a green-haired teen. Just like the teenager I saw in the picture.

He looked back at me.

Our eyes met.

And without thinking, I took a step towards him.

AHAHA I KNOW I'M MEAN.

But Drew appeared! :D But he's a bad guy since he committed a Sin. Just kidding. Wrong.

So here are some vocabulary words. Yes, this is English class.

Aberration: Aberrations live in the Association with us; they are not dangerous like Anomalies. Aberrations are watched though because of a Sin.
Anomalies: someone who has done a major crime and has been banished from the Association.
Sin: a crime.

In the book they used Infraction instead of Sin. I also changed a bunch of other words, like they used Officials instead of Agents and Society instead of Association. Some other ones but I don't remember it completely.

Anyways, I hope this chapter answered some dying questions. I loved reading your reviews, and you know what? I was dying to write more. During English class I was writing the next chapter in my notebook. Ugh, we're reading Julius Caesar. And it's not modern English; it's like… poetry language. It's so annoying to read. O piteous spectacle! O noble Caesar! O woeful day! O traitors, villains! O most bloody sight! It's like… this is a good story can I read the modern English version? I don't know what they're saying (: .

Kay, whatever. Review, okay? I'll be waiting. Thank you for reading!

Oh yeah, sorry it was shorter than last time. )x review, though.

Until next time,

~Citra