Hi lovelies! i hope you've all been well and that you all enjoy this chapter! thank you so much for reading and supporting this story. it means the world to me! xo ~Alex
Chase entered the lab, wondering where the hell Leigh was. He had been searching the entire house for her and could seem to find her anywhere. Chase noticed loud music coming from the small gym area Davenport had put in so the four teens could keep in shape for their missions. Chase followed the music down the hall and glanced into the room to find Leigh dancing. He stood in the door frame, waiting for her to finish. Leigh spotted Chase in the mirrored wall and sighed before stopping her routine before going towards the speaker system and pausing the song.
"Creepy much?" Leigh questioned as she turned to face Chase.
"Sorry." Chase said, suddenly feeling awkward as Leigh pulled her hair into a ponytail. "I wanted to talk to you." He stated as Leigh shrugged.
"Okay." Leigh stated before grabbing her water bottle. "Talk." She stated as she unscrewed the cap on the plastic bottle and brought it to her lips.
"So.. there's this girl.." Chase started before Leigh nearly choked on her water.
"You like someone?" Leigh questioned giddily before putting her water down. "Chase that's so cute!" Leigh squealed before Chase shushed her.
"You can't say anything to anyone!" Chase hissed. "Especially Adam." Chase emphasized with a pointed look. Leigh sighed, realizing she couldn't gush about this to her boyfriend.
"But.." Leigh started before Chase quickly cut her off.
"Please you can't say anything." Chase begged. "Adam will just make fun of me and ruin any chance i have with this girl." Chase explained as Leigh sighed, knowing Chase was right.
"Okay." Leigh stated.
"I just really need your help, because i'm not exactly sure how to go about talking to her,
let alone how to ask her out or how dates are even supposed to work." Chase explained, clearly frustrated with himself.
"Well what's she like?" Leigh questioned.
"She's smart, but not in an extreme way and she's kind and she loves books and she's so pretty Leigh..." Chase gushed as Leigh put her hands over her mouth.
"Oh my god this is so cute!" Leigh squealed as she looked at Chase, who's cheeks were slightly flushed. "Who is she?" Leigh questioned.
"Um.." Chase trailed off, not sure if he wanted to reveal his crush's identity to Leigh.
"You gotta tell me who it is Chase!" Leigh pleaded before Chase sighed.
"Izzy.." Chase trailed off as Leigh's mouth dropped. "You can't say anything!" Chase reminded her as Leigh tried to contain her excitement.
"Oh my god! you so would like Izzy!" Leigh giggled. "She's all quiet and artsy." Leigh smiled.
"Do you think i have a chance?" Chase questioned as a thoughtful look took over Leigh's face.
"I say its eighty/twenty" Leigh stated.
"I have an eighty percent chance?" Chase asked, excitement in his voice.
"No... you have a twenty percent chance." Leigh explained as a frown took over Chase's face. "I just don't see Izzy as someone who really dates." Leigh explained.
"Well we all told Adam the same thing about you and then you started making out with Luke Montgomery." Chase pointed out before Leigh rolled her eyes.
"Please, that was way before Adam and i started dating." Leigh explained.
"Adam was still upset about it." Chase pointed out.
"Awww, he liked me way back then?" Leigh cooed with a soft smile.
"Focus please!" Chase exclaimed before Leigh sighed.
"Look, according to Amber, Izzy is super hung up on some loser from where she lived in New Mexico." Leigh explained. "Dave? Drew? I don't know, but Amber says we hate him." Leigh added as Chase looked at Leigh confused.
"You've never met the guy!" Chase exclaimed.
"He makes Izzy cry. We hate him." Leigh stated. "Its girl code." Leigh added before Chase rolled his eyes.
"So can you help me?" Chase questioned, bringing Leigh's attention back to the matter at hand.
"Of course i can." Leigh told him with a smile as she pat his shoulder. "Okay but was Adam actually jealous when i was dating Luke?" Leigh questioned before Chase rolled his eyes before walking out. "Chase come back!" Leigh whined as she followed him out of the room.
************Izzy munched on peanut butter pretzel bites while Bree used the tv remote to surf through netflix. Amber had invited Leigh and Bree over to her house for a girls night; face masks, junk food and trashy tv included.
"Alright, i finally found the rose." Amber said as she brought the bottle of blush pink wine into the living room.
"Real housewives of beverly hills or orange county?" Bree questioned before she looked over at Leigh who was glued to her phone. "Stop texting my stupid brother." Bree huffed before pulling Leigh's phone out of her hands.
"But he's cute." Leigh pouted before Amber rolled her eyes.
"Its girls night Leigh." Amber stated. "Which means no brothers and no boyfriends." she
added before glancing at Izzy who was also staring at her phone screen. "And no twitter stalking douchebag guys who broke your heart." Amber said before taking Izzy's phone. Izzy rolled her eyes before shoving another pretzel into her mouth.
"Yeah, we're having this because Amber and i are bitter about being single." Bree pointed out.
"Exactly." Amber stated. "We don't need the real life Stefan and Elena shoving their love in our faces." Amber said before passing out wine glasses.
"Aww, they are Stefan and Elena." Izzy cooed before Leigh rolled her eyes.
"We are not." Leigh said before pouring herself a glass of wine.
"Way to ruin Stefan Salvatore for me Amber." Bree said as she took the bottle of wine from Leigh and poured herself a glass.
"Not my fault your brother is a babe." Amber shrugged before Leigh softly glared at her cousin before looking over at Izzy.
"Hey, i read this really awesome book and i think you'll like it." Leigh said, catching Izzy's attention.
"Ooh what's it called?" Izzy questioned as she sipped at her wine.
"Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace." Leigh explained as Izzy's eyes lit up.
"That's been on my 'to read' list forever!" Izzy exclaimed. "Where did you get a copy?" Izzy questioned. "I've been to like eight different libraries in New Mexico and i could never find it." Izzy explained
"Why didn't you just buy the book?" Bree questioned.
"I never had the money to." Izzy replied.
"Well, i borrowed Chase's copy but i'm sure he'd loan it out to you." Leigh smiled.
"That loser never told me he had that book!" Izzy exclaimed before grabbing her phone. "I'm totally chewing him out for this." She stated before Bree snatched her phone away.
"Why do you guys want to talk to my stupid brothers so bad?" Bree whined. "Can't we just have one night where i don't have to hear about them?" Bree questioned.
"Sorry." Leigh said before putting a hand on Bree's shoulder. "Lets just get super buzzed and watch housewives yell at each other." She suggested.
"Thank you!" Bree exclaimed as she relaxed back into Amber's couch. "Thats all ive ever wanted." Bree sighed.
*******************"You got us tickets to the panic inferno concert?" Chase questioned excitedly as Amber nodded. Leigh and Adam giggling at Chase's excitement
"Yeah, Daddy's friend owns their record label." She smiled at her group of friends as Bree approached the group.
"Hey. Did you guys know we had a Study Abroad program?" She questioned as she looked over the pamphlet in her hands.
"Why would I go to another country to do something I don't do here?" Adam questioned before Leigh rolled her eyes.
"I actually looked into it when i first moved here." Leigh told Bree before Adam gasped.
"You were going to leave us?" Adam questioned.
"I had only been here a couple weeks." Leigh explained. "I barely knew you." She added before Leo looked at her curiously.
"Why didn't you go?" Leo questioned.
"My parents wouldn't let me go, some bullshit about socialism or something." Leigh shrugged before looking at Bree. 'It's a really cool program, you should apply." Leigh told her.
"I did." Bree smiled. "A whole semester in Australia sounds amazing." Bree added.
"Oh my god, you have to bring me back a beautiful aussie surfer guy." Amber told Bree, which caused Bree to laugh before nodding.
"Well alright, I guess we're going to Australia." Adam said before Bree looked at her brother in horror.
"Uh, no, no, no. No way." Bree stated as she furiously shook her head. "This is my thing." Bree said. "I mean, I can finally be on my own. I can study, travel, make new friends..." Bree continued before Chase stood up and cut his sister off.
"Mmm... I hate to be a wet blanket-" He started before Leo interrupted.
"No you don't." Leo pointed out before Chase continued.
" -But Mr. Davenport is never gonna let you do this." Chase pointed out. "You can't go on missions if you're halfway across the world." He added before Bree looked at her brother, her expression darkening.
"Well, sure I can." Bree protested. "I mean, I haven't figured out all the details yet, but there's gotta be a way to make it work." She said before Chase shook his head.
"Yeah, Not unless these two can unlock a new ability to make up for you not being here." Leo pointed out before Bree looked at her friends before huffing.
"You guys are such buzzkills!" Bree exclaimed before walking off, nearly bumping into Izzy. "Sorry." Bree mumbled before disappearing into the crowded halls.
"Is she okay?" Izzy asked Amber, who shrugged. Izzy looked at Amber curiously before redirecting her attention to Chase. "You," Izzy started as she pulled a paper out of her backpack. "Are a fucking genius!" Izzy exclaimed as she held out a graded Math test with a B plus scrawled in red pen at the top.
"I told you you'd ace it." Chase smiled.
"Yeah, thanks to you!" Izzy exclaimed. "I would have completely bombed this if you didn't tutor me." Izzy pointed out, Chase shrugged before his face lit up with realization.
"Oh, I have that book.." Chase stated before digging through his backpack before pulling out a small blue book and handing it to Izzy.
"Ah! I can't believe i'm finally getting to read this book!" Izzy smiled as she looked over the book. "Thank you!" Izzy said giddily as she engulfed Chase in a hug. The bell than rang before Izzy separated herself from Chase. "I'll see you guys later." She said before taking off. Chase grabbed Leigh's shoulder and pulled her close.
"Thank you!" He hissed before taking off to his next class, obviously in a good mood.
"What was that about?" Adam questioned curiously.
"Oh.." Leigh trailed off. "..he said that your deodorant isn't working very well." Leigh stated before Adam narrowed his eyes in Chase's direction.
"I'm pulling nair in his shampoo later." Adam stated before Amber huffed and pulled Adam away from Leigh's side.
"C'mon lover boy we have to get to algebra." Amber said as she dragged Adam down the hall.
******************Leigh sat on the couch eagerly watching the newest episode of American Horror story while Bree sat next to her reading a fashion magazine. Chase was at the dinner table working on homework while Adam scrolled through his phone.
"Is there something you want to tell me?" Davenport questioned as he walked into the living room before Leigh sat up and sighed.
"Look, even though i stole principal Perry's car, it's not worth enough to count as grand theft auto." Leigh stated before Davenport looked at Leigh wide eyed.
"You stole principal Perry's car?" He questioned before Leigh looked at him confused.
"Oh, then is this about how i got drunk at Lacey Jefferson's party." Leigh stated as Davenport's eyes widened.
"You what?" Davenport questioned.
"Oh this is about the time Adam and I-" Leigh started before Adam clamped his hand over his girlfriend's mouth.
"She's hilarious isn't she?" Adam questioned before Davenport looked between the two. He shook his head before composing himself.
"This isn't about you Leigh." Davenport stated as Leigh looked at Davenport with a nervous smile.
"Oops?" Leigh questioned as Davenport nodded.
"Yeah." He nodded. "You're grounded for a month." he added before pulling Adam up by his shirt collar. "No more... Adam" He said before sitting Adam down in the arm chair adjacent to the couch. "This is about how Bree got accepted into a study abroad program." Davenport said as he looked at his daughter.
"Get out?!" Bree questioned excitedly. "I got in?" She smiled. "When do i leave?" She asked before Davenport shook his head as Adam got up and made his way towards the kitchen.
"You're not going." Davenport stated sternly.
"Why not?" Bree questioned before Chase scoffed.
"Come on, Bree! It was obvious! Even Adam saw that one coming." Chase stated.
"No idea what you're talking about. Already moved on to cold cuts." Adam said as he opened the fridge.
"You can't abandon the team." Davenport stated. "What if Adam and Chase picked up and left for a month? Or Leigh?" he questioned.
"I wouldn't have to go to Australia if these two were gone." Bree said as she pointed towards her brothers. "I wouldn't just be leaving you guys. I can super speed back any time you need me." Bree pointed out.
"That's not the only issue." Davenport explained. "What about your bionics? Your training? Your capsule?" He asked before Bree huffed in frustration.
"Mr. Davenport, this is really important to me." Bree told him. "Can't we at least discuss it?" she asked.
"We just did." Davenport told his daughter. "You're not studying abroad. End of conversation." He said before walking out of the room.
"Ugh, this is so fucking stupid!" Bree exclaimed. "All i want is to be on my own and not have you two attached to my fucking hip all the time." Bree huffed before Leigh let out a long breath.
"Bree..." She started before Bree cut her off.
"No, i don't want to hear your fucking sob story about how you were on your own all the
Time." Bree spat. "I get it fucked you up but it's driving me nuts being stuck here all the time!" Bee yelled as Adam stepped in between Leigh and his sister.
"Bree, just take a deep breath." He said before Bree shook her head.
"Shut up Adam." Bree mumbled before pushing past her brother and walking out the
Front door, slamming it on her way out.
"I was gonna offer to geo-leap her to Australia for the day but if she's gonna be a bitch then forget it." Leigh huffed as Adam pulled her under his arm.
***************"Hey losers!" Amber said as she walked into the living room of the Davenport's house, Izzy following close behind.
"Don't you knock?" Chase questioned.
"Did i do it just now?" Amber questioned.
"No." Adam stated from his spot on the couch.
"There's your answer." Amber smiled before looking at the two boys. "Are you guys going to the concert like that?" She questioned before Bree and Leigh made their way down the stairs.
"Woo! Panic Inferno here we come!" Bree smiled as she met her friends at the bottom of the stairs before looking at her brothers. "Please tell me that's not what you're wearing." Bree said before Adam and Chase exchanged offended looks.
"What's wrong with what we're wearing?" Chase questioned.
"Chase, there's always something wrong with what you're wearing." Amber stated before Mr Davenport made his way into the living room.
"Whats going on?" Davenport asked as he grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge.
"We're going to the Panic Inferno concert." Adam smiled before Davenport shook his head.
"Sorry guys you can't." Davenport stated. "I have to extract your bionic chips tonight for a critical performance modification." He explained before Bree groaned.
"So we only get to take Leigh?" Izzy questioned.
"No, Leigh has to stay too." Mr Davenport said. "I want to do a few more scans on her chip and maybe try to tune it up a bit." he explained as Leigh frowned.
"Can't we do all that tomorrow?" Bree questioned.
"Ooh! I like that idea!" Adam smiled before Davenport shook his head.
"No. I'm gone all day with a new product launch." He said before sighing. "Look, I wish I could go to the concert too, you know I get the whole rock-and-roll thing." Davenport said before Amber rolled her eyes.
"people who get the rock-and-roll thing don't say 'they get the rock-and-roll thing'." Chase pointed out before Izzy nodded.
"He has a point." She added before Mr Davenport shook his head.
"No one with a bionic chip is going to the concert." Davenport said before retreating back downstairs.
"Ugh what a buzzkill." Amber huffed before pulling Izzy out the door. Leigh sat down on the couch next to Adam before pulling her boots off.
"No, you know what," Bree said before grabbing her jacket. "I'm going to that concert." She said before opening the front door. "Wait up!" Bree called out the door before pulling it shut behind her.
"I'm surprised you didn't follow her." Chase said to Leigh who shrugged.
"I already took my shoes off." Leigh said before grabbing the tv remote and Leaning against Adam. "oooh! My strange addiction is on!" Leigh said excitedly before smacking her boyfriends shoulder.
"Aww, i hope it's that lady who eats toilet paper." Adam said before looking at Chase. "Hey could you get us some popcorn?" He questioned before Chase narrowed his eyes at his brother before grabbing his homework and exiting the room.
******************Davenport entered the lab with a furious Bree and an annoyed Amber and Izzy behind her.
"I can't believe you went to the concert when I specifically told you not to." Davenport scolded before Bree rolled her eyes.
"I cannot believe you jumped on stage and begged every member of the band to sign your T-shirt!" Bree exclaimed.
"Seriously, that was a new low for you." Amber sighed before Davenport gasped at the two girls.
"I most certainly did not." Davenport stated as he looked at Chase, Adam and Leigh. "I got all of them didn't I?" Davenport smiled as he looked over at the three girls, who were no where nearly as excited as he was. "Look that's beside the point," Davenport said, changing the subject. " you are in big trouble." He told Bree who sighed.
"Thanks for snitching!" Bree said as she looked at her brothers.
"We didn't have to say anything, It wasn't hard for Davenport to track your GPS coordinates." Chase pointed out.
"Look, because of you we are three hours behind. Now the modification is going to take all night." Davenport said sternly. "Now go get in your capsule so I can extract your chip." He told Bree as he gestured towards Bree's capsule. Bree huffed before super speeding into her capsule. "I don't know what has gotten into you lately." Davenport sighed as he made his way over towards the control panel. "You can't just do whatever you want whenever you want." He told her as he typed in commands into the control panel.
"Trust me, you have made that abundantly clear." Bree stated. "My life is not my own." She added before a bright light flashed and her chip was pulled out of her neck.
"Wow they're weird." Izzy whispered to Amber who nodded.
"Here," Bree said as she pulled the small blue chip from the device in her capsule before walking towards Mr Davenport. "my chip." She told him as she put the chip in his hand before Davenport set it down. "All I want is a little control over what I do." Bree told her dad.
"Yeah, well you're part of a team; that's not gonna happen." Davenport told her.
"So that means I have to give up my entire life because of it?" Bree questioned
"Exactly." Mr Davenport told her before making his way back over to the control panel.
"Well if being bionic is going to stop me from having the life that I want...I don't want to be bionic anymore." Bree said before she grabbed a small paper weight off the desk.
"Bree don't!" Leigh yelled before Bree smashed the paper weight over her chip repeatedly, leaving it in pieces. A silence fell over the lab as everyone looked at Bree in shock.
"What did you do?" Davenport questioned solemnly.
"I got my freedom." Bree told him.
"You have no idea what you've done." Davenport told his daughter.
" I know exactly what I've done." Bree said before her brother's 'oohed' in unison. Leigh
looked at Bree with wide eyes as Izzy pulled on Amber's shoulder.
"We're just gonna go." Izzy said before grabbing Amber's arm.
"But i wanna see what happens!" Amber hissed as Izzy pulled her friend out of the lab.
"you've made the biggest mistake of your life." Davenport said to Bree before shaking his head. "Now help me find the rest of your chip so I can try to fix it." He said before Bree shook her head.
"No." She stated defiantly before Leigh stepped in between her and Davenport.
"Bree c'mon let's not do this." Leigh told her softly before Bree shook her head.
"I'm happy with the choice i made Leigh." Bree said before Davenport put a hand on Leigh's shoulder.
"Why don't you guys leave us for a minute." Davenport said to Adam, Chase and Leigh. "I need to speak to Bree alone." He said before Bree shook her head.
"No, Stay." She told the three before looking at her father. "There's nothing left to talk
about." She added before walking out.
"Don't worry, Mr. Davenport. I'll go talk to her." Chase said before Davenport stopped him.
"No." He stated. "If She doesn't want her bionic abilities then she's off the team." He said before running a hand through his hair. "Okay, let me extract Adam and Chase's chips and then we'll work on you Leigh." Davenport told her before going back to work.
*****************Izzy opened her front door to find Leigh, who pushed her way past Izzy and towards the living room where Bree and Amber we're watching tv.
"What the actual fuck is wrong with you?" Leigh yelled at Bree who rolled her eyes.
"I don't need a lecture Leigh," Bree spat. "Go back to sucking on my brother's face." She snapped.
"I get that you feel stuck and that Davenport over works you guys but you're being so fucking selfish right now." Leigh said before Bree narrowed her eyes at Leigh.
"I'm selfish?" Bree questioned as she stood up to face Leigh. "I'm not the one whose reckless and self destructive." Bree spat. "The amount of times i've seen Adam stress over you because you feel the need to play hero is actually fucking ridiculous!" Bree yelled.
"You're the one who's abandoning the team." Leigh stated.
"What? Worried you can't fill my shoes?" Bree questioned.
"Hardly." Leigh growled before taking a deep breath, trying to keep a level head. "But it's not fair that you're abandoning your brothers because you feel the need to throw a tantrum." Leigh pointed out.
"You're such a fucking hypocrite!" Bree exclaimed. "God! All you do is run off and leave
the team because you want to do things on your own!" She yelled as she made her way closer to Leigh. "My brothers don't need me," Bree stated. "You do." She said. "You're here because you're scared that now that i'm not around, you'll have a bigger role on missions and you're scared you'll glitch out." Bree stated "And that everyone will see how destructive you are and then my brother won't love you anymore." Bree said, now inches away from Leigh's face. Leigh pulled her hand up before slightly shifting it and sending Bree across the room.
"Good riddance." Leigh said before looking at Amber and Izzy's shocked faces before letting herself out of the house.
***************"Chase this is bad." Izzy said to her computer screen as she sat on her bed, Chase's face staring back at her. "Bree pulled out every fucking insecurity Leigh had and threw it straight in her face." Izzy explained before Chase sighed.
"Yeah, Leigh came home pretty upset." Chase said before rubbing his hands over his face. "I told her not to go over there." He sighed.
"When does Leigh ever listen?" Izzy pointed out.
"She was just trying to look out for Adam." Chase said before Izzy looked at Chase with
a curious look. "He thinks Bree hates us." Chase said before Izzy frowned.
"Oh no." Izzy said before Chase nodded. "Bree doesn't hate you guys, i think she's frustrated and just flipped." Izzy told him.
"Yeah, i think so too, but Adam's so sensitive." Chase pointed out. "I mean i get where Bree's coming from, there are times where i wish i wasn't bionic." Chase sighed.
"Really? You seem to enjoy it the most." Izzy chuckled before Chase shrugged.
"Sometimes i think i might be happier without them." Chase said. "I'd be normal and not this nerdy, socially awkward loser." He stated.
"You're not a loser." Izzy told him as Chase looked at Izzy with a dubious look. "I mean, i'm not any better so maybe that's why i don't think you're a loser." Izzy laughed, causing Chase to crack a smile.
"You're not as socially challenged as i am." Chase pointed out.
"True." Izzy nodded. "But i'm so terrified of social interaction that i stutter when people talk to me." Izzy pointed out.
"You do not." Chase told her.
"I do, you just haven't seen it." Izzy told him before Chase rolled his eyes.
"I think you're just making shit up to make me feel better." Chase said before Izzy shook
her head.
"Not even!" She laughed before glancing at the book on her bed. "Don't forget to remind me to give you your book back." Izzy told him.
"You finished it?" Chase questioned before Izzy nodded. "What'd you think?" He asked.
"I loved it!" Izzy gushed. "It was so interesting and raw." Izzy explained, causing Chase to smile as Izzy continued to go into depth about what she thought about the book. He loved the thought provoking conversations he had with Izzy. They weren't overly academic like how many of his other intellectual conversations were. Chase's conversations with Izzy were just interesting and were filled with open ended thoughts and perceptions instead of cluttered with facts and numbers. While Chase still thoroughly enjoyed his facts and numbers, he found Izzy refreshing. Chase felt normal when he talked to Izzy. He didn't feel abnormal when he mentioned scientific facts. Izzy took everything he said with ease, unlike the usual distaste he got from people his own age. "Earth to Chase?" Izzy said loudly, pulling Chase out of his thoughts.
"Sorry." Chase sighed. "I zoned out for a second there." He laughed nervously before Izzy rolled her eyes. She looked at her phone before sighing. "I should let you go." She told him before Chase looked at her curiously.
"Why?" Chase questioned.
"Don't you like to get to bed early?" Izzy questioned.
"Yeah, but it's not a school night." Chase pointed out.
"Bree says that you're still in bed by ten on weekends." Izzy explained before Chase shook his head.
"Nah, now keep telling me about the book." Chase told her before Izzy shrugged and continued to gush about the book.
*******************Bree paced in the lab nervously as she waited for Davenport, Leigh and her brothers to return from a mission. Her face lit up when she saw Davenport walk through the door and quickly ran up to him.
"You're back!" Bree exclaimed happily before noticing her brothers and Leigh were missing. "Where are Adam, Chase and Leigh?" She questioned, her tone slightly anxious.
"They're putting their gear up." Davenport said as he wiped soot off his face before pulling his jacket off.
"How'd the mission go?" Bree questioned before Leigh stormed in, Adam close behind.
"Leigh-" He started as he reached out for her before Leigh cut him off.
"Leave me alone Adam!" Leigh exclaimed before exiting the lab, leaving Adam standing in the lab.
"What happened?" Bree questioned as Chase walked in, covered in ash and soot as well.
"While we were working on evacuating the chemical plant, a part of the ceiling fell in and startled Leigh." Adam explained. "She glitched and sent sparks everywhere." He added
"She blew up half the building." Chase sighed.
"I don't know what happened." Adam sighed. "She's been great on other missions and now she's nervous and glitching." He pointed out as Bree felt her heart sank, knowing she's the one who undermined Leigh's confidence in her bionics.
"But other than that the mission went alright?" Bree questioned before Chase shrugged.
"Not really." He stated. "We were able to get everyone out but the mission took twice as long." Chase told his sister. "Adam, Leigh and I barely made it out alive." Chase added, causing Bree to feel sick to her stomach. It broke her heart to know she was the reason her family was in danger. Bree looked at Adam curiously as he dug out the first aid kit.
"Are you guys that hurt?" Bree questioned.
"No, but Leigh's body isn't as enhanced as ours." Adam explained. "She's got burns all over her body." He added.
"Oh." Bree said, her voice becoming soft as her brother took the first aid kit upstairs. Bree looked at Chase, hoping for some sort of comfort.
"I'm gonna go shower." Chase said before leaving Bree alone in the lab.
***************"Ow!" Leigh yelled as Adam bandaged the burns on her hands. "That fucking hurts!" She pointed out as she sat on her bed
"Sorry." he mumbled as Leigh sent him a soft glare. "Wanna talk about what happened?" Adam questioned as he peeked up at Leigh.
"No." Leigh stated before Adam nodded. Leigh let out a heavy sigh. "I'm just frustrated i glitched." She said. "I thought i had everything under control." She added.
"You seemed nervous on the way there." Adam said as he placed a piece of medical tape over the gauze he wrapped around Leigh's hand. Leigh stayed silent before Adam looked up at her. He sighed before putting the roll of tape down and sitting himself next to Leigh. "Talk to me." He told her before Leigh sighed.
"Bree just said a lot of shit when i confronted her last night at Amber's." Leigh explained before Adam nodded.
"Like what?" He questioned.
"I don't want to get into it." Leigh stated.
"Leigh..." Adam started as he pulled her under his arm.
"No Adam, i'm not gonna drive a wedge between you and your sister." Leigh stated. "I'll get over what she said." Leigh told Adam before he sighed.
"Maybe you should drive a wedge between me and Bree." Adam said with a shaky laugh before looking down at the floor. Leigh looked at Adam with a sad expression before he shook his head. "I mean, she hates everything we are." Adam explained. "She abandoned the team.. Our family.." He trailed off before Leigh shook her head.
"She doesn't hate anything." Leigh told Adam. "She's just frustrated." Leigh explained as she tried to get Adam's eyes to meet hers. "She loves you guys so much Adam." Leigh told him as she grabbed her hand.
"If she loved us then why would she try so hard to get away from Chase and I?" Adam questioned.
"She just wants some freedom." Leigh explained. "It has nothing to do with you." She added as she noticed Adam's solemn expression. "Adam, i promise this is all just a phase of hers." Leigh told him before Adam nodded before kissing her forehead.
"It just sucks." He sighed before Leigh pressed a soft kiss to his cheek.
"I know." Leigh sighed before Adam rested her head against her shoulder. "She'll come around, i promise." She told Adam softly.
"I just hope sooner rather than later." Adam told Leigh.
****************Leigh sat in lab making playlists while Chase typed on the control panel in the lab. Adam was pressing buttons on the same control panel Chase was working on. Chase grabbed Adam's arm in frustration.
"Stop!" Chase yelled at his brother who let out a groan.
"I'm bored!" Adam whined before looking at his girlfriend. "Leigh lets go do something." he said before Leigh shook her head.
"I'm working on a new playlist for training." She explained. "The theme is 'songs that movies would play over badass fight sequences'" She said before the two boys nodded.
"Can i get a link to that?" Chase questioned.
"Oh i've already shared it with both of you." Leigh smiled before Bree walked in.
"Hi guys." Bree said softly as the three looked up at the brunette. Leigh rolled her eyes before going back to her playlists. Chase and Adam looked at her blankly. "I owe you an apology." She told the group
"You think?" Leigh spat.
"I deserved that." Bree said before looking at her brothers. "Look, I just wanted some freedom from being bionic." Bree stated. "I never meant to put you guys in danger." She said as her eyes became glassy. "Any of you." She added as she looked at Leigh.
"Well you did." Chase told her before Bree nodded.
"I know." She stated. "I was just thinking about me, instead of us." Bree told her brothers. "I was being selfish." She said as she glanced at Leigh. "I'm really sorry." Bree told the three. "For abandoning the team," She said. "For everything i said to you Leigh," Bree added. "It was mean and wrong and i didn't mean any of it." she told Leigh before looking at Adam. "And i'm sorry i made you feel like i hated you." Bree said. "Because i could never hate either of you." Bree told her brothers.
"Come here." Adam said as he pulled his sister into a hug. Bree pulled back, wiping a few stray tears from her cheeks.
"I want back in." Bree told the three teens.
"We'd love to have you." Leigh smiled before Bree rushed the girl in a hug. "I'm sorry i threw you against a wall." Leigh told her.
"It's okay, i deserved it." Bree said.
"I know." Leigh said, causing Bree to laugh as Davenport walked in.
"What's going on?" He questioned as he saw Leigh and Bree in a hug.
"Mr Davenport!" Bree exclaimed as she pulled back from Leigh. "I messed up, and I'm sorry." She said as she walked towards her father. " I'm ready to be bionic again." Bree smiled.
"Well I'm glad you feel that way, but I can't do that." Davenport told her.
"What do you mean?" Chase questioned. "She apologized, and she wants back in." He pointed out.
"I didn't create your chip, my brother did." Mr Davenport explained. "Now that it's damaged so badly, I can't duplicate it." He told the teens.
"Wait, what are you saying?" Bree questioned nervously.
"I don't know if you'll ever be bionic again." Mr Davenport told her.