"Ah, Brewer. Subject detected?" A musky voice asked a smug looking Jack through his cell phone.
"Subject detected." Jack nodded, looking pleased with himself.
"How certain are you?" The voice monotonously asked.
"Almost certain. She matches your description." Jack informed the mysterious man through his phone.
"Let's review our research. Tell me if this is correct." The man began. "She's the daughter of Chuck and Linda Crawford, and she is highly protected by the government. She's around your age, and recently moved to an unknown location in California. She is experienced with the skills of gymnastics and martial arts."
"Correct." He smirked, nodding his head slowly.
"Perfect. Now, you must be able to confirm these details. Find out as much as you can, Brewer."
"Please, this is child's play." Jack cracked his knuckles. "Any other details?"
"Yes, actually. There's a distinctive detail in her appearance. In the year 2001, our first encounter with the subject, a scar formed on the left side of her neck after an elimination attempt." He was warned.
"Perfect." Jack smugly grinned at his phone, believing that this mission would be a breeze.
"Great. Just look out for those details, and report back shortly. Try to use your chip to your advantage; Read her mind, and manipulate her. But it's important that she will not be made aware of your identity as a spy. Remember, being discreet is the key."
Ever since Jack joined the agency, a chip had been inserted into his body, allowing him to have all sorts of supernatural abilities. He was able to pry into a victim's mind, reading and controlling them.
"Right." Jack nods.
"Good luck, Brewer." The man says, before Jack ends the call and places his phone back in his pocket.
Jack was the best teenage spy from the R.A.S.H that worked against the government. Unlike Kim, Jack chose to join the agency. His father was a part of the agency, until he was eliminated by the government. Since then, Jack wanted to get back at them. He'd do anything in his power to determine revenge.
'A fifteen year old girl? Too easy.' Jack thought to himself as he walked through the school grounds, purposely going off into a different direction than Kim. He only needed to find that scar, and it would be game over for her.
Kim walked into the office, trying to avoid drawing even more unnecessary attention to herself. This was hard, with her being the mysterious new girl who flipped the most popular girl in school within two minutes of being here. The word was already spreading around the school, but nobody knew who she was.
She found her way to the office, and received the essential equipment, books, and class schedule.
Kim's great sense of direction enabled her to easily find her locker, and filled it up.
"Hi, there. I'm Milton Krupnick." A slender red headed boy held out his hand for her.
"Uh- Kim. Kim Crawford." She smiled at him, taking his hand and shaking it.
"I know. I've been assigned to be your tour guide, and to help you settle in here at Seaford High." He smiled, handing her a bottle.
She looked at the bottle in confusion, and raised an eyebrow at him. "Hand sanitizer?"
"Yes. Believe me, here, it'll be your best friend." He vigorously nodded his head,
Kim lightly laughed, and she held out her class schedule for him to see.
"Let me see... Alright, we're in the same homeroom, but this I'm not in much of your classes. I'm in all AP classes." Milton studied Kim's schedule before giving it back to her.
"Oh..." Kim sulked. She hoped that she could hang around this nerdy looking, but polite boy. Who was she supposed to hang out with now?
"But it's alright, I'll introduce you to my friends in homeroom. You'll love them. All of them." He began to get excited at this thought.
They walked down a few hallways, and up a few flights of stairs. Within a few minutes, they arrived homeroom. But Kim soon noticed that the room was empty.
"How come we're the only people here?" She asked, dumbfounded.
"I like to get here before everyone else." Milton lightly chuckled, showing Kim to their usual table in homeroom. "That way, I avoid the rush of the class bell."
"Oh, okay." Kim laughed, taking a seat.
"You seem quite calm considering it's your first day in this school." Milton uneasily told her.
"What do you mean?" She asks.
"The new kids usually seem terrified and shy." He replies, surprised at her reaction.
"Oh. I don't scare that easily." She laughed. If Milton knew of all the missions and adventures that Kim had been on, he'd understand how she was so brave.
Milton nodded his head to show his admiration and understanding, making Kim smile.
The conversation flowed for a while, until the rest of the class finally entered.
"Who's Milton's new girl?" A Latino boy whistled as he walked into the room, noticing Kim's presence.
"A little out of your league, if you ask me." Another boy with dark skin chuckled, wiggling his eyebrows at Kim.
Kim just scooted a little away from Milton, as he scowled at them.
The rest of their friends came to sit around their table, in their usual spot.
There were a few boys and a few girls. They seemed like unlikely friends, but they were most definitely the best of friends.
"Guys, I'd like to introduce you to Kim, it's her first day here." Milton told his friends, then looked at Kim, pointing at each of his friends as he spoke. "Kim, this is... Jerry, Eddie, Randy, Julie, Grace, Chelsea, and Mika."
They all greeted her, and welcomed her into their friendship group.
"Where's Jack?" Milton asked Jerry, with a surprised look on his face. "He's never late."
'Jack? That Jack Brewer?' Kim thought to herself, hoping that she was incorrect. She really didn't feel like befriending a boy who went from friend to fiend in the blink of an eye. 'What was his deal anyway?'
"Jack?" Kim quietly asked Milton.
"Yes, he's one of our other friends. He's great. I can't wait for you to meet him." Milton shivered with excitement.
Before she could tell Milton that she had already met Jack, she was interrupted.
"Good Morning, Miss Davies. Forgive me for being so late, I was showing a few freshmen around school." They all drew their attention to Jack who was standing by the door, talking to the teacher.
"Wow, what a suck up." Kim muttered under her breath, but no one heard her speak.
"He's so well mannered." A few girls gazed at Jack, admiring his dashing looks and compassionate attitude.
Kim rolled her eyes at them as the teacher excused him, and Jack made his way to join their table.
'Please don't.' She thought to herself, trying to focus on anything besides Jack.
"Oh, has my seat been taken now?" Jack chuckled, looking at Kim.
"Uh- I didn't know..." She told him, avoiding eye contact.
"I'm kidding. It's your seat now." He smiled at her, grabbing another seat, and placing it down in an empty spot- on the right side of Kim.
Jack's mission would be so much easier if the seat on Kim's left wasn't taken by Milton.
"Thanks...?" Kim raised an eyebrow as she spoke, puzzled by his motives.
"No problem." He smiled, clearly not fazed by the dirty looks he received from Kim.
"Isn't he the sweetest?" Mika cooed, and the rest of them agreed.
"The sweetest..." Kim sarcastically chuckled, still distrustfully looking at Jack.
'Why is he suddenly acting so nice?' She thought, wondering if this was honestly the same Jack Brewer that she had met earlier.
"Jack is one of the nicest guys around" Eddie praised Jack.
"Okay..." Kim laughed.
If Jack was 'one of the nicest guys around' she'd hate to meet the rest of the guys.
They all began socializing, forcing Jack and Kim to talk.
Kim needed answers, and she needed them now.
"What the heck is your problem?" She whispered, piercing her eyes at him.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Jack told her, shrugging her off.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about." Kim whispered again, but he raised an eyebrow in response.
"Your personality changes every time I see you! You're so two-faced!"
'Oh, crap' Kim thought to herself, 'I guess they heard me.'
"Kim? Are you alright?" Milton asked her, but Kim focused her attention to glare at Jack.
"What's your problem?" Grace asked her, in Jack's support.
"Yeah, man. Jack isn't two-faced." Randy shook his head, tapping Jack's back.
Before she knew it, they had turned against her. Nobody would ever insult Jack, everybody loved him.
The bell rang, and Kim was the first to rush out the classroom.
'What have I done?' Her first day was already a disaster. Firstly, she flipped Erica, and now she yelled at Jack, turning her 'new friends' against her. She felt like crying.
She ran into the girls bathroom, and locked herself in one of the stalls.
At least here, nobody could see her cry. She cried her eyes out. Kim hated crying, showing weakness. But she couldn't control herself.
She wanted her parents, and her old life back. She hated this town. She actually had some friends there.
Kim silently weeped until she heard a gentle knock on the door.
"Kim? Is that you?" A weak voice called.
"Milton? What are you doing here? This is the girls bathroom!" She yelled through her tears.
"I'm aware of that. Are you crying?" He asked her, leaning against the door.
"No." She sniffled.
"Open the door." Milton gently told her.
"No." She sniffled again.
"Please?"
Kim sighed before getting up, and opening the door. She wiped eyes and nose in her jacket's sleeve.
Milton had a tissue in his hand, and he softly wiped her tears with it.
"She smiled, before she whispered, "Everyone hates me."
"No they don't. They just love Jack." Milton laughed, trying to assure her.
"Milton, it's his word against mine." Kim shook her head. "I met him this morning, and he kept giving me these horrible looks."
"Jack can sometimes be a little... you know..." He told her, gesturing with his hands. "But he's honestly a great guy."
"I doubt that..." Kim muttered under her breath.
"I promise. On my first day, Jack was the one that kept the bullies away. He was always there to show me around, and to help me through my troubles." Milton smiled, thinking about the memories he had with his friend.
"Oh, I'm sorry... I had no idea." Kim said.
"If it wasn't for him, I probably wouldn't have all the friends I had today." Milton quietly told her, before he raised his voice with confidence. "Maybe you just got off on the wrong foot."
"Yeah, I'm sure that's it." She smiled. "Thank you, Milton. I'm glad that I have you as a friend."
"You're welcome." He smiled back at her, and they began to walk out of the bathroom.
"Oh, and Milton..." Kim began, and gave him a threatening look. "If you tell anyone about this, you're dead."
"Got it." Milton gulped, and they both left the bathroom.
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But can we just talk about that second kick kiss? *fangirl*
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