Bree's POV
I'm glad we got Marcus to watch Leo. I'm pretty sure if Leo found out that Marcus was watching him... you know what? I don't want to know. I don't know why Leo doesn't like Marcus; he's such a nice guy! Plus he's cute so it's a win, win.
Adam and I were waiting impatiently for Chase and Mr. Davenport to stop gloating about this stupid invention. The only reason Adam and I came was because we didn't want to watch Leo and we wanted to get out of the house.
"I'm bored. I hate it when Chase talks so smart. I mean give it a break, no one can understand him," Adam complained. "Mr. Davenport is worse, he's always bragging. If he did something that wasn't at least 90% selfish, I'd die of shock," I said. I smiled. I had just quotes from my favorite movie of all time, Clueless.
"Tell me about it," Adam said simply.
Then Chase walked over to us. He fixed his tie all prideful and said, "Guess what? We sold it! Thanks to me, I totally won them over." "Yeah right, they clearly want to see this again," Davenport said pointing at face.
"Why would people want to see just your face?" Adam asked then he gasped, "You are going to be beheaded next time they see you and your head is going to float around like a ghost!?"
Everyone rolled their eyes, explaining things to Adam is a waste of time.
"Ready to go home?" Mr. Davenport asked. "Yeah, Leo is probably freaking out because Marcus is watching him. We should go," Chase said laughing. "Yes! Finally!" I exclaimed. I raced to the car.
Leo's POV:
Although I pretended to go to sleep as Marcus left my room, as soon as he was down the hall and in the living room, I got up and looked around my room for any bombs.
Why doesn't anyone believe Marcus was evil? I knew the answer; he was so good at lying! What proof can I find, and I mean REAL proof? I've always wanted to be a spy since I was little, even a little more than being bionic. I had to find something.
I felt my head burn; I was coming down with a fever. I kept reminding myself, even when a spy is sick or injured, they still finish their task. I couldn't rest until I found some real evidence.
I took shades that were on my bed table. I grabbed them and put them on my face. I also put my leather jacket that I got for my birthday from Big D. I put on jeans and tied my shoes. I was ready.
"Achoo!" I said loudly. My head started to pound, I really needed to take my mom's advice and lie down. Maybe, my mission should wait until Marcus left. I sighed. I should trust my instinct.
I took off my leather jacket, my jeans, shoes, and shades. I put my pajamas back on and headed back into bed. As soon as my head hit the pillow I was sound asleep and my headache started to go away. Marcus would have to wait…
Marcus' POV:
I waited for Davenport, Chase, Adam, and Bree to get home. I turned on the TV and sat down to watch. I couldn't snoop around or anything because they could be home any minute. Chase texted me and told me they were leaving. That was an hour ago.
A couple minutes later, they all walked through the door. "Hey, Marcus!" Adam, Bree, and Chase said excitedly. "Hey guys! How did the invention thing go?" I asked. "Great! We sold it!" Chase exclaimed he started doing this weird dance.
"Yep! I'm awesome!" Davenport said. "We," Chase corrected him. "Anyway, how's Leo doing?" Davenport asked. "He's doing well, he's sleeping right now. He asked for some tissues an hour ago and then he went back to sleep," I explained.
"Aw poor Leo," Bree said. "Yeah, he actually didn't really care that I was there. We actually bonded," I said lying of course.
Before they came home, I heard Leo moving around in his room. He knew something was up because obviously I was watching him VOLUNTARILY. I was glad he was sick. Douglas is right, no one will ever believe Leo, but if and when he gets actual evidence, he could ruin our plan. Who knew something so tiny could be so destructive?
I talked with Adam, Bree, Chase, and Davenport for a couple minutes and then Leo came out of his room. He was still half asleep and he looked depressed. "Hey, Big D how was the meeting?" He asked. "It was good Leo, you look sick still. How much rest have you gotten?" Davenport asked. "About two hours or so, but Marcus did help," Leo said with a smile.
What was he doing? Where was the fear? "I'm glad I was able to look after you, Leo. I'm glad we bonded," I said with a smile. "Yeah, me too," He said back. ? What was going on? Was it opposite day?
"Well, I better get going," I said and got up from the couch. "Thanks so much for your help, Marcus. Here's $20. It's the least I can do," Davenport said handing me the bill from his thick wallet. "No need, Mr. Davenport! I did it to help out Leo," I replied.
"Still, take it, maybe you can take your family out to dinner," Davenport insisted. "Oh- alright," I said taking the money. Thanks so much, Mr. Davenport. I really appreciate it," I said with a grin.
I walked to the door, "Bye, Adam, Bree, Chase, and Leo! I'll see you at school Monday!" They waved and said goodbye. "Bye, Marcus! Thanks for watching out for me!" Leo exclaimed. I still had no idea why Leo was doing this… "No problem, Leo! Hope you feel better!" I said back. I left the house and returned to Douglas.
"So? Did you get caught?" Douglas asked as I walked into our lab. "Nope, but something's not right. Leo at first was afraid of me watching him but when Davenport and the others came home, he acted like we were like "best friends" something weird is going on," I answered.
"Well, we'll watch them carefully, good job, Marcus," Douglas said. I smiled. "Do you think they really care about me?" I asked. I was curious; no one was ever that close to me.
Douglas sighed, "Marcus, get in your capsule. We have to reset your settings." My heart sank. "But, Douglas, I- I need to know. I want to know," I said. "No. Get back in your capsule now!" Douglas shouted. I was speechless. I went into my capsule and he took out my emotions. My mission once again: Get Adam, Bree, and Chase.
