Chapter 5 Out Of The Loop
Mia's POV
Free time was edging closer there was only 5 min's of Physical Strategizing left otherwise known as P&S I dodge Percy's blows with ease and am glad I have time to think. We're doing a round robin today instead of sticking with our usual partners with Ella I would have to be fully in the zone and on the dot. So as I'm going over how I will break the news to the others in my head I'm taken aback when Percy does a move that I've never seen before knocking me to the ground! Im so shocked I look up at him mouth agape while I do this everyone else is giving him a round of applause for his awesome move. while he does his happy groove that I've only seen once before and that was when he cracked his first A.U.H (Australian undercover heist ) code which is an agency many Gersy students later attend making this a major achievement. At first this leaves me a little confused because people have knocked me down in P&S before. That's when I realize I do know that move Percy just executed a move that only one other person has been known to do and that's Kat Bishop! OMG "Wow Percy good job you've improved so much!" I say with the tiniest hint of jealousy that I hope no one hears I have been trying to master that move all last year but I am genuinely excited for him, he must have really improved. If I thought this thing with Kat was real I would be thinking that Percy just moved to the top of the list to be chosen. With his computer genius and now apparently physical excellence too bad I think it's all a sham.
Henry's POV
I was watching everyone closely in P&S hoping that someone would stick out that I wasn't right to think that no one here was really worthy. With five minutes to go I'd given up yeah some of them were good but no one was excelling no one was streaks ahead of the herd. That's when I saw it a GUY! Had just done Kat's signature move I couldn't believe my eyes I can't even do that move! Percy had just made my list of eligibility which so far only consisted of one person Mia who I still wasn't completely convinced deserved to be there.
Mia's POV
I walked back the room alone taking the fastest route I knew I wanted to beat the others there so I could compose myself enough to tell them. When they walk in I'm sitting on the bed calmed and ready to tell them but I find myself disarmed when I see that Henry is with them. Its as if he knew that I was going to tell them and doesn't want me to but he couldn't possibly and how would he stop me any way he knows it an imposter too I could see it in his eyes. Instead of my planned speech I say "Covert Heist was interesting this morning don't you think"
"I guess" replies Doug
"Yeah it was" says Ella in a way that make me think maybe she did notice something until she adds "I reckon I could spot a disguise anywhere after that!" looking at me and smiling like she'd helped me change the subject away from P&S which I guess it probably did look like that's what I was doing well that and Henry discreetly raising his eyebrows at me amused.
"Well that's the thing could you really see a disguise anywhere?" I ask pushing
" What do you mean" says Rianna while the others look at me weirdly
" What she means" jumps in Henry who I am certain the others had momentarily forgot was in the room " is that it would be hard to spot a disguise on a stranger" and then I know that he doesn't want the others to know but why? I decide to concede by saying "yeah that's exactly what I mean" I'll have to wait till he leaves to tell the others.
Henry's POV
As soon as Mia starts on the topic I know that she plans on telling them about the disguise and I can't let that happen im momentarily panicked but decide to wait patiently for my moment to jump in and stop her. When I start listening again Ella's saying "Yeah it was, I reckon I could spot a disguise anywhere after that!" and I can't help but rise my eyebrows amused turning towards Mia who replies
"Well that's the thing could you really see a disguise anywhere?" she's pushing it but I don't intervene yet. Rianna looks suspicious and confused while she asks "what do you mean?" and I know this is my queue
"what she means" I say thinking quickly "is that it would be hard to spot a disguise on a stranger"
Mia seems to have conceded temporary defeat while she replies "yeah that's exactly what I mean" and I know that from now on I'm going to have to keep a close eye on her so then she hopefully doesn't get the chance to tell the others before it's too late.
Time Skip
Mia's POV
Henry didn't leave us a moment alone until him and Doug had to leave back to the boy's dorms and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one that was annoyed by this seen as Doug still doesn't know why we were all so sleepy this morning. So I reserve myself to the hope that tomorrow will be more successful because I don't want Doug to feel completely out of the loop nor do I want to tell them twice.
Henry's POV
One Henry, Mia zero I know I have succeeded in preventing her from spilling the secret tonight as I get the feeling that she won't want to keep Doug out of the loop. Though while I'm happy about this it's not good because the more time I spend with them the less time I have to judge who has the potential which was already the short time frame of 2 weeks.
? POV
"Anything to report?" I ask sitting on my bed exhausted
"only what I have already relayed to you via pigeon" he replies exasperated "I'm really quite disappointed"
"Give them some time and I'm sure you'll change your mind "
"We don't have much time to give"