AGENT: The Agent of Mutants

05. Join the Team

Monday, 8 January 2051

Today is the first day of school - I mean, the first day of class.

I'm getting ready, Val and Nancy are.

If you ask where Nancy and Val went last night? And when did they come? I don't know either, because I've been asking that since they woke up, but they always switched the subject.

I just don't know where Nancy went, if it was Val, I'm sure she was talking to the other agents about Ruby.

"Already, yuk!" said Nancy who was well dressed, as well as Val. Then they came out of the room.

I just smiled and followed out of the room, then locked it.

Just for information, because this room is occupied by me, Val and Nancy, so to open this door can be opened with the fingerprints of the three of us.

We go down to the lobby, then out of the dorm building. Many students are also passing by. Most of them were walking to the main building.

Well, we finally got to the main building, and sure enough, inside the building very many students were walking around, talking to their friends, even on the first day there were gossip here, too, gee whiz...

If in AHS, people who gossip must be the topic of comparing their strengths. If ordinary people were like this, what would they talk about?

By the way, how's Ruby doing? Is he healed?

Should I ask Val this? But isn't it too suspicious? I shouldn't have known what happened to Ruby yesterday.

Well, I better not ask. Too suspicious.

"Claire, I'm in!" Val patted my shoulder slowly, rousing me from my daydream.

I just realized that we have arrived in front of the 11th class IPA 3 located near the stairs.

"Ehh okay okay!"

"Bye-bye, Claire!" nancy said with her trademark smile.

"Dadaahh!"

I walked into Class 11 IPA 1, then entered the classroom, when I looked around the classroom, there were still some empty benches.

The atmosphere in this class is quite crowded.

Hm...

Just sec...

Why do they see me like that?

More precisely, the,

They look at me like they see ghosts, their eyes are so shocked, why? What is?! Am I caught?!

Are there strange auras emanating from my body?!

"Wooo."

"Sit with me, yuk!"

"Just come with me!"

"Greetings to know!"

"Claire huh?"

I jerked. The men in this class focused their eyes on me with a friendly smile - uh. I don't even know what to call a friendly or scary smile.

Ordinary people like this, right?

And where does anyone know my name? I haven't even introduced myself.

Suddenly, there was a woman standing from her seat, then coming towards me.

He smiled sweetly, "Sorry, the first impression is like this, don't listen to it..." Then he turned to the men in this class and glared at them at a glance, then he turned to me again grimacing, "Sit down on me, Claire."

How does he know my name? Everyone here is weird.

I nodded and smiled at him.

I followed him walking to his seat, which turned out to be the third row from the front and was located in the middle.

I sat on the bench next to him.

"Greetings, my name is Alexa Cypher" she said with a smile etched on her lips, making her eyes look like a crescent moon, plus her chubby cheeks raised funny. He is definitely Asian. The japs? Korean maybe?

I returned her smile, "Greetings know too, I'm Claire Harlyn."

"I know your name, though. Hahaha." he chuckled so much that he showed his gummy smile. So anxious! Geez Claire hold it. Don't insecure...

"Where do you know my name?" I asked, finally getting this question out of my mind.

Don't-don't he know my name because he's an agent too? Who knows, I have to be on guard!

"Yesterday, on the first day, I heard a lot of people liked you since you first set foot in this school, so...who doesn't know you? Haha." Followed by a small laugh.

Uh, time yes?

How is it not heard by me?

"Ohh, no, it's not like that.. hahaha, by the way, you're a new kid?"

"No," he shook his head, "i'm here from tenth grade."

"Ohhh so, his new son is a little yes it turns out."

"Depending on it, every year can change. Last year, his new son was a lot!" abugn.

I nodded in understanding.

Yeah, including Rylan, Jack, and Zav. They must have just entered last year...

Not long after that there was a woman dressed formally, her age looking young. I guess he's a professor here.

He stood in front of the class with a gentle smile, "Good morning everyone..."

"Morning, Mum."

"Morning, Professor." I said.

Eh?! How did everyone look at me? Fumigating

I'm turning. Alexa nudged my arm, though,

"Claire! How's the professor?"

What is dong? Uh I was wrong, huh?

Should've.. uhm... ouch, what yeah- Oh! Oho! G-w..guru?

Yes 'guru'!

"E-eh, Master I mean." I said with a decrease in tone at the end of the sentence.

The people around me chuckled softly, I could still hear him.

Ouch!! Yeah how do I know? Ah, when I return to AOM later, I have to apply for a 'ordinary human language literacy' lesson'. Got to!

'The woman's 'Teacher' smiled at me, then looked back at each of us, "Greetings, I'm Tiffany Ashley, your homeroom teacher for the next year. It's up to you to call me Ma'am, Sister, Miss, or whatever it is."

"Good, Mom."

"Come, Miss."

"Now, please introduce yourself, just stand up from your seat, just calm down, special today, all hours of lessons will be made for introductions only."

And start the introductory session.

While listening to who was introducing myself, I looked around the facilities in this class. The slate is multi-touchscreen, air conditioner is two, and the bench in this class is 25, that means the number of students in this class is approximately 25 children.

The female students I think are all friendly, if the men... I will not discuss it, it was clear from the first time I entered the class, right?

Yes that is...

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The introductory session is over, now we are thinking about the class structure.

I just stayed quiet, because I don't know what to say, I just got to know the students here, how can I directly argue who can be the class president?

Ms. Tiffany sighed, maybe she was tired of waiting for us to determine it but from there was no result at all, "I only determined it, you will take until my lesson time runs out." said Bu Tiffany, in fact he is more suitable to be called 'Sister' than 'Mom' because of his young and beautiful virginity.

"Head of class Alexa, and his deputy.." he pointed to me, "you, hmm... Claire?" sengagik.

"Claire." I said launch.

Ms. Tiffany nodded, "Yes, Alexa and Claire I entrust to be in charge for the next year of being class president and vice class president here" she said, smiling at me and Alexa.

"Okay ma'am, thank you for your trust" said Alexa.

I nodded in agreement, "We try to do our best" I said and raised my thumb, like 'everything will be fine'.

"Well then, my hours are up, good morning everyone!"

"For Ma'am." we said.

And not long after, Ms. Tiffany dropped out of class.

I sat down, and exchanged glances with Alexa.

"Let's work together so that this class is no longer noisy" said Alexa while looking around. As soon as Bu Tiffany came out, the class situation was immediately noisy again. Fear, it sounds up to the next class.

"Yes yes, it's very annoying."

Hopefully they can be arranged.

Then Alexa set some class rules, which is certainly the result of the decision of both of us and has been approved by the entire class. Rules such as. do not bully friends, do not be noisy in class hours, do not make trouble, and so on.

Not long after, someone knocked on the classroom door, and when it was open-aahh that was right...

What'd that flat man want here?

"Excuse me."

"God is so handsome geez!"

"What's Jack here for, huh?"

"Why is it suddenly hot?"

Tok tok tok tok

That's the sound of Alexa's iron ruler being tapped to her desk, hahahaha.

"Shut up hey! Brother Jack wants to talk." he said in a suddenly horrible voice. He can be an angel, he can be a demon. Spooky.

After that, the women in my class were silent.

"Claire, come with me for a second."

I flinched, I immediately turned to the direction the voice came from. Jack was looking at me from the doorway.

I knit confused eyebrows.

"Come on!" again, it was like a hurry. Why anyway? Ow hell! Lazy ah.

"Not rest yet, is it?" my many. In hopes of being a good reason so I don't have to follow him.

Kringg..

Damnit.

I finally walked out to follow Jack. Wanna what the hell?

He walked in front of me. His stature is firm, from behind it has been seen that his body is shaped, and his height may be about 180 cm, the point requires more effort than me to just look at his face.

Eh? If not wrong, this will be the direction to the park behind the famous quiet school. What business

W-WAIT!

JACK IS ONE OF THE MUTANT AGENTS!

DON'T-DON'T...

OH NO! D-my guess is right!!

Arriving at the park, I saw that there were 5 people waiting. There's Val, Kimberly, Zav, Rylan, and Ruby. They were leaning against the wall on different sides.

Ruby!! It has recovered!

Rylan turned his head, "Nahh, come too." he said and smiled at me.

Focus Claire!

They... already know!?

Val!!

B-means she can read minds!?

"Yes I can, hahahaha.but take it easy I don't do it 24 hours!" he said that was immediately followed by self-defense, maybe Val was afraid I was angry.

"Jeez, Val don't read my mind again, yeah!" Wow, this is so bad! The things that are my privacy can be known about!

He chuckled, "Yes-iyaa..."

I turned my eyes to these 6 people in turn, "Where do you know?" I'm confused.

"Ruby told us first, then Valerie." Rylan opened his voice.

Then I'll change the question.

How did Ruby know?

Hm...

The earzoom!! Yep! He must have known since he turned my earzoom back! He knew that my lair was an earzoom.

"Greeting Claire, we are agents from AOM charged with searching for the chip as well," Kim reached out his hand, "I'm Kimberly Fern," he smiled. I shook his hand and smiled back.

"I'm in 11th grade IPA 3 just like Val and Ruby" he said. I looked at Ruby and Val, they were waving their hands at me. "Haii!" my broom. It's weird to see Val here. Together with the same mutants I saw in the auditorium yesterday. I can't believe I'm gonna have this many partners!

"This is Jack, who brought you here, he's in 12th grade IPA 1," I turned my eyes to Jack, he was looking the other way as if he didn't care. Huh. So funny, anyway. Sucks.

"This is Zav, class 12 IPA 2," Kim pointed to Zav who! just as cute as that cold man named Jack! Then, he pointed at Rylan who had seen me, "and this one is Rylan 12th grade IPA 3," he threw his friendly smile again, I returned his smile at a glance then immediately turned my face to Kim again. "Now you know our classes, so if there's anything you know where to go."

"My power is to control time." Kimberly continued.

He looked at his other friends like a code so they could introduce themselves.

"I have a supersonic wave," Now Ruby's opening up, "if Val, she can control her mind." she continued. Val only grimaced showing his neat row of teeth.

I nodded, then focused my gaze again on Ruby. She's very pretty. Her hair was dark violet, long and shiny wavy. Her skin could almost be called 'exotic'. The bead of his gray eyes seemed to make all who looked at him fall in love. You guys know what that means? Yup! My second insecure today.

"Have you healed?" My toot. Actually I also want to ask what happened to him yesterday, but I guess not now.

"I'm fine now, hehe, take it easy." she lifted her thumb with a sweet smile.

Ah, thank goodness I was relieved.

Then Rylan came forward to approach me, "I'm Rylan" he said kindly as he reached out.

"Claire." I returned his hand.

Our view is locked again.

Ah, goddamn.

If it's like this I can't do anything.

"Ehm, the others." Ruby said while coding Jack and Zav, making my eye contact and Rylan was stopped. Ah thank goodness!

Jack and Zav remained flat as if they didn't want to say anything.

"Hmm, I'm sorry Claire, maybe you can meet another time, haha." Val said trying to melt the atmosphere. He squinted his eyes at the two cold men as if saying 'ish sucks, anyway!' the truth also represents my heart.

"Yes, it's okay" I said and smiled.

Cultivate a smile when you're faced with these kinds of people, guys!

"Claire, we're gonna be your partner looking for the chip, I know you don't know if you're gonna have a partner, we don't know because Brian didn't say anything..." Val explains.

I furrowed my brows, "Oohh you guys weren't told anything either.." I said. This is really weird. Did Brian miss something this important? I'm very confused.

"Do you have the earzoom?" Ask Kimberly.

"Ehm.. There is, but I'm not wearing it, because I thought I was going to go on this mission alone" I said honestly.

"Oh, good then. From tomorrow, we go to school, so we can communicate with each other."

"Every morning, before we go to school, we gather in the garden behind the dormitory, every day we will make a new plan." Further.

I nodded in understanding. Followed by another.

Ringgates

"Let's go in!" rylan said as he hugged Zav and Jack to leave, then we all broke up.

I also walked back to class, I still did not expect me to get a cool co-worker, and great-great like them.

Thank goodness! At least I'm starting to think positively because I think it would be easier to work with another mutant agent.

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I went back to class happy which I certainly did not show, I tried to be ordinary.

"Hi, Claire!" greet Alexa.

"Hi Lexa, you're not in yet, are you?" many ensure.

"Yes, not yet. Oh yeah, where have you been? How can I be with Jack?"

The Flashback

I walked into class with Valerie. He said the others wanted to go to the cafeteria first, so I was just with Val.

"Claire."

I looked at Val, "Why?"

"Later, when you get to class there is a teacher, and he asks you where you are from, just answer that you were called Jack because you were offered to become a member of OSIS."

Oh yes, even I almost forgot to think of the reason I should give later. But, briefly...

The osis? ... sausage?

"Sausage mean? Uh-what the hell, I don't understand." I'm really confused.

Val laughed, "What are you doing? It's even sausage! Ahhaha!" he held his stomach still laughing amusedly, "not sausage, but OSIS. Abbreviation of Intra School Student Organization. If you are still confused, the point is that the organization in the school is that."

I said, "Hehe, this is my first mission to know, Val! and in AHS there is no ordinary human language literacy. It all feels so new to me." I let out a breath.

Valerie's amused laughter faded, and was only replaced by a faint smile. Like something was stirring up his mind when I said that. "So this is your first time, huh?" he looked down, like he was thinking of something.

I'm nodding. But there was no response from Val, it seemed he was struggling with his mind. I decided to return to the topic, "But, Val.... Is it okay if I lie about such an organization to the teacher?"

I'm not worried about the lies that I'm going to do, because all the agents have to get used to lying, you know the reason, I'm worried because there's not enough evidence to say the reason.

"Just relax, I'm going to manipulate the mind of Miss Linda, the principal, so that she can confirm that you're a new member of OSIS."

Eh gosh. I mean just change the reason, not even made into a real OSIS. But that's it, Val, hahahaha. So OSIS is the path of mind manipulation.

"Alright." I said according to.

Flashback Off

"So I was only offered to be a member of OSIS" I said sitting down.

"Ohhh so. You deserve to take care of him, Brother Jack is the chairman of OSIS."

Oohh, Jack the chairman of OSIS apparently.

I can't imagine how it would work if I just spoke one or two words like that. How strange.

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14.00

I've been home from school, it was really just an introduction..

Well, at least I know the teachers here, and some ordinary human friends. Okay, I guess I should stop calling them that. I sound. haughty. Well, I won't say it again. Promises.

I'm going straight to the dorm because I'm tired.

I'm sleepy.

Well, the introduction I thought would be exciting turned out to be no, rather boring.

Oh come! It's not that I'm lazy to follow that activity, though, but who is not upset to hear the noisy babbling of the students in class during class hours even though Alexa and I have calmed even Alexa was upset and forced to knock her iron ruler very hard until broken (i don't know why he's that strong) so bad Alexa.

Aishh. If I had the power to stop time, I would have stopped it by then and I would have made the noisy ones unable to speak anymore.

Yes, I don't want to talk about it...

Speaking of which, I had a chance to think about the agents (who are now my colleagues) at a glance.

I'm confused, why is Val and the other agents an old kid at this school? Is it possible that they're actually new to the scene, but Kimberly stops time, and Val manipulates the students' minds, and the teachers here? So the whole school thinks they're old kids? You know, Val can add false memories to people's minds?

Hmm, let me explain more, that chip thief came and mingled the day before I came here right? While I came right on the date of the new student's registration, it meant that the chip thief was supposed to be a new student just like me, and Val said, they were assigned to look for that chip as well, too, that means they should have come here as new students, because the thief had just arrived..

Why is all this confusing, anyway?

Until now, Brian still hasn't contacted me, if all this is true (if I had a partner) he would have told me!

Or maybe Brother Brian is taking care of something more important about the loss of mutant chips? Hmm. maybe.

And maybe the agents have been working with Val and Kimberly to keep the time from changing. But, this still doesn't make sense.

Not felt, I've reached the lobby of the female dormitory.

I was so tired that I took my foot to the elevator. When I got in, there was a woman holding a canned drink in this elevator, she approached me to press the button next to me.

But-- A-BAGG!!

I'm slack. What the fuck?! He spilled his drink onto my uniform!!

You know why I said 'he spilled it'? Yes because I clearly saw him deliberately tilting his canned drink when it was close to my shirt!

He saw the stain on my uniform and pretended to keep his mouth shut, "Upss.sorry." she said in an irritating tone.

I looked at him in disbelief, "Hey!! What do you mean?!"

His astonishment turned into a cynical look, "Why? don't like?" lightly said.

EHHH??

PATIENCE CLAIRE, PATIENCE.

I closed my eyes for a moment to quell my anger.

Breathe in...

Dispose...

I must be patient, I must not add enemies here, while the thief's problem is not finished.

I look for tissue in my bag, and clean or at least absorb the wet from my uniform so as not to stain too much.

"Hey! you were with Jack, right!?" Loudly speaking.

Fool, I won't listen to him, I'm tempering the anger right now.

I saw it from the corner of my eye, he looked annoyed that I didn't respond, "Hey!!" His words are getting louder.

Ah, try if I can teleport, don't use the elevator! It's too bad to meet an ordinary human like this!! Eh-show so I mention it again!!

"Are you deaf!?"

I looked at him, then looked at him indifferently. So that he gets more upset.

The elevator door opened and I was already on the third floor, I was walking out of the elevator casually (so that he was getting upset himself), and right! The woman could only groan in annoyance, hahaha!

I didn't care anymore, I went straight into the room, and found Nancy already there.

"Eh, it turns out you've come home" he said.

"Yes, I was tired on the first day even though it was just an introductory session, so I came straight here." Reveal honest.

He looked at me from top to bottom. Then his gaze stopped on the stain on my shirt, he furrowed his brows, "That's why, Claire?"

I sighed, "Oh this.." I remembered the woman's face, just remembered it had upset me, "there was a prankster." I didn't want to talk about it any more, I just needed to sleep.

Nancy chuckled, "Why? Jack huh?"

I'm wide-eyed, "Kok you know?"

Ja. Humans are really troublesome. What's the matter anyway, when he called me, why am I doused in drinks?!

"When the clock breaks, right?" Nancy chuckled again, "it's been spread to know! What don't you realize, if people are watching you two?" she nodded with a seductive look.

"WHAT? Yeah.how do I know!"

"Be careful Claire, Jack's brother likes a lot, you can be pounced on by his fans." Nancy squinted her eyes. Like a stepmother who is pumping her husband to throw his child into the streets.

I raised my eyebrows with a flat face, "Well.." I thought for a moment, "i don't want to get close to him anymore either." I said and went straight to the bathroom and prepared to go to my bed.

There were so many things happening today, but I was too tired to replay them all in my mind.