Chapter 4- Double Trouble...?

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Keb's POV

I look back and forth between the guy standing next to the man that just came in and the guy I'm pinning down and wonder what the hell is going on. The crowd's all gone- I guess everyone evacuated when Declan went berserk. One of them. I glance at Cat, who looks just as confused as I feel. "Well?" I say. "Well what?" says the man, as I take a look at him. He has short, dark hair and pale skin. He's pretty tall, and he wears a white lab coat and a pair of nerd glasses. I look Declan straight in the eye. The Declan next to him, I mean. Wow, this is confusing. His face is expressionless like the other one's, but there's emotion in his eyes. Joy, curiosity, anger, uncertainty. He winks at me, though I'm the only one that notices. "Well," I reply, "You said you were gonna explain everything." "Ah," he chuckles, "All in good time." "What's that supposed to mean?!" Cat snaps. The scientist guy- well, I'm assuming he's a scientist- opens his mouth to answer but can't even begin to talk before winky Declan (AKA the one I'm not pinning down) kicks him hard and shoves him in my direction. I get the memo and move out of the way. The man stumbles onto stabby Declan while the three of us make a run for the lobby. As we exit the conference room, we bump into May and Jenna. "WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?!" "HEY DIDN'T YOU JUST GET STABBED?!" "HEY DIDN'T YOU JUST STAB ME?!" "WHO WAS THAT DUDE?!" "HOW COME I'M NOT EVEN BLEEDING?!" "GUYS GUYS SHUT UP!!!" We all turn to Declan as he shouts that. "Listen, I'll explain what I know later, but we gotta BLOW THIS POPSCICLE STAND." This is followed by murmurs of agreement as the five of us sprint out of the hotel with no hesitation. May stops and picks up a small box that'd been tossed around in the commotion- the present. "Hey, Dec," she says, causing him to stop and turn around, "For what it's worth... Happy birthday." She hands him the box and smiles. He beams at her, gratefully taking it and opening it. Inside is a delicate silver bracelet with five beads- one representing each of us. May shows him she has the same one, and so do I, followed by Jenna and Cat. After a brief group hug, we 'blow the popscicle stand', five silhouettes running off into the chilly night air.

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