Rat Trapped

Chapter 3

Grace had changed into a normal outfit thanks to the beautiful Bree, complete with a barely worn purple v-neck and jeans. The two arrived at the door, Bree being more confident in their plan. They could hear the boys jamming out on the other side without any rhythm. "You'd think they'd sound better with someone who could recognize patterns bionically," Grace chuckled.

Bree placed a hand on the knob. "Remember the story?"

"Every detail." With the confirmation she opened the door. The three boys were so hypnotized by the horribly offbeat tune they were playing that they hadn't noticed the girls come in.

They sneaked behind the couch which was also behind the boys. That was a weird way to say that. It was also weird that they thought they could sneak past. Grace should remember very well that Leo is spying at this point. She gets a reminder that he does that when he jumps out in front of them.

"Who are you?" Leo asked, standing on his toes in an attempt to get in Grace's face. A small squeal escaped the girl. The girls noticed the music stopped and, upon further observation, all eyes were on them. Though, those eyes held mostly curiosity. Leo's held suspicion. And rightly so, Grace thought.

"Well, now that I have your attention-" she turned so she was facing the other three more "-My name is Grace."

"And she's also new," Bree added.

"Hi, I'm-"

"Two new people in one day that we barely know anything about!" Leo said, interrupting Chase's introduction. "We didn't even see this one at school." Bree calmly pushed him back.

"That's because she didn't get enrolled yet. Remember when I went to that one store on the way home?" Bree's question was answered with some nods and annoyed sigh coming from someone. "Well, I met Grace there."

"Nice to meet you. Now, before Leo cuts me off again-" Chase sent a pointed glare at the paranoid human "-I'm Chase."

"Marcus." Insert insincere-smile-of-a-serial-killer-that-looks-completely-genuine here.

"I'm Adam. I play the drums and I like food."

"Nice to meet you all." Grace glanced at Leo. "Well, almost all of you." Don't be fooled, she still thought it was nice to meet him.

This is a short, awkward silence right here. Cue Bree. "She's also staying here for a few days."

Everyone was surprised by the news. Leo was lost somewhere between a glare and confusion, Chase was trying to mask his surprise with a look of curiosity, Marcus was intrigued, and Adam was genuinely confused with a hint of concern.

This was her time to shine. The girls came the conclusion that Grace should be the one to tell most of the story to make it seem more believable. "So," she began slowly, "my family just moved here about a day ago." Fake confidence fake confidence fake confidence. "But the house we moved into had an infestation. So the place is being bombed because it's super bad; we don't know how it happened. My parents went to stay at my aunt's house a few hours away, but I told them I had a friend here that I could stay with. I didn't actually." Chase is gonna ask 'why'.

"Why?" Huh, Leo asked. I should've expected that. Grace, growing increasingly nervous and concentrating on hiding it, forgot the answer she had planned. Luckily, Bree had made a quick backup plan.

"She doesn't really like talking about it since it's personal." Nice and simple. Everyone, but Leo, seemed content with the answer. He was definitely trying to think up something to prove the lie was a lie. Dang this kid and his sixth sense.

"Hey Bree," Chase started, "there was this thing I needed to talk to you and Adam about." Okay, maybe being content with the answer was just to hide his concerns. Obviously he'd think it was risky with such a big secret. This is pretty funny since literally everyone here knows the secret.

The three bionics go to a different room. Why they needed Adam even though it has nothing to do with him she didn't know. Leo followed them so he could chime in his already known suspicions. That left Grace and her Favourite character Marcus. It didn't take long before she decided against waiting in silence.

"How long have you played guitar for?" The two sat on the couch talking about guitars for a few minutes, finishing quickly when the four siblings came back. Judging by the grumpy look on Leo's face, it was good news.

"Hey, Grace, let me show you the guest room." The girls went up the stairs and towards the end of the hall, where the room was. It was a nice little room with a blue colour scheme. Grace took a quick look around the well kept room.

"So, what did you guys talk about? I know it was about me, but what exactly?"

"Pretty much how to keep you from the lab and being careful around you. Also, what we're gonna tell Mr. Davenport."

"Ah, makes sense." She gave a loud sigh when she realized something she would have to do. "You know what I just realized?"

"Hm?"

"Imma have to go back to school. Which sucks coz I've already graduated."

Bree placed her hands on her hips. "Well, you did want to lie to stay longer." Grace mimicked her stance.

"And you didn't convince me not to." Bree rolled her eyes. "I'm not gonna do homework at all." The two stayed up there a little longer, talking about how different Grace's world is. Eventually the conversations went from being about the multiverse to comparing different guys they liked and hobbies they were into.

They joined the others downstairs in time for Davenport to come home from wherever he was. Grace feigned excitement to meet him, but not really since she was. The fake situation was explained to him and, through some convincing, he agreed to let Grace stay for a few days. Oh, yeah, He also met Marcus and talked about his 'concert in a can' thing. Bree wasn't even upset this time thanks to a certain somebody's arrival.

Grace met Tasha who helped her get situated in the guest room. Now it's night, everyone's asleep, and I'm sure everyone knows how waking up works.