Bang and Burn ~ Dreamnotfound + Skephalo

Chapter 10

As he went on more dates with Clay, George noticed that they two were feeling much more comfortable with each other. Nick kept saying how close they were to a straight confession and that it was a matter of days before they'd get what they needed. The biggest piece of information they got from their latest date was about Clay's business partner who went by the name "Illumina".

They had been friends for many years and, when Clay wanted to start his own businesses, Illumina was the one to help fund his endeavors. The partnership started great. Clay would give Illumina 10% of his profits. But the relationship quickly turned sour when Illumina started demanding more and more money. He tried to sue Clay, but because they had written contracts stating that Clay would only give him 10% of his income, he lost. Illumina hasn't talked to him since the legal battle, which only ended six months ago. Nick was sure to write down every word that came out of Dream's mouth, just in case they needed to contact Illumina about Dream's crimes.

While everyone else was busy trying to find a way to prove that Clay was guilty, George found himself falling for him. He was playing a wicked game, but it was hard for him not to. He was already being forced to go out with someone he slept with and found attractive, so it was always going to be a challenge for George. And even though Nick didn't approve, he was still kind whenever he tried to convince George to get over his crush. Nick didn't want to see George get broken down.

"You ready for tonight's date?" Nick asks as George adjusts himself in the mirror.

He runs a hand through his brown hair and smiles. "Yeah, but it's not a date. He just invited me to go bowling with everyone."

Nick watches as George continues to mess with his hair in the mirror. "Dude, you just said you were ready."

"Well, I was, but then I saw how awful my hair looked." George narrows his eyes as he attempts to style his hair.

Nick grabs George's wrists and pulls them away from his hair. "George, you look just fine, ok? There's no need to do all of this."

"I know I know. I'm sorry." Nick let's go of his wrists, and he immediately goes back to messing with his hair.

Nick rolls his eyes. "Ok, that's enough." He grabs George by his shirt collar and pulls him out of the bathroom and into the conference room where everyone else was waiting. George was greeted by the usual faces of his team, but two younger guys were talking with them. One had a boot on his left leg and was propped up with crutches and his wavy blond hair hung over his baby blue eyes. He was loud and was telling some extreme story from his latest mission. Beside him, his buddy stood listening to his story, ready to catch him if he ever fell over in his crutches. His hair was much darker than the blond's and he was constantly flipping his hair off to the side and out of his eyes. While Zak and Vincent both seemed annoyed that the two were in there, Darryl was listening to the blond's story, laughing at every joke.

George catches Darryl's eyes and he smiles, waving him over. "Hey, George! I've got some kids for you to meet!" George walks over and introduces the two. "This is Tommy and Toby. They wanted to stop by and meet you."

Toby holds out his hand. "Agent 404! I'm sorry it's taken me so long to come to say hi! I'm agent Tubbo." He tilts his head over to the blond. "That's agent Innit."

"Hey there, bitch!" Tommy says.

Toby cringes. "He kind of does that. Don't mind him."

"What happened to you?" George asks Tommy, glancing at his boot.

Tommy shrugs. "I got into a pretty nasty car accident not too long ago on the highway. I'm lucky that I only hurt my leg."

"The doctors checked your head, right?" Zak asks. "Cause I think the crash disconnected something in your head."