Life As A Spy

Chapter 30

~Sage's Pov~

Isaac is the only one still watching the movie when I come in.
He looks really sad. Then, I see it's the ballroom scene.
Should I ask him to dance? Is that weird?
He's so sweet and I feel bad about saying no.
Why is this so hard?
Okay, I'm going to do it.
"Hey, don't think I won't dance with you," I say as he turns and looks at me. He smiles.
Frostbite... That smile does something to me.
I help him up and we get into a waltz position.
My head rests on his shoulder and his hand is on my waist, guiding me.
"I'll miss this when the mission ends," I whisper.
"It doesn't have to end when this whole mission is over," he mumbles.
I bury my head in his shoulder.
"Are you still having nightmares?" He asks suddenly.
I nod and he sighs.
We sway to the music and then a little after. He even tries a dip once.
Surprisingly, it works.
I want to keep dancing, but I finally pull away.
"Saira's getting herself one heck of a dancing partner," I say.
We have to go to school tomorrow.
At least it's Friday.
He walks me to my room and before I go in it, I kiss him on the cheek, "Thanks for the dance."
He stands there shocked, while I close the door.
I don't know what he does to me, but I've never felt this way before.

*Clara's Pov*

I can't sleep, so I'm about to go downstairs.
I hear someone coming up the stairs.
I run around the corner and hide.
It's Sage and Isaac.
Oh, I'm about to come out when Sage does something very unexpected.
She kisses him!
Finally!!!
Wait...Isaac's already got a date for the dance.
I heard him ask Saira.
He doesn't like her though.
I quietly slip back in my room and finally fall asleep.

{Isaac's Pov}

Last night was amazing.
I danced with Sage and she kissed me.
I wish I hadn't already asked Saira.
Maybe I can ditch her there.
Okay, that's a little harsh, but I'll set her up with Louis.
I know he likes her.
I get ready for school.
Sage already left and so did Brandon.
Clara keeps looking at me like she knows something.
"Clara are you okay?" I ask.
"Yep. Are you?" She says and drops down to a whisper, "After last night?"
I look at her shocked.
How does she know?
"Please don't tell anyone. I'm supposed to go with Saira to the dance, but I'm going to try and ditch her," I plead.
"Your secret is safe with me," she says and leaves.
I better get to school or I'll be late.
I get there right before the bell rings.
The dance is tomorrow. Hopefully, I can do something right.
The day passes by and I go to the agency.
Ms. Melody and Mr. Song are waiting for me.
"Isaac, we have a special task for you," he says.
"Why isn't the rest of the group here?" I ask confused.
"This is just for you," he says.
"Can't I at least have Sage help?" I plead.
"No. This is about Sage," she says and frowns, "You must keep an eye on her. Her powers are getting stronger. Will Black III knows she would do anything to keep Morgan and Clara safe. He will use it to his advantage. If she teams up with him, he will be unstoppable."
"Sage wouldn't do that," I say defending her.
"If they are in danger and he promises to spare them she will," Ms. Melody says, "Just watch out for her."
They walk away and I go to train.
Sage beats me for the sixth time in hand to hand combat.
I honestly don't think she's even trying anymore.
"Are you okay?" She asks.
"Yeah, I'm fine," I say, but I can tell she knows I'm lying.
She doesn't question it though.
We haven't talked about last night and I don't know what to say.
We race back to the house and she beats me easily.
She looks at me strangely, "Are you sure you're okay?"
I shrug.
When we get inside her phone rings.
"I bet it's William. He's been around her all day," Clara says making me jump.
I didn't even realize she was behind me.
"Oh," I don't know what else to say.
Soon Sage comes back in.
"Guess who's got a date for the dance," she says.
"Is it William?" Clara asks.
"Yep. We are just going as friends though," She says and goes upstairs.
Wait, the name William sounds familiar.
What if it's Will Black III?
I can't let him hurt her.
What am I supposed to do?
Maybe I'll see what he is like first.

*Clara's Pov*

Sage just got asked to the dance by William.
That was supposed to be Isaac.
This is officially depressing.
At least she has to go now, but Isaac looks really sad.
"You okay?" I ask him.
"Doesn't the name William sound familiar?" He asks.
"Not really," I say confused.
"It sounds an awful lot like Will Black," he says.
"There are a lot of people named William. He just moved here from New York," I tell him.
He shrugs and goes upstairs.
The dance is tomorrow and I'm going to do something special since this is Sage's senior prom.
I call the hair and nail salon to make reservations.
Morgan comes down and we make dinner.
I make a mess, so it takes forever to clean it up.
Everyone is waiting at the table.
"Morgan and I did something different tonight," I say as Morgan brings out the covered trays of food, "You have to answer questions to get your food."
"So like trivia?" Garrick asks.
"Yep. Only the person who gets it right can have one thing they need to eat. So if you get one question right you get a fork. Once you have everything, you get to pick a dish. And you have to eat it," I say and they nod.
"Okay, first question. Where did Garrick propose to me in Paris?" Morgan asks.
"Oh, under the Eiffel Tower!" Sage says.
I hand her a fork.
"Okay, what color dress did Clara buy in Paris?" She asks.
"Purple," Brandon says.
"How would you know that? You weren't there," I ask.
"It's your favorite color," he says and I hand him a knife.
"What song did I sing at the hotel?" She asks.
"So close by Jon McLaughlin," Isaac says.
I give him a fork.
"What was Sage and Isaac's argument about in the hotel?" She asks.
"Him whistling at you," Sage says rolling her eyes.
She gets a napkin.
"What did Garrick win me at the boardwalk?" She asks.
"A penguin," Sage says.
She gets a knife. She's very competitive. Should I really have given her a knife?
"What song did Sage and Isaac dance to?" She asks.
"DJ got us falling in love," Isaac and Sage say at the same time.
"You guys have to share a spoon," I say and hand them one.
"What does Isaac do every time we go somewhere?" She asks and Garrick jumps up.
"He carries Sage!" He yells.
I give him a spoon.
It goes on like that until Sage and Isaac get all of their stuff.
Half of it they share though.
"Since you guys are sharing stuff, you have to share a meal too," I say and Sage pouts.
I give them a plate.
They open it and it has spaghetti.
"The first meal we cooked together," Sage says.
They start eating and eventually Garrick and Brandon get theirs.
Out of the corner of my eye, I see Sage and Isaac have the same piece of spaghetti.
When Sage notices, she breaks it.
Aww!
Morgan notices too and grins.
Soon, we are all tired and go to bed.
I think about what Isaac said.
Could it really be Will Black?