The Agent's Priority

C15

I look up to the electronic bell confused

"What the hell?" I whispered to myself

I stare at my watch and frowned in confusion

Its too early for period dissmisal

"Attention students! Attention. Students." The speaker boomed

What's happening?

Getting my phone I quickly dialed Lance

"The campus is on temporary lockdown for a small reason that you wouldn't have to worry about... we've got it under control. Fellow teacher's kindly assist the children, thank you and please stay indoors and remain calm." The chancellor added calmly "I repeat please stay indoors and remain calm"

Timothy

"Tell me you have him" I demanded through the phone

"he's with me" he said calmly but I detect the tension behind it "I'll get him to the nearest safe, before we get locked in here" I heard shuffling on his line

"Go." I grab Matthew's arm "I'll meet you there" and he stared at me questioningly

"Don't die"

"Copy that" and I hung up

"Why are we having a lockdown?" Matthew asked in confusion and slight nervousness "we never had one before..."

I took a long look at him and huffed hastily grabbing his books and laptop while I push his lunch stash out of the way

"You do realize that the President's son goes here now right?" I ask lowly waiting for him patiently to tie his shoes

"Yeah-" he grunts and stood up with a hard look on his face "of course" he shrugged

I squint my eyes at his strange dejected look before looking away to think how to get us out

"Are we in danger?" He whispered lowly in his british accent

"No we're not in danger" I teased making him scowl at me

Hopefully

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!—

"Dave, you called?"

My eyes narrowed at his phone

Of fucking course

"Well I'm at the—"

I quickly snatch his phone and ended the call before pocketing it giving him a flat look

"You should not be calling at this time of dilemma" I grunted and looked at his surprised wide dark blue eyes "we have to get you indoors"

Not waiting for his protest I started dragging him quietly out of the door not before clearing the inside

"What do you mean to get me indoors—"

"Well we we're at the outdoors earlier so I need to get you indoors" I stated vaguely roaming my eyes around in alert as I clear the staircase gripping his arm firmly through his grey jacket

"No shortcake what I meant you said to get me indoors... you didn't include yourself—"

"That's cute asthma boy" I whispered flashing him a smirk over my shoulder "and yeah I'll get you indoors cause I need to go find the safe before my cousin miss me too much" I lied swiftly as we quietly padded on an empty hallway "oh and we should be quiet"

I heard him scoff "you do know what the importance of names right?" He suddenly whispered flatly

"Absolutely... you however is the one who doesn't know" I shrugged he gave me a questioning dumbfounded look making me roll my eyes "you kept calling me shortcake, I'm just returning the favor asthma boy"