Mia : "Okay Agent Jones , what am I doing here exactly?".

Agent Jones : "You are here as a replacement spy for your brother. I'm sorry for your loss by the way. He talked about you and Maddie alot. He adores you both so much. I guess you three were really close".

Mia : "Hold on. Are you implying that my brother was a SPY? And NO we were not that close. I barely even talked to him because he was soo busy with his "studies" and he wasn't at home mostly and I didn't know he mentioned so much about us. This makes me miss him even more. Even though we never held a proper conversation, he was still my brother whom I looked upto".

Agent Jones : "Yes , he was also the best agent in business. He was brave , humourous and most of all a great partner. We both worked together. We were best friends. I miss him very much as well. Some people even envied him but acted polite whenever he was around. He was actually aware of that but he didn't respond to any one of them. Not even rumours or slight threats thrown against him. It's sad that he isn't here with us anymore".

Some Old Guy : "Ahh. I can see that you are awake Miss Howard. Had a good nap? I sure hope so".

Agent Jones : "Good Afternoon Sir".

Some Old Guy : "I hope you got to know Agent Jones well. I'm Chief Roger , good to see you well Mia".

Mia : "Thanks and Roger...(?) As in related to Jack Roger somehow or am I completely off?".

Chief Roger : "Ah yes , he is my son. I didn't know you already met him. That's good".

Mia : "Ooh makes sense I guess. You guys are weirdly similar. And yes me and him had the quite "friendly" introduction".

Chief Roger: "Hmm , I hope he didn't do something that offended you Miss Howard. If he did , I deeply apologize for his behaviour.  Anyways Miss Howard , WELCOME TO LOS".

Mia : "LO- what? What does that even stand for? 'Lonely Officers at Stake'? I mean considering this whole encounter , the name seems to be a great fit" *chuckles*

Chief Roger : *sigh* "No Miss Howard , it doesn't stand for 'Lonely Officers at Stake'. It stands more professionaly for 'League of Spies'. And I rather not hear any more of these "jokes" of yours. Atleast not during this moment".

Mia : "Right. I'm sorry".

Chief Roger : "Now then , I hope you know by now that we actually brought you here to recruit you to our team as a spy ".

Mia : "Yeah I know. Agent Jones here said something along those lines".

Chief Roger : "Is that so? You look very much relaxed now. Is that a sign of affirmation for recruiting you to our team Miss Howard?".

Mia : "Uh what? NO I don't agree to this plan of yours and I'm definitely not relaxed. Not even one bit. I'm scared sh*tless now. I'm just not showing my fear".

Chief Roger : *sigh* "I'm sorry for doing this Miss Howard. You don't have much choice , we really need you. There is a mystery for YOU  to solve and it's about your brother. We don't think your brother's death was any unfortunate accident. We believe that he was murdered. We don't know who would do this to your brother or what their motive is. So we need your help. And since we are mortal enemies to many anonymous gangs. We are always being watched and targeted. As you already know your brother was the most renowned agent , many targeted him. I believe without a doubt that you and your family might be in danger. They must think that you know a thing or two".

"What do you say Miss Howard? Do you want to join us and avenge your brother's death and find the culprit behind it?....."

~The End of Prologue~

Author's  (Long ) Note:

To those who are reading this story

Thank you so so much...

This story originally was a short novel me and one of my best friend decided to write. She had a dream of some sort and told me she wanted to write something based on spies. I thought it was cool and I agreed to help.

I'm actually the writer and she supervised reall well while I was writing each sentences. But the thing is , this was 2 years ago and we basically abandoned it after writing 2 chapters 😂😂...

And so I think it's only right if I give her the credit for thinking of this story idea and I'm giving it whole heartedly ❤️✨ She actually wanted to continue this but we couldn't find time AND I have actually asked for her permission on whether I can continue this story on my own...

I would also love to give thanks to my other best friends for doing nothing and just existing (J💜)

And my OTHER best friend 😂 for inspiring me to start writing a story even tho she doesn't know she inspired me...

She is also an author in this app

Please check her out as well 👇🏼❤️❤️

alina jacob : Hard Work of a Star ✨

Thank you soo much again...

I don't know who will read this but your support is well appreciated than you think

-G🦋

Haa...

A beautiful Friday morning. The sweet breeze touching my face , soothes me like a day at the spa. The glistening sun , grass that's fresh because of the sprinklers...and chemical fertilizers. OH WHO AM I EVEN KIDDING. I'm just talking like this so the day goes by fast and I can enjoy my well deserved weekend. If only every day was as smooth as today.

Announcer : "Mia Howard , Please report to the principal's office immediately. Thank you".

Mia : "Great. Just my luck when I thought today was going to be wonderful".

When I stood up I could feel the eyes on me following my every movement till I left the classroom. I almost had a panic attack with that many people staring at me as if I had committed a crime and got caught for it. Seriously I dont even know why I'm getting called into the office. I can't name any possibilities that could land me in the principal's office...

Wait. Is it because I helped my friend copy my answers during the last Biology class test? Noo right. I mean nobody saw us right. RIGHT?? Wait did Joseph see me? He didn't throw me under the bus did he??? Come on now , I didn't do something illegal. I just helped a friend. There's even a saying that goes "A friend in need , is a friend indeed". Was that even a saying?

*sweating*

Mia : *muttering under her breath* "I don't even know what's going on but here goes nothing".

When I entered the principal's office , there was this tall dude wearing a suit and a pair of cool black shades with two armed body guards staring at me INSTEAD OF MY BALD HEADED PRINCIPAL. I stood there like a statue trying to not make any movements that could get me killed. The silence broke when the tall dude started talking.

Tall Dude : "Hello Mia , glad to finally meet you. Your brother used to mention alot about you".

Mia : "Wait , wait , wait....You know my brother? And how do you know my name? Who are you guys and what are you doing here? This better not be some kind of kidnapping attempt!".

Mia : *inner voice* "I'm actually grateful towards my parents for making go for that summer time self defence class down town".

Tall Dude : "Do we look like kidnappers to you?".

Mia : "Yes you DO look like some high-class alleyway kidnappers with that dashing suit and those super cool shades. But...WHO EVEN ARE YOU?".

Tall Dude : "Right. Where are my manners-".

Mia : "I don't think you are capable of having manners. Just saying. Take it as a 'Note to Self'. You may need it for future purposes".

Tall Dude : "Uh...Thank you(?) and AS I WAS SAYING BEFORE I GOT RUDELY INTERRUPT-".

Mia : "Yeah , I'm sorry about interrupting you. You know I'm usually a person who's honest and who wouldn't mind giving people tips on what they LACK. Emphasis on 'lack'. Thats just the way I....I interrupted you again didn't I? Sh*t I'm sorry. Continue please".

Tall Dude : "Hmm. So as I was saying , my name is Ja-".

Mia : "Hold on I'm getting a call...".

Tall Dude : "AHEM Miss Howard PLEASE let me talk a full sentence. I usually give people an earful when they interrupt me. The more they interrupt the worse the situation gets. I'm going easy on you because yo-".

Mia : "Okay I'm done with the call. What were you saying?".

Tall Dude : *grits teeth* "My name is JACK ROGER. I'm the so-".

Mia : "Alright Jack get to the point on why you are here right now. Ps. you still haven't answered my questions.

HOW do you know my name and my BROTHER?".

Jack : *sigh* "I can't answer those questions. Yet. But right now I want you to come with us and then perhaps you may get the answers you are looking for".

Mia : *laughs* "Do you really think I'm coming with you guys that easily. Do you really expect me to jump on to your ride and be like "Lets go for a ride boys"? Hah. Not happening".

Jack : "I'm sorry for doing this but it's for your own good and.....Also because it's Chief's orders".

*shoots a tranquilizer/dosed dart*

Mia : "What...are...yo...u talking abo--".

*THUD* Falls onto the floor

All can remember is some red dart flying towards me and then it went black. I think it was a tranquilizer(?) I'm only making this guess because it seemed more sensible than my other option , which was actually getting shot and waking up in heaven alive.

But I had a reason to think like that. After passing out for God knows how long , I woke up in a high tech limo. The interior of it SCREAMED ✨expensive✨. So I really thought I was dead. But then I guess I passed out again....

Agent : "Mia. Wake up...MIA? MIA!".

Mia : "Wha-what. Where am I. This is definitely NOT my home or my SWEET bedroom".

Agent : "Glad you are awake now. You've been passed out for ages".

Mia : "Okaaay. I have SO many questions. WHO are you? WHAT are you? WHERE am I? WHAT is this place and WHAT IS GOING ON???".

Agent : "Yes I know this doesn't make sense but please relax and try not to make a ruckus. Everything is going to be fine and I assure you that you are safe right now. Just take a deep bre-".

Mia : "You want me to RELAX? NOW? WHEN I DONT EVEN KNOW WHERE ON EARTH I AM? Seriously I dont even know who you are?".

Agent : "Oh I'm sorry. Totally forgot about the introduction part. I'm Esther Jones. I guess you can call me Agent Jones".

Mia : "Okay Agent Jones , what am I doing here exactly?".

Agent Jones : "You are here as a replacement spy for your brother. I'm sorry for your loss by the way. He talked about you and Maddie alot. He adores you both so much. I guess you three were really close".

Mia : "Hold on. Are you implying that my brother was a SPY? And NO we were not that close. I barely even talked to him because he was soo busy with his "studies" and he wasn't at home mostly and I didn't know he mentioned so much about us. This makes me miss him even more. Even though we never held a proper conversation, he was still my brother whom I looked upto".

Agent Jones : "Yes , he was also the best agent in business. He was brave , humourous and most of all a great partner. We both worked together. We were best friends. I miss him very much as well. Some people even envied him but acted polite whenever he was around. He was actually aware of that but he didn't respond to any one of them. Not even rumours or slight threats thrown against him. It's sad that he isn't here with us anymore".

Some Old Guy : "Ahh. I can see that you are awake Miss Howard. Had a good nap? I sure hope so".

Agent Jones : "Good Afternoon Sir".

Some Old Guy : "I hope you got to know Agent Jones well. I'm Chief Roger , good to see you well Mia".

Mia : "Thanks and Roger...(?) As in related to Jack Roger somehow or am I completely off?".

Chief Roger : "Ah yes , he is my son. I didn't know you already met him. That's good".

Mia : "Ooh makes sense I guess. You guys are weirdly similar. And yes me and him had the quite "friendly" introduction".

Chief Roger: "Hmm , I hope he didn't do something that offended you Miss Howard. If he did , I deeply apologize for his behaviour. Anyways Miss Howard , WELCOME TO LOS".

Mia : "LO- what? What does that even stand for? 'Lonely Officers at Stake'? *chuckles*

Chief Roger : *sigh* "No Miss Howard , it doesn't stand for 'Lonely Officers at Stake'. It stands more professionaly for 'League of Spies'. And I rather not hear any more of these "jokes" of yours. Atleast not during this moment".

Mia : "Right. I'm sorry".

Chief Roger : "Now then , I hope you know by now that we actually brought you here to recruit you to our team as a spy ".

Mia : "Yeah I know. Agent Jones here said something along those lines".

Chief Roger : "Is that so? You look very much relaxed now. Is that a sign of affirmation for recruiting you to our team Miss Howard?".

Mia : "Uh what? NO I don't agree to this plan of yours and I'm definitely not relaxed. Not even one bit. I'm scared *sh*tless* now. I'm just not showing my fear".

Chief Roger : "I'm sorry for doing this Miss Howard. You don't have much choice , we really need you. There is a mystery for YOU to solve and it's about your brother. We don't think your brother's death was any unfortunate accident. We believe that he was murdered. We don't know who would do this to your brother or what their motive is. So we need your help. And since we are mortal enemies to many anonymous gangs. We are always being watched and targeted. As you already know your brother was the most renowned agent , many targeted him. I believe without a doubt that you and your family might be in danger. They must think that you know a thing or two".

Mia : *scoffs* "You think I would comply with this "agreement" just because you said your short speech on why I'm brought here. You just made matters worse than it already was. I was doing quite FINE without knowing that many "gangs" are after me and my family for what my brother and your company did".

Chief Roger : "Miss Howard....".

Agent Jones : "Mia , please listen to him. It's dangerous for you and your family to live out there with no protection after what happened with your brother. We can protect you and your family. And you are capable of many doing things physically and mentally. You just don't know how powerful you are and how much potential you have. So please conside-".

Mia : "NO! IM NOT DOING THIS. LET ME GO".

Agent Jones : "But Mia..."

Mia : "I SAID LET ME GO. NOW!".

Chief Roger : *sigh* "Very well then but if you ever change your mind , here's our contact info. You can only reach out to us through this and this info only. So don't lose it".

Mia : "I don't think I would ever contact you but I'll keep it as a souvenir".

Chief Roger : "I'm quite disappointed that you have declined this offer. I was hoping you would understand the circumstances of this case but we can't force people into this dangerous field. I hope you think this over atleast once Miss Howard. There's more to this situation than you know. Well GUARDS , please escort Miss Howard to the exit. Thank you".

Mia : "I'll be going now. Bye. And Thank you for the...um... hospitality. Pleasure to have met you both".

Agent Jones : "...."

Mia : "Not the one with goodbyes huh? Okay then , I will just lea-".

*the guards blindfolds Mia*

Mia : "Wha-What are you doing?" *struggles* "LEAVE ME...!"

*Chief Roger walks away*

Agent Jones : "This is to protect our identities and our whereabouts. Good day Miss Howard"

*the guards push Mia into a black car*

*after a ride that seemed very long*

Mia : "Ow. Ow. Ow. Owww. Hmph...God damn y'all don't know how to handle a young woman. THIS HURTS YOU KNOW".

*the car drives away*

Mia : "Uh...guys? Guys?...Where am I now? Am I on the floor right now?".

*removes the blindfold*

~The End of Episode 1~

Author's Note :

Yes I know that the chapter was basically the whole prologue but it was an important script of the story so I couldn't just skip over it....

I hope whoever read this had fun reading it. I also hope that you like it as well...

Tysm for reading ✨❤️🥺 This means alot

- G🦋

*removes blindfold*

Mia : "I guess I'm really on the floo- EWW What's that smell? I sure hope it's not me....".

When I got back up on my feet , I realised that I was sitting on the dirty pavement of an abandoned train tunnel. It took me a while to realise that this was the same tunnel me and my siblings used to hang out at. Mostly me and my brother since its dangerous for Maddie to be at a place like this.

Mia : "I remember this tunnel being perfectly fine 6 months ago. What happened? There's trash and other stuff lying around".

I decided to look around and catch up on memory lane even though I knew that it would be a mistake. I don't want to be reminded of him everywhere I go. It's hard keeping my emotions under control. I haven't forgiven him for leaving me and our family behind this early without even a proper goodbye. It's even more ironic that from now on I will have to celebrate my birthday, which is supposed to be a happy occasion on a wretched day.

Mia : *smirks* "This used to be our favourite spot. Ah the days where we would sneak out of the house just to sit in this pitch black tunnel and share our secrets and our worries to each other...".

It was a lie. It was a lie when I said that we three weren't close. In reality , we three were like the 3 musketeers. We would even lie for each other infront of our parents to get out of trouble.

*chuckles* We even had bake-offs. Man the last time we had a bake-off , we almost burned down our home.

Mia : *sniffles* "Sh*t the memories are flooding back. I have to snap back before I drown and lose myself in my tears. Also I have to get back home. It's getting late and I bet my folks are wondering where the f*ck I'm. Ah DANG IT , I totally skipped Spanish and Geography class. I'm gonna be in trouble. Fingers crossed that everything will go smoothly".

*Mia reaches home*

*front door clicks*

Mia : *whispering* "Door , seriously? Whose side are you on? BE QUIET"

Mia : *inner voice* "Wow. I can't believe I'm talking to a wooden door".

Mom : "Well well , look who's finally showing up. Where were you? Hanging out with your friends again?".

Mia : "Uh..YEAH. I was...totally... hanging out with my new friends....hehe".

Mom : "New friends huh? I hope they're not the bad kind and have bad influence on you".

Mia : "I.. actually don't know. I hope they mean well after all what had happened".

Mom : "I sure hope so too but that doesn't really match up with the info I got over a phonecall from your school saying that you skipped Spanish as well as Geography class. Care to explain young lady?".

Mia : "Well...Lets just say that...um..My FRIENDS made a suggestion of hanging out and going for a MOVIE and I..just agreed since it's finals in a few months and I- I won't get to hang out much often and I just... I just thought that it would help me get my mind off of him. Its harder than I thought it would be. I'm feeling really awful inside even though today was a beautiful sunny day. I don't know why and.... I dont know how to stop feeling this way. I dont want to keep going like this...".

*Mia break out into tears*

Mia : "Mom , I don't want this. I don't want this life. I want it to go back to how it used to be. With ALL of us.....being happy together and.... enjoying every moment of life. Why does this even happen to people? Why can't life be fair atleast once? And WHY DOES LOSING SOMEONE HURT SO MUCH THAN IT SHOULD??".

Mom : "Oh honey , I'm so sorry. I didn't know that you were still thinking about him. I thought......*sigh* I also thought it would be easy. But I know...no OUR family knows how hard it is. We all had to go through that stage of grief all so suddenly. And I think Maddie is struggling as well. She has been quiet ever since that... incident. She barely eats and talks. I hope she is ok. I hope WE will be ok".

Mia : *sniffles* "Yeah I hope so too. Mom , I think we got off..track" *slightly laughs*

Mom : *wiping Mia's tears* "Yeah I think we did". *chuckles*

Mom : *deep sigh* "Lets just consider this whole thing a phase of life and try to move on. Okay?".

Mia : "Sure I will try and what were you going to say about the whole skipping class situation by the way?".

Mom : "Not much. I was just going to give you some lecture and points and was kind of planning of grounding you for the day".

Mia : "And?".

Mom : "And what? I have decided not to".

Mia : "So you are not going to ground me? You have no problem with it?".

Mom : "Why? Did you want to be grounded? And NO it's not that I don't have a problem with it , I just don't want to give you an earful when you are already going through alot".

Mia : "Thats actually very sweet of you Phoebe Howard. I shall THANK YOU for this kindness". *bows*

Mom : *giggles* "I think you might need a nap to refresh from what just happened and a SHOWER. You smell funny".

Mia : "Gee , Thanks Phoebe".

Mom : "Stick to calling 'Mom' will you?".

Mia : "Oh come on Phoebe. You can't handle a joke? The Phoebe I KNOW is someone who has a sense of humour. I wonder where she went?".

Mom : "Ohk that's enough "joking around" young lady. I actually meant when I said that you needed a shower. You reek".

Mia : "Okay........ PHOEBE".

Mom : "......"

Mia : "I'm just having fun you KNOW. You need that in life. LITERALLY. Well anyways I'm going to freshen up and nap for a while".

Mom : "Yes but try to nap for 1 hour maximum instead of dozing off completely for the next 12 hours just because tomorrow's a Saturday. Got it?".

Mia : "Aye aye Captain Phoebe Howard".

*salutes*

*Mia's Mom smiles warmly*

*Mia goes upstairs to her bedroom and shuts the door*

Mia : "Damn it. I wasn't supposed to say any of that. I was going to say that I skipped school just to try being a rebel or some other pathetic excuses. I wasn't trying to get REMINDED OF HIM AND BREAK DOWN INTO TEARS. Why isn't this going the way I want to? Something is missing...but what is that 'something'? *sigh* I better get freshened up like Mom said. *sniff* Ugh I guess Mom was correct about one thing. I do reek".

After taking a quick shower , I was totally ready for a power nap. Just as I laid down I saw a fully wrapped gift box with a tag on it under my desk. It was apparently from my brother. I guess I never tried to open it after the whole fiasco 6 months ago. I didn't want anymore reasons to weep late at night.

*sigh* My life seems real cliche. Like the stories from movies and books. But isn't everything inspired or taken from an aspect of life. Just adding more of our creative juices to let it blossom. If only life was as simple as that.

Mia : "I guess I'll finally open it. Ok 'Note to Self' , I'm only doing this because I can't let this catch dust and I'm allergic to dust. Definitely not because I'm feeling guilty over not opening it sooner".

When I opened it , all it contained was a note and a pocket watch...with our family photo we took from last year when we went to the beach. The note itself wasn't long either.

Mia : *reading the note* "Mia , I don't know when you will read these words but I just want to say that whatever happens on two days from now ( your birthday) I want you to be strong and accept that reality. I know that I'm missing out on your birthday bash but it's not that I don't want to see my sweet sister happy and enjoying her day. I just don't think I will make it that far. If I do , I'll explain everything later. But for now. Be Safe Mia. Love Myles".

Mia : *a tear drop falls on to the note* "I'm so irritated right now that I want to tear up this note and destroy this pocket watch mercilessly. But I can't and for some reason I'm crying. Why am I crying? I'm gonna have to train myself not to cry so  much. It's exhausting and I can't seem to breathe normally".

After all that weeping , I decided to inspect the pocket watch. When I looked at the bottom of it there were words engraved on it.

"Keep this with you at all times. There will be a time when you'll need this".

And obviously enough a small engraving of LOS was also at the bottom right corner.

Mia : "Tsk. 'LOS ' again. Speaking of LOS where's that contact info that I took home as a souvenir".

*searches the whole room*

Mia : "Right...I checked every corner except my pockets. Job well done Mia".

Just as Chief Roger asked me to do. I decided to think over about the whole opportunity. And I came to a sudden conclusion.

Mia : "Yeah I don't think I will find a need for this. *throws it away* I will do just fine without thier help. Or so I hope".

~The End of Chapter 2~

Author's Note :

Yes , I know its like the cliche 'broken person because of beloved's death trope' but I'm trying my best to bring something into this whole thing.

Also a reminder on , 

I ain't a writer. I'm more of an artist with coloured pencils and other art supplies rather than a writer with a pen and paper/phone

So this chapter was basically just to show what or how Mia feels after her brother's death and Yay we finally get to know her brother's name. It also starts with a 'M' 😑

Idk I just loved the name 'Myles' for this character. Plus if you don't know how to pronounce 'Phoebe' , it's "fee-bee"

And about the cliche part. Isn't everything nowadays inspired or based off of other things and tropes? But it also has their own differences but still its great on their own way. So I aslo think mine would be of no problem. I hope I can write something interesting and I hope everything works out.

Thank you so so much to those who have taken thier time reading this. Your each support means a lot.

- G🦋