"Ok kids, make sure you have all your stuff. Jake! Stop playing with that." The teacher shouted as he storm over.

I stood beside Naomi as we gave each other a hug goodbye, she wispered in my ear that I still owed her after this. She promise to keep my parents in the dark for as long as she could, and that she would check up on Peter. Even if I knew she was on my side the wispering still creep me out, just a little bit..... fine it creep me out alot.

"Ah Braden, I was looking for you, what time are your parents picking you up?"

"Yeah it shouldn't be to long now." I said with a confident smile that I was faking. Speaking of the devil, a car drove up and honk its horn. "That's them, thank you sir for the wonderfull week." I rush to the car practicaly diving in the back seat. I may have been running not just from my teachers questions. Naomi smiles was giving me shivers down my spine. Not that I would ever admit this, too any one ever. 

The driver turn to me. "Are you ready to go? Don't You want to give your dad a hug?" He motion to my teacher that was giving me a bemuse wave goodbye.

"No need Im seeing him later at the hotel, he just needs too make sure that everyone else is seen to." I replied giving another force relax smile. My eyes keep giving the driver a silent presure to go already.

"Okay, still letting his kid get a lift from a stranger your dad got guts. So tell me are you guys on vacation or something?" The driver keep asking question during the the whole way. I keep answering as politely an as vaguely I possible could, I use a previous invented alias and story I had come up with months agos in my room.

Finally arriving at the motel I paid the driver and wave him bye as he drove away. Turnning to the motel, it was your typical one floor big building. The name was the candy shack, just being neer it gave me a sudden urge in jumping in a pool of bleach. Shaking myself out of my momentary germaphobic fears. I when to the front desk, it took longer then I would've like in convincing the suspicious receptionist that the money wasn't stollen and that an adult woukd be by later.

The week at camp had been fun, I made sure to keep the souvenir I promist Peter and all the prize I had gotten secure in my bag. Opening a hidden pocket I took out four ten centimeter long one inch wide tubes, they had a light clear liquids inside. A sleeping liquid of my own designed it turn to gas once it came into contact with air. This little mix I created using my parents basement lab. It really paid off in being the child of two scientific genius, who also happen to study the human genome. That didn't hurt either in helping to build a very potent sleeping gas, with very few side effect.

The money for the motel and for the duration of all this summer expedition, came technically from my parents. When I was ten, I bug my parents for money so that I could buy anything I needed for Peter, since I usually ended up taking care of him since my parents we're often either down in their labs or at work. I also keep harassing them in keeping their bills in better order, so one day I got sick and tired of their distracted minds, an just did it myself, after giving them the final paper work for them too sign. Well they we're mighty impress, not because I could do it, no it was because I gave them a perfect opportunity in clearing up more time from any financial paper work.

So after a little negotiation, all the financial aspect of their bills and payment are given to me, once complete all documents we're to be reviewed by my parents to be sign. Of course that was only the first few weeks, at this point they simply signed whatever I past them. As for my efforts I got a modest fee of 1000$ per week, that might seem big but when you compare both my parents salary being in the 70,000$ and 85,000$ per month, with a some total of 155,000$ per month. On average it turning into 4000$ per month give or take a week. This way I manage to save up quiet a bit, until Naomi force me to spend most of it on whatever strike her fancy. This was until I wise up and refuse to make anymore bets agains her, gambling is evil.

I change my clothes for a black hoody and pants. I place some leather gloves on the bed along a black ski mask. Emptying my fanny pack, I place two of the tubes inside along a long thinned flexible hose plus another shorter one. I put some money in my pants pocket and a small lock picking kit in the other. Going to the mirror in the room, I put on the mask and gloves. Nodding in satisfaction that my features were hidden, well all except my height. Being twelve didn't help, with one looked any person with half a brian would realize that I was a kid, still this was better then openly flaunting my face. Stuffing the gloves and mask away, I gave myself one final check and walk out the door locking it behind me.

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I walk down a block or so, I spotted a diner I went in sat down and ate a burger platter. I then use their pay phone in order to call a cab. I gave an address to the driver, unlike the previous driver this one was quiet, which was fine with me since I was a little distracted. My search for the person I was looking for would take time, and the meeting with the tech company would only be in a week from now. I had a few adress to check out, still I was reluctant in using the taxis service. It would only take one nosey driver and everything could fall apart, so I came up with an idea.

I would borrow/steal a car, now I had need of this vehicle for at the very least a month maybe more maybe less. Now renting is usually what people do but Im twelve, so going to any car dealership would just get me a laughs at best, at worst a call to the police when they come to realize that my parents are nowhere to be seen, an I still want to rent a vehicle. So this left me looking outside of conventional means, even the motel I was at, is only a temporary measure. 

Arriving at my destination I payed and thank the driver. Once the cab was gone I started walking toward my actual destination, it was only a few blocks away. Looking up I quietly watch the sun set over the horizon. "I really hope, this is the right one. Knowing my luck I probable have to go througth a few more before I find what Im looking for."

I reach the house I was looking for, the lights were out a positive sign I hope. I made my way toward the front door, taking a final deep breath I knock on the door. After waiting and hearing nothing I decide to walk around the house, too see if I could spot anyone inside. "Looking good so far, hopefully they are on vacation like I had plan."

I went to the back door, less chances of getting spoted by any nosey neighbor. Taking out my lock pick kit, after a few minuts of battling the lock, much longer then I was comfortable with. I enter the house, in a way I was glad that electronic security wasn't as wide spread yet. It made this alot easier, moving in the house I tried making the less noise as possible just in case it wasn't empty. 

Sneaking up the staires after clearing the first floor, I nervously made my way on the second floor. After a sweep I relax a little so far so good, no one was home. Looking around in different drawers I finally found a flashlight. "Can't believe I forgot to bring a fringing flashlight, after all my prep I end up leaving such an important tool at home, Idiot, I'm just happy no one will ever know." I grumble at my own laps in judgement for such an important mission.

I finally found what I was looking for the mail at front door and a calendar on the fridge in the kitchen. I was in luck on the calendar where dates mark down with a few words, I also check the adress and name on the mail. I grimace as I realize that I was in the wrong house, damn it. By the look of it, this nice family would still be gone for the rest of the summer, technically this house did offer me what I was looking for. The only problem was the aftermath, once I was done their was no doubt that if their was anyone looking to find me would find this house and family. Since I wasn't a complete asshole, I would only bring that kind of heat on a another asshole. Not on this innocent family, beside I would feel guilty as hell if I allowed my own carelessness in hurting this innocent family on my way to power.

"This is going to be a long night." I let out a sigh as I got to work in putting everything back the way I found them. I reluctantly return the flashlight, I just hope the next place would have one. Getting out of the house and locking the back door, I made my way to a pay phone in order to call a cab for my next address.

The second house was another bust, since its owner never left. The third place I skip over since it ended up being in a apartment building. To many eyes their plus a vehicle wasn't a sure thing anyways. Finally on the seven house I found just the right place. "God I miss facenook, I wouldn't have to wast so much time in finding the right place to squat." I release a sigh of relief, finally I had a base of operation. 

The current owner of this little home, was a drug user and a impulsive gambler that had ruin his first marriage. He was now in process of doing it all over again for the fourth time, he was lucky enought to find not one, but four women one after the other that had fallen in loved with him. Just enouth to supported him on his bull headed destructive obsessive path of gambling and drugs. Right now he was currently on a casino cruise for the whole summer, gambling away whatever he had in his bank account. As wife number four, she was on a plane with her daughter crying her eyes out on her broken heart, as well as the divorce paper she had left on the kitchen counter.

"Okay, I just need one last trip to the motel. Get the rest of my stuff and then get some much needed sleep." I lock the place up. Confident that my plan was finally on track. Called a new cab and made my way to the motel. 

Once I was their I notice that I was a bit short on cash, I manage to convice the driver that I would have enought once I got to destination. Once back at the motel, I rush to my room pick up all my stuff. Brought the key back on the desk, fortunately for me the guy I met earlier was gone. It kind of made sense since it was four in the morning, rushing back to the cab I showed him the money and drove back toward my stollen home base.

As soon as I got back to the house I just found the nearest couch and flop on it falling asleep I would put some order back in the house in the morning. For now I would sleep knowing I had a house an a car all to myself for the whole summer, things we're looking up.