[center][h3][color=598527]Leonardo McLain[/color][/h3][/center]
[hr]The alarm blared to wake the young male on the bed up. He immediately woke up after the first 'beep' and he reached under his pillow and turned the alarm off. He slowly sat up and then yawned while stretching. When his blanket slipped off, he finally felt just how cold the morning was. Grabbing it again, he hugged the cloth close to him and then yawned again. Wow, it might be good to sleep in today. It was still early in the morning to be honest, so maybe he could give himself some leeway.

However, that might not be a good idea. He tended to wake up earlier than his family so that he could slip away and get to his free running group without being stopped by his parents and being lectured because 'he wasn't focusing on his studies or his future'. His mother used to badger on and on about it and he always felt like his ears would fall off. So, after his first lesson, he always made a note to escape without being seen.

But something was wrong. When he looked around his room, it seemed cleaner than usual. Don't mistake him, he's a very organized person. Can't have him tripping himself up because of some trash lying on the floor. But that didn't mean he left out some clothing here and there - especially his jacket that he had left on his desk along with his various free running gear. Now, there was nothing there. That was when he turned his head ever so slightly to the left and saw that there was something else.

Clothing. [i]Unfamiliar[/i] clothing.

Was this Mailyn's doing? Well, she never did enter his room without his explicit permission. She was a pretty good little sister, despite her only being a year younger than him. Shaking his head, he decided to check it out. It was most definitely something he would wear. A black hoodie jacket was the first thing he saw, and a lion insignia was there with a red background on the left upper sleeve. He inspected the clothing used - and it felt comfortable. High quality too. The others were as well. Along with the jacket was a navy blue shirt but had no insignia on it. There was black sweatpants too, but no insignia as well. A long-sleeved red shirt with the same insignia on the left chest area. Unlike the jacket, however, it was folded up, suggesting that it was not for use yet. On top of that were wristbands like his original ones, but these had the same lion insignia, and then a hat. For some reason, Leo was actually enjoying all the lion insignias the clothing had. There was underwear too, but this time it didn't have the insignia - it would have been funny if it did, but a little embarrassing too. Pfft, now there was an idea. Figuring that this may actually be his little sister's doing, he went to shower and then donned the jacket, shirt and sweatpants. He began testing it out and it was really flexible, but seemed durable as well. Amazing. He slipped on the wristbands.

[color=598527]"Amazing job Lyn..."[/color] He muttered, praising the girl who was a room over and was probably still asleep. However, another thing was out of place. A black, sleek tablet was on his desk. How he had not noticed that earlier, he wasn't sure. It looked like something his older brother would use, and definitely something his family could afford. Maybe. Leo really wasn't sure until he actually checked what it was. Strolling over, he picked it up and it only had a few lines.
[center][code]Greetings.
Get started.[/code][/center]
Perhaps against his better judgement, he pressed the 'Get started' and he felt something prick his finger. He retracted his finger as soon as he could, silently cursing as he did. He looked back at his finger but saw that it had already healed. Must have been a really shallow cut, and he was just surprised. He looked back at the tablet and it began talking. Not just displaying text. It was [i]talking.[/i] He wasn't sure how far technology has advanced and what the latest trends were, but he was pretty damn sure he would have been alerted if something like this had appeared on the line. Its voice seemed to be directly injected in his mind instead of out of the speakers, and that creeped the hell out of him.

It started talking about an experiment. Something about being shot with gamma rays or something. He wasn't really that good at academics, only barring average, but he was sure that this was all illegal. He should have at least been given some wavers for it. And it sounded really dangerous. This was pretty much impossible, right? However, when he checked his things, there was nothing there unless you count his wallet and phone - both of which were neatly lined on his desk next to the tablet. He tried to contact someone - anyone - on his phone, but it wouldn't work. Great. The phone itself was reformatted, after all. Ugh, great.

Maybe this wasn't a joke. Stuffing the clothing he thought he received into his backpack, which was thankfully still there, he ventured outside his room. He knocked on Mailyn's room. No answer. He opened it. No one inside. He knocked on his older brother's room. No one inside. His older sister. No one inside. His youngest brother. No one inside. His parents. Nope. His family maid and butler? Nada. 

There was no one inside the house aside from him. His family might not like him all that much, but he was pretty damn sure that his parents wouldn't leave him behind. But then again, the tablet did state that he was going to leave behind his old life. What they did for his family to leave him behind, he wasn't sure. Especially with Mailyn and the maid and butler. They at least cared about him. He shook his head. This was really weird, but he was also excited. He headed towards the kitchen to grab a toast or two.

Instead, he was met with your typical American dinner with a side of extra protein for him. He began wolfing it all down and was pretty much satisfied after that. He still had four hours before he needed to go to the airport - which was just one taxi ride away - he decided to rest up a bit and wrap his mind around everything. It was relatively simple to understand. Since he was part of the experiment, he would be sent to a place where they would explain it. Hopefully. It did make him wonder. What exactly did he gain from this experiment? Maybe... Do you think?

He took a knife and then twisted it around. If he were to think about how many bruises he got over the past few days and then the earlier cut, they quickly disappeared. It was weird but he brushed it off. Did it have anything to do with the experiment? He didn't pay much attention to it, but now that there was some form of explanation, could it be? He sliced the palm of his hand and bit down a yelp. Damn, that actually does hurt. He looked at his bleeding hand and then watched as one streak of blood dripped down, but nothing else. It closed up and the bleeding stopped. A few seconds later, the cut wasn't even visible anymore.

[color=598527]"Ohoho, shit. That's... damn..."[/color] He muttered in an impressed voice. Now he was looking forward more and more to heading over to this institution - 'University of Enlightenment'. What else did they have? He imagined there would be others. If so, what did they get? After waiting for another hour, he began making his way to the airport. He tied up his hair and then wore his cap before hailing a cab, as per normal.

Upon reaching the airport, he headed over to the counter and waved at the lady behind it. [color=598527]"Uh hi. Do you have a ticket for Enlightenment here? Name's Leonardo Joseph Mclain."[/color] He asked, his easygoing tone making it clear that he wasn't even sure if this was actually real.

The lady seemed to perk up and nodded. [color=8882be]"I have it right here, Mister McLain."[/color] She then smiled at him as she handed it over. [color=8882be]"Enjoy."[/color]

Leo gave her a smile back. [color=598527]"Thanks."[/color]

He headed inside the plane and sat down. Really, there wasn't much to think about. One of the stewards told him how to contact him if he needed anything. Leo really didn't usually head inside a plane, nor business class. Or at least, nothing like this. It seemed much more advanced. But he didn't care. Leaning back and making himself comfortable, he began playing with the tablet to pass the time. However long it might be. Leo would often look around to see if he could spot anyone else with the same lion insignia he had - which he imagined was the university's logo. Maybe. Who knows.

Damn, he was pretty excited. No doubt about that.