Prompt: (blackmail, dirty secret, wrongfully accused)
Fandom: Reese

Reese waited anxiously at the table in the mall food court. Jeremy had brought him along to meet the rest of his friends from school. He knew Michael and Christine already but... He hadn't seen any of the others since he became human.

He waited silently as he watched them meet at the entrance and all go to get food.

He felt a little sick to his stomach from worry but watched as they approached.

"So, guys, this is Reese! He's staying with my dad and I right now." Jeremy introduced the group to him.

He looked up at them all and opened his mouth to greet them but felt a faint shock in the back of his head as he saw their faces. He winced a little before just giving a small wave of hello.

Jeremy, Michael, and Christine all looked concerned for him.

"Reese? You okay?" Jeremy asked, putting a hand on his shoulder.

Reese nodded and signed back to him. 'Yeah. Just... a bit anxious I suppose." He replied with a small smile.

Jeremy gave him a small smile back and sat beside him, Michael on Reese's other side and Christine next to Jeremy.

Rich, Jake, Jenna, Brooke, and Chole all sat across from them.

"So, Reese, How do you know Jeremy?" Jenna asked.

Reese tensed a little which Jenna noted before he gave a small smile. 'Our parents are old friends. Jeremy and his father opened their house to me when I was, uh, fired and had nowhere else to go.'

"Oh? Where were you working?" She asked, watching him sign with interest.

Again she noted a brief timid look in his eyes before replying. 'I'll be honest. I was fired because of an accident at work and they didn't want me sueing them so they fired me... I uh... don't remember somethings...'

She frowned at that. "That's unfortunate. Did it render you mute too?"

He seemed to debate his answer before shaking his head and trying to speak. "N-No... It's just..." His face scrunched up a little. "Hard... sometimes."

Jenna narrowed her eyes at his voice. "You sound... familiar."

He locked eyes with her and tensed up. "I... just have that kind of voice, I suppose?" He felt a buzzing in the back of his head.

"Now that I think about it... You kinda look familiar too."

"I... don't think we've met before-"

"Jeremy, are you sure we haven't met him before?"

"Uh, pretty sure..."

She narrowed her eyes at Reese which made him fidget uncomfortably until Jake commented.

"I mean, maybe he reminds you of Keanu Reeves? That's kinda what I'm seeing to be honest." He laughed a little, not noticing both Reese and Jeremy flinch.

Jenna's eyes widened at that. "Jeremy... didn't you say your... you know, was... Keanu?"

Jeremy paled. "I, uh, I don't, um... recall?"

Rich caught on. "Yeah! I remember us discussing that!" He agreed with Jenna before realizing what Jenna might be implying. "Wait, Jenna, You aren't implying that-"

"I can't confirm it obviously but by the way they are acting it might as well be a yes."

Reese felt his chest tighten as Jeremy looked at them. "What are you talking about? He's just a friend of mine!"

"He's your TicTac, isn't-!"

Suddenly Reese collapsed on the ground, screaming in pain as shocks coursed through his body.

The metal table conducted the metal briefly at his touch, making the others jump back in horror.

Jeremy, Michael, and Christine were quick to rush to his aide and try to help but he just kept convulsing and screaming.

Bystanders started to stare and Security and medics were called as Reese struggled on the floor.

Jeremy felt his own anxiety start growing as he tried to help Reese.

"What's happening?!" Jake asked, watching fearfully with the others.

"He- I- Uh-" Jeremy was struggling until Michael coaxed him and told him to focus on Reese.

He turned to the others and looked at the bystanders. "He's having a seizure. They aren't uncommon and should pass in a minute hopefully. He started having them after his work incident."

They still looked concerned about it but they weren't able to ask much else before Reese finally fell silent and still.

Jeremy was sitting next to him on the floor, looking exhausted as well. "M-Micha?"

Michael whirled around and knelt next to him as Jeremy gripped his sleeves. "Can you t-take us home... please?" His voice was quiet as he whispered his plea and Michael nodded immediately.

Christine ran back over with a wheelchair that they carefully loaded Reese into and wheeled him out to the car.

Michael told the others he'd update them later and drove Jeremy, Reese, and Christine home.

The others could only watch as they drove away.

"So... He's totally the SQUIP that tried to take over the school, isn't he?" Rich asked quietly.

Jenna sighed, shifting a little. "You know... I thought so and still think they might be connected but... I'm not sure."

The others looked at each other concerned that if this was the SQUIP that belonged to Jeremy...

How did it become human? Let alone find Jeremy again?

And...Why?