Agent Charming || ❀

Chapter 11

"Hey Pixie, you gonna let me in?" Noah had heard from some of the people in the food hall what had happened earlier between Opal and Lucas. As soon as he did he grabbed a tub of ice cream and headed to her room.

"I'm tired Noah, I'm really not in the mood." Opal huffed out from under her duvet. She had been under there watching her comfort movies for hours.

"Oh come on, I have ice cream." Noah singsonged from behind the door.

"What flavour?" She questioned, poking her head out of the blanket.

"Cookie dough. Your favourite."

There was a moment of silence before he heard the door open to reveal a tired Opal, bags visibly forming under her eyes. It was clear she had been crying too but he thought it was best not to mention it.

"Give me the ice cream." She stuck her arms out in a huff like a child, pouting slightly.

"Say please first."

Opal mumbled something under her breath in annoyance.

"What was that, I couldn't hear you?"

"I said you can shove your please up your arse and get out my room."

"That was mean, but I'll forgive you since I know you're just in a bitchy mood because of Lucas and because I'm the best friend ever."

"If you were the best friend ever you'd give me the ice cream."

"Jeez here you go."

"Thanks." She muttered quickly, before practically snatching it out his outstretched arms.

"A thank you? She is learning!" Noah exclaimed in mock excitement.

"Shut up." She replied, shovelling spoonfuls of ice cream into her mouth.

"You know that Elistas agent has been asking about you."

"Of course he has I'm great."

"I don't know how you do it but I swear there's not a single guy you've met who hasn't liked you."

"You know it's funny you mention people liking me." Opal scratched the back of her neck uncomfortably.

"Oh yeah?" Noah questioned looking up at her.

"Yeah. Alex said the weirdest thing about you earlier."

"Alex? You're on a first name basis with an enemy agent?" He laughed at her, she had a habit of charming everyone she met.

"He said that you liked me."

"Oh? Well that's not true of course, well I like you as my sister but nothing more." Noah rambled out nervously, clearly trying not to mess up his words.

"No I know that's what I said, because we were raised together, you're like my brother."

"I'm like your brother?"

"Yeah? Did I say something wrong?" Opal was the oblivious type, she had noticed his crush before and she certainly didn't notice it now.

"No no I just I'm tired I'm going to head to bed."

"Oh okay well thanks for the ice cream." Opal shouted out to his retreating figure.

"Yeah no problem, that's what friends are for, right?" She could have sworn she heard a slight twinge in his voice as he the word 'friend'. Of course that would be ridiculous, he didn't like her, she knew that.

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It was the next day now, Opal was well rested and full of ice cream and Lucas was the same old sour boy. She was currently briefing Lucas on the mission plan, before she would present it to Director Peterson. Now that they had lost her trust they were to constantly update her on intel and brief her about their plans.

"So we've staked out the club, now it's time to infiltrate it. We'll be going undercover as a couple to gather intel about what goes on in there. I'll flirt with an Elistas agent or two and get confidential information."

"Right well when is this happening?" Lucas questioned halfheartedly, stretching out further into the chair he had tucked under the table.

"Tonight at 9, the club opens at 8 but no one shows up till around 9 or ten. It's a tough club to get into so we'll have to play our cards right."

"Have you seen this face? We'll get in alright." He waved a hand over his face to demonstrate his looks.

"Don't get so cocky, they once turned down Liam Hemsworth because he wasn't Chris."

"I'm way hotter than them."

"You're joking right?" Opal laughed at him, he had to have been joking.

"No of course not." Lucas answered seriously, with a completely straight face.

"Oh god you really aren't are you? That's hilarious." Opal started full out cackling then, chocking on her own laughter.

"Whatever, I'm not taking criticism from the girl who can't even tell her best friend is in love with her."

"Firstly, projecting your anger and self hatred out on my is unhealthy that's a reason therapy if I've ever seen one. Secondly, not you too." Opal jested, parroting his hurtful words from yesterday.

"Not you too? Who else and noticed this then? Everyone but you?"

"Alex said that as well, that he loved me."

"Who's Alex?" Lucas questioned confusedly. He knew everyone at the academy, well enough to know there was no Alex. Which was quite odd considering how common the name is.

"That agent we brought in."

"You're friends with an enemy agent ? I mean you were serious abut that yesterday?" Lucas laughed at her incredulously.

"Why does everyone always say it like that."

"Because it's crazy. But regardless of that Alex is right, he's a smart man." Lucas smiled at himself smugly, like him getting his absurd theory corroborated by someone else was something to be proud of.

"So you probably think everything he says is correct right?"

"Well he seems like a logical guy so yes."

"He said you liked me as well so I wouldn't exactly go tooting his horn for him."

"Okay I take it back he's wrong all the time." Lucas let out a noise of disgust.

"Right well time to brief the Director."

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This is my second and last update for today guys :) thank you again for all the love you've been showing the book recently! It's so motivating and makes it more enjoyable to update. Special thanks to Me-so-deal-with-it The third update will be coming tomorrow instead as it's going to be a two part chapter and I wanted to spend quite a while on it because it deserves good writing.

Just as a little sneak peak for tomorrow, they'll be lots of drama, lots of tension between Lucas and Opal and lots of action which I've been waiting for. They'll be lots of fight scenes too so hopefully they won't seem too repetitive.