The Callahan Archives (In The Shadows)

two.

I walk into General Bernard's office. My clunky boots making little to no noise on the concrete. Bernard's sitting at his desk, typing away on his computer.

His room is very professional and clean, I've always wondered how people keep things so clean like that. I look to the wall of the room.

"Ooh look at all the pretties!" I say in awe.

"Can you please stop talking about rifles the same way my wife talks about shoes." Bernard sighed, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. He was an older heavier man, and is the head of everything here.

"Well I just haven't been here in a while." I smile and shrug, glancing at the rifles in cases on the wall.

"You are right on that, anyways take a seat." He gestures toward the seat in front of his desk, so I sit.

Now that I really think about it I really haven't been in here in a while. We haven't had many cases to deal with lately.

"Now, I'm informed you got the information from the guy?" He said, hands folded nicely on his wooden desk.

"Yep," I cross my legs and lean back in my chair, "Said he dumped them at Pine Mountain" I said with my hands behind my head, looking up at the ceiling.

"Right, Ill relay this to the police." I looked back to him. "Great work today Arrow, sorry to call you in though, but you have the rest of the day off unless we need you for something." He finished and I stood from the chair.

"Alrighty then, see ya." I gave the general a small salute, before I scooted around the doorframe and out into the hallway. To the cafeteria we go.

Before I got too far though, a tall blonde woman in a suit walked past me and into Bernards office. I'm not sure who she is, but I shake it off and continue on my way.

[•••]

Camari.

If I'm being completely honest I could've taken care of that guy myself. They didn't need to call him in. I mentally roll my eyes.

I guess it's bothering me but I have bigger things to worry about. Like why my boyfriend has been kind of ignoring me lately. Vita was talking right next to but I only just realized. I wasn't listening.

"Oh speak of the devil." Vita says as the tall bright haired boy walks in, and this time I'm listening. I groan and turn around to face the counter to try and keep myself busy with something else. So I make myself a PB and J sandwich.

I don't even hear him until he greets Vita.

"Vita." He addresses her, and I can just tell without even looking that she's twirling her blonde hair. I remember her telling me once she sort of liked Arrow, but that was a while ago now, maybe it's passed.

"Yea, what's up?" She asks, I can't hear them whispering but I feel his eyes on me. I'm just trying to make a sandwich.

"Hey," He said lowly. I really want to ignore him but I have no excuse to give.

"What." I responded, trying to only pay attention to my sandwich. I honestly don't even want the sandwich, my stomach is acting up right now.

"Cam, are you mad cause I got called in for your mission?" He asked, somehow joking and being serious at the same time, while leaning over so he could see my face, but he couldn't see through the brown hair falling over my eyes, and I won't look at him.

But when I did look at him, he was trying so hard to look sad.

"Arrow you look dumb." I laugh and Vita just stands next to us, confused of what interaction was happening here.

"Whatever." He crossed his arms, "answer my question please.."

"Sure, I'm still mad at you, but I really don't care." I bit into my sandwich and almost immediately wanted to throw up. I'm not used to eating food and trying not to barf afterwards.

"Come on, the next mission we'll go on together, like we used to." He said playfully in punching my arm, and then sitting up on the counter. He then checked his phone as a message from someone named 'Soren' popped up.

Wonder who that is.

"Yeah sure, but you act like it's been years." I pause and gestured at him then to the counter. "Are you supposed to be up there?"

"No one said I couldn't so," He shrugged, and started texting his friend. Vita chuckled a bit and turned to make a coffee.

I rolled my eyes. He's always been like that for the 5 years I've known him.

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