Heathen Series - Changed

Chapter 4

General Pov...

"Good morning students!
It is such a pleasure to meet all of you. My dear friend has told me so much about all your achievements. About how proud he is of his school and his students. He has also mentioned how talented you all are." 

I made sure to seem enthusiastic and happy to meet all of them. I had to put on a show for my dear friend and all the others to not seem suspicious even though most of my main focus was trained on her. God she was so beautiful.

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Stephanie's Pov...

"Sure, he did...
He'll say anything to get a good reputation out." commented Dwayne quietly next to me. 

I smiled but made sure to keep my focus forward as to not draw any attention from the teachers watching us in front. The rest of my friends all giggled silently to themselves only to be shushed by the barbie-girls around them. 

'Kiss-ass.'

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General's Pov...

Damn that smile of hers. Gorgeous and tempting all at the same time. Oh, how I would love that mouth - those lips - wrapped around me.

"As you all were told, my name is General Spencer Reed. I am in charge of the... Army, Navy and Air force sectors of our country. I handle all special ops and consult our president when she needs it or when we have bigger problems that need to be dealt with. I also represent our country during the World Wild Organisation meetings and get togethers.
Unfortunately, I cannot tell you about our... missions or projects as much as I would like to and as much as I know you would like to hear it..." 

I continued eagerly trying my best not to stare directly at her; she was so breath taking...

The school moaned and some cursed under their breath, but I continued speaking despite their interruptions.

"Dr Harper and I have discussed and decided that as a... treat, I will take a few students to train and study under my program. Perhaps one of you will be chosen to study full time with us; after you have trained a bit of course. Don't worry though, you won't be missing out on any of your schoolwork as after you have made it through training you will continue your studies at our base with a few extra courses added. You will continue to train with us and do testing like most of the soldiers do but it won't be any 'real' testing, it will be more like health tests for you though we do want you to get a real feel for it.
And yes, you WILL be paid for the time that you spend with us. You will also get to see our troops in action. The time you spend there will go towards your... college credits and will be added on to your permanent résumé.
So, I have a list here where you can put your name and emails down; you will be contacted as soon as possible.
Now unfortunately there is a catch...
You have to be 18 years and older to apply. Sorry, but with our laws I cannot take people under the legal age.
I have to get back to my base, but I will see you soon hopefully and thank you for giving me your full attention." 

I ended quickly which I saw was a relief for most of the students as they were ready to leave for their break.

Others, I noted, were actually interested in signing up, mainly for the money rather than for the experience. I made sure to walk over to Dr Harper and shake his hand as a show of good faith from my side before walking out of the hall and out of sight.

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Stephanie's Pov...

As he walked, I thought that I saw him glance right at me but shook my head at such silliness. In the background the sound of a helicopter taking off could be heard and the excitement of the whole assembly increased drastically, as if they had just seen someone famous. Either that or the fact that the school had a helicopter landing pad, and they didn't know it.