Spy School Oneshot Collection

Regrets and Other People's Relationships

Zoe's POV, right after Project X

The world doesn't ever stop moving. I've been a spy for nearly two years, but it only feels like two weeks. Things move so quickly now that anything less than nonstop action just feels... boring. When you think about it, sixth grade me would have found DADD exciting, but in comparison to going on actual missions, DADD was like sitting in the waiting room at the dentist's office. However, one of the only things DADD did do was give me time to think.

Missing out on the mission on the cruise ship in Panama sucked, but on the bright side, their accommodations on the ship apparently were terrible, and they had to deal with Alexander puking the entire time, so by not going, I did avoid that. But even so, I still would have jumped at the chance to go on the mission. I like the action and the danger. Ben doesn't. Why force him to go when I'm available?

After Murray's whole thing with X, we're all going to have to go into hiding. As is probably no surprise, I'm not exactly looking forward to it. Things still haven't stopped being awkward, as much as we're all trying to act like everything is perfectly normal. Because absolutely nothing is normal now.

While I really regret having joined DADD, it did at least provide kind of a reset on the whol love triangle thing. Everything is a whole lot simpler on that front now. And while everyone else is in a relationship, things are a lot more stable. Until one of those relationships falls apart, at least. And with the exception of Cyrus and Mary, I won't be surprised if that does happen. Teenage romance doesn't exactly have a good reputation for being long-lasting, and Catherine and Alexander's relationship is just unpredictable. There is was too much history there for me to even begin to guess how long their relationship might last this time around.

I'm fine with just being friends with Ben. I still question his dating Erica, but he can do what he wants. At least they're not as obsessed with each other as Mike and Trixie are. Those two are still going a little overboard. But hopefully they'll be calming down soon.

Being stuck with the Hales for who knows how long is going to be strange. They're strange. On this last mission, it was the Hales, two people dating Hales, and me. The odd one out in all of their family drama. And don't get me wrong, their drama is pretty interesting. But it's like watching a soap opera; it's there in the background, and you might get kind of invested in it, but it's not super connected to me. Except this is real life, not some TV show. I'm just a bit of an outsider in it.