Avengers: The Recruits (On Hold)

Chapter 6

1 month later...
I swing my legs over the side of my bed. I begin pulling on my recruit uniform,preparing myself for the next test the agents throw at me. The other recruits including my friends pull on their uniforms as well, we are a much smaller group of recruits now, there are only 20 of us left. We went from 45 of us to 20 quick.
"Good morning recruits,today the other agents and I that are in charge of you all, have decided to let you guys have a break today,"Agent Reinés says after she walked into our barracks. Cheers erupt around me. Reinés clears her throat making us quiet down and then adds "do not forget the rules around here. Do not get too crazy or else you WILL be sent home."
"Yes ma'am,"we all say together.
"Good,now have a good day,"she says and then leaves the barracks.
Everyone begins gathering with their selected friends as Victor,John,Darin,and Allie approach Alex and myself.
"What all do y'all want to do today?"Alex asks from her place on her bed.
"I might get some more sleep,"I say as I rub my neck.
"I agree,"Victor says from my right with a yawn.
"I was actually going to go ahead and get some breakfast if anyone wants to join me,"Allie says with her thick British accent as she runs a hand through her wavy dirty-blonde hair.
"I'll join you,I'm getting pretty hungry myself,"Darin says from her side.
"Count me in,"John says shortly after his stomach grumbles loudly.
We all laugh in response.
"What about you Alex?" I ask as I turn my gaze to her already sleeping figure. I laugh and then turn towards the others "we will join y'all in about an hour."
"Okay,we may end up in one of the hangars after we finish breakfast or we may come back here,"Allie says.
"Sounds good,"I reply before her,Darin,and John make their way out of the barracks.
After they leave Victor takes a sit on the edge of my bed.
"Do you need something?" I ask as I pull off my boots and socks,laying them on the floor under my bed.
I then turn my gaze towards Victor and he is already gazing back at me with his own pair of dark brown eyes.
   "Nah,I just...wanted some company for a bit,"he says as he then averts his eyes from mine.
   "Are you okay?" I ask quietly,trying not to wake up Alex (that would be a big mistake).
   "Yeah...I just,I miss home,"he says as he gazes at the floor.
   "Hey,"I say quietly as I gently elbow his arm "don't quit on me now."
   He gently laughs as he lifts his gaze towards mine. "I won't,I've just never been away from my family this long."
   "It gets easier,"I say as I turn my gaze from his and stare at the wall across the room. "Once you've gone on missions by yourself...it gets easier."
   "Do you ever miss home?" He asks curiously from my side.
   "Of course I do,all the time,"I say and then add "I just...have my own mission to complete right now." The corners of my lips turn upwards as I turn and face Victor.
   "A mission? Right now?" He asks between soft bits of laughter "and your mission would be?"
   "To get on this team,"I say and then jokingly punch his arm "I thought you were the attentive one."
   "You're full of it,"he teases as he rolls his eyes.
   "And that's coming from you,"I say with a laugh. "Well if I want to get any extra sleep I better get to it."
   "Same here,"Victor adds as he stands up,releasing the dip that he made in the bed. He turns to walk away but stands there for a moment, he then turns around and whispers "this is nice."
   "What's nice?" I ask while scrunching my eyebrows together in confusion.
   "Us finally getting along,"he says with a smirk.
   "Get some sleep,"I tease as I lay down under my blankets.

An hour later...
After I pulled my socks and boots back on,I gently and cautiously wake Alex up from her slumber.
"What time is it?" She sleepily mumbles as she rubs her eyes.
I look up at the clock on the far wall and reply "0800."
"It's too early,"she groans.
"Well we need to eat breakfast,"I say.
"Y'all go on...just wake me up when you get...,"she mumbles slowly and then her head drops back onto her pillow as she begins snoring quietly again.
I huff and close my eyes. I wish I could sleep like that. I turn around to face Victor who just finished tying his boots. "Come on,we will come back for her after we eat,"I say with a nod of my head towards the exit.
Once in the cafeteria, Victor and I grab grey trays and get our breakfast from the line that has already formed for food. One of the cooks kindly slides two scrambled eggs and bacon onto my tray and then I move over to the bread section and make myself some toast as Victor gathers his food. After we get our food we find a small booth to sit in. We hungrily munch on our food as other recruits and agents find a table to sit at. We sit there quietly in front of each other as the sounds of other conversations sprouting across the room and the noise of our forks accidentally scrapping the plates surround us.
After breakfast Victor and I head back to the barracks to wake Alex up.
"Hey guys,"Alex greets us at the doorway of the barracks.
"Hey,"I say as I raise an eyebrow curiously as I notice that she is fully dressed and ready to function. "I was expecting you to still be asleep."
She laughs and says "yeah me too. Come on let's go have some fun! I heard that there is a rec room somewhere."