Patterns

3. Bad news

Wrong!

It CAN get worse.

Way worse.

It all started when the girls and I walked into captains office. She had a very serious all business look and told us to sit down. We did as she said and then she proceeded to go over our new mission.

"Girls I know you all feel invincible," her eyes roam over all of us. Her stern face expressions do a bad job of concealing captains beauty. However, her beautiful honey eyes look anxious. "And I am sure you are more than capable of carrying out a mission on your own" awkward silence "But in our last board meeting some members of the committee brought to attention the close call you girls had in the Palo Alto mission" Groans around the room "As per order of the committee, you guys are now assigned partners for your next mission effective immediately."

"What th-" Analisa starts to speak but is cut off by captain. "Agent Herrero I will have no arguments about this. Believe me girls I tried everything to get out of this, but honestly I couldn't bear it if something happened to any one of you. We are going to go into this with an open mind" She waits to get a response until we all nod our heads.

"Great!" she looks a little more at ease "Now to meet your new partners" She walks to the door at the far end of her office. She opens the door and motions for someone to come in. The first person to come in is a man in his forties. Do not let the age fool you, this man looked handsome and built. He greets captain with a nod. "Hello ladies" he looks at all of us. we all nod back. Following captains motion from before, he calls someone else into the room and in come four guys around our age. Their surprised looks mirror ours, as the chaos begins.

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"Oh hell no!" says Analisa getting to finish her sentence this time. "Why is S.A.T here?" She stands from her chair looking wild, and for fear that she might attack any of the four we all get up and shield her from the guys. Layah and Haley look at me with the do something look. I run my hands through my hair and step up.

"I am sorry captain but S.A.T? We can't do this" I look at her pleadingly "not unless you want all of us dead before the mission even starts."

"You see Cap?" says a guy with black curly hair and hazel eyes. He is talking to the older man who came in first. "they're already planning to kill us."

"You're damn straight!" Layah surprises me. She had been so quiet before. "You guys deserve it after sticking your noses in our business!" She looks livid "We had the situation under control and you waltzed in there and messed it all up for us!"

"Wrong!" answers the guy. "More like the other way around" He directs his hard stare at Layha.

S.A.T (Syndicate Against Transgression.) Pronounced sat like sitting in a chair but in pest tense? Yeah even their name is stupid. Anyway, Elite crew and S.A.T crew have a history of butting heads.

"Zayden..." the older man gives him a stern look.

At this point Analisa gets loose and all up in the guys faces. The guys react and they all jump in, which causes the girls to jump in. We scream at each other while Captain and the handsome man try to calm everyone down.

"Enough!" The man screams cutting everyone of "That is the last we want to hear of this or there will be serious consequences" He looks at his guys then stops and turns to the most quiet one. He has been standing in a corner and only now do I notice him. He has black messy hair and green eyes like mine. I stare at him, he wasn't in Palo Alto. I wonder if he is a new agent...Okay I am just going to say it, the boy is fine. His eyes are so mesmerizing, it feels like he is staring into your soul... Stop it Eiza, these guys are bad news!

"Agent Hartman" Captain handsome continues "I suggest you get your guys under control."

"Same goes for you agent Vega" Captain gives me her death look. "Now all of you settle down and hear me out." She takes a seat at her desk "You two crews are the best there is." She looks at the girls and then the guys "Bringing you together will create an unstoppable force, I know you guys have had run-ins in the past but you are just going to have to deal with your differences and learn to get along for the sake of this mission." and that was that.

We all looked defeated and miserable. If looks could kill, the eight of us would have dropped dead right then and there. We pick up our things to go.

"Now for the actual mission" the man says "Meet back here tomorrow at eight o'clock. Crew leaders, seven thirty we have to talk to you first." He looks at captain and she nods. He says "Dismissed." And just like that the meeting is over and we all walk out. I say good bye to the girls and get in my car to drive home. I think about the guy, Agent Hartman. I wonder what his name is...

This mission is going to be the death of me. How am I supposed to work with a guy that looks at me like I killed his firstborn? I wonder if he is thinking about me.