A Grimm Tale

A Week Later...

Beep.
I hit my alarm. I rolled out of bed. I walked over to Ella's room and banged on the door. She groaned. I said, "Get out of bed today's, Meeting day." Meeting day was the day every week that we inspect our target. For the next operation.
I went to the bathroom and took a shower. I put on my black cut off blouse and white skinny jeans, a crap load of eyeliner, and nude lipstick.
Then I straightened my dark brown shoulder length hair. I put in some bobby pins to pin it behind my ear and then I finished getting ready.
I hated Mondays, didn't everyone though. Hating Mondays was kinda the one thing everyone hates.
I made two breakfast sandwiches when Ella walked out wearing her new outfit.
I handed her a breakfast sandwich and said, "I'm going in early to fill out some paperwork, but I'll see you there ok?" "Okay. I'll see you there!"
I bustled out the door with my humongous bag and my breakfast. I got into my car and drove to work.
I got out of my car and grabbed my big bag. I was walking up the steps and I was going to walk into the door when I man pushed it open and made topple over, I didn't want to seem to tough so I said, "ouch." He apologized.
I looked at him, his features were perfect. He had nicely tan skin and a really good jaw line.
His muscles were defined in his jeans to. He was hot.
I told him, "It's no problem." He the asked, "Do you work here?
"Oh well I was told to go to 'the Boot'. And in the find oversight, the main quarters!" He said that with a big smirk.
"You must be one of the new recruits?" "He laughed, "Yeah."
"Well, I'm Whitney, and I'll take you to....oversight." I said in a jokingly whisper."Harry." He replied in a whisper.
I walked down the main corridor, to the big iron doors, where, I ok my company license and swipe it in the scanner, and say my code name, "Apple"
We both walked through the door and I took him to oversight. "Welcome, ...Harry?" said Jeff.
Harry laughed and said, "Yeah that's me, or my code name, Red Knight."
I looked at him, "That means your my partner."
He looked relieved, "Don't be so scared, I don't bite!"
We both laughed for a bit. I took him to his desk. Then Jeff called me over to him. "Yeah?" I said a little to enthusiastically. "Can you tell everyone that were canceling the meeting today, because we're introducing the new recruits?" "Yeah," I said way more enthusiastically.
I walked over to everyone's desk and told them. I called Ella. And she didn't answer.
I went and told Ben that Ella hasn't called me back and that I was worried. "I don't know, maybe it's traffic."
I nodded and we went to the new recruit session.
Ed started with, "Hello new recruits, welcome to the high class level of spies. I'm Ed and this is my brother, Jeff.
He continued, "Now part of being a spy means you have to have a code name. Each of you get one, and we will teach you everyone else's.
" He pointed at me and said, "Whitney here, her code is Apple. Harry, she's your partner, so remember that and yours is Red Knight, or RK. Eric's is Blue Knight, BK, and he goes with Shark or Arielle. Then there's Glass..." He looked around. "Where's Ella?" "I don't know, I left early and she said she'd be here, on time, and I'm worried cause she hasn't responded to my calls, texts and she's never late to work.." I said way to quickly.
He told me to calm down and continued, "Ella's partner is Ben, he's White Knight or WK." He continued, "Then the new recruits, Red, you're Paws, and Peter your code is Pan, you guys are partners."
"Lach, yours is Gold and Robin you're Hood." He said with a quiver.
"Now that's over, let's find, Ella. Where'd you see her la-."
The phone rang. I picked it up. "Hello?"
"We've got your precious Glass, Apple. Now bring us the pearls and she won't get hurt."
I whimpered, he said now. She screamed, "It's not worth it Whit, don't do it, I love you. Don't d-" "SHUT UP!" He interrupted.
I said, "Listen You asshole, give me my friend or else I'm gonna rip your heart out with my own teeth." He laughed, "Have fun with that, you have 48 hours to drop it in the mailbox on Main and 46th, hurry or she dies."
I hung up the phone. Ed asked what just happened.
I explained. "We need to find out what's with those pearls." Harry suggested.
I nodded in agreement. I took one and scanned it. It was fiberglass. "What do they want with knock off pearls?" I took another pearl and put it under a microscope.
It read words on the pearl, "I think I just found out."
We took pictures of the pearls, and went and dropped them off. I waited for my friend on the bench for an hour. A black van pulled up and threw her out and I ran up to her a grabbed her and pulled her inside the boot.
"I told you not to give them up," she screamed. "I'm not giving a life for information."
"Besides we already have all the stuff we need to beat this guy.
"What do you mean?" she said in confusion. Ed spoke up, "We found coordinates of The Covenants bases."
"Oh," she said in a little approval.
We were good, we were a step ahead of them, ....or so I thought.