2 WEEKS LATER

"Guess who's back, back again!" I cried as i stepped through the doors.

"Lizzie, it's great to have you back" Smiled James and we leaned in for a hug.

"You missed me didn't you?"

"Well, it was a lot quieter without out you"

"I feel offended but i'm gonna take it as a compliment" I laughed.

"Are you ready for the meeting?" he questioned.

"Ready as i'll ever be" I shuddered at the thought of having to face all those people.

I sighed as we walked through headquarters and stepped into the lift. We were travelling to the upper part of headquarters. It was bigger and this is where all the meeting rooms were, The commanders worked up here as well.

We walked out of the lift and up a flight of stairs into the grand meeting hall. This is where James held his meetings. He was the head of MI5. We walked into the hall. A large round table surrounded by chairs filled with the commanders and leaders from each section of The Military Intelligence service.

James motioned for me to follow him as we walked round the edge of the room. He pulled out a chair for me and I sat down. He motioned for the other leaders to sit while he remained standing.

"Now then, You all know why you are here. We have gathered here today to discuss the progress of Mission Violet . As you know Mission Violet was a success as my team managed to recover all the Ecstasy used in the deal. Archibald lemmington and his associates were arrested and are currently being questioned. The body of Drake Marshall was recovered from the crime scene and is currently awaiting an autopsy."

"How was he killed?" Questioned one of the commanders

"He was shot by Agent Adrijan Kosos of the Special battalions unit of Croatia. He was sent by them to assassinate Drake Marshall. He was - ." James was cut off.

"This is an outrage!" Yelled one of the commanders

"He should not have killed him" Shouted another

"By killing Drake Marshall He Helped to Save The Life Of My Best Agent Elizabeth Hartland" Stated James, banging his fist on the table to capture their attention.

All eyes in the room turned to me. I could see the sympathy in some and disgust in others.

James motioned for me to say something.

"I know some of you dislike me and don't respect me but Adrijan is a good man. He was only doing his job and did not know that we needed Drake alive for are investigation. But we still completed mission Violet and recovered the large amount of drugs involved"

The room was silent. I looked at James and he shrugged his shoulders. So much for trying to explain what happened.

"Back to business. Elizabeth has put in her Statement that In return for the Drugs Drake was given a glowing chip. She described it as too big for a regular computer so we think it was going to be used to power something else. The recovery team was unable to find the chip but have recovered a journal from the crime scene. This includes details of one location only. The Amazon Jungle in Colombia.

"I am going to be working closely with my team to form a new plan to recover the chip and stop any threat they may face"

The commanders erupted in a round of applause and I joined in. I understood why James was head of MI5, He had a way of leading people which made him well respected.

As the rest of the commanders left the room James sat down opposite me, Just staring.

I waved my hand in front of his face, Still not moving

"Sir?"

He grabbed my wrist

"I was thinking Elizabeth."

"You Bloody terrified me!" I yelled

He ran a hand threw his hair and looked at me, straight in the eye.

"I think I know what are next course of action should be."

"Well, tell me." I folded my arms waiting to here the answer

"Mission International"

"Mission What now?"

"International. We ask the worlds most skilled and talented agents to band together to recover the chip."

I let out a loud laugh. James looked very annoyed.

I coughed.

"Sorry Sir but that will never work"

"And why not" He hated being told he was wrong.

"Because working together always spells disaster."

"Since when?" he said

"Let me give you a few examples. Mission Foxtrot - Agents Campbell and Newhouse. They tried working together but the mission failed. Mission Endstone - The Caverly agents from MI6 ended up having an argument and revealed their position to the enemy. Mission failed."

"And your point is?"

"IT WON'T WORK! Agents hate working together. It's a well known fact."

"That's where you and Adrijan come in, You are going to track down these agents and persuade them to join us!"

I hadn't spoken to Adrijan since the argument. It had been two weeks since then.

"Adrijan and I aren't talking sir"

"Then find him and talk, tell him about the mission and persuade him to join us" Commanded James.

I saluted and walked out of the room. I hated admitting that James was right. I hated not speaking to Adrijan as he was a close friend of mine. He also saved my life meaning I had to apologize.

I searched everywhere for him and I know that I should of asked James where he was but that wouldn't of made much difference. I finally came to the Training ground. This was the last room to search before I officially gave up.

I peered into the training ground and I noticed that it was completely empty. I turned around to head out when I suddenly heard the faint panting of breath. I looked back in the room to see Adrijan hitting the punching bag at the back of the room.

He looked focused. I walked over to him with my head held high. He was covered in sweat. He was noticeably different to how he was Two weeks ago, Clean shaven and his eyes were not as puffy.

"Um Adrijan?"

He didn't even look at me.

"Can we talk?"

He let out a loud grunt.

"Look Adrijan I just wanted to apologize. I was rude and that was uncalled for. I don't want to jeopardize our relationship, we are very close and I would hate to see that ruined. I acted rudely. I didn't even give you a chance to explain yourself. I'm sorry. I hate that were not talking. I just wanted to thank you for saving my Life."

There was a long silence and I lowered my head. I suddenly felt a strong grip around my waist and Adrijan pulled me in for a hug. My head lent against his chest. I felt safe and warm.

"I hate that were not talking either." He smiled at me and I smiled back.

"Oh there was one other thing"

"What is it?"

"James want's us to go and track down the worlds top agents. He wants us to group together to recover the chip I saw Drake take."

He let out a laugh.

"Did you tell him that wouldn't work?"

"Yep, he insisted though"

"Alright fine I'll help you"

"Great lets go and tell James"

Adrijan let go of me and we walked out of the room.

"What is the name of the Mission?" He asked

"Mission International"

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