A/N: Guess who is back? Anyway, if you haven't noticed, this story is currently being rewritten. Originally, I was going to write all the chapters, but why wait? More details at the end Author's Note. And if you didn't noticed, then just enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Mission Impossible franchise, just my character.

She walked carefully through the hall. Her gun pointing to the ground. Peeking around the corner, she saw no one.

She looked calm. The total opposite of her thoughts. She was worried, scared, and frightened. Not for herself, but for him. Her partner, her best friend. All because of her stupid mistake. She would never be able to forgive herself. Especially if something happened to him.

She grew suspicious when she saw no one guarding the door. It couldn't be this easy.

Maybe she should have called for backup. Maybe she should have waited. Just something else.

But she couldn't. She had to do this. Now. And by herself.

She went ahead. Walking to the door...

Ring! Ring!

Piper Levin woke up with a jump, gasping. She sat up, and took deep breathes. Burying the emotions, and the tears, she pushed off the comforter. All emotions but annoyance. Glancing over her digital clock, she saw it was two in the morning. Seriously, who calls at this time of hour? Work, probably.

She reached over to her nightstand for her cell phone. Without checking the caller ID, she answered with a professional tone, "Hello?"

"Levin, good to hear your awake." The Secretary, Levin realized.

"Well, I am now."

"Sorry for the disturbance," the Secretary said with sarcasm. "Anyway, I need you in Moscow by tomorrow morning."

"No can do. You know I just became Head Archivist. There's a lot to do."

"This is urgent. Big things have happened over there. I don't care how, just do it. If not, do it as a favor to me."

Seeing no way to argue, Levin agreed. The conversation practically ended there.

After hanging up, Levin threw herself to bed, groaning, "Even when I try to move on, I get pulled back."

A/N: Explanation time! I hit a major roadblock, writer's block. My answer was hiatus. I just wasn't liking where my story was going, and felt I could do better. So, I decided to rewrite it. Currently, I'm rewriting chapter 1. The story will hopefully be better and Levin will be flushed out. Also, a certain pair will have more backstory. *wink, wink*

Also, I realized I should stop making promises about updating. I kept making them, and I kept failing them. This time no promises, but this story will be finished. A bare minimum would be once a month. This will also be to write other stories that I've been meaning to write.

Anyway, sorry for rambling. I hope you liked this revision of Pulled Back, so far.