NOTE: This story is completely seperate from the other one I'm writing ! I just thought I'd write a sort of secret agent story. I've only just begun, so I might change some things. Ideas, opinions and reviews are always welcome (:

~Enjoy !~

"Three, watch out !" Jeff yelled at me, his partner in crime. Well, we weren't actually criminals. What we did was against the law sometimes, but we only did it for the better. The company we worked for had it all covered so we barely had any problems with the government. And when we did, it had always worked out well for us.

There was no need for Jeff to shout since we had earpieces but it was probably just instinctive. Even though a loud beep almost damaged my hearing, I forgave him for that.

I turned my head quickly and managed to dodge the object that was thrown at my head. It was a small grenade and it landed just a couple of meters away from me. I grabbed Jeff's arm and pulled him on the ground while I yelled he had to duck. The grenade exploded and the abandoned warehouse where we were, was filled with dust. I couched and got up. The dark silhouette of the man we were chasing moved towards the heavy doors at the end of the large space.

"Six, take the doors on the left side. I'm going after him." I commanded Jeff and started running towards the doors as well. Jeff nodded and started running to the small doors on the left. The guy would probably try to go to the parking lot on the left side of the building. It wouldn't be logic if he took the right side, the only thing there was an old dock no one used anymore.

I ran as fast as I could, but the dust in my lungs slowed me down. The man closed the doors right before I reached them. I cursed and it took me some time before I had them open again. I turned my head to the left; no one there. I looked at my right, and there he ran just around the corner. "Right !" I said into the earpiece so Jeff knew where to go, and ran around the corner as well.

The man stood still and I slowed down. I observed him and saw him looking for somewhere to go. He couldn't go anywhere though, there weren't any working ships or boats here and swimming wasn't an option. Jeff was approaching from the other side and the guy was closed in.

Apparently giving up wasn't an option for him because he pulled something out of his top pocket and held it in his hand so we could see what it was. Even if we hadn't seen it so clearly, we still would've known what it was; it was one of professor Youl's bombs. Youl had always been a great source of trouble and he always managed to find another idiot to work with him on one of his insane ideas so he never got caught. But I'm convinced that we're gonna find him one day.

Jeff and I stopped running. The man seemed to think of what way he would throw it and I knew Jeff would be slightly panicking right now.

"What do we do when he throws it ?" I heard Jeff say.

"Depends on what side he's gonna throw it." I replied, my eyes still locked on the man between us.

A minute passed, and he still hadn't moved. I wonder if he ever had if it wasn't for me. Suddenly I started running again and in his panic, the guy threw the bomb towards me. "Nick, watch out !" Jeff shouted. I sighed. Seriously, we've been secret agents for quite a while now, and he still forgets to call me by the name the agency gave me. I estimated the place the bomb would land and tried to think of a plan.

"Three," Jeff had probably found out I had a secret name as well. "move for heaven's sake !" I heard him say while the bomb landed a couple feet from me. I didn't have time to answer Jeff and took a dive towards the bomb. "The other way you idiot !" Jeff yelled.

I ignored him and grabbed the bomb. I quickly studied the structure of the bomb and found out it wasn't one of the bombs Youl usually used. Maybe he had designed a new one .. I realized it could explode any second now and I had to get rid of it quickly.

"I'm throwing it in the water, Youl's bombs aren't always resistant to water." I said while I ran towards the scaffold and tossed the bomb in the middle of the water. It landed in the trouble water, but we could see a little, flashing light that sank slowly. Apparently this one was resistent to water.. A shame, it was our last chance.

After a couple of seconds, we heard the sound of an explosion. Even though it was muted, it was still loud and I saw Jeff covering his ears.

Suddenly a splash of water hit me in the face. I had seen the water splash up, but it still came as a surprise for me. I stumbled back over a rope and fell into the water with another splash. I couldn't see much underneath the surface because the water was incredibly dirty but I could hear Jeff talking to me through our earpieces. I had no idea what he said, I wasn't paying attention since I tried to find the surface. That wasn't that hard, it was quite shallow because the dock hadn't been used for at least ten years, but I had to be careful because there were a lot of objects in the water which could easily create cuts. Or I could end up right underneath a shipwreck ..

As soon as my head didn't feel water anymore, I gasped for air and shook my head. "I'm fine." I sputtered and wiped my eyes. I looked over to Jeff who had put the guy's arms behind his back and pulled him on the floor while he placed his knee on the guy's back to keep him down.

I tried to get out of the water, but my wet hands couldn't find any grip on the slippery wood. After a couple attempts, there were suddenly two black shoes right in front of me. I looked up to see Jeff, reaching out his hand to me with slight panic in his eyes. He didn't like water. He wasn't really afraid of it, but he didn't like it and was frightened to fall in as well. I grabbed his hand and pulled myself up. "Thanks." I said, knowing what he had just done was against all his instincts.

He also helped me on my feet and supported me while walking because the ground and my shoes were both incredibly slippery and I wondered how our shoes weren't resistant to slippery floors. That would be the first thing I'd think of if I had designed these shoes ..

We walked towards the three guys that had just arrived and were guarding the guy who worked for professor Youl. As we came closer, I noticed they were Agent Two, also known as Flint, Agent Nine, also known as Aaron, and Agent Zero who also goes by the name of Wes.

They had been following another guy who was already in the helicopter that had just arrived.

"Good work guys." Flint said while he gave us an approvingly nod. "You too." I said. "Wait, where's the other guy ? Is he already in the helicopter ?" I added, remembering the others had to follow two guys, and I had only seen one of them getting in the helicopter. An uncomfortable silence fell and I understood he had escaped.

"Sorry. We couldn't help it, he ran up the stairs to the roof, but when we came up a couple of seconds later, he was just gone." explained Wes. "It's alright. You tried your best, and we did catch two of them." Jeff said, trying to cheer us up again. It only worked a bit though. It's not that I can't forgive the guys, because I already have, but the idea he had escaped worried me. In our whole career as a team, none of Youl's men had managed to shake off three of us.

I looked back at the dock. The shipwrecks in the filthy water still rocked a bit since the water was still not quiet yet. Where could that guy have gone ? He can't just jump off the roof of a building, especially not one as high as this one ..

I shivered, not sure if it was from fright or from the fact my clothes were still soaking wet. Not even to speak about my hair.

Jeff noticed and wrapped an arm around my shoulders. I felt like a sponge since the water dripped out of clothes even faster than it already did and my clothes sticked even closer to my body. It was nice from Jeff though, it's good to have a friend like that. "Thanks." I said smiling. Jeff stared me in the eyes and told me I was welcome.

At that moment, a guy in a black suit with the logo of the agency on it's chest, walked over and handed me two blankets. "Sorry Agent Three, we don't have extra clothes here. Just wrap these around you to keep you warm in the helicopter." He added. I handed the blankets over to Jeff and started to open the buttons of my blazer. It would be more comfortable without the blazer, it was heavy and cold from the water.

Jeff unfolded the blankets and put them around my shoulders. "Well, they must've known your personality." He said while he pointed laughing at the blankets, making the others laugh. I didn't understand and took a closer look at the blankets; one of them was white with red hearts and the other one had flowers in all bright colors you can possibly think of. I blushed.

"At least I wasn't afraid to get in the water." I defended myself. I noticed the others held their breaths and the silence made me think about what I just said a little bit deeper.

Shit, my mouth was faster than my brain again. This must've hurt Jeff, it really sounded like I was talking about him.

I was so embarrassed I didn't dare to look at him. "Shit. Sorry Jeff, I didn't mean it like that ! I mean, if I hadn't thrown it in the water, the bomb would've caused more damage."

"No worries. I know you didn't mean it like that." Replied Jeff.

"And just in case you didn't, you can always take a look at his sweet little hearts blanket." Aaron added with a grin.

"Guys, time to get in." Wes said, beckoning. I wrapped my arms in front of my chest to keep it warm and started walking. Jeff wanted to carry my blazer and I could tell he didn't like the touch of the wet whatever it was made of. I told him he didn't have to, but he insisted and put an arm around my shoulders again. "You're a good friend." I said while we got in the helicopter. "You're a brave one." He answered.

"Not a good one ?" I said teasingly. I can't help teasing Jeff, I just love it.

Apparently he loves teasing me too. "No." he said. I pouted. "You're the best on this planet." He continued, a big smile brightened up his face. I didn't get the chance to answer because the helicopter had started to fly and I would have to yell if I wanted Jeff to catch what I said, and I didn't feel like yelling right now.

Suddenly he grabbed my arm and turned it around. What the hell was he doing ? "Looks bad." He tried to yell over the noise of the helicopter. I didn't catch the words, but I could read the words from his lips. I looked down at my arm and followed Jeff's finger. He placed it on my wrist, but strangely enough I didn't feel it. As soon as I saw that my once white sleeve wasn't so white anymore but red, I didn't find it strange anymore. A shard from the bomb must've hit me.

Jeff gestured at Aaron he had to hand over the first-aid kit and Jeff softly pressed a gauze bandage against my wrist. He was very careful because if the shard was still in my arm, it might get deeper. Jeff was always careful, he was also very caring. He could easily be a nurse or a doctor.

I rested with my head on Jeff's shoulder for the rest of the trip. He was wrong. I wasn't the best on this planet: he was.