A training weekend...how fun! I havnt decided if this will b smut or fluff yet but those of you who know me can probably work it out! R&R and Enjoy! x

-Internal Mail-

To: Harry Pearce

From: Juliet Shaw

Harry,

I know you won't like this but I'm afraid every department has to attend a training weekend some point this year. I have checked and as no threats have been received for next weekend I am sending your team then. Please inform the following members of Section D that they need to be assembled on the grid at 7:30 on Friday 24th November. The training will finish at 15:00 on Sunday.

A. Carter

R. Evershed

H. Pearce

J. Portman

R. Myers

M. Wynn-Jones

Z. Younis

Juliet

Harry groaned as the read the letter. Why? Oh why did they have to go on these things? It wasn't as if they didn't bond over a good terrorist threat was it!

On Friday morning the whole team was assembled in the grid. Most of them had opted for the black hold all's the service provided for undercover missions. Ros, Malcolm, Adam, Zaf, Ruth and himself that was. Jo however had decided on a bright pink suitcase with wheels. Most unpractical he thought. What if they were dumped in the middle of a field, or had to hike up a mountain? It was very clear she had never been on one of these training weekends before. The all looked very out of place on the clinical metallic grid. Adam was covertly scraping mud off his walking boots in the corner and Ruth was rummaging in her bag. She pulled out a brown woolly jumper and slipped it over her head. Why did she cover herself up so much? Surely she wasn't cold. He watched as the thick material covered her almost perfect form. He chuckled as she got her head stuck in the neck line and quickly turned away when he realised he was starting. He had to keep reminding himself that they worked together. There had always been tension between them, but lately he was finding it alot harder to ignore. The team were holding light conversation which quickly turned to the trip they were about to take. Zaf was first to complain. "I was supposed to have two dates this weekend!" He moaned, hitting Jo as she scoffed at his remark. "They were real cuties too."

"I hope they're on different nights?" Asked Adam.

"Course mate! I wouldn't want to get caught would I!" Harry inwardly groaned.

"This is what we're paying you for" He tutted but was drowned out by the hissing pods. Juliet walked on to the grid, a scowl painted across her face.

"Briefing room" She barked and every one followed her. "Right," she was stood at the head of the table, the rest of them sat in their respective chairs. "The purpose of this trip is to acquaint you with one another." She flashed a look at Harry who also held an amused look on his face. "I realise you have all known and worked with each other for quite a while, but these trips are compulsory, if not marginally enjoyable if you throw yourselves in to them. Today we will drive to Wales, be dropped in the country and we have to split into pairs to find some where to stay by tonight."

"We? Juliet?" Harry interrupted.

"Yes we Harry, I will be joining you," Both Zaf and Jo had to stifle their giggles as she shot a glare at them "the D.G.s idea." She clarified. "Any questions?"

"Who will we be paired with?" Ruth chirped up.

"We can decide that on the way, but we will make sure all pairings are…satisfactory. Right. Ruth, Ros, Jo. Can you take the bags down to the front steps." After a small groan from each they all rose and left the room. "Boys, now they have gone I have an extra little task for you all this weekend. It is felt you need to sharpen up your honey trapping skills." Harry was about to object. "Yes" She caught him "Even you Harry, in all your glory, will have to participate in all the activities. You will each choose one of the females on the trip to team up with, you must woo them and find out something intimate about them."

"Maybe this weekend won't be a dead loss." Zaf said rubbing his hands together.

"May I remind you Zafar that this is an exercise, you needn't go any further than extracting the details, no need to go overboard? "

"Will they be tasked to hide this detail from us?" Harry asked.

"They will be told to keep their wits about them but not directly about your task, that would defeat the object." She taunted.

"Rather"

After a few hours in the minibus, not a term of travel Harry usually enjoyed but after finding the only seat left was next to Ruth he began to take a little more pleasure in it.

Zaf and Jo had insisted in singing childish songs for the last half hour, Juliet had barked at them from the front of the bus, something about the "naughty children at the back of the bus shutting up if they didn't want to be dropped here instead of at their destination." Harry was quite amused by the looks she then endured while her back was turned. "So" Ruth said "who's going to pair with whom then?" This simple question brought silence through the vehicle. The men were very aware that they must choose their female partner now, but none of them wanted to step on the others shoes by announcing who they wanted to go with. Luckily Ros decided to break the silence. "Malcolm how about you and me?" Malcolm's face light up and he quickly agreed.

Zaf and Jo decided they would go together and Harry quickly claimed Ruth for fear of being left with Juliet.

"Well looks like its me and you Jules." Adam winked and she turned away in disgust.

"That could be an interesting pairing" Harry whispered to Ruth who had to burry her head in her scarf to stop the giggles.

They were all dropped off in the same field and each pair was handed an envelope. They soon had their instructions, each had to memorise the set of directions and set off in a stated direction. Juliet collected the envelopes back and handed them to the driver, "Hopefully, we will all see you at the destination" He nodded and drove of leaving the eight in the wilderness. Harry looked round at the group, Jo was now obviously regretting bringing her wheel-a-long suitcase as the wheels were already clogged with mud. Zaf seemed to be worried his boots were getting dirty and Juliet's scowl was still in place from Adams wink earlier. He wished he could stay and watch how this panned out but he was equally eager to get Ruth alone. He quickly decided which he wanted more.

"Right" said Harry, "Let's go" and pointed Ruth in their given direction.