His hand reached upwards to push his hair back out of habit. He was met by a short buzz cut. It was gonna take a while for him to get used to that. The MI6 sanctioned car stopped at the gates and he stepped out, swinging his bag around on to his shoulder. He wore a pair of jeans and a dark blue long sleeve shirt. He looked out of place in the middle of the military training base. His short frame and minimal muscle tone gave him away as not being a soldier. His face suggested youth but his eyes showed nothing, suggesting a more mature man. He walked straight to the sergeants office without asking directions which threw off all the soldiers watching him. He knocked twice firmly on the door. After a gruff "enter" was said, he walked in and stood at attention, remembering the respect that was demanded towards superiors. The sergeant told him "at ease" and he relaxed slightly.
"Cub" the sergeant said, "I believe the file says you will be staying until your eighteenth birthday. Correct?"
"Yes sir" Cub said without emotion staring at the space right above the Sarge's head.
"How old are you?" The sergeant asked. "Your file neglected to say."
"15 sir"
"You will be training and bunking with K-unit. They will leave for a tour in a month but you will resume training in their absence. I assume you know the way. "
The unspoken dismissal was clear and Cub did so accordingly.
Alex surveyed the muddy SAS training camp. His last visit wasn't pleasant but it had only been two weeks. This time he would be in this hellhole for the next 2 years, 4 months and 12 days. He stared at the door of his new home. He opened the door and walked in to see k-unit sitting on the floor playing cards. Snake was yelling at Eagle accusing him of cheating. Wolf was grinning like an idiot and Fox had a poker face. They all looked the same as last time. But the easy going bunch in front of him didn't seem like the tense bullies he bunked with his last visit. Fox was the first one to notice another presence in the room. He jumped up quickly thinking it was a superior. When he realized it was just Alex he narrowed his eyes in curiosity. "Cub?" Alex didn't say anything until every one from his unit stood up and met his eyes questioningly... Some a bit more hostile *cough cough wolf.
"Hey... " cub said awkwardly. "Umm long time no see..." Wolf spoke first, " You again? Why are you here?"
"Im here to train."
I thought back to the meeting in Jones' office. She had sucked that annoying peppermint before speaking, "I think it would be best for you to relocate."
"And where will I be going?" Alex asked. After Jack died he didn't have much holding him back and he had expected this call since his last babysitter got tired of him. He didn't have many friends anyway... Only Tom and tom was better off without him when he died. Death after all was Alex's next stop anyway. He wondered where his next mission would be.
"You will be going back to SAS training with K-unit." Alex was surprised and not at all relieved. He would rather death than live in hell. He was about to fight against it but then he thought better of it seeing as he didn't have anywhere else to go. "When do I leave?"
"Now"
"Nothing like the present" he thought to himself.
PRESENT TIME
"They?" Fox asked. "How long are you staying?"
Alex ignored the first question and decided to go for the easiest of the two. "I leave when i turn 18."
Wolf grew visibly angry. Man he needed to learn how to hide his emotions. "And when will that be!" He roared. "We have better things to do than babysit a brat who upsets his daddy!" Alex didn't respond, waiting for Wolf to cool put his stuff down on the empty bed and started changing. Nonchalantly, even thigh he knew it would infuriate Wolf more, he said, "Whats next on the timetable?"
"We are have combat first" Snake replied.