This story revolves around daily moments in the life of Rakhi Makin. She is Langley's newest recruit, and it's youngest. Rakhi is 15, and is one of the only three teenagers in the entire CIA program. Annie is in the story, but she is in the backdrop of it. Rakhi has been in the DPD for 6 months now, and everyone is fond of her.

Auggie Anderson sat at his desk, talking to Rakhi, who had just finished a complicated mission. Joan, Stu, Jai, and Annie stood behind him, waiting to hear as to whether or not Rakhi had gotten the necessary intel or not. They weren't sure, considering how close of a call it had been.

"Rakhi, you there?" asked Auggie, with concern evident in his voice.

"Yeah, my plane just took off. I should be back at Langley in a couple hours," mumbled Rakhi tiredly in reply.

"Are you okay?" questioned Auggie, "did you get hurt?"

"Just a few bruises here and there, some cuts and scratches; and my arm has this huge gash on it. Otherwise, I'm fine." answered Rakhi.

"Rakhi, did you get the intel?" asked Joan intently.

"Yes, yes I did." replied Rakhi. Everyone behind Auggie sans Joan gave a sigh of relief. This intel had been said to be extremely important, and no one at the DPD had wanted Rakhi to go. It had originally been a more experienced operative's mission, until they realized that they needed someone who could blend in as a child.

"Don't get all relaxed yet, we still have to see whether or not the intel she got has any value on it. Back to work all of you," commanded Joan. She was nice to those she liked with talent. But, she could be ice cold at times as well, which earned her the nickname the "Ice Queen", by many who had experienced her wrath at the DPD. However, it was well known to many that she had soft spots for Auggie, Annie, and Rakhi.

"Hey Auggie, what time will I reach?" asked Rakhi. She was used to Joan by now, and it didn't bother her anymore that praise was only given by Joan after the Intel had been reviewed.

"Around 11 tonight. Why?"

"Mhmm just wondering..I havent slept in almost 24 hours and I'm so exhausted I can barely keep my eyes open," answered Rakhi tiredly. "Not that I'm complaining or anything," she added in haste, in case Joan got the wrong idea.

"Rakhi, when you get back, your going to have to debrief. My office," said Joan, sipping her coffee.

"Of course, Joan."

Annie thought Joan had left by now, so she asked Auggie, "How long do you think debriefing will take?"

Auggie laughed. "Maybe a couple hours..so you'll probably be able to sleep around 2 or three in the morning," answered Auggie.

"If I can stay awake that long," Rakhi said with a yawn.

"You did a good job today, oh little one," said Auggie, sitting back in his chair.

Rakhi giggled. "Thanks oh big one."

Auggie chuckled and replied,"Well, I'll talk to you when you get back then. Why don't you try and get some sleep on the plane?"

"I'm afraid if I close my eyes and sleep, I'll have nightmares," Rakhi responded softly.

Auggie turned and looked at Joan. She raised her eyebrows, but said nothing.

"Hey, hey now...you are safe. Don't worry, alright? You'll be landing soon. Have a good flight, you hear?" said Auggie.

"Thanks Auggie, I'll see you when I reach Langley."

"Oh, Rakhi? You better be awake during debriefing," threw in Joan with a smile She took a sip of her coffee, and chucked silently when she heard Rakhi say, "Wait, Auggie...Joan just heard everything I told you?"

Auggie reassured her it was alright, and then they disconnected the call. Auggie turned to look at Joan.

"Nightmares? Joan, we knew she wasn't ready for this emotionally or physically."

"Arthur and I knew she was ready for it physically. He thought she was ready emotionally, I disagreed. But, he sent her anyways. What choice did we have? I knew it would affect her emotionally, but the nightmares part kinda threw me off. Sometimes I forget she's only a 15 year old child," answerer Joan with a sigh. She stirred her coffee, in deep thought.

"She is mature, Joan. But, as we all have clearly seen, she has a childlike innocence I doubt will ever go away," said Auggie with a grin.

"Oh I agree on that," replied Joan with a smile. "She has a lot of trust in you Auggie, and I know she doesn't like to admit something's wrong, or she's hurting, or a weakness or anything like that to me because she feels she shouldn't. She doesn't like to admit it to anyone. But you pry it out of her Auggie, and that's good. Still, if it is something serious, I would like to know."

Auggie nodded, and Joan walked back up to her office.