I flipped passed pages of files with red Xs through them, all my passed assignments, a new one was circled a small family here in Paris, its been about 3 months since we started our occupation of France.

"Sir sturmbannfuhrer we are here..."

I looked up at my driver and my 2 stormtroopers,

"well what are we waiting for?"

"yes sir!"

they got out and went up to the apartment steps, I put my papers in my case and stepped out, I put my cap on with the SS skull and bones neatly placed In the center.

I walked up the steps and I got to the door. It opened to reveal a small child and his sister I assumed, they stopped dead in their tracks as soon as they saw us.

I smiled, "bonjour little ones"

"bonjour sir"

I nodded and went inside,

"apartment 12" I said they nodded their heads and stomped up the stairs assault rifles in hand.

I got there and soft but firmly knocked on the door...

I checked my watch 12:30AM on the dot..., I shook my wrist as the door opened to a younger women I would say around 19. She gulped as our eyes meat contact.

"Bonjour mademoiselle!, I am here for business of the state...may I come in?"

She clearled her throat blue eyes shifting.

"yes uhhh mother!"

I stepped in as did my soliders, a middle aged women stepped in from the other room, "welcome gentelmen to my home..."

I went down and kissed her hand,

"thank you miss Moreau, may I set down?"

"but of course...ummm you name?"

"Major...Major Jagen, Jagen Holz" I said to her

"oh yes, can I ask what this is about?"

"yes but first my job requires that the SS search your home...don't be alamrmed if you are law abiding citizens of the state, that I believe you are, you have nothing to worry about."

"Ok Major...I soppose..."

"Search the home..." I yelled in the appartment hallway without her finishing.

just then 3 heavily amed SS men stormed the appartemnt...

Chole POV

These men searched our home for my friend and her father...I hope we hid them well enough its not like we have space galore.

I stood next to my mother, my eyes wondered from object to object and then to him, he was tapping his finger on the table waiting, he looked at me... we locked eyes, his piercing hazel eyes went right through me. He was handsome but by no means breathtakingly so. He looked to be a few years older than me about 23 more or less, and young to be a SS officer, a scar ran down his left eye, a wound from shrapnel no doubt.

I couldn't look away, he gave me a smirk that made chills run down my back.

The men came back to him,

"sir we didn't find anything of interest..."

"good now report outside and leave me be with the ladies."

"yes sturmbannfuhrer"

"thank you sergeant" with that the door closed, leaving us in here with him.

We stood in silence for a couple of moments

"please ladies this is your home set..."

I took my seat, as my mother was about to set down he spoke up..,

"ah yes" he cleared his throat "may I have a drink?"

me and my mother locked eyes,

"yes Major just a moment," and she went to the kitchen.

I sat there uncomfortably, he noticed this and chuckled, "mademoiselle I didn't catch your name?"

I knew he had my name on that file of his...

"uhh yes Major its Chole"

"what a beautiful name!"

"merci"

"what happened to your father if you don't mind me asking, since there is a lack of a male unit in the household?."

"yes well my father died a year ago to a illness..."

he tried his best to look heartbroken, what a fake

"my condolences to you."

then the tea pot went off and I was never glad to hear the annoying sound in my life till now. Soon my mother brought out 3 teas.

she sat one down in front of him,

"merci miss Moreau" he said taking out his folder and taking a sip.

He rubbed his hands together, "lets get started shall we?, Miss Moreau we have reason to believe that you and your daughter are hiding enemy's of the state, who gave us this tip?, I am not obliged to say but you seem like fine people none the less I must carryout my investigation..."

I looked down and fettled with my dress, anything to get my mind off this...

"are you hiding Jews in your home?"

my mother cleared her throat,

"uhh no sir we would have no room as you can see. If so we wouldn't want to hide that filth anyway" my mother said refereeing to our 4 roomed apartment.

"yes but you would be surprised where the rats hide...speaking of rats... I notice your wall has some holes in them..."

he said gesturing to the wall,

I squeezed my hand into a fist oh god Rose...

He took out a sheet of paper, the Jewish family of 2 that used to live beside you next door the Agers, you knew them well no?"

"well yes...and no, my husband knew John Ager and my daughter Chole knew his child Rose...but after his death" my mother paused, "my husbands death, we grew apart and didn't really talk to each other... till we saw them get deported to...ummm."

God damn it mom... I thought, I looked at him and his eyes knew... this was it...

he smiled, "do you like rats miss Moreau?"

"no I am not very found of them."

"if you saw a rat right now what would you do?"

"I believe I would um kill it?"

"yes!, and when you are trying to kill it, it scurries away and into a dark hole...with other rats."

he pulled out a flask took a sip and adjusted his watch, "the other rats hide them and defend them and it makes it hard for you to find and kill it yes?"

He stood up "Miss Moreau you did not see them get deported because they are not on file..."

He walked over to me boots echoing in the room... he was behind me now,

"Miss Chole is your mother telling the truth?"

my voice cracked, "y-yes Major," he put his hands on my shoulders and tenderly rubbed them...why was he doing this?"

"you seem tense...why would that be, are you and your mother hiding something?"

I let loose a tear no Major..."

he leaned down and kissed my cheek taking the tear, I let loose now..."

"Major please... we are not...I thought I saw them get deported to a ghetto!" my mother pleaded

he walked to where the holes were, "yes I do believe you have a rat problem"

He walked back over to my mother and leaned down to her, I am going to ask but one more time...are you sure you don't have Jews in your home?"

she was in tears now...

"oh miss Moreau a women your age shouldn't rot in prison or be put on a wall in front of a firing squad..."

he went over to me and took my hand in his, "and someone as beautiful and young as miss Chloe here shouldn't have to go through the same fate..."

he stood up, "telling me you are hiding Jews wont be met with punishment no...but with reward!"

He came back to his seat and put his cap back on sliding his index and thumb across the visor the SS skull glimmering in the light.

Jagen POV

I leaned back in my chair, "I will write down you willingly exposed where the Jews were hiding and you will be left alone from the German military's occupation of your country.

I took another sip of my flask and the scotch went down smooth, "you are hiding enemy's of the state are you not?"

she looked destroyed and her daughter frozen with fear.

"y-yes"

I smiled, "would you point out to me where?" she didn't even look and pointed to the walls with the holes, just then I heard the walls pound and struggle, I walked over and indeed saw a man and a girl struggling to get out of their small hideaway,

"where are you going?, I thought we were having fun!"

I pulled my Luger from my holster and fired blasting rounds in the wall... the girls ducked for cover and my soldiers busted through the door and soon the room exploded with automatic gunfire.

I spent my clip and loaded in a new one, my soldiers busted open what was left of the wall and 2 bloody bodies fell out... just as I thought.

I holstered my sidearm and went over to the women knelled down, "thank you for you cooperation with the SS."

I grabbed both of their hands and kissed them as my soldiers drug the bodies out leaving a blood trail in their wake.

I left the 2 women in the room smelling now of saw dust and blood, they both were in a daze, my men loaded the bodies in a truck and I got back in the car to fill out my report, "yes just another day at the office," I clicked my pen and began to write first with a red X on this case, "another rat problem taken care of..."