Prologue

Third Person POV

Erin sat in a leather chair facing Doctor Terrence McAfferty or Mac, in the man's office. Erin looked at the orange file sitting innocently on the desk.

"I know everyone hoped I'd take more time after my last mission," Erin started, "and we both know I'll probably take this one. May I point out a major flaw though? I may be smaller than most boys my age, but I do NOT have breasts or a vagina."

Mac chuckled and reached for the file opening it up to the front page. The briefing file read 'GALLAGHER GIRLS' at the top in large, bold, black letters. The mission was that C.H.E.R.U.B. was going to send an agent to infiltrate Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, a suspected spy school in Virginia posing as a finishing school for girls, instead training them to be spies.

"Erin, we picked you for this mission because you were the best choice," Erin opened his mouth to protest, but Mac held up a hand to quiet him,"If this is as suspected, a school of spies, we need an experienced Agent that is capable of not being caught, but that is caught not reveal any information of C.H.E.R.U.B. to their captors. You showed this in your last mission."

"What about Collins? She's only sixteen and has been on plenty of missions, or even Chang? She's new but has completed several successful missions," Erin tried.

Mac only shook his head, "Both of them were considered, along with most of the other female Agents, but is too old to gather all the information we hope to get and is much too young to pass as a Freshman in high school. And Gallagher is a high school. Once the Committee eliminated the female Agents, they reviewed the male Agents that are more androgynous, and you were selected for this mission." Mac slowly leaned back in his seat after closing the file again and pushing it toward Erin,"If you don't take the mission, it will be put on the back burner and we will try again in a few more years- maybe will get her chance after all- or you decide to take the mission and you go back to school for a few years."

The younger Agent flipped through the file again, eventually landing on the picture and description of the school's uniform,"Please tell me i won't have to wear a skirt." Doctor McAfferty laughed, "It is the uniform."

"Well, fuck."

"You're partner will meet you in three days."