Love is a battlefield - chapter 1

Clide, Codename Swift, sighed as he looked out to the Horizon "something wrong Clide?" he turned around to see Maria,
Codename Whisper, standing behind him, her short brown hair covering one of her eyes but Clide could still see the caring nature in them "I'm fine I just miss Cassie" Clide said with another sigh as he turns back to look out the window Maria put her hand on his shoulder to turn him to look at her "we all do Clide , she may have been your sister but she was our friend as well" Clide sighed and looked her in the eyes "I know thanks Maria, and Randy doesn't really help though" Maria sighed as Randy was mentioned which to be honest she expected "I think he just misses her too and he's just taking it out on you, he's always been a bit tightly wound" Clide looked out to the horizon again "come on Clide let's go see if we can't find the rest of the squad or at least Romero for some comic relief" Clide chuckled as he looked at her again "fine let's go" as they approaced the main room of the tower they suddenly heard Romero, codename Brass argueing, unsurprisingly, with Randy codename Ocelot "oh come on Ocelot what did Clide ever do to you" Randy turned to Romero with a mix of sadness and rage in his eyes "he never learned to have the skill to be like his sister or to be like her" Romero took a step back as the sudden burst of rage came from Randy before giving him a burst back "dont start insulting Clide about this you weren't there to save her either were you so just get off his back" Clide and Maria walked in the room right as that sentence ended and Randy punched Romero "stop it both of you" Maria shouted "Randy it's not Clide's fault and Romero it's not Randy's either so both of you just stop it, we're meant to be a team" Randy's mood suddenly softened as she spoke which always happens whenever Maria is there "yeah a team with an absent leader" Randy muttered "I heard that Ocelot" they all looked to the balcony to see David, codename Nightflash, standing up there "how long have you been standing there" Romero said to him wondering how niether him or Randy didnt notice him "Long enough to have saw Randy lay it on you and long enough for Maria's little speech,trust you to be the one to keep the peace when i'm not there" David chuckled as he finished the sentence "you say that yet you were there weren't you" Maria said as Clide stayed quiet behind her, not feeling in the mood "too true Maria" David said as he noticed Clide was still silent "Missing Cassie?" David said as he jumped down "yeah hard to believe she's gone" Clide sighed as Romero also came over while Randy continued moping David looked up and out of the skylight and sighed "when is it ever easy to believe someone you care about is gone" he looked back at Clide "Now then let's go see if we can't get a pelican out of here" everyone but Clide started walking off till Clide grabs Maria's hand and she turns round "thanks Maria you really are great" Maria blushed from the sudden compliment as she put her helmet on "thanks Clide" she turns to walk to the elevator that goes to the bottom floor and Clide follows.