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Title: But I'm Too Young to be A Spy!

Chapter: 2

Pairing: Root/Shaw

Genre: Romance/Drama

Rating: T

After a few moments had passed and the girl still hadn't moved, Sameen asked, in a low measured tone, "So, are you getting off anytime soon?"

The mystery girl just smiled wider and blushed slightly, turning her back towards Sameen as she lifted herself up and sat on the grass next to her, looking up at the roof and then down at the ground.

As the dark-haired girl lifted herself up on her shoulders, Samantha looked at her from behind her shoulder, her expression coy, "Thank you for cushioning my fall." She said, with a small voice with a shy but playful smile.

Sameen lifted one eyebrow at her and turned around to place her hands on the ground behind her, pushing herself up and standing, then seeing that the girl's gaze was still on her, she stared back questioningly. It was as if she was expecting her to say something, but Shaw stayed silent.

In the shadow of this intimidating strange but beautiful girl, Samantha was forced to break their reverie and look back down at the ground. Something bubbled up inside of her, and she felt her stomach tie up in knots. She'd never felt so nervous before, it was as if she was unable to break the silence or move from her current position, but she knew that she had to say something, anything, at least to explain why she had been poking around on her roof and managed to fall on this random girl.

Finally finding her voice, she looked up, only to have it taken away again just by seeing her untouchable expression. Finally, Shaw rolled her eyes and offered her hand begrudgingly, and Samantha took it, feeling very grateful. Standing up, she was much taller than this girl, and she smiled at her brightly, she was towering over her, and Sameen tilted her chin up defiantly, her eyes narrowed, and she crossed her arms.

Samantha hadn't been in the town for very long, her family had just moved to the neighborhood, and though they had already spent a summer there, getting everything moved in, she had yet to meet any other kids of make any friends, and this was mostly due to the fact that she spent most of her time on her computer, so she was completely unaware that there was a girl her age living next door, or that she was so pretty. This thought made her blush again.

Suddenly, little Miss Groves realized she still had yet to find her glasses, which must have gotten lost during the fall. She thought about asking her new friend to help her look for them, but she wasn't sure that would be the best idea, seeing how cold and distant she seemed. This didn't faze Samantha at all, in fact, it made her incredibly curious about her.

She smiled again slowly and tilted her head to the side, saying in a soft and warm voice, "Well, it was very nice to meet you, -" She looked at her questioningly and excitedly.

The girl answered shortly, "Shaw."

Samantha's eyes scrunched up at the corners and examined her as if she were a puzzle she was trying to solve, or the code in the software of one of her machines. Finally, she seemed to get a good idea of who was standing in front of her, and, in a slightly mocking but playful tone, she said, "Well, it was very nice to meet you," she looked down at her lips briefly, and the girl tilted her head, "Shaw."

With one last look behind her, she went back to her house, where her mother was screaming that it was time to go to church.

Without another thought in the matter, Shaw ran a couple more laps around the house before coming back in, her envelope forgotten.

Later, after an hour of silence eating with her father and going over her homework, she was allowed to retire to her room. The night had set in, and outside everything was wrapped in darkness. The house was silent. Usually, she would stay in her room in order to keep out of her father's way, spending hours doing drills or reading an book about action or adventure, her headphones in her ears, listening to rock music. Her room was impersonal and impeccable, her socks folded in military style, her shoes neatly arranged next to the door, mostly sneakers.

Tonight, for some reason, she decided to head up to the attic. Pulling a small cord in the ceiling next to her parent's bedroom, after taking out the staircase inside, she looked back to see if anyone was coming, and climbed up into the pitch-black room, which smelled of mold and old furniture. Crawling over to the round window at the corner, she turned on a Victorian lamp and was bathed in a small circle of light. Looking around her, she saw her mother's possessions, which had disappeared the previous summer without a trace, and recognized the familiar smell in the air. This failed to impress a reaction upon her, and she merely looked back out the window, her eyes particularly dark and empty. She hadn't been in this room since she died.

She looked at the house next door, and, for the first time, saw a light coming from what had been an empty room most of her life. The girl she had seen earlier was there, lying on her bed and looking at the ceiling. A laptop was open next to her with a set of what looked like very advanced code, and she tapped a pencil against her lip in deep thought. She didn't seem aware of anyone looking at her, and Shaw made no effort to catch her attention, but decided to stay still in silence as she was doing before. Surrounded by her mother's possessions, she felt a certain calm enveloping her, and suddenly remembered what her father had handed her earlier. Taking it out of her pocket, she opened the letter and started to read through it with an impassive face.

When she was through with it, she threw it down at her side and forgot about it immediately, and decided to look out the window again. As if finally aware that someone was watching her, Samantha turned her head and saw the girl sitting in what she had assumed to be an abandoned attic, and, seeing how incredibly straight-faced she seemed, she put her glasses off to the side, and with a smug little grin, blew her a kiss. Shaw rolled her eyes dramatically and saw the brunette giggle before returning to her code.