After the meeting ended, Kate and Rae walked back to their room. They were discussing the code names that they had been given by TL.
"Well, Agent 22, I think my code name is beastlier." Rae nudged Kate, trying to get a response out of her. Kate had been unusually quiet during the rest of the meeting, and Rae thought she knew why. Kate glanced at her, and decided to humor her.
"I don't know, Agent 78. At least we're not Agent 69, like Greg!" the girls laughed. TL apparently had held a grudge against the annoying kid, and had given him an embarrassing code name.
"Hey, since TL's code name is 004, that means he's 'licensed to kill', right? Like James Bond?" Rae giggled again. She looked over at Kate to see that she had zoned out again at the mention of TL's name.
Rae pulled up to a stop in front of their room.
"Alright, let's have this out now."
"Have what out?" Kate shot her a perplexed look.
"Hmm, let me think...oh yeah! How bout what the heck is going on with you and TL?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Kate betrayed her lie by blushing and looking down as she spoke.
"What was with that look between you two during the meeting? That was no normal glance, babe. That was freakin' long! Do you have any idea how long we all sat there in akward silence while you guys were sustainng sexy eye contact?"
Kate turned a deeper red. She'd had no idea that anyone else had noticed, let alone that it had lasted that long.
"God. Well, that's not at all embarrassing." Kate sighed and stalked into the room. Rae laughed and followed her.

The next morning, Kate woke up early. She wanted to get some much needed practice in with some guns before she had to show off for the rest of her group. It would be really embarrassing to fail epically in front of everyone.
She dressed quickly for the warm weather in a light tank top and shorts, and slipped quietly out of the roomso as not to disturb her roommate. She had a feeling Rae was not a morning person.
Kate quickly grabbed a bagel as she passed the cafeteria, and headed out to the training grounds. As she entered the Shooting Barn, she saw only one other person in there.
He stood with his back to her, putting on goggles and gloves, and he held a simple handgun. Kate stood for a moment, admiring the guy's body, which was evident in his tight black t-shirt and jeans. Then he lifted the gun and began to shoot, and Kate hurried to put in the earplugs that everyone wore to muffle the bang of the guns.
She walked up to the ammunition wall, which held dozens of different guns in locked cases. She immediately noticed one gun, similiar to an AK-47, but slimmer and easier to lift and shoot. She was admiring it, when a hand touched her shoulder.
Kate whirled around to see the guy in the goggles standing there. He removed the goggles to reveal startlingly green eyes. He gestured for her to take out her earplugs.
With shaking hands, Kate did so. the man, who she now recognized as TL said, "It's a KH-86. Ever shot one?"
"No. I've shot an AK-47 though. It looks similiar."
"I think you'll find this better suited to your body type." As he said the last two words,TL ran his eyes down her body. Kate felt warm all over.
"Here." TL reached over to unlock the case, and handed her the gun. Kate took it, making sure not to touch his skin with hers. She could still feel were his hand had touched her shoulder.
Shaking off the feeling, Kate loaded the gun quickly, andwalked over to the nearest target. She pulled on her goggles and gloves, and hoisted the KH-86. Her muscles remembered exactly how to hold it steady and sight it, though it had been years. Kate focused her mind and took sight on the paper target. Then she started shooting. It was difficult for her to focus completely, especially since she was almost hyperaware of TL standing behind her, watching her.
Kate finished shooting, and as soon as she lowered the gun, she felt the soreness in her shoulder that she had tuned out while she was shooting. TL walked over to the target and looked at it. His smile told Kate how she did before she even saw the paper. When she looked at it, she saw that all but three of her fifteen shots had hit the small red bullseye.
"So much for being rusty. I knew you'd do well with this gun." Kate handed it to him, and he went to put it back on the rack.
Figuring she was dismissed, Kate turned to walk away. From behind her, she heard TL say, "Meet me here again tomorrow morning. I want to see how you'll doing with some moving targets."
Kate didn't stop smiling all the way back to her room.