A/N: All right everyone here is chapter eleven; sorry it took so long but I had a tiny bit of trouble getting it started. This is bickering in this chapter of course, because than it helps the rest of my story get written. Please let me know what you think of this chapter by reviewing it after you have read it.

Disclaimer: I do not own anyone you recognise, so do not sue.

Chapter 11

Soon the team were sitting around silently eating. Well almost...

"Danny we don't need to see what you're eating" Stella said glaring at Danny who was sitting opposite her.

"Why not?" Danny asked poking his tongue out after making sure it was covered in food.

"because it's disgusting," Stella said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world, 'well it is to those who were brought up with manners any way.' Stella thought.

"Yeah and what you going to do about it?" Danny asked.

"Tape your mouth shut." Stella shot back before taking another bite. And glaring across at Danny who had purposefully put more food in his mouth and then started talking whilst he was still chewing.

"Oh yeah you and what army?"

"All of us," the women all said together.

"I'm not worried" Danny said flipping them off.

"What you reckon you could take all of us on?" Jess asked putting her fork down and looking over at Danny.

"well yeah cause I'm sure the guys would help me," Danny said and the guys all nodded backing Danny up, of course they would help it was just so much fun to bait the girls and a million times better when the girls took the bait which they usually did.

"Yeah but you have one less," Lesley pointed out.

"Wait are you saying us three guys wouldn't be able to take on you four girls," Flack asked shooting a slightly annoyed look over at Lesley.

"If the shoe fits," Lesley retorted and the women started laughing.

The guys all shook their heads at the fact that the women seemed to think that just because they had one less they were at a disadvantage which was totally not true they were men and men could handle anything the ladies wanted to throw at them.

"I think you guys are totally whacked," Danny said in a voice that showed he thought the women were totally crazy.

"What just cause you guys can't handle the truth," Lesley said.

"The truth is the seven of them are totally pathetic." Hawkes muttered to Lindsay has they sat listening to the teams bickering.

This comment caused Lindsay to give a little chuckle and quietly whisper back, "Yeah tell me about it, I still don't see why you wouldn't let me leave them out in the bush last night that might have learnt some valuable life skills."

"Yeah or kill each other," Hawkes said before eating some more salad and looking over at Lindsay.

"And..." Lindsay said. She didn't think that there was anything wrong with that, they might get some peace and quiet at least.

"Do you really want to fill out the paperwork Lindsay explain to inspector Gerard why I need a new team?" Mac asked looking over at Lindsay.

"I thought you weren't listening to our conversation Mac," Lindsay said looking at her supervisor with an innocent grin that was anything but.

"Well its better than listening to their conversation," Mac said looking over to where the team was sitting still bickering.

"What they going on about now?" Lindsay asked rolling her eyes at the team's antics and wondering how they managed to get along at one point in time.

"Who has better manners," Mac said keeping one ear on the argument just in case he needed to intervene.

"I know that answer to that, me." Hawkes said, causing Mac and Lindsay to start laughing.

Once Lindsay had gotten her laughter under control Lindsay looked over at Hawkes and said "ah, ah this coming from the guy who..." however before she could finish that statement their attention was drawn to Carmine who was now yelling at Lesley.

"Shut the hell up Lesley, you know no one can actually stand you people just pretend to like you." All the men nodded their heads in agreement with what carmine had said as the women shot murderous looks at the boys.

"Whatever carmine just because no one likes you doesn't mean you have to take it out on others," Donna said being the first one to recover.

"Hey Lesley your voice changed," Flack said fake surprise in his voice.

This caused both Danny and Carmine to start laughing, "Yeah it sounded terrible I think you should go to the doctors when we get back." Danny managed to say between fits of laughter.

"Whatever flack it's not as terrible as yours." Donna shot back clearly getting annoyed at the males, this only caused them to be even more amused.

"How old are this lot?" Hawkes asked Lindsay.

"You don't want me answer that," she replied.

"QUITE!" Mac yelled causing everyone to stop and turn towards him, when he had their attention Mac continued his voice only slightly in volume, put keeping the strict marine tone,

"That is enough the lot of you honestly can't you all just pretend to get along for one day would it kill you all to do that."

"Danny started it Mac he was being gross." Stella said breaking the silence first.

"What, I was not being gross I was just sitting here eating my dinner when out of nowhere Miss Stella 'I think I'm better than everybody else' Bonasera starts having a go at me," Danny said pleading with Mac to believe him that he wasn't doing anything wrong and that Stella was just trying to get him into trouble.

"That's because you were eating like a pig Danny," Stella said.

"Really I don't remember seeing him with his head in his plate." Carmine said coming to Danny's rescue and Danny shot him a look saying thanks.

"Yeah well that's probably because you weren't watching him," Stella said starting to get really ticked off at what was one of the most frustrating conversations she had taken part in, in a long time.

"Wait you were watching Danny eat?" Carmine asked raising an eyebrow at Stella.

"No I was eating and looking straight ahead and Danny just happened to be in my field of vision."

"Hey Danny don't look straight ahead you might become blind there's something hideous over there." Flack said causing the males to start laughing. Their laughter was short lived when they heard the retort made by the women.

"Well if that was the case then none of you males should look in a mirror or you might all fall down dead." Donna said causing all the females to start laughing.

"How on earth did you manage to go from being blind to being dead?" Carmine asked looking completely puzzled, as the women continued laughing.

"Easy that's how hideous you males are," Stella said between fits of laughter, as the males shot them all murderous looks, which caused them to all laugh harder.

Danny was just about to retort when a very annoyed voice boomed out in a drill instructor tone.

"I thought I told you lot to be quite, if that's too hard than the lot of you can pack your stuff up right now and leave. I am getting feed up with the lot of you if you can't act like adults then there is no room at the NYPD for you. So does anyone want to leave?" Mac asked looking at everyone daring them to make a sound. Silently they all shook their heads.

"I thought not, so I suggest you finish your dinner or you go back to your tent and I don't want to hear a peep out of anyone until tomorrow" With that Mac stormed off, leaving the rest of the team sitting in an uncomfortable and shocked silence.

Once everyone had finished eating they whispered thanks to Lindsay as she and Hawkes quickly and quietly did the dishes, the rest of the team headed back to their respective tents without making a sound as none of them felt like annoying Mac to the point where he would make good on his promise and fire some if not all of them.

A/N: Well that is chapter 11, and as we all know conflicts can't be resolved over night but they do get resolved. Let me know what you think by pressing the review button thanks.