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Chapter 12

Dimitri POV

Having someone on the ship who was unaccounted for was o say the least disturbing. He could very well have tunnels to everywhere on the ship leading from everywhere to anywhere.

This got me thinking about the ships design plan.

Rose had given everyone a basic outline of the ship. I only got to see mine for a second before she took it away claiming it would be better if we made our own mental map. We could only find maps of individual rooms on the data base and you couldn't actually find a full one. Rose's room plan I did not have have access to but I did have access to Alberta's after skirting a couple boundaries and was a bit surprised to find that her room was the exact same size as mine.

Now this would make sense by itself, both co-captains have the same importance which is why they would the same size rooms...

But it didn't make sense in terms of space.

Then entire measurement of the individual section that held my room, Alberta's room, Rose's room, and the mission giving room was 80ft long by 20ft wide. Alberta's and mine rooms were 14 feet long and 8 feet wide running parallel to each other leaving a 14 ft by 4ft hallway in the middle leading all the way to Rose's room. The mission giving room on the other side of Rose's was 30 ft long by 20ft wide.

This left 36 ft by 20ft of space left over as Rose's room. This number blew my mind when I first came too it so I went and measured each room other then Alberta's and Rose's individually and assuming that Alberta had the same size room as mine I found the same number.

36ft by 20ft.

Now as a captain Rose could have asked for a room of that size and have received it but unless she's been fooling us for the last however long we've been on this ship-which was entirely possible-she wouldn't have asked for that big a room without a reason.

Besides, I've glimpsed the inside of Rose's room when she opens and closes it and even from the glimpses I've found I can identify that it is most definitely NOT 36ft long.

Now assuming that her room is about the same perimeter as Alberta's and my own rooms, the co-captains room have a perimeter of 44 ft. Rose's room should have a perimeter of 112ft. More then both Alberta's and my room combined with room left over.

Her room was ridiculously large, I would guess from the glances I've seen of her room that it was exactly the same size as my own room. Too much extra space leaving room for an extra room attached to her own.

This could be where our extra friends hanging out.

Puling out a clean piece of paper and as well as a ruler and a finely sharpened pencil tapping it lightly on my hand. Putting pen to paper I began to draw. The ship I'd come to know as home was as familiar as any place I'd ever lived in perhaps even more so. I drew what I knew off hand which wasn't much considering that all the information available was probably not correct.

What I didn't know for certain I sketched from what I assumed to be true.

After a while I put down my pencil and placed my head in my hands with a slow sigh. I had enough information to present to Rose and I knew she would take it seriously, but I have yet to prove myself as worthy of being her co-captain. This would be the perfect opportunity, but if I take too long this extra person could figure out we know he's here if he doesn't already.

Rubbing my hands slightly on my face I reach over for my glass of water.

A thousand mental bells go off in my head as I hear a quiet click from behind me.

Continuing my motion of reaching for my glass of water I watch the reflection in the glass. Not that I wasn't surprised that someone appeared in my room but I have to say putting that aside I wasn't surprised at who arrived. Before I could bring the cup to my lips I hear him say,

''You don't need to act for me I am aware that you know I'm here.'' he said. Turning around in me swivel chair -a big bonus of my job we get very nice equipment, even nice chairs- I set the water down. The water seemed off anyway. Evaluating my uninvited guest I decide he's harmless in the way of weapons I can use. Though not harmless in all. His stance displayed he had a high opinion of himself and the way he cocked his head gave you the feeling of being very dumb.

This was our extra man. The one who was running loose around the ship.

''Hello.'' I said after a moment. He still had the same smile, he watched me for an uncomfortable moment before I said

''why have you ventured from wherever you stay into my room?'' He grinned for a moment and said

''I noticed that you are drawing a map of this ship.'' I smiled for a moment and waited for him to continue when he did not I said

''Well if you don't give me a good reason as to why you are here I'll be contacting Captain Hathaway that I found our wandering extra.'' He kept smiling and said

''I can turn off the system before you even have time to pull it out of your pocket.'' I sighed leaning back into my chair

''Yeah, yeah I know your a genius, this is the part where I say I'll just go find her myself in person then you;ll say something like 'I'll just close all the doors so you can't' then I'll say she already knows since she's got a camera of some kind in my room and then you'll say that you've got it so she doesn't notice.'' By then I've got my head in my hands and I'm mumbling. Tugging my face up since I like always haven't slept in a while and said

''Right?'' He smiled and said

''Your just getting smarter and smarter every day.'' I let out a shot laugh and say

''Why thank you.'' A obese pause before I ask

''What's wrong with me drawing a map?'' His unchanging and very unnerving smile stays in place as he says

''You do understand that by me answering that question you are pushing yourself closer and closer to becoming a Secret Bearer correct?'' I sigh

''Secret Bearer this, Secret Bearer that. Why does everything I need to know have strings attached to you guys? Do you have your noses in everything?'' His mouth opens but I say quickly

''Never mind of course you do.'' His mouth quirks slightly before I say

''Now can you answer my previous question?''

''You mean what's wrong with drawing a map or why is everything you want to know attached to the awesome, all knowing and very handsome secret bearers?'' I sigh and say

''Both if you don't mind.'' His unsettling blue eyes drill into me and I force myself not to look away as he says,

''Well the answer to the first question is that you intend to give this map to Rose correct?'' Cocking my head to the side I say

''Of course she's my superior and should know the true dimensions of this ship.'' He opens his mouth and I can almost say his next sentence with him

''That is classified information.'' Resisting the urge to bang my head on the desk behind me I say

''I understand how the true parameters of the ship could be classified information for others, but this is her ship.'' He smiles and says

''That's the beauty of her situation she is so close to being a secret bearer she can only learn the truth about her ship as well as your identity in emergency situations.'' I sigh, again.

What is wrong with these people. Though I'm already reaching around for my piece of paper with the drawing on it.

I can't risk loosing her again. I can 'accidentally' spill the information to her in an emergency. Taking my pencil I scratch it harshly into my picture making harsh angry grey black lines all over the drawing.

''And what about my other question? Why are you guys constantly attached to all the knowledge I need?'' He smiles a softer smile.

''Because you are diving deeper into VA then you probably have ever bargained you would.'' He pauses before walking over to my bed before collapsing onto it with his legs crossed. Creasing the standard VA off-work uniform. ''Because every single Secret Bearer in VA has been where you are. Where both you and Rose are.'' Leaning back a bit his hands palm down on my bed he says,

''It's funny that you guys have Alberta at your side you know? She's the perfect VA soldier, she doesn't ask to many questions or snoop around, she holds her tongue on what she knows and doesn't feel the pull to learn more.'' He lets out a shirt burst of musical laughter that hangs in the air for a moment before he continues.

''And then there are you two. Constantly grasping at new strings of information bending rules to learn more... You have the same qualities as Secret Bearers.'' There's a moment of silence

''How close am I to becoming one of... you?'' I ask quietly, not an octave above a whisper. He looks up at the ceiling for a moment.

''Depending on the importance of what you learn four to five major things not directly involved with your job and your joining the list.'' Something tickling my thoughts slowly bringing in new questions.

''Why do you guys want more Secret Bearers?'' The guy tips his head to the side and says

''Why do you say we want more people?'' I squint

''Are you serious? You guys keep bugging us about how Rose and I are almost Secret Bearers! You keep telling us stuff too!'' He shakes his head as if dealing with a child. I felt my eye twitch, he can't even be more then 16 for god's sake!

''We are constantly reminding you of how close you two are to becoming permanent addition to our underground crew. Were not overloading you with information.'' Opening my mouth to deny I pause.

He's making sense.

Which means that they have sent this guy as insurance that we aren't learning too much.

Looking at the young man I pause before saying,

''Why are you a part of the Secret Bearers? Not just because you know more then your supposed to, but why did you go out of your way to learn all this stuff you didn't just stumble on it... did you?'' He pauses for a moment his eyes tilted up slightly looking at my ceiling as if waiting for an answer to appear before looking back at my face and saying,

''Because like every other Secret Bearer I wanted to know who's up top.'' I felt my eye brows scrunch up

''Who's up top?What do you mean? Up top of what?'' He smiles and said

''Who's at the top of the VA food chain.'' My mind starts to work, puling clues and evidence piecing it together.

''It's not Titania, Rose said something like that before about getting permission to go on her insane mission to get rid of the Russian Strigoi mafia group.'' I pause for a moment. Who could be in charge of such an enormous organization? There's no voting so it must be past down or from a vote among people who wouldn't talk about it to others...

I glance up at the smiling face of the boy on the bed

Or who couldn't talk.

''You know who is don't you?'' He smiles and said

''Maybe, maybe not.'' So that means yes.

''Does Rose know?'' He cocks his head to the side and pauses for a moment.

''I don't think so,'' he chuckles ''She probably has no idea who it could be or if she suspects she'll just make herself believe it's not true.'' opening my mouth to ask I pause.

''If I ask why I'll be that much closer to knowing who this person is which means that I'll be that much closer to becoming on the list correct?'' He smiles

''That's right'' There's an idea tickling my brain again. Forming an under current.

''You guys are more then you seem... aren't you.'' He stops smiling

''Stop asking questions and stop thinking about this it isn't your concern and it isn't mine unless you figure out too much.'' My brains spinning things are piling onto the idea that's burning into my brain, drilling excavating new idea's. I want to know more, and I will know more I will go out of my way to learn more about it, but this stubborn guy most definitely does not need to know that.

''All right. Back to the original reason we began to talk. I don't show this map to Rose, you stop messing around in our lives.'' The guy began to smile again.

''Of course. You stop digging for information and I'll stop popping in. '' I smile and say

''That sounds reasonable.'' He smiles back as if we are the best of friends

''It does, doesn't it?'' He stands up off my bed smoothly a practised grace. The bed barely has a wrinkle from where he sat. Glancing over my shoulder at my computer screen before he can even open his mouth to speak I sigh.

''yeah, yeah 'I should go eat before my shift starts.' right? You and all my headaches seem to pay attention to when my shift starts.'' he smirks and says

''I was actually just gonna say that I like your background picture.'' I feel my eyebrows pull together and I whirl around instead of the normal VA written in silver and red on the backdrop there's a cartoonified smiley face (you know the yellow circle one's) with it's tongue sticking out at me.

''What?... How did you?'' I turn but I am the only one in the room. I swear if that stupid smiley face still wasn't on my computer screen I would have convinced myself I was hallucinating.

After an hour of trying to remove the smiley face from my background without success I close the laptop placing it none to gently onto my desk before walking over and lying on the bed.

It's silent only the quiet drone of the submarines engines and machinery rang through with the occasional sound of a voice walking down the hallways making a silent trip to whatever was supposed to be done and the silent hum of a distant tune being played in one of the work area's only ever heard when a door opens.

The soft feeling of my plush bed makes me refrain from sleep, that and my shift starts in about half an hour not long enough for a nap.

What do I know of my home here? Of VA? A small laugh escapes me.

I know almost nothing. I know almost nothing and I think I can be second in charge of a crew this large? That's a laugh. The only way I can become worthy of my position, is to find out what is really going on. Inside these walls, outside these walls, everywhere, anything to do with this crew.

Thinking back now I remember after I commented to Rose about how it's crazy that she can remember all the information there is to know about this ship and if she really did know it. She had looked at me with the oddest look and now I know why. This is just natural for her. She knows her job and the implications of what that means. Rose might even be waiting for everyone to realize that we need to do our best.

As I sit up quietly placing my shoes on and grabbing an extra set of clothes I make my way down to the showering rooms I watch those around me as I walk down the halls. Serious expressions are worn by those on duty the others walk quietly but with a smile. These people know the importance of there jobs. The implications the lives we'll save as soon as we can work together without flaw. I guess I was the last to figure it out.

Taking a deep breath I feel my face become a determined shield. As I walk I greet those I know by name and remember the names of those I don't. Engraving each and everyone into my memory. I'm sure the others can see the flame of determination dancing behind my eyes, racing under my skin devouring my very soul. To save lives may not be the reason I joined VA. To come in to war torn or conflict driven countries and do what is right, what I believe is right, to help those in pain. But it is now and I'm certain of one thing as I walk down the halls.

I refuse to disappoint.

I refuse to disappoint those out there in pain and waiting for help.

I refuse to disappoint my little sister at the VA academy of Quebec who believes that her big brother will come home safe and sound with stories to tell about the people he saved.

I refuse to disappoint the crew who deserve to have capable superieurs.

And most of all

I refuse to disappoint Rose.


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