A/N: Thanks to the people that reviewed! Sorry for the late update…

Disclaimer: I don't own Halo, it's characters or Bungie.

Chapter 3: 'We messed the Mess Hall'

"Hoooh, breakfast time!" I heard outside as I stood up from sleep.

What had happened yesterday…I was fighting Covenant, I was protecting someone, what was her name? Ahh, yes, Ashley… She was REALLY pretty…

"Ahh! What am I thinking? I love Leighe and only her!" I announced, even though no one heard.

I wore my uniform and walked out, Garcia and Mendoza were talking. They came from the same country, I think.

"Good morning…" I said, to get some attention.

"'Morning." They said.

Then someone poked me real hard at the back.

"OW!" I said, jumping while turning in mid-air to see who poked me.

"Did that really hurt?" Ashley asked, a bit surprised by my reaction.

"Uhh, not really, I was just overacting…" I replied.

"Wanna get some breakfast?" she said.

"Yeah sure." I said, then Mendoza gave me a thumbs up.

We walked to the Mess Hall. When we got there, it was crowded. We waited at the back of the line. Someone was ordering too slow. Everyone was starting to get annoyed, well not everyone. I think the friends of that Marine were laughing. The Marine was laughing too.

"Hey speed it up, Cabron!" I heard someone say behind me.

I looked around and it was Mendoza.

"Hey, I didn't notice you were there." I said.

"That's my stealth, that's how I get women." He said with a big grin.

I just smirked, and looked to the direction of Ashley. She's really beautiful… She stood in front of me, her hair untied, which reached up to her waist.

"Hey, shouldn't you shorten your hair?" I said, it was a rule to make your hair short.

"Uhh, no, daddy allowed me to make my hair grow, I just tie it in combat." She said.

"And who's your dad?" I said.

"Captain Keyes." She said.

"Ooh…" I said. 'Uh-oh…'

"Faster! You 'lil twits!" Mendoza screamed.

"You want a fight?" a guy asked, clenching his fist.

"Yeah sure, why not." Mendoza said.

"Hey stop it." I said.

"Hmph." The guy said, walking away.

"Dipshit!" Ashley said.

'Oh nooo…!'

He ran towards Ashley. Ashley said-stepped and tripped the guy.

"Lame-ass" she said, laughing.

Then the friends of that Marine, three I think lunged towards her.

I pushed her away and gave a spinning kick to the closest one. He fell into a tray with a plate of coleslaw.

"Oohhh…" the crowd said.

The other one punched me on the face.

"Aahhh…"

I elbowed him at the stomach and then side-kicked him.

"Woohhh…" the crowd said, this time applauding.

Unluckily the last one punched meat the face, which broke my nose.

"F-ck you." He said, Mendoza hit him with a tray.

He ran towards Mendoza when suddenly he got struck by a knee, to the stomach.

"Ashley…" I said.

"Tsk tsk tsk…" Mendoza exclaimed.

"Aww crap…" the last guy said.

The crowd cheered our names, which at first was ok, but later…

"ABARY, MENDOZA, ASHLEY! COME HERE!" Captain Keyes yelled at the top of his lungs.

'Uh-oh…'

When we were in front of Keyes, he was red.

"What did you think you were doing?" he said.

"But sir we" Mendoza said.

"Daddy we" Ashley said.

"Self-defense." I said.

Captain Keyes sighed.

"Go on with your food." He said.

When we were in the line again Ashley said:

"We messed the Mess Hall!"

Everyone cheered.