A heart of ice can still be melted three
Six months had past and their training at Langley was coming along nicely. Another two years and six months left to go before they would be declared fully fledged agents of the CIA. They had been moved from the barns after a month and were now at the academy where future agents were trained for three solid and hard gruelling years.
Today was the day they were to be assigned their partners, partners that they would be working alongside for the duration of their up and coming careers. It didn't matter if you could not stand each other, the choice would be made by the superiors and it was then permanent, tuff shit if said choice was not your ideal partner.
With in the last six months Chris and Lily had noticed how cold and hard headed their siblings were slowly becoming. It was terrifying. They were after such a short time, changed in such a drastic way. Ginny had already gotten the nicknames the ice queen or the cold bitch. Sands was cold and unfeeling, he had a knack for scaring the shit out of even the bravest of people.
Both he and Ginny much to Chris and Lily's dismay, had taken to sleeping around, screwing anyone in a skirt with a pair of tits in Sands case and anyone with a dick and pulse in Ginny's case. They had both taken to smoking, which neither had done until then.
Chris and Lily knew deep down their siblings were hurting badly. They had been forced to leave behind the ones they loved. That's why they always appreciated how lucky they were still having each other, and never took the other for granted.
Agent Garcia paced up and down the training mat and called out the names and told them to pair up together. "These pairings will be permanent they are to be your partners. You will learn to adapt to each others strong points and your weakness. You will learn to watch the others back during a mission; you even may become friends if you're lucky."
He continued "Now when I call you names I want you to go to the other side of the room together." He shifted the first page on his clip board and called out.
"Dobson, Carson. Rochester, Ellsworth. Carrington, Portman. Gates, Colin's. Hanson, Penhall. Mackenzie, Vaughn. Denson, Edison. Williams, Swan. Kinney, Taylor. Kensington, Gleason. C. Sands, L .Whitman. And finally S. Sands will be partnered with G. Whitman.
S. Sands, G, Whitman. C. Sands, L. Whitman. Kinney, Taylor. Mackenzie, Vaughn. Williams, Swan. Hanson, Penhall. I am your superior officer for the next two years and six months, and throughout your careers.
Dobson, Carson. Rochester, Ellsworth. Carrington, Portman. Gates, Coins. Kensington, Gleason. Denson, Edison. Your superior officer will be agent forester for the next two years and six months of your training, and throughout your careers.
The other twenty four of you go over to agents Sampson and Parker they will partner you with someone and either one or the other will be your superior officer. Now each group will have twelve males and twelve females. Some of you will be partnered with a member of the opposite gender, or of the same gender."
Lily and Chris were stunned but also happy, they were together. But they had no idea weather they should laugh or be very; very afraid of the fact Jeff and Ginny were now partners permanently.
They watched for their reactions. They merely nodded at each other and stood side by side, their expressions ever more expressionless. At least they could be grateful that their siblings weren't protesting, that was a plus they supposed.
The reason Sands and Ginny did not mind being partnered together was because they knew they shared a common heart ache and were alike in many ways. Like Lily and Chris were.
They had only really discussed with each other how they had had to leave behind the people they loved. Each was appreciative that they had someone to talk to who knew how the other was feeling.
And Sands secretly admired the way Ginny could and did fight like a man and shot like a man, he and she shared the same shooting score. They were the best in the academy.