File Number 867-9965
Name: Libby Heart (LB)
Age: ---
Rank: ARMY, Special Forces, Ranger
Location: Texas Base
Status: Served 1 month as Cadet Leader, On Call, Residing on Base
Current Occupation: ARMY
Team Members: Brown(867-0032), Santos(867-4432), Dart(867-5643), Tank (867-1543), Mañoso(867-0132), Das (867-9376)
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Steph's POV
I stood there in shock. A Mr. Reid. What were the chances that this was the same guy from LB's story last night? Ranger came up behind me and reached over to the intercom. "What does he want?" his voice was gruff and I could feel the tension in his body.
There was silence on the other end and then Hal came back on the line. "He has a summons for a Miss Heart for some mission. Says he wont leave without her."
Ranger took control. I was glad; I don't think I could have handled it. "Well, deal with it. Tell him to wait." When he ended the call he wrapped his arms around my waist and rest his chin on the top of my head. I leaned into him and we stood like that for a few moments.
"He means LB doesn't he?" More of a statement then a question. There were no other women in the building besides the two of us. I felt Ranger heave his equivalent of a sigh and he looked over at the couch were she still slept.
"You two didn't get much sleep while we were gone did you?" I shrugged.
"We tried but I bet you'll find us spending more time in the gym at night then actually sleeping." I sensed Rangers silent question about me being in a gym voluntarily. "Working out was optional." I added.
"You were restless then." Again I just shrugged. I didn't know. But I do know that whenever I wondered what had happened to the guys I got a silent answer from LB. She knew them the best and seemed confident in them. But a question was running in my head at Rangers words. If she was so confident then why was she up and about at all hours of the night?
"Sorry we worried you. We would have had contact with you but at one point he had threatened your lives if we did. And somehow he always knew what we were doing or planning. This was the first time we've had a break." He chuckled. "He actually got picked up by the police."
I smiled at the irony of the situation.
Ten minutes must have passed from the end of the call from Hal before we moved away from each other. "What are we going to do about LB?" I asked him. He looked over at her and I could see the worry in his eyes.
"Reid wouldn't bother coming for her here unless it was something serious. Whatever it is she has to go and there is nothing we can do about it."
I wasn't satisfied with his answer. "But you're her team. Your word has to count for something." Ranger just shook his head.
"We aren't her team anymore. All of us except those three are out of the ARMY. To them the only time they will call us in is if there is a draft. There is absolutely nothing we can do." Ranger steered me into his bedroom and we laid down. "We'll keep her here as long as possible, Steph. We're not letting her go without a fight,"
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Dart's POV
I awoke to buzzing and cursing. "Oops, sorry B." I had dumped her off of the couch and me and onto the floor. She had also landed on Bobby who waved an arm hitting Lester and so on and so forth. The only people not awake due to our dominos game seemed to be Steph and Ranger.
But perhaps I spoke too soon, for not a moment later Ranger's bedroom door opened to reveal the two people in question. "What are you guys up to?" Steph asked behind a yawn.
"Dart threw me off the couch." Came a voice from the floor. As if on cue, if you could call it that, the buzzing was back. I simply pointed to its origin, which happened to be the intercom.
Ranger walked over to it and pressed the button. "I know Hal. He's still there and he's getting impatient." And he hung up.
"What was that about? Who's still here?" I asked.
Ranger flopped on the couch and Steph made her way over to the kitchen.
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Steph's POV
I walked back from the kitchen with a glass of juice and sat down on Rangers lap. "Oh just a old friend." Of course I didn't mention whose old friend it was.
"And why is he getting impatient?" Das asked. I took a sip of juice.
"Oh, no reason. Just the fact that he has been there since early this morning." The room went dead quiet.
"What?" Shrieked LB. "You left one of your old friends waiting downstairs since early this morning!"
I shook my head at her. "Actually I have never met him but I don't plan to any time in the future." I took another sip of juice. "But you know him."
She looked confused; obviously thinking it through. "I still don't get it." Lester said.
I didn't know what to say next; how to tell them that someone that they detested, for good reason, was about to steal their little sister away from them for an unknown amount of time. Ranger sensed my distress and took over for me.
"Guys, we have a meeting at 8:00 this morning and I am afraid that you and Steph cannot attend, B" LB deflated and simply nodded her head. One of the major differences between her and me is that I love to argue and invoke my rights, while LB understood that it was fruitless to argue with a guy like Ranger.
At 7:30 the boys all left with Ranger and left LB and I up at the apartment. Now, being left alone in a huge corporate building with nothing to do let us get to know the Merry Men just a little bit better. Meaning, some of the guys were willing to be our spies. So we called our pal Cal and asked him to keep an eye on the boys.
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Dart's POV
I wanted to kill him. The bastard had the nerve to expect us to hand her over. Of course I was also pissed that he thought we could do nothing to get her out of it. "Let me at him guys. I for one wont stand aside while he condemns LB to her death." I struggled slightly against the hand on my shoulder. We had just walked into the lobby and met Reid face to face. Before anyone had said anything Ranger had told us that we couldn't stop him from taking out B away.
Reid faced me, not laughing at my anger like he was famous for. "If I had my way I would just let her stay with you people. She's out of my hair and out of the way. But she's been called in and she's been putting it off for over six months. I don't know how but…" He sighed. "But she's pushed it too far. She has to go."
We were all silent. All of us knew what could happen to her and none of us wanted to see it happen, to LB or to anyone.
We stood there talking the logistics of the mission, LB's part and the time frames for each phase for the rest of the meeting. By the end we had agreed to escort LB down to the awaiting truck after helping her pack. We walked Reid back to the truck first and were surprised to see the girl in question already sitting in the back, waiting for us.
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Hey guys. I hope that will hold you for a while. The last two chapters have been longer then I usually write. It might be a while before I update. I have the last month and a half of school to deal with. New projects and all that jazz. Hope you enjoy. R&R. -Cokkii