Of Him and Her

Chapter 2 – Of her Thoughts

As she was making her way out of the briefing room, leaving him behind to stare at her disappearing form, her face was emotionless. Although it was still, she did remember him well. He was her first assignment.

She remembered that day as if it was yesterday. Remembered how her former boss, Jin Tanake, opened the door to a small office on the eighteenth floor of the CSF-building and announced that she was finally added to a field job unit and her first mission was to get the disk from one of the American operatives.

The plan slowly formed in her mind, all the details left behind. According to that plan she wasn't suppose to end up in one bed with the American agent. She just had to add lots of luminal, a strong drug addition made specially for the poor guy to fall asleep in two or three minutes, and get the disk. But…

There was something in the way he looked at her, his crystal-blue eyes searching hers, looking right through her, making the shivers ran down her back, and she went too far…

Yes, at the end of the day she was the winner, well…at least she got the disk. The winner part though was questionable. But she did her job. That was all that mattered.

…Right?

"Sorry." Zhen suddenly heard from afar and, switching back to reality, realized that she's just bumped into someone, or that someone bumped into her for that matter.

"It's ok." She answered. He was not tall, grayish blue eyes, dark hair, pleasant smile. Yeah, descriptions like that came with the job. She couldn't grade people other way anymore. Only the standards: height, color of hair and eyes. But then again smile was her own little addition to that list.

"You sure? You looked a bit into yourself back there…" He smiled again, showing his snow-white teeth.

"Was just trying to answer some rhetorical questions." She herself offered a small smile.

"Aren't those better of as they are?"

"You mean unanswered?"

"Exactly." He put the glasses in his hand on the top of his head before extending a hand for her to shake. "Ethan Hunt."

She took it, "Lei Zhen."

"New here?" The man who's just introduced himself as Ethan asked.

"Yeah, first day." She responded as they both started walking in the way of the elevator.

"If you want I can show you around." Ethan suggested.

"A star agent as a guide?" She chuckled and he let another smile on his face. "Sure."

"Ok, but first a coffee. I owe you this much for almost sweeping you off your feet." He pressed the button. "By the way, how did you know I was the…how did you put it…star agent?"

"Hmm…the rumor has it…" She smiled slyly as the sliding doors closed.

The only thing neither of them noticed was a pair of cobalt eyes, cold as ice, following then till the shutting of the steel doors.

…Right?