Beginning Notes:
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rheum = Eye discharge, or rheum as it's technically known, is a collection of cells, mucus, oil, and debris from the tears that form at the corners of our eyes during sleep. Rheum actually serves a protective function to remove waste products and potentially harmful debris from the front surface of our eyes.
Please be aware that the title of this chapter does not refer to me, or you, or anyone smelling like poo
'I smell like poo'
They silently opened the door and it gave a slight creek.
"Jeez I forgot how cold it was!" Eagle cried out "Close the door. Close it. Please." The cabin was just how they remembered except instead of the single bed, that Alex slept on when he first stayed, there was a bunk bed. On top of the bunk sat Eagle looking very proud of himself. "I was on the bottom bunk of that one over there." He pointed to the bunk next to his. "But I always wanted the top one so I moved here. Hope ya don't mind. Your both on the bottom."
Alex chose the bottom of Eagle's bunk whilst Fox dropped his duffel bag on the bottom bed of X-Ray's. Wolf and Snake shared the bunk on the opposite side of the room. Snake was on the bottom so he could get to everyone quicker whilst Wolf sat hunched over a crossword on the top bed.
"Anyone good at crosswords?" Wolf said fiddling with a pencil.
Eagle's hand shot up and it bashed onto the ceiling. "Owwwww! Meeee. I'm good. I'll do it." he jumped off his bed making a boom sound as he hit the floor, he ran across the room and grabbed three things off Wolf. 1, a pen. 2, a crossword book. 3, a white t-shirt that Wolf didn't realise he took. He quickly ran back and placed the items at the top of the bunk and climbed up to begin work.
Thirty minutes later Eagle threw the crossword book and pen back at Wolf. The pen hitting him in the face and the book, unfortunately missing it's mark by about two metres downwards, hit Snake in-between the legs. Eagle muffled a small sorry before looking away and bursting out in laughter.
"Eagle, you didn't do my crossword. You just wrote 'Wolf you smell like poo!" Wolf whined, and he barely ever whines. "What did you spend all that time doing?"
Eagle's face turned red, he had done two things. One of which was sort of like cheating. Wolf climbed down from his bunk and walked over to the red-faced man's. Eagle quickly shoved Wolf's T-shirt under the covers forgetting the other object for those moments. A hand reached up and over at grabbed hold of another crossword booklet he brought it down and flipped it open.
"You copied my answers into yours so you didn't have to work them out, right Eagle?" Wolf demanded. Though it possibly was not possible, Eagle's face turned a more vibrant shade of red but at the same time he let out a silent sigh. He nodded and flinched back. "You will pay, don't forget that." Wolf turned at left after he threw Eagle's book right into the owner's face.
It seemed like Alex and Fox where already asleep and didn't bother getting changed. Probably worn out from travelling. Fox came from London but still didn't have the same level of excuse as Alex because he came from America, after just completing a protection mission.
Night time grew darker in, it was almost midnight now and Eagle was the only one awake. He grinned to himself as he slipped tacitly off the bed and crept to to Wolf and Snake's bunk. The leader's white t-shirt in hand with a little bit of writing scribbled on the back, it was unneat but easily read. Eagle slipped it back from where he got it from, knowing all to well Wolf will wear it tomorrow.
They woke up early to the shouting of Sergeant. It was 03:40, still early in the morning.
Slowly they crawled out of bed, Fox and Alex walked immediately out, after all they were already changed. Eagle yawned, his eyes droopy, had bags underneath and rheum in the corner of his eyes and a slight smirk on his face.
The remaining four soldiers got changed and Wolf wore the white shirt underneath his camouflaged jacket. Eagle sped ahead ignoring the calls of the Sergeant and ran into the mess hall, then straight through into the kitchen and turned the heating up to 27°C. Then he made his way back to the group.
"Ah, Eagle" he nodded his head "As I was saying some spoilt rich brats are coming at 0600 hours. I want K-Unit to be there as they are going to lead them." the unit groaned "Breakfast is at 0400 hours which is in a few minutes." The sergeant turned and walked away whilst most of the soldiers went to the mess hall. Alex turned away and walked into the woods. He climbed the closest tree and perched on a branch so he could see a massive clock on the front of one of the huts. Soon to leave for the mess hall ten minutes later.
As Eagle had hoped, Wolf slipped off his Jacket and tied it around his waist due to the humid air caused by the temperature being turned up. The message on his back was now visible, it read 'I smell like poo' and had a smiley face underneath. The soldiers started grinning and soon that turned into laughter. People pointed at Wolf and Bear from L-Unit slapped Wolf on the back
"I think your t-shirt tells the truth mate." he said and slid off to a table and sat down smirking whilst Wolf's eyes darted about.
"What do you mean?" Wolf shouted over to Bear.
Bear called back "No worries, but you may have some." More laughter came from inside the hall but it went down as they spotted a teenager collect some slop from the kitchen, he turned around and almost crashed into Leopard from B-unit who was standing, now, right in front of him.
"Spoilt brats are coming at 6!" he remarked at Alex. "Not before!" The tension within the room was held in light breaths "Where are your rich parents brat?!" Leopard spat in the young boy's face.
Alex turned away and went to the nearest table to place his food and wiped the spit off his face before turning around to look at his challenger.
Leopard stepped forwards and leaned over Alex "Did you just turn your back on me."
"Not to be rude to the elderly or anything but yup." Alex's face held a cold sad expression.
"Did your parents ever teach you to be polite?" Leopard grabbed the teen's jacket and pulled him closer, holding up a fist and scrunched it tight.
Alex was in a rage and brought up his hand, he grabbed onto Leopards wrist and gave him a turn by twisting it, which made leopard loosen his grip. The teen, still holding onto the wrist went behind his back and made the older man fall onto his knees with a harm jab to the bad of the knees made my Alex's left knee. He pushed Leopard's arm around onto his back, making the move become a half-nelson.
"Ok, ok don't break my arm." Leopard whined.
Alex pretended to think before saying "What's the magic word?"
"Please..."
"Sorry, I meant magic wordS" he emphasized the 's'
"Pretty please..."Leopard said through gritted teeth.
By now the hall had got bored from the commostion and much to Wolf's dislike, turned back to his T-shirt. Eagle was on the floor in fits of laughter, and I tell you, Wolf's confused expression did that.
Alex went back to his food and picked it up. He deposited it as he exited, as he was suddenly not hungry. At the mention of his parents he wanted to let a tear fall but held in it as the hall noticed him again "Where's your parents brat?" "Rich snob." "Your parents think you need to learn manners!" "Oy! Brat I'm talking to you!" "Are you going to run off and cry to mamma and dadda?" He thought for a moment, Yeah, I might do just that. Just hand me a weapon and I can do that.
He ran out and headed towards the forest, he came to the clearing near the lake and climbed a big tree, sat in it's branches looking at the shimmering water and got drowned in emotions.
Jack appeared in front of him "You killed me Alex, you killed them all, and your going to kill them too. Just end it know. You know what to do. Come join us Alex. It's where you belong." she said. Alex brushed the words aside, it's just his thoughts. He knew what she meant but tried to forget it.
He stood up, balancing, he ran through the tree-tops until he came to the cabins and huts. He could see a clock, a massive one attached onto one of the lecture huts. It read 5:56. He must have dosed off a bit whilst in the tree. Alex jumped down and rolled to lift the impact. He sprinted up to the already waiting and alone Sergeant.
Author's end Note:
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I just felt like doing this chapter as I need fun in my life. Covid-19 is ruining that!
I am working on chapter 3, actually I started working on it before I published this chapter.
Apologies if there is any wait for you to go onto the next chapter