This chapter isn't really getting far in the story, but hey, it something for you to read.

Sammie's two week training consisted of private instruction from various members of staff to learn the skills she needed for her mission. She had a tight schedule to fit them all in. Her free time was limited.

Sammie was in the gym, alone. It was quarter to five in the morning. She had woken around four and could not get back to sleep. Sammie was going for a run on one of the treadmills and thinking about her dream. She wasn't sure why but when she woke up, she couldn't stop thinking about her parents. She didn't remember having a dream about them but their faces kept popping up in her mind. Then she realised. After she had been so busy the past few days, she hadn't considered it. If she was going on this mission, to be on national television, her parents would recognise her. Even if they altered her appearance, the people who had raised her for fourteen years would know the face of their own daughter. Wouldn't they? They might see the show and come looking for her. They want to find her, didn't they? Even though they never showed it, Sammie thought- hoped- they did love her, deep down. Deep, deep down.

As Sammie thought about this, she didn't notice that another person had come into the gym. She was just running, deep in thought and staring straight ahead. When James stepped in front of her treadmill, right where she was staring, she was so startled that she stopped running and slid off the back of the machine.

"Sorry," James said, as he came around the side to help her up, "I didn't want to scare you, but you didn't answer when I called your name"

"Oh, right" Sammie said, trying to forget about her family, "I wasn't paying attention. I was just thinking."

"What time did you get here? I usually come about now before everyone else does, so I can get started."

Sammie looked up at the huge clock on the wall and saw it was 5:50, "About an hour ago," Sammie admitted.

James looked shocked but amused, "So you've been down here since before daylight, running and staring into space?"

Sammie realised how ridiculous this was, "I suppose so," she laughed, "I couldn't sleep"

"Well, seeing as you have been working on stamina for an hour, why don't you come and work on strength? I reckon my little sister could beat you in an arm wrestle with those sticks you call arms."

"Lauren is very above- average in everything, isn't she?" Sammie asked as James led her to the weights area of the gym.

James nodded, his face jealous but proud, "Just about, but she can have a bit of a temper sometimes."

"I wonder who she gets THAT from," Sammie said. She hoped James wouldn't get angry again, Bruce wasn't here this time.

Sammie was relieved when James let a sigh and a laugh at the same time, "Yeah, I know. I'm not the best role model. I'm really sorry about the other night. I completely overreacted."

"No, it's ok. Samantha is an annoying cow."

"You got that right, but I shouldn't have gotten so angry. Anyway," they had reached a chin up bar, just past the weights area, "How about I go first and we'll see if you can get anywhere as near as me."

Sammie was trying to hide a smile, "Ok, but I am not strong so I will hardly get any."

James stood under the bar and was about to start when he told Sammie to count so she knew he wasn't lying. He made 50 chin-ups before dropping down and saying, "I won't do as many as I can because otherwise, we will be here until lunchtime. This is nowhere near my record."

"Oh, you must really be amazing James. I bet you can do a thousand chin-ups a minute," Sammie said sarcastically as she took James' place at the bar.

James was annoyed, "Let's see you try it then"

Sammie pretended to be nervous as she jumped up and grabbed the bar, letting her legs hang. She was struggling to even make one, her expression tense and her hands gripping the bar tightly. She managed to make one chin- up before letting go and falling on her butt.

James held in a laugh and helped her up.

"That was good, but if you turn your hands the other way it helps grip and try using your shoulders when you pull yourself up."

Sammie nodded, "I'll try again but it is really hard"

She gripped the bar, properly this time as James said, "Yeah, I know I make it look easy"

Sammie grinned as she started doing chin-ups with ease. She was smiling at James, who was staring back at her, mouth gaping.

"Wow James, that really helps. Thanks so much for the tip," Sammie said as she reached her 24th chin-up.

"You little cheat!" James shook his head, "Where did all that muscle come from?" He was staring at her tiny arms, which were now bulging with muscle.

"I'm a gymnast," Sammie explained as she reached 45, "we do strength all the time in training"

James didn't know what to say.

Sammie swung off the bar and landed in front of James, "That is fifty-one," she smirked, "I won"

"I believe that doesn't count, you cheated" James said.

"And I believe you just got beaten by a girl," Sammie grinned as she started walking towards the showers, "I'm hungry, so if you want, we can go to breakfast after I've have had a shower. Maybe you should consider taking one too"

"Unbelievable," James muttered, "Unbe-bloody-lievable" He stepped into the boys' showers, shaking his head.

James and Sammie were sitting at their table when Bruce and Kerry came in and sat down.

"Where have you two been?" Bruce asked, eyeing James suspiciously.

"Just in the gym," James replied before giving Kerry a quick kiss as she sat down. Bruce was staring right into James eyes. It looked as if he was trying to read his mind, "Bruce, we were in the gym, calm down."

Sammie was picked up her glass of juice and sipped to hide her smile.

"Bit early to be in the gym, wasn't it?" Bruce asked. Sammie saw an opportunity to make Bruce even more jealous.

"It was a bit early, wasn't it James? There wasn't anyone there. Except for you and me, of course" Sammie said, acting as if there was no hint of anything through the words she was saying.

Kerry looked between James and Sammie. They were staring across the table at each other.

Only James understood Sammie's expression, are you going to tell them or shall I?

While James expression replied with, don't even think about it.

Sammie started smirking. James expression turned to a pleading look.

Kerry and Bruce both had the wrong idea and Sammie was about to explain before Kyle came to the table.

"Sammie, what are you so happy about," he asked, "You're grinning like mad"

Once Kerry and Bruce realised this they were confused, so Sammie explained.

"I was in the gym when James came in and he challenged me to a chin-up competition."

Kerry was the only one at the table who knew that Sammie was a gymnast besides James and had already experienced the feeling she got when she had underestimated a new recruit. She was big enough to admit it, but knew how full of himself James could be.

As Kyle sat down he was still confused, "What's so bad about that?"

"Oh god, what time is it?" Sammie said as she grabbed Bruce's wrist and looked at the time, "I've got to be at the dojo in three minutes!" She stood up and turned to run off.

Before she left she answered Kyle's question, "Oh, and, I beat him"

The other three burst out laughing as Sammie left and she heard James defending himself, "Yeah, but she cheated!"

As Sammie left the dining hall, a group of people were coming in to have breakfast. She had been early and the group was quite large.

They saw her gold shirt and were all either staring or smiling and waving to her like best friends. Sammie just rolled her eyes and headed to the dojo to her first lesson of the intense two weeks to follow.

Alright, now I am actually going to talk about training a bit.

Sammie also starts thinking about her family a bit more now.

This is going to be a long story from the way I'm going, but I will try to write more to my story plan! I think I am going to have to write a sequel or I won't have enough to fit in all my ideas.

Please review with feedback, ideas and anything else. Also the story is set during (the beginning of) The Killing. This will become clear in a few chapters time. Any corrections? Tell me please!

And I made a twitter (I don't know why, I was bored) so if you want more updates on my story (and the others I might have coming out soon) go to /anotherhannafan

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