I yawned and sat up, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. I looked around the very dimly lit room. I was leaning on my dad's chest, yet I had no recollection of getting there? He must've carried me!

Everyone seemed to be sleeping. It seemed that Wolf breathed heavily in his sleep, Fox breathed really lightly, Snake seemed to look more dead than alive and my dad was snoring like there was no tomorrow.

I turned to my right, only to find Alex's eyes on me.

"Alex!" I exclaimed, but cover my mouth instantly and look to check if they woke.

They didn't, which is kinda worrying considering that were in a small cell and they're supposed to be the best in the UK.

"Ellie! Don't shout!" he whispered, and I smiled sweetly at him. Hopping up, I crept over to him and slid next to him. I really wanted to lean on his side, for him to wrap his arms around me and tell me everything was going to be alright….

Snapping myself from my day dream, I stared at him, dreamy eyed and desperately trying to hide it. Not to mention failing to do that. I mean, how can I help myself? I'm a teenage girl, stuck in a small space next to the boy I've had a crazy crush on since I was 5!

"Sorry" I whispered, smiling.

He never seemed to smile, not for a while now. He had really, really serious eyes. Recently they turned cold, after his guardian died. That's when he more or less socially shut down. Even blocking Tom out, is best friend. But he never seemed to block me out, and I really wanted to know why.

"Alex?" I asked.

"Yeah?" he replied nonchalantly.

"You know when you stopped talking to everyone at school?" I asked, carefully wording my sentence. He nodded. "Well, and you don't need to answer if you don't wanna by the way, but I was wondering why you stopped talking to everyone…and only spoke to me"

He didn't seem to know what to say. And then he looked at him, his eyes filled deeply with an emotion that I couldn't read. It wasn't sadness, and they weren't cold looking.

So what was it?

(Alex POV)

What was I supposed to say? The reason that I kept talking to you is that I love you? I can't just go saying that to Ellie, someone who I have known for years and is the daughter of Eagle!

I don't even know if she likes me back. Although I do keep catching her staring at me, but that could just be because I have an ugly face or something.

And even if I asked her out, and by that I do not mean just say were boyfriend and girlfriend and then fake hug in front of everyone and kiss on the cheek for show! I mean as in a proper relationship where we talk about our feelings and not keep secrets from one another. And let the relationship develop at its own pace. It might sound cheesy but I that's what I want from a relationship!

Would want.

And I don't think that I could anyway. It just seems to normal to even think about! I'm a god damn spy for pete's sake. And what if I die? She'd be heart broken, but she may have already mentally prepared herself for a death, seeming as her dad has a very high risk of death job. And if I dated, then I would have to tell her my secret, although she hasn't told a single person about Eagle's job because its secret…so that wouldn't be a problem.

I'm getting caught up in my thoughts because I haven't asked her out, and I probably couldn't because I just don't have the guts. Its kinda funny really. I face madmen and terrorists and lots of horrible people, yet I don't have the guts to ask out the girl I've loved since I was like 5!

(Ellie's POV)

I wish I could say that he was mine. I keep wondering if he likes me. I should be worrying about things like escaping from this hell hole, the safety of everyone in the room including myself, and Oli de merde. But I keep thinking about the boy right next to me.

I yawned and suddenly felt uncomfortable leaning against the wall. I wish I could snuggle up to him. It's cold.

I started shifting around to find a more comfortable position, and after a while he rested his hand on my knee. I froze at the contact and looked at him, confused.

"You know, I'm not gonna kill you for leaning on me for warmth and comfort" he said, raising an eyebrow.

I think my heart skipped a beat. Was he serious? I looked at him, my expression incredulous or whatever it is, for a minute, he held my gaze.

I snuggled up to him, leaning against his chest. He was really warm. My heart was doing little backflips right now...and then when I though it couldn't get any better for the time and place…he wrapped his arm around me!

My heart was somersaulting! This was like my dream, only a million million times better.

A million million million million times better.

I looked up to those deep, chocolate brown eyes. The eyes that had seen too much. Once again we held each others gaze, only this time longer, the feeling stronger. His head started towards mine, and I wondered what the hell he was doing. Resting his head on mine? No, he carried on. But he never stopped looking at me….i was captivated….

…..and then he kissed me.

i know it was short, and maybe Alex was a bit out of character. and it may have been a bit pointless and missed out on some serious action, but its a vital part of this story! its the first change of POV, after quite a few people said i should include different POV's as well. there will be some k-unit POV in later chapters.

sooooo...how did i do? please review! oh and thanks to every one who has reviewed!

MERRY CHRISTMAS FOLKS!