CHAPTER 6

Chloe was put though the toughest month of her life she was enrolled in a crash course set up and run by Bill. The course involved her being trained how to use a gun despite her refusals. Bill was adamant that she at least learned how to shoot a gun even if it was as a last resort.

"Things can get pretty hairy out there you will need to have something as a backup your abilities will only go so far." Bill says holding out the black gun to her. She takes it and weighs it in her hand it feels foreign and wrong it is bigger and heavier than it looked when bill was holding his.

"I don't know about this," Chloe said looking up at Bill who just looks at her.

"Look kid I need to show you this. The quicker you accept it the quicker this will all be over and we can both get back to doing our jobs. Now take it in both hands and aim it down the firing range." Bill says turning her to face the target sheet down the firing range. She lets out a big breath as she lifts the gun and points it down the range.

"Now breathe and squeeze the trigger." Bill says, hands' shaking slightly Chloe squeezes the trigger and the gun goes off. It startles her, the noise and the power of the kick back but it was kind of a thrill. She looked at the target and smiles widely as she has hit it, it may have been in the shoulder but she hit it that's all that mattered. She looks up at Bill still smiling and he nods his approval.

"Well done kid, now keep going."

Chloe was sent to the FBI academy to watch a briefing on a raid they were planning so she could get the basics of what she would have to expect if and when she was put out in the field. Before she was even allowed in the main building she had to go through a whole bunch of security, she was made to give her finger prints, a swab of DNA and numerous photographs. In the briefing she was a little bored by this but she knew she had to pay attention abut she couldn't help her eyes wandering. When she was having a looks around the room she felt eyes on her and she looked to the right and saw a small blonde girl looking right at her. She was smiling and Chloe frowned and looked away, she could see the girl was looking at her still and focused her eyes on the screen in front of her. Once the meeting was over Chloe was to head down to the front desk where Rosen would be waiting for her. As she was walking down to the hall someone tapped her on the shoulder she turned and was face to face with the blonde girl.

"Hey I am Kat." She says holding out her hand, Chloe raises her hand and shakes it.

"Chloe." She says eyeing her cautiously.

"So you are the new Alpha Rosen has found then?" Sam asks loudly smiling at her. Chloe's eyes widen at the word Alpha and Sam laughs. "Ah relax they may all be cops but they never pay attention.

"I, err, Rosen did find me yes." Chloe says in a small voice.

"You are the one who blew up that house?"

"I...I,"

"Oh don't worry about it stuff happens. Did Bill tell you I kicked his ass in a fight?" Kat says smiling widely. Chloe snorts not believing her. "Just ask him." Kat says smiling she turns and heads down the hall. "See you later Chloe. Tell everyone I said hey." Chloe waved to her back and back down in the reception she joins Rosen.

"I met Kat." She says and Rosen nods. "She said hey."

"That was nice of her." Rosen says leading Chloe out the front doors.

"She is a bit..."

"Hyper?" Rosen says smiling Chloe nods and Rosen chuckles, "You have no idea."

Chloe also had to go through some physical training which she did enjoy she was being taught a few moves which could help her if she were to be in a hand to hand fight. Hick was her teacher for that. He showed her some of the things he could do and she watched in awe as he dodged and weaved any attacks that came his way, flooring everyone who came at him. Hicks taught her how to dodge and counter a punch and how to throw some one.

"Even someone of your size can throw someone like Bill." Chloe looked at him frowning. "You just need to hit them in the right spot. Ok come at me." Hicks said Chloe moved towards him and she threw a punch, which he dodged she advanced again and he backed off but she quickly threw in a kick to his knee, and although she was sure he let her, he fell on his back and he was down. Chloe offered him a hand up and he smiles up at her and as he got back up he threw her to the ground making the air rush out of her lungs.

"Ouch!" she says as she gets her breath back.

"Never trust anyone." Hicks said smiling down at her.

"Ok I got it." Chloe groans as she helps herself up slowly not before throwing an elbow at his groin. He whimpers and falls onto his knees and looks at her through wide shocked eyes.

"Never trust anyone." Chloe says smiling down at him and patting him on the head. She turns and looks to the door and Rosen was looking at her with a smile on his face.

Chloe got to spend some time with Rachel and Nina who were showing her the medical centre. This was where they researched some of the chemical and biological abnormalities in the bloods and cells of any Alpha they came across.

"This is more like it." Chloe said as she looked around the room full of medical instruments and beakers, reminding her of her old classrooms.

"This is my favourite part of the office." Rachel says smiling as she looks around, "Quiet and clean."

"No guns or being tossed around. Can I just stay here?" Chloe asks smiling but also being deadly serious.

"You know your way around a lab?" Nina asks looking interested.

"You could say that." Chloe says and she sees Rachel and Nina exchange a curious look. "Could you not just do this all on your own?" she asks Rachel who jumps looking a bit flustered that she was caught exchanging looks Nina smiles.

"Well yes," she says walking over to a worktop and facing away from Chloe, "I like to do it but there is only so much that I can do." Chloe nods.

"Fair enough."

On the last few days of the month aching and tired Chloe is shown the computer systems by Rosen and Gary. There are many files including lots of secret details and information on so many people that she had to read over. It was boring work but she read until her eyes burned. The top secret file which were The only things she was not allowed to read where Password protected however on her thirtieth day she is given her own personal log on ID and a brand new computer.

"Does this mean I get access to the secret files?" Chloe says excitedly as Gary finishes setting up her computer, Rosen shakes his head.

"Not all of them. Some of them are on a need to know basis."

"And you don't need to know." Gary says making Chloe laugh. "You have to change your password. Password is not a safe password."

"How'd you know?" She asks him.

"I am brilliant." He says will a smile which vanishes quickly, "Change it." He says and Chloe leans over him and he shuts his eyes.

"That better?" Chloe asks standing up. Gary waves his hand around and nods.

"I can still get in, but no one else will." Chloe frowns at him.

"I don't think that is fair." She says putting her hands on her hips. Gary stands up and puts his hand on her shoulder.

"I am the computer guy and I am excellent."

"Don't worry Chloe, Gary knows not to snoop. Don't you Gary?" Rosen says Gary takes his hand off of Chloe's shoulder and rubs his palm.

"Yes I know, I could but I wont." He says.

"Good," Chloe says "Because I wouldn't want to have to kick your butt." She says fake punching him making him laugh.

"You wouldn't kick my butt because I would get Bill on you, he is my partner and he has my back." Gary says smiling. Chloe raises her hands up in surrender.

"Ok Gary you win."

"Yeah and anyway snooping is part of my job, I have to do it sometimes don't I Dr Rosen." Gary says turning to Rosen who is looking at the pair with a confused look on his face, he blinks a few times before he answers.

"Yes Gary. We asked you to find out all about Chloe before we met her." He says to Gary who is looking at Chloe. He reaches out and pats her arm.

"Like I found out you were in university, you were studying to be a veterinarian, and about your family and Ryan Winters, he is not a nice man."

"Ok Gary I think we got the point." Chloe says scowling slightly Rosen frowns slightly looking at her.

"Who is Ryan winters?" he asks Chloe opens her mouth to speak but Gary interrupts.

"He is her boy friend."

"He is not my boyfriend." Rosen looks at her over his glasses. "Look he is an ex boyfriend, that is all you need to know."

"He is looking for you." Gary says looking around the room his eyes flicking to her every few seconds.

"What?" Chloe says looking at Gary who nods.

"He is looking for you. He has told the police you are missing but they know you are not missing, they know where you are. They have told him not to worry but he was not happy and got arrested. He punched a police officer." Gary says.

"That sounds like Ryan." Chloe says leaning in her desk and crossing her arms.

"The police have told him that you are under police protection and they know where you are." Gary says smiling. "You are here with us; this is your new home."

"That's right Gary, just like you." Rosen says smiling at him.

"We are nomads." Gary says to Chloe bumping her arm, Chloe smiles.

It was true that Chloe had been living in her office for the time she had been working with Rosen and his team. It was insisted that she stay there so that, in Bill's words, they could keep an eye on her. Her office had been kitted out with a sofa which she chose not to sleep on due to the fact she thrashed around in her sleep and fell of quite regularly. She has decided to move the sofa cushions onto the floor on night after falling off the sofa for the third time that night. The first morning of her stay she was startled awake by someone screaming. She jumped up and rushed to hide under her desk. It continued for a few seconds and she got curious so she edged out from under her desk and headed cautiously out into the hall. She jumped when Gary came out of his office holding his shower bag.

"What the hell was that?" Chloe said clutching her heart.

"Oh I scream in the morning, for ten seconds. I have issues." He says walking by Chloe staring at him her eyes wide.

"You don't say!" She says under her breath turning back into her office and shutting the door. It took Chloe a while to get used to her new morning routine but the more tired she got with the continuing training and work load she was getting the easier it was to ignore it.

A few days after training Chloe is invited on her first mission but she refuses saying that she was not quite ready for that and she needed more practice. They accepted this without any hesitation but a few weeks later when she is asked again and she refuses, she is not let off so easily.

"Come on now Chloe I think you are more than ready." Rosen says smiling. Chloe reluctantly gets up from behind her desk and stomps out of her office and into the conference room.

"Over here Chloe. I have saved you a seat." Gary says pushing an empty chair out from under the desk. Chloe walks over and sits down.

"Thanks Gary." She says looking over at the television putting her face in her hands. Bill looks at her and shakes his head with a little smile.

"Ok everyone we are looking for this man." Bill says pointing the TV controller at the screen and a picture of a tall bald mad comes up. "This attractive fellow is Guy Monroe, as far as our sources have can tell he can emit shoot electricity from his hands."

"Ugh I hate the electrical ones." Hicks said rubbing his neck Bill laughs as the others smile.

"We all do. Anyway Gary has found a message that is calling a meeting today for Red Flag. They are calling for justice after the Highland Mills incident." Bill says glancing at Gary whose eyes had fallen onto the table. Nina pats his shoulder. Chloe had read the Highland Mill report and she was glad not to have been there at the time it gave her chill just thinking about it.

"So do we know how many there will be?" Nina says breaking the silence. Bill shakes his head.

"No but again we have the element of surprise, right Chloe?" She glares up at him and laughs loudly.

"You are hilarious old man." Chloe says shaking her head.

"That was actually pretty funny." Rachel says smiling at her.

"Makes a change, Bill is never normally funny." Nina says.