(chapter 2)
I walked up to the building. It looked more like a bank than the headquarters of a government organization. I checked the adress again.
"okay. Guess this is the place"
I opened the double doors and went to the front desk. I hoped this place didn't have metal detectors, I had so many weapons on me.
"Im here to see Mr. Blunt"
The lady studied me.
"Do you have an appointment?"
I smiled and tried not to giggle. There's just something about a british accent that is funny to me.
"Um, yeah. Im pretty sure"
"whats the name?"
"Emery Lrvenn" I always used a fake last name.
"Of course, go up the elevator to the 23 floor, someone will meet you there"
"thanks"
Once I was in the elevator, I started laughing. A business man next to me gave me the evil eye, which made me laugh harder.
"Sorry, "I muttered,and got off on my floor
A big guy was waiting on the other side of the elevator
"are you Emery?"
"Um, yeah?"
"Okay, follow me"
The man turned and walked down the hall, I had to walked fast to keep up.
"Hey, dude! Can ya slow down?"
He stopped and looked at me curiously, like he never been told what to do by a teenage girl.
"Um, sure"
We walked to the end of the hallway and he pointed to a room.
"Go wait in there, Mr. blunt will join you in a moment.
I looked at the guy suspiciously, but went in.
I waited fifteen minutes then started to play with the stuff on the desk.
I had made a lovely pyramid/ random pile of pencils when another man walked in.
"Hello Emery, I'm Mr. Blunt."
"Hi"
I smiled awkwardly.
"So whats the deal with this mission?"
"Operation X"
Mr. Blunt began
"You and Alex will be going undercover on a mission against Mikhail Veitenhov. I understand you've delt with his brother Tuvia?"
I grimaced, remembering all the times I'd dealt with him.
"yes."
"Well he is our enemy too. And we've received some information. Mikhail is planning something. Big. You and Alex are going undercover to see what he's up to"
I would never admit it, but I was terrified. I had enough experience with the Veitenhovs to never want to see them again. I hoped my fear didn't show.
"Ok"
Fail. My voice came out as a squeak. I cleared my throat.
"Okay, so whats the full story? Whats he up to? What's our story and what am I supposed to do?"
"He has been illegally purchasing materials to create nuclear weapons. It's illegal for even countries to have this stuff, so when a "regular citizen" does so, it's cause for extreme concern. Especially considering who this is." His voice was grim.
I tried to be upbeat," So, we go in and kill him. End of story."
"Im afraid that won't work, you see, we need him alive. Killing him won't stop the weapons. He has people to take his place and they will just be madder if he is killed."
"Right,"
I looked away. What was wrong with me? Id done stuff like this a thousand times before! Im normally braver!
"Okay, so for your cover story-"
Just then a boy walked in. He was tall, about an inch taller than me. Hes looked around my age, maybe older. He was kinda cute. I smiled.
"Hi, I'm Emery"
"Alex" he held out his hand and I shook it.
He sat down in the chair next to mine.
"well, as I was saying, the two of you will be staying as guests at Mikhails home. He needs some funding or support from a man named Tyler Davidsin. Mr. Davidsin's son was going to be spending a weekend with Mikhail and his son. Sort of like a piece offering I suppose. Instead, Alex will be going as Andrew Davidsin"
"Ok, SO where do I come in?" I asked
"You will be 'Andrew's' guest. You and Alex can decide on a relation. His friend, girlfriend, cousin. Anything but a sister"
Alex looked at me
"Do you just want to be my friend?"
"Sure" I would have preferred girlfriend, but that might have been awkward.
"Okay then, Alex, take her to get you gadets. A plane will be waiting for the two of you"