Chapter 11 already? Wow. Can't believe I am this many chapters in already. Anyway, it has come to my attention that Sledgehammer games will be making this year's Call of Duty instead of Activision. Sucks, right? And it may be a new Modern Warfare which would be MW4. Now that is just a rumor, it is not confirmed. Why am I telling you this? I am telling you this because it may be a while before we see out sequel to Ghosts. And I swear they have never left you on such a bigger cliffhanger since MW2. Just thought I would share the info with all you lovely readers. Okay, enjoy the new chapter!

Disclaimer: I only own Alex and any other OCs…nothing from Call of Duty belongs to me.

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Submarines. Alex hated submarines. She didn't like the fact that she couldn't go outside and breathe in the fresh air that nature had to offer. Being submerged under hundreds of feet underwater was not fun at all. They were only on the sub for about a day and a half and Alex was already feeling irritable and anxious from being cooped up. Originally she was sitting in the lounge area reading a book, but now she was walking down the hall reading trying to clear her head. It was late afternoon and there weren't a lot of people in the halls, especially the one Alex was in. It was the hall that led to the storage area and Alex was walking up and down it as she read her book. She didn't even hear the door next to her open before she walked into the person exiting.

Hesh was in the room looking for some files his dad asked him to find, but he couldn't seem locate them. He was in the area where they stored all the files and Elias asked him to go down and find a bunch of old field reports from years ago that Rorke was involved with. He exited the room he was in and didn't take more than two steps before someone walked into him. When he recollected himself and turned, he saw it was Alex. "Shit." She curded under her breath. "Sorry Hesh." Hesh bent down and picked up the book she dropped and handed it to her. "Don't worry about it." he assured her. "What are you doing down here?"

"I hate submarines. I get cabin fever…" she explained as she book marked her page.

"I use to be the same way."

"What are you doing down here?"

"Looking for some old field reports."

"Well you're in the wrong room. Follow me."

Hesh followed Alex into the back room and allowed himself to look at her appearance. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail and she was dressed in a pair of dark grey camo pants and a light grey long sleeved shirt. She looked a little stressed and Hesh guessed it was a mixture between the cabin fever she was experiencing and the whole situation with Rorke.

Alex led Hesh into the backroom and to the shelves with boxes stacked in them. "Field reports are here." she told him. "Have fun searching. I am going to find Keegan and bug him for a little bit." She told Hesh, patting his shoulder as she walked by. "See you at dinner later." Hesh replied as he took a box down. Alex smiled and left the room to find Keegan.

Alex found Keegan in the one briefing room looking over papers. He was standing in front of a table with his back to the door sorting papers. Very quietly, Alex snuck up behind Keegan and planned on jumping on his back in surprise, something she always attempted, but failed at because Keegan's amazing hearing always picked up her footsteps and stopped her from getting close. This time Alex got relatively close, but he turned around last second, grabbed her arms, and held them together in-between them. "Ooh so close." he teased. Alex scoffed and pulled her arms away. "I'll get you one day." She told him.

"Until then keep trying."

Alex looked at the papers on the desk that were accompanied by several photos of Rorke, Elias, Keegan, Ajax, and Merrick. Alex picked up the one photo that showed a younger looking Merrick and Rorke. She smiled at her brother. "Was he different back then?" Alex asked Keegan. "You know, before our other brother joined the Ghosts after what happened in South America?" Keegan leaned against the desk. "Merrick has always been Merrick. But throughout the years he's gotten a bit colder, harsher. But he has the same heart if that's what you mean." Alex nodded and set the photo down. "What about Rorke?" she questioned. "I have only had about two interactions with him and he's tried to kill me on both occasions."

"Man was tough as nails and more determined than anyone else I knew." Keegan answered. "When we lost him, it was hard. But there is no excuse for what he's doing now. It was either him or everyone that day ad if Elias didn't drop him, you wouldn't have any brothers today." Alex looked at the other photos and then gently punched Keegan's arm. "Okay no more heavy stuff. Why don't you take a break and entertain me for an hour." She suggested in a teasing tone. Keegan half smiled. "I wanna work on this. Why don't you go find Merrick and spend some quality time together." he replied.

"Alright I'll go be the annoying little sister."

Alex reached the doorway before Keegan's voice caught her attention again. "You aren't the annoying little sister, Princess." He told her. "It's actually nice having you around. Except the days I wanna duct tape your mouth shut." Alex laughed and looked at him. "What did I say about calling me Princess?" she retorted.

"To not call you it, but I have to be the annoying friend."

"Good-bye Keegan."

Alex left Keegan and went off to find her brother.

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Alex found her brother in his room reading over some files. The amount of people who were reading field reports and mission files at the same time was frightening. "Hey Merrick." She greeted as she walked into his room. He set the papers down and sat up from his position on his bed. "Hey Alex." He replied. "What're you doing here?"

Alex flopped onto the foot of the bed and let out a breath. "I hate subs." She told her brother who chuckled in response. "I know Alex." He responded. "Every time we are on a sub you complain about being cooped up."

"Help me take my mind off of it. Keegan is busy and so is Hesh and apparently so are you. AND I have walked all around this damn place so don't throw me out." Alex told him. Merrick moved the files over to his dresser and made more room for Alex. She moved up next to him and he looked at her. "Alright I have a meeting with Elias in forty-five minutes, so what do you wanna do until then?" he asked. Alex smiled and reached over next to her and grabbed a deck of cards. "Let's play war. It's only appropriate." She said. Merrick smiled and took the cards from her to shuffle.

The siblings played card games until Merrick had to go meet Elias. Alex liked the times when it was just her and Merrick for a while. It seemed like they didn't get to spend a lot of time together nowadays and she always tried to make a strong attempt to continue having a strong bond with him. She barely knew him before she became a Ghost and didn't want to risk losing what they had.

After he went and joined Elias in the Operations Room, Alex decided to take a quick shower before heading down to eat dinner. Since they were on the sub now, there weren't showers in the cabins which meant Alex had to shower at night in the main showers. Normally Merrick guarded the door so no one walked in on her while she took a shower, but he was with Elias and Keegan wasn't around. She didn't feel comfortable with anyone else other than those two, but then thought of Hesh. She felt weird about asking, but she really needed to take a shower.

Hesh was in the lounge with Logan talking while Riley slept at his feet. They were talking about how they used to play basketball all the time and how Hesh always beat Logan no matter what. "I won a few times." Logan defended. Hesh laughed. "Alright little brothers." He replied. That's when Alex walked in. "Hey Hesh?" she said. He looked at her. "What's up in Alex?" he retorted.

"Could you do me a favor?"

"Sure, what is it?"

"Come with me?"

Hesh stood up and followed Alex out. "Normally I'd ask Merrick out Keegan but Merrick is with your dad and I can't find Keegan." She began. "Could you just stand outside the bathroom while I shower so no one walks in?"

Hesh nodded. "Of course." He told her.

"Thank you."

"Don't mention it."

Once Alex got her change of clothes and shower stuff from her room, she went into the bathroom and Hesh stood outside the door and waited for her to finish up. He leaned against the doorframe and crossed his arms when he heard the water turn on. Looking at his watch, he saw it was a little before five o'clock. He thought back to how Alex was when he first came onto the Ghosts and how she acted towards him. She didn't like him at all and Hesh wasn't her biggest fan either, but now they were getting along and he was guarding the bathroom while she took a shower. The two of them were slowly building a friendship and Hesh was glad that she didn't hate him now. Or at least strongly dislike him. It went either way.

Alex finished in the bathroom in a few minutes and emerged from the room with damp hair and dressed in more comfortable clothes. She was wearing black sweatpants and a navy long sleeved shirt. "Wanna grab Logan and get something to eat in the mess hall?" she asked. Hesh nodded and noticed some shampoo on her forehead. He raised his hand and wiped it off. "Missed some." He joked. Alex rolled her eyes and smiled. "Come on." She said and led him down the hall.

So I wanted to use this chapter to have Alex interact with almost everyone. I am going to try to get some more Logan and Elias interaction in the next few chapters, so don't feel like I am excluding them from the story. I am just trying to work everyone in equally and it isn't easy all the time, but I hope you enjoyed the chapter. :)