Macy was nervous as Amanda walked her down towards the computer lab. She was nervous about the whole thing- every part of the mission- being an agent, seducing someone to spy on him, but Macy knew she owed Amanda her life and she had to do what she asked. As they continued walking, Macy found herself daydreaming about what he would be like and the relationship they would have. She just hoped that her imagination wasn't too far from the truth.

As they opened the door, Macy realized it was a lot different seeing a picture and meeting someone in person. Birkhoff was standing at the front of the class. He was wearing the blue jeans, a t-shirt and a baggy blue sweatshirt over top. His hair was longer than the picture, barely above his shoulder, and he looked like he hadn't shaved in a few weeks. "You guys better not screw this up again!" he shouted at the class. "This is not that hard, you should be able to do this in your sleep!"

He turned from the class and saw Amanda and Macy in the doorway. Walking over, he said, "Hi Amanda." The disgust for Amanda clear.

"Birkhoff," Amanda ignored his tone, "This is our newest recruit, Macy. I've just briefed her and now she is ready to join the others."

Macy watched as Birkhoff looked her over. The frown on his face gave her a bad feeling, but with her size and weight that didn't surprise her- she wasn't a looker. She'd have her work cut out for her since he didn't seem to find her attractive. She also found herself surprised by his size- he was a lot shorter than she'd expected, but he was still taller than her by a couple inches, even with her in heels. With a scowl, Birkhoff pointed at a computer without even making eye contact with Macy. "Over there Mandy." He told her as he headed over to his desk at the front of the room.

"It's Macy." She replied, heading to the desk that he had pointed out.

"Whatever." He replied, putting his feet up on his desk.

Mac logged on the computer. Some of the other recruits peeked at her- all of them were about the same age as her. There were boys and girls of all sizes and nationalities. The program they were working on wasn't too difficult, so Macy managed to get it pulled up and started working on it herself. It was only five minutes before she had caught up and passed the other recruits. She figured if she got done she would get Birkhoff's attention with her hacker skills and that would be a good thing. With a few more commands she hacked the program.

A beep on his tablet got Birkhoff's attention. He picked it up and looked up briefly at Macy, then down on his tablet. He stood up and walked to Macy's station, checking her computer. "How did you do that" he asked her.

"Was it supposed to be hard?" she tried to draw his ire.

Birkhoff finally made eye contact with Macy and she shivered at his intense glare. "Well how about that. The newbie came in late and still beat you." Birkhoff shouted again at the recruits. "It's not that hard! Out! All of you!"

Macy stood to leave and Birkhoff held up his hand to stop her. Once all the other recruits had left, Birkhoff turned to her, brushing his hair behind his left ear. "So how did you learn to do that?" he asked her.

Looking into his eyes, Macy was momentarily transfixed by his gorgeous blue eyes. "Computers are my specialty." Macy replied, shaking her head to snap out of her momentary fixation.

"Specialty?" she could tell Birkhoff was not quite sure what she meant by that.

"I went to school for computers. Spent a lot of time with other students seeing what we could hack. Tried to outdo Shadow Walker."

The flash in Birhoff's eyes when she mentioned Shadow Walker gave Macy another piece of information. "You were Shadow Walker?" she asked him.

"That's the rumor." He replied.

Macy laughed. "I guess I owe some of my training to you then."

Birkhoff's slight grin made Macy excited she had found something to relate to him which would only make her job easier. "Well then I guess I will have to make things more difficult for you. Don't want any slackers." Birkhoff replied.

"Fine by me." She tried to give him a friendly smile, but he ignored it. She could tell Birkhoff was a closed book and it would be difficult to get in. Hopefully by the time Amanda put her plan into place for Birkhoff to practice seduction on her; things would work out between them. "I love a challenge." She added.

"Then I will make sure to give you one." Birkhoff's glare startled her. She wasn't sure why he disliked her, but it was clear he did not think much of her. "Get going to the gym. The other recruits will be working out."

Macy left the room, but hesitated in the hall to observe Birkhoff to see if she could get an idea on what was going on. She knew her luck was working when Michael entered the computer lab from the back. "Hey Birkhoff." Michael greeted him.

"Michael." Birkhoff sat at his computer, taking a huge gulp of his energy drink

"How was class?" Michael questioned.

Birkhoff sighed. "I don't know where you found these recruits. They don't have a clue."

"Did the new recruit come down? I know she had been working with Amanda."

Birkhoff scratched his head. "Mandy?"

Rolling his eyes, Michael replied, "Macy."

"Macy, right." Birkhoff swallowed more of his drink. "She was something. She caught up and was the only one to finish. She may actually be a decent agent. May need a little help in the beauty department for the seduction side, but she has a way with computers."

"Good." Michael replied. "Maybe, if she keeps it up we can put her in tech with you."

Birkhoff snorted. "You may have to. I think tech's going to be her thing if you know what I mean."

Macy bumped into a table next to the door causing Michael to look up and see her in the doorway. Birkhoff, caught up in his own world didn't notice. "Hey man, maybe you shouldn't be so rough on her."

"I'm sorry." Birkhoff said with a laugh, "But when I saw her, my first thought was that I thought beauty was a requirement for Division."

Macy felt the tears burn on her cheeks. She wanted to be strong, but the cocky tech was hitting all of the soft spots in Macy's armor. She moved into the doorway so it would be easy for Birkhoff to see how his words hurt. "Birkhoff!" Michael shoved Birkhoff's chair with his foot, forcing him to look up and see Macy in the doorway as she rushed away once his eyes met hers. Birkhoff groaned.

"Great job Birkhoff." Michael said, walking away.