Hi guys! long time non seen! i know that i have gone MIA and trust me, I hate it more than you but my schedule has spinned out of control and i don't know when it will come back into normality... I know that it isn't huge or great but this is what i can do for now... please enjoy the ch! and i will try to update as soon as possibly!

" You know Amanda was wrong.." Nikita mentioned happily.

Alex didn't have the time to reply because Tom catch up with them and they had to return to Division.

Until now the day had passed smoothly but the day wasn't end yet and Alex's war wasn't even near to the end...

" Gun" Alex ordered firmly as soon as Tom caught up with them and lifted her hand to his direction.

Tom rolled his eyes but he obeyed instantly not wanting to piss Alex off. He didn't like that Alex felt the need to carry a gun even when she was around her team, protected and safe, she was the one who always wanted to be in the first line of fire. It was her way to protect the world, it was her way to make peace with her past, it was her way to make a difference.

" You know that you don't need the gun." Tom commented seriously. The day that Alex had saved his ass- years ago- the day that they established their partenship, he had sworn to himself that he will keep Alex safe, even if that meant his own death. It was his way to say thanks, it was his way to show his love and loyalty towards his younger boss.

" Better overprotected than sorry." Alex replied casually. She could understand Tom's frustation but she wasn't going to change her tactic, especially now that she had a several number of targets on her back.

" Where is the car?" Alex asked but before she was able to finish her sentence a speeding car stopped in front of them.

Meredith opened the passenger door and smiled to Alex.

" Come on. Get inside." Meredith ordered.

Tom jumped in the front seat next to Meredith, while Alex opened the back door for Nikita. Nikita got into the car and Alex joined her soon after securing one last time the perimeter.

" Go." Alex ordered closing the door behind her and Meredith obeyed instantly running in a high speed through the roads.

" Debrief me, please." Alex requested calmly. She was taken away from her dinner for a reason after all.

Nikita was silent the whole time. She was amazed at how grow up her baby girl was. She wanted to take in every new information of this part of Alex. Inside Division she never had the chance to see Alex's leadership skillls. Ryan and her made a lot of mistakes, one of them was that they almost suffocated their partners. Only the last days after Ossetia, Alex had stepped up, obviously too tired of the whole situation. Now, Nikita knew that if she had listened to Alex, if she had gone to Alex for advices like she had done in the past, things might be better. Alex was a great leader to her team.

" This file is from UN. They need your help." Tom started and handed a huge file to Alex, who looked at it curiously.

" This one is for the rest of the team. Results of the surveillance, etc." Meredith said and handed another file to Alex, who nodded.

" And this one is from Amanda." Tom finished as he let one last file on Alex's lap.

Nikita's eyes grew wide hearing who sent the last file.

" How did we get the file?" Alex asked seriously as she narrowed her eyes. Amanda really liked to play games. She knew that but Alex had her mission, she didn't have time for a childish competition with Amanda.

" Same way that she got hers." Tom said smiling. They didn't know how the hell happened but Amanda and Alex had found a way to communicate with each other without guns or torture tools. They left whatever they wanted to reach the other to a safe vault and then the camera would inform the teams that a message was delivered and from there several persons will transfer the file to its destination.

Alex nodded in understanding. She glared at the file and then she sighed grabbing another file to read.

" You aren't going to open it?" Nikita asked curiously.

" Not here." Alex replied calmly. The last thing that she wanted was to let Amanda get in her head while a punching bag wasn't nearby. Amanda could wait.

" This is a lot of paper work from the UN..." Alex sighed defeated. She hated the paper work, right now she hated anything that would bend her down and keep her away from the field. But she knew that the UN needed her attention and her help, it didn't matter if she would leave herself exposed during interviews and things like that, she was going to help the UN fight the sex slavery. Not only because it will give her some sort of closure but also because she had promised to Lena to keep her safe and she had promised to herself to make this freaking world safer.

" We can look through them if you want and make a summary for you to read." Meredith suggested softly.

" Thank you, Meredith. But no, I will go through them later on the plane." Alex replied and smiled. She liked the connection that she had with her team, how everyone was willing to help each other.

" You are leaving again?" Nikita asked sadly. She didn't want to lose Alex again. She was afraid of what might happen to her, she just wanted to keep her safe in her arms. She hated that she didn't know where Alex was, why she was there, what she was facing, if she was alive or not.

Alex turned her face to Nikita. She sighed hurt when she saw the pain and the sadness deep down in Nikita's eyes.

" I promise you that I will do my best to come back to you..alive." Alex promised and squeezed Nikita's hand.

Nikita wanted to protest but Alex turned her head away not wanting to continue this conversation here and took in her hands the last file.

She opened and looked through several pages.

" Nice work guys." Alex murmured to herself obviously proud of her team.

None had the chance to say anything else as the car reached Division's garage and Alex stepped out of the car holding the door opened for Nikita.

" To the medical right way. Michael has been waiting for you there." Alex ordered and Nikita defeated nodded and headed to the medical.

Alex, on the other hand, she moved to her recruit room, she was curious to open Amanda's file. As soon as she reached the door, she opened it and got inside locking it behind her. She let the other files on her bed and quickly she opened the file that Amanda sent her. Inside there was another file. Alex took a deep breathe and opened it. She sighed hurt when she saw what the file was about.

OPERATION PALE FIRE

Targets: Nikolai Udinov, Alexandra Udinov

Operation Control: Michael

Field Agent in charge: Nikita

Technological Support: Birkoff

Goal: Eliminate

Mission Accomplised

Alex looked through the pages. There were several photos of Nikita preparing for the mission, Michael going through the attack plan and Birkoff in front of his screen taping.

The last page had one message from Amanda to her.

CALL ME: 0030 ********

To be honest, it hurt Alex to read this file again. She knew that Nikita and Michael and the whole Division had killed her father in front of her and she had moved foward but still it hurt and it hurt a lot.

Quickly, she took out a burn phone and typed Amanda's number. She knew that she was playing with fire but she wasn't going to step down and surrender. She was going to play the game until the very end.

Soon, she was greeted by Amanda's cold and calculating voice.

" Hello Alexandra... welcome back" Amanda said grinning.

" What do you want?" Alex retorted angrily.

" You read the file." Amanda commented.

" How does it feel to know that your family, the people that you love the most, destroyed your life?" Amanda questioned calmly. She could only imagine the pain that she had caused to Alex but that was enough of satisfaction for now. She enjoyed even imagining the heartache that Alex felt, the tears that had covered her eyes.

" How does it feel not to know what the word 'family' means?" Alex retorted. She didn't want to hurt Amanda more but she was mad. This game was getting her worst version out.

" You don't want to reply my answer, Alexandra? It is ok. I can live without knowing your point of view. Nikita's eyes spoke volumes for both of you when I decided to scratch your name on her chest.. unfortunately, you had a good timing. But still, I know that she hates herself for destroying you and that is satisfying enough for now." Amanda said calmly choosing her words carefully so that she could hurt Alex even more.

" You know nothing about her or our relationship." Alex said through gritted teeth.

" What I know is that she is afraid of Alexandra and she hates herself for what she did to her... and something more, when I am done with you two, you will not stand by her side, she will not stand by your side. This bond between you two, it is going to be broken once and for all." Amanda threatened and ended the call before Alex could reply.

Alex felt anger rising inside of her. This game with Amanda was getting too much for her shattered soul to manage, her feelings were spinning out of control, she just wanted to end Amanda's life right way. She didn't care how, she just wanted to make Amanda stop hurting her loved ones. She took a deep breathe trying to control herself and left her room walking towards medical carrying the remaining files with her. She needed to find Nikita and make sure that the last days haven't damaged their relationship beyond repair, she wanted to understand what Amanda was talking about, why she thought that Nikita was afraid of Alex. She needed to have a serious conversation with her mentor and best friend before she leaves again.

Soon she reached medical and she saw Michael talking sad with Nikita. She didn't want to interrupt the lovely couple but she couldn't afford to waste more time, she had to finish her jobs and leave Division as soon as possible.

Softly she knocked the door and Michael turned around. On his face, a small smile was formed when he saw Alex. He kissed Nikita and moved towards Alex.

" Thank you." Michael said seriously.

" No need to thank me. I didn't do anything." Alex replied casually. And indeed she didn't feel like she did something special, she just go to Nikita's rescue just like Nikita had done million of times in the past for her.

" you just saved my llife, then saved Nikita's life. Yeah, nothing" Michael said sarcastically.

Alex just smiled in response. She did saved their lifes after all, she didn't consider it like something special but she could say that she had done some good things in her tainted life.

Michael kissed Alex's cheeks and left the room. He knew that the girls needed time and space to work their problems out alone. He could understand that their relationship was complicated enough but they loved each other beyond imagination, beyond any healthy measure and nothing was going to change that.

" We need to talk." Alex said firmly but softly staring at Nikita.

" Yes, we do." Nikita replied calmly and gave Alex one small smile.