CIA SAFEHOUSE E9, "DIE LANDEBAHN"
(Y/F/N) "Bell" (Y/L/N), (MI6, CIA, ETC.)
52.5200 N, 13.4050 E, West Berlin
April 6th, 1981

"Bell, please..-"
I turned around from Mason and Woods angrily as I cocked the sniper, placing it on the wooden ledge in front of me. My knee hit the floor as I lowered my eye to the scope, holding my breath and aiming.
"Just think abou-"
BANG
My finger pulled on the trigger as the gun hit against my upper chest. I sighed, pulling the gun down to the floor and using it to stand up.
"Think about what? You're lucky I'm doing this to a piece of paper and not Hudson." I pointed to the bullseye on the silhouette target.
My feet steadied as I pulled the sniper up off the floor.
"Beating his ass is better than killing him." I scoffed, nearly gritting my teeth.
They followed after me, attempting to take my gun from me.
"Just.. Please listen, Bell." Mason pleaded as his hands reached for my shoulders.
I stopped walking, turning back to face them.
"Adler is a big boy, he can handle it himself. Why do you think he has that scar on his face? He's lived through much worse." Woods put his arm between Mason and I.
"And Hudson angered an elite sniper that also happens to be a pregnant woman." I snarled through my teeth.

The looks on their faces showed as if I had just bit them both, tearing them apart even.
My face fell as I sighed, pinching the bridge of my nose.
"Listen, I'm sorry, okay? I'm just really pissed at Hudson for acting like that and pissed at Russell for not acting like anything." My hand fell back down to my side.
"He was just protecting both of you, and your jobs." Masons arms reached out towards me as he explained the positive side.
"I-.. I get that but you have to understand that if he doesn't do anything, it'll make our missions harder." I turned back on my feet, heading towards the safehouse.

The words turned to mumbles and murmurs as I blocked them out. The door opened as I propped my gun against the wall, rolling up my sleeves. Woods and Mason paced faster after me, as I walked straight for Hudson's office. All I could see was red, angry thoughts fogging my brain.
'God..' I thought, reaching for my forehead.
Agonizing imagination's of beating the fuck out of Hudson ran laps through my head.
I stumbled back as my other hand reached out to grab something.
"Bell-" Woods caught me, stopping my fall.
"I'm fine." I snarled, pushing myself off of him, slowly stumbling back to my previous spot.
"I'm good." I continued, calmer.
"Okay.." His voice became worried, as he began to hover behind my back.

I began to feel hot, stumbling over my feet more as I got closer to Hudson's office.
"I don't think this is a good idea." Mason put his hands on my shoulders once again.
"Don't try to stop me." I wiggled out of his shoulders, practically breaking down Hudson's door.
"What is wrong with you?" My tone was stern.

I was angry.

My voice trailed off, as if someone had put a loudspeaker to my mouth and slowly turned it down as if to mute me entirely.

Hudson turned around to look at me, instantly slamming his fist on his desk, phone in the other. "Yes, yes. Okay. I've got to go now, I'll talk to you another time. Okay. Good bye."

He almost broke the phone by slamming it down.

"You've got some nerve showing up here like this, Bell." He whipped the cord to the phone out of his clutch.
"Who are you to be angry, you son of a bitch?" My teeth gritted, and anger continued to consume me.
"I will not tolerate you acting like this towards me. You either respect what orders I give you, or get the fuck out. You work for me, and that won't change." His composure stayed mostly calm, but you could tell he was hiding his anger. Knowing Hudson, he was pretty good at hiding his emotions. After all, when you're in a position like him and have been through half of the shit that he has gone through, you'd realize why you've become numb.

"What the fuck is wrong with you? Just because you control what I do on missions doesn't mean you control my life. You're my higher up, my commander. Not my father." I nearly jumped at him, balling my fists.
"I am a father, I have a wife. I know how this goes. You are not old enough, nor are you mentally or financially stable to have a baby. You barely even know Adler. You've set yourself up for failure. And raising it here?" He scoffed, looking at me dead in the eyes. "Almost laughable." His arms crossed as I processed the words he had just said. My eyelids peeled so far apart that I thought I had torn them.
I didn't even have to say anything for him to see the anger he caused on my face.

Within seconds I was leaning over his desk and my balled fist made hard contact with his cheek.
My body had just about enough. Hudson rubbed his cheek with his hand, backing away.
He had never been one to fight back, and he rarely ever made the first punch. I turned to my side, looking at my red hand. Mason grabbed my arms, pulling me back. My right arm then swatted onto the edge of Hudson's metal desk.
"Fuck!" I winced, looking at my arm. It only took seconds for beads of blood to form, dripping down my forearm. My body was visibly shaking as I stumbled back. The pain left once more as I remembered what I had been angry about. I pushed my hair out of my face with my hands, reaching out to pounce once more.

"Enough! Leave!" He scowled, pointing to the door.
Mason and Woods began to grab me and pull me away from his desk.
I struggled, attempting to pull my arms away from them.
They opened the door, holding me back as Hudson stared at me in disgust.

Behind the door revealed none other, than Russell Adler. He was totally silent, cigarette in hand. His eyes trailed to me under his dark aviators.
My body was still shaking. Mason and Woods continued to hold me up, blood dripping on the floor as Adler watched. His eyes burned into Hudson's, tension filled the room.
"Are we gonna have a problem here?" Adler gritted through his teeth.
Hudson pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Get her out of here." He demanded.
Adler dropped the cigarette, stomping on it and blew one last puff.
"You guys can go." He reached out for me, taking me from Mason and Woods.
"Just let me get another.." I huffed out.
"Hit off of him..." My vision began to blur and darken.
"My head..." I mumbled.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Ugh.." I sat up, rubbing my eyes.

A sudden sharp pain shot up my body as I opened my eyes. "Fuck!"

I closed my eyes shut and scrunched my nose as a pair of hands came to my aid and laid me flat on my back again.

"Don't move. Just rest." Adler spoke up.

The room smelled of cigarettes and heavy cologne. I looked at Adler with my eyes squinted, not saying a word. I looked down and away from him as he stood next to me with a cigarette in his mouth. My arm had been wrapped and bandaged and I was laying in my bed. I sighed, flipping on my side and facing the wall, attempting to go back to bed.

"Bell." He said lowly.

"What." I responded dryly.

He was silent. Hesitant, even, before responding.

"...Get some rest." His voice trailed off as he turned to walk away.

That's all? Guess that's all you'd expect from Russell Adler anyways. The door never closed, yet footsteps had reoccurred from behind me.

"Oh, love.. Are you okay?" A sweet voice had rung in my ears.

I shot up and looked over to see Park.

I winced, but ignored the pain and crashed into her for a hug. She let out a huff of air and hugged me back. I had began to cry in her arms. My hands lifted to wipe my face.

"Why am I crying? God.. This is so dumb..." I scoffed and smiled.

She pulled apart from the hug, smiling at me. I sat up and pulled one of my legs towards my chest, the other hanging off the edge of my bed. My arm rested on my knee as I looked at her.

"Sorry. I'm just... mad, upset maybe. Confused even...? I don't know, I can't tell." I sniffled and wiped my face.

"I know, darling. It's okay. You're just feeling a lot of emotions right now. It'll get better soon." She took a seat next to me on the bed.

"Oh, Helen, what am I supposed to do? Have I ruined my job by punching Hudson and getting pregnant? And it's not like the baby is from a random man." I toyed with my fingers and looked down. I was sure I knew the answer, I figured my job was done for and I would be removed from the team. It terrified me, even thinking that Adler may not anything to do with me after this.

She giggled and shook her head. "No, you haven't lost anything. You're okay. Hudson is very angry but he isn't going to remove you as long as you can comply with whatever orders are given to you, but one mistake could be a problem." She nudged me as my eyes widened.

I looked up at her and smiled. "Really?! That's good news. I seriously thought I'd be done for. But that- wait. What?" I tilted my head slightly and raised an eyebrow, my smile fading.

"I'm just joking around." She laughed out at my reaction.

I smiled at her and gave her one last hug.

"Don't worry about anything, love. It's all taken care of." She said calmly and hugged me back.

"Thank you, Helen.." I said lowly and pulled out of the hug. "But.." My smile faded and I began to have a look of confusion. "Russell doesn't seem to care much." I let my leg hang from the bed, mirroring the other one.

I lifted my head. "You shouldn't think that way. He cares very much. You see, he had become concerned when he heard yelling from Hudson's office and left the briefing area to see what was going on. That's when he saw you in Hudson's office, bloody an being yelled at. That made him believe Hudson had done something to you. After you passed out he got you all fixed up and spoke to Hudson. He almost fought the man again." She giggled. "But he didn't, maybe he's just mad. Nobody knows what they spoke about. All we know is he went into that office fuming and came out with you keeping your position here, with us." She patted my back and rubbed it before swiftly standing. I stared at her and smiled.

"Now, you get some rest. It's much needed. We'll go out for lunch this week though, I promise. And I'll check up on you often." Park smiled and waved at me before heading to Lazar who was standing in the doorway.

I waved at Lazar, and he waved back. "Feel better, Bell. You look like shit.." He laughed out as Park lightly slapped his chest. I laughed at his remark as they waved and walked away. I smiled and got up to close the door. The handle stopped as I was pushing it and the door swung open in front of me. "Man, everybody is coming to visit me today, huh?" I giggled at Mason and Woods standing in the doorway. Woods was basically wailing and threw himself into my arms. "Thank god you're okay! Oh my God I was so worried about you, Bell." I laughed and hugged him back, patting his head as he slumped down my body with his arms interlocked on my torso. I smiled at him and shook my head. "I'm fine, Frank. Thank you for worrying." I laughed as Mason walked through the doorway and pulled Woods off of me. "Thanks for visiting me guys."

"Of course," Mason said as Woods sobbed in his arms. We laughed as he pat Woods' back. "We came as soon as Adler said you were doing okay."

I smiled at his comment. So maybe he does care. That's good to know, maybe I was just overthinking. That's just Adler.

"Oh, come on you big baby." Mason helped Woods stand up straight as Woods wiped his face. "I'm sorry, I was just so worried." He sniffled and wiped his face dry. I held back a giggle as I walked to my bed, patting it for them.

Woods sat on my bed and Mason stood across from me in front of Woods. "I'm just glad you're okay." Mason let out a sigh of relief. I looked back and forth at them and nodded.

"Yeah, I'll be alright." I smiled at them and sat next to Woods, giving him a hug. He pulled into the hug and squeezed me tightly as I reached for Mason. He jumped on into the hug and we all just sat in the hug and enjoyed it. We laughed, hugged, and enjoyed our time before they left as well.

I sat on my bed and looked out my window for a few minutes, just lost in my thoughts. I sighed. Even though I had been deemed safe and all that, I was still scared for some reason. I felt anxious, yet I knew I was safe.

Maybe it'll get better from here on out.

Just maybe.

-- (Y/N)

I.... am so sorry guys. I didn't expect to be gone for this long. and I realized I haven't updated this story in almost a year. forgive meeee.... that's about all I have to say.

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