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The look on Natasha's face had created sudden nerves in me. What did I say? Was it the new chief that had her startled or was it me?
"Did you just say that he was called Alexander Pierce?" she questioned.
"Yeah, that's right. He said that he was the temporary chief here." I answered.
"No, no, no. No, no, no." She went on.
"Wait, wait, what?" I asked her.
"Alexander Pierce, is known as the man that destroys the reputations of many firemen and Firehouses. Because of him nearly nine other houses were shut down but he always found his way out of the firing line. It was always someone else that would be fired or banned from the fire department. He also claimed that many of the female firemen or paramedics came onto him and he managed to get two arrested for sexual harassment even though everybody knew that he was the one to blame." As she continued I was shocked as to just how horrific this man's crimes actually were and what he had actually managed to get away with.
"So, what are you saying? Should we watch our backs more or actually do something about it?" I inquired cautiously.
"I like the way you think. but for now I think that we just need to watch our backs, like you said, and see how it panes out. Oh, there probably something that you need to know before we introduce you to everyone." She says with a worried look. Before she could say what I needed to know, a broken voice could be heard comes from the unused speakers;
"Can everybody come to the mess hall now, everybody to the mess hall now." I could see Natasha's face fall as she releases that the voice was indeed the new chief's.
========In the Briefing Room========
"Right, everyone settle down. Thank you. As a few of you know I am will be the new chief until the department can find a full-time replacement for the previously retired chief. I know, some of you do already know me from years ago in training, and lets just say that everything done has not been forgotten." when he said that last statement it was clearly full of revenge and anger, and I could tell that it was directed at a certain individual as lots of people snickered or whispered his name but I couldn't quite make it out. Not until, one firemen shifted in his seat and revealed smirking lieutenant by the name of James Buchanan Barnes. That's why he laughed at my transfer note.
"Here will also be some other staff related changes in the system as the previous head paramedic had decided to retire from the force after twenty years. So, we have got a replacement, Y/N L/N. I hope that you welcome her a much as you will welcome myself." Again there were certain sniggers but not at the fact that I had joined but at the fact that he thought he was going to have a pleasant welcome by the sounds of it. As I look around the room, I catch the eye of a certain blue-eyed male and return the look with a displeased 'fake-smile'. I can see at the corner of my eye that he is confused or upset by my expression.
"Well, that's all I can think of for the moment. Oh, and for the first outing I will be tagging along to see how things operate around here."
Soon, after everyone had gone out of the room and I had ventured with Nat to where I would be spending certain nights I was greeted by a smile. A confused but still happy smile.
"Hi."
"Hey." I said dryly.
"What's up?"
"Why didn't you tell me that we would to in the same Firehouse?" I admit.
"That's what you're mad about?" Bucky says shocked.
"No, I'm sorry. What's up with you and Pierce?"
"Oh," He said with a loud sigh. "He was the man that trained me and we disagreed on a few," I raised my eyebrow at the phrase 'a few' as I knew it had to be more. "of my suggestions and methods of how to do certain things."
"Well, that's a massive understatement by the sounds of it. How bad was it?"
"Not that bad for a beautiful lady like yourself to worry about."
"Why are you flirting with me when I'm trying to find out something?"
All he does is laugh and simply says, "Oh, doll, you'll find out in time, I'm sure." And with that he walks off. He leaves me shocked yet again as I am confused and lost for words.