They were both alone, like birds whit no flock. She had her family, had love. He had his mother, and for a little while, he was just a cute boy, whit no clue of what the world has in hand for him, for them.

While he went home to find his own father dying, half face gone, breathing and suffering, she was being warned by her parents to don't speak German in their home. Both of them didn't understand why all of that was happening, how could they? They were too young for such. They grew old, separated, one an ocean away from the other.

The world got darker again, and the old dispute for land and money reborn whit a new face trying took the world by storm. She fought since the begging, whit her love and friends, he had any of it. He was hiding, from the skies and the gods on it, keeping his head down, speaking little less as possible and trying as hard as he could don't hate himself.

He was just a man, passing alone through his life, walking, breathing and crying, always so lonely, just he, and his dirty little secret. A secret that could change the war and save the world. He joined resistance, but not to get into the battlefield, he was planning stay behind a desk, send Morse code messages, the gods in the sky however had other things in mind for him and for her.

"You must be Alfred."

"Y-Yes"

She was sad, he could see that in her voice, but remained his silence, fighting his overwhelmingly silent battle against the demons that continually told him "Stop dreaming, she or anyone else will never ever look at an abomination as you twice".

Aurora didn't like him at first, at last he thought she didn't, she looked always so angry, nervous and anxious, perhaps it was the pain of losing Rene, or the stress of being the leader, but, whatever the reason was, they didn't star well, she was strong and he was not, she was fire and he was ice. They had everything to be a disaster; however, people surprise you, especially Alfred and Aurora.

"How about me? Just Focus on me."

He was all too confuse walking on that street to refuse anything that would distract him from that loud noise that the city has, he did what she said, after all, she was his sergeant. Aurora told him what to do, but she never told him when to stop focusing on her voice, her eyes, or on her face, so he didn't.

Somehow, Alfred and Aurora developed a weird, unsure, and even suspicious friendship while playing husband and wife to their spy missions. Before he knew what was happening his being was filled whit a strange feeling, something he had never experienced before, something beyond what his reason may explain. Some kind of admiration, but stronger, as if nothing was able to tarnish the image of Aurora to his eyes, she always the remarkable and strong leader Aurora Lufft. She also felt something for the Canadian, much less intense than he did, of course, but strong enough to make her smile when she should be desperate.

"I know Sinclair asked. About whether I had the shot. Why didn't you tell him the truth?"

"Why didn't you shoot me?"

Even they had no idea about how everything went so strangely between them since they saved Alfred from German's hands. Every moment they spent together was so unsure and strange whit her don't letting him do the things he used to. The man knew she was just worried about him being caught by Gestapo again, but it's uncomfortable being treated differently from the others by your own leader, especially when it can make your loose a chance. He wasn't a fragile boy, no longer.

"Don't make the same mistake twice."

"What mistake?"

"Treat me differently from the others. Compromise our objectives because of what you feel."

"Feel?"

"For me"

None of it matters now. Aurora is away from the team, she stay in an apartment, getting closer to Franz Faber's wife, trying get into their home to discover his secrets, secrets that can change everything in allies favor.

Someone needs to go see how things are doing every day. Whit Niel, Tom and Miri training the guerrilla and Harry sending messages to the camp this "someone" was always Alfred. He actually thought the boys send him there purposely, he loved going see her, but the way they look stare at him when he came back was awkward.

He beat the door of the apartment feeling something weird on his chest, like if something wasn't right.

"Alfred" The synesthetic could see how read were her eyes, when the blond woman opened the door smiling, something happened, however, Aurora didn't want to share it whit him, that's why she was caring that offensively fake smile, doesn't she knew he could see when she was lying? Anyway, he decided not ask about it for now.

"May I come in?"

"Oh, yes, sure" They sit on the couch to talk, as they've been doing for about a week.

"So, how is it going whit Sabine?"

"Good. And the boys back on the forest?"

"The training in going well, but I can't help feeling me useless just sitting and watching they work"

"You are not useless"

"It's easy to say when you are not the one with hands tied"

"You've helped a lot, you freed them"

"Making you worried"

"I am always worried"

"Not that way"

"I don't know what you mean"

"Yes, you do know, even the boys noticed the way you tried left me behind in that mission. The way they look at me when I defend you, the little smiles"

"You don't have to care about what they think"

"How about you? What do you think?"

"Is that important now?"
"Wasn't it important someday?"

"We are spies, our feelings doesn't matter"
"Do you say it to yourself too?"

"What?" She rose from the couch visibly offended whit his words.

"Yesterday, you didn't let us evolve Sabine in our plane. It must be nice be someone else for little while." He stood up.

"She is an important way of getting information, lunching whit her is not vacation for me!"

"That's not what I meant. What if she decides introduce you to her husband? He knows your face!"

"Is this what it's all about? I know what I am doing"

"I never said you don't, I am just telling you to be careful. Do you think it is easy?

"What is not?"

"To see you leaving whit no guaranty that you will ever come back? To live whit the thought that you may be caught and will pass through what I did?"

"I am doing this to see this war end as soon as possible, so believe me, I am always careful" There was an unconfutable silence before Alfred speak again.

"Have you ever thought about what will you do after the war?" Saying 'I am sorry' is not the type of that team, keep talking after a fight is the way they use to say: 'it's ok'.

"I prefer do no plans, because I don't know if I will live long enough to fulfill them. And you?"

"If I survive I will try do something to make it easier, you know, I can't go back hiding"

"Your memory" She said painfully forgetting her previously angry.

"I will remember everything, everything I saw, heard, lived, and… And everything I felt"

"You don't have to go back Canada, you could stay here."

"I have nothing here"

"You have nothing there. Here I could help you to live whit this. I own you this"

"I am the debtor here"

"You? Debtor? What for? Me putting a knife on your neck in your first day?" He laughed 'always so sweet' she thought.

"Think about it, Paris is a beautiful city. You would see blue all around."

"I…"

"You don't have to answer now, just think about it." She smiled to the man in front of her.

"I will" Aurora looked to the clock and sighed.

"What is it?" Alfred asked.

"I must meet Sabine now."

"Oh, I see." He was visibly sad.

"I will be back in couple hours"

"Would you mind me waiting for you? It would be suspicious come back to forest now anyway"

"I wouldn't" For a long moment they did nothing but look into each other's eyes. Aurora's hand touched his. He caught the breath on his throat and felt his heart beating harder.

"Why were you so sad when I arrived? You were crying"

"I wasn't crying"

"Please, don't. You have no right doing this."

"Doing what?"

"Lie to me, you have no idea about how hurts me when you don't tell me the truth." Alfred tightened his hand on hers. She knew he was rueful.

"Alfred." Hearing her saying his name in such a softly way was better than Jazz.

"Yes" He mumbled.

"I…"

"Tell me, why were you sad?" He grab her other hand and looked in her eyes.

"Alfred"

"Please"

"I… I must go"

"Yes, you must" Alfred said letting her hands free, she almost run to the door.

"I am sorry" Aurora said after turning the door handle.

"Me too" The blond woman stood still for a few seconds, barely breathing before left, letting behind a man full of questions.