DROWNING DESTINY

Chapter 12

"What is your name?"

The officer asked the recruits that are falling in line. Naizen was just observing the environment thinking the last line he would possibly be in after this introduction.

The person he was next was now the one registering his information.

"Naizen Alvarez," he mentioned his name before the officer would ask him his name.

The moment the officer stopped writing and stared at him, he knew what was this officer thinking. He knew what the heck was going on in his head. His surname says it all.

"Naizen Alvarez?" The officer asked him like he was confirming his name. He then took his valid ID out and gave it to them. The officer immediately leave in front of him and went to his colleagues.

He chose not to even give a glance to those people for he already had an idea what was going on. It was just a month later after the death of the certain Captain Harry Alvarez. People knew what kind of life Captain Alvarez behind of him being a member of the national military.

The country knew that the HNA Corp has only 2 heirs and people knew the name. Well, there are still lots of people out there who don't for they are not interested about other people's life. Despite of that, Gonzalo Alvarez' family's faces were all over the internet and HNA Corp was always been a talk of the town.

"I think, they knew you are, Naizen," he heard Ellen whispered from behind.

Ellen who didn't even asked her parent's permission of joining the force is here. Despite of how much he convinced Ellen to never come with him, she insisted — she insisted that he can no longer say no to her.

He chose not to answer Ellen for he was thinking that thing as well. He then saw the officer coming back.

"Fill out this form and proceed to the table 2 once done." The officer handed him the form that all of them has to fill out, he didn't waste the time and immediately took the paper from the officer's hand.

He stopped writing when he saw the last part of the form that he still needs to filled out. He has ro write down his parent's name. His mom who cried a river after he told them he was living at home and was planning to join the national military.

He didn't even receive the yes from his father right after he informed him that he will never take the company for he would rather be in the military force to continue his brother's legacy. His skills was more on physical, and he just came to think of joining. He wants to understand his brother's last word.

"Do I really need to write my parent's name here?" Ellen mumbled and even chuckled a little. He glances Ellen and he gritted his teeth knowing that he has to make sure nothing bad is going to happen to her.

"Do you really need to be in here? You know this isn't safe, Ellen," he was honestly afraid for her. He was thinking that he had already lost a brother and can no longer afford of losing a sister. They might be not related in blood but they were siblings in heart.

"You don't have to worry about me, brother. Harry will never let me be in danger. I know he will guide me more than he will be guiding you," he went faced palm when Ellen just winked the hell out of her.

He never thought of being in this kind of job. He only wanted to do the thing he desires and not the things that he only felt he needs to. His father never made him be in the company even if he got threatened. And now, he wanted to be in the place where his brother just lost his life.

"I'm done," he said after he finally filled out everything that needs to be filled out. He looked at Ellen that was suddenly get so serious of writing down the information that the form asked.

"I will be following," Ellen responded without giving a glance on him.

"Naizen Alvarez, Sergeant Martinez wants a words with you," the officer said.

"No problem, sir," he answered politely and roam his eyes around the group of officers before he look back at this officer standing in front of him. "However, how would I know Sgt. Martinez?" he asked and the officer seemed to be expected his question for he pointed out the certain officer in uniform standing near in the last table.

"The one in his short sleeves in the last table," the officer said. He the nodded and thanked and went straight directly to this certain Sgt. Martinez.

"Good morning, Sgt. Martinez. I was informed that you asked for me," he said as he reached the person that the officer was told about.

"Have a sit, Mr. Alvarez."

The way the man offered him the chair to sit on, he knew this personal call has something to do with Harry. He already has a name in his mind of the person that probably take over his brother's position. He won't give any judgement about that for he had already read the personal information and achievement of this person in the internet.

And he admitted that she has the skill to be in the position.

"Thank you, sir," he respectfully responded and followed the command of this officer in his uniform.

"I received a phone call from Captain Llorente that you are allowed to never join the training of the recruit. Instead, part of the first class training ----"

Naizen straight his back as he sat his ass down in this chair. *"Captain Llorente"* he said in mind.

"I'm afraid I couldn't do that, Sgt. Martinez," he cut tbe officer off.

He caught how the officer's eyes narrowed and his forehead knotted. He seemed to be shock that he just heard a rejected tempting offer.

"Really? I mean, why? It has the General's approval, Mr. Alvarez. The General knows your capability. You are so much a-like with your brother, the respected late Captain Alvarez," Sgt. Martinez said.

"Please let the General know that I will his trust as a complement," he responded wearing the smile he knew that no one can guess whether it's real or a sarcastic. "However, I would just want to check it right for he was correct, I was so much a like with Captain Alvarez and we are both fan of fair treatment. I joined the recruit and so, I am supposed to be trained with the other recruits. Plus, I personally do not fit in the first class team, yet."

The officer seemed to didn't expect that he will be hearing such rejection from the person they thought would accept the special treatment the higher officer would give. Naizen was taking care of for he doesn't know who among these people in here he can be trust with.

He has to be careful for himself, for Ellen and most specially, for Harry — for his brother.

"I assure you that the General will know about this, Mr. Alvarez," Sgt. Martinez responded. "I just want to inform ahead of time, Mr. Avarez, that the training is kind off something the the people uttered difficult."

"Thank you for the warning, Sgt. Martinez. I will take that in mind," he uttered.

Sgt. Martinez stood up and announced that in 20 minutes, they will be starting to walk through the road where the jeep that will bring the recruits to the camp was waiting. It was a public announced recruiting of who wants to join the national military force.

He and Ellen stood up in the last line of the parade on their way to the jeep and both of them were roaming their eyes together. Ellen counted the entire number of recruits.

"What do you think was the reason of every person in this line?" Ellen asked in her low tone.

"I don't care about other people's reason. I have my own and I will focus on mine," he answered seriously.

"You don't have to bear it whole on your shoulder. You have me here, Naizen. We are both doing this for Harry, we are both want to make him proud," Ellen responded in her serious tone that made Naizen looked at her.

"Just promise me that you will be safe," he uttered while following the line walking through the jeep they will be riding.

"I promise. Stop worrying about me, you know I have the iron body. I am used for physical activities, brother," she answered.

"Captain!" Sgt. Martinez and the team immediately in the formation and does salute to the woman they are facing. Naizen narrowed his eyes as he spotted the woman in her uniform. She was leaning in this expensive car he knew not the military service.

"How was the day, Sgt. Martinez?" The woman captain asked and Sgt. Martinez answered that everything was good and done smoothly. "Great! Now, recruits, you have to be in that jeep in less that 7 seconds. Whoever failed to enter the jeep in the given time, has to go home. Your time, starts, now!"

Everyone was in double time and not minding the weight of the bag they have in their back. Ellen and Naizen was both too quick to place themselves in the best place that this jeep had.

Both of them smirked at each other when they finally got the best place and had their asses finally sat down while the other recruits are running their ass to get their own place. Through the small are, Naizen can see perfectly the Captain Llorente, he has the aura of a fighter but she was also looking like someone that would bring trouble.

She was the one that Harry put back in her place and now had taken his place.

Naizen looked at Ellen who just transfered her ass and sat down beside him.

"Just let me sit here down. There's just someone I noticed that was looking at you like you are some kind off a donut to crave for," Ellen uttered while chuckling a little.

He looked at this woman with his narrowed eyes but Ellen just shrugged her shoulder and even winked at him.

"Stop winking at me, people would think that you have hots on me," he joked trying to join Ellen's craziness and all.

And right at that moment, Ellen went faced palm and grimaced as she cringed with what he just mumbled.

"Please, I know I didn't failed to remind you to atleast go to church and cleanse your soul," she said that made him shoke his head.

That is something he can trust towards Ellen. She only think of him and Harry as her brothers and nothing beyond of that. She would find it disgusting when they tease her to any of them. Before Roxanne Leticia came, their mom wants Ellen to be Harry's wife but the two just found it nasty.

Everyone was going out from the jeep immediately the moment it stopped. Naizen take a look at the gate that has a huge CAMP 5 written on it.

"Listen everyone," Sgt. Martinez called the attention and all. "Your training will last to 10 weeks. In 10 weeks, your personal phone will be confiscated and you can only have it, once. Understood?"

"Sir, yes sir!" everyone yelled except Naizen and Ellen who didn't even move their lips.

The gate opened widely and let them all get inside. It was literally a camp for military. It has everything that needed for training.

"It feels like, I have already done training," Ellen mumbled and smirked.

Well, they can't deny Ellen's determination of being in here and join him for whatever he was planning to do here.

"Naizen Alvarez."