" Sorry! "

It seemed like the only word that would escape his lips. Apology after apology, after apology, after apology.

Leon scrambled through the corridors of various ranks. He bumped into a lieutenant, apologized. A colonel, apologized. It seemed like a never-ending mass of peers, but none with your exact face.

As he struggled to push past the bunched up members that chatted in the hallway; he finally saw it. A door that led to an office.

Who? It didn't matter. He'd ask for directions later.

A shimmer of hope in Leon's eyes, he squeezed himself past. However, his papers and radio phone were dropped on the tiles floor. They were trampled, stomped. Multiple autographs from different boots. Goddammit. With a grunt, he lifted himself to his knees to collect his items and rushed to the door. It was banged vigorously, his voice strained with desperation.

" Hello? Sir or .. ah, ma'am? Lieutenant? " Leon called as he banged on the door. As you finally answered groggily, he presented papers to you. They were his admission papers, however .. shredded. You wanted to decline, but that hopeful spark in his eyes. You couldn't say no to his efforts, so with a sigh you accepted him as your student and rookie.