5:56 a.m. Greenfield Academy, East gate, Guards house.

Three guards are resting inside the guard house, one was sleeping in a wooden couch, one was keeping watch while holding a SMG, and another... was sitting while eating chips.

"Heeey, what time will we change shifts? I'm already sleepy, and hungry... and tired," The one eating chips grumbled.

"Still 3 hours away, don't worry Ben, the other two'll get some food." After turning towards Ben, the guard that was keeping watch smiled at himm.

Named Lester, this guard is his older brother. They are both trained military personnel, it's one of the requirements for this high paying job. He recommended Ben this job since it has both low risks and high rewards.

"Haah, fine, i'll help you keep watch til Dave wakes up." Ben just sighed and tossed put chips down a table. He grabbed his SMG as well, after that he went beside his brother.

The guard house only had thick walls at the height of his waist, so the two can look out easily. There are 4 posts on each corner that holds up the roof. The guard house is raised a meter above the ground for a better vantage point.

Ben wasn't actually that tired nor sleepy, they were trained to handle fatigue and drowsiness, it was true that he was hungry though. However, Dave had to cover for someone's shift since another guard apparently had a cold. He's been awake for a whole 24 hours, he at least needs a nap, drowsiness makes you less alert.

Students are now arriving one by one, some of them greets Lester as they pass by the guard house, some female students even flirted with him. He shot an accusing glare at Lester.Sure ,Lester was handsome with short brown hair and brown skin, but he was married! He himself was as handsome as Lester, but if he had a wife, he wouldn't dare flirt with students.

"How dare you, I'll tell May about this," Still glaring him, Ben reached out for his phone.

"Hey! It's not like I'm asking for this alright! They come to me all by themselves! And it's not like I like them! So for the love of god please don't call May, " he looked at me pleadingly and grabbed Ben's shoulders, he then spoke with a stern expression, "I don't want to see a plate flying towards me like frisbee ever again...."

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Ben shuddered at the thought. May was not a delicate woman, she was part of Lester's batch when they were training. Their love blossomed during that time. In the 4 years that Lester has worked here, May worked in the military. She stopped when they had a daughter named Lara two years back.

Ben laughed dryly and retuned his phone to his pocket, at this time, the other two came back.

"Mike, did you get food?" Ben looked towards one of the men and asked. Mike was holding a grocery bag.

"Yeah, the captain gave us some cup noodles," He handed one from the grocery bag he was holding to the two.

"Oh, cool. I haven't had one since training. " He opened the cup and got the hot water from a thermos they had, "Do we wake Dave up?"

"Yeah," Lester did the same with his cup, "He might be hungry too. "

"Ok, i'll do it," The guy beside Mike volunteered.

"Thanks John, " Lester thanked the guy and returned to pouring hot water over his cup noodles.

John only nodded, he wasn't a very talkative guy. He walked over to Dave while Mike sat in the chair Ben used earlier and prepared his own cup.

Dave woke up shortly after and prepared his cup.

5 minutes more and the cup is already prepared.

Just before Ben could eat his fill, Dave stopped him.

"No wait!" Ben stopped what he's doing immediately, with his fork just inches away from his mouth, "Something is wrong with the noodles, it tastes... different. might be expired or something, don't risk it."

Ben, though looking crestfallen, heeded his warnings. Everyone did the same and didn't eat the noodles. Dave was the most experienced of them here and he's also the oldest. At 47 years old, he's worked here for a decade.

"How often do you eat cup noodles again?" Ben asked, he lay his cup in the table beside him.

"Everyday," Dave had a smug look at his face.

'I don't think that's something to be proud though...' Ben thought.

20 minutes pass and Dave went back to sleep. Mike and John also grabbed their guns and joined taking a look out. Students are still coming, though only one or two passes, every student in this school is early.

After another 10 minutes, no more students were coming through their gate, so they decided to lock it down.

During this time, someone spoke through their radios.

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At this transmission everyone tensed up, even Dave woke up from the sudden message. They all looked towards him.

"Told you," He stood up and pick up his gun, "Hurry, call HQ. Be ready for a shoot out."

Ben nodded and tried called HQ, but he was all too late.