Lee Vixen's Story

Max
Maximilien sat at his desk, the view of the entire industrialized city could be seen, he was proud of what he built. Maahes sighed softly as he lay in front of the large bay window that over looked the city. The Black Panther looked to his body. “You’re not really going to take her soul are you?” he asked casually referring to Amber. Max glanced to the panther “Maahes, now do you really think I’m that heartless, she’s like my little sister” he smirked his normally cocky smirk. The black panther frowned deeply “You are that heartless, you must remember, I’m your soul, your feelings are mine as well” he said calmly “She trusts you with her life” he sighed. “Yes, well…she needs to learn not to trust anyone in today’s time.” he said glaring at his soul. “Besides my business is my own, not yours.” He said glancing to the door as it open.

Lee, Amber, Laney and Liam coming in to his office “Good morning Liam, Ladies” he nodded gently “Please take a seat” he said gesturing to his couch. “Lee and Laney I have an assignment for you two” he said in his smooth velvet voice “I received word that the Rebellion was causing quite a scene downtown late last night.” He sighed “Seems, you miss Laney were spotted down there, last night…as well as you Amberlyn” he said slightly agitated “I’m not quite sure why the two of you would be in the downtown dangerous part of the city without my permission, or some kind of protection” he frowned as one of his servants poured a glass of scotch for him. He stood up pacing in front of the window for a moment, before taking a sip. “Anyways I guess it is none of my business, but you two do work for me and it makes me look bad when my top workers are mingling with trash” he said irritated. “As I was saying Laney and Lee, I’d like you to see what information you can find about last night’s little riot.” He took another sip of his scotch.

Amber
Amber sighed softly “Max…I’m…I didn’t mean to be out there” she said faintly hating when he was mad at her, she looked to Laney “I dragged her with me it wasn’t her fault honest” she said softly use to taking the blame, knowing he wouldn’t punish her as harshly as the other. “Amber shut up he’ll kill you” the Artic fox spoke knowing no one else could hear her. Amber simply ignored the comment. “Very well, I’ll deal with you later then” he said glaring at her for a moment causing her to look away. She looked to Liam for a moment as if she was going to say something to him though she decided against it for the moment.

Gah what a sickening morning, it’s too early to be listening to whatever crap he’s got to spew out of his mouth today. Morning speeches always tend to linger in my head for too long since its stinking fresh!
Lee thought rebelliously, staring at a random corner of the ceiling as they entered. She was paid to be a government member, nothing more, nothing less. She would come in, do as instructed without question but that didn’t mean she had to enjoy it or stop a few rebel thoughts here and there from developing; it was in her nature to dislike whatever was out of her control. “Good morning Liam, Ladies” Max; the head of government said with nothing but a gentle nod before gesturing to the couch. Of course, Liam his right-hand man would be there; a reminder why coming into the office could be so sickening.. Nobody trusted nobody and that was generally bad work morale. It probably also meant nobody was exactly happy being with the other people in the room; Lee more than others. “Please take a seat” Lee did as told along with the others, sitting down and crossing her legs like a lady that you’d barely believe it if someone told you she was actually quite skilled in how to handle a gun; a real sniper shot. The other two women; Laney and Amber were people she only knew by face and didn’t bother to socialise with. She wasn’t paid to be friendly, merely paid to be civil. That was her own terms and conditions for employment anyway. “Lee and Laney I have an assignment for you two” Max said, smooth talking as usual, enriching his voice to entice them. Lee didn’t really react, her vision lingering again to that oh so entertaining corner of the room. She would rather be out there, doing her own thing and having a literal ‘blast’ of fun but the only way that was going to happen without a troublesome lawsuit would be this assignment he spoke of. Get on it with it already.. she thought impatiently, her eyes finally settling on her somewhat of a ‘boss’ as her fingernails danced on top the lounge armrest.

“I received word that the Rebellion was causing quite a scene downtown late last night.” Fun. she thought, leaning her elbow on the arm rest instead of her nails, her hand cupping the side of her seemingly delicate face. Max sighed, a sign that things weren’t exactly perfect. “Seems, you miss Laney were spotted down there, last night…as well as you Amberlyn” Ha, caught red handed.. not stealthy enough lovies. Lee thought tauntingly about the two, just glancing their way briefly to catch expressions before amusingly smiling away. “I’m not quite sure why the two of you would be in the downtown dangerous part of the city without my permission, or some kind of protection” he frowned before cutting right to the chase. “As I was saying Laney and Lee, I’d like you to see what information you can find about last night’s little riot.” Easy.. Lee thought, moving her elbow off the sofa assuming their briefing was over yet it had to go on. Lee’s mind drifted far away, as the exchanges of words between Amber, Max and Lanely continued about that night. It had absolutely nothing to do with her! Why did she have to fucking sit here, waste her time and listen to this nonsense. Sure it was amusing, but come on.. it was way too early to hear a threesome bicker away like old couples.

“Amberlyn says she dragged you and your telling me you called her out!” It was hard to drift off topic in her mind as Max started to get angry, calling out the two as liars. Fucking drama.. amusing but it’s so bloody annoying to have my ear drums so close in range to the yelling and screaming and whining she complained in the depths of her mind. Oh how she would LOVE to say something right now about how they should all shut up and make up or some hippy line just to get out of the office faster. “Lee you are excused” At last.. she thought, happily standing up and heading towards the door but catching a bit of action out of the corner of her eye as she walked out. Things became rather violent quickly, Maahes; Max’s soul playing rough with Ophelia; Amber’s soul. I could be at home watching something similar to this on television.. Lee rolled her eyes quickly as she exited, the door fastening behind her. It was none of her concern anyway. She light-heartedly tucked an escaped strand of her dyed brown locks behind her earlobe before making her way down the hall. No, she wouldn’t be praying for the sake of those two women.. they didn’t matter one bit. Besides, in this world.. praying didn’t get you anywhere.

Her coat pocket started rattling as Lee sighed, knowing exactly what it was. She had brought her soul to work today; she didn’t do it all the time like most people did so very few people were probably aware of what her soul even looked like. She retreated to the women’s bathroom hastily, making sure no one was present before taking the small cube like container from her pocket containing her soul; a beautiful butterfly she called Akane. “Hush down Akane, you’re lucky I even took you to work today.” She said, setting the container down on a sink. The butterfly continued fussing, obviously displeased with its miniature ‘home’. “Let me out! I’m your soul you know!” The little creature whined. “Pfft.. you’re not even a REAL animal.. not like you need to roam free and shit..” Lee paused, rubbing her chin before raising an eyebrow. “Do you even SHIT?” she thought aloud before laughing as her butterfly continued whining. “Heyy that’s not funny! It’s really uncomfy here.. oops.” Akane said after bumping into the cube’s wall, shaking its wings off.

Max
"Sure. I could have you whenever I wanted," she stated, causing him to smirked, his alluring famous smirk "But I'm too good for you, aren't I? If you had me once you'd have to have me again, wouldn't you?" the young woman stated as she walked over to him, causing him to chuckle amused at her words "I'm surprised, Romeo! You're actually giving me the option to have you? What a gentleman we have here!" he sighed looking to her for a moment “Well would you rather I not give you a choose because that can be easily fixed” he whispered for only her to her although besides their souls they were the only ones in the room. He gently but forcefully pushed her against the large bay window that over looked the industrial city. He leaned in “I think you’ve got it all wrong Dove” he whispered softly kissing her cheek as he whispered to her, forcefully pressing against her with his body as he held her arms above her tightly though not enough to hurt her. There was no escape for her at this point she was in too deep. “If you have me once…you’ll only want more” his voice was pure and full of confidence as he whispered to her. The way he talked was unheard of almost like a god, which made since for his soul having been the only Lion ever known, until of course Scarny. He was meant to rule, he was born for this, his soul was strong and he was more powerful than any other being in the New Nations. It showed now as he spoke to the young woman.

Amber
She glanced to her fox “Oh don’t give me that look, I have a right to be with him, my father was his right hand man until he died.” She frowned Ophelia shook her head as they went into the bathroom seeing Lee though not really acknowledging her. Amberlyn frowned as she splashed her face with cold water “Shouldn’t you be finding out more information on that riot” she looked to Lee. Trying to hide her jealous, trying to hide her emotion in general.

"Hey! If you think it's 'fun' to keep tossing around in there, wait till I start tossing you--"
The small talk between Lee and her soul was forced to conclude as the bathroom doors burst open. By that time, Lee had been aware of the sound of approaching footsteps and pocketed the cube, once more ordering her soul to shut up. She wasn't comfortable with the idea of other people seeing her soul. It made her feel somewhat exposed to prying eyes and often, people judged your threat levels on the animal you had backing you up. In a way, it could be advantageous.. being underestimated as a feeble, helpless, delicate woman but she sought the benefit in keeping her soul hidden; the fact it was hard to identify and thus, she wasn't going to be killed off so easily. There was no way she would become a mindless zombie.. err slave in proper terms. Lee had a mind that she wanted to keep thank you very much.

She patted her pocket, as if reminding the butterfly to keep quiet before turning back to the sink and starting to wash her hands casually as Amberlyn and that foxy soul of hers dropped by. Yeah.. a butterfly, a small fragile little butterfly. A fox is a great soul animal in comparison. Lee admitted in her head as she dabbed a bit of soap into her palm, the strong fragrance escaping into the air as she continued to wash her hands as she would do so normally. She planned to just finish washing her hands and leave the bathroom, it's not like she needed to go in the first place but Amber intervened that plan, having a few words to say. “Shouldn’t you be finding out more information on that riot” The girl seemed frustrated somehow, it made sense as Amber hardly ever talked to Lee to begin with. Was she looking to rant after Max got angry at her about their 'lying' ways? Heh maybe.. no use thinking about that anyway, her problem not mine.

Lee switched the tap off, looking up at her complexion in the mirror before smirking with a "Hm?" murmur, still having that idea of the conversation approach being an excuse to rant implanted in the back of her mind. Oh she'd fight if the girl started something. Nobody messed around with Lee without a lesson. She turned her head, the ends of her hair falling neatly over her shoulders to find Amber was still looking at her, awaiting an answer of sorts. "So I should be as my current directive.. but I wasn't aware that you were in charge or that I was given a deadline." Lee retorted calmly, her smirk fading as she turned her attention back to the mirror once more before turning on her heels in the direction of the door. She hated people, so chit chat really wasn't her forte. "Besides, that's really none of your business otherwise Max would have asked you to find information instead." That had to hurt, lots of girls liked Max that way and Lee wouldn't be surprised if that was the reason why Amber was so distressed. It was clear as day how many women he had eating the crumbs that fell off his table, like loyal dogs. Psh.. they might as well be soulless slaves.. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have better things to do as you know.. than splash my face hoping it'll make me any prettier." Lee winked over her shoulder with a blank expression before opening the door, hearing the words of her soul: "That wasn't very nice.." I don't get paid to do 'nice'.

Amber scoffed a bit as the girl spoke to her it a slightly harsh manor not at all used to it, she was seen as royalty much like Max, because he took care of her. She frowned as the girl mentioned Max giving Lee the assignment instead of her which royally pissed her off. She followed her out of the bathroom, she may be shy around Max, but she wasn’t about to let someone walk all of her. “You think you’re better than everyone else just because you can shoot a damn gun” she called to the girl. “Amber please don’t do this” Ophelia begged though being her soul she had to back her up when push came to shove they were one in the same. The foxes hair stood up a bit as she started to growl “Your no better than a commoner, I heard your story poor baby can’t even remember her own history, you were picked up off the streets because Max thought you were pretty” she snapped at Lee, not really looking for a fight just more frustrated at the moment. Her eyes searched around the girl “You don’t even have a soul, how the hell are you still such a bitch, you shouldn’t even be able to talk” she glared at the girl.

Haha the expression on her face.. total gob smack I say.
Lee laughed in her head, Akane of course disapproving in her pocket sized prison but unable to do anything besides wait and listen in on its owner's thoughts. Lee sighed, glancing at a clock on the wall. "Well look at the time.." Damn I wasted too much time... she thought dissatisfied with how she spent her morning. Not that it could be helped in the first place, all part of the job she agreed to. Just when she thought she had made her point clear that she didn't like conversation and wanted to be on her own, Amber followed after quite furious. Oh here comes the rant.. here comes the rant her head sang to the tune of 'here comes the bride' jokingly, observing the sound of footsteps again without changing the pace of her own footsteps. “You think you’re better than everyone else just because you can shoot a damn gun” Plausible ain't it? "Yup, you should watch your tongue or I could shoot it right off though.." Lee said, stopping in her steps to turn and look over her shoulder towards the girl who had trailed behind. While Amber was getting worked up, Lee was very much calm. It seemed every time she opened up her mouth, she was landing herself in conflict. A reason why she didn't talk to co-workers unless spoken to, in that way they were just asking for it and she couldn't be blamed. And yet here I am again.. fucking whiners. she thought, smirking even as Ophelia growled at her. Lee wasn't easily threatened, she had nothing to lose. Come the end of the day, heck Lee wouldn't even remember this argument while it would continue to egg in the back of Amber's mind. That was the problem with today's society, people cared too much what people said. It was obvious at how Amber was bugging her about it when they weren't even friends. Heh, yet you choose to waste your time and mine... Amber's emotions had surely shot over her logic.

“Your no better than a commoner, I heard your story poor baby can’t even remember her own history, you were picked up off the streets because Max thought you were pretty” Oh wow.. playing dirty are we? Lee simply raised an eyebrow, finding the verbal attack completely irrelevant to the things she had said prior. Amber was just aiming to settle the score with something personal such as that she figured. Sigh.. fucking time waster here. she thought, her hand sliding through her hair as she stared up at the clock again disinterested. Amber started looking around her body with a puzzled expression as if searching for something in particular, but she soon revealed her intention of doing so anyway. “You don’t even have a soul, how the hell are you still such a bitch, you shouldn’t even be able to talk” Amber glared at her but Lee just giggled at the misjudgement, a hand covering her mouth politely as other government members passed by the scene. She placed one hand on her hip in an elegant fashion blinking once before continuing. "Well what a miracle, I am talking! And congratulations, you've made a rather amusing scene of yourself in front of our other coworkers.. that's nice." her eyes slitted menacingly before returning to normal, brushing her hair aside like the innocent woman her looks gave off.

"And I'm not being a bitch, just stating facts. You aren't in charge, I wasn't given a deadline and I was the one given the assignment, not you." She said with a pleasantly smug smirk on her face. Can you call me out as wrong.. 'bitch?' "And.. you're quite a pity story yourself, need I remind you of your place?" Lee said, raising an eyebrow again. "It's not like you wouldn't be living on the streets.. if things had turned out rather differently, but it's nice to know Max thinks I'm pretty.." she taunted, batting her eyelashes before flicking the girl's nose. "Bup Bup!" she made such a noise, as if hushing a child to let her speak before planting the same finger she used to flick the girl's nose to place against her own red rose lips to suit further clarity of being quiet. "Keep acting that way and everyone here will think you've completely lost it. I might even be ordered to subdue you and have you escorted home. This isn't a playground for your antics little girl.. some of us here actually HAVE work to do." she said, again winking. Amber wasn't that much younger than herself. Not that Lee would care to remember the girl's age, but heck point was she was younger and she was acting like an overgrown baby in her eyes. Lee just did whatever she had to do and she learned how to defend herself. It was rather strange of Amber to insult her for that, when she was actually quite proud of being a gunner. Her soul whimpered at the taunts: Lee, come on.. leave the girl alone. Hush you, she started it..

She knew Amber and Max were close to some point too, but to hell with it. This girl was lucky enough to just be verbally taunted than taunted at gunpoint which she would rather do but her 'baby' wasn't around.. Besides, it wouldn't be a big deal if Max rampaged on her freaking tail about it for once. He had never gotten mad at her before, or at least she didn't recall such a time. She also knew the government wouldn't get rid of her so easily.. so it would probably just be shit and giggles in the end. Lee had this secretive mindset impression that she could get away with anything in the scheme of things but she'd only push as far as she was pushed. She wasn't going to show that she knew what she was worth in the grand picture. Unlike most girls present.. she wasn't just another replaceable, pretty face to keep Max entertained. Lee was a valuable asset with her weaponry know-how. It was a skill that came rather naturally. No doubt, other women working under Max had their own set of skills too but as far as she knew, nobody could shoot a bullseye as well as herself and that came quite in handy when dealing with the rebellion. Speaking of which.. I could go for some pancakes right now.

Finally I can get out of here..
Lee smirked as Amber retreated, then continued on her way with long, confident strides deciding she'd need to pick up her 'baby' for this assignment. Her original 'baby' was at home but that was a city away and would take a while to travel to and back again. Then again, she didn't receive a deadline as she stated to Amber but she was pretty sure Laney wouldn't be much of a slacker. Laney was probably on the move right now for the assignment. Figures.. effing suck ups. Sure, she didn't really know the fellow co-worker but that didn't mean Lee was completely oblivious to how they got their work done. It was much unlike Lee, who liked to take her time. It wasn't a stinking race after all but she wouldn't report back empty handed; that would be so unprofessional of her. So with that in mind, she took a detour to her own office.

Her office was immaculate, if one item had been moved out of place she would know. Everything inside that room had its own place and everything that moved could be traced. She hung up her formal business-looking coat on a coat rack by the door, slowly undoing her top's buttons as she walked further inside the room, turning her head left then right to ensure nothing had been touched. "Well, seems everything is in order." she thought aloud to herself, almost forgetting about her soul's existence. Akane started struggling as a reminder, tossing and turning in the cube container of her hung up coat until it fell to the ground. "Heyy I'm still here you know!" Akane called out to her, making Lee shake her head as she closed the curtains blocking all form of light from entering into the room. "Psh, you couldn't allow me to forget could you?" she retorted but just as she was closing the curtains, she spotted something happening below at the building's entrance. A girl was being escorted inside by force by none other than Liam, making it an obvious directive given by Max. It was all the more curious that it wasn't her or Laney who was asked to retrieve this 'girl'. If it was Liam.. it must have been all the more serious.

Lee opened the window a bit after having watched the girl not only struggle with all her might, but open her mouth and Lee wanted to hear this. "Down with Max!" Lee diverted her eyes to where this hostage was looking, apparently another woman who was witnessing the scene. Easy.. Lee kept the two faces memorised in her head before closing the curtains completely. She had a target now for her directive. Down with Max = rebellion movement. It's not rocket science.Lee hastily unlocked her secret vault in her office, retrieving her spare gear and replica of 'baby' for the assignment to follow through smoothly. Tossing off her heels, she replaced it with knee high boots and threw on a long dark cloak to hide her numerous weapons neatly strapped around her body. "Bam let's go baby." she said, clutching the gun at the trigger as she was about to storm out the door. "Heyyy you forgot me again!" Akane whined. "Argh.." Lee groaned, her gun dropping to waist height as she lost a bit of enthusiasm having to even worry about such a pest of a soul. She bent down on her knees, hand removing the cube out of her previous coat to pocket the small creature in her currently worn one. "There, happy? Geezus.."

It wasn't long before Lee got down from the building, standing right at the exit with her cloak's hood on so her face was barely viewable and started scanning the crowds for the person that the captive was looking at so eagerly. "Left left!" Akane said, trying to be a bit of help. "Oh shut the fuck up.. can't bloody concentrate." Lee muttered at the soul, but just as Akane said.. the target she was looking for was in the left direction; a girl much younger than herself eating an apple, petite with blonde locks of hair and had a Tiger as her soul animal. Well she don't look like much.. but a directive is a directive. The girl was on the move, standing up probably about to leave. Tch, just my luck.. Lee took advantage of the crowds to get a bit closer before drawing out her gun pointed directly at the tiger. "You might want to sit down again.." Lee suggested to her, finger playing at the trigger. The gun was only halfway revealed from her cloak, but even then it was quite intimidating looking.