Hiring a Mercenary is Just as Bad as Being One

[sonjamikato]

Sonja had flown here from London, and the jet-lag was beginning to catch up with her. She'd almost fallen asleep on the train, but now she stood in front of the castel, decidedly pissed. She wasn't planning on spending mroe on the travel than the job would get her but....

The castle was gigantic. And beautiful, but Sonja was never one for architecture. The green area around it was bright, and after spending twnety-some hours traveling, she wasn't in the best mood. This had beter be worth it, she thought.

She was led into the castle by a guy in a penguin suit and waited for the master of the castle to arrive. To her surprise, she didn't notice anyone glancing suspiciously at her hip holster, which held a rather large machine gun, or the broadswords crossed on her back. Or the long leather whip wrapped three times around her waist.

"Where the hell is he?" She growled.

[shadows]

Shadows cleared his throat from behind her. "I'm here.....about time you've come." Shadows pushed from the wall and made his way to the table infront of the woman. She looked good....damn good. Shadows slid into the seat and crossed his arms. The weapons didn't bother him. Two 50 caliber hand cannonws were at his thighs, two daggers in holsters on his chest, and a black bladed, diamond tipped katana on his back. Shadows black eyes starred up at his new hired hand and she looked menacing. Shadows smirked.

"The target is male....information is here....don't speak of it alloud." Shadows passed a large yellow envelope over to the woman. ((Comming in a PM)) Shadows starred at her for a moment. 'Do not say the targets name out loud, tell no one of your target. Eliminate slowly, make it painful, very, and bring his head to me. Video tape it and picture the scene. I wanna see exactly what he was sseeing when he died." Shadows knew what was comming next and smirked. It was a joke talking about money to him. lifting a breif case he placed it on the table. "2.7 million in the case....another four when the job is complete. Enough?"

[sonjamikato]

Sonja raised her eyebrows as she sprawled across a large red armchair. Somehow, the weapons on her seemed not to bother her, but her long thin fingers fiddled with the tip of her whip. This guy was worse than he'd sounded on the phone. Overly confidential. Unless, of course, eh was talking about the president or the queen of England or something. Thsoe would certainly be entertaining. At his offer, her eyebrows practically disappeared into her hairline.

"Sorry, but that won't cut it," Sonja replied curtly and without formality. This was just another payer who wanted a job done and was too high and mighty to get his hands dirty. "You apparently don't know how I work. Two thirds of the payment comes before the job. If the job isn't satisfactory, the last third doesn't need ot be paid."

She was too tired to stand up, but her expression was far from kind. Her steady glare was on the folder, but she didn't touch it. her fingers itched for the material, true, but se was strong enough not to reach for it. She wouldn't take it if he didn't agree to her price. 2.7 million just wouldn't cut it. She liked nice big round numbers, not some silly little digits.

"If the job were simply to kill the guy, I'd ask for 3-6 million, depending on status," Sonja continued, her voice becoming business-like. This was business, and, by the looks of it, Mister Handsome was swimming in gold and green waters. He'd have to offer more of his ocean than a river. Even fi that was a horrible metaphor. Sonja wanted the five great lakes and the nile river added in. More than that. "Because of the secrecy, the slow painful death, the video, and the picture, it'll be 9 million. no less."

[shadows]

Shadows smirked as he leaned back. His eyes moved over the female judging her for a moment. Suddenly he smiled. "Damn, you do know your prices....Sorry about trying to hassel you, needed to make sure you were the real shit." Shadows pressed a button and a man came in carrying another brief case. Taking it Shadows placed it on the table too.

Red eyes starred at the female as he laughed and pressed his earpiece. "Ok Gabriel just shut the fuck up." Turning the headset off he raised an eyebrow. "My ....... second in command wants to know what you'll all do for cash.' Shadows shrugged. "He's on his way, he was out playing like a fuck head.. Anyway, here's what you asked for...."

[sonjamikato]

"Oh, so you think I wouldn't use this?" Sonja asked, gesturing towards her whip. She watched with a slow, lazy, but definitely satisfied smile as another brief case was brought in. She had rarely looked more like a cat, and at the moment, she looked like a cat with a bowl of cream. "Unless you want to give me all 9 mil, you really don't have to pay any less than 6 at the moment. I may not be the nicest, but at least I'm fair the to the employer," She added in a slight mutter. It was true. Even if her prices were slihglty outrageous.

When he spoke of a second in command, her gaze became wary. All in all, this guy didn't seem as bad as some of her previos employers. One had called her and tried to force her right there in his office. She'd slit his throat quick enough. "It depends on the person and the amount of money they'll spend for what I'll do. Sometimes I need a good reason, sometimes I don't. usually, it depends on the situation and the person....not to entio the green they're willing to lose." That was true, too. Sometimes she even did favors, but she alwasy expected some sort of payment sooner or later. Sonja didn't do things because she was nice.

"And I'm guessing you're definitely the richer one, or he wouldn't be your second in command," Sonja continued, reaching for the folder. What the hell? She thought nonchallantly. She was tired and didn't feel like geting on another plane. "Mind if I take my jacket off? I don't exactly plan on leaving the premises tonight, fi you don't mind."

[shadows]

Shadows shrugged. "Ok" With that he slid the other group of cash from the table. Laughing slightely he shrugged again. "He uses my funds...and they're limitless, money is nothing to me. And because of that, nothing to him." Shadows leaned back in his chair.

"Go ahead, I have a shit loads of rooms here, pick one or pick none. Doesn't matter to me." Shadows starred at the doors suddenly and raised an eyebrow. "Fuck....he's early." Suddenly the doors burst open. Gabriel walked through in his usual attire which consisted of leather pants, boots, alot of blades strapped over him and a broadsword on his back.

Gabriel's orange eyes stayed on the female as he walked with a corpse over his shoulder. Dropping it by Shadows desk he shrugged. "Another one....taking pictures of the gaurds." Gabriel's eyes stayed on the female she was.....cat......tiger. gabriel smirked and crouched, moving too graceful to be anything else but one. Gabriel's power was much higher than any normal alpha, hence the reason he prided himself with the most ancient vampire and alpha were kills. Gabriel winked as he spoke. "Meow..(the sound that came from his throat was that of an actual feline) Aren't you a sexy one....look deadly too....." Gabriel's eyes skated over her, his heavily muscled body tensed and flexed as he watched her. 'Interesting."

[sonjamikato]

"Oh, really? How is this interesting?" Sonja asked indifferently. it'd take more than a purr and a half-ways kiss-ass compliment to impress her. Although she had to admit neither the vamp nor te leapord were half-bad looking. but with vamps....it wa sone of their powers, and the leapord was just a body-builder muscles. Nothing special as far as she could tell.

But for a moment, Sonja hesitate din taking off her leather jacket. In contrast to her shirt, it covered her up nicely. but since when was she afraid of those speed-idiots and the bloodsucking leeches? She didn't have anything against any of the other races (even if the humans were rather redundant and stupid), but she felt the tigers were surperior. Even over the King of the Junlge, the might lion. yeah right.

So Sonja peeled off the leather, exposing her exotic shirt. The rbgiht red fabric was split down the center of the torso, but held together over her flat stomach with a ribbon. It showed just enough to get the saliva going but not too much to get her arrested for indecent exposure. Unlikely anyway.

"Are you the second in command, Gabi?" She purposefully made his name into the girl's nickname version. She wanted to see just how he would react.

[shadows]

Gabriel smirked as she asked him the question. "it's interesting because you might make it through the first few hits. Most others don't, then again you don't look too weak." When the female reffered to him as "Gabi" he shrugged, he'd heard worse. " Yeah, I am but see, I'm also the fucking accountant muscler. I deal with all Shads big seels and buys." Gabriel winked as his eyes widened as she removed her jacket.

Gabriel smirked and leaned back. "So...you would really do anything for money eh? Well I have a special job that pays very well for you.....if your interested." Gabriel shruggged. The female looked deadly, beautiful, and ungodly sexy all in one. How the fuck did she do that? gabriel was willing to pay out the ass to have her in his bed, no matter what she was into.

[sonjamikato]

"Hits?" Sonja repeated. She stood, one hand in her jeans pocket the other laid gently on the holster og her gun. "If you're planning on hitting on me even more, of course I can survive. If you're trying to say you'll beat me, good luck with that." She grabbed his wrist, almost crushing his bones and definitely cutting off his circulaton. "You may be faster, but I'm definitely stronger."

She didn't sneer. She dind't growl. In fact, she said the whole thing with a smile. Not the nicest smile in the world, but definitely a smile. Oh, maybe the smile was because she had a good guess at what he was offering. She wasn't necessarily a whore, but she'd make him say it in front of his boss and she's make sure the price was nice and big.

[shadows]

As the female grabbed his wrist the delicious pain shot up from his arm. Fuck yes, it felt undeniably good, yet now she was getting cocky. She thought he was stronger than him because of what species she was, a common misconception. gabriel was an ancient, this pup could harm him if he didn't want her to. gabriel's eyes went cat like as he twisted his wrist straight, the one she was gripping and smirked up at her.

Gabriel blinked slowly up at her. "I was talking about the target, aka hit, aka mark, what ever the fuck you wanna call it." Gabriel energy moved through the room as he unleashed a little of his real strength. This female was strong, too strong for her age. But Gabriel was stronger, he was almost the strongest in this room. Gabriel's eyes slid over her body. "The price....hmm...Not sure, never paid before...but.... 10 mill. just for sex, you want more? name your price." Gabriel's voice was a purr as it usually got.

[sonjamikato]

"Kitten, I'm probably twice as old as you," Sonja hissed, glaring at him. Okay, she was getting pissed. Way pissed. How dare he suggest she couldn't handle the targets. it was one of the only things she was 100% sure about. "And you never paid before? I'm surprised you don't have to. What with your shitting personality, I doubt any girl would come to you willingly. I would have thought you'd live your life with hookers at every turn."

She didn't glance at the vampire, who was apparently still sitting on the couch, watching his hire and his second in command yelling at each other. Maybe the guy enjoyed watching people fight? Sonja knew she dind't; she liked to be in the action. Even if she was losing....no, she would win either way. If she saw she wouldn't, she'd walk away. You could call it cowardice, but you culd also call it smarts.

"Oh, 10 only?" She continued in a sneer, throwing his arm away and stalking back to the armchair. She dropped over the armrest so her legs were over one and her head rested on the other. She crossed her arms behind her head and glared at him. "That's one thing where you'll have to pay more than that to even touch me. 15 mil might get you a kiss. If you're lucky."

[shadows]

Gabriel laughed as he stood and shook his hand. "You'd be suprised at how easily I get women, But I like to try for the ones who aren't complete whores or easy." Gabriel shrugged as she mentioned a kiss for 15 mill. gabriel had nearly as much cash as Shadows, which meant he was the second most wealthy person in the world, Fuck Shadows had a building full of LEGAL presses to make his cash. twelve billion a day is cracnked out by those fuckers.

Gabriel paced. "Well, 15 mill for a kiss...."Gabriel leaned against the desk and crossed his arms. He was quiet for a moment while he thought. Looking down at her he smirked again. "1.7 billion for fucking me, and I'll tripple that if I want it again. It's up to you...spit out a number." gabriel smirked. "She'd turn him down, that was obvious, but he might as well try.

[sonjamikato]

"Show me the cash and I'll consider it," Sonja snapped, at her patience's end. There was no way he was going to let go, was there? And she really didn't think that the vamp would appreciate it if she killed his partner. She turned to the vamp. "Hey, I like to know the names of my employers anyway, so what's yours? I already know Gabi here, but I don't think torture would get him to tell me your name. And he never does give up, does he?"

She was completely ingoring the leapord. Something about him made her pissed, and few people had that talent. Just seeing him... ugh, she wanted to gag. But then again, she had to admit, even if it made her want to choke herself, they were a lot alike. both were stubborn, strong, and both were jungle cats with their eyes on the prize.

Sonja turned back to the leapord. "Oh, other than the money, what's in it for me?"

[shadows]

Gabriel laughed and turned walking towards the door. "Give me a moment and I'll do just that." gabriel disappeared through the doors.

Shadows black eyes watched him go then looked back to the female. "You know he's serious, he's probablty going to the vault right now." Shadows smirked and shook his head. Looking up he cracked his neck slowly. "Me? My name's Shadows, that's all you need to know, if you hear me called anything else, it's not me." Looking the female over and remembering what she did to gabriel brought a smile to his face. So he had made the right choice.

The doors opened and Gabriel walked in, two servants behind him trucking two large, heavy duffle bags. As they set them on the floor Gabriel smirked. There was more than enough money there and it hadn't dented the funds. "What else? Well, what the fuck do you want?"

[sonjamikato]

"You can go ahead and get down on your hands and knees and clean the floor of this place with your tongue," Sonja replied. She approached the duffel bags and checked the money inside, doing the math in her head. The price was right, btu just the fact that he did have the money wasn't impressing her. she wanted to know two other things. "It would be only organ in your body put to good use. but for now, you can go ahead and tell me just how old you are, Gabe."

She stood up again and went over to him, her face a few inches below his. Shit. She hated looking up at people. She was almost touching him. Almost, but not quiet. Her face wa sinches from his, and her eyes glared into his. Her voice was a quiet hiss when she spoke.

"And then you can tell me just why the fucking hell you're so desperate that you're willing to pay almost 2 billion dollars to get me into your bed."