Eleven Years Passed.
That was the beginning of a new era for me. Ever since that day, I found a resting place in the Den Of Gangs. I'd meet up with clients and sell drugs.
Today was a different day.
I stood outside. I watched the beautiful scenery of the ever-so wonderful snow fall down. I would be meeting up with my work partner to deliver a package. The job was easy. Meet up with Luscious, deliver the package and come back.
Dressed in a white and brown fur jacket and fur hat with big pants and boots, I awaited Luscious', my partner's, presence.
This was during the early evening hours. I glanced at my watch knowing fully well that idiot would come late. I'd probably die from cold if not from the cursed tensed feeling that hugged me.
I gulped down saliva, nervously.
Something felt strange this time around. I had a harbinger feeling that something would go wrong, regardless, I had to do as my boss commanded. Unlike other times, this package, I knew not what was inside.
"Shit!"
Why don't they tell me anything?
This journey was eerie. Very eerie.
I and Boss Serio had a special kind of relationship, but being a mature man he tried to keep as decent as possible. I liked how caring he was but it pained humans could turn humans against each other . His brother never liked me from the start.
Jealousy.
Of course the Boss had some kind of romantic feelings for me so for this reason I'd often hear Alphred tell his brother, "Women can be cunning." That was my name anyways, Fox. Lord Serio had nicknamed me that. "Be careful and don't trust womrn cuz they caused the first downfall of man. Remember your brother…" and shit like that.
Serio cared so much for me, but blood was blood.
Still in the middle of nowhere in the snow, I recall a disgusting day.
*Flashback*
"Where's Serio?" Alphred had questioned me one time when only me was in the Boss' office cleaning it up.
I answered politely, "His not around."
Alphred made his way into the office. Alphred, Sir Serio's blood brother; who I'd describe as spoilt, was a carrot head. He had a snake tattoo on his left arm usually dressed in big pants accompanied by a bandana on his head.
He wasn't attractive anyway. I meant this inwardly cause I believe that's the true source of attraction.
I paused to observe this action, soon speaking without turning back with eyes glued to the files I was arranging, "I said, Boss Serio is not present."
The lame tall orange-haired dude sashayed in like it was nothing. I had all the right to be in this office as I was instructed.
I faced backwards whilst he opened a drawer from my behind. "Good," said Alphred. His breath smelt greatly of alcohol which I got so use to but it still irked my senses. His fingers collected a small sack of cocaine as he was in close proximity with me. Then he leaned closer to me, and said, "Your Fox, the dancer right.?"
I shifted back, hitting him on purpose. "Oops! Sorry sir. I didn't feel much presence behind my back." Of course, I, Vanessa said it on purpose. I was a "joke" which I prayed Alphred got, but he insisted.
He shifted backwards feeling like was a god. He proceeded to stroking his chin.
With a husky voice, he pronounced, "Dance for me."
I still went in with what I was doing. I felt unperturbed as he didn't seem like a threat. The joke stands.
I curved my lips for a leer. "I don't do shows for second-in-commands. How would you feel if Lord Serio was to walk in here?" I then faced him, with a cocky aura. I went for his chin ; a little something I learnt from his brother, "Sir, it takes more than that to book a show."
I stared down to the lower part of his pants. His expression switched to a glowering one. "Youu!" Before he could hit me with his raised hand, my hero and Boss walked in.
"What's happening here, Alphred?" Lord Serio, as I like to call him, walked into the scene.
The brat withdrew his palm and fisted it into his pocket. He lied, "I caught her stealing some drugs from you and thought to straighten her up, Sir."
Serio went on with voice booming in the entire office, "Fox is my trusted worker. Any action that needs correction should be first discussed with me." He went on to take the sack from the liar.
I blused inwardly and outwardly. Alphred left in shame after the Boss had given this statement, "Do you have any other correction to make? Perhaps about me this time around?"
"N-no Sir,"
"Then leave!"
I giggled to the thunderous tune.
I was marked as his brother's enemy from that day onward.
*End Of Flashback*
Present.