You want me to do what?"

There was a small irritated sigh from across the unorganized cherry desk. It was amazing at times, that he could keep this calm and relaxed in the same room with the Jade Fox.

Course, she wasn't that known- in the outside world, but in this building, every living and non-living, knew not to tick this particular woman off. Poor old Jack here never believed it and at the end of each meeting they had, he always needed four Advil's and a large glass of water to ease the pain between his eyes when she left.

"Come on Jade. It's not as bad as it seems." he pressed on.

"No."

"It'll only be for a month or so. It might actually be fun for you. You could use a bit of fun, you might actually be able to come back and at least smile a couple of times. Of course, then we'd have to send you back when it all wares off, for our sakes." he babbled on; unaware of the tic forming in the young woman's jaw.

Ignoring his comment, she didn't budge. "No." She was getting really annoyed now. She was starting to sound like a teen pushing the repeated button on their favorite song, so they could hear it over and over again.

"I will not be one of your sick test subjects. I am not going to be one of those guinea pigs that you injected food coloring into, just to see if their fur would change colors."

"Hey now," he said sternly as he straightening up in the leather chair, that creaked and squeaked with his every movement. "That was harmless fun when I was bored waiting for you to get back from one of your missions."

Jade rolled her brilliant green eyes. She never did understand this man.

"My answer is still no, nevertheless."

Jack let out another sigh that sounded a bit depressed.

That was a new emotion Jade had never seen from him. It actually shocked her. He never showed anything other than anger and amusement, and that was only around her. He told her once, that she brought that side of him out.

But depression? Sadness? She was starting to get worried about the big man now.

Those dark chocolate eyes burned into her, so deep she could feel it through every bone and nerve ending in her body. She knew that look. It was the same one he gave her every time before he made that one single threat that always got to her and always gave him what he wanted.

He wasn't playing around now. He was just playing cheep.

"Don't you dare say it. I don't want to hear those words escape between your lips."

"Or what? You'll rip my throat out? You know, that may work with the mortals, and a few immortals or demons, but not with me. I know you better than that. You wouldn't dare make such a threat towards me."

Damn him. He really did know more than he should. Through the years, Jade has yet to figure out just what the hell he really was. The only thing she knew, was that he was very good looking, very scary, very annoying and immortal. He also healed way too fast for her liking; she knew first hand.

"Now, am I going to have to repeat myself like all the other times? Or are you going to behave for once in your immortal life?"

"Don't you touch my baby."

"Don't look at me if he suddenly has a few dents throughout his body."

That worked.

Jade's eyes widened in shock before she quickly shook her head. "Leave my baby alone." she said with a warning growl.

"Then you know what to say."

"You can read my mind. Do I really have to speak them?" she questioned. Jade really hated the fact that he could get his way with her, no matter what it was. If he wanted her to strip down and dance naked around his office, all he would have to do is tell her with that seductive voice of his and she'd on his desk in no time.

He chuckled. Damn him.

"No, I want to hear it out of your mouth. Once I hear it, then I promise your precious Javelin will be fine. Hey, I'll even buy you some more Nos for you and erase all the tickets you got today for speeding."

Jade's entire facade brightened up dramatically and for once she smiled so wide, she didn't bother to hide her full sized fangs.

"I'll do it!" she shouted before she could realize what she said and when she did comprehend what exactly just flew out of her mouth, she cursed under her breath.

"Good to hear. You'll see, when you return to your apartment, that there will be a folder and two full tanks of your Nos, waiting for you."

Did he actually know she was going to cave in eventually, like always? Was one of his many talents she didn't know about, being able to see into the future? But she swore she was doing great at the beginning. She was winning! Of course, till he pulled out his evil trick with her car.

"Yes, I knew you were going to cave. But the Nos was already going to be there when you returned. I just thought I'd add it in, even though you were getting it anyways. It was a bonus, to throw it in and really make sure you accepted the job."

Now she was pissed and confused. Did she miss out in something? Was it one of her prizes, she completely forgot about? There was a few races she won, that she never did get the prize for the win.

Maybe the Nos was one of them, and she completely forgot.

"No, no." he answered her unspoken question.

"I hate it when you do that."

He just chuckled before continuing. "Today is your two hundredth birthday. Do you not remember? I figured I'd give you a small present and that's what the Nos was."

That took her by complete shock. Another emotion. Kindness. Holy shit. He was on a roll today. Maybe, if she was lucky, she could get some more interesting things out of him. Maybe he wasn't the cold hearted bastard he always tried so hard to be. She knew he was actually kind and fuzzy underneath all that hard man.

Jack growled under his breath.

"Um, thanks. I did actually. I stopped keeping track when I pressed one hundred. It wasn't worth it, when you were alone."

"What am I? Chopped liver?" he asked, which earned another smile from Jade as she stood from the chair in front of Jack's dirty table.

"Nah, you're too good looking for liver. Maybe, just maybe, a gull bladder." she teased, but got serious once he stopped laughing and he too got serious.

"Also, there are two cases of blood bags for you. AB positive. Your favorite. Make sure that you fill yourself up before you leave tomorrow. If you run out and need more, just let me know."

Jade nodded her head and watched as Jack stood from his chair. Jack towered over her and everyone else. He stood at a whopping, six-six while she was at a normal height of five-seven.

Jade loved her height, but when she was near Jack while he was standing, she felt like a Chihuahua against a Great Dane. Specially when she came to eye level with that muscular chest of his; which she was able to see thanks to the few buttons of his dress shirt that just happened to be undone.

Jade forced herself not to, but couldn't stand it much longer and she found herself licking her suddenly dry lips; blushing deep when she heard Jack's thunderous laugh echo in the office.

"Lovely thoughts, Jade."

"Shut up!" she snapped. "It's not my fault you have some freaky ability to make every woman you cross, suddenly want to jump your bones. Im starting to wonder if you're really Eros, in disguise. If you really are the damn God of Love, then it would defiantly clear a few things up."

Jack suddenly grew quiet and still, but shrugged his broad shoulders after time before he walked her over to the door and held it open for her. He still had the manners he learnt, way back when.

"Make sure you call me once you make it there and into a safe place."

"Make it where? You never did bother with all the details." she reminded him as she came to a stop in the door way.

"You'll find everything you'll need and need to know in that folder I told you about. Make sure you read all of it before you leave."

Jade sighed and nodded her head. It was always the same. He never did like to talk about the jobs he gave her and the others. She still wanted to know why though. At least this time, it seemed she was going to get to do this alone. No tag along's to slow her down for once.

Yay!