Prologue
"Fenix, Fenix how wonderful you look this morning." Fenix stood in the mirror looking like something straight out of a R.L Stein novel. She pulled the comb through her shoulder length black hair before putting it up in a tight bun. She splashed water on her face for the third time this morning and sighed. Fenix left the bathroom and headed towards the kitchen. Doing desk work all day wasn't going to be fun but that's what she was stuck with seeing an assignment hadn't come in all week. The sound of her military issued boots on the hardwood floor of the kitchen caught the attention of the feline in the corner.
"Good morning Tsubasa," she said. Tsubasa meowed in response and rubbed his body against her leg. "Let's see if I can make us some breakfast, I hope you don't mind salmon." She opened the fridge and saw a bottle of wine she opened last night. 'You can't drink before work…yes I can…no you can't!' Her inner thoughts were fighting a battle over a bottle of damn wine, how pathetic. 'Fine but just one sip.' She grabbed the bottle and already cooked salmon.
"Eat up," she dropped the salmon in Tsubasa's cat bowl. "This should take the edge off," she said pouring half a glass. Fenix returned the bottle to the fridge and made a bowl of cereal. "It's better than nothing I suppose." Though money wasn't an issue for her, Fenix didn't spend money on things she didn't need. Well, actually, there was always a bottle of the best wine in town sitting in the fridge every week but every good woman needs a good drink.
Tsubasa jumped on the counter and sat in front of Fenix. "Done already? Well we have to save the rest of that salmon for dinner tonight. I'm not in the mood to get more after work. Speaking of which, I'm going to be late if I don't go."
Just as she said that there was a knock at the door. "Who the hell could that be?"
She picked Tsubasa up and walked to the door before opening it. "Yes?" Two men in the state military uniform stood in front of her with a "not so nice" look on their faces but she could tell they were of lower ranking.
"Major Hayes, Fuhrer King Bradley wishes to see you immediately," one of the soldiers said.
"Wait, did you say Fuhrer King Bradley?"
"Yes. We have to leave now ma'am."
'Something doesn't seem right with these two,' she thought. "I'm not leaving at this moment I have a matter to attend to before I go to work," she said very coldly as she started closing the door. The soldier stuck his foot in the doorway abruptly stopping it from closing. Fenix looked down at the soldier's foot.
"Might I remind you-" her speech was cut short when she heard the cocking of a gun. When she looked back up there was one pointed at her head. Fenix's furry grew as she eyed the lower ranking soldier holding the gun to her head. Oh she was about to rip him a new one.
"Now Hayes!" The soldier yelled.
'I'm going to kill this son of a bitch,' Fenix thought opening the door again. Tsubasa hissed at the men when Fenix turned her back to put him down and retrieve her jacket off the couch. She returned to the door.
"Shall we?" Fenix asked. The soldiers walked to the awaiting car and opened the door for her.
"We shall," the soldier replied while closing the door after Hayes entered.