AU Fanfiction, I felt like writing one of these to try and uhh... broaden my horizon. That being said in this particular fan fiction the characters are employees of a newspaper company.
The Sinclair Deluxe
… The Sinclair deluxe
Eleanor looked in her pocket mirror quickly before going in, She wanted to look presentable. Altough her hair was short her bangs were long enough to some-what obscure her face. She didn't mind though, She always took the opportunity to cover her oddly light skin. She blinked twice, The red cracks around her blue eyes implying she hadn't slept well were barely noticeable but she didn't want to make a bad impression. Clothing wise she had on a collar white blouse and a black skirt with stockings.
Eleanor stepped into the huge building, Pushing the see-through double doors and passing her way in. She let out a loud intentional cough to catch the doorman's attention who was looking at a newspaper. He lowered it just enough to show his eyes and responded with a '' Eh ''.
She sighed and walked up to the receptionist at the desk.
'' Hey, I'm here to see Sinclair. I have a job appointment. ''
'' Uh huh. Take the elevator to the third floor and head to the last office on the left. ''
'' Thanks. ''
Eleanor walked over to the elevator which was conveniently already there and stepped in and press THREE. The doors had already began to close when Eleanor heard someone scream '' WAIT ''. She quickly hit the door open button and a man in a suit sped in.
He was a bit odd looking. For one his tie wasn't tied and his collar shirt wasn't properly aligned. His hair was messy and he just generally seemed to be out of his element.
'' Say.. Thanks for holding the elevator for me kid. Names Jack nice you meet you. ''
The man shook her hand without even allowing her to reach it out and tapped the FOUR button like his life depended on it.
'' Come on... Hurry up... ''
The elevator stopped and Eleanor quickly made her way out leaving the strange man behind. She immediately headed left following the receptionists orders and found a nice wood door with a gold plate on it, Which had SINCLAIR engraved In it.
She knocked twice lightly and the door swung open. She didn't have time to back up as man pushed her aside and walked past her. The man was very slim and tall, He had on thick glasses and he had short white clean cut hair. He wasn't old either which was odd. She would of punched him on the gut any other day but today was different. She ignored his rude action and stepped into Sinclair's office.
The man behind the desk was a bit thick, Not chubby per say but he wasn't exactly fit. There were bags under his eyes, Clearly from lack of sleep. His hair was short and finely combed back. He wore suspenders over his white collar shirt and had on khaki dress pants which were complimented with a black belt.
'' Ah, You must be that new secretary huh kid? ''
'' Uh.. Well actually I'm here for a job appointment to BECOME that secretary but.. ''
'' You're hired, I don't believe in all this formal stuff. I treat my business like a family. ''
'' Okay.. ''
'' Great! So you can start working now? ''
'' Now? Wait.. I don't know if... ''
'' I'll pay you for the week, It's Friday kid that's an easy paycheck right there. ''
'' Hmm.. Uhh... Okay fine. ''
'' Great! Just go over to the desk over there and tell that man to high-tail it. ''
'' Am.. Am I taking his job? ''
'' No.. That's the security guard. I told him to do some secretary work while we looked for a replacement. ''
'' … And he agreed? ''
'' That man over there is my best friend, He's a little rough around the edges but once you get to know him he's a real swell guy. ''
'' Uh.. Okay then. I'll just get to work now. ''
'' Good, He types slow as hell. Get him outta there. ''
The man typing at the computer was huge, A burly tall man. He wore the average security guard uniform. The dark blue pants with the lighter top, The matching hat and a belt on which he had a walky talky and a baton. His hair was short and dark brown and he had a rugged beard that complimented his rough face very well.
Eleanor walked over to the desk, She tapped the burly man on the shoulder and he turned slowly and stared her straight in the eye.
'' What do ya want? ''
'' Err... Hi, I'm Eleanor. I'm the new secretary. Nice to meet you. ''
Eleanor lifted her dainty hand and the large man grabbed it and shook it.
'' Names Johnny, But the people round here call me Delta. ''
'' Why? ''
'' Because I'm one of the first security guards hired, Specifically the forth. It's cheesy but then again this place ain't exactly normal. ''
'' What's that suppose to mean. ''
'' If you stick around long enough.. You'll find out. ''
Eleanor laughed nervously as the burly man got up from the seat and walked away.
She propped herself on the chair and pushed the seat in and grabbed the papers to the side. They were a couple of records that needed to be copied down and various appointments. She had a knack for typing and made quick work of it. Within an hour she finished her work, She had figured there wouldn't be much, Hell she didn't even have to work today. She decided to look around a bit. She walked past her working station into the printing room.
Inside were a couple of machines, Printing newspapers at insane speeds and various people going back and forth with notepads discussing things. She stood there for a moment watching this frantic room and began to imagine herself in the same situation. For some reason she felt as though she would enjoy working there.
Her fantasy was cut short by a blow to the side, She fell to the side hard and a man toppled over her dropping a stack of papers and landing on his arm.
'' Aww.. For gods sake. Who the hell is this and why is she in here? ''
Eleanor lifted herself up and dusted off her blouse and extended a hand to help the man up. He ignored it and lifted himself up.
The man was bald and quite fit. He had a '' Easily annoyed '' kind of face and was very clean cut. Shaved face, His shirt was tucked into his pants and his tie was perfectly tied and straight. He crossed his arms and gave Eleanor a dirty look.
'' Well, Aren't you going to apologize? ''
'' I'm sorry, I was lost in thought.. I'm Eleanor. The new secretary. ''
'' Figures, I'm Fontaine. I'm one of the editors.. Scratch that. I'm THE editor. The only one that matters at least. ''
Eleanor could tell this guy wasn't the nicest person around, She figured it would be smart to just get away form him quickly.
'' Well.. Sorry for uhh.. Bumping into you. I best get going now. ''
'' Yeah, You should. ''
Eleanor turned quickly, Resisting the urge to tell the man off and hit the elevator button. She figured with her work done she would leave now and return Monday on her first Official work day. She didn't look forward to it now, Specially with someone like that Fontaine guy walking around. But then again.. It was only an hour and a half. Maybe Monday will be better.
