Victor had been watching her for weeks, she knew it too. She always walked a little quicker when he was near by but that didn't put him off, nothing ever did once he had made up his mind about something. He watched her hips sway as he followed her down the corridor, he wasn't even trying to conceal that fact, he didn't see a need to. Everyone at the facility knew how he felt and so did she, though for some strange reason she publicly denied it.

"C'mon Buckley, one date." He had been asking the white-haired feral the same question since she joined Team X, he always got the same answer. "Drop dead Creed." This time when the words left her black lips they quirked in a smile as though it were nothing more than a running joke, that it had become the done thing to say that.

He reached out and pinned her up against the wall, one hand stroking her pale skin as the other held her wrist tightly. She didn't look it but she was a strong little thing."I know ya want to, just say yes."

Agent Buckley put her free hand on his chest, her violet eyes narrowing."I said drop dead Creed, now let me go."

Vic didn't move he stared back at her, his blue eyes blazing. "I'm not gonna give up till I get a date with you."

Her lip pulled back in a snarl, her elongated canines glittering in the light. "I said to let go of me you inbred Hick! I am not going to go on a date with you!" She shoved him backwards and slipped away, Vic just stood there smirking at her retreating back. "That's what you think Lottie Buckley... "

The atmosphere in the plane was distinctly tense and Vic couldn't help but make things worse, it was part of his nature as an insufferable jerk. "Ya know somethin' Buckley? This is kinda like a date, the two of us on a mission together... " He watched with a satisfied smirk as Lottie's jaw tensed. "It seems like one ta me, sharing a flight, hotel and meals..." His sensitive ears picked up a slight growl emanating from her and he bit his lip to stop from laughing. Agent Buckley hadn't said one word to him since they boarded the plane and Vic was getting tired of the silent treatment, he was a man that liked attention at all costs and right now she was ignoring him and he didn't like it. "I knew you would beg for my company sooner or later..." That was it, Lottie turned her head and glared at him.

"The only reason the director put me on this mission is because your untrustworthy!"

Vic laughed and nodded "He's a good judge, i sell my information to the highest bidder. I have no loyalty to any of them."

Lottie stopped glaring and looked at him in shock, Vic shrugged at her reaction. "Why so surprised? I'm a survivor, i will switch sides mid fight if i think my side is gonna loose, that's just me."

Lottie waved a hand impatiently "I knew that you moron, i just didn't expect you to admit it so freely."

He snorted and grinned "To be honest, i don't give a damn what any of them think of me."

She rolled her eyes at him "Yes you've made that perfectly clear, but i just don't understand it."

Vic laughed "Your British, of course you don't." She glared at him again and turned back to the window, the atmosphere was less tense but he had clearly annoyed her. He felt like taking a victory nap, but he stayed awake to watch her instead.

Victor was not sorry to be leaving the plane, he was a tall man and private planes offered little leg room. "Fucking planes, why cant we have a jet?" Lottie stretched and smiled brightly "If you can pay for it we can have it Creed." He muttered something unintelligible and straightened up. She frowned at him "Try speaking English sometime Creed, it might help."

He scowled and balled his fists as he followed her to the waiting car. He dint like being spoken to like he was an idiot, though he did hide just how intelligent he really was. He got into the car and let her drive as he would be doing the driving later, it was an arrangement they had decided on before they had even left the base. She was smirking, obviously pleased with his silence. He watched her drive, admiring the delicate flexing of the muscles in her arms. He must have been watching for a while because the next thin he knew they were outside the hotel and she was looking at him oddly, it struck him that she had probably been talking to him and he hadn't been responding. "Er... what?"

She sighed and frowned "For the fourth time Creed, were here." She shook her head and got out of the car, he followed her silently, realising that she probably thought he was missing a chromosome or two now.

The hotel wasn't bad really, it was just a bit bland for his tastes, no mounted heads on the walls, no antlers or hides anywhere. It was all crisp sheets and white walls, Lottie seemed to quite like it though she kept bleating on about how clean it was. The first night on the base and she scrubbed everything, she hadn't slept until the early hours of the morning. Thankfully she wasn't going to do that here, she was even impressed with the bathroom. The first thing Vic did when he entered the room was to kick off his shoes and collapse onto one of the beds, but he scowled. "For fuck sake... i barely fit on this thing!"

Lottie snickered and lay on her own bed "Plenty of room for me."

He smirked and winked at her "Wanna push the beds together?"

She turned over, displaying her back to him and simply said "No."

He lay back on his bed and closed his eyes, drifting into an uneasy sleep after a while. He was awakened quite suddenly by falling out of bed, he cursed loudly and sat on the floor for a while.

When he glanced at Lottie to see if he had woken her, he was surprised to see her laying on her side gazing down at him. "So you really don't fit on that bed huh?"

He sighed "Its always the way when i got to hotels..."

Lottie frowns at him "But with your wages you should be able to afford to buy suites at hotels."

He opens his mouth to say something but closes it again and shakes his head as he gets back to his feet. "Come on then Creed, push the beds together."

He grins at her and walks around to the other side of the bed, he makes it look effortless as he pushes the beds together with one small shove. He lays back on the bed and smiles as he can now get a decent nights sleep. "Night Lottie..."

Silence greets his words for a few moments before she turns her back on him again and mutters "Good night Victor, now shut up and sleep." He smiles and lays awake for a while, watching the stars dim before finally submitting to sleep.