Title: Super Agent Thief
History: Serena is one of the youngest ever secret agents working for a branch of the U.S. government that only a select few people know about. The place where she works is called "ABOSI" (America's Bureau of Secret Intelligence), located in Albany, New York. On the outside it looks like a normal business building, but on the inside, it is a federal building full of agents, spies and many more people. What her fellow agents and co- workers don't know is that Serena leads a double life. Serena works for a very important and rich criminal mafia. She is their top thief\spy, also known as Angel, who is wanted in the United States, England, Japan, Russia, Germany and so many other countries, that no one could name them all. No one knows who she is though, for she is a master of disguise.
Summary: Serena has an exciting life. She is a secret agent for the U.S.A and she works for a mafia as a spy and agent for them as well. Serena receives a job from her boss from the mafia to steal something from a rich actor in England. But, the ABOSI finds out about "Angel's" next steal. So, they assign Serena to go undercover to capture "Angel" before the thief can go through with her plans. What's even worse is that the rich actor is doing a show called "Marry an Actor" and 25 ladies from America are trying to win the actor's heart to be married to him, so Serena is entered as one of those ladies. But when Serena meets the bachelor actor, she finds out it's actually Darien Shields, the very man who made her high school years a living hell. What's Serena going to do?
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, or any other movies that might tie in with this story. (It's loosely based on Miss Congeniality and Entrapment.) I don't own those.
A\N: I made up the street names.
Chapter 2: The Jobs
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A young woman stepped out from the Moxie Java at the corner of Fort St. and River St. Her long curly blonde hair was pulled back into an elegant twist. She wore a navy blue business suit, and had a figure that put Barbie out of the running. In her hands were a briefcase, purse and a latte. She strode forward into the sea of people crossing the street.
She walked a few blocks down and stopped in front of a department store window. Smiling, she looked over the elegant pink dress that was on display in the window. It had a long skirt and pink roses were sewn onto it in random places. She glanced at her watch, and then ran into the store. Fifteen minutes later, she emerged from the store with the dress wrapped in tissue in a bag.
Ring! Ring! Her cell phone went off. She reached into her purse and grabbed it.
"Serena Ryan," she said. The line crackled a bit.
"Miss Ryan, can you tell me what time it is?" a man's voice asked. Serena smirked. She looked at her watch.
"It is exactly 8:17 am, Jeff," Serena replied.
"Do you know that you are exactly 17 minutes late?" Jeff growled. "And this isn't the first time, you know."
"But there was an emergency!" Serena cried intently. She turned down the street. "I'll be there in one minute."
"You better," Jeff coughed. There was some shouting in the background. Jeff shouted for them to be quiet. "I have an assignment for you."
"Oh, this is the highlight of my day," Serena rolled her eyes. She turned into a tall gray building. The glass doors slid open as she walked in. "It better be important. I still have to finish up the Russian murder case from Chicago."
"Yes, give that to Murray. He needs something to do. Now, I will tell you the case as soon as you get up here to my office."
"All right," Serena closed her cell with a snap and pushed the up button on the elevator. The elevator arrived in a few moments. She stepped in along with a few other men and women. "Sir, could you push the top floor button for me?"
"Sure, Miss," the man replied. He pushed the button for the 20th floor and the elevator began to move. Serena tapped her foot impatiently. The elevator stopped at six floors before it began to ascend to floor 20.
With a ding, the elevator stopped and the silver doors slid open. Serena brushed back a piece of stray gold hair and stepped out of the elevator. Office cubicles surrounded her. Men and women darted around, laughing, talking and working. Serena waved to a few of them. She rounded a corner at the far end of the room.
"Hey Molly," Serena greeted Jeff's secretary. Molly's wavy red hair was in a short French braid. She wore a red skirt suit. She looked up and smiled at Serena, stacking some papers on her neat desk.
"Hi, Serena," Molly said. She closed out of a program on her computer and stood up to hug Serena. She saw the bag in Serena's hand. "Shopping?"
"Hey," Serena smiled sheepishly. Molly laughed and pointed her in to the office beyond her desk. Serena went inside.
The room was large and dark blue. A bookshelf covered the entire wall behind the mahogany desk across the room from the door. Two chairs and a table were to the left. A rectangular flat screen TV hung from the wall to the right. A balcony overlooking the city was on the left.
"Serena!" Jeff called from over at his desk. His brown head was bent over some paperwork. He smiled at her as she sauntered in and sat down at in a plush chair. The rustle of her bag caught his attention and he frowned at her. "Your emergency?"
"Yep, a fashion emergency," Serena proudly said. She crossed her legs and stared intently at him. "What's this big job?"
"Well, there was a break in last night and –" Jeff's black phone rang, interrupting him. He sighed and picked it up on the third ring. "Hello?"
His brow furrowed in concentration as he listened to the other line. He nodded his head a few times, making small agreeing sounds. Serena leaned back into the comfort of the cushioned chair.
"Yeah, I'll be right there," Jeff said. He hung up the phone and got up. "Something's come up. I'm needed at the Allridge Museum. Once I get back, we'll finish this discussion."
"Sure thing, and when can I expect you back?" Serena asked as she stood up as well. Jeff grabbed his briefcase and gun from a drawer in the desk.
"Um, probably this afternoon. After lunch," Jeff answered. He waved good-bye and left the room. Serena grabbed her bag and walked out of the room, pausing to switch off the light.
"I'll be in my office finishing up the Chicago murder," Serena said as she walked by Molly. Molly nodded and continued typing on her computer. Serena walked down the hall to the left and opened the second door on the left. "My lovely office."
The room was painted white. It was smaller than Jeff's but held a more cozy feeling. A tan desk with a computer and stacks of files was directly in front of the door on the other side of the room. Two large windows overlooked the street below. A mini refrigerator, couch, armchair, tall lamp, and table were placed to the left. To the right was a tall bookshelf. If you pulled one of the books out, it would swivel around to show a secret room where she sometimes stored items that weren't supposed to be seen.
"Oh, how lovely," Serena whispered as her gaze fell on a large bouquet of roses lying on her desk. She walked over and grabbed the card. "To Serena Ryan, the most wonderful woman I have ever met, Love Bryan. Isn't that sweet?"
"So, are you going out with him again?" a brunette sauntered in to the room. Serena smirked and picked up the roses.
"I don't think so," Serena replied. She inhaled the sweet scent of the flowers and smiled. Turning around, she found the lady pulling her pink dress out of the bag. "Bryan is a very nice man, but I don't think he's the right one for me, Lita."
"Hah, you've said that about every man you've ever dated," Lita laughed as her green eyes sparkled. She placed the dress back into the bag after admiring it. Serena dropped her briefcase on her desk and dumped her latte cup into the pink waste basket. "You're, like, 24 years old! You should have a boyfriend by now."
"I will, as soon as I find the right man. He's out there somewhere. I just have to find him," Serena said as she sat down at her desk and pulled out papers from the first folder on top of the nearest stack. "So what's up with you and Nick?"
Lita smiled softly. She stuck out her left hand. Something glittered on the ring finger. Serena gasped.
"Congratulations!" Serena cried. Lita blushed. "When did this happen?"
"Last night, when we went walking in the park. It was so romantic. He bent down on one knee in a field of flowers and asked," Lita sighed as her eyes went starry. Serena giggled. "You're one of my bridesmaids."
"I'm honored. When will it be?"
"Probably in the summer sometime. It's April right now, so I was thinking we would have it in July."
"Perfect. I can't wait."
"Well, I have to get back to work, but you should call Bryan and go out with him again! He's such a nice guy," Lita said as she turned to leave. Serena rolled her eyes and stared at the red roses.
"Maybe," Serena answered. As soon as Lita left, she got to work on her case files and paperwork.
Hours later, she was interrupted by Lita opening the door. Serena waved her in as she hastily scribbled some more lines of notes and signed her name at the bottom of a document. Lita leaned over the desk.
"It's lunchtime, Serena. Why don't you give the case a rest and come with me to lunch. Nick wants to meet me at the Olive Garden, but I would love some feminine company," Lita said. Serena looked up and smiled.
"Just one sec and I'll be done," Serena replied. She piled the papers neatly and stuck them in a folder. She placed the folder in a metal box on the edge of her desk. "All right. I have finished the case paperwork."
"Great! So I'll meet you down in the lobby in ten?" Lita asked. Serena nodded her head and went over to the computer to finish up a program. Lita walked out.
Ten minutes later, Serena stepped out of the elevator and walked over to Lita. Giggling and talking, they made their way out of the building and out to the street. Lita hailed a taxi cab and they got in.
"Olive Garden, please," Lita said as she scooted over to make room for Serena in the backseat. The driver nodded and pulled away from the curb as soon as the door was closed.
The ride to the restaurant was quick. Both girls jumped out as soon as the cab stopped in front of the restaurant. Lita and Serena split the bill and walked towards the entrance to the Olive Garden.
Ring! Ring! Ring! Serena's cell phone went off. Serena rolled her eyes at Lita and pulled it out of her purse. They paused to wait for Serena to finish the call.
"Serena Ryan," Serena stated into the phone.
"Hey, babe," a male voice answered. Serena grimaced at the nickname. She covered the phone with one hand.
"Sorry, Lita, I have to take this call. We'll go out to lunch another time, okay?" Serena asked. Lita frowned a bit but shrugged her shoulders.
"That's fine. I'll see you after lunch break," Lita replied and walked into the Olive Garden to meet Nick. Serena turned and began to walk the other way. She uncovered the phone and resumed talking.
"Andrew! Didn't I tell you that if you called me that again I would have to castrate you?" Serena hissed into the phone. Andrew laughed. "Shut up!"
"Look, I just called because I was in the neighborhood and wanted to hook up with you for lunch," Andrew said. Serena made a face.
"Oh, fun. I get to spend time with my least favorite person in the world."
"That hurts, Sere. Right to my heart."
"You don't have one."
"Neither do you, but as much as I love you and our little bickerings, boss sent me."
"Did the painting come through okay?"
"Yeah, he was happy with that, but it's about something else."
"And what might that be?"
"Meet me at the Wonderland Café in five minutes and I'll tell you everything."
"Fine, bye."
Serena snapped her phone shut and walked in the direction of Wonderland Café. It wasn't too far from where she was, only about three blocks.
The sun was warm. A few clouds drifted by, promising rain in a few days. Cars sped by, making lots of noise. Serena had to dodge a few reckless bikers. She soon came to the café.
It was small and quaint. The inside was all white. A small arcade for kids was half of the café. The other half held booths and white tables for dining. Green plants and trees in pots grew everywhere. Large windows let the sun in to light the room.
"Can I help you, Miss?" a waiter asked as he walked by. A few kids were at the arcade making loud noises as they blew up people in the games. Serena shook her head.
"I'm just here to meet some one," Serena replied. The waiter hurried on. Serena looked around for Andrew and spotted him in a booth over to the right, by a large window. His blonde hair shone in the sun. He was facing away from her, towards the wall on the other side of the room.
Smirking, she began to sneak up on him. She made no sound. Andrew continued sipping his water and occasionally glancing out the window. Serena stood directly behind him. Taking a deep breath, she started to surprise him.
"Don't even try it," Andrew said, still looking away from her. Serena pouted and sunk into the seat opposite him. His green eyes twinkled mischievously. "I could smell that lily perfume before you came in."
"Hah hah," Serena replied. She stuck her tongue out at him.
"Don't tempt me, Sere," Andrew whispered, watching her mouth. Serena smiled. She leaned over and bonked him on the head. He glared at her. It hadn't hurt him, but he wanted it to look like it had. "Ouch, I just want to have a little fun."
"I'll tempt all I want, Drew. You lost your chance with me a long time ago," Serena laughed. "And what's this I here about you and a brunette leaving a club a few nights ago together? A new fling?"
"I wish, but it was a one night stand," Andrew answered. Serena rolled her eyes.
"You and your women," Serena sighed. "You really shouldn't be such a player. What am I going to do with you?"
"Take me home and love me," Andrew replied, his eyes became puppyish. Serena laughed and shook her head.
"You wish, Drew," Serena giggled. Then, she noticed the magazine Andrew was holding. She plucked it out of his hands. "'The Rich and Famous'? What's this for?"
"Turn to page 143," Andrew said. Serena did as she was told. On the page was a picture of a handsome man. He had soft black hair and deep blue eyes. Serena gasped. "Damn he's hot. But what does he have to do with anything?"
"He happens to own one of the largest diamonds in the world," Andrew stated. He turned the page for her. On the next page was a silhouette of a woman. In front of the silhouette was a gold ring. On the ring was the largest diamond Serena had ever seen, besides a few in England that belonged to the royal family. "Your next job is that."
"And where is it?" Serena inquired. The diamond was enchanting. But the picture of the man was more so. He reminded her of some one. Some one she couldn't put her finger on. But who was he? Before she could look again at the picture, Andrew took back the magazine and pulled out a large envelope.
"That man lives in England currently. He owns a castle and estate a little west of London, more towards Wales. His castle is known as the Hope Castle (made it up ^_^). Boss wants you to go there and infiltrate his castle. Get close to him and the diamond. Then, steal it. The pay is more than $750,000 dollars if you get it to Boss without anyone knowing you or he is involved. If you are going to steal it, Boss needs it by the end of May."
"So soon?"
"Nothing you can't handle."
"I'll get it. It will be my best steal yet."
"Great. I better get going then. Boss wants to know right away," Andrew said as he got up. Serena stood up as well. "I'll be seeing you, Sere. I might come with you to England to help you out."
"As if I need your help," Serena smirked. Andrew laughed. He hugged Serena tightly. Serena thought it odd that he would hug her so tight. Sure enough, he let his hand drop to her butt and pinched it. Serena reared back and kicked him where it hurts guys most. Andrew fell to the floor. The kids in the arcade stopped their games and watched Andrew, laughing. "You bastard!"
"You know it," Andrew whispered weakly from the floor. Serena huffed off to the entrance of the café.
"See ya, darling," Serena called as she left the café, holding the envelope tightly in her hand. She tucked it inside her purse and headed back to her office.
As soon as she got out of the elevator on the 20th floor, Lita ran over to her.
"Jeff wants you ASAP in his office!" Lita cried. A few papers fell from the stack she was holding.
"Calm down, Lita. What's wrong?" Serena asked. Her stomach growled a little then, reminding her that she had had no lunch.
"Jeff went down to check out a burglary at a museum this morning and came back with a new case. It's big, that's all I know. He's all ready found out some new information and he's been walking around yelling at everyone and trying to find you. You're cell phone wasn't getting any reception, so no one could get through to you and everything's a mess!"
"All right, I'll go to his office right now." Serena picked up the papers from Lita's stack and gave them to her. She quickly ran off. Everyone was busily doing something as Serena walked by. She went over to Jeff's office and walked in.
Jeff was rustling through millions of papers. He smiled as soon as he saw Serena. Serena went in and sat down at the same chair she had sat in that morning. There were two men in back of Jeff talking and reading papers. One was on his cell phone.
"Serena, finally! You'll never believe this!" Jeff shouted. Serena smiled weakly and waited for him to go on. "You know that thief that the C.I.A couldn't find?"
Of course Serena knew who he was talking about, but she didn't say anything. She just gulped and shook her head.
"The thief, Angel, stole a painting last night from a museum. The police and C.I.A. people got so fed up with out finding her or any clues that could lead to who or where she is, that they gave the case to us! Isn't that great?"
"Woohoo," Serena said. "But why did you want me?"
'Oh, I know why', Serena thought. 'This is just great. I am going to be assigned to catch myself. Shit.'
"I am assigning you the case of finding who she is and capturing her. You're our top agent. I couldn't give it to anyone else."
"Thank you, Jeff. I won't fail you," Serena replied. Inside she was shaking on how she was going to get out of this one.
"And Simon, you know that undercover agent? Well, he found Angel's next target!"
'Shit. This is even worse. Maybe I'll get lucky and he will send me off to South Africa on a fake target. Hah, that will never happen. Simon went out three years ago undercover somewhere and I don't even know where he is. When he gets back, he's my next victim. He must have some how infiltrated Boss's organization. Hmm, I'll have to tell Boss we have a leak.'
"Simon found out that Angel wants to steal this actor guy's diamond!" Jeff went on with out noticing Serena's face getting more worried by the second.
'Okay, this is the end of my career in the ABOSI. I am now officially dead. How the hell am I going to get out of this? I can't turn down the steal because then I'll have everyone laughing at me. Maybe I can still get out of this case.'
"That's great, Jeff!" Serena cried enthusiastically. She pasted a fake smile on her face. "What do I have to do?"
"Well, we have decided to send you undercover. Angel won't suspect a thing. You'll be near the diamond ring all the time, and when Angel makes a move, you'll nab her. There is a catch though."
"What?" Serena's face brightened at the chance of maybe getting out of this mess.
"You have to go undercover as a contestant in this contest."
"Is that it?"
"Well, it's one of those reality TV shows. This guy used to live here in America. Then, he got scouted and became a famous actor. Now, he's ready to find a wife and he's doing a reality TV show called 'Marry An Actor'. He is looking for a wife, so 20 American women are going to compete to be his bride. You'll spend like 5-6 weeks or so with him. At the end of each week he hands out roses to a certain number of ladies and they get to stay. The last woman marries him. I think that Angel is going to be one of those contestants and try and win the ring. So, you're going to be one of those girls trying to win his heart. Angel won't suspect a thing."
Serena jumped up. Her eyes were wide with surprise and anger.
"Are you crazy? No way in hell am I going to compete to marry an actor that I don't know and who probably is a stuck up ass! This is so stupid! I am not doing it!"
Jeff stood up and put his hands on her shoulders. He stared into her eyes. The tow men had stopped talking and were watching the scene with interest.
"This will be good for the ABOSI. The government is thinking of terminating us. Everyone here will be jobless. You wouldn't want that would you?"
Serena pouted. She looked down. There was no way out of this without getting everyone mad at her and never being able to face the world again.
"All right, I'll do it. When do I leave?"
"Yes! I knew I could count on you, Serena!" Jeff shouted. He hugged her. She weakly hugged him back. "We'll get started right away on your job arrangements."
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A\N: Is it getting better? I'm so excited about this story. I have never written anything like it. Review everyone! 10 reviews for the next chapter!
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----- Serena gets briefed on her ABOSI job. -----
------ Serena goes to England and begins her jobs. -----
----- Serena meets Darien. ------
History: Serena is one of the youngest ever secret agents working for a branch of the U.S. government that only a select few people know about. The place where she works is called "ABOSI" (America's Bureau of Secret Intelligence), located in Albany, New York. On the outside it looks like a normal business building, but on the inside, it is a federal building full of agents, spies and many more people. What her fellow agents and co- workers don't know is that Serena leads a double life. Serena works for a very important and rich criminal mafia. She is their top thief\spy, also known as Angel, who is wanted in the United States, England, Japan, Russia, Germany and so many other countries, that no one could name them all. No one knows who she is though, for she is a master of disguise.
Summary: Serena has an exciting life. She is a secret agent for the U.S.A and she works for a mafia as a spy and agent for them as well. Serena receives a job from her boss from the mafia to steal something from a rich actor in England. But, the ABOSI finds out about "Angel's" next steal. So, they assign Serena to go undercover to capture "Angel" before the thief can go through with her plans. What's even worse is that the rich actor is doing a show called "Marry an Actor" and 25 ladies from America are trying to win the actor's heart to be married to him, so Serena is entered as one of those ladies. But when Serena meets the bachelor actor, she finds out it's actually Darien Shields, the very man who made her high school years a living hell. What's Serena going to do?
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, or any other movies that might tie in with this story. (It's loosely based on Miss Congeniality and Entrapment.) I don't own those.
A\N: I made up the street names.
Chapter 2: The Jobs
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A young woman stepped out from the Moxie Java at the corner of Fort St. and River St. Her long curly blonde hair was pulled back into an elegant twist. She wore a navy blue business suit, and had a figure that put Barbie out of the running. In her hands were a briefcase, purse and a latte. She strode forward into the sea of people crossing the street.
She walked a few blocks down and stopped in front of a department store window. Smiling, she looked over the elegant pink dress that was on display in the window. It had a long skirt and pink roses were sewn onto it in random places. She glanced at her watch, and then ran into the store. Fifteen minutes later, she emerged from the store with the dress wrapped in tissue in a bag.
Ring! Ring! Her cell phone went off. She reached into her purse and grabbed it.
"Serena Ryan," she said. The line crackled a bit.
"Miss Ryan, can you tell me what time it is?" a man's voice asked. Serena smirked. She looked at her watch.
"It is exactly 8:17 am, Jeff," Serena replied.
"Do you know that you are exactly 17 minutes late?" Jeff growled. "And this isn't the first time, you know."
"But there was an emergency!" Serena cried intently. She turned down the street. "I'll be there in one minute."
"You better," Jeff coughed. There was some shouting in the background. Jeff shouted for them to be quiet. "I have an assignment for you."
"Oh, this is the highlight of my day," Serena rolled her eyes. She turned into a tall gray building. The glass doors slid open as she walked in. "It better be important. I still have to finish up the Russian murder case from Chicago."
"Yes, give that to Murray. He needs something to do. Now, I will tell you the case as soon as you get up here to my office."
"All right," Serena closed her cell with a snap and pushed the up button on the elevator. The elevator arrived in a few moments. She stepped in along with a few other men and women. "Sir, could you push the top floor button for me?"
"Sure, Miss," the man replied. He pushed the button for the 20th floor and the elevator began to move. Serena tapped her foot impatiently. The elevator stopped at six floors before it began to ascend to floor 20.
With a ding, the elevator stopped and the silver doors slid open. Serena brushed back a piece of stray gold hair and stepped out of the elevator. Office cubicles surrounded her. Men and women darted around, laughing, talking and working. Serena waved to a few of them. She rounded a corner at the far end of the room.
"Hey Molly," Serena greeted Jeff's secretary. Molly's wavy red hair was in a short French braid. She wore a red skirt suit. She looked up and smiled at Serena, stacking some papers on her neat desk.
"Hi, Serena," Molly said. She closed out of a program on her computer and stood up to hug Serena. She saw the bag in Serena's hand. "Shopping?"
"Hey," Serena smiled sheepishly. Molly laughed and pointed her in to the office beyond her desk. Serena went inside.
The room was large and dark blue. A bookshelf covered the entire wall behind the mahogany desk across the room from the door. Two chairs and a table were to the left. A rectangular flat screen TV hung from the wall to the right. A balcony overlooking the city was on the left.
"Serena!" Jeff called from over at his desk. His brown head was bent over some paperwork. He smiled at her as she sauntered in and sat down at in a plush chair. The rustle of her bag caught his attention and he frowned at her. "Your emergency?"
"Yep, a fashion emergency," Serena proudly said. She crossed her legs and stared intently at him. "What's this big job?"
"Well, there was a break in last night and –" Jeff's black phone rang, interrupting him. He sighed and picked it up on the third ring. "Hello?"
His brow furrowed in concentration as he listened to the other line. He nodded his head a few times, making small agreeing sounds. Serena leaned back into the comfort of the cushioned chair.
"Yeah, I'll be right there," Jeff said. He hung up the phone and got up. "Something's come up. I'm needed at the Allridge Museum. Once I get back, we'll finish this discussion."
"Sure thing, and when can I expect you back?" Serena asked as she stood up as well. Jeff grabbed his briefcase and gun from a drawer in the desk.
"Um, probably this afternoon. After lunch," Jeff answered. He waved good-bye and left the room. Serena grabbed her bag and walked out of the room, pausing to switch off the light.
"I'll be in my office finishing up the Chicago murder," Serena said as she walked by Molly. Molly nodded and continued typing on her computer. Serena walked down the hall to the left and opened the second door on the left. "My lovely office."
The room was painted white. It was smaller than Jeff's but held a more cozy feeling. A tan desk with a computer and stacks of files was directly in front of the door on the other side of the room. Two large windows overlooked the street below. A mini refrigerator, couch, armchair, tall lamp, and table were placed to the left. To the right was a tall bookshelf. If you pulled one of the books out, it would swivel around to show a secret room where she sometimes stored items that weren't supposed to be seen.
"Oh, how lovely," Serena whispered as her gaze fell on a large bouquet of roses lying on her desk. She walked over and grabbed the card. "To Serena Ryan, the most wonderful woman I have ever met, Love Bryan. Isn't that sweet?"
"So, are you going out with him again?" a brunette sauntered in to the room. Serena smirked and picked up the roses.
"I don't think so," Serena replied. She inhaled the sweet scent of the flowers and smiled. Turning around, she found the lady pulling her pink dress out of the bag. "Bryan is a very nice man, but I don't think he's the right one for me, Lita."
"Hah, you've said that about every man you've ever dated," Lita laughed as her green eyes sparkled. She placed the dress back into the bag after admiring it. Serena dropped her briefcase on her desk and dumped her latte cup into the pink waste basket. "You're, like, 24 years old! You should have a boyfriend by now."
"I will, as soon as I find the right man. He's out there somewhere. I just have to find him," Serena said as she sat down at her desk and pulled out papers from the first folder on top of the nearest stack. "So what's up with you and Nick?"
Lita smiled softly. She stuck out her left hand. Something glittered on the ring finger. Serena gasped.
"Congratulations!" Serena cried. Lita blushed. "When did this happen?"
"Last night, when we went walking in the park. It was so romantic. He bent down on one knee in a field of flowers and asked," Lita sighed as her eyes went starry. Serena giggled. "You're one of my bridesmaids."
"I'm honored. When will it be?"
"Probably in the summer sometime. It's April right now, so I was thinking we would have it in July."
"Perfect. I can't wait."
"Well, I have to get back to work, but you should call Bryan and go out with him again! He's such a nice guy," Lita said as she turned to leave. Serena rolled her eyes and stared at the red roses.
"Maybe," Serena answered. As soon as Lita left, she got to work on her case files and paperwork.
Hours later, she was interrupted by Lita opening the door. Serena waved her in as she hastily scribbled some more lines of notes and signed her name at the bottom of a document. Lita leaned over the desk.
"It's lunchtime, Serena. Why don't you give the case a rest and come with me to lunch. Nick wants to meet me at the Olive Garden, but I would love some feminine company," Lita said. Serena looked up and smiled.
"Just one sec and I'll be done," Serena replied. She piled the papers neatly and stuck them in a folder. She placed the folder in a metal box on the edge of her desk. "All right. I have finished the case paperwork."
"Great! So I'll meet you down in the lobby in ten?" Lita asked. Serena nodded her head and went over to the computer to finish up a program. Lita walked out.
Ten minutes later, Serena stepped out of the elevator and walked over to Lita. Giggling and talking, they made their way out of the building and out to the street. Lita hailed a taxi cab and they got in.
"Olive Garden, please," Lita said as she scooted over to make room for Serena in the backseat. The driver nodded and pulled away from the curb as soon as the door was closed.
The ride to the restaurant was quick. Both girls jumped out as soon as the cab stopped in front of the restaurant. Lita and Serena split the bill and walked towards the entrance to the Olive Garden.
Ring! Ring! Ring! Serena's cell phone went off. Serena rolled her eyes at Lita and pulled it out of her purse. They paused to wait for Serena to finish the call.
"Serena Ryan," Serena stated into the phone.
"Hey, babe," a male voice answered. Serena grimaced at the nickname. She covered the phone with one hand.
"Sorry, Lita, I have to take this call. We'll go out to lunch another time, okay?" Serena asked. Lita frowned a bit but shrugged her shoulders.
"That's fine. I'll see you after lunch break," Lita replied and walked into the Olive Garden to meet Nick. Serena turned and began to walk the other way. She uncovered the phone and resumed talking.
"Andrew! Didn't I tell you that if you called me that again I would have to castrate you?" Serena hissed into the phone. Andrew laughed. "Shut up!"
"Look, I just called because I was in the neighborhood and wanted to hook up with you for lunch," Andrew said. Serena made a face.
"Oh, fun. I get to spend time with my least favorite person in the world."
"That hurts, Sere. Right to my heart."
"You don't have one."
"Neither do you, but as much as I love you and our little bickerings, boss sent me."
"Did the painting come through okay?"
"Yeah, he was happy with that, but it's about something else."
"And what might that be?"
"Meet me at the Wonderland Café in five minutes and I'll tell you everything."
"Fine, bye."
Serena snapped her phone shut and walked in the direction of Wonderland Café. It wasn't too far from where she was, only about three blocks.
The sun was warm. A few clouds drifted by, promising rain in a few days. Cars sped by, making lots of noise. Serena had to dodge a few reckless bikers. She soon came to the café.
It was small and quaint. The inside was all white. A small arcade for kids was half of the café. The other half held booths and white tables for dining. Green plants and trees in pots grew everywhere. Large windows let the sun in to light the room.
"Can I help you, Miss?" a waiter asked as he walked by. A few kids were at the arcade making loud noises as they blew up people in the games. Serena shook her head.
"I'm just here to meet some one," Serena replied. The waiter hurried on. Serena looked around for Andrew and spotted him in a booth over to the right, by a large window. His blonde hair shone in the sun. He was facing away from her, towards the wall on the other side of the room.
Smirking, she began to sneak up on him. She made no sound. Andrew continued sipping his water and occasionally glancing out the window. Serena stood directly behind him. Taking a deep breath, she started to surprise him.
"Don't even try it," Andrew said, still looking away from her. Serena pouted and sunk into the seat opposite him. His green eyes twinkled mischievously. "I could smell that lily perfume before you came in."
"Hah hah," Serena replied. She stuck her tongue out at him.
"Don't tempt me, Sere," Andrew whispered, watching her mouth. Serena smiled. She leaned over and bonked him on the head. He glared at her. It hadn't hurt him, but he wanted it to look like it had. "Ouch, I just want to have a little fun."
"I'll tempt all I want, Drew. You lost your chance with me a long time ago," Serena laughed. "And what's this I here about you and a brunette leaving a club a few nights ago together? A new fling?"
"I wish, but it was a one night stand," Andrew answered. Serena rolled her eyes.
"You and your women," Serena sighed. "You really shouldn't be such a player. What am I going to do with you?"
"Take me home and love me," Andrew replied, his eyes became puppyish. Serena laughed and shook her head.
"You wish, Drew," Serena giggled. Then, she noticed the magazine Andrew was holding. She plucked it out of his hands. "'The Rich and Famous'? What's this for?"
"Turn to page 143," Andrew said. Serena did as she was told. On the page was a picture of a handsome man. He had soft black hair and deep blue eyes. Serena gasped. "Damn he's hot. But what does he have to do with anything?"
"He happens to own one of the largest diamonds in the world," Andrew stated. He turned the page for her. On the next page was a silhouette of a woman. In front of the silhouette was a gold ring. On the ring was the largest diamond Serena had ever seen, besides a few in England that belonged to the royal family. "Your next job is that."
"And where is it?" Serena inquired. The diamond was enchanting. But the picture of the man was more so. He reminded her of some one. Some one she couldn't put her finger on. But who was he? Before she could look again at the picture, Andrew took back the magazine and pulled out a large envelope.
"That man lives in England currently. He owns a castle and estate a little west of London, more towards Wales. His castle is known as the Hope Castle (made it up ^_^). Boss wants you to go there and infiltrate his castle. Get close to him and the diamond. Then, steal it. The pay is more than $750,000 dollars if you get it to Boss without anyone knowing you or he is involved. If you are going to steal it, Boss needs it by the end of May."
"So soon?"
"Nothing you can't handle."
"I'll get it. It will be my best steal yet."
"Great. I better get going then. Boss wants to know right away," Andrew said as he got up. Serena stood up as well. "I'll be seeing you, Sere. I might come with you to England to help you out."
"As if I need your help," Serena smirked. Andrew laughed. He hugged Serena tightly. Serena thought it odd that he would hug her so tight. Sure enough, he let his hand drop to her butt and pinched it. Serena reared back and kicked him where it hurts guys most. Andrew fell to the floor. The kids in the arcade stopped their games and watched Andrew, laughing. "You bastard!"
"You know it," Andrew whispered weakly from the floor. Serena huffed off to the entrance of the café.
"See ya, darling," Serena called as she left the café, holding the envelope tightly in her hand. She tucked it inside her purse and headed back to her office.
As soon as she got out of the elevator on the 20th floor, Lita ran over to her.
"Jeff wants you ASAP in his office!" Lita cried. A few papers fell from the stack she was holding.
"Calm down, Lita. What's wrong?" Serena asked. Her stomach growled a little then, reminding her that she had had no lunch.
"Jeff went down to check out a burglary at a museum this morning and came back with a new case. It's big, that's all I know. He's all ready found out some new information and he's been walking around yelling at everyone and trying to find you. You're cell phone wasn't getting any reception, so no one could get through to you and everything's a mess!"
"All right, I'll go to his office right now." Serena picked up the papers from Lita's stack and gave them to her. She quickly ran off. Everyone was busily doing something as Serena walked by. She went over to Jeff's office and walked in.
Jeff was rustling through millions of papers. He smiled as soon as he saw Serena. Serena went in and sat down at the same chair she had sat in that morning. There were two men in back of Jeff talking and reading papers. One was on his cell phone.
"Serena, finally! You'll never believe this!" Jeff shouted. Serena smiled weakly and waited for him to go on. "You know that thief that the C.I.A couldn't find?"
Of course Serena knew who he was talking about, but she didn't say anything. She just gulped and shook her head.
"The thief, Angel, stole a painting last night from a museum. The police and C.I.A. people got so fed up with out finding her or any clues that could lead to who or where she is, that they gave the case to us! Isn't that great?"
"Woohoo," Serena said. "But why did you want me?"
'Oh, I know why', Serena thought. 'This is just great. I am going to be assigned to catch myself. Shit.'
"I am assigning you the case of finding who she is and capturing her. You're our top agent. I couldn't give it to anyone else."
"Thank you, Jeff. I won't fail you," Serena replied. Inside she was shaking on how she was going to get out of this one.
"And Simon, you know that undercover agent? Well, he found Angel's next target!"
'Shit. This is even worse. Maybe I'll get lucky and he will send me off to South Africa on a fake target. Hah, that will never happen. Simon went out three years ago undercover somewhere and I don't even know where he is. When he gets back, he's my next victim. He must have some how infiltrated Boss's organization. Hmm, I'll have to tell Boss we have a leak.'
"Simon found out that Angel wants to steal this actor guy's diamond!" Jeff went on with out noticing Serena's face getting more worried by the second.
'Okay, this is the end of my career in the ABOSI. I am now officially dead. How the hell am I going to get out of this? I can't turn down the steal because then I'll have everyone laughing at me. Maybe I can still get out of this case.'
"That's great, Jeff!" Serena cried enthusiastically. She pasted a fake smile on her face. "What do I have to do?"
"Well, we have decided to send you undercover. Angel won't suspect a thing. You'll be near the diamond ring all the time, and when Angel makes a move, you'll nab her. There is a catch though."
"What?" Serena's face brightened at the chance of maybe getting out of this mess.
"You have to go undercover as a contestant in this contest."
"Is that it?"
"Well, it's one of those reality TV shows. This guy used to live here in America. Then, he got scouted and became a famous actor. Now, he's ready to find a wife and he's doing a reality TV show called 'Marry An Actor'. He is looking for a wife, so 20 American women are going to compete to be his bride. You'll spend like 5-6 weeks or so with him. At the end of each week he hands out roses to a certain number of ladies and they get to stay. The last woman marries him. I think that Angel is going to be one of those contestants and try and win the ring. So, you're going to be one of those girls trying to win his heart. Angel won't suspect a thing."
Serena jumped up. Her eyes were wide with surprise and anger.
"Are you crazy? No way in hell am I going to compete to marry an actor that I don't know and who probably is a stuck up ass! This is so stupid! I am not doing it!"
Jeff stood up and put his hands on her shoulders. He stared into her eyes. The tow men had stopped talking and were watching the scene with interest.
"This will be good for the ABOSI. The government is thinking of terminating us. Everyone here will be jobless. You wouldn't want that would you?"
Serena pouted. She looked down. There was no way out of this without getting everyone mad at her and never being able to face the world again.
"All right, I'll do it. When do I leave?"
"Yes! I knew I could count on you, Serena!" Jeff shouted. He hugged her. She weakly hugged him back. "We'll get started right away on your job arrangements."
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A\N: Is it getting better? I'm so excited about this story. I have never written anything like it. Review everyone! 10 reviews for the next chapter!
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----- Serena gets briefed on her ABOSI job. -----
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