Chapter 6: Forgotten past.
(A/U: Some credit for this chapter goes to OutL0ud because this user gave me the idea for this chapter.)
Vixen is currently sitting Indian style on top of a boulder, waiting as she sharpened her dagger. She was thinking of every possible way her mission could go wrong, and every countermeasure to each one. Vixen stopped sharpening her dagger and brushed her hair behind her, her hair was just a little bit lower than her shoulder. She was waiting for the next guy she got to work for her, and lucky for her, she didn't have to wait long. Because she heard a voice, "Hello! Are you here Vixen?!", and with that, Vixen stood up and backflipped off the boulder.
Landing on her feet perfectly in front of the man, who jumped back a little in surprise. Before he could say anything though, Vixen said, "So, you must be my new contact?", and he nodded. She looked him over to see if he would be good enough, and surely enough, he at least looked good enough. He was quite buff, so he could pack a punch. He had good grades if her information was correct, so he was smart enough.
So he fit the part, for now. The kid said, "I assume you are Vixen then?", and she nodded. Vixen kept a close eye on him to make sure he didn't try anything he would regret, and she said, "So, your mission is to secretly protect a man named Lincoln Loud. Do you-". He cut her off by laughing a little, which confused her, so she said, "What's so funny?". The man willed himself to stop laughing and he said, "Lincoln Loud, a man? Hahahaha, you really want me to protect a wimpy kid like him? What am I supposed to do, protect him from the sun as well?". He started laughing again and Vixen's smile turned into a serious death glare as she started shaking in anger.
She knew she couldn't kill him…yet, but she could rough him up. So she took out her dagger and held it up to the mans' throat, making him immediately stop laughing. His eyes shot open in fear and he held his hands up in surrender. Then Vixen said through gritted teeth, "You will NEVER insult him again! If you so much as have another bad thought about Lincoln, I will slit your throat and watch you die slowly as I laugh. Never insult him again, or you will pay the price.". She said the last part while pressing the dagger a little closer to his throat, drawing a little blood.
The news had spread about the two kids Ryder and Jackson, and all the evidence pointed to Jackson killing Ryder and then he ended his own life. If there was one thing Vixen was good at, which is actually a lot of things, it her specialty was being sly and clever. Hints the name Vixen, because foxes are sly and clever and usually get what they want. The man said, "O-okay, I-I-I won't insult h-him again. J-just please put the dagger a-away.", and that's what she did. Then the man sat down and so did Vixen, except she was sitting a little farther away Incase he tried to attack her. After all, the only reason she hadn't been caught was because she was cautious.
After a moment of silence, the man said, "So, why do you want to protect this boy- I mean man? Why is he so special to you?". Vixen suddenly perked back up and her smile came back, which scared the man a little, but nonetheless he actually did want to hear the story, even if she did just threaten to kill him.
(A/U: You should be able to piece together who Vixen is if you know your facts about a lot of stuff, if not then you'll just have to wait I guess.)
Vixen looked directly at the man and said, "You really want to hear the story?", and the man nodded. So of course she was more than happy to tell somebody her story, even if she did have to kill him later if he failed. She clearly remembered everything from that day like it was yesterday. How could she forget? He was the man who saved her.
She started telling him the story as she played the memories through her head.
Flashback
She was currently playing with a fox she had found. She had always been interested in foxes, because they for some reason liked to play with her. She turned and got tackled by three foxes who started licking her face once she was on the ground. She giggled and laughed as the foxes played with her. She would usually be out for hours at a time and just played.
Then, the foxes suddenly rushed off, and she turned around and saw a boy who was running. To her surprise, the boy had accidentally ran into her, knocking them both down. It was so quick that she didn't have time to react, but that didn't stop the boy from slowly getting back up. He held out his hand and said, "I'm really sorry, I wasn't paying attention to where I was going.", and she took his hand as he pulled her back up. He was surprisingly strong for his young age, well technically they were both young. As she looked at him, she noticed he had snow-white hair, and had cute little freckles on his face.
But she also noticed the bruises on his arms and cheek, then she noticed his eyes were bloodshot. So with what she's seen so far, she deducted it to either bullying or domestic abuse. She knew quite a lot for her age, more than she should. So she said, "What's wrong, did you get hurt?", and his forced smile fell into a frown. He said, "I just got bullied by some kids and cried a little, that's all.", and she was correct.
Wondering who exactly he was, she said, "So, what's your name?", and he smiled a little and said, "My name is Lincoln, Lincoln Loud. What's your name?". She opened her mouth but hesitated to speak, she never told anybody her real name, mostly because she didn't really want to make friends because she was always moving around. Her father is a business man so he travels around the world, so they have to move quite a lot thanks to his job. So, with her vast knowledge on most things, she came up with the perfect name. She smiled brightly and said, "My name is Vixen, nice to meet you Lincoln.", and said, "Nice to meet you too Vixen.".
They stared at each other for a little bit, both looking at each other. Lincoln noticed she was a bit chubby, and had bright red hair with hazel colored eyes. She had no freckles, no scars, she looked perfect. He had to admit, she was cute, especially since her skin was slightly lighter than tan. Vixen noticed Lincoln was really skinny, which made her feel fat, but she didn't let him see her hurt.
Vixen tried to take a step forward to get a better look at him, but she winced and took a sharp gasp and fell to her knees while instinctively holding her knee. Lincoln noticed this and knelt by her side while putting a hand on her back, then he said, "What's wrong?", and she said, "I think I skinned my knee when I fell from both the foxes and from you.". Lincoln pulled out a band-aid from his pocket and held it in front of her, then he said, "Can I help?". She looked at him curiously, then she said, "You just so happen to have a band-aid with you?", and he smiled a little bit more and shrugged his shoulders. As he put the band-aid on her knee, he said, "Well, when you have nine sisters and you're the only brother. You have to come prepared, even if it's just a scrapped knee.".
She shot him a look of surprise and shock at the same time, and she said, "You have nine sisters?", and Lincoln nodded his head while chuckling a little, and said, "Yep, soon to be ten sisters.". When he was done, he stood up and held out his hand, which she gratefully took and he pulled her back up. Lincoln saw a ball by his feet and he got an idea, so he crouched down and picked it up. Then he said while tossing the ball from hand to hand, "You want to play some catch?", and Vixen said, "Yes, I would like to play catch with you.". That's how it started, they started playing catch, and went to tag, to hide-n-seek, to Marco Polo, and other sort of games.
By the time they stopped playing, they ere practically best friends, even before Clyde. They played and talked about their lives until the sun started to go down, then Vixen said, "I had an amazing time playing with you Lincoln, but unfortunately I have to go home now.". Lincoln made a playful frown and said, "Ahhhh, come on, can't you play just a little bit longer?". Vixen sighed, she had to admit to. When they stopped playing, she was upset that she had to leave.
She wouldn't say it, but if somebody asked her she would admit it. She would admit that she had a huge crush on Lincoln since he bandaged her knee. He was clearly a caring, loving, and wonderful soul, not to mention a real gentlemen. But sadly, she had to leave, so she said, "I'm sorry Lincoln, but I really do have to leave. I wish we could spend more time together thought.". Lincoln walked up to her and stood by her, then he said, "Then can I at least walk you home?", and Vixen said with a bright smile, "Sure, I'd love that.".
So, they started heading towards Vixen's house, all the while they talked. Lincoln told her about his nine sisters, their names as well. Vixen told him about her family and that she is an only child, and she has to move a lot because her father is a business man. They were halfway there, and Vixen said, "Well, this is where we part ways. I don't want my father to embarrass me, like always. So until next time, Lincoln.", and Lincoln said, "See you tomorrow, Vixen.". Vixen started walking towards her house, but stopped when she saw a fox.
She stopped in her tracks and knelt down and started petting it. It made a little laughing sound like some foxes do, but she didn't mind. Lincoln was walking home, but stopped in his tracks when he found something on the ground. So he knelt down and picked it up, but he didn't know what it was. It was a tiny dagger, the same one Vixen in the present time has.
But Lincoln didn't know what it was, so he kept turning it around until he saw a very small engraving in the bottom part of the blade. He read it aloud, "S.S?", then it hit him. It must've been Vixen's. Lincoln clearly knew Vixen wasn't her real name, but he didn't complain or argue when she told him her name was Vixen. So, glad to find an excuse to go see her, he started speed walking his way back to her.
When he finally saw her, he was about to yell her name to get her attention. But his heart practically stopped at what he saw. He saw Vixen, standing in the road petting a fox…with a car nearly a few feet from her. The car was empty, clearly somebody forgot to put their parking brakes on. The world seemed to slow to a stop, and Lincoln felt it.
(This is not supernatural just so you know.). Lincoln instinctively threw the dagger and hit the cars' front tire. Once the dagger left his hand, the world continued at it's normal pace, and he ran as fast as he could, making him seem like a blur. Vixen was casually petting a fox, like she usually did. Then she heard something, and she turned.
Her eyes shot open with fear when she saw the car, and she froze. She couldn't move, she was too scared to.(The car is moving extremely fast just so you know.). Her entire life flashed before her eyes as the car was in front of her. Surprisingly enough, as everything flashed before her.
The best moments of her life…were with Lincoln. The next thing she knew, she was hit in the shoulder, by another shoulder. As she was hit so hard she was practically thrown to the side, she was in midair. That's when she saw him. She saw Lincoln, the very boy she knew she loved, standing right where she was.
His shoulder was braced, so he must've been the one that hit her out of the way…and the one who just saved her life. The dagger he threw in the cars' tire had slowed it down just enough for him to reach her. When she hit the ground, at the same time, the car hit-
End of flashback
Vixen stopped the flashback and said, while trying to hold back a tear, "Sorry, but I don't want to talk about him getting hurt. But he lost his memory of me when the car…hit him, but somehow he remembered everything else, but he didn't remember getting hit by it either. I took back my dagger, the one he threw into the cars' tire. I was going to throw it away, it was mine but I had no use for it. But since he saved me with it, I've kept it ever since then. So ever since then, I swore to myself I would be his. I guess you could call it his, forgotten past.". The man said, "Wait, so you're naturally a redhead? And your hair is bright red?", and Vixen said, "Well, it was bright red, but the color changed a little over time.".
So the man said, "So is that why your hair is dark orange?", and Vixen said, "No, this is just a wig I wear so people don't recognize me by my hair. It's pretty unforgettable, I have to hide it to make sure people don't recognize who I am by my hair.". The man said, "Okay then, but your eyes are hazel still, right?", and Vixen shook her head and said, "Wrong again, they lost the green in them and got brighter because of the food I was eating.". The man said, "Oh okay, well that makes sense.", then he stood up and said, "So you want me to secretly protect him since he saved your life all those years ago, and he doesn't remember any of it since he got hit by the car and lost his memory of you?", and Vixen nodded.
The man then said, "Okay then, so what's my reward if I do this for you?", and Vixen said, "Well Jimmy, if you do this, then I will give you exactly one thousand dollars.". As soon as the words left her mouth, Jimmy's eyes widened with both shock and surprise, and he said, "One. Thousand. Dollars?! DEAL!!!! That's an amazing deal since all I have to do is secretly guard him!". Vixen smirked and said, "Well get to it, because if any harm comes to him, then you don't get your reward.". The man waved bye and ran off, leaving behind an amused Vixen smirking as her plan started coming along perfectly.
Vixen thought to herself, "Soon Lincoln, you and I will be together…and nothing will keep us apart.". She took out her dagger and held it up to her face. Then she looked at the engraving on the bottom part of the blade, and slowly read it aloud, "S.S…".
(A/U: I made this chapter short on purpose this time, so that I didn't merge chapters. Don't worry though, the next chapter I promise you will be longer than this. But remember that making chapters as big as the others I've done are hard to do. Because you need to create the whole thing, stick to how the characters act, make it good for the people reading it, fix the mistakes you make, and so on. So there might be some short chapters, just a little warning. Once again, PM me some ideas for the next chapter and you will get some credit. This is both because I'm running out of ideas, and so that some of you get to add in something you would like in it. But please remember, it has to be reasonable, and it has to make sense.)