This is my first attempt here.English is not my mother tongue, so I wrote in my own language and translated it into English with some methods.If you ask me why I did this, there are many reasons.First of all, of course, I thought that I could write more comfortably and deeply in my own language, which I think is the most important element for any story. Secondly, unfortunately, Leverage is not a well-known series in my country, but the character V has been in my head almost since the first days I watched this series and she won't leave me alone :) I also want to be read more and get more comments because I know that's the way to improve.Please feel free to comment and message me.I apologize in advance for any flaws and mistakes.I hope you love V as much as I do and don't think this is a waste of time.Sorry for the long explanation, I'm a beginner :)
Once again the team was assembled, plans were made, and Nate emphasized that the target and the path to the target were more dangerous this time.
"We can't do this the same way we've always done it. It's not going to be enough to just pretend, hack computers, walk through air vents and beat up a guy or two."
The team was sure they were about to get some news they couldn't decide if it was good or bad.Hardison grimaced.
"Oh no no no Nate I'm never working with that Chaos creature again."
Parker looked at Nate with a mixture of fear and anger.Elliot half laughed.
"Actually, I don't know, sometimes group work can be very useful."
Nate hadn't lost his seriousness for a second.
The door suddenly opened and in walked a silhouette dressed in a burqa as black as night with only the eye area open.She had black gloves on her hands again and even her feet were under the burqa.It was as if she had no feet but was floating in the air.Everyone's eyes were fixed on this silhouette.A pair of brown eyes under the burqa hovered over everyone. The woman in the burqa never moved and never made a sound.The moment the brown eyes moved quickly past everyone and locked on Elliot's eyes, Elliot felt a flame flash through him. It had only lasted a second or two and it was very abnormal to feel that way.When the brown eyes shifted to Sophie, who was right next to him, Elliot was able to extinguish the flame by staring into space.After silence and careful scrutiny from head to toe, Nate quickly walked over to the jet black silhouette.
"I mentioned that this target was the most challenging of them all, and that's why I had to take extreme precautions for this mission..."
The silhouette quickly turned around and used one hand to open the part of her two-piece suit that covered her head to waist.She was wearing a black basic sleeveless t-shirt. With her free hand she smoothed her dark brown hair that barely touched her shoulders.
"My precaution for this mission is... V."
Wide-open eyes stayed on V for only a few seconds, and then all heads turned to Nate to ask questions and object.
"The number one assassin in the world?"
" V? The one nicknamed the angel of death?"
"I don't like it."
"She's a code red wanted by Interpol!"
All the voices blended together, and in the midst of the chaos, V stood silently watching them, his dull face showing that she was actually enjoying herself. Half smiling and pulling off the hem of his burqa, while Nate calmed the team down with difficulty.
"I've made up my mind. I have to put our safety first."
This resolute voice was enough to silence the team, despite their misgivings.
Then Elliot calmly asked
"Nate, I've been keeping the team safe this whole time. Have you thought this through?". Nate was just as calm.
"Yes."
Elliot stood up slowly and met V's eyes, and V accepted the challenge instantly, lifting his chin slightly.
"So be it."
Elliot said, looking V in the eye but addressing Nate, his face like a wolf leader protecting his pack from threats. It was only a matter of time before he bared his teeth and growled at V. He tore his eyes from V's, turned around and started walking. He had taken a step or two when V's confident voice was heard for the first time, "Elliot Spencer."
Absolute silence filled the room again. The world's most wanted assassin and sniper, the woman no one had ever seen before, almost legendary V opened her mouth for the first time, she said two words that froze everyone in their tracks.All eyes were on V.As soon as he heard his name, Elliot turned around in a huff.The team held their breath and their gazes darted back and forth between V and Elliot.The tension between V and Elliot was palpable.Elliot's light blue eyes took V's breath away for a moment, but V shoved her hands in the pockets of her black jeans and kept talking.
"There's a reason you're not even in the top ten anymore, where I'm number one. That's why I'm here."
"I don't care what reason you're here for," Elliot said.
"I'm keeping an eye on you if I..."
Elliot's words were interrupted by V exhaling sarcastically and smiling ever so slightly.
"Elliot Spencer, Sophie Deveraux, Alec Hardison, Nate Ford and Parker."
V ran her eyes over them all as she spoke.
"Just because I shed blood doing my job doesn't mean I'm any worse than you, don't think you're saints just because you helped a few innocents. We're not like other people, I know what you all are."
She turned her brown eyes back to Elliot and said the words Elliot was perhaps most afraid to hear in this world.
"And I know what you have done in the past." She turned around and started picking up the pieces of her burqa.
"I'm the best in the world at what I do, and I'm here to do my job."
V had the same effect when she left as she had when she arrived.
A lot of suspicion and a silence that could fill space.Elliot knew in that moment that this brown-haired, brown-eyed, 5'5" tall V, one of the world's most notorious killers, was going to be a big problem.