Chapter 40: Phynx

It's been a month since Rose and I have teamed up and we have gotten a lot closer. I consider her like a sister and have brought her over to see Fate a bunch of times. It's so cute how Fate calls her Aunt Rosa. Rose was against the name at first until Fate revealed her secret weapons, puppy eyes. At the end Rose sighed in defeat. Also Rose and I have taken a lot more missions and have completed all of them with flying colors. People in the mafia have started calling us the beast duo. When we first heard those names Rose started laughing like a madman and said how it fits us perfectly. I laughed along with her. I introduced Rose to Xanxus and Demetri. It was hilarious when she met Xanxus. He started swearing at her because that's how he normally talks, but Rose didn't know that and for some reason it looked like her hair was floating from anger. Weird right? Anyway she walked up to him and in his second of confusion flipped him over her shoulder onto the ground. Haha it was the greatest thing ever. Since then those two have been at each other's throats, and in my opinion they seemed to have gotten closer than they think. I'm pretty sure Timoteo agrees with me cause whenever they start arguing and clash their foreheads together me and Timoteo share a knowing look.

Last week it was officially announced that the inheritance ceremony will be held in half a year. I'm really excited to meet the group again. After having Fate my point of view on them has changed. I don't think of them as just characters that I don't want to get involved with, but my friends that I can depend on in times of need. I know that sounds cheesy, but I finally opened up about them and it has made me feel more clear headed.

"Alex" Timoteo calls

"Yes" I snap out of my thoughts and look at him from across the office

I was chilling in his office for today since I wanted a little break from taking care of Fate.

"I have a new mission for you and Rose" he hands me a piece of paper

The mission is to spy on a new mafia called the Phynx who have started to gather strong members and have been growing recently. He wants us to find out if they are friend or foe. We are to not engage in combat unless necessary.

"Kay, I'll get Rose and we'll head out" I said and walked out

Timeskip

Rose and I have infiltrated their base and are watching them from a hole in the ceiling. We can't hear what they are saying, but from our guess they are planning something. In the room are 3 men and 2 women. The tallest is a handsome guy with short black hair, white eyes and a lean body. The next in height is a cute guy who has long pink hair in a ponytail, golden eyes, and looks skinny and scrawny. The shortest guy looks like their leader. He is a handsome blue haired, red eyed man. Then the taller woman has straight black hair that reaches her lower back. She has beautiful blue eyes that look like the starry sky. The shortest of them all is an energetic girl that has brown hair reaching her shoulders. She has deep chocolate eyes.

Rose and I glance at each other because we can feel how strong they are. I know I could beat them because I'm kind of a marysue, but I don't know about Rose. Before we can think anymore the brown haired girl stops bouncing and glances in our direction. I don't wait any longer and flee with Rose. The girl must have told her comrades because they began chasing us.

*Clang*

A knife imbeds itself into the ground in front of us and we stop our movement. We look behind us and see the five in a line looking at us.

"What are you doing here" The pink haired guy asks warily

Rose and I keep our mouths shut. We go to take a step but the black haired woman throws another knife at us.

"Don't move" She says holding another knife warning us

'The black haired guy is crouched a little so maybe he advances in speed. The pink haired guy doesn't look physically strong so he might rely more on flexibility and speed. The leader is studying us and probably is a strategist with some fighting capabilities. The women seem more experienced in a fight, but not by that much. The black haired woman has the presence of an assassin and with her knife throwing skills she can pose as a threat. The brown haired girl is the most amazing. If you weren't at my strength or good at reading people you might not notice, but she has the eyes of someone who has taken many lives. She might put on a weak and newbie kind of image, but she is the strongest out of all of them. They're strong but still new. They don't have a lot of experience. I can use a smoke screen to distract them I don't want to get into an unnecessary fight if we might be allies in the future' I think rapidly analyzing them

"You know I'm really impressed with your strengths. Can I get your names" I ask politely

Rose shoots me a look but I don't glance at her

They all stiffen and are confused by my question. The brown haired girl studies me and then nods her head to the leader. He seems confused at first but agrees.

"Im Leo" The leader says

"Ben" The black haired guy says

"Rider" The pink head says

"Raven" The knife women says

"Hello nice to meet you. I'm Poppy" The brown haired girl says energetically

"Nice to meet you all, but we will have to be going now" I say

"Give us your names now" Leo says put off with me

"No thank you" I said nicely

Rose and I are about to leave when Rose's cheek gets cut by a knife. We stop and glance behind us at Raven who has her arm out towards us.

"I'm sorry but you aren't allowed to leave yet" She says angrily

I simply raise an eyebrow at her pathetic attempt to get us to say

"You guys are still new to this so I suggest you practice a little more" I tell them before releasing a smoke bomb and grabbing Rose's wrist and run out of their

Once I think we're far enough I let Rose go. She touches her bleeding cheek and smiles hungrily

"I can't wait to rip that little bitch apart" Rose says bloodthirsty

I put a calming hand on her shoulder

"We can't. You might be able to handle them individually, but I have a feeling they have impeccable teamwork. Let's tell Timoteo about them first and let him decide on what to do. He will definitely want to make allies out of them. Though I think they are willing to kill anyone they want even if they die so long as they have fun" I say to her seriously

Rose seems surprised

"You already got all that from one meeting" She said a little shocked

"I guess. Just don't go anywhere near that Poppy girl. She's the most dangerous" I say having a bad feeling

Rose looks confused but nods her head anyway. She knows I have my reasons.

"Come on let's go" I tell her walking away