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Lyss slowly turned her cold stare from the big guy towards the little one. Her head tilted as she refused to turn her back on the asshole before her. She looked Trevor up and down as he rambled on about the pile of evidence they had on the group. [i]Why did half of the Coven have to be idiots?[/i] She had to remind herself that most of them had never been in a fight before. [i]There goes our chances of denying it.[/i]

She glanced back at big guy as he stated their mission, but the blonde woman confirmed Lyss's suspicion that it wasn't their only reason to be here. From her knowledge, the Coven hadn't even been on the map until the Greenwood fight. Surely the FBI, even a [i]special[/i] forces team, wouldn't come to Tampa just for their dysfunctional group alone. She eyed the big guy, who chose to move on from that topic. Just as she was about to ask what the other "mission" was, he finally accepted that Lyss was the leader. [i]Step one. Convince them they have the right girl. Step two. Convince their boss we aren't worth the paperwork.[/i] Trevor stepped towards Maya, and Lyss inwardly seethed when the jerk grabbed her arms. She was tense as he walked her towards the door, but she complied with his silent command to move in that direction. 

[i]Maybe we can work this out, if the little one would just shut up.[/i] Although, inside she was proud that she'd at least tagged one of them. Especially proud that she'd tagged the biggest one. She let the picture of the big guy vomiting onto the musty carpet keep her from thinking about the tight cuffs on her wrists.

Outside, Lyss was happy to see that Riley was fighting back too. She only grew worried for the firecracker's safety when the big guy was ordered to take care of her. Lyss eyed the older woman, whom she assumed was [i]Supervisory Special Asshat[/i], but also gave Riley a glance that would warn her to be cautious. [i]Be careful, girl.[/i] She thought before she was lead into the fed's obvious van.

[i]What will the neighbors think?[/i]

She was now being held by another older woman, who held her arms with a vice grip and stood like a soldier. [i]Military, perhaps?[/i] She remembered seeing the woman outside standing by shards of green glass. [i]At least the big guy can't cut Riley.[/i] She thought before remembering the way he held the knife. [i]Seriously, where the hell did these feds come from?[/i]

Lyss stared the leader of this group down with a blank expression. She kept her shoulders high, and her arms relaxed within the hands of the female agent. [i]Appear meak, and she'll tear you a new one. Look like a bitch, and she'll treat you like one.[/i] Trevor was explaining the situation, and Lyss had to suppress the urge to smirk when he glossed over the part about her target practice. She could hear it in his voice that he was embarrassed. [i]Poor guy.[/i]

The supervisor moved towards Maya. Lyss tensed when Maya's head flew to the side, but she stood taller as the leader moved her way. The backhand [i]hurt[/i]. Her head whipped to the side, but she did not buckle like Maya had. She grit her teeth. The side of her face was burning and her cheeks flushed. Her chest was rising and falling as she took heavy breaths to keep herself calm. She didn't break beneath this woman's force, but instead slowly turned her head back to look at the woman with the same blank expression. This time with flushed cheeks and a tense jawline. It was taking all of Lyss's might not to spit on the woman's shoes. [i]Fucking bitch.[/i]

Lyss continued to stare at her, giving the woman nothing but the physical signs that she was trying to contain her anger. Maya sounded brave, despite how fragile she'd looked when she was hit. It kept Lyss sane. [i]I am steel. I cannot be bent or broken.[/i] She told herself, trying to gather the courage to keep this meeting civil. She didn't have a physical abstraction, like the other girls. She'd had to get along in the black market on wit and strategy. This situation could be handled verbally. No one here deserved to be hurt. Especially not her friends.

[i]A kill order? Are you serious?[/i] The woman was bluffing. She had to be. Lyss couldn't believe that they'd go full Salem on anyone that caused trouble with their magic. The government didn't kill normies that got into fights, so why kill witches for the same thing? Still, the threat had Lyss's stomach churning.

[b]"I'll let our illustrious leader convince you not to kill us all."[/b]

Lyss took a deep breath through her nose so that her voice wouldn't waver. This was an extremely delicate matter. Even if this woman was bluffing, the girls could face jail time for the brawl. Especially for assaulting an agent. [color=D3D3D3]"I'm sure the last thing you want to happen is to push that button. Whether it's a real option for you or not."[/color]

[color=D3D3D3]"Thanks to Trevor over here, I'm also sure you're aware that we made this group with the intentions to find a home together. We're just a group of outcasts trying to get along in this world. What you call a "gang war" was just a simple fight."[/color]

[i]Fuck, Lyss. It wasn't simple at all. You have to say more than that to get this woman off of your back.[/i]

[color=D3D3D3]"You'd do anything for your colleagues, right? If one of them was threatened, you'd hunt down the person that hurt them and let them know not to mess with you."[/color] She nodded her head towards Maya. [color=D3D3D3]"You just hit my friend here because she harmed one of your agents. That fight you heard of was just our way of doing the same. One of theirs tried to kill one of ours. So, we helped our friend get them back."[/color]

[color=D3D3D3]"I'll admit, the fight got [i]extremely[/i] out of hand, and I won't let that happen again, but now those vampires won't attack our friend ever again."[/color] She added one last thing with a stern voice. It was mostly directed towards Maya. [color=D3D3D3]"Just like my friend here won't attack your agent again."[/color]

Meifeng paused. She was completely still as the girl explained the whole situation to her. A group of outcasts, right? It made sense, everything she said made sense. She turned towards Trevor for a second before her attention went to Maya as she smiled, "Girl, don't tempt me." Before she turned to Trevor and asked him, "What did you gather from their little internet conversations?"

"Wellllllll...." Trevor trailed off as he grinned at Maya. "They talk a lot about magic and stuff, but I ain't see nothing, like, bad." He shrugged.

Meifeng sighed, "You are correct, I would do [i]anything[/i] for my subordinates-"

"Hey, she said [i]colleague,[/i] there's a diff-"

"Zip it, Trevor," Meifeng said, "-but, what you girls did was commit [i]several[/i] crimes; assault, battery, vandalism, tresspassing, destruction of private property, destruction of public property, and public indecency - in the span of about ten minutes. You've given me a reason not to push that button Miss..?"

[color=D3D3D3]"Lyss."[/color]

"... But, tell me why I shouldn't haul each and every one of you to jail, then?" Meifeng asked. "Two members of your little Coven thought it'd be a [i]great[/i] idea to attack my agents and regardless of what your idiot friend-" Meifeng narrowed her eyes at Maya, "-says, that is still a [i]serious[/i] crime. I have full authority to eliminate any threats to my mission... and somebody willing to attack a government official sounds like a [i]serious[/i] threat to me."

Lyss pressed her lips together. Even though the boss understood what she said and agreed, Maya could still take the brunt of the consequences here. Lyss wasn't sure what to say that could 100% help the girl. [i]Damnit, Maya.[/i]

Maya shifted her feet so she was in a steadier stance, just in case she got slapped again, and met Meifeng's narrowed eyes with one of her own. "I felt threatened." She let out a sharp sigh. Time to play the [i]trauma[/i] card. "For a start, my hearing is kinda funny, y'know? So I didn't really register the FBI part..."

"... We literally have FBI all over our armor." Meifeng flatly said as she pointed towards her own.

"English also isn't my first language," she continued. "And this big guy was coming towards us and I freaked out and attacked in retaliation. I've got some past baggage with large men, you see."

"Meifeng," Cindy rolled her eyes, "I think she's just stupid."

"Stupidity is not an excuse," Meifeng said.

"Wellllllllll..." Trevor said as he added on. He had a plan in mind, a plan to get in this girl's drawers and it required her not being in jail. "How about we let this slide, boss? Just this once? Besides you know, we're going after a bigger target and we can totally sweep this under the rug... and there are [i]lots[/i] about today I want to sweep under the rug." Trevor tugged at his collar.

"And just look at her!" Trevor put both his hands out towards Maya. "She won't last a second in jail! She's too fun-sized!"

If Maya could she would've put her hands together in a prayer position, but instead she just tried to make herself look as unthreatening as possible. Which wasn't hard, considering.

"Trevor..." Meifeng trailed off.

"I'm just saying this Coven of witches aren't out to do malicious things," Trevor started off, "They seem like a bunch of lonely lesbians... and Chris Hemsworth."

Lyss rolled her eyes, but she wasn't going to complain when the little agent was helping her friend.

Meifeng turned towards the leader of the group, "... Tell me, Lyss, what are your goals as an organization? What do you want to even accomplish?"

[color=D3D3D3]"I'm going to be completely honest with you. We honestly don't have a clue."[/color] She glanced towards Maya and thought of the others before looking back into Meifeng's eyes. [color=D3D3D3]"This is kind of like a safe haven for us. A support group, kind of. We all have been through a lot. We have a lot to learn and a lot of things to work on, but we're here for each other."[/color]

[color=D3D3D3]"What I can promise you is that we have no ill intentions."[/color]

"... Meifeeeeeeeng," Trevor said with a smile. "I hate to pull this card but you know how it feels to be lonel-"

"Trevor, I swear to God," Meifeng hissed as her accent slipped and she began sounding more... Chinese.

"I'm just saying, maybe you should let this one sliiiide," Trevor said.

Meifeng sighed as she got up off the seat and walked over towards Lyss and didn't break eye contact for a second. She had her hands folded behind her back. She got real close to Lyss' face as she said, "Perhaps we can... cut a deal, yes?" Meifeng said as she got back into her chair and folded a leg over the other. "... So tell me, are you willing to play ball?"

[color=D3D3D3]"I've played a few games before,"[/color] Lyss said cautiously.

"I've longed for the joys of... feminine companionship, so I'm going to let this slide on a few terms," Meifeng chuckled as she raised one finger up into the air. "First, you dumbasses keep whatever activities you and your lesbian sex cult are up to off the radar. I'm not even going to bother telling you not to do it; because obviously you don't care. Long as I don't hear about it, I can focus on more important things."

Meifeng raised another finger, "Second, I am doing a huge favor for you all, so I expect the same thing when the time comes. Just.. a favor. So be ready to be called on."

She raised another finger, "Third, I want to know about any and all supernatural nonsense you run into. Like any threats... and if you come across somebody in a black robe and a deer skull, immediately drop what you're doing and tell me."

She shrugged, "Then you're going to want to run. After you tell me... I quite frankly don't care what you do."

Another finger went up, "Fourth, I'm putting you, you, and the bitch who threw lightning at me on probation. As in, I'm keeping tabs on you all and you have to report to me once a day - actually, Trevor. You're going to report to Trevor."

Trevor looked awfully excited. "Finally, [i]"Trevor-Duty"[/i] I look forward to!"

"I'm glad you picked the cutest agent," Maya said with a thumbs up behind her back. "I mean, the least scary looking." 

"... And if I catch you two fucking I'm cutting it off," Meifeng hissed at Trevor. "Mark my God [i]damn[/i] words."

At this point, Lyss was just glad it wasn't going to be the big guy. This negotiation was going a lot better than she'd expected it to. [color=D3D3D3]"You have my word."[/color] [i]Fuck my life.[/i]

"Good," Meifeng said as she got up and walked towards Maya, "But one last thing."

She slapped Maya one more time, but this time... open handed right across her cheek. 

Maya hissed at the sudden impact, head twisting to the side and falling down onto one knee. [i]Fuck that hurt.[/i] She pulled herself back up onto her feet.

"Supervisory Agent, no more slaps!" Trevor said as he reached and snatched her phone out her back pocket... and he effortlessly got past the passcode because he saw it in the camera of the Dairy Queen when she opened it. He punched his number in, making his contact name [b][code]BIG TREV[/code][/b] and slid it back where he got it. Trevor said as he wrote down his contact information on two stickey notes. He slapped the note onto their foreheads as he said, "She's a delicate flower!"

Afterwards Meifeng pressed her ear piece as she said, "All agents, withdraw from the field."

"What about the kids?" Maximilian asked.

"Leave them." 

"Affirmative," Maximilian answered as the agents began to withdraw.

"Oh, just one last thing," Meifeng said as she raised her hand up into the air. The two girls were pulled together by their handcuffs as they were connected to each other the second they made contact. It was probably awkward as hell. She grabbed the two by the arm as she walked them out the door before throwing them off the truck. "Go back on our deal and I'm placing that kill-order with impunity. I have the authority and the power to do so."

"Oy, what about the handcuffs?" Maya yelled back, struggling to get back into a sitting position having both been thrown down the stairs and connected to Lyss.

"That wasn't in the deal," Meifeng said with a grin. "Adios, just remember... I'm always watching..."

"... Wazowski." Trevor added on his best impression of that slug monster thing.

Maya gave Trevor the biggest puppy dog eyes in an attempt to beg him to get rid of the cuffs.

Trevor closed his eyes as he looked away and Meifeng slammed the door closed. They heard the truck coming alive as the vehicle began moving and what few FBI agents were in the area simply left towards their rally point.

"...So, you don't happen to know anyone who can control metal?" Maya asked.

Lyss groaned.