Lilah
"Ok guys, good meeting! Now lets get to it!" Lilah commanded to the meeting room full of lawyers. Her lawyers. New Yorks finest, picked by her. The best thing about them was their lack of morals & ethics. That what got her into Wolfram & Hart & the same worked for them.They all scuffled out of the room, going to gather more clients or bring over ones they already had. She smiled as the last one left the room. "Their all mine" she thought to herself, "I should fire one of them just coz i can!" she continued thinking, laughing out loud this time.
As she made her way to her office, her personal assistant, Angelica Jones followed.
"Did the meeting tape alright?" Lilah asked her as she sat in her chair. She wanted all the meetings recorded, just to be on the safe side. Angelica replayed some of the tape.
"Perfect Ms Morgan" she said cheerfully.
"Good" Lilah replied, "Now sit down, theres something i have to talk to you about."
Angelica started to worry. She had been barely working one day & already she was getting the feeling she was about to get fired. Or could it be they already knew about her?
"Angelica," Lilah said sighing "Theres something your not telling us isn't there"
"What do you mean?" she replied nervously, thinking they knew for sure.
"We know your a mutant Angelica. The building has been fitted with so many scanners & identifiers its not even funny. We knew you were a mutant the second you walked in the door. We also knew you had powers of Microwave Generation." Lilah said smiling. Angelica didnt know what to say.
"Don't worry Angelica," Lilah said "We're not going to fire you or make you register as a mutant. In fact, we want to help you. Im going to offer you a deal that works for both our interests"
Angelicas curiosity was tweeked. All she ever wanted was to fit in, control her powers & live a peaceful life. How could they offer her any of that?
"I...meaning Wolfram & Hart, want you to send you to a place called Xaviers." said Lilah, smiling & leaning back in her seat. She felt so powerful. She loved it. Shame she couldn't flaunt it to the people that mattered to her.
"Xaviers? That place sounds familiar"
"Yes Angelica. Its a school for gifted youngsters. On the outside it seems like a private school but underneath its..."
"A place for mutants to learn to control their powers?"
"You know?" Lilah asked, surprised.
"Yeah, some creepy old man tried to convince my father to send me there when my powers first erupted. But my dad said no. I wish he didn't though"
"Well, dont worry Angelica. Because we're going to send you there."
"What?!" Angelica was truly surprised. Why would some law firm want to send a quiet withdrawn receptionist there?
"Wolfram & Hart will send you there to help learn to control your powers & gain some new friends & skills. But we want you to gather information for us. Nothing major like security codes just general info about what its about, etc. Catch my drift?"
"Um...yeah...i spose...my job?"
"You can still work here on a casual basis & attend classes there. Its all been arranged Angelica."
"Wow...how can i thank you??"
Lilah stood up & motioned for Angelica to do the same.
"We don't need any thanks because we see potential in you. We believe given the right training & skills, you could become anything. Preferably a lawyer," Lilah said with with a laugh "but the main thing is that we don't want your potential wasted. So now go home & pack you bags. You'll be leaving tonight. You will get a weekly schedule when we get to Xaviers."
Lilah was opening the door now, seeing Angelica out. As they both entered the hall way, a tall woman with short red hair walked passed them into Lilahs office, smirking as she walked passed Lilah.
"My 9'oclock is here." Lilah stated, putting her hand on Angelicas shoulder, looking at her face to face. "Now, I'll see you later on this afternoon as im going to be escorting you there. I wish you all the best"
"Thank you Ms Morgan!" Angelica replied happily, wrapping her arms around the lawyer in a hug, "I'll never forget this!"
"Make sure you don't" Lilah replied as Angelica let go, " Now scoot. Go pack! Ill see you later"
Angelica ran off down the hall gleefully as Lilah just watched & smiled. Nice girl she thought, turning to walk into her office.
"Raven, good to see you again" she said, closing the door behind her, watching the woman in her chair which was turned towards the window, away from Lilah.
"Good seeing you as well Lilah," the woman said with a laugh, swinging the chair around, "But im sure it will be even better being you"
Sitting in the chair looking at Lilah Morgan was Lilah Morgan. The Lilah standing up; The real Lilah just laughed, finsihing her laughter with one word.
"Mystique"