Fic Update: Intuitive Chapters 7-12
Devil Wears Prada -AU
Pairing: Andy/Miranda
Rating: NC-17/M
*The information and general ideas are based off of one of my favorite international intrigue authors: Eric B. Lustbader. Derivedfrom his Asian-American-Soviet-era, Nicholas Linnear novels such as The Jian or Second Skin, I began to imagine Miranda andAndy in such a startling and complex world where loyalties are few and the shadows are often dangerous.
This story has some disturbing images of violence and sexual violence, but is necessary to the storyline. Please pass if this ismakes you uncomfortable.
Please allow for some serious artistic license and any historical and cultural inaccuracies, I’m only a ‘fan’ of history, not anexpert. But I read lots and watch lots of documentaries, so hopefully that’s gotta count for something… right? lol
Finally, my interpretation or illustration of various cultures is not a suggestion that they are correct; I’m just a humble fanficwriter, sharing the love.
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Chapter 7
Miranda desperately tried to quell her nausea as her dinner companion continued to ignore her, while shoveling food into his mouth. In addition, she could see the wisps of hair sticking out the back of his shirt, confirming her belief that Grigory was a direct descendant of the ape she thought he was. She’d already suffered through Alexi Kurylenko’s polite, yet menacing fishing expedition about her activities...
Chapter 8
Curiously she noticed as she left the bathing area, that both female bathers and the attendant were no longer there, leaving Andy alone. Her senses immediately went on alert upon noticing the irregularity as she quietly crept to her locker, seeing the same stockily-built woman, locker-room attendant from before. Only instead of adhering to the stringent societal rules of no-staring, her obsidian eyes were zeroed in on Andy...
Chapter 9
Nate casually walked around the beautiful park, expertly tailing his next target. While he knew it wouldn’t be easy, she was still a woman. And in his humble belief, in this business, the one vulnerability that female agents cannot overcompensate for, is their sex. The odds always caught up with them. He chose to ignore the fact that those same odds had a way evening things out regardless of one’s sex. Andy Sachs…
Chapter 10
What Miranda read in the first few lines sent her perfectly-manicured eyebrows towards her hairline and caused her eyes to narrow in some unnamed emotion. The Tombs Director, Michael Kurran placed a ‘kill order’ on Andrea Sachs as a result of the O’Nichiren House incident. Even worse they dishonored her even further by sending Nate Thomas to be her executioner...
Chapter 11
Seeing Priestnicov live and in-person, left her ill-prepared to deal with the consequences of her surprisingly strong emotional and physical reaction; she was stunning. Her pictures didn’t do her justice. And for just a moment, Andy wondered when they finally have their inevitable physical interaction, would she be able to follow-through? Would she pause for a mili-second, precious seconds in their line of work, as she looked into those glacially-gorgeous, blue eyes - enough time for her nemesis (although that word didn’t sound quite… right...
Chapter 12
The bullet-ridden black Mercedes careened down the highway as three Black Lexus sedans followed close behind. Occasionally, one of their pursuers would lean out the window to fire more bullets. Luckily they hadn’t gotten a clue or perhaps not close enough to shoot out one of their tires. Also, it helped that Miranda handled the vehicle like a pro - or a trained spy...