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the sun began to rise brilliantly over the rolling hills, shifting the sky into an array of oranges and reds. its showering light illuminated the 'holly wood' sign and made the white wood sparkle with glee. a bird flying over the vast community called hollywood hills would view several empty driveways and dark housing structures. most of the residents with high paying jobs, which is the majority, had left for work by five.
down a seemingly abandoned suburban road was a one story house tucked away. on one side stood a similar house, belonging to a school teacher and her family. on the opposite side was a house occupied by a sweet old lady who was out of town visiting her family.
through the tall, light colored wood fence was a medium sized back yard. up against the house's exterior was a singular open window that had the screen removed from it, probably for a car or phone extension project. on the exterior wall rested two paws plastered in fur. they belonged to a very fluffy body that was angling itself up toward the window and emitting an ear piercing loud noise.
the dog stood tall and slim on two paws with several layers of fur covered her body. she had floppy ears that stood as a triangle would. her head was a darker brown tone, nose edging towards the sill of the window. she barked and whined repeatedly, struggling to get in through the window. her paws bounced off the exterior wall and she landed back on all four feet. she trotted backwards and bent her knees, crouching down a bit. the fluffy dog then propelled herself forward at alarming speeds, hopping through the window and landing with a loud thud on her stomach.
to the right of the fallen dog stood a double sized bed. under a black, fluffy blankets was a prominent lump. up resting on the double stacked pillows were a couple strands of light blonde hair. the blanketed lump jerked upward from the laying down position, so they were in a seated spot.
from the back angle it appeared to be a female. she had long blonde hair that was put up into double dutch braids. she wore a thin material sleep tank top with the right strap falling dangerously below her shoulder. her legs were covered in sleep wear shorts that rode dangerously close to her butt cheeks. her thin arms began to stretch upward, causing her bones to crack followed by a small yawn of pleasure.
she grasped the edge of the blankets with her small, pale hands and threw them off her head. her ears picked up a small whine which caused her body to whip around. it could easily be seen that she had bright blue eyes and a pale face. her frame was thin and she was rather short average for her age. she scanned the floor and saw the dog sprawled out on the floor. "nyx, did my idiot brother forget to bring you in again?"
phoenyx scampered off her feet and to the side edge of her owner's bed, hopping and wagging her tail like she was seeing the blonde for the first time. she opened her jaw a few inches and clamped lightly onto the groggy girl's hand, tugging to drag her out of bed.
annalise macgyver laughed loudly, genuinely finding the aussie cattle mix's attempts funny. she allowed her dog to guide her small body off the bed and set her feet into the awaiting carpet. the sun beat down onto the left side of her body, causing anna to have a flash on confusion "shouldn't it still be dark outside?"
annalise tilted and angled her head to the side, being greeted with a wide open window and the bright seven thirty am sun. she turned her head to an almost three-sixty degree angle, catching sight of her side table alarm clock reading seven thirty-five.
"shit, shit i'm late!" the young macgyver yanked her hand from nyx's mouth and began to scurry around. she grabbed her pre-set out work outfit; which consisted of a blue plaid flannel, black undershirt, and light blue jeans with black boots for a work casual vibe. the blonde rushed; throwing on her clothes, undoing and redoing her now wavy hair, tripping over little tinkers her twin left out, grabbing the box of nutrigrain bars, almost forgetting her dog, and barely making it out the door unscathed. annalise took a breath and shakily pulled open the driver's side door.
in the passenger seat sat phoenyx, who was panting lightly and staring directly in annalise's eyes. the mix breed stood tall, much different to her owner who sat with a slight slouch. underneath the dashboard, on the car mat, sat a small backpack.
the young blonde shoved her silver key into ignition and turned over the car to start. she struggled to clip her seatbelt on, not wanting to start disobeying small laws now. anna leaned back roughly and released a large breath. the female gently took her small four door car out of park and floored it into drive, speeding off towards the phoenix foundation.
what would normally be a ten minute drive was made in seven, it could've been shortened by running all the strange turning red lights. the black four door parked in between mac's jeep and an unfamiliar navy blue four door.
annalise flung the door open, practically pushing phoenyx over her lap as her pale hand grasped the solid color bag. she fumbled with her fob while double checking the car was locked before dashing into the double glass entrance doors.
the pair ran past reception, who called out the usual cheery 'good morning, miss macgyver'. they rounded corners and hopped stairs in hopes of making it to the war room on time. in the short period between ex director thorton's arrest and the announcement of a new boss, they hadn't needed to worry about being late. but, the macgyvers weren't ones to make bad impressions, so anna was dead set on acting as if she was there the whole time.
annalise was the opposite of aware of her surroundings, her brain was in sheer autopilot. she didn't see the figure in front of her, heading in the same direction as the war room. so the blonde almost had a heart attack when she ran directly into the back of the unsuspecting agent. papers and the young female macgyver went flying across the floor, nyx rushed quickly to the fallen.
"hey watch where your.." a loud, shocked female voice trailed off. the tone was full of authority and like she was ready to beat up the fbi's most wanted.
annalise lifted her head off the floor and allowed her blue eyes to pierce the female she tripped over, finding the newcomer was shorter than she imagined. "i am, so so sorry," she began to crawl across the floor, forgetting momentarily she was at the phoenix. the blonde female began gathering up the fallen papers and mumbling incoherent apologies.
"stop, stop," the shorter, older looking woman had an ordering tone tangled in her words. her tan hand, that was larger than anna's small one, lifted the blonde's face to peer at it. her touch was soft and gentle, very different from the tone she'd had previous. the woman had long, dark brown hair with matching dark brown eyes. she had a much larger, rounder stature compared to the young macgyver's small one. she wore a black leather jacket with a blue t-shirt, black pants, and doc martins. her facial features were riddled with concern.
annalise stared back at the mysterious woman, her blue eyes beating. if it were any other situation, she would've thought this woman was hella hot. but here she was, on her knees in the middle of the floor at work. her blue eyes lingered with the other's brown ones, ones that scanned her face and wiped blood that was gushing from her nose.
"easy there, you hit yourself pretty bad," the shorter woman. she kept one hand under annalise's chin and used the other to pull out an embroidered handkerchief. it was cloth with a velvet material on one side. her hand pressed the cloth to the blonde agent's bloody nose, shushing and reassuring her along the way.
"i'm so sorry for running into you, i wasn't looking where i was going," annalise fought to not make anymore eye contact with this woman, feeling extremely intimidated. she had began to ramble, a lot like her and her brother do when they've got an improvised plan. the young macgyver tried to ignore the gentleness of how the dark haired woman held that cloth to her nose or how soft her skin was on the blonde's. anna knew she didn't deserve this softness, so why was she receiving it?
the brunette sighed and offered the very apparent younger agent a soft smile across her red lips. "i'll excuse it this once, but you need to watch where you're running. it could've been someone who wouldn't have been this forgiving," she spoke softly and had a hint of vulnerability, completely different to the fierce words of earlier. her brown eyes twinkled softly as she placed annalise's hand on the cloth and stepped back, "go on, now. there's things to be done."
annalise's eyes willingly met the stranger's, who had stood up to her full heigh and smiled down at the blonde. the female pulled herself off the ground and stood at her full five foot four height. she gave a small wave to the shorter woman and a submissive head bow, earning a cocked eye brow at her actions.
phoenyx began to pull on the sleeve on her companion's flannel, trying to encourage her onward. the war room was just a few steps away and the mix breed was eager to see her friends. her claws kept kidding across the tile floor as anna's weight stood motionless.
the young macgyver gave the brunette one last smile and gave into the dog's encouragement. she allowed herself to be mindlessly dragged by the medium sized animal, day dreaming about the mysterious woman she just tripped over.
the brown, solid wood door of the war room swung open. on the outside of the frosty windows stood annalise and phoenyx, who strutted in while standing tall. the other four people standing in the room were stunned, especially since the macgyver twins were rarely late.
the younger twin plopped down onto the chair that was nearest the door, nyx laying down at the side. "angus macgyver!" her pale face was slightly red and voice was raised louder octaves. she plopped her bag down in between her feet, glaring directly at her twin.
"uh oh, what did i do?" an almost identical blonde man stared right back at anna, the same amount of fire present in his beating blue eyes.
"you didn't wake me up, and you left my dog outside!" annalise's voice emphasized the last word loudly, causing everyone to visibly flinch away from her. she shot eye daggers at the older macgyver twin.
mac opened his mouth to respond, his finger was angled in a point for a lecture. his pale pink jaw was hanging open when the door to the room opened.
all five of the phoenix foundation members snapped their heads in sync, staring at the new arrival. jack emitted a verbal gasp and annalise blinked rapidly. the arrival was a short brunette woman, wearing the exact same outfit as the one from before and she held a few papers in her hand.
"alright, people," her voice was commanding and confident, not lacking in authority at all. she stood tall and held herself high, drawing all five sets of eyes to look at her curiously, "listen up."
it was the same person anna almost tripped over, the one who had helped her when she was having the nose bleed. the same one who hadn't bated one eye at an agent running late. she was the new boss, the one jack had been so worried about.
"hey-" jack began to talk, his voice was high pitched and nervous. the ex-delta sunk further into his corner, if that action was even possible.
"sit down and shut up, dalton. that goes for all of you," this caused everyone to drop dead in the spot they were sitting in and for nyx to perk up, "my name is matilda webber, i'm the new director of the phoenix foundation."