Disclaimer: I do not own Lost Girl and the characters. This story's plot is based on Ohmi Tomu's manga "Midnight Secretary". Back in my highschool days, I was really a manga addict and the addiction is kinda coming back. I'm rereading some mangas and most probably I might incorporate some manga scenes and themes here in this fic. So, I won't claim anything. Don't sue me. LOL Are we clear on this?

I hope that you will all enjoy...

Chapter 1: Meet the Boss

Lauren had been working in the secretarial department for almost two years. Due to her impressive work-ethic and skills, she was promoted as the secretary in charge of one of the directors of the Dennis Group of Companies.

Thick glasses, hair tightly looped, knee long skirt. Lauren was your old fashioned secretary. When she first entered the secretarial department, most of her colleagues made fun of her looks and her taste of long skirts. Their comments were simply blown away with her impressive skills, dedication, and work-ethic. It took her only two years working in the company to be promoted as the secretary in charge who would be working directly under one of the directors of the Dennis Group of Companies.

Lauren's new job would start that day. The chief of the human resources escorted would personally introduce her to Directress Dennis. Lauren was a little nervous although she had been very confident of her capability as a secretary due to some rumors she heard about her new boss. The chief confirmed some of the rumors to be true. She was warned that the directress' character was difficult to handle and she had always been very demanding when it comes to work. Lauren could just nod and smile at the chief.

Finally reaching the infamous director's office, she inhaled deep and composed a certain smile on her face. "Be pleasant.. stay pleasant.. everything will be pleasant." She told herself. The chief opened the door and both of them were caught in surprise of the scene—a guy with unbuttoned shirt was sitting on the desk and the director was all over him. The scene confirmed another rumor to be true—her boss was definitely a play girl.

"I told you we should have locked the door.." The guy chuckled.

The directress gave them a look and a simple waving of hands "Get out.."

"Oh! Excuse us!" The chief shut the door and gave a strange look at Lauren perhaps a look of "Good luck with you.."

After a few moments, still standing in front of her boss's office, the guy came out of the room sweaty and strangely pale but with a smile of satisfaction on his face. The chief and Lauren entered the office once again. The directress had just finished buttoning her blouse properly on her executive seat.

"Good morning Ms. Dennis, I brought your new secretary in charge." His hand gestured towards Lauren "Ms. Lauren Lewis.."

Lauren stepped forward and gave the pleasant smile she had been practicing.

Before the chief could say anything more, the directress gave him the hand "Enough.."

"Good morning Director Dennis." Lauren started confidently as possible. "I'm Ms. Lauren Lewis and I will be your secretary in charge starting today."

"So I just heard." She replied while reading, presumably, Lauren's resume and records.

"You're Lauren Lewis. I've heard so much about you. You entered the company two years ago as a fresh graduate and showed excellent qualities." The directress was still looking at her records while she spoke.

Lauren to had been hearing a lot about the directress. Directress Isabeau Dennis—second child and only daughter of the president of the company. Reached her position without her father's influence. Very capable. Strict and perfectionist as a boss. Always worked after official hours and even insisted that her secretary stay with her until late at night. No secretary lasted long. Lauren did her homework and had researched about her new boss. She's very professional but her ears couldn't help but hear some rumors about the directress being a play girl who used her own office for her affairs. Lauren had checked the guest lists and had found that eighty five percent of the directress' visitors were of male and female of ranking and influence.

The directress dropped what she was reading on the desk and observed Lauren from head to foot noticing her hair, her eyeglasses, her skirt and features if they were even noticeable. And again, that time with a brow raised. And again, that time with a pout.

"Get me another one..." The directress bluntly told the chief. Lauren's jaw dropped after the statement.

"Bring me a more visually appealing secretary.." She ordered the chief who was wiping his forehead to soothe his headache. The chief tried to convince the directress of Lauren's capabilities.

Lauren couldn't believe what she was hearing. She had experienced being mocked because of her looks when she first entered the company but she had worked hard to prove herself. Being promoted as the secretary in charge was a proof of her capabilities as an excellent employee. Her pride will not be trampled upon. Not even her boss.

"Excuse me.." Lauren spoke as pleasant as she could but not a trace of a smile. "I know my appearance is not of a model. Some have already made fun of my old fashioned secretary look and choices of long skirts. But it is unfortunate that you say that I'm no good without giving me a chance. If it's not too much of a bother to you, I would like to be given an opportunity to demonstrate myself as your secretary for a while and you can judge me afterwards. What do you think?"

The directress smiled and leaned back on her chair "I don't need a secretary who opposes her superiors.."

"Oh no.. no. It wasn't an opposition. It was just a mere suggestion.. Ma'am." Lauren gave a smirk.

"smart blonde.." The boss stood up and tapped a pile of papers "Process these, categorize all data properly, prepare all the materials we need to for the meeting tomorrow." She turned away and opened a bottle of wine. While pouring some unto a glass, she continued "After that, send the invitations and noticed to the concerned individuals. When you're all done, make sure that you enter my schedule properly in the computer and ask me for confirmation." She took a sip of wine and faced Lauren "And don't ask me foolish questions. I will never give you an answer. If you have some questions, solve it yourself and refer to the old papers and data left by the last secretary."

The boss amusingly looked at Lauren who was calmly taking down notes of every thing she said.

"Understood. Would that be all?" Lauren smiled at her.

"That hunk.." She was referring to the guy they found in her office before. "The son of the president of the Banks Industries.. Tell him I'm very busy for weeks. He needs to.. 'rest'." It was clear that the directress had been hooking up with guys who would benefit the company. It was her strategy and Lauren immediately understood that but the last word her boss uttered—'rest'—did not make sense to her.

"And.. always refer to the address book. Don't ever connect or entertain calls whose names aren't in the list." Another task for Lauren, cleaning up after affairs.

Her boss answered a phone call "Yeah, I'll be their down at the lobby. See you.." Lauren presumed it was another guy.

"Lunch time.. You're dismissed" She walked away.

The chief bade her good luck as they leave the office. Meeting the boss was just the start..

"Bitch.." It was the best and suitable word she could think of to describe her boss.

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Next Day

Isabeau, Bo, came one hour early to work as usual passing other early employees who bade her good morning. There was a scheduled meeting that day and if her newly competent but unattractive secretary had failed to prepare for it, she still had the time to personally do it herself. Approaching her own office, she saw her secretary ferociously typing something on her desk. "She's probably not done with everything.." Bo told herself. Lauren stood up and greeted her but as usual, Bo went pass by her employee and went straight to her office in a brisk pace.

Everything was arranged. All neat. All clean. Her office was almost sparkling. Bo approached her desk and examined the pile of papers which were all categorized well. "You finished these?" She asked Lauren who was standing behind her.

"Yes Ma'am. All done." She said with a 'pleasant' smile.

Bo dropped another pile of papers on her desk. "Do these too.."

"Yes." A snappy answer from Lauren.

"Get the profit and balance sheets for the last five years."

"Understood."

"And get a decent present for this babe.." Bo handed a picture to Lauren.

"So, she's into women too.. Should I be careful?" Lauren thought to herself but shrugged off the last idea. Not in a million years.

"Yes.." Another snappy answer and she went out of the office.

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Lauren continued her ferocious typing, organizing business cards, papers, balance sheets, welcoming guests, offering coffee or tea. So many things accomplished with in a day~daily and flawlessly.

"So far…. So good… unfortunately…" Bo rested her chin on her fist. "If this keeps up, I might actually have to keep her."

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One afternoon

Lauren had just finished arranging Bo's schedule for the entire week. She found the schedule very hectic. "Amazing.. and I thought I was dedicated.." She mumbled.

Bo came out of her office dressed well. She was wearing a black cocktail dress.

She was stunning. Lauren was out of it for a second.

"I'm going out.." Bo stood in front of the elevator.

Lauren thought it was impossible for anybody to have energy to continue having affairs with the kind of daily schedule like her boss had.

"Ms. Lewis," Bo called out her secretary's name for the first time startling Lauren a bit.

"Yes Ma'am?"

"The presents you sent to the girls.. They liked them very much. How did you know which present to pick?" The elevator opened.

"Oh. I checked last year's records. I chose the gifts according to your orders last year.." Lauren replied.

Bo stepped inside the elevator and left a phrase which echoed in Lauren's ear. "Good job.."

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Lauren stayed late in the office late that night. There were sudden changes in the schedules she had to fix. She was the only employee in left in the building but it didn't bother her. It was peaceful to work that way. After a an hour, she finally finished and could go home.

Lauren waited for the elevator. As soon as the elevator opened, she witnessed a bizarre scene. Her boss and her female date. Making out? No. It was different. The other female was seemingly gasping for air even when their lips were apart. Knees obviously had gone weak, her boss had to hold the other woman to keep her from falling. What was going on? Lauren observed carefully and noticed Bo's eyes turn to blue.

"What.. are you..?" Lauren took a step back.

Bo stopped whatever she was doing and gently laid her unconscious date on the elevator floor.

"You're still here?" Bo stared at her with her glowing blue eyes.

"Did you kill her?" Lauren asked slowly moving away from an unknown creature in front of her.

Bo smiled. "Relax.." She grabbed Lauren's hands and dragged her towards the elevator. Strong hands for a woman. For a human.

"No!" Lauren protested.

"Relax.." Bo put Lauren's hand on her date's chest and she felt a heartbeat.

"See.. She's ok.. and look at her face. She's smiling right?"

"What are you?" Lauren asked.

"I'll explain but you have to call Bruce, my driver. Tell him that I'm done 'feeding'."

Feeding. It was the term for what she just witnessed.

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Lauren had called Bruce and confirmed from him that the lady will be safely dropped off her house. She wanted to leave immediately but her boss grabbed her hand again and dragged her in the office.

"Sit.." Bo caressed Lauren stopping her from shaking. "Relax. I'm not going to hurt you.." Lauren felt a strange sensation—attraction—and her body instantly did as it was told.

"For starters, I'm not human. I'm Fae—an evolutionary branch that predates on humans. Faes like me, feed on humans. We Faes exist in your human society secretly. Most of us are very influential and have high rankings in human society." Bo 'released' Lauren from her touch waking her up back to herself.

"What did you do to me?"

"Part of my ability. To attract. To control and regulate emotions by touch."

"Just to be clear, I don't kill but I do feed on humans like you."

Lauren swallowed hard hearing an impossible. "Is this even a dream?" She asked herself.

"Now you know about me and the Fae. You have no choice but to serve me for life or as long as I please."

"What happens if I say no?" She dared to ask. Who would even say yes to it anyway?

"Your brother is working in one of our company branches. Correct?"

"What are you going to do to my brother?" Lauren knew it was a threat.

"I told you we don't kill but in order to keep our existence a secret we might.." Bo stood up from the desk and sat on her chair.

"So you prefer to keep me close.. to keep an eye on me?"

Bo gave a small laugh "Well, that would be very impractical. Not to mention boring. You will serve me as my secretary—as my private secretary. Your duties here in the company will not change. It's actually very convenient for me to have such a capable secretary who knows about my true nature. You will have to 'regulate' my meals and feeding sessions as well."

"What?"

"Don't be so surprised. You've been doing it already. My dates.. with men.. with women.. I feed on all of them and they don't even know it. Humans are frail so one or two humans are not enough to settle my feeding needs and appetite. You've been doing a good job actually.. at everything. So I'll be keeping you."

Lauren heard it "good job.." phrase. A music to her ears.

"You will be compensated well."

"You can just simply kill me now if you want to. Why?" Lauren wanted to know. She knows but she wanted to hear.

"Your work is impeccable. You're perfect as my secretary" Bo looked straight at Lauren.

- end of Meet the Boss-

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