CHAPTER 7

Ellipsys and her new team entered the elevator of the Merovingian's restaurant. There were no guards inside to meet them, no security measures taken at all, just an empty elevator car. Raising a suspicious eyebrow, Elypsis pressed the 'close doors' button, pulled a gun from her garter, and thumbed back the hammer. The two other agents took out their firearms as well, following her lead. The team waited patiently as they rode the car up to the top floor.

A hollow 'ding' sounded and the chrome doors quickly slid open. Elypsis stepped off the elevator and looked out at the Merovingian's posh restaurant. There were still no security personnel to be seen. Something just wasn't adding up.

The Merovingian entered the dining room just then. He seemed slightly flustered, and what was more even more troublesome than that was that he was alone. Ellipsys walked down the granite steps into the restaurant. The Merovingian spotted her then. Trying to mask his surprise he flashed her a sly grin and headed over to her. He non-too-discreetly admired her perfect form as he crossed the room. By the time he got to her the look in his eye turned from hungry to ravenous.

"You look… absolutely stunning." The Merovingian said making an attempt to reach out and stroke her thigh. However Ellipsys was two steps ahead of him and pulled out her Desert Eagle, aiming it at his crotch, the people in the restaurant all jumped back in shock,

"I will shoot you up in ways that will make you anatomically incorrect." She growled not caring about the reactions she was getting from the other people.

"Touchy." He said with a sickening grin, his hand slowly pushing the barrel of her gun away from his manhood. Ellipsys rolled her eyes and holstered her weapon. All the people in the room quietly began to head for the elevator.

"Now," he said in a light tone. "Please take a seat mademoiselle and let's get down to business. I'm sure we can act like civilized beings no?"

"Yeah, I'm sure." She muttered walking up to his private table. She didn't bother to sit down. Instead she stood behind one of the chairs, her hands resting on its back.

"What is it you wanted to give me? Your answer better be to my liking." She said not even dignifying the Merovingian with a backwards glance. The older program smirked as he watched her back,

"Then I'm afraid you're going to have to get your gun out again." He said to her. This caused Ellipsys to turn around her harsh stare was nothing short of pissed. The Merovingian turned to where the bathrooms were located and called out,

"Persephone, darling, please come out here." Looking back at the disgruntled agent, he added, "My wife did something rather naughty today."

Before Ellipsys could ask what had happened the Merovingian's trophy wife, Persephone entered the room; her face screwed up in strong defiance. When her gaze fell on Ellypsis, her expression softened somewhat.

"Where is the Keymaker?" Ellipsys outright asked her. Persephone ignored her question and gazed at her through slightly hooded eyes.

"The pure anger you feel towards each other is so… arousing." She said stepping closer to her. Ellipsys figured that she was referring to Smith. Her lips thinned in annoyance as she continued to give Persephone a cold glare,

"I'm sorry to disappoint you but it's nothing of the sort. Now tell me where the Key Maker is."

Persephone shifted her weight from one hip to the other and said, "I will tell you but first I want a little taste."

The dark haired woman began to lean into the female agent, her eyes fluttering closed.

"Taste this." Ellipsys growled, punching her square in the jaw. Persephone stumbled backwards, lightly touching her injury.

"hmmm," she said licking the inside of her mouth. "You two are passionate."

Ellipsys raised an eyebrow in annoyance, "Passionate is putting it lightly; now show me the Key Maker."

Persephone looked over at her husband who glared angrily back, finally she said, "He is no longer here."

"What?" Ellipsys snapped, nearly biting their heads off.

Persephone still remained calm and collected, which only made Ellipsys angrier,

"Yes, I gave him to another party… Morpheus has him."

"You little bitch!" Ellipsys yelled nearly attacking the other woman. "Do you know what you've done? You don't even know if the prophesy is genuine!" She approached the other program until they were face to face. "Where is Morpheus? This isn't a game!" She growled.

Persephone's lips thinned in anger, "I know enough about the prophesy to know that the Key Maker is in better hands with Morpheus than he would be in yours."

Glaring at the vampish woman, Ellipsys began to circle her like a predator inspecting its' prey. She then went in for the kill. "What could you possibly know? You are nothing," she hissed, sounding like an angry viper, her tone was so menacing it sent a chill down Persephone's spine. "You think you have the power to give away what's not yours? In reality you own nothing! You have nothing to give and no authority whatsoever. To put this plain and simple, you are merely a whore. You think you're from France, you think you fell in love?" Ellipsys smiled wickedly as she watched Persephone's heartbroken expression. "You were shipped over here on a USB drive. You weren't loved, you were made. Made by him," she spat as she pointed to Merovingian who was staring at her angrily; not for his wife's dignity but for his own. "Don't try to deny it." She told him. "You crated her. She's your sick fantasy which you grew tired of. You don't give her a second look anymore much less fuck her."

"Shut up!" Persephone screeched as her arm shot forward. Her fist connected with Ellipsys's mouth with a hard, hollow smack. Ellipsys's head flung to the side by the force of the punch, but she bounced back so fast she could see Persephone's fist retreating from the left side of her face. The two stared at each other for a moment. Persephone's expression could only be described as one of shock as Ellipsys stared back at her furiously.

Ellipsys then tasted something metallic on her tongue. Reaching her hand up to her mouth, Ellipsys gently brushed the side of her lower lip with the tips of her fingers. Pulling her hand away to look at it she froze for the briefest of moments; blood. Where did that come from, she wondered with a tinge of worry. Ellipsys nonchalantly put her hand down to her side and returned eye contact with Persephone as she rubbed the substance between her fingers. Ellipsys returned her fiery animal-like stare to Persephone,

"Now you have probably ruined any chance the Matrix had for survival," she hissed darkly. "Being that I actually have a purpose, I'm now going to go out to try and fix this mess you've created."

Pushing past the couple Ellipsys headed to the elevator, her team in toe. The Merovingian turned back to them and said,

"The Twins are retrieving him. Find them and you find Morpheus and the Keymaker."

Ellipsys nodded as the elevator doors slid closed. Persephone and the Merovingian exchanged awkward glances as they realized that they were the only two left in the room. Walking away, Persephone said to her husband,

"Thank you for defending me by the way."

Her bitter words hung in the air of the empty restaurant and the Merovingian snatched a glass of champagne off of a table and downed it.

AN: Hey guys!!! I'm so sorry I've been taking so long to update. But I really hope you like this chapter, it's personally one of my favorites so far. You've all been really nice about reviewing and letting me know what you think, so please continue to do so 3 I personally love working on this story and I really only write for those of you who review and show an interest in it. Happy almost summer!