Lies and Love

Rating: PG-13

Fandom: Heroes

Pairing(s): Gabriel/Elle

Chapter(s): unknown

Author's Note: Completely AU… Not following any current plot

Disclaimer: I do not own Heroes!!

Summary: When Special Agent Elle Bishop is assigned by her handler, Noah Bennett, to get close to elusive jewel thief Gabriel 'Sylar' Gray; she sees it as just another challenge. But Elle will learn there are some things she isn't prepared for... Elle Bishop receives her assignment, and begins her mission to become close to Gabriel Gray.


CHAPTER 1: SQUARE ONE

Special Agent Elle Bishop had been on numerous adventures and assignments. She'd been threatened, wounded and surmounted numerous hurdles throughout her lustrous career. But recently she had been feeling as if something in her life was missing. Her inner turmoil had affected her while she was on the job, and as a result she had put herself and another agent in a perilous predicament. Her hander, Noah Bennett was beyond furious, and decided that they needed to talk about Elle's latest assignment, so he decided to give his best agent a visit.

Mr. Bennett walked up to the door and knocked. However, there was no answer. He just heard grunts. He figured that his best agent was trying to compensate her error by staying fit and trying to get back on top of her game. Ever the clever handler, he picked the lock to Elle's apartment. When he entered he was not surprised to see Elle beating up the punching bag. He snickered and closed the door behind him.

"You know………when someone doesn't open the door……………you should take it as a hint and go away." She said in between throwing punches.

"I'll take that into consideration. Now if you'll be ever so kind as to stop hitting the punching bag, I would like to discuss your latest assignment with you." He said as he took a file out from his coat and placed it on the coffee table. He proceeded to take a seat on the couch and waited for Elle to join him. She let out a sigh, and took off her gloves. She glared at him with a strong sense of animosity as she took a sip of water from the bottle. She wanted nothing more than to zap him into next Monday.

"Is there something wrong Sweet Elle?" he asked modestly.

"I told you not to call me that." She snapped

"Sorry darling. I'll try to remember that the next time. Now back to your job, which you would've lost if it weren't for me." Noah got into a more comfortable position on the couch.

"So I slipped up! Everyone does!" she yelled at him.

"Not you! Even when you were a rookie you never let your feelings cloud your judgment!" he retaliated.

"Now there are rumors throughout the agency that you wish to leave for some pathetic little excuse of 'normal' life, complete with a house with a white picket fence and talks of a family! That isn't you Elle, you will be miserable if that's what you settle for!" He stood up and looked her in the eyes to stress his point. He knew that Elle would never be truly happy if she didn't have the ecstasy that came with the danger and the lifestyle of being a special agent.

Meanwhile Elle was having an inner battle. She loved her job and the excitement more than anything, the feel of electricity coursing through her body, but she yearned for something more. Underneath it all she really did want a family, but what type of man would be able to accept her lifestyle? And more importantly what type of family would they have? She turned away from her handler while contemplating these important factors. She swallowed her pride and turned to face her handler.

"So what's my latest assignment?" she asked. Bennett gave her a coy smile and resumed his place on the couch. He patted the spot next to him as a sign for Elle to join him. Elle did, but not before rolling her eyes and muttering a curse underneath her breath.

"Well Sweet Elle………"

Elle hated when he called her that and eyed him as a way of showing her frustration. She was not in the mood to argue with her handler about the nicknames he chose to call her.

"Sorry about that. Anyways your newest assignment is to get relatively close to one Mr. Gabriel Gray. He goes by the name of Sylar whenever he's not using an alias. And he'll live up to his nickname when you seduce him into giving up key information about his activities." He explained. Elle raised her eyebrows.

"Seduce? That's my assignment? You want me to get a guy into bed so he can spill his guts about his job?" she was a bit angry.

"Well after the way your previous assignment went you should be happy with this. Besides he should match up with you perfectly. It's not as if he's just another uneducated-hideous criminal. Take a look at his picture." Bennett handed Elle the file.

She eyed the picture and she had to admit that he was very attractive. He did have a set of gorgeous dark eyes and Elle was always a sucker for a pretty pair. She looked through his file and was amazed by some of the things she read.

"Well according to this he's fluent in French, Spanish, and Italian…" she was cut off by her handler.

"Yes and seven other languages. If you're lucky enough maybe he'll talk to you in one of the romantic ones just before you screw him." He said rudely.

"You kiss your mother with that mouth?" she asked. No matter how many years she had worked for Bennett she couldn't get used to some of the grotesque things he said. He gave her an evil look.

"I could care less about that vile woman. Now back to your assignment, Mr. Gray has eluded every problem that came his way; law enforcement and obstacles included. He's the best when it comes to stealing priceless jewels." He laughed a bit before saying:

"Funny. Here I thought diamonds were a girl's best friend. His last acquirement is that of the canary diamond called Isadora. Its value is set at a cool twenty five million dollars." He said calmly as he stressed the price of the jewel.

"And how did someone like Mr. Gray gain access to such a valuable object. What ability are we looking at?" Elle stood up and walked to the window of her apartment while studying Mr. Gray's file.

"Intuitive aptitude" Elle looked at Noah in horror. She knew exactly what that meant. His powers could be endless; Elle had only seen one case like that before. It made her skin crawl just to think about.

Noah caught Elle's apprehension. Instead of teasing her until the point of a sharp jolt to the chest, Noah opted to ease her nerves.

"Or he hasn't met his match. If you carry out this assignment successfully, all the trust that you lost during your slip up will be fully reinstated. The only thing you have to worry about is whether or not he'll find you good enough in bed to spill his secrets. Either that or break into his house when he's not home and hope he's dumb enough to leave incriminating evidence around. And since the afore stated is pretty much not likely, you're going to have to get close to him. Whether or not you sleep with him is up to you. Although by the way you're staring at his picture I'm guessing that there's a high chance of that." He smiled as he looked at Elle. She replied by making a face that showed the disgust that she held for him.

"You're a pig." She stated.

"But I'm right. And I also happen to be your boss. So you now know of your assignment. He resides in this very city and our sources say that he'll be attending the gala that is to be held at the Plaza Hotel in a few days, so I suggest that you get familiar with his file and memorize his likes and dislikes. We'll stage it so that you and he will be stuck in an elevator. And you know what they say; 'When in an elevator' not to mention there was that Aerosmith song called, what was it? Was it 'Love in an Elevator'? Well whatever it was called all you have to do is smile, be polite, and get him so infatuated with you that he'll want to see you again. I need not remind you not to blow your cover or else. You know of the repercussions don't you Sweet Elle?" He stood up and gave Elle a smile that made her skin crawl.

"Well special agent Bishop, do you accept your assignment?"

"Yes."

"Good. You will go by the name of Angela Monroe when you encounter Mr. Gray. Your cover story is that you are an assistant to an editor of a fashion magazine. You moved here a few years ago for the job that you currently hold. You were born in Pennsylvania and attended Penn State, you can thank me for making it seem as if you went there, both your parents died in a car crash and you are an only child so you are currently alone in the world, boo-hoo." he pretended to cry and be sad at his last statement.

"And anything that happens after that is up to you, but if he doesn't go for the whole 'I am alone in this world' ploy then he's more of a cold hearted son of a bitch than I am."

Elle rolled her eyes as Bennett headed for the door. He opened it and was about to leave, but he turned his attention back to Elle.

"Is everything understood Ms. Bishop?"

"It is."

"Good. I will expect a full report of your actions and findings. See you around……Sweet Elle." He left Elle's apartment leaving her with Goosebumps at the name he called her.

Elle looked at the file and practically memorized it entirely that same night.

"Well Mr. Gray, it looks like we have a date in an elevator in a few days."