I am a sixteen year old girl with brown eyes and mid back length dark hair, and I moan as my eyes open, only to immediately close them. With my eyes still closed I get ready for the day and stumble to my bathroom, looking for my migraine meds, and curse. There was no way in hell my mother would even think of getting me a new script, at least I happened to be in the New York home. Putting on the darkest shades I have my eyes widen when I reach the door, at least I had remembered to put her contacts in. On the doorstep were Frank and Joe Hardy, fellow ATAC agents, " Damn, am I back up for you two again? "

The two teens before her blinks, " You all right, El? " Joe asks me.

" No, I just had to wake up with a migraine and there's no way in hell that my mother will pay for a new script. So that means I have to go see my father and see if he can get me a new script. " I reply.

" So, where are we going? " the dark haired Frank Hardy asks me, both knew well enough that I could not work with a migraine and neither one was going to bring up the mission until I was over this latest migraine attack.

" What time is it? " I ask in return as I lock up and walk out the door, I always carried any gear I needed for my ATAC assignments on my person.

" Around nine. " Joe answers me.

" All right, I know where we're going, might as well head out now. " I state and lead the way to the FBI HQ for White Collar, though we got held up at the desk.

" No admittance. "

" Look, pal, my head is killing me, I need a new migraine script and my father is in this building, I'm being nice about this, I could have just broken into the damn building and been done with it, now call Neal Caffrey and tell him that the monkey is here with fleas and needs to see him. He'll understand. "

Ten minutes later Neal himself is coming for them, " Ariella, it's been awhile. "

I grin, " Too damn long, now, in, please. "

" Ariella, first, language, second, is that anyway to greet your father? "

" Papa, not now, I woke up with a damn migraine and I need a new script, if you want me civil, get me my meds, got it. " I fire back.

He winces, he knew how bad migraines were for me, he was the one that had taken care of me whenever they had struck when I was younger, my mom had always foisted me off on to him when I was sick. " Let me guess, your mother won't get you a new script. "

" No, she won't, now, let us in. " I snap.

He leads us in to his FBI handler's office and looks at him, " Now, Peter, I know I should have mentioned something sooner, but I'd like you to meet my daughter, Ariella Caffrey. Ariella, this is Agent Peter Burke, the one who caught me. "

" Right, before I forget, papa, Peter, these are my friends, Frank and Joe Hardy. " I say, meeting Agent Burke's stare head on.

His office wasn't too bad, I suppose, but that didn't mean I was going to put up with the stares of being a con's daughter. " Ms. Caffrey, why are you here? "

" Well, Peter, I suffer from debilitating migraines, and unfortunately for me, the female contributor of my genetic code is more interested in me as a play toy for all the rich perverted male teen snobs and not as her offspring, which leads us to the fact that I need my damn meds, now, and can't rely on said figure to get a new script for me, so I've come to the parent I can rely on, does that answer your question, Agent Burke? " I say, letting the part of me that I got from my father come out full force.

" She is your daughter, though did she have to bust out the big words. Is that an all the time thing? " Peter says.

" No, it's an I'm irritated and I'm in a hell of a lot of pain and all you seem to be doing is irritating me more, I need my damn meds, now! " I snap, my hands clenching into fists.

Joe places a hand on my shoulder to restrain me should the need arise, he and Frank had only seen me with a migraine on once before and then we'd be neck deep in trouble, so of course they'd just let me tear into anyone that got in our way, right now it wouldn't be a good thing.

Joe

As I placed my hand on El's shoulder I sigh internally, she was normally very nice, it was only when she had a migraine that she turned vindictive and judging from the look on her father's face, he well knew it and wouldn't be punishing for her actions, she really couldn't help how she acted when she was in pain like this. After we'd gotten away and the adrenaline had crashed the last time she collapsed, with her eyes squeezed shut and wouldn't move another inch. I'd had to carry her all the way to my house in Bayport, as she'd gotten a death grip on my shirt.

" Agent Burke, just arrange for her meds, quickly, the more pain she's in the worse she'll get. Trust me, I know from experience. " I say.

" My brother's right, El's normally not like this, though if you keep pushing her buttons then not even Joe will be able to stop her from maiming you. " Frank adds.

" All right, I'll call in a doctor. Neal, I'm assuming that you know the specifics for this. "

" I do, in order to get meds for her the last time I had to beat her doctor at Three Card Monte. Go see to getting a doctor here, or if not have one meet us at June's. " Neal says.

" I'll have one meet you at June's. Head on over, though we will be talking later, Neal. " Agent Burke says.

We follow Neal to his home, which was with this really cool old lady, the June that had been mentioned. She gave all of us chocolate chip cookies and even offered to let us all stay there. So Frank called our hotel and had our luggage shipped over while I stuck close to El, when she got in one of her moods I was normally the only one who could get near her. When she dropped off to sleep her father, the Neal Caffrey, motions me aside, " You and your brother, you're ATAC, right? "

" Whatever gave you that idea? " I ask, eyes wide and innocent.

He smirks, " Not bad, Joe, but Ariella tells me everything, because she knows I can keep my mouth shut. I know she's ATAC, so are you here are on case or just here to visit? "

" Case, we need El. We always work with El when we're in NYC, she has connections that we don't, plus she knows the city better than we do. Though we both know better than to even bring up the specifics of our mission until after a migraine attack. " I admit.

" Don't worry, she'll be ready for work tomorrow, just do me a favor and keep her safe, she's my only child, and I can rob you blind before you know it. "

I smirk, " El's been giving me lessons, I can do Three Card Monte with the best of them, Frank has been learning how to disable electronic locks and the like from El, that way we may not have to rely on her nearly as much, but she still has the connections with NYC's pickpockets. "

" I understand, now, why is it you restrained her in Peter's office? "

I sigh at this, " Our last mission together went extremely south, we all got caught, though El nearly got away, she's still pissed at herself for getting caught. Anyway, they shoved us all into this little room, handcuffed. When El came to she immediately picked the locks to her cuffs and then ours, before she could see to breaking us out she got hit with a migraine. Let's just say every bad guy in between us and freedom was taken down by her, but then her adrenaline crashed and she collapsed into me with a death grip on my shirt. So I ended up carrying her back to my home. Dad got her an emergency tide over kit with her migraine meds but it must have run out. "

" I see, so you and your brother weren't kidding about knowing firsthand what she's like under the influence of a full on migraine attack. Are you the only one that can get near her, I know I can, but then again she's always been more my daughter than her mother's. "

" I am. " I admit.

He laughs, " I never thought I'd see the day where she would trust someone enough other than me. "

" Well, El and I have been through more than Frank and her have. Trust me when I say that between the three of us we draw more trouble to us than you ever will. "

Frank

While Neal was talking to Joe I was going over the mission in my head, I knew we would definitely need El, but I knew that she couldn't work under the influence of a migraine attack. It had been a shock to realize that the Neal Caffrey happened to be her father, though she had always said that she had learned from her papa. Agent Burke had seemed decent though a little shaken by El's verbal assault of him, she got extremely nasty under the influence of a migraine attack.

When I looked up Neal was done with Joe and was motioning for me to come to him. I groan internally and walk over to him, " So, what do you want to talk to me about, you obviously know about ATAC, though I can guess that El would tell you, that way you won't worry about her too much. "

" Direct and to the point, I like that, Frank. What brings you here and I mean the mission. "

I sigh, " We have to get in tight with the children of a suspected art thief, well, Joe and El do, I'll be external support for them. "

" Hence the reason you need El, she can talk the lingo of an art thief, you can't. "

" Plus, she works better with Joe, they both have the looks and charm to pull off this type of thing. The kids do petty ante theft stuff for the moment and El has that covered. Joe and I normally don't go under as thieves, that's why we need El, she's a thief herself, though she uses her skills for ATAC. "

Neal looks thoughtful, " You wouldn't happen to be going after The Duke, would you? "

I blink, " Of course, you and Agent Burke are trying to nail him as well. We'll cooperate fully, having access to the information your contacts could get would be a huge help, and I'm sure El would be willing to pass along anything her fellow pickpockets turn up. "

Neal smirks, " You know, kid, you could easily run a con with the proper training, and it would probably be a good thing with what you do, going undercover is just like running a con. I'll give you some pointers while you're here, though can you tell me how you met my daughter? "

" Well, she was on assignment here in NYC and we were actually on vacation, somehow she had been compromised and she had slipped a note into Joe's pocket. She needed outside ATAC help and well, neither of us could turn down a fellow agent in need. Though first we checked with our dad to make sure she was legit. "

" Obviously that was resolved with good results, have you met her mother? Idle curiosity on my part. "

I flinch, " Yeah, Joe and I were on assignment when El came racing up to us and latched onto Joe. Then as this woman with blonde hair came walking up to us with this guy about my age with dark hair and brown eyes El planted one on Joe, and not a friendly peck either, this was a passionate kiss. Naturally Joe kissed her back, realizing why she had come up to us and then kissed him right then. Man, was blondie pissed off, though instead of causing a scene she stormed off with the rich reject with her, once they were gone El ended the kiss and promptly helped us with the assignment. "

" That's Antonia for you, she just doesn't care about El, only getting her into a successful and influential marriage. Though at least I have say in that, although El hasn't shown any interest in any of the rich idiots. " Neal says.

I chuckle at this, " That's because she only has eyes for Joe. It's why she works with him while here in New York City, just in case her mother could see her, so while they're working they're also dating, they always go under as a couple, too much chemistry to do otherwise, though our dad isn't thrilled when we have to steal, we write down particulars and ATAC reimburses people or businesses, unless its someone that El pickpockets herself, one of her few marks that dad lets her have to keep up her rep. And he'll let her steal her migraine meds if she has to, she sends him a pic of the rep and the pharmaceutical company is reimbursed for the loss. "

" Clever, though I should expect nothing less of my daughter and Fenton Hardy. I've helped your dad a few times, with anonymous tips. At least she has good taste, plus, Joe will let her keep her street contacts, knowing how useful they could be. "

" We both will, she's a very useful CI that doesn't act like a CI. " Frank admits, " I normally frown upon stealing myself, but I know how her mom treats her and I realize that she just has no choice sometimes. I'm actually glad she has a reliable parent, though I'm still not too sure how reliable a con is. "

Before he could reply the doctor shows up and he goes to talk with him, filling him in completely on El's medical history, all of it, and that put a mark in his favor, he obviously loved El very much, which was good enough for me, he had never physically harmed anyone in his crimes, which said he had a good heart under it all, he just had a problem with rules.

Disclaimer: I do not own White Collar or Hardy Boys. Ariella Caffrey is mine and can only be used with my permission.

Author's Note: I just had to write a crossover for these two, they would mesh so well together. Please review and tell me what you think.