A/N: Second chapter! Woo! So now it's slowly integrating into the movie, trying to keep the angst down a little annnnd yeah. Hopefully it's enjoyable. And if anyone's confused feel free to ask questions. Thanks for the reviews by the way! Reviews are much appreciated.
The next morning Lily started on surveillance...again. Sitting out on the front porch with the records book, glaring behind her sunglasses at the house across the street.
"If you keep squinting like that you'll get a massive headache." a familiar voice noted.
She relaxed her face and looked up to see Quinn with the truck keys in his hands.
"Where are you off to?"
"Surveillance."
"That's what I'm doing."
"It's daylight. He's not coming out."
"Yeah, but he's got a dumpster on the driveway now. Whatever he's doing I need to find a way to stop it."
"But you don't know what he's doing."
"Yeah, but-"
"Lily, it's daylight. You've been squinting at his house for the past two hours, there's nine more hours until the sun sets, why don't you do something productive."
"Like what?"
"You're very much like your father, you have a charm that you're not aware of and can't control, use that charm of yours to see if there's been any suspicious activity."
Lily frowned for a moment before nodding.
"You're right." she moved to stand from her chair and looked up at Quinn, "But your taking the keys, how am I supposed to-"
"I brought them for you."
She faked a glare, "And you were so sure that I would agree to whatever you said?"
"Most of the times you do, because I'm clever."
She rolled her eyes and took the keys from his grasp, walking past him she opened the garage with the outside code.
"Hey, everyone loves a ginger. Use that ginger charm. Work it. Own it!"
"Shut up, Wolf." she chuckled as she climbed into the truck, "I'll be back before sundown."
Quinn nodded and watched her drive off, his heart pounded rapidly in his chest, it always did when she left, she was his charge, and when she went off on her own, he couldn't help but want to chase after her.
But he had to remember, she was a strong, young woman, she could handle herself...most times...
Lily smirked as she followed the police officer to an empty computer, he pulled up all calls and reports over the last month.
Quinn called her charmer, she called herself an artist of conning.
A flash of fake credentials, authoritative tone and a accidental peek down the shirt and she was in. Sergeant Sanders is the name, searching for dirty cops is the game...at least to the officers who were scrambling to look busy in front of the Sergeant from LVPD.
Lily sat down, shooing the officer away so she could look over the 'neglected reports' in peace.
Her eyes scanned over the information quickly, Jerry had moved in over three weeks ago, though to the rest of the neighbourhood, he'd shown up just a week ago.
Lily was a good tracker, all thanks to Quinn. They'd tracked Jerry to the very home he was in, though the sign on the front lawn still said 'For Sale', that's when Quinn and Lily claimed the house across the street.
There were no calls about attacks, no missing persons reports, nothing that could suggest violent vampire acts against humanity.
"Shit." Lily mummbled into her hand, the past hour she spent hunched over that glaring screen was a complete waste.
"Everything seems to be in order, you officers run a tight ship." Lily internally bit her tongue, that was one of the most ridiculous things she could have ever said.
The officer nodded, "Thank you, ma'- Sergeant."
"I'll inform the...big boss that their must be a mix up, some other police department must be full of crooked cops. Keep up the good work." Lily said and exited the station as quickly as possible.
"That was not charming." she mummbled as she started her truck and headed to the Strip.
Hours and hours she infiltrated police stations, questioned dancers and bartenders and came up empty.
She groaned with a pout as she slammed the door to the truck, starting the engine she noticed the sky was darkening, and she had made a promise...two promises actually.
Pulling up along the sidewalk Lily hopped out of the truck and walked across the street, knocking twice she was greeted by Charley, "Promise kept." she handed him a grocery bag with two cartons of ice cream in it.
"You're a lady of her word." Charley chuckled.
"I expect full access to your fridge now that I've gained your trust."
"Sure." Charley laughed.
"I'll see you 'round." Lily smiled and started down the drive way, "Bye. Thanks, Lily!" Charley called after her, she waved her hand over her shoulder as she walked across the street.
Frantic whispers filled her ears when she reached her side of the street.
Looking down she saw two figures scrunched under her truck, for a few moments she just watched them whisper and fidget, if it weren't more concerning than amusing she would've kept on watching.
"Excuse me." she said sweetly.
There was a loud thump and a curse before the two figures emerged from under her truck.
"May I know why you two are hiding under my truck?" she asked, one boy had glasses and a video camera in his hand, the other just looked bored, and worried now that they'd been caught.
"It's research." the one in glasses spoke.
"Under my truck..."
"It's the guy across the street. We have theories."
"He has theories." the other boy rolled his eyes.
"Shut up, man. We're in this together."
Lily chuckled quietly, "Could I know your names?"
The boys shut up quickly.
"I'm not going to report you or anything. I swear." she grinned, the air of trust flowing off her and hitting the boys. There's that charm, where was it earlier?
"Adam." the one who seemed reluctant to be there answered first.
Lily nodded with a smile and looked to the other boy, he sighed, pushing his glasses up a little he mummbled, "Ed."
"Lily." she said, "So. These theories...?"
"You wouldn't believe it, it's so stupid." Adam spoke first.
"That guy that moved in, ever since he's been here weird things are happening, people disappearing, without a trace." Ed stepped forward slightly, as if to cover up Adam's previous statement.
"People missing? But that's impossible, I just checked all the record-"
Both boys raised their eyebrows in interest.
Lily bit her tongue, "Who's gone missing?"
"People in this neighbourhood, just this development, it seems."
Lily nodded, he's probably picking off people who'd go unnoticed if they suddenly disappeared, that's why there's no reports, she thought.
She looked at the boys, Ed, and even Adam, seemed excited that someone older and more mature than them was really taking them seriously.
"Look," she sighed and rubbed a hand over her face, "Don't go blabbing or anything, I'm a professional, and if he gets the slightly inkling that he's getting figured out, he'll take out the threat."
"But we still need hard evidence." Ed protested, lifting up his camera for emphasis.
Lily sighed again, "If you must." she mummbled and started up the drive way, "but just get what you need, I don't want either of you getting hurt."
"Got it." Ed nodded, Adam nodding as well with a small grin.
Lily shook her head as a smile spread across her face, she leaned against the door after she shut it behind her, her mind wondering, 'Possible recruits?'
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