Chapter 4:

"Ughhhh!" Shawna moaned.

"Maybe you should go see Lassiter." Gus suggested.

"Shawna... Lassiter..." Shawn shuddered in a corner.

"Absolutely not! This, this isn't your average sibling rivalry." Shawna exclaimed.

"I have siblings too. It's not that big of a deal." said Gus.

"I'm dating Lassiter's... Sister..."

"Look, when I was a kid Carlton always told me how I was destined for failure, how I would never succeed. Well he was right." Shawna paused, expecting Shawn to say something encouraging like "what about your ballet career" but, no. Shawn was too busy muttering to himself about eating thanksgiving with Lassiter.

"Anyway" she continued "I can't just go up to him and tell him he's right! Do you have any idea what happens to Carlton's ego when you tell him he's right!?"

"Trust us, we do." Gus agreed with an eye roll. "Don't we, Shawn?"

"He's practically my brother-in-law!" Shawn whispered hastily.

"Shawn!" Gus shouted, bringing him back to reality.

"You called?" Shawn said smoothly.

Shawna chuckled, but Gus just rolled his eyes.

"What on Earth do you see in him?" Gus whispered to Shawna, who smacked him on the arm playfully.

"Look, maybe If I bring you with me he'll go easier on me." Shawna suggested to Shawn.

"Noooo!" Shawn and Gus said the same time.

Shawna looked hurt. "Why not?"

"That would probably make matters worse." Gus explained.

Shawna's eyes narrowed and she walked over to Shawn "What did you do?" She sighed.

"It's hard to pinpoint one thing." Shawn said.

Shawna sighed again "You're on his Crap list. Aren't you?"

Shawn nodded.

"Crap! Me too!" She muttered. "But there's no way I'm going to do this alone. Not now that he has a legal right to carry a gun." She sighed once more.

"How about we park down the street and if something goes wrong, we'll just run up out of nowhere and interrupt." Shawn suggested.

"High five!" Shawna said cheerfully, giving Shawn and Gus high fives.

Shawna took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

"Who is it." Carlton shouted from inside.

"Shawna..." She quaked.

"Spencer! Is that you? Is this some kind of joke?"

"No.. no. It's Shawna, your sister." She trembled.

The door opened slowly.

"Hi." Shawna said.

Carlton raised his gun. "Hands in the air. You're under arrest for the murder of Ben Koziak."

"But.. Carlton!" Shawna protested as he escorted her to his squad car.

"So... how you been?" Shawna asked awkwardly from the back of the car.

"Shut up."

"Good to see you too..."

"This time..." Carlton announced as he pranced into the chief's office. "The murderer came to me."

"Heya Chief..." Shawna smiled weakly.

The chief sighed. "Carlton, she's not the murderer."

"But I have proof! Spencer found photos!" Carlton protested.

"She's not the murderer Carlton, because she works for us." The chief explained. "Shawna is the best..."

"And only..." Shawna interrupted.

"Member of our underground Espoinage and Information Specialist team."

"My sister... is working as a spy... right under my nose?" Carlton murmmered. "I thought you were in D.C.!"

So Carlton and Shawna were now sitting in the living room of Carlton's apartment, where she explained everything, without mentioning Shawn Spencer of course. She was a spy, she was allowed to keep secrets, and that was one she planned on him never finding out.

"Well, if you had such a great job in D.C. why'd you move back here then? Huh?" Carlton asked, eager to get an admit of defeat from his sly little sister.

"Ugh. I was broke, okay? I took a bus cross-country and lived with Mom until I found this job, and earned enough money to buy an apartment." She admitted.

Carlton laughed. "You're such a failure!"

"Well you aren't perfect either!" Shawna shouted.

"Yeah? Name one thing I've done that makes me a failure at life like you." He dared.

"What about Victoria!?" Shawna yelled. Shawna knew about the divorce. Mom told her everything. God, it hurt Shawna more than anyone. Victoria was the sweet, supportive older sister she never had. At one point, Victoria saved her life. Victoria was the one that got her in to ballet. Shawna loved Victoria even more than Carlton, she dared to say.

Carlton sighed. "Victoria and I weren't meant for each other."

"She loved you Carlton!" Shawna yelled. "She loved me!"

"God, Shawna. Everything's about you, isn't it?" Carlton yelled back as he stood up from the couch.

"Ugh! I hate you!" Shawna shouted as she stood up as well.

"I hate you too!" Carlton shouted at her.

Shawna took an empty mug that was on the coffee table and hurled it at Carlton.

Carlton dodged it, but it hit the wall behind him, and promptly shattered.

"Ugh!" Shawna shouted in exasperation as she stormed out of the room, and out the front door.

"Don't even think of coming back again!" Carlton shouted from the porch.

"Why would I want to?" Shawna jabbed, as she stormed down the sidewalk towards The Blueberry.

"How'd it go?" Shawn asked as she got into the backseat.

"Got arrested, almost got shot, threw a mug." Shawna sighed.

"See, I told you it wouldn't be that bad." Gus said.

Shawna agreed. "Eh, It could've been worse."

a/n: So... hey there! I haven't done any author's notes for this story, but I felt like one was necessary. Don't be expecting me to write one every chapter, so If I do write one, that means it's important!

I felt like I should clear things up on Shawna's character, and how she (and this story) would fit in with the television show.

Shawna Lassiter is Carlton Lassiter's younger sister by around ten years. (I know that is a huge age gap, but for the sake of this story, I like to imagine Carlton's mother as a teen mom. It just fits for me, and makes an age gap like that more probable.) Shawna replaces Lauren Lassiter (Carlton's younger sister mentioned around season five of the show,) and the brother mentioned briefly, because... I dunno I just feel like it fits more so.

Shawna's faceclaim is none other than the amazing Shawna Howson, aka Nanalew. Just search Nanalew on tumblr, google images, twitter, instagram, and youtube if you want to see...

Shawna and Victoria's (Carlton's ex-wife in case your forgot) relationship was very important to Shawna during collage. Shawna was always put down by her brother, and never really had an encouraging influence. She started failing school, and was left in a suicidal state when her only friend (Her brother) kept insisting it was her fault, and that she was doomed for failure no matter what she did. She called his house one day to say goodbye, when Victoria answered the phone and talked her out of suicide.

This story is set around season five, therefore Shawn is somewhat of an established detective, but there is no romantic relationship between him and Juliet o'Hara.

Also, in case this is your first story by me you have read, welcome! I'm kinda crazy, slightly OCD, and anxiety prone. Other than Psych, I love Doctor who, Vlogbrothers, Nanakitty, and The Avengers so be expecting plenty of references ;)

This story is an ongoing dream I've been having. (like most of my stories) It's very pleasant, and I really enjoy where it's headed. I hope you do too!

Thanks for reading and reviewing and following and favoriting and being beautiful! :3

-Kitty Lee Renner