I have no idea what happened on this one, one minute I'm revising chemistry and the next I've written 16 pages. You have no idea when motivation springs up :)
Caroline is an undercover cop, Klaus is a normal cop. They meet in a strip club.-That's the gist of it so read on :)
Klaus observed the strip club for a moment as he ambled towards it the bouncers, he unbuttoned his suit jacket letting it slide against his crisp white shirt as he placed his hands into the pockets of his black suit pants.
"Joseph Morgan." He spoke in a low tone cutting to the front of the queue filled with women and men, half who were eyeing the dimpled blond appreciatively whilst the other half tried to keep their arms slung across they're date's waists.
"Mr. Morgan." the large bouncer looked at his list and nodded as he stepped aside allowing entrance to the club.
Klaus smirked as he entered the doors and was immediately encompassed in the heavy base of the song that filled the building. The strobe lights swept across the room coloring the wall in deep pinks and dark blues hinting at the going-ons in the shadows of the club.
"Scotch on the rocks." Klaus ordered as he ran his eyes appreciatively over the men and woman who were already seated in booths with strippers, male and female, dancing on the middle of the tables around metal poles that reached up to the ceiling of the huge room.
As he sipped the burning ember of the liquid, he glanced at the entrance of the club where he saw his brother Elijah and friend Stefan come in inconspicuously. He held back the grin that threatened to erupt across his lips as he noticed the vague disdain on Elijah's features which was most likely down to the jeans and blazer he was wearing with no attire that the brunette Mikaelson would have classed 'proper'.
Klaus returned his gaze to the front of the club where a stage had been set with several poles dotted across the front that were occupied by scantily dressed women wrapping themselves around the metal poles.
Klaus steeled himself as he saw a young brunette man walk past him towards the front of the room, the blond surreptitiously kept his eyes on the man who was accompanied by two bulky men that moved just behind him. He watched as the brunette man sat down in one of the visible booths as the two muscular men remained standing as if they were his bodyguards. Klaus noticed the hungry look the brunette was aiming at the women that passed him and the scandalous gazes he shared with a waitress that had suddenly, without being notified, brought him a glass of brown liquid which he took a sip form.
Klaus shared a glance with Elijah and Stefan who were sitting in one of the other booths that had a clear view of the brunette. Everything seemed to finally be coming to a head. Klaus knocked the drink back down his throat and slid the glass back to the bartender before proceeding to make his way to the tanned brunette man.
"For someone who isn't all that into this you sure can keep up the act." Katherine murmured as she ran her fingers through Caroline's curled hair tousling it and making the strands full of volume.
"For someone who doesn't usually give a damn, you certainly have a lot to say tonight." Caroline replied as she adjusted the bottom of the light blue bra-like-top that sat across her chest showing off her midriff yet covering her cleavage only hinting at the ample curves that lay beneath.
Caroline tilted her head as she looked at the reflection in front of her, her ice blue platform heels added to her overall height whilst the short tutu like covering sat across the top of her ass allowing peeks at the flesh beneath that were covered in soft tight light blue short shorts.
She glanced at Katherine whose hair was framing her face in tight, dark brown, curls coming to rest just below her chest. Her scarlet red bra and tutu contrasted greatly against her hair and the black stiletto heels made sure that gazes would linger on the brunette's assets. "Let's get this over and done with." Caroline whispered as Katherine grabbed the hairspray and swiped it across the visible flesh where the edge of her shorts sat. Caroline winced at the cold jet hitting her bare skin but immediately slammed the thought away as the door opened to reveal a pale woman dressed in a scandalous cut out dress which showed off the top of the woman's breasts and didn't even reach mid-thighs.
"You're on in a few minutes, hurry up." The woman ordered as she raised her brow with arms crossed looking displeased at the sight of the two of them.
"We'll be right there Haley." Katherine said in a sugary voice that trio knew was entirely forced.
"There's a lot of customers tonight, don't mess it up." Hayley pursed her lips flicking her hair over her wavy hair over her shoulder as she glared at them momentarily before slamming the door shut behind her as she left.
"I hate her." Katherine groaned out as she stepped away from Caroline allowing the blond to turn to face the brunette, "She's such a little-"
"Let's go." Caroline ordered spraying a hint of perfume on her neck and taking in a deep calming breath as she glanced back into the mirror.
"Mr. Morgan." Klaus eased into the seat beside the brunette who immediately called over a barley clothed woman who brought over two drinks and placed them on the table.
"Anything else, Mr. Lockwood?" The red-haired woman asked sending teasing glances towards Klaus who returned them with a deep smirk keeping within his character.
"Nothing, Genevieve." Tyler replied turning towards the stage where woman was twirling around poles in rhythm with the pounding beat of the song that filled the large room. "Actually, find out where Candy is, I want her up there now." Tyler ordered not sparing the woman a glance as she narrowed her eyes and walked away.
"Where's the file?" Klaus asked watching the brunette who had his eyes set on the figures on the stage, the question didn't arouse any reply from him which caused Klaus to grit his teeth but push back his annoyance.
"Patience, Mr. Morgan." The pulsing lights and music suddenly stopped to be replaced by a soft melody as the scantily dressed women cleared the stage. "Just sit back and enjoy, we'll get to business later." Tyler murmured before sipping his drink and slouching back into his seat as he awaited the entertainment.
Klaus sighed internally, of course this moron of a man would find a way to make him have to tolerate his presence even longer one way or another. The blond relaxed back into the plush booth seats whilst keeping his alertness high.
Just breath.
In and out.
This night isn't different to any other.
Except this time you'll be getting up close and pers-
"Candy!"
The blond blinked rapidly as she was catapulted back into reality by Katherine's sharp hiss. Without further hesitation, the blond set her sights on center-stage as she elegantly climbed the steps and moved into the spotlight.
Caroline eyed the silver pole standing in the middle and fluidly moved towards it as the melody suddenly picked up.
She gave it all, you gave her shit
She could have done just anything
Caroline averted her gaze from the people whose eyes she could feel burning every inch of her skin, instead she focused on the cool metal which her fingers wrapped around as she glided her leg around the pole ending back where she started.
Or anyone
Cos she's a Goddess
Her hips swayed naturally with the music as she eased into her next moves, her leg wrapped around the pole and she suddenly felt herself spinning around the metal as if she was flying. Her heels softly landed back on the stage before she set off into a modest twirl.
You never got this
She pushed herself away from the pole to move towards the second pole that was closer to the edge of the stage, her heels lifted from the ground once the blond wrapped her legs around the pole in a bent fashion and spun round with her curls cascading around her face acting as a curtain. Caroline felt herself slow as her momentum decreased and she gracefully kneeled on the floor once she landed.
You put her down
You liked her hopeless
The blond stood up continuing to keep her eyes to herself, her fingers wrapped once more around the pole and she lifted her body up higher to curl into a fetal position before spinning to allow her legs to slice the air like knives.
Caroline moved her hand over her and came to a slow stop before pushing herself away from the second pole onto the final one that stood right at the forefront of the stage, the soft white light shining on her now illuminated her skin. It glistened as it hit the fine sheen of glitter that was sprinkled on her smooth flesh.
To walk around, feeling unnoticed
You shoulda crowned her
Klaus glanced around the bar under the dim lighting as he tried to spot Elijah and Stefan but found himself pushing back the instinctive urge to stride to the men who were ogling his sister, Rebekah, as she placed a tray of drinks on their table. Out of all the female officers in his precinct, his sister had to be the one barely dressed fighting off provocative looks from strange men as she worked undercover on the final day of the assignment.
He spared a look towards the stage and couldn't help but watch the blond woman on stage with an appreciative gaze. She was completely different to the women who had performed before her, her moves were much more elegant and put together. She didn't use the ample curves of her body to draw attention. No, this woman was using the pole as if it was part of her art form just as he used his brush to strike a canvas and detail his story in paint.
Cos she's a Goddess
Caroline dropped down to her knees as she came away from the pole, her fingers reached up towards the sky as the music came to a slow beat, she reached back and grasped the pole in her hands as she pointed out her leg and swiftly pushed her heels against the floor to gain momentum and pull herself up against the metal pole.
Her legs parted in splits as she spun around with the soft lights on her reflecting in the ice blue heels she wore. Her ankles wrapped around the metal and she sighed breathlessly as she released her fingers and proceeded to spin elegantly with her curls cascading to within a breath of the black floor.
You're fucking with a Goddess,
and you get a little colder
Klaus sat mesmerized at the woman on the stage, though this profession was with its negative connotations, the blond on the stage certainly made it look like an art form. The music slowed and the melody began fading away into the background, the blond slowed in rhythm to the beat and came to a stop with her back to the pole.
Caroline breathed out slowly as she finally raised her eyes to observe the crowd. She spotted the brunette sitting in his usual spot-the table right at the center of the club with a direct line of sight to the stage she was standing on.
Her skin continued to burn and it was then that she noticed the man sitting beside Tyler, his blond curls reflected the fraction of light that fell over the table whilst his stunning blue eyes pierced the dark surroundings. She swiftly flicked her gaze back to Tyler who have her a provocative smirk, her lips curved up for a split second before she spun round to face the pole as the deep base began pounding and colored lights erupted to sweep across the stage and customers sitting at the tables.
Caroline smirked once she saw Katherine appear on stage sporting a feline expression, she strode confidently towards Caroline with what appeared to be a whip in her hand. Her smirk widened as she rotated her hips using her assets to draw attention whilst Katherine sliced the whip across the air causing a hissing sound to reverberate through the club.
Klaus kept his expression neutral even though on the inside he became much more intrigued, his eyes were glued onto the blonde's rear asset and he couldn't help the smirk as he saw the brunette stride towards her with a whip in her hand-if Kol was here, he'd have a heart attack right about now.
"My finest pieces."
"Brother you couldn't get a tad bit closer, could you?" Klaus smirked as he heard Kol's voice through the ear piece he wore, "You know, to get a nice shot for the assignment of course." The blond suppressed the desire to chuckle at his younger brother and instead listened to Tyler continue.
"Candy and Kitty." He gestured towards the girls who were now making their way down the stage steps and were joined with various other dancers as they moved across the floor. "My favourite girls." He murmured under his breath as he pulled away from Klaus and focused all his attentions back on the dancers.
"How about we get our deal over and done with and then enjoy the entertainment?" Klaus suggested, he'd spent weeks preparing for this and his patience was beginning to wear thin.
Tyler turned to face him with a lazy smirk, "You seem stressed Mr. Morgan, how about a nice dance to help you relax." The brunette caught Caroline's eyes as she came closer shaking her hips as the music pounded around the club. He gestured her over and lifted his hand as she slipped her fingers across his palm allowing him to catch them. "Candy, meet Mr. Morgan. A client." He pulled the blond onto his lap, he traced his fingers along her bare thigh before he slapped her ass making her move across towards Klaus who gazed into her cornflower blue eyes.
"Hello, honey." She said softly as she proceeded to straddle him and push herself against his chest with a lascivious smirk. "Sit back," she whispered as she pushed him further back into his seat, "and relax."
Caroline's pretty facade remained air-tight as she moved her fingers across the man's stubble and into the curls at the back of his head. She pressed herself against his chest feeling the hard, lean planes of muscle that were hidden under his shirt.
Klaus watched her carefully as she moved over him, he could feel the beginnings of arousal as she swerved her hips against him, his fingers slowly moved towards her thighs as she continued to move slowly.
"Feeling relaxed yet, honey?" She whispered into his ear softly as her blond curls ran along his cheek, Caroline bit her lip as she felt his fingers settle on her flesh. The deep burn his touch caused was unlike anything she had felt before. It unsettled her.
"Careful, Kitty is quite possessive." Klaus heard Tyler mutter as he tore his eyes from the blond hovering over him. He saw the tall brunette with the whip making her way towards them, her eyes were on the blond continuing to swerve her hips over him. "Candy, say bye to the nice man."
Caroline felt the urge to strangle Tyler, the feeling was a daily occurrence whenever he introduced her to a new 'business-partner'. Caroline caught a moan before it managed to escape her lips, the man's fingers brushed against her skin and the pleasure the simple touch brought had her on the edge. She moved once more over him grazing her nails along his scalp, her eyes narrowed as she caught something settled in his ear.
Earpiece
"Candy." Caroline breathed a sigh of relief which Klaus thought seemed to be a subtle moan in his ear.
"Tell me that's not what I think it is, brother. We're sitting in a van whilst you're getting full view of that juicy blond-"
"Kol, enough. Focus Niklaus." Elijah said as he watched his younger brother
Klaus allowed the blond to slip from his fingers but not before giving her a salacious smirk as she returned it with one that had deviousness set deep within her eyes. "Kitty, I was having such a good time." The blond -Candy-said fluttering her eyelashes and pouting.
"Don't be such a greedy, naughty girl Candy. Remember sharing is caring." The brunette -Kitty- responded playing with the black whip in her hand. "Look at poor Mr. Lockwood, he must be feeling pretty lonely." Kitty smirked before lashing out the whip across Candy's behind causing her to jump forward.
"I'm sorry Mr. Lockwood." Candy said with a lilt to her lips as she straddled his lap whilst Kitty moved away. Klaus stretched his fingers as he itched to run them over the blonde's smooth flesh, the feel of her under his touch awoken something in the blond that he hadn't felt in a while.
This is not the time nor the place, Klaus!
Klaus sighed internally before he straightened and put himself back in character. "Easy, Candy." He rolled his eyes internally as he watched Tyler give the blond a goofy grin as she moved over him.
Caroline wanted to vomit. All over the brunette. But she couldn't for obvious reasons. She ran her fingers over his chest along his suit jacket and entwined her fingers into his dark hair, she smirked as she pulled it back with one hand and hovered over him. Her hips swayed against the beat and swiveled as the deep base resonated throughout the club. "Is this ok Mr. Lockwood?" She whispered seductively into his ear before turning her face and shooting Klaus a wicked grin and wink.
Klaus' lips stretched into a smirk as he shook his head and looked away, he had to get this whole thing back on track and finally get the file he worked so damn hard to get. As he prepared to interrupt the little session between the blond and Tyler the music stopped abruptly and sirens began blaring throughout the club. It was a few seconds before panic erupted in the club, the dancers swiftly moved towards the exits as the commotion got louder.
Klaus stood immediately looking around to spot Elijah and Stefan looking as worried as he felt. He saw his sister push past people towards as she shrugged her shoulders and tried to figure out what their next move was going to be.
He turned trying to spot Tyler who he rushed after once he saw him suddenly become guarded by security men, "Lockwood, our deal!" He hissed as he reached the brunette.
"Bad luck, man, deal's off." He said before pushing Klaus' hand off his arm and was led away by his guards. Klaus ran his fingers through his hair as he spun round trying to figure out how to tackle the situation at hand. There was no way Tyler would renew the deal, he was known for his 'show once and never again' policy he held with his clients.
"Someone set off the alarms, I'm trying to get them off again but someone is overriding the system, Nik."
This was their one and only chance and it had been blown by the imbecile who set off the fire alarms.
"What's our next move?" Klaus heard Stefan ask over the earpiece, he glanced at Tyler again and suddenly an idea sparked.
"Rebekah, I need you to lift the file from his jacket." He said clearly making sure there was no loss of words between him and his sister who blinked rapidly and swiftly followed orders making her way towards Lockwood.
Rebekah hurried after Tyler and his guards before he made the exit, she navigated through the panicking crowd at the door and pushed her way in front of Tyler with her back to him. Taking a deep breath, the blond spun on her heel.
"Oh my gosh, my bag! It has all my contacts in it!' She shrieked jumping up and down as she peaked her head over Tyler's as the latter tried to push her out of his way. "I'm so sorry!" She said loudly over the blaring alarm as she grabbed onto his jacket, "Sorry!" She repeated as she stumbled against him trying to reach into his pocket. She shifted mirroring him and moved closer feigning a push as she swiped her hand into his pocket.
"Get out of the way." Tyler ordered pushing Rebekah aside as he strode past through the exit wiping his suit jacket.
"Did you get it?" Klaus asked once he got to his sister, she turned and shook her head.
"It wasn't there." She said with confusion etched on her face. "It should have been there." She muttered to herself.
Klaus let out a frustrated growl, "Everybody back to the van." He ordered before grabbing Rebekah's arm and pulling her out of the club alongside him
"Well that went to shit rather quickly." Klaus pulled his earpiece out placing it in his pocket having heard enough of his brother's annoying voice.
"Come on." He hissed to Rebekah pulling her into a side street where the dark van was waiting them. "We'll discuss your expertise in pickpocketing, sister, a skill I thought you'd mastered when you were a teenager." Klaus vented completely annoyed at the direction the deal had suddenly taken.
Caroline pulled her coat closer around her to cover the barely-there clothing she wore, Katherine lingered behind her as she tried to hide the whip in her jacket pocket but it wouldn't fit.
"At least if we're stuck out here I can easily get us a cab." She lashed the whip across the brick wall, "I'm sure there's a few submissive cab drivers around this town." The blond rolled her eyes as she placed her earpiece into her ear waiting for the voice on the other end.
"Hello, gorgeous..."
"What's our next move?" Klaus sighed running his fingers down his face trying to wipe away the exhaustion painted on his features.
"We need another in." He replied to Marcel who was sat on the opposite side of the van in front of the computers. "What I don't understand is how the hell the alarms were set off and why you couldn't stop them?" He raised his brow as he hunched over ready to listen to any forthcoming explanations.
"Someone hacked the system like we did."
"And you didn't notice?" Klaus tilted his face with a confused expression.
"No, because whoever did this, they were a pro and they were here long before we were." Kol turned back towards the computer monitors as he typed in a few keys. "They jumped into the system undetected and guessing by the decrypted data I'm looking at," he hummed in surprise as his fingers froze over the keyboard, "they were here months before us."
Klaus swiftly got up making his way to Kol to look over his shoulder. "Months?" He hissed in disbelief.
"Personal space, brother." Kol muttered pushing the blond back a few inches. "Yes months, four to be exact."
"Who the bloody hell was it?" Klaus growled.
Kol focused his eyes on the screen as codes flew past and the rhythmic tapping filled the empty air. "I…" Kol squinted.
"Well?"
"I don't know." Kol shook his head, "I-I can't find any trace leading back to the source. Whoever did this isn't a pro, they're a bloody genius."
"Someone get me something!" Klaus hissed frustrated at the turn of events. The case had been going swimmingly but a few moments from the final hurdle and it had all fallen apart. So close yet so far.
"We'll have to find a new way in, another deal will make Lockwood too suspicious. We need to go in in an inconspicuous way, nothing obvious or direct this time." Alaric stated as he sifted through the Lockwood case file cautiously, "we've already hit the strip joint, it says they host multiple galas. How about one of them?" Klaus wiped his hand down his face.
"No time and definitely not as subtle as I would like." He sighed as he glanced back at the screens in front of Kol but came to a slow still as one of the screens monitoring the surroundings of the van drew his attention.
"What else do you suggest then?" Klaus' lips split into a grin as he continued to watch the monitor. He slowly took off his suit jacket and rolled his sleeves up before reaching into the side draw and pulling out his badge.
"Hold that thought, Marcel with me." He ordered as he grabbed his gun and stepping out of the black van into the alley way.
"What's up Klaus?" Marcel asked as he blindly followed the blond down the alley.
"Shhh." Klaus hushed him as he peaked around the corner of the alley and grinned.
"What is it?" His friend whispered.
"Our way in." Klaus replied as he confidently strode round the corner. "NYPD. Freeze." He demanded pulling out his gun and aiming it towards the end of the alley.
"Take your damn time, Enzo." Caroline hissed pressing her finger against the piece in her ear. She sighed as watched Katherine aimlessly lash the whip against the brick wall in boredom. "How about you do something a little more constructive with your time, hmm?"
"This is constructive, I'm beginning to like the idea of being a dominatrix," she shrugged her shoulders before smirking and striking the whip against the wall once more, "good practice and all."
Caroline rolled her eyes, "I honestly don't want to know who you're thinking of in place of that wall." She muttered under her breath as she tucked her coat closer around her barely clothed body. She glanced at her phone and rolled her eyes, "Come on Enzo." She murmured wondering how long they would have to wait for someone to pick them up.
"NYPD. Freeze!" Both women's heads snapped up to the voice.
Caroline narrowed her eyes as she saw who the voice belonged to. "You've got to be kidding me." She muttered before raising her hands slowly. She heard Katherine slice her whip against the air as she moved beside Caroline.
"Put the whip down!" Katherine smirked at the dark-skinned man who kept his gun aimed at the brunette whilst the blond man edged towards them. "Put it down" he stressed once more before Katherine dropped it to the ground and slowly raised her hands mimicking Caroline.
"Turn around. Slowly." Klaus ordered watching the women carefully for any getaway motions or tell-tale signs of running.
Caroline couldn't help the twitch at the corner of her lips as she saw his gun up high aiming directly at her. She internally rolled her eyes as she turned following the blonde's order. "Той е полицай" Caroline murmured.
Katherine's eyes widened in amusement as she translated the Bulgarian words, 'he's a cop', part of the brunette wanted to laugh in the blond man's face as she hesitated for a second letting her eyes roam over Klaus' features. She recognized him from the club and it definitely wasn't hard to put the pieces together. Lockwood wasn't only under their own surveillance, it appeared as if the whichever precinct these two belonged to was also after the brunette man that had fled.
"Don't move." Klaus demanded as he neared the blond whilst Marcel moved towards Katherine. He put his gun away and pulled out handcuffs instead which he placed around Caroline's wrists once he'd pulled down her arms not-so-gently.
Caroline hissed and narrowed her eyes at the blond as he smirked. "Easy, officer."
"Hello, Candy." He said with a hint of amusement as he turned her round. Caroline immediately cleared her face of emotion and didn't reply to his greeting.
Klaus couldn't help the smirk that spread across his lips, seeing her in the full light of day certainly accentuated every feature of hers, the way her green-blue eyes pierced into his had his mouth drying up in need of water.
"And you must be Kitty." He darted his eyes towards the brunette who smirked and batted her eyelashes.
"Did I do something wrong, officer?" She looked at Marcel and leaned towards him, "Are you going to spank me for being a naughty Kitty?" She asked in a seductive voice.
"No, but you are coming to the precinct with us, Kitty." Marcel pulled Katherine along the alley as Klaus held onto Caroline and pulled her along.
"You haven't arrested me for anything, Officer, and I'm definitely not agreeing to come down to any station so let me go." The smile dropped from Katherine's face.
Marcel knew this and looked towards Klaus for advice, after all it was the blonde who came charging in with handcuffs without even explaining what was about to go down.
"Well, ladies, it seems as if you've been working for the leader of a prostitution ring and since I saw both of you being very sweet with him I'm going to go out on a limb and say you've got information which we'd love to know so we're going to the station or I can send you straight to the FBI who would be ecstatic to hold onto the pair of you instead." His words dripped with nonchalance and ease as they left his lips.
Caroline narrowed her eyes before giving him an ice cold glare as he nodded with satisfaction. "The easy way it is then." Klaus said as he gestured for Marcel to continue with the brunette as he brought the blond along with him.
Caroline gritted her teeth as she was pulled towards a black van, the door slid open as another man dressed in casual attire stepped out and watched the incoming group. "Niklaus, care to explain?" He eyed the two females and raised his brow waiting for an answer.
Klaus smirked as he pushed Caroline in as Marcel did the same, both women glared at the group of people that was now surrounding them in the van before they were pushed back into the chairs at the back of the van.
"I think I've found our in." He murmured under his breath as he kept his eyes on the blond who simply sat back and crossed her bare legs-legs that went on for miles.
"Where is she?" Klaus demanded as he buttoned up his new shirt and walked past officers sat at their desks.
"Interrogation room 3." He got a reply from Finn who tapped his pen against the desk as he looked at the investigation board that Klaus had just walked past.
The blond made his way into the well-lit room with where Caroline was sitting staring at the double mirror panel which allowed those on the other side of the screen to see into the room whilst it acted like a mirror for those inside.
"Candice Smith." Klaus spoke as he slapped a brown file onto the metal table and sat on the chair across from the blond who eyed him curiously. He leaned back in his chair just as Caroline copied the move earning a smirk from the Klaus. "Born 13th May 1987, abandoned by your parents when you were just a child. Brought up at the halfway house in Virginia. No boyfriend, no house, no car." He looked up at her from the file. "Arrested on prostitution charges three times along with your little friend, Karina Peterson." He tapped at the file, "And then we've got a long, hefty lists of arrests ranging from auto-theft to breaking and entering." He paused for a moment to look at the blond in front of him who stared at him with no emotion. "Look, Miss Smith, you're facing charges of prostitution and seeing as you are a repeat offender it looks like your facing 4 years. But," he leaned in setting his arms on the table, "I'm sure I got make all that go away for a little help." She didn't speak. "Your boss, Tyler Lockwood, is wanted for more things than you can count so I'm going to keep this simple. You talk and I let you walk. No charges, no trouble."
Caroline blinked. Her head tilted to the side as she let her eyes peruse over him, her lips curved up into a smirk which mesmerized Klaus.
The spell broke.
She lifted her head back and lost the lilt to her lips as she sat back with a stone cold expression portraying no emotion.
Klaus waited. She didn't speak. He sighed before shaking his head and getting up from his seat. "Now would be a good time to speak up, Miss Smith before I get those charges processed. 4 years, sweetheart. Are you sure you want to be wasting those years in a hellhole?" She didn't speak and kept her eyes focused on the mirror. He gritted his teeth before leaving the room frustrated.
Elijah left the room on the other side of the mirror to meet up with his younger brother, "She knows something." He declared buttoning up his suit jacket finally feeling comfortable in his daily clothes.
"But she's not willing to talk. How about Peterson, has she said anything yet?"
"I'm about to do her interview now." He said as he grabbed a file from his desk and made his way to another room where the brunette was waiting.
Elijah took in a deep breath before striding determinedly into the room but carefully shutting the door behind him. He lay the file gently onto the table and sat opposite the brunette wearing a smirk as her eyes ran over his figure appreciatively.
"Well if it isn't Mr. Suit and Tie." Katherine remarked as she swiped her tongue over her lips.
"Officer Mikaelson, if you don't mind Miss Peterson." Katherine couldn't help the grin that erupted across her lips. He looked up at the brunette with an intense gaze before he proceeded to ask questions. "What was your association with Tyler Lockwood?"
Katherine stayed silent for a few moments under Elijah's gaze, she shrugged nonchalantly, "He's a customer at the club where your guys picked me and my friend up."
"You are a dancer at the club, yes?" She nodded. "How close would you say your interactions have been with Mr. Lockwood?"
Katherine released a deep breath as she leaned back. "And here we begin what is known as the initial confrontation. During this phase in interrogation, the interrogator may invade the suspect's personal space in order to increase their discomfort." She leaned bit her lower lip, "You want to invade my personal space?" She asked seductively as a smirk lingered on her lips.
Elijah narrowed his eyes, "3 days ago a man named Mason Lockwood came into the club, did you see him?"
"Mason…hmm…describe him?" He pulled out a photo from the file and placed it in front of her. "I can't seem to recall. There were an infinite number of customers there. It's hard to spot a single man like this when they're all vying for your attention." She pouted as she leaned towards him setting her fingers on the table, "I'm sorry, Officer, but I'm sure I can compensate if you let me." She murmured as her eyes ran over his body without hesitation.
"Miss Peterson, you should know that Candice has told us everything." Katherine raised her brow, "And from what I can gather the charges she faces will be dropped whilst yours will not be unless you tell me something in relation to Mr. Lockwood or the dealings which he has held in the club."
Katherine wanted to scoff at him and point out that his tactics were not working on her but instead she allowed him to carry on down his path. "Was there anything unusual about Mr. Lockwood that you noticed this past week?"
"No."
"Did he seem agitated?"
"No."
"Did he seem as if he was anxious?"
"No." Elijah sighed, he was getting nowhere with this woman.
"Well what did his behavior over the past week suggest to you?"
"That he was nothing more than a boy looking for a nice screw." She answered as she looked down at her nails and wondering when she should get her next manicure.
"Miss Peterson, it would be beneficial to the both of us if you were more cooperative."
"And that's where we agree to disagree, Officer. What would benefit me the most would be going back to work. And you, you need someone to ruffle those stiff feathers of yours. Preferably a good long ruffling."
Elijah bit his tongue, this woman was offering nothing to help the case, he would have to talk to the others to find a way to proceed with both ladies seeing as neither was willing to cooperate. The officer got up swiping the file off the table and left the room without turning back to Katherine. The brunette woman grinned at the feeling of satisfaction at having slightly unhinged the man.
"Neither seems to have a problem at facing charges which doesn't sit well with me. They're both working girls trying to earn their living and yet being put away for some time didn't affect them at all." Elijah commented as he stood in front of the entire Squad-Klaus, Kol, Marcel, Rebekah, Stefan and Finn. The only person missing was Alaric, the Captain, who had been called away moments before the meeting was called. "Which makes them a liability if we ask either to work against Lockwood."
Klaus sat back on the desk chair as he faced Elijah, "We've got to get to them." He murmured. "Ok, Marcel find some info on Peterson, anything that we could use to find a direct connection. Rebekah you do the same for Smith. Finn and Stefan try to find alternatives if we can't run with those two." Klaus pushed himself up from his chair, "Kol what have we got for the override at the club?"
"Turns out they got in precisely 8:15 am on the 19th 5 months ago. A transmitter was attached to the alarm which could be controlled remotely from any device," Klaus sighed, "But, I'm trying to trace the IP address that actually set the alarm off. I'm halfway there but it could take me some time, whoever was behind this had extensive knowledge of computers. The closer I get the more booby-traps and false-windows I face." Seeing the blank faces of his colleagues, he rolled his eyes, "Red herrings and miss-directions basically." They nodded in understanding. "What about you two?" Kol asked gesturing towards Klaus and Elijah.
"We're going to try to get them talking again." Elijah nodded in agreement as they both left the room ad made their way first towards Katherine's room.
"The blond seems to be quieter than her." Elijah noted as they grew closer to the room, "From what I've seen she seems to be the one with the eyes and ears but reluctant to let onto what she knows."
"Even I figured that one out, Elijah."
Klaus grinned but it soon fell away once they entered the room to see it empty. The blond narrowed his eyes and turned towards the other interrogation room making his way towards where the blond should be waiting.
"Is it possible they were moved?" Elijah asked slowly as they opened the door to see the other room empty and no blond in sight.
Klaus shook his head. "They weren't supposed to be moved, but I bet you one of those rookies-"
"If I could have your attention, folks." Klaus and Elijah looked towards their captain who was standing in front of his office with 3 new faces in tow. "I'd like to introduce officers from Chicago, they'll be assisting us on one of our open cases. These are Officers Augustine, Bennet and Salvatore."
"Salvatore?" Klaus muttered looking at the dark-haired man in question who was smirking ridiculously behind an ebony-skinned female as she stood tapping away at the phone in her fingers.
"Klaus, get your team into the meeting room." Alaric ordered as he gestured for the trio beside him to enter it first.
"The only open case we have that would attract his much attention is the Lockwood case." Elijah commented.
"Now why would Chicago PD be interested in Lockwood?" He asked quietly as he called over his team leading them into the meeting room.
"Damon?" Stefan said as he walked in.
"Hello, brother, missed me?" The dark haired man asked as he sat back on one of the chairs.
"You could have told me you were coming into town." Stefan said. Damon rolled his eyes.
"Trust me, it's nothing personal little brother but at least you know I'm here now."
"Can we cut the family reunion there, mate, we've got things to do, people to arrest." Officer Augustine interrupted allowing Alaric to step up.
"Before we go any further with this little intervention, our detainees have gone missing." Klaus said through gritted teeth. His eyes snapped up when he heard a deep chuckle. "Problem, Officer Augustine?"
"Please, it's Enzo, mate. And no, no problem." Enzo chuckled once more, "I'm just not seeing how you could be trusted with our case when you can't even keep a couple of prisoners under check."
"You mean our case and those prisoners-"
"Are us." Everyone's heads rose to the owner of the voice. It was the brunette woman but she was now standing fully clothed in a black heel, jeans and shirt ensemble instead of the black coat and lingerie she was previously wearing. "Caroline is just on the phone to Silas."
"But you're- "Elijah began but was interrupted by the brunette.
"We haven't officially met, I'm Katherine Pierce." She held out her hand towards him, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Officer Mikaelson." He wrapped his fingers around her hand and shook it gently.
"Caroline is the blond that was with you?" Klaus asked curiously.
"Yep, now, someone want to fill them in before Caroline blows up at him?" She Katherine gestured at Klaus who tilted his head.
"What did he do?" Bonnie asked speaking for the first time since she'd arrived.
"Oh you'll find out soon." She strode further into the room. "And Enzo, timing certainly isn't one of your many qualities is it?"
"Blame him." He pointed at Damon who shrugged and glanced at Katherine.
"Oh don't look at me with those judgy little eyes, I needed a drink, I didn't know you were going to call at the exact moment my bourbon arrived did I?"
Katherine pursed her lips with a roll of her eyes. "Well the next time you're in a situation and need my help, I'll be sipping sangrias on a beach on the other side of the planet."
"Well good to know-"
"Are you two going to keep going at it or stop at some point for everyone to be put on the same page?" Rebekah groaned as she rolled her neck in exhaustion at the scene. Katherine and Damon both glared at the blond Mikaelson who shrugged.
"Finally." Alaric muttered as silence filled the room. "Right. It seems as if our investigation into Lockwood was flagged by Chicago PD, whilst we were looking into him for trying to sell encrypted arms deal information, they," he gestured towards the quartet from Chicago, "were watching him for over 4 months and trying to connect him to various other activities." He allowed Damon to carry on.
"From what we've gathered, he's part of a much bigger plan, so far we've got him on extortion, running a sex-trafficking ring and drug smuggling across various states."
"So this is much bigger than we originally thought?" Kol muttered, "Wait. You set of the alarms at the club." He declared as it began clicking together.
"Yeah, I wouldn't have had to if it wasn't for your dumbass move to rewire the signal." Bonnie said sassily
"You did all the hacking?" Bonnie raised her brow.
"Why do you seem so surprised?" She asked glaring at him. "Just because I'm a woman you think I can't hack?" Kol's jaw dropped slightly before he quickly corrected himself and pasted a smirk on his face as he looked at Bonnie with lusting eyes.
"Oh definitely not, darling." He smirked letting his eyes roam over her figure without guilt.
"Once you've stopped ogling her," Elijah slapped his hand across the back of Kol's head, "I'm assuming you want us to work together."
"Yes." Alaric replied. "Team leaders will coordinate with each other so both teams are fully read into the case."
"So me and you." Klaus said with a sigh as he looked at Enzo who grinned.
"Not me, mate." He said causing Klaus to look at each of their faces as they all shook their heads.
"So who?"
"That'd be me." Caroline said as she strode in having changed from simply wearing her coat to blue jeans, boots and a grey waistcoat covering a plain white shirt. Her arms were adorned with bracelets ranging from various colors to simple silvers. "Caroline Forbes." He nodded to the NYPD team as she moved towards Alaric.
"Lieutenant Caroline Forbes. She was drafted in from San Francisco to help the Chicago team and she'll be acting as their team leader as you work together." Alaric said enthusiastically. "I'm sure you'll all get on well together so I'm going to leave you to it to get Lockwood." He said before making his way out of the room.
"So you're not Chicago PD?" Finn asked as he looked at Caroline who shook her head.
"Nope, San Francisco born and raised." She stated proudly before her eyes turned to Klaus who was watching her with intrigue.
"You were at the club." He stated remembering the little dance she did for him.
"As were you, Mikaelson." She returned tilting her head.
"Well, I'm sure it's going to be a pleasure to be working with you, sweetie."
'Feeling relaxed yet, sweetie?' Caroline's words were as clear as day in both their minds.
"I'm sure it will, Niklaus."
"Please, call me Klaus." The blonde's shared a heated gaze.
"If you're done with the eye-sex, I'm sure we've got a case to work on." Katherine teased as she sat beside Damon leaning back to set her heels on the table crossing her ankles which were swiftly pushed aside by Elijah who sat next to her.
Rolling her eyes, Caroline tore her gaze away from Klaus and reached into her fingers into her bra causing everyone to look at her intrigued before she pulled out a little USB stick. "This is what we were both after." She commented as she stuck the USB into the screen on the wall causing filed to flash up. "Let's se what we've got then."
The next hour consisted of both teams catching up on the other's progress and knowledge. Each of them held a copy of the file on Lockwood.
"Seeing as this is going to take a while," Bonnie began standing up, "I'll get us some food."
"I'll join you." Kol quickly said standing as well and following Bonnie towards the door.
"Oh just one moment, seeing as it does include you too Kol. I've just got a few words to say." Everyone listened up as Caroline kept her eyes on the file being held between her hands, her eyes scanned over the words even though they had nothing to do with the words she was about to say.
She could feel Klaus' heated gaze on her, "If any one of you," she raised her eyes jumping from Finn all the way to Klaus which they finally halted on, "even thinks about trying to pull a stunt like false arrest again," she glared at Klaus, "I'll have your badge quicker than you can say my name." She looked intently at Klaus as he looked at her as if he was a deer caught in headlights. "In fact, I will have you barred from ever working in an official police department in the future and have all your recommendations shredded." Klaus swallowed hard. "Is. That. Clear?" She asked keeping her eyes locked onto the blond Mikaelson as she raised her perfectly curved eyebrow.
"Crystal." Klaus answered wincing at the hoarseness of his voice. Caroline smirked.
"Glad to know we're on the same page." She murmured.
"Told you so." Katherine sang breaking the silence that had descended upon the room.
Caroline looked towards Bonnie, "How about Chinese?" She asked innocently.
"I'll see what I can do." Bonnie replied trying to fight back the laugh which was fighting to come out.
Caroline sat back in her chair picking up the file once more, "Oh and '4 years' on prostitution charges?" She scoffed, "At least make it realistic." She muttered keeping her eyes on the words in front of her.
There was a beat of silence before Katherine broke it. "Oh, quick-question, when do you think I can get my whip back? I paid retail price for that." She said fluttering her eyelashes innocently.
Elijah sighed, "I'm sure we can work something out." Katherine turned to him and couldn't help but smirk once more.
"I like the sound of that." She murmured seductively earning scoffs and eye-rolls from around the table.
I hope you liked that one, the song at the beginning was Goddess by Banks which is beautifully epic. For those who haven't heard it I suggest you do since you have no idea what you're missing out on.
The reason for my absence from updating is pretty obvious-school, revision blah, blah, blah. It's getting pretty close to exam season but my last exam is on 28th June so I should be updating regularly after that. Hopefully (fingers-crossed).
I'll see you next time...bye:)
