A/N: Hey everybody! What did you think of the AMAZING episode on Tuesday? I think it's safe to say that I have a new favorite. It was very convenient that the Keller-related episode coincided with my need for a K chapter, considering I wanted so badly to write a tag after watching. Trying something a little different for me, writing from Keller's POV, so I apologize if he's a little OOC. I tried my best to write him with the same evil vibe as on the show, but I'm undecided on how well I did. I might try turning this into a multi-chapter, depending on what you think and where the show's story-line takes us, so let me know! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: If you think my work even compares to that of the amazing Jeff Eastin, you have problems.

Warning: Major spoilers for Payback, it is an episode tag after all.

Word Count: 674

Happy reading!


Matthew Keller smiled at the frustration in Caffrey's voice, dropping the burner phone in the trash can as he walked by. He crossed the street and entered the restaurant, contemplating just how much he should mess with Neal before performing the final step. Keller supposed he could take a short break, let his opponent get settled back into his Fed routine before crushing his whole world once again.

The restaurant, a small Italian café, was quiet and un-crowded, the perfect environment for Keller to plan out his next move. Always a chess player, he had thought out several steps after this day. But while he had taken into account the possibility of Burke surviving the day's events unharmed, Matthew hadn't put as much consideration into it as if the agent had wound up shot or dead. His plans required a few altercations.

"My I help you, sir?" the waitress broke through Keller's silent pondering. He'd subconsciously chosen a table at the far end of the café; purposely away from the restaurant's other patrons. The waitress was young, cute, and as much as Matthew would enjoy getting a piece before he had to go underground, (even he wasn't cocky enough to walk openly throughout the city when the FBI was sure to have his picture posted on the front page of every newspaper by tomorrow's morning addition), Keller needed to focus.

"Just a water for now."

"Right away." The waitress-whose name Keller read as "Megan" off of her tag-scurried away to continue her work. Keller stared out the window beside him and attempted to drone out the world. He always did his best thinking alone and uninterrupted, but there was no time for that now. Matthew had a meeting at the café in ten minutes. To discuss, as the note had put it, "a situation involving a certain snitch and his Fed friend."

"Mind if I sit here?" Keller looked up to see a tall man, older than himself, with dark hair and an expensive-looking suit, pulling out the chair opposite him and gesturing to the seat.

"You must be Daniel Crevnt. You're early." The other man sat down.

"I like to be punctual." There was something about the way Daniel spoke, that just seemed to say "trust me", thought Matthew knew better. He smiled sarcastically and sipped the ice water that Megan had just brought.

"Mr. Crevnt," Keller drawled, "may I ask why you contacted me, so we can get on with this?" Not that he didn't why Crevnt wanted to talk to him, or the man's real identity.

"Neal Caffrey."

"What about him?"

"Keller, why don't we skip the act?" Daniel leaned closer to the newly-escaped convict and lowered his tone to a mere whisper. "I think you know exactly why I'm here." Keller nodded ever so slightly, more saying that he understood Crevnt's accusations, rather than admitting to them.

"What do you want from me?"

"You know my history with Caffrey and I know yours. We both have a certain-shall we say?- vendetta against him. I believe it may be mutually beneficial if we work together, to finish him." Crevnt looked confident that the impromptu partnership of two completely different people could do just that. Matthew wasn't so sure. Still, he could use Daniel Crevnt. Get him to do some of the heavy lifting, and then completely screw him over. The idea was tempting. Keller had never been very good at temptation.

"Sure." He got up from the table and outreached his right hand to shake that of his new "partner". Crevnt instead handed him a black cell phone.

"Untraceable. I'll call you soon to work out details. If you need anything before then, speed dial two." With that, Daniel Crevnt was gone. Matthew Keller, satisfied with his expression of uncertainty about joining up with the near stranger, grinned.


A/N #2: God it's so weird referring to Keller as Matthew, the name doesn't seem to fit. I get bored though if I just use a character's last name the whole time. Let's see if any of you smart people know who Daniel Crevnt is! I bet you can guess, but can you figure out how I came up with his name? Fun fact I realized while doing research for this chapter: Bottlenecked, Keller's original appearance, premiered February 23, 2010. Payback, his second appearance premiered February 22, 2011. Coincidence? I think not. Well folks, that's all I wanted to say. I usually try to keep these bottom A/N's short so-wait, what am I forgetting? Oh yeah. Those who review shall find themselves with good luck in the upcoming weeks. I'd listen to the fortune cookie if I were you, people.