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Chapter Nine

House arrest was the absolute worst.

While Steve and Junior went on about fighting crime and making the island a better place, Alyx had nothing better else to do but clean, sleep and... Sit around. The first week was fine, she guessed. The doctor ordered her to relax and rest, so that's what she did. Steve fretted over if she winced or grunted when she was just sore. She had just gotten shot and had surgery, after all. The following week the orders were to move around, as little as possible, but to get some exercise. So all day she sat at the desk, going through old photo albums and files that had built up. Each photo made her smile and wonder what happened to his parents and sister. He talked about his sister quite often, but rarely mentioned his parents. Perhaps a falling out? Whatever the case, she would slowly dig it out of him. Her parole that was ordered by the court was four weeks, so Steve and her parole officer that Steve trusted close were watching her carefully.

Steve turned one of the rooms into a room for her, and after a little persuading (maybe a bit of begging), Steve finally got Alyx to let him paint her room. Alyx decorated in the way she wanted it and even called her last city she lived in before she joined the Navy to ask for all of her old stuff back, but in order to get it back, she would have to be there in person to sign some papers, and they were planning on making the trip as soon as her parole was up. Eddie, Steve's dog, absolutely loved her when they were introduced to each other, and Alyx was so ecstatic to see an actual dog after so long. And she and Junior were actually getting along quite well. He was a little bit cautious of her at first, like when she spoke to him suddenly he would jump. So yeah, the first week was extremely awkward, but when he saw her playing a game on her laptop, he relaxed.

But yeah, house arrest was probably the worst thing she has ever experienced, and that was saying a lot with her life.

Week three was here, and Steve came home to see Alyx sitting on the couch with her laptop that was returned to her, and a few files and a calculator surrounding her. Junior was finishing up some paperwork at the office and then would come home. But, uh, this was a sight that was really interesting.

"Uh, what are you doing?" He asked, setting down the bag of Chinese food and shutting the door. Alyx looked up, pushing her bangs out of her face and readjusting her position.

"I... I was bored." She mumbled.

"You were bored?" He asked.

"Yes! It's so boring being on house arrest! You should try it some time, and you'll go insane!" Alyx flopped back like a kid pouting, shutting her eyes and huffing as she crossed her arms. Steve smiled, lifting the notebook that had her beautiful and neat handwriting and sat down next to her, wrapping his arm around her shoulders and pulling her to him. Alyx stiffened for a moment before relaxing into his form, untucking her legs from underneath her and curling up on his side. Sure she was tall with long legs and long arms, but that didn't stop her from turning into a cat.

"Well... Would you like to go with me to work tomorrow?" Steve asked. "Your parole officer will be fine with it, I think. As long as I keep you in my sight, at least."

"That..." Alyx frowned and looked down. "I don't think that's a good idea..." Steve frowned and played with her ponytail, slightly amused by the disheveled curls.

"Why?"

"Well... It's obvious your partner does not like me and even though two of your teammates are fine with me, there's still Captain Grover..." Alyx sighed. "I just don't want to mess up your atmosphere at work." Eddie whined from his bed, and Alyx beckoned him over. As soon as he realized she was paying attention to him, he hopped up from his bed and ran over so she could pet him.

"Al, you won't ruin the atmosphere. They're fine with you now. I talk about you a lot there and they're slowly coming around. Danny's just paranoid, he'll get over it." Alyx sighed and shook her head.

"I still don't think it's a good idea. Besides, what if you get called away on a case or something and have to leave me alone? That would be violating my parole."

Steve was quiet before sighing and burying his face into her hair. After living with each other for two weeks, the weird awkwardness finally faded and they touched each other exactly how a father and daughter should touch each other.

After a moment of silence, Steve spoke again.

"I bet you're hungry after all this math, huh?"

"Starving." Steve patted her shoulder.

"Then get up and go." Alyx stuck out her tongue, standing up.

"Okay, Dad." She replied, grabbing the bag of food and heading toward the kitchen, looking in the bag as she did.

"Did you get egg rolls?"

"Yes."

"Yes!"

Steve couldn't help but smile a bit, watching her hop into the kitchen, singing a song about food in Japanese.

He had no right to feel this way.

"Steve! Steve!" Steve looked up from his conversation, seeing Alyx running out of the office to him, a grin on her face as she waved a paper.

A couple of weeks passed since he asked her if she would like to go to work with him, and so he never tried asking again. Today was her final day of her parole, and her officer was checking all of the things that Steve had written off. Now he waited outside, talking to an officer and was anxious as to what Alyx was going to get.

"I passed!" Steve brightened up and turned his body, outreaching his arms.

"You did?" Alyx stopped in front of him, and suddenly she didn't look like a killer sniper, but rather a giddy twenty one year old who just passed their mid term exam at college. Her eyes were shining bright in the light, making them gleam like silver, the scar underneath her eye not even that visible with the sun rays on her face.

"He said that because I stayed in the house and didn't violate my parole by drinking, using any weapons or had any contact with other people, I did an "excellent job and I have passed and I'm free to do anything I want, except criminal activities". So, I'm free! I can see the ocean now!"

She hugged him and he froze up a bit, but relaxed and hugged her back. The cop smiled a bit and waved.

"Um... Congratulations, Lieutenant." The officer said awkwardly. "I should get back. Have a good day, Commander." And headed off to his squad car, Alyx waving at him from behind.

"Come on, Al. Let's go."

"Eh? Where?"

"O-Oh..." Alyx said as his teammates stared at her. "This is what you meant by "let's go". Ha, well played, Steve. Well played." Steve smiled innocently.

"Now, if you guys wouldn't mind, Alyx will just hang out with us for today. She's finished her parole, so she can be with us now. Any objections?" When he got no reply, Steve smiled, satisfied and patted Alyx's back. Alyx looked at all of their faces, and she could see displeasure in Lou and Danny's faces, Tani looked a bit unsure, but Junior looked like a puppy that had just been given a treat for the first time, so Alyx bowed in her traditional way of being raised.

"P-Pardon the intrusion." She said, and berated herself for messing up. "I'm... Just... Gonna go sit over there while you... Uh... Do your... Stuff." And quickly went across the room, sitting at the desk there and berating herself for being so nervous.

God, what the hell is wrong with me?

When she felt eyes on her still, she glanced to see Danny glaring at her, and quickly looked away.

"Danny." Steve hissed to him quietly and quickly went to Danny's right side, blocking his view of her.

"Sorry..." Danny replied, but didn't really sound apologetic.

"Anyway, did we get anything on our case?" Steve asked and the awkward demeanor broke.

"Yeah." Alyx glanced up to see some pictures pull up onto the monitors and lowered her arms, watching as a picture of a familiar man showed up.

"We have a suspect. This guy, Ryuki Larson, violated his parole by having drugs in his house. But HPD can't find him."

"I know him!" Alyx said and they all turned to look at her and she immediately turned red.

"Right, no input, sorry..." She quickly looked away, blushing so damn hard she felt as though her head would explode.

"It's alright." She glanced over at Steve, who smiled softly. "Whatever information you have could benefit us, Al. Tell us." Alyx looked in between them all before straightening in her chair.

"It was when I was visiting my birth mother." Alyx said. "Since I was still new, I got lost and found myself in a dead area, and Ryuki found me. He led me back to the bakery and even gave me directions on how to get to the hospital, but I think he was in a gang called... Uh... Um... Killer... Killer... Reds? No... Uh..."

"Cross reference anything that Larson has any contact with gangs that start with Killer in it." Steve told Tani and she immediately started to, Steve turning back to her. "Did he say anything? Maybe give you a clue on anything?" Alyx shrugged.

"He was nice." She replied. "Had a good heart, just was on the wrong path. Uh, I think his group was trailing us when he gave me a ride back to the bakery, but I wasn't sure. And he looked new to the gang, too."

"Hm... That was four years ago, how do you remember all that?" Lou asked and Alyx smiled shyly.

"I have a really good memory." She replied. "That and I remember that he had a spear on the side of his neck. I think that was like the group affiliation symbol or something."

"You are just full of surprises." Junior said and Alyx pointed at Steve.

"Blame him."

"Hey!" Alyx grinned at him before something popped up on the monitor and they all looked at it.

"It's called Killer Blues. New gang, formed in 2011, and they don't really get in trouble for much save for drugs and parties." Tani said.

"No weapon buys or anything?" Danny asked.

"No, nothing in here that indicates it, but there are multiple people in here who have registered concealed licenses, so they might be strapped." Tani replied.

"Hmm..."

"I say we send in a mole." Junior said. "Maybe fluster the guy and then flush him out well enough, but uh... Every criminal knows our faces, so..." Steve stared at them, before looking over at Alyx, who was picking at the metal, as if trying to debate whether or not to tap on it. He grinned.

"That's why we send in someone who's not a cop." He said, and Alyx looked up.

"You can't be serious." Danny said. "Steve, you can't send her in!" Alyx blinked and looked at all of them.

"Why, she's the perfect mole! The media hasn't released her face, and they don't know her name. Besides, she's got tattoos and is a perfect fit for a gang! Besides, she took down all of the SWAT team and you guys, so she should be fine with gang members." Steve looked at her again and she stared at them wide eyed, before pointing at herself.

"Me?"