Aww jeepers, guys! I thought I loved to read fanfiction, I did not realize how happy it would make me to discover how excited I would get with each email that said someone is following and reviewing the story! But legit, I might get an oversized ego at this rate!

And thank you so much for the reviews. I will take them all under advisement. In this story Neal will not have an especially traumatizing past, but what we know of his past so far from the series will play a role in this story. I am thinking of Neal becoming a four year old, so he can still talk and be very cute. It may not become a continuous story, but rather just tidbits of their lives. We will see as the story progresses.

Oh yeah, someone mentioned that I should include some details about the case, so I am going to give it a go. I had no ideas in chapter one, so the vague details I had there may no longer be relevant to what I am revealing in this chapter. I had to look up ideas on the FBI website, so hopefully these are actually white collar crimes. Anyways, here is chapter two! Same disclaimers as in chapter one. Enjoy!

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The Mikelson brothers were Ukrainian born, and the case against them was relatively simple. And boring to Neal, as it was supposed to be a simple mortgage fraud case. That was until they got new information that led to the revelation that they were involved in social security fraud. This was no longer a two man scam, but involved many others who were used to create the IDs and distribute them. One of the false documents that the Mikelson brothers created was associated with a drug ring in New Mexico, where three DEA officers were shot down. And when the FBI caught one of the inside men, the brother chose preemptive measures and killed him before he could talk. Wanting to set an example, they killed the inside man's family as well.

It was no wonder then when Neal suggested he go in as a forger that Peter said no. Not only was it extremely dangerous in itself working with these men, but they did not have enough information about how the scam was run to safely send Neal in. It was only three days ago that they caught wind of where the warehouse the brothers were working in was discovered.

Neal didn't care though. He had the location of the warehouse and knew from the FBI that the brothers were looking for a new forger since Dymtro Mikelson had murdered their last one. Neal liked to keep his options open and was already know in several different rings for his impeccably forged documents. He let it slip to his not so noble contact Liam that he was on the market for a new job. So when he walked up to the warehouse unannounced, he wasn't concerned about his safety, or ruining an FBI investigation. He was surprised though when he showed up and saw Mozzie by the front entrance. He cocked his head to the side and gave him a questioning look.

"Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal" Mozzie quoted.

"Nietzsche again? Really?"

"I can't help if it is fitting in accordance to the situation." Mozzie shrugged. "Besides, I knew you wouldn't leave well enough alone, and I wasn't about to let you go in by yourself. It is a suicide mission."

"Thanks, Moz."

"So what's the plan?"

Neal gave him a look.

"There is no plan!" Mozzie shouted in slight annoyance and exasperation, but no real shock. This was Neal, he was as impulsive as a child.

"Relax Moz" Neal soothed, "all I need you to do is keep watch outside. Text me if there is any trouble. I just want to take a look at their operation and figure out a way we can get a warrant. Then we will let Peter know, and he will arrest them. I will be in and out before you know it." Without waiting for a response, Neal picked the lock and slipped inside.

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So I hate waiting for chapters to come out, so even though this one is very short I am putting it up because it was a good place for me to stop. And as much as I hate reading short chapters, they are better than waiting weeks for a new post. I will likely do short chapters, but often. I will probably put another one up today, as I have the day off. Please review! Thanks!

One more chapter of this "boring stuff" then we will get to a young Neal!

www. /news/stories/2011/november/ documents_110711 is where I got my information about white collar crimes.