Author notes: So this is a short White Collar AU story. Hope you enjoy it and Happy New Year! I don't own White Collar.

Not many people knew that Neal Caffrey was alive. After Keller "shot" him he faked his death. The only people who knew that Neal Caffrey was still alive were Mozzie and the Burke family. As far as things go Neal didn't want troubles, he wanted fresh start, far away from FBI and their long history of screwing him. Peter was one of the few honest FBI agents.

After faking his death Neal created a new alias "Pierre Monfreu" and moved to Paris. With the money he stole from the Pink Panthers job he created his own mini-company Monfreu Investigations , which was basically a company that was hired to investigate things that the police didn't gave attention. His skills as a con artist, forger and criminal made Neal a pretty good Private Detective. He had hired some people to help him, but not too many. It was an honest job, but didn't pay well and the money from his last con were nearly depleted. But that didn't really matter to much. Neal's private investigations firm made a pretty good name in Paris. He was sometimes hired to test security for banks and other things. Still that didn't matter, not to him. He had a pretty good life, a decent living situation and he was no longer a criminal, but he was unhappy. He didn't had any friends. Sure he knew some people in Paris, but they weren's his friends, just people he knew him or better said people who knew Pierre Monfreu. Neal missed Peter, Elizabeth, Sara, Jones and Diana. He sometimes kept in touch with Mozzie, but Mozzie was a con artist and Neal was now living a honest life.

It was Monday and his office was ready to close when his assistant came in his office.

"Mr. Monfreu, I am sorry to interrupt but there is a gentlman at the door who want to talk to you." said the teenage girl that Neal hired at his office.

"It's okay, Angela. Tell him to come into my office. And there's no need to stay I here, I can close the place myself." said Neal.

"Sure. Thanks boss." said Angela. She went to the door and was ready to open it , but then returned to face Neal and she said " You know you are probably the best boss in the world you know that. Without this job I would've been forced to return in US and stop my studies. You pay me and everyone here very well. And you don't even ask us to do much. You are a really good man."

"I want to trust your word for it, but I am only human. Everyone has their faults." said Neal smiling.

Angela opened the door and ivited the man who wanted to talk to Neal in his office and then she left.

A man that Neal never expected came into his office, FBI Agent Clint Jones.

"I see you made a pretty well living here Caffrey." said Jones

"How are you here? How did you find me?" asked Neal.

"I was in Paris for work. I am part of team that is investigating a group of thiefs named 'The Enigma'." said Jones

"Not bad for a name, but still doesn't explain why are you here. I've never heard of them and as you see I live a honest life here." said Neal

"Really Caffrey? You say this is a honest life? The why did you faked your death?" said Jones.

"How many times the FBI screwed me over Jones? " asked Neal. "Every time when I got a little hope that I was finally free you guys came with a new reason for me to return back in your leash. I've made mistakes, I know that but I am not your slave. I just wanted back my freedom!" said Neal.

"I am sorry Cafrey! I didn't meant anything by that. And I agree with you the FBI screwed you. Anyway as I said I am here with a FBI-Interpol task force to find this group. I was at a caffe shop this morning and I saw you and I thought I've seen a ghost. I called Peter, but he said that you were dead and everyone saw you dead. But I could't let this go and I followed you and here we are. " said Jones

"Have you told this to anybody else?" asked Neal

"No just Peter." responded Jones.

"Well then keep it that way. I gave some clues to Peter to let him know I am alive. Mozzie is also in the loop, but I don't want anyone else finding out. I don't want to go back to having to wear that stupid ankle monitor." said Neal.

"I won't tell anybody. And if Peter knew then it explains why he said to leave this alone." said Jones. "I see you make a nice leaving here Caffrey. Don't do anything stupid!"

"I won't! Goodbye, Jones! Say 'hi' to Peter for me." said Neal as he took his things and got ready to close his office.

4 Months Later in Vienna

Inside an abandonned warehouse a group of four people were talking. A fifth man with glasses entered the warehouse.

"Do you have it?" asked one of the four man who looked like he was in charge.

"No. He didn't knew were it was. But he knew someone who can help find it." said the main with glasses

"Who?" asked the man in charge.

"Her name is Emily. Emily Ellis." said the man with glasses.

"Well you weren't totally useless after all, Robert. Such a shame I need to fire you." said the man in charge as he draw up a revolver and shot Robert in the head.

Then the man in charge looked at the others and said "Brian dispose of the body. Marc, Peter you two start looking for this Emily girl. I want to have a talk to her."

"Yes, boss." said the three man in unison.

Burke Residence,New York, USA

"I can't! I just can't! He is too annoying. He makes stupid mistakes and I can't. Like I am his boss and he doesn't respect me the least." said Peter

"Honey, you don't too harsh on him?" said Elizabeth

"No. If anything I am too good. If I wasn't his boss he would've got fired. Jack is too arrogant. God in this moments I wish Jones didn't took that offer for the task force." said Peter.

"Well is good that we are going to have a vacation. My boss just gave some work that I have to do in Paris at Louvre. And he agreed to pay for our stay at a local hotel, because well it's short notice and there are 5 days until the New Year's Eve." said Elizabeth

"Hon, that sounds awesome. But I don't know… I run the White Collar division here in New York. I can't leave the country just like that." said Peter. And more importantly I can't risk for us to meet Neal by accident.thought Peter

"I'm sure it's fine. They can deal with everything without you. And my parents agreed to take care of little Neal. So I'm sure we can have one week vacation in the most romantic city in the world." said Elizabeth exited.

Peter smiled and nodded, while trying to keep a straight face. This is going to end badly and he knew it.

Author notes:I hope you liked this chapter I have three more to come very soon. But I do expect your reviews!