All for nothing

07

A/n: Pls think of a name for my mystery criminal guy. Also, I'm sorry this took so long <3

North looked at the girl before him- anger radiating off of him in waves. Sure, he was aware it was an accident however she could be a threat, right? He'd have to keep an eye on her, she seemed indifferent to his anger and the cold look in her eyes reminded him slightly of Owen when he'd win an argument, a raw show of power.

She was absolutely stunning--he had to admit. Her hair was in a low bun with a few loose stands in her face she had a loose silk shirt on with red flared trousers and black boots. She was like an angel, a scary angel but, an angel nonetheless. She had a few piercings that he could see and he was probably drooling. She was a tiny thing in comparison- slim but also slightly curvy and although she could probably protect herself he wanted to place her in a bubble and keep her forever.

Behind her, he could make out Brandon's face gaping at her, obviously wondering who she was. She didn't seem like much of a threat and she most likely knew Dr Roberts from how she threw herself on the seat.

After Dr. Roberts cleared his throat, he looked away from the girl who had started to whine to Dr. Roberts.
"But Phil, its my time to see you"
"I know but this is a part of the mission dear"
He seemed amused at her behaviour rather than annoyed which made him think they were close.

She suddenly spun around and marched towards Brandon making him tense slightly before she shoved her hand outwards awaiting something. North watched curiously as he seemed to forget she wanted a handshake whilst staring at her hand.
"I'm Violet"
".."
"your name?"
"oh- I'm Brandon and that is North"

He noticed she glanced at him, briefly scanning him up and down before flopping into the only spare chair in the room, seemingly unhappy at the positioning.

Dr. Roberts spoke up again;
"gentlemen, this is Violet, she will be the lead for your next individual mission."
North jolted forwards slightly, ready to tell him that they didn't need her but Dr Roberts had already predicted this and held his hand up to silence him.

He was mad- sure. He was mad that they could be endangering one of his brothers by adding a stranger- a hot stranger but a stranger either way. Surely, they'd understand his point of he said it? Honestly, he was unsure why Owen would send two of the hothead of the team on a mission alone but

In his peripheral, he could see violet roll her eyes as if anticipating his response. Maybe she did. Who knows?

Violet raised her hand sarcastically, like she was in school and Brandon had to hide his snicker because she looked about as done with North's strops as he was. He didn't necessarily want to work with a stranger but the fact that Dr. Roberts seemed to trust her must account for some thing, right?

Dr. Roberts began to debrief us on the premise of the mission and what it would entail.

"There is a man who is said to be smuggling illegal goods- we don't know what yet but we suspect drugs and firearms. He is dangerous and so are the people he works with"

Violet then cut in,
"One of you will need to be my fake date to a charity function"
North was about to interrupt before she literally shushed him
"this function is said to be a cover for these men to form 'business partners', once we are inside, we'll need to gather some information and possibly form connections- these should let us get to him in the long run. This mission is slow, however you should receive a decent amount of favours should you wish to take it. Any questions? "

North thought for a while, looking at Brandon and doing the signature eye contact they agreed that they had to do it.

They turned around to see Dr Roberts and Violet whispering heatedly amongst themselves
"Phillius I swear to god!"
North let out a small snigger at her words, Phillius, he'd have to tell Sean later. He looked up and glared at the two who were looking at him with shock. Violet was looking between the trio, analysing their behaviour and trying to see where they all fit in. They didn't.

"we'll have to talk about favours but you can do that with Mr B, otherwise we're in."
North hated calling Owen anything but Owen, he was glad that over the years he'd relaxed with his family, however Owen still insisted on being regarded to as Mr. Blackbourne in other settings.

He saw her nod again before she stood up and shook both of their hands. Her soft yet calloused fingers touched his and he fought the urge to hold on to her hand and not let go.

He watched her kiss Dr Roberts on the cheek before doing a quick finger wave and leaving the room.

Both men let out sighs and flopped backwards in their chairs, relaxing. She was like a whirlwind and she didn't even know it- she distracted them and it wasn't good.

After five or so minutes of awkward silence, they looked at each other and nodded, standing up and saying quick goodbyes to Dr. Roberts before leaving the academy. They were looking forward to going to the house and talking with their leads about the new mission.