The naturals - one shots

Locke and Sterling part 2

Sterlings POV.

I couldn't believe the FBI had nothing better to do than sending Lacey to help with this case.  My heart was beating way too fast. This was ridiculous. She couldn't harm anybody anymore. I was remarried to Tanner but still she was his first big love and god knows how close they were when I was gone. I couldn't face Cassie . How was I supposed to tell her the woman that is her aunt and almost killed her and Michael and Dean is coming back to consult on a case? Non of them knew that Lacey would be back.

The car doors open. Her hair was still as perfect and shiny as it always was. On her face a perfect smile, as if this would just be a long wanted family reunion. People would think prisons would make you look older but she didn't look like she had changed at all. I was just standing there and hoping I could stay cool. Nobody ever believed me.

Flashback FBI Academy

„You nailed that interview. Got the highest score in the entire class. Why are you still holding Laceys files as if you live depends on it?" Scarlett was sitting on the bed opposite of me. Slurping on some softdrink. I didn't had look up to know how concerned she looked at me. I had all sorts of files laying around with me. I know it was the right thing not to state out the one actual thing that was missing in those files. „I swear if you want to revenge her on destroying the shit out of me in this interrogation than lets make up a plan but stop pretending to be me. I'm the geek in this friendship" I know she was trying to make more relaxed and there had to be evidence somewhere. Lacey went off at times we where not allowed to exit Campus. I had this eerie feeling about her for weeks and since she noticed I noticed she got extra mean to me. „Seriously what is your conspiracy about her ?" Out of the sudden Scarlett pressed my the document out of my hand and forced me to give her all of my attention. She was my best friend she might as well know. „I think Lacey a Killer"

Present.

„You look at my as if I was the monster but I'm not the one who put a bullet in my fathers skull" Eventhough I was expecting a lot from her, I wasn't expecting this. It shouldn't hurt but it did. For a moment we just looked at each other. Maybe she still saw me as the girl who entered her dance team and snitched her boyfriend away. Maybe she was thinking about the time we fought to be head of the class in Quantico.
We were not the same.
Or are we?
She excused her murders with the abuse she went through as a child.
I know you father hurt you.
I went into profiling mode.
I know you had to run away to survive.
I know you got abounded by your older sister.
I know you were angry.
I got abused by father.
I got abounded by my older sister.
I shot my own father.
But I was different right?

Tanner must have sensed something in. „Don't be ridiculous Lacey. Lets go inside"
The closer she came, the more steps I put between us.
To make things worse, Judd jumped out of the front door.
„I don't want her in here" His words were clear. „Judd you know its only for this one day" Tanners voice almost seemed desperate.
I did feel bad for him being the scapegoat but nobody but him did understand why we needed her for this case.
„I don't want her close to Cassie or anybody else and V also doesn't want her here. Its bad enough I led her walk in out of my house for all those years."
He looked down to her than to me and turned his back to us.
He was ready to go back inside when Lacey spoke up. „You have no reason to hate me. I didn't do anything to you or your house. It wasn't your business what happened last time"
Her voice was shallow as if she was just having a normal conversation.
Judd turned around and I could see the anger rising in his facial expression.
He rarely was angry ever.
„Even if it wasn't my business that you almost killed three of my kids. You were part of the reason why Scarlet died. My daughter hated you. And you destroyed Vs and Tanners relationship more often than Lia tries to get in trouble. I don't want her in my house"
„Good than we gonna show her the files in the garden"
I thought Judd would refuse Tanners request but to my surprise he just nodded and left.
„I'll join you later, I need a coffe" and with this words I slipped into to house just after Judd.
I barely was able to put distance between me and the door when Cassie almost bumped into me. „What is she doing here"
Her voice was low.
It was trembling.
I opened my mouth and closed it again.
There was nothing to say that could make any of this better. „Briggs team thought it would be a good idea to let her help to solve a case"
It was Judd who put into words what I couldn't. „Why would you do that to me?" Here big blue eyes looked at me.
„It wasn't me. I didn't know anything about this before this morning. I'm not a fan of this either. I don't want her anywhere close to you or the others" Or close to me...

What do you guys think would happened next? And how did you like it ? Are there any more one shots focused on Briggs and Sterling you would like?