Finding You Always

Break the Clouds

Finding You Always

Chapter 44: Break the Clouds

October 23, 2011

Storybrooke

Leo walked into the Devil's Eye and surveyed his surroundings. As a junior deputy, he had yet to handle any disturbance or arrest completely on his own. But when Madam Medusa had called reporting a series of thefts in her club, Leo had begged his Dad to let him canvas the scene on his own. David was reluctant, not because he didn't think Leo could do it, but knew Snow would be less than thrilled about her baby boy going into a seedy place like the Devil's Eye.

"You know, when I reported the theft, I thought the Sheriff would at least take me seriously enough to send one of his deputies, not you junior," Medusa drawled. Leo rolled his eyes.

"Well...I'd be happy to leave, unless you'd like to figure out who is stealing from you," Leo retorted. She smirked.

"Fine...let's see how much your daddy has taught you, junior," she replied.

"I have a name, you know," he retorted, as he started looking through the file of things she had listed as stolen.

"All of these are things you keep in your private backroom?" he asked.

"Yes," she replied.

"The room with no security cameras?" he asked.

"A girl likes her privacy," she purred. He crinkled his nose in disgust. He really didn't need to know what Madam Medusa might need privacy for.

"Thanks for the nasty mental images," he muttered under his breath.

"It's probably an inside job then, considering the location of the items," he answered..

"I hope you got more than that, junior, cause I know it's an inside job!" she snapped. He rolled his eyes again.

"Any employees you've fired recently?" he asked.

"A few. I've been told I really crack the whip with my employees and I'm a hard woman to please," she sneered.

"I need a list. It's probably someone with a grudge," he said.

"That's a long list, sweet cheeks, but I've got some names for you," she replied.

"Fine...I'll check with Mr. Gold too and see if any of these items were pawned," he added, as he followed her back out into the lounge. He looked around for anything else suspicious. A waitress walked by him and winked seductively.

Of course, with him around, everyone in the place was behaving.

He decided to go check with Gold first, before trying to find a few probably disgruntled employees.

He left the club and started back to the patrol car when he noticed a few thugs out of the corner of his eye. Dad had warned him that some of George's former Knight hung out around there. They usually never bothered his Dad too much, as he'd defeated enough of them for them to be leery. But Leo supposed they saw him as fresh meat.

"Well...if it isn't Charming Junior. Daddy finally take off the training wheels?" one goaded. They laughed and Leo sighed.

"Wow...how long have you been waiting to use that line?" the youth asked sarcastically, as they surrounded him. He sighed.

"Do you morons really want to do this?" he asked, as his hand went to the hilt of his sword that was strapped in a scabbard on his back.

"Is the sword all you got?" another shot back.