Synopsis:

Caroline is excited to be the new homicide detective for MFPD. That is, until she meets Sergeant Niklaus Mikaelson. While everyone is impressed with her keen detective skills, Sergeant gives her a hard time. When her friends become accomplices in her first homicide case, Caroline straddles allegiance between proving that she is the best detective and her friends' innocence.

Author's Note:

I want to give a shout out to Hana for being my beta! She helped to make this story better and easy to read!

This is my second klaroline fan fiction. I really hope you dolls enjoy this one. Please let me know what you think, and if I should continue!

Thank you!

Chapter 1

"Congratulations," filled the room when Caroline walked into the police department that morning. She'd just been promoted from police officer to detective and from vice work to homicide cases. Now, she didn't have to work undercover on the streets. She was thrilled when she was offered the position and accepted it almost immediately. Having the chance to work on homicide cases was a big deal for her. Her mother would have been so proud of where Caroline was at that moment.

She was a bit anxious to come to work. She'd be working with new co-workers, in a different department – and in a different floor in the building. She carried a box of her belongings from her old desk and walked stiffly to the homicide department. Her friends from the vice department were sad to see her go, but congratulated her for moving higher up on the chain of command.

She took one deep breath before the elevator doors opened. When the doors parted, she walked forward, and everyone around her seemed too busy to even look her way. They were either on their computers or doing something else.

She saw an empty desk and presumed it was hers. Just when she was about to put her stuff down, somebody called her name and she turned to them abruptly.

"Forbes," a man's voice called out.

She looked up and saw a man with brown hair dressed in a suit, standing with his hands behind his back. Guessing from his stern expression and elegant suit, she guessed he was her new lieutenant, Elijah Mikaelson – the Captain's younger brother.

"Yes?" She squeaked nervously.

"Come into my office," He instructed before he turned away from her.

Caroline dropped her stuff and followed the man down the aisle and into the only office. She walked in and shut the doors behind her. The blinds were already shut and the man went to sit in his seat. He gestured at the seat across from him and she sat down, making sure to keep a good posture.

"I hear you did exceptional work in vice," Elijah commented.

Caroline smiled politely. "Yes. I strive to do the best in every case I tackle. There's nothing that bothers me more than not solving something in front of me," She said, like a dedicated police officer.

"Good. I trust you to do well. The Captain brought your profile history to me and I was impressed."

"Thank you," She thanked him.

"Today is the day I give you your official shield," Elijah told her, pulling out a box from his desk. He removed the lid and slid it to her. "Congratulations, Detective Forbes."

Caroline stared at the gold shield with a broad grin plastered on her face. She'd been waiting for this moment. She no longer had to wear her silver badge anymore. This gold shield made it official. She grabbed it and strapped it around her neck, letting her shield hang over her chest.

"Follow me," Elijah said, standing up from his seat.

Caroline stood from her seat and followed Lieutenant Mikaelson outside. He cleared his throat before speaking.

"Everyone, I need your attention."

Everyone dropped what they were doing and gathered around Elijah and Caroline, waiting for the news.

"I'd like you all to meet our new detective, Caroline Forbes," he said, gesturing at her.

Caroline smiled politely at all of them, and gave a small wave.

"Caroline, you will be assigned to a team with two other detectives. One of those detectives will be your partner, Kol, and the other, Matt, will work alone, alongside you two," he explained. "Show yourselves," he told the two detectives.

A blonde man with the bluest eyes came through the crowd and extended a hand to Caroline. He wore a shield around his neck, and it rested over his blue button down shirt. It really brought out his eyes, Caroline thought. He seemed too nice to be a cop or a detective.

"This is Detective Donovan," Elijah introduced them as Caroline and Matt shook hands.

"Don't forget about me," a young brunet man said behind Matt.

Caroline looked to Elijah and caught him rolling his eyes. The brunet man shook her hand too shakily as he tried to be playful. He was dressed in some khaki pants and a red button down shirt, with a shield on his belt, next to his gun holster. Caroline assumed all the guys had to dress nicely here which was a lot different from the vice department.

"This is Detective Mikaelson, also known as your partner," Elijah informed her.

"Mikaelson. You two are brothers?" Caroline speculated.

Elijah sighed. "Unfortunately,"

"Now, don't be like that, Lieutenant Mikaelson," Kol chided, playfully, which only earned him a glare from Elijah. He turned to Caroline and said, "Don't worry, darling. You and I will have lots of fun together."

Elijah cleared his throat again. "Your commanding sergeant seems to be out at the moment, but you will meet him soon enough. Now, all of you carry on."

Elijah walked back to his office, and Caroline walked back to her desk. As she settled down, she noticed Kol's desk was next to hers and Matt's desk was right across the aisle from hers.

"So, darling, I hear you were the best in vice work," Kol complimented, as he took a seat on the edge of her desk.

"Thanks," Caroline replied.

"But you know. Since we're partners I think it's fair to warn you that I'm quite the detective," Kol said, arrogantly.

Matt snorted out loud from across the aisle. "Yeah, right." He tried to contain his laughter. "Don't worry, Forbes. The only reason you two were assigned partners is to keep Kol in line."

Caroline laughed a little when Kol gave Matt a childish glare – like he was being teased.

Suddenly the phones went ringing. Matt answered his and nodded along to whatever the person on the line told him. He dropped the phone and looked to Caroline and Kol.

"Ready?" He questioned the two.

"Ready, Freddie," Kol replied, playfully.

Before Caroline got up, she strapped on her holster onto her belt. A smile surfaced on her face, because it was her first time wearing her shield and her first homicide case.

Caroline, Kol, and Matt arrived at the crime scene. The crime scene was located in the center of the little town of Mystic Falls. There were yellow plastic block offs, forming a square in the grass. When they neared the scene, they got a closer look of a woman, with a bullet to her head lying on the grass. A blonde woman with medium length hair handed them some latex gloves to put on, before they went behind the yellow "caution" border. She gave Caroline a curious look, before walking away.

A man with dark blonde hair, dressed in a Henley shirt stood above the body. His golden shield rested on his chest and he wore a dual holster, which each holster next his pecs. He didn't look up to see them enter. Next to him, was a long, curly haired brunette taking pictures of the body.

Matt walked around the body, as did Kol. Caroline took a look at the body for a moment, and then she looked around her, for the surroundings.

"It's about time you two got here," the dark blonde haired man spoke. He looked up at the two men, and then noticed Caroline, looking around – not at the body.

"Who the hell is that?" He demanded.

"My new partner, Sergeant!" Kol exclaimed, smiling at the dark blonde haired man.

"Lieutenant assigned her to our team. She transferred from vice and was promoted to detective. Detective Caroline Forbes. " Matt informed him.

"She doesn't seem to take much interest in the crime scene," the brunette noted, taking her eye off the camera viewer for a second.

The sergeant ignored the new detective for the time being and resumed his attention on the victim.

"Any idea on who she is?" Sergeant questioned.

"Piper Reid," the medium length blonde haired girl answered. "She was in my Pilates class. Such a shame, she was very sweet. I don't know how she ended up like this."

"Rebekah, when you and Katherine head back to the station make sure to check all of Piper's close contacts. We need to bring them in for questioning," he instructed her.

The blonde nodded in response.

"How long has she been here?" Kol asked.

"Judging by the slight warmth of her body, I'd say she was just killed prior to the call," the brunette answered.

"We received the call at 8:02 AM. Several people called reporting the sound of a gunshot," Matt informed everyone.

"A bullet to the head was enough to end her life," Rebekah commented.

"No other wounds. No signs of strangulation or smothering. No witnesses," the Sergeant said, sounding a little frustrated. "We need to figure out how a woman was able to get shot in broad daylight, without any witnesses! We have no leads! We have no suspects!"

"Mayor Tyler Lockwood," Caroline spoke up, approaching them.

"Excuse me?" he responded.

"I'm sorry. I didn't introduce myself, my name is –"

"Detective Forbes," he finished for her. "I am your commanding Sergeant, Niklaus Mikaelson, but people refer to me as Sergeant Mikaelson or Sergeant Klaus."

Mikaelson? Another Mikaelson. That was the third one she's met today. She's been so isolated in the vice department. She knew Captain Finn Mikaelson had family working at the department, but she didn't expect to meet all of them today and learn they're her new co-workers.

But boy did the Mikaelson men sure have good looks. She's only seen Captain Finn Mikaelson from a distance at ceremonies. Even from far away, he looked dashing in his black work suit, with his long hair touching his shoulders. His hair was brown, like Elijah's and Kol's, but his was a tad wavy. Elijah was striking in a different way. He was very suave with his hair neatly combed. Kol had the youthfulness in his looks. He had a subtle charm to his looks that made girls swoon by just a wink and flash of a smile.

To her, Niklaus Mikaelson was the black sheep in the family. Unlike his brothers, he had dark blonde hair with the blue-green eyes. When she first saw him, his eyes looked green. But as she looked at him now, his eyes were icy blue. He also stood out with his attire – Henley and jeans. His jaw line was well defined, with scruff on his face. His accent was probably the heaviest compared to his brothers.

"Now that we're all done with introductions, please tell me what brought you to the conclusion that Mayor Lockwood is a suspect?" He asked, in a haughty tone.

Caroline got the feeling he didn't appreciate her accusation. "I… umm… I watched the news this morning. Mayor Lockwood advised everyone to stay indoors or stay within their working place confinements until lunch. I mean, that sounds suspicious to me."

"For what reason?" The Sergeant hissed annoyed.

"He said Mystic Falls was supposed to experience heavy rain, but it looks like clear, sunny skies to me."

"Yes, that's right. That was the weather forecast," the blonde haired woman followed up.

"Thank you, Rebekah, for only saying this now," Klaus said, bitterly.

"Don't get mad at me, Sergeant. I'm a forensic investigator, not a detective, but it looks like your new detective is better than your other two," she replied, smirking at him.

"Hey, since her and I are partners, I get 50% of the credit," Kol said, greedily.

"Shut it!" Klaus snapped at him. "Pierce, wrap the body up for further investigation. Check for any prints. Rebekah, help Katherine out," he instructed the two forensic investigators. He turned to his detectives. "Donovan and Kol, come with me to the Lockwood mansion."

"What about me?" Caroline asked, raising her hand like a student in school.

Sergeant Mikaelson released a deep breath. "You too, Forbes."

Caroline smiled at her Sergeant, but she only received a grimace from him. Clearly, he didn't like her. Was it because she was a woman? The only woman detective on his team? If so, that was very sexist of him.

"Let's go," Sergeant Mikaelson ordered.

Matt and Kol followed after Niklaus, and Caroline was about to follow when she accidently slipped, letting out a yelp when her butt made contact with the grassy ground.

Her team members looked back at her. Matt and Kol offered her help to stand up again, but she refused. She took note of her Sergeant's disapproving look. It wasn't her fault the grass was slippery, but then again, she was a bit of a clumsy person sometimes. Luckily, her accident didn't tamper with the crime scene.

"Hurry up," Sergeant ordered again turning his back on her.

A maid answered the door, and let the police in. She guided them to the Mayor's home office on the first floor. He didn't seem surprised to see them. In fact, he welcomed them in.

"Hello, officers, how can I be of service?" Mayor Lockwood greeted them, still sitting behind his desk.

"We just have a few questions to ask," Matt asked, generously.

"Of course. Ask away," he replied, smugly.

Caroline rolled her eyes. She grew up with Tyler, but her family and his never got along, due to a lot of political and law enforcement disagreements.

"Do you admit to releasing a broadcast this morning, advising everyone to stay indoors due to the forecasted heavy rainfall?" Klaus asked.

"Yes. I did," he admitted.

"For what reason?" Kol asked, sounding a little mad.

"I was warning the town. Cautioning safety. I am the mayor, after all," he replied, smiling at them with a smugly.

It made Caroline scoff loudly, which drew attention from her Sergeant's disapproving glare.

"Are you aware of the sunny weather, Mayor Lockwood?" Klaus followed up.

"No. I've been buried in paper work," he answered, tapping his hands on the stack on his desk.

Caroline noted that the blinds were closed, allowing no sunlight to pass through his office. She walked around the room, allowing the others to question the mayor further. She was about to walk toward her team and the mayor when, she accidently tripped, slipping on something, causing a loud thud to the hardwood floor. Her team members looked at her, with a displeased expression. The Sergeant dragged a hand down his face, with a fuming look at Caroline.

She looked back on the ground and was about to get up, when she saw something strange wedged under a chair – the item that caused her to slip. She pulled out a handkerchief from her pocket before grabbing the item.

"Was it this?" Caroline asked, holding up a black metal pistol.

"Can you explain why you have a gun just laying around in your office?" Klaus asked.

Tyler's eyes widened at the sight of the gun. It seemed like he was just as shocked to find it his office as they were.

"That's not mine! I swear!" Tyler confessed.

"Oh really? Then who does it belong to?" Kol asked.

Tyler looked away. He wasn't going to admit to them who the gun belonged to at this moment. The Sergeant ordered Caroline to put the gun in a Ziploc and give it to forensics when they got back to the station. He also ordered the Mayor to be brought to the station for further questioning in front of a camera.

When they got to the station, Matt and Kol escorted the mayor to the interrogation room. Meanwhile, Klaus stormed over to Elijah's office. Caroline followed him to ask him where the forensics lab was located, but he shut the door in her face.

"Sergeant, I've got phone calls coming in saying you have taken the mayor to the station for further questioning?" Elijah noted, putting down his phone from the last phone call, before pressing the off button on his phone.

"Lieutenant, can I ask you why you placed a newbie on my squad?" Niklaus asked, changing the subject.

"The Captain recommended that she be transferred to the homicide department." Elijah answered nonchalantly.

"But Finn never said to put her on my squad!"

Elijah sighed. "You're right. He didn't. I decided to put Detective Forbes on your squad, and it seems like it was the right call."

"Right call?" Niklaus repeated, in a mocking tone. "She slipped up, literally, twice today! Once at the crime scene and once at the Mayor's house. I can't have someone on my team that requires my full attention. I am not a baby sitter, Elijah! I refuse to have newbie's on my team!"

"Well, from the report Donovan sent in, she seemed to get your squad to where it is now. She suggested the Mayor and she also found the weapon."

"That's beside the point, Elijah! I just don't think she's –"

Niklaus was interrupted by a knock, followed by the door opening by none other than, Detective Forbes.

"Hi, I'm sorry to bother you all, but I don't know where the forensics lab is," Caroline said, trying to sound as innocent as possible.

She overheard their conversation from outside the door. She could barely hear Elijah, but she could hear the Sergeant perfectly clear, since his voice was raised.

Elijah gave her a small smile. "Niklaus, will you please show Detective Forbes where to find the forensic lab?"

Klaus dragged a hand down his face, and let out a groan. He walked past Caroline, without a word, and expected her to follow. She gave Elijah a nod before following her Sergeant to the forensic lab, which was located in the left wing of that floor.

When they reached the room, he pointed at the sign that read "Forensics Lab" on top of the door. She gave him a small smile of gratitude, but he ignored it and walked back to his desk. She didn't know why he didn't like her so much. Was it because she was a newbie?

She pushed those thoughts away, before letting herself into the lab. The lab was a huge white room, with different sections. It was a lot bigger than their little office of desks, but that made more sense, since the officers spent more time outside, than at the0ir desk. She saw the blonde and brunet from the crime scene earlier. They were analyzing the woman's body from earlier. Caroline walked up to them with a friendly smile.

"Hi, Sergeant Mikaelson told me to give this to the forensic lab," she said, holding out the gun in the Ziploc bag.

"Set it there," Katherine instructed her.

"You're new right?" the blonde asked.

Caroline nodded.

"I'm Rebekah Mikaelson, and this is Katherine Pierce, the lead forensic investigator. I'm her partner," the blonde said, with a cheerful smile.

"Mikaelson? You're a Mikaelson, too?" Caroline wondered.

Rebekah gave a small laugh. "Yes, unfortunately. I'm the only girl in the family. You've already met my siblings, Captain Finn, Lieutenant Elijah, Sergeant Niklaus, and Detective Kol?"

Caroline nodded. "Except I've never formally met Captain Finn. I've only seen him in ceremonies."

"Ahh, yes. My brother is busy making sure all the departments are running swell. He keeps everything in order. We barely see him. Only at our monthly family dinners."

"So is it the norm in the homicide department to address people by their first names?" Caroline asked. Usually officers addressed people by their last name.

"It's the norm for the Mikaelson family," Katherine answered. "There's five Mikaelson's and it gets confusing. It's easier to call them by their first name, but it's a good thing they have different positions."

"I hear your first day has been going great, Miss Detective," Rebekah said.

Caroline smiled coyly. "Yeah. It's been great, except… well… Sergeant Mikaelson… I… I don't think he likes to me," she admitted.

Katherine and Rebekah shared a laugh, which brought Caroline to confusion.

"Am I missing something?" Caroline questioned them.

"Don't be offended. He gives everyone a hard time," Rebekah reassured her.

"Yeah, and he holds grudges, so your slipping incident earlier… best believe he'll hold that against you," Katherine told her.

"Great!" Caroline replied, with sarcasm.

"You should come out for drinks at the bar tonight," Rebekah suggested.

"Sure," Caroline agreed.

Caroline watched two little monitors that recorded the questioning. Mayor Lockwood sat on one side, and Sergeant Mikaelson sat on the other. Klaus tried getting any information that would prove Mayor Lockwood was guilty, but he couldn't find anything. Mayor Lockwood had an alibi for everything. Klaus got frustrated and sent Donovan in, but even he couldn't crack the Mayor. He tried acting all buddy-buddy with him, but that failed. That left Kol and Caroline. They walked into the room together and Mayor Lockwood had a smug smile on his face that made Caroline roll her eyes.

"So you have no idea who owns the gun?" Kol asked.

"I've already answered that," Mayor Lockwood answered. "No, I do not."

"Last night, you said you were at the grill with Jeremy Gilbert, correct?" Kol asked.

"Correct," Tyler answered.

Caroline's eyes widened. Jeremy Gilbert was her best friend's little brother. She must have missed this part of the interrogation when she was in the forensics lab. As the name processed in her head, she remembered seeing Jeremy playing games in the living room last night, while she and Elena were cooking. Tyler couldn't have been with Jeremy.

"What time were you with Jeremy Gilbert?" Caroline asked.

Mayor Lockwood shrugged. "I'd say from 6 to 9. After the grill I went straight home to rest. My maid can attest to the time that I arrived home."

Caroline furrowed her eyebrows. He was lying. Caroline was at the Gilbert house from 6-10, and Jeremy was glued to the couch, playing video games, the entire time.

"You're lying!" Caroline accused him.

"Excuse me?" Mayor Lockwood responded.

"You weren't with Jeremy last night. You're lying!" she yelled. "How dare you use Jeremy as your alibi?! You have got some nerve! You didn't like Jeremy in high school. You two aren't buddies!"

Caroline wanted to continue but the door opened. Matt walked to Kol, while Klaus grabbed Caroline's elbow and pulled her out of the room.

"Let me go!" She yelled, hitting his arm with her free hand.

Before Matt closed the door, Caroline got a shot of Tyler's smug smile. She wanted to slap that smug smile off his face.

"Let go of me!" Caroline shouted, even though they walked past people.

He didn't respond or reply, but his grip around her elbow got tighter, until they entered an empty room that was used for conferences. He let go of her to shut the door. His back faced her.

"Why the hell did you do that?!" Caroline demanded.

Klaus slowly turned around with a furious expression on his face. "What the hell was that, Forbes?"

"He was lying –"

"You need to control yourself," Klaus said through gritted teeth. "I cannot have my detectives jumping out at the people we interrogate. I don't need you messing up any lead we have!"

"I'm sorry, ok. But Jeremy is my best friend's little brother and he was – "

"You need to learn to not mix your personal and emotional attachments with your work!" he yelled. "If you can't control your temper then I can't have you –"

"No!" Caroline interrupted him. "Please, don't take me off this case."

Klaus released a deep breath. He knew he couldn't remove her off his squad that easily. The Captain and Lieutenant would give him the hardest time. He pressed his lips into a hard line.

"Look, I know for a fact that he's lying. He –"

"How do you know that?" He interrupted her.

"I was at the Gilbert house last night from 6-10. Jeremy's older sister, Elena, is my best friend. We were in the kitchen cooking and Jeremy was on the couch the entire time I was there. He never left. Tyler is lying!" Caroline explained.

"We'll question him further about it. I don't want you in that interrogation room for the rest of the day," was the last thing he said to her before leaving the room.

Who will be at the bar?
What will happen at the bar?
Will Caroline help her friends?
Will Klaus stop giving Caroline a hard time?

Stay tuned to find out!

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