Coffee Cups & Leather Jackets pt 5
Hamilton
Modern Au
Thomas Jefferson x Reader
Hamilsquad x Reader
PART 1, PART 2, PART 3, PART 4, PART 5, PART 6, PART 7
Summary: For your first mission, you find yourself face to face with a familiar enemy, but also making a new friend. You werenât sure what Thomas had in store, but after your day at the cafe, maybe a little distraction wasnât a bad thing.
     Thomas glanced worriedly at you as he began the drive back to the mansion. You were scarily silent, and your emotions seemed to be flickering between angry, sad, and regretful. He knew that today would be hard for you, and he expected you to be upset like this for the next couple of weeks. Heartbreak wasnât an easy thing to get over and he respected that. However, he didnât like seeing you so upset because of that group of idiotic baboons. You needed a distraction.Â
âI was thinking,â Thomas began, stealing your attention away from the rainy window. âYouâve seemed to pick up on your training fairly easily. So how about when we get home, we set up your first mission?â
You frowned at Thomasâ words. âF-First of all the mansion i-isnât my ho-home. I have my ow-own dorm.â Jefferson smirked at your sass. It was one of the things that made him decide to bring you into the team. âSec-condly, I donât th-think Iâm ready. I could b-barely hold u-up against th-the boys today.â
He nodded in acknowledgment. âThatâs to be expected though, Darlinâ. Those boys were your friends for nearly a year, of course theyâre gonna be your weak spot. What you need is a way to vent out your emotions. I bet you havenât had a full night of sleep since theyâve left you.â He took your silence as affirmation to the statement. âIt wonât be anything too hard, just something to get your mind off of those dimwitted morons.âÂ
You instinctively tensed at the insults being thrown at your ex-best friends. They may have hurt you, but that didnât mean that you didnât still care for them. You knew they werenât even close to being morons. In fact, they were some of the smartest people you had ever met.Â
You suddenly realized that this was exactly what Thomas was talking about. No matter what they did to you, you were still defending them, and deep down you still desperately wanted to crawl back to them and let them hold you again. You wouldnât let that happen. You werenât going to let them hurt you again.Â
With a sigh and a stir of your drink, you gave into Jefferson. âYouâre r-right. Letâs do this.â Jefferson simply grinned and continued to drive, the car fell quiet once more for the remainder of the drive.
  James placed four mugs of tea on the center table of what the boys called the âinfo roomâ as you sat down to discuss your first mission. âSomething easy, huh? Itâll also have to be someone who deserves it.â
You rose an eyebrow at that statement. âW-Wait. I thought we ag-agreed that I wasnât h-hurting anyone.âÂ
Thomas sighed. âThatâs right, you donât want to be involved in the fun part. Alright then, someone we can use to our advantage. Someone who we can give leverage that will become handy in the future.â
âThereâs Maria. We did just dig up dirt between her and Hamilton, but sheâs still in that abusive relationship with James Reynolds. A friend who understands just might be what she needs to finally give her the strength to leave him. After that, I have strong feeling that sheâll blossom rather quickly, and can be another insider for us.â Aaron explained, pointing to the picture of the girl whoâs folder he had hung up yesterday.Â
James nodded in consideration and took a drink of his tea. âTrue, but thatâs going to be one messy, and long case once we do decide to open it. I donât think Y/N emotionally ready for that right now.âÂ
You opened your mouth to argue with him but closed it when you realized he was probably right. This was the second time they had associated this woman with Hamilton and you werenât ready to deal with anything involving the boys right now. Work was hard enough.
âI was thinking something more along the lines of Peggy Schylur,â James started throwing the file onto the table. âA politicians daughter, and sister of two of the most popular girls in school, yet lives in a cloud of loneliness. Sheâs constantly in her sisterâs shadows and is always forgotten. Itâd be easy to get her on your side, the harder part would be earning the other two trusts. Eliza, and especially Angelica arenât exactly the most trusting of folks, but they know a lot of information on a lot of people, and goodness knows they love to gossip. The only downside is that the older two Schylurs have been seen frequently with the Hamilsquad.â
You looked at the girl in the picture. In two out of the three picture laying in front of you, she was alone and had a small frown on her face. In the other one she was smiling, but it didnât quite reach her eyes. She needed someone to be there for her, and you could be that person. You also knew she needed someone who was her friend not because of some mission, but because they truly wanted to be there with her.Â
âIâll d-do it.â You said crossing your arms and leaning back into your chair. âBut not as a-a mission. I kn-know people like P-Peggy, hell Iâve b-been one of th- them. She doesnât s-someone pret-tending to be her f-f-friend just to use her. She needs a gen-genuine relationship, none of this faking bullsh-shit.â You the look you were giving them, told them that this wasnât up for discussion. You refused to play with this poor girlâs heartstrings.
Thomas chuckled. âYour empathy is just what this team was missing.â He clapped his hands and pushed off the table to roll across the room on his rolly chair. He unpinned a file and came back. âBut that means you still donât have a mission. What if we give you one that doesnât help someone, but doesnât necessarily help them either?â
You frowned in confusion. âWhat d-do you mean?â
Jefferson slammed down a thick file with a crown stamped onto it onto the table. â âKingâ George Frederick the Third. A snotty brat who moved here from England about five years ago, and thinks that he rules the school. He has two people who he trusts more than anything, that being Samuel Seabury and Charles Lee, however, he does have some sway on a lot of people within the campus, especially the teachers. We need an inside man on his affairs and the different things that he plans. We also happen to know that heâs taken an attraction to our little Y/N here.â He set five picture onto the table, all of the had George watching, or walking towards you.Â
You could feel your nose scrunch up in disgust. Youâve had many encounters with George since your first introduction. True, he was charming, but he was also extremely cocky and always seemed to be giving unwanted opinions on everything around him. Perhaps those opinions were precisely the type of things Jefferson wanted you to get through. Youâd have to be careful not to snap at him, but maybe a little fire could help in this situation. Itâd be easy to get to him. The King and his posse somehow managed to find you alone at least once a week, and would always try to talk with you before the squad could return.Â
âBasically you n-need me to g-get close to him f-for information?âÂ
James watched you worriedly, as he took another sip of his tea. âAre you sure this is the best idea? I donât trust Geoge and his obsession with Y/N shouldnât be something we play around with.â
You gave James a small smile. âItâll be f-fine. Iâll be c-careful. Besides, if someth-thing happens, I kn-know you guys c-can get him b-back.âÂ
Aaron nodded. âWe need some insight on George. Heâs powerful and gets away with too much. We need dirt against him.â
Madison narrowed his eyebrows and shook his head. âI donât like it, but your right. The sooner we do this, the sooner we can take him down.â
Thomas grinned a scarily pleased grin. âGreat! Now that weâve agreed, Y/N you have to remember that George was attracted to your small, shy, weak self. He needs to think that he is in control at all times, and you need to act the part. If that means coming back here to drink and vent to us every week, then so be it. You have to timid, and quiet. A little praise every now and then wouldnât hurt either.â Thomas flipped open the file to what looked like a calendar. âAccording to his predicted schedule, George and co. should be at the library until seven. If you head there alone, I have no doubt theyâll approach you. Focus on them today, and maybe even tomorrow. You can start on Peggy later.â
Your eyes widen at the information. You were actually doing this. You were actually going to spy on someone just so you can use them for information. You took a sip of your tea, and a deep breath before smiling up at the boys. âThen I guess I b-better get changed.â
  You sat down at one of the library tables now dressed in an oversized, pale blue sweater and black skinny jeans that were ripped at your knees. You figured it gave off the perfect balance of cute but âleave me aloneâ. You pulled a book out of your messenger bag and peeked over the top of it at a nearby table. George and Charles were talking up a storm while poor Samuel seemed to be struggling to work on something.Â
Now that you had your target on sight you began to read, only occasionally looking over at them to see if there were any changes. This continued for about half an hour until you looked up to see Georgeâs eyes already staring at you. The British man smirked and singled for his group to rise as they approached you.Â
You forced a blush to rise your cheeks, and shrunk into your book as if your embarrassed to be caught. âIt looks like someone finally gained an interest in the king.â George laughed as he sat down across from you.You felt your face become even more red, out of anger of course, but he didnât need to know that. âHave you finally come to your senses, little mouse?â
You shyly looked up at him. âI-I-I was-.â You paused and bit down on your lip before sighing. âI-Iâm sorry for bothering you. Y-You guys j-just looked l-like you were having f-fun, and-â You let out a sad chuckle as you fiddled with your book. âThatâs s-something my l-lifeâs been l-lacking lately.âÂ
Georgeâs eyes widened as if he realized something, and fake pity suddenly covered his face. âThatâs right. Those mean boys left you didnât they? Poor thing, you must be so lonely.â
You let a hurt expression cover your face, as you looked down at your hands. âI-I-Iâm fine.â You forced your voice to crack on the âfineâ and let your bottom lip tremble as if you were about to cry.Â
George took you into his arms and shushed you as fake sobs and tears flowed out of you. âThere, there, Love. Itâll be alright. No need to cry over those maniacs.â He pulled back and gently wiped the tears from your face. âWho needs them anyway when you could be with us?â
You blinked in confusion at them, used you baggy sleeves to wipe at your eyes. âW-What?â
He chuckled and looked down at you lovingly. âIâve always liked you, Y/N. But I couldnât get near you with those idiots around. Come with us, and no one will dare to hurt you again. Everyone will love you.â
You allowed your eyes to widen with hope. âYou m-mean that y-youâd take c-c-care of me?â You nearly winced at how desperate and defenseless you sounded.
âOf course. My friends only get the best, so once youâre with me youâll never leave. Youâll never want to.â You began to worry at his words but quickly covered it with a timid smile.Â
âT-That sounds a-a-amazing.âÂ
George smiled and gestured for Charles to gather your things. âPerfect. Well, weâre going out for lunch, and I insist that you join us.âÂ
On the outside, You nodded excitedly and allowed him to take your hand and lead you to his car.
But on the inside, you were already beginning to dread accepting this mission, and wonder if maybe Jefferson was using you the way you were using George. You could already see the similarities between the two interactions, and somehow everything began to be unclear.Â
You flinched as George slammed the car door, and sat beside you in the back seat, with Samuel being on your left. He leaned forward to the driver and gave an address.
It was too late to go back now.