Hello everyone, this is my first time writing a fanfic for Suits and I'm a little nervous since it's a bit different from most of the ones I've read. My story will be extremely AU with Mike being a 7 year-old little boy but most everything else is the same. My kid Mike will probably be out of character a little since I've completely rewritten his past and consequently it's changed his personality in my perspective. However, I will try to keep Harvey and everyone else in character as much as I can.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything.

Young blue eyes scanned quickly through page after page of the daily paper; finally after the third flip, the child's eyes rested on the title: Big Win for Pearson Hardman's Harvey Specter. When he was finished reading through the small black print, the boy's gaze shifted to stare longingly at the picture of the man next to the article. His little hands clenched the paper tightly as he soaked in the image of sophistication, success, and status. The photo was not simply a man standing confidently in an expensive three piece suite, but rather it symbolized the firm stability and respect that every heart desired.

The boy was startled out of his dreamy trance by a gruff voice, "Hey kid, you gonna buy that or what? You're crinklin' the paper." Looking up to the street vendor the boy shook his head and placed the newspaper back in the rack hanging on the side of the vending truck. There was no need for him to buy the paper since he had everything he needed stored away in his memory. The child turned away from the cart and faced the giant, elegant building that stood before him: Pearson Hardman.

~Suits~

Harvey Specter exited the court room doors with glowing pride radiating from him. A smug smile hung on his face while he descended the stone stairs leading down from the court house. After a major win in court today he was able to reach a rather favorable settlement before committing to trial, and he felt at the top of his game. Sometimes he wondered if there was anyone left to even challenge him since it seemed that he could break down any obstacle that he faced.

By the time he cleared the last step, he had already called Ray to pick him up. Of course Ray wasn't waiting for him since he finished earlier than intended after the opposition cracked. But on such a beautiful day, even the great Harvey Specter didn't mind waiting a few minutes outside.

As he was soaking in the sunshine on this victorious fall afternoon, he gradually became aware of a presence standing below him at his side. When Harvey glanced down curiously he was met with wishful cerulean eyes under a mop of dirty blond hair. The man's mouth tugged into a confused frown at the small child staring up at him.

"Can I help you?" he asked in a voice that was hardly gentle in any sense. He took a quick glance around the vicinity in case he could spot any frantic parents looking for a lost child, but nothing out of the ordinary met his eyes.

"September 12th, 2013: Last Wednesday a troubling case surrounding Garner's Pharmaceuticals was solved by the most unlikely participant: their defense lawyer, Harvey Specter. Originally the senior partner of Pearson Hardman was simply asked to defend against the claims that their newest arthritis medicine came with a possible side effect of kidney failure. Instead he went above and beyond by discovering the root of the problem in order to withdraw the allegations; he was able to prove that the kidney failure stemmed from a polluted water source that each victim happened to have in common," the childish voice rattled off out of the blue. "You're Harvey Spector," he said almost accusingly.

As refined and professional as Harvey was, he could hardly help but to stare with a shocked expression at the boy in front of him who looked to only be about six years old. "Was that from this morning's paper?" he asked with disbelief that the child had just recited the entire first paragraph of the article. Donna had given it to him first thing this morning happily showing him how his case made the paper; he of course didn't have it memorized unlike the strange child at his feet. "And yes, I am Harvey Specter, but who are you?"

"My name is Michael James Ross, but you can call me Mike, and I am going to be a lawyer just like you," he said with a proud grin and then added, "But better."

"Oh yah? They don't get much better than me kid," Harvey replied along with a hearty laugh. This little pipsqueak had some serious audacity.

"Well in that case, how come it isn't called Pearson Specter?" The boy chirped with a sly smile.

Harvey's smile dropped; that was a low blow for him. "Alright half-pint, where are your parents? I'm sure they're worried about where you've wondered off to. And while we're at it, we might as well look for your manners too," he said desperate to cover up his hurt ego. "How old are you even?"

"I'm eight!" Harvey gave the kid a skeptical look and Mike cracked easily, "Okay fine I'm seven…" He discretely avoided the man's gaze and rested his eyes on Harvey's torso instead. "I lied and said I was eight because being eight means I'm one year older and being one year older means you're one year stronger and more in control; so I need all the years I can get." Mike opened his mouth again to ramble on further, but Harvey stepped in not allowing his question to be buried any deeper.

"You didn't answer my first question; where are your parents?"

Mike stuck out his lower lip slightly at the reiterated question; Harvey swore it even trembled a little. "I'm not lost."

"That wasn't what I asked," Harvey said sternly. He was itching to get this kid out of his hair and back to the boy's parents.

"I want to work at Pearson Hardman! Will you please give me a job?" Mike blurted out suddenly. His voice was serious and passionate as he stared intently at the older man.

Taken back from this sudden request, Harvey struggled with his response, "What? No, you're just a kid! There's such a thing as child labor laws you know." His patience was running thin and his good mood from earlier was evaporating. "Mike, tell me where your parents are right now," he demanded with a slight groan.

But little Mike was adamant in his response and stood firm, "Take me to Pearson Hardman with you and I will tell you where my parents are. I will even tell you how to contact them."

Harvey let out a deep aggravated sigh and gave in to Mike's request just as Ray pulled up with the car. "Alright hotshot, have it your way, this is my car right here. And when we get back to Pearson Hardman, we can either call your parents or the police, your choice."

An eager nod showed that Mike was satisfied with this outcome and moved towards the car as Harvey opened the door to the back seat motioning for him to climb in. But before he set foot in the car, Mike stopped and appeared to think for a second before looking back at Harvey, then Ray in the driver's seat, and then he finally scooted in making room for Harvey. As soon as Harvey shut the door, Mike gave a cautious threat, "Now listen up Mr. Driver Man, if you go anywhere but in the direction of Pearson Hardman, then I'm gonna open the door and jump out yelling 'Help they kidnapped me!' And then you two are gonna be in big trouble so you better not mess with me!"

Ray and Harvey shared a glance through the review mirror and both had to restrain themselves from laughing. The loyal driver wasn't quite sure what was going on, but he figured he could play along, "Yes sir!" He told the boy which caused Mike to smile and ease into the seat. He liked being in control.

Harvey studied the small child sitting next to him pressing his face up against the glass; he was getting nose smudges all over it. "Take your grubby little nose off my window," he said shortly but without any sign of emotion. Now that he taken a closer look, the boy was actually pretty dirty and rough looking. He had rips in his dirt stained jeans and wore a beat up blue long sleeve shirt. There was dirt on his face as well and Harvey would've cringed if the thought of the boy getting dirt in his nice car had crossed his mind; but it didn't. Instead he was preoccupied with wondering why this boy looked so rugged. However, in a way he was kind of cute; he would probably charm Donna in an instant.

After the short ride to the law firm, Harvey led Mike through the building and up to his office. As they walked Harvey could feel the stares of the employees as they mentally launched questions at him like 'why is the tough, suave senior partner toting a child behind him through the firm?' And after enduring the weight of all those telepathic questions, the pair finally made it to Harvey's office where Donna promptly left her position from behind the desk when she saw her boss return with a small child.

"Harvey," Donna said with concern, "who's this little cutie?"

"This is Mike," he said but stopped short suddenly not quite sure how to explain the situation. Should he start with how the boy wanted a job at Pearson Hardman? Or maybe how he picked out Harvey Specter and refused to find his parents unless Harvey took him back to the firm?

But the decision was made for him when Mike piped up to declare his intent, "I want to work here; Harvey's gonna give me a job. I'm really smart and I remember everything."

Donna's mouth perked into an uncertain smile, "Oh is he now?" she said while arching a questioning eyebrow in Harvey's direction.

"No I'm not, Mike, it's your turn to hold up your end of the deal. Why don't you tell Donna your parent's phone number so she can call them? You said you remember everything right?" Harvey said feigning kindness; now that they were in the presence of Donna he had to act somewhat gentle towards the seven-year-old if he wanted to stay out of Donna's crosshairs.

Without warning all animation from the child's face dropped right off. "Of course I remember their phone numbers, but it doesn't matter because no one will answer," he said solemnly.

Harvey and Donna shared a questioning glance before the gentler woman tried her approach, "Why won't they answer sweetie? Where are they?"

Then Mike's ocean blue eyes looked right into her hazel eyes as he spoke devoid of all emotion, "They're dead. They're in the ground."

"Oh…" she responded as she pursed her lips; even she was at loss at this unexpected development. "Mike honey, why don't you go into Harvey's office and sit on his comfy couch?" she said and pointed towards the mentioned place. Mike nodded and went where he was directed; unbeknownst to the two adults, he understood that this meant they wanted to talk alone about him.

As soon as the glass door was shut, Donna whipped her head to glare at Harvey, "Where the heck did you find this kid?"

The usually prepared lawyer held his hands up in defense, "I don't know, he found me!" Harvey continued on to give her the short story about how the boy had randomly just popped up outside of the court house and then refused to leave until he got his way. "I'm seriously ready to just call the police or social services and let them take him." But at this comment the office door swung open and little Mike stood in the doorway with a fierce look in his eyes.

"Don't you dare call the police or social services on me! If you even think about it then I will tell them that you kidnapped me and took me against my will!" Mike shouted. His little fists were balled up and he stood with his arms out in order to make himself look bigger and hopefully more intimidating. Unfortunately for him, his bright blue eyes and adorable seven-year-old body made looking intimidating impossible.

"Whoa calm down there sparky. First of all we need to do something about you, I can't just keep a kid in my office and you certainly can't terrorize the streets alone. Second of all, no one would believe you if you told that lie because I have plenty of witnesses to back my story including my driver, Ray. So either you tell us who we can call to pick you up or we call social services."

Donna gave her boss a nudge in his side and whispered, "Harvey, that was kinda harsh." After all, this poor boy was probably an orphan. She dropped down to the boy's level and spoke softly, "Mike, all we want is to get you back to your home and whoever your guardian is. Do you have a grandma or grandpa we can call? Maybe an aunt or uncle?" To each one of these Mike shook his head no and finally he shook his head so violently that Donna just stopped, worried that if she continued any longer then the boy's head would fly off.

"I won't go back into foster care. If you call anyone to pick me up then I will run out of here faster than a cheetah and I will find a new law firm to work at," the child said with a determined look on his face.

Harvey shook his head but a small smile snuck onto his face. Despite the seriousness of the situation, he couldn't help but to be amazed at the little boy's determination to work and be independent. Also, what did he mean by 'foster care again'? What had happened to make the child so terrified of returning to the system?

Finally conceding that there was no logical way out of this mess, Harvey decided to think outside of the box. "Fine, you want a job here? Then you're going to work with Donna for this afternoon and do everything she tells you to okay? I need to meet with a client so for the time being, Donna is your boss and you will be her associate. Then when I come back, I will figure out if you're cut out for the job or not, deal?"

The child's face lit up like a neon light board in Las Vegas as he nodded his head furiously. "Deal! I won't let you down!"

Donna flashed Harvey a smile that secretly communicated 'aww you're so sweet' and agreed to serving as Mike's boss until Harvey could return. She was bothered and concerned about this whole situation and wondered what in the world was going on in this little boy's life, but she agreed with Harvey in that there was nothing they could do at the moment. And as well as she knew Harvey, she could tell that even her hard knock boss was worried about the strange little boy beaming in front of them.

~Suits~

While Harvey was meeting with his client, Donna and Mike were busy "working". At first they began with Mike showing her why he was suited to work as an associate at Pearson Hardman. He picked some law books out of Harvey's shelf and handed them to her saying that he had already read them and that she should quiz him. Initially Donna was incredibly confused but when she began to read a sentence out of one of the books, Mike cut her off mid-sentence and finished off what she was reading. Dumbfounded, Donna repeated this a few more times each with the same result of Mike reciting word for word the text that was found in the complex law book.

After the display of little Mike's genius wits, Donna declared that he was ready to boss around some of the first-year associates. She led the boy to the bullpen and told him to deliver files to one of the new associates saying that Harvey needed them done by that night. Much to her surprise, he went a little power hungry and bossed around the associate like it was his actual job; he did such a good job that Luis had to come out and see what all the commotion was about. When the junior partner complained about a child being in the office, Mike just figured that the funny looking man was worried he would lose his job to a kid.

Meanwhile, after Harvey finished meeting with the client, he had to go out with Jessica to meet with a potential client in order to persuade them. As good as he was at his job; he couldn't keep a part of his mind from returning to thinking about Mike. What in the world was he going to do with the kid anyway?

It was 7'oclock when Harvey returned to the office and found Donna sitting at her desk without Mike. He couldn't help the initial worry until he let out a slight smile when he saw that Mike was lying down on his couch. Donna gave him a taunting smirk letting him know that she had seen his expression of concern. He made his way to his secretary's desk and leaned an arm on it as he looked at the sleeping little boy. "Thanks for watching him and keeping him occupied."

"No problem; I actually really like Mikey. We did some good work together," she said with a wink.

Harvey let out a laugh, "Mikey? Are you guys so close now that you're allowed to have a nickname for him?"

Donna returned his laugh with a fond smile but then her attitude sobered. "Harvey, I'm not kidding when I say this kid is a genius. I think he has an eidetic memory. He told me he read all of the law books at the library; some of the same ones were on your shelf and he had me quiz him on it. It was amazing, I just read the beginning of a sentence on any page and he could immediately finish the paragraph. It was like nothing I've ever seen before."

"But that's not all," she continued as her tone shifted to one of compassion, "I think he has a history of abuse. He was fine whenever I ruffled his hair or put a hand on his shoulder, but if a male associate were to try to touch him, he would flinch away and back up. When Sam went to pat him on the head he instinctively raised his arms in defense as if he thought Sam was going to hit him."

After listening to all Donna had to say and mulling it over, Harvey inhaled a deep breath and let it out slowly. "I've decided that I'm going take him home with me for the night. Unless he leads me to where he's been staying, I don't know what else to do."

Donna nodded in agreement, "Call me if you need anything at all."

Since Harvey was afraid to touch the boy after the account that Donna gave, she was the one to gently shake Mike awake. After his eyes had fully opened, Harvey asked the boy where he wanted to go for the night, and it hardly surprised him when Mike answered "work." The three of them left Pearson Hardman, Donna took her own car and Mike and Harvey were driven by Ray. For a while, the two sat in silence in the back seat until Harvey finally spoke the question that had been pressing on his mind all night.

"Why did you choose me?" he asked in a gentle voice and made eye contact with the little boy.

Mike gave him a sleepy smile and responded simply, "I didn't choose you, I challenged you."

Thank you so much for reading my story and I hope it was enjoyable. I will try to post a new chapter as soon as I can since I have great plans for this fanfic :) Please leave a review and let me know what you think; I would really appreciate it!