The sunlight harshly peers over top of me, causing me to squint my eyes with a soft groan. I've never been a morning person and I don't plan on becoming one today. After a few moments of my body adjusting to waking up, I check my phone to see a text from Harry and to see that it's 11 am.
Harry, 9:53 am
Thanks for the bagel, I had to run. Well catch up later.
P.S i took a bagel.
That son of a bitch took my bagel.
Since my ever-so-kind house guest decided to take my last bagel, I decided that I'll go to a small cafe on the nicer side of town. Since it's a while away, if I get ready now I can be out of the house by 12 then get there by 12:30 considering traffic.
After showering, I pick through the organized mess pile of clothes on the floor until a graphic tea and black pants sticks out. Good enough. I've definitely worn this before but there's no shame in my outfit repeating game. Eve wasn't here when i got up so i'm assuming he went to the office to finish paperwork
The clock on my phone reads 11:52 when I'm backing out of the driveway. The faces of passing people and buildings ride far behind me as I'm cruising down the main road listening to my playlist on shuffle via Bluetooth. The traffic is surprisingly not bad like it usually is at lunch so at least i don't have to worry about that.
I am greeted with the scent of baked goods and fresh coffee as soon as I walk into the local cafe. I take my bagel and my black coffee to a small corner booth lit up by DIY mason jar lighting, it's kinda secluded from the rest of the cafe which I prefer. Finally some alone time.
Famous last words.
15 minutes tick away from my alone time and I am snapped out of my thoughts by a phone call from Harry, this better be good.
"Hey pretty boy, how's it going?" I answered.
"Hey mo, i made a few calls and found more on these people that sent that man. Do you have time to talk?" he says, sounding like he found the next greatest invention.
"I'm all ears. I'm at the small cafe over on vine street, we can meet here if you want.'' I suggest. he agrees and is here in less than 15 minutes. He spots me immediately and swiftly makes his way over, sitting in front of me.
"So, obviously there's a lot of people who want us against each other. But this group sticks out like a sore thumb, Mo." he pauses, whipping out his phone to show me the gang's symbol. It's a red upside down A.
Arcane.
I've ran into their members many times before, they never know how to behave. They've always stayed secretive about their plans and moves but their men are absolute pieces of shit. Why would they want Harry and I against each other?
"Arcane? Do you have any bad blood with them?" I question after a while of thinking
"Well, that's the thing. I have not the best history with their men. For example, one night a few weeks ago I got really shitfaced and shot 4 of their men. Before you give me that bullshit, they brought up personal topics that anyone would get defensive over. The bastards were just as drunk as I was." He admitted
"So you shoot them? That was a brilliant plan Harry!"
"Watch it Morana."
"Noted." I mumble with a straight face. "Anyway, we should find out more about the gang itself. Hell, I don't even know the guy who runs it." I earned a light chuckle from Harry until he realized I was being serious.
"You don't know the men who run Arcane? How are you even, how do you not know." he pauses like he's cutting himself off. " It's run by two men and one chick, Linken, Niall and Olympia. They're siblings, Linken's the oldest, followed by Olympia then Niall. Oh, and they're annoying as fuck" He explains like he knows from personal experience
"Daddy's money spoils them?" I ask, Harry nodding his head in response. You don't see a lot of people in this business who aren't spoiled by their parents' money, especially siblings. Eve and I on the other hand are a part of the few exceptions.
"Shit I have to go." Harry mumbles under his breath and gathers his phone and keys that were previously on the table.
"Why in such a rush, pretty boy?" I ask out of curiosity
"I uh, have some things to do. Y'know, like um gang drug meetings or whatever. It was nice chatting, message me if you find anything else" he says as he gets up and pats his pockets to make sure he has everything.
"Alright, see ya later alligator!" why the fuck did i just say that.
I leave about ten minutes later and head to the office so I can take care of some appointments. I was supposed to have a day off today, but we had some last minute clients that needed to be handled.
I go through the rest of my day with one thought persistent in the back of my head, what is Arcane plotting for them to need Harry and I against each other?A/N whoop whoop!! we got an update!! i hope to start updating more frequently now that my school year is over. i missed writing and you all, enjoy!
