The Rose Tattoo *Narry* (On Hold)

5 - Their Thorns

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"We're here." Louis said to Niall, looking around. "This is the rendezvous  point as directed by Liam."

Niall looked around nervously. It's not like he was having second thoughts about doing this but there was just something really nerve wracking about this.

For crying out loud, this was his very first assignment and so freaking out a bit was just normal...  right?

Yes, he had spent the last month training with Liam and learning all kinds of defense skills but still his mind couldn't help but wander and conjure up all sorts of scenarios where they failed their assignment-

"Calm down, Nialler," Niall's train of thought was cut through by Louis who sensed Niall's uneasy demeanor. "It's gonna be fine, I promise."

Niall had half a mind to just shrug everything off and pretend that he was okay but Louis was his friend and he felt comfortable enough in his presence. That's why when Harry asked him whom he wanted on his first assignment, Louis' name automatically left his mouth.

"You promise?" He asked in a quiet voice and felt a tad better when Louis nodded firmly.

"Yeah, yeah I do. Besides have you seen yourself when it comes to fighting? You almost broke Liam's arm twice during your training. And also we have back up, as I told you when we first met, we can't see them but they are ready to swoop in when things get messy." Louis explainefmd even though Niall already knew that.

"I didn't almost break his arm." Niall blushed. It was true, Liam had sustained an arm injury during one of their training sessions and Harry had teased him about it.

Louis was about to reply when he was cut off by someone sitting next to him on the park bench that they were seated on.

Niall and Louis did not turn to look at the person that was now sat beside them; they knew the drill.

"Roses are famous for?" Niall heard the person ask and he chanced a glance at Louis who nodded curtly.

"Their thorns." A simple and straight forward answer. That was the secret code of knowing who their buyers were. And finally, both Niall and Louis now turned to look at the man.

He was tall, judging by his long legs and he had a nice trimmed beard and dirty blond hair. His hands were in the pockets of the long coat he had on.

"You got the treasure?" The asked.

Niall almost giggled at the fact that he called the cocaine and meth 'treasure'. Like maybe it was for him but come on, couldn't he have come up with better names for the drugs?

"Yeah, you got the jack?" Niall was brought out of his thoughts by Louis speaking.

The man looked around them then his eyes landed on the ice cream truck that was parked nearby.

"Yeah sure. Do you accept credit cards?" He asked in what was supposed to be humour but Niall didn't find it humour worthy and by the looks of it, neither did Louis.

He then stood up when all Niall and Louis did was just glare at him.

"Come with me." He said to the boys, still looking around as if searching for something or someone.

With a quick look around too, Louis stood up and nodded at Niall who also did the same and they walked over to the man with the 'treasure' tucked away into Louis's small back pack.

"What the fuck are we doing at an ice cream truck?" Louis glared at the man when they stopped at it and he asked the if they'd like some ice cream.