In The Works // h.s.

Chapter 7: The Deal

"Why me though? What was so important for you to drag me into this mess?" I asked Harry as I took a quick chug of my water bottle.

We have been in the training room for more than Four hours, Harry trying to get me physically fit for this undercover business. We started off with basic training, like how to use a gun, and how to properly take down someone using just your hands. Now we were focusing on my muscles, he got me to start hitting a punching bag I felt like I was going to become a boxer or better yet an Avenger!!

"Mariana it's really complicated to explain, I just needed you to accept this mission because you're the closest person to one of our top suspects" he whispered to me as he held onto the punching bag making me want to punch the bag harder.

"What do you mean Top Suspect?" I stopped to clean the sweat that was falling in my face.

"I mean you're friends with one of the people who might be working for the main Drug Lord" he sighed as he let go of the bag following me to some chairs at the side of a wall, taking a seat next to me.

"I know it's a lot to process believe me I didn't want to bring you into this mess, but you're our only hope and that's the only lead for us at the moment" he turned to look at me and I could see he was hiding something  in his eyes. Who was he really? I wondered.

"Look Harry, if that's even your name... Anyway I'll do it if it means protecting the city and all that hero shiz but I just want to know who's the friend you are referring to and who you really are? Are you actually a college student or did you graduate already and this is all fake, everything is so confusing here, can I even trust you?" I finally let out everything that I was trying to hold back.

All this was confusing but it would explain how he just appeared into my friends and my life so abruptly.

"Look I know it's confusing but I'm here to finally explain" He looked at me sympathetically as his hand touched my leg making sure I had his attention.

"My actual name is Harry Edward Styles, I'm a senior in college and I started getting into this business I guess you can say my sophomore year it all started as an internship here then slowly they hired me to become an undercover agent, so to get information about any of my missions I decided to take the role as the player popular douche, where it just made it easier for me to get info and Intel I needed for Captain Miller, but soon enough I became a top agent and now I'm assigned to my most important case, capturing El Chapo and all who helped in his escape. Now that, that is cleared up I want to talk about your friend, Jace..."

I couldn't believe this guy was a badass living a double life, my respect for ya bruh! But wait did he just say Jace?!

"Wait is Jace an undercover agent too?!" I was excited yet puzzled to say the least.

"No no, actually he might be one of the many dealers in campus but we're not sure yet, he might be involved with other people in campus in this dirty business" he replied to me, I couldn't concentrate on what he was saying, because I was suddenly aware that his hand was still on my leg, I started to blush as my imagination was going wild Stop thinking dirty Mari! It's never gonna happen.

"Mariana, are you listening to me? Mariana!" Harry waived his hand in front of my face, he was about to grab my shoulders, when I just snapped out of it.

"Sorry, what were you saying?" I turned to look at him while he took his hands off me, his warmth leaving me as he did so.

"That Jace might be a dealer or part of a group of dealers in campus, and you my friend can help me find out since I know you are close enough with Jace that it won't cause any suspicion if you go undercover and get the information we need" he said once again.

"Wait no! NO I DON'T BELIEVE YOU!" I was shook, was Jace really capable of doing this? Of getting involved with The CARTEL!! 

"Jace can't be stupid enough to get into this mess Harry!" I told him incredulously. "He can't be!" I was starting to panic, if this was true, then did Jess know? Did she even knew her life was in danger and she was in real deep trouble?!

"I know Mariana, it's really hard to believe but we still don't have any solid proof-" I started to cry thinking how their lives could be in danger, how my life could be too since I was really close to both of them, they were practically family.

"Don't cry Mariana, we still don't have solid proof about this remember" he tried comforting me as he reached for both of my hands and held them against his, it made me feel small and vulnerable. I can't believe I was stuck in this mess, last week I was just a normal girl, now I'm an undercover agent about to bust my best friends, oh how times have changed!

"I just can't believe this, I just-"

"Shhh, everything is going to be ok" I sniffled as I looked down at our hands, "look at me...Mari look at me" he said as he grabbed my chin to face him, my puffy eyes looking at his deep green eyes, it was the first time he called me Mari! Butterflies rushed in my stomach, but now was not the time to be thinking of this silly little crush that was forming. 

Concern washed over Harry's face as he looked at me, "I'm not gonna let anyone hurt you, I promise with my life I will keep you safe, I just need you to promise me that you will consider accepting this mission, I'll even compensate you for this huge favor in return" he told me as if this was a deal, which technically it was.

"Anything I want?" I asked him curiously.

"Anything" he assured me, I stopped sniffling and looked at him seriously in the eyes.

"Then Agent H, we have a deal" I said as we shook on it.