A Business Pleasure

Chapter 27: The Beginning of an End

A/N: Another Chapter! I had a dream that basically helped me write this chapter and over come my writers block, however it's hit me again so next update will be a little while.

If you can't remember what this story is about it's the one where Ant is brought by Dec to be a romantic partner and then becomes a Sexy Ninja 😉

Enjoy...

The deserted warehouse district seemed impossibly large in the dark, enough to make one think that if they stepped foot in there, they'd never find a way out. Large buildings stood out amongst smaller ones, all of their walls either half or completely gone, stacks of bricks marking where they once stood. Wooden beams were scattered all over the place, some still attached to buildings, rotting away and looking as if the next gust of wind could knock them down. It looked like a ghost town and tonight, it would be supplied with some fresh ones.

"So you two remember the plan right?" Ant asked the two friends with him. Dec nodded, checking the barrel of his gun and the amount of ammunition he had with him. Cat had argued that she didn't need to carry any because she'd be with Dec the entire time, but Ant had countered that by asking what she'd do if they got separated. Philip had gone to meet Jared and Ant had led the other two to their positions.

He was to remain with them until they were shown their positions and then he would take out the people on the roofs, either by knocking them out or taking them out permanently. He hoped to avoid the latter, but Philip had already told him that those he would kill were some of the most dangerous criminals around and he'd actually being doing the world a favor.

"They're the sort who will rape women and then blind them so that they can't be identified. We have been given permission to shoot to kill if necessary and you're one of us now. Don't show mercy that you can't afford," Philip had said. Ant had still been reluctant until Philip had reminded him that his father had undertaken the same job before and had been just as unwilling, yet had understood the importance of his job. Ant had readily agreed after that.

When the cocaine would obviously not arrive, Philip was positive that the dealer, a man known simply as King, would think Jared was double crossing him and once the fight broke out, Philip would alert the cops hiding about a mile away and they would take of the rest. Jared would no doubt try to escape and Ant would be the one to ensure that he never did. Dec still wasn't happy that Philip was allowing Ant to kill, but he hadn't been the one to see the full effects of Jared's torture on Ant and he grudgingly accepted that Philip knew more about it than he did.

"Okay, let's do this now," Ant spoke up, sounding confident but Dec could see the tense set of his lips that belayed his fear as well the fidgeting that he still couldn't hide. He didn't bring it up however; Ant didn't need anyone to point out his fear lest it affect his performance.

"What do we do, oh great leader?" Dec asked instead, teasing him slightly and smiling as Ant relaxed minutely, throwing him a reproachful look.

"Okay, according to the map, you guys should be able to get up to the look out point from....here!" Ant ran over to the stacked crates on the backside of a small building which was about a couple of floors. The ground floor door couldn't be opened without anyone noticing due to the amount of noise it would make and the best way to get in would be to scale the crates into the first floor. "Climb up. Once I see Jared and the others enter, I'll take out whoever is around the rooftops. You guys keep an eye on the back entrance. The moment you see the case, alert me through our wires and start moving when I say. Don't try to be heroes, you understand? And always maintain contact."

"We'll go over the plan again," Dec offered, knowing that was the best way to calm Ant down. Ant nodded and climbed over the crates to their hiding spot, pulling Dec and Cat up as well. Once there, they sat down in the darkest corner which was hidden the most and Ant spread out the map of the district, pointing out what he could in the limited light of a torch.