long chap ahead. sorry again i kind of rushed. if there are things unclear dont hesitate to comment and ask me :) i'll gladly answer them. ALSO THIS IS IT. this is how it startssss. ok anyways enjoy. comment all u want

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Oh fools, The magician bends the rules as the crowd watches his every move. - The Magician, Andy Shauf

"IT'S settled then." Niall states while walking into Harrys office quite unannounced but it's not like Harry wasn't waiting. He was absolutely terrified about what the higher ups would think about their actions. Well - his actions, mostly. Niall just went along with it because he always supported Harry especially when Harry himself - believed in what he was doing.

Harry had been sat in his swiveling chair, positioning it up and down until he got it just right but would change it a few minutes after. He was fidgety and waiting for Niall to tell his the bad news. Either that he's fired or moved to another sector and he didn't want either. He quite liked it here. Harry liked the bad coffee - he grew used to it. He also liked the people there even if he made jokes and they didn't find it funny. At least they'd be honest and tell him. That's what good friends do. He had good friends here. He wasn't going to throw that all away just because he wanted to solve a case. Matter a fact, he should be getting awarded. At least in his mind.

A few days ago, they had talked to Evan and forced him to be their informant. He was going to be the inside man that they needed. This was huge. It didn't take much but a truth serum and some threatening before he agreed to their terms. Harry was right after all. Evans' behavior antics portrayed him as someone who was selfish and Harry was spot on. He didn't want to go to jail and practically begged them not to kill him. Of course they weren't going to kill him - they needed him after all. But he didn't know that, not yet.

"So what did they say?" Harry said with his arms crossed and face frowning. The next words that would come out from Niall's mouth was probably going to either determine whether he lives or dies. At least thats what it seemed like to Harry.

"They want you on the case. Since you were obviously so stupid. But a good stupid. They said don't do it again or they'll cut you off but as a punishment. They want you to go undercover... with him." Harry didn't really process his words until a few minutes after. He was looking into space for quite some time and the only thing that ran inside in head was undercover. It was an assignment that some agents didn't really like. Harry was one of them.

He didn't exactly like the thought of never knowing when the assignment ends. He also didn't like the fact he had to completely change his persona and being. It was just hard to do things undercover because you can never truly change everything that you are.

"What?" That was all that Harry could get out. He knew what Niall meant and their terms but he just couldn't comprehend it. He was supposed to go in with that Evan guy?

"Undercover Harry! Keep up. Anyways, they told me I'll be your handler since we obviously work well together and they also told me to make sure you keep your shit together. We all know you get a little too into acting at times." Niall said with a slight roll of his eyes. Harry had gone undercover once as a doctor for approximately a week and he was so into it that when he was pulled out of the assignment - he acted like one. Not just acted, more like lived it.

"Remember that time you thought you were a real doctor and tried to give Cole advice when his throat was swollen and you had no idea what you were doing?"

"Yeah I get it, Ni-" Harry started to say but got cut off, abruptly.

"Oh then you checked his throat and shit and then 3 days later. We all found out he had a virus then you caught it remember that? Yeah good times mate." Niall said as he reminisced with a smile on his face. Harry rolled his eyes and got out of his chair, walking next to Niall who was seated on his couch by now.

"Shut up Ni! I get it. I won't get in too deep." He said with his hands up in defense and a smile on his lips.

"You for sure won't because I am your handler and I'll fu.cking slap your ass back to London if you fuck up." Niall stated with his finger pointed at him. Harry nodded and sighed at his words. He wasn't going to this time. No, this time - he was going to do it right. It was one of the cases he always wanted to get into and it was finally his chance.

"Alright, let's get started then. Evan's in the cell."

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"YOUR persona is Shadow by the way." Niall said while he typed away on his laptop with Evan cuffed beside him and Harry in front of him looking through countless of files and photos. Harry had to study every single person that was related to the case - not like he hasn't before.

"What does that have to do with anything?"

"Your persona is Shadow since you are a trained ranger. Good with a knife and a gun which you are. You are basically an assassin and hired when needed but our friend Evan here "found you" because they needed a recruit who was already trained. Keeping up with me Styles?" Niall asked when he saw Harry stray away from listening to him and stared back at some files.

"Hmm.. yeah."

"Repeat what I said then."

"You said my persona is Shadow and I'm a trained assassin who's going to be the new recruit since they are in need of one." Harry repeated with a smile on his face. He was good at multitasking - it was something he had taught himself for years. It always helped him out with work and other things. Evan stared at the two quietly and not really having anything to say. He was pissed off since he was still in cuffs even though he had practically given them all the information they needed. The higher ups just wanted solid evidence like the other members and the ties that their gang had.

"Good. I'll be back then since I have to talk to some people about the whole set u-"

"Can you uncuff me then? I won't run obviously because you already injected a tracker into my bloodstream. There's really nowhere I can go." Evan stated with a bored tone. Harry looked at him and shrugged his shoulders. He was right - he wouldn't like to admit but he really didn't have anywhere to run and hide.

"Thank fu.ck." Evan stated and started to rub his wrists as soon as the cuffs came off. His wrists slightly red and bruised from how tight they actually were. He didn't really expect that and thought it was just how they were portrayed in the movies. This was his first time getting caught after all. He got caught over a fu.cking shoe print. Not even a full one - a half shoe print.

"I'm off." Niall stated and left the house with a loud slam of the door, leaving the two alone with countless files and information to learn.

"Well want me to test you?"

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"THIS is exhausting can we stop?"

"You aren't even the one being questioned about these things?" Harry said with a frown. He already had his white long sleeve shirt rolled up to his elbows and his tie unfastened from his neck. Evan sighed and sat up from the couch.

"Well I'm getting tired of talking." Evan whined and stood up to go to the kitchen. Harry made sure to follow him closely until he heard the door open. He turned around expecting Niall to be back but was met with a red heel on the floor, entering the apartment. His eyes widened as he tried to gather the files as fast as he could and shoved them under the couch quickly. He took the photos that were splayed across the tables and placed them behind one of the couch pillows before taking off his badge and throwing it in with them.

"Hi." By the time he was done, he heard a soft voice speak - one that he was quite familiar with. He had heard it somewhere. It was when he looked up he had realized it was the girl he hooked up - well not really, 6 months ago. He tried to hide how surprised he was a let out a cough to signal Evan that someone was here. Her wandering eyes glanced up and down his figure. He still looked absolutely delectable.

"How do you know Evan?" Was the first thing she had said. She was dressed in denim shorts and a plain white shirt that had splatters of paint on it.

"Uhmm-" Before Harry could say anything Evan had walked in the room. His eyes widening at Analia's figure then looking back at Harry before looking back at Analia.

"I didn't know you'd be here and he's the new recruit you know that Jackson's been looking for. He's good with his hands." Analia's eyebrows raised at his sentence and gave Evan a look. Harry opened his mouth to say something but was cut off quickly.

"No I meant that. He's a ranger. Trained and what not. He's killed hundreds of people." Evan stated trying to sell the story to her. It's not like it wasn't true. Since the bureau made sure that he could be tracked somehow.

"Yeah he's the Shadow."

"Haven't heard of you before. Well maybe like a couple years back. The FBI had some case with a shadow guy apparently he got killed." She spoke with her eyes going back to Harry.

"I'm called the Shadow for a reason. You aren't supposed to find me. If it was said I was dead it's because I made them think I was." Harry stated and left her quite speechless. His voice had a sultry tone to it and she hated how much she liked it.

"F.uck, okay. You two get acquainted and what not because Jackson's calling me to the base to get some sh.it done."

"Shouldn't he come with you?" Analia stated while carefully taking off her red heels and placing them aside.

"Not yet. I got to make sure he's the right recruit. Okay, bye!" Evan stated and rushed out of the house before Harry could even get a word out. He left the two of them alone and that was probably the worst thing he could do.

"So Harry right?" Shit, she remembers. Harry nodded his head but decides not to answer her. He didn't want to give anything away and after six months - she didn't forget him? Well it's not like he forgot her either.

"Is it short for anything?" She asked and walked closer to him, inhaling his scent that brought her back to that night. He smelled heavenly and it drew her closer to him. Harry took a cautious step back at her antics and tilted his head, watching her.

"Harrison." It was the first name he could thing of. Probably not the best but it somewhat worked.

"Harrison. No last name?"

"If I told you that I'd have to kill you." She scoffed at his reply and shook her head. Her tongue poking out to lick her dry lips. Harry caught the action and bit the inside of his cheek.

"What is this - a movie? If I ask again are you really going to kill me? After all, I was down on my knees fo-"

"I don't remember that." Harry stated quickly and turned around to avoid her stare. She was quite alluring and seductive. It irked him. He had to push her away, after all - now that he knew she was involved in the STORM case somehow. He couldn't get with her now. Not when she had ties to criminals.

"Do you really not remember?" Analia practically whispered into his ear. She stood behind them even though his height was making it an issue for her. It didn't really bother her. She could still get the reaction she wanted out of him. Her fingertips trailed across his back until she forcefully turned him around.

"I really don't. You probably weren't that hard to forget." Analia frowned at his statement. His words bruising her ego and her as a person. It was a slight weakness of hers. The feeling of being forgotten and it hit home. It hit her hard and he was going to pay. She pushed him down forcefully onto the couch and straddled him. Her blue eyes meeting his green ones almost getting lost in them. Analia went next to his ear and kissed his earlobe before mumbling her next few words.

"Want me to jog your memory then? I can make you remember and never forget me this time."

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yall know whats happening next. YALL KNOW! anyways im so excited for everything to take off now. honestly. this was going to be much more detailed like this chap was probably 3 chapters in my main thing but i was mad and wanted to rush.... SO just ask me if u want to clear up some stuff i gladly will. I hope u guys enjoyed it bc i certainly do enjoy writing it. smut is next yEAH BOI. comment if u want me to add stuff in the smut like kinks or smthg. im open to anything.

are yall watching dunkirk?

dedicated to -SOFTVOGUE bc she writes some gREAT ASS SMUT AND BOOKS LIKE DAMN. yall need to read!! im inspired.

- till next time muchachos