Luca rubbed his hands together. It was freezing outside, he forgot his damn gloves and now it felt like his fingers were going to fall off.
Dammit that was really stupid of him. The weather had been like this for last week, it shouldn't have been a surprise that it was this cold again.
He cussed under his breath again, before turning to Henry and Malcom.
"They are late" he said, his breath coming out in white puffs.
"They said at nine, Sir," Malcom said.
"Maybe they need a reminder of when the fuck that is" Luca growled.
"We can organise that, Sir" Henry said.
"Did you two just come with me to annoy me or to be actually helpful?" Luca asked, narrowing his eyes at them.
"Don't be like that, Sir" Henry said "We enjoy watching you beat up people that think it's a good idea to mess with the organisation"
Luca groaned and shook his head.
It did not help to argue with those two. They were seriously messed up when it came to things like beating people up. Shaking his head, he looked at his watch.
It's almost been over an hour now and his patience was running really thin at the moment. With a tisk, he pulled out his phone and dialled Busha's number.
"Come pick us up" he snapped when Busha answered the phone.
Immediately he hung up and started walking back to the meeting point. There was no way that he was going to stay there any longer than he already was.
"Dammit... why is it so cold?" Malcom grumbled, rubbing his arms.
"Cause it's winter and we are in the middle of buttass nowhere" Henry said.
Luca frowned at Henry. "What the fuck kind of word was that?" he asked "Seriously?"
Henry snorted. "I thought I'd try to swear a bit less," he said.
"Wow.... you're actually trying to think... what a surprise" Luca said flatly "Don't try to hard, you might injure yourself"
Malcom snorted and almost laughed, while Henry just rolled his eyes.
"Jeeze thank you, Sir" Henry said.
Luca almost smiled, but just shook his head. He jammed his hands into his pockets, trying to get a bit warmer.
After a few more minutes, Busha pulled up in front of them.
Something caught Luca's eye and he stepped back.
"Get into the car" he said to the other two "It seems like I have some work to do"
Henry and Malcom stopped, frowning at him.
"What do you mean, Sir?" Henry asked.
"Get in the damn car before I put you two in there myself" Luca said.
Henry and Malcom nodded.
"Yes, Sir" they said and quickly got into the car.
"Take them for a drive around the block," Luca told Busha.
The man nodded and then the car pulled away.
***
Luca rolled his shoulders, looking at the three men in front of him.
"You’re damn late," he snapped.
"We had to make sure that you weren't going to step back from the deal," one of them said.
"Why the hell will I not go through with it?" Luca asked coldly.
"Since we haven't dealt with each other before..." one of the others said "There's been a lot of talking about undercover agents going around. We had to make sure that you're not one of them"
"Do I fucking look like one?" Luca asked annoyedly, "Now where is the stuff you owe me?"
The men looked at him, but did not say anything.
Luca could feel himself losing his temper. This was not turning out the way he would have wanted it to. Annoyed, he pulled his gun and shot one of the guys in the thigh.
"Stop fucking around with me, before I aim at something more important" he snarled.
The man he shot, cussed at him, clutching his bleeding leg.
"You crazy... fucking... bastard" he hissed.
Luca grinned at them. "If you're done fucking around, give me my shit, before I shoot anyone else" he said.
"you bastard...." one of them growled.
"You keep on calling me a bastard, but I'm not the one withholding someone's shit" Luca said, eyes flickering around. He had to make sure that this wasn't some kind of trap or something. These people were making him feel increasingly more nervous.
"Fine then" the other man said and nodded to one of the others.
The last man turned and started walking away.
"Tell him to hurry up" Luca growled.
The man rolled his eyes. "You seem very jumpy, Luca"
"yeah... cause this is shit is worse than my usual deals" Luca said "Simon... you people are even more shady than my normal partners"
"Fuck you" Simon said "You shot one of my people"
"Yeah, cause you made me wait in the fucking cold" Luca said, taking a step forward, eyes narrowed “You fucking dumb as shit lackeys, who are late by the way…. And tried not giving me the shit I paid for”
"I'm sorry about all this, Luca," a new voice said.
Luca slowly turned, looking over at the newcomer. The man was dressed neatly in a suit, blond hair combed back and a pair of spectacles on his nose.
"Jin" he said, immediately feeling his guard going up again.
"Why did you shoot my man?" Jin asked.
"Why didn't you give me the drugs that I paid for?" Luca asked.
"Probably just a misunderstanding" Jin said "Why don't you come with me... and we have something to drink together while my boys bring you the stuff"
Luca studied the man for a moment before he nodded. "yes why not" he said "It's fucking cold, something to drink might just help"
"That's my man" Jin said "Now let's get out of the cold"
Jin turned and started walking away. Luca narrowed his eyes at Simon before he followed after Jin.
***
Jin and Luca sat down in Jin's office.
Luca looked down at the glass with whiskey in it, sloshing the liquid around.
"So just why are you pressed to have me shoot one of your guys just to have a chat with me?" he asked, looking up at Jin "You know that I don't like being pushed around or did the others not tell you?"
Jin sat back in his chair.
"You have been making a name for yourself around here" he said "Including not wanting to sit down and have a chat with anyone. So I had to do something to get you here"
Luca snorted. "I don't like dealing with people I don't know... and big shots like you, usually have some shady business going on that I.... don't want to get involved in" he said "You damn assholes likes to pull shit"
"Like you don't pull some of your own shit" Jin said.
"You have a point" Luca said "But you people are fucking annoying"
Jin laughed as he sat back, sipping on his whisky.
Luca lifted his own drink, he could smell something on the glass that made his stomach turn. He knew that smell, but couldn't really put his finger on it at the moment. It would probably be a good idea not to drink it, but he'll just have to make sure he doesn't die.
Slowly he sipped some of the whiskey. He really did not like the taste.
"So what the fuck is going on with my stuff?" Luca asked.
"Take it easy Luca," Jin said, smiling coldly.
Luca tilted his head slightly, sipping the whiskey again. He really wanted to spit it out, but that would be rude.
And it's not like he's against being rude.
"Let's talk a bit," Jin said.
"No" Luca said, putting his glass down "I have things to do and I don't plan on fucking wasting more time here"
Jin narrowed his eyes at Luca. "Are you cancelling the deal?" he asked.
Luca smirked, tilting his head. "Yes... I am" he said "Firstly I fucking hate doing drug deals.... and secondly... I fucking hate you people"
He slowly got to his feet. "Did you really think that I'm this stupid?" he asked, immediately he drew his gun, aiming it at Jin "You know exactly what happens to people that fuck up like this"
Jin glared at Luca, his hands twitching slightly.
"Ah no.." Luca said "Don't even think about it. I don't like being lied to, nor to get betrayed"
"So what are you going to do now?" Jin asked.
"I'm going to shoot you and leave" Luca said "Just as a warning... nothing more, maybe next time you wouldn't do anything this fucking stupid"
"Why you..." Jin started, just as Luca shot him in the shoulder and then quickly in the thigh as well.
Luca closed his eyes for a second, trying to think through the fogginess that was starting to take over his mind. With that, he could also feel the nausea rising in the back of his throat.
Jin screamed, causing a blinding pain to rip through Luca's head.
"Shut up!" Luca snarled "before I shoot you in the fucking head"
Silence fell and Jin glared at him as he clutched his injured shoulder and leg.
"Good" Luca said and leaned forward "I'm going to leave.... and let you sit here and wonder, hoping and praying that the day don't come that I want payment for what happened here"
"you...." Jin snapped "...You will pay for this"
Luca snorted. "Yeah... Just look at how scared I am" he said as he turned and left, leaving Jin bleeding in his own chair.
***
Luca quickly slipped into another street. He cupped his hands in front of his mouth, blowing some warm air on his fingers. They've been chasing him since he managed to get out of Jin's 'building'.
He did not have time to call for Busha, not that it would have helped. There was no way that Busha would have made it there, before they found out what happened and they weren't happy about it.
Quickly he started moving again. His head felt like it was swimming and every few minutes his vision would blur and go in and out of focus.
It didn't surprise him at all that Jin tried to poison him.
Not tried, he did.
It wasn't like it was a surprise, he could smell the poison on the glass and he still drank that fucking whisky.
That was all on him if he went down, which going by how he felt at the moment, wouldn't take much.
His hands were trembling as he started moving again. The cold had already sunk into his body, making his movements stiff and uncoordinated. It actually surprised him that he managed to hit Jin.
Taking a deep breath, he started moving again. The cold air burned his throat and lungs.
How the hell did he manage to get himself into this? The weather warnings said that the temperature was going to drop significantly this week. Looks like he managed to catch the worst of it, while being outside.
Luca moved slowly, putting his fingers beneath his armpits to get them to warm up slightly.
He needed to find a phone or something, so that he could call Busha or one of the others.
The fact that he was slowly losing himself to the poison, did not help at all. Nausea rose in the back of his throat and he had to stop for a moment.
At times it almost felt like he couldn't breathe. In the beginning he thought that it was just the cold, but clearly that wasn't it. The poison was doing its thing with his body.
For a second he stumbled and his shoulder hit the wall next to him.
Luca grunted, almost grumbling to the ground. He gasped for breath, just standing there, keeping himself steady with the wall.
The world around him started to disappear, slowly sinking into darkness. He didn't have the strength left to fight it anymore. It wasn't even that cold either.
Maybe if he just closed his eyes for a few seconds..... Maybe he'll be able to.... maybe he could keep going....
NO!
Luca clenched his hand into a fist. What the hell did he just think? If he closed his eyes, he wouldn't open them again.
Taking another deep breath he started moving again, trying to ignore the sick feeling in the pit of his stomach.
His feet dragged on the ground. Exhaustion rushed through his body, but he couldn't stop now. He had to keep on going no matter what.
The edges of his vision darkened.
It wasn't that cold anymore.
The shivering and shaking finally stopped.
Hell, he was tired.
Everything around him dimmed.
He closed his eyes.
Voice.
Voice sounded close to him.
He could hear them.
But he couldn't make out what they were saying. It all sounded dim and far away. He just wanted to sleep some more. Was that so hard to understand?
Hands shook his shoulders.
It almost felt like they were burning his shoulders. Why were they so hot, wasn't it the middle of winter?
The voice spoke again and he forced his eyes open.
Through his blurred vision he could make out three figures. They were the ones talking to him... and moving him. He wanted to pull away, but didn't have the strength to do it.
One of the figures wrapped something around his shoulders.
The heat started burning his skin and suddenly it was freezing cold again. His knees buckled and hand caught him, holding him up. The movement made his stomach roll.
Everything hurts now.
His mind kept on slipping.
Just what the hell was going on?
The darkness finally won and he went down.
***
Malcom caught Luca before the lieutenant could fall to the ground again.
He wasn't sure how they managed to find him, but he was glad that they did, because he did not look good.
The last thing he heard was that Luca shot Jin and now Jin's people were looking for him. How he managed to get away from them was just pure luck, given the state that their Lieutenant was in.
"He is freezing," Malcom said.
"We need to hurry up" Henry said.
"That most likely is not all that's wrong with him" Busha muttered and he led them towards the car. He made sure to keep the car running when they went to get Luca. Since it was so damn cold.
Luca's breathing came in shot, strangled gasps, puffing white into the cold air.
Malcolm and Henry carefully carried Luca to the car, putting him in the back seat.
"Let's go," Henry said as he got in.
Busha nodded. "Call Halo and let him know what's going on here," he said.
"Already on it," Malcom said.
"Good... cause he looks terrible," Busha said.
Henry nodded, looking down at Luca's pale face.
Luca's breathing was slowly getting worse. A gurgling sound from his throat as Busha sped through the streets. He coughed weakly and a bit of pink blood dribbled down the corner of his mouth.
"You need to step on it," Henry said, eyes going wide.
"Already am," Busha snapped.
"Well go faster" Malcom said, "There's something really wrong with him"
Busha cussed and the car sped up more.
Henry placed a hand against Luca's forehead. "Dammit... he's freezing cold," he said.
"Halo is not going too like this," Malcom said.
"No.... and neither is the Lieutenant when he wakes up" Henry said "We both know how he gets"
As soon as the car stopped, they helped Luca out and carried him to Halo's office.
"What happened?" the doctor asked, frowning at the three.
"We don't know... he went to talk to Jin's people on his own. I'm pretty sure he shot Jin, cause we've been picking up reports about it the last half an hour" Henry said.
"This fucking reckless moron" Halo grumbled as he started looking Luca over.
"What's wrong with him?" Malcom asked.
"If you shut up and let me help, I might be able to find out" Halo snapped. Immediately the two stepped back, eyes wide.
After a few minutes, Luca's body started to convulse. Halo cussed and started looking around in his medications.
"What's going on?" Henry asked, eyes wide.
"He's obviously having a seizure" Halo snapped, "now stop distracting me"
He quickly drew up some medication and turned back to Luca. "Hold his arm," he said.
Henry quickly moved and grabbed Luca's arm holding it still for the doctor. Halo quickly injected Luca and stepped back. For a moment he watched until the seizure stopped.
"What the hell caused that?" Malcom asked.
"Poison" Halo said "I'm not sure what kind yet... but it's not good"
Malcom and Henry groaned.
"Of course he got poisoned," Henry said.
"I will take care of him, so you two get the hell out," Halo said.
Quickly the two stepped out of the office, closing the door behind them.
Halo sighed as he turned his attention back to Luca. "You knew about the poison, didn't you?" he said as he started an IV. There wasn't much he could do if he didn't know what kind of poison it was. Since he did know who gave it to Luca, it narrows down the options.
"You are a wonderful mess, Lieutenant" he said as he started working again.
He needed to bring up the young man's temperature. It was so cold outside and him being poisoned did not help at all.
Slowly he started to wash the poison out of Luca's system.
Luca moved a bit on the bed, before his eyes flickered open. Immediately his face paled even more. He tried to move, but did not have the strength.
Halo leaned over him. "Breathe, Lieutenant" he said as he pulled a bucket over "I'm here to help"
Luca tried to push him away, but Halo ignored him and helped him to lean over the bed, holding the bucket. The moment he saw the bucket, Luca started heaving. When the heaving finally stopped, Halo gently lowered the young man back onto the bed.
"Good morning, Lieutenant," he said.
Luca's eyes focused on Halo for a moment before closing again. "...Halo..." he mumbled.
"That's right" Halo said "How are you feeling?"
"...Sick..." Luca managed to say.
"I would have been surprised if you weren't" Halo said "Drinking poison is a new kind of stupid for you"
".... had to..." Luca said.
"You had to" Halo said, shaking his head "Was freezing to death part of that deal?"
Luca shivered, as if he just realised that he was still cold.
Halo sighed and pulled the blankets over Luca again. "Just take it easy" he said "I'm clearing the poison from your system at the moment. You should start feeling better soon"
Luca nodded slightly, closing his eyes. He felt weak and cold and terrible. There was a painful tingling going through his limbs. He did not want to move again.
"I'm going to let your two lap dogs back into the room," Halo said.
"...fine..." Luca said "But kick them out again.... I'm... tired"
"Well obviously" Halo said as he walked over to the door and opened it "Come on in, your Lieutenant is awake, but don't bother him for too long"
Henry and Malcom quickly came into the room.
"Sir" the two said at the same time.
Luca turned his head towards them, barely able to keep his eyes open. A shiver ran through his body. It was so cold and he just wanted to go back to sleep.
"You've seen him, now you can leave," Halo said.
"...go..." Luca said.
Relief shown on the two's faces before they nodded and quickly left.
Luca shivered again as he curled up on his side, arms wrapped over his middle.
"Do you want some painkillers?" Halo asked.
Luca nodded slightly, clenching his jaw. "...water..."
"Just hold on" Halo said "I'll be right back"
Luca closed his eyes, not really caring. He just did not want to feel cold anymore. As the time ticked by, he started feeling incredibly sleepy again. Everything hurt, just laying still like this, was painful.
When Halo returned, he lifted Luca's head slightly, holding a cup to his lips.
"Drink slowly... and then get some more sleep" he said "You should be clean by the time you wake up again"
Luca slowly drank some of the water, before turning his head away and closing his eyes.
Halo fiddled with the IV and after a few seconds, Luca was asleep again.
***
When Luca opened his eyes, his vision was blurred, he couldn't get his eyes to focus. His body felt numb and uncoordinated.
When he turned his head, he could make out a figure moving next to where he lay.
"Good evening, Lieutenant," a voice said.
Halo's voice.
Luca groaned and blinked a few times and his vision finally cleared. It took him a moment before he could make out Halo's face.
"....Halo...." he groaned.
"That's right" Halo said "how are you feeling?"
"...Shitty" Luca groaned.
"Understandable" Halo said "I'm going to give you something for the poison and then you should go right back home"
Luca narrowed his eyes at Halo as he slowly sat up. The room turned for a moment and he just clenched his jaw against the argument.
Halo watched him for a second, before he started taking out the empty IV before handing Luca a glass of water and some pills.
"Those should help with the pain and the last of the poison out of your system" he said "When you get home, take a damn shower and go back to sleep, do you understand"
Luca took everything and nodded. He swallowed the pills and finished the water.
"Busha will be here in a few minutes to take you home," Halo said before he left the room.
It wasn't long before Henry and Malcom all but burst into the room.
"Sir... are you alright?" Henry asked, looking worried.
Luca just nodded and slowly got up from the bed. Again the room turned, this time Malcom caught his arm, steadying him.
"Busha is already here, so we can leave," Henry said.
Does anyone have any advice for how to turn your brain back on when it blue screens on you and you can’t string three words together to form a thought?
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