Unity

Brax

My heart beat excitedly in my chest and I couldn't speak as Ace stood with a Cheshire grin as he awaited my reaction. "Welcome to one of my favourite places in the whole entire world." He introduced before marching off inside.

My eyes were glued to the bright sign above the door. 'Bs Tattoo Parlour.' He had taken me too a tattoo place and I believed it couldn't get anymore spontaneous than this, even though I was nervous as this would be my first. The door chimed as Ace pulled it open and beckoned me inside. "Let's go."

I skipped inside, eager to experience my first ever tattoo. The atmosphere inside was electrifying and it only made my heart beat faster. Iron Maiden burst through the speakers, almost drowning out the sound of fast working needles from the room behind the reception desk. The walls were littered with different band posters and on the far wall hung various pictures of different rockstars that had visited the place.

We waited for a few more seconds before Ace grew impatient and shouted over the desk. "Yo Brax!"

An irritated looking man with long wavy hair and a goatee stormed through the door. He broke out into a grin once he recognised who stood in the foyer. "Ace?" He asked in shock, rounding the desk that separated them. "Is that you man?"

Ace broke out into an even wider grin than before, enveloping him into a hug. I'd say it was a hug but it was your typical half handshake/half hug that all men did to prove their "manliness".  My eyes focused in on Braxs arm, he had the Inferno Kings patch tattooed. I thought that club members only had this tattooed.

They pulled away, Ace turning to face me. It was the first time Brax had realised that there was actually someone else in the room and his eyes trailed from head to toe slowly making me fidget where I stood. "This is Ava," he told him. "Ava this is my cousin Brax."

"Ava?" Brax repeated as I smiled at him.

"That's me." I answered him holding my hand out for him to shake. He smiled back and took my hand in his, holding onto it for a little longer than what I found comfortable.

"Ava as in Axels little sister?" He asked Ace, his eyes darting from between us. I shook my head irritatedly and rolled my eyes as Ace answered.

"The one and only."

Brax seemed almost disappointed by his answer, his shoulder dropping slightly and his smile wavered. "So she's off limits then."

Ace frowned at his answer before lightly punching him in the shoulder. "She's off limits anyway." He grumbled, crossing his arms over one another as he regarded his cousin closely. Brax eyes widened in some kind of realisation and nodded as he looked at me again.

"Ahhh I see, like that. Nice choice cuz." He chuckled before moving behind the desk. I frowned. Like what? I didn't know if it was because I was still drunk but I couldn't force my mind to focus on their words or make sense of them properly.

"So what can I do for you both?"

"Why else would we come to a tattoo parlour? Not like I'm here for a family visit." Ace told him, leaning on the desk opposite him.

"Tattoo?" We both nodded. "Nice. What you thinking guys?"

"Who's working first? I want us tatted at the same time." Ace told him. "An' I don't want nobody shit." I found it hard to believe that a tattoo parlour regularly visited by famous rockstars was "shit" as Ace put it.

"Bonnie and Travis are already tattooin', you got the choice of Eben, Yvonne and Chris."

Ace looked thoughtful as he looked back at me before nodding. "I'll take Eben, been a while since I seen him. She'll take Chris." Brax looked at me warily, his eyes running over my bare skin as if he was looking for something.