[ACE] Devil's duty

[derek chandler ralston]

"I'll be back soon. I promise okay? I'll call you every night."
His goodbye echoed in his ears as the motorcycle engine roared to a stop and he eased it down against the bushes. He hated leavin her again. But he had to, or the voices would have gotten worse.
And now that he had killed the guy he was asked, the only thing Satan said was to stick around, that there was another one here he would have to kill in a bit.

He wandered down by the water, rubbing warily at his face and staring at the trees with a soft breath. And despite never being able to shift, the trees would always be his home.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

"O-ow.." Ace cried, dropping to his knees at the water's edge. He could see the water slowly creeping towards him, trying to heal the gash along his face and the scratches over his hips.

"I said shut up." His parent of the week told him, and he gagged, shaking his head. He couldn't take it anymore, couldn't even sit straight and still the man wouldn't leave him alone. He cried out as he was grabbed by the hair and yanked backwards, a pain shooting up his back now that he was sitting. "SHUT UP!" He screamed, but Ace just started to cry, trying to bring himself to his feet, his knees, anything but sitting. But between the man shoving him down and the water holding to his ankles, he couldn't move.

"I'm sorry.." He cried. "Please.. I can-" He gagged at the sound of his zipper, then started to sob. "Stop.."

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek glanced up, lips curling instinctively as he leaned against a tree. But when the guy forced the boy down and the boy began sobbing, a feral growl rumbled in his throat and he snarled, leaping forward. No matter being mostly human, body-wise, he had animal instincts and was barreling forward, knocking the guy off the boy with a growl. "Leave now, or I tear your throat out," He hissed in his ear.

"You leave him the fuck alone and get out of here!" He shook him, his eyes flashing dangerously. He needed to learn to control his anger, because startling a human with fangs and flashing red eyes was never good.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace heard his foster father growl, but he obviously wasn't too stupid, because he left. Ace knew he would be back, though. He wouldn't be getting any sleep tonight. He finally managed to get up on his knees, but he couldn't get to his feet so he crawled slowly to the water's edge, laying down beside it. He reached over, letting his hand drop into the water. It slowly crept up his arm, and he closed his eyes, trying to ignore the pain as it healed the gash on his cheek, slowly making it's way over his body to the cuts, bruises, scrapes, and scratches.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek straightened up and sat indian style at the water's edge, glancing at the boy occasionally. He worked his jaw, agitated, and finally reached out, helping the boy a little closer to the water so it could work faster for him. "It's okay right now.." He murmured with calm pale eyes. "He won't touch you while I'm right here." But the boy looked so broken.. He drew in a breath and hesitated, the. Just sighed in disgust.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

"That's not to say he won't try.." He said quietly. Ace didn't know what to do anymore besides take the abuse and pray there was water nearby. He had tried running away, he'd tried fighting back. Nothing seemed to work. The worst pain was when the water finally made it's way past his hips, and he winced, drawing his knees up under him. But even if it hurt, the water wasn't going to stop. "Th-thanks.." He mumbled brokenly, even if he hated asking for help. He looked down at the ground, reaching up to rub where the gash had been.

[derek chandler ralston]

"Mm." Derek mumbled, just watching him. He watched the water crawl over him in fascination. Despite the boy clearly being a mix between human and god, he felt like that form of a mixed breed was far better than his own. He ran his tongue slowly over his canines. "I'll beat his ass," He muttered bitterly, hated abuse despite the irony of being a killer.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

He looked over at the guy, but he had a face Ace had never seen in his life. He knew they were just going to ship him to another house when they found out he'd been being abused again. He sighed, finally managing to sit with little pain. He couldn't help thinking how ironic it was he was constantly being abused, but it was males he was interested in. Maybe because it was his mother that did this to him that he didn't like women. He ran a hand through his hair, his blue eyes looking out over the water. "I should probably get back.."

[derek chandler ralston]

"No," Derek murmured flatly, then drew in a breath. "Just..sit with me for awhile. Take a break from that abuse." Finally he looked over at him, lips slightly parted, and the faintest trace of worry crossed his face as he shifted his weight. "Please..?"
They both needed an excuse, an escape. "A boy like you..you don't deserve that."

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace sighed, chewing on his lip. He knew he'd get it when he got home, especially if it was late. He looked over at the guy, looking over his face. He certainly wasn't human. "I don't even know what kind of boy I am.. I.. my mom's done this to me since I learned how to walk.." He mumbled, reaching over to mess with the sand.

[derek chandler ralston]

"Well it's wrong," Derek growled, his anger not directed towards the kid. Hell, he hated children. But this kid was well, older. Not really a child. And he was being hurt.
He shifted his weight, licking his lips as he looked over at him with bright etes. "Who was he?"

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace just shrugged, looking out over the water. He wished he could just swim all the way across the river, see what was on the other side. "He's.. the foster parent they have me with this week.. And they'll probably take me away before tomorrow's over and put me with another family.." He shrugged. It was the same old song and dance. He barely even had any belongings they'd transferred him so much.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek nodded.
'Do it.'
'Come on.'
'You know deep down you have a heart.'
This was crazy. He didn't know what he was thinking. Why he was so drawn and curious. Why he even cared.
"Youever been to Las Vegas?" He breathed, raising an eyebrow as he looked over him. This was asinine. Insane.... What would Chantel think? What was /he/ thinking? He knew he was crazy, but damn.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace nodded. "I've been everywhere." He said quietly. But no place was any more special than the next. They were all just places with bad memories. He reached up, rubbing his nose. All he knew was he wanted to be eighteen already, even if it meant living on the streets and dying a week later. It was better than this. Anything was. "Vegas is nice though, I guess.. There's a lot more strange people there than around here.."

[derek chandler ralston]

"Huh." Derek rubbed at his jaw, falling quiet. Then he drew in a breath. "Tell you what. You don't have to like me. Hell, I'm fucking crazy. But I'm getting you out of there. Just one more night okay? Go back, and tomorrow they'll be there to pick you up and bring you to the federal building. I'll be there, you're moving to Vegas."
He stood up, gently helping the boy to his feet, and then he was leaping up and hauling himself gracefully into a tree. He dropped down at the end of the forest, on his phone with the foster unit in Vegas. He told them to check the house, that two young women were there, one he had helped raise, and then had them transfer him to the California unit to look into the abuse of the boy, by description since he had no name. He said he would take him, that they would get a call from Vegas when the house was okayed, and hung up, slinking towards a park he had spotted, and climbing into a tree to sleep. Tomorrow would be a long day if they gave to kid over. Hours of paperwork. "Insane," He mumbled. "I've gone absolutely insane..."