[ACE] Devil's duty

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek looked over his shoulder as he headed out the door and to the truck, pausing to look at him. "Hybrid," He breathed softly, something changing in his face. "My father was a werewolf, my mother a demon. I sold my soul on nine-eleven." his voice grew bitter. "The day my parents died. I was there, you know?" He shook his head slowly, opening the passenger door for Ace.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace gently wrapped his arms around him in a hug, then climbed into the truck. He waited for him to get into the car before he spoke again. "At least you made a better parent in two days than my mother did in sixteen years.." He said quietly.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek bit his lip at the hug, but it eased him up some. He climbed into the truck and pulled his belt on, glancing over at Ace with furrowed brows. "I'm sorry about your mom..but I'm glad I've made an impression. I just...saw you so broken...and had an urge to fix you." He smiled faintly, starting the truck up.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace shrugged. "If I had a half decent mom, I'd still be in Greece right now.. And I wouldn't have met you.." He said quietly. He wasn't sure what it was about Derek, but something just made him feel.. okay. All Ace could hope was that he didn't end up falling for the one person who'd never hurt him, and end up making a fool of himself. A grown man could never love someone as broken as him.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek nodded slowly. "Well, for the record, I'm glad I met you," He breathed, looking over his shoulder as he backed out before starting down the road. "Music store first, yeah?" He murmured, glancing over at him again.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace nodded, slowly running his hands over his legs. He looked out the window, watching everything pass by. He reached up, tugging at his ear before he yawned. "Do you play anything?"

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek drove quietly until Ace spoke, and he glanced over at him thoughtfully for a moment. "I played a bit of guitar and took singing lessons when I was youger, but after I lost my parents, instinct had me running for the trees. Hard to keep possessions like that when you're in the woods. I just..never got back into it. I would like to, but I don't remember much." He chuckled softly, shrugging.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

"It's like riding a bike, I guess.. It all come back when you start playing." He said quietly, looking out the window. "But I never learned how to ride a bike so I'm not sure.." He reached up, running a hand through his hair.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek glanced over at him, and just smiled. "Well then I guess we both have something to learn, now don't we?" He chuckled, pulling into the lot at the music store and grabbing his wallet as he pulled the keys from the ignition.
He climbed out and wandered around the front of the truck to open Ace's door as well.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace smiled over at him. "Thanks.." He said quietly, honestly shocked he was so polite all the time. He'd had people shove him into doors, but never actually open one for him more than once. And here Derek was, always opening his door. He walked slowly into the music shop, looking around the store before he picked up an acoustic. He sat down on the floor, strumming a few notes before he tuned it. "I think that possibly -maybe- I've fallen for you.." He sang quietly, strumming the guitar. "Yes, there's a chance that I've fallen quite hard over you.."

[derek chandler ralston]

"Mm," Derek mumbled as usual, smiling faintly. He followed him in, shoving his hands in his pockets as he watched Ace wander to the acoustic guitar and sit down to play. Listening to him, Derek grabbed another and played with it quietly, trying to think. Grabbing a tablature book, he flipped to the song Ace was playing and sat down next to him. All he did was offer a smile before he was playing and singing softly to the background instrumental and vocals.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace looked over at he finished the song, biting his lip gently. Something about Derek was.. he couldn't quite put his finger on it. But he thought he could easily fall for him. Which would be a bad thing, as far as he was concerned. He had never fallen for anyone before, especially someone far older than him. "Told you it's like riding a bike.." He said quietly.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek smiled at him faintly. "Yeah, guess it is," He breathed, ruffling his hair as he stood up to go look around. He looked back down thoughtfully at Ace for a moment, ran a hand through his own hair. "So..you see a guitar you want to get?" He murmured, another brief smile passing his lips. If it meant seeing Ace happy and doing something he liked, he would gladly buy him one.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

"No." He said quietly, wasn't comfortable with Derek buying him something so expensive. He didn't like the idea of something that costs so much being bought for him. He stood up, putting the guitar back where it went. He looked around, chewing on his lip as he flipped through the books.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek bit his lip. "Oh. Okay.." He murmured, putting the other guitar back. He held back a sigh, knew it was still early on, that it would take time for Ace to warm up to the idea that he wasn't going anywhere now.
'Smart move, idiot,' That usually persistant voice hissed in his head. He wandered through the aisle of tabs quietly, looking them over.