[ACE] Devil's duty

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek glanced over calmly from where he was sitting. "Wherever you want. You can take your own bed if you're more comfortable there." He finished his beer and tossed the bottle into the trash, stripping down to his boxers and climbing into one of the beds. He flicked off the lamp on his side and curled up. "I'll wake you in the morning. Get some sleep." He yawned again and curled up.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

He watched him hesitantly before he walked over to his bed. But it wasn't until the lights were off that he stripped out of his clothes and climbed into bed. He pulled the blanket up over his hips, and pulled the extra pillow close, holding it close as he fell asleep.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek whimpered faintly in his sleep once or twice, but otherwise didn't wake up throughtout the night until bright morning. He got dressed and packed his dirty clothes in his bag before gently waking Aerin. "Hey, it's time to go," He breathed softly.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace jumped as he was woken, looking up at the unfamiliar face. He swallowed the lump in his throat, unsure for a moment where he was or who the man was. "O-okay.." He mumbled sleepily, sitting up and pulling the blankets up to his waist. He rubbed sleepily at his eyes. "I need my jeans.." He said quietly.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek reached down and picked them up, handing them over. "I'll take you to the mall and you can get new clothes or, whatever, after you get settled," He murmured, turning and heading to the bathroom, carefully brushing elongated teeth and fixing his hair.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

"Okay.." He said quietly, taking his jeans from him. He pulled them on under the blankets, zipping them and laying back for a moment. He closed his eyes, a million things running through his head. He finally sat up, looking around for his shirt. He found it near the bathroom and pulled it on, rubbing at an eye before he ran his hands through his hair.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek wandered out as he pulled his leather jacket on, nearly running into the boy. He drew in a sharp breath, teeth flashing in surprise. "Sorry," He reasurred, backing off so as not to startle him. "You ready to get going? We can be there by noon."

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace shrank back, looking over warily at him. He just knew he was going to get hit. "It's okay.." He mumbled, nodding his head slowly. He didn't care when they left, considering he didn't even know where they were going.

[derek chandler ralston]

A gentle hand found the boys shoulder and nudged him to the door, letting him go as soon as possible so he wouldn't be too frightened. He turned in the room key and loaded them into the car, pulling out in silence, turning the radio on again as he drove.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace bit his lip, trying his hardest not to cry out of sheer fear. Even if he'd spent fifteen years being abused, he still hated the thought of being left somewhere for no one to find him. "Where are you even taking me?" He asked, remembering he didn't have a home.

[derek chandler ralston]

"Vegas." He breathed simply. "My..best friend, she's staying at a friends..we'll go there until I can rent an apartment. You'll like her. She doesn't understand a lot, lost her parents like me. I..helped raise her, I guess." The faintest of smiles eased emotion into his face for the first time since meeting the boy. "Your sixteen? Two years..you can have an abuse free life now. I'm gonna protect you. I promise."

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

He nodded, running his hand through his hair. "I turned sixteen in April.." He mumbled, looking down at his feet. He doubted an 'abuse free life' even existed. For him, at least. He climbed carefully into the truck, pulling his seat belt on. He looked out the window, his blue eyes watching a mother walking her small child across the parking lot. He didn't have memories like that.

[derek chandler ralston]

"Mm," He mumbled, starting up the truck. He didn't say another word for awhile. "I-.."
He sighed finally, a bitter laugh passing his lips in the silent. "It was spur of the moment insanity to take you, you know? Something just screamed.. 'help him'.." The voices, but still.
"So..I did." He offered him a hesitant smile. "I don't care if you ever trust me. Just believe-...believe that I'm not going to hurt you like that..ever."

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace looked over the parking lot again, listening to him silently. He bit his lip, mostly so he didn't say anything rude. "It's hard to believe anything anyone says when you've been told all your life 'we're going to get you help' or 'it's all going to stop now' and it never has. You can't believe anyone when all that you've ever heard is lies from the people not hurting you, and your name being moaned by the ones that are.." He propped his head up on his hand, chewing absently on his lip.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek worked his jaw, casting him a sidelong glance. "Sorry to burst your bubble, but I don't lie. You want the cold hard truth? I've killed people, and I'm fucking insane okay? But I'm not going to know some boy is being abused when I can help." He reached over, took his hand gently. "Don't panic, please," He murmured, fingers brushing his palm before he let go. He rose an eyebrow. "See? No damage." His stomach twisted and cramped and he hit the brakes, veering to the side of the road.
'YOU LEFT! YOU LEFT AND I TOLD YOU NOT TO!' Satan screamed. Derek gagged, pulling the keys out, drawing his knees up as blood bubbled past his lips, coating his teeth. And then the screaming, pain was gone, and he slumped with a faint whimper, fumbling for napkins.