[ACE] Devil's duty

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek rubbed his back slowly, head resting against the wall as he clised his eyes again sleepily. They opened as Ace yelped. "Chantel-" He started in complaint, but she was already walking back off again.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace stretched out one of his legs, wrapping his arms around Derek again. The more Derek rubbed his back, the more relaxed he became. "They have this place in Australia.. It's a cliff. And you can do stand on the edge and see out into the ocean. Wouldn't that be pretty?" He asked, looking up at him as he rubbed his chest.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek searched his face slowly, listening to him talk. Somebthing about his voice, eyes, drew him in more than he would admit. "Beautiful.." He murmured softly, smiling.
'Why are you thinking that way?'
'You'll never fuck him.'
'But I bet he wants to, huh Derek?'
Derek swallowed, looking past the kitchen towards Parish and Chantel, trying to distract himself, get rid of the growing voices, bantering in his head. It didn't work. He snarled, bringing his hands to his head and closing his eyes, teeth gritting.
'Shut up...' He thought brokenly. 'Leave me alone..'

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace smiled at his comment, laying his head back on his shoulder. He winced as Derek brought his arms up, ducking away from him out of habit. He looked at him for a moment before he knelt beside him. Ace slowly ran his hand through Derek's hair, chewing on his lip. "Derek, it's okay.." He mumbled, playing with his hair. "It's just me and you.. He's not here, okay? He can't hurt you.." He honestly hoped he couldn't. He didn't want to lose Derek.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek drew in quick breaths, wishing he wasn't so ashamed, that he could admit to Ace he heard other couces, too. He whimpered helplessly, and then the buzzer for the oven went iff. With how close they were sitting, his sensitive hearing picked it up and it shattered through the turmoil of arguing in his head. The room fell silent and he leaned back against the wall with several quick breaths.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

"Oh, muffins." Ace said, his antsy demigod ways getting in his focus again. He turned the oven off, then grabbed the oven mitt, carefully taking them out. He put them on the stove, then sat down again a little ways away from Derek. "I can make you coffee.. Maybe it'll wake you up.." He offered quietly, folding his hands together in his lap. He wished he could make him better, that the voice would go away. But he knew he couldn't do anything about it. It was the price everyone around him payed for having something to do with him.

[derek chandler ralston]

"Thank you.." Derek whispered at the offer, not one to usually say thanks. He tilted his head to look over at him, and bit down on his lip. "Don't think that was your failt, Ace. I-...I've heard voices since I was a little kid.. Not just Hades."

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace nodded, standing up and walking to the coffee pot. He made his way to the sink, filling it with water. "Yeah but.. I'm one of the three's son.. And Hades didn't have any kids that anyone knows of. So he tortures Poseidon and Zeus' kids.." He said quietly, walking back to the coffee pot to pour the water in.

[derek chandler ralston]

"I know.." Derek whispered guiltily. "He toetures me because I offered my soul up to him for a stupid promise." He shrugged, crossing his legs.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace finished scooping the coffee into the filter, then started the machine. He pulled himself up onto the counter, handing Derek a muffin. "What did he promise you? He promises me stuff all the time.." He mumbled quietly, carefully taking his from the tin.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek took it and took a careful bite, trying not to be messy. "Uh...to stop the voices, since he couldn't get rid of the teeth. Instead he had me responsible for the deaths of my parents and everyone else on nine eleven. And now I do his bidding.." He got up slowly, pulling himself onto the counter a little ways away.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace took a bite of his muffin, looking down at it as Derek spoke. "He promised me if I killed myself, he wouldn't torture me.. If I went and stole from the gods, he'd stop people from hurting me.. Then he started threatning me. He was going to make sure I'm never loved. That I'll never have someone look at me like I'm anything more than a cheap whore." He said quietly, shrugging his shoulders.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek's eyes darkened, deepening to a red. "You aren't a cheap whore," He muttered softly, reaching gently for Ace's hand. "You're worth a lot more than that, Ace. Priceless." He smiled at him gently.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace gently slipped his fingers between Derek's, squeezing his hand. "He just says stuff.. He can't send anything after me because he's forbidden." He said quietly, even if he knew that rules didn't stick with gods. He himself was forbidden. And here he was.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek shrugged. "You'd be surprised.." And he wouldn't doubt Hades going indirect, getting at him just to hurt Ace. He ran his thumb over Ace's hand slowly, finishing his muffin.