[ACE] Devil's duty

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace nodded, had never actually had anyone sense his dad was Poseidon. He didn't take offense to much anymore. Especially since everything that had happened to him had involved a lot of downgrading. He took another bite of his hot dog, looking over at the guys before he looked back forward.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek continued to walk with the two until they passed the group and one guy smacked Chantel on the ass. "Hello hot stuff." Derek spun with a snarl. "Back off," He hissed, eyes flashing. The lusting male jumped in surprise, his eyes growing bright at he grinned. Derek stepped towards the encantado until his buddies dragged him off.
He just shook his head, glancing at Chantel.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

"Ow.." She complained, looking back at him like he was crazy. Ace raised an eyebrow, appalled by the behavior. He'd had people do the same thing to him, and he stabbed them with the nearest object. Chantel moved closer to Derek, eyeing them warily. But something told Ace when it came to fight or flight, she was going to shift and tear him apart.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek wrapped an arm around her and rubbed her shoulder gently, letting her go when they were further from the guys. "Remember, a man who respects you, isn't a man who treats you like an animal." He kissed the side of her head, glancing out across the park quietly.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

She smiled up at him, then looked over at Ace, who was stopped. She looked over Derek's shoulder, then walked back to him. "What are-"

"Shh!" He said, and she covered her mouth with her hand. He started walking through the trees, Chantel bouncing after him to see what it was he was doing.

"Look! He found water!" She exclaimed as they broke the clearing. She squatted down, sticking her hand in it.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek wandered after them quietly, smiling faintly at Chantel's reaction. And then he caught his reflection and frowned, sticking his toe in just barely to ripple the water and erase the mirror reflection, tongue playing helplessly over teeth he could never get rid of, always part beast.
He watched them quietly, sticking his hands in the pockets of his jacket.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

Ace reached down, sticking his hand in the water. It must have been connected to a bigger stream or a lake because it slowly started creeping up his arm. He tried shaking it off, but it didn't work. So he just sat down, looking up at Derek as water started moving to the bruise on his face.

"Wow.. Is he magic?" Chantel asked, looking up at Derek.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek gazed down at him quietly, his pale gaze gentle and cool. At Chantel's gasp, the faintest of smiles lifted the corner of his mouth, and he lifted his head. "Kinda, yeah.." He breathed. "His father was a god." He patted her head gently.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

"Who?" She asked, looking over at Ace.

"Poseidon.." He said quietly, reaching up to wipe the water from his face now that it was just dripping.

"Really? That's cool." She said with a smile, then looked up at Derek. "He's really cute. Are you gonna keep him for real?" She asked, reaching up to grab his hand. Ace just bit his lip, looking down into the water.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek took her hand and helped her up to him, smiled. "Yeah, for real. So you can't scare him away," He teased, voice as brotherly as ever with her. He hugged her gently a moment and looked around the clearing, then back down at Ace reassuringly.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

"I won't." She giggled, wrapping her arms around him. She hugged him close, laying her head on his chest. Ace finally got up, dusting off his pants. He looked down at the stream, wondering just how long it would take before they found something wrong with this guy and took him away. It always happened. He was either abused or they took him away from people he really thought he could like.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek yawned, playing with Chantel's hair as he watched Ace. "Ace.." He murmured gently. "Did you want to get clothes or anything, before rush hour hits?" He shifted hiss weight, looking around again, then down at the reflections in the water.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

"Sure.." Ace said quietly, reaching up to run his hands through his hair. He saw the girl looking at him, and raised an eyebrow. "What?"

"How do you get Ace from Aerin?" She asked, "I thought nicknames were supposed to be like.. short for your name."

"It is. Aerin starts with an A, Colt starts with a C and Endsley starts with an E. Which makes Ace." He mumbled.

[derek chandler ralston]

Derek shifted from foot to foot quietly as Ace explained to her. He ruffled her hair gently, pointing out a lady walking a little brown puppy. Eyes traveled back to Aerin and he hesitantly offered out a hand to pull him to his feet, guessing he would only be rejected like last time.

[aerin 'ace' colt endsley]

"Oh my goodness!" she exclaimed, running over to the puppy to ask the lady if she could pet it.

Ace looked up, hesitantly taking his hand. He figured if he was going to try, this was a start. He looked over at the girl, slowly pulling his hand away from Derek's. "She's gonna keep calling me Aerin, isn't she?" He mumbled.