Ace Didn't Mean To Summon Satan's Child

Chapter 5 :12 Years Later

Marco smiled when he saw the face of his sleeping husband beside him in their bed. It was Saturday, which meant that Ace didn't have to go to the bar before the mid-afternoon. He kissed him and decided to go downstairs to prepare breakfast. 

Marco didn't put clothes on except a boxer and a t-shirt. In the hallway, he saw their wedding picture, it had been taken ten years ago; they had opted for an intimate wedding, only families and some friends. It had been a perfect day, a stressful day still, but when Marco thought about it, he wouldn't have it another way. 

In the kitchen, he put the coffee maker on, and waited for the coffee to pass. He was sure that there were still some croissants left. Marco saw a movement out of the corner of his eyes, coming from the garden. 

He looked through the window and saw his hellhound pack napping in his garden. Marco sighed. His hellhounds had taken the habit of coming to the house after they had accomplished a mission, Marco suspected it was because they loved Ace. 

The first time Ace met his hellhounds was during the party to celebrate Haruta’s obtaining the full extent of her Trickster powers. For the occasion Marco had taken Ace with him to Hell, it wasn't a problem for his soul because the party was taking place in the commanders' quarter which were on the floor the nearest from Earth, and Marco had put a sigil on Ace purifying everything around him, so no damage on Ace's fragile soul. When they arrived Marco had shown Ace around a little, and due to an emergency Marco had been forced to leave Ace with his siblings. 

What surprise it had been, when he had come back and had found Ace on the ground with Marco's hellhounds licking his face, sniffing at him. Ace had even been petting them, and calling them 'good boy', 'good girl'. And since then, the hounds had begun to show at their house. 

Marco felt two arms hugging him from behind. “Hello hubby” Ace whispered in his ear. Marco smiled and turned his head to kiss Ace, then he put his hand on Ace’s, and took it at his mouth kissing the back of it. 

"Hello, sunshine. Did you sleep well?" 

"Like a baby" Ace answered "I'm still tired through" 

"Well you have coffee ready, and you don't need to go to the bar until this afternoon. Maybe you should go back to bed."

"Actually Sabo offered to take my shift for this weekend," Ace said through a mouthful of croissants. 

"Really, I thought he had plans with Koala" 

"Yeah, but she had a family emergency, and had to go back to her hometown."

“So that means …”

“That means I’m yours for the weekend. The Entire Weekend.” Ace accentuated. “I just need to go take some papers that I forgot yesterday.”

“You are going to work.” Marco complained.

“No, it’s just paperwork that I need to put away.” He responded, standing up and going beside his husband. “I will be back before you return from your run, I promise.” He finished with a kiss.

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Marco went for his run, it was a habit that he had taken after coming to live on Earth. He began by turning right after leaving the house, in the direction of the lake. It was a path that he and Ace liked doing together, actually Marco had gotten into running because of Ace. In the beginning of their relationship Ace was so busy by the bar that they didn’t really have time to pass together, furthermore Ace had been living with his brothers, that definitely buried hopes of some alone time. So Marco had begun to accompany Ace on his run, that’s how he got into running. Together they had done multiple paths, but the lake one stayed their favorite.