Sweet Dreams - Ace Merrill

Bite me cobra.

"So if you're not gonna tell me who fucked you up, will you at least tell me how you ended up in Castle Rock?" Ace finally broke the silence.

Vivian shrugged and spun herself around so she was facing away from him, leaning back against the bars.

"Come on Vivian..."

Nothing.

"Viv?"

Nothing.

"Vivvy baby?"

Ace got her middle finger once again. He laughed as he shuffled forward.

"Look this ain't my first rodeo in this place so if you talk to me you'd be surprised that I may actually be able to get you out of here."

Nothing.

"Don't you wanna get out?"

Ace watched as he saw the back of her head nod slowly.

"Right.." he mumbled. "So if you want my help getting out, how about an exchange? You answer my questions and I'll get you out?"

"The fuck you care for?" Vivian snapped in response as she remained facing away.

Ace shrugged slightly. "You're not exactly my usual company in this place and something tells me you hadn't planned on getting locked up."

There was silence for a second as Ace was about to speak again.

"I hadn't." Vivian mumbled.

"Hadn't what? Planned on being locked up?" Ace asked eagerly, growing more fascinated with every response she gave.

"I hadn't fucking planned on being locked up!" She snapped as she finally stood and began pacing around her small cell, refusing to look at the cobra.

Ace laughed slightly. "Funny that, I never did either."

Vivian finally stopped pacing as she slowly paced to the bars, glancing up at him.

"What happened to you?" She asked quietly as her eyes finally met his.

"I'll tell you if you tell me yours after?" He offered a deal.

Vivian shrugged slightly. "Depends on how good your story is." She mumbled.

Ace laughed and nodded. "Okay I'll bite."

Vivian watched him closely as he began telling her about his gang, the cobras they were known as, each had a tattoo on their arm proving it. She listened as he told her of his right hand man, Eyeball Chambers.

She paid close attention as he told her of the evening they'd spent at Irbys, their regular watering hole, drinking and playing snooker and pool.

She slowly sat down on the cot, keeping her gaze fixed on Ace as he told her about how some of the guys from the View had come in, the way Vivian guessed, they clearly weren't the best of friends.

She listened as he told her about how a "small" debate had broken out and he threw the first fist. Vivian looked over at him curiously.

"You don't look like you were in a fight?" She questioned curiously.

Ace gave her a small smirk as he knew she was becoming just as fascinated with him as he was with her.

"Because I won Vivvy baby." He spoke confidently.

Vivian returned his comment with her death glare as she scoffed, nodding towards him sat in the cell opposite.

"Sure looks like it." She referred to the fact that he was locked up and none of the others were.

"Yeah well the fucker ran." Ace grumbled.

"You didn't?"

Ace shook his head, "See by being arrested and bailed out it boosts your rep. Gives people a little more fear."

Vivian scoffed. "I ain't fucking scared."

Ace shook his head. "Course not. You're scared of your old man though right?"

Vivian glared at him.

"Brother? Boyfriend? Just fucking tell me!" He groaned out as he flopped backwards on the cot.

Vivian stayed silent as she leant back on her cot, staring up at the ceiling.

"Your turn." Ace grumbled, still laying down himself. "Why you locked up?"

"Assaulted three officers." Vivian grumbled her response back.

Ace scoffed. "Well I fucking know that! I meant why did you?"

"That wasn't part of the deal." Vivian mumbled as she continued to stare up at the blank ceiling.

Ace forced out a small laugh, was she being serious?!

"You really are a bitch." He grumbled.

"Bite me cobra." She snapped in retaliation.

"Don't fucking tempt me." Ace snapped back.

Vivian sighed heavily as she pushing herself off the bed, walking over to the barred door. Her arms slipped through the slot as she rested against it.

"You know why don't you just make your fucking phone call and get someone to pick your fucking ass up?"

Ace flung himself off the bed and went over to his own cell door. "At least someone's out there for me!" He snapped back as his mind once again flashed to the cobras, Eyeball surely had his bail sorted by now.

"For your fucking information, I have someone out there too!" She snapped back, glaring at the man opposite.

Ace laughed sarcastically. "Ready to give you another whack is he?"

Vivian spat through the bars as she turned and walked back over to the cot. Returning to her position room before, she faced away from him and leant her back against the bars.

"Yeah that's what I thought." Ace snapped back as he pushed himself off the bars and huffed as he sat back down.

"You don't know shit about me." Vivian snapped as she continued to face away.

"I know you're a bitch called Vivian." Ace growled back.

"And I know you're an arsehole called Ace." She spat back.

"You know I liked you better when you didn't talk." Ace bit sarcastically.

Vivian fake laughed. "Says the one who fucking begged me to talk."

Ace scoffed as he faced away from her, leaning his own back against the bars.

"I don't beg girls for anything. They're the ones who beg me." He snapped confidently.

"Oh well allow me to be one of those girls." Vivian replied sarcastically. "I'm begging you to shut the fuck up."

Ace scoffed, the fucking cheek of this girl! "You got more venom than a fucking cobra love."

Vivian scoffed in response. "Better than being an actual cobra."

Ace snapped his head to face her. "Okay my turn, you don't know shit about me or the others."

Vivian snapped her head to glare at him. "Not nice is it?!"

Ace was about to reply but realised she'd caught him, he was a cobra in a trap. Huffing he turned and faced away, Vivian smirked confidently as she spun back, facing away from him.

"Shut the fuck up Vivvy baby." He snapped sarcastically.

"Bite me cobra."

Ace laughed sarcastically. "Don't tempt me Vivvy baby."