Like a Brother (acexreader)

The Night I Fell in Love

You could see the confusion in Ace's face and you were positive he saw the rage in yours. Before Ace could grasp the situation your fist had found his face. Blood seeped down his nose and his face was bruised. He coughed up some water and tried sitting up.

He noticed that you were both on a raft with a small sail steering the boat.

"What the hell?" He didn't know whether he was saying that about your punch or you being here. Probably both.

You cracked your knuckled, giving him an evil smile.

"That was nothing," you raged.

Ace laid back down. "You know what...I'll just die right now."

"Oh no you don't. You're not getting away so easily."

After a few minutes of just silence, Ace stood up, wiping his bloodied nose. There was a shadow over his eyes. He walked over to you and grabbed your collar.

"What the hell are you doing here?!" he shouted at you. "You couldn't have just stayed back and let me do this?!"

You shuddered slightly but held your ground. This wasn't the Ace you knew. 

"You idiot! What did you think I was going to do?!" you yelled back and shoved Ace.

He swung at your feet a pinned you to the bottom of the raft. "Im going to say this only once, love," he hissed. "Stop. Trying. To. Bring. Me. Back."

You had enough. You pulled your knee around Ace and rolled over. Now Ace was under you and you held him securely. "Shut up! Just...SHUT UP!" you snapped. "You are selfish. You thought that leaving us...leaving me was going to solve everything? You broke your promise Ace. You broke my trust! And yet...I still went to find you! I sacrificed my time, my energy, and my power to find an idiot like you who hurt me!"

A tear dropped on Ace's cheek, followed by a couple more. He froze, not trying to fight back anymore. He had made you cry. He had hurt you. Someone he had grown fond of. Someone that he wanted to keep safe.

Your grip softened and a hand wiped away the tears from your eyes. Ace's look became calm and full of guilt. His hands wrapped around you pulling you down on top of his chest. You had stopped crying and wrapped your arms around him.

"Im sorry y/n...Im so sorry," Ace whispered into your ear. 

You couldn't look up at him...not now.

"Y/n," Ace spoke up again. "I didn't want you to come with me...I still don't. I don't want you to get hurt...although I know I already did that. I care for you...a lot. And I don't think I can stand watching Teach hurt another one of my friends."

"Ace, you're still an idiot. What do you think I would do with myself if you got hurt and I couldn't do anything? What if I want to get revenge too? Yet you decided everything on your own without letting me think for myself."

You got off Ace and sat down at the edge of the raft. After a few minutes you said, "I tampered with your boat. I'll fix it."

"Y/n..." Ace paused. "Do you want to come with me?"

"Ace, I would go anywhere with you. To the depths of hell and back." Pink dusted your cheeks and Ace smiled so very softly.

"Then...come to the very depths of hell with me y/n."

You sighed full of relief and after an hour of just silence, stood up. It was simple fixing Ace's boat and in a few minutes were gliding through the water. You were both unusually quiet and just couldn't quite find the words to say.