Let's Fake It Moonshine - Ace Merrill

Punch him.

"Ace gave us cash." Aiden glared at Theodore sat on the sofa.

"Well I'm not Ace." Theodore snapped back at the child.

"Shame." Ava glared at him, copying her brother as both their arms were crossed.

Aiden smiled as he quickly reached out and smacked his sister, Ava dropped to the floor as she began to cry.

"LUNA! Theodore hit me!" She cried out as Aiden outstretched his hand.

Theodore glared at both the twins as he jumped up in shock.

"I didn't fucking hit-"

"What's going on?" Luna asked as she walked in, holding two glasses.

"They just-" Theodore started but stopped.

"He just hit Ava and said he'd hit me next!" Aiden tried not to scream out as he ran at his big sister, wrapping his arms around her legs tightly.

Luna looked up at Theodore in shock and anger as Ava also got up and came running towards her.

Luna quickly put down the glasses as both twins clung to her legs and smiled nastily up at Theodore.

"I didn't fucking hit her!" Theodore tried to explain. "She- then he- and they-"

He fumbled over his words as he saw Luna gently place an arm over them both protectively.

His words were cut by the sound of a frantic knocking at the front door.

"It's open!" She shouted out, not caring at this point who it was.

Yet mixed emotions flooded her body as she saw Ace walk in, Eyeball by his side.

The guys looked between her and the twins and Theodore before Luna finally spoke.

"Punch him."

Ace did without hesitation. They watched Theodore drop to the floor as Ace waved his hand slightly.

"Luna we have to tell you what happened." Eyeball tried to explain as Ace nudged Theodore's unconscious body aside with his foot and looked down at the twins.

"They okay?" He asked as his voice filled with concern.

"Theodore hit Ava." Luna felt herself growl out as she held onto her baby sister tighter.

Ace looked down at the young girl, who held up a finger to her lips and smiled at him. Ace crouched down as he gave her a smile.

"Well it's a good thing you're okay now." He said as both twins raced at him, their arms locked around his neck as they hugged him tightly.

"Can we explain?" Eyeball asked as he looked over at Luna.

Luna, however, couldn't pull her eyes away from Ace and the twins. Yet she managed to nod as Eyeball quickly left the house again.

She managed to follow him out as Ace gently pulled the kids away from him.

"You pulled the 'he hit me' line on him too?" He asked with a small laugh.

The twins shrugged.

"We didn't like him." Aiden mumbled as his sister nodded in agreement.

"Now..." Aiden mumbled as he held his hand out to Ace.

Ace looked down at it before up at their expectant faces.

"I can cry whenever I want you know?" Ava pushed.

"I can only offer milkshakes?" Ace offered up as he held out his hands to them.

Aiden and Ava smiled as they took his hands and the trio shook gently.

"I just gotta sort something with your sister first." He mumbled as he stood up and began to walk out the door.

"Yeah because you love her, we know." Aiden mumbled as he took one of Ace's hands and followed him out.

*****

"The hell is she doing here?" Luna snapped as she glared at Lola standing by the car.

"Just listen to her Luna." Lexi pushed as she came over to her best friend.

"I'm ready to smack her at any point if you need it though." Jayme offered as she moved closer to Lola, who flinched alongside Charlie and Jack.

"Fucking talk then." Luna snapped as she took a few steps closer.

"Betsy told me he was single and all I had to do was kiss him..."

*****

"I'm expected to believe all that?" Luna scoffed as she stared at Lola in disbelief.

"I promise it's the truth." Lola pleaded with her.

Luna turned and saw Ace standing by her door, both twins holding onto his hand. She looked back to Eyeball as he nodded at her.

"Take me somewhere?" She asked him.

"Wait Luna-" Ace started behind her.

"Shut up." She snapped as she turned back to Eyeball.

"Where'd you wanna go?"

"I'll tell you in the car." She mumbled as she walked over to the car, ignoring her best friends and the other cobras.

Eyeball and Ace shared a blank look.

"Meet you are the diner!" Eyeball shouted as he raced off to the car, following her.

When they were both in and sorted he started it up and turned to her slowly.

"Where are we going?"

She was silent for a second before she gave him her answer.

*****

Eyeball pulled up as Luna got out instantly. He quickly followed her out as she walked up to the front door.

"This it?" She asked before she knocked.

Eyeball nodded slowly as he watched Luna begin to loudly knock on the door.

The moment it opened and Luna saw Betsy, Eyeball saw Luna's fist collide with her nose.

Betsy instantly screamed as she stumbled backwards, clutching at her nose.

Luna shook her hand out before turning and beginning to walk back to the car, while Eyeball just stood there in shock.

Before he realised he was laughing hard as he attempted to stumble back to the car, where Luna was waiting.

"What's so funny?" Luna snapped at him as they both got in.

Eyeball shook his head as he finally calmed down and started the car up.

"I told her she'd get a smack one day, literally earlier on and viola!" He giggled to himself as he drove along.

*****