Ace Cream

Chapter 1

It was a bright Saturday afternoon when Lincoln strolled through the Royal Oaks mall. He was trying to avoid his family because there was another Sister Fight Protocol going on in their house between Luna and Luan. Luna claimed that Luan sabotaged her amps and that it was now busted. Luan said that she had nothing to do with it despite making a terrible pun about it. So Lincoln decided to not get involved and he made his way towards the Mall after Lori agreed to drop him off.

With his money saved up, Lincoln had decided to go to the comic book store in the mall. And while he wasn't sure what he would buy, he felt like he needed to distract himself with something. With the house being under a cloud of sisterly fueled negativity, Lincoln needed something to make him smile. That's where good ol' Ace Savvy came into play. He could always brighten up his day just like-

As he had been making his way into the store, Lincoln wasn't paying attention and he bumped into someone. The person he hit managed to steady him before he could fall.

"Whoa, there, Ace!" A voice said above him.

Looking up, Lincoln couldn't help but blush as he stared into the blue eyes of the blonde rocker best friend of his sister, Luna. Sam Sharp was four years older than him but Lincoln had a full blown crush on her. He had liked Sam before he even knew what liking was and ever since then he had been secretly admiring her, not that he had the courage to tell her.

"S-Sorry, I wasn't paying attention." Lincoln stammered, his cheeks covered in a rosy tint.

"No worries, Ace. We're cool." Sam said as she ruffled his white hair.

Lincoln resisted the urge to sigh as she placed her hand on his head. She always seemed to be touching him in one way or another. Whether it was to give him a hug or ruffle his hair, Sam was very touchy person and Lincoln enjoyed it. Especially when she hugged him and he got to feel her chest to his face. He often wondered if she knew what she was doing to him but quickly dismissed it. Sam was his sister's best friend so she only ever saw him as her friend's dorky little brother. This caused him to feel sad again as Sam stopped patting his head.

"You okay, Ace? You seem kind of down?" She asked as she gave him a look of concern.

"I...had to get away from my house." Lincoln said while trying to hide the real reason for his sadness. "Luna and Luan are fighting and I didn't want to get caught in the middle. You know, again."

"Ouch, sorry, Ace. You want me to go over there and give Luna an earful?" Sam asked him as she began to lead him away from the store.

This caused Lincoln to smile. "No, I'm okay. I just need something to distract me until things cool down." Lincoln had once taken up Sam's offer to give Luna a talking to as a joke and the blonde girl had done just that. While it had been a nice gesture on her part, Luna did not appreciate that he was 'making moves' on her friend.

"Well, how about we get some ice cream? My treat." Sam offered.

She had taken him by the hand at some point and Lincoln was too busy blushing to refuse. He just nodded and followed her as she lead him towards the ice cream stand in the food court. When the reached the stand, they were surprised to see their friend and fellow Ace Savvy fan, Becky, working the register.

"Hey if it isn't my favorite White Russian!" The redhead called out to them brightly. She eyed the of them holding hands and grinned. "I see that my little человек is out with another woman. My, should I be jealous?" she teased them

Sam took it all in stride and pulled Lincoln up to her chest. "Your man? I think you're mistaken, Red, Ace here belongs to the Card Sharp, which is me."

Both girls stared the other down for a couple moments before they erupted in a fit of giggles. Sam released Lincoln and then placed her hand on her chin as she looked up at the menu. Becky liked to tease him from time to time. It was a running joke between them that he was her little man, which is what yerobek meant in russian. Lori had joked once that Becky had a crush on him but he was sure that it wasn't true. Becky was just being playful.