Our little love tale - Ace x Reader

Chapter VII

   chapter VII 

      NARRATOR'S P.O.V  

       "  I love you. " 

Those words resonated like a broken record against the silence of an empty room; the meaning yet too familiar to you and far too uncommon for your tastes, pulse rising with intensity as crimson painted your cheeks and your eyes found themselves almost glued, in a state of shock such you could not fathom yourself to move an inch away from the expression and frame of the male's.

this had to be some sort of hallucination or dream, because you certainly weren't expecting your handsome freckled friend to ever reciprocate your feelings for him, and so blatantly coming out with a confession to you. it was too good to be true after all...

your lack of response though was bringing Ace insecurity and he was now starting to regret this decision to come out with it, just like that. well, he didn't have many hopes either, considering he was the child of a devil (in his own eyes and the world government's at least), so for such a refined person as yourself to like him would be asking for too much in his own view. but at least, he wanted to let you know of it.

hesitantly, your tone came almost in a struggle to stay audible, soft and fearful.

" wh-what?..."

Head hanged low as the raven-haired tried to hide his expression from yours, a pained half-grown grin on his face. as imagined, he did expect you to not want him at all...he had sort of accepted it, but it still ached.

" ...I know that you don't see me that way... after all,I'm the son of a demon, I don't expect you to like me the way I like you (your name).... "

with that statement, you could only rise your frame in both boiling anger for his self-depreciation and utmost concern as well affection, crawling from under him and assuming a sitting position, hands inching to both sides of his face in a serious tone.

" Wh-what?! N-no! that is not true! I like you! No, actually  I love you !  Please don't say those things, Ace! You mean everything to me! "

        ah. 

blush deepening onto your cheeks, you just realized the cheesy line you had added right there, in your previous sentences, feeling abruptly embarrassed for such a word choice, resorting to avoidance of eye-contact as your hands retracted from his face and upwards, covering your face.

         ugh that was so cheesy, gosh...how embarrassing!  

Feeling hands circling your wrists, you tentatively opened your eyes, hands leaving the latter, a blush still adorning your face and dared look towards the owner of said hands, finding the most soft gentle-looking gaze you had ever played eyes on, as onyx hues gazed at you in amorous adoration, before fingers suddenly crawled towards your cheek caressing the soft tissue.

        " I'm too lucky to have you. "

Slowly inching closer, a hand travelled down to rest on your hip, his lips joined yours in a careful dance whilst your hands went up to rest against his nape, brushing against each other's tender flesh not wanting to leave any inch untouched, tongue tentatively exploring parts of your mouth, a moan leaving both of you before parting for breath, chests heaving with excitement and lack of oxygen from the act.

His hands did not leave their previous spots, as one was caressing your cheek lovingly, and the other circling paths against your hip, leaning his forehead against yours softly, a grin surfacing to his lips in delight and happiness. One of your hands travelled to his cheek in return tracing affectionate patterns with the thumb, a smile also gradually appearing on your face likewise.

         " We're a pair of doofuses aren't we...? "

       " You could say so, in a way..."

a chuckle reverberated through both of your chests and throats, laughing at your own silliness. each of you had imagined the worst outcome of it, and that the other wouldn't see them that way, when it was much the contrary.

finishing the span of laughter, the tanned pirate turned to you in a teasing yet also equally eager tone, planting a kiss on your cheek in pure playfulness and adoration, edging a giggle from your part.

        " so, will you be my girlfriend, (your name)? "

     " of course, i will you dork! haven't i already said yes?"

enveloped in your own little world of romance, the night followed by a mix of childish tickles, pecks on each others necks, eyelids and any part reachable of your faces that you had consented for now, you didn't have a care for the hours passing by, regardless of the worries of the ones waiting for your return to the mansion.

   you were in good hands, after all...and they knew it.