The Revenge of Ace Merrill - A Stand by Me story

Oh, I Won't Be Afraid

Third Person P.O.V.~
Gordie and Y/N wanted to tent out with the guys in Vern's backyard, but neither one wanted to go get the tent.

"Gordie, it's your turn, I went to get the snacks." Y/N argued.

"I want to play Rock Paper Scissors for it. Loser goes." Gordie negotiated. With a huff, Y/N held out her fist.

"Rock Paper Scissors, shoot." Both had put our rock. Gordie's eyes met Y/N's and narrowed. They didn't break eye contact while they said, "Rock Paper Scissors, shoot" a second time. Gordie broke eye contact first and looked down. He won.
"Paper beats rock. Better get a move on before it gets dark, sister."

Y/N glared and pulled up the treehouse door angrily. "I'll get you for this Lachance." And disappeared down the ladder.

After about three seconds of silence Gordie turned to Teddy, "What happened man?"

Teddy looked up at the guys who all had eager faces and shrugged, "Nothing really guys. We just talked. Though at one point I asked her if she actually thought we were brave, and she went into this long rant about why she did. She talked about how she wished she'd been there with us, but she was alone. I then grabbed her hand and said you're not alone, and we walked back to the treehouse holding hands. So no, nothing really happened."

Chris looked at Teddy in bewilderment. "You call holding hands nothing? I'd say that's something!"

"I wish I could hold a girl's hand." Vern whispered to himself.

By the time the boys had moved on from talking about Teddy's crush to talking about comic books, Y/N had made it about halfway home.

Y/N sang quietly to herself, "Have gun will travel reads the card of a man. A knight without armor in a savage land. His fast gun for hire heeds the calling wind. A soldier of fortune is a man called Paladin. Paladin, Paladin where do you roam. Paladin,Paladin far far from home."

On the last verse, she heard someone join in and sing with her. Y/N spun around to see a flash of silver come up under her neck being held by the one and only Ace Merrill.

"Why hello there Miss Lachance." Ace sneered.

"What do you want Ace?" Even though she was being threatened, Ace would exploit her fear and weakness, so she had to play it cool.

"I want your dumbass brother to realize you can't cross the Cobras without getting bit."

"Did it take you all day to think of that?" Y/N seriously doubted she could get out of this with just her mouth.

Ace pushed the knife harder against her throat. "Alright listen you bitch. You're going to do what I say, or you're going to get killed alright?"

Y/N nodded, because if she spoke, the knife would make her bleed.

"Good. Now follow me." Ace pulled the knife away from her throat and pushed her forward. They walked for about fifteen minutes and waited until the streets were empty. Ace looked around and broke a car window once he saw no one was around. He unlocked the door and fiddled with the wires until the car started. He got up and opened the passenger door, and pointed the knife at Y/N.

"Get in the fucking car."