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26:Ā You must be a hell of a thief, you stole my heart from across the room!
Ā Ā Ā {Ā ā„ } ā To be frank, after the debacle the last line she gave, Yue was beside herself with awkwardness and embarrassment. Normally, she wasnāt so quick to show her flustered nature, especially in the presence of the opposite gender. And Ace was one of those men that she found had a difficult time of hiding behind that cool facade of hers.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Especially after he had managed to save her from those men the other day. Though, after, she was surprised by the amount of food he managed to take in as her favor for saving him. Since then, Ace has had a habit of randomly dropping by for a bite to eat made by her hand, always making enough food to give him quite the feast. Since it was home-cooked, it always gave that feeling of it being homely.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Today was such a day, and Yue found herself sitting with Ace, the male surprisingly calm today as he stretched, just waking from one of those random naps he always found himself in once he finished eating. The other day, she had the pleasure of meeting an awkward Ace as he said a line that wasā¦ well, innuendo aside, had caused the fallen angel some flustered reactions. Cutely red in the face, she couldnāt really stammer out her words properly until she managed to calm down. Despite the fact that he was the man that had eaten the Mera-Mera Fruit, Yue still found herself warm enough to challenge that of Ace.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā After all, it was one of those things she wouldnāt expect a friend to say to her. She supposed it would only be fair if she returned the favor.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āNe, Ace,ā she called out softly to him.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā He was stretching while laying on the floor. The wooden floor felt cool against his normally heated skin, remaining there while he tensed when her head suddenly popped up over him.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āYou know, you must be a hell of a thief since you managed to steal my heart from across the room!ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā She said it with a blank face that both Ace and Yue stared at one another for a good long while. That is, until Ace flushed with realization at what she said and she quickly backed away with a red face.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā He quickly sat up, rubbing the back of his neck while his face was tinted red. āYa know, that wasā¦ uhhā¦ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āIā¦ um, thought it would be a bit of payback for the other day,ā she said, pumping up her fists with triumph.Ā āDid I succeed?ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā She watched as Ace began to laugh and she found herself relived. One for one, right?
