Don't Ever Leave; Ace

[Daniel Emerson]

The smell of the sea filled his nose as he walked down the long trail of sand, his brown eyes glued to a small seagull just a few feet ahead. Daniel shoved his hands in the pockets of his jeans and let out a small sigh. The sun was setting and yet it seemed a lot more hotter now then it did during the day, this of course wasn't making him any happier. He was currently wearing his black and grey striped long sleeved shirt. Obviously he looked ridicules, but he had a perfectly good(or bad in his case) reason why he was wearing the long sleeved shirt.

Just a couple of hours ago he was perfectly calm and happy, hanging out in his room and writing music, that was until his father came home and began to yell and throw stuff against the walls. Danny wasn't bothered by this until Jordan began to bang against his door, and finally knock it down. The two fought for a couple minutes before the phone rang and his dad ran out to get it. At the moment, will all the rage inside of him and all the hate he had for his dad, Danny went into his bathroom and began to take the anger out on himself.

He tore his gaze from the bird and looked out into the ocean. It looked gorgeous, and was definitely one of those Kodak moments. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, he stopped walked and sat down on a large rock. Apparently he had walked too far from where people normally swim and made his way to an area that was filled with a bunch of rocks. Danny looked down at his right wrist and a sharp pain of regret filled up inside of him. He had broken his promise to his friends and not to mention himself. Feeling guilty sucked.

Danny leaned against the rock, his hands behind him supporting his body, and looked out into the ocean. With nothing better to do he began to play with his snakebites. He half hoped that someone was out, though he highly doubted that people would want to be out in this weather. But still he hoped someone would walk by and talk to him, even if it was a stranger. He needed something right now to distract him from the many thoughts running through his mind, and the pain in his wrist.

[Ace Baldric]

Ace was bored. Wait, bored wasnt even a good enough word to describe what he was feeling. It was more like, way beyond bored, extremely bored, so bored he was willing to bash his head into a wall because being knocked out was alot better than being this bored. He had nothing to do what-so-ever and had spent the last hour searching for his best friend. That kid seemed to be harder to find than the best trained CIA agents.

Ace bit his lip ring as a single blue eye gazed upon the one place he had yet to look; the beach. Only one eye showed from under his curtain of black bangs. He hated the beach, and certainly wasnt dressed for it, but it was the last place he had to look. He knew he looked out of place with his black Jack Skellington zip up jacket, tight dark blue jeans, and converse, but its not like he cared what people thought of his clothes.

He was seriously about to give up and walk back to his dorm when an image on the rocks caught his eye. There sat a person dressed as oddly as him, and by oddly it is meant, not in beach wear. He knew that had to be Danny. No one else would go to the beach looking like that. When he finally got close to him, he realized it was infact Danny, and wanted to take the moment to sneak up on him.

Ace came from behind Danny and wrapped his arms around the boys shoulders. "Damn, could you be any harder to find?" he asked jokingly.

[Amelia Smith]

Danny nearly fell off the rock when he felt Ace wrap his arms around him. He laughed softly and turned his head to face Ace. "Yes. I took off that fancy collar with the tracking system you got me last week, I thought it would be fun to have you search for me." He replied with a playful grin. Alright maybe wishes did come true. Ace appeared here just in time to safe Danny from his thoughts.

He turned his head back toward the ocean then shifted his body around so that he was facing Ace. "So let me guess, you were beyond bored and came looking for me so I could make you not so bored." Danny asked, tilting his head to the side and gazing up at Ace's eye. He chuckled slightly at the sight of only one eye. Sure he was use to this but oddly it looked funny this time. Maybe it was because Danny needed to find the smallest thing to make him laugh. He always seemed to act a bit strange when he was guilty or hurt.

Suddenly his back began to hurt, so Danny pushed himself off the rock and stood in front of Ace. He looked down at the boys appeal and a smile formed. They both looked like they were freezing to death, and yet the weather was hot. Oh well, who never said they couldn't be different. Folding his arms over his chest, his right hand hidden within his sleeve, he looked at Ace, half wondering if he knew something was wrong. Part of him really really hoped he didn't, then again a small part wanted him to.

[Ace Baldric]

Ace couldnt help but to let out a small chuckle when Danny jumped a bit. "But there is a reason I gave you that collar. I can never find you on my own," he said jokingly. It was difficult to find Danny, but he never did give the boy a tracker. Maybe he should have though, it would have saved him alot of searching time.

Ace unwrapped his arms from Danny as Danny turned to face him. "Oh you know I would have come to find you even if I was having a blast," he said playfully, "But yes, I was quite bored," he finished adding a cheesy smile. Ace was always finding time for Danny. Danny could always cheer him up, and Ace liked to think he could cheer Danny up.

When Danny stood up, Ace moved just a bit closer and slipped an index finger in each of the boys front pockets. Yeah he was a bit of a flirt, he couldnt help it. "So what brings you out here?" he asked, his head tilted to the side revealing his other eye as both of his eyes searched Danny's.