"I wouldn't want to intrude.." Ace murmured, finally making eye-contact with the taller boy, "Besides, I need to fill out my paperwork..and I wanted to try and to try and-" the blonde headed teen looked around, a little stressed. Lunch did sound good right now.
“You won’t be intruding, you know that Cassie enjoys your company,” Floyd said softly. “And you seriously need to take a break, this isn’t good for you. Come on, okay? Go get a shower and clean up, then you can meet me at my place and we can go out.” He looked at Ace, a concerned glint in his eyes.
Ace let out a sigh, nodding as he got up, slowly making his way to get ready, his eyes glued to the floor. He smiled slightly to himself, glad that Floyd had invited him to go out with him and his sister. Once he got into his room he grabbed his clothes, making sure to take his time cleaning himself off.
Once he was out of the shower and dressed, he walked out of the palace, a few guards asking where he was going, and him insisting he could walk to his friends place perfectly fine. Walking through the streets he waved to the many citizens who recognized him as their ruler. Stopping once in a while to have a short conversation before continuing on his way to Floyd's home. After arriving he knocked gently on the door, a his left hand resting on the back of his neck and the other falling limply to the side after he gave the door a few knocks.
A short blonde, just an inch or two shorter than him opened the door. Cassie smiled upon seeing Ace and quickly ushered him in. “Floyd said that you will be joining us. He should be down in a moment, I think he decided to have another rematch with Nick when he got home,” she said, shaking her head slowly. “Also, I’m terribly sorry about your father. We are always here for you if you need us for anything.” Cassie patted his shoulder, smiling softly.
Floyd came rushing down the stairs, the bruise on his cheekbone a bit more prominent now. “Sorry, I’m here!” He grinned when he saw his short friend. “Ace, glad you decided to come.” He nudged Ace’s shoulder with his elbow and turned to Cassie. “Ready to go?”
“Yes! I got some money from the savings so we are good to go,” the older girl responded.
“Alright let’s go then.” Floyd held the door open for the two on their way out, and they made their way through the streets, soon arriving at a small cafe style restaurant.
(Did you accidentally repost that or something?)
@urban yeah Notebook.ai has been acting weird for me..especially the roleplay tab…whenever I try to post something I write it glitches and post's it twice…and then shuts down,.
Ace smiled at Cassie, "Thank you," he whispered when she mentioned his father, before perking up a bit when his good friend Floyd arrived. Listening to the siblings small conversation he couldn't help but feel guilty. He decided to speak up, his eyebrows furrowed.
"As a thank you for allowing me to tag along I will be paying." Ace insisted, his tone stern, almost as if it where an order, "You have both been loyal to my family for as long as I can remember, it's the least that I can do."
Ah, yeah, that’s been happening to me recently too. I just usually copy my response (just in case if it doesn’t come back after reloading it), and if it crashed then I’ll reload it and it should post.
Cassie turned her head to Ace. “Oh, are you sure?”
Floyd smiled softly at his offer. He had a feeling that Cassie was eager to accept, but she would always be to kind to admit that right away.
He went to a table and sat down, Cassie taking a seat across from him. The two smiled at each other and Floyd glanced around, noticing that they were getting a few stares from other people in the cafe.
Ace nodded, insisting that it wasn't a problem.
"So.." the king said, feeling a bit awkward, "What have you guys been up to?" He asked, rubbing his hand on the back of his neck.
“I’ve been working on fixing the radiation scanner,” Cassie said, ordering a coffee when the waiter came over.
Floyd ordered the same and a waffle. “I’ve been doing almost nothing,” he said chuckling. He smiled and shrugged, turning his head to look at Ace. “How is being king so far?”
Ace smiled at the waiter, asking for a glass of water and a salad before turning back to Floyd.
"I mean..I got to yell at a room full of old prunes who call themselves the 'Royal Council' apparently they expect their GAY king to find himself a WOMAN to marry, which is bullshit, other than that, I have a lot of paperwork to fill out." He stopped, thinking a bit, "Oh! I read this amazing book about plants and animals! There was this amazing animal called a Kangaroo, it's tail was as long as it's body, and the females would carry their children in pouches!" His eyes lit up, jumping up out of his seat, hands on the table.
He cleared his throat before sitting down, "Sorry." he apologized, smiling sheepishly.
Floyd and Cassie both laughed at his reaction to that. “But they won’t let you marry another man? That’s bullshit!” He exclaimed.
Cassie smiled knowingly at Floyd. She was easily able to read her brother, and she suspected his sexuality differences long ago.
Abana walked into the cafe. She sat down at a nearby table, having completed a prototype radiation neutraliser.
Ace chuckled, agreeing with Floyd, "I know right? I mean If there's nothing wrong with everyone else being free to decide who they marry, why can't I?" He complained, leaning his head in his hand, "If it's about the whole reproducing thing, I could always adopt one of the sweet kids down at the orphanage.."
He sighed again, he had been doing this quite often.
"Well, I don't care that they don't like the fact I'm gay! I'm going to marry a guy and they can't tell me otherwise!" He exclaimed, throwing his hands in the air a look of determination on his face.
"I'm gay and there's nothing they can do about it!" he said, crossing his arms, a playful pout spread across his face.
Floyd laughed and nudged Ace’s knee under the table with his own. “That’s the spirit!”
The food came then, and the two thanked the waiter. Cassie sipped her coffee while Floyd dug into his own food, not realizing how hungry he was until then. “I mean, you are the king,” he said in between bites, “you get to decide all of that stuff. Why not change the law?”
While they spoke, the older girl noticed Abana and recognized her from the lab. She gave her a wave and a cheeky smile.
"Hello, Cass!" she said, happily.
Ace smiled wide at Floyd, before frowning slightly, "Well, apparently it was like a rule to get approval from the council-but, since i'm king now, I've decided that i'll grow some balls and fight against their rules." He joked, nudging Floyd back.
Ace looked over to the other girl, "She looks familiar, does she work in the palace," he asked, a brief moment of confusion spreading across his face, "I feel like I've seen her around…" he murmured, trying to remember exactly when and where.
“Yeah, you tell ‘em,” Floyd said, chuckling. He turned his head to look at the other girl.
“She works in the lab with me sometimes,” Cassie responded. “Her name is Abana, I think.”
Floyd nodded slowly and gave the girl a friendly smile. He picked up his coffee, taking a few long drinks of it. “Got anyone in mind?” He questioned in a curious way. His sister looked at him and arched a brow, but didn’t say anything.
"Huh?" Ace asked a bit confused, before a blush spread across his face, "Oh..um..y-yeah…I think.." He stuttered, struggling to get out a sentence.
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"I mean, I've only met a few guys that I've ever been into.." He murmured " I haven't really thought about who I would rule with…I suppose i would be looking for someone who can handle my craziness, and someone who will listen to my rants about plants and animals from before the war…but I guess overall I just want someone who will marry me because they..love me, not because they want to use me to become part of the royal family.." He said, face bright red as he refused to make eye contact with his best friend.
A slow smile crept across Floyd’s face as his friend explained.
“I’m sure he’s closer than you think,” Cassie piped up, stifling a giggle as her brother kicked her under the table.he gave her a quick threatening look and turned back to Ace with a smile.
“I’m sure you’ll find someone,” Floyd said.
"God I hope so…I can't be remembered as the king who was single forever." He grumbled, "I think if i'm still single when I turn Twenty one i'll just say 'Fuck it' and marry the closest thing that breathes." he complained jokingly.
"What about you, I remember you telling me that Cassie has been trying to get you to hook up with some of her clients." he said, eyebrows wiggling in a taunting manner.
Floyd laughed at his joke, stopping as he coughed, choking on his coffee. “Cassie knows very well now that the clients she has me meet up with are not my type, isn’t that right?” He said, looking at his blonde sister expectantly.
“Yeah, I understand now,” She said, smirking at her brother, and he hit her foot with his once again. “But I forget, why did you not like them again?”
“I-er, don’t really like, um, women,” He muttered, quickly going back to sipping on his coffee, silently cursing his sister for bringing it up.
Ace looked up, a bit of hope shimmering in his blue eyes, "Really?!" he cried, mouth agape, "I mean, uh, really?"
He smiled a bit at Floyd, "At least I know I'm not alone anymore," the nineteen year old said, taking a sip of water before adding, "You know what that means? We can talk about BOYS TOGETHER!" he exclaimed, once again in a joking manner, he enjoyed teasing his friend.
Abana took apart the prototype, and checked for flaws. She then took a gerbil infected with radiation, and tested it, right in the shop. She gasped. It worked. She stuffed the gerbil back into the cage, and ran out.