Innocent or Not

Ace.

What's their to say about him? He was a psychopath or murderer or just a boy with a broken heart. Though he's been called worse , one thing he hasn't been called was bunny. That's until Lia calls him one. "A bunny? How?" He laughs as he takes a sip of his water.

Right now the two were at a small cafe talking nonstop about anything . Never getting bored. "Yes a bunny! Your noes is really cute and ... and you're always frowning and bunnies frown so..." she trails off as she picks at her cake.

Ace smiled at her before lifting her chin . "Alright then if you're gonna call me bunny then you have to let me call you princess." Lia looks up at him with a frown . Like before she didn't like to be called princess.

"I-I don't like it." She mumbles as she takes a spoon of cake into her mouth . Ace brought her it.

"Why not ?" He says as he takes a sip of drink.

Lia felt embarrassed because she was royalty. Though she hated it , he'd probably think she was some spoiled brat , which she is. "My names Lia Andrews. Umm... I'm royal to the Andrews..." she mumbles out as she shifts on her feet.

"I know that ." He says as he smiles at her with adoration. "I've actually met your father. It was unpleasant to hear him die." It was true. Lia's father was there to help him when his parents died.

Lia's father , Fredrick , used to work in a diner . Ace would come their to help him in anyway he could. "Y-You met my dad? That's nice." She smiles . It's been five years since he died from cancer but she knew that he was happy in a better place.

"Hurry up and eat , I wa-

sound of gunfire . The cafe's glasses were being pounded with bullets. Ace pulled Lia down under the seat and screaming was heard. "A-Ace ?" She whispers as the gunfire

his fist. John. It had to be Johns pals to do this. It was the only reason why they would dare come and attack when he didn't have his gang. "Shh baby." He coos as he

have been a

Oh my goodness , call the police !" A man calls out as he peaks his head from the counter. Lia was a shaking mess as she saw

swiftly picked her up and took her to his car. This time she was sitting in his lap. He needed her to be far away because he wasn't gonna forgive

that... are they dead ?" She whispers as she looks up at Ace. Ace only

aren't

blood. For the very reason when she was kidnapped not long ago. Yeah . Kidnapped . Since she was royalty, the only way the kidnappers could get money was to take her. They even beat her when she was on treatment. The

She wrapped her small arms around his neck and hugged him

"For what princess?"

said I don't like being called that. It can be anything but that." She whines as she

her ears red but nonetheless she nodded her head and sinked 

made a

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, the first people that were there was her bodyguards. "Lia oh my... thank god." Her bodyguard , Fay says as she pulls Lia in a hug. Then

fine! Ace was there to protect me." She mumbles as she

Ace before sighing. "Thank you very much for protecting Princess Lia." Trey bowed his head at

a hug , to be truthfully he didn't know if he was gonna make it out