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-

cut off by the familiar sound of gunfire . The cafe's glasses were being pounded with bullets. Ace pulled Lia down

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 pulls her

must have been

out as he peaks his

her to his car. This time she was sitting in his lap. He needed her to be far away because

as she looks up at Ace. Ace only winced as

they aren't dead."

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 whole

her small arms around his neck and hugged him while he started to drive. "Thank you ." She

kissed her forehead . "For what princess?" He teased as he prayed this would brighten

don't like being called that. It can be anything but that."

made her ears red but nonetheless

She whispers and that made

-

, Fay says as

fine! Ace was there to protect me." She mumbles as she couldn't help but hug them back. After all she did

for protecting Princess Lia." Trey bowed his head at Ace which Ace just felt

didn't know if he was gonna make it