Right kind of wrong
My first yaoi fic for the Powerpuff girls. It's the very popular coupling of AcexSnake.
Enjoy
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"Aren't ya freezing out here?"
Snake gave a faint shrug to the question, his shoulders hunched in on his body as he continued to stand there, his back pushing against the rotting wood of the hideout/clubhouse. The wind really wasn't that cold, though he did shiver a few times. "If yer coldsss, whyss are youss out heress?" He asked quietly, turning his head in a motion to stare at his friend.
The answer was a shrug in return, Ace further digging his hands into his pockets as he made his way over. The dirty ground seemed to crunch beneath his feet, a few mice making squeaking sounds as they scampered out of the way to hide among the garbage. "I was gettin' bored inside..." He spoke up, his hand slipping from his pocket and coming up with a cigarette and a rusty lighter that might have been blue at one time, having turned to a dingy silver. "Want one?"
"Noss.." He shook his head, returning his head to look at the skyline with interest. He had been in the middle of counting stars, stopping at twenty-three when the boss's voice had interupted him. Twenty-four, twenty-five... He could hear the lighter clicking, then shutting and turned his head a second time. His tongue flickered for a moment, eyes tracking the glowing red embers that fell to the ground "Thossse thingsss are gonna killss youss."
Ace snorted quietly, the object stuck between his lips as he stuck the lighter back into his pocket, his other hand reaching up and removing the cigarette from his mouth "I can think of a few things that'll kill me before thesssse things will." He mimicked the skinnier member's way of speaking, a laugh leaving his mouth as he stuck the cigarette back in. Snake cast him a slightly annoyed look, turning his head to the either side before Ace could see it. He wasn't in the mood to be smacked for doing something 'wrong'.
The silence between the two dragged on, the wind scattering pieces of paper or dust all around at their feet. Ace twisted the object around his lips a few times, tilting his head back to stare at the stars as well. "So... got any plans for the holiday?"
Holiday? Oh that was right... Valentine's day. He had seen the posters going up, people already ordering or making arrangements for something to be delivered to a 'special' someone. It just gave people a chance to paw at each other like sex-crazed lunatics, shouting calls of love.
"Noss... My momss got a date thoughss.." If Snake was right, it was another loser who'd take the fling and disappear before 3AM, while mother and child slept alike. If he counted right, that would make the tenth loser, his mother had thought would be 'The One', which he was sure there was no such thing. "What about youss?" he asked after another moment of silence ticked past them.
"Me? I got a date." His friend answered, a smirk slowly curling over his lips as if amused by the fact. He reached up, pulling the cigarette from his mouth and flicking it down to the dusty ground, crushing it with the heel of his boot. The reptile like gangreen glanced at him for a moment, before his head hung down in realization.
"Ohss.." The word sounded disappointed, drifting from his mouth as Snake further dug his back into the wall, bits of sharper wood cutting into his skin lightly. He knew who the older boy was going out with... Stupid green powerpuff... She doesn't deserve to wear that color. Doesn't deserve his attention either... It burned him to no end, though he kept the thoughts to himself.
Ace turned his head to look at his friend, dark eyes watching from behind the sunglasses as he listened to Snake speak. Was that disappointment he heard? Anger even? It all caused another smirk to spread over his lips. "What'sa matter, you sound ticked.." He twisted his body, letting one shoulder dig into the wall as he leaned against it. "Or are ya jealous?"
"I'msss not jealous of sssome whore." The words rushed from his mouth before he could realize what exactly had formed. His hand clapped over his mouth quickly, eyes darting to the side as he wondered if his friend had heard what he'd blurted. The look of death on Ace's face was clear indication that he had indeed heard the insult, his lips curling back into a snarl. "What... the hell did you just say?"
He quickly shook his head, keeping his hand clasped over his mouth to keep himself from saying the wrong thing a second time. Shit! Shit! Happened to be the thing running through his mind along with I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die... He pushed away from the wall, feet making a move to bolt from the spot. However, a hand reached out to grab his, yanking him backwards and slamming him full force against the wall, the back of his head connecting as well. It caused stars to form in front of Snake's vision, the shack shaking from the force of the hit. "B-Bosss.. Iss didn't meanss itss.."
"Shut up!" The harsh tone of his friend's voice caused him to flinch, body now trying to further dig into the wall behind him. Ace's fingers planted over his shoulder, nails digging down into the sensitive flesh, eyes glaring behind the glasses as he watched the skinny member. "Don't ya ever... call my girl a whore, got it?"
For some reason... and he knew the reason, the words sent off a spark within Snake's mind, his hands reaching up and shoving at the taller male's chest to push him back. "Incassse youss haven't noticedss your 'girl'ss a Powerpuff!" His voice rose for a moment, his back still pushed into the shack, tongue flickering out wildly as it to spit venom at the teen. "Ssso don't ssstart pickingsss on mess!" He breathed out slowly, his hands lowering to clench into fists at his sides.
The silence grew tense as Snake continued to breathe, shoulders shaking from both fear, anger and the wind that had turned to blow sharply over them. Ace stared at him, his face taken on a surprised look from the shove he'd been given. His second in command's little outburst left him raising his eyebrows, waiting for the fit to die down. "... Ya know ya sound like some jealous ex-lover." He finally spoke, letting his own hands drop down to his sides. He watched with interest as the color, both green and human seemed to drain completly from Snake's face. "Are ya jealous?"
The shorter teen remained silent, clenching his fists. He finally uncurled his fingers, faint pain drifting from where he'd dug nails into flesh. "I'mss going inssidess.." He didn't get the chance to move, before a fist slammed into the wood directly above his head, leaving him to nearly jump, heart beginning to beat wildly for a second time since the night began. "Bosss?"
"Ya know... Jealousy is a very ugly thing." The sunglass wearing teen spoke, the amusement creeping through his voice once again. "Are ya jealous cause I got the girlfriend or cause she's got me?" It was one of those two reasons and if he was right, he'd bet money on the second choice. He used his other hand, letting the fingers wrap around the white fabric of Snake's shirt, jerking him forward lightly. "I want a answer, dumbass."
"Fuck youss.."
The comment only caused a laugh to creep from his voice, his hand loosening around the shirt. "You'd like that, wouldn't ya?" He lowered his head, keeping his fist against the wall, watching as the reptile like boy's eyes darkened, the glare directed at him. "A chance ta touch me?" His hand moved from the shirt, nails scraping lightly along the skin of his friend's neck. Snake tensed, feeling the claws come close against his throat as he swallowed slowly. "Bosss.. let go'ss.." He dared to speak, feeling the claw dig into the flesh of his neck.
"Ya scared? Ya should be... Don't ever mouth off ta me again." The harshness returned into Ace's voice for a moment, keeping his claw in the spot as he watched for the reaction. Anger and pure fear were crossing back and forth in his friend's eyes, his heartbeat felt against his fingers even in his neck. "C'mon... Don't be so tense. I ain't gonna kill ya.." He lowered his head a little more, his cheek pressing lightly against the side of Snake's.
Snake couldn't breathe, he didn't dare too. Ace was close... Closer then he'd ever gotten without threatening his life. Well his life had been threatened, but not like this ever. He raised a hand slowly, letting it come to rest on Ace's shoulder, the air he'd been holding in finally letting out. "Accce.." He began to speak, only to instantly close his mouth as the taller male lifted his own head to stare down at him, glasses sliding down his nose just a bit.
"PPPRRBBT!"
"Ey, guys! Are you out here? We got the pizza!"
"Duh, yeah! Nice and cheesy!"
Ace let out his own rush of air, the calls of his other three friends sinking in through his ears. He cast another glance down at the boy he held against the wall, pulling his fist off from the shack's wall. His hands jammed back into his pockets as he took another step away. "Get inside soon... it's fucking freezin' out here." He told Snake, keeping his eyes forward as he tilted his head back to nudge the glasses back into place.
Snake waited until he had moved around the building to the front, before he slid down the wall, his body making a thud as it connected with the hard, dusty ground. He could still feel his heart racing, smell the scent of his friend so close... A shaky sigh escaped from his lips as he realized just how hard his body was trembling and it wasn't from the cold air outside. It was the near brush of death with his crush.
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