Ace paced the deck worriedly. Gael was gone, and his best friend was going to hate him for causing her boyfriend to be left with enemy soldiers however much of an accident it was on his account...When had that happened? They weren't enemy soldiers, they were his kin. After they understood that firing had been an accident they'd let up...they had to. The blonde knew better though. There was no way the Romans would even let them explain.
He felt sure they wouldn't kill Gael since he had information they could use, but he would never give it up, and Roman torture didn't stop just because it wasn't working. They kept at it until they either of the information or their victim was dead. If Gael didn't tell them where Camp Half Blood was, they'd kill him trying to get that knowledge.
Ebony came out of her room looking for Leo. She had to know why the ship malfunctioned, especially since its the reason why her boyfriend got left behind. "Leo?!"
Leo looked nervously at her, "Hi..."
Ebony looked at Ace who was walking over to them, then back to Leo, "What happened to the boat? Why did it start firing on the city?"
"I-It..." He looked to Ace for help. His eyes begging him for help, to bail him out of this mess.
Ace looked sheepish, and couldn't seem to meet her eyes from embarrassment, "We may have accidently bumped the little switch thingy that may control the ship's defensive system, and might have put them on autopilot during our makeup last night..."
"I hate you." She was beyond angry, "The reason why Gael might die is because you have no self-control!"
Leo opened his mouth to try and say something but she stopped him, "Save it Leo." Black flames flickered in her eyes. "You. Two. Are. Unbelieveable." She shook her head, trying to hold back tears, "Because you two are irresponsible Gael is being tortured..."
Ace was staring down at the wooden deck beneath their feet. Of course she was right, all of it. Gael could died because they couldn't keep it in their pants. It was Jason who came to save them as he approached slowly, "Eb, we're going to get him back. Everything will be fine."
The thing was, Ace could tell he actually believed it. Jason was usually their optimist growing up because he believed they could do anything they put their minds too.
"This wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for them." The resentment was plain in her voice, "If only they could have kept their dicks in their pants!" She was yelling again. Ebony pushed past them, "I hate you both and I don't think I can ever forgive you..." she looked straight at Ace when she said that then walked to the kitchen to get a drink and food.
He's tried to prepare himself for her words since Ace had known they would come eventually, but her words would have blasted holes in any wall he could have built. It took him a minute to look up from the deck. Jason still stood there awkwardly facing the other two, and all the others on board were staring at them. Hazel seemed scandalized by the sex talk, but Ace could tell they were all blaming him and Leo. Of course, it was their fault. His more specifically. He'd hit the switch. A part of his mind was saying that even Leo blamed him for this situation.
Ace didn't give his younger brother or anybody else the chance to say anything, before he retreated quickly into his room where he instantly broke down. He lay down on the bed, sobbing into his pillow. It wasn't plain in his mind if he was crying for losing Gael or losing Ebony.
He hadn't cried this much in a month since he was a little kid, and cried over almost everything. First his mom's death, then Jason couldn't be there for him, almost losing Leo the night before, and now with losing both Gael and Ebony along with fear creeping into his mind again about Leo getting tired with him.