Day 4- AU
The day was hot, but that how it was in the Arizona desert in the little town of Red Dawn. Ace for one was glad to be getting to a town. The only bad thing about it was that he was looking for the infamous criminal Blackbeard and his horse Moby and stopping would delay his trip. Moby was stolen from a prestigious family of nobles and was worth more than Ace's life. Ace wanted to return the horse; he knew the family, and he knew that they loved the horse. Ace jumped at the chance he needed the money to support his little brother giving him no choice other than to track down the vicious Blackbeard. It would help if he knew what the man looked like.
First he needed a drink.
Walking into the bar he noticed a few people littered in the inside no more than six or seven. Only one caught his eye though. The eye-catcher had a odd hair cut that looked like banana peels placed on top his head, but if you asked Ace it only added to the man's overall sexiness and that tattoo on that chest if Ace wasn't on a mission the blond would be his mission. Like any respectable cowboy Ace decided to flirt him up after all he swung both ways and honestly didn't care who knew it and beside he had nothing to lose he'd be gone by sunset anyway.
"So what brings you here?" Ace asked motioning to the bartender to bring to mugs of beer. As the blond stranger shook his head "On the lamb?"
"Can't tell you that now canna?" The blond said rather jokingly "Names Marco by the way." The blond now Marco said holding out his hand that Ace shook. The named stranger's hand was warm, but Ace loved his eyes more. They were crystal clear like the sky. He could loose himself in them.
"Ya, could." Ace grinned and saw the man smile back at him before they picked up their drinks and downed them. The two continued to talk for a while about blond and red hair chicks, their brothers, books, outlaws and so one they almost covered every topic out there even the topic of salt before Ace popped up with a Question.
"Wanna travel together I am on a mission and it sucks goin' on the trails alone." Ace asked rubbing the back of his neck nervously, truthfully he just wanted to be with the blonde more.
"What's this mission?" The Blond inquired
"I have to hunt down a criminal called Blackbeard for horse nappin'." Ace said wincing as Marco flinched with his words.
"That's great we can look together, Blackbeard was a family member of mine until he killed a brother now I am suppose to take his head so this works out real well." The blond spat out the first bit, his tone getting lighter towards the end.
Ace could not believe his luck! He may be able to travel with Marco for a long time after all!
"That's great let's go!" Ace said grabbing Marco by the hand leafing him out to where the horses were tied.
Marco was personally looking forward to his travels together with Ace he liked the young teen in a not so innocent way and maybe just maybe the kid liked him back. Marco prayed to the gods that the youth did. After all for all Marco knew and hoped this budding friendship could become more.
This was actually suppose to be a chapter story with Marco as the criminal but I changed it and wallah a (squints a little) Marco ace shipped one shot!