I woke up somewhere strange and confusing. I looked over and noticed Ace by my side. I smiled as I grabbed his hand.
Ace cocked his head at me and smiled. "Glad you're okay. You had me worried," Ace whispered sitting up taking me with him.
"I'm sorry Ace. I didn't mean to worry you like I did," I whispered. "Is there anyway I can make it up to you?"
Ace's smile only grew. "We should probably head back to the castle. We don't want Peter trying to hurt me, or separating us for good," Ace whispered.
I nodded. "Thanks for taking me away from that place. What was with those two anyway?" I asked him.
Ace frowned. "They shouldn't have tried anything to you. I'm sorry that I didn't get there sooner. Don't worry about them for now. I'll protect you."
Someone entered the room making us face in their direction. "Ace?" A girl asked.
"Alice hey," Ace answered. "Julius didn't mind that I brought Skye here does he?"
"Julius is annoyed, but understanding about wanting to let her rest before heading back to the castle," the girl, Alice, answered. "How are you feeling Skye?"
I looked at her confused before answering. "I'm feeling better than I did before passing out in Ace's arms."
She smiled at me. "I'm glad." Alice left letting Ace and I have some alone time before deciding to go back to the castle.
"She seems nice," I said after a while of silence.
Ace nodded. "Peter dragged her here. He's somewhat obsessed." Ace laughed.
'I love that laugh of his,' I thought. "That explains a lot about his disappearances. Even more so about his overprotectiveness of me, and not letting me outside recently."
Ace lifted me out of the bed before setting me down gently on the ground. I leaned against Ace for support. My ankle was still sore from when I fell. "We should head back," Ace whispered softly in my ear.
"Okay," I answered shyly.
Ace guided me down the stairs.
Why do I always blush when he's near me like this? My heart always speeds up when he's so close to me. Why? Is my heart trying to tell me something that I'm not ready to face?
"Julius," Ace said to a man with long blue hair in a loose ponytail. "Sorry for coming unannounced, but I had to let Skye get some rest before going back to the castle."
The man looked up at us. I hid behind Ace because the look on the man's face scared me. "Just warn me the next time you decide to bring a girl here to rest," he said looking down at his work.
"Come on Eve-chan," Ace said grabbing my hand and pulling me towards the castle.
I nodded shyly. "Unh."
"Ace," I whispered on our way back to the castle.
"What is it Skye?" He asked.
"Why did Black Joker say that I was a rule breaker? Did I do something wrong? Black Joker said that I was a lost little lamb that found her way back home. What did he mean by lost little lamb?" I looked at Ace with a sad, confused look.
Ace gave me a very small smile. He shook his head. "I don't have an answer for you. Sorry Skye-chan. You don't want me to tell Peter what happened to you?"
I nodded in respnse. "Thank you Ace."