23A/N: I'm proud to present 'Love Stinks.' It's a Mace (MiraxAce) fanfic. There are not enough fanfics for this wonderful ship so I'm writing one. This takes place around the same time as 'Shun, You Belong With Alice.' So that's just during Gundalian Invaders. P.S. Do vestals have mobile phones? :/
Disclaimer:
Me: Somebody smart do the disclaimer please!
Dan: Oh me! MEEEEEEEEEEEE! *Waving arm wildly in the air*
Me: There's no bus here, Dan.
Dan: That was to get your attention.
Me: I said somebody smart. Never mind Danny-poo.
Dan: I can't believe Julie told you!
Julie: Wha?
Me: It wasn't Julie. It was the Plastique M's.
Mitsu, Myra, Maru: *cackle evilly* Sorry Danny-poo!
Ace: I'll do the disclaimer.
Me: Finally...
Ace: QueenKordeilia doesn't own anything besides the Plastique M's leader, Mitsuri Katsuko Fuzakawa. Myranda Brown belongs to Ecstatically Awesome and Maruchini Marukura belongs to ShadowKiss123. This counts for all the chapters.
Me: On with the story!
Love Stinks: Chapter One – Intriguing morning
The irritating ringing tone woke the mint-haired boy up. Ace sat up on his bed. He rubbed his eyes and picked his phone up. He smashed his thumb on the answer key. "What!" he exclaimed, anger in his voice.
"..." There was no response on the phone. He grunted. Whoever had called him, hung up on him. Ace threw his head back onto his pillow. He was about to close his eyes when his doorbell rang. DING-DONG! He groaned and rolled off his bed.
After he opened the door he froze in shock. A redhead stood at the door, tapping her foot impatiently on the hard stone ground. Her hair was shoulder length and cascaded around her face. She was clad in a white T-shirt, with a thin black cardigan and blue short jeans that stopped at her knees. His 'best friend' narrowed her eyes at him. However, his own eyes did the exact opposite; they widened in horror. If looks could kill he'd be dead by now.
"Hello Ace," she said. Her voice was ice cold. She was clearly angry and Ace was obviously the source of her anger.
"Hi!" Ace squeaked. His visitor scared him, immensely.
"I returned from holiday a few weeks ago," she stated. Ace slapped his forehead. He had forgotten all about the Ferman-Clays going on holiday. "And somebody forgot to welcome me back!" she snapped.
Ace sighed. He messed up – again. And that usually resulted in the same dreaded outcome. Mira was once again mad at him. He had a crush on her and she showed no passion back at all. None of the hints he dropped rang a bell in her head. Mira was so dense when it came to things like this. But she wasn't completely oblivious to Ace's feelings for her – thanks to the Plastique M's. He heard rumours that she fancied him too. But to him, that was just too good to be true. Ace braced himself for a slap, hit, punch or kick from his beloved. He closed his eyes and squeezed them tight.
"You're going to talk to my sister like THAT?" an awfully familiar voice broke him out of his reverie. He opened his eyes and dropped his guard. The mint head was disappointed to see that it was Keith. "Put some clothes on. I don't wish to become an uncle this early!" he remarked. Mira and Ace blushed in unison. Ace was only clad in his boxers.
"Keith!" Mira snapped. He decided it was not a good idea to hang around in case that really did happen. "Well, play nice you two!" He smirked knowingly. The blond was playing with fire and he knew it. He turned to his sister and teased her one last time. "I'm not available for babysitting." Mira's mouth gaped open. He retreated into the streets before she could retort.
Mira turned back to Ace, trying to fight off the urge to look at his body. That sexy body... Wait, what? Ace could feel Mira's sapphire eyes boring into him.
"Don't think I've forgotten," Mira warned, returning to her moody, serious self.
"About that..." Ace started, searching for an excuse as to why he didn't greet her. "Uhh, welcome back Mira!" he blurted out. Before he knew it he was embracing her. He had forgotten that he was in his underwear, however, Mira hadn't. She blushed ten different shades of red and her heart raced rapidly against Ace's chest.
Why is her heart beating so fast?
Maybe it's because you're not exactly dressed. A voice in his head replied.
Whatever. A naked Dan is what would give her a heart attack.
Ace wondered if he was going mad. He was arguing with himself! He realised that he really needed to put a shirt on...
"Well, I'll see you soon Mira–Liana," he said. Mira broke the hug and nodded. She seemed to be blushing but Ace thought it was a trick of the light. Mira wasn't going to hang around Ace, especially not when he was undressed. She was too unsure of her feelings for him. Without another word, she ran off towards her house. Confusion was written on Ace's face. What had he done?
A/N: So what do you think? Did you like it? Hate it? Love it? Don't hesitate to tell me what you think. I accept Anonymous reviews and constructive criticism.
