MarcoAce
Part Six
((Part One here))
We did meet for lunch and he even offered to get me after work. It really felt like he was trying to make up for it and I had to admit it hurt going into my home. I just wanted to stay with him again like that night and just hold onto him with such reassurance. It went on like that for a few days, if Marco didn’t come in the morning, then he would meet me for lunch and made sure to message me. In a way, I didn’t want to bother him, but I think he knew I was a bit stressed that he may disappear again.
“Put your hands up!” I shouted with my gun out in my hands and aiming to the man who was acting erratically by an alley after trying to attack someone. People were either out of the way and hiding or in buildings as I shifted with another shout and there was another officer coming from the other direction. “Sir! Get your hands where we can see them!” It was nerve wracking as complaints came in about him waving a knife around after trying to attack someone, but we couldn’t take action unless threatened. The guy fidgeted, maybe on some type of drug, before noticing the officer that had gotten closer and soon bolted down the alley.
“Stop!” Ghalt shouted as he followed after the man, turning the alley and soon moving down it as I began moving to back him up.
The sound of a shotgun surprised me before the pistol of my fellow officer scattered out along the sidewalk. “We have an officer down!” The words left me as I had grabbed my mic to relay that as I approached the side of the building. I prepared myself with a slight step to glance and noticed a couple more people with the guy before. Pulling back quickly, I avoided the pellets that mainly got the wall and I had noticed Ghalt trying to remain still. Shifting again, I readied my weapon and began firing out down the alley, my eyes pin pointing who quickly. As I got the man with the shotgun, he merely stumbled while firing out and I wasn’t able to move back in time for it to scatter along my thigh.
Adrenaline flared as I stood my ground and fired a few more times as well as another man pulling out a gun. They began turning tail, leaving the original perp to be a balled up mess on the ground and I quickly grabbed at my talkie; trying to understand mangling of my words that came out and the sirens were coming our way.
“G-Get them, Portgas!” Ghalt shouted up with a cough and I quickly moved to follow after the men, the adrenaline blocking out my wound. It didn’t take too much to find them trying to pile into a vehicle and I began shooting at the tires. I got one in a quick pop as they tried driving away and kept going with a reckless driving. They didn’t get far with another cruiser pulling out from a side street and blocking the path, effectively stopping the vehicle and I approached with my gun ready.
“Exit the vehicle with your hands showing!” I shouted, the other officer doing the same as I recognized it to be Briggs. Others began arriving as they backed us up and the people in the vehicle finally gave in, though the one I shot was weakly showing hands out the car window. The two from the front got out with hands showing the whole time and we each instructed for what they needed to do. After we got them handcuffed with the injured man out and cuffed as well, someone grabbed to me help give support. My leg started to throb, the adrenaline leaving me as it wore down more and I noticed I was helped to a cruiser to take me to the hospital.
“You IDIOT!” Sabo shouted before moving with hands out and taking deep breaths to calm himself and I groaned lightly.
“I just have to take it easy is all.” I mention and he rubbed to his face before the sound of someone hitting against the doorframe was there. We both looked and I felt my chest blossoming in flutters at the sight of the blond.
“Oh, thank the gods…” Marco spoke out in relief as he took a moment to breath and Sabo only gave a side glance, but ignored it for now.
“This is why I didn’t like the idea,” as soon as he began on that I had made a whine.
“Come on, ‘Bo! Not again!” I complained and got a frown with arms crossing.
“No, this will come out every time you even get mildly injured!” The words came out sternly as Marco began walking in more to come to the other side of me.
“You gave the whole spiel when I jabbed my finger on the desk.” I told him in a matter of fact tone and he huffed lightly.
“Doesn’t matter, I still don’t like you being a part of something so dangerous.” A light scoff left me as I threw hands out before reaching my right hand out. Marco grabbed to it as I gave a look to my brother, who glared at the actions before him. The spiel he does includes Marco because it was one of the main reasons I went to the academy in the first place.
“I’m fine, just have to be careful when walking is all.” I told him again and he just rolled eyes with arms tightening before shifting.
“Fine, let me go see when you can be discharged.” The words left him as he began out of the room with one last look at Marco that included him definitely throwing daggers with his stare.
“Sounds like a plan,” I mention as I was already tired of being here.
As soon as he left the room, Marco gripped my hand and I looked to him. “We have a problem,” that didn’t help my heart as I frowned and he peppered kisses to my hand. “It’s about those guys you arrested, yoi.” A little relief was through me at those words and I gave a look of confusion.
“What about them?” I ask curiously.
“They are a part of a group that joined the one guy that betrayed our family.” A short nod left me in some understanding and he gave a slight deep frown. “Also, the same group that tried to kill me.” That clicked and this scowl found me as I gripped his hand. He moved to sit on the bed next to me while both hands had mine as he views me. “I refuse to go off grid from you again, but they will figure out that I am connected to you for some reason. If they find out that you were the original owner… That you’re his son…”
“Marco,” I spoke his name while looking to his face as he soon had those blue eyes to me. “The research has been deleted,” I began as we promised to never mention of the backup copy ever again to anyone. “And I was hardly a couple months old when he passed away with all of it destroyed by his associates that are dead as far as I am aware of.” That last part was of a lie, as I hadn’t even told Marco on the few who are alive. “The necklace had the only piece of it left and it was deleted and you know that since you looked into it.” A nod was there from Marco as he went with my words with a deep breath and I could see his fretting.
“I worry over you, love.” The nickname had my cheeks burning and he flushed as well with light stutters. “S-Sorry, I didn’t mean to say that… I was so used to it before I just…”
“I-It’s okay… I… I missed hearing it…” I told him with a smile as it really brought a thundering in my veins and I gripped his hand. A smile formed on his lips, something that I always craved and couldn’t believe I had back. “I missed you so much…” I whisper to him as if not wanting anyone to hear and he shifted to have a hand on the other side of my legs so he could lean in.
“I won’t leave you again, Ace.” The whisper was returned before he tilts his head lightly and moves closer.
“Ahem,” Marco had pulled away at the noise made and I breathed out in disappointment before glancing over. Green eyes showed distrust at the man next to me and when those eyes met me, I gave a glare and scowl. “He said you could go home today,” Sabo clarified as he probably assumed I might go with Marco. “You have a follow up in a week.”
“Alright, alright…” I complained lightly with a frown as I knew my brother was still upset with the other, but I knew he had reasons. Even if I tried to explain everything, he still saw how much it tore me apart and never wanted to see me like that again. “Is there any more stuff for the discharge?” I asked with eyebrows raised and he knew I was trying to usher him out, even just for a few minutes.
“I will sign all the paperwork and be back to take you home.” A pointed look was towards Marco who pretended my brother wasn’t being obvious with his glares. The look Sabo gave me, though, spoke volumes on that Marco needs to be gone before he gets back and it only made me roll eyes. My mouth was slightly open with a light scoff as my brother left the room and I soon peered to Marco to be surprised.
Lips pressed to mine, causing a shiver through my body as I gripped his hand and had another hand gripping to his shirt tightly. Our hands parted as he used both of his hands to cup my face to slide lips along mine and I enjoyed every bit of it. I couldn’t help, but giggle as our noses bumped and he joined while continuing to feather kisses to my noses and moved hands to get my cheeks with lips. I kicked my good leg out lightly with a smile on me as I laughed lightly in pure enjoyment of the situation.
I just couldn’t get enough of Marco.
