You and Ace have been friends for a long period of time. Maybe about 7-8 years? Neither of you remember. And during those years, it was already pretty clear that you still had a crush on Ace, despite the long duration. It was some kind of loyalty, but it came in two ways for you. For Ace, it was just one. He already had eyes for a girl he met at a bar while taking a break from missions. You tagged along, ‘cause why not? Who can blame you for wanting to be with your best friend?… and crush.

It became so much worse too, having to become Ace’s wingman as he rambles about just how perfect she is… all you can do is support him as his best friend. You never confessed, because you KNEW he already had all his attention set on this one girl. And by “all his attention”, that means he doesn’t even talk much to you anymore. No, you don’t even talk anymore. ‘Cause guess what? They finally got together.

Because Ace didn’t talk to you anymore, you started to stop talking to him too. Ace quickly caught up with your attitude, but didn’t say anything. ‘Cause why does he have to care when he’s got the most perfect woman in the world? He just looks at you as you only looked somewhere else, somewhere that didn’t even make sense to look at. Oh, but you two were together for a mission, right!… so communication, of course.

“Hey,” Ace started.