Retarded in Love
An Ace and Buttercup Story

Prologue

It has been several years since I last saw my favorite person to hate, ten to be exact. He left town when he was fifteen for reasons I do not know of, appointing Snake as the new leader of the Gang Green Gang. I was seven when this happened. While my sisters celebrated, I lay in my bed and cried until my sobs lead me to sleep. I'd continue to do that for several years, until I convinced myself that all the tears were not worth it.

Bubbles and Blossom never could pin down the reason why I was so depressed all the time. I suppose that Blossom wasn't smart enough to figure it out and that Bubbles wasn't either. Everywhere I went, things reminded me of him. Cigarettes, the warm smell of whiskey, and even the old arcade game in the mini-mart. I played it several times only to see the three letters on the high-score list. My favorite letters in the whole world: A-C-E.

Obviously I changed a few things from the original series. I know we don't know Ace's true age so I decided to assign him an age. He never left town in the series and he never smoke or drank. Anything for a good story though I suppose. I'm sorry this was so short, but it is just a prologue and I promise the first chapter will be a lot longer. Leave a comment if you liked it. All characters except the ones I make up are owned by Craig McCracken.