#marco x ace x izou

[bbyjackie]

𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒 𝐀𝐒 𝐀𝐂𝐄'𝐒 𝐆𝐅 — ♡

one piece social media + dating pt.2 feat: ace

♡ liked by chef.thatch, marco_o and 11.4k others

_ynln: mad he lost a handstand contest to some kid 🥱🥱

tagged: ace

ace: tell me how i got rated a 6/10 and that rat of a human got 9/10 🫤

↳ marco_o: you definitely got bullied as a kid with that attitude (liked by chef.thatch, _ynln, yamatoto)

↳ _ynln: MARCO JWVFIJBVFQO 😭😭

↳ ace: just letting you guys know, i wasn't bullied. i was the bully 💪💪

↳ izou.u: that does NOT make it any better

↳ saaaa_bo: why are you proud of that, all you did was bully luffy

↳ ace: now i'm not saying i stand with bullying but.. ☝️

↳ yamatoto: BUT WHAT???

p1rateking_luffy: Hehe Ace remember when we used to have handstand contests and Makino was the judge! 😁

↳ _ynln: omg that sounds adorable

↳ ace: yeah and you would fall on your head

↳ ace: makes sense why you're so stupid

↳ p1rateking_luffy: what does that mean

↳ ace: see what i'm saying

↳ saaaa_bo: you're literally the last person that can say anything

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_ynln: girls don’t want no scrubs!

[music: No Scrubs - TLC ♫]

tagged: lovenami, nicorobin

nicorobin: had so much fun with you 💗

↳ _ynln: I MISS U ALREADY

ace: YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL I CAN'T STOP LOOKING AT THESE PHOTOS 😍😍❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥💝💞💕❣️❣️

ace: I AM NOT A SCRUB GIVE ME A CHANCE!

↳ _ynln: stop i have a boyfriend

↳ ace: screw him, i'll fight your boyfriend

↳ _ynln: he'll mess u up

↳ ace: HE PROBABLY STINKS

↳ _ynln: yeah he does LMFAOO (liked by saaaa_bo, marco_o)

↳ ace: 😐😐

ace: PLEASE ONE CHANCE PLEASE 😩😩

↳ _ynln: YOURE SO ANNOYING 😭😭

lovenami: WHEN CAN WE HANG OUT AGAIN

↳ lovenami: I MISS MY HUSTLE PARTNER ALREADY

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_ynln: i want to be that dog so bad

tagged: ace

marco_o: holy shit i've never been jealous of a dog

↳ ace: dw u can kiss me anytime 😘

↳ marco_o: bruh no i meant i want to sock you in the face

sh444nks: HAHAHA this is so good

↳ _ynln: omg i made it in life, redhair shanks commented on my post????!

↳ iampops: Yn I comment too

izou.u: first photo made my day, thanks yn

↳ yamatoto: real!!1!

p1rateking_luffy: AHAHHAHAH THIS IS SO FUNNY HAHAHHA

saaaa_bo: this photo is free therapy

ace: WOW THIS COMMENT SECTION MADE ME REALISE ALL MY FRIENDS ARE FAKES

↳ yamatoto: so glad ur self aware!!

↳ _ynln: love u i swear!

↳ ace: u r full of shit

↳ _ynln:❣️

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ace: my pookie dookie 💩 💗

tagged: _ynln

_ynln: words can't explain how much i hate that caption

↳ ace: my sweet white mocha frappuccino with two pumps vanilla, chocolate drizzle and one scoop of java chips

↳ _ynln: omg wow i was so close to pressing the block button

_ynln: rare photo of ace w a shirt on ‼️

saaaa_bo: @_ynln blink twice if u need help

iampops: W photo 💪

↳ ace: POPS WHAT

↳ marco_o: WHO TAUGHT YOU THAT

↳ iampops: Big slay ☝️☝️

↳ iampops: Yn no cap 🚫

↳ izou.u: someone literally needs to come get their grandpa 😭

↳ _ynln: pops using colloquial language needs to be protected in a museum (liked by ace)

p1rateking_luffy: Yummy food 😋😋

[cyborg-franky]

Who cheats at games?

Would NEVER cheat! Jinbei, Chopper, Corazon, Whitebeard, Koby, Yamato, Koala, Vivi, Bepo

Cheats but isn't slick at all and gets calught right away. Luffy, Ace, Perona, Shachi, Buggy Cheats and get's away with it. Brook, Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Usopp, Doffy, Law, Sabo, Marco, Izou, Crocodile, Shanks, Penguin, Rayleigh Looks like they'd cheat but doesn't. Franky, Killer, Whitebeard, Mihawk, Roger Looks like they wouldn't cheat, but tottaly does. Brook, Robin, Law, Marco, Izou, Boa

Cheats but everyones too scared to say anything. Nami, Kid, Doffy,Izou, Crocodile, Boa Doesn't ever cheat but people think they do and their banned anyway. Corazon, Thatch, Roger Cheats - but always loses anyway. Luffy, Ace, Sabo, Shanks, Perona, Penguin, Shachi Cheats - always wins. Usopp, Doffy, Law, Marco, Crocodile, Rayleigh, Buggy Never cheats - always wins Jinbei, Chopper, Whitebeard, Mihawk, Koby, Koala, Bepo,Benn

[princeoftheeternalbog]

Really sleepy and so like sleeping with you headcannons lets go

I'm not sure half of these are even on the same vibe so uhm like do with that what you will, this is so long and it's atrocious but oh well. Also sorry if its ooc😻

I think maybe one line of suggestive in Franky's and Namis.

I feel like i forgot someone tbh..

Luffy

Sleeps anywhere and everywhere but sleeps better and longer next to you. Thus he is obsessed with sleeping with you and whenever he wants to sleep now you have no choice you must take sleep too. He snores and drools but that's kind of a win because then he doesn't care if you do yk? Loves taking naps with you and it's a way he likes to connect with you. Always kisses you before you sleep and after you wake up. He's so comfortable to lie next to because he's so squishy and he holds you in like every way possible because he doesn't have to worry about circulation being cut off or anything.

Zoro

Again he will sleep literally anywhere. He sleeps like a log but somehow you are the only person able to wake him up, Robin theorises it's his observation haki keeping an eye on you but whatever it is you are Zoros designated alarm clock. However, there is about a 30% chance that when you wake him up, he will just snatch you to cuddle and go back to sleep. You cannot escape his hold and if you keep trying to wake him up he'll just bite you(gently) idk he's feral. Depends on his schedule if he's comfortable or not, usually when he's bulking up he's squishier and it's nice to cushion your head on.

Sanji

Never naps and it's so alarming. How does he survive on like 6 hours everyday we will never know. Anyways he's very clingy when he's sleepy but in like a 'I don't want to bother you so I'll just sit over here looking really forlorn', just take the man to bed. Is somehow so comfy to sleep with it's actually annoying because after a certain point you just can't sleep alone anymore. Always tucks you in if you don't get up at the same time as him and he'll leave little snacks and drinks on your bedside table for when you do wake up. Sanji has a more lean muscly build so it's more comfortable to have him lie on top of you and he is not complaining in the slightest.

Nami

Loves cuddling in the winter, hates it in the summer. She's really sensitive to the temperature yk it's that innate sense of the weather, so when it's hot she is hot. But she really likes being able to touch you, so after a certain point she just forces franky to install(invent) air conditioning and it makes the summer so much more bearable. After this there's no escape, you will be cuddling every night (unless boundaries yk). She always tries to convince you stay in bed in the morning...and it always works. She's very persuasive okay. Lets you use her as a pillow, like her chest or thighs or tummy, she just wants to be next to you.

Usopp

Really shy about sleeping with you the first time. Only the first time. After that well lets just say you created a monster. He's really good at telling when you need a nap, especially when you won't admit it. He just subtly ushers you to a comfy spot and then oh what a surprise your eyes are getting really heavy and hm Usopp wouldn't mind if you leant on him for a bit and then snoreville. He thinks you're so pretty when you're sleeping because you look so peaceful and relaxed, so even if he's not tired he will always agree to a nap. He will carry you to bed. And he's so casual about it too, I guess because you're not like watching him directly so he's just like really chill.

Robin

Actually has a nap schedule with her sleep schedule, she usually takes a very short one after lunch because her power can be quite draining and so once you find this out it's just a big cuddle session which she loves. She tends to keep you to a sleep schedule too but she won't force you if you are really insistent on staying up, but she will say I told you so when you're grumpy and feel sick the next day. So lovely to sleep with, she barely moves, never hogs the blanket, doesn't snore and somehow always stays very cool even in the summer. She also always makes sure you get into bed safely if you're drunk or ill, even if she is too, she really cares about you.

Franky

I won't lie...he builds himself an entire like cushion add-on thing so you can comfortably sleep next to him. He looks like a giant marshmallow man it's so funny. But also it's so cute because he takes your comfort so seriously and he runs multiple tests to make sure it's the absolute comfiest he can be for you. Loves naps but absolutely adores actual bedtime because of the whole like rituals and because he knows he doesn't have to get up in like an hour. Sometimes he will seriously overwork into the night, but on those occasions it's fairly easy to coax him to bed(😚). Also he wears one of those stupid scrooge hats tbh. And yes he says super in his sleep.

Brook

Really insecure about sleeping together because he thinks he'll be uncomfortable to lie next to or cuddle :(. On the other hand, you're also really worried because you don't want to accidentally hurt him while he's asleep, so for the first few months you sleep in beds that are close enough to hold hands instead. Eventually when you both become comfortable with the idea, you end up sleeping together almost every night and you occasionally nap together too. He wears really soft padded pajamas to make sure you're comfy. It's surprisingly more comfy to sleep next to him than you thought it would be.

I won't lie sometimes you do shit yourself waking up and seeing a skeleton.

Jinbei

So responsible, absolutely will stop you from napping if it's too close to bedtime. He knows sleep is important but he also knows a routine is important...and he can't bear watching you sleep alone so if you mess up your schedule then you're messing up his. This also works for if you try to stay up late too, he'll straight up snatch you off the ground and just carry you to bed no matter how much you complain. Really good cuddler, like really good. He always knows how much pressure to use while holding you and when you want more or less contact, knows when you need extra blankets, when you want to sleep in a hammock instead of a bed. He's got a sixth sense for your sleeping habits (read: he's desperately in love with you).

Law

Really grumpy about it. And really shy. Also he's a hypocrite, he'll stay up working till early hours of the morning but if you dare even try he's stood there staring at you like the mf eyes of notre dame. He always wants to cuddle but absolutely despises asking so again he just stares, you can always tell though because his ears go really red. Once you're in the bed though he's suddenly mr suave i will arrange everything, he will literally pick you up to manoeuvre you both into a better sleeping position and doesn't even bat an eye. He will nap but you have to trick him into it, he secretly loves it and lets you do it even when he knows what's happening.

Kidd

Needs like 15 million blankets to sleep. Uses one of said 15 million blankets to wrap you up like a burrito if you refuse to come sleep/nap with him. But actually it kinda does hurt his feelings so you can make up for it by playing with his hair until he falls asleep. Loves napping, he's like an overgrown cat and he'll sleep literally anywhere. But if it's anywhere other than his or yours (or killers) room he somehow? manages? to scowl? in his sleep? Yeah I don't know but it just stops his crew from messing with him because he looks so angry. Like Zoro he will literally just snatch you if you're in his vicinity, like you walk past for two seconds and then suddenly your vision flips and you're just stuck in this iron grip. He won't let you go and the crew just walk past you too.

Killer

You literally don't sleep together until you've been dating for like a fucking year. He really values his privacy and you really respect it which culminates in neither of you asking for such a long time that you both forget its a common couple thing. Until someone asks why you don't sleep together and then you guys are like huh idk and then that's the day you finally do. He's a good cuddler but he's a blanket hogger and you have to braid his hair before bed or it will end up in your mouth. On the plus side, he will make and leave breakfast or coffee (or anything you want) on your bedside table if he wakes up first. Also he always picks the best bedsheets and eventually buys two quilts so you can at least have some blanket when he snatches it all.

Ace

Naturally runs like a furnance and is hell to sleep next to in the summer. But he gets really grumpy if you dont sleep next to him so the crew make you suck it up I'm sorry. Literally you're like clawing at the walls as they throw you in and lock the door. Anyways he's a really good cuddler and so comfy to sleep with, and he always takes naps with his head in your lap. He loves to have you sleep on him too because he loves to look at your face and stroke you hair, idk he likes being slow with you even though he's really energetic. Being naturally sleepy and like a little radiator also tends to make the people around him sleepy so you two are banned from working next to each other because you both just end up napping.

Marco

He doesn't sleep a lot because well he doesn't really need to. But he adores sleeping with you. It's one of his like favourite 'bonding' activities, especially if you haven't been able to be alone for a while, he just loves being that close and the intimacy of sleeping in each others beds. On another note he's obsessed with making your bed really comfy because as a doctor he knows sleep hygiene is important and as a bird...well yk...nest. He's not shy about it but don't tease him because it will hurt his feelings and he won't tell you to save your feelings, beautiful sweet man that he is. LOVES a good nap/cuddle especially in the winter, if you both have spare time he just bundles you both in a big fluffy blanket and just exists with you for a bit.

Izou

He is surprisingly a really undignified sleeper, which is why you don't sleep in the same room for months when you first get together😭. When you finally do, you wake up with his arm in your face, his hair is everywhere, there's a pillow across the room, the blanket is somehow under the bed, you're just like wtf how. And Izou is just (⁠ ⁠´⁠◡⁠‿◡⁠`⁠). But he gets better over time because his brain becomes more aware of your presence as you become more important to him and then bedtime settles into comfy chaos. Pillows still end up everywhere but he is now your cushion so you don't really care. He doesn't really nap anywhere that's not his room but if you do then he carries you to bed :).

[alexa-fika]

Hey! Hey! Hey! 😝 I'm back

Anyways can I request a whitebeard pirates x fem child reader? (Maybe 5 years old?)

Reader is half bunny and she's always shy and a bit of a coward and her ears are always down like this

She's always with whitebeard (on his lap, beside him, or on his shoulders)

The crew gives her nicknames like buns, baby bun, bun bun, Cottontail

Oh and the crew is a little protective over reader because she's the smallest crew member on board 🥺

Maybe like the crew is trying to connect with reader? They thought that Marco would be the first one to connect with her (besides pops ofc) because he's quiet and calm but ironically she connect with ace first

Anyways don't forget to eat, sleep, and drink! Thank you~ ✨

Birds of a bunny ( Whitebeard pirates x F!rabbit!child!reader)

A/N okay okay lets ignore than its been an eternity and get straight into saying that despite me ABSOLUTELY COOKING HERE I kinda butchered the request din’t I ? I kind alet myself go but I just really wanted to get to one of your request at the least cosmo

Reader here is replaced by Dokucha which stands for Reader in japanese

Dividers by @/saradika

Whitebeard hums, swishing around his drink and gulping a considerable amount

“They’re looking for you again,” he states, glancing at a small furry ball on his shoulders

She unfurls herself from her position, moving her drooping ears to uncover her face

“I know:..”

“They’re trying.”

“I know, I know that they are good people, but… they are so rowdy.”

He snickers at that, glancing away from her

“I think you should talk to them.”

She shakes her head at that

“Don’t be a brat. You have to talk to your brothers eventually, and if this is how it will be, then I Will have that be now, Boys.”

She looks at Whitebeard, her eyes widening as she shakes her head vigorously, not liking where this was headed

She squeaks as she jumps off his shoulder. As he reaches for her, hopping her way through the deck, attempting to get away from the crew as they all lunge to try to take hold of the bunny girl

She quickly made her way up to one of the lower crow nests, tucking herself small in the corner of it, ignoring the calls of the males down below

She is not alone for long as Ace, ever the nimble one, makes his way up into the crow’s nest, followed quickly by a half-transformed Marco who perches on the crow’s nest, their entrance being received by sobs from the kit

Ace sighs at the sight, swiftly picking her up

“No! Papaw! Papaw!” She cries, trying to get out of Ace’s hold to run back to the now retreating Captain as he heads for his quarters

“Hey, Hey, it’s okay,” he soothes

“Dokucha, It’s okay, take deep breaths for me.” Marco follows only to wince at his suggestion and was met by higher wails

“No! No! I want Papaw!”

He hums, dipping her

She shrieks as she suddenly finds herself upside down, giggling when he pulls her back up, her ears bouncing as she did

“Heard a laugh.”

She shakes her head, digging it into his shoulder

“No?” He questions, dipping her once again, grinning when her laughter followed on the way back up

“Well, I’m glad you are feeling better, Baby bun,” smiles Marco

Dokucha turned her attention towards the man, staring at him for a moment, her eyes glancing towards her limbs, his arms currently transformed into a pair of wings, his legs turned into two sharp, very sharp talons that gripped into the wood of the nest

“Bright aren-

He stops his words as she begins wailing again, turning her head away from him and trying to dig herself into Ace

“Hey, Hey, what’s wrong? It’s just Marco, I know he looks weird-

He receives an unimpressed glance from the phoenix at that

But he won’t hurt you.”

“No!!” She hollers

“He’s going to eat me,” she bellows

He stills at that, glancing down and back up to his brother; quickly understanding the situation, he stifles a snicker as he gestures toward Marco

“Baby bun, look at me.”

“No! I don’t taste good,” she wails

“Just look for a second.” her sobs continue as she dares to take a glance, her sobs lessening at the sight of a now fully human Marco standing in front of her

“See? Just a normal person, that was just my devil fruit,” he explains, reaching for her only to sigh as she scooched back

“Baby bun, come on, I swear I'm not going to hurt you,” Marco stated once they had returned back to the Deck of the ship; much to the surprise of the rest, she had decided to remain with Ace rather than anyone else despite all the warm and more peaceful greetings everyone offered.

“Marco, you’re terrible,” Haruta muttered

“I didn’t think you were the type to scare little girls,” Vista piped in

An irk mark began to grow on his forehead at the jabs his crewmates threw at him

“Shut up,” he grumbled

“Man, I had the wrong impression of you, Commander Marco,” Saber added in

“I always thought you were a good human, but I guess my first impression of you couldn’t be farther from the truth,” Kutatsu commented

“The next one to make a comment will see what kind of man I am,” he snapped, brows furrowed

“Gee, see that Cottontail? Now he wants to eat us. Don’t worry, I’ll protect you!” laughed Thatcher as he looked at the girl in Ace’s arms while pointing at Marco

She glances at the chef, her lips beginning to tremble once again

“Hah?! What’s wrong, Cotton tail?!”

“You’re going to eat me!”

“What?! What gave you that idea, Cottontail!?” He questions a devastated look on his face as she repeated the words he mocked Marco for no longer than a minute ago

Izou chuckles at the scene unfolding

“You have something to share, Izou?!” Thatch asked, glaring at the sniper, tears prickling in his eyes

“I believe she is referring to your… extravagant hairdo.”

“…”

“Cottontail! I'm not a bird, I swear! It’s hair! It’s hair,” he wailed, trying to hug the girl, only for tears to cascade down his face comically as she backed away from him, digging herself closer into Ace’s Embrace

Marco gives a pat on the man crying on his knees

“It’s alright, Thatch; I will protect her,” he mocks

“Shut up, you damn chicken” he wails

He grits his teeth at that, a sharp smile on his face

“You’re on cleaning duty for a month.”

“What the hell, man?! I'm a commander; you can’t do that,” he wails

Okay im going to do school assigment and im going to write another request hopefully!!

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@amethystviolin

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[shankss-magnificent-ass]

Imagine having deep discussions with the Whitebeard pirates

Ace: Have you ever wondered why the world government opposes people so far away from them, doing what we do?

Marco: [mutters] I wish you would just stop saying odd shit.

Whitebeard: well we're breaking the law, obviously.

You: It's a little deeper than that. It's because what many pirates do, is the same thing the world government does.

Marco: We are not similar in any way.

You: no, think about it, what does the world government do? They lay out a bunch of rules and if you don't follow them, they use violence to force most of the world into following them. And if a nation elects not to join the world government, or can't afford to join, they raid and pillage those islands and take their citizens as slaves.

Izou: On the other hand, if a nation does join the world government, they have to pay heavenly tributes, because if they don't, the Marines will raid and pillage your country. But if they pay the heavenly tributes, the marines will protect their nation from outsiders, like pirates and non-world-government-nations.

Whitebeard: However, on top of paying the heavenly tribute, the average person also pays local and national taxes, so it's a heavy burden for some countries.

Marco: Oh my gods, it's like a protection racket, that common thugs run, just on a massive scale.

Whitebeard: and, like many pirates.

You: they don't like pirates, for the same reason they don't like common thugs, because you all are muscling in on their turf.

Thatch: so most governments are just organized, and socially acceptable, thuggery.

You: Not all, look at Alabasta for instance, King Cobra has a lot of social programs for his people. Food programs and affordable housing for the poor. Medical programs that put a doctor in every village and a bunch of other stuff. The people should receive something back from their government besides 'protection'.

Ace: I know a lot of nations that are in the world government have a large lower class that they exploit labor from and bleed them dry with taxes, tolls, and fines. I can never forget what I saw at the Grey Terminal out of the Goa Kingdom's Great Gate.

Thatch: That's because in "normal society" they value wealth, and look down on and take advantage of people who don't have it. Meanwhile, in pirate culture, we value strength and look down on and take advantage of those who are weaker, like how we raid other crew's ships because we can, and they can't stop us.

Izou: [sighs] That's an oversimplification If I ever heard one.

Thatch: [steps into Izou's space bubble.] You got something to say to me?

Izou: I've been to both world-government nations and non-world-government nations, and I can tell you that they value both strength and wealth. It's just different classes value one over the other. The upper and more privileged class values wealth, and daintiness because they can hire the strong. While the less privileged value strength, because it helps them survive, because they don't have money.

Thatch: I know that, did you forget I grew up poor as shit, mister little daimyo's vassal-boy.

Izou: And I was a wandering beggar minstrel before that, also keep Oden's name out of your mouth.

Thatch: how about you fucking make me?

Marco: [hops between the two men and dramatically claps his hands together like a clapperboard.] Aaand scene, that was a brilliant performance, gentlemen.

Ace: it was almost hard to tell that you two are actually friends.

Thatch: [huffs] Alright, I'll take it back, I'm sorry Izou.

Izou: I'm sorry too

You: you all are too fighty.

Ace: bitch, you're the most stab happy out of all of us.

You: I am not

Whitebeard: Just last night, you stabbed Vista's hand with a fork because he kept reaching over your plate.

You: ... I did do that, but only after asking him to stop three times. Which is more than reasonable, he's a grown-ass adult, and he, and his fuck ass mustache, should know basic table etiquette by now.

Ace: and then you stabbed me for no reason, with the same fork!

You: that was for good measure, just in case you got any ideas!

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[thekraftcryptid]

You’d done worse. Without giving Marco a chance to speak again, you threw the door open. Blue eyes met yours— a lazy smirk curling his cheek with the hint of victory before his eyes dipped down and he froze. You kept quiet just long enough for his smirk to slip off his face. In any other situation, you might have preened at the way his mouth dropped open, but now wasn’t the time for an ego boost.

“What do you fucking want?” You propped your hip against the door frame, “I’m busy.”

Marco blinked very slowly, “You’re—"

(Surprise, You Ruined Everything. Chapter 7 By HippyMindy52)

Hmm back at it again, please ignore the crappy background I don’t typically do those. On god loved Marco getting stunned by the audacity of Shellie.

[luxthestrange]

OP Incorrect quotes#44 B4 Strawhats-

Before You and the straw hats met, You had your reunion with Ace first before Luffy...to say the least Ace was not ready for chapter I of his life...of presenting his family and dad...to one person who grew up with him..and beat his ass for teasin' fluffy too much-

As a large dragon and Whitebeard were having an EPIC battle but before either of you could give the final blow, Ace came into the rescue and...instantly knew it was you

Ace*Blinks and stops midway about to scorch Whitebeard* Y/N!?!

Dragon!Y/n*Confused for a second seeing a bunch a fire devil user human but notices familiar features in one disgusted*ACE!?!

Izo: You know this small dragon?!

Ace: Do I know them?-That's my sorta sibling!

Upon hearing that the dragon in front of the pirates was the fabled Y/n...they never believed Ace saying you were some sort of cryptic dragon...thing his grandpa picked up before he was born, Whitebeard's face grew into total shock

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The Whitebeard Pirates notice you don't seem fond of seeing Ace, They stare back and forth after you welcome them into your den, Marco narrows his eyes while Ace and You are doing the same thing, but their arms crossed as if you are such a disappointment

Dragon!Y/n: What the fuck are you *gesturing to your ace with your talon* doing here, shithead?

Ace: I should be asking you the same thing! You check yourself off the island, no call, no note, and I have to bump into you in this- what the fuck is this?...*Seeing the den filled with...weird papers with research and red strings ...with drawings of devil fruits?*

Dragon!Y/n*Rolls eyes putting your tail to cover your...theory vision board*-Nothin, It's my stuff, and who are the twinks?~

You wink at Izo who blinks and points to himself...till Ace puts a hand in front of him...and the others

Ace: Eeeeh~...My family, My crewmates, They're with me-

[peanutbubba]

White Beard Pirates x Reader Talking To Another Man

Ace, Marco, Izo, Jozu, Thatch, and Vista! Gender neutral!reader, slight cursing, kinda got lazy at the end sadly, might be a little ooc for some of them since it’s my first time writing them, no beta we die like ace, requested!

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Portgas D. Ace

Ace is naturally a jealous man, he doesn’t really like to be, finding it to be an unattractive trait within himself however he can’t help it. Especially, when he finds you near another crew member, stealing all your attention.

It doesn’t take long for him to realize that you were missing for nearly half the day, gone from your routinely activity of finding him and giving a kiss to his cheek plus checking up on him. When he goes to find you he nearly crushes a piece of railing he was holding onto, realizing that you weren’t missing, no, someone had just been pestering you all day. No wonder why you haven’t been with him for nearly half of the day, this person was hogging you all to themselves! He’s quick to act though, a charming smile on his face as he plays up his outgoing personality, tring to cover his jealousy. Swinging himself over the side of the railing and walking over to you and the other man, warm arms wrapping tightly against your waist, pressing his chest to your back.

He tries to coax you into leaving with him, hands rubbing circles on your waist as he whispers softly in your ear of missing you. If that doesn’t work then he just glares at the other man until he leaves, eyes piercing and irritated. When the man quickly runs off not wanting to anger The Fire Fist Ace you look suspiciously back at Ace, his expression now changed to relaxed and loving. Again, he softly asks if you can hang out with him. Will give you puppy dog eyes if he needs too, please say yes.

Marco

Without a doubt, Marco is the most calm about you talking to another man that isn’t him. It isn’t exactly that he doesn’t care, he just is secure in your relationship and the fact that you’d never go behind his back. Plus, he’s very aware that you also deserve to have a social life outside of him.

However, he also prioritizes your safety and wellbeing above all else, should something happen to you he wouldn’t forgive himself. His trust in you is absolute, as always, the people you talk to not so much. Especially when it’s while you’re stopped at an island, his eyes are glued to you and that man, making sure he makes no attempts to put you in danger. As a person with a high bounty you’re always at risk of being put in danger, and while Marco is confident you can protect yourself that doesn’t stop his worries any less.

Hovering near the areas you are, or just full blown hanging around you, a charming yet deadly serious demeanor about him. He definitely feels less uneasy when you’re both on the ship around trusted people, and a hundred times more when you’re close to somewhere he can monitor your surroundings. Overall, not very overbearing about you talking to other men, so long as he knows you’re safe and that the man isn’t bothering you.

Thatch

Another man who would be pretty calm about you talking to another man is Thatch, probably would even join you in conversation with whoever you’re actively talking to if he has the chance too and you don’t mind.

As a more friendly natured man he’s quite happy when you meet new people, thinking that the socialization is good for you. If he’s not too busy then a lot of the time he’ll join in the conversation happily, pleased to talk with another person and especially you. If he is then he doesn’t really mind, he’s a little jealous that it isn’t him you’re talking to but just by a smidge, he gets over it pretty quickly.

He also does it to make sure you don’t get into any trouble. He wholeheartedly believes that you can absolutely take care of anyone that bothers you, he’s your #1 fan, but he also likes to be careful, especially if it’s with someone who isn’t from/is new to the crew.

Izou

With Izou it’s a complete 50/50 how he acts, completely depending on how the other person is acting towards you, or if you both know the person.

If you’re chatting with a man that both of you know that he’s completely calm, maybe every now and then his eyes are flickering to your form to make sure you’re okay, but he allows you to have your conversation in peace with the man, occasionally gives the man death glares though so he knows not to do anything. If it’s a complete stranger though then his entire demeanor changes.

Izou is a fiercely loyal man, whatever it takes he’ll ensure you’re safe and happy, so without a doubt if you’re talking to someone new then he’s sticking beside you if he can. Definitely has a mean face while looking at the man you’re talking to, he’s just trying to keep the man under a watchful gaze. A hundred percent scares the man off.. Izou is definitely more protective than he is jealous, doesn’t mean you can’t make him jealous though. If he is jealous then he’s quick to get whatever pest of a man is near you away, trying to steal your attention for himself.

Jozu

Jozu is very quiet, you never really know what he’s thinking until he actually says something. If you’re ever talking to someone else he’s especially hard to read, just staring at the both of you for a moment.

He’s just trying to make sure that the man has no bad intentions for you, his silence sometimes mistaken for brooding although he’s just trying to be through with his observations of the man. If the man is fine then he’s fine, only really looking back at you occasionally making sure you’re still alright.

If the man is a little strange or off putting though then he’s quick to act, smoothly and almost silently stealing you away from your company. If you ask him what’s wrong then he’ll obviously softly tell you, but once you both are far away from that weird ass man.

Vista

Vista barely has any bones in his body to be jellyfish, key word being barely. Although, that jealousy is more towards if that man is hitting on you rather than if you’re talking to him.

He just watches for a moment you and the man having a conversation, not very worried knowing that he can trust the way you act around other people. His eyes leave you for just a couple minutes, looking at something else before going back to you. Your body rigid and face clearly uncomfortable, the man talking to you clearly getting too confident for his own good.

Ooo, he’s mad. How dare this man make you, his lovely partner, uncomfortable! Definitely coming to your rescue as quickly as he can. If you’re okay with PDA then he might put a hand on your waist to get the man to back off, if not then he’s just casually whisking you away from that creep.

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Im so sad, Jozu barely has any gifs!! Also this was pretty fun, made me write about characters I wouldn’t normally, which was cool.

Hope you enjoyed! Peas out.

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And Tonight, We’ll Be Warm

It is technically still the 25th where I am so have a holiday-related fic! This is just an excuse to write that obligatory Christmas fic that nobody asked for

Whitebeard Pirates x Reader (no particular pairing but very Ace-centric)

The Whitebeard Pirates never needed an excuse to party, but surprisingly, they always celebrated one specific holiday.

The sight of white flecks on the deck heralded the arrival of the Moby Dick to its destination, the cheery winter island in front of you a familiar sight. You couldn’t see it at this distance, but you had no doubt that if you asked Marco, he’d say that it was decked out in its annual holiday decoration already.

Around you, the hustle and bustle of docking preparations were in full swing, excitement filling the chilly air more than usual. Every year, on the same day and if time was willing, Pops liked to return to this specific island, deep in the heart of his territory, known for its celebration this time of year. It was done often enough that the locals left a special place for the Whitebeards and the crew always brought in supplies when they came. What would commence would be a two-day, island-wide celebration where the Whitebeards and even other friendly crews would toss aside their worries to rejoice. Though Pops’s family may have been a wide assortment of characters from all over the Blues, it was a unanimous agreement that all of you would indulge in this holiday because of how much joy it brought the old man. Though as pirates, there was never a reason needed to party.

You’d been with the crew long enough to have attended a few, the first few times never something you’d never forget. Overwhelming in the best of days, there would be lots of work done once you docked to unload the supplies and crates, but then the locals would whisk it all away and the crew would be able to release themselves upon the festivities. There would be stalls upon stalls of vendors selling indulgent foods, gifts, and knickknacks for the holidays. And—of course—the booze. It was a pirate island, after all.

A relieved cheer broke out as the Moby coasted gently to a stop, a few of those who could handle the jump vaulting over the side onto the dock, while those who remained up top tossed down the mooring line for them. You double-checked the ropes on the winches responsible for lowering the cargo and leaned over to ensure that nobody was in the way.

“Lowering the crates!” You yelled down to the people milling down below. The worn wooden crank was familiar in your work-calloused hands as you cranked it, lowering the creaking platforms of foods and ingredients down. A ‘thump’ and the lines slackening signaled the contact with the dock below you, and you left the unpacking to the ground crew.

Beelining for the rope ladder, you scaled down it to join the others, an eager grin pulling at your cheeks. Wagons waited for their loads, but you left that to those like Fossa and Blenheim, the likes of them able to move much more efficiently when they had no smaller crewmates running underfoot. Your eyes darted across the space, seeking one specific person. For once, a majority of the crew had a shirt and jacket on, only the hardiest of them forgoing it, so it was easy for you to find that tattoo stretched across a tanned back.

“Ace!”

The young man spun around, seeking the call of his name. You started toward him, waving to attract his attention. He returned your grin easily as the two of you met up. Close to him, you couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Despite your layers, it was still bitingly cold with the snow fluttering down. But with Ace nearby, his heater tendencies, courtesy of his Fruit, were a warm balm against the low temperatures.

“You were right, this does look fun!” Ace said, hands on his hips as he regarded the festivities beyond the dock. I’m glad I’ll have someone to lead me around.”

“Hm.” You rubbed your hands, fingertips red. “I’ll show you all the good places to hit up. Ignore what Commander Marco says. He’s a geezer who’s got outdated tastes.”

“Does he now, yoi?”

You stiffened, spine prickling with unease as footsteps came close. The warmth of the other flame-related Devil Fruit user on your back betrayed his approach. You shot Ace a nervous smile, grabbing his shoulders and swinging behind him to escape the fingers that skimmed the collar of your jacket. Grabbing the black-haired man’s hand, you readied to bolt but flailed when he didn’t move.

“C’mon! We gotta run!”

Ace glanced back at you, shrugging helplessly, still gripping your hand.

“You should know better,” Marco tsked as he stopped in front of Ace (and you, who ensured you were soundly on the opposite side of Ace from him). He crossed his arms, a lazy smile twitching into something mischievous. “We have to wait for Pops, yoi.”

As if that mention summoned him, the ground trembled with the impact of your captain landing down from his leap off the ship. He did a sweeping glance over his nakama, still milling about the dock as they waited for his arrival, and unleashed his booming laughter. “What are you all waiting for? Go have fun, my children!”

Noise erupted over the dock, and you suddenly found Ace very agreeable as you ran away from Marco. The two of you darted into the crowd, away from the blonde.

“Go! Go! GO!” You yelled as Ace swept you onto his back, laughing as he bolted. You wrapped an arm around his neck to keep balance, while the other one pointed in front of him to where you wanted him to go. Rakuyo jumped out of the way just in time to avoid being plowed over, and Atmos bellowed in laughter when Ace ducked under his arm, revealing you clinging to his back.

Despite you acting as a backpack for him, Ace was barely winded when you finally told him to stop. He regarded the street around you with wide eyes as you slid off him, dusting your clothes. “Where to know?”

You pointed to a little stall that had a small metal stove by its side. “First order of business: Drinks!”

The little old lady there waved as you approached, a smile of familiarity greeting you. “Welcome back, dearie. I see you’ve brought a friend!”

Nodding, you stepped aside to showcase the now-shy ravenette to her. “Hi again Miss Rose. This is Ace! He joined us a little while ago.”

“Showing him around, I see…” Miss Rose said

“Yep,” you said. “I gotta do it since I don’t want to put him through the history lesson that Commander Marco might’ve exposed him to. And I thought it’d be good to start everything off with drinks from your stall!”

Miss Rose tilted her head, an apologetic expression falling onto her face. “I’m sorry, dearie, but my stove just went out, you see. I sent my son off to fetch flint, but it’s going to be a while before I can get anything warm for you.”

“I can help!” Ace said, straightening up as he lifted a hand, small flames flickering to life. He, however, quickly extinguished it, and added on nervously, “I-If you want.”

The woman didn’t flinch at the small display of Ace’s powers, long-familiar with Devil Fruit displays on an island such as this, and toddled over to the stove, pulling open the door, and stepped aside for Ace. “Oh, if you could, that would be delightful.”

Caught off guard by the open friendliness, Ace glanced at you in a silent question. You bumped him forward with your shoulder. “Yeah. Miss Rose has the best cider all around, and you can’t start the festivities without getting a cup.”

Ace exhaled with a smile, sticking his hand into the open maw of the stove. With a flash of orange, the lumber within it lit up. The door was closed, and Miss Rose quickly put a pot over the top. Within moments, the warm smell of spices suffused the air and the pot’s content bubbled merrily away. Miss Rose moved with a speed that belied her age as she quickly set up two steaming cups of liquid. You barely just finished fishing out the appropriate payment before they were shoved into your grasp. Passing one to Ace, you slid the coins over to her quicker than she could react. Grabbing Ace, you led him away despite the woman’s protests refusing your payment and called back, “Thanks, Miss Rose!”

Your action prompted a curious look from him as the two of you hurried from her stand. “What was that about?”

“She’s too kind for her own good, and if I didn’t do that, she would’ve tossed my coin back at my face,” you explained. Taking a long sip, you let out a satisfied sigh at the warmth spreading through your guts and prompted Ace, “Try it.”

He took a tentative sip. Your catlike grin widened as his eyes lit up, and he went in for seconds. “Woah, this is good…”

“Mhm,” you hummed, turning to look at the busy street in front of you. You pulled the cup closer to your face to allow the steam to warm up your cold nose. “It’s good that we got here before the crew. Otherwise, we’d be fighting Kingdew for a spot in line.”

Ace didn’t reply, and you glanced over to see him staring at the colorfully lit lanterns above you that cast festive colors onto the street. You couldn’t help but smile at the sight. It was nice seeing the awe on his face, and you realized this must’ve been why Marco was chuckling at you when it was your first time on the island. 

The growl emitting from him broke you out of your reverie, and you chuckled, hefting a bag of Berry in your hands.

“Alright Ace, since it’s your first time here, you can get any food you want, my treat. But—” You held up a finger when he brightened, “Only as much as this pouch can pay, and don’t spoil your appetite for later.”

“What’s for later?” Ace asked as he began walking to the nearest food stall, something to do with skewers.

“Five, please,” you said pleasantly to the vendor. Glancing back at Ace, you said. “There’s always a big feast and bonfire set up. It’s great. You’ll love it.”

The food was given to you, and you exchanged it with the correct amount of bills, passing four of the roasted chestnut and meat sticks to Ace while you kept one to yourself. Silence stretched between you two for a few minutes as the food was savored. As you were crunching through a chunk of chestnut, you heard Ace murmur, “Lu’ would’ve liked this.”

You swallowed your bite. Aside from his explosive (literally) introduction to the crew, there were a few other things about him that he never kept quiet about, one of them being his very cherished brother. “Oh yeah? I mean, this island is known for good chestnuts year-round, so food like this is common anytime. You can bring him here when you meet him again.”

Ace polished off his second skewer, expression wistful as he murmured, “Yeah…”

“Oi, you two!”

Like twin dogs, the two of you turned to the call. Thatch waved at you, Izou by his side. The former looked a little silly, with a sprinkling of snow piling up atop his pompadour, while the latter looked immaculate in his dark-blue kimono, its woven threats gleaming when it caught the lights. Amusement lit up the two Commanders’ faces when they saw the food in Ace’s hold.

“Putting another person’s wallet to work already, I see,” Izou said with a small smirk on his painted lips.

“Well, better than the alternative,” Thatch quipped, hands on his hips. “The locals may like us, but that can change if someone decides to dine and dash.”

“Don’t worry about it,” you pipped up. “I’m treating Ace today since it’s his first time.”

“How thoughtful,” Izou said. “You would have had the same result tossing your wallet in the sea.”

“I know better! I only brought a set amount.”

“Hey!” Ace protested. “I���m not that bad, am I?”

You, Thatch, and Izou exchanged glances. A beat of silence passed.

Thatch was the first to crack, folding in half as mirth shook his body, and you had to make efforts not to spill your drink in your laughter. Even Izou cracked, one fist coming up to cover his mouth as he snorted. Ace leveled a betrayed look at you all.

“By the way,” Thatch began, once he finally reigned his laughter back in control. “Where are the two of ya headed?”

Shrugging, you motioned down the street you two were on. “Just roaming for the most part, but the goal is to the town center to show Ace the stage before going to the bonfire.

“Hm. Mind if we join y’all?”

You shrugged. “I don’t mind. Ace?”

Silence greeted you, and you whirled around to find him face down in the snow, breathing deeply. Somehow, he still held his drink and food aloft. Sighing, you sent the other men a helpless look.

“We can wait until he wakes up to see what he wants,” Izou amended. “Let’s move him to the bench over there.”

Thatch smiled, lifting a hand. “If ya can grab the food and cup, I’ll carry our resident flamethrower out of the street.”

Chugging the rest of your cider, you crouched down and carefully wormed the sticks and cup out of Ace’s hands. There was no food left, so you tossed those, but Ace’s cup was still three-quarters full and steaming, so you decided to keep that for yourself. At your go-ahead, Thatch effortlessly lifted Ace’s snoozing form, while Izou cut ahead to dust off the coating of snow from the seat. Thatch set Ace down first before sitting down, and you immediately claimed the other empty spot of the sleeping Logia-user, sighing in happiness at the warmth that bled off him.

“I’m surprised that you’re not with Commander Marco, sirs,” you admitted, moving to sip from the cider cup.

You squawked as Thatch took it from you, using his long reach to lean over Ace. He took a sip from it and hummed. “Ah, that’s good. From Miss Rose?”

Sulkily side-eyeing him, you nodded.

“And stop with the ‘Commander’ stuff. We’re off-duty, and we’re all friends anyway.”

“Well, as my friend, you should give me back my drink.”

“Is it really yours in the first place, if you took it from Ace?” Izou asked. He waved the cup away when Thatch offered it to him.

As the brown-haired man was leaning back, Ace suddenly shot forward, knocking into him. The cup flew out of Thatch’s grasp, spilling its contents onto the snow in front of you all. Izou hissed, jerked the hem of his kimono away, and shot the others a poisonous look.

“Haahhhhh? Since when did we sit down?”

“Since you decided the snow would be a good cushion for your face,” Izou replied.

“Ah dang, was I out for long?”

“No,” you said. “Thatch and Izou were wondering if they could tag along with us.”

Ace stood up, stretching his arms above his head. “I don’t see why not! As long as your offer still holds up.”

Sighing in exasperation, you stood up with a shake of your head and a smile on your face. “Fine. But if you want to explore, we gotta get going.”

Your words were a reminder of the changing sky, the days shorter in the thick of winter. The others all agreed, and once everyone gathered themselves, you all set off again. Your motley crew would’ve struck an unusual sight, with Thatch’s stature and hair, Izou’s elegant dress, and Ace completely bare-chested in the snow, but the locals of this island were long-used to it, a few folks even greeting the Commanders by name.

The festival was still as eye-catching as ever, with the soft haze of snowfall spreading a dreamy air over everything. True to his nature, Ace ended up dragging you to a few more food stalls. You four wandered with no hurry, simply basking in the peaceful, jovial air that was seldomly seen on the seas.

“I wonder how long these chestnuts can keep,” Thatch mused as he rotated a candied chestnut in his fingers. Popping it into his mouth, he passed you one from his cup. “I have plenty of recipes that’ll be nice for the colder weeks when we’re sailing.”

“I think if you can store them in the ice closet, they can last up to six months!” you chirped.

You could see his mind beginning to form ideas. “That’s plenty of time. I doubt they’ll last that long. Since it’s so cheap here, I think I’ll arrange for an order to the Moby tomorrow.”

A folded hand fan whapped Thatch on the side of the head, Izou tucking it back from wherever he summoned it from when the brown-haired man turned to him. 

“What gives, you bastard?!?”

“Stop talking about work,” Izou sniffed. “We’re here to relax and enjoy the festivities, damn you.”

Thatch leaned down into Izou’s space. “Well, you didn’t need to hit me!”

While the two senior members squabbled like little kids, you turned your attention to Ace, seeing him contemplating the roasted squid in his hands like it contained the secrets of the world.

“What’s wrong?” You said, popping your head over his shoulder. “It raw?”

Ace blinked, shaking his head and taking a big bite out of it. “Nah. Just thinkin’.”

“Don’t hurt your head over it,” you said. “Now’s a time to turn it off.”

He hummed, and you linked your arm with his and marched forward.

“Well, we’re almost at the town center. You’d like it, I think. And if you don’t, it’ll be something to distract you, yeah? No worries.”

Izou and Thatch fell in line when they saw the two of you heading off. One was fixing the collar of his kimono, while the other had a red mark on his forehead. Neither said anything when you raised a teasing eyebrow in question.

You led them down the streets until it opened up into a wide space, the large, towering pine tree in the middle marking your arrival to the town center.

Ace froze as he gawked at the monster of a tree in front of you all. “Holy shit.”

Tall enough to make even Pops look small standing next to its trunk, the ancient growth was decked out in flickering candles and carved, wooden ornaments of all colors. Bands of embroidered cloth swayed gently, depicting the winter flowers that bloomed this time of year.

“This is one of the island’s pride and joy,” You told Ace, banking on the information Marco told you during your first time. Damn, if he knew, he would never let you live this down. “It was said that this tree was already massive by the time people settled onto this island, and it was decided that they would keep it and treasure it. The festivals came later, but this tree was integrated into every celebration as well. Looks like we came just in time.”

Chattering quieted as a door hidden in the tree trunk opened. A pair of men walked forward to the platform mounted there, rolling some sort of canon in between them.

“It’s safe,” you reassured Ace as you saw him shift in nervousness. “Just watch!”

With a muffled pop, a flurry of flat, petaled shapes shot up into the air. The crowd roiled, eager hands reaching up as the large charms fluttered down. This was what you came here for. This town’s yearly charms, hand-carved from a specific type of lightweight crystal only found here. When refined down into the flowers and the snowflakes fluttering down upon you now, they caught the light in a kaleidoscope of rainbows. They were beautiful.

And very desired.

“Quickly,” you hissed, pushing Ace forward. “Try and grab one! They say that whoever got one will have good luck for the upcoming year.”

Unsure, the man reached out, only to have it snatched in front of his fingertips. The old lady who took it from him gave him a sharp glare and toddled off.

A spark of competitiveness lit up in Ace’s eyes. “Oh, that does it.”

The two of you shared a look of determination, exchanging a nod before delving into the crowd.

“Over here, Ace!”

“Too far!”

“Watch out for that lady!”

Your teamwork fell in line seamlessly, the months together on the seas and all the training and fighting giving you and Ace a leg up. Though it always seemed like there were five people trying for every one charm. Eventually, there was nothing left in reach, but you spotted one still fluttering above the crowd. You were not the only one, as you locked eyes with a burly man who was bullying his way through the crowd toward it. The two of you scowled at each other, and you stuck out your tongue at him.

Looking back at it again, you saw that it was out of reach for even the tallest folks.

But not too tall for what you had in mind.

Spinning around, you pointed at the crystal and yelled out, “Ace!”

The man turned around to spot it, and you quickly took a knee, putting your cupped hands low to the ground. A move that you’d done once or twice before.

“Go for it!” You yelled, hiding a wince when an elbow dug into your back.

Ace stepped back, lining himself up before running towards you. His boot landed in your palms, and you pushed yourself upward, propelling him up with you as he jumped. You turned around to see his trajectory, a wild grin on your face. Ace had a similar expression, one hand on his hat while the other was outstretched as he approached the snowflake. With bated breath, you watched as his fingers grazed the edges of the charm, seemingly missing it before, with a burst of flames from his legs, he propelled himself up a bit and the charm landed in his grasp. With the prize secured, he brought it to his chest and pivoted in the air, landing at an empty spot with a perfectly tucked roll.

You let out a whoop, throwing your arms up in victory, before moving your way through the crowd to where Ace landed. Your cheeks ached not just from the cold, but also from the size of the grin overtaking you sported. Spotting Ace, you hauled him up and pulled him into a hug, your laughter ringing out in the air.

“You got it!”

His cheeks were flushed as well when you pulled back, a pearly smile on his face. “Yeah.”

The crowd’s excitement was dying down and a part of you dropped in dismay over the fact that you’d missed your chance to grab something, too busy making sure Ace had his moment to focus on your own. But you were at least glad that Ace managed to get one of the charms of his own, so you shoved down that bit of sadness.

“What shape did you get?” You asked. “Can I see?” 

He pulled the hand holding his charm away from his chest, and your eyes widened in excitement at the sight of a flat carving of a flame lily. As he lifted it into the air, the clear crystal caught the light, throwing out fiery red and orange iridescence from within its lattice.

“A flame lily, lucky you!” You shot him a thumbs-up. “That’s the most prized one. A symbol of undying warmth in the cold. Good luck is definitely coming your way.”

“There you two are,” Thatch said, panting a bit as he got through the crowd. “You crazy little cretins, I can’t believe you two did that! And don’t deny it, I saw Ace in the air.”

You whistled, adverting your eyes. “Welllll, it was worth it. Ace got this year’s Flame Lily. How ‘bout you?”

“Right here,” Thatch sighed, reaching into the top of his pompadour and pulling out a glittering, clear hexagonal plate that had flashes of smoky black when he tilted it. “Some lady tried stealing it from my hands after I got it.”

“Looks like all that hair really is useful for something,” you chuckled.

He harrumphed, tucking it in the inner breast pocket of his coat. “Whatever. Did you get one this year?”

You shook your head, a rueful smile on your face. “Nah. Looks like my collection is not growing this year.”

You only caught a flash of guilt on Ace’s face before something was thrust into your face.

“Here,” Izou drawled, a bored look on his face.

Going cross-eyed, you took a step back to see what it was. Your eyes widened when you saw the intricate poinsettia carving in his hand, the details of the flower it was mimicking catching the light prettily.

“I found this stuck to mine,” he said, motioning to the bird-shaped crystal peeking out of the collar of his kimono before you could ask. He shook it. “Take it. I don’t need two of them.”

“Aww, you do care,” you teased as you reached for it.

Izou jerked it out of your grip, raising it out of your reach. “I am not above breaking it over your head.”

“No don’t! I’ll be good, I promise!”

He finally gave it to you, huffing out of his nose as he swept past the tree of you. “Fine. Let’s go. We need to head to the beach if we want to catch the bonfire in time.”

At this point, the sky was blue-hued with the end of sunset, the chill settling deeper into your bones. But still, the lights and candles kept the island festivities in full swing.

“So, what do we do with these things?” Ace asked, inspecting his lily carving.

“You just keep it.” You shrugged. “Put ‘em in a box or something. It’s your choice. Hell, you can even toss them into the ocean, but make sure to point out where you did it so I can go diving for it.”

Ace hummed in thought, glancing over to see your expectant gaze on him. With a smile and shrug, he shoved it into his pant pocket. “I guess I’ll keep it. So what are we doing now?”

“Bonfire should start soon,” you affirmed. “There’ll be food and drinks, the full Whitebeard Pirates shebang, yaknow?”

The growling of a stomach was the response you received from him, and you chuckled.

“We’re almost there,” Thatch reassured. 

True enough, you four took the stone steps down from the edge of the town, where your shoes immediately sunk into sand. Already, you could hear the hubbub of conversation, men on their way to getting sloshed. There was a chorus of greetings that rose when those present saw you four.

“Finally,” Atmos roared, his beer sloshing over his tankard. “Was thinkin’ you guys died fighting in the town center.”

Izou scoffed, sweeping past him as he headed for where Vista and Haruta were. “Please. As if I’d be taken out by something so simple.”

“I’m going to check out to see if the Fourth Division needs any help,” Thatch called, splitting away too.

That left you and Ace again, and you steered him toward a table set up with food. You unleashed him upon the meal, picking up a few things that pulled at your interests too, and allowing yourself to mingle with everyone.

Like most other Whitebeard parties, it was easy to be swept up in the merriment. At one point, you managed to wrangle a spot beside Haruta as he lit up the main bonfire, toasts being called out into the air. Smaller bonfires went up around the beach too, like twinkling, golden stars in the dark.

And when the moon was high in the sky, just about the time when you knew the spectacle of the night would begin, you sought out Ace again.

He was warm as you slung an arm over his shoulder, warmer than even the slight bit of alcohol coursing through your veins. “Aceyyyyyyyyy. Come on closer to the bonfire.”

“Hm? Why’s that.”

You pointed to the towering back of Blenheim in front of you. “Too many tall ones over ‘ere. And you’re warm, but I wanna be warmer.”

“I didn’t realize you were such a heat hog,” he said, rising from his seat at your insistent tugging. 

Fossa smirked at him when he saw the two of you pass by. “Looks like you’re the victim this time, brat. Good.”

You stuck your tongue out at the older man, aiming towards a log laid on as a seat, angled to look into the island instead of out over the sea. Plopping into it with none of the grace you normally held when somber, you sighed at the heat that suffused your back from the bonfire.

At Ace’s questioning look at you, you raised your arm and pointed over the top of the island, where the top of the pine tree could be seen peeking out. “You’ll wanna watch o’er there. It’s good. I promise.”

Following your words were the lights from the town being extinguished, plunging the inland into darkness. Soon, the only lights came from the bonfires dotting the beaches like fireflies as everyone settled. An air of excitement took over the party, those sober and not tilting their heads up to the sky.

A whistle announced the first of the launches before the sky exploded with color. Fireworks bloomed in their brilliant glory, popping and crackling hues of sparkling rainbows before fading out. It was stunning as ever, but since you’d seen it a few times before, you chanced a glance at the man next to you.

Ace’s eyes were wide, the glow of the firelight making them glitter. You smiled softly at the way it transformed his features into something softer.

Even though you haven’t known him for long, the look on his face earlier was too somber for your liking. The two of you may not be close-knit, but you were at least friendly with him on the account of you two being newer to the crews. So to see that troubled look that bellied something deeper made you worried. You may not be close enough to pry, but at the least, you hoped that this was enough to lift his spirits lightly.

You tore your gaze from the black-haired male just in time to see the second round of fireworks going up. More impressive than the last, this time the fireworks were set up into shapes. All around you, cheers rose from the crew as the doggy face of Stephan bloomed into view, followed by an impressive arrangement forming the Moby Dick. 

As this round began to die down, Marco appeared at your side, handing you a steaming drink. “Here, yoi. Keep warm.”

Reaching for it, you asked, “Is it warmed rum?”

“No. I’m not letting you have that again, yoi.” He turned to Ace and jabbed a thumb at you. “No matter how much this one asks, no more of Raykuyo’s rum, alright? I promise you don’t want to deal with the aftermath.”

You sulkily sipped from the cup, finding that it was hot chocolate. Sweet, yet not too heavy to upset your stomach. “Whatever, I drink it ‘cause it chases the chill away.”

“You have Ace with you, yoi.”

“I’m still cold!” you barked. Your eyes gained a calculating gleam as you shuffled closer to Ace, your free hand whipping out to latch onto Marco’s wrist. “But if you’re insisting, why don’t you come have a seat, Marco? I’m sure you’re awfully tired, and it’s an awfully good view to see the fireworks.

His half-lidded eyes were knowing as he moved to sit beside you, bracketing you on all three sides with heat. You sighed in happiness, and relaxed, returning your focus to the sky.

With the bonfire at your back, Ace and Marco by your side, and the crew all around you, your heart was warm.

[alwayssassydreamer]

Bro?

Gif not mine credit goes to the owner

just a silly little story about awkward Ace and Reader having trouble telling each other how they feel

thanks goes to a friend of mine who gave me this idea

warnings; none

A/N: wrote this late at night after a long and exhausting day - might have some flaws. Not proofread.

you don't exactly remember how you ended up on the moby dick. the only memory being that you were on a ship when a storm came up which caused you to go overboard and when you woke up you found yourself in the infirmary of the whitebeard pirates with marco tending to you. later on, they told you that thatch was the one who caught sight of your body floating in the sea and pulled you out. that was a few months ago and since you were all alone with no family left you were more then happy that whitebeard let you stay, the old man developing a soft spot for you.

you are a rather shy person and not used to all the attention you were receiving especially not from so many good looking men. sometimes you felt overwhelmed by it and sneaked into your cabin to "escape" the scene. at first the crew let you leave, giving you some time to adjust to this new situation but the longer you stayed the more you had to endure it, with them telling you that it's only for your own good and that you needed to get rid of your shyness. and they were right it really worked. you started to loosen up around them, joking, pranking and just having relaxed conversation with them. all worked pretty well except for the times Ace was around. you couldn't help yourself but the moment you set eyes on him you were stunned. he was sweet and caring and his smile could melt ice and that's not because of his devilfruit. you had fallen head over heels for him. what you didn't know though was that he felt exactly the same for you.

You walked around the deck when you saw Ace talking to Marco and you stared, long and deep. that's why you didn't see the chair in front of you until the moment you bumped against it almost falling over. "shit" you cursed rubbing your shin. "Instead of staring at Ace you should better watch out where you're going" Thatch who had witnessed the whole scene said mockingly. "i wasn't staring, the chair attacked me out of nowhere" you mumbled turning to face Thatch, a blush on your cheeks. "How sneaky of that chair" he said a small laugh escaping his lips, as he stepped closer, nudging your shoulder lightly. "Maybe we should throw the chair overboard so he will learn not to mess with you" "shut up, idiot." you replied pretending to be mad at him. "Come on, go over to him. We'll be reaching shore soon ask him if he'd like to explore the island with you" "No and i don't want to hear another word from you" Thatch just looked at you and sighed shaking his head. you were about to walk off but when you turned around you bumped into someone. "sorry" you mumbled when you caught sight of Ace and immediately looked away. "it's ok, i should apologize for sneaking up on you" Ace said rubbing the back of his head, big smile on his face. you could feel the way Thatch was trying to hold his laugh in while Izou and Marco, who approached the scene, just shook their heads. well it seemed that everyone on this ship was aware of the fact that you had fallen for the second commander, everyone except Ace. The three of them decided to watch how this rather akward scene would play out their snickering not helping at all. "Well, uhm, i thought that since we will reach shore soon you might uhm i mean you like to eat right" was he just asking you for a date in the weirdest way possible. "well i wouldn't say like since it's more of a need to absorb nutrients and thus survive" What the hell did you just say. you couldn't believe that your reply would be even worse than his question. please let me dissappear was all you could think about when you heard Izou clear his throat. "i guess we should leave these two alone now" he said motioning for marco and thatch to leave. the latter was trying his best to keep his laughter in - still in disbelief how horrible you two were at flirting. "Well since you need to eat and i like to eat maybe we could, you know since we're reaching shore soon, you and me could, like go get something to eat, if you want to" Ace asked after the three commanders left. hands playing with the hem of your shirt you looked up at Ace. "if pops is ok with that why not" you replied shyly making ace smile.

after you had settled your "date" in the most awkward way possible you both continued your duties on the ship. you were excited and nervous to finally get to spend some time alone with ace. once again your thoughts were so focused on Ace that you missed the last step of the stairs. a squeak escaping your lips before finding yourself in two strong arms. "not again! if you keep being so lost thinking about Ace you're gonna break something" izou, who had caught you before you hit the ground, scolded. "it wasn't my fault, I'm pretty sure that the stairs rebuilt themselves and added one more step. and i wasn't thinking about Ace, i was meditating" you pouted. "yeah keep telling that yourself" Izou sighed as he walked off. god izou was right, though you'd never admit that, but you seriously had to stop daydreaming so much about Ace. the rest of the day went pretty well, you helped marco in the infirmary which was distracting you from Ace but once again you managed to run into a non moving object the moment you caught a glimpse of Ace. marco only covered his face with his hands shaking his head. "if this keeps going on i'm going to throw you both overboard. and don't tell me that the table was attacking you and that this didn't happen because of Ace because we both know that you're lying." Marco said in a calm yet strict tone. "i'm sorry. it's just that i've never felt something like this before" you almost whispered, nervously tapping your feet. marco took a deep breath then gave you a warm smile. "you need to talk to him about it yoi." "maybe later"

when you finally reached shore you could feel a knot in your stomach. maybe you weren't ready for this, maybe you should just stay on the ship in the comfort of your own cabin. no, you had to do this, had to get this off your chest otherwise you would never know if he feels the same about you. taking a deep breath you left your cabin and made your way to the deck where Ace was already waiting for you. the moment he saw you a bright smile covered his face making you blush. "so you ready?" he asked and you nodded shyly. "Ace you better keep an eye on her and return her in one piece" whitebeard shouted after you. "Don't worry pops, i will protect her with my life" hearing this words made you blush even harder. the two of you walked next to each other for some time an awkward silence between you. "you sure this is the right way" you asked breaking the silence. Ace looked around. "honestly i have no idea" he said rubbing the back of his head. "sorry i should've payed more attention to thatch when he explained me the way" he added feeling a little embarrassed. "i don't mind, i like it here, it's pleasantly quiet. and i'm also having trouble paying attention to whatever thatch is saying" you joked making him chuckle.

a cold breeze hit you making you shiver. "you ok? if you're cold i could maybe, you know help you, since i'm hot you know." he stopped nervously. "i mean i'm great at being hot.... no i'm not like hot hot but....uhm i'm warm because of the devilfruit" his cheeks burning red as he stumbled over his words. "no i get it you're hot, hot is good! I like it when things are hot. Wait, no, not like that! I mean… you’re fine the way you are. Warm. Or hot. Or whatever temperature you choose to be" god you could face palm yourself right now. what are you doing, why was it so hard for you to have a normal conversation with him. this was Ace the sweetest guy you've ever met, the one who always looked out for you, made you smile and put up with your clumsiness. you bit your lower lip wishing to dissappear once again. when you looked at Ace you could see a mix of confusion, embarrassment and admiration in his eyes.

you took a deep breath. "maybe we should just keep going" you said while he just nodded. "you know if you want to get back to the ship we can just" "no, it's fine here, i mean you are here and that's all that matters" Ace stuttered. "i mean who wouldn't want to spend some time alone with you. You’re awesome. You’re smart, funny, and you always make me laugh. I mean, you’re like the perfect" he paused panicking after realizing what he just said "bro" he blurted out "Bro? did you just call me bro?" you asked laughing. "what? no! i mean yes i said bro but that's not what i wanted to say" he stammered. "oh god i didn’t mean it like that! You’re not a bro, you’re… you’re way more than that. You’re… someone I really care about. And I’m just terrible with words" he sighed burying his face in his hands. "seriously you think you are terrible with words. did you ever listen to the weird things i am saying. or the fact that i run into every non moving object just thinking about you" you knew this was the perfect moment to let this out and help Ace feel a little less embarassed. He removed his hands from his face and looked dumbstruck at you. "wait, you run into things because of me?" "well i guess i really really like you.....bro" you taunted. "oh come on don't call me that now" he groaned and you kinda felt bad but this was just too funny. "nah, i kinda like it and i think it's cute when you get all flustered bro" "I'm never gonna live this down, am I?" he asked utterly embarassed. "probably not" you teased. "but i know a way you could make up for calling me that" "oh and what would that be?" he asked curiously as you tugged on his shirt. you didn't have to say another word for he clearly understood what you meant. hands placed on your waist, pulling you closer while your own wrapped around his neck, he leaned in and carefully brushed his lips over yours. "i love you (y/n)" "i love you too" you said smiling like an idiot, heart pounding in your chest as your lips engaged in the most passionate kiss you've ever had. You felt like a heavy load fell off your shoulders, finally knowing that he was feeling the same way you did. As you broke the kiss he pulled you even deeper into him, holding you tightly. "I hope this means you stop bumping into stuff" he mocked his head nuzzling into the crook of your neck, where you could feel a small smile spread on his lips "definitely.....bro"

[bbyjackie]

𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒 𝐀𝐒 𝐀𝐂𝐄'𝐒 𝐆𝐅 — ♡

one piece social media + dating feat: ace

♡ liked by p1rateking_luffy, marco_o and 7.3k others

_ynln: he's 20 and still manages to burn everything in sight <3

tagged: ace

chef.thatch: All my hard work down the drain

↳ marco_o: wait is this why the deck floorboard is scorched

↳ _ynln: ACE DID IT

↳ _ynln: he fell asleep while we were singing happy birthday 😭😭

↳ ace: WOWWW YN YOU'RE SUCH A SNITCH

↳ marco_o: oh my god

iampops: How do I add a caption on Instagram posts

↳ p1rateking_luffy: HAPQPY BIRTHDYA ACE! (liked by ace, _ynln)

↳ ace: thanks luffy!

♡ liked by iampops, izou.u and 5.4k others

_ynln: worth it ❕❕

tagged: ace

marco_o: oh my god this is why we don't trust you guys unsupervised

↳ _ynln: i know u love us (liked by ace)

↳ marco_o: you guys make me want to throw myself off board

↳ marco_o: im losing hair cause of you two

↳ ace: like you had much to begin with LMFOAOO 💀💀

↳ _ynln: 🤣🤣

↳ marco_o: im letting both of u die

izou.u: are you guys the reason why the bathroom looks like shit

↳ ace: it's yn's fault ☝️

↳ _ynln: WTF HOW IS THIS MY FAULT

↳ _ynln: YOU'RE THE ONE THAT SAID 'wHaT iF wE jUmPEd?' AND THEN CANONBALLED

↳ ace: LMFAOOAOO IT WAS SO FUNNY 🤣

iampops: Sons tell me how to add a caption on Instagram posts

chef.thatch: I lose braincells whenever I am near these idiots (liked by _ynln)

♡ liked by ace, saaaa_bo and 4.9k others

_ynln: if he isn't dreaming about me, im going to sell him to the marines 😪😪

tagged: ace

izou.u: is he even breathing in the second photo

↳ marco_o: i hope not

ace: whaattt of course i was dreaming about you my pookie dookie sugar bear cupcake frappe 😜😍🥰😘🤩❤️‍🔥💕💞💖

↳ saaaa_bo: ew

↳ saaaa_bo: kudos to yn for taking one for the team and dating u

↳ _ynln: i can already hear my 550,000,000 berries from here

↳ _ynln: @saaa_bo FRRR YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS MY BACK ☝️☝️

iampops: Sons I've been asking for a week. How do I add a caption on Instagram posts?

♡ liked by theroronoa.zoro, p1rateking_luffy and 9.2k others

ace: my favourite girl ❣️❣️

marco is my favourite of all time

tagged: _ynln

_ynln: everyone don't be fooled, he tackled me into the ocean straight after this 😐😐

↳ ace: my mum told me to chase my dreams, not my fault my dream tried to run away 🥱

↳ _ynln: YOU STARTED SPRINTING AT ME WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO

↳ ace: start sprinting towards me at the same time 🤩🤩

lovenami: omg @_ynln you ate in this photo

↳ _ynln: NAMI OMG ILY 💞💞

p1rateking_luffy: HEHE MY FUTURE SISTER IN LAW

↳ ace: bet

↳ _ynln: wait what

↳ iampops: yn how do I add a caption on Instagram posts?

↳ _ynln: pops omg you're showing your age rn

marco_o: jesus christ delete the second part of that caption

↳ ace: stop being shy 😚😚

yamatototo: yn needs to be saved 💀💀 (liked by _ynln)

_ynln 36m

[_ynln] ace replied to your story: marco said it was payback for destroying the bathroom, you're next 🤷

[cyborg-franky]

How they walk by your side

Hand in hand. Ace, Marco, Sanji, Usopp, Franky, Penguin Hand in hand but swaying your hand as you walk. Usopp, Luffy, Killer, Perona, Corazon

Linking arms. Thatch, Marco, Sanji, Franky, Brook, Killer, Shanks, Sabo

Pinky fingers linked. Sanji, Usopp, Nami, Perona, Shachi Arm around your back. Ace, Sanji, Franky, Law, Shanks, Corazon

Arms wrapped around you so it's impossible for you to walk. Luffy, Shachi, Sabo, Corazon

Hand in your pocket. Thatch, Sanji, Kid, Buggy, Penguin

No contact but it still feels warm, thats just how they are. Deuce, Izou, Zoro, Jinbei, Law, Kid, Kuro, Zeff, Crocodile [hires someone to hold your hand] Everything all at once, so many hands. Robin

Puts his hand in your pocket even when he's not there. Buggy

[princeoftheeternalbog]

OP characters reacting to you kissing them and running away (here's part 2) established relationship ish. Feel free to ask for other characters.

ALSO I've definitely seen another creator who did this idea with op characters but I can't remember who so if someone could tell me I would really love to credit them :(. I tried to make mine different but still it's the principal of it.

Slightly suggestive in some parts so mdni.

Luffy

Thinks its a new game like tag but with kisses and it ends up actually becoming one. You'll both wait for the other to become distracted and then you'll strike, planting a kiss and sprinting off around the ship or the island you're docked at. It's not hard to chase after each other because the trails of laughter are so easy to follow and it always ends up with one of you on the floor from a tackle or something similar.

Zoro

Gobsmacked. Genuinely his jaw drops especially if there's other people there and you get away so easily only because of how long it takes his brain to boot back online. Oh but he doesn't let it go. He waits until you're in a similar situation, either talking to someone or doing work and he sneaks up to pull you into a deep, intense kiss that leaves your knees weak. Like he fully puts the moves on you, hand on your lower back, other hand cradling your jaw, hes literally licking into your mouth and then he just disappears for the rest of the day. Asshole.

Sanji

You are not running away from this man. Not in a scary way but he can't do just one short kiss, as soon as you're leaning in his hands settle firm on your hips and that grip is not something you can wiggle out of. You can try to run away but he just laughs at you and pulls you closer to him, ofc he would let go if you actually wanted him to but he knows what you're trying to pull. Says something like "Oh? Trying to run darlin? How sweet." swoon- Just don't even bother, he will always try to win if your affection is involved.

Nami

Honestly thinks nothing of it. A lot of your affection is sweet but quick because yk pirate life. But if you look disappointed from her lack of reaction then she catches on quickly and starts playing along. So sweet even though she can be scary. Oh but don't try to run if she's initiating, like Sanji you aren't going to get out of her grip. If she wants to shower you with affection, she is going to thank you very much. If you do manage to slip away she's surprisingly quick and surprisingly stealthy. Like you'll think you got away and you walk into a room and she drops down from the ceiling like fucking batman.

(maybe not that dramatic but shes good)

Robin

She lets you run away but only because she knows she could summon a mouth to kiss you at any time and in any place so she's content knowing she always wins. Also thinks it's really cute when you try to rile her up like this, she just finds it so endearing and usually ends up playing into it anyways- "My, my, aren't you getting so bold my love". Sometimes will purposefully trip you up while you're doing these antics so you can't get away or so your plan is ruined, absolutely pretends she has no idea what you're talking about.

Usopp

Highly likely he was doing something when it happened. Highly likely he dropped something onto his foot as a result. Yowls like an injured cat and then when his brain catches up it's like steam comes out of his ears. Stands there with his mouth open and pointing at you like you betrayed his entire family. Very funny and very cute. Also a possibility of him smacking you out of fearful instinct in which case he'd probably cry his eyes out and beg for forgiveness. Nami makes it worse by punching him in the face for hitting you. A mess all around if you get him at the wrong time so just be careful.

Ace

Immediately sprinting after you, it's actually a bit scary. But like hey he's not letting you get away with just one measly little peck on the cheek. Absolutely nobody on the crew helps you unless it would be funny, i.e. someone tripping Ace up so he faceplants. If it's near the beginning of your relationship then you likely go back out of concern which he takes as a chance to catch you, but if it's later then you already know this man's antics and you know he wouldn't be injured just from tripping so you use it as an opportunity to get away💪. You still have to kiss it better later though when hes whining to you about how cruel you are for leaving him in the dust(he would do the same).

Izou

Don't bother. As soon as you turn he snatches you by the back of your collar and pulls you onto his lap, proceeds to resume his conversation like nothing is wrong but his arms are firm around your waist and his cheeks and ears are a particularly pretty shade of red. Once his conversation is over and the other person has left, he turns his attention to you with a very pointed look. He's not actually irritated but if he enjoys watching you squirm that's his business. "If you wanted a kiss you should've just asked my love" and then he's practically devouring your mouth. Doesn't care about the other people in the vicinity. Doesn't care that he's smudging his lipstick. Just wants to fluster you more than you flustered him.

Marco

Do you even want to run away from this man lets be real- anyways.

If he's doing work then he just laughs and lets you get away with it, tallys it in his head for later, but if he's free and hes in a good mood then he absolutely plays into it. Will chase after you. Will cheat by using his powers. Its a bit scary but also very attractive, somehow ends with him pinning you in some way (☺️), looks very smug when he wins. Like you'll end up flat on your back, legs trapped under his and his hands restraining yours and he's just grinning- "Oh what a surprise. You were so easy to catch-yoi" Yeah yeah shut up. Absolutely asks what his reward is just to see your shocked face (absolutely asks again later when you two are alone).

Sabo

VILLAIN!!!!!! Sorry only way i can describe how devious and obsessed this man would be. Like Izou he tries to snatch you immediately but you planned for this so you manage to spring out of his grip in time. You falter a bit at his reaction then because he just blinks at you for a while. You start to feel a bit nervous and when he finally grins at you, you definitely feel nervous. "Playing like that are we honey? How about I give you a headstart then?" Evil. You know he's going to catch you. He knows he's going to catch you. He's just giving you false hope but yk hope is hope so you take the chance.

You don't get far. It's not even fair how quickly he catches up to you and gets you underneath him, it takes him barely any effort, not even a strand of hair is out of place. Spends the next 10 minutes kissing you on the floor of the hallway until Koala comes back and promptly drags him back into his office.

[alexa-fika]

Hello! Ok so can I request a whitebeard pirates x child reader?

Basically reader has this big fat crush on shanks and everytime that shanks visit the Moby dick reader would give shanks flowers, cards, and candies

Shanks also has this huge ego boost often making comments how he's reader favorite which anger the whitebeard pirates

Ace was so ready to strangle shanks but reader gets between them and there like "Stop fighting! if you keep this up I'll go with Mr shanks and his crew!"

Ace is heartbroken, thatch is sobbing on the floor, while everyone else is stunned LOL

-👻 anon

Puppy Love (Shanks x gn!child!reader x Whitebeard pirates)

Part two

A/N YALL GET YOUR GRILLS READY CAUSE I COOKED HERE, I loved making this im not really into crack fics so I wanted to keep it as real as possible but while still adding that spec of dramatics of it and I think I found the perfect balance

Reader here is replaced by Dokucha which stands for Reader in japanese

Dividers by @/saradika

At first, the Whitebeard pirates thought it was normal. Dokucha was quite the amicable child, after all, and it was not unheard of for them to give small gifts to guests who came on the ship.

The first time Dokucha had seen the red-haired Captain was when the yonko was visiting the Moby Dick on business. Upon spotting the man Dokucha was quick to sneak into the clinic and steal some candy to hand to him.

“Here, Mister Shanks,” they said shyly, handing the candy to said man

Shanks took the candy from the child and thanked them for it

“For me?”

They nodded, a faint red hue blooming on their face as they fidgeted, their upper body spinning back and forth to keep their nerves down

He chuckles softly, giving the kid a small smile and ruffling their head

"Thank you very much, kid," he said as he turned to leave

They squealed happily once he had stepped off the boat, the red hue now taking over their face entirely as they replayed the event on their heads

The Whitebeard Pirates looked on in confusion at the small kid who had grown so fond of the red-head captain

“Ne, is he coming over again?” Dokucha questioned, lying their head on the railing watching as the Red forced slowly sailed away

“Pops needs to discuss some more loose ends with him, so he will be back soon,” Jozu answers absentmindedly

“How soon?”

He looks at the little one before shrugging

“A couple days, maybe a week.”

“Why are you so curious, Dokucha?” Izou asks with a raised brow at the child’s sudden interest

“Nothing!” They said, grinning ear to ear as they went into the ship a skip to their step on their way

The pirates brushed it off as the kid simply being excited at the fact that someone out of their family was coming to visit; they were very wrong.

On the next visit, Dokucha had begged Vista to make some flowers for them and had even sneaked into the kitchen to steal some of the edible flowers to make a small bouquet.

“Here Mister Shanks”

“For me?” Shanks asked with a slight grin on his face as he took the small bouquet and gave the little one a thankful look

“Dokucha, did you make this?”

“Yeah, I made it for you,” they mutter shyly with a shrug

Shanks bends down to the child’s height

“Thank you very much; it looks like you worked hard to make it so pretty.” he takes one of the flowers and tucks it behind their ear

“Here, now you look pretty as well.”

Their face explodes with red at the gesture, a lovesick look on their face as they watch him go

The crewmates raise their eyebrows at this behavior; Ace is the first to speak up

“Hey, that idiot is trying to steal Dokucha!” mutters Ace as he elbows Marco

“That’s just how Dokucha is; you know how friendly they are,” he says with a grunt at the hit

“No, No, Ace is onto something here; he’s definitely up to something,” agrees Thatch

Marco rolls his eyes as he leaves the two to talk their conspiracy out

Turns out he should have heeded their words as he now felt the same feeling crawling up his skin as he watched his youngest sibling yet again approaching the man with another small gift, a small golden coin they had found on their last island

By now, Shanks had started expecting it, so when the kid approached them, a smirk appeared on his face

“What do you have for me today?” he said, scooping the small child up

“I found a pretty coin for Mister Shanks!”

He backs up slightly to look at the coin the child had raised

“You’re spoiling me here, kid. What has my favorite Whitebeard up to?”

They shrug

“I played with my brothers again.”

He chuckles softly

“You’re adorable; I might have to steal you; we need some of that energy in the red Force,”

Dokucha’s response was stopped as they both turned at a hot feeling enveloping them

“Red-haired Shanks,” Ace growls, a tight grin on his face as his fire flickered around him

“Don’t get me wrong, I'm still eternally grateful for you saving and taking care of my brother, but I won’t sit still and watch you steal Dokucha.”

“Would you be so kind as to put my dear sibling down?” Thatch says, a similar tight smile on his face as he swings around his kitchen knives

Marco stared at the confrontation unfolding before him, his eyes drilling into the opposing captain, waiting for the perfect moment to swoop in

“Stop! If you hurt Mister Shanks, I will be mad at you forever! And I will go on adventures with Mister Shanks!”

Thatch gasps at their words

“Dokucha…you are breaking my heart!” He said, grasping at his chest at the sight

“Ah, Thatch-nii!” They said, jumping off Shanks's hand and running to their brother

“Is you’re heart okay?! I’m sorry! I'm not mad at Thatch-Nii!” They cry

Thatch rushes forward to the kid, embracing them in a hug

“Don’t you go running off with anyone else, okay? I won’t allow it.”

“Is your heart okay, Thatch-nii?”

He chuckles

“Don’t worry, I‘m fine. I would just miss you too much if you were to leave.”

“That being said, you are not going with Shanks.”

Shanks chuckles at this, a sly smirk growing on his face

“I don’t know. I might just steal the little one.”

“You-

“Stop” A commanding voice booms

“Ace, stand down,” Whitebeard mutters

Ace’s flame flares more as his jaw tightens

“Fine…”

Whitebeard turns his sight to the Red-Haired captain

“Boy, stop taunting my commanders.”

Shanks raises his hand in a forfeiting motion

“Couldn’t help myself,” he chuckles

“Well then, are you done messing around?” Thatch asked after a moment of silence, scooping up the child and putting them on his hip

“I think it is time for me to take my leave,” sighs Shanks, a small smile growing as he says this

“Hey, kid, say hi to Luffy for me, will ya?” He said, glancing at Ace

Ace rolls his eyes at this but grumbles out an agreement his way, a similar smile on his face

Shanks nods at this and takes his leave, jumping back to the Red Force and preparing to set sail

Dokucha whines at this, struggling against Thatch’s hold to try to follow after the redhead

Thatch looks down at the child struggling against his grasp

“Don’t.” He said bluntly

Marco glances at the small struggle before sighing and crossing over, pulling the kid from Thatch to sit on the other side of his hip, nodding at the chef in assurance

Dokucha tries to take advantage of the handover to wiggle their way out of their grasp but is unable to escape their brothers’ firm hold

“There isn’t escaping, you little troublemaker; no use trying,”

“But I want to see Mister Shanks off!”

“I know, bud, but you can’t run off with every stranger you see,” he said, ruffling their hair

They pout

“But it’s a handsome stranger!”

“And what if they're bad people? They could steal you away, you know?”

“Mister Shanks can steal me any day,” they sighed with a dopey smile

He lets out a small chuckle

“Your something else, kid,” he says, giving their head a light pat

“No, Marco-nii, Shanks is something else! So handsome and strong!”

He scoffs at that

“What are we, invisible?” he grumbles, walking into the ship

Ace and Thatch watched them walk away, the latter looking up at his Captain

“Hey, old ma-

“You’re not going after him.”

Guys let’s be honest Dokucha is just voicing much of you are thinking, I think they are intrusive thoughts voiced out, honestly I keep re-reading and I keep laughing cause I just think of you guys doing that

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Platonic ASL & Reader - Heal What Has Been Hurt

Minor Shanks x Reader

Part One - Platonic Ace & Reader - Nooo! Not My Boy

(Temporary death, fix-it) - Word Count - 27.8k

With the Red Force docked as supplies were running low, you had spent the morning walking around the town enjoying the peacefulness while looking at the stalls. You were on the way back to the ship when some force slammed into your back causing you stagger.

With a sudden piecing sharp pain in your chest, so you placed a hand there as something didn't feel right. Pulling it back you saw that it was covered in blood, your blood and then shouting & screaming began as you fell to your knees as the ability to breath became harder.

You felt conquerors haki flaring, which was making it harder breath and stay awake. Someone was shouting your name before as you found yourself resting against someone as two hands were keeping you up.

Red quickly then filled your vision as Shanks knelt in front of you as he cupped your cheek, telling you as to stay with him and weren't allow to die. There were many emotions in his eyes, but the ones you could pick out easily was worry, rage and fear.

You began to think about what will happen after you're gone because there was no way for you to survive a blade through the heart you knew this, so as much as you wanted to live, you were making peace with this being how you die.

Reaching up you placed a hand on his cheek and smiled, asking him to looked after your boys in your stead and tell them you're sorry. You had only just found Sabo again and now you were leaving him already and as you thought of Luffy a sob escaped you, your youngest had been through so much and knowing that you were adding made you feel terrible.

Even if you weren't going to see him become King of the Pirates but you had complete and utter faith in Luffy that he was going it.

Shanks told you that you'll get to look after your boys, cause you weren't dying not wanting to accept the outcome. Calling his name you gave him a smile and told how much you loved and glad that you had him was your captain. Then you called to Beck telling him to look Shanks regardless of what Red Hair Captain said and got affirmative from the 1st mate.

Knowing that Shanks was gonna looked after no matter what he said or did, you gave one more smile as your eyes close as the last of your bit of life energy leaves your, and the last thing you heard was your name being screamed.

Suddenly your eyes snap open and saw the blue sky above you as it broke through the trees. This wasn't right, you had been on a dock dying and now you were in a forest alive apparently. Laying there you wondered if this was the afterlife and lost were in your thoughts when you heard two voices call your name. Two voices you hadn't heard in such along, that were getting closer still calling your name.

Tears began to well up as this was impossible, but soon two figures were looking down at you, one was smiling like sun and other scowling at you as they asked if you were were okay. When it finally clicked in your brain that Ace and Luffy were actually in you, you grabbed them both and pulled down, hugging them tightly against you as tears fell from your eyes.

Ace was doing his best to wiggle free but you didn't relent and kept your hold tight on them, so he stopped and just grumbled away while Luffy laughed at him. The three of you just laid there till you felt ready and then let them both go before actually sitting up and looked at them properly.

Luffy asked curiously why you were laying on the ground and told him you probably slipped as you couldn't remember how you got on the ground. There was little flash of worry in Ace eyes that you noticed but reassured them that you were fine just a little sore from the fall, so they didn't need worry and should head back to what they were doing.

You got a beaming smile from Luffy as he stood up and said he was ready to hunt some crocodile while Ace went after him a few seconds later, leaving you alone to your thoughts.

Had it all just been dream sure not as everything was so vivid in your mind and if it was a dream why could you dream of Ace dying, also could you have dreams with in dreams. Was it a premonition but that didn't set right with you for some reason or had you somehow gone back in the time.

Also these thought were rushing around your mind, as you felt tears fall again as you remember the look on Shanks face as you dying in front of him, the thoughts of him or Beck having to pass the information on to Luffy and Sabo of you being gone broke your heart, you never wanted to wish cause that type of pain on anyone.

Pulling your top up, you noticed that there was a mark in the middle of the of chest, where you had been stabbed, and knew that hadn't been before. So this was real, you had died and somehow ended back here.

Knowing that you had a second chance now, you had things you were going change and first thing was making sure that paramount war never happens by killing Blackbeard, however there were a few steps before you got there and began making a mental list of what you needed to do.

Teach the boys the basics of observation & armament haki

Get a sniper gun and start practicing what Yasopp had taught you

Speak to Garp, something you were not looking forward but needed to be done

Buy Den Den Mushis for Ace and Luffy,

Met the Red-Hair pirates again, hopefully get your lover back.

Try and befriend some of the Whitebeard pirate and try to make sure you knew where they heading

Kill Blackbeard!!!

Find Sabo and reunite your boys

Okay you knew where Sabo was and that he was being looked after, so while you really wanted him back with his brothers you chose to him leave with the RA for now, you just had to workout how get him back to Dawn and to deal with his amnesia, as he told you that he had gotten them back due to Ace's death which will not be happening this time.

You wonder if there was anything else you need to added to it but nothing came to mind but if something did you can always added to it.

With that you stood up, dusted yourself off and went in search of the boys, which wasn't hard as you could hear Luffy little laugh, it was so light and carefree. You were going to enjoy your time with them even more than the first, showering them with so much love and letting them know how proud of them you were.

You were going to do everything in power to make Ace realise that he deserves to live, that no child should suffer because of their parents sins, it was going to be challenge but one you happily welcomed.

That evening while eating dinner you told them that you were going to start teaching them something cool in the morning. Upon hearing that their eyes seem to light up at learning something new and tried to get you to tell them more but you were tight lipped and said they just had to wait, patience will do them good.

After the boys had turned in for the night, you looked up at the night sky and gave thanks to what force sent you back, and made promise to Rouge that you were going to try even harder to make sure that Ace lives and thrives.

The following morning you were awaken by a small body flinging themselves on you, causing you to groan at the sudden weight but you grabbed and refused to let them go. Luffy kept trying to wiggle free but you were able to stop any attempt until he complained that you promised to teach them new.

It wasn't till a stern voice told you both to get up and you couldn't help but laugh at the look Ace was giving you, a little grumpy child that you were going to break him out. Releasing Luffy he bounded over to Ace smiling as usual, as you got ready for the day and to teach them haki.

After breakfast you began explaining what haki was and the three types that there were and then you were going to teach them the basic for observation and armament haki. You explained that observation haki was what you could use best, as it was how you stole from people and managed not get caught as it allows you to sense the presence, strength and emotions of other.

You explained armament haki and told them that what Garp used then he visited, cause when normal a person hits Luffy it won't hurt cause of his devil fruit and when Garp hits it hurts

They asked you about the third kind of haki and you explained that only one in a million had conqueror haki, but it allowed you exert your own willpower over others.

As observation haki was your strongest that where you would start them on, first having them dodge attack while blindfold starting off easy and added more to it each time and they were picking it up fairly easily but you weren't going to teach them any advance observation or armament cause they didn't need to know about them yet and had years to figure it out, but you have no doubt they would figure themselves.

One afternoon you left them alone in the forest and headed to the Capital town centre as you were going to get a of sniper gun, to beginning training with it again while trying to conceal yourself so that when you did kill Blackbeard you wouldn't be found...hopefully.

It took a while to find one that felt right when you held it and paid for it. Also steal a few wallets as though nobles didn't need though berries then head back to forest with your new weapon in hand.

When Garp arrived the anger you felt toward him was holding strong, so you took a walk to as you were remember that old fool had done nothing for Ace while he was on that damn platform and you wanted to go off on him, but this Garp wasn't responsible for that and spent a few hour to get rid of your anger well as much as you could.

Garp was surprised that the boys knew haki, especially when they dodge his attacks the first few times but eventually they got hit and once they were a sleep and you had return to the hut, Garp rounded on you and started complaining but you just sat there with arms crossed glaring at the older man and asked if he was done yet.

He grumbled to himself as he settled down, you told him that he needed to stop forcing the boys to became marine because all he was is doing is push each boy away more. You understood why he wanted them as marine especially when it came to Ace but the boys had made their minds up an there no changing that no matter how much tries to change their mind, so the best he could do now is train them so that they could protect themselves when they set sail.

Garp grumbled and looked at you about to say something but you stopped him and said but you weren't finished and went on to tell him that he needs to talk to Ace about his father, told him that Ace believe he doesn't deserve to live as he asked some people what they think if Roger had a child and they said it was a demon child should be killed. You then told him that no child should have to suffer the sins of a parent, and hadn't Roger entrusted Ace to him to ensure that never happens, cause no matter what Ace does whether it be a pirate, marine or civilian he will always be in danger, you finished by telling Garp that he had better step up and be a grandfather that the boys actually need and then left Garp to his thoughts as you turned into for the night.

During the time that Garp was here, he seems to have listened to some of what you told him as he actually taught the boys some things rather than just throw them in the jungle or the ravine, so while they were off doing that you took this time to get to know your new gun better by cleaning and shooting it to see where the furthest you could hit.

Over the time that Garp was here a little routine was formed, and a couple of days before Garp was meant to leave, he left Luffy with you for the afternoon while he and Ace went off together. You suspected what it might be but would find out later and just enjoyed the time you had with Luffy keeping him entertained.

They returned in the early evening and you told Luffy to go over his grandfather making sure hug him tight and not let go not matter how much Garp tries to get off and you went to Ace. You didn't do anything but you did sit next to him, so the two of you sat there for a while before he quietly asked what you thought that man was like with his mother.

You pulled Ace in close to you and told him that was something you couldn't answer as didn't know know either of them but you assumed they must of really loved each other, however the one thing you did know is that they both loved him so much, enough that Roger asked Garp to look after and keep him safe, while Rouge held him an extra 11 months just that he would be born when it was safe. They did what they could to make sure he, the child they made of love, would be protected and didn't worry about the marine coming after him.

There a little quiet moment before you told him, that you would do anything within in your power to keep both him and Luffy safe. You then pressed a kiss in to his hair and told him that why you weren't either his or Luffy parents, you love both of them and Sabo as your own children and how proud of them you were, so knew that they were going to be amazing pirates.

Ace wrapped an arm around you and buried his face into your side, a little sniffle left him but you didn't say anything and hugged him back.

When Garp left, time seem to start flying by and soon 6 months had already past, with the boys haki skills improving enough over that time, that you brought them with you to the capital and told them to steal making sure to use observation haki and whoever could get the most would get some sort of prize and that fuelled them to try and out do each other.

You told them be careful about who they picked so they didn't tip off the guards just yet and then set them free in the capital. You wondered around taking money as well but your main focus was to get Den Den Mushis for the boys. When they returned to you both were grinning and saying they were gonna beat the other, that made you smile as they showed off the wallet & purses they had gotten. They had gotten the same amount and pouted that it was draw before asking if they still got a prize, you hmmed and ummed all the ways back to your little hut, not giving them answer even with Luffy hanging off of you, which made you smile.

When inside the hut, you told them to be patience for a little while long as you put the wallets away for now and then turned look at them and said that why it was draw you still had something for them both, then presented them both with a Den Den.

You knew that Luffy upon seeing them would beamed as he grabbed snail as you told him to be gentle, it was still a living thing. Pulling a little piece of paper out you gave it your youngest and told him to input the numbers in, which he did and a couple of moments later a familiar voice on the other pick and Luffy giggled out Makino, and started telling Makino he had a Den Den now and just chatted away.

Looking over at Ace you noticed that he didn't seem as in enthused about it, so while Luffy was still busy talking to Makino, you asked him what wrong, did he not want a Den Den but he shook his head and asked quietly why you would get something like that for him, it not like anyone wants to talk to him or keep in touch. Hearing him say that broke your that he still didn't believe he deserved love.

You knelt down in front of Ace and held his face in your hands, told him that you will always want to talk no matter where you are in the world and what about when he and Luffy both set off sailing, don't they want to keep in connect with each other, cause you sure as hell will be wanting to know where they and what they're doing.

He looked at you with slightly wide eyes and asked if you were leaving them, and you told that you weren't at the moment but you will be in the future, as you had something that needs to be taken care off but you were staying for another year, you're not just suddenly going to disappear on them.

Having reassured Ace that you weren't just going to leave suddenly, the rest of the night went fine, the hardest part was trying to get Luffy off the Den Den, to let Makino get back to what she was doing.

You made sure to write down the numbers down of both den den a few times, and kept them somewhere secure. Also you managed to get their numbers to Garp, so when he rang for the first time you couldn't help but laugh at their reaction but soon it became a bi-weekly call from Garp, and you felt the bi-weekly calls were helping the boys as well Garp get to know each other better, as this was most contact they've had with each other and you knew Garp would make sure every his line was secure when talking to them.

With these Bi-weekly call you were able to ask Whitebeard pirates and Red Hair pirate, much to Garp dismay, so you could have information on them, so when you did leave you knew who was in the crew. While you didn't really need it with Shanks and his crew but you were changing events so who knows, there might be new crew mates or not when you joined, if you were able to again.

You could tell that Garp was suspicious of why you were asking about pirate crews, especially Red Hair pirates as Luffy always got excited hearing about Shanks and his crew.

Over the next year your aim with sniper improved immensely and knew that you were gonna have to get another one that was like this one, to use when it came to killing Blackbeard so you could throw it away after. Ace and Luffy haki skills had come on in leaps and bound, they were going to completely fine when you left and when they set off sail, you felt so proud of them.

You spent some time teaching them how to sail, using your boat and took them out on the water, spending the night out at sea and taught them to use the stars to navigate.

They had been gotten good at stealing wallets and pickpocketing the nobles and on the off chance they had been spotted they had their obversion haki to get away, putting it in to practice with people. You spoilt them a little more than you had before, as you got them a daggers each with their names on them both and taught them how to use the weapon if they ended up in a fight.

You knew that Luffy would hardly use, cause of his devil fruit but knowing he had it on him and knew how to use it if he had, made you feel better.

As it got closer to when you leave, you were thinking about Ace and Luffy more and couldn't believe how much they had grown in a over a year and half. You knew that the next time you saw them they were going to be even taller, maybe even taller than you and that made you feel conflicted, as you needed to leave but you also didn't want to, you wanted to stay and watch them grow more.

While battling your inner conflicted, a body flung itself in your back with the signature giggle and you smiled, as you grabbed Luffy and pulled him in tight hug and tickling him that made him laugh. Ace soon arrived and told his little brother to stop sling-shooting himself in to people but you just laughed before telling Ace that Luffy is never to gonna stop, no matter how many times he's told.

Ace just grumbled as he sat next you and used that to your advantage as you pulled him in to a hug as well and told him he gonna be extra vigilant with Luffy when you leave and he gave a little grumble then asked if you had to leave. You smiled and hugged him tighter knowing that you were leaving to make sure he was safe but told him that you had too as you had to settle some business and so you could back visit quickly but told him you would be den-dening them all the time, that they'll be sick of hearing your voice.

That night you spent around a fire telling them stories about the different constellations you pointed out to them.

The day you were leaving soon arrived and you were constantly reminding yourself as to why you were doing this as you packed up the last of your supplies, both boys were on dock as you hugged them both before telling to be good-ish and not to cause to much chaos, before telling them how much you loved them and how proud of them you were, that you were going to miss them and you couldn't wait to see them again when your finished your business.

With one last tearful goodbye, you left Dawn for who knew how long but you were heading off to do something important. Now the main journey began, you knew where the Red Force would be so that was something so that where you would start.

It took a few weeks to finally find the Red Hair pirates and you were happy to see Red Force docked, as it had been your home for 10 years but now you were here it was time to make friends with them again however this time you were going to do it a little differently but still have your game of cat and mouse cause that always fun with Shanks.

You were glad to have your memories so you knew what tavern they would be in, drinking the afternoon and night away after getting supplies. First things you did was get a room for the night at a inn and headed to tavern, with your den-den on you encase the boys tried to ring you. Sitting at the bar you drunk your drink while looking around the tavern, eyes always falling on the crew mates but mainly on Shanks witch they soon seemed to noticed.

After spending some more time watching them, Shanks made his way over to bar and sat next to you, sipping his bottle as he asked if you were enjoying the view with that boyish smile he gives when he normally up to something.

Looking at him, you tilted your head and said you were trying to work out what made him so special that your youngest boy would be so taken by him. You absolutely knew what made Shanks special, but you were gonna have fun with this. Shanks was taken aback by that for a second or two before his smile widen and said he had a fan.

You rolled your eyes knowing that you were about to stroke to his ego and told Shanks he had no idea, your youngest was always talking about how cool and strong he was, that he was gonna be just like him, so you hence why you were staring as you were sure his first mate was more special if he had to put up with Shanks.

That had the crew laughing so loud and Shanks soon started laughing as well, saying that his first mate was very special indeed. He then invited you to come sit with them what you took up. They asked where your youngest was and you told him back in the East Blue with his older brother.

Hearing you mention the east blue they all seem to get a smile on their lips, no doubt thinking about Luffy. They asked you a few questions and why you weren't at home, you simply told them that you had some business to handle.

As the afternoon went and the drunker they got, it felt like you were home again and wish it could stay like that but for now it couldn't. You were in the middle of a card game with Beck and Hongo when you heard the oh so familiar sound of purururu. Suppressing your smile you set the den-den on the table and answered, the thing you were greeted with was two voices yelling Happy Birthday. While you were surprised having forgotten your own birthday, seeing the look of shook on the men face when they heard Luffy was glorious to you.

You thanked them both and told them that you had forgotten your own birthday and Luffy asked how could you forget your own birthday it's the same day every year and that made you laugh, as did some of the other crew did as well, before telling Luffy that when sailing sometimes the days just roll into each other, it was easy to do.

The look in Red Hair pirates listened in and soon Ace was asking what you were doing, so you told him that you were in a tavern drinking as you made it to an island and were making some new friends, who Luffy happen to know and could hear the confusion in younger boy voice saying he didn't know anyone else who wasn't on the island.

That seem to bring Shanks back out as he took the speaker from you and said that he was hurt that his Anchor didn't remember him. There was a moment of quiet as Luffy then began shouting before Ace told him to shut up, you were laughing this was good birthday gift, as you heard Luffy say he couldn't speak to Shanks because of the promises.

You told Luffy that he had not yet became a pirate and he was only speaking to Shanks, where in their promise did it say he couldn't talk to Red Hair Captain, so reassured him the promises wasn't broken. Upon hearing that Luffy started talking 100 words a second to Shanks and the rest of the crew. When you managed to get your den-den back from the men, you told Luffy and Ace that it time to say bye, that you loved them both and would you speak to them again soon.

With the called ended you saw the look they were all giving you and just smiled at then and said Luffy were was always talking them so you knew who they were the moment you saw them and chose to a little fun, but you weren't expecting them to call but was glad that they. Yasopp called for more drinks as it was your birthday and you tried to decline but they weren't hearing it and made you drink.

So the rest of night was spent drinking but you still wanted to play a game of cat and mouse with Shanks, so you lent over and whispered if he wanted to play a game or maybe it would be too easy with his current state. He gave you a look of intrigment as you told him a simple game of cat and mouse as you grabbed his cloak and left the tavern with a wave.

With it dark out and people heading home stumbling drunk, getting on to the roof of a building was easily as you watched Shanks leave the tavern looking around for you before calling out asking where you were. You chuckled saying that beat the purpose of playing cat and mouse if you told him where you. Shanks laughed and asked what his prize will be when he wins and so you teased him saying someone overly confident in their skill and was he gonna have to catch you or get his cloak back first before telling him his prize.

You pushed out your observation haki to see where he was and gauged his feelings, curious and excited, with that you started moving across the roof tops and occasionally calling out, that if he really was as good as people say he was why couldn't he find you. There was a laugh to below you to left, oh so he trying being sneaky well you could be even sneakier.

Grinning to yourself, you took a deep breath and focused as you suppressed your haki/presence as while making your way down from the roof and called his name before hiding in a dark little alleyway, watching as he passed by the opening of the alleyway.

Remembering the layout of this town as you waited a few minutes making a rough route in your mind before exiting and heading toward the where inn when you dropped your suppressing and got to feel his surprised which made you smile.

Playing cat and mouse with Shanks, pushed you both as you tried to get one up on each other and win the game. You debated with yourself if you wanted to win or allow Shanks to catch you and invite him back to your room for the night, both options were good but what did you want more, gloating or him.

It had been more than a year and half since you've slept with anyone but you also hated losing. Feeling him get closer you headed back up on to a different roof and teased him that he a got to be faster if he wanted to get you, as you jumped to another roof. A pattern of teasing him and jumping down from the roof to walking along the streets before going to roof continued between you both for a good while as you were getting closer to the inn. You called out saying if he can get you before you're able to reach the inn you were staying at you'll give him a special prize.

You could see the inn from the roof you were on and trying to think of the best way to get there while making the end of the game more exciting. So as you went to jump to another roof, the wooden board you had been standing on broke, affecting the jump and had your mid-section slammed into the side of the roof, winding you as you pulled yourself up and just laid there, glad that it was flat. Shanks called out if you were okay and so you managed to mutter out I think so but gonna be sore tomorrow and took a few more minutes before standing up and moving again.

When you were close to inn, you double checked to see where the red head was, then jumped down and winced a little as you landed. You checked around for a moment and as you walked by an alleyway something pinged your senses as you ducked out of the way as hand reached but you forgot one thing the cloak you wearing and were yanked backwards and pushed up against the wall with the red hair captain stating down at you with a grin.

Shank took his cloak back as he asked what his prize was for catching you like he said would. You running your tongue over your top lip and said you'll show him if he wants to come back to your room for the night. Shanks grinned and said to lead the way, so spent the night together enjoying each other company.

The following morning your mid-section was beautiful bruised in black and blues, and it was hurting like a bitch as you knew it would be and it was going to make sail harder but you had get back to finding the Whitebeard pirates. Shanks did offer to have Hongo his doctor to have a look at it but you waved him off saying it be fine a few days, he gave you a look but left it at that. You bid your farewell to him and expressed that you look forward to crossing paths with him again, and you won't lose next time, he just laughed saying looks forward to proving you wrong again.

After a week and half of sailing you finally ran into Whitebeard and could start your plan to get rid of Teach properly, even though it was gonna take a while but it would be worth it.

You were walking around thinking of the best way to befriend some of the commanders, so while lost in that train of thought you didn't notice the person in front of you till you walked in them. As you looked up and went to apologise a hand slammed in your mid-section, making you fall to your knees hissing as pain radiated through your mid-section and took some deep breaths, regretting not taking Shanks up on the offer to see Hongo.

There was a little commotion happening, making you look up to see the person getting reprimanded by couple of familiar faces, ah so the person you had walked into was a Whitebeard pirate but not one you recognised. A hand appeared in your vision and looked up to see Thatch 4th Division Commander and the reason why Ace had gone after Teach for killing him.

Taking his hand you were pulled to your feet grimacing at the pain from the movement and thanked him through the pain, as you placed a hand on mid-section trying to will the pain away with a groan. You got asked if you were okay and you answered with a no but you'll live. Thatch apologized for his crew mate but smiled and waved him off saying you should of paid attention just wished you hadn't been hit there but anywhere else would of been fine.

Thatch give you an odd at that and then asks what had happen in the first place to cause the pain, you told the 4th division commander with slightly redness on your cheek, that you had been playing a game of cat & mouse and when you had gone to jump to a different the roof the wooden board under your foot broke changing your jump, so you slammed in to the side of the roof before pulling yourself up. You had through you had only winded yourself but it had been nearly two weeks and it still hurts well it hurt a lot more again now but your be fine eventually.

Soon the other two commander joined while you were talking to Thatch, seeing Marco and Izou look younger without the shadows of the summit war and witnessing Ace and Whitebeard death behind their eyes steeled your resolve more to get rid of Blackbeard.

The two of them introduced them and you smiled at them as you introduced yourself, as Marco asked if you needed help with anything as a apologise for how their sibling action. You were about to reject his offer when your diaphragm muscle cramped making you wince, so took him up on the offer, learning from your mistake of not seeing Hongo.

Feeling the healing flame for the first time felt a little unusual but nice with the pain disappearing, you sighed in relief and thanked him for the help. Now that was done you asked if they knew where the armoury shop was, you were in need of something for your gun, that peek Izou interest as he asked what gun you had. You explained you had a sniper rifle and what type it was and soon the two of you were talking about guns.

After a little while the three commanders had leave, so you bid them goodbye and headed to the armoury with a smile on your lips, one step closer to befriending some of the Whitebeard crew and being able to keep tabs their headings easier. After getting what you wanted from the shop you headed to one of the Taverns near the the port. It was still early enough that it wouldn't busy and relaxed before it would became too rowdy.

You found a little spot in the coner of the tavern that allowed you to see the whole place and who was coming & leaving. With a warm meal in your belly and bottle in hand you enjoyed the evening even when it started getting rowdy and noticed that of whitebeard pirates were stumbling in cheering and calling for drinks. A little while later the whole reason you were doing the plan walked in and you bristled at sight of him but quickly collected yourself, you needed something stronger to drink with Blackbeard here, no Teach you remind yourself, he wasn't known as Blackbeard yet and never would be if you get your way.

Apart from listening to conversation around travern and trying to pick up any information that might be helpful, you weren't paying much attention so you were a little startled when a hand waved in front of you and saw the three commander form earlier as asking if they could join as there wasn't much space let at other table. You of course allowed them to to sit with you. You joking asked if any more crew mates were hitting anymore innocent unsuspecting people, which got a laugh from Thatch and a snort from the other two as Izou said you may of been unsuspecting but you were in no shape or form innocent.

You put a hand on your chest and dramatically gasped at the Wano man saying you never been so insulted, you were the picture of innocent, that got a laugh from all three as you pulled a deck of cards out asked what they wanted to play. You ended up playing poker and got to the know the three commanders better than you eer had before and you were actually having a nice time. Poker was not a Thatch game or least it wasn't tonight as Izou won the most and some how that didn't surprise you, Marco complaining about how you and Izou kept winning was funny but you just smiled, normally you would cheat and get as much berries as could you but you were forming bonds you weren't gonna cheat just yet with them.

By the time you called it a night, you had drunk a fair bit and stubbled a little standing up having been sat down for a few hours, you goodnight to you three men and headed to back to your boat. You did nearly fall a couple of time before getting to your little cabin and collapsing on your bed, falling asleep almost instantly.

The following morning you were surprised that you didn't wake with a banging head, spending 10 years drinking with Shanks and the crew had come through but that was your in older body where you had built that tolerates, did that sent back with you surely it not but you weren't going to put much thought into that currently as you stretched and got ready for the day. You sat out on the deck feeling the sun on your skin with your den-den in hand as you dialled Ace's number and waited for one them to answer.

Someone did answer and it wasn't who you were expecting however you did greet Garp and asked how he was doing, if he was training the boys correctly and not just throwing them in the jungle again. He grumbled something before telling you not to let Luffy talk to Shanks again and told him that not gonna happening, one you didn't plan it and two both Shanks and Luffy were so excited to talk to each other, who were you to deny them that and then Garp said something about them being marines, which just caused you to roll your eyes that.

You did get to talk to Ace and Luffy who asked if you met any cool pirates and told them with a smile that you had met some cool pirates, the Whitebeard pirates and even played cards with three of the commanders, you could tell they were excited by the express of the den-den making and you smiled at that. Knowing that Garp was still there and asked if he want you pass a message on to Whitebeard as some of his crew were still walking around, you heard the older man choke on whatever he was drinking or eating, before he went off on a tangent making you laugh aloud.

The boys asked about the pirates and so told them about the few hours that you spent with them when you heard you name being called. Looking over to the dock you notice that Thatch was standing there with smile, so you gave a little wave to the older man as you point at Thatch and then your head before giving a thumbs up or down. It took him a few seconds to get what you meant but when he did give you a thumbs up and you smiled at and also gave a thumbs up at that.

The 4th division commander left not long after that as the boys kept talking and honestly you could spend all day just talking to them but you eventually had to end call so that they and you could get things done. You promised to call them in a few days and told them how much you love and missed them.

You needed stock up on food and water as knowing the next island Shanks would be going to and getting there would only take a while for you but you wanted to get there before him. You knew getting was going to a pain even more than if you were on the Red Force, plus you wanted some good booze to use to get Shanks to join you on the your boat.

While walking around getting the items you needed, you bumped into someone again and made sure to apologised quickly, not needing a repeat of yesterday and when you heard them laugh you froze as you felt anger rise up and clenched your fists tightly as stepped back looked up at Teach, he waved you off and and said it was fine as it was accident.

Oh how you wanted nothing more than to shot him right there and then but gave a tight smile and thanked him as you stepped around and continued on. Oh how you wanted something strong to down and forget bumping in to him. Once back at the boat you stored the items and began making sure you could leave the following morning, a day earlier than planned it wouldn't really make any difference when got to the next island.

In the evening you got asked if you wanted to go for drinks in the tavern but declined the offers, letting them know that you were setting off early in the morning so had to make sure you woke at dawn and if you went drinking that wouldn't happen but suggested the time next time you saw again you would drink with them.

The following morning you were up just as the sun began to rise and got ready for the longs, checking all ropes and making sure everything else was secure before casting off and were heading off to next the island.

Just as you predicted getting to the island you knew Shanks would arrive at was a pain in the ass and you sailed in during the storm, so by the time you finished docking, you were completely soaked to the bone and went to find an inn for the night so you could have a hot bath and warm dinner.

It was two days later when you heard people talking about a pirate ship that had docking, and knew it was the Red Force, even though it was a day later than you were expecting it. That worked better for you cause while you weren't sick you did have sniffles with a slight sore throat and you really hoped that was all it was. You were also drinking a drink that your Ma to used make you when were little, with the addition of adding whiskey in it now, as it usually helped when you got a sore throat and sniffles.

What you weren't expecting however was to be picked up from the little table you were happily sitting at and put into the corner and given a drink. It took you a moment to realise that it was Shanks and the crew who was sitting around you. You looked at the red hair man and asked why but Shanks just grinned as he took a sip from the bottle. Your bullshit alarm was going off, so you crossed your arms and stared at him but didn't say anything at the moment as it won't be your problem to deal but Beckman, poor man.

The crew asked what you had been up to, so gave them an overview of what your done. You got asked by Hongo if you sick from all the sniffling you were doing and told him you were hoping that it was just sniffles, as explained that you had docked in the middle of a storm but other than that you were fine.

By the evening the majority of the crew was drunk save Beck and Hongo from what you could tell, you knew that Shanks wasn't drunk either so took your chance and asked if he wanted to go back to your boat and drink. He gave you a look before smiling and wished his first mate and doctor a goodnight as the two of you left.

Back on your boat the two of you sat on the deck looking up at the stars, talking more while drinking the the good booze you brought. You told him the next he offered to have his doctor take a look at you, he needs to make sure you take it, so you aren't going around in pain for over a week. That caught him by surprised as he looked at you asking what you meant, you gave a little chuckle telling him that you bruised you ribs from slamming into the side roof, at least that what Marco said when he healed them before joking that you and roof are no longer friend after that betrayal .

That got him laughing as he took a sip from the bottle and asked how they were now. You said that they were good now so nothing to worry about and you now needed to work on speed to make sure next cat & mouse game he wouldn't be able to catch easy, with the roofs out of play for the the moment.

Shanks looked at you and smirked saying that it was going to be even easier to catch you next time, he'll even get drunker to make it a fair playing field. You reached over and stabbed your fingers in to his side, which had him laughing again as he grabbed your wrist and pulled you in close, whispering in your ear that had you grinning as you finished your bottle and pulled him inside your cabin.

The following morning when the crew whistled at you both, you just rolled your eyes as you were used it but told them at least their captain was getting some unlike some of them, which got a snicker from Beck and Shanks. While eating breakfast in the tavern you asked Yasopp for advice on shooting from different distances.

So the two you spent a good couple of hours talking about it and you got advice that would help you. After that you began thinking about how get your hands on a marine sniper gun, so that meant going to island that had a marine base and trying to steal one. That was going to take so planning on your part to pull off but sneaking and stealing were what you were good at.

Most of your was time was spent with the crew while they were in dock, spending time with them again was great and almost felt normal but it got you thinking back to the last time to you were with them before you died and came back to the past. When they left you told Shanks he had better work on his speed cause you were going to be hard to catch, while he said catching you will be so easy.

Before you knew it 9 months had passed since you had seen Ace and Luffy even though you spoke to them multiple times a weeks, you missed them terrible and wanted nothing more than to see their smiling faces and hug them, even when Ace did try pretend he didn't like.

In that time you had "run in" with the Red Force quite a few times now, normally while you were in port already and you teased if they they following. You and Shanks had a few more rounds of cat & mouse, currently it was a tie on who was winning and you were sure there was bet going on between the crew.

Shanks had asked you to join the crew with how well you fitted in with crew as will as your sneaking and stealing skills but you declined for the time being, telling him that you had something to do before you could join but once that was done you would happily join.

You have come across the Moby Dick by chance most of the time but you had found it on purpose a couple times. During the time you were in same place as them you became better friend Marco, Izou and Thatch as well as a few of the other commander and got to met Whitebeard who asked if you wanted to join his crew and become his child, you thanked him but politely decline the offer.

Some of the local of the island you had been docked at for a couple of days mentioned that the Moby Dick was approaching the island and would be docking soon. You were busy planning on how to get your hands marine sniper rifle from the next island over as that Marine base on, going by the map and information that you had gather. From what you learnt it should be an easy base to get into as it wasn't big so that worked in your favour.

It wasn't till the following day that you saw any of the Whitebeard pirates, promising to catch up and have drinks later on in the evening. During the day it felt like you were seeing Teach everywhere you went and it was kind of putting you on edge for some reason, almost felt like he knew something even though no one knew of your plan.

As promised that evening you were in the tavern drinking, playing cards and trading stories. You were up a few hundred berries by the end of the night with Thatch saying you cheated and you stuck your tongue out at him over his accusation that you would cheated, calling him a lossy card player. In fairness you did cheat some but they couldn't prove that. well least Thatch couldn't.

Sleep came to you easy from your night of drinking however that night you did you didn't get much sleep, as you dreamed about Ace execution all over again and woke screaming his name, slapping a hand over your mouth as you sobbed quietly. The pain and heartbreak you felt when you arrived at Marineford was as still strong as from that day, even if you knew Ace was alive and well but your mind was screaming to call Ace but you knew he would be asleep and you didn't want to wake him.

There was hard knock on your door as your name was called by two voices, you took a few deep breaths before heading to the door and opening, with Marco and Izou standing there. You gave a wake smile and apologised if they heard the scream but you were okay. Neither of them believed that you were okay as Marco said that it wasn't the scream alerted them it your haki spiking and the absolute terror they felt in it.

Your smile faded when Marco said that and told them it was a nightmare that felt far to real as you witnessed the death of your eldest boy. Your eyes watered again as it replayed in your mind but told them you would be okay and just need the sun to rise so you could talk to your boys and that will ease you mind.

They asked if you wanted to come aboard the Moby but you decline the offer saying you wanted to be own but you would see them in the morning. Neither of them were fond that idea much but respected your wish and left you to yourself.

Once left on your own again, you sat against the closed door and sobbed again as you remembered how it felt holding Ace in your arms and begged for him back. You then thought about how Shanks, the rest of the crew, Sabo and Luffy dealt with your death. Did they morn you much, did they try to forget you to save them from the pain, did they give in their anger and destroy everything with there reach. Knowing that you had cause them some pain made you feel horrible and sobbed again for them all.

When the sun was high enough for your liking, you picked up the sleeping den-den beside you which woke it up, as you put the number in and waited to hear the voice you needed to hear. When you heard voice that you wanted to hear a sobbed escape you as your eyes welled up with tears and covered your mouth for moment as you calm yourself.

When your name was called you took a breathe and said hi, that you were sorry for calling so early but you needed to call to calm your mind. Ace asked what was wrong as a sleepy Luffy in the background said hi. You told Ace you weren't going to burden him with you worries but hearing him and Luffy had put your mind at ease knowing that they were both safe.

He tried to argue that he could help but you told him that while you knew he wanted to help and you loved him for it you stood firm in your decision as he didn't to worry as you had people you could talk to.

It wasn't along talk but it made you feel better and now you just wanted to kill Teach even faster, putting your gun against his and pull the trigger when you saw him next but given you wanted to see the boys grow up, rushing the plan was a no go as that meant he could possibly get away with his life.

It took a couple of hours before you felt ready to face people knowing that some of them would of felt your haki last night and put a smile on your lips leaving boat. You walked around the town mindlessly looking at the stalls and if anything took your fancy as gifts for the boys.

You were enjoying a drink when the 1st division commander sat down opposite you. Knowing that he wanted to see how you were, you informed him that you were doing okay as you had spoken to your boys and they were both fine, so your mind was at ease now. He asked if you wanted to talk about it and truthfully you really didn't want to but you also knew talking to someone would be help and he kind of knew what your nightmare was about already.

So you told him a little more about your nightmare and while you knew the true reason of it, you told him that you were sure it happened cause it had been 9 months since had you seen the boys, and while you talked them nearly ever other day, you wanted them in your arms and hug them tightly. He asked why you didn't goes back and visit them as it would probably help but you told him that if you did it would be even harder for you time leaving them second time so that wasn't option as you had things you had to do.

Not wanting to be on the topic of your nightmare anymore, you changed it and asked where the Moby was heading next and got a little shrug as Marci said it depends on when was supplies run low but they were pretty stocked for the moment so won't be docking for a while at least unless some type of emergency happens that will makes them need to dock.

The two of you spoke for a while longer before Marco said he need to head back to the Moby and looked forward to seeing you again. You gave a him a smile and said the same to him. Knowing that they won't be docking for a while that gave you time to practice with the marine rifle you were going to be acquiring soon.

You waited until the Moby had sailed before heading to the island that had the marine base a couple of days later. When you arrived on the island you started to scoped out the Marine base and took note of some of the marines, especially the ones you noticed that had snipers and began to get friendly with them, asking all about their guns.

It didn't take long before you were breaking in and stealing a gun, you picked the best one and while you were already there you stole some money and jewels as well, enough to do you a good long while. Once back to the boat, you hid the little haul under some boards and made sure to act surprise when heard people talking about the broke in at the base.

Deciding you wanted to cause some more drama, you mentioned that if they got broken into so easily, how could they be trusted to protect the people of the town if they couldn't find whoever broke into their base or were they making it up as they, themselves lost something and didn't want to like fools if. That got the people of town talking and bring up pasted things that the Marines messed up.

After a couple of day you left that island and looked for an island that would be great to practice with your new rifle as it was more different than expected from your normal one. It took a while to get used to it as you had to keep correcting yourself thinking it was your other one but you got there and then started working on distance to see the furthest you could shot and hit the mark on point.

Nearly two months later and you found yourself ready to finally finish the plan, now you just had to figure out where the Moby was going to end up what was going to hard, but after trying to find their location for a couple months you finally got it.

After docking on the opposite side of the island, you trekked around looking for the best advantage point and by some sheer luck you found a spot that more or less point in his room, as it seemed that some of the crew wanted to stay in the inns this time, the only downside to the spot had less coverage than you liked as the weather was turning rough as a storm was incoming. You prayed that it would hold off just a little longer as you got into position and just waited, making sure to keep your haki suppressed. It took a few hours before Teach came back to his room and by then the rain had started but you were already soaked to the bone.

Once it looked liked he wasn't going anywhere, you took a deep breath and as you let it out pulled the trigger once watching as the first bullet enter his head, that was Ace, then fired a second and third into his head for Thatch and Whitebeard and the final fourth shoot that was you, Luffy and Sabo.

When his body dropped to the ground relief washed over you, it was finally done and now it was time to leave as there was only a very short window before someone found him, so throwing the rifle away you headed back to the opposite side other island to your boat.

You managed to sailed another island that was close, with the winds getting stronger and it was becoming harder to see through the rain as it loomed over and intensified. When you made it to island you were shivering like mad and made quick work of tying the ropes to the dock, and by the end your hands were red and stiff from the rain and cold.

After getting a room for the night, not wanting to sleep on boat during the storm, you wondered if the Whitebeard pirates would stay on the island and look for who do it or would leave encase they think someone is going to be targeted. You didn't know if you should stop by and see if they were still docked or just keep sailing and run in them at a future island. It took a while for you choice but you decided to just sail by them and met them in the future.

For the next month you just sailed feeling so much lighter than you had in years, knowing that Ace was safe from Teach now as well Thatch. You had picked up more gifts for the boys, at least you'll have space again when you see them next and give them their presents.

You were pulling in to your next island and taken by surprise at seeing the Red Force, they shouldn't be here as they should at island you couldn't remember at the moment getting drunk on the beach at moment as it was where you had one the worst hungover and headache you had in a long time, so seeing them here threw you off but pushed it aside for now.

After docking which took a while with for busy the dock was, you headed into town looking for a an inn as you wanted a to sleep in a comfy bed within a warm room. Once the room was procured you walked around looking at stalls, seeing if there anything that caught your eyes that the boys would like, so weren't really paying attention to anything around you.

While looking at something, an arm wrapped around a your shoulder and so you elbowed who every it was and heard familiar grunt as you turned your head to see red hair. You shook your head at the man in question before asking what he was playing but got a sheepish smile from Shanks instead as he rubbed spot where you hit him.

He said that he had seen you walking about and you didn't seem to notice him what rather unusual as you were normally very aware of your surrounding and people. Hearing that you just shrugged your shoulders and said you had done what you had set out to do and was enjoying your time before heading back to Dawn to spend time with your boys and then you would be taking him up on his offer, if it was still on the table.

That took Shanks by surprised and before you knew it he was linking his arm with you and pulled you away to a little tavern near by, you guessed the rest of the crew was. As soon you entered Shanks announced that they had a new crew member and the men all cheered. You then correct the red hair captain and told them that you were going to join after you had gone back to see your boys and that got you boos but you just gave them the finger.

Once the rest of the crew was drunk enough you asked both captain and first mate why were docked here, you thought they would be off on some sandy beach getting drunk and dealing with hangovers. They both gave you a look and asked if you haven't heard what happened to the Whitebeard pirates and shook your head no, even though you knew what they were talking about say, but kept the act up of not knowing.

Shanks then explained that Teach of the Whitebeard pirates had killed, assassinated, over a month ago and so the Whitebeard pirates were being more aggressive which was understandable as they haven't been able to find anything that could lead them to who did, so they were docking more to see if they could find anything they could give to Whitebeard as bargain/favour, as well possible run into you as it had been awhile.

You asked which one was Teach again as it was big crew and you had only really met the commanders, so they told you what he looked like and thought a for a few moments before telling them that you knew who that was now but you had only met him cause you bumped him and he seemed okay but he kind of gave you unsettling vibes but you couldn't imagine someone killing him, not when there were other higher profile pirates on Whitebeards crew.

Beck gave a nodded in agreement with you and Shanks looked to be thinking about something so you poked his side which made him look at you as he pouted and said he was thinking about something. You gasped and said he could think without hurting himself, he learnt a new trick since you last saw him. That had Beck chuckling as Shanks pout got deeper and said he was Captain so this was mutiny, that had you giggling as you said you weren't officially on the crew yet, he went to say something but settled with angrily pouting at you.

You smiled and rolled your eyes a little finishing off your drink before leaning over to the red hair man, whispering into his ear which made him grin widely as Beck gives an exasperated sigh before muttering he need to get more drunk as he didn't want to deal with whatever the two of you were planning to do.

Both Shanks and yourself laughed at First Mate, you both drunk more as you talked and chuckled more with the crew before Shanks dragged you back to the Red Force for the night.

By the morning the crew was groaning and grumbling from hangovers mainly but also about you and Shanks as neither of you were quiet. It was mid-morning when the two of you came stumble out on to the deck, both fairing better than the most of the men and before long everyone was joking and chatting as lunch soon arrived. This was the first time since dying and waking up in past that you've eaten a meal made by Lucky Roux and you savoured it.

You spent the next couple of the days with the crew before setting sail and heading back to Dawn, back to your boys. They offered to take you back but you told them that it was fine and would see them again soon as an official member of the Red Hair Pirates so start planning the celebration now, that got them cheering. As you were about to leave you got pulled back by Shanks as he kissed you which resulted in cheers and groans from the crew, and soon he was telling you to be safe and tell the boys hello so with that you set out.

When you were only two days out from Dawn you gave Makino a call to see if she could get the boys down to the village for the lunch so that you could surprise them and she was more than happy to help with that. Thankfully the weather was on you side and made it on time. Once docked you made your way to the Partys Bar knowing that both boys were there.

Entering the bar Makino gave a smile then asked what she could get you and you grinned before saying two troublemakers would be wonderful. Two head whipped around and looked at you, Ace looked surprised and Luffy smiled widely at you before slinging himself to you, which made you laughed as you hugged him back, you had missed this so much over the last year and half.

After you got Luffy let go of, you went over to Ace and hugged him, those he tried to protest but you didn't let go and told him that you would be back to see him and Luffy. The three of you ate lunch and the boys told you what they had been up, watching them talk so animated and with their hands made you smile as you listened intently.

After lunch you thanked Makino for lunch and goodbye, then brought the boys back to your boat telling them you had brought them quite few a things on your travel. You pulled out a large bag out and showed them all the things you had gotten and seeing their eyes go wide made you chuckled, as you told them who's was who's things.

Most were little trinkets but you had got them a couple of t-shirt, Luffy was having a great time looking at all the trinkets while Ace looked at you and asked why you got him anything. You looked at him smack on the head, as you told him because you wanted too and he was your boy, so you were allow to spoil him and he couldn't say anything about it as you stuck your tongue at him while smiling.

Luffy than asked if Ace didn't want anything he take it all and that seemed to kick Ace in to gear as he and Luffy started fighting, as he told the younger boy to leave his things alone. You just chuckled and waited till they were finished which take while as both them were looking at the gifts again. Once the gifts were put back in the bag as you all headed up the mountain back to their treehouse and you were just glad to be back in the jungle with both your boys.

You slowed and let them both walk a little more in front of you, so that you could watched them and see how much have they grown in the last year and half. At least this time you were going to be able to watch them grow up rather than talk to them just over den-den and then suddenly see them as young adults and you couldn't do that again, you wanted to see grow more this time just had to work out how.

That evening being back in your hut felt a little strange being used to sleeping a ship cabin now, whether it be your boat or Red Force but it feel like home and knowing that the boys were near by defiantly helped.

The following day you got asked how long were you staying for and told them that you were here for two months give or take as you had a crew you got to officially join. They both looked at you excitedly but Luffy was looking at you with large sparking eyes as he asked what crew you were joining. You just grinned at him and said that he'll have to wait till the evening to find out, which made him pout and kept asking all day but you didn't budged.

That evening you were all on the beach with a fire cooking some meat that was caught during the day and Luffy was staring at meat waiting for it to cook then looked at you and asked(whined) when you gonna say whose crew you joined. Knowing that there wouldn't be any peace till you gave him answer so you pulled out your den-den and handed it to Luffy.

You blushed as the voice on the other end called by a nickname as soon as they answered. Luffy shouted Shanks name and began talking a mile a second, while Ace gave you a look that conveyed 'Really him?!' and you just shrugged your shoulders at him, you were not going to be judge by a thirteen and half year old boy who has had no relationship experience.

You had to wrestle the den-den back from Luffy but thankfully the meat was done and that easily distracted the younger boy, so you could speak to Shanks and told him that Luffy had been pestering you all day to find out whose crew you were joining and finally den-den him to give Luffy the answer.

Shanks laughed knowing how Luffy was and told him to never change as he can't wait to see the chaos he'll get into when he finally gets to set sail. You were asked if you ran into problems getting back to Dawn and you told him no it had been clear sailing so course coming to find him was gonna be hell you laugh, Shanks then said he was more than happy to come play hero if you need rescuing, you shook at your head and said goodnight to him as he called you by your nickname again before you ended the call.

The rest of night evening was spent having the boys point out of the constellations to you to make sure they still knew them as the stars. Soon Luffy was curled up next to you sleeping, so with it just being you and Ace, you asked how he had really been since you left, knowing that he didn't want to people to worry about him.

He went quiet for a few moment then explained there had been a couple of times when he felt like he used, mostly when he and Luffy went to fight people and Roger got mentioned, and while he knew that Roger wasn't how people say he was, he couldn't help but go back to how he used to feel about him but the fact that you had kept calling and never went more than 3 days without talking to them usually helped as Luffy being his normal self.

Hearing that made you smile, it was never easy to admit things like that, especially to people who care about you. So you pulled him close to you and hugged him, telling Ace how proud of him you were and that you loved him and Luffy so much.

He then asked about the time you had called early in the morning sounding upset and what cause it. You told him that it was not something he needed worry about, you had talked to someone about and while that you knew he just wanted to help, he was still a child and you will not burden him with your silly little problem because of a nightmare.

It was quiet between the two of you with only the waves crushing for noise before you got asked if Shanks was really who you wanted as he seemed like a big kid and that took you surprise before laughing, which made Ace scowl. You told him that that yes he made you happy and while he was carefree and didn't take much serious, he would do anything in power to protect his people.

Ace said that if he hurt you then he would kick his ass, that made you smile and you thanked him, then told him that Shanks would probably let him kick his ass if he hurt you. After a little while you got Ace to put the fire out and picked up Luffy up, holding him against you as you headed back to your little hut and tucked him into the spare bed for the night.

The next two month went quickly and spending that time with your boys and seeing how much stronger they had, made you feel even prouder of them. You went to Capital town centre with them and set the challenge of them trying to beat you, which they took up and said they were going to beat you. They did not but you did have like 12 plus years of stealing and pick-pocketing on them but they did their best and knowing that they could be steal easily made you so happy.

You had jumped in water after Luffy quite a few times and some times Ace too, forgetting that he didn't have this devil fruit yet so could swim no problem.

The night before you left, the three of you were on your boat one last time sleeping under the stars after having a feast that Makino helped with. You didn't want to leave your boys and was kind of debating with yourself if you should stay long but you knew Shanks was waiting and wanted to be back on the Red Force with your second family because the boys were your first.

Luffy brought you from your thoughts as he curled in your side and told you it was okay to leave them, they knew how much you loved them and know you'll always be there if they need you. Ace made a noise agreeing with Luffy and you pulled each of them in for a tight hug which made Luffy laugh while Ace grumbled as normal but didn't fight it.

Once the boys were a sleep, you pulled the blankets that was across the three of you and up so it was covering both them now and hummed 'You are my sunshine' to yourself, as you brushed their hair out of their faces before settling down to sleep yourself.

Morning came quicker than you if would liked but you were doing your final checks of everything as both boys were on the dock watching you. Once all the checks were done you got off and stood in front of your boys, placing a hand on their cheek and spoke to them.

"I have told you both this so many times and will continue to tell you that I love you both so much and I'm so proud of you both. So please remember that no matter what, I choose you both and I'll choose you both over and over and over. Without pause, without a doubt, in heartbeat. I will keep choosing you both cause you are my boys, my sons and I will give my life if it means you will both get to keep living and get to achieve your dreams and goals, that is all a parent could ask for."

Once you finished talking you could see Luffy trying not to cry but failing as he wrapped his arms around you and Ace was trying to act tough but you see that he was trying to keep his tears in. You hugged Luffy tightly before pulling Ace in tight hug as well. It took a lot to let go of Ace and detangle Luffy arms from around you.

Stepping on the boat you casted off, telling them stay safe and to keep looking out each other.

You could still hear Luffy shouting bye even when they and town were just tiny specks on the horizon. It was then your own tears fells, leaving this time felt so much harder than the last time but you would be back soon enough to see them.

While sailing to meet the Red Force, you had to stop at an island to stock up on a couple items and that was it was announced that the Moby Dick was had been seen and would soon arriving. It would be the first time seeing them in nearly 5 months however you weren't even sure if you would see any of the crew as you were heading out early morning and were not drinking that night.

While getting your supplies, you had been using obversion haki to see when the Whitebeard pirates would came on shore, wondering if it would be all of them coming a shore or only a couple of them to get supplies. You were putting the supplies away when you felt three familiar presences coming toward you.

Stepping out on to the deck you saw the three commander in front of your boat, so greeted them with a smile and asked how they had been. Thatch gave a small smile and said they had been better, as you needed to remember that they didn't know what Teach was really like and were grieving the loss of a brother. You gave a little smile and gave them your condolence for Teach, even it felt wrong saying it.

They gave a little nod in thanks as they then asked if you wanted to join them in tavern for drinks. You declined the offer saying you had to leave early morning and if you went drinking you would not be waking up early. Izou asked where you heading off to this time that you had to leave so early and your cheeks got a little red as you said to your official non-sharing booty-call who's crew you were joining.

They looked at you waiting to see what crew you were joining and after a few second you muttered Shanks and the look they gave you was the same as the one Ace gave you. You gave them unimpressed look and told them to fuck off with their judgemental looks, you dealt with that from your eldest you weren't going to deal with it from them.

That got a chuckle from the three commanders, Izou then said that anyone willing to sleep with Shanks will be judge and should have their head checked out but you just stuck your tongue out at them but Shanks could be bit much at times you were well aware of that but wouldn't change that about him.

You told them that while you won't be joining them this time, you were sure there would be other times when you would drink with them again, be that when the two crew meet up and have a party or coming across them on an island, so with that you bid them goodbye as they headed off.

The following morning you gone not long after dawn and thankfully it was just a few days later when you reached the Red Force and it felt like you were home again. You docked next to the ship and as it was afternoon you sent your obversion haki out and felt it ping, so followed the pinging till you were front of a tavern which you weren't surprised by.

What did surprise you was that Shanks was not in the tavern, you sent your haki out again trying to find him but still couldn't find him so you looked at the crew and asked if they finally threw Shanks into the sea. That got a laugh from them and before you could ask where the man in question was, you were pulled tightly against someone as a kiss was placed on your cheek.

You were annoyed that he had hidden himself and turned around to face giving him an unhappy look with arms crossed your chest but he just grinned at you, before saying you're not the only who can hide their presence so the little game of cat and mouse would more fun now before he kissed you again and then pulled you over the tables with the crew.

The crew just laughed as someone pushed a drink in to your hand as Shanks officially welcomed you as part of the crew and everyone cheered to that. Finally it felt like you were home again and looked forward to a couple of years of peace before Ace set off and your panic and worry begins.

The crew refused to let you have an empty drink all night, so by the time everyone was heading back to the Red Force you slung over a shoulder as your ability to walk had left you. Once on the ship you were made to drink of glass of water before you were left to sleep your drunken state off and boy did you feel it the following morning. You groaned with every movement and hissed at the sunlight when you stepped out on to the deck, which got laughs from the crew and you told them to go throw themselves over the side of the ship before sitting at the table and placing your head down on it, praying you built up your alcohol tolerance again quickly, you couldn't deal with these kind of hangovers again.

The next six month quickly flew by and soon you were heading back to Dawn to see the boys, as you decided that you would spend March with them during as it was in between both of their birthdays. Shanks was more than happy to drop you off and come get you from East Blue, as he knew how important it was for you to see the boys rather than just speaking to them, as you spoke to himabout how the year and half away from them was and would rather not do that again not till Luffy had set sail himself.

Just before you were dropped off, you suggested that maybe Shanks could go see Buggy as he was in the East Blue and Yassop could go see his son. While Shanks thought seeing Buggy could be fun Yassop looked like he was waiting for the sea to swallow him up.

The month with boys, you had given both boys a piece of your vivre card and explained to them what it was and what would happen to it if you were hurt, but you were giving it to them so they knew that you were fine.

Luffy tucked his piece on the inside of his hat while Ace put it in to his packet and asked what would to it if someone died. For a brief moment you were taken back to being on the Red Force as Ace vivre piece brunt up in your hand and screaming when it did.

A poke in the side brought you out of your thoughts as you told him that if it burns up complete it see the person is dead and watching it burn up is not something you wished on anyone, especially if they're too far away as there nothing you could do. Luffy tilted his head before asking if you had ever experience it and seeing there was no point in lying about it, you told them that there was someone special to you years ago who's piece brunt up in your hands and it broke your heart, knowing you couldn't do anything to help them.

Arms wrapped around and hugged you tightly, which you smiled at then patted Luffy head thanking him but told him you were okay, so there nothing to worry about.

The month passed quickly and soon you were leaving the boys again and while you felt sad to leave your boys like normal, leaving them this time wasn't tearing you apart knowing that if they did need you Shanks would bring you back quickly.

You hugged both of them tightly and give them as many kisses on the their forehead as possible before they kept pushing you away, which made you laugh and reminded them to call and they copied what you were saying, as you always said it to them, causing you scowl and hit them both on the back of the head for mocking you.

When you were back on the Red Force the crew greeted you before being pulled into your lover arm and kissed, as Shanks said how much he missed you. You heard Beck mutter thanks the seas you were back and wondered what your captain had done in the month apart.

That evening with everyone drinking, you were regaled with stories of what had happened and how Buggy kept telling Shanks to go away but the red head wouldn't leave him alone this time. They both did eventually sit down and talked about their last encounter, set the record straight with each other and then got black out drunk, so all in all it was a good and productive visit.

So the following year till you saw the boys again, went as how you remembered it and had even crossed path with Moby Dick, that party resulted in another hangover from hell. You had started planning on how to get touch with Sabo, knowing you would need to talk to Dragon and knew he was going he very suspicious of you but would mostly likely meet you, that least you hoped.

You toyed with the idea of talking to Garp but quickly threw that out the window after a few seconds then thought about if you actually knew any RA members but none came to mind and you had no idea what they were currently doing so trying to find them was going to be harder. So while you didn't know any personally, Sabo not included, you knew of some of members like Belo Betty and Ivankov, who might be best one to go find.

The crew had caught you many times just staring in the space as you were lost in thought trying to plan on how to meet with Dragon, that they would drop something heavily in front of you making you jump or they would start piling thing on you till you noticed.

By some miracle you ran into Ivankov, quite literally, and thanked what higher power there was cause you were one step closer to Sabo. You asked Ivankov to speak to them later on in the evening as you there something you wanted to know and knew they would be able to give you answer.

He agreed to met you later at a little out of the way bar, you told Shanks when you saw him that you planned to met someone that evening and not to worry. He raised an eyebrow at you but just told you to holler and he'll come save you.

When you met with Ivankov, you got straight to the point and told them that you had heard "rumours" that the RA had a blonde teenager called Sabo. That seemed to get Ivankov interested as he lent forward and asked how you came about that little titbit of information.

You told him that you had heard it somewhere on your travels and you wanted to know if this was your boy Sabo, who had been blown up as he setting sail by celestial dragon ship but nothing had ever found not even his tophat, so you always kept hope he was out of there somewhere and just wanted to met this young man and see if it was him.

Ivankov looked at you with sharp eyes, and asked where this happen and you answered the Gao kingdom. That seemed to get him thinking and said that he needed to speak to his leader first. Hearing that you wrote your Den-den number down and gave it to Ivankov, telling him you hope to hear from him or his leader soon before thanking him for his time and left, heading back to the Red Force.

Once back on the Red-force you were asked if your meeting went well and answered that you thought it went well but to had to wait now for answer.

You hope that Dragon would agree to meet you and bring Sabo, and while he had no memories of his life before the accident you were hoping that maybe speaking about his past would help him and maybe if that went well you could take him back to Dawn and let the boys meet each other again.

Over the following weeks every time your den-den went off you were hoping that it was Dragon but it wasn't. So when it went off nearly two months after your meeting Ivankov you weren't expecting the voice on the other end, as you had thought that Dragon had not given any thought on reaching out but hearing him speak filled you with hope.

The crew that was on deck stopped what they were doing to watch as you spoke to Dragon, as they could see how excited you were. You glared them and mouthed to them to fuck off, you were busy, that just made them laugh as they went back to their tasks.

While the talk between of you and Dragon was short, it filled you with hope as he agreed to met with you in a month time with Sabo, he said what island and where before ending the call. You were brimming with excitement knowing that you would see Sabo in a month time.

Now you had to ask Shanks to take you there which would be easy in all honest, as you told him why you were meeting with the Leader of the Revolutionary Army.

So for the weeks leading up to meeting Sabo and Dragon, the spring in your step seem to get bigger and you couldn't seem to sit still as you were buzzing with so much energy.

When the agreed upon day arrived, you were in meeting place with Shanks next to you as moral support more than anything as you waited for Dragon and Sabo to arrive. The wind picking up sudden before disappearing just as quickly and soon two people were walking toward you and you had to stop yourself from running over to Sabo and hugging him.

With both in front of you, you greeted Dragon first before turning to Sabo and could feel tears prickle at the corner of your eyes, as you smiled at blonde teen and took his face in your hands and told him that you knew his face anywhere.

There was looks of uncertainty on his face as he said he apologized for not knowing who you were as he no had no memories of you or any since before waking up with RA.

You smiled softly at him and told him were you just happy to see that he was alive having spent 4 years thinking he had gone forever and you couldn't wait to tell his brothers that he was alive. Hearing that he brother took him by surprise as he stared at you. A little laugh escaped you and said you would tell him all about his brothers.

When you spoke his brother, you told him that Ace was the oldest and Luffy was the youngest, that they became brothers over cup of sake that had stolen from Dadan. As you said Luffy name you looked up at Dragon, letting him know you knew he was his father.

Hearing that Sabo asked you more questions about his brothers and his life with them and you. You told him that you would answer any questions that you could, even if he doesn't remember now it may help for the memories to come back in the future.

You took Sabo down on to the beach, quite a bit away from where the crew had set a fire up and with Lucky cooking away while the other were drinking. You sat with your middle boy and answered all his questions, talking for hours as you told him some silly memories that you had.

There was shout as Lucky said food was finally done and everyone made mad dash, like a bunch of drunken animals and you just sighed before putting both index and middle fingers in your mouth whistle loudly, which made the crew stopped for the moment as they looked at you before Beck told them stop acting like drunken idiots.

You turned to look at Sabo and saw that he seemed to of stopped and staring off in to space before touching his shoulder and asking he was okay, you hadn't ment to spook him with the whistle. He shook his head said he was waiting for another whistle but wasn't sure why.

Hearing that had you beaming at the blonde as you told him you used to whistle like twice when you came back from capital so he and his brothers knew that you were back and knew that those memories were in there somewhere, hidden deeply but they were there.

By the end of the evening just before Sabo and Dragon left, you hugged Sabo tightly and told him how much you loved him and if he ever wanted to talk or needs you then he could den-den you as you handed him your number and told him, that you would be heading Dawn in March to spend a month with Ace and Luffy, if he wanted come he as more than welcome.

Sabo smiled at you and said that he would think about, then thanked you for all that you had told him and for the number. You took his face in your hands for a second time that day and told him not be stranger, as he was still family even if he couldn't remember yet and not to do anymore stupid stunts, you have your hands full as it was with Ace & Luffy as well as your crew mates sometimes.

That made him laugh which you smiled softly at hearing but he didn't say anything but just smile and you could just tell that smile meant trouble. You swear your boys were trying to turn you grey before you knew it, little shits that they were but you loved regardless.

Just before both Sabo and Dragon left, you called out to Dragon and said that he was growing into an amazing person, he gave you a little nod of recognition before both of them left your vision. You joined the crew on the beach and grabbed the bottle that Shanks had and took a swig from it, as he protested his stolen bottle as he pulled you on to his lap.

As you sat there, he asked how you were doing now that Sabo had left and gave him a soft smile as youtold him that you felt great knowing that all your boys were alive, and couldn't wait for the boys to met again.

He grinned as he took his bottle back and said that the boys being back together again was going to turn you grey faster than Beck and you groan at the chaos the three of them would make but then sighed fondly as you said it would be worth it though. Yasopp asked if you knew any other expressions with how much you had been smiling and laughing today.

You stuck your tongue at him which had the whole crew laughing, as drinking and merriment went long in to the night and all your could think was how close you were to having your boys all together and everything was going in the ways that you hoped it would.

The next few months were mainly uneventful what you were happy for as you could relax as there nothing you had to plot/plan for.

It was just a month before you headed back to the Dawn when your den-den went off and were greeted by Sabo voice which made you happy to hear and asked how he was doing. He gave a simple answer without giving anything away as he then asked if the offer to come Dawn was there.

Hearing that almost had you squealing with joy but calmed your as you said that he was still more than welcome to come with you. The two of you worked out the details of where to meet before heading to Dawn and you were brimming with excitement again. This was going to be the prefect late & early birthday for Ace and Luffy, though now you had to think of great birthday present for Sabo.

The month went by quickly and soon you were saying goodbye to Shank and told him to have a great birthday and he'll get his present when you returned. With one last kissed shared you bid a goodbye as you took Sabo arm in your, walking down the dock and then up to the mountain that was home to the both of you.

While walking through the forest, you asked if anything felt familiar but he didn't respond as he look around like he trying to remember but him told not to worry if he didn't. Just before you arrived at treehouse you had Sabo wait behind a tree till you asked him to come.

Walking up to the treehouse you stood in front of it and gave two sharp whistles, it only took a couple of seconds before you were wrapped in arms followed by a familiar laugh and annoyed voice shouting as a body slammed into yo, which you just laughed at as you wrapped your arms around Luffy and told Ace to lighten up, you weren't stealing Luffy.

Ace said please steal him away and give him peace, which had you laughing deeply as you told him, he would miss his little brother too much. When you managed to get Luffy off, you beamed at them as you told them that you had late/early birthday gift for them but they had be calm, and not fly off into a rage, looking at Ace when you said that bit which had him scoffing but you gave him a look and he said fine.

You then called out to Sabo saying that he could come out now and walked out from behind a tree and awkwardly said Yo as he came toward them. Both Ace and Luffy looked confused as they look Sabo and then you, so you explained that while the ship did blow him up it didn't kill him but he does have amnesia so don't remember anything before being blown up.

It took a few moments before the information sunk in and could see Luffy eyes well up with tears as he threw himself at Sabo and wrapped his arms around the blonde teen, crying as he called Sabo name. You looked at Sabo thinking he might feel a little strange dealing with Luffy but his body seem to know how handle Luffy, as he hugged the younger boy, even if he didn't remember.

Looking over at Ace you could see that he was trying to deal with how to responded but it seemed that his anger won as he walked up the blonde and hit in the face shouting at him, calling him idiot for going out to sea on shit piece of rift .

Your hands covered your face as you groaned, before pulling them apart and looked at the boys, as Luffy told Ace off for hitting Sabo, while the blonde looked unsure of what to do. Why did you think this meeting would go smoothly when nothing did when it involved these boys.

The shouting then turned in a fight between Ace & Luff which Sabo got dragged into but didn't back down from and seemly enjoyed it, as eventually all three of them laid over each other out breath before they started laughing.

Luffy asked him if he really didn't remember anything and Sabo gave sad smile and shook his head but then said while he didn't remember anything, being here and with both them felt like it something that he didn't know he was missing.

A sigh escaped you knowing that it wasn't about to turn into complete carnage and rage. You asked who was catching dinner tonight and maybe they should take Sabo for old time sakes of catching dinner and show off their skills.

It didn't take long for Ace and Luffy to drag Sabo off to get dinner and while they were doing that you went off to your little hut and set it up the sleeping area.

When they the boys returned with a crocodile behind them, you had a fire going already and began help cut the meat for easier cooking as the three them told you how it went. Watching the three of together and laughing with each, was a sight you never though you would get to see again even with this second chance and just smiled at them.

Luffy cocked his head to side looking at you, asking if you were okay, which had the other two looking at you now and told them that you were fine, just seeing them together again made you so happy as you got to have your boys back.

The rest of the evening spent talking and joking, and left the boys around the fire heading to your hut and settle down for the night. At some point during the night you woke up and something told you take a blanket with you as you went to check on the boys, they huddled together with Luffy in the middle.

The sight made you wish you had a cameko in that moment but seeing them like this was the 2nd best thing and just ingrained it in your memories. You then placed the blanket over and moved Sabo fallen tophat next to him. You looked at them once more and headed back to the hut for more sleep.

The first week went quickly as they took Sabo to Dadan hut and you could hear her shout of shook as you headed down the mountain to Makino and tell her about Sabo return, as well as asked her to help make a little feast for Sabo birthday on the 20th which she was happy to do.

The second week was when you noticed that Sabo wasn't looking great and kept holding his head and looked a little flushed sometimes. You thought maybe he just wasn't used to being out in the open like this anymore.

It was the middle of the week when Luffy came running to you, saying that Sabo had collapse. You were up and off in an instany, following Luffy to where Sabo, cursing at yourself for not checking on more Sabo and making sure he rested more as he was clearly getting sick.

Reaching where Sabo and Ace, you were on your knees next to blonde checking his temperature and found his forehead burning, quickly told Ace to help you carry him back to your hut, and told Luffy to run head and get damp cloth ready.

When back at the hut you quickly got inside and place Sabo down on your bedding, you quickly got his jacket off and place the damp cloth on his forehead, as you went through your medical bag you always brought looking for medicine that would help.

The next few days were going to be something as you keep an eye on both Ace & Luffy, knowing that they were going to be worry, for good reason, and not knowing what to do with themsevles.

You spent your time reassuring them that Sabo was be fine, sending them out to take out their pent up worry on hunting for food and looking after Sabo, making sure he drunk water and took medicine in the moments that he was barely conscious. You did manage to get him to eat/drink some instant soup you had in the med-kit bag.

In the the evening both Ace & Luffy would curl around Sabo, telling him little things that to fill the room with some noise as they fell asleep. You were getting very little sleep as you kept checking on Sabo temperature but you didn't mind.

It was the end of the of week when Sabo sat up so suddenly that it took you and boys by surprise as he looked at all three of you, as tears filled his eyes he grabbed both Ace and Luffy, hugging them tightly, as he said through sobs he remembered and apologised for the pain he know he caused.

You gave him a gently smile and said that was wonderful as you came over hugged them, telling the blonde that everything was okay and they were just happy to have him back with them. Ace piped up and called him a crybaby like Luffy was, knowing what was to come you released them and watch as the younger two jumped Ace, rolling over the floor telling him to take it back.

By the end of it squabble, Luffy was curled in to Sabo side and asked him very quietly not to die again. Sabo hugged him tightly and told him that he would do his best not to but being with the RA could lead to some deadly missions. Ace then asked if he had to go back and Sabo said that he where belong, but now that he remembered his family nothing will stop him from visiting them whether that be here or on the high seas.

Luffy jumped up and excitedly suggested that they take a drink to renew their bonds as brothers and upon hearing this you gave them a sharp look and told them no, not now that you knew what they did the first time and told them they were not drinking till they were of age.

The week leading up to Sabo birthday passed quickly with three of them causing more chaos than before Sabo got his memories back. Once the 20th arrived you were leading them down to the village not telling them why but to be patience as they would find out soon.

Once in the village you herded them to the bar and just before entering you told Sabo Happy Birthday as you handed him a present then opened the door and could see some decoration with a smiling Makino behind the bar. The boys hurried to the bar and spoke to the Makino, who wished Sabo a happy birthday as well. .

You thanked the green hair bartender and she just smiled saying it was fine as it was Sabo first birthday back with the Ace & Luffy so had to make it special. The afternoon was spent in the village with the boys laughing and eating the food was wonderful to watch and was a great reminder as to why you did everything you could to make sure that they didn't feel the lose of a brother again.

During the afternoon you managed to take a photo of the of the boys together, smiling brightly. A photo you would treasure and show to anyone while talking about them.

The final week went quicker than you of would liked as you were soon getting ready to leave once more and take Sabo back with you, so he can get back to where he wold be meeting RA members to get back to the RA base. Though Luffy was trying his hardest to get Sabo to stay with them and you could see that Sabo was trying his hardest to not give in.

You knew that feeling well, but after some times Sabo was able to reassure Luffy that he would be back before he knew it but he needed to go back to the RA.

Luffy still pouted that Sabo was leaving but told blonde that he had better be back soon or else, that had the teen in question laughing at his little brother.

Ace had been a little quiet you noticed and bumped his shoulder, asking if he was okay then reassured him that he wasn't losing Sabo again and soon the two of them will be meeting on the high sea, no doubt causing chaos together and giving you even more grey hair.

That got a smile from him as you told him to go give his brother a proper see ya later, rather than goodbye if that what he preferred to do. You watched Ace put Sabo in a headlock and shook your head, why did you think he might give a nice goodbye.

Once they were finished saying good, you hugged both Ace & Luffy and told them not to cause to chaos unless Garp was here. Then as normal you told them you loved and if they needed you to call and you would there.

Soon both yourself and Sabo were sailing away to with Luffy and Ace shouting as they waved goodbye. A few days later and you were dropping off Sabo and telling him the same thing you told both Ace and Luffy, to call you if he needed you for whatever reason.

Just before Sabo left, you handed him a letter and told him to give it to Dragon when he got back to base.

You understood why Dragon gave Luffy up, to protect him from his enemies/world government but not getting to see him grow and only getting a occasionally message/call about him must be hard because you weren't sure how often Garp talked to his son, so you wanted to tell Dragon about Luffy and what kind of person he was. Plus you had no doubt that Sabo would telling all the RA about his brothers when he got back. At the end of the letter you asked if he would go to his son rescue if he was to be executed simply because Luffy was his son, you do wonder if he would answer but if he didn't that was fine.

Leaning against the railing of the Red Force, you looked out over the sea just thinking about the boys and that in less than two years Ace will be setting off and Luffy in basically 5 year. There was a shadow looming over you and turning your head to the side to see your red hair lover and smiled at him.

Shanks lent his body against your back as he put his chin on top of your head asking what you were thinking about/staring at. You told him that you were just thinking how within the next 5 years both Ace and Luffy will be setting out to begin their pirate adventure.

You commented that you were going to be more grey than Beck by the time Ace starts sails and probably be losing hair by the time Luffy starts, from the stress all three boys are going to give you.

Shanks said you will look amazing even with grey hair, though you could feel him hold back his chuckle, so you elbowed himwhich had him laughing as he wrapped his arm around you.

For the first time in 5 years you felt like that you could truly relax as there was nothing for you to worry about for now, as your list had been completed and with that knowledge you drank more than you normally would.

At some point you ended up in bed, sleeping soundly while the rest of the crew were still on deck.

So while you felt at peace for once your sleeping mind decided against that as your mind started to replay the whole ordeal of Marineford again. This time the whole thing felt so real, like you could still feel the heat of battlefield and Ace body, hear everything as people shouted and clashing weapons as well smell things you wished to never smell again.

You woke suddenly with hands clamped over your mouth to stop yourself from crying/screaming so not to worry the crew as your memories were so jumbled up and didn't know what was real, making you begin to panic as you couldn't work out if Ace was alive or not.

The door to the cabin slammed open as Shanks busted through with Gryphon half drawn as he looked around cabin for the threat that had you in such terror and panic but all he saw was you shaking on the bed.

He sheathed Gryphon and was by your side instantly, taking hold of you and held you close as he asked what was wrong but all you heard was your mind screaming that Ace was dead, repeatedly.

Not getting an answer from you, he let go of you and then cupped your face so you would look at him as he asked again what happened. While waiting for you to answer he searched your eyes and saw terror and heartbreak in them.

As you tried to work out what memories were the true ones and seeing the worry over Shanks face had you walls crumbling as you whimpered out that he was dead, and you couldn't save him.

As gently as he could he asked who was dead and it took a few moment before you could even form a sentence as tears filled your eyes as you gave a sob that Ace was dead, your eldest boy was gone and his blood was on your hands.

Your hands grabbed his shirt and gripped it tightly as you sobbed as he pulled you in close as you cried in to his chest. He was doing his best clam you but waited till your sobs had lessen before soothingly telling you that Ace was okay, he was alive and well on Dawn with Luffy.

Hearing that you told him that couldn't be right, you held him in your arms as the warmth left his body but Shanks quietly shhed you and said it was only a nightmare, that Ace was indeed safe and in morning the two of you will ring them and talk to Ace to put your mind at ease.

It took a longer but he managed to calm you enough that you could think more clearly now as you worked through your memories till they were sorted out into real currents ones and ones from the past, with them sorted out you knew what Shanks said was true, that Ace was alive.

You knew that sharing this secret wasn't your place but you needed to tell Shanks, so you had someone else to tell your worries to. So moving slightly you turned to look at your red hair lover and told him you needed to him something important that must stay between the two of you.

He gave you a look and nodded, so taking a deep breath you told Shanks that Ace was Roger's son. He gave you a slight look of disbelief before asking if you were sure and how did you know. So you explained what Ace had told you and that he had been born in the south blue on Baterilla to Portgas D Rouge.

Shanks looking at you with surprise, he hadn't heard that name such a long and knew what you said was true, not that you would lie about with you reacted to your nightmare. He asked how Ace ended up on Dawn and told him that Garp arrived to Batreilla after Roger had asked to look after his son and took him after Rouge had named him and passed, hiding him away on Dawn.

Quiet settled over the room as Shank thought over what you just told him as he moved you around so you were leaning backward against him, allowing him to place his chin on top of your head. He ask how many people knew about his true parentage and you told him as far as you knew it was 6 people, obviously Ace, you, Garp, Luffy, Sabo and now himself.

You spoke how Ace didn't like talking Roger but his hatred for the man was no longer there after many talks that both you and Garp had with him. You told him that you kind of ripped Garp a new one and told him that he needed to do better for Ace but then told Shanks that when the two of them met, maybe he and Ace talk about his days on the Oro Jackson with Buggy or maybe Rouge, even if it was only some little things he knew.

Some time later you managed to fall back to sleep for a couple of hours being held by Shanks before being awoken by the sun coming through the window and after getting ready for the day, Shanks pulled you onto the deck where the some of the crew was working already. A few of them gave you a look but didn't say anything which you were grateful and once sitting at the table a den-den was put in front of you as as Shanks and Ace began to speak.

You were rubbing your face trying to wake up a little more while the two of them spoke until you heard Ace say again and could see Shanks stare at you from the corner of your eye as he handed you the snail. The two of you talked for a while and Ace even asked if you were going to tell him what happen and you replied no, it was nothing he needed to worry about, you know he doesn't believe you but didn't press you more about it this time.

When the called finished Shanks looked at you and asked about the other time that happen, so you told him about how you had been in port the same time asthe Moby when you had the nightmare and a couple of the commander on the Moby felt your distress/terror and came to check on you, then waited till morning before calling Ace to put your mind at ease.

He then enquired if you would tell about them about it and you answered in the future you might but for now telling him you've had nightmares of him dying was not something you were going to burden him with.

For the rest of the day you were told to relax and if you offered to help the crew would shoo you away or threaten to call Shanks on you.

Over the following 5 years while you spoke to Ace al ot, you only got see got to see him a few times, the March after he turned 16 and then when he came and found Shanks on the winter island thanking him for saving Luffy as a kid, it was still as cold as you remembered even with extra layers. You had been brimming with excitement and everyone had been giving you looks since setting foot on the island but you didn't pay attention to that.

When Ace arrived with his crew and introduced himself and his crew before looking at Shanks and thanked him for saving Luffy. With that done Shanks had said it was time for a banquet as you were up and in front of Ace, his face in your hands telling him that he should be wearing more clothes regardless of his devil fruit.

He just laughed and hugged you tightly before he saying he was fine and not to worry about him but you told him you were always going to worry about him, Sabo and Luffy no matter how old or experienced they get.

The rest of the night was spent eating, drinking and sharing stories. You told his crew some stories of Ace that had him covering his face in embarrassment.

Just before he left, you told Ace to be careful and not to cause you any more grey hair but you knew the next time you saw him, he would be a Whitebeard Pirate and 2nd Division commander.

While you knew roughly when he became the 2nd Division Commander you didn't remember exactly when so when Sabo appeared randomly, which he likes to do and give you little heart attacks when he does, he mentioned it to you and you gave a tight smile which made Sabo and the crew laugh as they said poor Ace, knowing you would chew him out when you saw him next.

So when both the Moby and Red Force were in the same vicinity you managed to go on the Moby after getting permission to board with Shanks behind you. Whitebeard asked what was the reason for this impromptu meeting and Shanks said this was all you, he was just here to watch the show.

You stood in front of Whitebeard and asked if you could talk to his 2nd Division Commander as you had a bone to pick with him. There was a deep sigh to your left, making you looked at Marco who asked what had he done now and you told him it what he hasn't done, which earned you confused and curious looks.

Almost as if summon the man in question came out onto the deck followed by a couple of others and as soon as he saw you, he froze and gave a sheepish smile. You called him by his full name walking up to him till you were in front of him and began to chew him out, asking why you had to learn from Sabo that he had been promoted to 2nd Division Commander that was something he should of you about himself.

This went on for a few minutes before telling him how proud of him you were but not to do it again, both him and Sabo were trying to make him grey before Luffy even set sails. That had him laughing as he said that you and Beck could match which resulted in you hitting his arm with haki and then called him a little shit.

Once you finished telling Ace off you turned and looked up at Whitebeard before telling him to look after your eldest boy or else. That had the older pirate raising an eyebrow at you and asked if that a threat, but you told him it was promise even you couldn't actually do anything to him that doesn't mean you wouldn't try if meant your boy safe and protected.

Ace quickly asked what you doing, concern in his voice and you told him to shush this was between his parents. Both yourself and Whitebeard stared at each other for a good few moments before Whitebeard started laughing and told you that Ace will safe with him and the crew, then announced there would be a party which had crew cheering.

Both crews were having great time, drinking, swapping stories and singing loudly off-key. You were sitting next to Shanks telling some of the WB crew some childhood stories about Ace which had him telling you to stop before grabbing his drink and headed over to some of other crew mates, which made you chuckle.

Most of the time you had your observation haki trained on Ace but when ever you looked over at him he laughing loudly and smiling brightly, which made you feel so happy to see. Standing up you told Shanks you would be back in moment and headed over to where Ace was leaning against the railing as he drunk from his tankard.

As you closer you that Ace stopped laughing as his doped eyes and lent backward going over the railing down into the water below. Reacting on instinct you drove down in the water as you heard your name being shouted. In the water you were looking around till you noticed that Ace sinking lower and swam down to him before grabbing him and pulling him up to the surface.

As you surfaced you took a breath and could heard commotion above you as you swam back to the side of the Moby as a rope was lowered down and you tied it around Ace, getting him up first before it lowered again and you grabbed it, pulling yourself up while the rope was always pulled up.

On the deck of the Moby, you checked on Ace who was now coughing up seawater and asked what happen as Marco and one of the nurse looked him over. You let the breath you holding out as you turned to the right to see Shanks there, so turning fully to your captain he gave you a stern look and said just because you were going grey doesn't mean you need to make him grey as well with recklessly jumping into the sea.

Grinned at him you said Pot meet kettle, as he did the same thing with luffy, and that the two of you could be matching lovers with grey hair which had him sighing as he watched you shiver standing still and wrapped his cape around you tightly. Thanking him you gave him a kiss and turned back to Ace, hand on hip as you softly scold him and Ace began to protested that he had a sleep attack and shouldn't be scold for that.

You raised an eyebrow at Ace before pointing at him, telling him that the more he and Sabo make you grey, the more you're going to make Shanks grey. There was choke behind you as heard your lover voice tell Ace to not make you more grey, he couldn't lose his beautiful red locks, that had the Red Force crew laughing as well as Whitebeard and some of his crew.

The rest of the party went without anymore incidents and the following morning just before the Red-Force and Moby parted ways, you stood in front of Ace and pinched his cheeks, telling him that if anything happen at all to call you cause if you hear information 2nd hand again, you will be coming for his ass.

Ace pulled free of your pinching hold before saying he would do his best to inform you in the future as he rubbed his sore cheeks now. You eyed him up before turning turning to Whitebeard, Marco and Izou and told them if he does something stupid give him a smack from you.

Hearing Ace protest again saying that you never give Sabo such a hard time had you laughing as you told him that cause he uses his brain something and knows Koala will kick his ass if does anything stupid, so you needed someone here to make sure he didn't do anything stupid.

There was a sharp whistle that told you that it was time to go, so you told him that to take care, not do anything stupid and call once a month at or you will being calling his Pops.

Once back on the Red Force and you were leaning against the railing watching as the Moby got smaller as the ship sailed away. You felt something on your head and so tilted your head backwards to see red lock.

Shanks asked what you were thinking about and told him just about how happy Ace was with Whitebeard and the crew, that he found the right place for him to be. He gave a little hum at your answer then teased that Whitebeard was Ace's favourite parent now. You gave a little laugh and told him that was because he didn't have embarrassing childhood stories like you did but if Ace wanted to put Whitebeard at top you were fine with that, you would always love him not matter what.

The silence that fell between the two of you was broken by Beck telling you both to get to work, there were things to be done. Shanks muttered that he was Captain and this was a munity. You just laughed at him and patted his arm, saying that even Captains have to work sometimes.

Time soon flew by and before you knew it Luffy had set sail and would be picking up his first four crew mates so that meant his first bounty poster wouldn't be much longer. Oh you couldn't wait till Mihawk showed up with bounty poster in hand, and just like the first time it felt like your youngest was giving you more grey hairs than either Ace or Sabo.

When Mihawk arrived with the poster you took and grinned at it before asking where it should be placed on ship, maybe now was a good time to do a wall of bounties for every time the boys bounty goes up, you had been collecting Ace ones and Sabo had yet to have one, that you knew of you of anyway.

You were on deck chilling, having just woken up after being on night duty for a few nights and as the sea was calm, everyone was also enjoying the peacefulness of the afternoon when the den-den went off breaking the quiet. Answering the snail you were greeted to the voice of your eldest boy.

Hearing any of the boys made you smile knowing that meant they were alive and well. You asked him what the impromptu call was for, as he had spoken to you not that long ago and as far you knew there nothing important happening with Whitebeard pirates.

Eyeing the den-den suspiciously you asked where he currently was and heard something in the background before sighing asking if he was with Luffy. Given you knew where Luffy was currently you weren't sure why Ace was in Alabasta, so taking a deep breath you asked your eldest why he was in Alabasta.

The surprised look that the den-den and some of your own crew mates gave made you sigh as well as kind of want to hit your head on the table a few times, did they really think you didn't keep tabs on them, especially Luffy given he didn't have own den-den anymore, plus you had already lived this and had the advantage of roughly knowing where Luffy would be.

Getting over the surprise quickly Ace asked how you knew that and so you informed him that you kept some tabs on all three of them, especially Luffy as he didn't have den-den to call you on and was giving you more grey hair than Shanks did to Beck, you then asked if Ace could get a new one for Luffy if he didn't have a one already.

You then asked why he was in Alabasta and he mention that there had been rumours that someone had been talking about being the one that killed Teach. That took you by surprise, you weren't expecting Ace to have anything to do about Teach as he never met the man thankfully, so when you asked why he was the one doing this, he didn't know the man so wouldn't one of the other commanders of been better.

Ace explained that Pops did ask some of the other commanders first but he volunteered cause while he didn't know the Teach he had been a apart of the 2nd division and felt the need to do it, plus he got to see Luffy so it was a win.

It seemed that Luffy impatience got the better of him as you heard a hard thump before Luffy voice came through and began talking a mile a minute as normal when he was excited. You smiled at the snail just happy to hear his voice after a few months of not hearing it. You gave little hums as he spoke telling you excitedly of everything that had happen upon setting sail.

When he finished telling his story, you told him how proud of him you were for getting this far and to be careful in Alabasta as Sir Crocodile was the Warlord there and not to cause to much trouble that Luffy ends up on his radar, though you're fully aware of what Luffy will do Crocodile.

Hearing his signature 'shi shi shi' you knew he had just disregarded everything you had said to him. Sighing you told him that you expected a call from him once a month from now on, that it doesn't need to be long just a 'hi I'm alive' will do as you worry even though you knew he was capable of fighting, just like you did with his brother.

When the call ended you were happy and hoped that Luffy or at least one of his crew for him will call once a month. You would like it if Luffy could somehow get a vivre card done so you have a piece of him with you always but weren't sure how as it needed his hair or nails, you could always get Ace or Sabo to get some of his hair but that was something for later to think about.

Yasopp teased how much of a mother hen you were, even though the boys were 17 and 20 now. You looked at the sniper and smiled at him telling him at least your boys knew you loved them and would die for them that more he could say, who actively avoiding his own son but you could can ring Ace back and have Ussop come on and he can talk to his son and after all these years he missed.

That had him looking at you with wide eyes as your hand hovered over the den-den before he said now was not the time and before you could say anything back, Shanks walked out on to the deck and took one look at the scene between you & Yasopp, sighing and told you to stop antagonising the man.

You just looked at him and smiled saying you were only offering him the chance to talk to his son, nothing wrong with that now was there. Shanks shook his head before asking what trouble had Luffy gotten himself into now, you grinned and told him you would tell him later on, as there was a lot.

The next time you heard about Luffy was over a week later with his bounty increasing after the defeat of Crocodile, which made you feel very proud as you pinned up his new bounty and then its not till roughly a month later that you get more news about Luffy and his crew, attacking Ennie Lobby and declaring war on the World Government.

When you read that you couldn't help but laugh as you showed the paper to Shanks and Beck, as you called Luffy your little terrorist, causing the senior officers to laugh. It was a day later when both Ace and Sabo rang to tell you about Luffy as if you hadn't read the paper but you let them ramble on as you teased Ace that his youngest brother is coming for his bounty and probably beat it soon, that had Ace grumbling about making sure Lu bounty doesn't get higher than him.

Sabo reaction to Lu bounty was to laugh and say in a few years time it was probably gonna have a bigger bounty than Dragon and couldn't wait for that to be able to tease Ace about it. You told him as long you were no where near when he doe it that fine, as you didn't need watch as the two of them destroy some poor little island.

Hearing that comment your blonde boy started to protest saying that they weren't that bad before you cut in and told him that they were that bad, especially when they were trying to one up each other and now that they're older and stronger more things get destroy.

As time went on you got a calls from Luffy crew mainly letting you know he was fine and what you were always thankful for. You have wondered what was going to happen now that Marineford wouldn't, but you couldn't shake the feeling that something was still gonna happen to him and his crew.

You were busy doing your duties when someone called for you saying that one of your boys was asking for you. Stopping what you were doing you went to it and found that it was Sabo asking if you had spoken to Luffy and when you said no told you hasn't, Sabo informed you that the Luffy and his had been separated, as Robin was with the RA currently after they helped her escape.

Worry went through you hearing this, you knew it would happen but you had no idea what had happen this time and that scared you a little scared as you were slowly making your way into new territory of not knowing what will happen now. The silence that fell on you was broken by Sabo asking if you were okay and you told him that you were okay just worried even though you knew he could take care of himself and hopefully he'll make some sort of contact soon to ease your worry.

Sabo told you that if he or Ace find anything out they will call you right away. You smiled at the snail and thanked him before telling him you loved him and take care.

Over the next couple of weeks you felt on edge as you waited to hear that Luffy was either with Rayleigh or that one of his brother had found or heard from him.

When you finally got the call that telling you that Luffy was safe and with Rayleigh your whole body just released all the tension and worry you had been carrying as you flopped down on the bed, as you thanked the seas.

The whole time that Luffy was with Rayleigh training, all the information you got was from either Sabo or Ace, which you were grateful for, you just wished that Luffy would of called you once or twice. During that time Ace was able to get what was needed for vivre card for Luffy and when it was done Ace came and handed you a piece of it.

You wrote Luffy name on it and put it in a little glass bottle so nothing could happen before placing it with the other two vivre pieces you had stored, all three boys were together again even if it was only by pieces of paper.

When you got news that Luffy and his crew had reunited and started on their journey again you were happy as you couldn't wait to hear of what he gets up to now.

Hearing how helped Fishman Island and then how he took Doflamingo down, freeing Dressrosa from the Warlord control made you so proud of him. When you learn that he had met Big Mom and crushed one ofher tea party, you did worry a little given she was an emperor of the sea but believed in him.

It only now that after you leant that Ace was in Wano with Marco and Izou, and few other Whitebeard crew member along with the Straw-hats, Heart pirates and Kid pirates. It was when Ace told you that Luffy was going to fight Kaido and that by sunrise the battle would be over to see if Wano would finally free or not, did your panic set in.

Grabbing the bottle that held his vivre piece, you kept it tightly in your hand fist as you sent a silent pray to seas that your youngest would okay.

Shanks did what he could to lessen your panic and worry but knowing that Anchor was going against Kaido had him and the crew that knew him on edge a little.

You were sat the table watching as the piece of paper got smaller before it stopped and then started to get bigger again, seeing that you let a sigh of relief, that Luffy was doing okay for the moment and hoped that he had won his fight, but given it's Kaido he was fighting against Luffy was probably resting. It wasn't long before the piece was getting smaller again, so you knew he was was back in the fight again.

The scream you never wished for again rips from your throat as you watched the piece of paper turn into ash, you cried and plead that this wasn't happening, you couldn't do this again, you couldn't lose another boy not now, not after everything you did to keep your boys alive and together again.

A burst of conqueror haki went over ship as Shanks placed his arm around you pulling you in close as he got his haki under control even though it threatened to burst out knowing that Kaido had killed Anchor. The senior officer were just as shocked at the thought of the little boy with the bright smile they had befriend and claiming he was going to be king of the pirates was gone.

Shanks told the men to set course for Wano, they wouldn't get there for at least a few days but they could offer help once they get and no doubt Whitebeard would be heading there due to his sons being there.

The next few minutes were the longest of your life, as you stared at the little bottle in hand, trying to will the paper to reform for Luffy to be alive. You asked yourself why were you never there when your boys needed you, why were you so far from them to be able to help.

Closing your eyes and cupping the bottle in both hands placing it again your forehead, as you thought about Ace how he was handling this, was he ready to go for Kaido head for Luffy, was Marco trying to reign in him somehow, how were the rest of the Strawhats doing. Then you thought of Sabo and how he was gonna deal when he heard the news, would he feel how you felt being so far from being able to help.

Opening your eyes and stared at the table for a moment before pulling your hands to eye level and open them. A gasp left your mouth as the bottle hit the table and rolled across coming to a stop near the edge.

There in the bottle was a reform piece of paper, that also had a glow to it, as if nothing had happened. Shakenly you grabbed the bottle brought it to you, pure relief and happiness run through you as you gave a cry that Luffy was alive, as tears wettened your cheeks.

The crew looked at you with shock before Shanks let a laughed out, as he said that Luffy was doing the impossible once again which the had rest crew a laughing and agreeing with him. His body relaxed as well he then pulled you in to close again and told you that everything was going to be fine.

When the sun rose your den-den was in hand ready to call Ace as you knew he most likely wouldn't call you with everything that was most likely happening. You hadn't slept yet and knew you weren't going to until you spoke to him or with someone he was with at the very least.

A couple of the crew member asked when you were going call as you just kept staring at the snail, you told them you were waiting for a little while longer, giving them time to wake up after the good long sleep they need.

A cup with some hot in it was placed in front of you, and looking up from the snail you thank Lucky for it a smile. Taking the cup in hand you blow on it a little before taking a sip and letting the hot drink begin to warm you.

When you felt that enough time had now passed you rang Ace, it took a while before someone answered and relief washed over you again as it was Ace, who sounded as if just woken up.

The whole crew seemed to stop what they were doing so they could listen, while both Shanks & Beck came and stood either side of you.

You asked if it was over and it took him a couple of second to realise he was talking to you, as his response was not to answer your question but tell you that Luffy was alive and healing but he was sleeping and they weren't sure yet when he would be waking.

The whole crew let out a collective sigh out hearing that Luffy was fine, Ace then said that he had beaten Kaido while Kid and Law beat Big Mom. You asked what had happened with Luffy as you watched his vivre card burn up before it somehow reformed it from ashes.

There was an intake of breath from Ace as he then began to tell you what happened starting with theraid, how Sanji and Zoro defeated Queen and King, talked about the other Strawhats and then Yamato. You knew he was trying to take as long as possible before having to tell you about Luffy and Kaido fight.

As he retold the fight, you stared at the snail in disbelief as both Shanks and Beck rest a hand on your shoulders, to either ground you or to stop you from going to Wano on sheer will-power alone to scold Luffy. When quietly he mentioned that after Luffy vivre card brunt he had gone to fight Kaido, Shanks removed his hand from your shoulder and placed it over your mouth, knowing what was likely to come out of it if he didn't, now you knew that Ace went again him.

Ace explained that Luffy had awaken his devil fruit and that was when his vivre card reform he had to guess, then talked about his new form and everything he did in it.

You had your hands were on either side of the you face as you were trying to processes everything that you had been told, while Shanks was talking to Ace and heard Ace say he would come and get you when the Red Force got closer to Wano.

As you came up for air you stared at the snail confused before asking what which had Ace laughing a little saying he was still trying to wrap his head around it as well and said he would see ya soon as he ended the call.

The crew then went back to what they had been doing before the call as Shanks then chose to herd you back to the cabin and told you sleep. You tried to tell him that you were fine and could do your normal duties but he wasn't having any of it and told you none of your boys would like it if you didn't sleep.

You just scowled at him for using the boys against you, as you took your cloak off and got into bed, telling him that was a low blow and he just smiled as it worked and said he was a pirate, he didn't have to fight fair.

The Red Force arrived off the coast of Wano a week after speaking to Ace and upon seeing the island, your excitement grew knowing that you were gong to be Luffy soon, you just hoped that he had woken up as Ace had called two more times, telling you that Luffy was still asleep.

While everyone else were out on deck, both you and Shanks were in the cabin with him going over some maps while you were trying to distract from his work, which was working better than Shanks would like to admit as he pulled you against him and called you distracting devil, kissing you.

There was a knock on the door which popped the little love bubble the both of you were in as you were told that Ace was here. Shanks sighed knowing that your time together was over as you kissed him and left the cabin, to go greet your eldest.

Stepping out on to the deck, you smiled watching Ace talk with some of the crew for a few second before he turned and saw you, giving a large smile as he came over and hugged you.

He then informed you that Luffy had woken up that morning so he didn't know that you were coming, so knowing you'll get to surprise him made this even better.

As you bid Shank goodbye being all lovey-dovey with each other, you could hear the crew gagging at you both with Ace joining in with them. You turned and gave them all a sharp as you told Ace you had blackmail in the form of embarrassing stories so he had better behave himself.

Soon the two of you were on Ace's striker and heading back to the Flower Capital, where you would get to see Luffy. On the way there you asked if he had spoken to Sabo and letting him know that Luffy was okay. There was a slight pause before said he had spoken him to say that Luffy was okay, though it was mostly Koala who seemed to do the talking for him.

Thankfully it didn't take a long as you were expecting it but still took a while to get to the Flower Capital. This was your first time ever being Wano and it was more beautiful than you imagined it would be.

The first two people you saw were Marco and Izou, and you were so happy to see that both men were doing okay, Izou looked a little more battered with bandages peeking from under his clothes but was in good spirits. You spoke with them both for a little while before Ace was dragging you away.

You chided him for his manners, as you were in the middle of a conversation but he told you there would be time for that later ae he said you had changed before seeing Luffy as they were celebrating Kaido defeat now Luffy and Zoro was awake.

Asking why you needed to change, you were perfectly fine in your current clothes but Ace just said that everyone was going to be in Kimonos. So with that he pushed you into a room that had a couple of people in who came over and helped you change into something more fitting of a festival.

When you came out of the room Ace was smiling at you and said you now looked the part. Hearing that you just sent him a look that said you were unimpressed and said you weren't afraid to smack him.

He just laughed at that as he wrapped an arm around your shoulders, grinning as he pulled you along, taking you somewhere else without telling you anything. You got told to wait for a moment as he went in to a store as he had something waiting for you.

So you did as asked and waited for him to come back, looking around at different the kimonos that people were wearing. Hearing your name being called you turned round to face your eldest but instead came face to face with Sabo.

You stared at him with wide eyes for a few moments before pulling him into your arms and hugged him tightly before pulling back and asking what he as doing here. He smiled telling you that after nearly having panic attack and falling to his knees sobbing over Luffy vivre card burning up and Koala having to give slap him to get to him to listen her as she tried to get through to him, that he was able to think and see that the vivre card had reformed he pulled himself together and went into Chief of Staff mode and started to get information on what was happening.

When he found out that Luffy had fought and defeated Kaido, he decided that he was coming to Wano to see for himself that his chaotic little brother was good and had been there a few days now.

You asked if he had seen Luffy and got told only when he was still asleep but not seen him since woke up yet. So turning to Ace you asked when were you getting to see your youngest and Ace promised it would be soon, he just spending some time with his crew first.

The three of you walked for a while, allowing you to look at some of stalls around, picking a little something for your loveable red hair idiot until Ace announced that he was going to meet with Luffy and his crew soon, so it was time go. Getting close to the meeting place you could hear the tell-tell laugh of your youngest and saw that his back was to you.

Using that to your advantage, you crossed your arms and called his full name before asking what the hell he had been doing. Watching as his head snapped up and turned to look at you with surprise before grinning widely at you and slingshot himself to you calling your name as he wrapped his arms around you and hugging you tightly.

You hugged him back tightly for a while before you heard Sabo saying something but just hugged Luffy tighter for a few more seconds before stepping backward and having a good look at him, then pulled his cheeks outs and processed to scold in front of his crew and friends for how many greys hairs he had given you before pulling him into tight hug again and whispered to him to not die on you again, your heart couldn't take that again.

Hearing his shishishi as said he had to become King of the Pirates and give Shanks his hat first that. While that didn't really settle your nerves it was best you were currently going to get out of him, you let him go and allow Sabo to do his big brother thing to Luffy.

While those two were doing their brother reunion, you looked over at the Strawhat crew and took in each of them. So while both Sabo and now Ace as well, were telling Luffy off for being so reckless, the irony wasn't lost on you there, you walked over to the Strawhats.

You greeted Jimbi first having met the fishman before and then introduced yourself to the others and thanked them for looking out for Luffy, knowing what is he was like and not being able to say no to any kind of a adventure, that got a little chuckle from them as you then said at least they didn't have to worry about trying to rein in all three brothers as they were even more crazy and feral when all together.

Some of the crew seem to shudder at that thought and the brothers stopped fighting with each other as they looked at you and said they really weren't that bad, you just turned and looked at them with a deadpan look telling them not to live to your face.

They tried to protest that but you made a hand gesturer telling them to zip it and they just gave a look that you were sure they learnt from the bandits. Shaking your head at them you turned back the Strawhats and began talking to them again.

Sometime later Marco and Izou joined the group, as wells aa a few other that you're introduced to such as Yamato, who was Kaido son, Otama who both Ace and Luffy as claimed as their little sister, Kiku who was Izou sister and then the true Shogun of Wano and his sister, Monosuke and Hiyori.

At one point during the early evening you were sitting next to Sabo, talking and watching how Ace was interacting with both Marco and Yamato. There was defiantly something going on between them so with a little bit more of intense watching, you turned to Sabo said 500 berries on Marco as Sabo looked at you with a grin and said same on Yamato, having spent more time watching the two of them.

You both shook hands at the same time Ace turned and looked at you both, so you just smiled at him and gave a little wave. He raised an eyebrow at you both for a few second before turning back around and went back to talking to both men in the bet.

By late evening you had somehow managed to get your hand on camera and get a photo of you and the boys, it was about time you got an updated one.

The rest of the time you were in Wano both you and Sabo were keeping an eye on who Ace, to see who would win the bet but neither of you were able to tell yet.

It was only when you were waiting to leave, after having hugged both Luffy and Sabo one more time, you looked over to where Ace and Marco were from the corner of your eye to see a little bit affection as Marco had his head down next to Ace ear with his fingers on Ace waist. So why that wasn't a definitive answer yet, you were pretty sure that this bet would end in your favour.

After bidding everyone who had come to see you off one more goodbye you got on Striker and started heading back to the Red Force. You enjoyed seeing your boy, and getting to meet the Strawhats but you couldn't waited to get back and tell the crew about and Luffy and his crew.

When the Red Force finally came in to view you smile and wondered how long it would take for someone to tell Shanks you were on the way. It was only a few minutes later till you noticed red hair looking out and waving.

Ace asked how he was Yonko when he seemed to act like an over excited child. That made you laugh knowing that Ace had never seen Shanks truly fight and you weren't even sure if he had even felt Shanks conqueror haki, so had only seen his carefree side. So you explained that seeing any other side of Shanks means someone had fucked up and tried hurt someone he cared for/was under his protection, so this was the side he would want to see.

With an opportunity to tease him, you asked if wouldn't he want a partner was that carefree and relaxed but could instantly turned in to dangerous person if it meant protecting him. Turning your head to look at him you could red on his cheek what had you smiling as you reached the Red Force.

A rope ladder was thrown down and looking at Ace smiling you thanked him for the ride then began to climb up and got pulled over the railing. You greeted the crew before turning to look down at Ace and told him that you loved him, were proud of him and to tell Sabo he owed you 500 berries.

Upon hearing that last part Ace asked what you meant and told him not to worry about it as it was something between you and Sabo. He gave you a slightly confused okay before saying bye with a wave as his flames came to life powering the striker once again, and before he was to far you called out telling him to call if anything changes, anything at all.

Once he was gone you turned to the left and saw Shanks, Beck and Lucky were giving you a look, as Shanks asked what that was about and told them you had a beat with Sabo on who Ace was dating or at least attracted to anyway.

Shanks just laughed, while Beck asked who you placed a bet on and you grinned at the first-mate and said Marco, that seemed to have Shanks laughing even more. You sighed and shook your head at your over grown child of a lover and told them you would be back in a moment and to get the alcohol out, as you were going to tell the about Luffy and Strawhats.

The whole crew were cheering as you headed inside to the cabin to place your bag down. Once inside you placed the bag on the bed and took out the frame photo and placed it on your bedside table before smiling at it and heading back out on to the deck.

The photo sat there proudly, as a remainder everyday of everything you had done, since being killed and coming back to past to ensure that your boys were alive and all together again.

There in the frame was you sitting in the middle with Ace and Sabo on both side of you with Luffy standing behind you with his arms wrapped round the three of you, with the four of you beaming at the camera as fireworks went off in the background.

[shankss-magnificent-ass]

Imagine unjinxing the Whitebeard pirates

Marco: *comes out of his office* finally, I finished all of my paperwork. *Holds out the last file folder*

Thatch: it's about time, you've been in there for days.

Izou: I was wondering if we'd ever see you again.

Marco: it felt like I was gonna be in there forever, I swear if Big Mom attacks us ever again I'll kill her myself, pop's be damned.

Ace: yeah, but it could be worse though. Thankfully it's quiet tonight, so I doubt anything'll happen

Marco, Izou, and Thatch: *give him a look of horror*

Ace: what?

Izou: you just did not say that!

Ace: say what?

Thatch: you basically just jinxed us!

You: *comes out when you hear them yelling* what happened?

Izou: he just said the q word

You: oof

Ace: I'm sorry, I take it back, alright.

Marco: sorry, doesn't unjinx us *points the file folder in his hand towards Whitebeard's lodgings, holding it there only a hair away from your face.* Go tell Pops and the rest of the crew to remain vigilant and careful because things may go tits up soon because of your stupidity

You: *about to be so fucking funny*

Ace: alright, find.

Marco: and don't use the q word when explaining.

You: *takes a bite out of his file and spits the pieces into his hand*

Marco: (⁠ノ⁠｀⁠Д⁠´⁠)⁠ノ⁠彡⁠┻⁠━⁠┻ Fuck! *Storms back into his office and slams the door*

Izou: why are you like this?

You: hmm, it's probably because of the childhood neglect.

Thatch: *wheezing and laughing*

Izou: why'd you do it?

You: to negate the jinx

Izou: and you made Marco bear the brunt of it, you bad person.

You: he could just tape them back together.

Thatch: but we all know he won't do that, so now he has to refill out the report.

You: ╮⁠(⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)⁠╭ sucks to be him then.

Izou: you bitch.

You: says the head bitch

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