"Oi Ace, Sabo! There's something over here!" A small raven haired boy with a straw hat ran down the long stretch of beach towards a mass in the distance. When the kid finally made it there he looked shocked.
"Luffy get away from there!" The young boy looked back seeing his freckled older brother making his way to him in a hurry. Their blonde brother wasn't far behind.
"Ace! It's a person! There's a person who just washed up here!" Luffy kneeled to get a closer look at the new person. He seemed to be older than Ace but just a little. He had raven hair but was really tan and had a weird spotted hat.
Ace pulled Luffy behind him when he made it up to the two. "Luffy you can't just run off like that! We have no idea who this person is he could have hurt you!"
Luffy shook his head. "No! He's not bad Ace! We have to help him please we can't leave him out here!" Luffy looked to his oldest brother pleadingly with tears gathering in the corner of his eyes.
Ace flinched back trying to look anywhere but at the youngest puppy dog eyes. Sabo chuckled shaking his head. "There's no use Ace we all know no one can resists Lu's puppy face."
The freckled boy glared huffing. He bent down picking the new kid up easily. "Let's just get back to the tree house it's late and we don't need to be out right now."
The other two boys followed the oldest through the woods. When they finally made it back to their tree house it took all three of them to get the new person up into the fort.
Luffy stared at the kid intensely hoping he would wake up soon. "Ne Sabo he's going to be okay right?" The blonde nodded putting away their first aid kit.
"Yeah from what I can see he is mainly dehydrated but has a slight concussion I think. It looks like he was hit pretty hard on his head." Ace kept his eyes trained on the new addition.
"Why do you trust him so much Lu?" Luffy looked up at the oldest and paused. He thought for a few minutes.
Luffy grinned widely. "Because I can tell he's going to be our new brother! I can feel it!" Both the older boys looked shocked at what the youngest was saying.
Before any arguing could start a low groan brought their eyes to the new person. He groaned again before his eyes slowly opened. The kid sat up slowly. "Where am I?"
Luffy jumped over grinning widely. "Your in our tree house!" The teen was surprised seeing three kids close to his own age. He looked them all over questioningly.
"Who are you all?" Sabo crossed his arms looking at him pointedly.
"It's only polite to introduce yourself before asking someone else's name!" The new stranger blinked silently for a few minutes. He sighed tiredly rubbing his eyes almost like he was annoyed.
"My name is Trafalgar Law that's all I can tell you for now." Sabo nodded satisfied. He grinned sticking his hand out. "Sabo." Law shook the blondes hand hesitantly then turned to the other two.
Luffy was still grinning. "I'm Monkey D Luffy! I'm gonna be king of the pirates!" Ace punched him over the head. "Idiot don't go telling random strangers that!" Law looked at the two slightly amused.
The freckled boy sighed annoyed turning to Law. "My name Portgas D Ace and just a fair warning don't try hurting my brothers!" Law nodded agreeing to his demand.
Luffy ran over tackling Law eagerly. "What happened to you? How old are you? Will you become our new brother? Do you like pirates? Have you ever seen a pirate? What's your dream?"
Law knew staying around the youngest was going to give him a headache on multiple occasions. "I was trying to escape from someone. I'm 12 years old. I don't know maybe? Yes I like pirates. I have seen some. I want to become the world's greatest doctor and live freely on the seas."
Luffy's eyes were sparkling. He turned to his two brother excited. "See I told you he's just like us! He's going to be our new brother I know it!" Ace and Sabo both shook their heads at the youngest.
Law blinked confused on why this kid would want him as a brother. "Why would you want someone like as a brother?" This caught all three of the brother's attention. The older two with the way he said it with so much hate and the younger because it was directed at him.
Luffy was silent for a few minutes before the grin was back on his face. "Because Trao is just like us! You're lonely and I know being alone is worse than being hurt! When were around the pain is more bearable than when were not right? It's because Trao knows what it's like to be alone just like us!"
Law was shocked at the words coming from the seemingly goofy boy. 'How did he know all of that? It's true they make me feel lighter but that doesn't mean anything!'
Ace and Sabo both looked at each other silently. Ace sighed turning to Law. "Alright you can stay here until you either heal all up or decide if you want to become our new brother."
Luffy cheered loudly. Law shook his head at the youngest. "Thank you Ace-ya for allowing me to stay until I'm healed." Sabo and Ace both shared feral grins. The blonde chuckled. "I'm sure you're going to be staying with us for longer than you think Law. You could always take the easy way out and except becoming our brother."
Law shook his head. "I can't it's too dangerous but thank you for the offer anyways." Sabo waved it off because both older boys knew that by the end of the week their new member would be completely hooked.