Umm I didn't exactly know if this was going to be alright but this is my first OP fanfic so please go easy on it okay? (Please tell me so I can edit it if you spot any mistakes...)

I do not own One Piece and probably never will...*sigh*

Cries of a new born child broke the silence, or in this case, children.

"If it is a girl, her name would be Ann and if it is a boy, his name would be Ace. That was what he decided to name them. This girl would be Ann and," Portgas D. Rouge leaned down and held both infants tightly, " Gol D. Ace and Gol D. Ann, they're his children, his and mine." she said as she held them closer to her before smiling and falling into eternal sleep.

Her flower hair pin fell onto the blood stained bed sheets.

Ann flinched as she clutched her right shoulder and shut her eyes tightly, trying to block out the searing pain in her shoulder and left eye. 'Darn it, now of all times' she thought as the pain faded away as a warm arm wrapped around her.

Concern eyes stare right at hers as she open them, "You okay Ann?"

"I'm fine Ace, how many times have I told you that already?"

"It happened again right?"

"Yup."

"It-"

"-has been more frequent recently, I know."

The Dadan's family stared at the twins as they drifted into their 'mental communication', or so they call it, and are now staring at each other silently as they continued their... silent discussion.

...After a few seconds of staring, Ace begrudgingly went back to eating while Ann walked off towards the bathroom.

Ann thought about what she saw as she took off her clothes slowly and submerged herself into the tub, careful about touching her shoulder.

'Our birth?' She wondered curiously before her thoughts were cut short as Ace slid into the tub and motioned for her to surface.

"Let me wash it." Ace said curtly as she quickly rose above the water's surface.

Ann turned slightly to let Ace have a clearer view of her shoulder, exposing a raw, skinless area.

Normally, a simple wound would not be surprising for a child who had been running around freely in the forest, mountains and gray terminal just this morning. I mean, of course, they were children left to run around. How could they not get injured somehow?

However, the strange thing here was that the skinless area had a pattern, like a swirling vine with small flowers and leaves. As if someone has carefully carved a cruel mark of claim into the skin itself, recently.

Ace gently washed away the blood, pouring a bit of cold water over it, after they both cleaned themselves and made Ann get out of the tub before drying themselves. He then bandaged her shoulder carefully with bandages hidden away under a loose plank.

Ann took a deep breath as Ace was working on her shoulder, "I'm going to get mom's hair pin back."

"And how are you going to do that?"

Ace mumbled as he secured the bandages. "Find the people who took it of course. They said they were going to the grand line and use it well. I guess I should go get the original one too."

Ann's words were hissed out from her lips, determined.

"And then again, how?"

Ace repeated his question, worry growing as Ann explained light-hearted tone returning. "I think I will go to the village maybe and hijack the first pirate ship that is going to the grand line from there."

"What about Garp? He will never let you do that."

Ann widens her eyes as she turned to look at Ace, sticking her lower lip out, "That's why you have to be the best brother ever and cover for me. Tell him that I pursuing my dream. He will understand... should." before packing her bag at lightning speed and tying her eye patch so that it would covered her left eye before running down the path to the village.

"… Fine..."

Ace caved, before his eyes widened in realization and ran after her.

"Wait, what did you mean by should!"

Ann halted at a clearing down on her way down the hill, aiming a punch at Ace in attempt to slow him down.

Ace dodged and narrowed his eyes, "Last fight?"

"Last fight, before I go." Ann said, a smile on her face, agreeing.

Ace flexed his fingers before beginning his assault, "If you win!"

The fight continued for several minutes, before ending with Ann sitting on Ace, victorious smirk on her face. She sported a forming bruise on her forearm whereas Ace had a new black eye, though none of them had wounds in range of those earned by serious brawls.

"Your hits have gotten stronger Ace."

Ann commented, smirk changing into a friendly grin. "How much stronger can it be coming from a girl who can't not cough up blood after just one simple punch in the gut from anyone."

Ace replied, pride bruised, and. much to his sister's embarrassment, made yet another reference to a painfully embarrassing situation Ann had found herself in a few weeks ago.

"Well at least I beat you; one would wonder who the older one is around here and who does the laundry everyday while the other one goes hunting."

Ann's faced burned as she tried to divert the topic.

"Che, guess we're even?"

Ace conceded though he did enjoy the sight of this side of his twin. The side only he was allowed to see.

"Don't you dare forget about me."

Ann snapped as she took off her left elbow brace and held it up to Ace.

"Like I can ever do that." Ace took off his right brace and exchanged it with Ann, eyes softening.

"You are unforgettable."

"Make friends 'kay? Brothers even. Just leave me some of the sake."

Ann shrugged off her brother's comment, once again diverting the conversation back at Ace. "You believe that?"

Ace questioned as he watched Ann wear hi-no her arm brace and stood.

"It's true as long as you believe in it, dumbass."

Ann deadpanned as she started walking away. "Well I already have Sa-"

"You can't have only one friend." Ann cut in, waving farewell.

"See ya at the grand line then?"Ace waved in returned.

"Yes, I left something for you at home."

Ann spoke slightly louder this time to be heard, the distance between them growing.

"I don't have one."

Ace snapped at her retreating form.

Ann appeared next to Ace in an instant, rewarding Ace with an extra lump on his head.

"A home is where someone thinks about and waits for you. Idiot!"

"My heart just left though."

Ace grinned at her in return despite the pain.

"See you soon."

Ann mumbled to her twin after a short pause.

"Stay safe..."

Ace whispered back as they started walking in opposite directions, walking to their own respective destinations, not once looking back.

The forest itself seemed to stay silent at the parting of the twins, one cursed with a blessing while another destined to die in front of practically all the people his close to him. But one.

But before that, there are to be more strange and exciting adventures. And hopefully, the blessing would break the curse and may the 'destiny' not be fulfilled.

-To be continued-

Next chapter- Ann who is nine turning ten meets a seven year old Luffy. What will happen?! May chaos ensue.

For those to guess what Ann left Ace gets … cyber cookies, cupcakes and on top of it a tiny bit of say in whether a particular idiot dies (*cough*Ace*cough*) and how he will or not. (Technically everyone who comments but more attention and stuff like that.)

HINT: Something he always have with him in the future!

R&Rs

PS: Ace! Why did you die!

PPS: I have thought of a couple of ways to write the story so that Ace 'dies', dies or not die at all but to keep Luffy getting stronger without Ace dying require Luffy or Ace bashing... '_'.. So help me choose 'Kay? (by reviewing!)

EDIT- 3:36pm 24/6/2013 (I'm sorry! Please don't kill me!) So, this chapter has been edited quite a lot because I'm an idiot. Full stop. *bash head repeatedly on nearby wall* I will edit the current exiting chapters first before posting the third chapter. Forgive meee!