The Light Will Prevail

Haii, This is my first time writing a fanfiction I hope you all like it!

Ace walked through the unfamiliar town in the West Blue, ruled over by the Great Demon Lord of the West – Lord Sesshomaru. The spade pirates had docked for awhile to gather supplies. While the rest of the crew decided to go hit up a pub, Ace wondered around town.

"Hey there cutie!" cooed a slightly older woman.

"Oh my, my, my, why aren't you a young one, why don't you come and grab a drink with us?" purred a second woman

The two women seemed drunk out of their minds. The first woman had chestnut brown hair, a slim figure and crimson red lips. The second had slightly darker hair than the other and had it kept in a ponytail. The two ladies were wearing tank tops and short skirts. Although the two women were both beautiful; the Fire Fist had no interest what so ever.

"No; thank you for the offer though ladies," Ace flashed his signature overly confidant smile.

"Aww, come on, why don't you hang out with us for a while?" slurred the taller woman with chestnut hair.

"I must head back to my crew; my apologies ladies."

"Come on! One drink won't harm anything." the woman begged as the other woman grabbed onto Ace's arm, and started urging him towards the pub.

Before Ace could protest, a voice yelled out, "Leave him alone; he obviously doesn't want to have a drink with you. Just leave him be." A slim girl, with long brown locks, emerged from the darkness.

The women recognized her immediately.

"Hime-Sama?!"

"We are truly sorry Hime-Sama!"

"You are forgiven, just don't do it ever again."

The two women quickly bowed and scampered off.

"Ah Thanks, I don't think I could have gotten out of that by myself!" Ace flashed her a smile.

"Hahaha, it was no problem. You're welcome!" The girl beamed back. She had light brown hair that trailed all the way down her back, her amber eyes shone with kindness.

"The moon really complements her beauty," Ace thought to himself.

"I'm Kyoko. Nice to meet you!" said the petite girl who looked so delicate.

"I'm Portgas D. Ace, but you can call me Ace."

She crossed her arms, "Well Ace, what brings you to the Western Lands?"

"I'm a pirate; I'm here with my crew."

"You're a pirate?!" Her eyes lit up like the stars in the sky. "I've heard many stories of the adventures that pirates go on! I hear that they are as free as the wind!"

Ace chuckled, "I guess being a pirate gives me a lot of opportunities."

A voice called out, "Kyo-Chan, where did you go?"

"Oh, I have to go now! Well it was nice meeting you Portgas D. Ace! I hope to see you around!" And off ran the hime.

"This is soooo boring, why does it matter if I study business?" pouted Kyoko.

"Because child, one day, your father's empire, all of it will be yours! You must learn how to outsmart the other Demon Lords." The tutor sighed.

Kyoko could not focus on the lesson. All she could think about was the mysterious Portgas D. Ace that she had met last night. "I wonder if I'll get to see him again, maybe he'll tell me stories of life on the seas," Kyoko smiled to herself.

"Miss Suomi, are you listening to me?"

"Wha? Y-Ye-Yes of course I am Bertram!" Kyoko sighed and rested her head in her hands. "Hey Bertram, when can I go back to Uncle's? I've been here for awhile now."

"I do not understand why the master insists on letting you live with that scum. A proper lady like yourself should not have the need to wield swords, you have guards for that! " scowled the tutor.

"Bertram, Uncle raised me, when my own father did not. He is very much like a father to me; I do not appreciate you calling him a scum."

"All pirates are scums! An heir such as yourself should not be acquainted with them! Please young miss, do not fall for the lies that the pirates go about spreading!"

"Bertram, Pirates are not scums! They are the most free on the earth. Sometimes I envy them; I wish I could travel the vast seas."

"Geez." Ace had nearly walked the whole perimeter of the town hoping he'd get a chance to see her again. "I have to leave soon, before the marines find me, but I want to see her again."

"Are you lost?" someone laughed, Ace knew who the angelic voice belonged to.

"Of course not. I thought, since I had some time to kill that I would explore the town." "What are you doing out here?"

"Just taking a scroll." The petite brunette laughed, "I was just about the go down to the shore of the beach; wanna join me?"

"Uh… well, I guess I could, since I have some time, and it's not like cause you asked… I think getting some fresh air would be nice." Ace nearly kicked himself; he sounded like such a loser.

"Hahaha. Well ok!" Kyoko grabbed Ace's hand and dragged him in the direction of the shore.

"Don't cha think the sky looks so beautiful when the sun is setting? The reflection of the sky on the sea, reminds me how beautiful the world is."

"The sunset isn't nearly as beautiful as you," Ace thought. After realizing what he was thinking about, he started blushing madly.

"So…" Kyoko paused "Would you tell me stories?"

"Uhh, What kind?"

"How'd you become a pirate?"

Ace scratched his head and leaned back. "Well, I lived with my little brother, and we trained every single day. We vowed to set sail as soon as we turned 17 to become pirates. My little brother was a klutz, but he always thought he was so tough. One time he tried defeating a big bear all by himself," Ace laughed, "The kid was always following me around everywhere, and there was this one time where we built little shelters and we named it 'Ace's country' or 'Dadan's Country'." Ace paused as he turned to look at Kyoko, her amber eyes glowed with happiness. "What about you? Tell me a story about yourself!"

"Um, sure, but I don't have any interesting stories like yours!" blushed Kyoko.

"I don't mind; I just want to get to know you."

Kyoko hesitated for a moment, but then smiled brightly, "Well, ok! When I was little, I'm ashamed to say but, my brother and I, we use to leave little trails of food to trap our little sister, "cause she loved food; even during her coronation, she attempted to bring shish kebab! My father snatched the kebab away from her, and the loud speaker was on, and he accidently announced to the entire kingdom-oh," Kyoko looked down, "I wasn't suppose to say that…"

"I already know you are a princess, Kyoko," Ace flashed her, his cocky smile.

"What? How?" Kyoko started blabbering. Ace thought it was cute the way she freaked out over such insignificant details; at least, the details he believed were insignificant.

"Remember the day we met? The two women called you 'Hime-Sama'. I'm surprised that you forgot that."

"Oh… right… ahaha." Laughed Kyoko meekly.

"Look, I've known a lot of nobles and royals, and by far you're my favorite. You aren't snobby like the rest of them. So… don't worry; I don't care for someone's status."

"Really?" Kyoko's eyes widened. She smiled as she got up from the sand, and walked towards the ocean. Looking out at the calmly incoming waves, she muttered, "I'm glad then."

"She has such a serene look on her face. I feel like I want to protect her forever; make sure no one ever takes that smile away from her." Ace's thoughts were broken by a scream. Her clumsiness had taken over her, as gravity took the best of Kyoko and she was head first, going straight for the water. Ace ran and caught her just in time. He lifted her up bridal style, holding her head close to his chest.

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah, I'm fine, thank you!"

Ace looked into Kyoko's eyes, he felt a strange feeling, but he liked it. Ace leaned in, and pressed his lips to Kyoko's soft pink ones. The embrace lasted only a moment, but in that moment it felt as if they were the only ones on earth.

Thank you for reading! Please review!

I'll release the next chapter soon ^ - ^