Hello! So, this idea came to me after looking at a bunch of pictures of Sabo and ASL on Instagram, and then thinking about the story How To Make An Invisible Friend (read it, it's incredibly funny but surprisingly dark when you think about it). It'll be my first actual story, so I hope you guys'll enjoy. (This is just a preview, by the way. A prolog, I guess. It's a bit (very) short.)
"Luffy, we have to live a life with no regrets! And we'll be free!"
"Y-yeah!"
"Ace... I don't want you to die..- ow!"
"Idiot! I will never die!"
Ace stood, grinning at the villagers waving at him at the docks, one person in particular waving so fast and enthusiastically it almost looked painful. Ace waved back, however, and did so until the island was but a speck in the distance.
Dropping his arm, Ace looked around the small fishing boat he was aboard. The fact that he was here out in the ocean, starting his journey, kept him excited for a little bit until he realized he hand no idea where he was going and there was nothing to do but look at the water.
Yeah, he lost interest pretty quickly.
Sighing, Ace leaned on the railing, hoping he would run into an island soon and find something interesting to do. A crew member, perhaps. Sailing alone got boring after a while.
"Bored?"
Ace jumped, startled, and got into a fighting position. Seeing no one, he faltered, shaking his head and dropping his arms to his sides. He then turned around, and-
"Boo."
"GAHH!" Ace screamed, flailing his arms and falling back on the deck. Looking back up, he saw a boy around his age sitting on a barrel, arms crossed and smirking.
Ace furrowed his eyebrows, confused for just a moment. The tail coat, cravat, and that hat with the goggles was so painfully familiar and Ace was unconsciously reaching out and just hoping, wishing that what he was seeing was real and not just one of those hallucinations he'd had for the longest time and just-
"S-Sa..."
"It's been a while, Ace."
How was it? Good start? I hope so, because I'm writing this very late at night- early in the morning, actually- and this is bound to have at least a mistake or two.
I think this is kind of original, at least; I haven't seen any stories like this before. It'll be interesting to write. Also, reviews give me inspiration as well as the motivation to write more, so please review! If you do, I might cut into my very busy schedule (which actually consists of binge watching anime and reading lots of fanfiction) and write you a nice long-ish chapter. So, again, please review!