Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece; if I did there would be a lot more fluff and angry sex
Ace awoke in the darkness of the morning, his body having become accustomed to doing on his visits to the Marine ship. Sitting up he looked down at the man who was still asleep beside him and sighed. How did the bastard manage to scowl in his sleep? For another moment Ace only sat in silence and watched the older man before letting a small smile cross his lips, it was actually sort of endearing.
Rules had been established. Come after dark, leave at dawn and never breath a word. There were still a good few hours left until dawn but he figured it would be better if he just left now. Swinging his legs over the edge of the bed he made to stand up and begin the search for his shorts only to feel a strong arm wrap around his waist and drag him back into bed. The subsequent yelp of surprise was muffled as Smoker pressed a rough kiss to his lips, stealing any breath he could have used to protest.
"Where are you going?" the man asked, easily keeping Ace pinned to the bed.
"'Be gone by dawn or I'll throw you in the brig'. Weren't those your exact words, taisa?"
The older man scoffed. "Moron, there's at least three more hours til dawn."
Ace laid in stunned silence before his face broke into a huge grin. It was pathetic how completely and utterly happy he was at being told to stay, even though he had not directly been asked. It was rare for Smoker to show any sort of affection towards him, this was a small step at breaking down the walls around the other's heart.
"Alright, old man," he smiled, curling against the marine captain and drifting back to sleep. "I'll stay a little longer."