Hi guys! So, I am just a newbie here. And this is my first story. I wanna start small so this won't be a heavy kind of stuff but just about the everyday dilemma of Ace, Sabo and Luffy as not-so-regular teenagers and brothers. I want to have a sort of refreshing story so yeah. Hope you guys will like it.

CHAPTER 1

In a modern house somewhere in California, three sets of snoring could be heard.

He pushed himself deeper into the sea of blankets and put pillows into each of his ears as he heard a very loud booming voice followed by a thunderous laughter that was even louder because of the megaphone. So I guess this is his new wake-up call huh? Well it is annoying as hell, Sabo thought. The brothers' grandfather came home after months of absence claiming that he misses his grandsons. So, it was the time of the year in which the brothers must be in full alert unless they want injuries and abusive granddad rumors spread in their school again. After minutes of silence, when Sabo was just getting back into Lalaland, he heard heavy footsteps. He quickly shot up from his position and bolted for the door and straight to their old man.

"I'll wake them up now! I'll wake them up." Sabo said to Garp as he put up his hands in a surrending position.

Garp roared in laughter. "BWAHAHA! Just when I thought I could spread love in this house again. BWAHAHA!"

Sabo sighed. He watched his grandfather went down the stairs into the kitchen. The blond man then went to his freckled-face brother's room. There in the bed was Ace complete with freckles, drool and snores, completely still in his oh-so-wonderful dream. But Sabo had a determined look on his face. He then moved next to the bed and forcefully flicked his brother's forehead many times in a row. And Ace then screamed in agony. He shot up, covering his forehead, and was ready to bust the gut of the one who dared to do that to him. He noticed Sabo who was standing there with his arms crossed.

"The shitty gramps is here, Ace. And if you don't get your ass out the door and into the kitchen, I am sure all of us won't be seeing any sun soon." Sabo said.

"Ugh, I almost forgot about him." Ace groaned. "Well, did you wake up Lu yet?" He added.

"I'm going to now." Sabo told him. Ace followed and watched as his brother shouted at the top of his lungs. "LUFFFFFFFYYYYY! BREAKFAAAAAST!"

Luffy quickly jumped out of bed and headed to the kitchen. He could smell bacon, pancakes and hashbrowns from there. "Breakfaaaaaaast! Oh, hey gramps! Shishishishi!" the ball of sunshine declared.

"Hey Sabo, is today Friday?" Ace asked.

"It is Monday, you dumbass. It is the third week of the school year. And don't forget we have football tryouts later." Sabo replied.

Ace sighed. Just then, he caught the smell coming from the kitchen and in a matter of seconds, Sabo was left standing alone. He watched the scene before him. Garp was at the end of the table reading a newspaper, unaware of the two mercilessly shoving food every food into their mouth. Sabo smiled in fondness and then joined the war.

The three were still not able to comprehend why Garp insisted on driving them to school every time he comes home.

"YOU BRATS SURE ARE SLOW! YOU CANNOT BE LIKE THIS WHEN YOU BECOME MARINES!" Garp shouted from the car. He was honking the car for 10 minutes now. And finally, after a lifetime worth of ruckus, the rascals were out the door and headed to the car.

"Seriously gramps, you don't need to do this. We've got my car." Ace told Garp.

"Shut up you brat, I wanna make sure you three are not skipping classes." Garp countered.

"Oh, but it was fun being chased by teachers. Shishishishi!" Luffy laughed.

The two older brothers face palmed.

"And I'm gonna beat you senseless if you do that again damn kid." Garp said.

"You are no fun granddad!" Luffy replied.

"And you two, what are you up to? I doubt you guys even get girls." the old man asked.

Quite the opposite actually, Ace thought while Sabo snorted.

"But Ace and Sabo always have girls around them." Luffy informed. And Garp went wide-eyed.

"Ohh, is that so? Don't tell me…."

"It's not like that old man!" Ace blushed.

"Shishishishi! I mean girls who confess to them gramps."

Ace smirked.

Garp laughed "Bwahaha! Those are my boys. I suppose you got your charms from me, huh?"

Ace and Sabo just paled at that.

When they got to school, it was already full of people. They bid their grandfather goodbye and went inside.

Marco and Thatch quickly approached Ace and Sabo. And Luffy went to greet his friends.

"You guys won't believe it yoi." Marco greeted.

"What, man?" the freckled man replied.

"I suppose a large number of people for tryouts?" Sabo replied.

"You betcha! Having a hottie like me on the team sure brought good news huh?" came from Thatch.

Just then, a group of girls approached the boys. One of them spoke "Good Morning Ace! I think you are extra handsome today." Ace went as red as a tomato at that. Sabo chuckled.

"You too, Sabo. Fresh as always." Another girl voiced out.

"Why, thank you." Sabo bowed.

"Idiots! Marco still is the hottest." a girl with a purplish hair spoke.

Marco blushed and turned to see who it was and was surprised and annoyed to see Nojiko.

Nojiko laughed. "Hahaha! You should have seen your face pineapple head."

Marco replied. "Stop teasing yoi."

"And seriously Ace, you should work on that blushing problem of yours. Hahaha" Nojiko added.

Just then a group came approaching, "you are as bad as Law, Portgas." a friend named Shachi told Ace.

"Swimming in compliments and girls! And I can't even get one!" he continued suddenly sounding annoyed.

"You're not the only one Shachi. You can go girlfriend hunting with Thatch. What do you say huh?" Nojiko countered.

"Shut up! I can get girls if I want to!" the redhead shouted.

The group just laughed as the bell rang.

Mr. Iceburg cleared his throat as he entered the room. "Take your seats please."

The room was quickly put into silence.

"As you all know, a lot of university or college examinations are now taking place. I hope you guys already have some plans in mind, whether you go into university or taking a different path, you can go to me if you ever need a hand." he smiled in fondness. He was kind of attached to this class than any other classes that he had ever handled before.

"Anyway, I have some handouts here which contain schedules of exams, requirements, and more or less everything you might need to know for college admissions. Please pass." he continued.

Ace and Sabo exchanged worried looks when their teacher finished. They were still undecided. They were torn between staying with their baby brother and going into places chasing their dreams. Luffy mattered most to them ever since they were kids. And they both know that they can't be with him forever. Now that this moment finally came, it seems like this is a wake-up call for both of them to finally grow up and take chances.

Thank you for reading! Everyone has to start somewhere right? ;) Hehe. Tell me what you think! Thanks guys! xx