Summary: Sabo always knew that meeting his younger brother after all these long years would leave a powerful impact on him, but he never thought his feelings would turn into what they did. Now it's already too late and he has no choice but to adapt himself to the situation. Sabo x Luffy, spoilers up to chapter 751.

Author's note: I've started writing this one with a plan to make it a yaoi Sabo x Luffy, but I don't know if I will ever have enough motivation to write more of it. For now it's just one short chapter with a slice of shonen-ai.

Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece or its characters. They belong to Eiichiro Oda.

Beta-reader: terracannon876


The general officer of the Revolutionary Army, Sabo, was not feeling too well these days. Or rather, from his nakama's point of view he was indeed doing just perfectly fine, but really, he had no idea how one could possibly be "doing well" when he himself felt so lost.

He wondered.

Maybe it was some big Marine conspiracy plan to send him into such an unstable state? Or perhaps some kind of side effect from eating the Devil Fruit? Or, alternatively, something he'd caught from his last party with Iva-san?

After all, these Ivankov guys were pretty crazy and he wouldn't be surprised if their craziness were capable of making someone else crazy. …But, even him?!

"Impossible…" Sabo thought, as he brought a sleeve up to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He comfortably sat on an armchair, watching as a cup of steaming coffee was placed on the table next to him.

"Whatever the reason," what mattered was the current state of affairs, and in his current state of affairs he wasn't sure what to do.

He knew that meeting his younger brother would leave a powerful impact on him, but he never would've thought it'd be so powerful.

At least he felt much better after talking it over with Koala. She gave him some advice and promised to be of help anytime he needed.

"Aside from Luffy, there's nothing better in this world than good friends."

And there were more of them. For example Iva-san. If he became too desperate, he knew where to go. But for now, he was feeling okay being a man. And what would the others think if they got news he's changed into a girl and was in relation with… Dragon's son?

What would Dragon think?

Kill him?

The world was full of crazy people anyway, like for example that Bartolomeo. The idea that he might understand how Bartolomeo felt completely threw Sabo off the balance. He waved his hand through the air a few times as though to dispel said pirate's image from the inside of his eyelids.

"Is everything all right, Sabo-kun?" Koala asked, chuckling slightly.

Although she was felt for him, it didn't stop her from being amused at how, ever since he'd met his sworn brother, he'd been acting a bit ... more eccentric than usual. For example, what was he waving his hand about at nobody for?

"Yeah…" The Chief's hand returned to the armrest. "I just suddenly saw that Something-Leo guy in front of me…" he explained as he reached for the coffee.

"I thought it was Luffy's image plastered all over your mind?"

"Yeah … but that Carameleo obscured it for a second…"

"I see..."