A/N: Okay, one word that could describe my personality is 'Fickle'. So! I present to you a new story that is part of MemoriesAU!

Title: Regrets of the Past, Amends of the Present

Author: gdesertsand

Summary: "Have you ever had a dream where the dream seems like a memory from the past?" Sabo asked as he wrote the final answer of the equation on his notebook, "What? Like some sort of reincarnation thing?" Sabo nodded from this and earned soft chuckles from his best friend, "Don't think too much about it, Sabo. Dreams are just dreams." Law answered and finished his coffee. Sabo believed him and didn't think about it anymore, that is until the blond met the cousin of Trafalgar Law, a man named Gol D Ace.

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Chapter 1: Gol D Ace

There was a fire engulfing him. At first the warmth was comforting and lulled him to a peaceful slumber. If he would be asked where this feeling could be compared with then he would answer that it was like from mothers that gave some sort of protective warmth to their young ones. But then it started to change in temperature. His eyes were closed but his ears were alert. He heard voices, shouting, crying, like there was a war ongoing outside this protective nest of fire. The sounds got louder and louder and the fire seemed to reflect the furious feelings of the voices.

It was no longer comforting.

The fire was now suffocating him.

Burning him.

He tried to open his eyes. He tried to get out from the flaming nest where he lied.

When he did open his eyes, he had wished he never had.

Staring at him was a face of a young man. His eyes were no longer present from its sockets forcing him to stare in an endless black. The young man's mouth was opened and blood slowly poured out. With hands full of blood the young man touched his face making sure that his focus will only remain to the young man. With voice full of sorrow and hate the young man said to him,

"Why didn't you save me?"

And the fire burned him alive.

That was when a slapped on the face awakened him. With a jolt he got out of bed in lightning speed preparing to attack who ever dared to hurt him. Looking around he saw his best friend/housemate that stared back at him with boredom in his eyes. Like with just that look Law was trying to tell him 'I've dealt with this shit of yours before so please can we fast forward and eat some breakfast?'

Sabo blinked and then his faced started to get red. With no words said he went straight to the bathroom to take a bath. The nightmare made him sweat a lot so the feeling was not comfortable at all.

As the water hit him, Sabo tried to recall as much as he could from that horrible dream. Since he was seven Sabo always had nightmares to the point he refused to go to sleep. His parents brought him to the specialists and since then he was attending sessions with his kind doctor named Makino.

His nightmares differ every night. When it first started he dreamt about a life where his parents were very cruel to him. He did not understand this because how could his kind and loving parents be that bad to him? Sabo could not see the difference between dreams and reality in the age of seven that when he woke up he ran straight to his parents' bedroom and cried and asked nonstop what he did wrong, why were they being so mean to him? When Sabo finally calmed down his parents asked him what was his dream about.

The following nightmare was about two boys. Sabo was having fun playing with them but in just a second the two boys were burned alive in front of him.

But…the nightmare that kept repeating when he was ten was about a young man. A young man and a fire. The man was asking him in each nightmare the same question over and over and over again.

"Why didn't you save me?"

When he went to the university he needed to stay in a dormitory or an apartment for practical reasons. Of course his mother, the overprotective mommy bear she was, cried a bucket of tears when Sabo was saying goodbye to them while his father simply pat him on the back and said that he was so proud that he had the chance to have Sabo as his son.

He met Trafalgar D Water Law on an accident. Specifically an accident created by Law's uncles. Sabo was just merely taking a stroll around the places near the school he would be attending to when suddenly a huge feather ball caught on fire had hit him. It turns out that Law's uncle named Rocinante was having an argument with his older brother, Doflamingo, on where their nephew should stay. Both brothers lived thirty minutes away from the university. The problem was the older one was living on the west side while the younger was living on the east side. Both brothers though wanted to get Law under their roof and spoil the future surgeon. Law was the only sane one that helped him to stand up that time. From there conversations were made and Law's eyes lightened up when Sabo mentioned that he was going to live in the school's dormitory but it was too expensive so he needed a way to joggle some jobs and his studies. Living in an apartment would be cheaper but the blond needed a roommate to split the rent. With an authoritative voice Law said to his uncles that he was going to live in one of the apartments near the school with his new friend, Sabo.

The Donquixote brothers both went home sulking the whole time.

From there the two of them got to know each other. Sabo was shocked to now the Law came from a rich background. It didn't really show from the way Law carried himself. Sabo was really glad that he met such a humble yet sadistic and sarcastic person. Life in the university was interesting for Sabo because of Law.

"Sabo! Are you still alive or did the shower already turned you into atoms?" Law set their breakfast on the table and helped himself with some coffee.

"Very funny Law." Sabo was drying his hair with a towel as he entered the kitchen. With a content sigh he hanged the towel on the back of the chair where he was going to sit, "Oh, It's a miracle you didn't burned our meal this time."

Law had a mixed of cute pout and a scary glare on his face when Sabo mentioned. The future surgeon had only set fire on the food once and that was because of his insomnia! Really! He didn't get even a wink of sleep for two whole days! That and his uncles were being their annoying selves again. Law thought that Sabo would let it slide but no! The blond bastard was having the time of his life by reminding him of it. At least he knows how to cook! He reminded Sabo about this tiny detail but a practiced response was thrown back at him.

"Well, at least I have a girlfriend who knows how to cook."

This cheeky blond bastard!

Law's sexual preference was no problem to Sabo. It was just the reactions he got from Law was priceless. For three years they were studying in One Piece University only Sabo got the chance to have a love life in the form of a woman named Koala. The blond met the beautiful brunette in one of his Political Science subjects.

Law on the other hand got a bit of reputation that made people to admire him from distance and had no guts to confess to him. Well, most of them were girls and Law had no interest at them at all. But there was this mechanic that the insomniac met a few months ago when his motorcycle got damaged under the pouring rain. That was such a romantic meeting…

If only Law had held sarcastic mouth shut.

But no, whenever Trafalgar Law got nervous his shittiest attitude always showed up in worst times.

Now the heart of the future surgeon was aching because Law had been listed in the category of the handsome redhead of people that should stay away with him as much as possible or he might commit murder.

Why did cupid struck his bleeding heart again?

"So….got any plans on how to make Mister Eustass like you?" Sabo started to wash the dishes while silently munching on a piece of dried mango.

There was a groan from the table and Sabo looked behind him to see Law slumped all over the table with tears running down his face. Yup, his friend was having the heartache of his life.

"Just leave me alone…there was no chance at all I am going to get close to him…" a metaphorical stormy cloud covered Law's head and joined him in his sorrows.

Another interesting day….or dreadful one depending on Law's luck about his love.

It was lunch time and luckily both Sabo and Law had the same free time so they went on Spider's Café. Sabo simply ordered a caramel macchiato, burger steak, and mashed potato while Law had some black coffee and some onigiri. The one thing that made Spider's café popular, aside from the fact that it was just in front of the campus, was that it offered all kinds of cuisine from west and east.

After finishing their lunch they spent the time in helping each other on their respective assignments. Law was good in chemistry, except from romance, where Sabo failed miserably. On the other hand, Sabo was good in literature where Law gave up in understanding long ago before he met the blond. Together they helped each other and it had a positive effect when they received their grades last semester. Now Sabo was having a hard time in Organic Chemistry in which Law patiently explained to him again for the fifth time on how the bonding of elements worked.

"Law,"

"Hm?"

Tapping his pen on his notebook in a doubtful manner before writing the final answer Sabo looked up to his best friend who was looking at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Have you…" Sabo sighed, "Have you ever had a dream where it was so real it seems like a memory from the past?"

Law took his time looking at his best friend before chuckling softly, "What? Like some kind of reincarnation memories of the past?" Sabo nodded at him seriously, "Don't think about it too much, Sabo. Dreams are just dreams. If I were you I will stop watching those horror movies so your nightmares will stop."

And Sabo had believed him.

"At least I am not screaming like a little girl whenever I watched those movies…"

It was a normal day and people got used to the bickering of two college boys at Spider's café.

For the whole week Sabo took Law's advice in heart. He was now walking back from his part time job. He had the apartment for all himself for Law was got dragged by his uncles this morning.

Sabo still got nightmares but quickly forgot about it when he woke up.

He stopped dead on his tracks though when he saw a young man, he was probably the same age of Sabo, who was standing in front of their apartment. The young man felt his staring and looked at him. Sabo's breathe was caught in his throat. Just add blood on the young man's face and rip out his eyes, Sabo was staring face to face with his nightmare. But no, this was reality and the young man had no blood all over his body and his eyes were not hollowed but full of life. His freckles made him looked like a child along with his shy smile.

"Hi? Is this where Trafalgar D Water Law lives?" the young man asked Sabo and the blond only managed to nod.

"Um…" the young man shuffled on his feet awkwardly, "Oh! Where are my manners? My name is Gol D Ace, I'm Law's cousin. Nice to meet you….um…mind if I asked for your name?"

It was then that Sabo realized that he was looking at this Ace guy for a whole minute. The guy must thought he got some few loose screws in the head.

"Sabo," he finally managed to answer, "Caeruleus Sabo."

"Why didn't you save me?"

His nightmares would not let him sleep now.

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