Luffy was tired after their trip, and took a nap in Ace's lap while he watched TV. Luffy didn't stir he was so deeply asleep. When he did wake up, he was very relaxed and content to just lay in Ace's lap. His eyes crinkled in a smile when Ace noticed he was awake.

"Hey, Luffy. Sleep good?" Ace asked as he sat the baby up, his wings fluttering excitedly. "You really are cute." Luffy giggled. "But you do smell, now that I think about it… How do I bathe you?" he asked in concern.

Luffy's wings might get hurt if they're wet, and there wasn't exactly anyone he could get advice from. Not here, at least. "Well, I'll just put a light plastic bag around your wings… that should be safe. I'll just be careful."

Ace walked to the sink and cleaned it out by washing the basin. It was big enough for Luffy to sit in. He filled the sink and get out the soft skin soap he'd picked up at the babies department store.

Luffy did not like baths. He fussed the whole time, trying to get out of the water, even though it was warm. When Ace frowned at him, Luffy started crying. "Okay, next time I'll take the bath with you in the big tub, okay? Just stop crying," Ace said in panic when Luffy didn't stop. "Uhh…" Ace mumbled nervously, before hurrying to a big fluffy blanket and wrapped it around Luffy and his towel, which was just a kitchen towel to dry him in.

Luffy was hiccuping, looking grumpy. "You're gonna have to get used to that. Being dirty is bad for you and those around you." Luffy frowned, his wings widening. "You big baby," Ace said fondly.

The next few days were hard for Ace. he wasn't used to living with someone else, especially that someone being a baby. He had to keep his eyes on Luffy constantly, and had to end up buying fences to make him a play area. Luffy was fine with that as long as Ace was in there with him. He was super clingy, which was cute but inconvenient at the same time.

He also cried whenever he was put in his crib when it was bedtime for both of them, so Ace had bought side railings and slept with Luffy on a pillow next to him. Luffy also could eat anything and everything he deemed looked good enough to be tasty. Including soap, dirt from his flower pot, and a live spider. So Ace had nothing laying on the ground, not even all of his toys at once. His apartment had never been cleaner.

The day came that he had to go back to work, so he spent a whole day looking for a decent day care for the little boy. He went to four all around town, and none of those would accept "Luffy's kind", which Ace was really getting tired of hearing. But on his fifth try, when he was about to just give up and find a way to take Luffy to work, he found a daycare that would take him in. He was ecstatic that he'd found somewhere that would accept his baby brother by claim.

Luffy's first day, he mostly spent time with one of the caregivers who supervised and took care of the kids under three. She kept Luffy occupied and unfocused on the other little kids looking at him strange. Some laughed at him, but Luffy took no notice, and just had a fun time with all of the toys around him. He did miss Ace, but the toys were fun and the room he was in looked happier than Ace's boring apartment.

For each day Luffy went to the daycare, he fed his patch of flowers, which he visited often, wobbling over to them to look at them happily. He loved flowers. And he didn't eat them, either, even though they smelled good.

"He's looking at his flowers again. He's so weird," a mean spirited, red haired boy said. He was five, and it was only one year before he started kindergarten. He and his little group of friends mocked Luffy through the window separating the age groups. He jeered at Luffy's wings, which were purple, a girl's color. Luffy took no notice to him, until one day, the mean kid came into his area when the caregiver was distracted by another toddler's meltdown over a dropped piece of candy.

Luffy was sitting, playing with blocks, when the kid came over. He looked up curiously, but then frowned when the older boy approached his flowers. Luffy was very territorial about his flower garden, and got up to try and shoo him away.

But Luffy was much smaller, and didn't deter the mean kid, who was smirking at Luffy as his hand got closer to Luffy's flower's delicate stem.

"Aaaaa!" Luffy cried at him with a pout, trying to get the scary boy away from his special flowers! "AAAAA!" he cried louder when the kid started to pull off the leaves while laughing at him. Before the mean boy pulled the stem off completely, a green haired boy ran over and grabbed the red head's hand.

"Leave him alone, Kid," the older boy said with a hard glare, which Kid, the mean boy, returned. Kid released the flower stem, and Luffy hurried over to and defended them, standing in front of his precious flowers.

"He doesn't belong here. Butt out, Zoro." Zoro glared at him.

"You don't belong here. This is the little kids' space." He didn't look at Luffy behind him, who started to cry at the leaves that had been pulled off the flower's stem. The caregiver who'd just dealt with one meltdown hurried over to the group of boys and to Luffy, who was holding his leaves and sobbing.

"Kid! What are you two doing here? Did you pull off Luffy's leaves?" Makino, the one who focused on Luffy the most, asked Kid angrily. The redhead looked away. "Go to time out chair, now, and I'll call your mother to have you picked up. You don't bully others here or you'll be asked to leave permanently. This is your final warning," Makino said sternly, unphased by Kid's deep frown.

"Zoro, you should go back to your area, too." Both boys walked back to their area, Kid grudgingly going to the time out chair. He continued to glare at Zoro and Luffy, wearing a big pout himself. Luffy continued to cry.

"Luffy, it's okay," Makino comforted. "Your other flowers are okay. I'm sure the leaves will grow back," she said kindly, but Luffy just continued to look at the bright green leaves that left his pretty flowers. He was inconsolable, and Makino ended up calling Ace before calling Kid's mom.

"Ace, your phone is ringing!" Thatch called from below where Ace was working. He stopped the drilling and took the ear muffs off, asking who it was. He immediately completely stopped what he was doing and took the phone when the man replied that it was Luffy's daycare.

"Hello?" he asked quickly once the phone was to his ear. "What? Someone bullied him?! Yeah, can you put him on the phone?" Ace asked, trying to not sound angry. He could hear Luffy crying as he was told what had happened.

"Hey, Luffy. I heard what happened. I'm sure your flower will be okay," Ace said gently to the sniffling baby brother on the other line. "Don't worry, I'm sure Makino will make sure your flowers are taken care of. Why don't you feed them and make sure they're in the sunlight?"

"Ehhhh..." Luffy whined, still sniffling. He liked Ace's voice, and it calmed him down a little bit.

"I know, that wasn't very nice. I'm coming to get you soon, and I'll take a look at them, okay?" Ace said gently. He was furious at whoever hurt his precious Luffy.

"Mmmm."

"Okay, why don't you put Makino back on the phone?" Ace asked. He heard the muffling sound when the phone changed places.

"I'm just about off work, so I'll be there soon, and talk to you then. Thanks for calling. Okay, see you soon," Ace said and hung up, still angry at anyone, child or not, who made Luffy cry.

"Someone bullied Luffy!" he raged, startling the others in the break room. "If they werent a kid I'd fucking punch them!"

Marco, the architect nearest to a raging Ace, laughed. "It's still so funny how much you care about Luffy already. You've only been taking care of him for a few weeks!"

Ace glared at him, slightly blushing. Thatch burst into laughter and Izo smiled. "Shut up," Ace grumbled. "I'm off in a bit, and the parents better be there so I can take out my anger on them instead of their brat."

"Now, Ace, that's not setting a very good example for Luffy," Newgate grumbled to him, amused. Ever since Ace had taken in Luffy, he was more friendly and in control of his emotions and attitude with the others, though very fiery on the topic of Luffy.

"Shut up," Ace grumbled again, but deflated. He knew it would be a bad example to his little brother, and he liked how kind and gentle Luffy was. He didn't want to ruin that by setting bad examples in front of him. "If I can't yell, I'll glare or some shit."

The others laughed. As Ace was changing out of his work clothes, Thatch asked, "When are you gonna bring him in to meet us?"

"Never! You'll corrupt him, he's mine," Ace replied quickly.

"Aw, c'mon Ace! You go on about him all the time, but you won't let us meet him? And you still haven't told your family, have you?" Ace frowned. No, he hadnt told his family. He was afraid they'd disapprove. "You should at least tell Sabo, your brother, that he has another little brother since you won't be Luffy's parent."

"I'll tell him soon," Ace mumbled, saying goodbye as he hurried to Luffy's daycare, which wasn't too far away. Ace wished he had a car.

When he got to the daycare, it was around dinner time and Ace had his pack for Luffy staying at the daycare. He entered the big room and Luffy came hurrying towards him with a frown and some tears. Ace crouched down for the hug and then picked him up.

"Hey, Luffy. I'm really sorry about your flowers," Ace said. Luffy didn't know what he was saying, but that he was being nice. Ace took him into the room for Luffy's age group and went up to his flowers. If it werent for Luffy, he'd be completely embarrassed by kneeling down and kissing the stem, making it all better. "See? All better," Ace told him with a smile. He grinned when Luffy's purple wings fluttered. He brought him to the carrier, and said goodbye to Makino after asking if the kid who bullied him would be back.

"Not right away, he's suspended for a week. We take bullying very seriously here. There was a boy who came and helped, Luffy, though. He saved the flower," Makino told him. Ace was glad there was at least one kid nice to Luffy, despite his difference from everyone else.

Ace brought Luffy home while he napped in the carrier, and then gently woke him up for dinner, which was two baby food jars and a small soft cookie from a bag he'd bought a couple days ago from the store for treats.

After he ate, Luffy easily went to sleep in his basket crib in the living area when Ace wasn't sleeping with him for Ace's bed time. Luffy was a deep sleeper so Ace could carry him to his bed when they slept together.

The older brother looked at his phone's contact for his biological brother. What would Sabo think? Would he disapprove and tell Ace off for making a rash decision? Would he even care though since he was glad he took in Luffy? No, he wouldn't regret taking the baby in even if his whole family thought he was stupid for it.

He called Sabo's number.

"Hey, Ace! What's up?" Sabo greeted cheerfully.

"What do you mean, what's up?" Ace questioned. Sabo made it sound like there was a problem and that's why Ace called him.

"Well, you rarely call and it's usually for an emergency… so what's up?" Sabo asked again. "Ace?" he questioned after Ace said nothing.

"Well, I kind of have a surprise and don't know how you'd feel about it. It's not bad, well, I dont think it's bad, but I think you might…" Ace mumbled. He did care what Sabo thought, because he and Sabo were very close, even if they didn't see each other all of the time.

"What is it?" Sabo asked seriously. Ace paused and cleared his throat, telling his brother to not get upset. Sabo agreed.

"I sort of adopted a baby." There was silence on the other line. "Sabo?"

Then Sabo's voice exploded in his ear, "YOU ADOPTED A BABY?! SINCE WHEN DID YOU WANT A KID?! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ANYONE?!"

"Gah, shut up! You'll wake him up!" Ace whisper-shouted. "And I'm not a dad, I'm his older brother. Besides, there was no other option or he'd either be abandoned or abused. It was a tough decision," (no, it wasn't), "and I think I made the right one. He's really sweet and things aren't so bland anymore. I'm also doing better at work and stuff. So you can't get mad about it."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Sabo asked, a bit hurt of learning so late.

"I haven't told anyone besides the guys at work. I think everyone would disapprove. He has butterfly wings. Everyone is so rude about it, acting like he's trash because of that. I found him in a box at the park all by himself. I tried taking him to the police, but they didnt do anything because he was a happy creature and they said he wasn't their problem. So I took him in, and I really don't regret it, Sabo. I love him. It's nice having him here," Ace said quietly. "I don't want you to hate him or anything because… well… then I'd be very upset.," he finished weakly.

"How horrible! Someone just left him in the park?!" Sabo shouted, horrified. Then he calmed, smiling on the other end from how earnest his brother sounded. Ace had said he'd never want children, so he was sort of copping out by claiming the baby was his brother, but Sabo was glad he found someone, even if it wasn't a partner or anything. "What's his name?"

"Luffy. I don't know how old he is. Maybe under two? It's hard to tell cause he's really small," Ace said, liking talking to someone else about his baby brother. "He's really sweet and is super clingy and is obsessed with flowers. It's funny since he has butterfly wings and he's always wanting to buy flowers." Sabo could tell Ace was smiling as he talked.

"Can I come over and meet him?" Sabo asked, happy that Ace didn't regret it at all.

"Yeah. I have tomorrow off and was going to take Luffy to the petting zoo since I found kids under three are free. I don't have a car seat for him since I don't have a car in the first place, so we are walking. Well, I'm walking and he's in the carrier," Ace explained. He was glad Sabo was being nice about the situation, whether he really felt that way or was just trying to be merciful, Ace was grateful. "You can meet us there at noon if you want."

"Sounds like a plan. And I expect to be able to take pictures, so make him presentable," Sabo said with an air of humor.

"Yeah, yeah. Goodnight," Ace said, hanging up the phone with a smile. He closed the curtains and carried the baby to their bed, laying him on the cushion just for him next to Ace's head. He was happy he was going to see his brother, and introduce him to Luffy. He knew Sabo would like Luffy, since Sabo was always a pretty gentle person as well, even if he grew up in the crappy part of town with Ace and his family.

"Bath time, Luffy. I don't want Sabo to see anything bad about you. He has to see how wonderful you are, and for that, we are taking a bath!" Ace said as he carried a protesting Luffy into the tub with him. Luffy still didn't like baths, but was much more cooperative when it wasn't in the sink and there were at least bubbles. If there weren't, he was a nightmare. It was the only time he didn't behave.

Luffy whined as his hair was rinsed, his small wings wrapped loosely in syran wrap. "You gotta be a good boy like usual for Sabo. I'm sure he'll like you, but you have to make sure to be a good boy."

After that, Ace dressed Luffy in a long sleeve shirt and some shorts, and some soft shoes that were more like socks with thick bottoms. Ace had bought Luffy onesies, but he didn't seem to like them. Plus, they were more difficult for Ace to cut the back for, so Luffy mostly wore t-shirts and comfy shorts.

Luffy was sleepy as Ace left the apartment to walk to the petting zoo not far from their home. Luffy napped in the carrier as Ace sweated from nerves. He cared what Sabo thought more than he'd admit, and he would be thoroughly upset if Sabo didn't like Luffy.

Ace grew nervous when he saw Sabo standing near the entrance to the local zoo, leaning against the ticket booth. He slowed his walking unintentionally, and jumped when Luffy laughed loudly. Looks like the baby had woken up and was looking at the balloons tied to the entrance archway. Ace smiled, feeling comforted by Luffy.

"Ace!" Sabo greeted when he caught sight of his younger brother, baby carrier and backpack in all. Sabo couldn't see Luffy from the shadow of the visor of his carrier. It was a strange sight, but Ace had a light in his eyes Sabo hadn't seen in years. He also didn't have the circles under his eyes that he used to always have.

Ace reached Sabo, looking uncomfortable. "So he's my brother, not nephew?" Sabo asked with a smile.

"Brother! I'm not a dad," Ace said hardly. "Don't laugh, Sabo. Being a father sounds so boring and time consuming. I'm just a brother raising his younger brother."

"Okay, okay, then let me see my little brother. There's a picnic table over here," Sabo said, leading a nervous Ace a little ways away from the noisy and crowded entrance. Sabo lifted the visor to see Luffy, who was small and smiling, obviously very happy, with chubby cheeks and unruly black hair. He didn't look like a baby, but toddler seemed too old for him. He seemed in between, and was adorable.

"Hello, Luffy!" Sabo said cheerfully, and Luffy giggled. "I'm Sabo, your second older brother." He looked to Ace, a light in his eyes. "Can I hold him?"

"You're his brother, too. You don't have to ask permission," Ace replied with a smile. Things were going well so far! Sabo nodded and unclipped Luffy and scooped him up quickly, holding him up in the air. Luffy laughed louder, with a snort. Who was this man? He was nice!

Luffy didn't notice how the surroundings got a bit quieter once his wings were in full view, people looking at him disapprovingly. Luffy was unaware of Sabo's grim expression either, but not at Luffy. He hated how the adults around them suddenly glared at the cheerful baby. Sabo gave them the scariest look anyone had ever seen, as if telling them to move on or he'd murder them painfully.

But then Sabo went back to a smiling Luffy and held him against his hip. "You sure seem happy, Luffy," Sabo smiled. Luffy then gasped, startling Sabo slightly, while Ace chuckled. Luffy had spotted the flowered bush behind Sabo and the picnic table they were sitting at. Ace got up and picked one of the small blossoms and gave it to Luffy, who held it gently.

"Ah ah, no eating the flower. What's gotten into you?" Ace asked fondly. "You never eat flowers!" Luffy giggled and instead stuck his thumb in his mouth. It was sunny outside and there were flowers and balloons all over the place. Luffy was enjoying this outing.

Sabo and Ace kept trading Luffy through each animal they visited. Luffy wasn't afraid of any of the animals, and spent a considerable amount of time with the bunnies. When he watched a bunny eat what looked like a flower, Luffy gasped. He was so enthralled with the bunnies that he almost cried when it was time to leave.

But in the end, he was happy to get a stuffed animal that looked like the bunny he really liked. Sabo took a ton of pictures of the three's outing. He was enthralled with the cheerful baby. By the end of the visit, though, Luffy was exhausted and slept in the carrier as Ace and Sabo ate at a breakfast restaurant.

"He seems good for you. It's too bad we aren't living together anymore 'cause I'd love to see him more! You can bet I'll be part of his life. You gotta deal with that," Sabo said with a smile. Ace laughed, telling him he could visit whenever he wanted to. He could babysit Luffy anytime he wanted.

"Ace, what made you decide to pick him up out of that box? You could have walked right past him and not looked back. Why, this time, did you look?" Sabo asked quietly while Luffy napped. Ace twined his fingers together and had to think for a moment to come up with an answer.

"I had had a terrible day that day, and was sure I was gonna be fired for it. When I looked at Luffy, and he just looked excited to even see me, I just found myself walking away with him. Maybe I just needed a distraction from the stress and decided to use him as one. And he's made a great one, but I've also never been more happy or focused on whatever I'm doing, whether it's with him or not. I feel like he found me, even though I'm the one who saw him first. That's the only way I can explain it." Sabo leaned back.

"Man, now I want a kid," he sighed and winked at Ace's somewhat embarrassed expression. "So he goes to a daycare, right? How is that going?"

Luffy sneezed in his sleep, but didn't wake up, just smacked his lips a couple times, making Ace smile. "Well, the other daycares wouldn't take him because of the whole wing situation, but the one he's at now is really sweet. None of the really young ones play together, they just do their own thing, and Makino is super sweet to him. He had his first bully incident a couple days ago. A kid came over and started ripping apart Luffy's special flowers. Of course this really upset him, since watering and visiting his flowers are his favorite parts, and the kid got sent home.

"Makino said another older kid saved Luffy's flowers, but I didn't get either kids' names. I was livid when I got the call about what happened, but when I got there, and Luffy was still upset, he went back to being fine, if not tired, after I kissed the flower better." Sabo laughed.

"Don't laugh," Ace said with red tinted cheeks. "It was worth it to cheer him up." Luffy woke up with a yawn and a noise that sounded like a coo, a noise he had never made before. He was a relatively quiet baby, except when he was crying loudly or giggling. Ace pulled out a toy for him from the baby pack the man carried around, and gave it to Luffy who started playing with it in his small hands.

It was getting darker outside as the time became later, and Ace didn't want to walk back home in the dark, since Luffy wasnt a fan of complete darkness, needing at least one lamp on at home when it was bedtime.

"I think I should head home now. It's getting darker out, and Luffy doesn't like the dark. Do you want to come over for a while? Luffy seems to like you," Ace told Sabo as he pulled up the visor on Luffy's carrier and handed the baby his new stuffed bunny. He put his baby pack on over his back and picked the carrier off of the table their empty plates were resting on.

"Sure, why not?" Sabo said optimistically, and collected his things as well. He left the check and a tip on the table and headed out after Ace and their baby brother.

Luffy didn't cry or make any noise as the sun set and the sky darkened. But they got to their home before it was completely dark. When Ace opened the door and Sabo walked in, he was surprised by how much baby stuff there was around the room. A confined space with toys spread out across the carpet. There was a baby bouncer that Luffy used after a bath to cheer up his grumpy mood. There were small blankets scattered throughout.

In other words, it was a different kind of mess than what is usually at Ace's place. The carpet was clean of any trash, and the counters were clean as well. Ace set the baby carrier on the counter and went to the cupboards to take out some baby food and a sippy cup of water.

Sabo grinned as he sat on the couch and watched his brother feed banana baby food to the baby. "It's late, Luffy, so it's bedtime. Let's go get changed. Yeah, you're sleepy, aren't you?" Ace asked with a soft smile when Luffy yawned. Ace put Luffy in a onesie, since Luffy was fine sleeping in them, when his wings didn't move too much.

Ace put a light blanket on him in his basket crib on the floor where both men could see him easily. Ace plopped down on the couch with a soft sigh while Luffy easily fell to sleep. "What?" Ace asked when Sabo continued to grin at him.

"It's just so strange. I never saw you as the kind of person to take care of such a young child. Or a child at all!" Sabo said, not too loud though. "It looks like your depression got better, too." Ace looked down at his fingers. He'd always been embarrassed about his depression and insomnia he'd had for so long. "And you're sleeping better, too. Right?" Ace nodded.

"Oh, I forgot," Ace said as he walked to the only window that could open in the living space and watered Luffy's flowers. When he walked back to Sabo, Ace said that those were Luffy's favorite thing that either of them had.

"I'm going back to work tomorrow, if you want to babysit him," Luffy's guardian told his older brother. Sabo agreed happily

After talking for awhile, not just about Luffy, though he was a hot topic, Sabo took his leave. He waved goodbye and shut the front door quietly behind him. Ace locked the door and then picked Luffy up slowly and carried him on his back to his side of the big mattress and laid down next to him, smiling at his relaxed and sleepy face. He pulled the little one closer to him so Ace was hugging him lightly as he slept.

Ace didn't wake up from his quiet alarm clock, he woke up to Luffy giggling and pulling on his hair, which was in the baby's reach. Ace smiled and then gently detached the little hand from his black hair.

"Sabo is coming to spend time with you today. A break from the daycare might be good. I'm sure Makino will water your flowers." He looked to the clock and found that it was quite early for Luffy to wake up, though he did nap a lot yesterday.

"Let's go get breakfast," Ace said with a smile, picking up Luffy and changing him into day clothes and carried him to the high chair at the very small kitchen table. Luffy was happy to have apple juice with his baby food.

Sabo knocked on the door at 9:30, walking in with a basket of yummy and soft food. He put it down on the table, and told Ace, "You know, you don't have to keep feeding him baby food at his age." Ace blushed a bit.

"I'm sorta paranoid about feeding him something thicker… what if he chokes?" Ace asked, slightly embarrassed.

"I'm sure, if someone is watching him, he'll be fine. Just make sure he doesn't eat marbles or something," Sabo said offhandedly. Ace frowned at him.

"I'm not stupid, I'm not gonna just leave shit like that all over the floor. I don't even have marbles. Why on earth would I need marbles at 23?" Ace asked incredulously. Sabo shrugged.

"It was just an example," he said, going over to Luffy. "Hi, Luffy! Did you have a yummy breakfast?" Luffy smiled at him as he spoke so cheerfully. "We're gonna have a fun day today. I brought toys and a special TV show for you," the oldest brother said to the much younger.

"What show?" Ace asked curiously as he finished his cereal and cleaned the bowl in the sink. He'd adopted much better cleaning habits since taking in Luffy, and the kitchen was now always kept clean.

"Teletubbies. I found a copy at the children's section of Target last night," Sabo replied.

While Ace was at work, Sabo spent all day with Luffy. Sabo was loving the little boy while they played and ate and watched cartoons. Luffy giggled madly when the smiling baby sun came up on the small TV screen.

Luffy liked the new food he was fed, since it felt different in his mouth. He liked the creamy white stuff that tasted sweet. He liked the strawberry yogurt the most. Luffy also liked Sabo, who smiled at him a lot. But by the end of the visit, after a few long naps for Luffy, the baby missed Ace. He wanted to go to night night with Ace again. And he liked Ace's hair to play with. Sabo's hair was pretty short.

When Ace got home from work and entered the house, in Luffy's field of vision, he laughed loudly, reaching for his older brother. Ace set his backpack down and walked up to Luffy, wiping his hands in hand sanitizer first.

"Hi, Luffy. Did you have fun with Sabo all day?" Ace asked, picking Luffy up. Luffy grabbed at Ace's hair and then snuggled against his chest, his wings fluttering softly. He was very happy to see Ace. "What did you guys do?" Ace asked Sabo.

"Played with toys and watched TV. He likes Teletubbies a lot, so I'll let you keep it," Sabo joked, having no reason to keep it in the first place. Ace smiled.

"You did? They have TVs on their tummies. Isn't that weird?" Ace asked Luffy. He smiled up at Ace. The man put his bag on the kitchen counter and went to sit on the floor with Luffy in his lap. Luffy giggled when Ace tickled the baby's soft tummy.

It was getting darker when Sabo said he had to go, but would visit again sometime. Ace bid him goodbye and picked up Luffy's small wrist to wave goodbye at Sabo. Then he took Luffy to the kitchen island and sat Luffy in his high chair, going to feed him some of the food Sabo had left along with a banana baby food.

After Luffy ate, Ace put him to bed in his basket crib while Ace stayed awake and watched TV on a low volume while Luffy laid next to him, holding the big hand resting next to him on his soft cushion. Ace smiled warmly at him when he made a little smack with his lips in his sleep.

"I love you, Luffy," Ace said quietly. Luffy smiled in his sleep and tightened his grip on Ace's hand.

Very short chapter after this one. Hope you thought it was cute!