"Look how much he's eating," Haruta exclaimed as she watched Sabo eat with Ace right next to him.
"I don't think we have enough supplies for two black holes," Thatch said worriedly.
"Are you sure he isn't a D," Marco asked.
Ace suddenly fell forward with his face resting in his food. Sabo smirked through his full cheeks snatching some of the best pieces of meat from Ace's plate.
"Hey," Marco warned the mischievous blond. "Keep to your own plate."
Sabo pouted but did as Marco said. Ace suddenly sat back up and looked down at his plate to see some missing. "I'll get you for that," Ace said through a mouth full of food.
"You can try," Sabo invited. "But I don't think Pineapple Head over there will allow it."
Ace rolled his eyes and tried to sneak some food from Sabo's plate only to have the person in question slap his hand away in between a bite. Ace glared at his brother moving to try again only to be blocked again. Marco rose up and calmly walked behind the two brothers. Both of them looked behind them to the older blond in fear. Marco suddenly without warning slammed both their heads together. Both complained at the sudden jarring effect of the other hard head. "You two knuckleheads stop stop stealing each other's food," Marco said crossing his arms. "And talk or eat not both."
"Man that hurt," Ace complained.
"Your telling me," Sabo hissed spitting food at the person in front of him.
"Hey watch the splatters," Thatch shouted to Sabo.
"Sorry," Sabo said bowing his head a bit.
"At least we can understand that," Izo stated dryly.
"Don't encourage them," Marco said. "And you Sabo I thought you were a noble."
Sabo snorted rolling his eyes. "Not like I had a choice," Sabo said defensively.
"They don't speak stuffed cheeks," Ace reminded Sabo.
Sabo swallowed his mouth full and repeated,"It's not like I had any say so."
He then stuffed his cheeks full again obviously angered by Marco's careless statement. Ace laughed and elbowed Sabo.
0o0
After dinner both relaxed looking up at the sky with the stars shining over head. Both stood side by side with a comfortable silence over them. "So Luffy sent you letters," Ace asked after a long while.
Sabo looked at Ace from the corner of his eye and responded. "Yeah," Sabo answered. "He stopped after you left though. No one seen him around High Town or Low Town since then either. I don't know about Foosha Village."
"Probably training," Ace shrugged. "The idiot can't aim when I left. At least the recoil isn't a problem now though."
"The recoil was the best part," Sabo laughed. "Remember when he hit Naguri that one time."
Ace chuckled and remembered when their little brother made himself dizzy when he spun. "Okay," Ace agreed. "The recoil was always funny."
Marco walked up to the two boys who were talking quietly among themselves. "Ace you got watch tomorrow get some sleep," Marco ordered.
"Alright," Ace sighed. "You coming Sabo?"
"Can't," Sabo frowned. "I don't want special treatment if I'm going to make people see me and not a noble."
"Do you know where your sleeping then," Marco asked the blond.
"I'll find somewhere," Sabo shrugged.
Marco gave him a dry look and before Sabo knew what was happening he was upon the first division commander's shoulder like a sack of potatoes. "What hey," Sabo shouted undignified by such a hold.
He looked back to see Ace giving him a cheeky wave. Sabo gritted his teeth before finally resigning to the embarrassing position. "Why does everyone seem to carry me like a sack of flour," Sabo wondered aloud.
"Maybe if you and Ace were less alike we wouldn't have to," Marco put in.
"I am not like him," Sabo whined.
"Marco chuckled and shook his head in response.
They soon came to the first division sleeping quarters and Marco finally dropped him. As he rose Marco put a heavy hand on his shoulder. Marco opened the door and turned on the light waking his division as a result. A choruses of groans and curses greeted the two. Marco rolled his eyes and Sabo tried his best to hide a snicker at the sight in front of him. The men finally quieted down to a grumble that was enough for Marco to talk over. "Alright everyone listen up," Marco called. "This is Sabo he'll be staying with you lot until they find a suitable division to place him."
The men looked at Sabo who was being held still by Marco's powerful grip. "From now on her is apart of our crew. Treat him like you would do with anyone else."
With that Marco left turning off the light as he did. Sabo blinked at the sudden darkness, but he was more use to dark of nights when he spent roaming around to gather information about either of his brothers. There was one hammock left and Sabo walked to it praying that nobody was using it. As Sabo laid down he thought of the bandit's house and the treehouse they had built.
0o0
"Oi wake up boy,"he heard someone shout. "Wake up already!"
Sabo raised up sleepily and looked around before falling back to hammock. A familiar chuckle nagged at his mind before he heard a familiar voice call, "Sabo Luffy is playing near the water."
"Stay away from the crocodiles," Sabo shouted as he rose up quickly. A round of laughter erupted around him, and he saw Ace and the men from last night laughing at him. His cheeks heated up and he did the first thing he always did when he became the butt of any joke. "Ace you asshole," Sabo shouted hitting Ace on the top of the head.
Ace didn't stop laughing instead only laughed harder. "Oh god that still works like a charm," Ace sighed smiling now he was done laughing at his brother's sudden wake up.
Sabo smirked and Ace's own smile disappeared. "Considering it was you that normally forgot he was a hammer in the first place," Sabo trailed off and laughter rang a new at Ace's expense.
Ace's red tinted cheeks and harsh glare got even Sabo laughing. "Alright, alright," Marco called from the doorway. "Ace you're supposed to be on lookout duty get. Everyone else you know your assignments get to them!"
A handful of whines-Ace included sounded before anyone left to complete what they were told to do. Soon just Marco and Sabo were left. Marco and Sabo fell to a silence neither one could find words to say. Sabo finally thought of something that might be of use in the future. "Oh right," Sabo said snapping as he dug into his coat's many pockets.
Marco said nothing watching the younger blond curiously. Sabo finally brought out a single envelope with nicer handwriting than before. "Hold onto this," Sabo stated.
Marco held it and turned it forward and back. "What's this," Marco asked.
Sabo heaved a sigh and put a hand on his knees as he sat crossed legged on the floor. "Lets just say it's a fail safe," Sabo said as his lips pressed together roughly. "I'm hoping that it won't be needed, but it's better safe than sorry."