The first thing that gave me a clue that I am sleeping was the beeping noise. The same that I heard in my dream. I shot my eyes open. Dark room, beeping noises, voices from outside. It was the same thing that I saw at the Marineford. The same. I got scared, so I tried to sit up. That's right-Marineford! What the hell happened- I though I was dead. Where am I in the first place? What happened to Marineford? What happened to Ace? Ace…..was he alright? Did he leave the place in one piece? Where is he? I had started to panic. But I got my attention taken by the pain on my stomach and in my chest. There was a red spot already forming on the bandages. I hear a door being opened. I saw a guy with a fluffy hat and a yellow and black sweater. I stared at his face for a bit. He just leaned his arm to the door and stared right back at me. After about 2 minutes he sighed and started making his way to me.
"How can you not remember the name of the person who you fought against to fight Marines?" He took off his glasses and placed them on his desk. He then reached his hand to push me down on the bed.
"It's Trafalgar Law, you are being rude Strawhat" He sighed again as he made sure that I am firmly on the bed. I tried to protest but it was useless because my muscles were protesting against me. He let out a chuckle as he saw the hopeless sight in front of him.
"You need to rest, no getting up, and no movements" He said in a slow monotone. I remembered that guy now, that monotone and that smirk were of the one in Sabaody. The one that was trying to get my pray. Suddenly I remembered what I neededto ask him. I grabbed his arm and he turned towards me. He looked straight in my eyes, but I did not speak. I could not find the words. I was searching for the right words to use or more like any kind of words to describe what I was feeling. I was alive. Was Ace? If he was not then I would like this guy to kill me right now. Ace, was he alive? Was he alright? My chest started to hurt just thinking about it.
"…A….Ace!" I half yelled his name. I starred at the Law guy's eyes.
"Portugas doesn't have half your injuries, but he still needs to rest, and so do you" He pushed me onto the bed again. My sight was once again starting to get blurry. I had exhaled a breath that I didn't realize I was holding. Ace was safe. He was safe. I felt like I had accomplished everything in my life. Except becoming Pirate King, that is something that I will not give up no matter how happy I was. Then I realized something. If Ace was not here, then would I want to become Pirate King? Sure I want to become Pirate King, it was my dream. But would I be able to? If Ace was not there, would I be strong enough? I heard voices in my mind. They were calling out to me. All of my comrades were. Each and every one of them calling me with a different tone. Ace had chosen a different route, and so had I. We will continue on those routes even if one of us went away. That is what happened with Sabo. But, it seemed like Ace was different. If Ace was gone it would be hard. Wait, wait, wait Ace was alive! Why am I thinking gin the worst case scenario? This isn't like me at all! I need to get a hold of myself. I also need to think of something to do with all of my nakama. They are probably worried about me. How long have been here anyways? And what happened while I passed out on the battle ground. Damn my head was spinning. The last thing that I saw before letting my eyes take the better of me and fall asleep was Law's back as he sat down on his desk.
It had already been a long time that I have stayed in this bed unable to move. Do my wounds take that slow to heal?
"It looks like you go some kind of fake power thrown into you. Your hormones have doubled if not tripled for a short period of time. What in the world were you doing?" I looked at him and I suddenly remembered Iva-chan. What happened to him? I had so many questions but right now what I wanted to do most was get out of here as fast as possible.
"You have been in bed for only 4 days. These kinds of wounds take months to heal ya know?"
"M-months!? I can't stay here for months! I n fact I can't stay here another day! I want to get out right now! There is something weird with my body, it should be able to move by now!" Law just looked at me and chuckled.
"That is because I put muscle restrainers in you. And plus you are made out of rubber so your wounds will heal for less than a month so stay in bed like a good little boy" He passed me my straw hat on to my stomach.
"I c-can't reach it!" I tried to stretch my hand but it wouldn't move. That muscle- whatever he put in me was really annoying.
"B-bastard!" I said as I gave up and relaxed my body once again on the bed.
"Just stay like this for 3 more days and you should be okay. But you still will not be able to fight, at least I will make sure of that" 3 more days? I can't stay here more than a second and he expects me to stay here for 3 more days? No way!
"I am ge-getting out of here and going to see A-ace" I tried struggle with my body up until I got into a sitting position.
"Your brother is already discharged; he has all the time in the world to wait for you. And the Whitebeard crew will also wait for you. So it would be best if you didn't pass out once you meet them right?" Ace was discharged already? Then I need to see him right away! I can't be stuck over here with this guy. I want to see Ace!
"Nghh, Nyaahh-ah~" I relaxed all of my muscles as a needle was poked into me.
"Like I said, the drug will ware off 3 days and after that I wouldn't be able to stop you. So stay here and let the wounds heal before you go all jumpy once again." Law was forced to poke the rubber man with a little drug that will ware off in an hour, but it was all he needed to put him to sleep for the day. He didn't really want to deal with his sudden standing up positions all the time. Plus it was quieter in the room without his extra whining. The door shot open and Law had a vain pop on to his cheek.
"I thought I said that there will be no visits whatsoever for my patients." He said while turning to face a very jealous Ace.
"Shut up! What are you doing to my brother!? Get off of him!" It was a really awkward position that Law and Luffy were in. Law's right leg was to the side of Luffy's left leg while he was leaning over him to poke his right arm. Apparently Luffy was moving his left arm too much so Law decided to poke his other one. Even though the situation could be horribly mistaken. He decided to play on the situation's possibilities.
"Hmm~ I don't know what you are talking about~ I said no guests to disturb me and Strawhat here, yet here shows up someone who is disturbing us~ You are an eyesore-could you please leave us two alone?" Law had smirked to himself. This was a very good situation. He got the best of it.
"WH-what!? Leave my brother alone you perverted pedophile!" Ace proceeded to push Law off of his little brother but he was not fast enough and Law jumped off himself. He also poked Ace with a seastone stick that drained the fire user's energy.
"How rude Portugas, trying to hit your doctor, and I am 22!" Ace just mumbled something and looked over Luffy.
"Now, Out!" Law proceeded to pushing the Ace out with his seastone stick. Geeze these two brothers were both problemic.
"What happened I heard yelling" Izuo asked.
"Oh no nothing much, I was just lecturing your second division captain about his brother complex." Law said plainly.
"He does have a huge brother complex if you ask me, I mean the next step will be that he hangs Luffy's wanted poster or his picture up on a glass frame in his room." (note: Ace has a private room because he is captain of the second division)
"He already has…" They both turned around to see Marco with a blue bored face.
"He…has? …since when?" Izuo's face turned blue but he continued to fan himself with a fan that had the Whitebeard mark on it.
"Since he had his private room, he also had one under his pillow when he was sleeping with all the regular crewmates."
"Marco, how do you know this?" Marco just stared at Izuo and then at Law who was also interested into the topic.
"I am the captain of the first division, you underestimate me" Law just sighed at the answer that he got. From the corner of his eye he could see Bepo diving inside the water with his crew mates and a couple of girls from the maiden island. He saw Bepo smiling in one second and then depressed into a corner in the next. He sighed and walked right back inside from the noise out of outside. He had got to know the Whitebeard crew and he had talked to some of them and had treated lots of them as well. They were not a bad crew but right now he wondered at what they will do when their Captain had passed away.
It had been a week now. I have been into this bed for a week now. I could already move my muscles. If it wasn't for the seastone handcuffs then I would be outside already. Law came inside the room and he chuckled at the sigh of the young teenager struggling to bite the handcuffs. He went to close to his face and Luffy did not pay any attention up until Law took out a key.
"Unlock me already! You said 3 days right!?" Law just smirked and leaned in closer to his face, studying the younger boy. He was attractive but more of the cute kind that Law liked. He got his seastone stick and he poked him right bellow the collar bone. It left a little bruise from the strength that he pressed and Luffy groaned.
"What's that for?" He looked at Law who now proceeded to unlocking one of his wrists that was tied to the bed. His face being dangerously close to his.
"Here now, go" Luffy looked at his hands now free. He jumped off the bed and he started to run towards the door. Law walked right behind him smirking at what was to come. He wondered how Ace would react to seeing his brother's, ahem, chest. Luffy slammed the door open and got the attention of only the people around it. The others were still busy talking. Marco smirked at the sigh at the door. And he looked over his shoulder to see Ace staring at the sea blindly. He had been like that for 3 days now. No 7 days. He had wanted to see Luffy smile at him at last and it had been way too long since he had last seen him smile. It was the time on Marineford that he had seen him last smile. And he wanted to erase that scene out of his mind forever. He was about to give another long sigh right when something jumped on him. It surprised him and he couldn't keep his balance on the ship so he leaned in and fell inside the sea with whatever was on his back. Law watched from the sidelines as he lightly pressed a hand on to his head and gave the vibe of "what-an-idiot".
"Aghhh, SPLOSH" They both landed inside the water. Marco just starred at the scene wide eyed. A crew mate from the sidelines jumped in to get them out.
"-cough- -cough- "They were both out coughing out water and Ace looked up to see who the idiot who pushed him down right at his depression moment was. He stared at a raven haired boy that was also coughing water. He had the signature scar underneath his left eye.
"L-Luffy!" Ace exclaimed.
"Why is it that you always greet me by shooting me somewhere?!" He had remembered the time in Alabasta now.
"Aghhh! Ace! I finally get to see you!" Luffy then jumped onto Ace and stretched his arms around Ace's body enabling him from moving anywhere else. Luffy had started to sob and had snot coming out of his nose. He hadn't changed since he was a kid at all. Ace just grinned and proceeded to patting his back for comfort. Izuo and Marco watched from the sidelines smiling. And so was Law.
"I-I though th-that I will ne-never be able to see A-Ace again" Luffy had hiked out as he began to punch ace with both of his fists on to his chest. He had now released his death hold on him after making sure that he was there and that he was not some kind of hologram. He was like a little kid that was mad at someone. Ace just grinned larger and patted both his back and his head as to relax him.
"Yo-you idiot!" Luffy now began to angrily punch Ace's chest. But he didn't do it with strength. It was the same kind of situation where a guy scares a girl and she starts to do fake beats on to his chest or arm. Marco and Izuo had started to laugh and Law was smiling. More people were now gathering around and noticing that Luffy was out. Apparently they had decided to throw a party here on maiden's island as to congratulate everyone who got out of the war alive and to feel each others presence. Ace was now laughing as well at Luffy's stubbornness.
"Pffftt, ah Luffy you are just like a kid, I swear you didn't grow by neither mind or body since you were a kid" He was now laughing loud. Regular folks will now be crying their eyes out at seeing each other but the story with these two brothers was different. There was always one childish one and one big brother that had to smile and make him mad so that he will forget about crying. But Ace was glad. That Luffy was alright and that they were both alive. But he was starting to get angry pretty fast. So he punched Luffy on the head.
"Ow! What was that for?" Luffy rubbed his head while tears were spilling off his eyes and snot was dragging down his chin.
"You idiot! Do you know what could have happened while you just suddenly burst into a war like that!? You could have been killed you idiot! And don't go around saving me, I can take care of myself!" He had punched him again. Luffy just raised his head and narrowed both his eyes and mouth to the left making a pout.
"It sure didn't look like you could get out of there by yourself though" Ace punched him once again.
"What was that!?" Luffy just made an even bigger pout. After that he heard his stomach growl.
"Oh yeah! I need to eat! I missed 35 meals!"
"Why are you counting 5 a day?!" The whole Whitebeard crew questioned with wide open mouths.
"Luffy! My love I prepared a huge meal that will satisfy your hunger~! I bet that you are real hungry right~?" It was Hancock and she was making a blushed face while experimenting with all the new words that she decided to call Luffy. First off it was darling, then my love, then dear, and then finally-honey. She blushed even more at the though of a white and happy wedding with Luffy taller than her.
"Ohh~ Hancock! I want meat! Lots and lots of meat! My stomach is really empty so I will eat a lot" Ace just sweat dropped and ruffled through his hair. Yup that is how it had to be. Luffy drooling and grinning wide at the though of meat. Luffy got up from Ace and reached out his hand for him to get up. Ace took the small hand and got up. Damn, he had missed those hands. At that moment Law came from behind and hugged Luffy from behind. Luffy just innocently looked up and gave him a questioned look. Law just smirked at Luffy and then at Ace. It was a declaration of war!
"Get your paws off him you pedophile!" Ace said while pulling Luffy towards him and Law smirking even more 'This is so much fun' he thought.
"Everybody! This guy is 30 years old!" Ace turned around and yelled at all of his crew mates.
"I resent that!" Law barked back while a vain pop made its way to his temple. Luffy just started laughing at how funny they were. He stretched out his hands and pushed them both off while he flew towards the buffet. Apparently both Law and Ace were on the edge of boat and they flew inside the water. Two crew mates jumped in to take the anchors out.
Luffy flew towards the buffet while blushing. Ace had hugged him too thigh towards his bare chest. Luffy had touched the hard muscles and had blushed at Ace's scent. The rubber man decided to take away his thoughts by drinking and eating like a pig. Plus he was hungry and he did miss 35 meals
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Yosh! I finished this thing up! Here I will do daily updates up until I finish the story and that is a promise! I am as well starting a new AceLu fanfic soon that will be M rated –wink,wink,nudge,nudge- I am practicing my perverted nature now so that I can write a sexy story. And also for this story the next chapter is going to have a lemon so beware! Bye bye and see you tomorrow little kittens.
~Tsukineko-san
