"Shit, this is NOT good"! I thought as i ran around Grey terminal looking for Luffy.

I had been watching him for a couple of days now, and everytimeI turned away he disappeared on me.

I had been looking for a good hour now and was really starting to panic, Ace would never forgive me if Luffy got hurt!

"LUFFY! WHERE ARE YOU" I yelled earning a few looks from the people around me but I ignored them. Most of them was staring anyway because of my unusually clean and nice clothes.

"Damn it how could I be so stupid" I yelled dragging my finger through my hair.

"Don't worry boy, you're a noble it's in your blood" someone to my right yelled back

I ignored him and continued to half walk, half run looking for the kid.

"OI don't ignore me you damn brat" the same man yelled and I turned around as I ran and yelled a quick answer.

"SORRY, I HAVE TO FIND LU" and then I continued to run.

After a while I had to stop to catch my breath, I was really worried now, he was only a child and Ace's words was still fresh in my mind.

I looked up as I heard people arguing and I ran towards the place it came from.

I stopped dead in my tracks as I tried to take in the scene before me.

There was one man and a woman, and in the man's hand was a struggling Luffy trying to get free.

"Let go off me you stupid jerk face, just you wait when Ace or Sabo gets here they are going to kick your asses super hard!" Luffy yelled snapping me out of my shock.

"OI" I called out getting the pairs attention along with Luffy's.

"What the hell do you want" the man grumbled.

"Him. Let him go" I said and pointed towards Luffy.

"SAAABOOO HELP HE WONT PUT ME DOWN" Luffy yelled on the top of his lungs.

"So, you're Sabo huh? The guy who's supposed to kick my ass"? the man said with a sneer.

"No not really no, ass kicking isn't my thing really but Ace on the other hand would gladly kick your asses across the entire Island for taking his brother". I said calmly, watching in amusement as the words sunk in. If I had gotten any first impression from Ace at all, it was that he is not one to be fucked with. Touch those he cares about and you are in for a world of hurt, and I didn't doubt that he had delivered that message personally to everyone who seemed to need the information.

"Ace…huh"? the man mumbled as a sweat broke out on his forehead, as he looked Luffy over.

"That's RIGHT! Ace is my big brother" Luffy exclaimed proudly.

The man now looked close to panic as he realized that the one you didn't want to mess with ever would more than gladly kick his ass if this ever came out.

"Here you take the kid" he mumbled and threw Luffy In my direction, and I had to throw myself at the ground to catch him before he fell to the ground, he then turned on his heel and ran with the woman close behind.

"DON'T THINK I'LL FORGETT THIS, I KNOW EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE, JUST YOU WAIT" he screamed over his shoulder, something I just rolled my eyes at.

"Whatever" I mumbled.

I turned my gaze at the boy in my arms, setting him down in the ground.

"Are you okay Luf"? I asked with a frown, worried that the boy was hurt.

"i.. I wasn't scared at all" he mumbled with a shaking voice. It was clearly a lie and I shook my head with a sigh.

"It's ok to be scared Lu" I said.

"b.. but Ace don't like crybabies"

"you're his brother, I'm more than sure that he'd like you even if you cried Lu" I said with a small smile.

Luffy didn't answer but instead reached his arms out motioning for me to carry him.

I picked him up and balanced him on my hip as we started to make our way back home.

"Let's go back Lu" I said to which he nodded.

To find our way back was a lot harder than I thought, and it didn't take long for us to realize that we were lost.

"Sabo, where are we"? Luffy asked looking around.

"I don't know Luffy, don't you live here"? I asked, a little irritated, it was starting to get dark outside and I was sure that Luffy was hungry by now.

"Yeah but I have never been in this part before".. he answered making me groan.

Suddenly Luffy grabbed my hand and started dragging me behind, telling me to hurry.

There was something panicking over the way Luffy moved and talked, it confused me but I decided not to argue. The short time I had known Luffy I had learned that he was a boy who smiled through almost anything, and if he reacted like this it had to be serious.

"Get down" he suddenly said and pushed me behind a large heap of trash.

I yelped in surprise and Luffy hushed at me to be quiet.

I was still confused but obeyed anyway, and turned so I could look at whatever had Luffy so worried.

3 men were walking on the road we had just been on, talking about something that made my blood freeze.

"That blond noble kid thinks he can jus come here and act like he owns it" a brown haired man said.

"..is he talking about me"? I thought with a frown.

"Yeah, I've seen him, hangs out with that black haired brat right"?

"Yeah, Ace's kid I think" the first man said.

"They ARE talking about me… but why" I thought as they talked.

I turned my attention back at the three as the only one I hadn't heard speak yet started to talk.

"Just wait until I can get my hands on him, he'll regret coming here, hell he'll regret ever being BORN, I'll make him scream so loud even the hunters deep In the woods will hear him" he growled.

The other men laughed but I was in shock, my eyes widened at his words and I could HEAR my heart beat faster as fear erupted my body.

This men wanted to hurt me, like.. REALLY hurt me.

I sat frozen in place even after the men had left and Luffy tugged at my dress shirt.

"Come on Sabo, I think I know where we are".

I nodded and slowly got up from my crunched down position.

Embarrassing enough it only took us 15 minutes to get home from where we were, and as soon as we got inside the door I went to the kitchen to cook something for Luffy.

It felt good to have something else to focus on than the fact that there were people here that wanted to hurt me, and being inside the house with Ace's traps surrounding it made me feel a lot safer.

I was so into my cocking that I didn't notice Luffy until he started talking.

"We won't let them touch you" he said.

"w- what"? i asked, staring shocked at Luffy.

"Me and Ace won't let those jerks hurt you Sabo, Ace would never let them touch you". He said.

I nodded slowly before turning back to the cocking.

"this is a mess, isn't it" I thought.