The Need For Vengeance
Chapter Three: The Truth
Warning: Rape in this chapter. And very horrible writing. OOC. And more horrible writing.
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Rape is horrible. Not only does it physically hurt beyond belief, but it also mentally scars the person forever. And makes them feel humiliated and disgusting. It's horrible and no human should ever encounter it.
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I fell asleep soon after, exhausted from the whole event. But still, I couldn't believe it. Maybe I lost my mind and I'm just talking to the air. Maybe a bad case of schizophrenia? Who knows, but until someone else sees Ace, I won't know if it's for real or not. After three hours of sleeping, I groggily awoke again on the couch and searched for Ace, spotting him near the fireplace staring at the flickering flames. I forgot to mention this, but Ace was a pyro and loved to watch fire flicker and flare. It always seemed to calm him, just like how playing with a rubber-band sometimes calms me down. I scratched my head, glancing at my wounded arm again. "Why'd you bandage my arm?" I asked, touching it and slightly flinching.
"When you fainted earlier, you cut your arm kind of deeply on your broken lamp." Ace glanced over at me with a grin. "I have to admit, I never thought you'd faint seeing me again." I gave an annoyed look.
"Well I never thought I'd see you again," I replied quietly and Ace's grin fell as he looked back to the fire.
"So what'd they say?" I looked up, confused, and tilted my head. My brother must have known I would do this, for he continued. "How did they say I died?" I looked down at my hat in my lap sadly.
"At first, they thought you had accidentally set fire to the house, seeing as you're a pyro and all… But because the house burnt so fast and destroyed so much, they figured it was just old wiring." I glanced up at Ace. "How did you die?" I asked, curiously, before flinching at how it sounded. "Never mind, sorry…" There was a silence in the air and I grew uncomfortable.
"Old wiring…?" I nodded. Ace shook his head as he poked the firewood a little. "So how have you been?" I shrugged.
"Good. I've been looking for a job and I think I might have found one. Shanks has an old antique store and said I could start working there within a month or so. I guess the dead watching over the living doesn't really work, huh?" I asked, jokingly, and Ace chuckled.
"No, it's true, I was looking over you. But ever since I was revived, it's all been a little hazy. I remember you were constantly thinking of me and for a while did nothing but mourn." I felt a piece of wood hit me in the head and I instinctively grabbed my wound.
"Ow! What the hell was that for!"
"Baka! You wasted five months of your life! Don't ever do that again!" He turned his attention back to the fire and I humphed.
"How… How did you come back to life, Ace?"
"I need to protect you."
"But I'm fine," I replied, confused on why Ace didn't answer my question.
"But that's not the only reason." He threw more dry wood into the fire. "I need to get my revenge." At this point, I was really confused. Revenge?
"Ace–"
"Luffy, when someone dies, they usually cross over to other side. When they have unfinished business, they remain in this world as ghosts. If their good deeds and evil deeds cancel each other out, they go to limbo, or purgatory. Now, when I died, not only did I have unfinished business, but I also had the strong need to protect you and an even stronger need for vengeance. And every year I was in heaven and limbo, my need for vengeance grew stronger and stronger, until one of the Gods decided to give me another chance. Intrigued by several of my characteristics, another God gave me a great power in order for me to win my revenge." I slowly nodded.
"A great power?" Ace turned to me and grinned and I could see his eyes were suddenly outlined in a bright orange, as if they were on fire. And in a blink of an eye, his body was on fire. Panic set in and I ran for a vase I kept on the table in front of couch, threw out the flowers, and splashed the water onto Ace. The fire went out and so did Ace's grin. Drenched, his eye twitched and I was really confused. I just saved his life, why the hell was he irritated? Unless… "You… control fire?" He combusted into flames again and within ten seconds, he was dry again and the flames died quickly. I couldn't believe it, it was too awesome to be true! "Sugoi! That's so awesome!" But then I punched his arm. "Don't scare me like that again!" Ace chuckled.
"Sorry, I guess I should have warned you." I gave him that 'No shit, sherlock' look before sitting back down onto the couch. "So… no one's been following you at all?" I shook my head before realizing something.
"Well, now that you mention it, I've seen this guy a few times in the past six months always across the street from me." Ace looked over at me with a serious look.
"What does he look like?" His voice sounded urgent, making me nervous.
"Well, he's big and fat. Really hairy with a bumpy nose and missing teeth. Black hair, dark looking eyes." Ace tensed and swore under his breath as he looked back to the fire. "Do you know him, Ace?" My brother nodded. "Will you tell me who he is?"
"He's one of the people I'm going to get my revenge on." Ace took in a deep breath and I knew he was about to tell me how he died so I mentally prepared myself. "My death was no accident, Luffy. I was murdered."
x x x Three Years Ago: That Fateful Day x x x
Ace chuckled as he watched Luffy run out the front door to get into Zoro and Sanji's car. The hyper boy rolled down his window and waved to Ace, a giant grin on his face. "Thanks for the necklace Ace! I'll be back later!" Ace waved back as the car pulled down the street and out of sight, leaving the older teen to himself.
"Well, now what should I do…" He walked back in the house and looked around, scratching his head as he thought. "Well, I do need to pick up more meat and vegetables, so I guess I'll go shopping." He grabbed his wallet, made sure the stove and sink wasn't on, and headed out the door. As he neared the road, he looked back and wondered if he should take his bike or car. 'Well, I can't drive unless someone else is in the car incase I have a narcoleptic fit, and it's a really nice day to walk…' He nodded. "Walking it is then. The stores not too far, only three miles, which is easy-squeeze for me." Along the way to the store, he hummed to himself as he walked down the sidewalk, suddenly feeling a tapping on his shoulder. He turned around and spotted Marco. "Oh hey, Marco."
"You're looking awfully happy today. Something happen?" He noticed Ace's new necklace.
"I gave Luffy a present today and he tackled me. I think he liked it," Ace chuckled, earning a grin from Marco.
"You gonna tell him today?" Ace nodded and smiled, taking in a deep breath.
"Yeah, when he gets home. I just hope things go okay," he nervously admitted. Marco patted Ace's shoulder reassuringly, a small gleam of sadness in his eyes.
"I'm sure everything will be just fine. Now I gotta go pick up Thatch, see ya tomorrow?" Ace nodded and waved goodbye, continuing his way down the street. Ace felt bad telling Marco all of this, seeing as his coworker had a crush on him. But he was brought out of his thoughts when he noticed a black sedan parked across the street and he narrowed his eyes. That car had been following him for the past six months. And it wasn't coincidence. He picked up his pace to the store, feeling uneasy. He was gonna have to tell Whitebeard about the car just incase something happened. That way the police would have some kind of lead to go on. He grabbed a few packages of meat and a few vegetables, paying the total of 63.31.
"13," he mumbled to himself as he added up the numbers together. He left the store feeling even more uneasy, feeling as if something bad was gonna happen. "You're just imagining it," he told himself. "Everything'll be fine." But ten minutes later, he felt someone watching him and he looked around, spotting a rather shady looking character across the street and recognized him as the owner of the black sedan. Ace suddenly realized that the sidewalks were rather empty too, and he guessed it was because there were several competitions held in the stadium today. He and the shady character were the only ones on the street. And when the man turned to cross the street, Ace bolted down the street. He held the grocery bags tightly in his hands as he ran around a corner. There was no way he gonna let someone try and blitz him. Not today. Not ever. He turned another corner and slammed into someone, sending the groceries flying from his hands. He hit the ground hard and looked up to see someone odd looking guy wearing a monocle. Ace also quickly spotted the sniper-rifle hidden in the man's cloak. Before the pyro could even make a move, a rather large, bulky guy grabbed a fist full of his hair tightly and pulled him roughly into a near abandoned alley. As he was slammed into a brick wall, he pushed with all his might and knocked away his kidnapper. With a single hit to the jaw, Ace dropped the bulky guy and turned to the monocle guy, but found himself staring at the end of a gun.
"You're pretty strong," the man commented and Ace sneered.
"If you didn't have that gun pointed at my heart, I'd show you just how strong I can be." He glanced around the alley and at the man he knocked out. "What do you guys want."
"Ace, my boy," a deep voice spoke up from behind Ace and the pyro turned his head to see who it was. It was that fat pig that owned the black sedan. Ace gave a dark glare as the man knelt down to check his knocked out friend. "You give quite a punch, don't you?"
"You have no idea," Ace growled. "Now what do you want." The man stood up and slammed Ace into the brick wall face-first, knocking the breath from the teen. His vision double and he figure he probably got a concussion from the impact.
"What do I want? I want you to be mine," the man whispered into Ace's ear, sending shivers down Ace's back. He shoved against the wall to push the man away, but as soon as he was free he was back against the wall. He cursed under his breath and noticed his head was throbbing and he found himself dizzy. Ace could feel the man press his body up against his own and could feel the man grab begin to undo his belt.
And Ace panicked.
He squirmed and twisted with all his might and got free, dashing to leave the alley, to escape the oncoming hell. But as he neared the alley's exit, he a quiet noise from behind him and felt an odd feeling in the middle of his chest. Like something had moved through his chest quickly. Almost like…
Almost like a bullet.
Ace slowed to a trot, then a walk, and then finally a stop. He looked down and saw a hole smaller than a dime in his chest, blooding dripping down the wound. And then the pain hit him. He fell to one knee and placed a hand over his wound and coughed painfully, tasting blood in his mouth. He glanced back at the kidnappers and saw how they grinned victoriously. It made him angry, but knew better than to try and fight them now. He got up to run again, but fell to his knee again. He was too dizzy to stay up, he couldn't go anywhere. He heard someone approach slowly. "Don't worry, he missed any vital organs." He grabbed a handful of Ace's hair and jerked his head up so he could look Ace in the eyes. "Now, what do you say? Will you be mine?" Ace spit the blood that was in his mouth into the man's eyes.
"I say you can go fuck yourself." The man wiped the blood from his eyes and slammed the teen back into the wall and Ace coughed. He reached for his knife he always kept on his shorts and cut the man's arm before turning around plunging the knife into the man's chest. The man let out a yell of pain and backed off Ace, but before the teen could make an escape, another bullet tore through his left elbow-pad and through his elbow. He too let out a shout of pain and leaned against brick wall so he wouldn't fall to the ground. The whole world wouldn't stop spinning! Once the fat man pulled the knife out of his chest, he jumped on Ace once again. He knocked him over the head with a nearby piece of wood, making sure the teen was weak enough to not fight back. Ace fell to the ground, too weak, too dizzy to do anything more. He let out a groan when he tried to move his elbow, guessing it was probably shattered again. 'Maybe they'll just leave me alone,' he thought as he laid face down in the grimy ground. 'Maybe now that two of them are injured, they'll just take my money and leave.' But seconds later, Ace felt his belt be undone and his body tensed up. His eyes widened in shock. This wasn't happening, not to him. 'No, no, no, no!' Ace tried with all his strength to get up, but found his face held into the ground. "No," he whispered. He could feel his pants be removed and he shut his eyes as hard as he could, hoping this would just disappear. The man grabbed a handful of Ace's hair again and brought the teen onto his knees, earning a small whimper.
"You cannot escape me," he whispered seductively as he took his position. Ace felt searing pain as the man entered him mercilessly and he let out a cry of pain before shutting his mouth quickly, biting his lip till it bled. The pain he felt was unlike anything he had ever encountered and he desperately wanted it to stop. With each thrust the man gave, Ace felt the pain build more and more, soon feeling blood drip down his leg. Tears leaked from his eyes as he tried his best to not make a sound. Faster and deeper the thrusts got and the man groaned in pleasure, gripping Ace's hips for a better hold. "You're so tight Ace," he grunted, but Ace shut the words out. He focused on the pain in his elbow more than anything, hoping it would take his mind off that fact that his whole body felt like it was being split in two. The man soon climaxed and spilled his seed into Ace who was somewhat glad the whole situation was over.
Or so he thought.
The man panted over Ace who, too, was panting, but not from pleasure. His whole body ached with pain and he wondered how he would be able to carry himself home. He was almost positive he would barely be able to walk, if not at all. But as the man stood above Ace, he stared at the boy with a grin. "Maybe one more for the road, eh, boys?" His two henchmen chuckled darkly and Ace's breath hitched. He shook his head, not wanting to go through it again. His body wouldn't be able to stand the pain of another sick round.
"N-No," Ace managed between grit teeth as he tried to prop himself up onto his good elbow. "No, no, no." But this only brought a bigger grin the man's face and without warning, he pushed back into Ace. The teen bit down on his wrist to suppress the scream of pain.
"You look cute when you're helpless, Ace," he groaned. "Just as cute as your brother."
"Don't you d-dare touch him!" The teen shouted immediately after, a dark glare on his face. The man climaxed once again and pulled out, pulling his pants and Ace's. He kneeled next to him and caressed his freckled cheek.
"That brother of yours is so cute. I just might go after him as well after this." The man grinned darkly, motioning his henchmen to come over. "Bring the car over. We'll drop him off."
"What about your wound, sir? You should go see Doctor Q after this."
"I will." Ace heard the sedan pull up near the alley. He was lifted up gently and set in the car and driven somewhere. His vision was blurred and doubled so he couldn't exactly tell where he was going even when he glimpsed out the window. Soon the car stopped and he was thrown onto the ground hard, knocking what little breath he had out of his lungs. "See you later, Ace." The man left, laughing darkly. Ace caught his breath and pushed himself into a sitting position. He coughed up more blood and set his hand to his chest wound.
"D-Dammit." He propped himself up onto one knee before attempting to stand, barely holding himself up. He took small and slow steps towards the house until finally making his way to the couch where he collapsed. He picked up the phone on the table in front of him and dialed 911, but found that the phone was dead. He then reached into his pocket to pull out his cell and dialed the number again, but had no signal. "Something's not right," he whispered as he closed his phone. And suddenly, flames erupted from around the house, leaking into the enclosed room quickly. Ace shot himself onto his feet, ignoring all the agonizing pain so he could run to the door. Only to find it locked. Smoke already filled the air and gasped for oxygen. 'I can't believe those guys want me dead this bad… Who the hell were they?' Glancing out the window, he spotted a figure through the flames and found it wasn't the men from earlier. No, this man had a Navy Admiral uniform on, which confused Ace. But he couldn't care at the moment. For now, he needed to focus on escaping. He made his way to the stairs in hopes of escaping the flames, but found the staircase blocked by the raging fire.'This is it,' he thought as he collapsed onto the floor, his breath ragged and short. His body couldn't take it anymore, he couldn't stay up right. The world spun and blurred to the point where Ace couldn't even tell if he was in reality anymore. "This is it," he told himself as he felt flames lick at his back. Images of Luffy flashed in his mind, images of his younger brother smiling and laughing, looking so innocent. "I guess I won't get to tell you how much I love you, Lu," he chuckled weakly, his body already catching afire. Tears rolled down his cheeks but not from the pain, but from regret. "Be strong, Lu. I'll always be watching over you." A smile crept up on his face even though the pain from the fire and rape was past agonizing, past the point of sanity. "I love you, Luffy. Thank… you…"
x x x Present x x x
I couldn't believe my ears. Murdered? Raped? My blood boiled and I felt the strong urge to kill someone rising quickly as tears pricked at my eyes. No one, and I mean no one could get away with killing my brother without paying with their lives! Ace was also tense, more tense than I've ever seen him and a murderous look in his eye. "Those four men are the ones I've sworn to get my revenge on," he said darkly. "And nothing in this world will stop me. Nothing in the universe can save them now. Not only do they humiliate and kill me," by this time, Ace was shaking with anger, and even though I was eight feet away, I could still feel his anger and hatred. It physically made me sick and dizzy. "But they have the nerve to threaten my little brother! They will pay! And by the Gods, I will make sure it won't be a fast death!" He turned to me quickly, a scary but serious look upon his face. "They won't lay a finger on you, Lu. I swear on my life, they will not touch you."
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There it is! We were worried on if it was okay or not. We kind of took turns writing and well, this is what came out! Please don't kill us! We know it's horrible writing! *Both hide behind Ace and Luffy* Oh, and by the way guys! roo-roo has decided to finally take requests! You can message them to her on her account, or twitter them to her! She can be found on twitter under twitter. com/roo_roo17! But all her request stories will be uploaded on her other fanfiction account: roo's psycho insane mind. And thank you for all the wonderful reviews! You're all so wonderful!
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~roo the ice vampire
The itchiest thing you'll come across
~Ivy the Vin
