Chapter 3: Upgrades
(Hey guyz~! There was a suggestion to have Sabo be part of the whole romance thing and I started thinking about AceLu and SaLu. It would be AcexLuffy and some SaboxLuffy (maybe one sided) on the side. Or should it be all three? That would be weird… But I'm letting you guys choose. If you want all three, only AceLu, only SaLu, AceLu with SaLu on the side or vise-versa, then tell me in the reviews. I might even make a poll on my page for it. On to the crap!)
(Warning: This chapter was not proof read and will most likely have errors. This will not be fixed unless I am told about them. Enjoy.)
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Previously:
"Yeah but I don't want guys to watch me from the roof anymore." Luffy mumbled, slowly falling back asleep.
"How did you…?" Sabo asked quietly in shock.
"Orange cowboy hat and white dress shirt on a black roof at midnight. Do you really think I'm not gonna notice?" Luffy questioned, slightly offended.
Ace chuckled lightly. "Go to sleep Lu. We'll be here when you wake up."
Luffy nodded before once again falling asleep in Ace's arms.
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When Luffy woke up, he felt strong arms loosely wrapped around him. He opened his sleep filled eyes and saw a tanned arm laying on his waist. He turned his head, to see behind him, and saw Ace sleeping soundly. A moment later, he heard a soft snore and looked towards the sound only to find Sabo lying on the floor, next to the bed, and using his arm as a pillow.
Silently, Luffy lifted Ace's arm off of him and sat up before looking around his room. Gently, he put Ace's arm down and slowly got out of bed. Realizing how small his room really was, Luffy pouted slightly. He left his room and walked around his apartment, remembering it was supposed to be for only one person.
Luffy smiled when I thought came to him before he walked over to his computer and sat in front of it. He turned it on and waited for it to start up before putting in the password and starting his search. After a half hour, he found something interesting. The apartment next to his was for sale.
'No wonder it's been so quiet lately.' Luffy thought to himself before looking at the price. It wasn't too high but it wasn't really worth that much. Sighing, he stood from his seat and entered his room, grabbed his red jacket, a black tank top, worn out jeans and black converse before leaving the room without a sound. He quickly got dressed before running out the front door and down the stairs to the main office.
Once there, he told his landlord he wanted to buy the apartment next to his. The landlord looked at him strangely before asking why the boy would wanted to move out of one apartment only to move in to the one next to it. Luffy told him he intended to have both and want permission to combine the two. The landlord was surprised but gave him permission and the key, telling him it was another two thousand beri's a month.
Luffy quickly ran up the stairs again and to the new addition. He unlocked the door and walked in. He looked around and was surprised with how nice it looked. The kitchen was about twice the size of his, the living room was bigger, the bathroom wasn't as cramped and was actually a good size while the two bedrooms were larger as well. He smiled as he pictured the two apartments being connected. He knew the lay out of his home and knew it was a mirror image of this one, but smaller. The two kitchens were separated by a wall and so were the living rooms. He had originally thought of just adding a door to connect them but was now considering the removal of the entire wall.
Luffy closed his eyes and combined the mental images of both kitchens and living rooms. The kitchen would easily be three times the size of his original while the living room was more than double the size. He opened his eyes and grinned, ignoring the pain that came from his cheek.
Happily, Luffy walked out the front door and into his original apartment. He quickly, and almost excitedly, walked into his room only to see Ace and Sabo were in the same positions he had left them. He giggled quietly at that fact before an idea came to mind.
Quietly and carefully, Luffy pulled on his bed sheets, bringing Ace closer to the side where Sabo was sleeping and stopping when he was on the edge. Luffy backed up and tried to figure out how to make his plan work when he remembered the glass of water on his desk. He walked over to the oak desk and grabbed the somewhat cold glass. He slowly walked over to his bed before imagining the scene. Ace would be surprised by the water and fall onto Sabo's tail causing the humanoid wolf to wake up. Luffy held back his giggles and got stepped a little closer to make it easier. Slowly, he lifted the glass above Ace's head before quickly tipping it over and pouring all the water out.
Just as he expected, Ace jumped in surprise and ended up falling off the bed but not how Luffy expected. Ace hadn't landed on Sabo's tail, he landed on Sabo completely. As the sudden weight landed on him, Sabo awoke with a yelp along with a groan of pain. Quickly, Ace got off of Sabo and shook his head to get some of the water off causing Sabo to get wet. "Stop it!" The blonde shouted as he put his hands up to block the drops of water.
Luffy couldn't hold it back anymore. He held his stomach as he burst into laughter, gaining strange looks from Ace and Sabo. Suddenly, the older two figured out what had happened and glared at the boy. Immediately, their glares vanished into surprise. This was the first time they had seen this Luffy laugh with so much happiness. Both of them smiled and ended up laughing as well.
Once all the laughter had calmed down, they were all left smiling like idiots. Then a question came to Sabo's mind. "Hey Lu. Why'd you wake us up like that?"
"I knew it was hard to wake up Ace and I didn't know if it would be hard to wake you up. Also I thought it'd be funny." Luffy said with a smile.
Ace chuckled. "Fair enough. Was there a reason for waking us up?"
"Yup. I need you guys to do something. It's really important and I can't do it." Luffy said with a grin.
"Sure. What is it?" Sabo asked as he stood up and stretched.
"I need you guys to tear down a wall." Luffy stated bluntly.
"A wall?" Ace questioned, believing he didn't hear correctly.
"Yup! A specific wall. Not a random one." Luffy said excitedly.
"We aren't destroying someone's house are we?" Sabo asked.
"Nope. It's actually an improvement." Luffy informed.
"Eh. Why not? I feel like breaking things." Ace said with a shrug as he stood.
Noticing his hair was still pretty wet, Ace sighed. He raised his hand to a part of his hair and slowly pulled his hand down it, some steam coming from where his hand had previously been. Luffy's eyes widened when he saw the steam. "Woah…"
"What?" Ace asked when he saw Luffy's wide eyes.
"Y-your hair. It's steaming!" Luffy said in shock.
"Oh..." Ace muttered before pulling all of his hair back and drying it instantly.
"H-how did…?" Luffy questioned.
"Ever heard of a Devil Fruit?" Sabo asked.
"Y-yeah… But I thought they didn't exist anymore." Luffy said.
"They still exist. They're just really rare now." Ace said with a shrug.
"So… You have one?" Luffy asked.
"Yup." Ace said with a grin as he brought his hand into his line of sight and turned it into fire. "The Mera Mera no Mi. I'm made of fire because of it."
"Cool…" Luffy whispered, unconsciously reaching to touch it. He was shocked further when he had touched the flames but wasn't burned. Slowly, he waved his hand through the flames but never felt the immense heat. Yes it was warm but that was it. Just, warm. "How…?"
"I can control the temperature. Right now, it's at a temperature that allows it to stay alive but won't burn people." Ace explained.
"Awesome…!" Luffy muttered. "Wait does that mean you're the real Fire Fist?"
"Yup. Second Division Commander, Portgas D. Ace." Ace said with a smirk.
"Awesome! You're one of the reasons I love pirates!" Luffy shouted happily.
"What?" Ace asked curiously.
"There were so many pirates that were horrible to everyone. But then there were a few that were actually nice! Like Whitebeard, his commanders, Akagami, the Strawhats, Mad Hatter, and you!" Luffy said with excitement.
"Did you say 'Mad Hatter'?" Sabo asked curiously.
"Yeah! He was awesome! They say he was originally a Revolutionary, Head of Staff even. But then there was a tournament with his deceased brothers Devil Fruit as the prize. He won the tournament but ended up becoming a pirate. He immediately became a Supernova with the highest starting bounty in all of history! Within his first year of being a pirate, he killed Blackbeard and took his position as a Yonko! Fire Fist would have done the same, I'm sure, but was said to have died in Marineford. I guess not." Luffy explained with a large grin.
"Well would you look at that. Someone has a fan." Ace said teasingly as he looked to Sabo who was scratching the back of his head.
"I don't remember it like that." Sabo muttered shyly.
"Then how do you remember it?" Ace questioned as he crossed his arms.
"I think I killed Blackbeard within the first two months?" Sabo said thoughtfully.
"Wait. You're Mad Hatter?" Luffy asked with wide eyes.
Dramatically, Sabo put his hand over his heart and bowed before standing up straight and smirking. "At your service."
"Suge! I have legends in my apartment!" Luffy shouted excitedly.
"Legends? Really? I think that's a little too much." Ace muttered shyly.
"Are you kidding me!? There was a legendary war to save your ass and people still spoke about you for years after that!" Sabo and Luffy shouted in unison.
"Okay okay! Calm down!" Ace said with his hands raised defensively while thinking of a way to change the subject when a thought came to mind. "Wait. Didn't you want us to break a wall?"
"Oh yeah! Come on." Luffy said, guiding Ace and Sabo into the living room. "Break this wall for me."
"Why?" Sabo questioned.
"Break it down and then I'll tell you. I want it all gone. The entire wall." Luffy said simply.
"You actually have permission for this, right?" Ace asked, knocking on the wall and leaving a hole in it.
"Even if I didn't, it's too late now. Just take it down. I'll see you when it's done." Luffy said before running out the front door.
Ace sighed. "Better get started. With how weak this wall is, it should be easy."
"How hard did you hit it?" Sabo asked while walking up to the wall.
"All I did was tap it." Ace said.
"You think it's safe to take it down?" Sabo asked.
"We'll make pillars if we have to." Ace suggested before punching the wall, his hand easily tearing through.
Sabo sighed before kicking the wall and leaving a well-sized hole. "How has this thing not fallen yet?"
"No clue." Ace said as he pulled his hand out, bringing a chunk of the wall with it.
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Twenty minutes later, the wall was gone and Ace and Sabo were staring at Luffy. Luffy was sitting on a lawn chair in the living room of the other apartment while eating poptarts. He stood from his chair and looked at where the wall was. He really hadn't thought about the mess. He then looked at the two rooms combined and smiled, nodding his head slightly. It looked just as he had imagined it.
"What was that all about?" Ace eventually asked.
"While you guys were sleeping, I realized my apartment was too small. I ended up buying this one and wanted to combine them. I thought it'd be nice to have more room." Luffy explained.
"But why?" Sabo asked.
"Don't you remember? I told you earlier that I want you guys to stay with me. I won't be lonely anymore and it's better than looking like a stalker and watching me from the roofs." Luffy said somewhat sadly.
"Oh yeah." Sabo muttered with a smile. "But you didn't have to go this far."
"I wanted to. Like I said. My apartment was too small." Luffy said with a shrug.
"Hey. I don't mean to be rude and change the subject or anything but… How long have you known we were watching you?" Ace asked.
"Hm…" Luffy sounded as he thought about it. "Almost two years."
"And you never did anything?" Sabo questioned.
"Well I would have if you did something. But you never did. I'll admit, the first month I was kinda freaked out. But I just kinda got over it." Luffy said.
"Why? You had two guys following you everywhere. Why would you just ignore it?" Ace questioned.
"Easy. Like I said, the first month I was freaked out but I got over it because of one fact. If you were going to attack me or something, you would have already done it. My window was almost always open so if you wanted to, you could have killed me. It was my way of testing you. When you did nothing, I figured 'Oh well. If I have stalkers, then I have stalkers.' I made it official that if you guys ever broke in and started doing weird things while I wasn't there, then I'd call the cops. I knew you weren't at my place because every time I looked at a roof I saw you guys. Eventually… It just made me feel safe." Luffy admit.
There were a few moments of shocked silence. Luffy knew it sounded strange, but it made sense to him. He knew he'd go to sleep with all of his papers spread out and when he'd wake up, the papers would be in his bag or next to it perfectly neat. Sometimes falling asleep at his desk or couch then waking up on his bed. He figured it was his 'stalkers' that were helping him and he honestly couldn't say he hated it.
"Alright." Sabo finally said with a smirk. "But if we're going to stay here, then we need to get a few things. This place is way too empty."
"Cool. Ace?" Luffy questioned, hoping the vampire would stay as well.
Ace was silent for a little while longer before he sighed. "I can't say I agree with your point of view, but, after spending my entire life with a bunch of idiots, I've learned to just accept it. I'll stick around if you want."
"Awesome!" Luffy shouted happily.
"Did you just call me an idiot?" Sabo questioned in disbelief.
"Face it. You are. Idiocy is contagious. It went from Lu, to me, to you." Ace stated.
"At least you admit it." Sabo muttered under his breath.
"…Shut up." Ace muttered.
Luffy chuckled. "So, if we're going out, you guys need to get dressed."
"What do you mean?" Sabo questioned.
"We're going to the mall. You're not going dressed as a noble. Ace, you aren't going half naked." Luffy said bluntly.
"Then what do you suggest?" Ace asked.
"Hm… Give me a minute. Oh, and while I'm gone, can you clean up this mess? Thanks, bye!" Luffy said before running out the front door, leaving no room for argument.
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Thirty minutes later, Luffy returned with a few different clothes that had just been washed. He handed them to Ace and Sabo and told them to take their picks then get dressed. After grabbing what they wanted they picked their rooms and got dressed.
Ace had come out first, and somewhat reluctantly. He didn't like wearing a shirt but agreed to it. He ended up wearing a white t-shirt, which was covered mostly by a black sleeveless hoodie with an orange zipper and orange strings for the hood, along with loose, dark blue, boot-cut jeans and his usual boots. His hair had been brushed back and he was wearing his orange cowboy hat along with his usual accessories.
"So?" Ace questioned.
"Hm…" Luffy sounded before walking up to Ace, taking off his hat and messing up his hair before putting the hat back on. "There. You're hair pulled back doesn't look right. Also, try this on." Luffy pulled a silver watch out of his pocket and put it on Ace's left wrist.
Looking at the watch, Ace couldn't help but laugh. In the background was an image of flames surrounding what looked like his tattoo on his left arm. Instead of numbers, there were black lines, and where the three, six, nine, and twelve would be, were images. Where the three would be, there was the letter 'D' that looked like it was on fire. At the six was the symbol for the old Spade Pirates. In the nine's spot was an image of his hat. Finally, on the twelve, was Whitebeard's symbol.
"This watch…" Ace said through his laughter.
"Yes it's based off of you. There are a lot of people who liked you guys. If you go up into the mountains, there's this little shack that sells a lot of stuff that's based off of you, Sabo, and Strawhat. Also, if you press that button, the fire glows." Luffy explained.
"Oh I have to see this!" Ace said before pressing the button and seeing the flames flicker. He immediately burst into laughter at the simple effect. Eventually his laughter died, Ace wiped away the tears. "That's awesome. I wanna go to that shack and just see how stupid half the stuff is."
"They have copies of your hat, Sabo's hat and goggles, and straw hats. They even have temporary tattoos that match yours as well as clothes that look like all of yours. That place might as well be a costume shop." Luffy explained.
"I gotta see that." Ace said, trying not to laugh again as he looked at the watch.
"See what?" A voice said from behind Ace.
Ace and Luffy both turned to see Sabo and were surprised with his look. He was wearing a white dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows along with an unbuttoned black vest and lose black tie. His lose, worn out, grey jeans, which were held up by a black studded belt, covered the top of his black boots. In addition, he had somehow gotten a black straw fedora and had put his usual goggles on along with somehow getting black nylon gloves.
"I'll take the silence as a good thing?" Sabo questioned.
"Dude! This is, like, the first time I've seen you look so casual! I like it." Ace stated.
"Yeah. I kinda like it actually. I also like the fact that you're finally wearing a shirt." Sabo said.
"…If it had Oyaji's mark, I'd be happier." Ace muttered.
"His mark is on your watch." Luffy reminded, causing Ace to look at his watch and laugh again.
"What am I missing here?" Sabo asked in confusion.
"I gave him a watch that's based off of him." Luffy said bluntly as he pointed to the watch.
Sabo stepped closer and looked at the watch before laughing so hard he was holding his stomach. "Wait! It gets better!" Ace laughed as he pressed the button and made the fire flicker causing him and Sabo to laugh even more. Soon enough, both 'men' were on the floor holding their stomachs and were laughing so hard that they couldn't breathe.
Luffy looked at the watch and then back at the two laughing hyenas that were rolling around on the floor. He couldn't help but chuckle at them and then at how convenient it was. The tattoo on his left bicep was the center piece to the watch on his left wrist. The tattoo on his back was on the top of the watch. The hat he treasured was on the side of the watch. He laughed a little more until he actually looked at the two dying hyenas and started laughing harder.
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An hour later, Ace, Sabo and Luffy had stopped laughing and had arrived at the mall. The first thing they did was go to the food court where they bought lunch. Next, they went clothes shopping. Ace was reluctant to buy any shirts, not liking how he had to cover up Oyaji's mark, but eventually found a few shirts with the mark on it. Sabo had found a few more outfits that were somewhat formal but mostly casual. Luffy had grabbed a few clothes for them in secret, believing the outfits would look good on the two.
While Ace and Sabo were still looking around the store, Luffy ran to a shop not too far away where he found a few iron on patches of the Whitebeard logo. He bought a few of them and started heading back to the shop he left Ace and Sabo at. On the way, he heard a familiar voice call him, causing him to stop and look around.
"Annry! What's up?" A girl called as she ran up to Luffy.
The girl had long and wavy orange hair that was pulled into a loose pony tail and seemed to stop around her waist. She was wearing a short, skin tight shirt that tied around her neck, which was red on top, then yellow, then green at the bottom, along with her dark grey short shorts and light pink high heels that wrapped around her ankles. As usual, she was wearing her golden bracelets that she seemed to never take off.
"Hey Nane!" Luffy called with a smile.
"Oh my God! What happened to you?" The girl, Nane, asked when she saw his cheek.
"I was attacked by some thugs last night. But they were dealt with so we don't have to worry." Luffy said with a small smile.
"As long as they were dealt with… But hey, what are you doing here? And why do you seem different?" Nane asked.
"Just getting some food, new clothes, new furniture, all that stuff." Luffy said.
"Wait. New furniture? Are you redecorating?" Nane questioned.
"Kinda. Some distant relatives came to town and are staying with me so I had to get a bigger apartment and what I have isn't enough." Luffy explained.
"Distant family? I thought your only living family was your father, yoi." A voice said from behind Luffy.
Luffy turned and smiled when he saw who it was. The man looked bored and had a strange hair-do that made his head look like a pineapple. He was wearing black sandals that wrapped around his feet and ankles a strange straw decoration on his left leg along with some dark grey knee-long pants that had a light blue sash and gold belt around his waist. He also had on a loose purple dress shirt that was mostly buttoned up but showed the very top of a dark blue tattoo on his chest.
"Marco! You aren't supposed to talk about him!" Nane shouted at the man.
"It's alright Nane." Luffy said to the girl before turning back to the man. "I thought so too. But then I met them last night and found out they're pretty cool."
"That's good to hear, yoi. You actually seem genuinely happy. I'd like to meet these people if you don't mind, yoi." The man, Marco, said with a small smile, choosing to not ask about the wound on the boy's cheek.
"Sure!" Luffy said with a smile before remembering something. "Oh yeah! Can you two do me a favor?"
"What is it, yoi?" Marco asked.
"I don't know. If it's too hard it might cost you." Nane said with a smirk.
Luffy chuckled at his friends comment. "I don't want you guys to call me Annry anymore."
"What!? But that's your name! What do you expect us to call you!? Scarface!?" Nane shouted, gaining the attention of many people.
"Nane… Please. Calm down. You know as well as I do that that name doesn't really fit anymore. Ever since my mom and sister died, it hasn't really fit me." Luffy said in a calming voice.
"Then, what would you prefer we call you, yoi?" Marco asked.
"Luffy. Call me Luffy." Luffy said with a grin.
Marco's eyes widen slightly before they went back to normal and he smiled. "It fits you, yoi."
"Why'd you choose that name?" Nane asked.
"Hm… You have to promise not to freak out." Luffy said.
"Why would I freak out?" Nane questioned.
"Because… My relatives had a little brother named Luffy who died a while back. He looked exactly like me apparently and they got confused. They called me 'Lu' and I liked it so, since my actual name doesn't fit, I decided to go with it." Luffy explained slowly.
"They think you're their dead brother and you're going along with it!?" Nane questioned, slowly getting louder.
"N-no! They know I'm someone else. When they first saw me they called me that but quickly realized I was someone else. It's totally my idea." Luffy said.
Nane sighed. "I thought you were smart… Whatever. You owe me a new outfit. After we meet them at least."
"Fine…" Luffy muttered before giggling and heading back to the store he left Ace and Sabo at. As soon as he walked into the store, Luffy saw Ace and Sabo leaning against a wall waiting for him. He smiled and ran over to the two. "Hey guys."
"Where'd you go, Lu?" Ace asked curiously.
"Oh. I remembered there was a shop that sold iron on patches and bought a few." Luffy said while grabbing one of the patches out of his bag and showing it to Ace. "I figured if your clothes had Whitebeards mark, then you'd wear shirts more often."
Ace smiled in awe. "That's awesome, Lu. Thanks."
"No problem. Oh and I ran into a few of my friends that I want you to meet. One of them is my history teacher but he's pretty cool." Luffy said just before Nane walked up.
"You really need to learn how to slow down. You run way too fast." Nane complained before seeing the other two men. "Hey. Are these guys the ones you were talking about?"
"Yeah. Nane, meet Ace and Sabo. Ace and Sabo, meet Nane." Luffy said with a smile as he pointed at each person he named.
"Hello." Ace said kindly, bowing his head slightly.
"Nice to meet you Nane." Sabo said with a kind smile.
"So you're the two who are making him change his name? How could you? I don't care if he does or doesn't look like your deceased brother. You don't just randomly walk up to him and start treating him like someone else!" Nane ranted.
"Nane. Please! I already told you. It's alright." Luffy said, trying to calm his friend.
"Hmph. Three outfits." Nane muttered.
"What?" Luffy questioned, not fully understanding.
"You owe me three outfits." Nane said simply.
"Nane… I still have to buy furniture. Can't I buy you clothes some other time?" Luffy asked.
"Alright." Nane said cheerfully. "But with each day you're late, that another outfit."
"I'll give you a hundred beri. Will that work?" Luffy asked pulling out his wallet.
"Make it two hundred and you've got a deal." Nane said.
"One fifty." Luffy said seriously.
"Three hundred." Nane raised.
"One hundred." Luffy said, slowly putting his wallet away.
"Three fifty." Nane said, her eyes narrowing.
"Fifty." Luffy said, his wallet closed and getting closer to his pocket.
"Three seventy-five." Nane said, watching his wallet the whole time.
"I give you nothing and you owe me dinner." Luffy said, causing Nane's eyes to widen.
"I'll go with the hundred!" Nane said in a panicked tone.
"Thought so." Luffy said with a smile as he took a hundred beri bill out of his pocket and gave it to the orangette.
"Thanks An- Luffy! Oh and nice meeting you guys!" Nane said before leaving the store.
"Was that Nami?" Ace whispered to Sabo.
"Yup." Sabo whispered in return.
"Did Luffy just bargain with her? And win?" Ace questioned silently.
"I think so…" Sabo muttered in shock.
"What are you guys talking about?" Luffy asked as he turned towards them.
"Nothing." Ace and Sabo said in unison.
A faint chuckle was heard a few feet away from them. "Oh my God… You're wearing one of those watches, yoi…"
At the mention of the watch, Ace, Sabo and Luffy had to force back their laughter. After calming down enough, Luffy turned towards the owner of the voice who was mostly hidden by a rack of clothes. "Please don't mention that. We already spent a half hour laughing about it." When Luffy looked back to Ace and Sabo, he saw Ace pressing the button to light it up and the three started laughing again.
"It's just so stupid…" Ace said through his laughter. "But it's so worth it at the same time…"
"I don't know which is worse. You or the watch, yoi." The same person said as they slowly came out from behind the rack of clothes.
"I don't know. The watch is pretty bad. If only you knew…" Sabo said after calming down.
"If only I knew what, yoi? Why it's so funny? Because I believe I know the reason, yoi. He's wearing a watch based off of him, correct?" The man said as he stood in clear view.
"How did you…?" Ace asked quietly before seeing the man. "Marco!?"
"Hey Ace." Marco said with a smirk.
"I thought you were dead!" Ace said as he ran over to Marco and started touching his face, arms and shoulders.
"Ace. Stop. Also, I thought you knew about the legend, yoi. The phoenix rises from its own ashes." Marco said, grabbing Ace's wrists to stop the raven from touching him more.
"You son of a bitch! You made me think you were dead!" Ace accused.
"No. That's your own fault. Also, if anyone is to be yelled at, it's you, yoi. You made everyone on the ship think you were dead. Which brings me to my question, how are you alive, yoi?" Marco asked.
Ace looked down sadly as he remembered his family. He wanted to tell them he was alive and alright but couldn't. It wasn't allowed. As if reading his mind, Sabo replied for him.
"Before going to Impel Down, Ace was bitten by a vampire and was turned. The one rule all mythical creatures had to obey back then, was to stay hidden from all humans. Even if they're your friends and family. You're not allowed to interact with them at all. So don't blame him. He already lives with that pain." Sabo explained.
"H-how about we go back home? You guys can catch up and we can get furniture and anything else some other time." Luffy suggested.
"Sounds good to me." Ace muttered under his breath.
With that agreed on, Luffy paid for the clothes and they left, returning to their apartment.
(Aaaaaaaand done! Holy shit that's a long chapter! Marco is alive! Also, that watch I described, I own it. I was looking at it while describing it. Sadly the fire doesn't really light up. Also, Nane/Nami's outfit was her third outfit in the One Piece movie Strong World. As usual. Fave, follow, read my other stuff, and review! Bai~! c(X )
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