So sorry for the delay! I hope you enjoy this!

Stay tuned for the end where I got a little question!


This Love Has Taken Its Toll on Me

Chapter 4

"What's up with Marco? He's been moping for the past two days." A frown was on me when Sabo mentioned that before I noticed the worry in him. Something clicked in me as I have noticed the way Sabo had always acted around my best friend.

"Go cheer him up, you like him, right?" The dark red flush on his cheeks confirmed my suspicion.

"What are you talking about?!"

"I'm not telling you to attack him while he's vulnerable… I'm saying, cheer him up and hint to him that you want to be there for him. Have him grow on you, though anymore and you two will be inseparable." A pair of hazel eyes left me to the male we were talking about smoking by a tree as we sat at the park.

"You think so?" Sabo seemed nervous about the whole thing on his plate, but I was making sure he took his time eating it.

"Sabo… I have been chasing Luffy for almost three years…" I informed him and he gave me a short glare before moving to get up.

"Okay, what about you?"

"I'm meeting up with Luffy and his friends for lunch." The smile on me did not go unnoticed as he soon shook his head.

"Looks like he has completely consumed you…"

"I don't care… I've wanted him for so long." I had an elbow resting on my knee with my chin in my hand. "Go on now before he decides to come over here." I used my other hand to wave him on only to receive a glare before he left.

Since I had a few minutes to spare, I watched as he made it over to the male who was finishing his cigarette. Marco turned to the male who was standing next to him to talk. A smile appeared on my best friend and I noticed a hand from Sabo rub his own head in a nervous jester. The small smile that reached me had a swell in my heart as I knew it was for the best. I shifted to stand up and let my hands go to my pockets before I peered to them to see blue eyes staring to me. The small smile stayed on me as I turned away and began walking the opposite way of them to go see my boyfriend.


"Then this motorcycle came out of nowhere and took this guy out!" Usopp was waving his arms around explaining some ridiculous story he came up with. Loud cheers came from Luffy and Chopper as they enjoyed the story very much. A roll of the eyes came from Nami and Zoro as they never understood it. A chuckle left Vivi and me before I took a drink from my soda and letting my hand rub along my brunette's side.

"Oh, Ace!" I gazed to a curious redhead who had these curious eyes. "Would you be a doll and take Luffy home? I would, but Vivi and I are going shopping after this." The look she gave me was something evil, but I shrugged to her.

"Sure, no big deal."

"I want to see Ace's house!" Luffy suddenly jumped in as the hand tangled in my shirt tugged.

"Whatever you want." A grin was on him and I heard a snort across from me.

"You're going to spoil him too much." Zoro mentioned, but seemed content with the fact that I was.

"Heh, what can I say? He's too cute to deny." A chuckle was shared with me, but I received a small whine from my boyfriend.

"Can we go now?" The curious tone had me finishing my drink and getting out of my seat.

"Of course." A happy yip left him as he got up as well and mentioned he would see his friends later.

"Have fun!" Nami had stated and I gazed back at her with confusion before leaving with a bouncing brunette attached to my arm.

We made our way to my humble one story that my father paid for when I entered high school. He figured I wanted the independence and he was right. The freedom of living by myself brought so much joy and responsibility to keep it clean. A few weeks of being by myself was hard, but I grew to it and wouldn't want it another way. Luffy sprung away from me when I opened my door and he began to look around with curiosity.

"What do you do for fun?"

"Either play a video game or go hang out with my friends." My body found my couch as I relaxed against it waiting for him to stop his exploration.

"Eh?" His form moved to gaze at the video games I had obtained over the years. Astonishment was on him as he stated out some games he seemed to know or heard about before he moved to me. The leap from him soon had his body resting on my lap and he grinned down at me. "We should play a game!"

"A game?"

"Yeah!" My hands rested on his hips as he did a squirming motion. "My game!"

"Your game? What kind of game is it?" Curiosity left my voice and my eyebrows hiked up to show it.

"It's a two player game!" A hum left me in interest before arms wrapped around my neck. "We could play it here."

"Here? You can play it anywhere?"

"Well, sort of…" A lip jutted out as he thought about it, but was pulled out of thought from me kissing the pursed lip.

"Tell me more."

"I can only play it with Ace!" As soon as he said that, my mind went straight to the gutter and a smirk was on me.

"Only me? I feel privileged." A giggle left him as I tugged him to rest against my body. "Do I get to know the rules? Or do I learn along the way?"

"Learn along the way." A tongue poked out in a teasing manner and I grinned to him. My lips wrapped around the tongue before I began to suck on the muscle. A groan came from my boyfriend.

"Should I start from level one?" I asked after pulling away to view his heated face.

"Mh!" A grin was on him before lips pressed against mine in a tight lip lock.

My tongue was immediately accepted into an eager mouth and fingers tangled into my hair as he tried to get as close as he could. Flutters were made in my chest as I tried to keep myself tamed from jumping the gun. Our kiss became heated as pants left him as he tried to breathe, but wanted to continue the tango. My lips pulled back to let him breathe and I viewed at clouded eyes, but they were not completely glazed over.

"Level one, complete." I told him with lips pressing against his chin. "I think I will only to part of level two today." Confusion had filled him when I pulled back to gaze at him with a little smirk. "No need to rush the game when I have so much time to explore." A giggle left him as I continued the gamer talk before moving my hand to tug the collar of his shirt down. My lips found tangy skin to begin sucking and creating my mark on him. The moan leaving him softly in my ear made my heart thunder away. This is what I have wanted and now that I have it, I am going to take my time.

I pulled back to see my handy work as the spot was perfect to hide underneath clothing. It was also perfect because I could just tug the collar down a little to see it if I pleased. A pair of lips found my shoulder as I realized he had moved my collar to the side. Teeth nibbled at the spot, making me chuckle as I lay kisses to his neck. I was letting him mark me, actually mark me; unlike when he claimed to have when it was actually Marco. Once he deemed the spot good to his liking he pulled back with a feather kiss to my lips.

"Ace is mine."

"Of course." Hands moved along the back of my head as fingers found my hair and began to massage there. My hands lined his back in a massaging motion with lips finding a chin. "You are like my drug."

"I'm a good drug though." He told me with a giggle and a wiggling body.

"Well, of course you are… Should we play Black Ops?"

"YES!" The body was off of me in a second as he moved over my coffee table to my game system and I crossed a leg over with a smirk.

This love has finally taken its toll on me.


Alright, for the question!

What do you want to happen next?! This sounds like the ending and I would really love to continue this story, but I really don't know what should happen next! Remember it is in Ace's POV and Marco is not going to be invading, so no more jealous!Marco! I can make another chappie of them being all fluffy, but I need something to go with, like maybe someone attacks Luffy or Ace. Maybe even someone flirting with Luffy and Ace has to make sure that this certain person understands (if so, none of Ace's or Luffy's friends). Oh, please no rape scenarios!

Leave a review or PM me! Thank you in advance!