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"Here we are, this is the high level dorms." Ace looked in wonder at the building Luffy brought him to. Luffy looked behind him as Ace kept walking. Ace turned to see the boy looking the other way.
"Is everything ok Luffy?" Ace didn't sound too worried, more like curious. Luffy snapped back and smiled.
"Nah its nothing." Luffy ran up to Ace and hugged him, it toke Ace off guard as he blushed a bit.
"Thanks! I know we just met but you can't imagine how much this means to me?" Ace felt a bit concerned at those words, but he just pulled the boy off.
"It's fine, but tell me..." Ace trailed off as he eyed the big and fancy building with thick, locked doors." how the fuck do we get in?" Ace signed as he stared at the lock, which was in some level mocking him.
"Your card I think works." Luffy spoke bluntly as he pulled Aces card out of his pocket, not even caring if Ace didn't want the boys to put his hands in his pockets. Ace blushed harder, but Luffy didn't noticed. he toke Aces card, smiled, then unlocked the door, then without even looking at Ace put the card back then looked at Ace, still with his smile.
"Their. Now, to the top floor." Luffy almost yelled this before he ran off to the room. Ace signed as he followed, slowly and a bit regretting his decision to let the boy stay. But Ace didn't care, he hated being completely alone.
His neighbor, angle, would always be nice and visit him to cheer him up or yell at him, when he knew deep down he needed it. Finally he reached the top floor. As the elevator opened Ace saw an angry Luffy pulling, at the only door in the hall, but it didn't budge. Ace signed as he walked over and unlocked the door. Luffy tripped as her ran in the amazing room.
"Wow!" Ace looked at the room. As soon as you walk in there is a door to the left that leads to a gigantic bathroom. if you keep straight past the door you see a flat screen tv with a leather couch and table across from in. there was another door past the couch to the right that lead to a kitchen. The kitchen had a giant fridge and countertop, in the corner of the room were stairs that lead to a king size bed room. To the righty of the room was a balcony that had a hot tub just outside the glass door.
"This is pretty cool, it's a change in scenery compared to my house." Ace spoke to himself as he threw his stuff on the soft king sized bed. He heard Luffy run up the spiral stairs and slammed open his door. Luffy had a wide smile and food in his arms, along with a leg of meat in his mouth.
"Mum mhmmhh." Ace couldn't understand him at all. Luffy then swallowed the food he had in his mouth.
"This place is so cool! It way better than the lower level dorms!" Ace smiled at the innocent boy. Luffy then furiously ate the food in his hands then ran out to the balcony.
"Awesome! I can see almost the entire campus!" Luffy smiled as he looked around from the balcony. Ace smiled, he thought Luffy looked like a child.
"Hey, why are you so nice even though it seems this stuff is normal to you?" Luffy turned around as he asked Ace. Luffys expression was blank. Ace raised an eyebrow not sure what the boy meant by that. When Ace asked what he meant Luffy turned away from Ace as he explained.
"Well you rich, but most of the rich kids here are snobs that pick on the poor. So why are you so nice?" Luffy turned back around to look at Ace when he asked. Ace smiled remembering his mother.
"Because I was raised better then to pick on someone just because they are poor. I mean it's not like we pick how much money we are born into, right? I should be a dick just because people aren't born into power or money, it's not their fault, just like it not my fault I have money." Ace smiled as he placed his hands on his hips. He toke a bit too much pride in the life lessons his mother taught him.
Luffy smiled as he nodded in agreement. Luffys eyes then widened as if he just realized something. Before Ace could ask he went down stairs. After a few minutes Ace came down to see what he was doing. Ace saw that he was eating food while trying to talk on the phone, that Ace didn't even notice was hanging on the wall. Luffy then hung up and ran and flopped on the couch.
"Well I see you're making yourself comfortable." Ace then headed back to the kitchen to head up the stairs to his room. Before he could get inside the kitchen door Luffy came up and hugged him from behind. Ace turned his head to look at the boy, Ace hand was on the door knob and he had a blank emotion.
"Wait, you can't go back upstairs yet!" Luffy then pulled Ace by his arm and sat him on the fluffy couch while Luffy stood up in front of him.
"I still need to ask you..." Luffy blushed as his voice disappeared. Ace just watched him emotionless, and a bit not caring what he had to say. Luffy then take a breath and spoke again.
"W...what do...what do you want as payment?" Luffy lowered his blushing face as he spoke. Ace raised an eyebrow trying to figure Luffy put.
"Look I have no idea what you mean." Ace stood up and walked past Luffy when he was at the kitchen door he turned to Luffy.
"I'm not even the one paying for this room, it's my jackass father. I don't care if you stay or leave. I don't really like people, but I can't just kick you out. I was raised to help those when I can. So if you want to worry about 'payment' just make sure we don't run out of food." Ace spoke emotionless, even though the words came from his heart. Luffy was a bit shocked but smiled as Ace went upstairs.
"Oh, I normally just spend my days sleeping so keep it down." Ace gave the boy a slight smile. As Luffy smiled back. Ace then went upstairs and flopped back on the fluffy bed.
Ace thought about his mom, like he did most of his days. He smiled remembering how he admired his mom for being so nice. He recalled a night when a man and his daughter's car had broken down in a storm. He mostly remembered how shocked he was to find a woman, that seemed to be wealth beyond imagination, let him in and even offered him a bed and food. Ace even help him mother cook the food, he liked it when the man praised him for it. Soon Ace fell asleep.
"LUFFY NOCK IT OFF!" Ace regained consciousness to only hear yelling, his eyes were still closed but he focused on the yelling.
"YOU'RE EATING TOO MUCH! DONT TAKE ADVATAGE OF HIS KINDNESS!"
"YOUR ONE TO TALK, SHITTY COOK! COMING IN AND TAKING ADVATANGE OF THE KITCHEN!"
Ace then opened his eyes slowly. He sat up and after hearing a few more screams thought he should head down stairs to see who else was here.
he walked down and saw Sanji pulling food out of Luffys arms while Zoro seemed to be drinking alcohol, which Ace didn't care all that much. Ace looked at them with his normal black expression. Luffys sweet dropped, as did Sanji, and Zoro just seemed to look a bit worried. Ace figured they wore scared he would call security or yell.
"Don't look at me like I'm the devil." Sanji and Luffy then lowered their heads as they released their holds on one another. Zoro just continued drinking.
"Huh, did I miss something?" Ace wondered what could be going through their heads.
"You're not mad I let them in?" asked Luffy, Ace noticed a shy blush creeping on his face.
"I don't see why I would." all three then shared a look of relief. Sanji smiled as he pulled out a cigarette.
"In that case I say I make you a thanks you meal for allowing this idiot to live with you." Sanji then started to cook while Zoro just sat back on the dining table chair, while Luffy sat down across from him and hardly touched the plates of food in front of him. Zoro then glared at Ace as he walked more into the room, Ace met his stare.
"Tell me, why you agreed to let Luffy stay?" asked Zoro, serious as ever. Luffy was shanking a bit and Sanji stopped what he was doing to listen.
"He needed help." Ace walked over and placed a hand on Luffys shoulder. "You said you were having problems with your roommate so if I could help, since I somehow ended up with this gigantic apartment, then I don't know why I wouldn't." Ace smiled at Luffy. Zoro and Sanji smiled and continued what they were doing. Luffy just looked down then, to Aces surprise, looked at the older boy with teary eyes.
"But you said you don't like people, so aren't I bothering you?" a tear flowed down Luffys cheek as he said this. Zoro continued drinking, while Sanji continued cooking. It seemed like they didn't think about Luffy words that much. However Ace frowned as Luffy said this.
"Well I don't like people..." as Ace said this it seemed to catch the attention of Zoro and Sanji. Luffy then bit his bottom lip.
"But it's not like I don't like company, I mean if you're worried about me not wanting you here then don't even think twice about it, I would want you going back to that old roommate of yours. So you're always welcomed here." Ace smiled hoping his words would make the boy feel better.
"Ace!" Luffy jumped up and hugged the man. Ace blushed at this childish boy and hugged back. Sanji and Zoro exchanged glances.
"Well here, consider this a welcome to the neighborhood, gift." Zoro handed Ace a box of assorted alcohol. Ace pulled Luffy off of him.
"Well thanks...but alcohol doesn't go well with me." Zoro and Luffy both gave Ace a curious look.
"Why is that?" asked Luffy. Ace remembered, somewhat, what happed last time he drank. It was horrible and he regretted ever drinking that much.
"Uh...it's nothing. I just don't like the taste." Zoro and Luffy gave another questionable look as Ace stepped back from their stares. Suddenly Sanji hit Zoro on the back of his head.
"What the fuck was that for you shitty cook?" argued Zoro.
"Shut up damn marimo!" Sanji then leaned over and whispered something to Zoro. Luffy just continued stuffing his face as Ace looked to Luffy for an answer.
"Well were going to go its late." spoke Sanji. Ace then noticed how late he slept, it was already dark. Sanji told them he left the food in the fridge, and they said goodbye as the two boys left, still arguing on their way out. It was just Ace and Luffy left saying goodbye in the living room.
"Well, I think I will go on and get to bed." Ace then stood up and started to evaluate the couch to see if it was a pull out. When he said it looked like a pull out mattress Luffy laughed at him.
"There's a smaller bed room next door." Luffy smiled as he walked to the bathroom. As Luffy opened the door Ace noticed a door across from them. Luffy opened it and reveled a small L shaped couch facing a TV, there was a curtain past that, when Luffy opened it revealed a queen size bed. Ace felt a bit stupid. Luffy they flopped on the bed. Ace smiled at the happy boy. They exchange their goodnights and Ace left.
Ace couldn't sleep after sleeping so long not too long ago. So he just did what he normally did, Ace thought about his mother and his life. Soon he started thinking about her death and made himself depressed. Ace then snapped out of his thoughts to notice he was crying. He felt his cheeks only to notice he was crying for a while. Ace noticed the liquor in the corner.
"well I'm sure I wouldn't attack Luffy since he's a guy and out of sight." as Ace spoke this to himself he opened the first bottle he could get his hands on and then chugged it like there was no tomorrow, after a few hours he went through a bottle of wine, rum, and the last bottle was vodka. Ace had moved from sad to angry to plain out loopy drunk. But just like Ace feared he soon found himself unable to stay away from Luffys room.
"*hic* hehe this well be fun." smirked Ace as he opened the door to Luffys room, the lights were off.
^u^ well it ends here