Hi, there!

It feels nice when I finally upload this new chapter! In this chapter, we finally have kid!Ace, and kid!Sabo as well! Sadly, we don't meet Roger for this one, but I wish I could bring him up for the next one.

for shirosakura911, yeah, I love Roger and the WHitebeards interaction as well! With Roger's childish personality, everything could go way more fun than I could imagine. And I am really happy that the last chapter could entertain you more! Wish this one could entertain you as well.

Lastly, I wish this chapter won't be disappointment for you all! Please leave your reviews and thanks!

Episode of Roger Chapter 6 - Ace : How to Hate Your Father

Ace walked slowly, his fist felt hurt. His body covered by bruises. When Ace finally reached his destination, he could not help but feel like.. shit. The sun was so bright, calm sea, salty wind, and waves after waves. This is wrong, Ace decided in his mind. This is totally wrong! With my mere existence, this world should not look this calm, this.. beauty, Ace said inside his head as he closed his eyes.

Ace gaze towards the horizon, wished he could see beyond. He wished he could go away and met his piece of shit father. And kiled him before Ace killed himself, cleaned this world from their dirty blood. Heck, no. Ace promised himself not to call that man as his father. He just simply an old man that became his mother's lover.

"Kitty. I heard you did make a scene at the town, huh?"

He froze. That voice, he could never forget. A voice that he was so familiar with. Ace turned his head slowly, just to see someone was leaning on a tree.

"Syn." Ace only gave a glance towards Syn.

Syn laughed and took him to his hug, put his hand on top of Ace's head. Ace rolled his eyes, a bit irritated but did not really try to escape Syn's hug.

"Look at you! You've grown so much since the last time I met you. Guess you get some good food when I was away, Kitty!"

Ace simply nodded. He did not smile, nor look sad. He stayed in his calm face, and pushed Syn to stop hugging him. Ace never showed most of his feeling, and Syn did not get what the boy actually felt. He hide his feeling a bit too well for child in his age and the only thing Ace let Syn knew was his anger. His sadness. And all of those negative feeling in Ace's grey eyes. Hell, his cute Kitty had grown as one of the most hot headed human in the world. Heck, even a to add.

"Care to tell me what was happen in the town?"

Ace snorted before stared at him, gave Syn his deep gaze. "They told me to die, so I help them to die instead."

Syn only sighed in exasperate. "You asked some strangers in some random bars again, didn't you? Would you like to stop that, Kitty?"

He could never know why did Ace doing this thing. Went to random bar, asked some random strangers about what they had in minds if Roger had a son, which was actually Ace himself. Then Ace just simple beat them up after he heard the answer and got beaten up by them in the process. Then Cad and he started to hunt down people who dared to hurt Ace, sometimes ended up killing them, when Ace did not know that. It was way too much to happen to a seven years old kid. Syn sat and asked Ace to sat beside him.

"C'me here, will you? Sit with me and let's talk. I know your so-called-Gramps do not talk with you too often."

Ace just gave him a look, a bit hesitate about everything that Syn would say. A few minutes passed and finally Ace decide to sat beside him.

"Kitty. Do you know that I love you, as much as I love my little brother if I had the chance to have one? But before you speack, do not count Cad as one."

Ace did not anything, gave Syn his silent treatment. Syn chuckled.

"Well, I love you just like I love Cad. Yeah, you two are different. But for me, basically same. I grew up in my entire life as Cad's twin and we were always together. Still together by the way. And you.."

Syn threw one of his arm around Ace's shoulders, pulled him closer. "You are my Kitty. Do you know that I'd do anything for you? Anything, as in, anything for you. Even if it means to kill people. Or even face those marines admirals by myself. Even if it means to go through a war. Or even challenge Whitebeard himself, and all for you, Kitty."

Ace looked at Syn in disbelieve. He opened his mouth, but nothing came. Ace tightened his jaw, and shook his head slowly before srart talking again.

"Why do you do that for me?" Aces voice was full of distrust.

Syn chuckled as he patted Ace's head softly. "Because I love you as my little brother. I know you since you were so young."

Ace did not say anything. He fell in a deep silent, and Syn just let him be. Cad currently in the city, hunted down some strangers that hurted Ace. Then he wpuld roamed around the forest to hunt down some gators that they knew Ace loved to ate. Syn would cook, of course. They stayed in a comfortable silence, and Syn simply enjoyed his time with Ace. Suddenly, he felt Ace's shoulders were trembling.

"Kitty?"

"DON'T CALL ME KITTY!" Ace snapped, managed to hit Syn's ribs by his elbow. Syn choked, and soon let him go while he dealt with his cough. Damn it hurts so much, coming from seven years old kid, Syn though as he finally dealt with his bruised ribs. Ace avoided his gaze, and gave a murderous look at the calm sea.

"You've gotten stronger for sure, Kitty. And I will not stop calling you Kitty."

Ace sighed, giving up. He knew Syn and Cad would never stop to calli him Kitty but still it was.. annoying.

"What do you want to ask before?" Ace glared at him.

Syn smiled. "Well.. I think you aren't feeling fine. Mind to tell me? You know you can believe me."

Ace felt his hesitate was kicking in, dared him to tell Syn what he got in his mind. True, Syn and Cad always stayed with him, took his side. Those two was a few people who had no problem with who Ace really was. They knew about Ace and Roger, and just waved it off like nothing.

Like Ace and Roger was nothing.

Like Roger was nothing.

Just like another people. Not a demon.

Like Ace had every rights to be born. Like he had not carried a demon blood in his vein. Like Ace.. well. Ace was simply Ace. Or Kitty, in their case. Not a demon child or anything those stranger said in some random bar. Ace knew he should feel so grateful that there were exist some people who cared for him beside his Gramps. But he never know for sure. He could never felt his low self-esteem go away.

"Kitty. Tell me what you've gotten in your mind."

Ace glared at him, his words came out like an acid in his mouth. "Why do you care so much about me!? Don't you know about Roger!? He was a demon! He is a demon! He is a monster! He is a living sin in this fucking world and unfortunately he is my asshole father who just abadoned me here with Gramps and left me to take his damn journey and having fun out there when here, I am, dealing with people who tell me to die in almost daily basis!"

Ace did not know why he was bursting out his world like that. Took all of his anger towards Syn. Let out all of his emotions. Showed him what he feel. Ace did not know why it felt so good for him even if his words was full of hate and anger.

But what he did not know the most was why, why did Syn hit his head him. hit him once, and even it did not feel hurt at all like his Gramps did, it shocked him enough. Ace watched Syn in disbelieve, only to met with Syn's hurted face. He looked so hurt, as if it hurted him more than Ace when he hit Ace. Ace blinked, did not know what was wrong here.

Syn sighed before pulled Ace closer, hugged him tighly. Ace did not dare to move, just buried his face in Syn's chest.

"Don't, Ace. Do not ever speak so badly about your dad! Please! I beg you, Ace. Do not speak so bad about him. He love you so much to leave you here. He is just an ordinary human like you. Like me. Just because he got something that not everyone could have, it did not mean he was a monster. A sinner. A demon."

"Why do you said that, Syn? Do you know what they did to me? What they said at me? What they wished for me?"

Syn wss on his way to speak when someone interupted him. He knew who it was, and felt so glad about it.

"Kitty. Don't you care with our opinion, lou?"

Ace pulled out of Syn's hug. He did not face any of the twin, and turning his back from them. "Why would I care about you two? It isn't like I ask you to care with me. That's your own decision. I have no obligation to care about you two."

"Then, tell me lou. If you have no obligation to care about our opinion even when we really care with you. Why do you care with whatever those stranger said to you, lou? They did not care about you at all like we do, but you care about whatever they said, those trash-talking. Do you know that you are being unfair toward us?" Cad asked, and Ace winced as he heard the hurtful voice.

Ace cleared his throat, not letting Cad's words messed with his head.

"You are pirates. Why do you care about fairness?" Ace retorted. Cad frowned before facing his twin.

"Well, point taken. By the way, Syn. Those meats won't cook itself so you'd better starting to work lou. It's my turn to have some quality time with Kitty," Cad said in an annoying tone.

Syn snorted but did as he said. Ace did not say anything, just folded his arms in front of his chest. Soon, Cad walked and took his place beside Ace, the lie down on the grass, eyes closed and simply enjoy the weather.

"Kitty. I guess you are really, really in a bad mood today. You even said some mean things to us, and it hurts a lot, lou. Do you know, Kitty? I have never known that Syn could be really upset like this. He is so calm, and it is really hard to make him lose his control, even I did so much stupid things. Usually Syn just took a deep breath and scowled at me, not lost his calm like today."

Ace held his breath, felt like he swallowed a big rock and just got that choked in his throat. I did not mean to hurt Syn, Ace sain in his mind, but said nothing instead. He did not want to show his feeling to the twins, heck. Ace did not want to let the twins knew him more than they did, as Ace believed it would only made them look at him in pity. They cared so much for him, and Ace did not want burdening them more than he had already done. Cad sighed when Ace decided to give him the silent treatment.

"We are pirates and you know that. We may come from times to times, but never really stay. And when we were gone, we never really know what was happening with you here. Were you okay? Were you fine? Were you eating ine? All we can do was worried over something we did not really know. And praying to any available deities above for you. Syn really loves you, so do I lou."

Cad stopped for a while, let his words to sink in Ace's head.

"We know you hate your dad lou. But do you know what he have done for you?"

Ace avoiding Cad's eyes, did not really want to answer his question.

"First, he surrender to Marine, hoping Marine won't find your mother and you. So you two could be safe lou. Second, when he was saved by his friends in his supposed-to-be-execution, he stayed away from your mother and you so Marines would not find his relationship with you two. Third, he started to rebuilt his piracy life to get Marine's attention away from you. Fourth, he left you with Garp because he knew Garp could protect you from Marines. Fifth, he knew his journey with Marines in his tail would be dangerous, so he had Garp to look after you. Basically, all he wanted was your safety lou."

"By leaving me here? By let me hear that everyone wants me die?" Ace countered Cad's words bitterly.

"If Marines know he was getting close with you, you would be in their target list. Your dad try to avoid that lou."

"And run away from his responsibility as a father? Nice," Ace mumbled softly.

They fell in an uncomfortable silence. Ace did not want to say anything, and Cad did not push him further. Yes, he knew that Roger did everything for Ace's sake. But he knew too well that being left by his mother, and had no memories about growing up with both of his parents, while have to listen that he should be die was unfair for Ace. Sometimes Cad wanted Ace to know that actually Roger was missed him so much, wanted to take Ace in his journey.

He could do that if he wanted to. Then Ace would be suspicious about why did he know so much about Roger. And it would end by Cad told him about his own relationship with Roger. The problem was Cad did not ready to tell Ace that Roger is his captain. Ace might not act very nice if he found out that little but important fact. Cad took a deep breath. For now, this was all he could do.

Ace lifted his head and stared right in Cad's eyes. "I am hungry."

Cad chuckled and got up. Those tension before about the fater talks was gone. Leave it to Ace to ease the tension. Cad sniffed the air, tried to find where was those delicious smell came from. A second later, Cad's finger pointed towards a certain direction. "Let's go. I am sure Syn have made us some delicious food for us there, lou. I caugh up some gators, all for us three!"

Ace nodded as he grinned widely. "Race you there?"

Cad laughed and nodded. "In three."

Ace started to count and before he came to three, he just ran off and left Cad behind. Cad blinked, realize that Ace was basically cheating and snorted. Well, wished Ace was good enough to spare him some meats then. Their father's talk was over and no one would bring it up again.

"You are cheating, lou," Cad sulked.

Ace merely shrugged. Did not care at all. "You are a pirate and pirate usually should never really care about being fair."

Syn smiled toward his twin. "Point taken."

"BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU HAVE TO EAT ALL OF MY SHARE, LOU!" Cad snapped. Ace rolled his eyes.

"Please, it just some meats. It doesn't mean that you would die just because of I accidentally ate all of your share. You could go for a walk and find some fruits to eat or hunt down some animals. You are a bit too much of drama." Ace retorted.

Syn laughed. "Kitty two, Cad zero. Well, Kitty. It was him who caught all of those gators. It was fair for him to be mad."

"And like what I told him before, Syn. Both of you are pirates and pirate never really care about fairness, okay?" Ace reminded them.

"I really am starting to hate about these fairness talks, lou." Cad groaned much to Ace's delighted smirk.

Ace smiles innocently, and the twin swore it looked like he was a very good kid with a very pure heart, good in acts and mind. Which they knew it was wrong. Ace was a mischievous kid, and he could be really mean and selfish when he felt he wanted to.

"Do you know that I have a friend?" Ace suddenly said out of the blue.

The effect was.. Unexpected. Cad blinked, and he looked like he did not sulked about his meats which was being robbed again by Ace. When Syn just gave him a look as if Ace grew his second head. Ace felt his cheeks red, and avoided their gaze.

"Well, when you two were not here I went away and reaching the city dump. I met a kid there, in my age. And we started to be friend, even make an alliance to save our treasure together to buy a pirate's ship. We joined force to beat some thugs and rob and steal some treasure from the others and try t.." Ace was starting to rambling out his words before Syn simply raised his hand, asked him to stop.

"Wait, Kitty wait. You mean, you have a friend by your own that is in the same age as you?" Syn tried to make it sure. Ace just nodded, tried to hide his embarassement. His cheeks became wild red, and he tried so hard to avoiding the twin's attention.

"And this friend of yours help you.. let me quote your words before, beat up some thugs, rob, as well as steal? And plan to buy a pirate ship together?" Syn asked again, as he changed glance with his twin.

"Nice start to be a pirate, lou. Not that we complain, really, Kitty." Cad assured Ace, even gave him his thumbs up. Ace's face was wild red, his cheeks burned down by his shame.

"Stop it, you two make me feel annoyed. It is not like it was impossible for me to have a friend beside you two," he mumbled. Cad smiled widely before hugged him tighly, which was resulted in Ace's long curse.

"No, no Kitty we are really glad that you have a friend beside us lou. You just do not realize how it feel for us. To know that you are not alone lou. I really want to meet this friend of yours," Cad said without letting Ace go. Ace pouted and glared at him.

"If you let me go, I'll tell you about it."

And Cad let him go in an instant. Even Syn had that delighted look in his face. Ace blinked. He never knew that his simple confession about a friend he got would resulted in this kind of reaction. They looked.. Eager? Enthusiasm?

"Well, for one, his name is Sabo. I met him when I was five, not too long after you two left me. Then we just became friend. Not too much story to tell. He teach me to read. We are currently working together to collect treasures as much as possible."

"Where do you two save your treasures, lou?"

Ace blinked. "Well, we just hide that in a chest we found before and buried it deep. Sabo said we need a safer place but we could not really decide."

Cad gave him a wide smile, then got up and reaching out for his hand. "Come on, let's have a walk to decide where I could make a storage for your treasures with Sabo. Consider this as a gift for your very first friend beside us lou."

Ace's eyes shined so brightly, as if he saw a pile of gold. "Really? You will make it for us? Sabo and me?"

"Of course lou. I never lied, you know." Cad said in proud tone, only to got his twin smirk.

"Talked about never lied. Nice speech you have there, Cad. Not too pirate, if you ask for my opinion," his twin offered him a sly smirk. Ace did not gave them any attention, his mind was focused to the fact that Cad was going to make a storage for his treasures with Sabo.

"Please. Just stop talking and start working, lou. By the way, Kitty. Do you know any big tree, not just big, but huge in size and tall enough but easy to climb by you or Sabo?"

Ace though for a while, then his face brightened before gave Cad a simple nod. "I know! Let's go let's go! I will show you!"

Soon, all three of them was very busy to built a new storage for Ace and Sabo's treasure.

Sabo blinked his eyes towards two strangers that Ace brough and introduced to him a few moments ago. They were nothing a like if he went along with the fact that those two were really twin. Sabo had read about that, it was called as unidentical twin. But what was really shocked him was not the fact that those two were an unidentical twin. It was the fact that Ace knew them, even said to be their little brother by the twin. It was never crossed his mind that Ace, the lone, wild, and savage child Ace, would have someone who loved him so much like those two. And Ace trusted them. Ace, who had a very big issue about trusting other, trusted them, adults to boost.

'The world must be upside-down by now', Sabo though before he shook his head. He stared at the twin, and then took his manner lesson at home as he decided to introduce himself.

"I am so sorry for my impoliteness. My name is Sabo. I am Ace's friend and it's nice to meet you two, Cad-san, Syn-san," Sabo said with his polite voice, even bowed a little.

Cad and Syn blinked, before turned off their head over Ace's direction.

"What!?" Ace snapped.

"God. For Oda's name. How could you befriende such a polite kid like him while you yourself is a wild and savage kid who love to beat up some thugs, Kitty?" Syn said in disbelieve.

Cad gave his approval by simple nodded. Both of them stared at Sabo's direction, as if he was an mythical creature that would fade away the moment they took off their eyes from him. Ace felt his eyes twitched and then he lost it. He kicked Cad hard in head when punched Syn face as hard as his kick. Sabo sweat dropped at the sight.

'They must be loved Ace so much to stayed by his side even Ace might abuse them a lot,' was all Sabo could though that time.

"Do not looking at my friend funny, you stupid old twin!"

Cad practically shrieked, when Syn only put his hand on his chest, looked so hurt.

"OLD!? YOU ARE SO RUDE LOU! I AM STILL IN MY 20es, MIND YOU!"

"Kitty, for once I agree with Cad. It hurts to be called as old. If we are old, how about your Gramps?"

Ace shrugged it of. "Let's say that Gramps is a living fossil."

Sabo watched their banter before he laughed softly. Those two was fun, at least for now. They did not look like dangerous. But who are they, what are they, how they know Ace? Sabo mused in his mind. The trio bantered as he just examine them, Ace brawled with Cad as Syn lectured Ace for saying the twin was old. Finally Sabo came to a conclusion. They were close, and Ace liked them.

"Um, what is your job, Cad-san? And you too, Syn-san? How do you two know Ace?" Sabo asked as the trio stopped their banter. Cad and Ace had some bruises over here and there, because their brief brawl.

"Oh, me? I am a shipwright, lou." Cad said casually as he dusted off his clothes.

"I am a cook." Syn said with a smile. Ace nodded at Syn's words, looked conviced with his words. Sabo chuckled, believe that Syn was a good cook if Ace liked his food.

"And Syn is smarted than Cad." Ace added, earning a hurtful look from Cad.

Sabo nodded, believe it as the way Cad acted compared to Syn's. "I can see and believe it."

"Hey! You two hurt me, lou!"

Sabo joined Ace and Syn's laugh before moved to the next question. "But how you two know Ace? And what is a shipwright and a cook do in here, Dawn Island? For all I know, Water Seven is the paradise for shipwright. As cook, I don't know where they were usually going to but certainly not our island," Sabo continued. Cad blinked at him as Syn whistled.

"You are too smart for your own good, Sabo, lou," was all Cad said. Syn nodded in agreement, as Ace watched Sabo in confussion.

"What the hell is Water Seven?" Ace muttered softly, earning some snickers from the other three.

"Well, let me answer your question. First, we know Kitty because we happened to know his Gramps. We met him few times back then and usually come here once or twice every year. Second, we are not looking fornsomething here but to meet Kitty. Actually, we are a part of a pirate crew, but it is usual for our crew to take a part for a while and that's why we could visit Kitty." Syn said.

Ace blinked. "You two never tell me that you know Gramps and met him before,"

Syn just rolled his eyes. "You do not ask, Kitty. He is a marine, we are pirates. It is not weird to met him in the sea before, you know."

Sabo's eyes full of admiration as he looked at the twin. "You two really are pirates? Pirates are freedom! How does it feel to be pirates? To be free? To have your freedom?"

Cad frowned as he looked at Sabo. He was going to laugh at his question before he saw Ace's face. They were currently using the same expression and Cad did not have the heart to laugh at them.

"Well, you know. Being free had a price. It makes you as a criminal in the world's eyes, lou. Your life was sold to those bounty hunters. Not to mention uncountable pursuits you have to face. But right, you are free, as free as the sea. Do what you want and only follow someone whom you call as Captain, lou."

Sabo frowned before he asked his question again. "Why don't you become a Captain on your own crew?"

Cad mused for a while before gave him a smile. "You will know the answer when the time is come. You might want to start your crew and become a Captain by yourself. But when you meet the one whom you believe will be worth it, all you do is following him and do your best to support his dream, lou."

Sabo smiled so brightly. "Isn't it cool, Ace? We will be free soon, when we turn into pirates! Then you can be cooler and greater than your Dad!"

Ace merely nodded, gave Cad and Syn his hesitate look. He sighed and shook his head. No, I don't need too..

"What, Ace?" Sabo stared at him, frowned as he walked closer to him. Ace rolled his eyes and shrugged his shouders off.

"Nothing. Just let's move our treasure to the storage that Cad made for us." Ace simply said as he walked, leave the group. Sabo frowned and turned his face towards the twin.

"Did you two speak some bad words towards Ace before I meet you two? If you do, I will kill you two,"

"No, lou. We don't know what was bothering him. Actually it really is surprising for us to know that Kitty let you know who is his father, lou," Cad said. Syn nodded in agreement.

"Well.. Kitty must trusts you so much to let you know who is his father."

Sabo gave them his wary gaze. "You two are pirates. Do you know Ace's dad? I hear that he is still alive, even read his bounty poster in the city, but he never bothered to come and say hi to Ace."

Syn sighed. "You know, Sabo. Coming here for him would make everything worse. Marine could know who is Kitty. And he could be killed by them. Stay away from him is the best. He cares so much with Kitty. Believe us."

Sabo snorted then gave them his disgusted look. "Yeah. Like he cares at all. Did not know how Ace's life before and how strangers said bad words at him." Sabo turned his head before he muttered softly, barely heard by the twin. "In the end, all the fathers in this world are basicaly the same."

The twin blinked, glances was throwing towards each other.

"Sabo, lou. They died. All those strangers who talked bad at Kitty. They all dead. We killed them all, lou. Kitty does not know, but actually we come here every year because his father send us to make sure Kitty is fine. And it is our duty to make sure that everyone who hurt Kitty is dead. We fed their body to the sea kings. Kitty didn't know those strangers fates, though. Don't tell Kitty but we are Roger's crew, part of the Iron Pirates, lou. The famous hooded capes, The Bronz and The Titani of Iron Pirates."

Sabo gaped, as he watched the twin is horror. "You two.. are!? I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! HOW DARE YOU TWO PRETENDED TO BE CARE UPON ACE'S MISERY THAT WAS CAUSED BY HIS DAD! HOW.. WHY.. SHIT! DON'T FOLLOW US! DON'T FUCKING DARE TO COME CLOSE TO ACE! AND TELL THAT FUCKING ROGER, DON'T FUCKING DARE TO SEND YOU TWO HERE IF HE HAVE NO GALL TO MEET ACE BY HIMSELF!"

Syn sighed and gave an accusing look towards his twin when Sabo ran away, leave the two of them behind. Cad frowned, didn't really get why do Sabo run away from them. He was about to follow Ace and Sabo before Syn hold his shoulder as Syn shook his head in disagree. Cad blinked innocently.

"Did I said something wrong, lou?"

"No. You just make a child feeling not happy, probably upset him, by your words. Stupid. Wish he don't tell Kitty about our Captain. Kitty might kill us the next time we meet him."

Cad's eyes widened, as he put his palms on both of his cheeks. "Crap! I didn't mean to let Sabo know! What should we do!? What should we do!? Syn!?"

" Sabo is surely pissed off by us and following them would do nothing good for us. I guess for now, let's back to Cap'n and Ray-san. And make some scenes to raise our bounties. As well as say hi to the Marines and tell them that Cap'n say hi, too. Don't forget to give Cap'n invitation card for Garp, for Drink-Challenge again."

"But I still miss Kitty! But I know it was my fault that Sabo knows. But I still want to play with Kitty! And we even have Sabo as our new little brother aside Kitty. We need more quality-time together," Cad whinned.

Syn just sighed as he gave his twin his most unimpressed gaze. 'Enough to know that I have to be the unidentical twin of the stupidest human ever,' he though in his head.

"We leave, now. Don't you want to say hi to Vice Admiral Aokiji and Captain Smoker?"

Cad blinked, before he grinned. "Right, I need to say hi to him!"

Soon, the twin left Dawn island.