Oh my goodness I have had the most hectic week of my entire life. Yet, by some miracle, I managed to write TWO chapters! How awesome is that? But right now I'm not feeling so hot and I'm gone this whole week, so I might be behind on chapters but I'll do my best!

Got the computer back so here are the line breaks!

P.S Hope I didn't mention clothes cause they have uniforms.

P.P.S What's your favorite kind of One Piece Fic? I like reading AceLu brotherly ones; it's just so sweet!

DISCLAIMER I DO NOT OWN ONE PIECE

"Oh god Ace! What do we do?! They've got Sabo!" Luffy was gripping his hair tight and tears were threatening to spill from his eyes. Ace immediately reaches out and closed the curtains.

"I-I have no idea! Oh shit, shit he called me before and I didn't even know it!" said Ace in a strained voice as he peaked out the window.

"What does he want from Sabo? What if he already killed him?!" Luffy frantically paced around the room. Ace ran to every door in their house and locked them. He grabbed Luffy and led him to their bedroom.

"Whatever's happening, I'm not gonna let them get you Lu. Like I said, I'm always going to be there for you." he said wrapping his arms and holding his brother against his chest.

Luffy sniffed and forced his tears back. "Same here. I won't let anything happen to you or Sabo." Ace put his chin on Luffy's head and hugged his brother tighter.

"This is messed up shit right now, and we need to get our heads straight. C'mon you can sleep in my bed tonight." The brothers crawled into Ace's bed and pulled under the covers. They tried to fall asleep but every time they closed their eyes they saw Sabo's smiling face.


Luffy blinked his weary eyes open and looked at the clock beside him.

It's only seven in the morning, I can afford to sleep in. Luffy snuggled deeper in the covers, basking in the sunlight shining on his face. He tried to pull more blankets, but was met with resistance. He turned his head around and saw Ace sleeping with a frown on his face, looking quite uncomfortable.

Then it all came back to him. Sabo. He felt tears rushing up but wiped them away quickly. He didn't want to seem weak in front of Ace; he needed to be strong.

Suddenly no longer feeling the desire to sleep, Luffy carefully gets out of Ace's bed and slips on his school uniform. The uniform consists of white polo, black trousers, polished black shoes and a black tie. Hats are an exception at the school, so Luffy plops his signature straw hat on his head.

Luffy tip toes in the kitchen and sees Dadan cooking up some bacon. He stiffly walks to the dining table while muttering a greeting. Dadan finishes cooking and places a plate of bacon and eggs in front of him.

"Here ya go brat. I'm surprised you're up this early. Have a good sleep or somethin'?" she asks pouring something from her flask into a coffee mug.

"Nah..it was alright.." he slowly works through his breakfast, not having much of an appetite.

"Guess I better wake up the other two brats huh." She starts for their bedroom when a gloomy looking Ace steps out.

"There you are! Weird, you both are both up early today. Pigs must be raining too. Move outta the way, I've gotta wake up blondie." She moves to get around Ace, but he blocks her way.

"...Sabo isn't here..." Luffy snaps his head to Ace and gives him a surprised look.

"He's on a college trip... far away." He says quickly, giving Luffy a look of reassurance.

"A trip? Why didn't he say anything?" Dadan asks confusedly. Struggling to think of something, Ace looks at the ceiling for a moment to gather his thoughts.

"Uh, yesterday. He told us to tell you he's fine and won't be back for quite awhile… Ha ha." He gives a nervous laugh. Dadan looks between the two brothers, then let's out a big sigh.

"Well whatever, one less mouth to feed." She returns to the kitchen and Ace sags in relief. He walks over to the table and sits down slowly. Dadan places Ace's breakfast in front on him then walks out of the room.

"I have to go to work early today so don't forget to lock the door when you leave." She shouts from the doorway. The boys stay silent until they hear the slam of the door.

Luffy looks up from his breakfast and frowns even deeper at Ace who is merely picking at his eggs. He looks down at his own plate and notices that is only half eaten.

What if Sabo hasn't eaten? He's probably being locked up being starved. It doesn't feel right to indulge myself when he might not be getting any at all. he thinks. He gets up, interrupting the deathly silence, and throws the rest of his food away. He walks next to Ace and stops.

"You gonna eat that?" Luffy asks. Ace groans and pushes it away from him.

"Not hungry." And that was the first time the D boys have ever not finished a meal.


Ace and Luffy walked to school in silence, jumping at the slightest sounds and examining everyone who walked by. Ace eventually got tired of the tension and decided to speak.

"It's pointless to suspect everyone who passes us Lu." Luffy looks at Ace angrily, then closes his eyes and gives a huge sigh.

"I know, its just paranoia." They walk step for step in silence again. Not even the cheery neighborhood they passed could lift his mood.

"Hey Luffy, when did Sabo text you last?" Luffy gave him a surprised look before checking his phone.

"Two days ago, why?" he asked with serious eyes.

"What did it say?" Luffy hands Ace his phone.

"Where was he going then? Maybe where he was going was trouble." Luffy shakes his head.

"I don't think where he was going was bad. He's not that kind of person, he'd most likely be at home studying or at Koala's." Ace hands Luffy his phone back.

"There's something else, he didn't even mention missing meeting me for lunch. He just gets straight to the point." Suddenly, Luffy stops and stares at the text. Noticing Luffy halt, Ace turns to him.

"What's wrong?" Luffy blinks a few times then looks Ace in the eye.

"What if Sabo didn't go missing yesterday, but before he had to meet you for lunch." Ace's eyes widen in realization.

"But that would mean-"

"Yeah." Luffy resumes walking. "Sabo didn't text me this."

"Damn that bastard." They finally approach the school when Ace grips Luffy's shoulders.

"Listen Luffy, it's important we keep this a secret. One slip of the tongue and they'll kill Sabo." said Ace in a strained voice. With a look of determination, Luffy nods in assurance and they both walk into the school.

"I'll walk you to your locker." Luffy didn't bother protesting and silently walked beside Ace down the hallway.

The further they walked into the school, the more Luffy notices the strange looks their getting. He looks side to side and sees people whispering and pointing at them. Ace fiddles with his backpack strap, also noticing the attention.

"Why is everyone looking at us?" Luffy whispered in Ace's ear. Ace gave a shrug, but felt like someone had pinned a sign saying 'Kick me' on his back.

They finally reached Luffy's locker, and Ace leaned on the wall beside it. He glanced to the side and saw a few girls looking at them wide eyed while whispering to each other.

Does everyone know about Sabo? He thought with a jolt. That would explain everything, but how would they know exactly? He was about to question the girls when a pained yell from Luffy made him jump.

Luffy was lying on the ground while nursing the bruise on his head. Above him stood a very pissed off red head. Behind her were about seven other people with similar looks of anger.

"Namiiii! What was that for?" Luffy wines. Nami smacks him on the head again.

"What do you mean what was that for?! IDIOT WHY DIDNT YOU TELL US ACE WAS YOUR BROTHER?!" Ace blinked in surprise. Was that what everyone was so worked up about?

"Why does it matter? I don't understand why you're so angry about that. It's no big dea-OUCH!" Tears poke the corners of his eyes as he rubs his newly formed bruise.

"Of course it's a big deal! He's the most popular guy in school! How could you leave that big of a detail out?" Usopp asked in disbelief.

"Sorry guys didn't know you wanted to know so bad." Ace takes a look at Luffy's group of friends for the first time. They certainly looked like an off bunch, but apart from the tattoos, long nose and huge Afro, they seemed to care about Luffy a lot. He smiled, but it quickly turned into a yell when he felt a sharp pain at the back of his head. He fell to the ground and looked up to see Marco and Thatch glaring down at him.

"Um, hey guys...what's up?" He asks nervously.

"You dumb-ass! Why didn't you tell us you ever had a brother?!" They yelled in unison.

"What are you talking about? Don't you guys remember in grade three when I walked a kid home everyday? That kid was my brother for your information."

"You think we remember something like that-yoi?!" Marco snapped. Thatch then grabbed Ace by the backpack and dragged him to their lockers. Ace gave a wave to Luffy before he disappeared around the corner. Luffy waved back then stands up to face his friends.

"I really am sorry guys. You should've asked." Franky sighed and pat Luffy on the back.

"It's alright Luffy-bro. We forgive you, now hurry up and grab your stuff class starts soon." Luffy smiles and slams his locker shut.

"Thanks guys." Nami falls into step beside him.

"Just because Franky says we forgive you, doesn't mean that I do. You heard me talk about Ace all the time yet you said nothing. You could have helped me out by setting me up on a date or something."

"Oh sorry, guess I didn't pay attention...hahaha." Luffy gives a halfhearted laugh.

"Are you okay Luffy? You seem kinda down." says ViVi, concerned. Luffy blinks at her for a moment then fixes his gaze in front of him.

"Yeah, just feeling a little sick." Chopper immediately jumps in front of Luffy and feels his forehead.

"Are you alright? Maybe you should have stayed home today. Have you had any symptoms? Let me check your vitals to make sure it's nothing serious." Luffy pulls his head away and chuckles at Chopper's antics.

"Chopper, I'm fine. Just a little cold that's making me a little distracted is all." he lies.

"I don't know Luffy, I think you should go home." But Luffy shakes his head.

Going home alone is a bad idea right now. "Trust me Chopper, I can tough it out." After one last skeptical look, Chopper gives in.

"Well okay, but don't push yourself!" The group starts to part to their different classes. Nami and Luffy continue to head straight into Shank's class.

"Hello there! How's it going?" Shanks greets with a wide grin. However Luffy doesn't notice and walks straight for his desk beside the window. Shanks gives him a confused look before Nami says his excuse.

"He's not feeling like himself today. He's a bit distracted." Shanks nods understandingly and gives Luffy a concerned look. Luffy however, isn't paying attention and fixes his gaze outside the window, lost in thought.

How the hell are we gonna get Sabo back? It's driving gonna drive me to the brink of insanity. Luffy runs a hand through his hair.

We need to find him before that sick bastard does anything to him. Until then, please stay safe! Throughout the rest of class Luffy looked out the window, secretly hoping to catch a glimpse of Sabo.


"Last night was wicked!" said Thatch. After finally forgiving Ace, the three friends were on their way to class.

"Yeah, considering five different people puked on my carpet-yoi." said Marco, annoyed. Thatch gave a shrug.

"It'll come out won't it? Don't be such a ninny. Hey Ace, why couldn't you come? We texted an called you a thousand times." Ace looked away guiltily.

"Um, well..." he began. In reality, after the Sabo incident he had avoided his cell phone for the rest of the night. He was too scared that he'd get another call.

"Sabo was away and I didn't want to leave Luffy alone again." It wasn't technically a lie, but he didn't want to give any details away.

"Sabo, you mentioned that name before. Who's that?" asked Marco.

"My older brother."

They Marco and Thatch stopped and gave Ace similar looks of shock and annoyance.

"He has another one! Why am I not surprised?"

"You know what, I think I remember a guy named Sabo last year. He was the valedictorian, am I right?" Thatch asked Ace.

"That's him." Ace suddenly felt a pang of sadness but pushed it back.

"Wow Ace, some family you got there! Anyone else you want to tell us about?" Marco asks lifting an eyebrow. Ace wasn't listening though as his thoughts had went distant after talking about Sabo. The two friends look at each other then at Ace in concern. The bell rang as soon as they stepped in their morning class with . Everyone looked at Ace as he walked into the classroom, some whispering. Ace ignored them however as called out to him.

"Ace my boy! Why didn't you say that you had a brother? That brat nonetheless." he gave a booming laugh and leaned back in his chair.

Jeez it's like wildfire or something. he thought.

"Just never came up, no one really asked..."

"Do you two have some sort of bad relationship?" he asks, suddenly serious.

"No way! He's the most precious thing to me! I couldn't live without him!" Ace says while balling his hands into fists. He blushes a little when he hears some awws from the class.

Thatch pops up from behind Ace.

"That's not all of it Oyaji! He has another brother! And guess what, it's that super smart guy Sabo who graduated last year!" Some of the class gasps and muttering breaks out. gives another big laugh.

"My my Ace, you've got quite the family tree. I remember Sabo, the kid was quite the rebel. However he has amazing brains, that brat never failed to impress. What's he up to these days?" Ace stands there silently, feeling sick. He wanted to say something but was afraid he'd puke his guts out. Mr. Newgate lifts an eyebrow and is about to say something when Marco interrupts.

"Probably something awesome-yoi! All these D's are cool in their own way hahaha." Not wanting to hear anymore, Ace walks to his desk and slowly sits down. Mr. Newgate looks at Ace in concern then starts his lesson.

Ace is just settling down when he feels a tap on his shoulder. He turns around to see Haruta, his one girl friend who doesn't freak over his presence.

"You okay Ace? Is everyone bothering you with this brother business?" Ace mumbles he's okay then props his head on his hand, staring out the window.

We need Sabo, but how are we going to get him back? Ace grounds his teeth in frustration.

I will find him, at any cost!


Luffy jolts out of his daze when the bell rang loudly.

Finally, I couldn't take it anymore. he packs up his stuff and hurriedly walks out of the classroom.

"Mr. Monkey! Please come here!" Luffy halts and looks exasperatedly at Mr. Burgess.

Cmon, I don't have time for this! Nonetheless, Luffy grudgingly walks in front of Mr. Burgess's desk and looks at him expectantly.

As everyone filed out of the classroom, Luffy tapped his foot impatiently. Once they were alone finally turned his attention to him.

"I think you dropped something earlier." slides a crumpled piece of paper to Luffy then exits the room.

Luffy looks after him, confused for a moment before examining the piece of paper. He un crumples it and raises an eyebrow. It was a receipt for McDonalds; Luffy looks over it and doesn't understand.

This isn't mine, why the heck would he give me this? He looks over the receipt and sees that a considerable amount of food had been purchased.

Wait a minute I recognize this! It is mine! But I thought it was in my sweater... Realization hit him like a slap to the face. He didn't believe it at first, how could they allow someone so vile into the school?

Why would he give me this? To scare me? To threaten me somehow? Thought Luffy in confusion.

Mr. Burgess is dangerous, but how do I expose him for who he is? He re-crumples the paper in his fist then walks out of class, shaken.


After school, the two brothers are walking home together. They had both refused their friends offers to hang out and are now heading home.

Ace and Luffy walked in silence, gloom filling the atmosphere. Ace looks sideways to Luffy and frowns in concern. His eyes were looking down, void of emotion. His shoulders were hunched and he trudged along the sidewalk behind Ace. He felt deeply disturbed; it didn't even look like his brother. Ace stops walking and faced his brother.

"You okay Lu? You're looking worse than usual." Luffy gives a halfhearted shrug.

"Just thinking about Sabo." Luffy mumbled. Truth was, his mind was all over the place with Sabo, Burgess and the lies he's told his friends.

They stand in silence and Ace mentally slaps himself. Of course he's upset about Sabo! What else could it be? Some expert deduction there. He's about to say something when Luffy interrupts him.

"We need to start somewhere Ace, I'm sick of standing around waiting for something to happen."

"Me too, but where do we start? Everything about Sabo is off the map, we don't even know where his car is." Luffy looked down at his feet, deep in thought.

"You said he called you before? Can you call the number again?" Ace pulled out his phone and called the number. After several rings a robotic voice answered the phone.

'We're sorry, this number has been disconnected. If you would like more information please press-' Ace hung up the phone with a 'tch.

"As expected," Ace crossed his arms and closed his eyes in concentration. "Let's see, when Sabo dropped us off at school the other day, he was going to college. I wonder if he made it there..."

"Let's go check it out then!"

"We'll go another day, I want to have lots of time to look around the college. Besides, I don't want Dadan or our friends to be suspicious of what's going on so we need to go home for now." Luffy was about to protest, but caught himself. Ace was right, they didn't want to put Sabo in danger by taking too big of a risk.

"Okay, fine. We'll go when we have an open schedule. I don't like waiting though! What if something happens to Sabo in that time?"

"...I have faith that he'll be fine. I don't like waiting as much as you but taking risks is something we can't afford now." Ace didn't say it out loud, but he had a feeling they were constantly being watched. He wanted to try and shake them off first before doing any investigating.

"I'm scared Ace. Nothing like this has happened before, why now?" Ace gives a big sigh.

"I don't know what this person wants, or why he grabbed Sabo, but we have to do our best to get to Sabo before he finds out."

They stand in silence for awhile then resume walking side by side like nothing happened. They both felt slightly refreshed, a talk with each other was what they needed.

They headed home and suddenly the happy, cheery gardens and critters look cruel.

Omake:

"Okay guys, we need to get the point across." says Usopp to their crew.

They were all hiding by Luffy's locker, waiting to confront him about his brother.

"But how do we tell him without hurting his feelings? He might get sad if he sees we're mad at him for lying." ViVi says with worry.

"But we are mad though! Luffy never told us about his brother after all we've been through!" said Franky, agitated.

"I think we need to approach this carefully, we need to get the point across yet we don't want him to feel too guilty about it." said Zoro.

"I think ViVi should do it then, she's always the nicest to Luffy." Chopper piped up.

"Okay then, let's go! Wait where's Nami?" They all look around in confusion when they hear a distinctive "ow!"

"Or we could go with old fashioned Nami way."

What to expect next time: Blood and Blackmail.

Escarlates: Your questions are plenty but THEY WILL ALL BE ANSWERED EVENTUALLY I AM SURE OF THAT! So please enjoy the story and wait until your questions are answered… also, I know how much you want Sabo to be rescued, but that will not happen for a 'very' long time. Sorry and Dadan does suck, it will be pointed out later.

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