Hey everyone! Missed me? Jk :D Anyway here is a new chapter, I hope you will like it. ^^

Enjoy!


Everything was going well for Harry, Ace and Marco, the trio becoming very close together and spending a lot of time, every single day with each other. It seemed as if they couldn't spend even half a day without seeing or having some sort of physical contact with one another. Marco and Ace would often steal a kiss from their smaller mate or take him in their arms and cuddle with him.

As they grew closer, the need to be closer physically began to grow stronger as well. But as a result a problem began to arise to which the two older men still hadn't find an answer. How were the sleeping arrangements going to be? Were they all going to sleep in the same bed? Or was Harry going to sleep with Ace one night and then with Marco the other?

They didn't know if they would feel comfortable sharing a bed together, even if their little mate was between them. Moreover, even if they were comfortable with sleeping in the same bed as the other, how would they do when the time came that they began to be even more physical with the young hybrid? All those questions kept swirling inside their mind repetitively as they tried to find a solution to this dilemma that they had.

This issue appeared after Harry whined a few days ago about sleeping alone and said he wanted to sleep in the same bed as his mates. After that the two older males had argued with each other and wracked their brains for hours to try and figure out a way to do it that would satisfy them both.

However, even after days of arguing and deep thinking they still couldn't come up to a suitable solution. Getting annoyed by the situation and beginning to fell a bit impatient, Harry decided to take the matter into his own hands as his mates seemed to be incapable of doing so.

This is how one day the petite male went up personally to Whitebeard under the astonished gaze of the whole crew who couldn't believe the guts that he had to do this. Flabbergasted, they watched as he approached their captain with a determined and very serious face.

"I would like to have a bedroom for myself so that I can be alone with my mates whenever I want please." He then requested in a slightly demanding voice, which made people look at him like he was crazy to talk like that to the old man.

Edward Newgate looked at him for a moment with an unreadable expression as Harry looked right back at him with an unwavering gaze. The silence was making everyone feel antsy as they waited to hear the answer of their captain. Then they began to see a smile hitch up on the old man's face before he exploded in a full-blown laughter without any warning, making everyone looking at him with a taken aback expression.

"No wonder they look so tame around you. You're really ballsy." He commented, as his laughter died down after a minute, looking down at the young hybrid that was standing defiantly in front of him with an amused smirk, "Very well. There is a room that we don't use you can have it. We should have some spare mattresses in one of the storage rooms also."

Everyone was surprised at how easily the old man had accepted and were even more flabbergasted that he hadn't minded the brash attitude of the petite male. Was he getting softer in his old age? The order that he barked at them to go back to work a few seconds later proved them that it wasn't the case.

But then what was it? Could it be that their captain couldn't resist to the cuteness of the feminine looking young man either? The thought that Whitebeard, the man who was the most powerful pirate in the world and whom they looked at like their father, was helpless in front of Harry was quite a funny idea.

This is how, with the blessing of Whitebeard, Harry began to install and put everything he wanted in his new official bedroom, humming happily to himself as he was doing so. Once the room was done and he was satisfied with it, he went to see his mates. The latters had just learned about what had transpired between him and the old man, as they had been busy on another part of the ship at that moment.

To say that they were surprised at their petite mate's actions was only one of the numerous emotions they felt at this moment. On one hand they felt ecstatic to have a room they could be with the young hybrid without anyone else around them. But on the other hand, the dilemma about the sleeping arrangements was still there.

After much deliberation, and with the help of Harry who accepted to not have both of his mates sleep with him in bed at the same time, they came to the agreement that they would do a rotation. Ace would be the one sleeping with Harry and then the next day it would be Marco's turn and so on. Though that meant that two men wouldn't be able to be each night with the young hybrid, it was the best consensus they had been able to come up with.

This is how Ace and Marco started alternatively sharing a bed with the young hybrid, having a great deal of fun kissing and cuddling to one another. Thanks to that, they became closer and closer physically and their attraction for the other grew with it. As days went by they became more physical with each other. The petite male began to ask for more and more attention while the two older men grew quite possessive and were almost glued to him, covering him with attention and never letting him alone.

It was becoming more and more clear that they were evolving to the next and final stage of the bonding and the two taller males were becoming a bit antsy about it. They had felt that the bond was very close to be finalized and they knew what it meant. They would have to get intimate with the feminine looking young man.

This was something in itself that they were greatly anticipating, as that meant that the bond would be complete, and they would finally be with their mate in the most intimate way possible. But there was also one thing that made them a bit nervous and it was: who would be the first one to be with Harry?

If the first one were chosen according to his age, then Marco would be the first one to be with Harry as he is the oldest. However if you looked by the time of who had started bonding with the phoenix hybrid first, then it would logically be Ace.

An argument then began between the two where they would try to make the other see why they each should be the first. Of course this particular argument was kept hidden from the object of the argument, as they knew that he would yell them at and maybe even ban them from sleeping in bed with him. And believe me, you did not want to face the wrath of an angry wind phoenix hybrid.

They knew that it must have looked superficial, selfish and utterly absurd from the outside, but it was a real issue for them. Though they knew that it would all come down to Harry's decision but they couldn't help arguing between them about it. It was a fight between two stubborn and slightly competitive male. It was almost like two wolves trying to decide on who was the alpha male.

Meanwhile, while his two mates were fighting between each other to know who would be with him first, he was continuing to go about as he had done ever since he had arrived on this ship.

Right now he was sitting at the desk that he had set up in his bedroom and staring intently a blank page that was in front of him, a quill and a little jar of ink not far from it. He had decided to write to Inari but didn't know what to say. It wasn't that he had nothing to say. On the contrary! He had so many things that he didn't know where to begin.

It had been a long since he had last written to Inari. In fact, the last time he had written to her he hadn't even arrived on Whitebeard's ship yet. As such, he hadn't told her about Marco yet. He knew there was very little chance that she would criticize him about it. In fact, she might find it very cool that he has two mates and tease him to death about it. Yes, she will surely tell him to keep an eye on them and to not hesitate to boss them around.

At that last thought the young hybrid smiled slightly as he imagined how the female doctor would behave if she were in front of his mates. He was sure she would scare them out of their skin and make them feel very uncomfortable.

He really missed her sometimes, as she had been the first person he had met in this world. She had helped and taught him so much, he would be forever grateful to her.

With a soft smile on his face, Harry focused back on the white piece of paper. He grabbed the quill and dipped the tip in the ink before starting to write his letter.


Hello Inari

How are you doing? How are the people of the village doing?

It's been a while so I am sending you this letter to tell you about what happened since the last time.

It's been so hectic for the last few weeks I don't even know where to really start. But I think I will begin by the biggest news. I am now on Whitebeard's ship and I have a second mate.

Funny enough the day I arrived on the ship was the day I met my second mate. He is actually the first commander of Whitebeard's fleet and Ace's best friend. You cannot even imagine how things were awkward at first! I really thought at first that Ace wouldn't be able to accept it. But he really made me so happy when he accepted it and helped us bond together. He is such a great man. I'm very happy that he is one of my mates.

Now I'm sure that you must die from curiosity to know how Marco is so I am going to describe him to you. He is rather tall, as tall as Ace actually. He has blond hair with blue eyes and a fair skin. He is really nice and gentle. It's almost hard to believe that he is a pirate. He is really a sweetheart with me. I can't believe how lucky I am to be with two mates like them. Sometimes I feel like they suffocate under the attention but at the same time it feels really good.

I'm sorry I'm rambling on and on like that about my mates… Anyway, as you can see I am doing very well. The Whitebeard crew is very nice and warm. It feels like a big family.

I hope you are doing well. Don't forget to feed yourself properly! I know how you are.

Love

Harry


A few days later Harry received a letter with a response from her. The young hybrid was actually helping at cleaning the ship's deck when the postal seabird arrived to deliver him a letter. Knowing that it could only be Inari he opened it eagerly, almost ripping the envelope in half. As soon as the letter was out, he unfolded it and started reading with a big smile on his face.

But as he began to read through, his smile lessened and a mortified look started to appear on his face more and more, pink dusting his cheeks. As they walked by, Marco and Ace noticed the weird look on their little mate's face. Curious and concerned about what could be causing this expression to be on his face, they walked up to him to know what was happening.

"Is everything okay love?" Marco asked, his brow slightly creased in concern as he looked at the feminine looking young man.

For some time now both were using names of endearment for their mate. The blond man had taken the habit to calling the smaller male 'love' while the freckled pirate was now calling him 'baby'.

At his mate's question, Harry raised his head and looked at them both for a second before red spread all over his cheeks. He then shoved the letter into Ace's chest and turned around, walking away at a fast pace while muttering about crazy perverted women doctors.

Even curious and concerned after seeing the reaction of their mate, the two men looked at the letter to know what had put him in such a state. What they read made their whole face go red and their eyes widen, understanding why the content had made the young hybrid slightly uncomfortable.


Harry!

Indeed it's been a really long time! I really missed your letters!

You were so silent for a while that I thought that you might have been too busy getting dirty with the big goof. But now I learn that you have another mate?!

Whoa I can't believe how lucky you are! And from what I understand he is very handsome as well! So that means that you now have two handsome guys just for you?! I am seriously jealous of you you know. With two mates you are going to double the fun! ;-D

Oh well, don't forget to send me a picture or something of your second mate. I want to put it next to the photo I had taken of Ace one day when he wasn't looking. I'm counting on you!

Also, can you send me a picture or two of all you guys together? I'm sure you look freaking hot all together! Ah if I had been there with you I would totally taken lots of pictures! I'm sure they would sell so well. Every girl would be thrilled to have one! Oh I know! Why don't you film the three of you together? I bet we could get a lot of money from the tapes! Of course I would share the benefits with you since you would be the stars of those tapes.

Anyway think about it Harry-dear! You would make onee-san very happy.

Take care!

Xx

Inari


After having read that the two older men decided that if they ever had to meet Inari they would keep as much distance with her as possible and be extremely wary.

Time passed by and everything was going well for the Whitebeard pirates, life was punctuated by stops at islands to restock the ship and sometimes one-sided battles with small-fry Marine ships. The unique love relationship between two of their commanders and Harry did not bother anyone on board and they had all accepted the young hybrid very quickly and openly.

He was now very well integrated into the crew and would help on the ship by doing the cooking and helping the ship doctor whenever someone had injured himself or was sick.

The feminine looking young man had found his little routine and he felt really happy there with his mates and the crew. Though he had had a hard time getting used to the rough and boisterous characters of the crewmembers, he had gradually grown to appreciate and like them, relaxing and having fun with them.

One day, as they stopped at an island to restock on food, Harry decided he wanted to the market. This island was a small trading island that was very famous for its market, rumors saying that you could find everything and anything that you ever dreamed of in those open-air markets.

Though they had been a bit reluctant to go and walk in a street market, Marco and Ace still followed the petite male, as they didn't want to let him go alone. So the triowent into the street market, stopping here and there when something caught Harry's eyes while eating a brioche-like big pork dumpling.

Everything was so colorful and wonderful that it made his mind swirl as he kept whipping his head left and right as he tried to see everything at the same time. There were so many different objects and clothes that he had never seen before. Some were nice some were less attractive but everything was fascinating. They had now left the food part of the market for a few minutes but it seemed like the market was still going on for quite a bit, trinkets and ornaments displayed on every side.

Suddenly they heard shouts and the sound of things getting knocked over and falling.

"Come back here you two rascals!" one man was yelling, looking like he was running after something, the strange thing being that he was looking at the ground, "Somebody catch those damn fennecs!"

Dumbfounded and quite curious about what exactly was going on, the three men stopped walking and watched the huffing puffing slightly overweight looking man as he ran after something that they still hadn't seen yet. A few seconds later it seemed like one of the merchants had managed to catch whatever the man had been chasing after.

This is when they finally saw what that entire ruckus had been about. In the arms of the man who had caught them were two fennec foxes. They had a beautiful sandy fur with coppery highlights. Right now they were struggling in the arms of the man who had caught while he was walking to the other man to give them to him, while trying to hold the foxes that almost freed themselves .

The man who had been running after them grabbed them roughly by the scruff as soon as he got near them. Mumblinking a thanks the other merchant who had caught them. He then left while muttering angrily at the two foxes who looked anything but contrited to make another break.

As the man was going back to his stand where a lot of other animals in cages were, Harry couldn't divert his eyes from the two fence foxes . As soon as he had seen them it had made like a click in his mind. He had fallen in love with those little balls of fur. And now the want to have them as his familiars had become overwhelming.

This is how he began to walk toward the animal stand of the fat merchant with the intention that he wouldn't leave this market without having bought the two prankster foxes. When they saw how their mate was directing himself toward where the fennecs were, Ace and Marco exchanged a looked, feeling trouble on the horizon.

When they arrived at the stand, the merchant was closing the door of the cage while still muttering curses at the two foxes, who looked like they were replying with as much venom, as they kept shrieking at him while trying to escape the cage. The sound of Harry clearing his throat to attract his attention made the big man turn around before quickly plastering a big smile on his face as he realized he had customers.

"Good morning dear sirs and miss. How can I help you today?" he asked in a sugary tone.

"How much for those two fennecs?" the young hybrid asked straightforwardly as he looked at the man in front of him straight in the eyes with a serious expression.

Slightly taken aback by his confident tone, the merchant looked confused for a moment before glancing back as he understood the young 'miss' wanted the fennec foxes. The two foxes had grown quiet and were now looking at them as if they knew what was happening and were curious of how it would unfold.

"I'm afraid they would not make good pets miss. I have some Persian cats over there that are very tamed and would be really companions to have." He proposed, trying to incite the feminine looking young man with the said animals.

"I am only interested into those two foxes. I wish to buy them both. I don't care if they are tamed or not." The petite male replied stubbornly.

At a loss for words, the merchant looked at Marco and Ace as if to ask for some sort of help or confirmation. The two male looked like they seriously didn't know what to do. It is Ace who took the plunge.

"Harry you can't buy pets, they would not get accustomed to the life onboard of a ship. It would be messy and difficult to take care of them." He told his mate in a soft but firm tone.

"Don't worry I'll take care of them. I know I can make this work. They just some training that's all." The young hybrid countered as he looked at his mate, his eyes shining and a little pout on his face.

"Yes I don't doubt that you would take care of them one minute but…" the freckled pirate tried to argue but got cut as the other talked.

"You are both always so busy with managing the crew and working on things. All I want is someone to keep me company and with whom I could stay entertained while you are busy." He said, tilting his head slightly to the side as he looked at him with an irresistibly adorable pleading expression on his face.

Ace felt all his prepared arguments shatter at seeing Harry giving him the look that he had seen him use on others before to get what he wanted. It was a unfair weapon that the young hybrid seemed to enjoy using as he pleased for thing, and with this the freckled pirate knew he was completely powerless against it.

Turning his head to look at Marco, Ace silently asked his blond companion for some help but the latter looked back at him with a helpless look on his face. It looked like he was as powerless as him right now in front of their mate's adorably cute face. With a sigh, the freckled pirate then turned his face to look at merchant, a resigned expression on his face as if he had given up.

"How much for the foxes?" he asked him, making the young hybrid have a bright smile appear on his face as he looked happily at his mate, while the merchant looked at him like he was crazy but complied with his request.

"They are 1000 beri each." He said.

"That much?!" the dark haired man exclaimed with wide eyes before frowning at the big merchant with a severe expression on his face, "You said they were not tamed so you should do a discount."

"I can't do that! Do you know how much it cost me to buy them? These are rare animals to get." The man protested.

While his mates were haggling over the price with the merchant, Harry walked up to the cage where the two fennecs were. The two were actually looking at him intently, their ears pointing up forward and their little front paws resting against the bars, elevating the front part of their bodies. Hesitantly and very so slowly, he extended his hand until his fingers were slightly in between the bars. The two sandy foxes sniffed at the exposed digits before rubbing their head against them while purring.

Encouraged by this reaction, the petite male boldly opened the door of the cage so that he could pet them properly. Suddenly the merchant glanced toward him and realized what he was doing.

"No don't!..." he began to exclaim loudly but it was already too late as the cage's door was already opened, making both him and the two other men really anxious of what they thought was going to happen.

However, to their surprise, the two fennec foxes did not try escape at all. Instead, they jumped into the feminine looking young man's lap while making happy yaps. One then climbed up on his shoulder and began licking his cheek affectionately while the other one rubbed himself against his chest while purring loudly, making Harry giggle at the affection that they were showing him.

At seeing this, the merchant's jaw dropped in shock while his widened in front of the scene that he was witnessing. Ace and Marco were actually the first ones to come out of their dumbfounded state and both looked at the merchant with smirk as an idea appeared in their mind.

"See. He is the only one to whom those fennecs react like that. And don't try to get around us. You will never find someone to buy them as they are uncontrollable with anyone else but us. So give us a discount along with all the necessary items to take care of them." Ace told him with an almost evil grin, flaring that he might be able to get a good bargain.

After some more haggling and debating, they finally came to an agreement with the merchant and bought the foxes along with everything they needed for them.

They were now walking back to the ship with everything, the two older men carrying the foxes' bed, their toys, food, etc. while Harry was merely walking next to them, with a bag of treats in his hand and the two fennecs on his shoulders. As they went back on board, all the men who were already back noticed immediately the new addition to the group and gathered around them to look at the two creatures more closely.

Though at first the two foxes looked a little wary off this whole crowd that was looking at them curiously and acting all friendly with their new owner. They soon relaxed and actually acted friendly with the crewmembers who laughed at their hyper and mischievous attitude.

After talking for some time with the men and having a conversation about the two new foxy additions to the crew, Harry began to feel slightly tired and decided to go take a nap before having to take care of dinner for everyone. As such, he and his mates walked into his bedroom, his fennecs still on his shoulders. They put down all of the purchases they had made and installed the two cushion beds for the two furry creatures along with the toys in a basket and placing the food for them in a cupboard.

"I'll just rest for half and hour and then I'll go to the kitchen." The young hybrid told his mates as he put down the two foxes before walking up to his bed.

"Do you want one of us to take a nap with you?" Ace asked, hiding the hopeful tone away from his voice, wanting to feel his petite mate's warmth against him after such an intense day.

"Humm yeah. You can both come." The latter said in a sleepy voice as he crawled up on the bed and lied on his stomach as he closed his eyes, his mind all ready to slip into darkness.

At hearing this, the two other men looked at each other with a questioning gaze in both of their eyes, having a silent debate between themselves. After a moment they nodded at each other, having come to a decision. After all it was just a nap. They would just be each on one side of the young man's side.

But as they began walking up to the bed to join Harry on it, they were suddenly stopped in their tracks as the two fennec foxes jumped on the bed in front of them and snarled at them. It was as if they were warning them to not come any closer. Taken aback and slightly angry at such an attitude from those two fur balls, the two men glared at them while trying to know what they should do.

Harry who had heard the snarls had sat up and looked at what was going on.

"They must not be adapted to their new environment yet." He commented thoughtfully.

"Maybe but why are they acting aggressive toward us?" Marco replied with a frown on his face.

"Maybe they haven't accepted you yet." The young hybrid said with a soft voice, feeling sorry for his mates, "You might need to spend some time with them in order to bond. But I guess for now you will have to wait for them to be accustomed to their new environment before trying to bond with them."

"You mean that right now we can't take a nap with you because they don't like us?" Ace exclaimed, still glaring at the two rascals.

"I guess." The latter shrugged before giving both of his mates an apologetic smile, "Sorry."

"It's okay. We can't really do anything about it anyway." Marco told him with a small smile, "Rest well then."

As he and Ace tried to approach just to give Harry a kiss, they snarled on once again.

"Alright, alright! We're leaving!" Ace exclaimed, glaring one last time at the two foxes before he and Marco left the bedroom.

Once the bedroom door had closed behind the two men and that you could hear them walking away, the two fennecs trotted happily toward where Harry was lying, their little heads held high as if they were proud of themselves. With a half amused and half bemused smile on his face, the young hybrid chuckled as his two new familiars were making their way to him.

"You know you'll have to be nice to them in the future." He told them as he began to scratch their chin, making them purr in delight, "They are my mates and they are very important to me."

The foxes then gave a low whine and began to rub against him affectionately, as if they didn't like the idea of being nice with the two other male and were reacting in a childish manner. This reaction made the young man laugh before it turned into giggle as two fluffy tails began to tickle his neck and chest where the kimono was slightly opened. He continued petting and playing with them for a moment before he suddenly realized something.

"Oh that's right I didn't give you names yet!" he exclaimed before sitting up and looking down at the two sandy fur balls with a pensive expression on his face, "What should I name you."

As he looked at them, he noticed how coppery looking the fur on their paws and tail was under the light of the room. They looked completely the and Harry could hardly seem find even one tiny aspect that would help to differentiate them from one another. Their little eyes were sparkling with mischief. But their eyes were also of a warm brown color that made them look very gentle and caring at the same time. The more he looked at them, the more they made him remember of two people that he really missed from his former world, which made him smile sadly in a nostalgic way.

"I'm going to name you Fred and George." He decreed, petting them softly on the head while he thought about the twins, missing them very much, "They were friends from the world I come from. I hope they are doing well. They are one of the few that I actually miss from my former world."

This is how for the first time ever since he had arrived, the young hybrid let a few teardrops out of his eyes as he thought about his former life. Feeling his distress, the two foxes quickly snuggled up to him, licking lovingly his face as if to clean his face from the tears. Smiling thankfully, the petite male hugged the two creatures close to his chest and lied down, the three of them snuggling up to each other to rest for a while.

TBC