Hi!! Not an update.. annoying to hear/read I know, but I tend to do this every once in a while if I forget to do it for a few chapters because I love answering your questions or talking to you guys.

Firstly thank you, all of you, for reading! It means so much to me!! I LOVE ALL YOU BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!!!!

(Answering to each comment from oldest to newest.)

Spitfire hrt: I'm so glad you're enjoying it, or were! And um yes it's yaoi. It's in the summary. I'm not offended if yaoi is not your thing as long as you don't hate on my story for having it then we're good! :) Though I will say that since I'm trying to focus more on the story aspect with the plot and all there won't be too much, if anything, explicit and I'm going to try and make the romance part skipable between Ace and Ichigo so if you decide to still read on- cool if not.. cool! Either way thanks for the feedback. Lastly about the grammar and spelling. Yes I know it's atrocious. I have a beta, but she's not always available so some mistakes tend to get past me, especially since I don't believe I have the best grammar. I can spell really well, except for a few really long words, but I write on my phone and autocorrect has a personal vendetta against me and will tell me that even correct words like "their" or "astronomical" are wrong even though they are spelled perfectly fine. I try to correct the ones I spot, but I don't always have time. Plus the way I write my stories is, I write them all and post each chapter as they're written so I can get feedback and people's opinion on the story. Once I post the last chapter of each story the rewritten and final product will be posted within a week. So thank you for the feedback and for reading and I hope this helped!

togawa rizu: Thank you so much for reading!! And I'm so glad you like the story!! And yes, updates are coming until it's finished!! :D I can try to make them longer, but the length of the story will inevitably depend on how much time I have to write, (Which isn't much to begin with) but I'll try! X'D

senselessgrinder: I'm so glad you read my story!! I hope to not disappoint! XD

Mullkkkkkk: IM SO GLAD YOU LIKE IT!!!

eminadaisuki: I apologize for the long time between updates. I write and update when I can... but I'm glad you read and like the content. :)

Naliyu: Thank you so much for reading!! I apologize so much for the long time between updates! I update when I have time and it's rare that I do.. I'm so glad though that I've caught your interest!! Hmm.. well I guess you'll just have to wait and see to find out what Ichigo did to get his bounty wiped. Though I have a feeling he won't be bounty free for long X'D. I'm so so so happy you like the story though!!

Guest/Nerrrrdddd: Sorry for taking so long to update, but thank you so much for reading. I'm so glad I've caught your interest! None of my stories are abandoned. If I stop a story I make a chapter saying it's up for adoption. This one is still in the writing process.

a7152966: Lol Yes. It just seemed in character to me that he would. Thank you for reading!

6BlueSweaters: Thank you so much for reading!! You are literally making me flustered with the compliments! I literally don't think I write that well and just do it for fun. It's a hobby. Your words mean a lot to me!

Yuuki Heartfilia-Dragneel: Thank you so much for reading!! I'll try to get more out soon!

celestialfox1: Thank YOU so much for reading!! I hope to not disappoint!!

Guest/Ichigoisthebest: I'm so glad you like the story and that you read it!! Don't worry Ichigo is going to be interacting with the pirates a lot in the future chapters! Lol I have no doubt Ichigo will be able to gain their trust! And well, we'll see who will be protecting who X'D! I will never abandon this story nor put it up for adoption so no worries!

Guest/Anon: THANK YOU so much for reading!! And I hope I won't disappoint!

just yuki: lol THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING!!!! Lol, yes I know I'm horrible at summaries, though I'm glad you chose to read!

Guest: Thank you for the feedback. However, I do know how to spell 'knew' and 'know' and the difference between them. It's just little things tend to slip past me a lot easier than the bigger mistakes. Despite this I'm so glad you like the story and thank you for reading!

CameraShyIntrovert22: Hahaha! Thank you so much for reading! I'm so glad you like it!! I hope I don't disappoint with future chapters! XD Yes, unfortunately, auto correct seems to have a personal vendetta against me and even the words I spell right, it will change to something wrong, any words from like 'end' to 'claustrophobic', and I don't always catch them. Although I'm glad it made you laugh!!! :D I'm so glad you read and liked the story! I hope I won't disappoint you with the future chapters!!!

WhiteyWolf26: I'm so glad you read the story and you liked it!!!! Thank you so much!!!! Lol I'm glad I was able to build the suspense! I should have the next chapter written sooner than what it took for these chapters to be finished. So hopefully I'll have another update posted soon! Yess!!! I'm excited to see Ace's reunion with his family and the development of the rest of the story too!! I hope I don't disappoint!