Kura: I AM SO SORRY! T^T I didn't mean for this take forever to bring up but my computer broke while I was in Korea and I had to wait until I got back to Hawaii to fix it! And then when I got home, I had to wait for several weeks cause we just moved out and then it was after that my dad went to get the computer fixed and I finally got it back a few days ago! But then school...UGH! I'M SO SORRY! T^T

Berry: ...

Kura: T^T Anyway...I wrote this for no reason at all! Except that I wanted to put something before I got into the chapter where Harry, Ron, and Hermione would become the Golden trio! And thus...Ace and Luffy brotherly fluff was BORN!

Berry: We love the idea of Luffy being scared of thunderstorms, mostly cause we read a lot of stories with thunder as Luffy's fear and thought, we can put it in this as well. It helped with the brotherly love in here. Plus, Luffy is still a kid.

Kura: Correct! Oh, and somebody mentioned that I made Nami too mean...if that is so, then I'll try to make her nicer. I suppose I understand. Nami was only super mean cause of Arlong and for good reason too.

Berry: Indeed. In any case, we hope that this little one-shot is to all your liking.

Kura: Please enjoy! XD

Disclaimer: HP belongs to J.K. Rowling; OP belongs to Odaachi!


1.12 Little Brother

The strong smell of ocean salt assaulted his nose and the sun blinded his eyes. He felt the wind trying to grab widely at him but it was useless. He was the man of fire and he would never bow down to anyone...well, except for one man.

Opening his eyes, he smiled as the ocean greeted him with comforting waves that rocked his striker back and forth but his boat never capsized. He felt comfort knowing that Luffy was alright. After not seeing him for three years, he was worried and missed his little brother deeply. He had wondered how Luffy would look after three years and he was thankful the boy had not changed all too much. Except for his clothes and the boy's new aura of authority that he held slightly.

He couldn't help his smile turn to a full on grin. He really wanted to stay longer, to be able to talk with his little brother longer and get to know the boy's crew. They looked reliable. He was surprised to find the crew helping a princess but hey, who said that Luffy would follow the stereotypical view of pirates.

Ace looked up to the sky. "Hey...Sabo...Luffy really grew up. Sure he's still the same...in many ways...but instead of just being our stupid little brother who would always cry and whine for his older brother...he grew to being a captain of his own pirate crew...you'll watch over Luffy when I can't...right?" He closed his eyes and smiled when he felt a comforting breeze go past him and towards the country of sand that he just left.

He could just hear his other brother saying with a toothy grin, I'll make sure Luffy doesn't get into too much trouble! Don't worry so much. Luffy will do great things! Just you wait and see!

And the second commander chuckled. "Yeah. I can see it too. Luffy becoming the Pirate King. But first, he has to go through oyaji to get even close to that throne." He said with a chuckle.

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Dark eyes blinked open and Ace sat up in his bed, breathing in and out slowly. He looked around and found the clock. He groaned when he read the time: 3:48 am. He wanted to bash his head against the wall just so that he could get some sleep...dang it! Is sleep too much to ask for!?

A sigh escaped his lips before he got out of his bed and walked to the window. It was raining. The Forbidden Forest looked even more threatening and dangerous at night and the rain just made it all the more scary. The sudden clap of thunder and lightning flashing in the sky made the fourteen year old boy jump and he looked at the once brightly lit sky before it faded to darkness once more.

A frown came to his lips. It was a thunderstorm...this was not good. Luffy might wake up...

With that thought, he sighed and grabbed his blanket. He left his room, not bothering to close the door lightly. The guys he slept with were deep sleepers anyway. They probably wouldn't wake up, even if there was a hurricane and everybody were screaming their bloody heads off. Walking down the steps he soon found himself giving a smile at the shaking figure on the steps. The boy on the ground was clutching his straw hat tightly and tears were streaming down his cheeks. Another clap of thunder made the boy shriek and drop his hat before covering his head. "Ace...Sabo...where are you...?" He cried in a voice full of fear.

"Come on, Lu." The boy snapped his head up and the older brother found the usually fearless eyes filled with fear. He smiled and held his arms out. "Come on, let's sleep together downstairs, kay?" As soon as he said this, Luffy had tackled him to a hug, shivering as he sniffled. The two made their way down the stairs, only to pause to grab Luffy's precious hat. And then they made their way into the common room and the two settled into a large couch with Luffy snuggling into his brother, wrapping his small arms around his brother's torso.

The older brother smiled fondly. This reminded him of his dreams. Dreams that he felt seemed so real but he was never sure.

After all, he wasn't a fire man -no matter how cool that would've been...- and Luffy wasn't a rubber human. Plus, he hasn't seen this oyaji person and his crew.

For a small moment, he felt his heart clench and he sighed. He wanted to find this man though...to just see if he was real. Or even find Marco and Thatch, the two who were the closest to him on that ship. He missed them. Even if they were just made up in his minds. But hey, his entire being was full of magic. Maybe his dreams are magically and telling him to go find those people.

But for now...he was rather content. He loved Luffy and Sabo to death. He would never leave them...if anything, he would beg the two to go with him to find those people. But Luffy and Sabo doesn't know them. How could they? Luffy refused to join oyaji's crew and Sabo...Sabo was...no longer there in his dream world.

His eyes darkened.

That had better not mean that Sabo would...leave early. If that happened, he would love to have a talk with Fate and bitch at the bastard (or bitch, he didn't know if Fate was male or female!) for taking away their brother of 4 years away from them!

A small whimper snapped him out of his daze and he looked down to see Luffy sleeping but his face warped in fear and agony. "...Sabo...don't leave...stay..." He whispered.

Now that caught his attention. Luffy had dreams about Sabo...leaving? It reminded him of his own dreams, where Sabo was taken away by his bastard of a father. He felt himself frowning. Did Luffy have the same dreams? That can't be possible, can it? He watched as Luffy's crying face soon turned to contentment as he muttered words like, "My meat..." "Bink's...sake..." "...don't...wanna...be hero..." "Merry...Sunny..."

He honestly had no idea what just went on in Luffy's dream but this was better than having Luffy being scared and sad. He smiled before wrapping his own arms around his cute little brother. Their relationship was so different from his dream when they were younger. Ace was...he hated to say this, but he was a bit like a tsundere. Harsh and dark in the outside but a bit of a softie in the inside. He says a bit because he knew that inside, the dream him was also extremely dark and moody.

But here...he and Luffy loved each other already when they first met. He knew Luffy as a baby but then Luffy was taken by Gramps somewhere when he was like two or three. And he returned when he was seven and Ace and Sabo had already met each other.

Then...the three became inseparably.

He smiled warmly before snuggling up against his cute little brother. "Sleep tight, Luffy." He whispered softly before closing his eyes and surrendering himself into that dream world once more where he would look for that horrible man once more.

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Kura: I will always love the brotherly love between Ace and Luffy! ( ˘ ³˘)~

Berry: ...Makes me wish that Oda didn't kill Ace and Sabo...

Kura: WHY ODA!? WHY!?

Berry: Anyway, we added something else, like a continuation. Enjoy.

Kura: I am not entirely sure if the continuation was any good so I separated it...anyway, hope one of ya likes it :)

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A small chuckle went past his lips as he watched Luffy snuggle closer to his older brother while the girls around him cooed, loving the adorable sight. Harry and Ron were in front of him, chuckling while Hermione was trying her best not to coo. Percy himself looked torn whether to wake them up and tell them off for sleeping out of bed or just let the cute siblings get their sleep.

"So...so cute..." Hermione finally let her inner voice speak out before cooing along with the other girls. He stepped forward chuckling.

"Aren't they?" He asked with a grin.

Hermione nodded before she blinked, straightening up and turned. Her eyes widened and a small smile came to her lips. "Sabo! What are you doing here? Wait...better yet...how did you even get in this tower!? You're a Ravenclaw!" She cried as everybody turned, confused as to what Hermione was rambling on about.

With that said, Harry and Ron turned to stare at him. Harry sighed as realization dawned on his face while Ron blinked, stupefied. "You came from a window, didn't you?"

"Yups! I wanted to check on Luffy. Looks like I didn't need to cause big brother Ace was here, right?" Sabo said slyly as he turned to Ace. "Ace?"

Everybody looked back and to their surprise, Ace was trying to bury his face in Luffy's hair but they could see his forehead, ears, and neck reddening. "Shut up, Sabo..." They heard his muffled voice and Luffy giggled in his sleep.

Sabo only sighed dramatically. "And I was hoping to be the one to comfort Luffy this time! So unlucky that you and Luffy are in the same house while I'm left out!" He cried, faking a sob before he snapped his head back up, surprising some near him. "Maybe I can convince the hat to...maybe..." He narrowed his eyes and started muttering to himself while everybody slowly backed away.

Harry turned to Ace. "Why are you and Luffy sleeping here?"

"No reason." Ace said smoothly, lying through his teeth. Not that anybody noticed. Except for Sabo and the twins.

A groan from Luffy made everybody pause and look at the boy. The scarred boy groaned in annoyance and opened one eyes sleepily. "Go away, Nami~ I wanna sleep...wake me up when we find an island..." He muttered before tightening his hold on his big brother and fell back in his sleep.

An annoyance grunt made them turn to Sanji. "How dare that stupid shit dream about Nami." He muttered.

"Nami was waking him up in the dream." Ron pointed out. "It wasn't anything like Luffy liking Nami."

"...Still..." Sanji pouted.

"Sanji..." Everybody turned to Luffy again. The boy was burying his face in Ace's chest. "...Food..."

Everybody was silent before Ace and Sabo laughed. Sanji sighed. "Idiot..." The blonde Gryffindor muttered fondly. Everybody else began to chuckle before going back to either sleep or wash up. Harry and Ron stayed with Sabo.

"So why were you two sleeping here?" Ron asked, repeating Harry's question.

"No reason." Ace said again.

Sabo chuckled. Ace was such a child. Wanting Luffy to himself. His brothers were just so adorable. Like in his dreams...except Ace was meaner. But still, the way those two grew closer in his dreams always made him feel warm inside, just like how Ace here in the real world adored their cute little brother made him feel happy...and jealous...but whatever

Still...he wished he were a Gryffindor, just so that he could hug Luffy and comfort him as well during storms like last night...

So not fair.

Stupid sorting hat...

Wait...why is Ace smirking...ah shit. The bastard...

"DIE!" Sabo yelled as he jumped in the air, only to land on his two brothers with a glomp. Ace cried out in shock while Luffy snapped out of his sleep, screaming about marines and some guy named Smokey. Harry, Ron, and Sanji stared but while Sanji was chuckling all the while, Harry and Ron just gaped in shock.

"JERK!" Ace cried. "The hell was that for!?"

"You were mocking me!"

"Like hell I was!"

"You know I want Luffy with me too!"

"Why are we yelling!?" Luffy yelled out as he looked between his two brothers in confusion.

"Well, that's your fault for not choosing Gryffindor!"

"How the bloody hell would I know that Luffy would end up in Gryffindor?"

"SABO! YOUR LANGUAGE!" Hermione cried as she made her appearance once more.

Ace scoffed. "It was bloody obvious."

Sabo glared at his older brother before turning to Luffy. He grabbed their little brother and hugged him, burying his face into the little boy's hair. "Luffy, Ace is being a jerk." He whined.

Luffy frowned. "Don't be a jerk Ace! Sabo's our brother!"

The eldest gaped, his eyes wide before he fought back a blush and screamed, "THE BLOODY HELL ("ACE!" Hermione screamed.) SABO!?" Sabo stuck his tongue out at him before he dashed away from Ace, leaving Luffy to just stand by his friends in complete confusion as Ace chased after Sabo for foul play.

Luffy turned to Sanji. "What are they talking about?"

"Love."

"Love?"

"Love." Sanji confirmed. "Now, let's go eat breakfast." He said, ignoring the two brothers making a mess in the common room while Percy gave chase as well, ordering them to stop.


Kura: ...Okay, I had no idea it would turn out to be like this O-o

Berry: Poor Sabo. Not being able to be with cute little Luffy. :)

Kura: :D Before I sign off, I would like to say that...I have been obsessed with The Suite Life series again! Oh gosh, the memories! Zack and Cody were so cute in the beginning! XD I always had trouble figuring out who was who are first...-_-

Berry: -_-

Kura: Now that that's been said...Please do review! (^.^) BYES~