The day couldn't get any worse.
First of all, Luffy's brother just had to be Sabo's best friend, who had the hugest brother complex.
And then, he just had to get hard by playing a game, in front of said brother.
Fuck, Sabo wished a hole would just open up from the ground and swallow him up. He was cringing at himself; why, just why must you get aroused at this particular moment!
Sabo couldn't help it. Luffy was already stunningly beautiful, and then when he rubbed his body against his own, Sabo just lost it. Even after Luffy plopped to the ground, breaking contact between their chests, Sabo could still feel his chest tingling. His chest tightened, unable to stop thinking about Luffy.
Luffy was right below him and he had to use all his focus to no jump onto him. He tried to compose himself and not let his erection show, but Ace was too sharp. He knew.
And now they were in an awkward position, Sabo lying on the floor, hard as fuck, with Ace on top of him, foot on his erection. He didn't know which was worse, his best friend finding out he had an erection or the fact that he was about to crush it.
Thankfully, Luffy separated them before that happened. Sabo didn't dare to look at Ace in the eyes after that. God, it was too awkward and embarrassing.
"Geez, why're you two fighting so much!" Luffy sighed, shaking his head.
Neither answered Luffy. Ace continued staring daggers at Sabo and Sabo continued to look anywhere but the brothers.
"Well, that game was a flop! How bout we try cards?" Luffy suggested, regaining his usual cheerfulness.
"Sorry, Lu. I'm no longer in the mood for games," Ace muttered.
"But Ace!" Luffy whined.
"I'm thinking even Sabo is tired. Let's just go to bed."
Luffy glanced at Sabo with a pout. "Okay…"
"I'm sleeping with you in your room tonight, Lu. Sabo can take my room," Ace deadpanned.
"Eh? But…" Luffy stopped when he noticed Ace's foul mood. So even he was aware of his brother's fury. He then turned to Sabo and forced him to look in his eyes. "Are you okay with that?"
Sabo nodded slowly and cautiously. He didn't need another outburst from the hot headed brother. Luffy gave him his usual bright smile and it certainly lightened up Sabo's mood. Luffy took his hand and guided him to the bathroom, taking out the extra toiletries for Sabo's use.
"Ace's room is just next to this, so you can sleep there whenever you want to!" Luffy chirped. Then his smile faltered a little as he bit his lower lip. "Sorry, Ace can be a little…rash. But he's really a great person!"
"I know. I'm his best friend," Sabo chuckled. He wondered if that title still applied after all that.
"Thanks, Sabo!" Luffy grinned, giving Sabo a little peck on the cheek before leaving the bathroom.
Sabo stared at his reflection in the mirror, looking at how much of a mess he had become. His whole face was beet red, with some bruises he never had before. Probably from when he and Ace punched each other while Luffy was cooking. Seriously, if this keeps up, at the end of the month Sabo would have enough bruises on his face that puts his scar to shame.
Sabo started brushing his teeth while pondering about the brothers. If Luffy was an angel, Ace would be a devil. They were really different, but also very similar. He wondered what kind of father they had to grow up like that. Extremely different from his own father, Sabo thought.
When Luffy spoke of his father, he couldn't help but notice the fondness Luffy had. Ace never talked about his parents, so Sabo didn't know anything, but if he had to take a guess, their father seemed like a caring one, just like how a parent should be. Sabo was a little envious of the brothers, but was happy for them at the same time. It must feel nice to have such great father.
Speaking of which, where was their father? As far as Sabo knew, the brothers were living on their own. What about their mother? There were so many questions, but Sabo knew more than anyone else but to push for answers to such matters.
After finishing his business in the bathroom, he proceeded to the room next door, otherwise known as Ace's room. The room was neater than Luffy's room, with only a few stacks of paper lying randomly on the floor. Sabo recognised some of them as the homework due a few weeks later. Ace was probably going to lose them, having placed them so carelessly amongst other sheets of paper. Sabo heaved a sigh as he gathered the important sheets of paper and placed them neatly on the study desk.
His attention went to the photo frames on the study desk. There were two, one of them was a picture of Luffy and Ace when they were young, about twelve years ago? Young Ace had a frown on his face, looking annoyed at the other young boy in the picture. Young Luffy was cuter than Sabo had imagined, his toothy grin made Sabo let out a small squeal.
The other picture was of the brothers too, but they looked older than in the previous one. Perhaps ten years ago. Luffy hadn't changed much, his adorable grin still hung on his face. Ace, on the other hand, didn't look as irritated as before. Instead, he was actually smiling! He looked…genuinely happy.
And in between them, was an adult male. Like the brothers, he also had raven coloured hair, which was as unruly as Luffy's, but with a widow's peak hairstyle. He also had a little stubble on his chin, but what struck Sabo the most was the tattoo that covered the left of his face.
Was this man their father?
Ah, stop snooping around, Sabo! Ace will kill you again. Shrugging the thoughts off, Sabo settled himself on the bed and soon dozed off.