All rights to One Piece Characters belong to Eiichiro Oda-sensei! New plot and OC character's belong to me. Mayumi belongs to chien16youkai.
Sorry I haven't written for awhile. I have had the story done, but couldn't update because my battery on my computer would NOT charge and it was frustrating me so much!
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Ace ran as fast as he could, running into the building, and up the stairs to the rooms. He grabbed the doorknob and pushed, but the door didn't budge an inch.
"Dammit!" Ace grumbled under his breath.
He slammed his shoulder against the door repeatedly until the door broke and he stumbled inside. He righted himself just in time to see Crystal kicking out and trying to scream as the man held her mouth and carried her backwards and through the window.
"Crystal!" he yelled as he rushed forward.
Crystal bit down on the man's hand causing him to shout and let her mouth go. "Ace!" She breathed out quickly as her eyes pleaded for help.
She slammed her head back into the man's nose, not enough to break it, but enough that it made him let her go in pain. She dropped to the ground as she quickly tried to stand up futilely; her mind swirled as the alcohol still had effect over her. Her legs gave out as she had to use her arms to brace herself from hitting the floor. She looked back in time to see the man ready to swing a punch at her; she tried to put up a shield, but with the alcohol her mind wasn't processing what she wanted, leaving her defenseless against any attack.
Ace rushed forward and slugged the man across the jaw as his eyes narrowed into slits and fire erupted from his body in anger. "Don't you dare touch her!"
Six more men came through the window and door, making Crystal gasp in shock and Ace to glance at them all in profuse anger. Five of them rushed towards Ace as the other two rushed towards Crystal. Ace began slamming every man into the ground, or burning them with his fire, but once he saw two were going after her his anger became uncontrollable and fire engulfed the room. Crystal tried to fight the men off, but every move she made sent a rush of nausea and dizziness to her head, causing her to fall straight to the floor. One man grabbed her and pulled her up into the air, ready to finish what the other couldn't.
Crystal swung her feet back and forth until it hit the man holding her in the balls, and then swung forward and hit the man in front of her in the face. They both dropped as she hit the floor hard with her head connecting with the ground. She looked up and tried to crawl away, but couldn't get far as the men grabbed her ankles and pulled her back towards them.
"Enjomo!" Ace yelled as fire erupted once again and flung the men back into the walls, knocking them out.
"Shit!" The man holding Crystal said. "Quick! We have no other choice!" He told his comrade who was still holding his privates on the floor in pain.
The comrade cussed as he pushed himself off the floor. Crystal bit into the man's hand making him let go and smack her across the face. She looked at his comrade and watched as he pulled out a syringe filled with a black fluid. His smirk widened evilly as he walked closer to her, making her body shake in fear with each step.
"No!" Crystal screamed making Ace turn towards her and noticed the men advancing upon her.
She began to shake her head from side to side, making her body move too much for them to get a direct hit into her skin.
"Dammit! Hold still!" The men yelled at her.
He grabbed her chin, locked his leg around hers, and moved his arm down so he was holding her arms and torso still. He jerked her head to the side, forcing it to stay there, and leaving her neck open for his comrade to inject her.
"Stop!" Ace shouted as he ran towards the men.
It was too late though as the man jabbed the needle into her neck and pressed down on the syringe, injecting her bloodstream with the black liquid. She froze as the needle shot pain through her body, and the black liquid burned her veins like fire. Her body was on fire, even after the needle was taken out and the man thrown across the room by Ace. She dropped to the ground like a rock as the last man let her go and took off running. Her body laid on the ground, unable to move as she stared straight ahead, her vision becoming covered with black spots and fading in and out.
"Now you have no other choice but to find us." She heard the man say. It was as if they were underwater and he was speaking. "She will die in half a year if you don't find us. We are the only ones with an antidote."
She heard the window slam open and the man laughing as her vision blacked out completely. The last things she heard were the others finally charging in and explaining how there were men out there keeping them away from the room, and Ace yelling her name for her to wake up.
Ace leaned over Crystal as he called her name out, hoping she would wake up. "Crystal! Wake up! Oi! Wake up!"
He touched her shoulder and his eyes widened as he found her ice cold. He picked her up gently as he held her in his arms and sat against the wall. He warmed his body up, trying to get her temperature back to normal. It was the only thing he could do; he didn't know what else he could do to help her.
"Go get a doctor!" Ace yelled, "Quick!" He shouted as not one of them moved.
Sakura rushed to Crystal's side as Marco ran off to look for a doctor and Thatch and Mayumi stood watching at the doorway, not letting anyone take a look inside. Sakura stared at her sister as she placed her hand on her neck and tried to heal her sister, but as soon as the glowing began, it died down as if something was blocking it from Crystal. Boris rushed through the doorway and kneeled down next to Crystal.
"She's freezing." He whispered to himself as he felt her cheek. "Loosen your grip on her so I can take a look, but don't let her go, we need to warm her up."
Ace nodded as he loosened his arms around her, but slid one down to her waist as he warmed his body up even more. He rubbed circles into her skin, staring worriedly as her eyes didn't open, and she showed no signs in response. Boris looked over her to make sure that wasn't any damage that'll hurt her from moving her, and when he was satisfied he began to look over her legs, body, and arms. He gently pressed on her neck, making her head move towards him, and making him gasp in horror as he stared down at the injection site. There was now a black mass forming underneath her skin, in swirls that looked like tendrils reaching for the rest of her. It looked as if it was beating under her skin, as if it had a heart beat of its own.
Boris looked behind him and saw the crowd forming at the doorway. "We have to get her out of here."
Ace looked towards the crowd and nodded his head as he nudged her head to lean on his shoulder, and he slid his arm under her thighs, before picking her up and carrying her towards the door.
"Move," Ace commanded as he looked up at all of them with narrowed eyes. His anger still had not calmed, and the look in his eyes scared even the bravest of pirates there.
They parted for him easily as he walked down the stairs and towards the ship, where no one but the crew would be able to enter. Whitebeard stood up with the rest of the crew as they saw Ace coming close to the ship. Once he got on the deck Whitebeard had to hold back a grunt of surprise at seeing Crystal in his arms, limp as a dead body.
"What's going on?" Whitebeard asked Ace worriedly.
"They got her," Ace said through clenched teeth. "The same people working for her parents injected her with something."
Ace could see Whitebeards jaw clench as the rest of the crew stared in horror at the girl they thought was invincible. Ace walked passed them all without another word, to preoccupied with getting her somewhere comfortable and safe. As Ace left his room, Boris was walking up to the door with Marco and Thatch right behind him.
Ace looked at Mayumi, Sakura, and the now present Lily. "Watch her. Don't let her out of your sight." He told them.
They just nodded as he walked off towards the deck of the ship. He looked at Marco, making his comrade flinch from the anger in his eyes. Thatch put a hand on Ace's shoulder as he nodded telling him the men who attacked them are captured. He clenched his fists and teeth as he pushed passed the two men and onto the deck.
"Ace, hold up." Vista said spotting Ace and holding his hands up.
Ace shoved past him as he continued to glare at the man sitting on the floor.
"Ace," Jozu said standing in his way. "Just wait a minute."
Jozu grabbed his arm as Ace tried to shove past him too. Ace glared at Jozu as flames erupted in his hands. They heard a groan come from the man as he finally began to wake up, causing Ace to look over. The man looked around the ship taking a guess at the atmosphere, and once he spotted Ace, he smirked knowing their plan worked. Ace's anger boiled over once again as he jerked his arm away from Jozu and rushed the man, grabbing his shirt and pulling him into the air and against the side of the ship.
"I swear," Ace told him through clenched teeth, "I swear, if you don't give me that antidote now, you will die."
No one had ever seen Ace this mad before, not even when he wanted revenge on Teach. As everyone thought the man was going to spill and give them the antidote, he did just the opposite; he smiled and began to laugh maniacally in their faces.
"You idiot!" He shouted. "The only way to save her is to take her to her parents!"
Ace threw him across the deck as the others grabbed him quickly to stop him. "As if we would do that! They will kill her!"
The man smirked as his laughter filled the night air, making chills run down everyone's spins. Whitebeard walked up with an obvious black cloud over his head, this time scaring the man with his presence. The man cowered back as Whitebeard took steps towards him and glared down. Whitebeard slammed his bisento down, shooting the man up into the air before he caught him with the sharp edge.
"We will help my daughter, even if it's the last thing we do." He growled. "Takeshi!"
Said man walked over with a glare in his eyes also. He nodded as he looked at the man and snapped his fingers. Marines stormed in from out of nowhere and surrounded the men who were trying to take Crystal. "Let's give you a taste of the new Marine Ford."
The Marine base shook fear into the men as they all cowered against one another, but did little good as the Marines yanked them up and threw them onto their ship. Takeshi jerked his head towards the ship and the Marines saluted him before marching onto their ship quickly.
"I'll take care of them," He told Whitebeard. "I'll try and find any information I can."
Boris came walking out looking worse for wear. He looked up at everyone and their expectant faces, but shook his head causing disappointment to rain down. "There's nothing I can do for her."
He let out a sad chuckle as he rubbed his neck. "What kind of doctor am I? I can't even help the one girl I became a doctor for."
"What's wrong with her?" Takeshi asked worriedly.
Boris shook his head as his shoulders rose and dropped. "Whatever they injected her with, it's affecting her body, but slowly. The black mark disappeared, but whenever she tried to use her power in there it appeared again. I don't know what it is, but if it's as dangerous as they say, then we need to find something quickly."
"We need help," Thatch said.
"Yeah, someone much higher than me in power." Takeshi pointed out.
Sabo and Ace looked at each other as the same idea formed in their heads. "We know someone." Sabo told them, making everyone stare in confusion.
"You don't mean going to HIM." Marco said angry now. "Not after what he's done to you and pop's!"
"He won't do anything." Ace told him forcefully. "Not where we're going to meet him." He looked up at his father and watched as Whitebeard let out a deep sigh. "Takeshi, I need you to send a message as fast as you can to someone."
Ace quickly wrote down a note as he folded it up and wrote down the name of top before handing it over to Takeshi.
He looked up at Ace with wide eyes. "You mean him?"
Ace nodded. "Go,"
Takeshi nodded quickly as he got aboard his ship and quickly headed towards the Marines.
"What do we do now?" Marco asked them.
"We wait." Ace told them.
"Wait?" Boris asked. "We don't have time to wait!"
Vista tried to grab Boris before he said any more, but Boris threw him off.
"For all we know Crystal could die tomorrow!" Boris shouted as water filled his eyes. "You want to sit back and relax while Crystal is in that room, in enough pain that could kill someone, and you want to wait?! How selfish can you be?"
Thatch grabbed his shoulder making him look at the cook as he shook his head. Boris stopped in shock as he realized what he said and looked back at Ace, seeing his body tremble, his fists clenched, and shadows covering his face.
"You think I don't know that?" Ace whispered. A tear fell from his eye as it pattered against the deck. "You think I don't know how much pain she's in? How there is nothing we can do? How useless I feel right now?" Ace stood up as he glanced over his shoulder towards Boris, not afraid to show him the tears leaking down from his eyes. "I could lose her, and everything I am. Yet I know I can't do a thing to stop her pain and suffering. Knowing I don't have the cure. Knowing that all I CAN do is wait." Boris stood up straight from Ace's words not realizing this before and feeling guilty. "You don't know how much this pains me to see her like this. I would give my life to stop her suffering. Next time you not only think, but KNOW that I don't feel a thing, THEN you can lecture me, but otherwise, keep those fucking thoughts to yourself."
Ace turned his head back around as he stalked away from everyone else and towards his room. Boris looked at the deck guiltily as everyone stared after Ace with hurt eyes, knowing he was in much more pain than any of them was.
Ace opened the door to find the girls still in there; Sakura lying down next to Crystal, Lily pressing a wet cloth to her head, and Mayumi standing at the edge of the bed waiting for something to do. They looked up as he came in and instantly became alert.
"Ace," Lily said worriedly and apologetically.
He shook his head as he took the cloth from her hand and sat next to Crystal pressing it to her head. "How's her temperature?" Ace asked softly.
"It went from freezing cold to sky rocketing high. But her body is still in chills, she won't stop shivering." Mayumi told him as she looked over Crystal once again.
"We changed her clothes, and there's a fresh bowl of ice water in case she needs to cool off." Lily said moving over to Mayumi and tugging her along.
Sakura slowly peeled herself away from Crystal with tears in her eyes as she looked at her worriedly. Ace noticed the look in her eyes.
"Sakura," He said quietly making her turn back to him. "You can stay in here if you want."
She stared at him reluctantly before looking back at her sister and nodding her head and climbing back into bed next to her sister. Ace watched as Sakura soon fell asleep and he brought a chair up next to the bed and held Crystal's hand, watching as her chest gently fell and raised showing her breathing had calmed. His mind soon became filled with the dark as he fell into sleep.
Morning came and Crystal woke with a start as a sharp fire erupted in her chest before completely disappearing again. Her eyes shot open, before she realized where she was. She looked to her side and saw Sakura laying there with tear trails down her cheek and nose. Crystal got up slowly as she moved Sakura off of her and noticed something warm in her hand. She looked over and smiled as she saw Ace sitting in a chair and leaning on the bed fast asleep as he held her hand worriedly, and noticed the same trail of tears on his cheeks, though fainter than her sisters.
Crystal wondered why they were there and why they looked so worried, then she remembered yesterday night and the whole fight. Her head pounded in pain as she remembered how much alcohol she drank too and groaned as she mentally smacked herself for drinking so much. Her attention went back to Ace as she smiled warmly, remembering how he tried to save her, and how he probably did so much more afterwards.
She leaned down towards him as she kissed his cheek; she tried to take her hand away, but ended up having him wake up suddenly. He shot up as his eyes showed sleep still in them; he stared straight at her as his mind processed what he saw in front of him.
"Crystal," He whispered amazed as he finally noticed it was her sitting up in front of him, in one of his button up t-shirts, and looking back to normal.
She smiled at him hoping to cheer him up and prove she was alright, but instead water filled his eyes as he clenched his teeth trying to hold it back.
"Ah!" She said quietly as she inched forward towards the edge of the bed. She reached her hands forward as she cupped his cheeks into her palms and laid her head on his. "It's okay. I'm alright."
Ace reached out quickly as he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her off the bed and onto his lap, making her legs straddle him as he leaned into her shoulder.
"Ace!" She said surprised.
She stopped as she realized his hold was tight, and his shoulders were trembling underneath her hands. She didn't realize how much she had scared him last night by dropping suddenly. She wrapped her arms around his neck, letting him burrow his head thankfully into her neck. She lifted his head after a minute and made him look at her.
"Ace, I'm alright." She told him.
He leaned forward, letting his forehead sit against hers as he closed his eyes and breathed her in. She did the same as she felt his breath hitting her face gently. She blushed as she realized how close they were and how she was sitting on him. She could feel his thighs and hips against hers, and his body pressed to hers with warmth, the muscles moving underneath her in anxiety, his breath roaming over her, and his arms protectively around her as they held her close to him. Her heart sped up as her breath hitched.
Ace opened his eyes as he looked at her curiously, and then smirked as he saw the blush flit across her face. He cupped her neck as he pulled her towards him as he claimed her lips hungrily. She wanted to force him back, saying it wasn't the right time, especially with her sister right there, but her head wouldn't make her mouth form the words, or her limbs to push him back. Instead she succumbed to him and kissed him back fiercely. He pulled her closer as he leaned back and let her lean against his body. They broke for air as their breathes were already heavy, but Ace didn't let her breathe as he quickly attacked her lips again, bruising her bottom one as he nipped at it and shoved his tongue into her mouth. She gasped as his tongue roamed her mouth and pushed against hers in a battle. She tried to fight back, but soon lost as the feeling overcame her.
Ace didn't realize how much he craved her touch after that ordeal. He needed to feel that she was real, taste that she was real, and not just see it. He loved the way she looked when she was out of breath and embarrassed. A blush was constantly on her face as embarrassment and heat flashed through her, her hair was mussed up, and her body always got that light shine to it, making him all the more wanting her. As he roamed her mouth, his body decided it wanted more. She felt his hand roam up her leg, tracing patterns of heat into her thigh, then hip. His hand traced its way up her back under his shirt as he carefully slid it to her stomach.
She broke away, and he expected her to push him away and walk off to compose herself, but instead he saw her eyes that said she wanted more, and he nearly tore off her clothes and take her then and there. As he was about to undo the buttons of the shirt, Sakura grumbled behind them causing them both to snap out of the moment and remember someone was there.
Ace sighed as his head leaned down onto Crystal stomach, and his arms once again wrapped around her waist loosely. "Why does something always come up?" He grumbled.
Crystal laughed as she looked down at him with a smile. "Maybe one time we won't be."
He looked up at her shocked, as a smile crossed his face and he kissed her gently on the lips.
"If I knew you were going to be making out when I woke up I would have slept in my own room." Sakura teased as she stared at the two with a raised eyebrow.
"Don't bother us." Ace said as he kept kissing her.
Crystal giggled as she looked back at her sister and Ace kissed down her neck. Sakura rolled her eyes as she got off the bed and walked to the door.
"Ah! Sakura wait!" Crystal said worried her sister was mad at her. She gasped as Ace kissed her right above her breast.
Sakura looked back as Crystal stared at her sadly. Sakura smiled warmly. "I'll see you in a little bit. I'm not the one who's being over protective right now."
She giggled as she closed the door behind her, leaving Crystal staring at the door with a blush as Ace continued his antics.
"Ace!" Crystal whined as he started undoing the top buttons. "You don't know how embarrassing that was!"
He laughed as he kissed right between her chest making a shiver go up her spine and a gasp to escape her lips. He crooked his finger under the front of her bra, pulling it slightly up; he licked down her neck as he made a trail going down her neck, chest, until finally he reached the small part of her breasts that were peeking out. Another gasp left her mouth as she gripped his shoulders; his other hand slid down to the bottom of her shirt as he slowly undid the buttons till his shirt was completely left undone and was loosely hanging around her.
"Ace," She breathed as she looked down at him with fogged eyes.
A shiver went up her spine as he looked up at her, his eyes showing all he felt right there, how much he wanted her. He seized her lips again as he roamed her mouth again with fierceness. His hands slid up her sides, resting at her chest for a moment before continuing while sliding his shirt over and off her shoulders, letting it hit the floor at their feet. He kissed her shoulder gently as his thumb rubbed circles on her lower back. His fingers trail up her spin as it grabs onto her bra hook; slowly he undid it while the straps slid down her shoulder. His hands grip her ribs as his thumbs rub the side of her breasts, helping the bra move away from her chest.
Crystal blushed as she realized what Ace was going to see; but she didn't want to stop as the heat in the room was surrounding them, and her body shook in anticipation to what was to come. Ace looked up at her again and kissed her passionately to quench her worries.
"Ace!" Sabo yelled slamming the door open and stepping into the room. "We want to see Crystal too! Don't be selfi-" He looked in the room in confusion. "Oh, did I interrupt something?"
Crystal had jumped down to the floor as she held her arms over her chest keeping her bra there and crouched by the wall trying to compose herself again. Ace was sitting in the chair as his fist rested on his knee, tightening in frustration. He looked at Sabo with fire in his eyes as he stood up and charged towards his brother.
"Now Ace," Sabo said holding his hands up in surrender. "You know I didn't mean to."
Ace chased Sabo out onto the deck as he put his brother into a headlock and took his hat off before twisting his fist on his head. They began to laugh as Ace finally let go and shook his head while walking back to the room.
"Sorry to ruin the mood!" Sabo yelled across the deck making Ace redden and quickly escape to his room again.
Ace stood surprised as he saw Crystal finish tying her bikini top and tighten the belts before turning around and facing him.
"Sorry," She said suddenly. "Seems I got a little carried away."
He stared at her in shock before smiling at her warmly and kissing her gently. "Anytime you want to get carried away, I'm here." He watched as she smiled and blushed at his comment. "I'm going to go take a shower." He told her as he lightly patted her towards the door.
She walked out onto the deck and was surprised with loud greetings of joy. They all hugged her as she walked by each of them.
"It wasn't that bad." Crystal told them with a faint smile.
Boris knocked her on the head with his knuckle. "Stop lying. We all know you were in pain."
Crystal looked down embarrassed as she twirled her finger into her hair. She looked around at everyone and noticed how they all nodded to agree with Boris, making her even more embarrassed. "So where are we going?" She said to change the subject.
"To see old friends." Ace said coming out as he tried drying the rest of his hair.
Crystal blushed as she saw the water drip off his hair and onto his shoulders, running down his chiseled chest and stomach, how his belts were undone leaving his shorts loosely hanging on his hips, and the way his muscles showed with every move he made. Crystal walked up to him as she grabbed the towel on either side of his neck and pulled. Her lips pressed against his making him surprised at the voluntary dominance.
"Sorry," She said faintly as she pulled back and let go.
"Woah!" Marco said chuckling. "Crystal taking the initiative? That's a change!"
She looked down as she did his belts up slowly, letting him watch her in embarrassment. She grabbed the towel as she dried his hair for him and wiped the remaining water from his body. She looked up and blushed profusely as Ace stood there staring at her unwavering; she threw the towel in his face to make him stop.
Whitebeard laughed as he held out his hand towards Crystal warmly. She took his hand instantly as he lead her over to him and up onto his knee.
"Are you sure you are feeling alright?" He asked with worry in his voice and eyes.
"Yeah," Crystal told him with a small smile. "It doesn't hurt anymore." She unconsciously rubbed her neck where the needle had gone in and the black mark had seared inside her body.
Whitebeard ruffled her hair as he laughed. "Well that's good! We'll need you to be better when we visit them!"
"Who are we seeing?" Crystal asked dropping her hand and looking curiously at the crew who all shrugged unknowing.
"You'll see." Ace said reaching up and snatching her off of their captain's lap.
Crystal pouted as she climbed onto his back and wrapped her arms around his neck with her cheeks puffed out. He walked into the kitchen hoping something would be made up; and as he thought Thatch was already ahead of them and had prepared something for the two of them.
"Figured you'd be coming soon." Thatch said smiling. "Well hoping. You gave us quite a scare back there Crystal." He walked over and placed the plates in front of them full of bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, eggs, and toast. He ruffled her hair gently as he gave her a worried smile.
"Sorry," She said guiltily. "But I'm alright!" She put up a peace sign as she smiled from ear to ear in her goofy grin so similar to the D brothers and Sabo.
They chowed down with Crystal having to fend off her food from Ace and his grabby hands, and laughing as Thatch helped her out with a frying pan.
"So," Crystal whispered as she helped Thatch with the dishes. "Do you know where we're going?"
Thatch looked back and watched as Ace stretched out and fell asleep on the table quickly before he looked at Crystal again and shook his head. "I don't know. Sabo and Ace chose some place and told Pop's. But they haven't told anyone else, and it's making everyone antsy."
Crystal sighed as she finished drying the dishes and put them away. "It's making me antsy trying to figure it out." Crystal confession.
Crystal followed Thatch out of the cooking area and towards Ace. "Just let him sleep." Crystal told Thatch stopping his hand from shaking his shoulder. "I don't know how much sleep he got from watching over me last night."
"Okay." Thatch said putting his hand on her lower back and directs her towards the door leading to the deck.
Crystal ran out as she hopped over to the side of the ship and plopped herself onto it, turning her body and letting her legs hang off the edge. Though she wanted to know where they were going, she was anxious to see it, hoping it was someplace where she didn't have to worry.
She nodded off as the sound of the water, and the wind brushing against her, lulled her into sleep. She woke up at a voice yelling and getting louder and louder as if it was getting closer. Her eyes blinked open as she looked ahead and saw the ocean. Her mind was taking awhile to wake up as she felt the afternoon sun on her shoulders, heating them up adequately.
"KYA!" Crystal screamed loudly as something wrapped around her waist and pulled her away from her spot. She crashed into a body as it flew back with her and hit the floor.
A familiar laugh was heard behind her as she turned around quickly and saw her oblivious little brother smiling underneath her.
"You should have seen your face!" Luffy laughed as he sat up with his arm still around Crystal and making her sit in front of him.
"Luffy!" Crystal groaned as she knocked him over the head, making him laugh even more.
"Oi! Luffy be careful! She just got better! We don't need her hurt anymore!" Sabo said chuckling as he walked over with Lily.
"Are you alright Crystal?" Lily asked bouncing over to her.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Crystal told her before he rubbed her head. "Just a headache; being woken up by flying through the air tends to do that."
"What happened before?" Luffy asked staring at Crystal worriedly.
"Before anything," Ace said appearing behind Crystal and pulling her up into his arms away from Luffy. "You should tell your crew to come onto the ship."
The Whitebeard pirates crowded on the deck as the Strawhat pirates piled on after their captain who was circling around Ace and Crystal with worry.
"Stop that!" Ace said irritated as he flicked Luffy in the forehead, making him to stop and hold his forehead.
Ace sat down in the middle of the deck as everyone crowded around with the Strawhat's wanting to talk and hang out with them. He sat Crystal in front of him as his legs were placed on either side of her; one bent and the other lying on its side and wrapping around her. She leaned back with a groan as she pressed her palms to the side of her head.
"Figure's the first thing our little brother would do is give you a headache." Ace chuckled as he made her let her head go. He placed his thumbs on the sides of her temple and began to massage circles as his fingers heated up and helped the headache disappear.
Crystal relaxed and leaned back against Ace as she felt his breathing through her back and listening to it as she let him massage her temple gently. Crystal opened her eyes as Ace stopped massaging and she cowered back against his chest quickly as Luffy sat in front of her with his face really close to hers.
"So what happened?" Luffy asked sitting back on his heels. "Are you okay now?"
Crystal stared at him in surprise as she saw the worry cover his face. "Yeah," She said smiling. "I'm alright now."
"She was attacked by people working for her parents." Sabo said sitting next to Ace.
"Gave us all a scare when she hit the floor." Marco said sitting on the other side.
Lily and Sakura walked over as the crouched next to Luffy and held their chins in their hands.
"But she's as stubborn as ever." Sakura said with a huff.
She jumped up as Luffy stared at her with wide eyes full with wonder. "What?!"
"You look like Crystal!" Luffy shouted making everyone fall over in exasperation.
Sakura face palmed her face as Crystal began to laugh.
"Just sit down." Crystal told her as she pushed her sister with her leg, making her land in Marco's lap.
Lily laughed hysterically before Crystal did the same to her, making her land in Sabo's lap. The girl's reddened as they struggled to quickly get up.
"Capture!" Sabo yelled as his arms raised with Marco's.
"Complete!" Marco finished as their arms clamped around the girl's, locking them on their laps.
Crystal couldn't stop laughing as she gripped her stomach. The crew laughed along with her as the air around the ship grew light and joyous. Luffy looked around at them all before he smiled and grabbed Nami making her sit in his lap the same way the others were.
"Luffy!" The navigator yelled at him as she blushed and struggled feebly against him.
"It's like a little group of couples here!" Thatch laughed as he watched them.
Mayumi smirked as she grabbed his hands and made him sit down as she plopped onto his lap. "Now you're not left out." She said smirking.
"You're making this worse!" Sakura complained as her face turned to a cherry.
"Just calm down." Crystal said finally able to breathe. "We all know you're enjoying it!"
Sakura opened her mouth, but shut it quickly, not wanting to make it worse. But others took it as her agreeing with it and making the whole ship filled with laughter.
Whitebeard laughed loudly as he looked at the group of couples. "I guess all the more grandchildren for me then!"
"Daddy!" Crystal complained as she looked at her father.
"So how long are ya staying Luffy?" Ace asked wrapping his arms around Crystal's waist, pulling her close to him.
"I don't know," Luffy said shrugging his shoulders.
"Well, you're welcome to stay as long as you want!" Whitebeard said laughing.
"Besides," Ace said with a smirk. "I think you'd want to go and say hey to the people were visiting."
Luffy perked up as he smiled at his brother and nodded his head.