As the weekend ended, Sabo swore that he would punch Ace when he next saw him in school. Ace just had to keep Luffy away from him on purpose! He wouldn't even allow Luffy to pick up Sabo's calls! Just how extreme could he get?

Sabo was sulking as he reached school. The previous week he had his hands full with work and when he was finally free and able to hang out with his boyfriend, obviously a new obstacle had to appear. Sabo wondered how long it would take for Ace to give in and approve of their relationship. Not anytime soon, he mused.

"Woah, Sabo! What's wrong? You look… troubled," Thatch exclaimed as Sabo entered the room.

"Why don't you ask Ace?" Sabo murmured as he took a seat and rubbed his temples.

"What's up with Ace?" Thatch looked confused.

"Speak of the devil, yoi, there he is," Marco stated as he pointed at Ace dragging his feet towards them.

"Ace…" Sabo croaked. He still remembered how Ace abruptly left the café, taking Luffy with him, leaving him to pay for all of their food. Ace was an asshole. He knew exactly how much the three of them ate.

"Mornin'," Ace yawned as he took his seat next to Sabo.

"So, Ace, why's Sabo like that?" Thatch asked again.

"Why don't you ask him yourself?" Ace grumbled.

"God, can you two just tell us what happened?" Marco sighed.

"I'll gladly pay for Luffy's meal, but not yours. Pay it back to me, you ass! I'm not made out of gold, you know!" Sabo hissed at Ace.

"That's what you get for having perverted thoughts about my brother!" Ace retorted.

"Ace!" Sabo fumed.

"Wait, wait, wait. Can someone just explain what the hell is going on?" Marco and Thatch both shared confused looks, but Marco looked more irritated. "Who's Luffy? And what's this about Ace's brother?"

"Luffy is my boyfriend," Sabo stated.

"Luffy is my brother," Ace said, rolling his eyes.

Marco and Thatch stared at them for a while before screeching, "WHAT?"

Sabo was a little amused. His friends had the same reaction as Luffy's friends when they found out Luffy was dating. Though, perhaps this time the shock was even greater.

"YOU'RE DATING WHO?" Thatch screamed. "YOU MUST BE JOKING. ACE WOULD NEVER ALLOW IT!"

"Wait, you never told us you were dating! Since when did this happen?" Marco narrowed his eyes at Sabo.

"We started dating last week, but I only found out that he was Ace's brother last Friday," Sabo snorted.

"Was he that guy you were crushing on?" Thatch gawked at him. Sabo nodded.

"What, so he was the one who fell from the roof onto me at the party?" Marco raised an eyebrow. "What are the odds. Ace, I expect some kind of compensation from you on behalf of your brother."

"HE WHAT?" Ace yelled in shock.

"So he didn't tell you?"

"That reckless little…!" Ace groaned. "When I get home, he's gonna get it!"

Sabo chuckled. Of course Luffy wouldn't tell his brother about his near-death experience. It would scare the living shits out of him. Luffy loved his big brother and would never want him to worry.

Hold on a second…at the party…

Sabo was so close to discovering the truth at the party! He wondered, if he had discovered it back then, would it have changed anything? At that point of time, Luffy and Sabo were not boyfriends yet, and if Ace knew, he would have used everything he had to prevent the two from starting to date. Sabo was somehow glad it turned out the way it did. He was grateful that Ace had left the place promptly after meeting Trafalgar Law.

Trafalgar Law. Now that he thought about it, Trafalgar Law probably knew about their relationships with each other.

"That aside, it seems that things have gotten pretty interesting around you, hasn't it, Sabo-ya?"

No, that bastard knew for sure! God, he is probably laughing from where he is now!

"Anyway," Sabo coughed. "Ace, I still want my money back."

"And I still want compensation. Hospital bills aren't cheap, you know," Marco added.

"Am I the only one still not over the fact that Sabo is dating Ace's brother?" Thatch whispered.

"I'm broke. What do you want me to do? Cut and sell off my limbs to pay you back?" Ace scowled, ignoring Thatch in the process.

"Go get a part time job like Sabo, yoi," Marco sniggered.

"Hah! Imagining Ace as a waiter…this is hilarious!" Thatch laughed.

"Yea, you're right. Ace could never pull it off," Marco taunted.

"He'd be so bad at it, the customers would cry!"

"He'd be fired on the first day."

"It's just too much for him!"

"Enough!" Ace snapped, face growing red. "You think I can't do it? I'll show you…! Sabo! Introduce me to the place you're working at!"

"Eh… that's a little…" Sabo glanced away.

"What? You think I can't do it too? YOU'RE GOING TO LET ME WORK THERE, YOU HEAR ME?"


"Wow, Sabo. He's worse than you when you first started," Koala commented, watching Hack trying to teach Ace how to take down orders properly.

Ace had forced Sabo to bring him to the fast food restaurant he worked at. When they reached, Ace arrogantly declared that he wanted to work there and Ivankov immediately took a liking to him, saying that he's got spunk or whatever. And of course, Ace got the job.

But he was terrible at it. He wouldn't take down orders correctly, only writing whatever food that came into his mind instead of the customers' orders. He was horrible at cleaning the dishes, already breaking two plates since his job started. He also fell asleep while mopping the floor, blocking the customers' way. And then he also unconsciously ate the food that was meant to be served. Worst of all, he almost broke into a fight with one of the customers.

It was then that Hack thought it would be best to teach Ace from the beginning.

"Ace…I really think you shouldn't…"

"Shut up! I said I was gonna do it and I'm gonna do it!" Ace growled.

Sabo sighed. Why did this have to happen?


Hahaha so someone suggested Ace working in the same place as Sabo...and I'm going to take it! This would be fun to write...I hope.
And thank you for all the reviews, as always! It's been a joy reading what you guys think :)