Sabo blinked a few times before what Luffy said processed in his mind.

"Excuse me, what?" Sabo asked, not quite sure if he was just dreaming or something.

"I said, let's have-"

"Hold on a second," Sabo interrupted before Luffy could finish his sentence. Luffy was staring at him with his large owlish eyes that couldn't be more innocent. Just what in the world was happening?

Sabo didn't know what the right course of action was. Of course he wanted to do it with Luffy, but there are just a few problems out there. Luffy was so pure, Sabo didn't even know that Luffy actually knew what sex was. Did Luffy actually understand what he just said?

That aside, Sabo had planned to do things slowly. He wasn't dating to fuck, no! He was serious about Luffy, he wanted to spend his entire life with Luffy! Their relationship was going faster than he originally planned. As much as Sabo wanted to, they had to go through proper procedures before they actually do it! They haven't even gone to second base yet! Plus, before Sabo would lay a finger on innocent Luffy, they had to get married first!

Wait…what was Sabo thinking! Get married? Sure Sabo was ready as hell to devote his life to his boyfriend, but what about Luffy? As far as Sabo knew, he was the first person that Luffy ever dated. Would Luffy be willing to marry him? Heck, why was Sabo thinking about all these, Luffy is only seventeen! And Sabo himself is only a student! Sabo had to graduate first, get a stable job to be able to support Luffy, and then he can execute the perfect proposal ever, and they would get married and go on the best honeymoon ever…if Luffy actually said yes. The thought of Luffy rejecting him made his stomach churn.

Plus, the biggest problem of all…was none other than Ace. Were they to fuck and Ace caught them red-handed, being in the same room and all, who knows what he would do to Sabo. The most lenient punishment Sabo could think of was skinning him alive. Hell, even if they weren't in the same room, if Ace knew that Sabo shoved his dick into his baby brother, Sabo would be brutally killed. Sabo glanced at the unconscious Ace and shuddered. He was definitely not prepared for this.

"Sabo?" Luffy continued staring at Sabo with curious eyes. "Are you okay?"

"Y-yea, I'm fine," Sabo stuttered. Of course he wasn't fine, his head was throbbing and he also had to hold back the urge to throw himself onto Luffy.

"Do you…" The smile on Luffy's face had long fallen. "…not want to do it with me?"

It was like a punch in the gut.

"That's absolutely not the case! I really want to do it with you, Luffy!" Sabo blurted out immediately. "But…there are some reasons I can't."

"Reasons?" Luffy cocked his head to the side.

"Yes..."

"Aw…but I want to do more stuff with Sabo!" Luffy whined.

God, Luffy was being so unfair. Sabo felt like if Luffy pleaded anymore, he wouldn't be able to hold back his urge to make love to him.

"I'm sorry, Luffy. But for now, I hope you can make do with this."

Sabo leaned in to give Luffy a kiss. He was relieved when he felt Luffy smile into the kiss. That meant… Luffy understands, right?

Perhaps…they could go a little further. As long as they kept within first base, it's okay, isn't it? At least, that's what Sabo convinced himself.

Hesitantly, Sabo brushed his tongue lightly against Luffy's lower lip, asking for entrance. Luffy's lips parted slightly, and Sabo took the chance to slide his tongue into Luffy's mouth. Sabo tilted his head to deepen the kiss, wrapping his tongue with Luffy's. He could feel Luffy's body tensing up under his touch.

Sabo broke the kiss first, peering to see Luffy's face. Luffy was panting, with his face bright red. He looked at Sabo with half-lidded eyes, and at that moment Luffy just looked…so hot.

Sabo just wanted to claim Luffy for himself. Tell the whole world that this boy was his. Leave a mark to show that Luffy belonged to no one else. And that's exactly what Sabo did.

He sloppily left little kisses on Luffy's neck, and upon finding a sweet spot, Sabo didn't hold back nibbling and sucking there, relishing Luffy's moans. He didn't stop until the spot was visibly red. Once he was done, he pulled away to see the mark that he left on Luffy, smiling in satisfaction. It would probably stay there for a long time.

"S-sabo?"

Sabo looked up to see Luffy's face, which was in a mess. Man, if Ace finds out what Sabo had done to Luffy, Sabo would be dead meat. But does Sabo regret it? …that's debatable.

"Hah… there's still some time left. Do you still want to sing?"

At the end of their date, Sabo helped Luffy carry Ace back home. Seriously, Ace just had to be the burden of the day. Sabo wondered if he would ever come to accept Luffy and his relationship. Maybe the world would end before then…

"Thanks for today! I had lots of fun!" Luffy chirped as they arrived at his doorstep.

"We'll go out again soon, yea?" Sabo smiled hopefully.

"Of course!" Luffy grinned the brightest smile, reminding Sabo of what a ball of sunshine Luffy was.

"See you," Sabo whispered as he gave Luffy a peck on the cheek. Luffy nodded and proceeded to drag Ace back into the house. Sabo watched as Luffy closed the door behind him, before leaving the place.

The day had been eventful. Ace was in the way most of the time, and there was also the thing about Luffy causing trouble at the zoo, not that Sabo didn't find it cute, and to top it all, Sabo French kissed Luffy and even left him a hickey. Sabo would probably be thinking about it all night.

When he reached home, he lazily opened the door and to his surprise, he found an envelope on the floor. The mailman must have slid it underneath the door. But why not just leave it in the mailbox? And it was weird…who sends letters nowadays? An email would be quick, but must people just send texts because it was more convenient and simple. Wait, this couldn't be…!

With his heart racing, Sabo bent down to pick up the envelope. He gulped when he saw the seal at the back. Sabo unfortunately recognised the seal; it belonged to a certain noble family that he was previously acquainted with. But…he cut off all ties with that family! He had nothing to do with them anymore! They had no reason to contact him again! So…why? And…how? Sabo was sure he didn't leave any hints about where he was going when he left. The nobles…were terrifying.

Sabo didn't even realise that his hands were trembling. Should he open the envelope to read its content? He didn't want to. It was probably going to wreck his life for a second time and he didn't want that. All he wanted was for them to leave him alone.

The left side of his face started to sting again, even though the scar had healed long ago. His head was hurting, his body was aching, and he felt absolutely sick. No matter what, Sabo refused to open the letter. The nobles can go fuck themselves. After all this time, they had no right to contact him again!

Before Sabo knew it, the letter was ripped into pieces.