-Whatever you do, don't come over.
Pft, like he was going to listen to Ace. That was the very same guy who rejected the idea of Sabo and Luffy dating, even to the point of intervening their dates. Luffy asked Sabo over, and he was going to do it. Ace was probably just jealous and salty again. Maybe he saw the hickey Sabo gave Luffy after all. Ace might be out there ready to kill him…but it was going to happen sooner or later, right?
Sabo looked at Ace's text again, this time right outside said man's house. Too late to turn back, huh? He pressed the doorbell and waited patiently. His grip on the plastic bag containing chocolates for Luffy tightened when he heard footsteps growing louder.
The door swung open and Sabo was greeted with a hug from his dear Luffy.
"Sabo!" Luffy squealed in the most adorable way possible and Sabo couldn't help but grin like an idiot.
"Hi, Lu-…" Sabo trailed off when he noticed the huge presence behind his boyfriend. It was rather intimidating…
"This is my grandpa! Say hi!" Luffy chirped as he introduced the old man behind him.
Sabo gulped.
Luffy's grandpa expressionlessly invited him in, and suddenly Sabo's body turned stiff. He somehow managed to sit at the couch, where the old man told him to sit. Sabo felt cold sweat running down his spine. What on earth…
"So, you're our Luffy's boyfriend?" The old man asked in a low, grainy voice.
Sabo couldn't help gulping a second time. "Y-Yes, sir."
"What's that?" The old man pointed to the plastic bag in Sabo's hand. His tone was still flat, he didn't sound happy, but he didn't sound sad or angry either. Sabo didn't know what to make of it.
"Ch-chocolates, sir. It's for Luffy," Sabo replied.
"See? Isn't he great?" Luffy tackled Sabo again, wrapping his arms around him. The raven haired boy grinned at his grandpa, waiting for a reaction.
"This…" His grandpa started, voice trembling. Sabo had never felt such fear and anticipation before. If he had to describe it, it was like the ride up the roller coaster. You just never know when it's going to go down on you.
"This is wonderful!" Luffy's grandpa shouted, tears streaming down his face.
Sabo blinked a few times. "What?"
"Our Luffy's got a boyfriend! And he's a great guy! We need to celebrate it!" The old man cried, giving both Sabo and Luffy a bone-crushing hug.
…and here Sabo thought Luffy's grandpa would be worse than Ace.
"WHAT?" Ace screeched, appearing from the side. "I fucking-"
Sabo smiled smugly at Ace. "Guess I've got the guardian's approval, eh?"
"No. No, no!" Ace groaned. "The old geezer ain't no guardian!"
"Ehhhh?" Luffy's grandpa pulled a long face, eerily similar to Luffy's own.
"Fuck this!" Ace snapped and stormed back to his room, slamming the door shut.
The old man sighed. "That boy never changes."
Sabo wondered why Ace was so hostile towards his own grandfather. He seemed close to his father, so Sabo thought they were a pretty close family.
"Never mind that boy, the name's Garp. You can call me gramps! Bwahaha!"
Sabo realised he hadn't introduced himself to the old man yet. "I'm Sabo. It's a pleasure to meet you."
He blushed upon realising Luffy's grandpa had already accepted him into the family, allowing Sabo to call him 'gramps'. So, does this mean he has the approval to m-marry Luffy…?
"Sabo, huh. That's a familiar name. Have I met you before?" Garp narrowed his eyes at Sabo.
"I don't think so, sir."
"Stop calling me 'sir', you brat! Call me gramps!" And a fist struck down on Sabo's head. It was certainly more painful than it looked.
"Gramps! Don't hit Sabo!" Luffy huffed, helping to rub the spot on Sabo's head where Garp hit. Luffy's touch was so…soothing, Sabo was somewhat glad that Garp had hit him.
"I'll treat him as if he was my own grandson, so he isn't excluded from the Fist of Love!" Garp announced proudly.
"What, Luffy, you endure this pain on a daily basis?" Sabo couldn't help but pity the brothers. Sure the fist was full of love, but it hurt like shit.
"Well, not on a daily basis. Gramps don't live with us, remember?" Luffy continued petting Sabo's head and Sabo let him do it, because damn it was comfortable.
"Y-yea?" Sabo had to hold back his moan. Shit, Luffy was good at this. "Where does he live?"
"The Holy Land, Machi-, Mejo-, eh, what was it again?"
"Mariejois," Sabo gasped.
"Oh, yea! That. How did you know, Sabo?"
Sabo forced a laugh.
What the fuck? Why was Garp living in Mariejois? This couldn't be happening! There was no way he belonged to that group of shitty-! But if he was, that must mean Luffy also-
Memories of his dark past started flooding his mind.
Study hard, Sabo. Study and make your parents happy.
You must marry the princess, you understand?
Why can't you get anything right? Stop being useless!
Don't blame me. I'm doing this for your own good.
You're meeting the other nobles today. Cover up those ugly bruises.
You stupid boy! That noble has a higher status than us!
You're a defect.
Stop crying, it's annoying!
You're nothing but a boy with a scar now.
We can't use you anymore.
"Sabo…?" The blonde man shuddered when Luffy brushed his locks of hair to the side of his face. Luffy's big round eyes stared into Sabo's, as if looking right through him.
It's okay now, Sabo, that was all in the past. You have Luffy with you now, everything will be…okay.
"I'm fine," Sabo breathed. Despite that, Sabo couldn't shake off the terrible feeling swelling in his chest.
"Hmm…that so?" Luffy pouted, glancing to his grandpa and the back to Sabo.
"I'll be there if you're ready to tell me, just so you know," Luffy whispered in Sabo's ear, soft enough so that Garp wouldn't be able to hear it.
Sabo nodded thankfully to his boyfriend. Seriously, you just can't hide things from this boy.
"Oh, by the way, have you guys had sex yet?" Garp raised his eyebrows, munching on crackers that suddenly appeared when Sabo wasn't looking.
Sabo almost choked as heat rose to his cheeks. Was it a trait of the family to be so blunt?
"FIGHT ME, OLD GEEZER!" Ace screamed as he burst from his room, jumping and crashing onto the seat where Garp once took. Garp got up just in time, dodging his grandson's fierce attack.
"Bwahahaha! You fool! You're a hundred years early to be challenging this old man!"