"Ann! Ann! Wake up! Wake up!" Luffia's been shouting non-stop to wake her eldest sister.

"Luffia..." Ann groans, half-awake after being constantly shouted at. Who wouldn't be? Luffia's not only shouting at Ann to wake up but all jumping up and down on her bed. Ann wishes Luffia to stop waking her up like this and also wishes for Sab to stop sending their hyperactive sister to wake her up.

"But you have to see this! You have to! There's a bunch of news!" Luffia's shouting as if there's an emergency that Ann needs to see. This forced Ann to get up while frowning at her sister who is still jumping up and down on the bed. This makes Ann wonder when her bed will last until Luffia breaks it.

"What is the news?"

"There's two. Sab said to come downstairs." After saying that, Luffia jumped off of the bed before sprinting to the door, leaving the older woman puzzled. Ann is curious as to what the news is.

After getting up and washing her face, Ann looked at the clock. It's 8 AM. A very ungodly hour, at least for her.

Going downstairs, she went to the dining area where she saw Sab and Luffia sitting on their usual seats. Luffia's eating while Sab is sipping her coffee while reading the news.

"Morning." Ann greeted, prompting Sab to look at her older sister. "I don't appreciate being woken up by a jumping hyperactive Luffia. Please don't tell me she drank coffee again." She said after taking her usual place and placed food on her plate.

"I didn't give her one, she stole from my cup." Sab reasoned out. She was busy cooking when Luffia took a sip of Sab's coffee which seems to be enough to make her too energetic in the morning or twice as energetic.

"So, what is this news about? If it's just random shitty stories the tabloids are publishing, I don't want to hear it." The sisters have had enough of hearing shitty articles about their parents. Some are true, some are just exaggerated but most of them are made up stories with a bunch of 'according to our sources'. Yes, as if their sources are anything but credible.

"You're quite right but you might want to take a look at this."

Ann took the newspaper from Sab and looked at the front page. What she saw is a very blurry photo of their dad hugging someone. On the front page, there's a big caption of 'Gol D. Roger, cheating scandal. Divorce in progress'

Ann has to squeeze her eyes to make out of who the woman their dad is hugging. Her face is buried into their dad's chest, making it unclear who the woman is. If there's anything they know about the woman, it's the fact that she's a brunette.

"Wait a minute..." Ann notices the woman's clothes. "Is this...?"

"That's me!" Luffia raised her hand and laughed. "The reporters are so silly. Why would they say dad is cheating? Too stupid."

The twins smiled at Luffia's comment. In the news, it states about Roger cheating on their mom while partying in Rayleigh's house. They even said that Rayleigh is an accomplice and that everyone should expect the official announcement of their divorce.

The tabloids went as far as say that Roger is replacing Rouge with a younger woman. After skimming through the report, Ann remained silent before bursting into laughter.

"HAHAHAHA! I can't believe this!"

"What a way to greet our morning, right?" Sab is chuckling in amusement. This is not the first time that tabloids published articles of their dad cheating on their mom. At first, this made the three of them mad. They can't understand why people have to go through such methods of reporting when there's nothing accurate in it.

After years of reading these kinds of reports, they slowly got used to it and sometimes will just laugh it off. Although there are times that it still pisses them off, this is the way it is. No matter how angry they will get, there's no way these people will stop publishing ridiculous articles.

"How did they get this picture?" Ann asked.

"To be honest, someone took it from afar, zooming in to capture that photo."

"That's an invasion of privacy. I really don't know when they will stop doing shitty things like these."

"Maybe we should adhere to this as a warning. We're no longer children. We can't hide forever." Sab's tone is calm, but her words are heavy. Luffia stopped eating to look at Sab and then to Ann.

Amongst the three, it was Ann who is keen on keeping their identities a secret. It's not like Sab and Luffia loved to be in a spotlight, they've enjoyed the luxury of being away from it for years and as much as possible, they would like to keep it that way, but that may be impossible. It won't be long before their true identities will be exposed. Someone may start digging into their records or get proof of who they are. They'd rather come out to the public themselves than be exposed without their permission and not by their choice.

"I know. I've been thinking about that too. We all have stabilized our careers and maybe we should start preparing to formally change our names to Gol D."

Luffia's been blinking for several seconds at Ann before smiling. It's an improvement that Ann is not terribly opposed to the idea at all.

"You know, I saw a lot of tweets about theories on Gol D. Roger's kids on Twitter. They're hilarious. They even edited Dad and mom's faces."

"Luffia. please don't tell me you've been re-tweeting memes again?" Sab can't help but raise an eyebrow.

In this modern era, it's common for companies to have their own official social media accounts. Even the hospital has one. For them, they are not managing the social media accounts of their companies, they have the PR department for that. Luffia doesn't manage SHI's official social media account, that's Nami's job, thankfully. Had it been handled by Luffia, Straw Hats Incorporated's feed will look like a meme sharing platform.

Since she's not allowed to handle SHI's account, she created her own and got verified on both Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. What she shares are mostly memes and funny videos.

"But it's funny. I just saw it." She shrugged. "Oh, I also saw crappy news about Marco."

"What news was it?" Ann is curious. She doesn't have a social media account, so she does not know what kind of shitty things they are saying about Marco. The occasional browse in sites and TV news is what Ann usually does. Sab's more into reading newspapers.

"Wait, let me find it." Luffia scrolled frantically on her mobile phone, looking for that article. "Aha! Here it is!" She passed the phone to Ann.

Sab stood up from her seat to also read the article with Ann. As soon as they saw the caption, they know that it's a crappy article indeed.

They are reporting about Marco dating a certain actress and there are reports that she's pregnant. The news made Ann frown a little. Especially when that actress was being cryptic on her posts. It is as if she's hinting that the news is true.

"You know that's not the first time someone tried to use Marco's status, right?" Sab said to Ann, making her understand that the news may not be true at all.

"The woman walked in one of the fashion events Papagg hosted. Marco was there, I think? so they said that they hooked up at that time." Luffia said to her sisters.

"How did you know that?"

"I did a research." This baffled the twins. Luffia and word research is not a good combination. Let it be known that Luffia doesn't have the patience to go through lengthy research about something... Well, unless it was interesting for her, she might be able to do it.

"Wait, give it to me, I follow Marco on Instagram and Twitter. Let me check if there's a response." Luffia took back her phone and fiddled on it, seriously scrolling and clicking on something. "Aha! There it is!" She showed Marco's official Twitter account and true, there's an official response.

"With the news that was published, I feel I have to address this personally. I am not dating Ms. Charlotte Angel and we never dated. I hope for the best that the false reports will cease. Thank you."

Reading the response, Ann felt happy. It's not like she believed in those silly reports anyway, it's just that seeing Marco personally responding and clarifying the issue makes her feel better and secured. Any hidden doubts are all gone.

"Ann..." Sab called out. "I know you and Marco are just starting and the situation I am thinking of maybe far off in the future, but you have to think of how to approach a situation like this."

"What do you mean?"

"What I am saying is, sooner or later, someone from the media will know that you guys are dating. This will inevitably let your relationship become public knowledge."

Ann fell silent, thinking of what Sab just brought up. She did not forget that Marco is a celebrity and never did she forget that their relationship might be leaked to the tabloids despite them being careful of being seen.

"That's what I am afraid of."

"You might want to bring it up to Marco one of these days. I am sure he will think of something to keep your relationship become public. Unlike him, you're not used to the life of a celebrity."

"I am not afraid for myself." She admitted. "I am more afraid that if our relationship gets into public knowledge, it might damage Marco's reputation. You know how these crazy tabloids are. What if they think that I am not enough for Marco? What if they start attacking him and say mean things about him because of me? I don't want to besmirch his reputation and his family's."

Sab can't help but smile at her twin sister. Ann is selfless, but sometimes, she is just not confident of herself.

"That's stupid. Marco likes you and that's what matters. If other people don't like your relationship, Marco's not dumb to let it bother him anyway." Luffia voiced out her opinion. "Besides, you're great!"

"Luffia's right. You will not be damaging his reputation. Other people can just fuck off."

Getting support from her sisters is enough for Ann to smile. She may still have doubts about the future, but as long as her sisters are by her side, Ann believes she can get through anything.

"AH!" Luffia's shout broke the serious atmosphere of the conversation. "I forgot."

"What did you forget?" Ann asks.

"If your relationship gets published, Dad will know. That might be a problem."

Ann almost forgot about that. She has to find a way how to tell her dad about Marco. It would be bad if Roger finds out through tabloids that his precious daughter is dating. Headlines of the news might be something about Roger committing murder.

"You have to tell him before he kills Marco."

"Luffia! Stop jinxing!"

"Shishishi! Oh, Grandpa too! Can a person die twice?"

"LUFFIA!"

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Marco woke up at 6 AM, as usual, to work out and get ready to work. He likes to wake up early in the morning to run around the area. Although that might not be the case today because as soon as he opens his phone, he's surprised to see a lot of messages from Izou, Thatch, his other siblings, and even from PR director, Whitey Bay.

Since there are a lot of messages, Marco decided to read it while drinking coffee. As soon as he was done making coffee for himself, he starts reading the messages starting from Izou's.

It was a message that tells him to read the news about him dating.

The first thing Marco thought was Ann. Did their relationship got leaked to the tabloids? How is that even possible? Marco is being extra careful when they go out, ensuring that no one is following him at all.

As soon as he opened the link that Izou sent, Marco instantly groaned. Pinching the bridge of his nose, he prepares himself for the headache that he's about to read. The headline itself is a dead giveaway of what the news is all about.

He's right though. Everything written in the article is nothing but bullshit. In normal circumstances, he would just laugh it off and let Whitey Bay handle the media herself, but this time is different. He's more worried about Ann seeing the news itself.

He's worried about what she will think about this piece of news. He closed the article he was reading and decided to look at other messages.

Thatch spammed his inbox with a lot of questions. It's just him ranting about why Marco did not tell them that he's dating someone, or that he's going to be a father... It just adds to Marco's headache. Instead of replying to every single question Thatch sent, Marco sent a very simple: I am not dating her.

Other messages he received is from the group chat with all his siblings. 200+ messages. How is Marco supposed to read all through that? There's no way he will.

Lastly, with Whitey Bay's message, she said:

"The news is fishy and I know your taste is better than that woman. Just tell me how you want to handle it."

Marco started typing a reply to her stating: "I will handle it myself. Thanks."

After sending that reply, Marco immediately opened his official Twitter account. He's never fond of using social media. He's just required to create an account for himself as part of promotions. His Instagram is mostly about company activities or family gatherings. He doesn't post anything about his past relationships at all.

After sending his personal response via his account, he placed his phone down and finished his coffee. This is not the first time that this issue happened, but seriously, how many times has this been? Far too many times that he lost count.

Looking at the clock, it's still very early for him to call Ann. As much as possible, he does not want to bother her sleep schedule only for something like this. So, he decided to call her before lunch.

As soon as Marco arrived in the office building, he saw a lot of reporters camping in front of the main entrance, the same with the back entrance, which leaves Marco no choice but to face them.

The security personnel in the office building are trying their best to contain the persistence of the reporters.

Marco sighed again. After sending that clear message, they still don't get it?

Without a choice, he decided to face the reports and told them: "If all of you are going to ask the same question, please let this be my answer, to you. I've never dated her at all. So any claims in the reports are not true. I would have thought that what I sent in my social media account is enough, apparently not, yoi." He said sarcastically.

The reporters were shocked to see Marco frowning at them. Before they could react, Marco walked inside the building which left them stupefied at the entrance.

Marco is always nice when it comes to interviews despite it being an impromptu. He is always calm and accomodating even when the questions are quite intrusive. All questions are answered eloquently or rather, he always has a way to divert the topic without snapping at the reporters.

But right now, this is the first time they heard Marco snapped at them like this. He must have been so pissed at the news. Whatever he read in the articles, something must have triggered for him to be this mad.

Walking towards the elevator, no employees dared to get in his way or greet him good morning. They just slightly bowed at him.

"Marco!" A familiar voice called out to him making Marco stop for a bit to see Izou walking towards him. "I approved of how you handled those reporters. " she said before walking beside Marco towards the elevator.

"They are getting out of hand, yoi."

"Hey, wait for me!" Another familiar voice shouted at the two of them. As they turn around, they saw Thatch running towards them. "Hey, Marco! Saw what you did there, buddy! Didn't think you would snap like that. You should have seen those reporters' faces. They didn't know what hit them!" Thatch ranted while wrapping his right arm over Marco's shoulder. He's too lively for Marco's mood right now. "Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed?"

"They've been abusing their capabilities to say whatever they want. People need to stop using me as a money bag for their articles, yoi." Marco is aware that the tabloids are using his fame to get the attention of the readers. When one of the most eligible and richest bachelors in town is in the news, people will be interested, especially women. Adding another celebrity name in the equation and they'd get more readers. The more, the better.

"Charlotte Angel. Is she one of Big Mom's children?" Thatch curiously asked when they were inside the elevator. There's just the three of them, so talking inside is not a problem at all.

"Yes. I can't remember how many times she asked Pops to arrange Marco to marry one of her daughters. Something about alliance and whatnot." Izou shook her head in disbelief and disgust. Not that she has anything against Big Mom's children, it's just that she never likes the idea of having anyone from Big Mom's side to get into their family. It feels as if they have a spy in their midst.

"I never even interacted with her. How come they concluded that we dated when we just happen to be at the same place at the same time?"

"Maybe it's time for you to date. That way, you can just tell the reporters that you are dating someone and they'd leave you alone." The suggestion that came from Thatch just made Marco sigh. Not because he is exasperated at his siblings insisting he should start dating, but rather, it just made him worry about Ann. He has not called her yet to explain the whole situation. So, bringing up the idea of publicly announcing their relationship is not a good idea. Their families are not even aware of their relationship, except Sab and Luffia.

"You should stop being married to work. Pops told you several times to take a vacation for a few days, you just never listen. Maybe it's time for you to unwind and maybe meet someone along the way." Izou's trying to convince Marco, and it is not a bad proposition - minus the latter part as he doesn't need to meet anyone else when he's dating Ann.

"I'll think about it, yoi." He said.

For the next few hours, Marco kept himself busy with work. When it was 10 AM, he figured it's okay to call Ann now. She'd definitely awake at this time and probably in her office.

Deciding to take a break, he immediately dialed her number which was pick up after a few rings.

"Marco. Hi!" Her voice is very cheerful, making Marco smile. It soothes to hear her voice again - even though that sounds cheesy.

"Hey, Ann. You're not busy, are you, yoi?"

"Me? Of course not! Why?"

"I'd like to meet up, but I figured that would be too risky given the situation, so, I'll just have to say this over the phone." He started, hoping to get a few questions on his way, but its silence is what he received. "Ann?" He called out.

"You're not breaking up with me, are you?"

"What? No! Why would you think that?"

"Oh, I thought you will. Your tone is kind of scary."

It must be about Marco's current mood.

"Ann, no. I am not breaking up with you, yoi. I am not that stupid to do that."

"Good, because you won't get rid of me that easily." The two of them can't help but chuckle. At least the tension has subsided.

"Anyway, what I wanted to tell you about is the false reports going around Grandline right now."

"You mean, the reports about you dating an actress-model who is reportedly pregnant with your child?"

"You've read it?"

"Yes. Luffia woke me up, jumping up and down on my bed just so I can see the news. I wish she would stop stealing Sab's coffee." Ann sounds annoyed at the memory of a hyperactive Luffia so early in the morning. This makes Marco smile, but there's more time to talk about stuff like that. They have a pressing matter to talk about.

"I wanted you to know that it's not real and everything they reported are fake, yoi."

"You don't have to worry about me believing the shitty reports they published. And Luffia showed me your response to the news." After hearing those words, Marco can finally breathe in relief.

"I am glad it did not bother you."

"Don't worry, the news did not, but there's something that's bothering me and I feel like I should bring it up to you personally." Her tone changed a bit, she sounds hesitant and doubtful.

"You're not breaking up with me, are you?" Marco jokes, throwing the same line she did a few moments ago. She snorted and laughed a little before answering.

"I am not stupid enough to do that. But as I was saying, there are a few things we need to talk about personally. It's not urgent, okay? It's isn't a big deal if we postpone it until we can talk in person."

"Alright. There are a few things I'd like to discuss with you as well. Since both of us will have a lot of discussion with each other, I wonder if it's possible to go out of town for a few days, yoi?" Marco's been thinking of getting that offered vacation. If he's going to take vacation leave, he might as well have someone to accompany him.

"I'd love to! When? Where?" She sounds excited, which is a good thing.

"Hmm, when will you be available? I was thinking of 4 or 5 days of a vacation somewhere. Any place that is away from reporters."

"I have a great place in mind. I'll ask Luffia if she can lend us Sunny Islands for a few days and will let you know."

"No problem. I'll talk to you later, bye, yoi. Take care."

"You too, bye!"

The phone call ended with Marco smiling. He's in a better mood now.

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Looking at the headline in the newspaper, Rouge can't help but sigh. She would have thought that people will stop their baseless accusations about her husband cheating.

Their reports are ridiculous. One of the reports before was about Roger dumping Rouge for Shakky. They are just making up things.

When Roger saw the news, he frowned at it, not amused at what he's seeing.

"How the fuck did they get this picture?" He asked his wife while they are eating breakfast. Gone is the usual goofy face and was replaced by a frowning one. He does not like what he's seeing.

Roger does not usually curse in front of his wife, this is something he rarely does and when he does, it means he is really pissed off.

"Honey. you have to stay calm. This situation is out of our control."

"It is but I can't help but feel mad. What if they have identified Luffia in this picture? Wouldn't that have exposed her identity? And it will inevitably expose Ann and Sab's too!" He said in an angry tone. Naturally, if that happened, tabloids will have a feast that someone of Luffia's standing was labeled as Roger's mistress. The false and exaggerated reports will be all over Grandline.

If they remained silent, they will continuously attack Luffia and if they said that she is their daughter, that would expose their true identities. It will be a fiasco none have seen before. It will be a fucking mess.

"Let's be thankful that it did not happen. Roger, our daughters are adults. Sooner or later, they will have to leave their anonymous identities. What we can do is prepare them for it."

Roger nodded, trying not to be mad and reckless again. Aside from the fiasco of what being a public figure will bring, Roger is more afraid of what his enemies lurking the shadows will do to his daughters. It's enough that one kidnapping incident happened when Luffia was just a child. He will never forgive himself for endangering his daughter and neither will he do the same to whoever dared to harm them.

He will do everything he can to protect them and if that means he must be brutal, he will be happy to do so. For his family, he will resort to killing anyone.

Later that morning, when Rouge and Roger arrived in Oro Jackson building, they were bombarded with reporters camping in front of the entrance. They walked side by side, holding hands.

"Roger! Rouge! What can you say about the reports of divorce? And who is the woman in the picture?"

"Is it true that she is your mistress?"

"How will your assets be divided when you divorce?"

So many questions were thrown at them all at once, making the couple irritated. They stopped in front of the entrance to face the reporters.

"The woman in the picture is our youngest child. Take your fake reports off because they are nonsense." Rouge stated before dragging Roger inside before he will curse the reporters. Good thing he did not resist at all. Rouge does not want to perform a tug of war in front of the reporters or to become a shield should Roger go on a rampage and kick all of them our - literally.

After the statement, there were reports published again. Roger and Rouge's youngest child - revealed. That was the caption.

For more than two decades, the couple kept quiet about the identities and gender of their children. No matter how many times the reporters asked them or their close friends, no one revealed the gender or names at all. The identities of their children were kept a secret.

Only today, the reporters managed to get a piece of information. The youngest child is a woman - a daughter. They found another piece of information to use when there's a chance to interview the couple, but that's not likely to happen anytime soon, especially when Roger and Rouge released a statement online via their official social media accounts that they were not happy with the reports at all and no interviews will be provided until further notice.

Suffice to say, they canceled all their TV show appearances, much to the dismay of media and entertainment companies. They have no right to demand anything from the two for canceling their appearances as those were not paid at all. If the two were paid to appear on TV, they've asked the companies to donate them to charity instead.

Another lesson learned - do not piss Roger off.

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OMAKE:

Roger having a nightmare.

ANN: Dad, I am married.

ROGER: Uh, ah, w-w-what? M-married? WHY?!

ANN: We love each other that's why we got married.

ROGER: *On the verge of fainting* Who is the fucker who dared?!

SAB: Dad, I am engaged.

ROGER: *On the verge of tears, trembling from anger and mixed emotions* No. No. NO! WHY?! Get that motherfucker here so I will rip him to pieces!

SAB: I love him and he loves me. We will be married soon.

ROGER: *Looking for Luffia to make sure she will not be saying the same shit he is hearing* Where's Luffia? Where is my dear Luffia?!

SAB: *Gives a letter to Roger to read*

The Letter: Hi Daddy! Luffia here! I eloped! Isn't that great? I'll be with him for quite some time. This will be our 1st honeymoon! We will have 2nd and probably 3rd. Bye-bye! Love, Luffia.

ROGER: *Ripped the letter from his hands and fainted*

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AN: We are halfway through the story. Probably 40-45%? Anyways, let me know what you think! If you have any ideas of Omakes, please let me know! I am welcome to ideas and I might add them.