Hello everyone! Here is the next chapter!
I am so sorry this is so late! I know I said it would be longer, but it's been so long so I decided to just get something out while I work on the better parts
And since the last chapter was so smut heavy, this has none
Hope you enjoy
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Ace was excited, they were at the mall today, just to shop, and as they were walking around, Ace saw something in a shop a bit away and half ran to look at it. When Marco caught up, not running, he hummed. "Ace, no yelling or running." Ace blinked. "Oh yeah, sorry." Marco shook his head. "No issue, just try and remember it, yoi." That was probably his first warning. Ace nodded, he would. They then started to walk around after he had checked the things in the window, and Ace was still excited, but didn't yell out or run around, which he half wanted to.
But then he saw a store a bit away. "I wanna go there, I know you're not too fond of it. Meet back at the regal spot?" Marco nodded. "Sounds good, yoi." Ace then went his way, and as he was walking towards the store, he saw Mika, and it had him move over. "Mika!" Mika turned around, and so did two older people with her. Mika smiled. "Ace! Hi!" Ace smiled, he had never run into them before. "How are you?" He asked, and Mika hummed. "Fine." Then she motioned to the ones with her. "These are my parents, Tiffany and Xander." Ace smiled to them. "Hi." The woman, Tiffany, hummed. "How do you know Mika?" He was about to say they were in the same group, when he noticed the horrified look on Mika's face, and he got it. They didn't know. He smiled. "We're just friends. We have a mutual friend." Tiffany nodded, looking at Mika. "He seems nice, you should ask him out." Ace blinked. Oh, she didn't even know about Trevor? He remembers Mika saying her father knew, but not her mother.
Xander sighed. "Honey, let the poor fella be. We have places to be." Tiffany nodded. "Fine, but you mister," She said, looking at him. "Go on a date with her. She is really nice." Ace smiled. "She is. I need to go now, bye." They all then said bye, Mika giving a thankful look, before Ace went to his store, before he went back to Marco, looking at him. "I met Mika and her parents." Marco nodded. "How did that go? Her mother is… rough, yoi." Ace nodded. "Noticed. Asked me to ask her on a date." Marco chuckled. "She's really gullible, but also very religious. The reason she doesn't know." Made sense. They then continued their shopping, before they went back to the car.
When they were back at the car, Marco moved a hand to his leg. "You did great, Ace." Ace smiled, he liked to hear that, it felt good. They then shared a kiss, before they started the drive home, Ace feeling good about himself.
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Marco sat with Ace at their couch, just enjoying a good and calm weekend, when Marco hummed as he looked at Ace. "Have you ever done anything bad, yoi?" Ace frowned. "Why?" Marco shrugged. "Just curious, yoi. You sometimes have a weird sense of humor." Ace thought for a second, before he seemed to get something. "Oh! I know! Before I got the job I have now, I worked at retail during the Christmas season. This woman comes in and we don't have what she wants, and she loses it, saying I am ruining her Christmas, calls me names, throws things, and such, blaming me."Marco frowned a bit. "That wasn't your fault, yoi." That really wasn't Ace's fault, he didn't do anything wrong.
Ace nodded. "No, but because of the person I am, I did this; She forgot her bags of toys, and this is Christmas, so, instead of waiting 5 minutes until she comes back, or going after her, I take the bags, I take them to lost items, which is now closing, so she doesn't get it back until Boxing day. If you're going to say I am ruining your Christmas, I will do it properly." Marco blinked. "Wow, love that." Ace nodded. "Yes. I can be petty." Marco chuckled. "Apparently, yoi. What did she say?" Ace hummed. "Said I was now properly ruining her Christmas. I just smiled and said 'We can't have unattended bags, Ma'am'. Got so mad, created a huge scene, like a temper tantrum, before she left. I laughed." Marco gave a small laugh himself. That did sound like a fun thing to do, as she probably deserved it.
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Ace was excited as they were heading towards Mia's place to be with the others. When they got in and he sat down, Mika looked at him. "Hi. Thank you so much for not saying anything when you ran into me and my parents." Ace shook his head. "No issue, I got it." Mika nodded. "I noticed, and that made me glad." Shachi hummed. "Will you ever tell her?" Mika shook her head. "I will be disowned. So, no, I will not." Ace nodded. "I get it. I was nervous about telling my brothers, but they got it. At least Sabo, Luffy is not the best at understanding things." Zoro chuckled. "I want to meet him one time, Sabo, he sounds nice. Luffy too, but a bit... airheaded." Ace nodded. "Yes. But I love both so much." Zoro nodded. "And I am not questioning that love, they sound really nice."
They then started to speak about things, when Ace wanted to say something, so he hummed and looked at the others. "Marco asked me if I had done anything bad the other day, and I first thought he asked so he could punish me." Shachi frowned. "He wouldn't do that." Ace nodded. "Yeah, I know, I think, I don't know why I thought that, but I did." Mika smiled. "You're still new, it is a bit normal to think the worst. But I am now curious, have you?" Ace nodded and told the story, making the others sit silently/ for a second, before they burst out laughing. "No!" Started Zoro. "You didn't!" Ace nodded. "I did! I loved it!" Mika laughed. "I love that! Oh my God! Yes! You are now among my favorite people. Please tell me you've done more like that?" Ace hummed, he had a few more that he told, making the others laugh.
Mika then looked at him. "Also, mom went on and on about how you seemed so nice and I should ask you out. Almost said you were gay, which would have made her… well, hate you." Ace nodded. "She is that bad?" Mika nodded. "She is. Unfortunately." Ace felt bad for Mika, needing to keep so many secrets from her mother. They then went back to more happier themes.
They then had some fun talking, before they needed to leave, and when they were on their way home, Marco hummed. "You seemed to have enjoyed yourself today, yoi. You were laughing quite a lot." Ace nodded. "I know, I told them about that woman who said I ruined her Christmas, then I did. They liked it." Marco gave a chuckle. "That was a fun story, yoi." Marco moved a hand to his leg. "I am really glad you're getting along, yoi." Ace nodded. "I am myself." He really was and the others were so nice to him as well, he felt so included there.
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