They Don't Know About Us
Author's Note: Hey everyone and welcome back to They Don't Know About Us! I do hope that you are enjoying this fic! Thank you all for all the comments and kudos! They really do mean a lot! So, I'm planning on rewriting this/revising it and taking out a few things I don't like anymore and fixing errors I've come across. Just a random thing I'm going to do. Just a thought that has been on my mind because I'm getting angry with my own fic. Well, I think I'm going to do it. I just keep thinking about doing it.
Trigger Warning Towards the end of the chapter! There are mentions of pregnancy loss and miscarriage! It doesn't happen but it is talked about so be warned!
So, I've been thinking about doing a rewrite of this and taking out certain things I no longer like about this fic or no longer want to work with. I don't know yet. We'll see. I do know I at least need to go through and revise this one.
Anyway, on with the fic!
Chapter Warnings: Canon Violence, Mentioned Pregnancy Loss and Miscarriage
Chapter Thirty-Three: New Divide (Linkin Park)
Chapter Summary: As the confrontation between Teach and Ace starts, Shanks reveals a secret that he had been holding onto for five years. The others face off against the Blackbeard Pirates as they try to get to Shanks and Ace. Sengoku and the Marines make their move.
Ace was in complete shock as he stared up at Shanks. Seeing that defiant glare on his face. The snarl. Everything about him had changed within seconds. He almost didn't want to believe the words that were coming from his Omega father's mouth. It couldn't be true. He would know. Wouldn't he? There was no way in hell that Shanks managed to hide that from them. But with the look on his face, it was far from anything that he had seen before. There was pain in his eyes. Anger. Even with how exhausted he was. The way he trembled. He was placing himself as a shield between him and Teach.
"Mom…" Ace whispered. Every moment from before came to mind. Shanks telling them that it was nothing but a scare and his heat would start soon. Mihawk's words to him when he was supposed to be on bed rest. Mihawk had practically told him that he didn't want him to lose his child the same way that Shanks had. Ace shook his head. Wishing with every part of him that it was the farthest thing from the truth.
He remembered that day. It felt like it had been so long ago when it had happened. Luffy and Ace had ended up in a confrontation with another group of pirates who decided they wanted to get handsy with him. Shanks and the officers of the Red Hair Pirates had intervened in it. It still felt like just a dream to him now.
Ace snarled as he felt the hand grab at his ass. He turned, swinging almost blindly at the pirate that was standing behind him. The Alpha smirking as he muttered, "It was just a feel. No need to get so angry."
"Don't touch me." Ace hissed, arm curling tighter around the bag of supplies that he had gotten. "Best get away from me before someone gets hurt."
"Come on now." The Alpha practically purred. "What's a beautiful creature such as yourself doing in a place like this?"
Ace swatted at the hand that landed on his hip. He growled as it curled around his belt loops, pulling him forward and causing him to drop everything in his hands just to make sure he didn't stumble on his own feet. "He said leave him alone!" Luffy snapped the second he realized what was going on.
The Alpha's other hand and moved to grab at the curve of his ass again. Ace growled, trying to push the pirate off of him. "Let me go, bastard!" He exclaimed.
"Ditch the punk and come with us." The pirate stated. "You wouldn't want to get hurt, would you?"
Ace paused as he heard the click and the barrel of a gun being pushed into the back of his head. "Comply and we won't hurt the pipsqueak."
"You bastards!" Luffy screamed.
Ace put his hands up, glaring at the guy ahead of him. "You're making a huge mistake."
The Alpha chuckled. "If we want to kill the brat and take you… we will." He stated. "No mistake about it. We're pirates. We just take what we want."
"Not all pirates." Ace growled. "People like you give pirates a bad name."
The Alpha snorted. "What does it mean to you?"
"To be free." Ace instantly said. "I belong to no one." He hissed, throwing his arm back and hitting the man behind him in the face. The gun went off in the man's hands, thankfully not hitting him before arms were back around his torso and pinning his arms to the side.
"Ace!" Luffy screamed.
"I'm okay, Luffy! Just go!" Ace screamed.
"Not without you!" Luffy fought back.
"Just get the hell out of here!" Ace shouted as he was being pulled away. He kicked, managing to hit a few of the men away from him but he was unable to knock off the guy behind him.
"What's going on here?" Ace completely froze the second he heard that tone of voice coming from Shanks. His eyes sharp and fixated on the man that had been harassing him.
"Boss, do you know who that is?" The man holding onto Ace questioned.
The Alpha tsked. "Who cares. We have what we want. Let's get out of here." He stated.
"I'm sorry, but I can't let you just waltz away with my apprentice." Shanks stated, taking a few steps forward. The man's grip who was holding onto Ace loosened, just enough that Ace could get himself away.
"You should listen to him." The man stated. "That's Red-Haired Shanks, the yonko."
The Alpha laughed. "Oh, just another one of those Omegas who think they can be something great." Ace snarled, glaring at the Alpha. How dare he say something about Shanks? Especially in his presence. "Omegas who think they mean something in this world."
Ace swung before he could even blink. A fist slamming into the Alpha's nose. Everything started happening to quickly from him to register after that. All he knew was he was getting pulled away in a snarl of words or swinging arms.
He only stopped the second he heard the gunshot. Blinking as he noticed the Alpha standing in front of Shanks was falling to the ground in a heap. The others running off before he could even utter a word. The look on Shanks' face was one that he had never seen before. It was quickly masked, the Omega Captain turning to whisper something to Benn. He had watched Benn's entire demeanor change in seconds, muttering something back to him. Ace couldn't hear a word of the exchange. His eyes locked to the fact that suddenly, he could see tears in Shanks' eyes.
"Let's get you two back to the ship." Hongo stated, pulling Ace along.
Ace's eyes were glued to Shanks' face. He didn't understand why he had that look. He didn't even move. Just standing there with a blank expression, tears in his eyes, as Ace and Luffy were being pulled away and towards the docks.
"Mom…" Ace tried again. "It was that day…" Shanks had acted strangely following that day. A few weeks later when Luffy mentioned Shanks' heat didn't hit on time, he had told them he had simply had a pregnancy scare and his heat had came late. That it would be coming soon enough. That he had just been under a lot of stress and it had effected his cycle. Ace should have known it was a lie. Just like he knew Shanks shouldn't have been in heat now. It was almost like clockwork how his body seemed to work. Now, it was all making sense. While he didn't see what happened, he now understood why Shanks' face had looked so blank.
Shanks didn't look back at him, keeping the sharp glare leveled on Teach. "You will never know what it truly means." Shanks hissed. "This obsession you have. You are so obsessed with the idea that you would kill an innocent life without a second thought. You'll have to kill me if you want to get to him."
Teach smirked, the cackling that followed as he shook his head. "A parent's biggest weakness. Their children." The Alpha stated. "You want me to believe that the great Red-Haired Shanks lost a child, and no one even knew."
"No one knew about the two I have now." Shanks stated. "At least, only a handful knew about their existence. It wasn't easy but I managed. You have been dead set on killing them both for a while now, and I won't let that happen. I won't let anything happen to them."
X
The hairs on the back of her neck stood erect. Her haki warning of her impending danger. Rouge hissed as she jumped out of the way. The ground cracking and splintering from where she was standing before. With the usage of her haki, she located where the bullet had originated from, a glare fixated on it. "I kind of wish I brought Yasopp along with me." The Omega muttered as she coated her blade in haki, pushing herself up and jumping into the air. Grabbing onto the nearby tree branch and flipping herself onto it.
She paused as she picked up three more haki signatures not far from where her opponent was. She recognized them all immediately. A smirk came to her face as she tapped into her Omega instincts. Letting the addition boost run through her system. Nothing was going to stop her now.
Her opponent revealed themselves. Van Angur standing there with his gun in hand. "I'm surprised you managed to get out of the way."
"You don't know who you're talking to." Rouge replied. Without a second thought, she launched herself off of the branch, haki embedded in her blade. Angur only seemed to blink as she got up to him. Blade at his neck within seconds. "You might be a good marksman, but I have speed on my side. Just try and hit me."
She was barely able to get out of the way as a bullet flew past her head. She flipped herself again, using the same momentum to jump, her heel slamming into the side of Angur's face. The power that she had behind it sent Angur off of his stoop. As she landed back on her own feet, she stumbled slightly. Managing to recatch her footing. Angur landed back on his own, gun leveled on her and hitting the trigger. Rouge moved out of the way again. A growl escaping from her throat.
She did not have time for this.
She tossed her sword in front of her, letting it spin with the use of her haki as Angur's bullets came at her. She could hear the bullets ricocheting off of the blade but none of them managing to break through. When they finally stopped, she let her blade stop spinning, catching it by the grip. She took her moment, lunging forward and piercing the blade straight through Angur's stomach.
"Get out of my way. I'm not here for you."
X
Sabo stopped in his tracks, a growl leaving his throat as Koala and Hack stopped behind him. A few of the lingering Whitebeard Pirates and Red Hair Pirates along with him. Standing before him on the back of his horse was who he recognized as Doc Q. His large scythe balanced over his shoulder.
"We don't have time for this." Sabo hissed.
"Well, ain't it the Second in Command of the Revolutionary Army." Doc Q stated, a smirk on his sickly face as he swung his scythe around, placing it back on his shoulder. "I will have fun slicing you up."
"And I'll have fun bashing your head in." Sabo growled. "Where is Shanks-san?!"
Doc Q chuckled. "Probably getting claimed right about now."
Sabo narrowed his eyes, feeling the flow of energy starting to course through his veins. The way that itch came next as his fingertips started to hurt. His eyes stinging. "You and your entire crew are disgusting."
Doc Q chuckled. "A body's desires are always a funny thing. I supplied him with a nice little bond breaker. Which you probably already know about." Sabo narrowed his gaze on the other, choosing not to say anything instead, "I had added a nice additional aphroditic to everything that went his way. It would be a miracle if he could even think straight. I respect my Captain, but he's so blinded by his obsession to Red-Hair, he never realized he was being played. I had to settle that right away."
Sabo's hand tightened on his pipe as Koala's hand reached out and settled on his arm. "He's trying to rile you up, Sabo." She muttered.
"Well, it's working because I want to bash his face in." Sabo hissed.
"You have to get through me to get to them." Doc Q continued, "Take your pick."
X
Shanks wasn't even sure how he was managing to stay on his feet. He couldn't see straight. His mind was swimming. He somehow managed to keep himself up right. Hell, he was positive that the only reason he couldn't feel anything anymore was pure adrenaline and instincts. Everything in him screaming to get Ace out of this situation. To hell with whatever happened to him. Ace was getting out of here. Him and his pup were getting out of here. Even if it killed Shanks.
He could see feel the rumbling on the ground. Whitebeard was somewhere on the island or close to it. That was good for them. Teach would be backed into a corner. Maybe, if he could stall it long enough, they wouldn't have to engage in a fight. Teach still had severe injuries from Marineford as well as the additional ones now inflicted from Ace during his escape. It had surprised Shanks that Ace ran. That he had gotten an opening and rushed them away. It was always a concern he had watching Ace grow up. It was something that he had seen come directly from Roger. His inability to back down and run from a fight. His adrenaline pumping through his system so hard that everything else around him didn't even exist. Ace had learned from his capture to his rescue. Shanks could be thankful for that.
Now, he just had to make sure they got out of this. Even if it meant spilling his most kept secret. He never truly wanted to hide it, but he didn't want his children to feel any sort of guilt over the situation. Shanks had reacted before he could even think back then. It was a maternal instinct flaring and demanding that he protects his children. He would never ignore it. If that instinct was showing its head, it was better to heed the warning.
Teach's guard was down now. At least from what he could tell. It was like watching a switch flip the second the words had came from his mouth. He hadn't even meant for it to. He had so much anger flowing through him from hearing Teach threaten Ace that it had bubbled over.
"You will never know true pain, Teach." Shanks growled. "Physical injuries only cause so much before you get so used to them. Losing a child is something else entirely."
Teach cackled in response, holding a hand out with the black smoke appearing over his palm. "Your instincts are getting the best of you."
"I'm a parent first. Pirate second." Shanks replied. He felt the tug against his torso that he had felt at Marineford as his feet lifted off of the ground. He could hear Ace yelling out for him. The shocked exclamation. Teach's hand landed on his shoulder. Thumb digging into his collarbone. The pheromones reached his nose, trying to get him to submit. A part of him wanted to. Just let go and let anything happen. He refused to let that happen. This was no ordinary heat he was going through, and he was sure of it. He had been through plenty to know that he shouldn't desire like that. Though, he wasn't entirely sure if it was Teach's doing. He wanted everything to be willing. He wanted Shanks and Ace to side with him on their own decision. Unless if Teach was lying through his teeth, which he has shown that he was excellent at, it wouldn't be something that he would do.
Honestly, at this point, it was hard to tell. He wasn't even sure if he was actually thinking completely straight anymore. He knew his instincts were flying all over the radar.
"Get your hands off of me." Shanks snapped, bringing his knee up and slamming it into Teach's face. Hearing the crack underneath it as Teach dropped him to the ground. Shanks heaved, trying to push the fatigue he was feeling to the side. He turned, pushing himself up, coating his fist in haki before he was slamming it into the Alpha's jaw. Teach stumbled on his feet, cradling his jaw as he regained his footing. Shanks didn't think of grabbing a knife or sword from Ace. Leaving him with just his bare hands to fight. Normally, this would be nothing to him, but his body was completely exhausted at this point.
Shanks stumbled back, landing on his bottom as he heaved. His mind was swimming from the sudden movements. Black dots dancing over his vision. He slumped to the ground. His face hitting the dirt as he fell to his side. His eyes fluttering as he felt like sleep was trying to take him over. He didn't have enough strength left to move. No matter how much he tried to will himself to move.
"I will do whatever I want." Teach cackled.
Shanks couldn't move out of the way in time before Teach was reaching down, grabbing him by his hair and trying to pull him back to his feet. "Leave him alone, Teach!" Ace shouted. Shanks could hear how much anger was behind those words. The hairs were standing on the back of Shanks' neck again before he felt pain erupting through his abdomen. The air catching in his throat.
Teach was smirking at him, a sadistic grin on his face as he muttered, "If I can't have you, no one can, Shanks."
Shanks' hair was let go as he looked down, seeing the knife sticking out of his abdomen. The blood pooling around it.
How did I let this happen? Shanks thought to himself.
He looked up to Teach, coughing slightly as he felt the blood coming up his throat. The Alpha was smiling at him, leaning forward, and pressing a kiss against his lips. "Just rest your eyes, Shanks."
"MOM!" Was the last thing he heard before he was slumping to the ground, his eyes closing from being unable to keep them open any longer.
X
Buggy was frozen in his place. He couldn't get himself to move as he heard Shanks' words. His eyes settling on their forms. Shanks was doing everything in what power he had left to use himself as a human shield between Teach and Ace. A part of him wanted to run forward and pull Ace and Shanks out of harms way, the other wanted to run in the opposite direction. It was what Shanks had said that had him frozen. It was a fear that Shanks had told him about before.
Shanks had lost a child? Even at yonko status? Being one of the strongest on the seas? Being the strongest known Omega on the sea? There was so much hurt going through his voice. Buggy knew that voice anywhere. Shanks wasn't lying. It wasn't just some bluff to throw Teach off balance. He was running strictly off of pure adrenaline.
Ace appeared to be just as stunned as him. It didn't surprise him that Shanks would hide that from everyone. He couldn't ever imagine the pain. He hadn't given much thought in the past of what it would be like to have children. The only person he had ever loved enough was the same red head fighting to protect his child now. Even if he was on the losing end. Shanks wasn't thinking clearly. Buggy knew that much. Shanks should know that at the moment, he was no match for Teach. Not with all the heat pheromones lingering in the air. The way that he was holding his abdomen and grimacing. Buggy had seen enough of his heats to know that this one was far worse than any of them he had in the past. Shanks should not be in this fight.
It was like hearing about what happened to Ace.
His inability to run from a fight. Just like he had seen with Roger. Shanks had never shown that before. He was willing to fight if he needed to. Preferring to stay out of it if it was a possibility. There was no possibility here. Teach was making it obvious that nothing would stop him from capturing Shanks and Ace. It made his stomach turn.
Why couldn't he run forward? This was his chance to get them out of here. He knew he couldn't take on Teach. Not with that power that he had. He had always believed that Alpha to be a monster and Teach was only proving him right with each action he took.
The marks on his wrist burned. They were the same ones that Shanks had pierced his skin with when they were just children. When they had sworn to each other to always be there for each other. How could he be so blind? That he would allow something so small take this from him? Shanks had been his only friend back then. A sworn brotherhood. Sure, he had gained feelings. He had fallen in love. How couldn't he? Shanks had shown time and time again that he put the welfare of others ahead of himself. That he had a heart of gold. He couldn't even repay him for staying behind with him from going to Laugh Tale. He couldn't repay anything. Not if he couldn't move. Some Alpha he was.
Even Ace was showing more courage than he was. Pregnant and just coming out of a war for his life. Willing to give everything to bring his Omega father home. Shanks was fighting – could it be called fighting? He was stumbling and barely managing to stay on his feet – to keep Teach away from Ace.
There was a thought that ran through his head. He didn't want to lose Shanks again. They had gone so long without even speaking. The first time they had seen each other since Loguetown was Marineford. Shanks was his nakama rather they were on the same crew. His brother. His friend. He had to do something. Ace was his friend. Ace would have known who he was the second he had seen him on his ship. Just out of the blue showing up and having a party with him. He should have connected the dots then. Seeing just how much Ace and Shanks were similar to each other. Ace was just like Shanks, only differing in some ways. Hell, the more he thought about it, he saw it with Luffy. He had met both of Shanks' children and never even knew it. A part of him wanted to defend them until the time.
He was meant to have Shanks in his life. It was never supposed to be love like one would have with a lover. He was meant to be his brother. Buggy loved Shanks, but he wasn't in love with him. Their kiss proved as much. He thought that maybe if he had done it, that he would get the answer he was looking for. That he would figure out this feeling that he had. Buggy didn't want to be romantically involved with him, but he wanted to involved in his life. Roger had seen it. He knew that. While Roger never explicitly said anything to him about it. Rethinking their conversation from back then. Roger was telling him not to give this up.
What would Roger think if he saw him now? Frozen and unable to move as Shanks and Ace were in danger. They were outmatched.
C'mon feet. Move. We need to do this.
He felt his blood boiling. Hearing Teach speak in such a manner towards Shanks. This was far worse. Teach would never stop. This had to be ended today. Shanks knew as much if he was willing to put everything on the line like this. He should be able too as well. He had learned so much from Roger and the Roger Pirates. Roger would move without a thought.
The air caught in his throat as Shanks suddenly stopped moving. Hearing Teach say that no one else could have him. He heard Ace's frightened shout. Shanks dropped to the ground. Eyes closed. The first thing Buggy saw was red. His body reacting before he could even blink. He didn't even know how he managed to knock Teach back. Pushing the Alpha away from Shanks, snarling as he now stood with Shanks laying on the ground behind him. Knives in his hand as he bared his teeth.
"I won't let you touch him." Buggy growled.
"That bitch will bleed out before you have a chance to get him away." Teach replied.
"He's too damn stubborn to let that happen." Buggy retorted. He could hear the shuffle behind him, hearing Ace calling out for Shanks again. Buggy kept his attention locked to Teach. "You'll have to kill me if you want to get to him again. Either of them."
X
Taking up to the skies had worked more in Marco's favor than he had thought. He could see the fighting already starting. Mihawk was battling it out at the shoreline by the sunken ship of the Blackbeard Pirates. He had caught sight of Rouge, Luffy, and Sabo also entering into their own battles.
Despite having a clear view of the island, he hadn't spotted Ace or Shanks yet. Or even Teach. It was mildly infuriating because of the risk that he knew that this situation held. They had to be able to find them quickly. Not with an impending heat. Sure, he wasn't an Omega, and he didn't completely understand but he had witnessed enough of them that he had a pretty good idea. On top of it all, Ace was also pregnant and in a situation with Teach again.
He had a bad feeling coursing through him. Something was wrong. Really wrong. He paused as he landed on a nearby roof. Feeling the agony that was hitting him in waves. It wasn't something that he was feeling.
"Ace." He whispered.
It was the only solid conclusion he could come to. He jumped back up, flapping his wings to get momentum back in the air. He took off again, this time heading more towards the middle of the island. Ignoring everything around him.
He couldn't place how he knew it was Ace, but whatever it was, it was screaming out.
He could feel the haki now. It was Ace's signature. One he would recognize no matter how far away he was. He could feel his own anxiety starting to spike. This wasn't something that he was used to feeling from Ace. All the possibilities running through his mind of what could have happened. What had happened.
"You better be okay."
X
Luffy's body was screaming at him. No matter what they did, Burgess seemed to be able to get into their way. Working to stop them from advancing. He could see the toll Zoro had on himself. Still recovering from all of his injuries. Sanji wasn't fairing much better, looking exhausted. Burgess was still on his rampage. Throwing anything and everything at them. They were mostly working defensively. Each chance that they had to strike; the other pirate would throw yet another object at them.
"How many more things can he find to fucking throw?!" Sanji exclaimed, huffing as he landed back down on the ground next to Luffy.
"It's pissing me off." Luffy hissed.
"Even more reason just to slice this bastard up." Zoro stated through the grip in his mouth. "Captain, why don't you try to pass us while we distract him?"
Luffy hummed with a nod. The Alpha paused as a shudder went down his spine. The familiar haki signature reaching him. Those around him froze as well. "What the hell?" He heard someone whisper, he wasn't even sure who it was at this point. He was focusing on the fact that he knew that haki.
"Ace…" Luffy whispered. "Something's wrong."
X
Even at their standstill, Mihawk glared at Shiryu. He had to admit, Shiryu was managing to hold him back. Mihawk growled as he put more of his haki into Yoru, bringing back his sword enough before he was slashing again. Hitting the blade in the other Alpha's hands. A smirk came to his face as he watched Shiryu's sword crack underneath the pressure before it shattered completely and Yoru came down on his torso.
Mihawk pulled back, kicking out his foot and sending Shiryu into the water. He didn't even think twice before he was turning and rushing off towards the inner part of the island. He could hear the fighting going on. Whitebeard's power as he advanced. So much was going on but the only thing that Mihawk could focus on was getting to Ace and Shanks. He had spent too much time facing off against Shiryu. The other Alpha had known just what to do to get Mihawk to react, which was fine, there were plenty of people here that someone had to have reached wherever Shanks was by now.
Mihawk placed Yoru back on his back, gaining speed with each passing second as he rushed through the forest. This island was a small one. Small enough that Mihawk should be able to get to Shanks and Ace quick enough as long as if he didn't run into another issue.
He couldn't place why he suddenly felt a shift. Like everything was trying to crumble down around him. It only worked to push himself even further, putting more speed into his movements as he rushed past the others who were fighting. There was a lingering feeling in his gut. A foreign feeling that he wasn't used to.
Shanks came to the forefront of his mind. His smile. His laugh. Everything. His nerves spiked. Something was wrong with Shanks. Something happened but that's all that Mihawk knew. He couldn't decipher what was going through his instincts, other than they were screaming from him to go even faster. Get to Shanks even faster than before.
The next thing he felt was the haki. Ace's haki. Roaring and commanding. Hurt and angry. It was powerful enough that it was even sending a chill down Mihawk's spine. He had been around Ace's haki enough to remember, this is exactly what had happened when Sabo was believed to be dead.
He growled.
That bastard is going to pay.
X
"Fleet Admiral, sir!" The Marine exclaimed. Sengoku turned just enough to see one of his men behind him, saluting as he added, "We have found the Blackbeard Pirates. It appears that they have entered into an altercation with the Whitebeard Pirates and Red Hair Pirates, sir!"
Sengoku nodded. "Alright."
"Ready, Sengoku?" Garp questioned.
"This will end today." Sengoku replied, turning to face back out to the ocean. "Prepare men!"
X
Ace couldn't stop his heart from racing as he scrambled forward. Dropping to his knees by Shanks. Shanks' breathing was labored. His eyes were closed, but he was alive. Blood covered his abdomen. Pooling on the ground around him. He had never seen this happen to Shanks before. Shanks was always so untouchable. No one messed with him. He had countless scars over his body from his years on the sea, but nothing like this that Ace could recall.
He felt his own power overflooding as the tears stung his eyes. "Mom, wake up." He said, tapping at Shanks' cheek to try and get any reaction.
Buggy stood between them and Teach. Keeping the Alpha back. Nothing else was on his mind as he turned to face Teach again, growling as he got to his feet. He threw his arms back, "Flaming Net!" Encircling them completely in fire. "I'm going to end this, Teach." Ace hissed.
His eyes were stinging. His nail sharpening within seconds. His canines hurting as they got sharper. "Ace, get out of here!" Buggy shouted.
"No." Ace snapped. "This is my fight."
Teach cackled, cracking his knuckles. "Give it your best shot, Commander Ace."
"Only one of us is dying here today, and it's going to be you!" Ace jumped, arm coating in flames as he barreled past Buggy. Hitting Teach square in the chest as the tears stung his eyes even worse. The two slid across the ground, hitting into a nearby building that wasn't surrounded by his flames. Ace got back to his feet, pushing himself up as he commanded his fire to create a circle around him. He couldn't even think straight anymore as he reached onto his back of Hotaru again. Sending his flames straight over the blade. "You are going to regret the day you decided to go after him."
Author's Note: So, I was going to do fighting scenes, but I had been having issues writing them out completely and actually liking them, so I've cut them short for now. I'm sorry guys. I was trying. No matter how much I did or worked on it, it didn't come out very good and it was infuriating me. I would rather give you something that I actually enjoyed rather than second guessed. Anyway, I will see you next time!
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