SailorStar9: I'm back, guys! And no, I'm not dead, just taking a break from fanfiction and now, I give you Chapter 141 this fic. For everyone who put this fic on your favorited and followed lists and/or story alerts, thank you, but remember everyone, a lot of authors (myself included) sustain on readers' reviews.

Pairings: Ace/Sasha, sibling Luffy/Sasha and Sabo/Sasha, Background Protector!Law/Sasha

Disclaimers: One Piece belongs to Oda Eiichirō-sensei. Me, on the other hand, own absolutely nothing, except my OC, the pairing and the fic idea.

Chapter 141: Arc 11: Ace's Father Revealed!

"Welcome back." Sasha looked up from her fresh batch of medical pills, the three older boys having returned to the hideout in the evening. "That's rare." she blinked when she noticed the empty-handed boys. "No catch for today?"

"It's not that..." Sabo trailed and explained what had happened during the hunt, with Ace and Luffy interjecting in-between.

"I see." Sasha nodded. "Guess there's no choice." she brought out a pile of dried mushrooms she had preserved before winter had set in and some flavoring herbs. "I know it's late, but can the three of you go catch some fish? I want to try a variation of Makino-nee's recipe."

"But if someone steals your prize that caught for the first time, I can see why someone would get angry." Sabo noted, biting into the roasted fish, the four children were seated around a small campfire in the hollowed out tree.

"But it's reckless to fight against such a big tiger." Ace pointed out, chomping down the roasted mushrooms.

"That's something you would do." Sabo grinned.

"Shut up." Ace snorted.

"I made up my mind." Luffy declared, swallowing his fish. "Ace, Sabo. You guys gotta come aboard my ship. Okay? Say yes."

"That's so sudden." Sabo frowned.

"We decide to leave it to the future." Ace reminded.

"But it'll be fun with each other and you'll need my help, won't you?" Luffy asked.

"You're the one who needs help, don't you?" Sabo stated.

"Yeah." Ace agreed.

"No!" Luffy protested. "I'm gonna help you!"

"You guys are welcome on aboard my ship." Ace offered.

"No, my ship!" the other two chorused.

"Then, this isn't gonna work." Ace noted.

"Oh yeah." Luffy had a brainwave. "How about this? The one who beats the big tiger can become the Captain."

"The big tiger?" Ace echoed, chomping down on the last of his fish. "Are you serious?"

"The chances of you becoming Captain are pretty low." Sabo pointed out, swallowing his mushroom.

"That's not true." Luffy protested. "None of us can compete against him now."

"Good idea." the two older boys concurred.

"Let's do it." Luffy beamed. "Sasha." he turned to his sister.

"I'll prepare a new batch of anti-frostbite cream for the three of you afterwards." Sasha sighed.

The following night...

"You came back alone." Sasha blinked, packing up the ground-up medical herbs as she watched Ace enter the hideout.

"Yeah." Ace muttered, lighting up the lamp and looked out of the hideout.

"What's wrong?" Sasha asked.

"Nothing." Ace replied.

"There he is." Sabo spotted Ace as he and Luffy returned to the hideout. "Just act casually. Don't mention..." he warned.

"I know." Luffy assured. "Don't worry."

"Oh, Ace!" Sabo flung open the cloth that served as the door. "I didn't know you were home."

"Oh, Ace." Luffy entered. "I didn't know your father was Roger."

"You idiot, Luffy!" Sabo scolded. "I told you not to mention it."

"Luffy." Ace voiced. "Who told you that?"

"Sabo told me." Luffy replied. "Hey Ace, what is Roger like?"

"No!" Sabo pulled Luffy back. "How stupid can you be? You can't just mention it casually."

"Let me go!" Luffy pulled himself free. "I am acting casual."

"Ouch!" both boys cried out when Ace hit them on the head.

"Don't ever mention that name when I'm around!" Ace snapped.

"So, that's what you've been brooding about." Sasha sighed, bringing out the antiseptic.

"Why did you hit me?" Luffy whined. "Don't be mean, just tell me."

"Give people a chance to explain first." Sabo argued.

"Shut up!" Ace retorted.

"Tell us about him!" Luffy insisted, Ace adding yet another bump on his and Sabo's heads. "You're so mean!"

"He's right." Sabo agreed. "You can't have a secret from your brothers."

"Shut up!" Ace glared. "I don't care about my brothers!"

"Will the three of you just keep quiet and let me work?" Sasha cowed all three boys with a glare. "Seriously, arguing over such a trivial thing..."

"Trivial?" Ace shot a glare at the girl patching Sabo up.

"Yes, trivial." Sasha insisted. "It doesn't matter who your parents are, it's how you live your life that is important. Am I wrong?"

"Like it or not, she's got a point there, Ace." Sabo agreed.

SailorStar9: Any OOC-nes is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Reviews are much appreciated.