Hey before we begin, I just want to say that I will me following the manga of One Piece, so this would be different if you watched the anime instead. That will also mean that I would be skipping fillers, but if you I want me to do fillers, let me know.

Warning 1: I don't own One Piece if I did it wouldn't be as good as it is now.

Warning 2: I only post/write this story when I feel like it, so don't feel like I've abandoned this story. I just write when I feel motivated.

Let's Begin!

Chapter 3: Brothers?

"Come'ere Brat! Don't dilly dally! Let's move! We are almost there!" Garp is Luffy's Gramps, he is a Marine with gray hair, a mustache, and a beard. Today, he is wearing a black suit with six buttons, and a white shirt inside. Garp is also wearing black pants...In this hot summer day.

"Alright, alright, I'm coming!" yelled Luffy. Today, he is wearing a dark blue sleeveless shirt with the number 56 in light blue on the front. He is also wearing his blue shorts with white fold on the end.

"Here we are!" Garp exclaimed, they have stopped on the top of the mountain and in front of a rusty shed. Does anyone still live there? There has to have at least one person or, why else would Luffy's Gramps would bring him here, right?

"Why did you bring me here, Gramps?" but before Luffy could fire more questions, Garp walked to the door and knocked on it. No one answered, knock again. Still no one, knock faster and faster and louder and-

"WHO'S THE STINK'N MONKEY WHO KEEPS BANGING ON MY-" Who was this old man?

"Hey, Dadan," Garp greeted ignoring what ever the old man said.

"GARP?!" the man shouted, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? GIVE US A BREAK! THAT BOY ACE IS 10 AND HE IS ENOUGH TROUBLE!" Dadan huffed before continuing, "I can't handle him anymore! Please take him back!" . . . "EHHHHHHH?! Who's that little rugrat? WAIT, you're bringing me another?!"

"Yup, this is my grandson Luffy, make sure you take care of him well." Garp replied casually.

"Garp's...AHH?! Garp-san's grandson!?" Dadan yelled again.

"Yup...so choose, fellas. Live the rest of your lives behind bars, or raise this little guy" Garp blackmailed, "I'm keeping all their eyes closed to your crimes, which number more than the stars, I might add..!"

"Well...Yeah, we don't wanna be arrested, but sometimes I wonder if the slammer's really worse than this!" Dadan debated, "I'm already at my wit's end with Ace alone, and now you want me to take care of your grandson?!"

Garp gave Dadan a nod. Dadan continued to freak out.

"He's a little monster, isn't he?! Just like the other one!"

"You look funny old man!" Luffy exclaims, pointing his finger directly at Dadan's face.

"Old man-?! I am a Woman!" the old man- wait hag corrected.

Luffy Suddenly felt something coming towards him, and doges whatever that came flying at him. It's white and not living, on closer inspection it was someone's spit. Someone spat at him, why would anyone do that? It was gross too. He searched around the him and found a boy slightly older than him, sitting on a boar.

"Hey, Why did you try to spit on me?" Luffy questions this mysterious boy calmly.

"Luffy, That's Ace. He's 3 years older than you." Garp said, suddenly appearing over Luffy's shoulder. "You're gonna live with him from today forwards, so you better get along, got it?"

"Sure, I guess" Luffy answers dismissively.

Ace on the other hand was irritated, a kid 3 years younger then me, is going to live with me for now on?! Plus he thinks he is better than me, just because he dodged my attacks? The nerve! What is that old geezer thinking? I'll show him!

Ace humphed and walked away into the forest and disappeared or what he thought he did, not knowing Luffy could still see him. Before Luffy got a chance to chase after him, Garp finish talking to Dadan who called him over, while mumbling How did I even get into this situation? Ugh these damn brats.

Just when Luffy entered the bandits hut. He immediately spotted 10 people with tensed auras. Probably haven't heard about a random kid coming to their front door and start living with them.

Five to Luffy's right, Six on the left, and three behind him. They start to surround him, "Hey there kid, mind if we get some money?" they threatened.

"I don't have money, but even if I do, you still won't be able to steal it from me" smirked Luffy.

"Why you-" Just before he finished his sentence, Dadan walked through the door and sighed "Just let him be, this kid is Garps' grandson and he is living with us" Damn that Garp.

"G-G-GARPS' GRANDSON?!" the bandits cried in shock.

"Yeah, Garp-san dumped us another brat to raise." Dadan grumbled, why was I the one to raise these brats?

Just then, Ace kicks open the door and tosses the poor beaten boar in Dadan's face, causing her to fall over. "HEY! Don't throw damn cows at my face you little-" before she could say anything more, Ace interrupts.

"Cook it." Ace demands coldly.

"Tch, I'll let that slide this time since you got us a decent meal." Dadan humphed as she and the bandits started to prepare lunch. Hot lunch, smokin' hot.

"Alright you maggots. Lunch is ready!" The old hag called, the other bandits were basically drooling at the sight of the food.

Before Luffy had any time to dig in, a shadow loomed over him. Luffy quickly ducked to his left when the shadow lunged at him. Then a full out war began, Luffy watched at the scene where the bandits punched, kicked, and grabbed each other for the meat of the plate. It didn't take long before Luffy decided to join in. Being the last one to join the battle, he surprised the bandits by beating them to the meat without any effort. Annoying Dadan and the others further.

"Oi Brat! Leave some for us! Don't get too ahead of yourself!" Dadan tries to threaten, but Luffy paid no mind towards it.

After almost ripping the bandits of their food source, Ace decided this was his best chance to leave without the brat spotting him. Sadly Luffy caught him sneaking out the door and followed him, before Ace quickly slammed the door in Luffy's face.

Since Luffy had a devil fruit, that did not hurt as much as Ace intended to do. "Oi brat, come back here! You still got your chores to do!" Dadan shouted

Luffy opens the door, looks at Dadan, and says mockingly "I don't even like bandits, why should I stay here?" then left the fuming old hag to find Ace.

Luffy then quickly found Ace and calls out for him at the bottom of the mountain "Yo! I'm Luffy! Let's be friends!"

A tick formed on Ace's forehead, he grunted in response, he then jumped at the nearest tree knocking it down and rolling towards Luffy at high speeds.

Luffy, however, wasn't fazed at all. He raise his hand towards the tree, once it connected his his palm sending him back a bit, he destroyed the tree, disassembling it.

Ace watched in awe, then realized that this was just a show-off! Was he impressed? Ye-NO! This show-off is 3 years younger then him! He will not be impressed by this kid.
Ace then snaps out of his thoughts and ran to a bridge, 'This should stop him' he thought.

Luffy continues to follow Ace, hoping that this time he would comply to him, Ace quickly turns around and tries to knock Luffy off. It didn't work the way he thought it would, instead Luffy used his observation haki to dodge the incoming attack.

Ace growls, he can't even hit this kid, he's older then him! He should be stronger than this!

"Why did you try to throw me off a bridge about 100 ft above ground? That's lethal to a normal person!" Luffy protested.

Ace glared daggers at the kid, "Tch," then begins to fight him, trying to knock him off the best he could.

Luffy just either dodges or block his attacks effortlessly, Luffy fuddles a bit, so Ace took this chance to push him off balance and ran as far as he could.

Luffy falls on his bum and lucky the force didn't wobble the bridge to the point of capsizing. He then realized that Ace is getting away, if he'd go too far, Luffy may not be able to detect him anymore, so he slowly stood up then went after Ace. He then recalled those glares Ace had been giving him. He looked angry, was he too pushy? "Then I'll try tomorrow!" he stated proudly before heading back.

The next day, he bounced up early, slipped past the bandits and found an open area to search for Ace using his haki. Last night Ace didn't come back so he was interested in where Ace was all night. He looked like he had places to go. Luffy closed his eyes, concentrated, then found a spark of a familiar fiery/angry presence. 'There he is,' he then followed that feeling. He started to hear voices, clearer and louder. One of them belonged to Ace, the other he doesn't recognize it.

"Woah! Where did you get this much?!" The mysterious voice exclaims in awe.

"Hmph, I stole some from a bunch of idiots when they weren't watching" Ace stated proudly. Just what did he stole?

Luffy began to creep closer, he climbed the tree they were sitting on just to get a better look. Ace was blocking something in the tree branch that they were probably surprised about. There was that mysterious kid, he had short yellow bushy hair, a top hat, very formal black and blue clothes, and a missing front tooth.

"This is amazing! We'll have a nice start when we become pirates!" Pirates? They want to be pirates too?! "Great job Ace! Our pirate funds are looking awesome!" The blondie complimented.

Luffy suddenly drops upside down from a branch above them scaring the souls out of them, "You guys wanted to be pirates too?" he excitedly asks while still hanging upside down.

The blond kid was so surprised by the entrance of a straw hatted boy, that he fell off the branch still gaping, Ace let out a small shriek before realizing who just interfered and scowled at the straw hatted brat.

Hello, been a loooooong while, huh?

Like I said I just needed motivation, this may be a tiny bit short.. but uh, don't worry! I'll take extra time to finish the next chapter ;)

And well, I might as well just re write chapter 1 and 2, it wasn't the best and I was rushing. So, should I just continue the story or re write the first two chapters?