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Chapter 5

It was almost evening and I was getting tired of being tortured.

Luffy stopped whimpering an hour ago and now he seemed life less.

I was bleeding heavily from everywhere and I couldn't move .

I wasn't made of rubber so some bones must be broken.

My vision was starting to get blurry due to the blood loss.

If I didn't get at least the basic treatment I wouldn't last long.

Either I will faint or die.

It is a little disturbing that I don't really mind death.

I died once after all.The only think I fear about death is being left behind.

As I was complementing about my life, I heard a noise.

I lifted my head as much as I could and saw Ace and Sabo bursting through the door.

' Finally ' was my last thought before I blacked out.

I woke up and saw Luffy crying.

I was bandaged but I couldn't move much.

" Sorry Luffy but it seems that I can't treat your wounds" I said.

" Tsukiko! You are alive! " he smiled brightly.

" Of course I am! I am too stubborn to really die" I commented.

" It was a really close call." said Sabo.

" Of course it was! After all you sure took your time to come Sabo" I said while narrowing my eyes.

" Hey! Ace didn't come too" he said .

" Don't blame, sweet innocent Ace.

He probably was late because he was busy thinking of a plan to save us.

Or he tried to convice you to help us ! Still your fault!" I replied.

Well I knew the truth but it is funny arguing with Sabo.

" He abandoned you, to change the location of our treasure" he said.

" Good job Ace! It is really important to put your money in a safe place" I commented.

" I give up! You are delusional " yelled Sabo and threw his hands in the air.

" Or I am simply make fun of you and you are not good enough to think of a come back" I laughed.

He threw a nasty look and I grinned.

Luffy laughed and said " I told you Tsukiko was smart and funny! "

" Why didn't you tell them were was the treasure?" asked Ace.

" Because then you wouldn't become our friend. " said Luffy.

" Why do you want to be my friends so much! He could have killed you! " he said a little more strongly .

" Because then we would be alone! Tsukiko stays with her mother at the weekends and I don't like the bandits.

I would prefer to be dead than alone" cried Luffy.

" So it is good that I am alive? That I was born? " he asked with a small voice.

It broke my heart to hear him so unsure.

I went and hugged him.

And then I replied " Of course it is good that you are born.

I thank the god that you are alive.

You are one of my most important people and I would really be sad if you were hurt. I would give my life for you and Luffy"

His eyes widened and he became a little red.

He was so adorable!

" What about me? " asked Sabo.

" Nope! Luffy is my brother and Ace is my future husband.I don't see why I should sacrifice my self for you" I said nonchalantly.

" You are mean" he commented.

" Maybe" I sing-songed.

" Get off me " said Ace .

" It was good as long as it lasted" I sighed.

I tried to walk home but it seems that I couldn't.

" A little help here! I can't walk " I yelled.

They continued walking.

'Oh well I am going for camping tonight '

I sat at a tree and sighed.

I closed my eyes and then I felt being carried a little.

I opened my eyes and saw Ace carrying me.

" Don't say anything stupid " he looked at me.

Well I wasn't going to say anything that would make him drop me, so I just closed my eyes.

When I woke up, I was still hurting but I was at least a little better.

Luffy of course was bouncing all over the place!

"That's not fair! Why I am the one bedridden? "I pouted.

" Because you are weak. " said Ace.

" Yeah like you would be better if you were stabbed and tortured for hours " I replied sarcastically.

Okay I love Ace but I am not going to let him insult me.

I may have left him at the start but now it wasn't really nice.

Surprise was evident on his face.

" You know I can speak normally.

I love you but I am not letting you insult me.Well I can admit I am weird so I don't really care if you say I am. " I rolled my eyes.

"Finally! I was starting to think that you believed that Ace was god sent. " said Sabo.

" Sabo dear, Ace is god sent! Have you seen his face? No one is so cute naturally! And he has a good heart. But he still has flaws. No one is perfect !" I replied.

" I should have expected it" he mumbled .

" You really should " I grinned.

" Tsukiko, I am bored! " whined Luffy.

" Do you have cards? I can teach you some games.Sabo and Ace will play too! " I replied.

" Who told you that we will play? " Ace protested.

" Are you afraid honey? Do you think you will lose so bad that you won't have any dignity left? " I challenged.

" Like I am going to lose to you! " he obviously took the bait.

' That was so easy'

We had a good time playing cards.Even Ace looked happy.

At some point Dadan came to yell at us because we were a little loud and then we decided to go to sleep.

It was a long day after all.

And the rest are going to be longer now that Ace and Sabo started to tolerate us.

A/ N: It was a simple chapter.

Okay Tsukiko might seem a little weird because she is. I love Ace and I think it is showing. The bickering with Sabo is like a sibling's argument so no pairing there

( I am just warning because they interact like that) .

English is not my mother tongue so please tolerate any mistakes and kindly point them out ( and when I say kindly don't insult me? Not that anyone did until now, so I want to stay that way. I just read some rude comments on some others authors works and I was like why? It takes some effort to write a fic.)

Thank you all for reading and reviewing.