Sorry for the moth late update! For whatever reason why before i uploaded a few days ago my brain was thinking a week behind XD. I love my brain, so awesome though. Anyway I hope you enjoy the next chapter! :D

Ace looked down into the tea Rayleigh had made for him, staring at it. He had been here for 3 days now with Rayleigh going out and dragging the old name he had made for himself out of the grave he had buried it in. Firefist, the name for his destruction and pyro tendencies.

He sigh, how could he tell Pops and Marco much least Sabo and Lu what he did for a living before they had hit the good life? How they were saved by Makino and Garp? They would think of him nothing less than a monster. He saw all the blood on his hands that he couldn't wash off, the smell of ashes and gunpowder.

He soon felt a hand on his shoulder prompting him to look up in the eyes of his uncle or his father's closest friend. Rayleigh sat down at Ace continued to stare at the cup below him.

"So are you going to sit there or are you going to take of business while you have the time and not the Whitebeard's knocking on my door?"

Ace wasn't too surprised at what Rayleigh said, he was a humble man who wanted a peaceful life after he had jumped out of the life when Roger died. Now here Ace was trying to drag the man back in. Ace knew what he meant by that statement, he had to take down who use him back in the past. That was the only way he would be free.

"I am Rayleigh, really! I know what I have to do, take out the boss man than get my freedom. They won't stop until they get me or someone I love hurt…."

"You mean your brothers and the first division commander?"

"First Division Commander?"

"Yes, by now you must know that Marco and Whitebeard are involved in the underground correct? Then you must know that Marco is Whitebeard's first division commander and that he was involved in the same thing once. You can tell them Ace, I have no doubt they will accept you."

"You don't know that for sure uncle! What I did goes way beyond found things like make deals or offing someone and taking pleasure in it. I enjoyed it, burning my enemies alive!"

By this time Ace was crying, he didn't want his own brothers to think he was a threat to those around him. That he needed to be put down for what he did like the dog that man treated him to be. But it was accurate after all, that's what he was and he followed orders like a dog, to the T.

Ace knew what he had to do, he didn't want to die so he had to do this carefully. He remembered the call he had with Sabo last time, reassuring that yes he was ok and at a relative's. He never told Sabo or Lu about Rayleigh and now he was glad he didn't.

"Uncle I'm going to kill that bastard….i want him gone from my life, I finally found someone I love and a stable job and he's ruining it. He constantly keeping an eye on me, and I thought he would leave me alone after he was sure I wouldn't talk, but it seems he has other plans."

His uncle knew who was after me, he had for sometime since I told him. Ace got up maneuvering around the house, looking for his backpack full of his stuff, *highly illegal* pyromaniac stuff.

"Alright uncle I'm going out! I'm going to call you every few hours, ok?"

"Alright be safe Ace."

Ace nodded before leaving out the door to go to scout his old boss's hideout. When he got there he put his put his stuff down knowing if it was found they couldn't pin him. Ace grabbed his trusty light that he always carried before going around the place.

Ace knew he would have long left this place, leaving nothing behind and a few people to report back to him. Ace went around knocking them out tying them up before grabbing the gas can he brought separate from his stuff. He poured the gas every at a good arm's distance away.

"Whoever you are the boss isn't going to let you get away with!"

"Well for one your boss is going to burn in hell, and for two he won't ever know…."

Ace pulled the men into the makeshift warehouse before going back out.

"Please whatever you want! We can give you anything!"

"I highly doubt you can do that, and the one thing I want back is my life back….This, this serves as the warning."

Ace opened his lighter letting the flame flicker. He skimmed it over the gas letting it ignite the gas, he then quickly tossed his clothes and gloves in the fire hearing the screams of the men inside the flames. He put a new set on before making a sprint for it then walking toward a desolate place in case anyone was following him he didn't want to attract trouble to his uncle after all.

It turns out Smoker was, and he was no doubt suspicious after he saw Ace leave the crime scene. Man, he was more rust then he thought he was.

"So is there something you need Smoker?~"

"Yeah, you in handcuffs but why did you do it? Did you really burn the school as well?"

"No, I didn't do it but I'm doing this because he did so. He's after me again….You can't stopme from killing him Smoker…."

"Who is he?"

"Even if you knew, you don't have anything else against him, and if you starting digging then he will take your life making it look like an accident. I don't want that…."

"Alright brat, but if you get caught then I can't help you….Just make sure no innocents get hurt."

"Right Chief!"

Ace ran without looking back, taking a complex route back to his uncle's house. He knocked in a pattern that his uncle asked him to use when he came back to confirmed himself. The door was opened for him and he walked in, his uncle was already waiting for him with some tea.

"You waited for me all this time, you know it's almost 11 O'clock right? Not that I not grateful or anything!"

"It's okay Ace, I know. I just want to make sure that my nephew was okay. Roger might have been my friend but I'm worried about you as a person Ace. I couldn't help you when you were younger because not even Roger told me, but I want to help you."

Ace teared up(He denied it later) but he was glad he had people who cared about him. He gave Rayleigh a quick hug before telling him what he had realized, and what he had confirmed. The man had kept to moving so he had a less likely chance of being caught.

Ace was almost at the end of his time limit that he had set for himself, given to the Whitebeards on when he come home. So for the next few nights without little sleep, he began to little by little go to each hideout burning it and everyone alive in them. And when morning hit, Ace did felt like the monster he was made out to be, but it was alright. Ace did the building in the randomist way so that they couldn't have guessed which one was going to be hit next.

But for now...he wanted to go home. To everyone for a while, this just meant a few days off...or a few weeks, whichever worked best.

It was the finally day of when he said he would come back in two weeks give or take. Would they understand that he needed to erase all that the man was that had used not only him but his brothers? Would they understand that he burned people alive and loved it, or that he felt a certain pleasure running through him when he did?

Maybe but….No Ace had to do this. Ace had long left Rayleigh's house an hour ago standing in a spot where the Whitebeard Mansion was in plain view. He promised the man he would also visit as well, after all he couldn't be the person to leave him after needing his help. Ace sighed as he went up to the house, his baseball cape was cover his head just in case if he had someone recognizing that him, from well anything of the illegal things he did as of late. He was careful not stupid.

Ace knocked on the door waiting for a response as the door swung full force, it seemed as it had been doing that lately and would break off it's hinges. The person that greeted him was none other than Thatch with Izo trying to push his way through to see who it was at the door.

"Look Thatch it's that boy that gave me Ace's tape! Where is he?! Did you come to make a threat?!"

Ace tilted his head in confusion before he remembered that yes, he was wearing this with whatever he had to convince Izo to take the tape. Ace took the cap off showing them a dazzling smile. Before he knew it, he was swarmed with two full grown adults on him crying and crushing the air out of him.

"Someone help! I'm practically getting attacked, and losing air fast!"

Ace could not breath, this was beginning to become a fact of life. Before the two bodies were taken off giving him breathing room before those bodies were replaced with 11 others! Ace let out a (not so manly) squeak, as he was bombarded with all of his siblings. He was soon released, them helping him up and walking through the door when his air was cut off again by a sobbing Lu. Lu literally had his legs around Ace's neck with his body pressing against his face.

"ACE! I WAS SO WORRIED THAT YOU WEREN'T COMING HOME! AAAHHHHH!"

Ace was standing still before he struggled to at least turn his face, which he did and it help as his air was returned turning his eye to the sobbing boy before wrapping my arms around him which he slid down to return. Ace felt a hug from behind, him turning to see a mop of golden hair with a top hat behind him.

"We're glad you're home Ace. Please tell us where you're going next time, even with the warning Luffy is still our little cry baby of a brother, we both have to look out for our whiney brother."

Ace felt really bad now, he really wasn't thinking of how everyone would take it even with the warning he gave.

"Arigato….I was at my uncle's house sorting things out with…."

"With what my son?"

Ace looked at Pops, his frown deepening, thinking if he should tell Pops what was on his mind….No he should! Pops would always be there for his children and Ace had already been reassured that included him as well...But in the back of his mind he couldn't help but be told he was alone.

"Can I tell you after I see Marco?"

"Of course son. Don't rush yourself into telling us if you do not wish to. Marco has been in his room for the past few days….why don't you cheer him up?"

Ace nodded before making his way to the stairs, jogging up them to get to MArco's room. He began to look around at the house around him, making him feel as if he hadn't been here in awhile. Ace after slowly walking down the hall came to the door he knew as his birdy's.

He gave a few knocks before waiting for a response.

"If that's you Izo, or Thatch, I'm not in the mood yoi…."

"Stupid turkey! Just because I'm not around doesn't mean you neglect your brothers! They're worried you know!"

Before Ace knew it, he heard rapid footsteps before the door was swung open and a pair of arms surrounded him. Ace returned the hug before he squeaked at being suddenly lifted up, he quickly wrapped his arms around Marco's neck. Ace saw Marco kick the door close, before pushing Ace against said door.

Ace felt teeth graze his neck sent him moaning as he heard the faint clicking of the door lock. Ace's face turned 50 shades darker of red then he thought possibly when he felt strong hands kneel at his ass, making him clutch at Marco's shirt. Ace didn't noticed the move between the door and the bed, until his back hit a soft material.

Ace's widen as a pair of lips meet his in a rough lip lock, going to put his arms around Marco's neck again when his wrists were pinned at the top of his head. Marco's other hand pushed his chin up before he felt teeth nibbling at his adam's apple, making him giving a groan.

"Marco are you sure we should be doing this? Everyone is down-aahhhh~"

"You're going to stay here and take your punishment like a good boy and let me ravish you? Understood?"

"But Marc-nnnhhhh~"

"Oh, and don't keep those sounds to yourself. I want to hear everything yoi~"

If this was punishment what was a reward?

Alright, what have I done. XD What is the ending! Alright, here how it is! If you want to have the beginning of the chapter, I'm SO cool with that. Your guys choice! XD I hope you enjoyed the chapter! C ya laters~

Sapphire~