Brother Complex
Chapter Five: Flying Insults of Death

Summary: Please do not insult Luffy's looks while you're around Ace. For your own safety.
Warning: Swearing. Ass kickings and flying insults! XD

As they finished their meat specials, Ace and Luffy sat at the table a little bit longer; relaxing their now full stomachs. Ace used a toothpick to pick anything he had in his teeth and looked around the restaurant. Many people were looking over in their directions, whispering to their partner or buddy they were sitting with. And by the looks of it, some of them were drunk. Ace frowned. He abruptly stood up, Luffy looking up at him curiously. "Ace?"

"Let's go, Lu."

"But what about the bill?" Ace smirked.

"We're doing an eat-and-fun." Luffy grinned.

"Like the old days, neh, Ace?" He ruffled Luffy's hair.

"Alright, ready?" Luffy nodded and stood up also, taking his place next to his brother. "We run in three." They turned, bowed, and said their thanks before bolting towards the door. But as their feet left the restaurant, Ace's ears picked up a rather rude comment leave the mouth of one of the drunk customers.

"Well there goes that pretty fuck-buddy you wanted tonight." Ace stopped dead in his tracks, a sudden dark aura surrounding him. Luffy looked back and noticed Ace's posture change and stopped too.

"What's wrong?" But Ace didn't respond. He simply turned around and stuck his head back into the restaurant.

"Who just said that." It was a demand, not a question. The customers looked at him before one drunken man gave a drunk grin.

"Maybe I did," he replied with a slight slur. "That boy you were with was a miiiighty fine piece of ass. You're one too now that I got a good look at ya." Ace approached the man, his eyes hidden behind his hair.

"That 'piece of ass' you're talking about just so happens to be my brother," Ace hissed through grit teeth, but the man was too drunk to notice the danger he was suddenly in.

"Haha, you hear that?" He turned to his buddy who was still sober enough to distance himself from Ace. "It's his brother! Well then, I'm sorry Mr. Muscle Man!" The man laughed and Ace grabbed him by the collar, lifting him off the ground by a few inches.

"You ever even think about my brother like that again, I'll kill you. Do you understand?" The man quickly nodded and was dropped back onto the ground harshly. Ace then turned to leave again when the man mumbled one more time.

"He looked like a cowardly, whiney, drowned rat bitch anyway." He turned to the man and gave a snarl.

"Well at least he's not a drunken mother fucker like you." The mad turned several shades of red in anger and he abruptly stood up.

"Well I ain't a two-faced cocksucker like that ugly bastard! And you probably fuck anything that moves!" Ace turned several shades of red. And at the moment, Ace did something so childish, even he couldn't believe he had done it later on.

"Yeah, well your mom–!" The man launched at Ace before the sentence could be finished and put his hands around his neck. Ace immediately turned to his logia mode and shoved the man off, throwing a fireball at him. The man ducked, sending the flaming sphere towards the unsuspecting bartender. Several of the man's drunken friends joined in and a full-on bar fight broke out. With attacks flying at him from every direction, Ace easily dodged them and even found time to counterattack. He knocked several men out already when more insults started to fly.

"Bastard, leave her out of this!"

"Then leave my brother alone!"

"You can have that asshole! He isn't worth shit anyway!"

"Shut up, bastard!"

"He looks more like a girl than a man! He's probably a fucking transvestite!"

"I'll kill you!"

"Fuck you and your brother complex!"

"RAAAH!" Ace threw several more fireballs before launching himself at the man and proceeded to beat the shit out of him. No one, and he meant no one, insulted Luffy! Luffy watched the whole scene unfold from the restaurants entrance in confusion.

"Nah, Ace, you almost done?" Ace stood up from the man and looked around at all the other attackers.

"Is there anyone else who wishes to throw more insults?" All the men backed off and Ace stomped to Luffy. "Come on, Lu. Let's get out of here." But before they had the chance to take off, several groups of marines appeared with their swords drawn and guns loaded.

"Halt! 'Fire Fist' Ace and Strawhat Luffy! You two are under arrest!" Ace gave a growl and took a step forward.

"Do you really want to fight me right now?" Ace yelled. "Because I will kick your pathetic asses! Now get out of our way!" Several of the marines backed off and made a path for the two and Ace grabbed Luffy by the wrist to drag him along. One of the marines whispered something to another marine and Ace instantly turned towards the two, his intimidating face just inches away from theirs. "What did you two say about Luffy!" One of the marines fainted while the other looked like he was about to soil himself.

"N-Nothing! I only said he was lucky to h-have a brother like you!" Ace eyed the marine.

"Thanks," he mumbled. Ace then took off towards the docks, leaving the marine to fall to his knees in relief. He had no idea just how close he was to coming face-first into a fiery fist…

The Merry Go left port soon after and Nami simply shook her head. "All I asked was that you stay out of trouble. How did you manage to get half of marines stationed in that town after you?" Ace glared at the island they left.

"Let's just say no one messes with my brother when I'm around." Nami noticed a spark of something in Ace's eyes and she gave a sly smile. Robin also noticed it and gave a chuckle.

"Looks like Ace-san has a serious brother complex." Ace's cheeks turned several shades of red in embarrassment before turning towards the archeologist.

"I do not!" He defended, but noticed his voice was a little high and he cursed that. He walked off quickly, leaving the two females to giggle to themselves. He walked towards Luffy and they stood at the front of the ship in silence, enjoying the ocean breeze and scenery. But something was bothering the logia user and he glanced over at Luffy. "Hey, Luffy?" Said boy looked over and tilted his head in that usual cute way.

"Yeah?"

"…Do you think I have a brother complex?"

"Of course not." Luffy laughed and Ace felt somewhat relieved for some reason. "Oh and Ace? What's a brother complex?" Ace sweat-dropped and shook his head, ruffling his brother's hair.

"Oh, it's nothing, Lu. Nothing at all."

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