A/N: Another set of thirty words, given to me by the wonderful Sacred and Profane. Give him a hand y'all. (Sorry Sacred, no UsoNa this time.)This is dedicated to JFlower because of her suggestion, and to Citrus-Sunscreen because she's the one I know who's hurting the most after the most recent One Piece chapters.

Warning: Contains hints of D. Brother incest.

R.I.P Portgas D. Ace

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Hoarse

Kneeling on the execution platform, Ace knew it did not matter if he shouted and screamed till his throat was raw; his little brother would come for him no matter what.

Salt

There was nothing better than a tangy sea breeze to herald the beginning of his journeys across East Blue and beyond, even if it did cause his eyes to sting with tears that were not due to the thought of leaving his baby brother behind.

El Dorado

On second thought, he mused, maybe he would trade a city of gold—or two, or three, or ten—for a decent boat as his rickety little dingy sprang a leak in the middle of a storm.

Blue

Nothing like a good man hunt to chase away the grief and depression, Ace thought after Thatch's funeral, cracking his knuckles and fantasizing about flaming Blackbeard until he was nothing but a charred crisp.

Serious

He was laid back, friendly, jovial, but the one thing he would not tolerate was when the other children in Fuchsia picked on Luffy.

Gun

Despite the sheer gravity of the situation, Ace could not help but feel darkly amused when Van Auger shot at him on the rooftop; did Blackbeard's silly sniper honestly think he'd be gotten rid of so easily?

Zenni

"That's not a word," Dadan explained calmly, to which Ace replied with a pout, a stomped foot and a claim that it was now.

Ovid

I guess there really is no substitute for poetry, even pickup lines..., Ace thought ruefully as he slunk away from 'wooing' Whitebeard's nurses with a red hand print across his cheek.

Dudette

While the island's language was recognizable, the terminology baffled Ace and he was quick to leave before the stoners managed to make an impression.

Children

For all their pain, misery and sorrow, the sons and daughters of Whitebeard sent him and their beloved brother to their watery graves with a Don.

Gumption

The old man had nerve, thwarting his efforts to kill him, inviting him aboard his ship, calling Ace his son... and the fiery young man couldn't help but be impressed.

Star

It didn't matter that he was infamous, branded as a filthy pirate; Ace smirked at his new bounty poster because, now, he was wanted.

Luggage

"Good thing I don't carry much stuff around," Ace remarked cheerily as yet another of his Logia-powered boats was sunk by a particularly persistent Commodore.

Lawn

"You're the one I want; you are the one I want, ooh ooh ooh honey," the delinquent sang beneath Smoker's window, only to have the irate cop stick his head out the window and unnecessarily inform him that it was "two in the fucking morning" and if he didn't "get off the god damn front yard and go home right now" he would "have his ass kicked and hands cuffed so fast, he wouldn't even have time to squeal!"

Nostalgia

A brief twinge of longing for the long gone nights he and his baby brother spent cuddling in Ace's bed during thunderstorms surfaced as he gave Luffy one last hug.

Shoryuken

Once, when he was still fairly new at the pirating gig, he was struck in the back with a throwing knife; Ace almost longed for that kind of pain when Akainu's molten fist tore straight through his abdomen.

Rush

Ace decided not to dwell on how pathetic it probably was that he found the thrill of a good Dine n' Dash never got old.

Inferno

Ace might have had an internal flame flickering with eternal heat, but nothing scorched him like his brother's kisses; those things burned hotter than hell.

Purgatory

Well this blows, Ace grumbled as he hovered in limbo above the earth following his death.

Paradise

Or perhaps not, he revised when he was unceremoniously deposited on a cloudy beach before Gold Roger, Thatch, and his mother.

Old

It was a good thing Ace was so quick on his feet; Marco had almost tossed him overboard for the highly unappreciated comments about the First Commander's age.

Young

"Don't grow up too fast," Ace advised Luffy, giving him one last hug and a kiss before leaving.

Weathered

"You will not-mmmm-hold out long against me-mmmm-scum," Sadi-chan hissed as her spiked whip brushed between his shoulder blades before coming down with a sickening slap on torn, bleeding flesh.

Caster

Boa Hancock, a tempting beguiler of men; her famed beauty did nothing to catch his eye when she spoke of his little brother, here, in the hell of Impel Down.

Rocket

A wide grin split his face as he watched his little brother catapult onto his Merry-headed ship and plough the first mate into the deck.

Obtuse

Marco had to wonder how someone so smart could be so incredibly, mind-numbingly stupid, and came up with the conclusion that it was a 'Will of D' thing and left it at that.

Providence

The narcoleptic couldn't help but be feel slightly guilty as he fell asleep in the delicious meal Sanji had graciously given him.

Ink

Marco's fingers were unexpectedly gentle as he swabbed the younger pirate's back with alcohol before picking up the tattooing needle.

Jungle

Damn; the foliage was trying to eat him, he was hot, he was hungry, he was tired, he was drowning in his own perspiration and...hello; the sudden appearance of those sexy, scantily-clad native girls made it sooo worth it.

Grandchildren

Garp hadn't always been there to watch him and his brother grow up—that had been Dadan's job—but Ace heard that crazy old Marine promise to kill Akainu if Sengoku didn't hold him back and the sentiment made him smile as he took his last shuddering breath.

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Replies to Anon Reviews:

JFlower: You're very welcome. Thank you for giving me such an excellent suggestion. I do not think you're screwed in the head at all to like Doflamingo. I like evil characters too. :D Crocodile's my fave, but Doflamingo is a close second. Haha, yeah, I know guys like that too (straight and flamboyant I mean), but sometimes I just cannot quash my inner yaoi fangirl.

I was quite amused by the irony. Which I didn't even realise was irony until I saw the book in my school library and picked it up out of recognition.

Haha, yes, behind his Buddhist cloak of concealment, Sengoku is quite the dirty boy. XD I was contemplating it...but I liked this better.

Hope this lived up to what you were expecting.