Thanks to everyone who left reviews. I hope you are enjoying the story. Sorry it's a little rough around the edges, I'm writing these from my phone when I have some spare time.

Sabo will probably be avoided atleast for a while for anyone wondering as I suck at his personality. Hope you enjoy this chapter although its a lot of feeling development with very little story progress.

Please leave reviews on if you think I should develop the AceLu story line from here on or cut it out after this chapter and make it more of a brotherly fic.

Note: I try and keep it so each paragraph is dne from a persons view point for any one is confused on when they are switching.

Ben watches them happily. As soon as they were giggling he realized Shanks had told them, and it was okay to take a look. What he saw made him smile. He saw Ace and Luffy arms hanging around Shanks' neck while Shanks brought them into a one arm embrace. They were laughing on the floor, but he noticed his Captains laugh was not his normal 'I'm drunk and everything is funny' or 'let's throw another party' laugh. This laugh was full of true happiness. Shanks is and always had been a happy guy, but this was different, a different type of happiness, one that only a parent could feel for a child.

He hated that he had to ruin the cute moment, but he loudly cleared his throat, and said "Captain, don't you think you should tell them the rules of them joining?"

Shanks stuck out his tongue and pulled down on his lower eye, mocking Ben for spoiling his moment. He hesitated though when Ben gave him a glare, if looks could kill Ben would be the Pirate King, no one ever seems to escape his death glares.

Ace and Luffy both released their grip around Shanks' neck and said, "What do you mean rules", Luffy let Ace continue, he was always better at dealing with these things, "What rules? You're a pirate crew aren't you? What kind of pirates follow the rules?"

Shanks laughed and looked back at Ben who was trying hard to suppress his laughter at the cuteness of their 2 newest crew mates, which only made him laugh harder. Finally calming down he explained, "There are 2 rules, 1 Every morning you boys must report to the deck for training.", both boys nodded in agreement to that, which made Shanks satisfied, but he knew the next one would upset them a bit, "2 whenever we get to an island you need to stick with me or Ben... But considering Ben basically gives me the same rule, I guess we will all just be sticking together, Dahahaha." He quickly rushed in the last part hoping it would ease the blow. It didn't seem to help both boys were now on top of him scouring.

Both Ace and Luffy looked at Shanks, pushing themselves off him. Ace said, "Luffy and I need to discuss if we accept your deal, in private". Shanks looked a little hurt at the comment, and suddenly the smile he had, since Luffy spanked Ace, died out.

Luffy and Ace walked away to talk in private, although with Luffy who was too innocent to lie, nothing was ever really private. Ace was okay with that though, 'Luffy is my cute, innocent, se... Nope not that, god why can't I just put those thoughts about Luffy away in some lock box and throw them to the bottom of the sea. There is no way Luffy would ever reciprocate my feelings anyway right. The boy, is just my cute and fuckab... Nope put that one in the box too... little brother. He doesn't even know what sex is, when I tried explaining it to him he just kept talking about meat, although that does mean he could be gay so I might have a chance. What's with that weird look Lu is giving me, oh right he is waiting for me to talk, and I have been sitting here fantasizing about him'.

Luffy was wondering when Ace was going to talk he was just sitting there with a blank expression, but his face kept on turning more and more red. Luffy thought, 'I wonder if Ace is sick. He is just keeps staring at me, and turning more and more pale, while the area where his cute freckles are, is turning red. So not fair I want freckles like Ace. Ace is so good looking, strong and smart. He has muscles and freckles, and he's always warm, whenever I sleep next to him I sleep better just because he's there." Luffy finally decided to speak, "Nii-chan, why are you so strong and I'm so small?"

Ace finally coming out of his daze at Luffy speaking, misinterpreting the question assumed Luffy was talk about one of their latest sparing matches, where he remained undefeated. Ace responded as kindly as he could at the random seeming question, "Because I'm 3 years older than you Lu, when your my age I'm sure you will be as strong as I am now."

Not what Luffy meant, not what he meant at all. Nor an answer he believed. Ace's body had always been bigger than his, even when Ace was 12 he was bigger than Luffy is now. Ace and Luffy always showered together after their training sessions, and he noticed Ace's body developing always getting bigger, he noticed Ace's penis was also bigger than his, not that that really mattered to him. You don't fight with your penis, but it was just one more way Ace was bigger or stronger than him. Plainly put he was jealous of Ace's body, and wished his was more like him.

As these thoughts went through Luffy's head Ace noticed Luffy watching him, almost studying him, eyes scanning over his muscles, eventually stopping at his manhood. Ace began to wonder, 'Wait why is Lu looking at my... Oh no I don't have a boner do I. Luffy's looking right at it. Come on Ace breath nice and slow in and out, that's right Luffy doesn't have those kinds of feelings for you he's little, and innocent, don't corrupt his mind'.

Luffy snaps out of his daze noticing Ace looks really bad now, he asks, "Ace are you sick? You're face is getting red and pale, and your having trouble breathing".

Ace signed, laughing in his head, 'Funny he can read my emotions so well yet he thinks I'm sick right now. The boy could tell when I don't feel love yet he can't tell when I have the hots for him. Sweet oblivios Lu, alwayso pure and innocent.' Outloud he responds, "Nah Lu, I'm fine, just, thinking hard" hoping that will fool him "anyway what should we do about Shanks' deal?"

Luffy with a smile, "I think we should accept his offer... But only if he let's up live together, I don't want to be seperated from Acey"

'That nickname, and he wants to live together, oh god Lu is trying to give me a heart attack before I'm 20', Ace thought.

Luffy almost like he is reading Ace's mind and starts stuttering, "I-It-It's j-just that Ace is so warm and soft, and I- I sleep so much better when I'm beside him." He said this unable to look into Ace's eyes.

Ace smiled. Nothing Luffy could have said would have made him happier than that last comment. Placing his hands on Luffy's cheeks he kissed Luffy on the forhead and said sure. He noticed Luffy's blush when he did this but brushed it off as brotherly affection. He stood up, grabbed Luffy's hand, and picked him up from where they were sitting. Together they walked over to Shanks, noticing Ben had left and wondering how long they had been, offered the ultimatum in exchange for following the 2 rules.

Shanks laughed at their proposal, and agreed they would get a private room with a big bed for them to share, keeping the cute kids away from the drunk old sailors had been his plan anyway, and they were tight on space so this would work well.

Luffy was kind of hoping for a smaller bed so he could snuggle in nice and close to Ace, but at least he would be able to sleep comfortably.

Shanks sent the boys off to bed in their new room, saying how it was late, and they would celebrate them joining tomorrow.

Sorry this chapter is so slow. it will pick up in the next chapter. Again I can make Ace and Luffy neglect their emotions for each other from here on or continue building up their relationship you decide through reviews. (Warning if I am keeping the relationship it won't boring with just regular sex, AceLu likes to keep it different and sometimes kinky when Luffy has been naughty ;) )