WingsofaBelle – Wow, that's quite the review. What should I say first? 1) Totally agree on ASL adorableness; 2) Yep, 'bout Teach and won't tell who will live and who will die; 3) Sorry, but it's not MarLu pairing. I had few questions about it, so I guess I need to say it outright, this is ASL romance. Hope no one minds it, but whatever it's not like I'm gonna change my mind about the pairing, at least not in this story…

lany-chan, Cinnamon-Fudg3 – Sanji is lucky guy, after all, our favorite guys are blackholes as well. They won't do anything that would leave the cook, on the brink of death… I hope…

Last time:

"When I found out that my mission included meeting you all, I had Robin get as much info on you as she could. Your crew is big, so I had her focus on you, the commanders, and people who the marines consider suspicious." I said as I gave him the folder; he looked at me, mulling my words before flipping the folder open.

Marco's POV

It had only been a day since the Strawhat crew joined us. Ace, Sabo, and Luffy were inseparable, and it was quite obvious to see how doting the brothers were. After a few of our crew members were almost burnt to ashes because they had tried to flirt with Luffy, I chalked it up to a 'sister complex'.

"Marco, Pops wants to speak with you." Namur said, coming to me. I went to Pop's room and knocked twice, entering and asking why he wanted to see me. He simply handed me a file. It had a stamp that said 'Whitebeard Pirates' and below it was the Marine symbol. I raised my eyebrows at Pops. He answered, "This is what Luffy wanted to talk about, and now I want your opinion as well."

I started reading. It contained data on Marshall D. Teach, one of the members of Ace's division, and his similarities with Marshall Teach, a suspected drug dealer and murderer. The marines hadn't managed to collect any concrete evidence against him, but it left me with an uneasy feeling.

"I know we're not ones to doubt family, but the thing is, Teach has always had a felt a bit different from your brothers." Pops said.

"What are the chances this is all a trap?" I asked him.

"If you're asking whether Ace and Sabo's sister is lying to us, then answer is no, I can tell. And if you're asking if the marines gave her intentionally wrong info, then no. I asked that Luffy brat about this as well, but it seems the file had been stolen by a member of her crew, so the marines don't know about them getting their hands on this." he said to me.

I couldn't disagree with that. Besides, Luffy struck me as an honest and blunt person.

"Then I'll keep my eyes on Teach from now on," I said and Pops nodded in silent approval. And with that, I made my way onto the deck.

Luffy was in my face in the blink of an eye. "Marco! Marco, will you show me your transformation? Earlier you said later. So can you?" I heard my nakama snickering.

Sabo's POV

It was good having Luffy back, but she was just as unpredictable as in the past, and keeping up with her was proving to be little hard, both for me and Ace. After dinner yesterday, she wanted us to sleep together like we did in the past. Ace and I tried to refuse, arguing that we were adults now, not to mention different genders. Luffy being Luffy used her teary puppy-eyes on us, and you just couldn't say no to them. Surprisingly, we had a quiet and comfortable night. Luffy was in the middle, sandwiched between us, and all of us slept soundly. Having Luffy back with us was soothing.

Of course the next morning was a bit troublesome. After all, Ace and I were young and healthy males, and waking up next to a girl as sexy as Luffy… was little too much on our bodies. I exchanged glances with Ace before we left her behind to take care of our 'problem'. And to our humiliation, after we returned to the bedroom, she had to ask why we ran away from her.

Somehow we managed to change the conversation, asking about what had been going on in her life. She told us about Jii-chan and her life as a marine, which left us with a hint of anger, and then she told us more about her nakama. Some of the stories were really funny.

She asked about us, so we told her about how we left Fuusha Village, how we formed our crews and how we became part of Whitebeard's. Ace proceeded to ask her if she would join as well, only to be denied. "The future Pirate King can't have a Captain," she said and we laughed; that was just like her.

The rest of the morning was spent chatting together, just like the good old days, but then that fucking blue chicken came and stole her attention. Ace and I gave him murderous gazes and felt a tiny sense of satisfaction when he flinched.

"Ace, Sabo, don't be mean to Marco!" Luffy warned us. We mumbled our 'sorry's', but not before sending Marco one more glare. "So Marco, will you, please?" she asked, pleading.

"I guess now is good." Marco answered her with a small smile, and Luffy jumped up and down happily. Marco transformed and she stared at him unblinking, then she grinned. "You can fly, right? Would you go flying with me?" she asked, and before we could stop her, she was gone. Stupefied, Marco complied quickly. I guess it was to be expected. How many chances would he have to fly with someone? It wasn't like flying-type devil fruits grew on trees.

Luffy's POV

I hadn't flown in what felt like an eternity. I was glad Marco agreed. This was so much more fun than flying alone. We raced and did some loop-de-loops, which gave us a round of clapping from our spectators. After an hour or so of flying, we returned to the Moby Dick. Marco transformed into his human form; he was wearing a really big smile (well, as big as his lazy smirk could get). "That was amazing, can we do it again sometime?" I asked eagerly and Marco nodded.

"Wow, you were both amazing." said Haruta, coming to us with Izo and Thatch.

"Yup, who would have thought you were such an agile old man," said Thatch, slapping Marco's shoulder. The next second, the poor guy was thrown overboard and Marco's smile was gone replaced by his usual expression.

"I thought you hadn't used your Angel powers in ages! You were amazing!" said Ace. Then he looked at my wings raising his hand to touch them, but stopping before he could. I glanced at him, then at Sabo. I started grinning wider. The boys looked at me, probably wondering what I was up to.

"Ace, Sabo? Do you remember when we were little, I tried to fly with you, but couldn't cuz I wasn't strong enough?" I said and they slowly nodded, still not understanding. I made my move before they could register, or at least before Ace could. I grabbed him in a hug, flying quickly off the ship and leaving a bunch of shocked pirates behind.

Ace yelled in a very girly voice and hugged me tightly, not wanting to fall. "I'm strong enough now." I whispered into his ear, making sure that he heard me, and laughed as I flew higher.

Izo's POV

When I saw the girl flying with Marco, I was mesmerized by them, and I wasn't the only one. After they finished their flying lesson, we went to them and Thatch couldn't help but make fun of Marco, who promptly threw him overboard. At least Thatch isn't a Hammer, so he didn't need help getting back aboard.

That was when I heard the girl's tone. She sounded a little devilish and she was grinning. Then there was a whoosh of air as she flew past us fast and grabbed Ace in a tight hug, leaving the ship with him. We stood stupefied, looking at the spot Ace had been standing, but we were broken from our trance by a girlish yell. Sabo paled, knowing he was next, and I pitied him a little.

Haruta tried to make him feel better. "At least you have it better than Ace. At least you know it's going to happen, just not when."

Sabo sighed. "This is her revenge on us for making fun of her wings when she was a kid." he said. "Her wings were too big for her small body. She couldn't even fly by herself, always crashing into something. We told her that her devil fruit was basically useless if she couldn't use her wings. Though Ace was way worse than me, so I guess that's why she chose him first."

"No matter what happened in the past, this is entertaining. Did you hear Ace yell?" I asked no one in particular, chuckling evilly.

Ace's POV

When I finally got over being flung into the air, I couldn't help but ask why.

"SHISHISHI… Isn't it obvious? You always said my wings were useless if I couldn't even fly myself. This is my revenge." she happily chirped. "Besides, isn't it nice? Just look around."

I complied; she was right, it was nice. The view was amazing, but the ocean under us had me worrying; if I fell into the water now, no one would be in time to save me. We're far from Moby. "Don't you trust me, Ace," she breathed into my ear, teasing, and I shivered. I didn't answer her as I was wondering if my little sister had just flirted with me or if she was completely oblivious of what she was doing to me. Then before I could collect myself, I found myself standing on the deck once again. I turned to look at Luffy, who suddenly had an unreadable expression on her face.

"I'm hungry." she said, leaving me and not sparing me a single glance. I blinked.

"What just happened?" Sabo asked before I could say it myself.

"I don't know, one minute she was making fun of me and then I was here! I didn't do anything!" I defended myself and then thought back to her last question. 'Shit, I didn't answer.' I felt myself paling.

"What have you done?" Sabo asked again.

"I swear it's a misunderstanding!" I yelled before taking off in Luffy's direction.

I ran into the kitchen on Sunny, but she wasn't there. So I went into the one on the Moby, but no Luffy. I asked everyone I met, getting more frantic with every no.

Sabo's POV

One second, Luffy was flying happily in the sky, and the next she was standing on the deck, wings disappearing. Her eyes were hidden by her hair, yet I could tell she was distraught. Ace looked surprised and was rapidly blinking, and was that a blush on his face? Then Luffy said she was hungry, leaving us.

I instantly faced my brother, demanding to know what happened. Instead of answering he paled and took out after her. I stood there staring and went to look after them. I asked Luffy's nakama where I could find her and was given two suggestions: the kitchen and the figurehead of the ship.

She wasn't in the kitchen, so I looked at the figurehead. She wasn't on Sunny's, but I found her on Moby's. She was laying on the whale's head, her hat covering her eyes. 'What the hell did say Ace to her this time?' I found myself getting annoyed at them. They were always getting into childish arguments and leaving me out of it.

"What do you want, Sabo? I'm not in the mood to talk." she said and I sat next to her. I made her understand that I wasn't going anywhere until I found out what happened. She was silent a few minutes, and it felt like ages. Finally, she spoke in a voice devoid of any emotion. "I asked Ace if he trusted me." I waited for her to continue, so I could figure out what Ace did. She wasn't saying anything more. 'Did Ace make fun of her asking this question?' and 'So she's not distraught but pissed?'

"And the problem is…?" I helped her.

"He didn't answer me." she said, of all things…

"Luffy, I'm sure he had a reason why he didn't say anything. I know Ace trusts you, so don't be down about it." I said, hoping it would be enough, Luffy perked up.

"Really? Do you really think so?" she asked and I nodded. "Yay, Ace trusts me! Thanks Sabo!" she smiled at me and I was startled how easy that was.

"Sabo?" she asked and I waited for what's coming next. "Do you want me to take you flying?"

I blinked. She was giving me a choice? "Yeah, it would be my pleasure." I said surprising myself.

"You're the best, Sabo! Now hang on to me, it would be bad if you fell." she said and I changed my mind, but it was too late. She hugged me and up we flew.

When I got used to it and finally took in the scenery, I was mesmerized. It was amazing and I said so to her. She grinned and I laughed. "Can you go any faster?" I asked, wanting to feel the air rushing against my skin, so she sped up and I laughed even harder.

"Sabo, look! There's an island!" she didn't let go of me to point, but she directed her body so I could see.

"Are we going to take a look?" I asked and got her grin in reply.

Luffy's POV

We were lucky this island had a marine base on it, so we snuck in. I was doing it for fun, but Sabo said something about gathering info and we split up. I managed to find the Captain of the base and even managed to piss him off. After kicking his ass, I went to go shopping. Bastard destroyed my favorite cardigan.

Amazingly, a local shop had one exactly the same as mine and I immediately bought it, buttoning the front again. I didn't want to explain my brothers why I had such a huge scar. I couldn't find Sabo, so I went to eat some meat.

I was sitting at the bar eating when some idiot tried to flirt with me. Of course I ignored him. Nami may have thought that I didn't what flirting was, but the truth is I just didn't care about guys except the ones I love. I thought back to Ace: 'Why couldn't he answer that question? It wasn't that hard. Sabo told me he must have had his reason and I trusted him, but even than it made me a bit uneasy. I guess it's hard to trust me after I pretended to be dead all these years…'

"I'm talking to you, bitch!" the guy yelled at me and made a move to grab me. I instantly launched at him. Sadly, he was the leader of the local gang and that was how I raised hell on earth on this island.

When Sabo finally got back from the marine base with his information, he found me surrounded by moaning bodies. I smiled at him, asking if we could finally leave. He mutely nodded, his gaze not leaving the twitching forms, and he hugged me. I called upon my wings and took off.

When we got back, the Moby Dick was in chaos. I didn't know how else to describe it. Part of the ship was on fire, and everyone was tossing buckets of water to put the flames out. "I thought the Moby was fireproof." Sabo muttered. The others were trying to keep down a thrashing Ace who was screaming bloody murder.

We made our way to them and I approached him. "Are you alright Ace?" I asked him and he looked at me.

He froze then he quickly proceeded to throw off all the commanders holding him down and hugged me. "LUFFY! They didn't kidnap you!" he yelled in relief. Sabo and I glanced at each other, confused. "Where were you? Do you know how worried I was?" I sweat-dropped as I took another glance at the burning Moby and hysterical pirates.

"I think I have an idea." Sabo said voiced my thoughts aloud. We managed to calm Ace down and went to talk on the figurehead. Once there, we sat down.

"I'm sorry Luffy." Ace said and I looked at him. "For not answering your question. It just shocked me you would ask." he said looking straight into my eyes. Our eyes clashed, black on black, and my breath hitched, thankfully he didn't notice. "I trust you, Luffy. No matter what happens, I'll always trust you." he said, gently stroking my cheek.

"ACE~" I yelled happily, jumping on him. In his surprise, he lost balance and fell on his back with me on top of him. I hugged him tightly.

"Oi, that's not fair! I want a hug too!" Sabo joked before joining us. All of us started laughing. Then we started a tickle war and we laughed even harder.