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~Make-up~

Sabo's hand was slapped as he tried to scratch at the skin around his eye. Izo gave him an annoyed look at the revolutionaries repeated attempts of alleviating his irritation caused by the makeup. Sabo resisted the urge to roll his eyes, the man had already threatened a dump in the sea if the boy showed him any disrespect.

The cross-dresser had started by covering up his burn scar, and he was allowed to see his face with it covered up. Sabo had to admit it had been forever since he saw his face unmarred by the burned skin. It seemed so foreign to him, seeing nothing visible of the scar, it seemed like he was an entirely new person and it scared him.

He felt the man poking his face to get the impression of freckles to litter his cheeks. He really hated Ace for having so many damn freckles, this poking was getting annoying. Robin was in the room helping the man out, Sabo could smell the paint she was mixing up. It was supposed to be pretty permanent and not chip to easily if they mixed it right. Sabo hated this prank so much, all the make-up and then the future gunk that was going to be marking his back.

He smiled though as Izo continued his work, Ace would laugh at this and be having a grand time watching his brother being tortured. That is until Luffy would force Ace to join Sabo as well, and Ace would eventually fold.

The ship was sailing towards the island where the chosen marine base was at, the only thing that was worrying was the rumors that Garp had been seen in the area. Luckily for them there was no word of Akainu being anywhere nearby, though there was a lot of stuff going on back at Dressrosa, he'd probably be tied up there for a while.

"I think the make-up is good, look in the mirror." Izo stood back and nodded at the mirror.

Sabo stood and turned to the mirror gazing at his face, still not believing that was him when he didn't see the scar. It was even weirder seeing his face peppered with freckles matching his hair color. He was really beginning to see the resemblance between Ace and himself, there couldn't be any way that three people not relate by blood could look so alike.

Sabo wondered sometimes if they were all distantly related somehow in the bloodlines. The idea seemed absurd though, but so did their entire lives. Izo watched Sabo in the mirror, and the revolutionary met his eyes in the mirror. The division commander nodded his hair in acceptance before waving the boy away from the mirror.

Robin was seated on the ground, towels covering the floor. A pillow was placed on one end and Sabo sighed as Robin motioned for him to lay down. Izo knelt behind them, looking at the mixture Robin had been instructed to make. He deemed it suitable and looked at the young man.

"This will be like a temporary tattoo. It will take a while to come off."

Sabo nodded. "Alright."

"You'll need to not move, and until it properly dries you'll be on your stomach."

Robin chuckled. "I suggest taking a nap."

Sabo nodded. "Will do, if I can."

Sabo closed his eyes after he got into position, hearing Izo shuffle above him. He nearly jolted when the cold substance was brushed onto his hot skin. He had never realized before how hot his body truly could get now, anything cold shocked him if it caught him by surprise. He relaxed after a few more repeated movements by Izo, finally growing accustomed to the substance.

He began drifting off as his body relaxed more and more, finding the sensation to be quiet calming as he fell into a sleep. He smiled, enjoying a nice dream, it involved him meeting up with Ace and Luffy in the Grandline. It was a dream that would never come true now, but it was nice to dream about it, it was one he had often. Still it felt more real now that he had a piece of Ace to hold onto till his final breath.

After hours he felt his shoulder being shaken gently and he opened his eyes groggily, looking over at Robin who watched him carefully. Sabo pushed himself up carefully, feeling the substance pulling at his muscles as he moved them slightly. He resisted the urge to touch it as he fully stood up, yawning. He brought his hand up to scratch his arm, finding it to be very itchy, but was slapped by Izo as the man walked past.

"You'll mess it up."

Sabo blinked at the man's words and looked at his left arm, shocked to see ASCE written on it, he felt his heart freeze as he saw the tribute to him in the tattoo. He squared his shoulders as he followed the two natural ravens out of the room. He hadn't realized how much his death had to have affected Ace or Luffy, the older brother had made a tribute to him, and the middle brother didn't even bother fighting to let him know he was alive.

"Ace wouldn't hold it against you."

Sabo looked at the gunman in confusion. "What?"

"He may have been upset, but he would have been overjoyed to find you were alive."

Sabo smiled sadly. "I know."

Izo paused before they went out on deck. "That brother of yours."

Sabo blinked, confused for a moment. "Luffy?"

Izo nodded. "Is he doing okay?"

"I don't know." Sabo sighed, glancing at Robin.

Robin looked down with a frown. "He hasn't spoken of Marineford, said he had things to tell us but it wasn't the time when we reunited."

"Anything else?" Izo questioned the archeologist.

Robin nodded. "He still has nightmares. Sanji and Zoro, the only other two with observation haki before Usopp unlocked it, would wake up to Luffy leaving the room crying. Normally the captain hides where we can't find him, so he doesn't worry us."

"I haven't seen any of that." Sabo mused.

Robin smiled at the chief. "I think you're presence began healing that broken part of himself."

Sabo could only nod, not being able to continue the conversation as they walked out onto the deck. Nami turned to them with a smile on her face, as she walked over to meet them at the entrance to the galley. The two men of the group nodded their heads in greeting as Robin smiled at the young woman.

"We'll arrive at the island in the morning."

Robin smiled. "Good, we'll make sure Sabo's ready to go into town in the morning then."

Izo turned to Sabo. "I'll touch up the make-up early in the morning and we'll get you outfitted also."

Sabo nodded. "Alright."

"For tonight just rest up, tomorrow we'll go over the plan before we dock," Nami assured as they walked into the galley for dinner.

Sabo nodded in acceptance, joining the mismatched group at the table. Marco was sitting next to Luffy, Vista next to Zoro, and Izo went to sit with Robin. Sabo sat on Luffy's other side, feeling the raven relax a bit as he took a seat next to him. He could feel the tenseness coming from the two next to him, and felt bad for leaving Luffy on his own with Marco. He'd have to ask his brother about it later, when they got a chance alone.

Till that time he focused on the task ahead, and enjoying time with his growing family. Tomorrow was going to be a day that tested a lot of their patience and skills to their limits as they tried to pull off the prank with no casualties.

~End ch. 3~

God I hate class and presentations, I've been wanting to work on this all day!

Till next chapter!