Hey guys here is a new chapter for this story, please enjoy as usual.

It's been a few weeks since he, then Sabo got sick. spring has ended and now it was summer. Ace had be trying to make the most of the hot days with his brothers, Lu and Sabo. Ace had found a space where he and them could swim without the deadly animals and crocs trying to kill them.

"Come on guys I found a spot without an animal investion!"

When Lu had heard this he was hyper and jumpy to say the least.

Ace had put some leave branches and plants in the way to hide the spot but also made the spot look natural too.

Ace had move the stuff away and stepped in while stepping aside for Sabo and Lu.

Sabo and Lu's eyes widen in amazement and wonder for the view...for luffy it was the non-predatory animals he could eat.

Ace started to track down the little hill that lead to the waterfall and the lake.

Ace looked back at them to see them still staring at the animals(Luffy) and the waterfall(Sabo).

"Guys let's go and play!"

Sabo and Lu smiled running down the hill tackling him into the water...Sabo did...with their clothes on that they had to walk home in...Ace swore if he got a cold again he would strangle Sabo.

Ace smiled while putting his hands above his waist.

"It's so on, you asked for it!"

Ace and Sabo were playing in the water, pulling each other under the water and splashing each other, when them heard a sniffle.

They turned to the noise which lead to Luffy and saw him crying and sniffling. They ran out the water asking him what was wrong but then remembered Luffy couldn't swim due to him eating a devil fruit.

Ace thought of an idea.

"Sabo! Lu! Stay here while I go get something really quick!"

And without explanation he ran to the bandits house. He remembered of thinking of this problem before he found the spot.

When he got there, he went through the door, passing Dadan, Dogra, and Magra saying hi while running to their room (Ace's, Sabo, and Luffy's room), grabbing the floaties and running back out the door to the lake.

When he got back to his brothers, he saw that Sabo had calmed Lu down enough and was holding him in a hug.

He came up to them and and tapped on Lu's shoulder holding out the gift to him.

Luffy sniffled and grabbed the floaties.

"What are theses?"

"They're called floaties it keeps you up in the water when you can't swim, I knew summer was coming up and you couldn't swim so I got these for you…" I was unsure if Luffy would like them, after all, all you needed to get on his good side was meat.

Luffy smiled...impossible wide…*shudder*

Luffy tackled him to the ground wrapping his arms around Ace...a few times. Ace hugged back and pulled back.

"Why don't we try them out, huh? Maybe you won't sink with some support."

Luffy quickly nodded but had trouble putting on the floaties. Sabo and Ace went to one side and corrected the positions of the floaties. When they were on, they went to the lake to try them out.

They got in, and Sabo and Ace started to lift Luffy on his back, with Luffy panicking but calming down knowing we were next to him.

Sabo let go but still next to Luffy, just in case when I let him go, he sank. Ace let him go and Luffy was floating!...Until he got to excited and accidentally sank, so they had to bring him up.

They spent the afternoon teaching Luffy a bit about swimming. Well, Sabo did at the end, Ace went to get food for the bandits and themselves after all.

When they got back, the bandits cooked the animal they brought back and fought for the meat as usual.

They were tired then went to bed...trying to with Luffy bouncing all over the place. *Twitch* Twitch*

"Stop being so hyper and go to sleep!" Sabo and He have had enough and so did Dadan, because she came in screaming too.

"BE QUIET YOU LITTLE BRATS!"

Sabo and Ace had kicked Dadan in the face.

"You're too loud too!"

Hey guys here's a new shot to this story and I hope you enjoyed, please leave some suggests if you have any and review and tell me what you think.

Sapphire~