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A few weeks has passed since Sabo had settled down in the Dadan's Family hideout. Even though it was pretty much no better than the Grey Terminal, the blonde boy liked it here, spending time with his friend and free to do whatever he wants. Turns out, Dadan wasn't as terrible as most people make her out to be (still ugly though) and by most people he meant Ace and Luffy. Though there was something that had begun to bug him starting about two day ago when…

Sabo's little discovery

Today, he and Ace had returned late after they checked up on their Pirate Fund when they were hit by a sudden downpour. The storm roared outside and a lightning crack through the air. The two brothers charged into the hut with their pipes and were drenched with rain water. Dadan was furious (more like worried to Dogra) she had waited all night for the two troublemakers and they returned home with drenched clothes and a continuous sneezing competition.

'We are fine.' Ace grumbled as he twisted his shirt to squeeze out all the water. Sabo, who stood next to him, nodded enthusiastically in agreement. They carried they're pipes into the house while waving dismissively, 'we'll go to bath so don't disturb us.'

Dadan grunted at the ungrateful brats and started to rant about haunting Garp for the rest of his life when she was disturbed by her accomplice, Dogra, 'I thought Luffy was already in the bath?'

'She is?' Dadan said, her face paled.

'Yeah. She just returned from her hunt and decided she should take a bath.' Magra appeared from behind Dogra. Before they could continue, Dadan had already fainted on the ground with her face as white as paper. If Garp knows that Sabo or Ace saw her naked in the bath, she could bid farewell to her life as a bandit or as a human.

Luffy was about to dip herself in the steaming hot bath after thoroughly scrubbing herself. It was a harsh day; she hadn't been able to see her two beloved brothers at all since they had business to attend to at the Terminal. She ended up having to hunt alone today and more than anything, being alone is tiring. She sighed as she climbed up the stool in order to reach the top of the tub. She stood on her toes while reaching out to check the water. Luffy didn't know why but since she became a girl, she had cared much more about baths.

Then suddenly, the sound of the loud approaching footsteps startled her. She slipped off the chair and landed on the floor with a loud thud, her towel falling off. It was Ace and Sabo, she could hear them discussing about their thieving at the Grey Terminal. Struggling to pull her body steady onto her feet, Luffy grumbled at the slippery floor. She stood up and rubbed the sore bump where her back had hit the floor.

Sabo, hearing the noise that came from the room, was curious. Ace had started to take off his clothes while happily discussing about how much money they have gathered. Sabo, with his interest still piqued, opened the door to the bath and peeked in. To his surprise, Luffy was there, stark naked, the hot steam that lingered in the air enveloping her. Sabo stared at her… Luffy stared back, water dripping down from her wet raven locks. At the sight, Sabo had frozen, a wave of warm blood rushed to his cheeks as he felt them get warmer.

'Sorry.' Sabo squeaked as he quickly slammed the door shut and turned around with his face deeply blushed. He slid down with is back against the door, his knees to his face, trying to contain his embarrassment. It was the first time he saw a girl naked and that girl had turned out to be his newest friend. What if she hates him for it? He put his hands to his face and silently wept inside his mind.

'Sabo? What is it? You're acting weird.' Ace came over, his voice annoyed but slightly worried. His brother was acting weird and that was not something he's happy about. Sabo was ignoring him!

'Ace… Let's bath later.' Sabo said as he looked up to Ace with blank eyes that said something bad would happen if Ace didn't listen. He couldn't believe how thick he was to not realise this. Two weeks, and he didn't notice a thing (this was probably because Luffy didn't really know anything about gender differences).

'Why?' Ace said questioningly, his head tilted to a side.

'Don't ever come in the bath while Luffy is bathing. Okay?' Sabo said as he looked up to Ace. Now he had realised why Dadan never let the three of them bath together.

Ace shot him a questioning look before tumbling off to put his clothes on while Sabo tried calming his down his blush. They left the bathroom awkwardly and from that day, the blond boy was never able to see his 'brother' the same way anymore. That night, Sabo switched place with Ace so he wouldn't end up sleeping next to Luffy because he knew he'd end up with a sleepless night if he did.

A few days later

'Gomu Gomu no… Pistol.' The fist sped back after stretching out of sight. Luffy kept her footing as she aimed the rubber arm at her soon-to-be brother. Ace glowered at the fist and dodged aside, missing it by a millimetre. The punch scraped him slightly but was not harmful. Ace spun around and swung his pipe at the young girl with all his might. Luffy, while suppressing herself from using any form of Haki, ducked down frantically and shouted, 'Gomu Gomu no Muchi (whip).'

The leg swept its way through the plain and Ace jumped up. Unfortunately, he was too slow and his feet got caught by the stretching limb. He lost his balance and fell face first to the ground, resulting to a large nose bleed.

'One point.' Sabo said as he turned around to write on the score board. Ace grumbled as he pushed himself up, he was annoyed but he accepted his defeat. Of course, he won't say it aloud though. If he did, he knows he wouldn't be able to resist punching Luffy's defiant face. Sabo squatted down next to Ace and tried to suppress his nosebleed.

'You're fighting me next Ace, get ready. I won't take it easy.' Sabo said with a devious grin. Ace nodded as if accepting the challenge. Suddenly springing into action, the two clashed their weapons and began to parry each other's blows as if they were testing one another. Pouncing backwards to gain distance, they stood there, panting while observing the other, guessing their next move. Like in synch, the boys jumped into the air and charged at each other. Sabo took the initiative and threw a punch. Ace, deducting his move dodge to aside and with a smile, he announced, 'It's my win today!' He sent a kick straight to Sabo's gut and they landed on the ground. Sabo lay on his back and moaned painfully while Ace landed with a victorious smile.

'Cool!' Luffy ran towards the two, a stupid grin on her face. She grabbed Sabo's arm and pulled him to his feet before shouting excitedly, 'Sabo, Sabo! Fight me!'

'Sure.' Sabo stood up and got into fighting position, 'This is the last fight before we calculate the score so let's make it a good one, okay?' Sabo announce. He had gotten more relaxed about the entire 'being a girl problem'. Luffy was still Luffy and that was great. She didn't even mean to hide her gender; it was the two of them mistaking it on their own. Sabo smiled as he charged at the young girl with all his might with a battle cry but Luffy didn't move. Sabo thought for a moment when he finally realised the girl had something up her sleeves. But it was too late to back down now, he send his kick into the air.

'Gomu Gomu no… Flytrap!' She reached for her fingers and stretched them out. His leg was caught between them and he was unable to pull back. Luffy twisted her arms and wrapped the fingers around Sabo's calf. With all her might, she swung him into the air, releasing her fingers as she slammed him down to the ground. After spinning one round in the air, Sabo landed face first onto the earth, 'Oomph.' He let out.

Sabo turned around on the earth and let out a laugh, 'A new move, huh? I let my guard down 'cause I thought I knew all your trick, Lu.'

'Oh, and what a mistake that was.' Luffy said with a grin. She pulled him up and they went over to see the scores.

Ace felt annoyed. Why didn't Luffy help him up when he fell? Why didn't Luffy treat him as nicely as he treated Sabo? Ace grumbled… Suddenly, like someone had hit its break, Ace's train of thoughts stopped. Why would he be annoyed by something like that? He didn't usually get irritated by that right? Usually it's more about his father and his birth or something that he would get this disrupted. Why would he be feeling like this now? He waved a hand in the air as if trying to shoo away the thought like he was trying to keep a fly away. He followed the two excited figure to the score board and leaned closer, 'So how is it?'

'It's a tie; all of us have 47 points.' Sabo frowned. Luffy was rather disappointed. They decided the loser would have to hunt but if there is no loser, then who would hunt? The coal-haired girl thought for a moment (she realised she liked thinking more after her adventures in her last life) then jumped up. She turned to Ace, making his cheeks reddened, then to Sabo, 'I have an idea!'

'What is it?' Ace turned away to hide his blush, his voice suddenly angry.

Luffy ignored his angry tone and continued, 'How about this? We all go our separate ways in the jungle and by the end of the afternoon, the one to return here with the biggest prey is the winner, the smallest prey will have to supply the food for tomorrow?'

Sabo caressed his imaginary goatee for a moment before nodding in agreement, 'Sure. We all return here by five, okay?' They nodded in agreement before heading of in different directions. And just as promised, by 5 P.M, the three siblings had returned with their prey covered by layers of cloth for the element of surprise. They lay the three beasts down and counted, 'Three, two, one!' And they all pulled of the cloak.

Three gigantic crocodiles lay silently in the dirt, each wrapped up neatly in vines. The children looked at each other for a second then suddenly burst out laughing, 'Oh my god, I can't believe we all caught the same thing!' Sabo said as he wiped an artificial tear of his eye, he was laughing so hard he could barely speak.

'They're even the same size!' Luffy pointed out while lying on the ground, giggling loudly. Ace was laughing too but he didn't comment. Sometimes, he would direct his glance over to Luffy and unconsciously smile.

The three troublemakers hauled their dinner home with pride and nearly shocked Dogra, Magra and Dadan to death. It was known that it's best not to mess with the crocodiles, tigers and bears of Mt Corvo and look what these three monsters did? Dadan spent the rest of the day skinning the crocodiles and slicing up their flesh. She announced that they have gathered enough food for the next week so they no longer need to hunt for food. Running out of things to do, the three were absolutely bored. They tried to play tag, hide and seek, card games and train but they still ended up with time to spare.

'I'm bored.' Luffy whined. She was lying with her chest against the ground, her limbs stretched out and her cheeks presses against the grassy field. Ace sat crossed-leg next to her, his hands still fumbling with his broken pipe which was cut by Porchemy. 'Deal with it, we all are.'

'Maybe we should go into the jungle and explore a little bit.' Sabo said as he ruffled through Luffy's messy hair. The young girl's head shot up, 'Can we?'

Ace reached over with his pipe and hit Luffy on the head, 'No, we can't, it's the most dangerous time of the year to mess with the Tiger Lord.'

'If only we have something to sell, we could just visit the town and sell some stuff.' Sabo said as he settled down next to Luffy. He hadn't realised it himself but he was quite fond of the girl and saw her as something near a sister.

'Yeah, then we'll have something to do and also get money for our Fund.' Ace nodded in agreement.

Luffy lay still for a moment then suddenly jumped up, 'I got it! We could sell the crocodile skin!'

Sabo thought for a minute before nodding and standing up with Luffy, 'Yeah! That would work!' He ruffled the coal black strands and said with a grin, 'Sometimes you just come up with the nicest ideas, Lu.'

'Hehe, thanks.' Luffy said as she grinned back. Ace stood up, though he felt slightly unsettled by the scene (he didn't know why), he still smiled and approached his two best friends, 'I'm sure Dadan is having the same idea as us so… let's smug some of those crocodile skin, shall we?'

The Great Gates

The tall wall stretched to the sky and in front of the gates that separates the most beautiful kingdom in the world and its trash, lines of people were travelling into the city. The dirty men stumbled in from the trash heaps and headed to the Edge Town, each carrying merchandises of many kinds. A certain man wearing an old cape with a hood covering his face, staggering like he had a broken leg, came forward, with a makeshift trolley in his hand. A piece of stained blue-grey cloth covered the object he carried, giving him a suspicious aura.

The guard raised an arm and stopped the man in his tracks, he inquired, 'Hey wait, what are you carrying there?' he rifle held tight in his hands.

'Crocodile skin, I am going to sell it.' The man spoke, voice deep and raspy. He reached down and reveals the snout of a crocodile, making the guard jolt back. 'Move along!' He permitted, his voice slightly frightened.

The man simply staggered forward, venturing deeper into the Edge Town, or as they say, the lawless town. This is where the hoodlums and outlaws of the kingdom gather. Ignoring the gazes of the delinquents, the weapons they held gleaming in their hands, the man walked forward. A hoodlum, probably the leader of the group surrounding that particular alley way, approached the man with a staff in his hands. He held it over shoulders and said with ignorance in his voice, 'Hey, old man, why don't you just leave that package of yours here?' He snickered aloud. The underlings laughed along with the man and they began to gang upon the hooded figure.

'Oi!' The ignorant hoodlum called aloud, seeing as the man gave no reaction, 'Say something already!'

'Shut up you pathetic hoodlum.' The man said with a voice that seemed unfit for his figure. The delinquent stepped back, an annoyed look on his face, 'What?' But before he could react, the cape fluttered, revealing a hand where his legs should've been. And using the long iron pipe in its grip, the hand knocked the stranger down.

'This guy's…' He grumbled in surprised, his underling also draped with the same shocked look.

'If you're going to rob someone…' The man spoke as he reached for his cape. With a wave of the arm, the clothing was sent flying, revealing three young children sitting on top of one another, each of them with the same smug grin on their faces. Ace, the person on top, finished his declaration, 'You should choose your victims more carefully!'

The men backed up in precaution and tighten the grip on their weapons, 'It's the group from the other day!' One on them shouted. Before any of the men could react, the children pounced up and charged into battle.

In their disguise once again, the three little monsters wandered deeper into the city. They had now approached the High Town, where all the royalty and nobles lived. This town was rumoured to be the most beautiful town in East Blue and at first look the statement would be correct. The people were all dressed in the most glamorous clothes, each of them wearing a smile. The building shined and sparkled as if they were made of gold and silver. The streets were cleaned and organised and if felt as if there was not even a speck of dirt in the air.

The hooded figure walked passed countless people who all stopped in their tracks. Upon closer inspections, you could make out the ugliness in their look. How their faces contorted in disgust as they look upon the man carrying the trolley.

'I'm glad we got so much money for the crocodile skin!' Sabo said in an excited whisper, ignoring the people giving them their horrid looks. 'Now, we've got even more for the Pirate Fund!'

'That's great!' Luffy said with a smile but then she frowned again, 'but I'm hungry.'

'Hang in there just a little bit longer.' Ace said as he looked down at his brothers. He was still the head while Sabo was the torso and Luffy was the legs. The young girl had been whining for a while now about how heavy they were. 'You'll get to eat a lot of delicious ramen after this!'

'Ramen?' Luffy asked, feigning ignorance, 'Wassat?'

'Is it good?' Sabo inquired, interested too. Luffy stuck out her tongue and began to drool, 'Anything would be good to eat right now.'

Ace sighed, 'We're almost there!' They stopped at their tracks, the citizens avoiding them by all means. A sign in velvet red with the golden words: 'Fine Dining – EIICHIROU', Chinese lanterns decorated its side. The green building stretched high and Ace couldn't help but let out a grin.

They stepped inside and were greeted by a smug looking waiter, 'Welcome-' He stopped mid track, cold sweat break out under his skin. He waved his hands in the air and charged forward, 'W-wait a minute! This restaurant doesn't serve your kind!' He said in a disgusting tone.

Sabo jumbled through his jackets, searching through his pockets and took out a golden locket. It glimmered under the light like a cat's eye; the daisy flower imbedded on it sparkled in authority. The man was taken aback by the object and he was silenced.

'I would like a private room, please.' He faked his voice.

'That crest…' He managed to mutter before backing away with an abashed look. 'Such an honour! A noble coming to our humble restaurant. We will prepare you a room immediately!' His was voice sickeningly sweet.

The hooded figure stood still and tucked the crest back into the pocket. Ace mumbled to Sabo, 'That's a handy thing you've got there!'

'Uh- Yeah, I picked it up in town earlier…' Sabo replied hesitantly.

Lie. Luffy thought to herself but she kept quiet. It was not the time to mention it yet. She ducked her head down as she felt cold sweat falling from Sabo's chin. He was nervous. They were later greeted by a clumsy maid who led them to a VIP room and served them three bowls of ramen. She bowed down humbly about three times before exiting the room while saying, 'Take your time and enjoy!'

'So this is ramen?' Sabo poked out from under the cloak. Luffy appeared too, her head nodding happily. It smelled so delicious and tempting though, it was not as good as his crew's chef's cooking. Ace pulled off the cape and said, a grin spreading across his face, 'Well, try eating 'em.'

The three slurped down the noodles like soup and finished the three portions in a matter of seconds. They called for another three bowls of ramen and finished it immediately too. The order kept coming and coming and the bowls were stacking higher and higher. The chefs were freaking out as they worked themselves to half-death while the maid was fighting with a battle of stamina. By this time, one who did not realise that this man had something suspicious, they must be blinded by many things. Only until the moment Luffy accidentally stretched her hand out to grab the ramen order from the maid did she realise something was wrong.

The men scurried upstairs towards the room where the children were. Hearing the frantic footsteps of the staffs, Luffy gulped down her noodles and pointed to the door. Ace and Sabo turned around but it was too late. The manager had already entered the room with a scowl, 'Customer, I was just told that…'

'Oh shit!' Ace shouted.

'We're busted!' Sabo said as they took off the cloak. Luffy grabbed the last bowl and poured it down her throat as she grabbed her two brothers and they charged out the window, 'Let's run!'

The three fell down from above with a rain of shattered glass, startling the people on the streets. The manager peeked out the broken window while shouting, 'Catch them! They just ate without paying!' The children fell from the building, ignoring the astonished looks on the people's faces. Luffy grabbed on a flag pole, spinning one round and landed on the ground with a back flip. Ace followed and Sabo fell on top of Luffy. 'Sorry.' He said with a shy smile. Of course, the young girl didn't mind, it didn't hurt anyways. She supported him to his feet and they started evading at top speed.

'It's those three again.' A snob looking police officer said. 'They are known criminals! Why'd you let them in?'

'Someone, catch them! Don't let them escape!' The manager of the restaurant shouted for help in useless effort. No one had the mind to do it anyways, why bother call for help? They only avoided the three children and let them escape the edge of the town.

'To think they'd escaped through the window…' The maid said aghast, 'This is the fourth floor!'

'Tch, and now they've costed us a window and 26 bowls of ramen.' The manager sighed, his voice full of disappointment like a man he found an empty treasure chest.

'Manager! A note was left, it says: When I own One Piece, I'll pay you. By Luffy!' One of the staff read aloud, crumbling the scrap paper in his hands.

The three children ran across the street with stupid grins on their faces. It was a good day. They had gotten over their boredom, earned money for their Fund and were allowed to try some new, tasty ramen. It was one of those days that Sabo loved.

'Sabo?' A voice called aloud and the blond young boy could feel his happiness crumble to dust. He told himself to not turn around and continue running when the voice called out again, 'Isn't that Sabo? Wait!'

Sabo couldn't help his reflexes. He stopped in his track and turned towards the voice that he dreaded. A man, in about his fifties, wearing a dark blue coat with a top hat similar to Sabo's except for the golden feathers attached to it. He was tall with greasy, curly black hair, a snobby face and a line of thin moustache over his lips. It was the face that Sabo hated the most in the world.

'You're still alive?' He said as he approached the boy. Sabo shot him an annoyed look, ignoring him while his brothers begin to surround him. Ace asked, eyeing him suspiciously, 'Hey, Sabo, he's calling for you. Do you know him?'

'He's just mistaken. Let's go.' Sabo shouted, more like to himself, and continued to run forward. Luffy had a worried look in her eyes but wiped it away before anyone could notice. They headed off into the jungle, leaving the man behind to his own distress.

'What? I'm not hiding anything.' Sabo said at his two friends who continued to spy on him suspiciously. Cold sweat broke up on his skin and he could feel his palms clenched up. He flinched under the gazes but couldn't turn away.

'Spit it out!' The two others said in unison. Ace declared angrily, 'It's not okay to keep secrets from each other you know!'

Sabo was cornered. He didn't know what to do. He could tell them and allow himself to lose his to bestest friends or get beaten up by both Ace and Luffy. Pondering for a moment, he opened his only to close it the next millisecond. Let's trying lying to them first, 'I'm telling you, I'm not-' Before he could finish his sentence, his was immediately cut off by the two of them as they throttle him.

'Tell us!' Ace shouted, fuming with anger,

'Okay…' Sabo croaked as he clutched his neck, 'I'll t-tell you.' They loosened the grip and Sabo leaned back against the tree bark. He said in a hesitant voice, 'He was a noble.'

'Who?' Ace and Luffy said in unison.

'The man calling to me!' Sabo said, suddenly regretting telling it to the two of them.

'Okay. So?' They said.

'I'm his son!' Sabo said angrily, how could they be so similar while not being blood related?

'Okay. So?' Again, the two spoke in synch.

'I'm a noble.' Sabo shouted, his hand thrown into the air like he was praying to god.

'So?' They said again while picking into their noses and Sabo blew his fuse. 'YOU WERE THE ONE WHO ASKED ME FOR THIS!'

'The truth was I wasn't even a child from the Grey Terminal. I am not an orphan and both of my parents are alive. I lied to you.' He said with a guilty look on his face, he stared down to his feet to avoid eye contact, 'I'm sorry.'

'I'm shocked.' Ace said as he turned his back toward his friend, a cold aura surrounded him, 'If you were a noble, why would you want to live here?'

Luffy kept silent, she already knew the answer and she was heartbroken. She stationed nest to Sabo and laid a hand on his reassuringly. Sabo smiled at the gesture and continued, 'The reason why I ran away from was because my parents… they didn't see as a son. They saw me as a tool. They didn't love me; they loved the power, the money I could bring to them. We'd fight almost daily because I could never get high score in studies and they would even value a royal child over me. If I couldn't marry a royal girl, I'll just be trash to them.' He felt like crying and his brain to stop but he couldn't, 'It's bad enough for you two but even with parents… I was lonely.'

Luffy pulled Sabo into a warm, reassuring hug, subtly telling him to stop talking and that they understand. They stayed in that position for a moment before Sabo stood up and announce with a smile, 'Ace, Luffy, the three of us have to sail out to sea one day. We'll escape this country and we'll live as freely as possible! I will travel the world and write a book about my adventures. We'll get stronger and become pirates!' He raised his hand in the air happily.

The two D siblings grinned brightly and Ace stood up, his chest puffed out with prideful, 'I'll become a pirate anyways and I will defeat everyone in my way and carve my name onto the world. All will know of me and that will be the proof that I have lived!' He announced, his head held high with a smile. Luffy couldn't help but smile too, seeing his brother so happy. Ace continued like challenging the world, 'Even if the world hates me, even if the people loathe me, I'll be a great pirate and stand above everyone else! I will not run and win every fight! I will make people remember my name, even if it's through fear.'

'Hehe, that's so?' Luffy laughed happily as she ran up to the cliff's edge. She took in a deep breath and shouted, 'Then I'll be… THE PIRATE KING!'

The waves crashed against the cliff-side, shaking the earth underneath. Ace face-palmed himself and Sabo began to laugh his head off, soon he was joined in by Luffy. Sabo ruffled her hair, 'You're interesting, Luffy. I'd like to see your future!'

'Then join my crew.' Luffy said happily though she already knew the answer.

'No way.' The two brothers said in unison.

I'll release a new chapter every two weeks so look forward to them. Thank you to all the readers and the reviewers, love the Fav/Followers. Hope you like this chapter as much as the other ones. ;)