Warnings/Note: Hinted sexy-times at the end. Chapter seems a bit rushed to me this time, but eh. I'm dealing with a root canal gone bad and I'm falling asleep, but at least here's a chapter. Other notes at the end :p

Ages: Ace - 25 / Luffy - 21

CHAPTER 6: Relax, Take It Easy

Ace rolls his shoulders, face set in a scowl as climbs up the stairs leading to his apartment.

Work had been hell today. Usually Ace enjoyed his job, but sometimes it could be unbelievably stressful. At the moment he needed a cigarette or six, but as if the universe was out to spite him, the freckled man had left both his cigarettes and wallet at home.

He idly wonders if Luffy's home as he walks down the hallway. Ace isn't quite sure he has enough patience to deal with Luffy, but he knows that he doesn't want to take out any of his stress on his boyfriend.

His hands dip into his pockets and lo and behold, his keys aren't in his pockets. Ace can vaguely remember leaving them on his desk at work and he feels like screaming.

Today sucked.

Trudging down the hallway, trying to remember where they kept the spare key, Ace begins to hear loud music blasting from the direction of their apartment and he knows Luffy's home.

Ace doesn't bother knocking on the door, knowing that Luffy couldn't lock a door to save his life. Letting himself in, the loud bass already giving him a headache.

Luffy's in the front room, swaying his hips to the music, Sabo is in his arms, looking resigned. The younger man turns around as he dances and spots Ace, his face instantly lighting up.

"Ace!" Luffy calls out, dropping Sabo and walking closer before pausing. "Are you okay?"

The newly twenty-five year old sighs, "Work sucked today."

Luffy walks over to Ace and grabs him by the hands, giving him a peck on the lips. "Good thing you aren't working anymore, ne?" He then stands on his tiptoes and gives Ace a quick peck on the lips, hands resting on Ace's shoulder blades. The younger man pauses for a second before rubbing his hands up and down Ace's back and he would be lying if he said it didn't feel good.

"You're so tense… " Luffy states and leans back so he can meet Ace's eyes, hands still moving. "Hmmm… You want a massage?"

Ace blinks and arches a brow at the question. A massage would be absolutely perfect right about now. But last he checked, Luffy didn't know how to give massages and, knowing his boyfriend, it might turn out more painful than pleasurable.

He goes over the options in his head, but he knows the answer already.

"Okay," Ace starts and Luffy's eyes light up. "But… Do you even know how to give massages?"

Luffy nods his head excitably. "Yeah, I do! Come on!"

Ace lets the younger drag him across the front room to turn off the music, to their room where the younger forces him to sit down on their bed. Luffy takes it upon himself to unbutton Ace's dress shirt, even pulling it off his shoulders for him.

The younger man lets Ace take off the rest of the shirt and throws it to the side while Luffy climbs on the bed behind him and starts to massage his shoulders, surprisingly gentle.

Ace groans as all of the knots in his shoulders disperse with Luffy's actions.

So he really could give massages, who knew.

Slowly, Luffy's magic fingers worked their way down his back.

"Lay down on your tummy, yeah?"

Ace does as he's told, grabbing a pillow to lay his head on, and is aware of Luffy placing his legs on either side of the twenty-five year old before his hands are back on Ace's back.

The perfect amount of pressure is being pressed into his back and surely enough, Ace can feel all of his worries vanish for the time being as he relaxes for the first time all day.

Luffy drags the tips on his fingers across Ace's muscular back, making him twitch at the ticklish feeling, before leaning down closer to Ace.

"Do you feel any better now?"

Ace grins at his boyfriend. "Much. Thanks Lu."

"Shishishishi, no problem Ace!" Luffy kisses him on the forehead before rolling over and lying next to him. Ace turns so he and Luffy are faced the same way. Luffy wraps his arms around Ace's neck and his face turns sly. "You know, there are other ways to get rid of stress."

God, did Ace love his boyfriend.

Note: Ruuuushed ending and there might be some mistakes I wasn't able to catch... (Be a peach and tell me if you see any, yeah?) But w/e I have some questions for you guys.

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