"Ne, Ace?" You look at the boy sitting on the ground, for once without his brothers. With a tilt of his head he turns lazy eyes to you, a smile stretching his lips slightly.

"Hey (Y/n)," He scoots over a bit, offering you a seat beside him. "What're you doing out here?" You shuffle a bit, wiping the sweat from your forehead with the back of your hand before wiggling into the space he provided for you.

"Whaaaat~?" You ask, feigning an overly innocent expression as you clutch more tightly to the basket in your hands. He arches an eyebrow at your drawled out tone before moving his head a bit closer to your own.

"You really can't lie, at all." You huff at the boy as he flicks your forehead, letting out a small whine you proceed to try and wiggle away from the black haired boy.

"I can," You protest, crossing your arms over your chest and turning to face him with a defiant look. "I just wasn't really trying!" You nod to emphasis your rightness, sticking your tongue out and smiling broadly.

"Nah," Ace waved away your arguments as though he was batting away a bug. "You really can't. But don't worry I won't tell everyone and embarrass you." Oh that smug look that shines so brightly in his eyes…you were gonna get him...

"Yes I can! I'm the bestest liar in the whole world!" You turn from him once again as your lips tilt downward in a pout. You can hear him snickering behind you before his arms are wrapping around your shoulders. You yelp as he begins to rest his entire weight on your back, forcing you to topple onto your side and into the dirt of the forest.

"Don't be mad (Y/n), I believe you." You turn to glare at him over your shoulder but, as you catch sight of his cheeky freckled face smile, you have to turn yourself away lest he catch sight of the blush making its way up your cheeks.

"No you don't, you're just saying that so I feel better." You feel him smile against the back of your head as you lower your chin to rest on your arms, using them as a makeshift pillow crossed beneath your head.

He moves his head, letting it rest in the space between your shoulder and neck. "I guess you're right, but if it worked then I wouldn't mind lying to you."

You open your mouth to retort when Ace shifts again, this time his knee is pressing painfully into your side. You whine, flailing your arms and try to dislodge the boy from your back. "YOU'RE SQUISHING ME I'M GONNA DIIIIIIEEEE!"

Ace snorts as he rolls from your back and you wheeze, taking in as much air as your body will allow. You can feel the boy pulling you up before you have a chance to begin complaining, his taller frame making him loom over you a bit. "If you were so uncomfortable why didn't you say something before?"

When you're asked later what caused you to do what you do next, you would deem it a case of insanity.

You lean up and peck the boy chastely on the cheek before trying to take off back the way you came. You didn't take in to account that the freckle-faced boy was a lot faster than you were.

You make it a total of five steps before Ace has you wrapped in his arms and all your thrashing seems to do is spur him to hold you tighter. "(Y/n)! Quit squirming around so much!" With an angry sigh and one last kick at his shins you let your body go limp in his grip, effectively bringing you both to the ground. He lands on top of you with hands on either side of your head, supporting his body.

His hair tickles your forehead as he leans forward, dipping his head down and placing his lips on yours. The kiss sends warm butterflies fluttering through your system and you're sure Ace feels the same if the way he cups the side of your face with one hand as his body comes to rest more heavily on you.

"Ewwww I thought you said girls have cooties! Isn't that right Sabo?" There is no way to describe the intense burning that sears through your face. Luffy was standing behind his blond brother, peeking at Ace and you on the ground with a look of confusion twisting his features. Sabo, on the other hand, looks like the most wicked match making cupid that ever walked the land…wait a second…

"I dunno Luffy, but I guess this is what happens every time we leave Ace on his own." The rock that hits the side of the blond's head is anything but expected.

Or gentle.

"IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS SABO NOW GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE I TELL EVERYONE ABOUT THAT TIME YOU GOT THE FISH STUCK IN YOUR PANTS!" Needless to say Ace and you received the time need to talk.

Lesson 11: The first kiss doesn't need the right circumstances to be special, just the right person.