Set within the same AU of the Superhero chapter 4! They don't need to be read in any order, but it helps in understanding their dynamic. Enjoy!~
"Have you seen this?" Ace's question was followed by a newspaper being slammed onto the surface of their kitchen island.
"Can you believe the nerve of some people? How dare they!" Ace continued to rant to an unimpressed blonde.
"Oh yes, how dare they finish construction on the Dressrosa Bridge, yoi." Marco said with mock alarm, "Those scoundrels! Now we won't have to suffer for half an hour in blaring traffic in the early dawn."
"What? No! Not that!" Ace frowned and flipped the paper to where the headlining article was in Marco's face. "Do you see that Marco? Local Banker Exposed! His Secret Passionate Affair with Blue Rebel!"
"Ah, that." Marco hummed, pushing the paper away from his face and allowing himself room to drink his coffee. "It's nothing but speculation Ace, nothing to worry about."
"I am not worried!" Ace grumbled and sat down grabbing an apple and munching on it.
"And I'm supposed to take your violent apple chewing as a good sign, yoi?" Marco asked with the slightest hint of a smile lifting the corner of his lip.
"What has you all riled up so early in the morning?" a third voice chimed in as the last inhabitant of the apartment shuffled into the kitchen.
"As if you don't know!" Ace grumbled and slid the paper down the island for the other blonde to see.
"I can safely say that I was not aware there was going to be a girl scout cookie convention in the town square, thank you for the heads up, love. But I thought the peanut butter kind were your favorite, did they run out?" Sabo asked, and Marco chuckled while Ace nearly choked on his apple.
"Seriously do you two ever read the headlining article?!" Ace cried out in exasperation and tapped on the page. "The paper is claiming exclusive insider details on this romantic affair Marco is having with the Blue Rebel!"
"Ah." Sabo hummed as he picked up the paper, skimming the article of blatant lies and fabricated facts.
"I fail to see the problem Ace. If you're worried about people snooping then just refrain yourself from using your powers. Is it really that hard for you to use a match or a lighter every now and then?" Sabo teased and opened up the newspaper to where the story was supposed to continue.
"I am not worried about that!" Ace huffed.
"And really, all of this is based off of the fact that Blue rescues Marco all the time from a certain Villain, does Spade ring a bell, Acey?"
Ace threw his arms into the air. "Exactly!"
Whatever lecture Sabo had in store for Ace and his habit of abducting Marco were all but cut short by the shout of the raven. Marco too, looked on more curiously now, though a small smile was hidden behind the rim of his coffee mug.
"Why do they automatically assume that the civilian is involved with the hero? Spade is just if not more attractive than Blue Rebel. Spade is the one that abducts Marco, isn't that enough to have people wondering that maybe just maybe Spade is the one that is having the secret affair with Marco? He does get kidnapped every week and then some!"
Sabo's mouth opened slightly to Ace's furious rant as he processed what was going on. Of course Ace wasn't upset about being discovered, he had remained anonymous with his powers since he was young and old enough to learn. He was upset about the ensunuation of an affair that did not involve him. Really the situation was laughable, but all Sabo could do was let his head hang as a sigh escaped his lips. That would be something that Ace would take to heart.
"Is it really that important Ace, it's just a silly article." Sabo tried and was met with narrowed gray eyes.
"Maybe to you! But where is the justice for the villains, Bo? Yes, we rob a bank here and there, tie up a civilian along the way, but we are just as capable of loving bank tellers as heroes are. Spade can be just as infatuated with Marco!"
Whatever Sabo was about to counter with, however, was cut off when Marco set his mug down.
"Yes, Coo Reporter, I would like to make an anonymous tip that you left of a key detail to your story of that banker." He paused.
"Yes, I happen to be very much acquainted with the man...yes, yes he is head over heels for Blue Rebel. But what you do not know, is that he is also madly in love with Blue's archnemesis,"
The gasp that blew out of the phone echoed in the room, and Marco smiled at his two lovers, shutting off the phone and effectively cutting off a frantic reporter.