Hey guys! This is my first time writing a One Piece fanfiction. I really hope someone likes it. :) Feedback is always welcome! Thank you and enjoy the book!
Ace and Sabo are 9 years old.
Luffy is 7 years old.
"Ugh, where am I... Luffy... Ace..?" Sabo called out, trying to focus his vision in the dark, cold room. "Ow, what the hell... Sabo... Luffy?" Ace groaned, rubbing his head. "Ace, thank god you're up. Are you okay? Luffy's still unconscious." Sabo said, pulling himself over to Luffy's tiny body, which was curled up.
As Sabo knelt down to grab Luffy, he realized that Luffy was wearing cuffs...but it didn't make sense. Ace and Sabo weren't wearing cuffs, but Luffy was...
"Because why would Luffy be cuffed... Luffy's Devil Fruit... but that would mean that it's seastone cuffs," Sabo states as his face contorts in slight terror while Ace's twists into anger.
"Where do you think we are, and what's the last thing you remember?" Ace says, standing up and finally realizing that they were in a cell.
" I don't know where we could be, but the last thing I remember is wandering in the forest with you guys, and it just went black..." Sabo replies, frowning slightly, trying to piece together how someone had been in the forest with them and they hadn't known.
"Ugh, my head hurts..." Luffy mumbles in pain.
Ace's and Sabo's eyes shoot down onto Luffy, who lays in Sabo's lap. Ace quickly rushes over.
"Are you okay, Luffy?" Sabo asked as he and Ace checked over Luffy for any physical injuries, but came up with nothing major other than small scrapes and bruises, just like theirs.
"Yea, I'm fine. Where are we? It's dark and cold," Luffy states, sitting up and frowning as his body begins to slightly shiver.
"we don't know, but we'll get out of here," Ace states as they begin to huddle together to keep a bit warmer.
"Im hungry," Luffy states, frowning. "I know, Lu, but we probably won't be getting any for the time being," Sabo states, wincing slightly at the thought of starving in a cell.
"so when will we eat the-.." luffy is cut off as the door to the stairs creaks open and multiple footsteps are heard trailing down the stairs.
Sabo and Ace quickly scramble to stand up and prepare to fight, covering Luffy from the view of their captors.
"Oh, good! All three of you are up," the strange man states, smiling at them as if he didn't kidnap them.
The two men behind him said nothing, observing the three.
"Who are you, and why did you kidnap us?" Ace questions, snarling at the man who paid no mind to his anger.
"you can call me Guy. And as for kidnapping you, well, I had been watching you boys for quite some time now, or more specifically, your little Devil Fruit user that you're hiding behind you," chuckles the man as his eyes hone in on Luffy, even locking eyes with him.
Sabo couldn't put his finger on it, but with a shared look between him and Ace, he knew something was off. There was something off about Guy, and nothing good was going to come of it. Sabo was sure of that.
"Don't fucking look at him. He's off limits." Ace snaps at Guy angrily.
Guy's brows furrow slightly before his face twists into anger; this brat had told him that his prize was off limits.
Guy chuckles darkly, and the brothers' hair on their necks can't help but stand up in fear.
Guy moves to open the cell door, and as he begins unlocking the cell's door, Luffy shuffles to his feet, preparing to fight with his brothers so that they can make their escape.
"you dare deny me of my prize?" Guy questions angrily, his eyes shining with possessiveness. Ace snarls and lunges to attack, but as Guy steps towards the brothers, he doesn't even attempt to move out of the way. Instead, he grabs Ace by the neck and begins to choke him, but Sabo and Luffy immediately rush to his aid.
Only for Sabo to be kicked back into the wall, and for Ace to be thrown at him, who had only just been able to gain a bit of air back into his lungs.
Guy crouches in front of Luffy, whose hits are barely being acknowledged due to him being weakened by the seastone cuffs. Guy grabs the back of Luffy's neck as Luffy begins to squirm.
"Hey, let go of me and don't touch my brothers," Luffy yells as he continues to squirm and pull away from Guy.
"so pretty," Guy mumbles quietly to himself as he gives Luffy a quick glance from top to bottom before he smacks Luffy's face, letting the boy fall to the ground as he shrieks and lets out a cry.
"Don't touch him again, or you're as good as dead," Ace screams, struggling against one of them as they hold Sabo and Ace back.
"Are you threatening me, brat?" Guy asked as he cocked his head to the side before roughly grabbing Luffy by the neck. Luffy let out a choked whine at the grip, weakly trying to pry the guy's hand off his neck.
"Jerry, Alex, give us a show," Guy states, masking his expression as he forces Luffy into his lap after taking a seat on the floor.
Jerry and Alex smirk at one another before they begin to viciously assault Ace and Sabo, punching them in the face and kicking them in the ribs.
"Stop..STOP, STOP IT" Luffy screams, trying to yank away from the guy, only to be yanked back with the guy's grip even tighter. When something..no, Guy begins to stroke his hair, Luffy freezes, thinking, "Something isn't right..this isn't right."
"Alright, men, just two more minutes," Guy states, chuckling as he begins to take a fistful of Luffy's hair and jerks the boy's head back.
"so pretty, just look at those big brown doe eyes," Guy mumbles slowly, caressing Luffy's face.
Luffy flinches, eyes blown wide, as he begins pulling back. He takes a deep breath before he chomps down on Guy's hand. Guy lets out a snarl, quickly backhanding Luffy and sending him flying onto the ground with a whimper.
"Luffy!" Ace and Sabo choke out, trying to fight back and get to Luffy, even though they know it's a losing battle.
Guy snarls, quickly stalking over to Luffy and yanking the small boy up by his hair, causing him to cry out in pain.
"i was trying to be nice to you but this is how you wanna be..that's fine you just need some taming and then you will be good for me" Guy states angrily before letting out a dark chuckle. He then drops luffy into the ground and begins to step on the small boy's ribs, adding more pressure by the second.
Luffy couldn't help but scream out and cry harder at the intense pain, but the snapping of a bone only made Luffy scream louder. Guy had broken one of Luffy's ribs, and it hurt really bad.
Guy finally let up and leaned down over the sobbing Luffy and began caressing his face, moving his hair out of the way.
" My pet, I hope you've learned your lesson," Guy states nonchalantly before turning to look at Ace and Sabo. "And I hope you two brats have learned your lesson as well," he states while locking eyes with both boys. He then gets up and walks out of the room, with Jerry and Alex following behind. They lock the door and ascend back up the stairs.
Luffy's loud cries of pain had faded into a quiet sob. He was confused, hungry, and in pain, and as much as he wanted to hold his ribs, it was physically impossible with the cuffs.
Ace groans in pain and worry as he stumbles to his feet, gently helping Sabo up as they limp over to Luffy, who bites his lip trying to breathe through the pain, still crying as he forces himself into a sitting position.
Ace and Sabo dropped down beside Luffy and quickly but gently grabbed him, which caused him to jerk away and let out a surprised cry before realizing it was his brothers.
"it's okay, lu, we got you. It's just us," Ace reassures, frowning.
Ace and Sabo look at each other before they lift up Luffy's shirt, wincing as they see the big bruise on the left side of his ribs.
Luffy whimpered, nuzzling his face into Ace's neck.
"it's okay, Lu. Just try and take it easy, okay?" Sabo states, pulling down Luffy's shirt as they fall into silence.
So many thoughts raced through their mind. Why was this happening to them? How long had the guy been watching them, and how hadn't they noticed? What was the guy's deal with wanting Luffy, and why did he say Luffy was his prize?
"Hey, Lu, what was that guy saying to you?" Ace asked quietly, looking down at his baby brother curiously.
Luffy looked away as many emotions were seen behind his eyes. "Nothing...Shishi, can you guys tell me a story?" Luffy asks, giggling and forcing a smile...anything to not repeat those words and feel the underlying danger in them.
"lu, it's okay. You can tell us..." Sabo reassures, but is cut off by Luffy before he could continue.
"it was nothing, Sabo. Just drop it," Luffy mumbles, looking anywhere but in his brother's direction.
Ace and Sabo look at one another, throwing worried glances back and forth before turning back to Luffy and sighing.
They eventually gave in and began telling Luffy a story, grateful that Luffy had asked, as they all needed a distraction from what was truly going on.
