Hello everyone, here is another one shot, this time from Deaf
This will be about Shanks and his crew visiting and Benn has something for Ace to try
Text in bold means it's sign language
Hope you enjoy
Read and relax
Marco saw the boat approaching them, seeing it was Shanks, who didn't look battle ready, so it would be a friendly visit. He just hoped he wouldn't get too drunk with Pops. He might enjoy drinking, but it was still bad when he got too drunk. When they boarded the ship a couple hours later, Shanks held his arm out, moving to hug someone he had no idea Shanks knew. When he let go of Ace, Shanks spoke, making sure so Ace could see him. "FIrecracker! How are you?" Ace smiled back at the man. "I'm fin'." The red-haired captain grinned. "I never would have guessed you would join Newgate and his crew." Ace shrugged. "It jus' hape'ned." Shanks waved his hand. "It's fine, I'm just glad you're fine." "Woah!" Started Thatch, waving his hands. "You know each other?!" Shanks nodded. "Yes, we met Ace some years back, always liked the kid." Ace sent a look at the others behind him, trying to figure out who spoke, when Thatch spoke again. "Never knew you knew Shanks, kid." Ace shrugged again. "We jus' met one day." Well, many met each other, but it was still something Marco wouldn't have guessed, that Ace knew Shanks.
Benn then took a step forward, giving a quick hug to Ace too, and when they parted, Benn took something from his pocket, Marco seeing Benn holding something out to Ace, Ace giving a breath to it as Benn had a calm look. "It might work, it's different than the last o-" Started Benn but Ace moved his hands firmly. Stop! Just stop! Marco knew Ace often resolved to just sign language when he was emotional, weather that was angry, happy, or sad was all the same, Ace having a serious look, looking somewhat annoyed. Benn gave a sigh, moving his hands to sign back, Marco having no idea the man knew sign language. Just try it, it's different parts now, better ones. Ace shook his head, looking annoyed. Stop! It won't work! It never work! Just stop! Benn gave a breath. Which is why I change it, so it might work. Try. Marco saw Ace on his way to sign again, looking to say to just stop, but was cut off as Benn moved, what was most likely, a hearing aid he had made, to Ace's hand. Try. Nothing more. Ace sighed and placed the small device in his pocket. Just stop! It's no use, it never work, and never will. I'm fine, so just stop! Ace then turned around before Benn could respond, Ace leaving, leaving Benn to just sigh. Ace could be stubborn, and being deaf made it possible for him to just turn around. He also felt it was kind of the other pirate to try and help Ace get his hearing back, but it didn't seem like Ace wanted it, and he knew Ace was okay with being deaf, having been his entire life. He didn't like it, but was okay with it. And Marco knew Ace didn't like people wasting time, which was most likely the reason he was against Benn trying. The hearing device was small and must have taken time to make.
As Ace was gone, some chatter started up, many asking how Ace had met Shanks, and it was a story close to how they had met. Ace attacking the other captain, before they had stated to talk and gotten to be friends. Benn had also tried many times to make hearing aids for Ace, but none had worked. Ace had the necessary implant behind his ear, getting it a years ago when Benn mentioned he new how to make hearing aid, being in high spirits to try it, and it had declined from there. Ace didn't want Benn to make any more, which made sort of sense. Ace was a person who didn't like to waste time, especially for others to waste time, so he didn't want Benn to use time on making something that wouldn't work.
Marco was out on deck for a while, before he decided to check on Ace, who had probably headed back to his room. So when he got to Ace's room, Marco opened the door, first giving a smile when he saw Ace was there, sitting in bed with his back to the door, so he didn't notice Marco coming in. As Marco took a step inside, he saw Ace doing something by his ear, moving his hand away and seeing the hearing aid Benn had made placed around it, Ace obviously trying it out. Ace then moved to push something, and a small faint light glowed on the device, most likely signalizing it had power on, before Ace moved the hand a few inches from his ear, before he snapped his fingers, obviously to see if it worked. He could hear Ace breathing hard as he had, before Ace snapped his fingers harder, hand shaking a bit, obviously not hearing it. Marco saw Ace's hand move a bit down shakingly as he continued to snap his fingers, trying to make the sound be heard with no luck, his hand shaking more as the snapping became more faint, Marco seeing Ace's other hand moving to his face, seeing Ace's body start to shake as he gave a sob, obviously upset it didn't work, Ace still tried to snap even though his hand was shaking, desperately wanting it to work.
Marco moved to the bed and crawled over it, moving to hold around Ace, bringing his boyfriend into a hug, Ace moving his head to his shoulder as another sob got out, Marco doing his best to comfort Ace. He didn't know Ace was this bothered by being deaf, he always seemed to be okay with it. Ace always portrayed being okay with it, but it was obviously just an act. That was probably why Ace was so adamant to get Benn to stop trying to make hearing aids, not because it was time consuming for Benn, but because it must be hard and hurtful for Ace everytime it didn't work. Marco continued to hold Ace, stroking his back and giving out comforting words automatically, even tough Ace couldn't hear it, but he would feel he was talking and he hoped it would help.
Ace sobbed for about 5 minutes before he calmed down, just sniffing. Marco then leaned a bit back, so Ace could see his face. "Are you okay, yoi?" Ace nodded. "Yea', I jus', I hope' it would wo'k." Marco nodded. "I get it. I'm sorry it didn't see it before. How many have you tried, yoi?" Ace sniffed. "Abou' 7. It neve' wo'k." Marco nodded. "I get it. Listen, how about we ask around too. We know many, maybe someone who knows how to make hearing aids, and we can try and make some too. If you want to." Ace nodded slowly. "Ma'be? I don't know. I alway' hurt w'en it dosen'' wo'k." Marco nodded. "And I get it, but do you wish to try, yoi? I know deaf people who have hearing aids that work, I can hear where they got it." Ace blinked. "Y'u do? I- I maybe I wan' to try." Marco nodded. "And I will hear around, I will do my best to figure out where they got theirs and ask them to try. I will also speak with Benn, to hear what he have tried." Ace nodded. "Okay. He has t'e blueprint'." That was good to know, and it might lead somewhere, he hoped they could help Ace get his hearing back.
For now, he would just be here for Ace.
And that's the one shot, hope you enjoyed
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