He had grown up with his grandfather being a marine and met many throughout his travels. They weren’t that different than pirates. Some are honorable and some are pieces of shit. “I remember Smoker. He is fair in how he deals with people. He tries to be.” Ace wasn’t someone who went out of his⇢

Ace was handling this as if this happened all the time to him. He didn’t sense anything evil in Law’s action and he liked to think he was good at reading others. Had he sensed anything bad from them he would not have allowed this. “Perfect. I was starving.” He grabbed some cheeses and meats out⇢

He gave Shanks a heated glare. Ace took the paper and read it. It took him under twenty minutes to be in and out of office. He got spotted on the way out and made a run for it. He dodged the person causing them to fall overboard and start drowning. Must be some sort of devil fruit user. “Oops.”

“Fine. Whatever. I am pissed with you. Let’s get this over with. Which office?”

“You want me to throw up? Alright, it you will owe me a good dinner later.” He figured it was for research or something to do with medicine. It wasn’t the worst thing someone has asked him.

“You told a vice admiral what we are doing?” He shoved them hard. “Damn it, Shanks.”

“I don’t see the harm in that. Alright.”

“We need to put make up on to cover your scars or this is never going to work. We should get you a wig too.”

“That would be rude if I were to do that. Are you going to join me for in eating?” Ace might be a pirate but he does make an effort to be polite. He took a bite of his food. “Still the best damn cool I’ve ever come across.”

“That’s not how it works. You have to be under me before you can be over me. You’re in luck. I have lots of uniforms.” He ran off and returned with a uniform for Shanks. “Put this on.”

“I still have the uniform from last time!” He gets into it and quickly returns. “You need to get in uniform too. We are doing this together.”

Coffee still wasn’t a favorite of his. He had drank for a while when he was pretending to be a marine. Horrible stuff. “Sake would be fine. Thank you. Can I help with getting?”

“Depends on the marine. There are certain ones I find comical to get worked up.There are some I am on decent enough terms with or respect too.” He started laughing at the mention of the bounty photo. “It’s not the worse I have seen, but it doesn’t do your beauty any justice. Be glad it is like ⇢

“Nah, don’t be sorry for asking a question. If you aren’t asking things how are you going to learn about people, right? I’m really not one to get offended by an honest question. If you don’t mind a meal would be great.”

“Those are some loaded questions. I feel alive. That’s more than can be said for some people. I’m proud of what Luffy has done this far and who he has gathered around him.”

“It tasted awful, but at the time because of the situation I was in it was also one of the best things I had ever had.”

𝓟𝓸𝓵𝓪𝓻 𝓑𝓮𝓪𝓻 𝓟𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓸𝔀

He smirked and shrugged. It wasn’t much his business how they got along or not, but he did find it all amusing. “Never mind. It’s not important at all. I promise.”

“I could care less if it pisses them off or turns them on. I’m having a good time and that’s what I am concerned with right now.” He gave a small nod. “I do on occasion.” Ace turned his finger into a small flame and held it out to the cigarette Sanji by their mouth. “Let me give you a light.”

Shanks was selfish. That much Ace knew to be true. Ace was forgiven man. He could forgive most flaws in a person including their selfish nature, but what he couldn’t forgive was what Shanks had done to him. He had been ready to die and his death it would have meant something. Instead he had spent⇢

A smirk pulled at the edge of his lips. He reckoned that Sanji had a thing for the Swordsman. Annoyance is just another form of love isn’t it? He was polite enough not to point this out. Why embarrass the guy. Instead, he shrugged. “Every crew needs the strong one that is easy on the eyes.”

Even the ship had changed since he had last seen any of them. Another reminder that as much as we may want it at times the world always carries on and things never stay the same. His fumbling little brother was now a real pirate. One who had a respectable crew too. His eyes lingered on the ship.⇢

He laughed cheerfully. His little brother was always handful. That couldn’t be denied by anyone, but Luffy had a good heart. “I’d be concerned if he wasn’t doing that. I heard you had more people join the crew recently. It shows Luffy has been doing well. Why aren’t you off exploring the town?”

Ace didn’t see what had happened as him making any kind of sacrifice. He had done what was 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 in his heart. He had acted selfishly and foolishly. Ace had gone after Blackbeard against the wishes of everyone. How many times had Pops told him to let it go? How many others had warned him to stop⇢

It’s always different with certain people. There is always going to be that one person you need no matter what even if you have to force them to spend time with you. Ace rolled his shoulders back willingly following Sanji. “If he isn’t too busy on his newest adventure.”

He gave a small bow of his head to Sanji. “Thank you. I would very much appreciate that. I’d offer to help, but I know most chefs don’t like help in the kitchen.”

“When isn’t it the season for a little fun?” He remarked with a grin.

He glanced up at the sky. Yep. It was afternoon not it bothered him. The man was always taking naps both in inconvenient places and times. His attention went back to Sanji. “Figured I was overdue on checking in on my little brother.”

“There is about to be a line of pirates waiting their turn for this.”

“Shanks isn’t wrong. I’ll act up real nice for some handcuffs.”

Grinning he waved back. “Morning or whatever it is now.”

Yawning. He is up.

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