To Be Loved (portgus d Ace)
I’ve been holding out on this story for over 2 year and I just hope you enjoy!
The lights of a festival from town welcome anyone to join even pirates. I was working with the food noticing all the couples dance in the center. My eyes started to drift to a man with yellow hair spiking up like a pineapple top. Running towards him, 'Marco you're here!?' I smile as he hug me back. 'Come on y/n I wouldn't miss this festival,' I looked passed him to notice all the men looking behind him, 'everyone this is my sister, y/n.' I give a wave and a smile.
Noticing them all till a man with no shirt just black shorts and two tattoos on him with brown eyes caught my eye. He flashed me a smile while my cheeks starts to feel warm, ' Uh welcome to mine and Marco home please enjoy the festival.' They all ran into town, looking for booze and food.
While I stayed with the man that gave me a smile. He held out his hand, 'I'm ace,' I give a smile accepting his hand, he brings it up to kiss my hand. My eye stays on his, he gives another smile. 'Ace stop flirting with my sister!' We both hear Marco yell. 'Well Ace,' he eyes looked at mine once more, 'how about we talk more after this festival? Without my brother interrupting us?' He brought me in closer with his other hand placing it on my back, 'I would like that idea.'
And since that night of the festival, he would try to make it to make my home without Marco knowing or take missions that is slightly around me. It was sweet of him. But little did we both know both my brother and Whitebeard knew. He would tell me about the journey he'd been on, or stories when he was little with his brothers. How one of them were going to be King of the pirates. Ace has even tried to convince me to be a pirate of Whitebeards. As amazing it sounds to be a pirate and go on adventures. I'm comfortable with my home and it being a safe place for anyone so I would refuse the offer.
Before the search of Teach
By the dock, with the stars shined down on us. While the moon is full showing the ways to his boat. Coming to a stop by the docs. 'I promise you I will be back,' feeling his hand on my cheek, 'I was his commander. He killed someone from the crew. I have to do this.' I felt my heart sink, this is what he needed to do. Pops and everyone on the Molby tried to stop him. Before they tried to get off the ship he made it to my home. This is a farewell. 'Ace I don't think you should go... please something about.. it just...this feels wrong.' The wind started to blow against us as he shook his head. 'Y/n you worry too much, nothing gonna happen. Before you know it I will be back home with you telling you how I caught him.' He flashed a smile putting on his hat. His eyes held the truth. Bringing out a vivre card, splitting it in half. 'Take it,' he tore a piece for me holding it up, 'this will tell me how you are doing and this will lead you back to me. Don't lose it.' Giving a smile at him my eyes start to tear up. 'Like i would that idiot.'' Bringing him down a centimeter closer to my face. Feeling his eyes glance at my lip then to my eyes. If asking permission to continue, giving a slight nod. He kissed my lips bringing my body closer to him. While my arms wrap around his neck. With the waves in the water start to crash onto the boats. I knew it was his time to leave. Moved away from him along with a faint smile. 'Don't go dying on me ace,' I broke into a laugh. He nods. Hiding the Vivre card in his hat. He gives one more glance at me and then sets sail. ' I love you,' I mumble while he's yards away from the dock. I fall to my knees.
Little did I know or well more like we both knew that was the last time we had seen each other.
He will be back. I know he will be back. He wouldn't just leave. He promised to be back for us. Then we will be happy. Looking down at my stomach holding as I give a smile. Hearing an urgent knock on my door to open it seeing Marco. I tilt my head. 'What are you doing here? Is everything okay' he started to look around as he brought a transponder snail. He goes to close the door and locks it immediately. Hearing the snail go off. He looked at me for me to answer it. 'Hello?' Hearing a couch from the other side I waited for a response. 'Whitebeard is that you? Is everything okay?' There was silence before I could ask a question. 'Y/n,' standing by the snail, 'Ace is captured. His at Impel Down,' Hearing paper rustle of the newspaper Marco throw to the kitchen table. It's front page.
Suddenly everything froze. Looking at his face on the front page. I dropped the snail to go find my Vivre card behind a photo. The paper slowly burning getting shorten by the second. '....No....No..... No.....No! No!' My breath through the words were quickening. Shaking my head. It's all true there isn't a joke to this. My body started to feel weak. Slowly falling to my knees punching the floor with my head behind over to place my head touching the ground while I cried. 'Why couldn't he have listened to me this once!?'
On the opposite side of the call, whitebeard took a breathe. He held the snail while he sat on his chair. He didn't want to cry. He certainly didn't want y/n to cry over this but it was love. Young love. He knew y/n as soon as Marco joined his family. Even when y/n said she wouldn't join he still referred her as a daughter. If you asked any other members on the crew who was the favorite? Everyone would said of said y/n was his. But the navy took his son. He knew how this was gonna end. One or two ways. He heard the cries. The yelling. The question. But it wasn't just him who lost his son, it was also a young woman pleading for her lost love. It was everyone on the Molby Dick. They heard her. The rustles the cries. No one did looked to the snail to see the facial expression but turned away.
From y/n side, Marco tried to comfort her but she wasn't having it not one bit. 'Y/n, I need you to listen to me.' Whitebeard called in.
I heard him call as I wipe my tear walking towards the snail. 'Marco I need you to leave for this part it's only for y/n ears to hear. And everyone here on the ship go to your cabins' Looking at him with a slight nod. he opens the front door. With the door closing right after. 'Y/n we are gonna do everything we can to get him back to you. To you and the baby.' It was slience from my end. I didn't tell anyone nor did I tell ace. 'How did you-' he stopped with a laugh. 'Before ace went off he had a feeling something was wrong with you and asked Marco here some questions about it. Then told him that you might be having a baby. He wanted to hear it from you but I'm guessing you haven't told him have you?' Staring down at the snail shaking my head, 'I was gonna tell him before he left but he was so determined to catch Teach so I didn't want to worry him and I was unsure if he ever wanted one' Hearing a laugh from the other side. 'We will get him back just worry about the baby,' he hang up. I hold the snail hearing the door open once again. 'Congratulations on the baby, sister,' he placed a smile. I go over to hug him. I start to cry on the shoulder
Day 244, sadly all I did for the time being was watching the paper, how the burn kept going. But also watch the snail, watch the newspaper. I tried to keep my mind off of it but nothing was working. He's being executed. Standing outside holding the newspaper. Seeing the moon once again full along side all the stars. Taking in a breathe. Remembering all the memories. I broke into a smile falling to my knees. 'Please come back to me! For us ace!' I screamed to the stars. Feeling some drops of rain starts to appear. 'Why did you have to go? Why couldn't you trust me on this?' The rain started to pour as I stood up once more. 'Please ace!' Glancing at the waves as I turn my back walking inside the house.
The day of execution, everyone was down in the main town. I stay in my house with the paper slowly burn more. My hopes were high of him getting out. There is also a side of it where he won't make it out. That is my fear now. Slowly starting to hum while I stared at the water. Stared at the clouds forming shapes and objects. Trying to keep my happiness high. But the sadness was creeping close to it. Till one second the card vanished. It was silent no words came out of my mouth. Running to the middle of the town to find one of the snails. The video as it was cut off. Everyone froze around me with the shouts starts to rise. I tried to hear bits and pieces saying many things. All I though about was ace is dead. He dead while his brothers and sisters fight to get him back. I cried with rushing back home. Rushing to scream my lungs on a hill. By a Hill nearby, 'Ace! Ace!?' I scream his name more the townspeople could probably hear me say a name. Hearing the screams. My tears never stopped.
At Mainford, Luffy held Ace close while ace is holding onto luffy hat. Luffy shouted for a doctor while one ran. Pirates stayed still realizing what has happened to him. 'I'm sorry,' that's what he said. Now luffy was confused on what he meant. Ace started to talk to luffy. 'He burned my organs this is it for me,' ace trying to make as much words as he can, 'I can feel my life slipping away.' The blood of ace starting to get on Luffy hand. Luffy didn't want to hear his words. He tired thinking of idea till one. He tried to shout for help but even they knew Ace is too far gone. Luffy tried to beg. It wasn't working one bit. 'But you said you'd protect your little brother,' luffy face started to let tears out, 'You promised me you wouldn't die.' He screamed, 'Ace!' For only ace to cough. For some final words, he told Luffy something secretive. Ace tried pulling out something from his pocket to hand it to his little brother. 'Also If you see Dadan tell her I say hello and thanks for taking care of me.' Ace talked more to his brother. Luffy tried to hold his tears feelings ace smile and wished his little brother luck in fulfilling his dream. His body was growing weak, releasing his grip from the strawhat, with his body gave out falling to the floor. But with a smile on his face to know he was love and wanted in this world. To know that he found love and it made him do crazy things.
It was the first time I would see his grave after the battle, I would lie and say it has been easy. I think everyone would say you liar Our son came to this earth shortly after he died. Marco told me everything that had happened even if I don't want to. Told me how Luffy, was frozen in that moment when he died, how he help luffy leave with jinbe, and how shanks stop the war. Now just one month later I would visit ace grave I would try and go by myself but I couldnt.
Till today when I sent foot on off the ship I noticed there was someone with a top hat there by his grave. I slowly walk up to him giving him a startled. He moved to notice me with a smile. 'I'm so sorry that I scared you,' I place my hand on my chest. 'It's okay ma'am,' he flashed a smile then turned back to the display he made. 'Oh no don't call me ma'am call me y/n please,' I started to stare at the newspaper that he brought noticing luffy with his bounty. It was an awkward silence between us. Till he spoke, 'did you know him? Ace?' He just stared at the grave as I nod reliving all the memories of ace with a small smile. 'He is...well was my significant other,' I glance down at my finger then smile, 'I shouldn't be saying this next part to someone who doesn't know me but I was pregnant with his child.' Feeling his eyes back on me. 'Felt like you should know...Sabo.' He froze as I look to him. 'How did you know?' He questioned, giving a laugh. 'Ace had described you when you were young plus,' I turn behind us, ' the woman with the orange hair has been trying to get your attention for awhile now.' He turn a second later as we both laugh. He stood up pulling out a vivre card taking a piece off. 'Here I should know where my brother girlfriend lives so I can meet my nephew or niece.' Giving a simple nod as he walk away from the grave. 'Take care of yourself '
Marco brought me to their graves today. The weather felt nice with a breeze going against my dress. Looking at the gravestone made me smile. Our son always asked question about his father. About how was. What he did. We sat down on the grass giving some food out for everyone there. After a couple of minutes they both ran back on the ship, 'he talks about you a lot. He even has a picture of you in his room. Says he wants to be a pirate like you.' Breaking into a laugh to look at ace gravestone. Smile appear till with a tear slipping out of my left eye. 'It's been 5 years now and I still miss you,' touching the gravestone with a smallnext laugh, 'isn't that crazy ace'.
Standing up to pack everything once again. Walking to the ship, till I notice another one coming to the island. About to call out to Marco, took a glance to its flag. 'A strawhat?' Mumbling under my breathe to see it let an anchor down. Marco notice it shortly gave a smile to someone jumping off the ship. While that same person walk to me. I feel my son grip to my dress to hide behind me. 'Monkey D. Luffy,' saying with a smile, 'ace talk a lot about you.' He gave a smile. I give him a hug while he returned. Luffy look to the side of my to notice him. 'Is this him?' Luffy question as I nod. 'His name is Portgas E. Sirius,' Sirius stood beside me and I bent down, 'Sirius this is your uncle Luffy.' Luffy came with a smile while Sirius went in for a hug. They hug for a while. While Marco call the boy to help around the ships to give luffy and i space.
After what seem like 5 minutes just standing looking at both gravestones. 'Did he know that he was gonna be a dad?' I shook my head, 'I was planning on telling him till he went to go get Blackbeard.' There was another silence between us. 'He loved you, you know,' he spoke, ' when I saw him in Alabasta he told me about you. About how you lived in a small town and how you let him stay at your house. He wanted me to meet you. Even in his dying moments he told me to tell you thank you for loving him.' Looking over at you, 'He would've be proud of you luffy. Where you headed he believed you were gonna be king of the pirates even if he was with Whitebeard.' Breaking into a laugh. Hearing someone yell behind us, 'Luffy we have to go,' he turn over to me as I nod. 'I hope to see you again Luffy. Have fun on your adventures.' Pulling out his vivre card, handing it to me. 'So I can visit you or my nephew so we can celebrate with meats.' He said with a smile. All I did was nod with a giggle. He started to walk away, I held Sirius giving them a wave.
From Luffy side, he could've sworn he saw his brother next to her. No next to them as a family. Till a blink appears luffy looked back to only see the two.