Figuring it Out [Whitebeard Pirates x Child? Reader]

4. Idle Chat.

-January 30th

Milo swung his feet off the edge of the small run-down building he was sitting on. He and M/n had accidentally fallen asleep at one of Luffy's brother's houses. Though once morning came m/n just jumped from the window in the room instead of actually just going through the front door. He looked over, seeing M/n making a snowball from the excess snow on the roof. Smirking.

Milo asked for the new snowball, once he had it, M/n watched as Milo dropped it. Ultimately landing on someone's head. Both boys started laughing. Making more snowballs and dropping them on people. A Familiar small face showed from below.

"OI!! M/n! Milo! Can I come up?" Luffy asked with a big smile,

"Sure!" Milo responded while M/n just grew a scowl. Milo slapped the back of M/ns head, erasing the scowl. Once Luffy got onto the roof M/n jumped from his seat, Pulling on the boy's cheek.

"Who did it," M/n growled

"Just some Kids at the Park..." Luffy mumbled

M/n stared at the forming bruise on Luffy's cheek, "They do anything else?"

"They took my hat..." Tears started to prick in Luffy's eyes

"Milo stay with Luffy I'll be back. I've gotta go run an Errand." M/n mumbled, taking off his own hat and shoving it on Luffy's head. Climbing down the ladder on the side of the building. Milo watched in amazement,

"You really do grow on people, don't you? I can't think of a Time M/ns ever done that for someone..." Milo murmured, patting the spot next to him for Luffy to sit on.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean usually M/ns the one beating people up for no reason. Not the other way around. Especially for you though, He's got a soft spot I can tell" Milo snickered, dropping a snowball on a Passerby, Luffy laughed at their reaction, making a snowball of his own.

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M/n walked into the park, seeing a group of Kids with Luffy's hat. They were tossing it around and messing it up. M/n growled under his breath.

"OI!" M/n caught their attention, "Gimmie the hat," he demanded

"Nah I think we're good~" One Hummed

"Apoo is right. We do not need to give the hat to you."

"I wasn't asking." M/n was being blunt with them, a Tick mark appeared on Apoo's head,

"Go Scram, I don't have time to deal with You" Apoo tried to threaten

"I could say the same thing." Other Kid's on the playground started watching with excitement, While the parents started looking for M/ns guardian. M/n Lifted his hand, pulling all of the electricity from the area, Destroying part of his hoodie sleeve. Apoo's eyes widened, his brows furrowing. "Gimme the hat before I swap your Skin for your Skeleton." M/n threatened. Parents started rushing to grab their Kids, while the ones that were there alone watched with big smiles.

M/n started walking towards Apoo, taking his jacket off so he didn't ruin It any more than he had. Apoo tossed the hat into a Pile of slush, smiling. This only gave M/n more motivation, "I'm gonna rearrange your damn Teeth!" M/n shouted, letting electricity surround his being, appearing behind Apoo, slamming his foot onto Apoo's back...

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M/n rubbed his arms wincing, he had overdone it big time. Wiping his nose of the blood that trickled down he grabbed his jacket, going back over to the hat, shaking it off the Gross slush. The hat was ruined... Ruined, but Fixable. M/n had already spent more time than he wanted in the area, deciding he should take his leave. Two Kids stepped into his bath.

"Why'd you get Luffy's hat back Brain rot?" The Freckled one asked

"Cause I can,"

"He's grown on you hasn't he~" He hummed

"Tch."

"It's ruined Ace, Luffy's gonna bawl his eyes out..." Sabo frowned seeing the screwed-up hat.

"Ruined doesn't mean it's not fixable..." M/n murmured, "Get me a sewing kit..."

Ace raised a brow, obliging and leading M/n to their house that just so happened to be quite a way away. In a completely secluded area. Ace ran into the Home, grabbing Izou's sewing kit quickly, ignoring the questions of Pops and Marco. Thatch peeked out the window, smiling a bit when he saw M/n and Sabo making Idle chat. Ace jogged up to them, handing M/n the sewing Kit. Watching as M/n sat on the ground, opening the sewing Kit, threading the needle.

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Once the hat was Finished being fixed it only needed to be wiped down. The sun had started setting already, and M/n needed to get Luffy home. M/n Left the hat with Ace and Sabo, now he was sprinting back to Milo and Luffy. Waving up to them as they almost threw a snowball at him. Milo jumped down with Luffy, scolding him about getting hurt.

"where's my hat?"

"Ran into your brothers and gave it to them" M/n shrugged, Luffy jumped up and down

"So you got it back!"

"Mhm..." M/n hitched a thumb behind him, "You've gotta get home."

"I know, Marco said he'd pick me up." Luffy hummed seeing Marco's car at the end of the street and pointing to it.

"Oh, Okay, See ya Brat!" M/n said, walking back to the junkyard with Milo.

M/n and Milo walked back to the junkyard but something seemed to be on Milo's mind. M/n frowned, wrapping an arm around Milo's shoulder.

"You miss them don't you..."

"Yeah... yeah, I do..."

"We'll find them eventually, I'm sure of it. In the meantime-"

"M/n, you've been saying that for 4 years... What if we don't... what if I never get to go back home?"

"Listen Brat. What I say goes, So. If I say you're going to get back to your stupid family then you're going to get back to your stupid family... We just have to find out where count Dracula lives" M/n shrugged

"Dad doesn't live around here though..."

"I'm sure Luffy knows someone who does... That idiot has major connections..."

"You mean friends" Milo deadpanned

"Yeah, those"

"Sometimes I don't know how you survived this long, Now give me your arm, You can't leave it untreated." Milo took the first aid kit, Cleaning and cooling M/ns burns, putting some Neosporin on the affected area before wrapping it. "You better change these. Otherwise, an Actual doctor will have to cut your arm off." Milo threatened

"I know I know" M/n shook his head, he had forgotten to change it Once, and now Milo won't let him forget it.

The boys went to bed after that, Though M/n just laid there awake, He couldn't help but let Milo's words ring around in his head. Those words causing some unsavory memories to surface... Knowing he'd never see his again...