It wasn't even an hour after the boys left, that they got brought back. You hug them tightly while they cling onto you. You look up at Smoker and Garp and give them a huge smile.
"Thank you!" You told them, they both sigh.
"They'll be back, and they'll make life for you, hell." Smoker said looking over at Sabo, who had a guilty expression on his face. You hug him again.
"It's okay.." You told him, he just looks away sadly.
"This isn't the first time they've done this, though this is the nicest way they've done it..." Garp sighs, you look up at him confused. He looks at Sabo, who is looking over at Ace, who was still asleep.
"They have been in multiple homes, but they keep managing to get Sabo kicked out...They make life for the people who adopt them hell.." You frown.
"If they don't want people to adopt him, why give him up?" You ask, Sabo flinches and moves away from you. You look at him and he just gives you a sad look. It makes you want to go find these people and beat their faces in. Garp continues,
"They left him at the orphanage for a year, and according to the laws in this town, this makes him eligible to be adopted, because it means he's been abandoned..." He finishes, Sabo walks away and sits next to Ace, Luffy follows after him. You were silent for a minute, but you stand up and walk over to the other side of the bed, opposite of Sabo and Luffy.
"Let them do what they want, these three aren't going anywhere." You say grabbing Ace's hand again. Once more there was no response, but the sound of his breathing and the heart monitor.
You guys spend the night in the hospital, the two boys sit on two chairs putting their head down on the bed. You looked over at them smiling, it was now three in the morning. But you were anxious to sleep, worried someone else may come in and try to take them away. Law had left, he was reluctant to go, but you made him, telling him you would be alright. You reminded him he had school to focus on, he gives you a concerned look but then returns to his neutral expression. He gives you a slight hug and leaves, that was four hours ago. You were starting to nod off when someone started to whine softly, opening your eyes you see Ace was awake, and trying to sit up.
"W-wait, you can't get up..!" You whisper to him pushing him back down, he looks at you with wide eyes and opens his mouth to say something, but it comes out in a sort of gibberish. He starts to panic when he realizes he is having a problem talking, he starts to wiggle around, tears forming in his eyes. You pat the top of his head and whisper to him, trying to get him to calm down. Eventually he does and looks at you, tears running down his cheeks.
"It's okay sweetie, they fixed your head, but a slight side effect is that for the next week or so it will be hard for you to speak properly.."You explained, his eyes widened and he looked so pitiful, so you kissed his forehead. He pushed you away glaring at you, a slight blush on his cheeks. You giggle at him.
"There you are, my little Tsuntsun..." You whisper, he glares at you then huffs and looks away. If he can't speak without sounding weird, he is just going to refuse to speak at all.
You give him a sad smile and pat his head again, brushing his hair back with your fingers. He looks up at you sleepily and yawns. You just smile and keep brushing his hair until he falls back to sleep. You keep brushing his hair back for a little longer until you yawn. You cross your arms on the bed and lay your head down, you needed some sleep.
You wake up to the sounds of children talking excitedly to each other, raising your head the talking stops. You open your eyes and see Ace,Sabo, and Luffy staring at you. You stare back, a little confused, then you smiled.
"Good morning boys!" You said happily, Luffy and Sabo grin at you.
"Good morning!" They said in unison. Ace opens his mouth to say something, but gibberish comes out again, he looks at you sadly before closing his mouth and turning away. You give him small smile.
"It's okay Ace! It will come back..." You said brushing his hair out of his face, he pushes you away glaring at you. You could almost hear him say 'Stop that!', you giggled softly. He pouts and crosses his arms, Sabo snickers at him.
"I don't know why your laughing, because Ace can't talk, he doesn't have to start school next week until it comes back..!" You teased Sabo, who pouted at you. Luffy pouts too.
"You mean he gets to stay home..!" He whines, Ace smirks.
"Yep! He can't participate in class if he is talking like that, plus I don't want kids to pick on him because of it..." You sigh, Ace glares at you and you raise your hands up defensively.
"Not because it would hurt your feelings...I'm afraid you'll kill them all you tiny fireball!" You said pointing at him, he smirks again. You roll your eyes at his smugness and look over at Sabo.
"Although...I'm waiting for you to do something...I haven't even seen you light up yet!" You say,staring at Sabo, who just looks away whistling.
"And to think you start school tomorrow..."You sigh, Luffy and Sabo pout at you again.
Next week is going to be interesting...
