It took everything you had to take the younger two home, they wouldn't stop clinging to Ace, who was looking at me with an expression that said, 'Don't make them leave me..' And it hurt you. You ushered the two boys out of the room and gave Ace a hug, he clings to the front of your shirt, looking up at you. You pat his head lightly.
"I'll be back in the morning I promise, I just have to get them ready for school, but then I'll come straight here." You kept repeating, he looks at the sheets with a pitiful look on his face.
"I promise, alright..?" You said holding up your pinky, he glares at you. He opens his mouth to say something but only gibberish comes out, he closes it looking frustrated. He just sighs and hooks his pinky with yours. You give him one more hug before standing up and walking out the room. You could feel him staring at you as you left.
You walked into the hallway only to be greeted with two angry boys. They glared up at you, you give them a small smile and lead them outside. They were quiet all the way home, their silence bothered you but, they have to go to school. You sighed, dragging your feet. You wanted to go back, you wanted to wait until Ace could come home, but you had to take care of these two.
"So.." You start, turning to look at them, still walking backwards.
"What do you want for dinner?" You ask, trying to get them to talk. They don't even look up at you, they just walk on silently. Not even food would make them stop worrying about Ace. You sigh, tomorrow was not going to be fun, you thought as you reach the house.
The next morning you realized you were right. The fought with you over everything, their clothes, their breakfast, their book bags, literally anything. By the time you got them to the bus stop you were exhausted, you look at the two grumpy boys who were whispering to each other. They didn't say a word to you, they didn't even look at you when you told them bye. You looked at the ground sadly as the bus left, well now it's time to go see the oldest.
You made your way down the street, looking like you were having the worst day of your life. You look so downcast that people passing you looked at you worried. You wordlessly made your way into the hospital and up to the front desk, the nurse recognizes you and hands you a sticker. You made your way over to the elevators, sighing. The elevator opens just as someone steps up beside you, they walk into the elevator with you.
"You made the wrong people angry, Ms Lacent." They said, you look over and see a talk man in a dark suit, just as the elevator closes you see a few more outside, they smirk at you. You pull out your phone and dial Law's number, nor bothering to bring it up to your ear, you just leave it at your side. You hear him pick up and you quickly respond to the man next to you.
"I have a habit with making the wrong people angry..." You give a tense laugh. The man chuckles next to you and you can hear Law go silent.
"Are you hear to warn me or threaten me?" You ask, staring intently at the elevator doors. You feel the man shove you and pin you to the elevator wall, he smirks as you wince when your elbow slams against the metal wall.
"I'm just making sure you got the message, Lacent." He says, pushing you harder against the wall.
"O-ow..."You gasp in pain, nearly dropping the phone you had hidden at your side. The man pulls away just as the elevator doors open, you push away from the wall and into the hallway, walking quickly to Ace's room. Once you were far enough you put the phone to your ear.
"Please tell me you heard that." You gasp, holding your elbow.
"Are you okay?" He asks sternly, you give a weak yes as a reply and you can hear him sigh.
"Where are you?" He asks, his voice remaining cold.
"Hospital, with Ace." You respond, hanging up right before you enter the boy's room. Ace looks up at you surprised, but then he gives you a huge smile. Just seeing him made the corners of your lips perk up.
"Hey Ace..." You said walking over to the chair next to his bed, He holds up a coloring book and shows you a picture he was coloring. It was of a pirate, you giggle and pick it up.
"Where did you get this?" You ask and he opens his mouth to say it but then he closes it.
"A Nurse?" You ask and he shakes his head, tilting your head to the side.
"Did Garp ?" He makes a face and shakes his head again. You ponder it thoughtfully, Ace points behind you. You turn and see a tall man with a white mustache enter the room. You gape at him then look at Ace.
"Him?" You ask and he nods his head, you turn around to face the old man again.
"H-hello." You greet, he looks down at you.
"Who are you?" He grunts, and you nearly jump out of your chair, you wish y0u sat on the other side of Ace now. You open your mouth to say something but you feel your lips tremble, you quickly shut your mouth. You look at Ace who just smirks at your reaction, you pout at him.
Clearing your throat you try again,
"I am (Name) Lacent." You started, giving the old man a big smile.
"I adopted this crazy kid, along with his two brothers." You finished, the man raises an eye brow at you before turning to Ace who nods. It was silent for a minute, you looked at Ace, who just watches you, smirking at how freaked out you looked. The silence was deafening, you felt like you were being strangled, not literally, but it was bad.
"So uh...Hi..." You greet again, giving a nervous grin. He sits on the two person couch like it was a chair, which was sitting at the foot of Ace's bed.
"I think I heard your name before from a red headed brat I know." He starts, looking over at you. You think about all the red heads you know and frown, realizing you only know one.
"Shanks." You said, he nods.
"If you know anything about the Mafia, or unless you live under a rock, you've heard of Whitebeard." He finishes, you freeze, staring at him.
'Ahhhhh Fuuuuuuuuuuuck..........' You moan internally.
