One Piece One Shot Book *discontinued*

It's Gonna Be Okay: Marco x OC

Jessica sighed as she looked out at the ocean once again. It started to become a regular thing. She wakes up, eats, then stares out at the ocean for hours to come. It has been three years since the death of Pop and her brother Ace. And everything finally started to go to normal. Everyone began to smile again, as normal as it could get, but she didn't. It affected her greatly, as bad as it affected Luffy. Why did it affect her so badly? Because Ace was her brother over Sake.

First Sabo and now Ace, and on top of that, the only person that ever loved her as a daughter, Whitebeard, was gone from this world. All she felt she had left was Luffy, and she didn't visit him nearly as much as she would like to now. She would occasionally call his transponder snail with the help of Marco. Jessica sighed before feeling a hand on her shoulder, she turned and saw Marco, who has also been affected a great deal, but he began to become himself over the years.

"I know it's hard, but you can get through it. You are strong, yoi." Marco said. Jessica simply smiled at him before wrapping her arms around his torso laying her head on his chest. Marco held her tightly in his arms and glanced down at her. He had fallen in love with her the moment she stepped onto the ship, which was a little before Ace joined the crew. That's right, Jessica joined before Ace, and that's why Ace finally gave in and accepted to join the crew. Marco always thought Jessica had a thing for Ace, but Jessica would gag and say she liked someone else whenever someone mentioned it. He wondered who it was. He ran his hand through her hair.

"Marco, promise me you won't do anything rash and get hurt." Jessica looked up at him.

"Hmm, I promise, but why?"

"I don't want to lose any more family members. Especially you. I love you, and if something happens..." She trailed off, looking to the other side, tears brimming her eyes again, and Marco was least to say shocked.

"I don't think I could continue to live in this world." She whispered before sniffling. She knew she shouldn't have confessed, but it was too late now.

"You love me, yoi?" Marco said.

"Yes."

"Like more than a friend?"

"Mhmm"

"I love you too, and I promise nothing will ever happen where I die for not being rational. I have a crew to take care of. And a hopefully soon-to-be girlfriend." He looked at you, and your eyes widened, looking at him back.

"Will you be my girlfriend, yoi?"

"M-Marco~ y-yes... I would love to." She said, smiling softly, her eyes slowly gaining the light in them again. Marco leaned in and captured her lips, holding her to his chest. The crew let out wolf whistles, and Jessica pulled away, blushing. Marco only smirked at her, stroking her cheek.

"So beautiful, yoi."

"M-Marco, stop it," Jessica said, blushing away, but Marco only wrapped his arms around her tighter and smiled.

~meanwhile, in heaven~

"About time those two started dating." Thatch said, laughing.

"I know, they are so perfec~ dad, stop touching my hair." Ace glared at Gol D Roger.

"Grararara, my children are finally gonna learn to live without us."

"They are quite cute together," Rouge said, smiling as she hugged her son.

"I am glad you grew up so well. And made so many friends to Ace." She said, and Ace smiled.

"Yeah. Thanks, mom." Ace said.

"Hey, Ace, let's go down and mess with Marco and Jessica for a bit." Thatch said, and Ace grinned, nodding.

"Seems like a fun idea." Ace and Thatch floated down and watched as Marco and Jessica cuddled up on mass, looking at the stars and talking and laughing. Just as Jessica was about to get up, she felt a push that caused her to fall on Marco.

"E-Ehhh???" Jessica blinked.

"Are you okay, yoi?"

"I felt like I was being pushed...."

"That's weird, yoi."

"Mhmm, is this ship haunted?" Marco's head was pushed into Jessica's and made them kiss just as she said that. Thatch and Ace laughed before slightly showing themselves to Jessica and Marco.

"Finally, you are smiling again, Jessica. And the crew looks to be doing well." Ace said. Jessica's eyes widened, and she rubbed them multiple times.

"Way to go, Marco, finally confessing your love after years of being alone." Thatch said. Marco couldn't believe what he saw either.

"So that you know, we are always watching over you guys, and so is pops. So don't feel down. And keep partying through the night!" Ace said, and Thatch agreed.

"Oh, our time is up. We have to go back. We will always see you; you won't always see us through." Thatch said, smiling. Whitebeard made a brief visit and gave a hearty laugh that boomed over the Moby Dick. Everyone stopped what they were doing.

"Don't be sad. We are always here." Jessica bit her lip, tears brimming her eyes as pops, Ace and Thatch kissed her forehead and hugged Marco, and everyone watched as the three spirits of their family went back to heaven.

"Did we just see that?" Izo asked.

"I think so," Jozu said.

"I had to be dreaming," Haruta said, rubbing his eyes as they saw their family wave at them, smiling.

"What... the.... heck....." Jessica said, and Marco chuckled.

"Well, that was certainly a surprise. If I knew confessing would have brought them back for a brief moment, I would have done it a long time ago yoi."

"Ahh, you should have done it way before they passed."

"I know I still love you though you."

"I love you too, Marco."