Gone: A Portgas D Ace Love Tale

Side Story 2

- After Ace and Belle reincarnated and found each other for the first time in hundreds of years -

The city of Tokyo casted its light on the windshield, everything now feels like a dream.

I looked at him, who was driving, his hand holding mine, and he glanced at me, grinning.

"I cant believe it." I whispered.

"you've been saying that for hundred times already" He replied and I smiled.

"After all those years alone.... you are here now"

He smiled at me sadly and I swept away a single tear that came out. My eyes are already burning from all the crying. His eyes were swollen too.

After we both got our memories back, we sat idly in front of each other back in the resting area of the office, whispering our longing and crying, reminded by our past. It was dark when we decided that we should leave the office and Ace invited me to his place.

"Tomorrow is weekend." He said and I hummed.

"I want to spend the night talking to you. I want to know what you have beem doing, I want to know everything." He said and I smiled.

"I will not let you go this time." I said and he kissed my hand, holding it close to his chest.

"Please dont."

........

We spent the night chatting, I found out he now smokes, something he picked up when he went overseas to study. We both pretty much looked the same as in our memories, except for his tattoos and mine.

"should I get tattooed?" he asked and I laughed.

"Suit yourself. I love you in any form you are"

we chatted, sitting on the floor of his balcony, looking at the city skylines before us.

"its like the time when we are in the crowsnest." he said as I huddled closer to him.

"the biggest difference would be you no longer feel extraordinarily hot" I admitted and he laughed.

"ISNT IT!??" and he threw his arms around me.

"You have no idea how much I have been missing you." I leaned on his chest, smelling his aftershave and smiled.

"I love you." He replied and I held him tighter.

"I love you too."

He held me apart and grinned. "So......." He paused and I looked at my phone. It's only 3 am.

"You know..... I think maybe because of the memories and all, we need to stop sitting so close" He suddenly said and I frowned, confused.

"Because ummm.... yeah.. I think my body reacted too fast and it's not proper now" He said and blushed. I kind of understand what he is trying to say and instinctively looked at his pants and blushed.

"ohhh ummm... I... I mean I was your wife before..." Started to feel the awkwardness, I tried to look away.

"yeah.." he rubbed his neck and stood up.

"I'll calm myself down first" He said and walked away back into the living room, before I went after him, hugging him from behind.

"Hey, you said you wouldn't let me go." I whispered to him and he turned around, kissing me deeply, pulling me into his bedroom.

.......

"Are... are you a virgin?" He asked and I frowned at the question. Both of us are on the bed, breathless from the foreplay and he was on top of me.

"why are you asking that now???" I felt my face burning with embarrassment.

He grinned as he teased me and I smacked his shoulder. "Of course Mr Cassanova. What else is new" I muttered.

He kissed me again, long and sweet before he eased himself in, i felt tears trickling on my temple and he whispered "I love you" over and over again.

It was nothing but bliss.

"So..." He said as he handed me a bottled water from his fridge. I was sitting on the bed, blanket wrapped around my body, scrolling my text messages.

"Hmmm?" I asked without looking at him, chugging the water.

"We havent even exchange our phone number and we already got to the third base" He said, sitting on the bed and took the phone away from me.

"What ridiculous-" I objected but he went in for another kiss, slowly unwrapping the blanket and I realised that we have hours before the day start.

.......

"Good morning" He greeted me, with his bed head and pajamas, walking into the kitchen. I smiled and continued cutting the spring onion.

"Umm its already noon" I replied and I heard him chuckled.

"Why are you up so early? I was surprised you are not next to me, I almost fell off the bed thinking everything was a dream" He opened his fridge and took out a carton of orange juice.

"Everything is a dream? my back hurts so I am pretty sure it's not" I huffed and glared at him as he grinned.

"What are you doing? we can order delivery" He asked and I smiled to myself.

"I saw some ingredients in your fridge. I thought of making us some food" I looked at the minced meat and onion. I'm making meatballs.

He came and put his arms around my waist, kissing my neck.

"This really is deja vu" He sighed and I laughed a little. His hand lingered and his kisses trailed to my shoulder and I had to push him away.

"stopppp"

.............

After we finished the "breakfast", he asked me out for a date and I can see him hiding his amusement all the way as he drove his car. We arrived at a shopping mall in the middle of Ropponggi.

"Come." he pulled my hand, as we walked across the shopping mall and stopped in front of Cartier.

"it's foolish to even wait any longer" He said and my eyes watered.

He chose a diamond ring and another sets of rings, and right there and then knelt to the marble floor, lifting the diamond ring and said,

"will you marry me, again?"