❝𝐑é-𝐍𝐚𝐨❞ | 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 | [Editing]

BIG BROTHER!!!

Above her outfit^^^^^

"Aniki.."

The soft whisper made him turn his head. He soaked in her appearance. Her hair had grown out, reaching below her shoulders and she was taller, well, taller than when he saw her the last time. She was still short for her age. He smiled so softly in years, a smile he had definitely not reserved for her.

"Alice..." He whispered, but it still reached her. He watched as his one word seemed to trigger her even more as she struggled against a blonde guy's hold. Turning back he held up his hand in front of him and sent out a flame, stopping the marine from sending a smoke towards their crew.

"Give me a moment, love. I'll be right there."

She pulled away from Sanji, who was stopped by Zoro to not go after her. Hesitant to leave her be, he followed his crew back to the ship, along with Luffy.

Alice took a few steps towards him and started bawling her eyes out at his sight, sobbing her heart out. She couldn't believe he was here.

"Aniki," She called out in her trembling voice and immediately Ace turned around, running towards her. He hugged her, pulling her towards him before jumping on top of a shop. Alice held on to him and wrapped her legs around him like Luffy did when they met, having nothing else to hold onto. He had no shirt on.

"Hello there, my little Alice." She couldn't see him but tears made their way through. She buried her face in his shoulder and cried her heart out. Something in her felt safe. He was the oldest of three and Alice just felt safe with him when they were younger. She used to always get hurt one way or the other, so Ace took it upon himself to save her. That made her look at him like the most important person in her life. A protective brother, unbreakable and unbeatable.

Every sob and cry made him tear up, but the smile so wide never left his face. Finally being reunited with his little sister. This was one of the best feelings he ever experienced.

"Hey, don't make me cry too. You can't keep crying after seeing me for the first time in years. Show me your face will you?" He asked gently before lowering to the ground, they were now on a random rooftop of a house. She looked up at him, tears in her eyes.

He chuckled lovingly before lowering himself, kneeling on the ground and wiped her tears while looking up at her. "You are still adorable and little."

She didn't argue against it. She would gladly go with his words if he wanted to believe as such. Her lips pulled down into a frown, tears rolling down rapidly.

He squeezed her nose lightly before tapping it. Her ears still got red whenever she cried and those unique pairs of mesmerizing eyes looked at him like he was everything she ever needed, making him slightly blush.

"Hey, come one now, don't look at me like that." He chuckled, cupping her face and wiped her tears. "You are still a crybaby, even after all these years."