Hey guys! This was inspired by the lovely sabolus, she runs an amazing Sabo fan blog on Tumblr, you should go check it out! Lamie x Luffy is a ship I've been secretly obsessing over for a long time too, so I just had to add it in here! :D
Beta'd by LeafyxThiefy
Edit: I thought I'd add that in the flashback, Sabo is in his late 20s and Ace and Luffy are ASL age.
Sabo stood in front of the mirror, adjusting his tie was the big day, the day one of his boys grows up.
I can't believe how fast the years have gone by, Sabo thought, a sad smile on his face as he stepped away from the mirror, picking up a photo sitting on the dresser. It was a picture of him, Ace and Luffy when they were still kids. It had been a rare sweet moment, Sabo could remember that day as clearly as if it was yesterday.
Ace was 10 and Luffy was 7. It was one of Sabo's rare nights off and they were heading to a barbeque at the Trafalgar's. Sabo never had a lot of time to spend with his boys, what with him taking a double shift at the Baratie while also maintaining a night job working in a laundromat just to keep them afloat. Despite all of his work Sabo made a point to spend every second he could with them. That day was Fourth of July, a perfect summer's evening for a barbeque. Luffy had been ecstatic when he found out about their plans. Ace had acted indifferent, but Sabo could tell he was eager to see Law again. Sabo was excited himself, this evening off had been a long time coming.
"C'mon, Sabo, walk faster! Hurry! We're gonna miss the meat!" Luffy whined, pulling hard on Sabo's shirt as he locked the front door and began making his way to the car slowly, occasionally stopping to look at a flower or a cloud, pretending not to notice his son's impatient tugs. Ace was already waiting at the passenger seat door, his hands on his waist as he watched his brother's antics.
"Stop that, Luffy, can't you see that you're making him walk slower?" he said impatiently, and the effect was instantaneous. Luffy let go of Sabo's shirt and bit his lip, making Sabo almost. fall from the loss of his counterweight. Sabo stumbled around playfully until he fell right on Luffy purposefully. Luffy squirmed and laughed as Sabo lay limp on top of him, being careful not to crush his son.
"Get off!" Luffy yelled, feebly trying to push his father off of him. "We have to GO!"
"Can't- move," Sabo gasped breathlessly. "Too- heavy."
"Ace, help!" Luffy pleaded, hand slapping the ground, desperately trying to escape.
"No way, a real man can get out of any situation he gets himself into," Ace said proudly, a confident smile on his face.
Luffy's pushing grew stronger, and eventually he managed to shove Sabo to the side just a little bit, but it enough for him to wiggle out from underneath the older man.
"I'm free!" Luffy cheered, a wide grin on his face. Ace then walked over and thumped his brother on the head for no apparent reason, a scowl on his face.
"Stop messing around, I'm hungry!" he complained, and Sabo saw his opportunity. As Luffy distracted Ace with talk of what kinds of food they were gonna eat, Sabo slowly rolled onto his stomach and shifted back so he was in a low crouch, muscles tense and ready to go.
"Tickle Attack!" Sabo cried and pounced on Ace, his hands reaching for his victim's sensitive torso. The boy squealed as they fell over and Ace's frown vanished under the barrage of fingers. He flailed wildly, trying to escape, but Sabo had him pinned securely between his knees so the boy was trapped on his back in the grass helpless to stop the affectionate assault.
