(Flashback)
Third Person POV
"Neh neh Atami, if you ever had a brother or sister, what you like them to be named?" little Leo had asked while he leaned against a sleeping Sil, who was chilling next to Opal who was also asleep. Atami was sitting next to Shaw & he gave her a look that said 'not any shitty names', that gave her a tick mark on her forehead
"What the fuck is that look suppose to mean?!"
"Nothing nothing." Kizu kicked Atami & she winced
"Stop yelling." Kizu said "I'm trying to read."
"& stop swearing." Alex added, she merely flipped him off as soon as he looked away "I saw that." she merely rolled her eyes
"Whatever! I'm not the one that decided on these names anyway, it was mum & dad. If it is a girl, her name would be Anne, & if a boy... his name would be Ace. I most likely prefer to have a little brother. It would be nice." she giggled
"Why brother?" she shrugged
"I'm not sure. I'd rather not have a family of just girls, that's annoying. A boy & girl is equal to me. This is all my opinion though, but either would be fine with me." Leo nodded his head
"I had a brother..." all four of them looked at him
"Really?! Whats he like?!" they yelled together
"He's an asshole. I hate him." the four sweat drop at that "I hope dies." now they were really shitting bricks. They've never heard him swear before & the fact that he said it so calmly... it kinda scared them
"Oh... really?"
"What, was his name (i actually forgot his name)?"
"... Xavier." Leo then suddenly started sniffing at the thought of remembering his older brother, being beaten, being bullied... being blamed for doing nothing "I-I hate him..." he repeated & suddenly started crying
"Oh no, oh no no no. Baby don't cry..." Atami cooed & pulled him into a hug, soon enough the other three joined in & started cooing sweet things into his ear to sooth him "We're sorry for making you talk about him."
"N-No... no no, i-its not you fault..." he sobbed
"If it makes anything better, we love you Leo." Shaw said, the other three nodded before they kissed his forehead
We always will...
(Flashback End)
"... *sigh* oh god I miss them."
"So who's telling him-yoi?" Marco asked, snapping him out of his train of thought. Marco, Thatch, Leo & Whitebeard stood outside on the deck discussing on who was telling Ace about Atami "I think it should be Leo-yoi. He trusts you more now & you were the first one to know-yoi."
"Your pinpointing this on me?! I thought we were a team! Why don't you tell him? You made him agree to join the crew & stop attacking pops! I think that its you that should break the news to him!"
"Guys this is going nowhere, how about all three of us tell him? Or maybe even pops?"
"Why him?" Leo asked
"He just has a way. He can calm anyone." Leo had a thinking face before nodding "See, you think you can do that pops?" Whitebeard nodded at that
"Of course, but Leo my boy, can you be there?"
