|| One Piece || Together for Always

Chapter 1 - To Save A Brother

A/N: Look at me starting a new multi-chaptered fanfic and neglecting my other multi-chaptered one but rest assured if you're reading this and also my other OP fic I won't abandoned it. it's just I've been wanting to write an ASL with Whitebeard fic. I know I know, there's already a lot on this site and much more better than this but I'm gonna do my best to make this original as much as possible with all my might.

Warning: The ASL are out of character but I'll try my best to work on it, I'll going to put pairing here and if love between two boys is not your cup of tea you are free to go, no stressing though I'm not gonna focus on romance, grammatical error, misspelled words because I write, I edit, I post.

Another note, this story will be update very slowly.

Without further ado.

Enjoy!

EDITED: 04/22/18

This chapter was proofread by the lovely, Royiah.

Sabo bit his lip as he wiped the sweat from his younger brothers' pale brow. It had been a week since Luffy had been injured, his condition only worsening as the days passed. Luffy was now panting his breath labored and heavy fighting for air.

Sabo jumped, looking away from their youngest brother for but a moment to see Ace picking up his small dagger strapping it to his hip.

Sabo's eye's widened. "Ace, where are you going?" Ace ignored him concealing his weapon with his bag, strapping it to his waist.

Sabo frowned as Ace's eye's darkened. "I'm going to find a way to save Luffy." Ace said. Sabo wanted to stop Ace from doing anything stupid but at the moment he had to admit to himself that it was necessary if Luffy were to survive.

"J..just take care. I don't know what I will do if you get hurt as well." Sabo whispered turning to Luffy with a newly wetted cloth. Ace grunted walking away from their temporary hideout.

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Walking through town his fists clenched Ace cursed his pride, if he had just let it go Luffy would not be sick fighting for his life. Damned Agents! He should have realized that they were just taunting him to get an easier shot at his brothers. They had been running for years in fear of the World Government's wrath. Ordered to be eliminated for the very blood that ran through their veins. Ace scoffed, why did it matter that his father was the pirate king or that Luffy's dad was the leader of the revolutionary's?

Ace still remembers the desperation in his grandfather's eyes, his need to save them. Garp had tried to take them to another island to stay hidden and safe, but they never made it to the island. A World Government agent had tracked them down separating them from their grandfather. It was then that Ace and his brothers decided not to return to Garp's ship for only a spy could have known where they were. Ace would not let that lesson go to waste if it meant making sure his brothers lived.

Scanning his surrounding Ace's eye fell upon a man taller than himself, his white clothes stark in comparison to his brown hair. The mans' back was to Ace unaware and unsuspecting. Ace could clearly see the bag hanging on the man's side, clinking as his victim moved. Smiling at his luck Ace sped up purposely bumping into the man looking down muttering a quick. "Sorry." He ran off towards an alley to hide.

He stood there for a moment breathing hard, his hands shaking full of his prize. His experience had him waiting for the man to be completely out of sight before opening the bag to see his spoils. His eyes wide at the contents. He quickly reached in to pull out a handful of gold coins, real gold coins! "ah...ha...haha!" They could finally save Luffy! There was even enough for supplies to their next destination. Slipping the coins back into the pouch Ace tied it tightly before placing it into his bag

"Just you wait Luffy." Smiling Ace turned to run full speed back to his brothers when his arm was yanked from behind.

His smile gone, Ace glared over his shoulder as the man gripping his arm asked. "Where do you think you're going, yoi?" The man looked bored if not annoyed and a little amused. scowling, opening his mouth to curse the man stopping as he saw just who had caught him. Or to be more accurate the man that stood beside the one holding Ace, watching him completely amused.

Ace was so fucked.

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Sabo shifts, his eye's wandering to the empty spot his older brother left and then to the entrance of their hideout. The light disappearing sets off more fidgeting. There's a nagging feeling at the back of his mind willing him to follow Ace... No, he can't leave Luffy on his own. It was far too dangerous for Luffy to be on his own.

Luffy's fever still had not broken, he was covered in sweat despite Sabo's constant use of cold rags wiping it away. Watching his baby brother his face red, struggling to breathe through his mouth Sabo's eyes the bandages covering Luffy's chest. They were soaked red but Sabo didn't move to change it. It was the last batch of bandages that they had, unable to steal anymore in fear of discovery.

Sabo clicked his tongue. The people from this town have started to become suspicious of them. Ace and Sabo agreed it was better to lay low for now. But they couldn't afford to buy bandages either. They had already spent the last of their money on Luffy's injury's. He wanted to curse at their situation, that damn agent that did this to them and at himself for being weak unable to protect his baby brother.

"S..Sabo." A weak voice cut his train of thought. Sabo looks down to see Luffy, looking at him with half-lidded eyes.

Sabo's eyes soften. "I'm here Luffy." Sabo said.

"W..where's Ace?" Luffy asked. His voice hoarse and no ounce of the once loud and energy filled chatter could be detected.

Sabo flinches, trying not to let his voice crack. "Out. But he will be back soon." He said, failing to stop the shakiness and worry.

Sabo knew Luffy could feel his discomfort, the distress from his brother's voice made it obvious. He tried to smile but even just a little stretch makes him tired.

"Go fetch Ace. I know you're worried. I'll be fine." Sabo stared at him.

"I can't just leave you here." He argued. but he can't just win with Luffy's level of stubbornness. Breathing deeply, he picked up his top hat and metal pipe before covering Luffy with his coat. Sabo stared at Luffy "Bu..." Luffy only shook his head cutting him off. making Sabo sigh defeated.

"Take care, Sabo. I'll wait for you two here." Luffy said with a smile falling back to sleep.