If I run (One Piece, Fire Fist Ace Fan Fiction)

Chapter 10- My Captain

"We're almost there, we can see the ship few more minutes and we'll be able to board." Saber said as he came into the kitchen. "Alright," Raven said as she finished up the dishes from breakfast. "You know for as long as I've known Ace he's never really been able to beat around the bush." Saber said, "And you're telling me this why?" Raven asked, her tone turning a bit icy.
"He's always gotten on my nerves asking questions no one wants to answer, but I don't think the silent treatment is the best thing. He probably hasn't even noticed that you stopped talking to him." He said slowly, she paused for a second before cleaning faster. "I haven't stopped talking too him on purpose, there's just nothing we need to talk about." Raven snapped, "You really think I don't see it?" Saber shrugged, "There's nothing to see Saber," Raven said, "Just talk to him you don't have to tell him everything but." Saber paused, "But?" Raven asked turning to face him.
"We all have secrets, even Ace. Some times it helps to shared them, share the burden of them." Saber said before leaving again.

Raven didn't leave the kitchen until the ship completely stopped. She came out to find the ship back where she first saw it, dwarfed at the side of White-Beards ship. They were starting to unload the gifts the towns people had given them to give to White-Beard.
Raven walked right by Ace without a second glance and started helping. One by one the crew went up the ladder to the ship. She stayed on the deck until only she and Ace were left. She stood there just taking in the view of the sky, Ace went to climb the ladder but stopped when he saw she didn't follow.
"You coming?" Ace asked, "I kind of don't want to," she said looking at him, "What you want to stay down here?" He asked, "It's just Michael's going to mad that I left, without telling him." Raven muttered, "Well maybe you should try living as I do," he said looking down at her from where he stood on the railing of the ship.
"And hows that?" Raven asked looking up at him, "Live life without regrets. After all what's done is done, you've just got to keep moving." Ace said with a smile, she sighed. "Sounds like the words of someone who's running from something," She said, "Not really I've just learned not to let the past define me," He shrugged, "Right," Raven sighed, "So you coming?" Ace asked again this time offering his hand to help her up. "Yeah I guess," Raven said taking his hand.

They climbed up to the deck where a party was in full swing, she half hid behind Ace as they went to White-Beard. He was in his usual chair, she looked around trying to find Michael before he found her.
"Welcome back Ace," White-Beard said, then smiled down at Raven. He was about to say something when a familiar voice boomed over the crowd.

"PRINCESS!!!!"

Raven froze as everyone turned to see a guy in a full suit of armor come flying towards Raven. They all stopped to stare forgetting to take out their weapons as he landed on deck and ran across the deck. Crashing through them like a cannonball. They all however immediately pulled out there weapons as a man twice the size of most of them, came climbing up and over the railing after Max. Raven sighed and put her face in her hand as Max came sliding on his knees to a stop at her feet. Michael came running out from below deck and stood between the crew and Frances telling them to put their weapons down.

"Princess! Princess my love!! I'm so glad you're alright! Kiss me before you're swept away by the ocean again," Max said sweeping her up in his arms one move and tried to kiss her. She put her hand on his face stopping him.
"Captain," Frances said in his deep voice as he approached her, "Frances I'm glad you found your way," Raven said still in Max's arms but not for long. Michael hit Max on the back of the head so hard Max nearly dropped her.
"Michael still alive I see," Max said turning to face him with a sour expression. "Frances, Max. This is White-Beard and his crew. White-Beard my crew," Raven said turning to look at White-Beard.
"Ah so this is the infamous Phantom crew of yours." White-Beard said with a smile, "Yes sir," Max said saluting him.
"You weren't kidding you really brought three people," Ace laughed putting his arm on her shoulder and leaning, "And a ship," Raven said with a smirk, looking at Ace. "And who might you be??" Max asked stepping between her and Ace like a protective dog.
The party was back in swing around them, only a handful of people were paying attention now.
"He's fire fist Ace, don't you recognize him." Raven told Max, "I don't care who he is no one touches my Princess so nonchalantly." Max said cracking his knuckles glaring at Ace, "Oh bring it," Ace said smiling, "I think not," Michael said standing between them. "No one kills him at least not before I do. For practically kidnapping her," Michael said turning with a death glare to face Ace.
"Hey don't blame me, how was I to know she stowed away on my ship." Ace shrugged, before adding. "But I never turn down a fight."
Just as the three of them seemed ready to kill each other Raven stepped in. "Stop," Raven said calmly as if bored of there conversation, "No one's fighting today, Max down boy. Now as for you Michael, I am a pirate and I'll where I wish when I wish it so get over it." Raven said and he crossed his arms, it was odd to see Max and Michael on the same side for once. She almost found it amusing that they didn't like Ace.
"Get over it? We had to practically lock him up to keep him from jumping ship to follow you." Marco said coming over with a plate of food and a smile, "You didn't give them that much trouble did you?" Raven asked Michael who was looking away now, his ears slightly red. "Well then, good thing I'm back now, and the crews together why don't we join the party?" Raven said as she jumped up to sit on the arm of White Beards chair again, to no one's surprise. Max smiled and ran for the food, Michael disappeared to their ship, and Francis stayed with Raven. Like a choose gaurd dog. Most of the crew looked like they wanted to fight him or avoid him.

"They really are quite loyal," White Beard told her, "Well when you've been through what we have you grow accustomed to each other quickly." Raven explained, "And what have you all been through?" White Beard asked, "More than most, though we did piss off quite a few marines along the way." Raven shrugged, "The marines have always been a bit high strung." He said and she smiled as Max returned with plate for her and him.
The party raged around them like a hurricane. Raven smiled as she watched it all, it just all felt right. Though Raven just couldn't seem to stop watching Ace out of the corner of her eye. Thinking about what it meant to live life with no regrets.