My Brother's Keepsake (Sabo x Reader)

Chapter Eleven: Don't Trust Me

Even after returning home, neither of you mentioned what happened at the hotel at all. It had to mean something, but Sabo was unwilling to talk about it, so you let it go too.

Dragon-sama took on a lot of outside work, a lot more than usual since Sabo was on sick leave. Robin accompanied him on a lot of his journeys, citing a desire to learn from him as her reason.

Since Dragon-sama was off the island a lot, Sabo was in charge at Headquarters. He was the one in charge of the entire island, so even though he had no missions, he was always busy as the month went by. But even though he was so busy, even though he worked so hard all day, somehow he always managed to come home every night to eat your food, to talk and to hold Rouge.

To sit with you until you fell asleep.

The relationship between the two of you definitely wasn't the same. Something was different and something had changed. It was the way that he acted towards you, it was very different, and he laughed more around you. You thought he seemed to enjoy your company more, but maybe it was wishful thinking.

On the days that he wasn't busy at the Headquarters, Sabo was concerned only with training because in his own words, "I want to get stronger to be able to protect everyone without getting hurt myself. The Reverie is only a little over a year away, I need to be ready to face stronger opponents."

He was training harder ever since his injury, and Dr. Asahi had given up on telling him not to overexert his body.

A surprising thing happened in the middle of the next month, Kai came up to you after you were done with work at Mesland School.

"I need your help." He said. "I was talking to Master Payo, I'm done with basic training, but I'm not suited for fishman karate." He said.

"Oh, I see. Payo did say he was thinking of getting you special training because you're ahead of your class." You said.

"That's actually what I want to talk to you about. May you please help me to ask Sabo-san to train me, so I can get stronger like him?" He asked.

You raised your eyebrows, surprised. "Of course. But he's very busy so I don't know if he'll have time." You warned. "But why did you choose him?"

"Because he's someone whose strength I admire and respect." He told you.

"Alright then, I'll take you to him. Come on."

"Thank you, Y/N-san." He said.

You drove home with Kai on the winrot. When you arrived home, Sabo had just finished doing some paperwork and was playing with Rouge while Nana was asleep in her room.

"Hey." You smiled, taking Rouge from him.

"Oh. Y/N, you're back and Kai's with you." Sabo commented.

"Good evening, Sabo-san." Kai said.

"What's up?"

"Kai has something that he wants to ask you." You said.

Sabo crossed his arms. "No, he can't have you."

"I see you're feeling very lonely and paranoid being on vacation well Y/N-san is still working." Kai mocked.

"This kid is just as cheeky as always. What do you need?" Sabo asked standing up. "Why are you suddenly nervous?"

"You know about special training at Mesland School, right?" Kai asked nervously.

"Well yeah, that is the standard here. If they think you're promising to be more than just a regular Revolutionary Army soldier, they'll let you get a mentor, for special training. What about it?" Sabo asked.