Gone: A Portgas D Ace Love Tale 🟢Completed🟢

Chapter 10

Counting days to leave Moby Dick, Ace and I were sleeping on my bed, he was fast asleep, I think, after spending the day with his division.

"I love you. So much." I whispered, looking at his face, fingers caressing his face.

"I never know I can love someone this much."

His eyes fluttered open and I gasped, covering my face.

"What did you say?"

"No no nothing go back to sleep!" I replied, in embarrassment and turned my back on him, pressing my eyes shut.

I heard a long sigh and he huddled closer, resting his cheek on my cheek, hand gripped tight around me

"I never know that I can be loved as much as this."

I turned to face him, frowning.

"Wh-what?"

"It's late. You sure you want to "what?" this?" Ace asked and I glared at him.

"I....." he sighed, and sat up right, and I followed too. He sat, facing me and started talking about his dream. His dream of finding validation. To find out if he can be loved despite who his father is.

"The old man gives me family. And this includes meeting you." He smiled bitterly and I felt my tear fell.

To not have the love of your parents, and to hate you father this much. To have hated your own existance.

Ace looked at me, smiling bitterly as I pulled him in my embrace,
"I will love you, Portgas D Ace. Even until death, I will always love you." I whispered, half sobbing and he was startled at first, but he held my face, searching for the truth in it and I saw his tears.

"Thank you for loving me." He nodded, and went in for a slow, burning kiss.

We slept in each other's embrace that night, doing nothing but just sleeping together, hearing each other's heartbeat.

This is the most closest I have ever felt with him. Not when we kissed, not when we have sex. But now when he rest his chin on my head  and I lay on his chest.

" we're meeting the oldman tonight." Ace announce and I smiled a little in determination. Ruka just came by to deliver the message and both of us knew the news has travelled to Whitebeard.

After dinner, I looked at my reflection in the mirror and on the single red pearl on my nape.

"You ready?" He asked, taking his hat as usual and I nodded, he held out his hand for me to reach out.

We walked out of my room, onto the deck and to where another huge cabin resides. I've never been to this cabin before. It was always Headchef who sent the food, sometimes Thatch when Whitebeard asked him for his 'superfood'.

The door was ajar and I held my breath. The night was dark and I held his hand tighter.

"Are you scared?" He whispered and I nodded. Not as scared when Ruka went to my room earlier, saying that Whitebeard wanted to see me in his room.

"It's okay. I'm here..." he pulled me into his warn embrace for a while and I breathe.

"How long do you want to keep me waiting?" Whitebeard's voice bellowed and we walked into the cabin.

The cabin is relatively empty with only a huge bed, where whitebeard is laying down, wires and machine around him.

"Dad...." Ace greeted him and Whitebeard sigh, sitting up.

"I heard the rumours. I just want to hear it from you." He said and I half hid myself behind Ace.

"The rum-"