Hello everyone, this is a small new fic consisting of many One Shots

This fic will be about Ace being unable to hide his scars anymore, and having to tell the Whitebeards about them and why he use to self-harm. Individual chapters will deal with telling a member of the crew, or their reactions, though some will be about everyday life for Ace, including its trials.

Disclaimer: The idea for this, came from RosaLeeLeader's story called 'Long Sleeves', with Young Justice and Wally, where Wally is the one with the secret and his scars are revealed, which is an amazing story I recommend.

Hope you enjoy

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Ace sighed, grabbing the clothes Izou gave him to try on, thankful that Izou let him change in peace. The other said that he had too little clothes and needed more, but of a different style. Ace disagreed, but eventually caved in and said yes, just to get the other to stop asking. He liked his green, long sleeve shirt and yellow pants, and signature belt and hat. It was him. He now had a small bracelet with the Whitebeard's mark on it, since he hasn't gotten the tattoo yet, having only joined them a week ago. He had joined them in his head before that, he just didn't admit it before then. He needed a bit to think after revealing who his father was to Whitebeard. It was hard to say that. Ace slowly got out of his pants, liking to change that first, not wanting to look at his arms. He hated how they looked.

"How's it going?" Izou called out. Ace tried to figure the pants out, having a bit of issues with the belt thingy, but managed somehow. "Okay." He called out. He took his jacket and shirt off, before grabbing the a red shirt Izou had handed him, with a bunch of others, trying that first, getting it stuck on his bracelet. Damn, he didn't have time for this. The sound of curtains rustling had him panic, trying to drag it on and reach for the sweater. "Ace, how are you n..." It was ended with a gasp. Ace managed to get the shirt down and hid his arms behind himself, looking startled at Izou, feeling… scared. He didn't want them to know.

"Ace! What is that?! How did that happen? You're fire! I mean, you can scar!" Said Izou in shock as he moved to grab his arms to take a closer look. "N-no!" Managed Ace, not wanting to reveal his secret, or his feeling about them being seen.. When Izou tried to move closer, causing Ace to panic, disappearing in fire, just transforming to a fiery streak and getting away, escaping the situation, and running to his room, not changing from his fierly self until he was safe. He couldn't deal with this. He had just recently joined them, he didn't want to them to find out, to think less of him… to be ashamed of him…

He managed to take some deep breaths after finally entering his room, quickly changing the new short-sleeved shirt to another long-sleeved one, he already owned . He didn't have many, the reason he was with Izou, but he had a few. It was a comfort to have the scars covered, letting his hide his past. The relief, however, was short lived, as a knock on his door was soon heard. "Ace? Please let me in. I just… I just want to make sure you're okay." Ace didn't completely believe that, but knew if he didn't, Izou would get one of the other division commanders, and Ace really didn't want that.

He took a moment to think up a story that would explain the scars, and have the commander let the issue go. When he opened the door, the other looked confused and worried, making Ace feel unsure about lying to him. "Ace, why did you run? And what was that?" Ace turned and sat down on the bed, the process giving another moment to think. "I don't like when people get too close, and invading my personal bubble, so I just left." He had not left, he had run away, but he wouldn't admit that. "Let's pretend that I believe that," Started Izou, "I know I saw something on your arms, what I believe to be scars, which I'm concerned about, concerned about you!" Ace gave a shrug, or tried to give a shrug, wanting to act nonchalant. "When I set out on the sea and became a pirate, I was young. They are nothing more than the usual wounds you would expect anyone of our lifestyle to obtain."

He knew he failed when Izou looked at him in disbelief. "No! Don't even try shrug this off with that nonsense. I know you ate your devil fruit when you were young, and it would stop you from getting harmed, or at least from the worst of the damage, and cauterizing any wounds so that it wouldn't scar too badly. So, how do you have scars like the ones on your arms? And don't you dare lie!" The last part was said as Ace tried to answer, going to come out with a new lie. He needed Izou to just let this go, to leave. But, he obviously wouldn't.

Ace tried to open his mouth, no idea what to say or do. He couldn't lie, but he didn't want the other to tell everyone. "I-I Y-you c-can't tell. Anyone." Izou frowned, but nodded. "Okay." Ace took a breath, not sure how to tell, already scared of how he would react, struggling to find the words to explain… any of it. "I- I didn't have it easy when I was younger. So…. I… I used…. used to c-cut myself… I've stopped! Really! But… scars…" Izou looked stunned and… worried? "Can I look? They looked bad." Why did he want to see them? Hadn't he seen enough? But, he didn't want to make the other annoyed. Ace gave a small nod, rolling up his sleeves and stretching his arms out towards Izou.

Izou gave another small gasp, gently holding Ace's hands, moving his arms to examine the many scars. Ace hated this. Ace hated how his devil fruit didn't heal self-inflicted wounds from the past. "I- wow." Started Izou. "I get why you wear long sleeved clothing. I'm glad you've stopped, and I'm sorry that you felt the need to do this as a child Always remember, you are loved and accepted here." Izou looked at him then, looking a bit stern, but concerned and worried. "I won't tell, anyone, but you will. They need to know, deserve to. How can we help if we don't know? You're family." Ace didn't think the others needed to know. It was enough with Izou knowing. "I don't want to." Izou gave him a comforting look. "I get that. But, they deserve to know. We just want to help you, want to know, get to know all about you. " No, Ace would never admit to that, never say yes to that, even if he knew the other was right. He didn't get why.

But, he knew the other wouldn't let this go. He had heard stories from others on how the crossdresser was, on how he never backed down. And, he didn't want Izou to tell everyone about this. Ace gave a nod as he sighed, knowing he needed to do this. "O-okay. I'll try…" Izou nodded at him approving and comforting. "It will go fine. We all care for you, and we need to know. No one will judge you for it. And, should someone be less than charitable about it, tell me and I'll deal with them." Ace gave a small nod, too overwhelmed with this right now. He didn't want this.

When the other had left, Ace didn't know what to think or do. He didn't want to do this. Didn't think he needed too. But, he knew how Izou could be. Just, who should he tell first? How should he tell?

Ace had no idea.

And that's the chapter, hope you enjoyed it

This might be the first of many to come, which will be a mix of Ace telling different individuals and their reactions to it, as well as general, everyday life, for Ace, and its new trials now that other know, and they might change how they act around him. The next chapters are going to be better and longer

And no, I have no idea what story I am doing next. At the minute, I am just writing whatever I feel like, or what comes to mind. Hoping to shake off the writer block and finally get back into a normal cycle of updating again, and continue all the stories. Hopefully, that will be soon. . I'm working on the next chapter to amnesia, it's just going a bit slow right now.

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