Luffy glances sadly towards his hut he had lived in for many seasons.

He did not want to abandon it, but felt he needed to in favour of living deeper in the forest.

Luffy had spent the last month working hard to drag good pieces of wood through the forest from the rubbish piles that he now knew was called 'Gray Terminal'.

"Ready to leave Little Ace?" Luffy asks with a tight smile, the little boy nods his head, in his arms was the whale toy he gotten him a while back.

Together the two children hiked through the forest. Spring was fading now and summer was coming, making everything feel warm.

Luffy stares ahead of himself as he walks, he had plans to build a good and better hut before winter came, so that it was warmer than last year.

"Luffy!" A loud booming voice shouts, causing both children the freeze.

Luffy blinks over his shoulder and stares at the old man coming their way.

"Grandpa!" Luffy shouts back happily, he releasing Ace's hand and rushes to greet the man.

"How is Ace," Garp says with a grin when he notices the baby was not of his grandson's back, "Guess he is talking now!"

"Yeah!" Luffy says with a big nod, he turns back to the path and sees the tiny form hurries his way to them.

"Luf!" Ace cries out almost heartbreakingly so, he grabs onto the older boy's clothes and held on for dear life.

"Little Ace! Grandpa is here!" Luffy told him with a grin, pointing to the older man.

The baby stole a glance at the older man, looking unimpressed by him being there.

"Ace!" Garp grins grabbing the baby, as soon as he held him in his arms Ace started crying and reaching for Luffy.

Luffy held his arms up for the littler one, who let himself flop over the large arm and be caught. Luffy laughs, hugging him closer to him.

"Aaaaaa? Ace don't you want to give your grandpa a hug." Garp says with a pout.

"No!" Ace cries out tightening onto Luffy more.

"Oh well." Garp says getting bored, he looks over at Luffy, "By the way Luffy, your hut in cleaned out, where are you off to?"

"Winter was too cold by the sea," Luffy told him, he began walking and Garp followed along, "I build better hut, for warmer winter."

"Oh? You building a new hut!" Garp say with a loud laugh, "Good boy! I'll help, I have a couple of weeks off!"

"Oh?!" Luffy cries out grinning, then laughs as well.

"Where are we building this thing?" Garp asks as they went deeper into the forest, "Not too far that we can't travel to the village in more than a day."

"Huh?" Luffy mumbles not sure what he meant.

"How about near Dadan?" Garp says in a thoughtful manner, "It's a four hour hike to the village!"

"Luffy's wood and things is close to Dadan's hut!" Luffy says, he rugs his cheek against Ace's who giggles.