Hey guys, we are back with another chapter of things are different now...

Things are going slowly with this one as I've lost all of my information with the story. So I am making some of the things up as we go as I try to remember and see if I can find my handwritten notes since I lost my computer notes on my word docs.

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I will update Break The World soon. Sorry I haven't. I'm in the hospital right now and have had limited access to my computer and I haven't been able to think or write properly. I went from having the flu to pneumonia, all because of my one co-workers where I worked come in with 'cold' (I call bullshit since everyone got the flu, he had the damn flu and never should come in and made everyone else). I can tell you all this, his sorry ass was fired since he got everyone sick

Anyway, hope you all enjoy the chapter. I need to thank flamesoftheblue and fireandicephoenix who have written some of this for me with me being sick and to fireandicephoenix for lending me their computer so I can post the chapter. Stupid mother not letting me have my computer...

Anyway, on with the chapter. Here it is.

Things are different now...

Mina Island & Whitebeards

Previously

"Only bloody Spade could go missing on a rowboat during a storm while we're docked at an island," Cal sighed with a shake of his head.

"Only the captain," the crew all agreed.

"Some of our people are going to the forest to hunt is that alright mayor-san?" Sekki checked with the man while he was here. "And that would be wonderful if you could explain things to Whitebeard for us. We truly mean you and him no harm."

"Of course young man! Not that is a problem and it would be my pleasure to talk to Whitebeard-san," the mayor nodded. The crew did help scare off pirate crews who wanted to attack the island to get to Whitebeard.

"Thank you!" Sekki smiled as he went back to worrying pacing.

"Sek, relax. I'm sure everything is fine," Cal told him.

"This Spade we're talking. We only have one Yanko after us. The last thing we need is for a second one," Sekki reminded Cal as he was pacing.

"Cal, leave him. We'll work out what to do when the captain and Pheonix get back. Right now, all we can do is wait," Jay told him and the others. "So, make sure you are all ready to fight if we need to."

"Right," the crew nodded.

Hopefully, it won't come down to that though, hopefully.

'Please don't do anything stupid Spade,' the whole crew thought.

The next day, Moby Dick, on way to Mina Island

Spade was keeping a close eye on everyone on the Moby Dick, Whitebeard's ship. The pirates were giving him space and had let the blond sleep for as long as he needed. Phoenix had let Spade sleep until lunchtime. After that, Pheonix wake him up. Not that long ago actually. They had stayed in Whitebeard's room. The Yonko wanting to give the two their space, especially after Spade not taking to the other pirates very well. Well, more like with Spade's overreactions for being so tired and hurting Thatch, one fo the commanders. The fourth commander Spade thinks Phoenix said.

"You feeling better?" Phoenix asked as he sitting beside Spade out on the deck.

Thatch, the fourth commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, walked over with a plate full of food. His arm was wrapped up with a bandage, but he easily carried a tray of food and some drinks.

"Are you feeling better sleeping beauty? You were quite tired and grumpy yesterday," the brown-haired chef commented as he walked up. The other Whitebeard Pirates were all watching and giving the blondes their space like their captain and father had asked them.

Spade said nothing to the Whitebeard Pirate as the food and drinks were placed down in front of the blonde. They all heard his stomach growl. But the blonde just looked at the food.

Phoenix sighed as they sat together on the deck of the ship. Marco knew that Spade was always cautious. He didn't turn down free food because of how the others all felt about it. But that didn't mean he would accept it and eat it himself. It always worried Marco how thin Spade was. Not many would notice it since Spade made sure to always wear his black coat. But he was quite thin, not skin and bones thin, but still thinner than their doctor, Sakki, Jay, Cal and Phoenix thought Spade should be.

"Thank you Thatch," Phoenix said with a small smile.

"Your welcome. We should get to Mina around mid-afternoon," Thatch informed the two. "Emmet is going to get in contact with the island before we turn up. So that they know we have you and to get let your crew that you're travelling with us, as a guest. And that they are to not cause a fight against your crew. That your crew knows your safe and that we mean them no harm."

"You're better off having myself fly ahead to do that. The crew won't listen to strangers," Marco told Thatch. "A lot of our crew used to live on the streets. We did things to win them over and they know and trust us. They willing let me and Spade tell them what to do. They won't listen to anyone else but Sekki, Callen and Jason. Who are our three oldest crew members."

"What are those three men like?" Thatch asked.

"Jason, who also call Jay for short. She's a girl," Marco laughed at Thatch.

"Oh, my bad. What're your two main dudes and main lady like then?" Thatch said in correction. "She hot?"

"She will skin you alive if you even try or think it," Spade commented to the chef.

"I get it, I get. She's a total badass, which makes her hot," Thatch in his own misunderstood way of saying he understood what Spade was saying.

"Thatch, Spade is serious," Marco told the fourth division commander. "Don't hit on Jay if you want to live. She will skin you alive." It also didn't help that she was alright in a relationship with a member of the crew, who will not be named. Since the two of them think they're being sneaking about it while in reality, the whole crew knows. They're just waiting for the two of them to come out and tell them that they are in a relationship together.

"Thatch, no hitting on ladies in other crews," Emmet said as he was right behind the chef who was sweating a little. "Do we need a repeat with what happened with Whitey Bay?"

"I'm good!" Thatch said as he walked off as quickly as he could. He did not want a repeat of the Whitey Bay incident with Emmet. Nope, no thanks. He was no in the mood for that. Emmet really knew how to scare people when he wanted to.

"Do I want to know what happened?" Marco asked as he looked at Emmet.

"Probably not," Emmet smiled friendly to the blonde. "You are welcomed to go ahead if you wish. Pops doesn't have a problem with it. But we would rather it that Spade stayed here, so we know you are friendly terms with each other."

"We're not friendly terms with each other," Spade commented as Marco was about to say something. Sighing as he looked at the other blonde. Why does Spade like trying to make things difficult when they could be oh so simple? "We are not in an alliance with each other, nor are we are younger Captain as crew members."

"Those are good points," Emmet nodded as he was understanding where Spade was coming from. Officially, they were technically enemies. Unofficially, Spade was a pain in an ass and owed Whitebeard an apology. "But we don't mean you guys harm."

"I mean you harm," Spade said as Marco groaned and faced his captain. Can Spade stop being difficult? Please! "And don't you mean me and my crew harm? I insulted your captain and was quite rude to many members of your bigger than I believe necessary crew."

"You want a second Yonko on your ass?" Emmet said with a raised eyebrow.

"No," Spade answered honestly. "But I am not an idiot. You will want something in return for this lit you are giving us and I know you want me to apologize to your captain."

"You were quite rude," Emmet reminded the young captain. Emmet was wondering why Marco wasn't saying anything and why he was letting Spade talk and act like this. It was only going to get them into more trouble.

"Spade," Marco said in a stern voice. "We don't need to make more enemies than we already have."

"I know," Spade responded to the blonde. "But I do not trust people or agree to be on friendly terms with people whom I know nothing about. Who have done nothing to earn my trust."

"What about respect?" Izo commented as he was standing with Emmet.

"We saved your life!" one of the others pointed out.

"I respect Whitebeard-san," Spade informed them. "And I will apologise to him for my behaviour towards. But for nothing else. You were the ones who wake me up and put me in a bad mood. you were the ones who didn't listen to me when I told you to put me back in the sea so I could wait for Phoenix to come and get me. You were the ones who hugged and tried to take Phoenix away from me. You think I will trust or want people who are trying to take a member of my family away from me anywhere near the rest of my family? Why would we be on friendly terms with each other when you have done friendly to me? Saving my life and being a friend are two completely different things!"

"Spade," Marco said putting his hand on the blonde's shoulder. "Calm down. You are losing your temper and you're not well. I'm sure that Jay is ready to look you over when we get back o the crew and no, you are not getting out of letting Jay look over you."

"I take it as he doesn't like doctors or nurses?" a beautiful woman said as she walked up to them in her nurse's outfit.

"Never has," Marco sighed lightly. "Even when it's one we can trust. It was a doctor who... well, it's a long story."

"You can say it Phoenix," Spade said emotionlessly. "It was a doctor who took away my emotions on the orders of my father. But that is all you are going to get."

"I suggest if you are unwell, that you take your coat off," the nurse told Spade.

"Your suggestion has been heard, ad it will be ignored," the blonde informed the nurse whom didn't seem surprised by it at all. "And if Whitebeard-san wants me to stay here as a show of 'good faith'. Then so be it, but one of you will with Pheonix as ours then."

"I do not see a problem with that," Whitebeard said from his seat.

Spade looked over the older captain. "I will apologise to you for my rude behaviour Whitebeard-san. I have been feeling under the weather and I do not deal with strangers. But its also part of your fault for my behaviour with your crew's loudness and letting me rest. So my apologies Whitebeard-san for my rude, nasty and horrible behaviour to you. You did not deserve. Despite how I was acting towards you, I do quite respect you sir."

"That is quite alright my boy, Phoenix and I chatted a little bit. So I understand why you acted the way you did," the old pirate nodded. "I aplogise for my crew's behaviour."

"Thank you sir," Spade nodded.

An uncomfortable silence fell between them as WHitebeard seemed to be waiting for something and Spade had no diea what it was. Everyone else did, but the young captain seemed obvivious to it.

"This is where you apoligise for being rude to my crew now son," Whitebeard smiled.

"Why? They deserved it and brought that upon themselves," Spade said. Clearly confused to Marco, but not to anyone else.

"Spade might not sound, but he is confused on then matter sir," Marco told Whitebeard adn the others. "Spade. Even if you believe they deserved it and they did bring in on themselves-"

"Hey!" the crew complained in the background.

"-you still owe them an aplogiy for the behaviour. it was rude and uncalled for," Marco explained to his captain. "They were doing what they saw as being right. Helping you."

"But I didn't need help," Spade agured with his first mate.

"I know that, you know that. BUt they don't know that. They don't know you, all they saw was a lost person who needed help," Marco softly told Spade as he put his hand on his shoulder. "You would have done the same thing if it was one of them in your place."

"..." Spade seemed to be thinking about it for a moment before he nodded his head. "Alright, I apology for my behaviour to the Whitebeard Pirates for their own supitdity that they brought my behaviour upon themsevles."

"Hey!" the crew yelled again.

"Sorry, that's the closest you'll get for an apology for now," Marco aplogised to everyone. Phoenix made a mental note to apologise to everyone properly when he got back.

"I'll go with you Marco," Emmet told the blonde. "Is that alright?"

"A First Mate as goodwill for my captain, I believe that is fine," Marco nodded to the first division commander. "Sekki will most liekly want you to stay with him and the others until Spade is back with us."

"That is fine," Emmet nodded as he looked to his cpatain. "Right pops?"

"Right son," Whitebeard nodded.

"And please, call me Phoenix," Marco told them. "That's what the crew all call me. Not many of them know that my real name is acutally Marco. Like they don't know what Spade's real name is."

"So Spade is an alias then?" Izo asked in interested.

"Yes, more so for the family's protection than my own," Spade answered since he didn't care if they knew that. Most of the crew Spade wasn't his real name, but no-one really questioned it. "There is a long story behind that and one that I do not wish to share. So if asked, I will kindly tell you to fuck off."

"And if we keep asking?" someone asked.

"I will throw you into the sea and tell you to not only fuck off but to also go fuck yourself in hell," Eri answered before Phoenix could get a word in.

Touche was all everyone could think. That seemed like overkill, but something told them but it was the nice way of him telling to mind their own business. They were sure that there were much worse ways for the kid to tell them to 'fuck off'.

"Sorry," Marco apologised to everyone. They were sure it wasn't the first time, nor wouldn't it be the last time that the blonde had to apologise to people for Spade's behaviour.

That was the chapter guys. Hope you all liked it. My new story is up and out guys.