Alrighty then! This is a story of AceLu! Yey~!

Robin: You have a bit on your plate, Writer-san.

Heh... I know... I thought it would be okay since it's AceLu and all.

Robin: Hmm, I'm sure your fans will appreciate it nontheless.

Hopefully... anyways! Yes! This is Ace and Luffy! In AU! It is from Ace's prospective!

Vivi: This shall be interesting.

Yes! I actually will be asking a question at the end, so stay tuned! Enjoy!

RoVi: Enjoy(, Viewer-san)!

This Love Has Taken Its Toll on Me

Chapter 1

"I've been in love with them since the beginning of my sophomore year."

"Dude… that is almost said to say the least…"

"Shut up, Sabo." I glared to the blonde before hearing a snort from my other blonde friend.

"Why haven't you asked her out, yoi?" Blue eyes peered to me before a pair of hazel rolled eyes and let pale hands wave out.

"Ask her out."

"Look, I am trying to take my time." I waved my hands out, causing pale one's to retreat, and then a hand was on my shoulder.

"We are seniors, Ace. You are running out of time, yoi."

"I know that, Marco! You guys aren't helping!" The male with a chest tattoo peeking out the top of his shirt gave me a light gaze before smirking.

"The only way to help is if one of us asks her out for you." A sigh left me in defeat as I shrugged with arms up towards the man who seemed relaxed.

"It won't help."

"Ace~!" A familiar, sweet tone shouted from behind me and I turned to the form that soon got legs around my waist. "I'm hungry! I'm hungry!"

"Luffy, it's not time to eat. Why don't you wait until you get home anyways?" Sabo mentioned out to the boy who was attached to me.

Yes, this scrawny (but yet muscled) boy attached to me was the highlight of my life since my sophomore year. Monkey Luffy entered High school for his freshmen year just like any eighth grader moving up to be a freshie. The boy caught my heart by storm, almost literately. He plowed into me after a week being in the building and declared us friends because he liked my freckles. It was ballsy of him to just shout that out to a certain person who took to his freckles as something delicate. I even punched him for it, but he just laughed it off saying he would see me later.

"Shut up, Sabo! I wasn't talking to you!" A pout appeared on my favorite brunette's face before noticing his 'best friend' appear shortly with a scratch to his green hair.

"Luffy, hurry up! We are going to the pizzeria!" His 'bestie' Zoro was stabbing a thumb over his shoulder towards a group of people.

"Oh yeah! Wanna come Ace? You can invite your friends too! The more the fairer!"

"Merrier, Luffy… it's merrier." I corrected him and he tilted his head at me with a damn cute face.

"That's what I said." I wanted to face palm, but stuck with rolling my eyes.

"Right…" The word lingered out of me as I had hands moving to tug on his hips to get him down.

"Sorry, little one… but we already have plans, yoi." Marco stated whilst pushing off the wall he was leaning against towards us.

"Plans?" Luffy asked with confusion and seemed to let the 'little one' phrase sly by since he usually shouted about it.

"Yeah, plans. Sorry Luffy."

"What are you guys doing?"

"Getting plastered!" A laugh came from a pale male from behind Luffy as Sabo soon punched him.

"Shut up, Kidd! We will get in trouble!" Sabo glared to the male with a glare and received a joyous laugh.

"He has no self-control." It did not surprise me hearing the voice of Law from behind the blazing red haired male as the dark skinned man appeared next to him.

"Oh ho, but you are looking forward to it, neh?" Kidd elbowed Sabo who was muttering about being anticipated since he heard about it.

"Plastered?" Luffy was confused and I waved a hand to him knowing how innocent he could be.

"Don't worry about it. You go have fun with your friends, Luffy, 'kay?" I asked and he had an eyebrow still raised in curiosity before I nudged him to his awaiting friends. "Have fun!" I told him and a huge grin slapped across his face before he squeezed my arm for a hug.

"You too! Bye, Ace! Bye, Ace's friends!" When he released me, he waved to my friends and began running to his.

"Tell me again how you somehow ended up being friends with that innocent underclassman?" Sabo asked out in curiosity as I knew my friends didn't like the fact, but I've grown too attached; so attached that I fell in love with the boy.

"Long story." My hand waved out and I felt an arm around my shoulders before another was on my waist.

"Too long of one, yoi." Marco stated as his hand was around my waist and I noticed he was tugging a cigarette out of his pocket with a lighter.

"Forget about it then." The arm over my shoulders was from Sabo as the two feel the need to be on me all the time. We have been friends since elementary, so it didn't bother me much. Our feet began moving through the school's gate and I noticed the lighter flick alive as we soon walked down the sidewalk.

"I'm so psyched!" Kidd stated from behind us as I knew Law was walking next to him. For two people who are the polar opposite, they sure do get along good and are always together; even after they fight.

"Your enthusiasm is interrupting my thought development, Eustass-ya." The snort that left the pale as a response soon gave a riot to the man who spoke out to him.

"Energetic as usual, yoi." Smoke blew out to the side away from me and the hand resting on my side tightened when Sabo leaned in towards me with a grin.

"We should totally crash at your place, Ace." A snort left the male next to me after the words left my hazel eyed friend.

"Ace is crashing at my place…"

"It's closer to the party, so it will be easier." A frown appeared on Sabo before he leaned to glare at Marco.

"Where was my invite?"

"Your house is close enough, yoi." Smoke blew out again and I knew he was riling the other up.

"You asshole!"

A fight ensued with a calm Marco and an angered Sabo who both broke away to go at it. A shrug left me as I continued and noticed both pairs stopping to fight. The similarities of the pairs appeared out as Marco and Law were calm. Kidd and Sabo were the ones who got angered and showed it aggressively (not to mention obnoxiously). I turned with a role of my eyes before continuing to my house where I was going to crash for a bit before the party that didn't start until eleven tonight.

Short, I know... I apologize!

Vivi: Question?

Oh! Right! The question! I am a bit troubled for this story for one main reason. I kind of want to add a bit of MarcoAce, just some in the beginning of this story... It won't be the main pairing, but I wanted to see if it was alright with my viewers! So the main question is, is it okay with you all if I put some MarcoAce in this? (Will most likely include smex between the two)

Robin: I'm sure they would be okay with it, Writer-san.

Well, I haven't told everyone, but I am a bit of a MarcoAce fan. I mean, don't get me wrong, AceLu is my OTP between the two... but I do have feels for it.

Vivi: You heard her! Review with your answer! MarcoAce? Or no MarcoAce? You decide!

I will post the next chapter after receiving a few votes! Until then! Ja ne!

RoVi: *waves*