A/N: Okay, so this is really late and I haven't really gone over it yet, but hey, it's late, I'm tired and why don't you try writing while watching "Devil Survivor 2- the animation"

Anyho, I'll probably update this sometime tomorrow after I've gone through it properly.

Enjoy this pile of shitty things if you can.

Good night!

Chapter three

Edward Newgate, also known as Whitebeard didn't get angry often, unless someone had threatened to hurt his sons. When they first had docked at the little island, everything seemed normal enough. Suspicion had started to grow when he had heard the whispers about a 'cursed fruit'. After discovering that no one went into the mountains and hearing rumors about three small boys coming and going he had sent Thatch and Marco up to investigate. When Thatch had come running down almost an hour later out of breath and struggling with words, he knew something was wrong.

'Pops! I-Marco-Mountain-alarm!-Tree-Blood and I-Child!-Help!'

Worry was slowly brewing in his gut as he heard the words Thatch had managed to gasp out. His crew was gathering around the commander and their captain. Something must be wrong. Where was Marco? Whitebeard spoke with a strong, calm voice. 'Thatch, what happened?' The commander took several deep breaths, trying to get his breathing under control. When he finally did, he started explaining what had happened.

'Marco and I were walking up the mountain when I tripped over this wire which was an alarm, so we followed the cord back to a treehouse and it was empty and there was blood on the bed. When we didn't find anything we were going to leave, and then this boy appeared and ran out, so we followed him and there was this house and Marco tried talking to the kid and he didn't have any parents and he must have at least one younger sibling and one them are hurt and-'

The pompadour man was cut off in his rambling by his captain raising his hand, telling him to stop talking. When the older male looked him in the eyes and smiled with a slight nod, Thatch grinned and ran off again, probably to find Marco and tell him the good news. This was beginning to look interesting.

Marco and Thatch were both walking down the mountain with two young boys in the middle. The third little brother was sitting on Thatch's shoulders, poking at his hair. Even though he looked like he was giggling, no sound came out. Looking down beside him he saw Sabo walking with quick steps, making a list of some sort all the while. The noble looked up in surprise when he felt a tap on his shoulder. Looking up he saw Marco pointing over at Luffy who was silently laughing. 'Why doesn't he talk? I haven't heard him say anything at all this whole time.' Sabo sighed and put away his shopping list. Looking over at his little brother he began his explanation. Why was he the only one explaining things? 'Luffy has always been that way. Sometimes he says small words, like 'Ace' or 'Sabo'. He tries talking now and then, but he can never say more than a word or two.' Both pirates winced at that. It must be hard to try and guess what the little boy wants all the time.

As the five got closer and closer to the village, Sabo went over his list. They had about three thousand Beli with the right now. The adults would pay for the meal, so that wasn't a worry.

First priority was getting Luffy's pills. That would be a hundred Beli, normally the pills would cost at least five hundred, but the old man who sold them gave them a discount on behalf of Luffy.

Then it was the food. Normally food wouldn't be a problem, but with Luffy's condition, only one of them could go out hunting at a time. Only one person meant less food. Let's see, seven hundred should be enough for the winter. That made two thousand two hundred beli left.

Three, no, six thick blankets, three very thick and the other three a bit thinner should be enough. Big ones. Let's put a thousand on that. One thousand two hundred beli left. What was next? Water was easy, so no need to worry about that. Some canteens maybe? Yeah, that would be good. Three of them.

They would have at least five hundred beli left for other things. Makino had brought them some thick coats last time she came with clothes for them, so warm clothing was not a worry.

The village was barely in sight when Sabo wrote down the final items on the list. Once he was done he passed both list and pencil over to Ace. This was how their rutine was. Ace carries Luffy while Sabo writes down a list. Once he was done, the switched.

Ace let his eyes wander down the list, making sure it was all there.

Pills for Luffy- 100 Beli.

Food- 700 Beli.

Blankets X3, X6- 1000 Beli.

Canteens X3.

Tea.

Stuffed animal for Lu.

Books on navigation for Sabo.

Slingshot for Ace.

Books to read to Luffy.

Cards.

Paper.

Pencils.

Handing the list back to Sabo, Ace thanked the gods for giving Sabo a workable brain. Who knew what would happen if Sabo wasn't there?

It had been a normal day for Makino. She had served some sake and food to the pirates, but they didn't look to be hostile. When two of the pirates came in along with the three Ace, Sabo and Luffy, she knew something was up. Smiling at the brothers she began finding menus for the five. 'Why, isn't this a rare sight? Our infamous little sibling group along with adults. And pirates at that?' Ace scowled at her and Sabo smiled at her. Luffy was too busy trying to climb up the bar stool to answer. Well, seeing Luffy with pirates wasn't really uncommon either.

Marco let a faint smile cross his face as he watched Luffy trying to climb up on the stool. Bending over slightly, Marco lifted the small child onto the stool. Said boy grinned at him as a 'thank you' of sorts once he was seated. Ace sat on his left and Sabo on his right. Thatch had claimed the spot beside Ace, which left Marco with the spot beside Sabo. Once seated he spotted the barmaid sending both him and Thatch pitying looks.

'Something tells me this was a bad idea…'

Two hours and two wallets later, the group finally finished eating. Or rather, Ace finally finished eating. Thatch was pouting while looking down into his empty wallet. 'And I was saving for a brand new watch too… Y'know, the one at that island? The one with the gold and stuff…' Marco snorted, 'You only want that because it will impress the ladies. Man up' Thatch pouted at him. 'You don't understand anything! You stupid bird!'

Ace watched in what seemed like a mix of amusement and boredom. Adults sure were weird, huh. A warm hand tapped his shoulder. Looking to his side, Ace saw a tired looking Sabo holding a sleeping Luffy in his arms. The noble smiled exhausted at his brother and pointed to the stairs while mouthing 'Let's go' Casting one last glance at the bickering adults Ace moved towards the stairs with his brother just behind.