A Rainbow Of Bruises

[aoi24.livejournal.com]

Title: A rainbow of bruises
Word Count: 298
Character(s): Luffy, Ace, Sabo
Topic: Rainbow
Media: fic
Spoiler(s): Sabo, Mount Colbo
Rating: Gen

 

When Luffy had a bath (or rather was tossed into the soapy water by Ace and Sabo) he took a moment to examine his wounds.

Luffy was really tough (future pirate kings had to be) but he still gathered an impressive collection of scrapes and bruises on a day to day basis. From their hunting on the mountaintop (Mmm, gator.), the fights with the denizens of the dump and of course from their daily hundred battles. (He’d beat them soon enough and then they’d be sorry they’d doubted him.)

But they were good bruises. They were bruises he’d gotten scrambling after his brothers through the forest. The mottled brown spot on his hip was from last Tuesday where he’d been knocked against the trunk of a tree by a bear.

Scratches he’d earned through sparring with Sabo and Ace daily.  The purpling spot just beneath his chin was from where Ace had kicked him yesterday. (He’d yelled at them for that. Biting his tongue had not been fun.)

Scrapes from their escapades through the town and dump. The blue and yellow mark on his back was where the alley rat had struck him from behind. (Ace had been pissed. Sabo had to pull him off the guy in the alley.)

These were good bruises. They weren’t like the ones he’d gotten from Higuma when he couldn’t do anything to defend Shanks and only got hurt. Now, even when he fell, he was able to get back up and help his nakama. Multicoloured pattern of scratches and bar strikes across his body non-withstanding.

Sabo tossed a tub of water over Ace and the freckled boy shouted in outrage before snagging his own tub. Luffy laughed and leaned over the end of his bathtub. Yeah, they were really good bruises.

Comments

[penniless1.livejournal.com]

*nosebleed at teh cutey-ness*

Gah! Why did ODa tease us with the Three Brothers cover and then shove a one-month break in! I love his manga, his work is genius, but this does NOT HELP.

...This ficlet does though. XD

[aoi24.livejournal.com]

Thank you *gushes in return* I have such an obsession with the brothers now that I need to see so much moar of them! XD

(And as much as that skip may turn me into a slavering wreck, there is no denying that Oda has earned it. XD)

[mellodii.livejournal.com]

I felt like saying "awww" when reading this. I loved how you incorporated the prompt in here, and how you mentioned Ace getting so angry about Luffy getting hurt. Characterizes the brothers perfectly (and Sabo too, of course). Great job! :)

[aoi24.livejournal.com]

Then I have suceeded in my attempt. C: Thank you~ XD

[slowsunrise.livejournal.com]

This was... This was.... Awwww, damn, how cute this was! And you did a really good job on Luffy!

[aoi24.livejournal.com]

*blush* Thank you so much. ^_^

[aoi24.livejournal.com]

XD I'm so glad you enjoyed because that was exactly what I was going for with this one. XD