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Title: Revelations

Characters: guiltcomplex!Ace, toughlove!Iva, comatose!Luffy

Media: Fic

Rating: PG

Word Count: 298

Prompt: Hormones

 

 

Revelations

 

 "Do you really vish to know the full extent of my treatments?  You vill not like the answers I give."

 

"I have to know."

 

The okama met the young man's gaze steadily.

 

"Very vell.  If you must know, your brother fought face-to-face vith Magellan himself.  Magellan poisoned him.  The hydra.  The boy should have died, vould have died had I not intervened.  I gave him a boost of healing, but at a deadly cost."

 

"What cost?" Ace could barely form the words.

  

"Ten years.  The cost of the Healing Hormones saps the life of those that survive.  Your brother now has ten years of his life gone.  Vell, fifteen if you count-"

 

The okama was cut short by a vengeful hand squeezed around his throat as he was thrown roughly against the wall.

 

"You- how could you? Ten years of his life?!”

 

" - only- chance-" Iva gasped out, "-he knew.  Only - way - save- him."

 

Ace's furious expression faded into blank horror.  He slowly let go of the purple-faced okama, and turned to the hospital bed.

 

"This is because of me?  I did this?" Ace whispered numbly.

 

He ruined everyone he touched.  His mother.  Thatch.  The old man.  And now Luffy. 

 

The okama's meaty fist harshly tapped the back of his head.

 

"Your brother knew he vould rescue you, no matter the consequences.  Vhen the time comes, you can talk to him about it.”

 

Ace jerked indignantly at the okama, but dropped into the chair by Luffy's bed.  Iva gave a satisfied grunt and fluttered off.

 

Ace took one of Luffy's hand, papery thin and so fragile.  So alien, so wrong. 

 

"You rest up, okay?  You get better.  Cause I'll be waiting.  And boy, are you in for it when you're finally ready to face me!"

 

*crawls out of tomb* I liiiiive! Sorry about missing last week’s prompt.  Finals suck.   And I took it all out (again!) on poor Ace.  I really need write something a little more light-hearted in the future!

Comments

[catiprojectc.livejournal.com]

Very grabbing, and beautifully written, I love it.
This I can see happening, and I espeically liked the last sentence cause like
totally ace will be waiting with a lecture the moment Luffy wakes up.
very good work like always, it's good seeing your stories agian.

[elisha2kings.livejournal.com]

Oh Ace will do more than lecture, I can assure you at this point! >:3 C'mon they're two boys men! Punching the daylights out of each other once they've recovered is how they show they love each other!

Thanks, I missed writing over finals! I forgot how much I liked this community and writing for it! :)

[catiprojectc.livejournal.com]

XD LMAO. Point granted, I can see that happening even more.
punching one anothers daylights out. XD
Glad to have your back missed your writing!

[featheredtips.livejournal.com]

:X OMG. ;_; You've managed to upheave all the worries I've buried about Luffy and his BLOODY AMAZING RECKLESS SELFLESSNESS and thrown it back in myself.

The prose was short and simple, but emotively powerful. Ace and Ivankov were characterised perfectly, and this has real flow. The whole thing was just written so fluidly that it was heartbreaking. Good heartbreak, but heartbreak all the same.

The last line was lovely, and it sums up their relationship so nicely. Well done. ♥

Hope finals went well! \O/

[elisha2kings.livejournal.com]

Aw thanks! I'm glad you liked it! :)

Finals are pass-fail, so I'm just waiting for the ominous letter in my mailbox. *dies*

[mishagirl.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the Win!

[elisha2kings.livejournal.com]

Eeeh? What? *just gets back from the LJ post* You've got to be kidding me!

[dandywonderous.livejournal.com]

D'awwww! Poor Ace. *huggles*
It's all very depressing after the fact. I would have much preferred THIS to be canon. T_T
It's really sweet, though, and wonderfully written. ^^