#acexnoir

Sunshine awoke most of the pirates. They had arrived to an area of ocean Noir had never explored. Quickly Noir ate some breakfast for energy, ran down to her room and changed into her wet suit, and the scuba gear that Miria the shipwright had made her. Fishing underwater was something Noir enjoyed very much, and finding new species of fish in the New World was a treasure. Though if she did find a new fish she would study it, before eating it, and take pictures with a special Den Den Mushi. She saw Ace sleeping on the railing. Hopefully he won't fall off when he wakes. She saw her drawing was still on his cheek. Smiling, Noir jumped in the ocean without leaving so much a splash, unwilling to ruin the ocean waves the Moby Dick and the smaller vessels messed up the waves enough as it was.    Noir swam through around for a bit seeing all kinds of fish most of which she was very familiar with then she saw something new. A school of large fish that kind of looked like dragonflies, with scalier bodies and 2 pairs of long skinny fins. She guessed them to be about two feet long. The scales were pink and orange, reminding her of a sunset. Sunsets would probably taste good a gorgeous as they are. Before they could notice her she streaked towards them grabbed two, careened to the surface and threw them on board.  Swimming back down the fish were nowhere to be found, her stomach growled. It was time to be less picky. Swimming around she threw fish on to the Moby Dick on both sides until she was exhausted.  She resurfaced and motioned to Vista that she needed a ladder.                                               * Ace awoke with water splashing over him. Rain? He rolled over falling on the ship though it was rather squishy and slimy. He looked at what he landed on. Sashimi, is it normal on Shirohige's ship to wake up to breakfast like this?  I'll take it. Ace dug in starting with two sunset colored fish. He watched as more fish flew on board. He ate it as it came.  He watched as the girl flung it at him it was impressive how quick it was. He said “Thank you!” but she went back down and wouldn't have heard him anyway. Some of the fish he heated up with his Mera Mera No Mi powers. Noir flung fish on board faster than Ace could eat it.                                                    *    Noir stared at Ace in disbelief, all that was left was one pile of fish, and he was sleeping on it with fish hanging out of his mouth. Without a second thought she grabbed and threw him overboard. Ace woke up on the way down and let out a yell, causing guilt to flutter through Noir. With a sigh she jumped in after him.

Noir opened her eyes, to realize li'l Ace had decided Mom’s back was a much better bed than the one he was lying on when she fell asleep and she didn’t ask him to use the the bathroom before they went to bed...

The cook yelled at the boy for stuffing his face, then fixed her a plate and gave her two cups of apple juice not even asking about the strange request. She began eating, at first rather sloppily and then switched to a more civilized approach when she remembered she wasn't home. “This food is even more wonderful than what our cooks make.”   “Sanji's cooking is the best!” said the boy with a mouth full.  As she continued eating some noises came from the contraption on her back and and a being crawled out and situated himself on his mom's lap and took some takoyaki off the plate. He also drank the freshly made apple juice. The little boy then decided to grab the meat that was furthest away, as he did so a flame came up. The mom grabbed him “WATER!!!” The cook grabbed a wet washcloth  and handed it to her she pressed it to his arm. “That was stupid.” said Luffy turning to look at them with the last piece of meat. “He's stupid, he didn't even get the piece...” said the child that had quietly placed herself beside her mom. “Where are these brats coming from” said the cook. “Me.” the women replied “Are anymore going to appear, my sweet?” Sanji said a bit more suavely. She smiled. “Nope only  Ace and Jolie, Ah yes I have yet to introduce myself, sorry. I'm Noir.” Robin stepped in distracting Sanji for some coffee. Meanwhile Luffy was looking at at the little boy. “You look like... me!!” Luffy proclaimed. “No I don't!” Ace retorted stubbornly. “Yeah, ya do.” Jolie responded mostly just to disagree with her twin brother. Noir looked intently at Luffy trying figure out where she had seen that face before... “I have FRECKLES AND YOU LOOK LIKE A BLACK HAIRED RAGGETY ANDY DOLL!!” said Ace defensively. “But we have reddish black hair....” stated Jolie blatantly. Their Mom reached out and grabbed Luffy's face with both hands to stretch it out. “Luffy!!!!!” She reached out and embraced him, “I'm so happy to meet you! I've heard so much about you... My- err- Commander Ace talked about you a lot...!” “You knew Ace!?” Luffy cheerfully. “Yep, he enjoyed talking about his time living on land and being  brothers. I'm a Shirohige pirate just like your brother, I joined much younger than him though.” “Where are the other Shirohige guys?” “Right now our ship is docked near yours, someone will probably come looking for me soon but I often take my kids for swims. Some of the Shirohige pirates went there own ways after Captain died but we still... exist as the Shirohige Pirates.”    Sanji was cooking more delicious food again occupying Luffy and Noir's attentions. More of the Mugiwara pirates began to congregate in the room. Ace and Jolie already knew enough about Commander Ace and Captain. The people arriving seemed far more interesting. Jolie went over to Robin to see what she was reading and if she could get some coffee without her mother's permission. Ace saw a fascinating invention Usopp had and ran over to him wanting to know how it worked. “Do the others have devil fruit powers? Is that why that guy looks like a refrigerator? And that guy looks like a skeleton? And that one looks like a Reindeer?” Jolie asked Robin. “The guy you think looks like a refrigerator I believe is Franky he's a cyborg. Luffy, Chopper the Reindeer, Brook the Skeleton and I are the only devil fruit users on the ship.” “What can you do?” Robin smiled and attached two arms to the shoulders of Jolie.     Meanwhile Franky and Usopp let Ace hold the invention and he began to test it out, small puffs of fire came out. Jolie noticed this and realizing what would invariably happen jumped away from Robin towards Ace as he clicked a switch he wasn't supposed to resulting in a flaming Ace. Nami went in to action using Shower Tempo. Ace bit back tears as Chopper looked over him. His mom ran over to him with a re-dampened washcloth. “It didn't hurt one bit!” said Ace tearfully and then his crying increased as Chopper gently put some medicinal cremes on the burns, that really stung.  Now Ace was sobbing and shaking trying to get away from the reindeer. “I promise it will stop stinging soon just try and rel-” Jolie interrupted Chopper, “SHUT UP! How long're you gonna keep crying! I hate you, you're such a crybaby!!” Ace sucked his lip and tried to stop crying, he calmed down though making it easier for Chopper. Jolie continued to glare at her brother, opened her mouth to say something and then a snot bubble came out her nose and her head cocked to the side, simultaneously Ace did the same. “They're like Zoro, falling asleep where ever!” Usopp said watching. “They have narcolepsy like their old man.” Noir said. “Their dad is 'Fire Fist' Ace?” stated Robin, grabbing Luffy's attention, “Ace is their pops?” “That secret is safe here isn't?” Noir said uncertainly, no one other than the Shirohige Pirates knew who Ace and Jolie's old man was. But this was Ace's little brother's ship so Ace and Jolie should be safe. “Of course,” stated Nami, “We can keep secrets.” Though Nami looked irresolute at Luffy. “2nd Commander Portgas D. Ace is Jolie and Ace's dad.” Noir said this merrily.