(A/N): Guys guess what? I can draw! Surprise! I drew an image of Camp uniforms with the ASL Bros. above. I have yet to figure out how William should look xD Sorry maybe next time. Anyways, I'm taking free art requests based on Affection so if you want a drawing of one of the Bros doing something or with you/character being kissed or something, comment below. It can be anyone from the story so far. The only thing I ask is what you would like to see happen in this story ;D Please and thank you lovelies. Now enjoy~

It's been two weeks since your arrival. Your brothers adjusted quickly to their environment catching on to rules, locations, they even remembered the map of the enter camp ground. They were like small army men ready for battle. You could care less though. You have been preoccupying yourself on catching up with your friends to be a babysitter upon your brothers. This was your time, your vacation from your troubles and you felt so free returning to your domain. Alas, peace never lasted as long with your brothers tagged along.

In the two weeks since their arrival, the entire campers managed to be their nemeses. Some hated the boys, some enjoyed their rebellions depending on the day. For once you wanted a day where nobody points a finger at you because you three were related. Where was William in all this? He was supposed to be the reasonable one. Well, he got dragged along their shenanigans having been out voted many times. Democracy has failed the poor boy. That still didn't excuse him. He always had the ability to foot his foot down, but it seems peer pressure got the best of the lad. Damn your mischievous brothers. You supposed they were right. Everyone was out to challenge them even when minding their own business. Why? You had no freaking clue, but the trio blame it on the devil's luck. Not that they minded and neither should you. So you made sure of it by ignoring the problem and letting them continue with their adventures.

Today is a special activity day. Now that the campers have grown accustomed to their surroundings, it was time to start the real events in their schedule. That is for everyone to recognize their outdoor environment. It was an annual safety precaution for newbies. You learn the ropes around the safety area of camp then learn survival skills for the outdoors in case of emergencies. Before you guys could even head out on a trail walk, you had to pack up your supplies like your sleeping bag, can of water, tent and anything else you might need like a pocket tool. You had what you needed.

You wipe your forehead satisfied with your bag. You even took the liberty of double checking. You turn to your friends. "You really don't need to come along with me."

"Dude, you will be a lone camper with no group to assist in what will most likely be a four man job." Pandora said.

"Yeah, plus it will be fun showing your brothers the ropes. I'm sure it would be hard to teach all four of them." Cara adds.

"Pfft, you're only doing it cause you're interested in Sabo." Cara blushes at her sister's statement. She simply giggles away her embarrassment.

"Oh don't be silly Denise. Of course not. I'm just being a good friend." Denise rolls her eyes at her sister. Could she be anymore pathetic? You sweat drop over their bickering.

"Uh...thanks girls. Really." You said. "The boys catch on quick so there is no need to put in a lot of effort except for possibly Luffy." You hum rethinking if what you said was true. You shake your head not wanting to correct your point. "Anyways, I'm going to go ahead and check up on them and head over to the phone booths."

"Okay." They agree.

You take your back pack with you heading straight for the isolation cabin or rather the ex-isolation cabin now officially a residency cabin for campers. Everyone else seems to call your brother's group, the guniea pigs instead of Hawks. Your brothers could care less, but for Ace having a fuse the size of a peanut always made him snap and jump at any given chance to the prick responsible for mocking his cabin. Oh Ace. Your hot tempered, cute freckled, crush of a brother, was one of a kind to you.

On arrival, you already hear laughing and bickering inside accompanied by crashing noises. Luffy and Sabo are the only ones laughing.

"Luffy! Shut up!" Ace barks. You stand in front of the porch debating whether or not to knock. It was tempting but you chose the latter. You open the door finding Sabo standing on his bed while Luffy stood on the other one across. Ace down below like a dog barking at two devilish cats in a tree. The freckled boy tosses a pillow at Luffy sending the boy flat on his bum on the bed. He laughs louder pissing the boy further.

"Give it back!"

"Why so you can kiss it some more?" Luffy sneers starting to make smooching noises. Sabo joins in fueling the fire inside Ace. You take notice of the sparks of flame emitting from the boy's body. The cabin old and made of wood would no doubt burn in a second if he ignites. Although the situation is peculiar as to what the two are teasing the hot head about, it was not worth asking at the moment. It would only make matters worse. So you clear your throat and stomp your foot down to make yourself noticed. All eyes land on you. Ace is the most surprised. Flustered even as if you walked in on him finding his dirty secret. You kept your stern appearance. Hands on hips surveilling the room, mostly your brothers for an explanation.

"Are you guys ready to go? We have to make a call to mom before we leave and it's a long trail to the safe grounds of the mountains. I'd like to get the orientation of survival skills over with." Your brothers looked at you like 'Damn, moody much?' you gave them nothing but a bitter tone since your arrival and they have no idea why. They assumed it was camp that did this. It was all about appearances for you and being around them made you ashamed. The idea was absurd yet possible after given no answer for your actions. They continued to receive you with kindness, but at the same time be sure to treat you with just the same salt you do to them. Sabo felt like the bondage between his brothers and you are falling apart. You felt the same only you didn't realize you were acting out. Nonetheless the deed is done, you're all acting your own way except for Luffy whom seems to be the only sensible child in the family right now. Said boy perks up when you mention Veronica.

"We can call mommy?" He beams.

"Yes we can. You just have to finish packing and meet at the phone booths." Instantly, he drops down and hands Ace his bracelet back. The same one he has given you. The sibling, bondage bracelet. He inserts the material on his wrist tightening it but just loose enough to breathe. Is that what he was kissing? What your brothers made fun of? You quirk a brow wondering what kind of things they were into and what they found funny cause it looked to you like they are really odd holding the same weird sense of humor. Luffy carries his bag and rushes to your side still paddling his feet in place.

"Come on! Come on! I want to go talk to Mom and tell her all the neat stuff we've been doing." You giggle at his enthusiasm surprising everyone. It's been quite some time since they've heard you giggle like that. It left them fuzzy and warm inside happy to see your lovely smile. That's the you they missed. You stare at each individual inquisitively.

"What?" You ask. Everyone shakes their head returning to their activities leaving you to ponder. "Where is William?"

"He went on ahead." Sabo said tossing his bag over his shoulders. "Said he'd meet us over at the booths when we were done."

"And instead of joining him what did you do?"

"We wanted to pick on Ace. You should of seen it (Y/n). He was moaning in his sleep then kissed the bracelet like it was a person." Luffy explains. Sabo chortles with the straw-hat.

"Yeah, we wanted to see what would happen if we took it away but he woke up when we slipped it off." You shift to Ace whom is left embarrassed. He marches up behind the two annoyed scolding the two with his fists onto their heads. A large pulp emerges fresh and steaming. The ball pulses from the pain. Your brothers wail protesting.

"What my body does or says while I'm asleep is not in my control morons! Remember this day because it's going to bite you in the ass when I find something funny in your sleep. I'll embarrass you ten times worse."

"Whatever." Sabo mumbles. You laugh quietly to yourself. Two weeks since you were around them, you had forgotten how much they acted like stooge's.

The phone booths are not exactly, like the actual phone booths. There were just several phones hanging against the wall outside of the main office. Children stood in line waiting for their turn. When you arrived, William has just finished talking to his parents informing him of his status and band skills improvement. He calls out to the four of you allowing you to cut in. The people behind complained.

"Do you guys really want to go against them?" William asks the crowd pointing to your brothers. Suddenly there was silence. They all looked at you as if they've seen a ghost. The crowd shimmy's away to the next row on their right not wanting to cause any trouble. You raise a brow.

"What have you guys been doing to get people to fear you?"

"Nothing." They plainly say. You glare at your boys groaning.

"Well, here is the phone. I'll wait for you guys and let you know when it's time to go." The blonde hands Ace the phone taking off. The black haired boy stares at the old school phone then back up to the dial.

"Uh....." He hums realizing he doesn't know the number to this house.

"What are you waiting for? Call." Luffy rushes.

"Here you take it then! If you're in such a rush you call." Luffy stares at the phone for a moment then back to Ace.

"I don't know how to use that thing and I don't know the number." He retorts. Ace grumbles at the fool. He offers Sabo to which he rejects flailing his hands dismissively.

"Neither do I and I'm just as surprised." You sigh taking the phone off the idiot's hand. You move the elder brother to the side.

"Of course you don't. It's no wonder you never called her during the week. Not to worry I know it by heart. I'll write you her number whenever you want to call her." You press the number to your house phone and wait patiently. You cup the lower half of the phone to use as a speaker. You hear the endless ringing meaning she wasn't picking up any time soon. Luffy pouts hearing the beep and the voicemail machine answer. You hang up. "Awe, don't worry Luffy. She's probably working. So now we'll call her cell phone. That she always picks up." You dial away the next number hearing it ring five times before hearing a click of someone answering. The sound of wind in the background.

"Hello~!" Your mother chimes. Instantly, your brother's eyes light up at the sound of her voice.

"Hi mama!" Luffy greets excitedly.

"Oh what a pleasant surprise to hear you. I was beginning to worry something happened to you and your brothers."

"Nah, the idiot's just don't know your phone number." You answer.

"Oi!" Ace growls in protest while you smirk.

"Ah, I see. You guys really need to learn them in case of emergencies. I'd want to know if my babies are alright." She coos. "I hear all of you there. What's this about?" She asks already knowing the routine. It was either because it was mandatory or just to say hello.

"It's a three day trail week." You remind her.

"Ah, yes. You'll all live." She simply says. " You're strong and bold, but remember to always stay together and keep your eyes peeled when in the woods."

"We know. We used to hang out in the woods." Ace adds.

"Oh that's right. I forgot." You tilt your head wondering how she knew. Had they confessed to her about always hanging out there or growing up in the forest? "So, what have you three been doing? (Y/n) tells me nothing saying she's not in charge of babysitting you boys."

"Well she's not and we don't need one. We're fine on our own." Ace glares at you. You roll your eyes at him. The two of you still held complications for one another like a bitter old couple. Luffy takes the phone to talk to your mom holding it the way you do so everyone can hear her.

"Yeah, but guess what?"

"What baby?"

"We got a haunted cabin that's been exorcised. It's so cool it almost looks like the orphanage; and our cabin mascot is a hawk symbolizing freedom!" He chirps. The boy continues with the long list of what he's done. He stops at some point hearing metal fall on the floor like lead pipes. "Oi, are you okay?" There was nothing but silence and the wind still blowing then the sound of smashing of wood.

"Yes I'm here. Sorry, I was taking care of something when my phone dropped." She pants over the phone. Ace and Sabo exchange a perturbed look. You didn't bother to fret about the background noises. You questioned them before and your mother told you what it is. Nothing to be concerned about or so you thought. You were just a naïve girl being obedient to your mother. You never second guessed it. "That's great news bubble-gum, it all sounds like you're having a blast. You're not still scared are you? Do you want to come home?"

"N-no, I'm fine now. I kind of want to keep exploring camp."

"Sorry dear, that doesn't belong to you. I'll kindly take that back thanks." She says. There was an 'oof' sound after that.

"Are you...busy?" Sabo asks.

"No not at all. Just fighting some fellow artists about taking my tools. Why?" Before they could say anything else, William pokes his head from the corner,

"Time to go. Everyone's getting ready." You snag the phone.

"Have fun at work mom. We have to go. Everyone's lining up."

"Alright, bye I love you. Take good care of each other." She beckons.

"We will. Love you too." You all say in union. You hang up first.

"Did that sound strange to you?" Sabo asks.

"Yeah it did." Ace agrees.

"It's always like that. She's usually preparing a gallery and cleaning up any messes." Your brothers look at your with absurdity. Were you oblivious to the obvious sounds or did you just not recognize them enough to worry? "Whelp! Time to go. Come on." You race over to your friends' side leaving them dumbfounded.

"Is she serious?" Sabo ask.

"Probably. She's still a stupid, naïve girl." Ace huffs. The blonde glares at his brother irritated by his constant insults of their sister. Honestly he wished he would tell them what was up with the two of you. It was driving him nuts. It almost made him bite on everyone's throat like child acting out.

"Well, whatever. We better go before we're left behind."

Ace snorts. "This camp is too uptight for that to happen. The minute one of us goes missing the counselors will start calling for us. Worst of all the search will be endless until found."

"So then don't get lost." Sabo plainly states. Luffy snickers over his joke as Ace is left baffled.

"I'm not saying I tend to get lost. Luffy shush!" He barks treading behind making the younger brother laugh harder.

You walked up the trail in groups as the counselor master explains on the go over the dangers of the woods and safety precautions. Your brothers half listened bored by things they already knew but did not mind to get a few tips or learn something new. You on the other hand learned all that is to know. You've heard their lectures three times. You didn't need to hear them another. Your friends felt the same so you spent the time together talking amongst each other in the very back. During the trail, Pandora continued to observe Ace. The boy felt her presence, yet every time he looked around she would averted her gaze leaving him to wonder to the imagination. He swore he wasn't paranoid and someone was staring. His only thought was you. A small smile crosses his lips at the idea only to falter when he thought of another suspect being Pandora. He checks with his peripheral vision to see the girl doing absolutely that. He turns his head to glare at her keeping his gaze on her until she locked eyes on him. She appeared nervous after being caught. He smirks having her cornered. The Raven haired girl focuses ahead for the rest of the day.

Arriving at the destined camp, the camp leader instructs everyone to take a break as the sun is soon to set. You all scavenged for rocks, while others for woods. You were taught the basics as if being apart of the scouts. Everyone stood around the fireplace.

"There are plenty of ways to start a fire. You may use stick on log." He gives an example. He struggled at first blowing and twisting on the stick but nothing came out. Ace rolls his eyes. Sabo sneers at the attempt the man is making. The ravenette held an idea to lend a helping hand. He nudges his brothers attention, lights his finger on fire and flicks the spark onto the stick and 'fwoosh'! An expanse of fire lights up perfectly. The camp leader falls on his behind surprised. He even let out a yelp. Everyone laughed at the noise he made. The camp leader clears his throat fixing his composure.

"Yes we'll that doesn't usually happy but it's one of the ways to start a fire. I'm great at starting them you could call me Firefly."

"Oi, Firefly! Your scarf is burning." Ace smirks. The leader staggers back in panic patting away the flams on his scarf. Again laughter breaks out from the children. You are the only one to gasp concerned for the man. You push through your brothers after fetching your water and splashing him. Your camp leader sighs in relief just to be alive. He pats your head appreciatively.

"Thank you (Y/n). That was quick thinking. Fire is no laughing matter children. For shame. Were you just going to watch me burn to a crisp and dance around in agony?" You glare at Ace knowing it was him. You never took your eyes off him. Spaced out over your conflicted feelings to ignore them. The boy takes in your scowl and averts his gaze feeling ashamed for him misdeed.

Tents were set up step by step. Four kids in one large tent. Before bed you decided to refill your cantin with water. You reached the bottom of the river where the minerals of rocks cleansed the water. You hear foot falls emerge into sight. You peer up for a quick second. What you find is Ace staring at the endless flow of water. You kept quiet having nothing to talk about. You were upset. Disappointed at best over his mischief. He could have burned your leader alive. Sure your leader could have just stop, dropped and rolled professionally but the fear in his eyes said it all. He has never had that much contact with fire enough to light his clothes on fire.

"Sorry." He spoke up as if reading your body language. You gave no response. He assumed you wanted more than that. Reasonable to him. "I didn't mean to play around and almost injure that guy. I was only trying to help him out." You stood up capping your can. You begin to walk away ignoring him. Ace is left annoyed. "Oi! Did you not hear me? I said I was sorry. Are you really going to walk away like that?" He barks. You stop mid way up the hill throwing your head back with a sigh. You face the boy with irked one.

"The truth is Ace, I'm tired of your apologizes. All of it. Tired of always being the baby sitter. Tired of always hearing your promises of never doing it again when you three manage to do something else ten times worse and beg for forgiveness once more only for others to get hurt. It's tedious to be worked up about everything. Worrying about every little thing when the truth of the matter is you guys will always be misfits." You said. Your brother gapes in shock. Is that truly what you thought of them now? After months of growing closer? Has it lead up to this? Is it too late to change your mind? All these unanswered only fueled his anger. His balls his fists.

"So what the hell do you want me to do? What do you want from me?" You take a second to think. Nothing came to mind. What did you want? You shrug.

"I don't know Ace. I just want it to stop." And with that you return to your tent. Your brother left in total confusion. It was as if decoding a puzzle only furthering his frustration. If you could just tell him, then he would do it for you. All you did was left him clueless.

For the next day you all learned basic skills of searching for berries, how to catch fish so on and so forth while informing campers from good to bad. Your brothers already being the king of the outdoors impressed everyone, even taught the camp leader some new tricks.

The very next morning, Ace is the first to be rise early having had trouble sleeping since the talk. All he could think about is behaving. Is that what you wanted? You didn't seem to bat an eye to him when he behaved the entire day yesterday. He hears rustling inside the woods. Cautiously, the boy inspects the noise moving further into the woods. He halts seeing nothing. He took it upon himself to take a stroll into the woods while all's asleep. To his surprise Pandora sat on a stump writing away. He looks around for any reinforcement she may have wandering about. None at sight. He concludes the girl is alone. This was his chance to confront her. He made no attempt at hiding his approach. The sound of bark scraping fills the morning, summer air. Her body reacts turning around to face the owner. Ace stops four feet away at a conference distance. He smirks. She in return greets him with a plain,

"Yo." Then goes back to writing. The black haired boy is left gaping. Did she not find him intriguing or something? Nevertheless, he was not here for a friendly banter.

"Pandora right?" He starts.

"Yep." She hums.

"I got a bone to pick with you." He grumbles.

"Why is that?" She scratches her head, eyes still pasted on her paper multitasking on what to write and talking to the brute.

"Since my arrival, you've been staring at me non stop. What do you have a crush on me?" He huffs arms crossed waiting for an answer. Pandora snaps her head to him with wide eyes. 'Gotcha.' He told himself gaining victoriously. His grin does not last when he hears her snort and burst out laughing. He blushes at the suddenness. "Oi! Stop laughing?" He barks.

"What? I don't have a crush on you. Hell no!" She sighs wiping a tear off her face as she calms. "I was observing you for (Y/n)." His ears perked when your name came up.

"Huh? She asked you to watch me?"

"No, I mean..." She takes a deep breath before turning serious. "I have been observing you to see what kind of boy you are. To see if you aren't the type of boy who will hurt (Y/n). I'm just being a protective friend. I care about her."

"Uh...oh. Well I'm not what you think." He argues.

"I know. You're far worse." She said. "You upset her every time and hurt her feelings. Not good. You seem to have a temper, an ego you cannot control letting your emotions get the best of you rather than thinking logically. You let it win and therefore be your downfall."

Ace listens intently. He didn't know whether to feel insulted or not. He was being given his evaluation without consult, yet he felt it's important like he required to know. Anything just to have you back. "But." He starts hoping there is something else.

"But it's not entirely your fault. She's to blame as well. You both lack communication. If you just talked it out, everything will be resolved because what I see or heard is miscommunication. What you're running away from and what she's running away from is something totally different and it ends up being an object in the way. Whatever it is you two have against each other is not worth it. It's petty really. I know the whole story. You have a crush on her and she likes you back, but you both haven't had the chance to talk about it. It's like we the supporters have to force you two. So..." She hops off her stump. "That's what I'm trying to do. Help you guys get together or at least talk." She hands him the letter she has written.The letter was about him apologizing to you. "Or you could talk to her in person like a real man. That's all she wants. To have you back. But she believes you don't anymore." Ace frowns holding onto the letter. While he is indeed nervous to speak to you, he doesn't want to lose you. He shreds the letter up.

"No...I'll go tell her myself." He looks at her with fire in his eyes. She scoffs. "Thanks. You really are a good friend to her."

"Of course, but remember. You hurt her again I will not hesitate to find you and punch you in the face." She threatens taking her leave back to camp. Ace chortles unfazed. He was just too relieved to care. He wanted to see you right away and tell you how sorry he is. He just needed a sign. Something to point him in the right direction. He is thankful for coming on this trip and having to meet your friends. If it wasn't for all of this, he would be stuck in his mind for days until he could resolve it. For now all that is left to do is find the right time and you have not yet awakened. Perhaps sometime soon when you're alone.

(A/N): This felt rushed, mostly cause I didn't know what to write and I wanted the conflict with Ace to end. Your welcome xD I'm doing my best I can. Anyways as for that free fan art request, I'll be drawing on line paper I hope that's fine. I'm all out of white.