Back to the present.

Aisuru's POV

In the blink of an eye, it was already March. I was at Luffy's for another game night with friends. This time, since Ki and I had both brought along our own gaming laptops, we played three on three matches of Prop Hunt.

On team one, it was Luffy, Ace and I. On team two, it was Zoro, Ki and Sabo.

"Okay, has anyone seen Aisuru? I know she's a soda can." Ki said.

"You'll never find me." I said. It was true. I was a soda can, and I was sitting in a pile of garbage.

"Just chuck a grenade in to a room." Ace said, knowing exactly where I was, considering Sabo had found and shot him in the first ten seconds of the game and he was currently spectating.

"That would drain my health, though." Ki said as her character ran right past me. Ace chuckled as I did a small can dance in the trash.

"Sabo, you just walked on Luffy's head." Ace said.

"I'm stuck!" Sabo and Luffy said at the same time. I started laughing.

"Got ya." Zoro said as he whacked the can next to me. I resisted the urge to scream.

"What ever that was, it wasn't me." I said.

"But I saw your name flash!" He said.

"You are near me, just whatever you hit wasn't me." I said.

"Here, Sabo. I'll help you." Ki said. She threw a grenade in to the room.

"NO NO NO!" Sabo screamed. The grenade killed both of them.

"It's up to you now, Aisuru." Ace said.

"I'm dead."

"How?!"

"Zoro stepped on me." I said. Ki began to laugh hysterically.

"Oh my god! That's the best!" She said, leaning against Zoro's shoulder.

"Bullshit feature." Ace grumbled. I giggled and rested my head on Luffy's shoulder. Luffy grinned and rested his head on mine.

I looked at what the rest of my friends were doing. Usopp, Kaya and Nami were all playing Band Hero, Usopp on drums, Kaya on vocals and Nami on guitar. Aoi was watching from the couch, planning on joining them after this song. Sanji was at the Xbox One, playing Skyrim. The rest of us were playing Prop Hunt and planning on switching over to The Ship after a few more rounds.

"Okay, lets all stretch our legs before we switch to The Ship. And Zoro, Ki, when I say "stretch our legs" I don't mean "sneak in to the spare bedroom" okay?" Ace asked. Ki rolled her eyes.

"Trust me, Ace. We weren't planning on it. After December, spontaneous moments don't happen." Ki said. Zoro cleared his throat, causing Ki to blush.

"Well... not as often any more." She said. Ace rolled his eye and stood up.

"I'm still watching you two." Ace said. He glanced over at Luffy and I as we moved from the table and computers to cuddle on the couch.

"The same goes for you two." He joked.

"Ace!" Luffy yelled, his face becoming bright red. I blushed and stared at Ace.

"What? You're teenagers in love and you have urges." Ace asked with a shrug.

"I wouldn't do that to Ai-chan!" Luffy said, hugging me closer.

"Oh, why not, Luffy?" Ki asked in a teasing tone. Luffy scowled.

"Because of what you guys told me." He said. Ki gave him a blank stare.

"Because of what we told you?" She asked. Luffy nodded.

"You lost me, kid." She said.

"You told me that it hurts the girl the first time. I swore that I would never hurt Ai-chan, so I can't! I won't hurt her, ever!" Luffy said, hugging me lovingly. I stared at him in bewilderment.

"Oh, boy. I guess we didn't explain clear enough." Aoi said.

"Don't elaborate." Sabo, Nami, Sanji and Usopp all said in unison.

I hugged Luffy and softly kissed his cheek. He stared down at me in surprise of my actions as I smiled up at him.

"You're too sweet, you know that?" I asked him. He grinned at me and nuzzled my neck, his hair tickling the sensitive skin and making me giggle.

"Anyone else dying from how cute those two are?" Nami asked, her eyes still glued to the screen as she multitasked the game and being in the conversation. I blushed and hid myself in Luffy's neck after he straightened up.

There was a buzz at the door, indicating someone was here.

"Who's visiting us at this hour? Law and Aka are at college, Marco and Yatsumi are in Alabasta for a magazine shoot, Thatch and Vista are both away on business and everyone else is here." Ace grumbled.

Oh, speaking of Vista, Whitebeard had invited Dad, Makino and I to spend Christmas with him and his family. Vista had shown up as a surprise and I got to meet him. Aoi had been especially happy to see him again.

"I got it." Aoi said and stood up. She left the room to answer the front door. I looked up at Luffy

"I wonder who it is?" I asked. Luffy shrugged.

"It's probably another angency trying to get Aoi to sign with them again. It happens a lot, but she says that her current agent, Aria, is fine and she's fine with Ace as her manager." He said. I hummed and stretched, wrapping my arm around Luffy.

While Luffy started talking to Sanji about something in his game, I took the time to admire my boyfriend's looks. Of course he was very attractive, how could I not stare?

His raven black hair was always in a mess, but that made him even cuter. He always had a smile on his face and in his eyes that made my heart flutter. Every thing about him just drew me in.

The shape of his jaw.

The shape of his eyes.

The scar under his eye.

His soft, tan skin. How did he even keep his skin that soft? You would think that with how much trouble he likes to get in, his skin would be calloused and rough, but he managed to keep his skin soft and smooth, almost like he was made of rubber.

And then just think of his personality.

He was so kind, even if he was brutally honest at times, but that was part of his charm. He was brutally honest, so I knew he would never lie to me. He cared about his friends so much that he was willing to risk everything for them. He was always so sweet, too.

I love everything about him.

"Ai-chan?" Luffy asked, bringing me out of my thoughts.

"Hm?" I hummed.

"Why are you staring at me?" He asked. I smiled, feeling bold.

"Because I like what I see." I said, watching as his face grew red.

"When did Aisuru become so smooth?" Sabo asked.

"She's been video chatting with Law and Aka ever since Makino got pregnant." Ki said. I giggled and kissed Luffy's cheek. Aoi came back in to the room, Whitebeard and Dawn with her.

"Ms. Caramella? Is everything alright?" I asked. She smirked at me.

"Hello, Aisuru. Don't worry, I'm not here for you." She said. I blinked at her in surprise. If she wasn't here for me, then who was she here for?

"Luffy. I'm here for you." She said.

"Me? Why me?" He asked. Whitebeard looked at Luffy.

"It's taken us almost 18 years, but, son..." Whitebeard trailed off. We all stared at him.

"We found your family."