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Author�s Note: Yay for chapter 16! XD Anyways, here it is! XD I really
hope you all enjoy it! The end is nearing�I am saddened�It always makes me sad
when I�m about to end a story�However, at least I end my stories�I�ve read a lot
that have yet to end�-Clears throat- -heather- -Cough- Anyways, please read,
enjoy, and then review! XD

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Chapter 16: Who�s Different?

�Luffy, you guys did it!�

Laughing loudly, Luffy took the hug whole-heartedly from his
little reindeer doctor, but then winced from the pain as he set him down with a
grin.

�Ah! I�m sorry!� Chopper exclaimed as he frowned.

�Shishishi, it�s okay!�

Standing up with some difficulty, Luffy turned to his crew
with his massive grin.

�Luffy!� N cried as she went straight for L, who was still
on his knees panting. His eye had swollen shut from his injury. �Oh, your eye!� She cried as more tears formed.

�I�ll be alright, Nami�� He replied with a smile.

�Ah! Let me take a look at it!� Chopper cried in worry as he
made his way to L, leaving Luffy where he stood.

Everyone gathered around L with frowns, wanting to get a
look at his eye. Sighing deeply, Luffy remained where he was, feeling
exhausted. Leaning forward slightly, he tried to calm his racing heart and relax
his body. That had been a difficult battle.

Suddenly, Luffy was jumped from behind.

�Gah!!� He exclaimed as he stumbled
forward.

�You think you can
stop me that easily?!� D screamed as he latched onto Luffy�s back.

Gasping, the entire crew turned to see D latched tightly
onto Luffy. His expression was beyond reason. He had a horrible grin as he
began to laugh atop of Luffy.

Quickly turning to Luffy, L frowned, not believing what he
was seeing. �Mother fu-!�

�Luffy!� Nami cried, interrupting L, as she stepped forward.

However, both Sanji�s had grabbed their Nami each and pulled
them far away from the fight, the rest of the crew following. Zoro stepped
forward and quickly snatched up Na-chan before following.

�Get off!� Luffy yelled as he thrashed around, trying to
loosen his hold. Pulling back a fist, D began to jab Luffy�s side. �Gah!� He cried as
he stumbled around.

Coming up from behind, Monkey-san elbowed D�s back to try
and dislodge him from Luffy. �Guh!� D exclaimed as his
hold loosened.

It was enough for Luffy to unwrap
his arms and toss him over his shoulders. Landing on his back, D immediately
kicked up to his feet, turning to rush at Luffy. Some how, his speed had
increased. Not being able to block in time, Luffy was tackled, landing on his
back, D on top. Leaning up, he then began to punch Luffy in the face repeatedly
as he laughed uncontrollably.

Frowning as she covered her mouth, Nami knew he had slipped
into his insane side. Closing her eyes, she tried to close out his horrible
laughter.

�He really is insane�� Usopp whispered as he watched in
horrified disbelief.

Running forward, both L and Monkey-san grabbed each of his
arms to pull him off from Luffy. Yanking his arms forward, he pulled both with
him, tossing them to the ground ahead of him. Sliding to a stop, they quickly
turned and got up. Lunging forward, L tackled D to the ground, beginning to
punch him. However, D caught both of his wrists, and then shoved him off. His
speed and strength seemed to have doubled. Getting up, blood flowing from his
nose, Luffy leapt onto D and began punching him as he screamed out.

Lifting up a leg, he hooked it around Luffy, slamming him
into the ground, and then he pulled himself over Luffy. Grabbing Luffy�s face,
he lifted up his head before slamming it into the rock, hard ground below. �Gah!� Luffy exclaimed as he spit up blood.

�Oh my�� N whispered
as she covered her mouth with her hand as tears formed. It was just too much to
watch. She hated this so much. She didn�t like seeing them all get so hurt.
They were going to kill each other.

Covering her face completely, Nami sunk to the ground as she
drooped forward. �Please stop�� She whispered more to herself. Taking in a loud
breath as she clenched her teeth and eyes shut tight, she felt a sob escape her
lips. �Please stop!!� She cried out
at the top of her lungs. She was feeling pain. It was almost as if she could
feel their pain, feel his pain.

Frowning, Sanji knelt down next to her and began to rub her
back. �Everything will be alright, Nami-san�You�ll see�� He said soothingly.

No longer being able to hear much of anything in his state,
D continued to laugh as he slammed Luffy�s head into the ground. Getting up, L
ran over and kicked D in the face, letting his leg whip out as he did. �Get off
of him, you psychotic asshole!�

�Gah!� D exclaimed as he flew off
from Luffy. Rolling, he dug his fingers into the dirt to stop himself.

Reaching down quickly, L pulled Luffy onto his feet.
Stumbling and swaying, Luffy tried his best to stay on his feet. �Gotta keep on your feet!� L said as he turned towards D.

Frowning deeply, Luffy also turned to D as he nodded, still
swaying a bit as he wiped up the blood with his arm. Monkey-san stepped up
beside them, panting hard. Grinning up at them maniacally, D continued to laugh
low, but crazily. �This is the most fun I�ve ever had!� He exclaimed as he
quickly got to his feet, charging at them again.

�Shit, we have to do something!� L yelled as he turned to
his counterparts.

�Like what?!� Luffy replied, not sure what to do. However,
whatever it was, it needed to be done quickly. His vision was beginning to blur
from all the damage to his head. Even though he was made of rubber, his other
counterpart had managed to really hurt him.

Panting and closing one eye, Monkey-san continued to stare
at the fast approaching psychopath. �Let�s do that neat trick you guys did
earlier. I wanna try it this time! It looked fun! I can�t turn all red and
steamy, but I can still get thrown, right?�

Both turned to Monkey-san with wide, blank eyes before
turning to each other. However, before they could reply, they had to defend
themselves against D�s onslaught of attacks. Lunging forward, all three tried
to attack him at once as he threw his own punches at them. One of D�s punches
caught Monkey-san, sending him flying back. Grabbing the back of D�s head,
Luffy brought up his knee, ramming it into D�s face. His head flying back from
the impact, his blood splattered across Luffy�s face.

�Gungh!� D exclaimed through
clenched teeth as a hand flew to his nose.

Whipping his leg around, L kicked D on the side of his head,
sending him flying to the left. Stumbling back to the three, Monkey-san stopped
next to them. �We gotta pull it off now while he�s down!�

Nodding, both Luffy and L began to steam up as their skin
turned red. Then Luffy brought a thumb to his mouth, biting down before blowing
into it. Sprinting forward, L much faster due to gear second, both turned in
preparation for Luffy�s fists. Bringing the second thumb to his mouth, Luffy
frowned deeply. It would be the first time he tried doing two at once, but it
was worth a shot. Surprisingly, he was able to pull it off. Pulling both fists
back with great difficulty, he then pulled them back forward in a bazooka form.

Grabbing Monkey-san first, he continued pushing his massive
fists forward, finally grabbing a hold of L. Both got into position in his
hands, ready to leap out at L. Standing up, D scowled at them before he tried
to dodge.

�Gomu Gomu no�Double Giant Jet
Catapult!�

Before D could attempt to run away to dodge, L shot out from
Luffy�s hand, slamming into him, both tumbling around. Flying out from the
ground, and from the sheer force of the shove, D slammed into a tree. Before he
could slide down it, Monkey-san then took his turn as he shot out from Luffy�s
massive fist and rammed into him, breaking the tree in half.

�Ga-ah!� D screamed as he flew,
tumbling like a rag doll in the air, before hitting the ground hard.

Flipping to his feet, L stumbled around, trying to keep
himself steady. However, he tripped up in his weakened state, and fell forward
onto his hands and knees. Coming to a rolling stop himself, Monkey-san leaned
up on his elbows, breathing in heavy pants as he looked up to see if he stayed
down this time. Panting as well, D blinked his eyes and shook his head as he
leaned up onto his own elbows.

�F-uck!�
L yelled in frustration as he frowned deeply at D.

Twitching slightly, N frowned at his curse. One thing she
knew about L was, when he got really angry, he cursed shamelessly. It was his
small quirk.

Taking deep, shaky breaths, Luffy sat on his rump in his
chibi form as he scowled at D. Turning to Luffy, L frowned. He knew Luffy would
need protecting. Getting up quickly, he made his way to him. Turning,
Monkey-san also made his way to Luffy.

Scowling, D quickly got up and bolted straight for Luffy. �Ke!� L exclaimed as he looked over towards D. However, he
didn�t stop running as he picked up his pace towards Luffy.

Getting up, Luffy tried to run away from D, but his little
legs didn�t carry him far. �Damn!� He exclaimed as he tried to run faster.

Grabbing Luffy by the head, he then kicked L as L finally
made it to them, but too late. L went flying, disappearing into the many trees
around them. Jutting out his shoulder, he rammed into Monkey-san, who had also
just made it there, and then slammed him against a tree, almost snapping it in
two.

�Guhah!� Monkey-san cried out as he
hacked up blood, his eyes rolling back, turning completely white. Sliding down
to the ground, he slumped forward, unconscious.

�Lemme go!!� Luffy yelled angrily as he reached up, trying
to pry D�s hand off from his head.

�Luffy!� N, Na-chan and Nami cried out for each Luffy as
they watched in horror.

Lifting up Luffy, who kicked his small legs with a scowl, D
then smirked slowly.

�Lemme go, you jerk!�

�Let you go?� D asked in an amused voice as his smirk
widened.

Blinking as he stared at D wide-eyed, he had a really bad
feeling about this. Cackling low in his throat, D�s lips spread into a sickly
grin as he threw back his head in his maniacal laughter, his eyes crazed. Sweat
beading down his face, Luffy clenched his teeth down tightly. Then suddenly, D
threw back his arm, and then threw Luffy as hard as he could towards the trees.
Crying out as he hit branches that scratched up his face, Luffy reached out,
trying to grab a hold of one.

Latching onto the tree, he clung to it and climbed up a bit.
He could see everything through the leaves and braches. However, it seemed they
couldn�t see him. He watched as D slowly turned to the crew, both Zoro�s
removing their swords instantly, as the Sanji�s pushed all three Nami�s behind
them.

�Damn!� He seethed quietly to himself. There wasn�t much of
anything he could do while in his chibi form.

Lifting his arms, D looked around him as he smirked at the
crew. �Looks like I win.�

�Like hell, you psychopathic freak!� Zoro yelled as he
placed Wadō
Ichimonji in his mouth with a glare.

�Looks like we gotta try and hold him off until one of them wakes up��
Z said with a frown as he glanced over at the unconscious Monkey-san.

�Luffy�� Na-chan whispered as she stared at Monkey-san with worry.

�Aa�� Zoro agreed as he got into position.

Both Zoro�s and D lunged for each other, D laughing maniacally as he
did. Easily dodging their swings, he jabbed his fist first into Zoro�s kidney
before turning and catching Z in the face. Zoro stumbled to the side as he
clenched down on Wadō Ichimonji tighter. Zoro rolled around and fell to
the ground with a grunt. Turning to the rest of the group, D kept his massive
crazy grin as he made his way to them. Sanji swiftly lunged forward, throwing a
leg at his head. Franky aimed his arm cannon at D in preparation.

Cackling low in his throat, he grabbed Sanji�s leg and shoved him away
effortlessly as he kept his eyes on the three orange haired women. �Weapon�s
Left!� Franky yelled as he fired his cannon.

Swiftly dodging to the side and squatting to the ground, D only began
to laugh harder as he rushed Franky, knocking him back easy. Both Usopp�s
squealed in fear as they moved away from D quickly before trying to fire lead
balls at him. Turning to them, he took the pegs with little to no problem as he
chuckled at them. Squealing again, both ran as fast as they could away from
him.

S stood with a shaky breath, holding out his arms as he tried his best
to hold the women behind him protectively. Frowning at D, Nami�s expression
turned sad as she stared at him.

�Santōryū�Oni
Giri!!�

Turning, a strong
wave hit D as he brought up his arms to block the attack and cuts. He ground
his teeth when he felt the blads slice his arms. Zoro continued his charge
forward as he swiped at D with his swords. D only laughed as he pranced around,
dodging the swings with little effort.

�Damn it! You
Bastard!� Zoro yelled as he began to sweat. He wasn�t making any contact at
all.

Getting up, Z
wiped the blood from his mouth as he lunged forward to join Zoro�s assault.
Luffy ground his teeth as he watched from his place in the tree. He was still
small and had no idea when he would go back to normal. He had pushed it going
twice in one day into gear third. Only able to watch his crew helpless, his
expression turned pained. He only hoped they could hold him off long enough for
him to go back to normal without getting themselves killed.

Crawling on his
elbows, L made his way over the roots of the trees with his left eye still
sealed shut. His other eye�s vision blurry from the pain he was in. Glancing up
at the crew trying their best to fight, he clenched his teeth down tightly.
�F-uck�mother fucking bastard�� He seethed in his irritation and close failure
as he spit blood from out of his mouth to the ground.

Turning to the
voice, all three Nami�s eyes widened before N smiled and teared in relief.
�Luffy!� She cried in a loud whisper. However, she frowned when she noticed his
state.

Panting heavily,
he tried his best to push himself onto his feet, swaying heavily. He grabbed a
hold of a tree to steady himself. Jolting forwad, but stopping herself, N
remained where she was, knowing it was the best thing to do. She might make
things worse if she went to him. �Luffy��

Laughing loudly,
he grabbed Zoro by the face, slamming him against Z. Crying out from the pain
and from Z�s sword piercing his arm, Zoro stumbled back and fell to his back as
he immediately grabbed for his arms, his swords dropping and rocking on the
ground.

�Damn!� Z
exclaimed as he stumbled on his feet.

Running forward,
Sanji jumped up, kicking D in the chest. �Guh!� D exclaimed through clenched
teeth as he glared at Sanji. He grabbed him by the throat mid-air before
slamming a fist into his face. Then he tossed him to the side.

�Gungh!� Sanji
exclaimed as he hit the ground and spit out blood. Then he turned up to D with
an angry glare. �Shitty�.bastard!� He cried breathlessly as he tried to get to
his feet again.

Stumbling forward
and then breaking into a weak run, L cried out angrily as he pulled his fist
back. Turning with a wide smirk, D began to laugh, getting excited that finally
someone a bit more challenging finally stepped up again.

�Come on!!� He
yelled at L as he motioned with both arms to himself.

�Fucking asshole,
I�m gonna rip you apart!!� L screamed as he threw his fist forward.

�Come on then!!�
D screamed in return, never losing his psychotic grin. Running forward, he
grabbed L�s fist and pulled him forward. Grabbing his shoulders, he then rammed
a knee right in between L�s legs.

�F�uck!!� L cried
as he fell to his knees, his hands immediately going to his crotch.

Laughing, D
pulled his leg back and kicked L right in the face at close range. His head
flying back as his feet flew over his head, he flew some distance before
slamming into a broken stump, and then went limp.

�Luffy!� N screamed as she began to cry.

�Shit�this is
bad�� Luffy whispered as his expression turned pained. �Come on!!� He cried to
his body between clenched teeth. Jumping down regardless, he fell to his hands
and knees before getting up and hobbling over to the others. He couldn�t just
sit around and wait.

�Cheap bastard!�
Z yelled angrily as he sprinted forward, swords drawn out. Turning, D jumped
up, swinging his leg around for a kick as he caught Z�s head. He flew to the
side right into Sanji who had been running forward. Both rolled onto the ground
in a jumbled mess, Z dropping his swords.

�O-i!� Luffy
cried as he ran into the clearing.

�Luffy!� Nami
cried in surprise. Then she frowned deeply. He was still small. Shaking her head,
her eyes widened. �Luffy, no!� She cried. She knew he could be killed easily
like that.

Turning to Luffy,
D�s grinned turned nasty as he cackled low. �Look what we have here�Think you
will be able to do somethin� to me like that?�

�Doesn�t matter!
I�ll kick your ass any way I am!�

Throwing back his
head, D laughed loudly in his psychotic glee as he grabbed his stomach. �That�s
really funny! Well come on, you little shit! Come and get some!�

Baring his
clenched teeth, Luffy ran forward with a battle cry as he charged for D.
However, as he charged, he poofed back to normal, stumbling on his feet again
before getting his footing back. Grinning, he picked up his speed as he threw
back an arm, �Gomu Gomu no�Bullet!�

Dodging the
attack, D moved to his side as he charged at Luffy, however, wasn�t expecting
the jab that greeted his face from Luffy�s other fist. �Ngh!� He exclaimed
through clenched teeth as his head flew back, his arms rising up as he fell
backwards.

Grabbing one of
those arms, Luffy yanked him forward as he headbutt his nose. �Gungh!� D
exclaimed as blood shot from his nose.

Lifting his leg,
he pulled it to his chest before kicking D square in the chest, releasing his
arm and letting him fly back. Landing on his back, his feet flew over his head
as he skid across the ground. Lifting his head, he glared up at Luffy
hatefully. �Son of a bitch�� He
seethed, blood spraying from his mouth.

Snorting, Luffy
shook his head at D as he glared at him. �Shoulda known you didn�t care about
our mother��

Standing up
slowly, he scowled at Luffy with deeply furrowed brows in his hatred. His eyes
were so dark and foreboding. �I don�t give a shit about anyone�I stopped caring
a long, fuckin� time ago��

Baring his teeth
a bit, Luffy�s brows furrowed further. �Maybe it�s just you who�s the bitch��

Scowling deeper,
D bared his teeth at Luffy in anger. Bringing her hands to her head, Nami shut
her eyes tightly. Her heart ached fiercely. So much blood, so much damage�so
much hate. Looking back up at D, her expression contorted in her painful grief.
�Stop it��She whispered quietly.

Sprinting
forward, D drew back his fist to attack Luffy. Doing the same, Luffy stretched
his out for his attack. However, his eyes widened and his arm snapped back into
place when a body suddenly leapt out at D. Eyes widening, D came to an abrupt
stop as his heels dug into the ground. He blinked down at a head full of orange
hair.

�Stop it! Please!� She screamed through her sobs as she held his torso
tightly. �Please�Don�t fight anymore!� She cried.

Stumbling as his
head spun, he continued to blink down at her in confusion. Swaying heavily, his
eyes hooded in exhaustion as his adrenaline began to leave his body, his sanity
beginning to return.

�Please�You don�t
have to fight anymore�� She whispered against his chest, his heart pounding in
her ears. Then his eyes rolled back as he completely went limp on her arms,
dragging them both to the ground. �Ah!� She exclaimed in surprise as she looked
up at him as she was dragged to the ground. She kept her hold on him as he
leaned against her.

Looking up at her
as he laid limp against her, he attempted a frown. �S-Stupid�fucking�bitch�� He
breathed out quietly.

�You don�t have
to fight anymore�Please�You�re strong enough�No one will ever hurt you again��
She whispered down at him as tears began to drip from her eyes to his face.
�You don�t have to suffer anymore��

�I have�to be
stronger��

�You are
strong�No one can hurt you�Not anymore�Please, don�t do this anymore�� She
whispered as she hicupped.

�Don�t�want�your
sympathy�Mind�your own�damn busniess�woman��

Frowning deeply
in a scowl, Luffy watched as they spoke quietly to each other. He couldn�t hear
anything that was being said. Clenching his fists tightly, he walked forward.
�Nami�� He said in a quiet, hard voice.

Cringing at the
sound of his voice, Nami frowned, but didn�t turn to him. Breathing heavily,
D�s eyes finally slid shut and his head falling to the side against her chest.
He had passed out. Closing her eyes tightly, more tears dripped down to his
face as she gave him a squeeze. Everyone frowned as they watched her, more than
confused about her behavior. They had figured she would be more than willing to
get away from him.

N looked at her
sadly, understanding completely why she did what she did. She had a feeling
Nami knew a lot more than they all may have thought. She did spend almost two
months with this man. She was bound to have found out, at least, something
about him.

Reaching down,
Luffy grabbed her arm, pulling her up and away from D. He fell to the ground on
his side, once she was no longer their to support him. Gasping, she quickly
looked up at Luffy with a confused frown. He pulled her close, his frown still
in place. �Go back to the others.� He said in a cool, quiet voice as he turned
her and gave her a faint shove towards the others.

Finally snapping
out of it, Na-chan finally turned to Monkey-san. �Luffy!� She called as she ran
to him.

Still frowning as
she looked from Luffy and to Nami, N turned her body and made her way to L
before finally pulling her eyes away from them. Kneeling next to him, she,
feather light, ran her fingers over his swollen eye. �Luffy.� She called to him
in a whisper.

His eyes squeezed
shut before his good eye blinked open. Then his hand immediately flew to his
eye. Running forward, Chopper leaned over L. �Let me look at your eye!�

Groaning, he
blinked his good eye as he turned to Chopper and then nodded. He was still in a
bit of a daze. �It looks horrible�His skin is all red and purple around it�� N
said as she started to cry for him.

�I�ll be alright,
Nami�� He said quietly. His head was pounding.

�It looks like
your blood clotted around the opening�I�m going to have the drain the blood
that�s stuck inside�If not, it could ruin your eye.� Chopper explained.
Removing his back pack, he dug around pulling out a small knife, some gauze and
disinfectant.

�Luffy�� Na-chan called as she dropped to her knees
next to him. �Luffy�� She called softly again when he didn�t wake up. Reaching
out, she shooked his shoulder gently. �Luffy, wake up!� Groaning, Monkey-san
clenched his eyes tighter, before finally slowly opening them. Shifting them
around, he jolted up before making a noise in his throat from the pain. �Luffy,
are you all right?� Na-chan asked.

Looking at her,
he then blinked. Then he looked around, finally spotting D laying some feet
away from him. �Huh? What happened?� He asked as he glanced over at L who was
being treated by the strange little creature. Then he turned to Luffy who was
glaring down at D. �Did he win?� He asked as he continued to look at Luffy.

�Uh� not
exactly�� Na-chan replied with a bit of a frown as she glanced over to Nami,
who was sitting on a tree stump, looking miserable.

He blinked at
Na-chan before looking over at Nami, completely confused, �Eh?�

Turning back to
him she just smiled and shook her head. �I really don�t know what�s going on.�

�We should tie
him up before he wakes up.� L said as he shifted his good eye to D as Chopper
looked over his eye. �Ow! Fuck!� He yelled as Chopper cut a small hole to allow
the blood to drain out.

�S-Sorry��
Chopper said as he pouted at L.

�N-No, it�s okay.
I�m sorry.� L said as he frowned.

Getting to his
feet with Na-chan�s help, Monkey-san then turned to L. �We�ve got some rope you
can use to tie �im up. I�ll go get it.�

�No, you stay
here. I�ll go get it.� Na-chan said as she turned and began to run.

Turning to N, L
frowned. �N, what happened?� He asked.

Expression
turning a bit sad, she turned to look at Nami. Then she turned back to L. �She
some how managed to get him to stop�� She whispered with a frown.

Scrunching up his
face, he looked completely confused. �What?!�

�Shh!� She said
shushing him. Quickly turning to Nami and Luffy, only Nami was frowning at
them.� Frowning herself, she turned back
to L with her frown.

Leaning towards
her, he blinked down at her with his own frown. �What are you talking about?!
How did she get that maniac to just stop?!� He asked in a loud whisper.

Chopper frowned
as he looked up at L, still trying to patch up his eye. �Please don�t move��

�Sorry.� L said
as he looked at Chopper before turning back to N.

�N, what are you
talking about? Tell me exactly what happened.� He said in a whisper.

Sighing, she
proceeded to tell her everything that had happened. �I�m not really sure why he
stopped though�� She explained at the end.

Frowning deeply,
he turned to look at Nami. �What does
this mean�?� He thought to himself.

Na-chan finally
made it back with the rope, handing it to Luffy before frowning down at D. Then
she went back to Monkey-san, whom Chopper was now examining. Frowning deeply
down at D, Luffy then knelt down and roughly pulled him up, starting to wrap
the rope around him. Walking up, L began to help him. Watching with a sad expression,
Nami hugged herself before looking away.

After they
wrapped the rope around him tightly and tied a tight not, Luffy lifted him up
and tossed him to the side roughly. Clenching her eyes tightly, Nami refused to
look at him. Finally turning to the others, he then shifted his eyes to
Monkey-san. Forcing a grin onto his face, he then approached Monkey-san, who
watched his approach.

�Thanks a
lot for your help! I shoulda known you wouldn't sit
back! We were able to take him out because of you.� Luffy said as he stopped in
front of him.

He blinked at Luffy, staring blankly in thought before he
pointed at him accusingly, �Wait a minute, you ruined Nami's trees!�

Looking up, Na-chan directed her gaze toward Monkey-san in
confusion.

Blinking in confusion as well, Luffy tilted his head.
�Ah...?�

Frowning, Monkey-san said, "You guys gotta help put 'em back together."

"E-h?!" Luffy exclaimed as
well as the crew.

Forcing a smile, Nami stood up and stepped forward. "Alright, it's the
least we can do for making the mistake of coming here. It is our fault all of
your trees were ruined.�

"Eh? Nami!" Luffy exclaimed.

Frowning, she turned to Luffy. "We help!"

"That's right!" Monkey-san turned to L, pointing
at him as well, "And you too!"

Chuckling, L nodded. "Of course we will help."

"Right now or the trees'll
die." Turning to the orchard, Monkey-san immediately set to work, and
began to straighten and pull the trees upright in the soil.

Blinking, Luffy watched in confusion. Everyone else spread
out in the field, both Usopp's making sure the Zoro's didn't get lost. He
watched Monkey-san, blinking with a blank expression. Nami went to Nate to help
him over to where Na-chan stood.

�Sit here. You shouldn�t be moving around so much. Your leg
isn�t completely healed.� She said.

�But I can help. This is all my
fault anyway�� Nat replied with a frown.

�Nonsense�please sit. You need to
stay off your leg�� Nami said as she frowned at him. After awhile, he sighed
and resigned with a nod, allowing her to sit him next to Na-chan.

As Monkey-san was beginning to prepare the rows, he looked
over to see the unmoving Luffy before he frowned. Breaking away from the
others, Monkey-san cracked his knuckles while his face almost looked decidedly
D-ish, "Get to work."

"Eeee!"
Luffy screeched as he scampered off into the field. He knelt down next to a
tree, but only stared down at it in confusion. He had no idea what to do...As
he began trying to fix it, he only seemed to make it worse.

"Oi!" Monkey-san punched
the top of his head, and then gave him a shovel, "Just dig a hole for this
row."

"Gah!" Luffy exclaimed as
he squat down further, grabbing his head. Then he scowled up at Monkey-san.
"Don't hit me! It's not my fault! I've never buried trees! I'm a pirate!
Not a farmer!"

"If you can dig a hole, you can plant anything.
Everyone's a farmer!" He poked Luffy's stomach with the handle of the
shovel, "Start digging."

Growling in irritation, Luffy snatched the shovel away and
started digging a hole. However, no one ever told him how deep he needed to
dig...So he just kept digging...

"Ah! Oi!" Grabbing the
spade as it came up, Monkey-san pulled him straight up out of the hole since
Luffy was still holding onto the other end, "How do you expect a tree to
get any sun in that dark hole?"

"Gah!" Luffy cried in
surprise as he wrapped himself around the shovel to keep from falling. Then he
scowled at Monkey-san, "Well you never said how deep the hole had to
be!"

Sighing, Nami stood and went over to both. "Alright, alright, calm down
both of you...I will help him dig the holes and re-plant the trees..."

"It's not your fault though," Monkey-san said, and
then he shook the shovel hard, "It's theirs!"

"Oi!" Luffy yelled as
Monkey-san shook him, keeping his hold on the shovel as he dangled above the
hole.

After a moment, he stopped shaking the shovel, and then
pointed at the poor trees, "Half a meter, all right? That'll give the
roots plenty of room."

"Ne, ne...It's not their
fault either...It's his..." replied Nami as she nodded towards the
unconscious D with a frown. "I will help him. I'm afraid no matter what
you tell him...he will still do it wrong..." she continued as she turned
to Luffy. 'Quite frankly, I'm surprised you can even do it...'

Pulling Luffy out, Monkey-san whisked the shovel out of his
hands, twirling it down to smash the spade atop of Luffy's head, "No, he
can do it. If he can follow some ridiculous dream to the end of the ocean, he
can dig a damn hole, and plant a tree."

"Gah! Damn it! That hurt! You
wanna fight?! And whose dream is ridiculous! You Dreamless farm boy!"

Frowning a bit, Nami drooped and sighed again. Closing her
eyes, she shrugged before returning to her spot.

"I want you to grow up!" Monkey-san said, shoving the spade under
Luffy's nose, "Now save Nami's trees, bub."

"Grow up?! Why you...?!"
seethed Luffy as he stepped forward.

"Oi, oi, oi! Okay, enough...Just start diggin� Luffy, alright...It's not that hard...I've never
done it, but look, I've planted three already..." said L as he pointed to
three perfectly planted trees.

Puffing out his cheeks, Luffy snatched the shovel and began to dig as he
grumbled to himself. Nami and N smiled at them from their places. Na-chan
smiled faintly, sitting down next to Nate to watch them at work while she hugged
her knees. The smile was rather fond and amused as her eyes followed
Monkey-san.

Grinning, Monkey-san slapped L's back, "If you're done talking, there's more trees over there that need help."

Chuckling, L grinned back and then made his way to the trees.
Luffy turned, with his cheeks puffed as he watched Monkey-san walk away.
Growling and grumbling, he lifted the shovel and snuck behind him.

"Luffy..."

Stopping in his tracks, he turned to Nami as he hid the shovel behind his back.
Nami wasn't even looking at him. "Just dig the hole please..."

Quickly turning, he took a deep hard breath as he dug another hole. Monkey-san
went back to straightening the trees before he dealt with the more ruined of
the lot. One tree in particular seemed rather thrashed, and he frowned as he
inspected the split boughs, and broken branches. After a moment, he pulled off
his shirt, and began to tear it in strips.

Turning back towards Monkey-san, Luffy watched with a deep
frown before it slowly disappeared. He blinked as he watched him work. He
seemed to really care about these trees. Looking down at the ruined trees, he
then sighed. He remembered him saying the trees had been for Nami, his own
Nami. His other selves, minus D, seemed to do a lot for their Nami's. He, himself,
didn't really do much of anything. He couldn't even plant a tree right...

When Monkey-san finished tying together where the tree had
been broken, he smiled at the almost well appearance of the tree before he
straightened it alongside the others and turning to inspect their work. He
tilted his head at the slightly hunched back of Luffy before he walked toward
him to help prepare the hole.

"See, you can do it."

"Aa..." Luffy replied as he continued digging the hole.
He was only half paying attention.

"You don't just dig a hole, and plop a seed into the
ground, and hope it does something. You gotta take care of that seed. It's just
like your silly dreams. If you don't do anything for it, it'll never happen,
and that seed will never grow into a tree, or even produce fruit."
Monkey-san explained.

Stopping, Luffy turned a frown to Monkey-san. "My
dreams...are not silly..."

Then he seemed to deflate as he let a breath out. Turning,
he then began digging a new hole. He was right about one thing though...You
can't just dig a hole, plop a seed into the ground, and hoped it grew...He
shifted his eyes to the side in Nami's direction before shifting them back to
the hole.

"They're silly to me."
Monkey-san said, and then he picked his nose.

Frowning deeper, Luffy turned back to Monkey-san.
"Yeah...well I think it's sad that you don't have a dream...At least I
believe in something and in myself to accomplish that dream!"

"You don't have to believe in yourself just to make
dreams come true. I have other stuff I need to do, things that need to be done.
I have ... a tree," Then Monkey-san winked at him, "I'm hoping it'll
have lots of fruit soon."

Luffy stared at him for awhile with slightly parted lips,
before closing them and furrowing his brows deeper still. Then he looked away
and slowly began to dig another hole. "Well good for you and
your...tree..." he mumbled.

"What about your tree? Or is it just a seed?"

Pausing, Luffy stared down at the hole for a long while
before moving again. "I don't even think it's a seed...just...a
hole..."

Monkey-san frowned, "What's the point of dreaming if
you can't do a simple thing like that?"

"Shut up!! What do you know anyway?!" Luffy yelled
angrily as he turned on Monkey-san. Then he took a quick sigh, keeping his
frown as he turned his attention back on the hole.

Nami looked up and frowned at them, wondering what they were talking about, and
what had upset Luffy so much. It seemed different from when Monkey-san had been
getting after him earlier. Crossing her legs, Na-chan glanced at the other two,
a bit curious.

Monkey-san stuck his tongue out at him, and pulled down his
eyelid, "Fix Nami's trees already."

Ignoring him, Luffy sighed again and continued to dig holes, like he had been
told. Monkey-san snorted, and stood up to start arranging the trees into their
holes, taking extra care with the tree that had been ruined the most.

Luffy continued digging his holes until someone told him to
stop. "I'm no farmer..." he whispered more to himself.

Beginning to pack the dirt into the holes, Monkey-san
grinned at the lot, "Not too bad."

Shrugging, Luffy continued on his current hole. "Are we
done yet...?"

Monkey-san blinked at him before he grinned, digging into
his pocket, "I don't have that many trees, you know."

Stopping, Luffy then threw the shovel down. Then he squatted
down and stared at the tress there. "How do you do it...? How do you...get
them to grow...?"

Monkey-san showed Luffy the seed he had taken from his
pocket, and smiled, "You gotta plant it first."

Glancing to the seed, Luffy blinked at it for awhile before
reaching over and taking the seed.

"If that tree dies, that'll replace it." Monkey-san
explained.

Blinking down at the seed, Luffy then frowned a bit. Then he
shifted his eyes to the barely hanging on tree. These
Luffy's all around him were so different from him. It was a little weird that
he was talking to himself. However, he had kinda gotten used to it, seeing as
he had been talking to L this whole time. However, this conversation was a lot
different from the conversations he had with L. Although, even this Luffy
beside him had managed to build a relationship with his Nami, he had not.

Monkey-san turned away then, rubbing the back of his head
nervously as he went toward Na-chan. "Aah, I didn't think you'd see it
before it was all ready ..."

"That's alright." Na-chan said, tilting her head at Luffy before
smiling at Monkey-san. "So they're mine?"

Placing his arms on his knees, Luffy then set his chin on
his arms as he rolled the seed around in his fingers. He continued to stare
down at the little tree. All he had to do was plant the seed in that hole...and
a tree would grow. However, the tree needed to be tended to. Could he make his
tree grow and bear lots of fruit? Did he want fruit? He buried half his face
into his arms as he continued to stare down at the tree.

"Yup!" Monkey-san
grinned, and sat down beside her to kiss her cheek, taking her hand in his.

Giggling, Na-chan leaned against him, "What's the occasion?"

Monkey-san scratched his head, looking away, "It'sasecret."

Glancing over at Monkey-san and Na-chan, Nami frowned as she
watched them. Then she looked away with a sigh.

Looking over from them to Nami, N also frowned. "I still don't really
understand...I'm sure you have your reasons...and probably don't understand
us..."

Turning to N, Nami blinked a bit before frowning again. "I guess it is a
little weird to me...This whole ordeal has been weird...I'm just really glad to
be back with my friends...but..."

"But?"

"I don't know...how to explain...about him..."
Nami said as she shifted her eyes to D. He was still lying unconscious. He
looked just like Luffy, so peaceful as he slept.

Frowning, N quickly turned to look at D as well. "What do you
mean...?"

"He's so sad...and angry...I don't hate him..."

Making a small noise, N quickly turned back to Nami with a frown of confusion.
"What...?" Honestly, N didn't hate him either, but she was surprised
to hear that Nami didn�t. She had after all spent that time with him, and most
like endured a great deal.

"Secret?" Na-chan
frowned, and reached over to pull on his cheek, "Why won't you tell
me?"

"I'ts a secret! I can't tell! I can't
tell!"

"Oh, yes, you will!"

Blinking a bit, both N and Nami turned back to the pair.
Snorting, Nami looked away with a smile. "I guess they aren't so different
from us."

Sweat beaded down N's face. Not once had she ever had to do that to L.

Turning as well, Luffy grinned as he watched them. "I
guess your tree has thorns, shishishi~!"

"Tree!? I'm a tree, am
I?" Na-chan tackled Monkey-san into the dirt, who then yelped.

Laughing, Luffy pointed to Monkey-san in his amusement. Frowning,
Nami turned back to Luffy. 'What had they been talking about?'

Noticing Nami, Luffy blinked as he became nervous and quickly turned back to
the hole. Last thing he needed was thorns poking at him.

Monkey-san burst into laughter as Na-chan began to tickle
him, "You tell me your little secret now!"

Blinking as her eyes widened, Nami quickly turned when
Monkey-san started laughing. Luffy also turned as his lips slightly parted and
his eyes widened. Then his brows furrowed as he released his breath, and then
turned back to the tree with a frown. N smiled at the two fondly before looking
over at L. He too was smiling at the two before looking at her.

Shifting her eyes to N and then to L, Nami frowned before looking down and
refocusing on the trees. At least she was used to planting and tending to them.
At that thought, she glanced up and looked around.

N frowned when she noticed both Nami and Luffy's expressions. It seemed they
were the only two who were different from them.

"It's my secret! I get to keep it!" Monkey-san
said between laughter.

Huffing, Na-chan stopped, pouting down at him, "Be nice, and tell me
already!"

"This is Cocoyashi...isn't it?"
Nami said, looking around further, and then looked in the direction of where
Arlong would have been. "Did you guys get rid of Arlong? Where's the rest
of the crew?"

Both crews glanced up, also curious about the answer.

"Arlong?" Monkey-san sat
up, keeping Na-chan in his lap, "I kicked his ass a couple days ago."

Blinking a bit, Nami glanced around again, as if their crew
would come out from anywhere. "A-Alone...?" Looking back at them, she
blushed at where Na-chan was.

Also blinking, Luffy turned around and also glanced around.

"I had to," Monkey-san replied, "And what
crew?"

Everyone glanced at each other, Luffy and Nami to their
crew, L and N to theirs. Then Nami turned back to them. "Well...your
crew...like our crews...You mean you've never met any of them...?" She
asked as she pointed to their crew mates.

Pouting a bit, Luffy surged to his feet. "How did you do
it alone?!" He yelled. He had even given Arlong a speech that day
about not being able to survive alone without his crew. How could this Luffy
have possibly done it alone?

Monkey-san frowned sternly at him, "I had to do
it, so I did it."

Blinking a bit, Nami lowered her arm. "So, then you
really haven't met them...Have you?"

Plopping back down, Luffy crossed his arms with a pout.

Monkey-san scratched his cheek, "No, I guess not."

Na-chan pulled on his nose, "Now about that secret, mister."

"Aah, but, Nami, I wanted to surprise you with the trees and
everything!"

"Well, I'm surprised, so tell me!"

Blinking a bit, Nami was also curious about this 'secret' of
his. "I'm curious too..." She said as she narrowed her eyes a bit.

N also smiled. "I can't help but be a little curious
myself..."

"Me too...What's so secretive about a buncha
trees...?" said Luffy as he also narrowed his eyes.

Monkey-san stared at Luffy, pursing his lips at him before
said lips formed into a grin. He turned to Na-chan, held her hands, and said,
"I never pictured it like this, but you're always badgering me about
everything, I guess I should have known you'd bug me about it."

"Of course," Na-chan said primly.

"Will you badger me for the rest of my life?"

Gasping, Nami's eyed widened as she stared at them wide
eyed. Jaw hitting the floor, Luffy's eyes bugged. "No
way?! You would want to spend the rest of your life being
badgered?!"

The crew smacked their foreheads from their captain's stupidity.

Frowning, Nami turned to Luffy with an angry scowl. "Idiot..." She
whispered before looking away.

N smiled at the two fondly, remembering the day L had asked her to marry him.
He hadn't asked quite like that though...

L chuckled at them before looking over at Nami. Then he sighed as he looked
over at Luffy. 'This must be really awkward for them...'

"Why you ...!" Na-chan hit him over the head,
starting to cry, "You ... you ...! You little ..."

"Eh!? What's wrong!? Why're you crying?
Don't cry!" Monkey-san exclaimed.

Turning back to the two, Nami frowned a bit, as did N. N
didn't understand why she was so upset at him.

Blinking, Luffy tilted his head as he watched.

Na-chan smiled slightly, trying to wipe at her eyes,
"You're a jerk! Ever since I saw you, I knew you'd be trouble!"

Monkey-san began to smile, stroking her cheeks and hair. Blinking a bit, Nami
also tilted her head. 'Had they met differently?'

Frowning a bit, but keeping his wide blank eyes, Luffy tilted his head to the
other side. "Eh?"

"Honestly! Can't ... can't
even ask a woman to marry him in a normal way."

Monkey-san laughed, "Would you want it any different?"

"No," she replied, sniffling. "And yes ..." she began to
smile little by little, "I ... I like badgering you."

Blushing a bit, Nami shifted her eyes away a bit. She felt
really uncomfortable. Blinking more, his eyes blank, Luffy continued to watch.
Then he tilted his head slowly to the other side. Was it really that easy...?

Monkey-san snickered, and nodded before he blinked and
looked over Na-chan�s shoulder, "Oi, pirate! Haven't you planted that
thing? Trees take a long time to grow, you know!"

Pouting, Luffy huffed and grumbled incoherent curses as he
turned around and dropped the damn seed into the hole. He had a feeling his
other self was mocking him. Using his hands, he slowly closed the dirt around
the seed. Then he sat back and stared down at it.

"Finally! I kept telling him
all this stuff to get him to move, but he hardly budged! You really did have to
badger me, didn't you?" Monkey-san asked Na-chan after his rant about
Luffy.

"It seems it was well worth it." Na-chan glanced at the lot of them,
beginning to realize she had made a little scene in front of them, and then
blushed, "Ah ... well, I'd invite you all to the house, but it's not
really uh ... there right now."

Blushing further, Nami brought her hands up. "No it's
fin-What?! Not there?!"

N blinked with wide eyes as well. "N-Not there...?"

"We're gonna build a new one," Monkey-san said
excitedly. "There's gonna be rooms, and three floors, and
everything!"

"Two floors," Na-chan said.

"Four!"

"You mean...you're going to stay here?!" asked
Luffy as he turned to them wide eyed.

"Build...a new one...?" whispered Nami as she stared at them in wide
eyed disbelief.

"Yeah," Monkey-san said with a wide grin. "We
gotta take care of the new orchard, and there's all the other new stuff we want
to plant."

"Oh, yes! I'm going to get some strawberries, and Nojiko and I were
thinking about cucumbers and watermelons after the first year. I mean, I
won't be out there stealing anymore so we have to make a living for
ourselves." Na-chan explained.

Blinking a bit, Nami really did see just how different they
were. Or maybe it was just her and Luffy who were different from all of them�"I
see...That sounds...um...nice..." She said with a nervous smile.

"That doesn't sound very fun...Where's the adventure?!
Seeing new places! Sailing the Grand Line! Finding One Piece! That's exciting
and adventurous! All this gardening stuff sounds boring..." Luffy
exclaimed with vehemence, and then pouted at the end. Making an exasperate
noise, Nami turned to him with a frown.

Monkey-san laughed, "As long as it's a life with Nami,
I don't care what I'm doing!"

"That also doesn't sound very exciting...You guys got balls..." said Luffy with pursed lips, referring to
both Monkey-san and L, and completely missing the insult he just dealt himself.

Closing her eyes in annoyance, Nami quickly got to her feet. "Thanks
so much for the help...and sorry for your trees. I hope we helped out,
but I think we should be going now..."

Frowning up at Nami a bit sadly, N then turned to frown at Luffy. Sighing and
drooping, L closed his eyes before standing himself, dusting off his pants.
Then he turned to the pair with a smile. "Yes, thank you, and
congratulations...I hope it works out for the two of you, just as I hope it
works out for Nami and I...My Nami, that is."

N smiled and blushed as she looked over at him.

Monkey-san pursed his lips before he got up to whisper to L,
"Are they fighting or something?"

Releasing a long drawn out breath, L looked over at
Monkey-san with a frown. "Not...exactly...They don't actually
have...anything...between them...At least, we think, not yet..."

"Doesn�t look that way to me."
Monkey-san grinned before he nodded, and stepped back. L smiled in return.

Na-chan frowned, having heard this before she put her hands on her hips to
frown at Luffy and Nami, and she looked ready to smack the lot of them.

Clearing her throat, Nami turned away and walked over to D.
She then knelt down beside him and stared down at him for a long while.

Frowning, Luffy then walked over to L and Monkey-san. "So,
whata we doin' with
him?" He wasn't at all happy at the attention Nami seemed to give
him.

"Take him back to his world...Turn him in..." L said with a bit of a
shrug. That had been the obvious answer to him.

Gasping, Nami quickly turned around with wide eyes as she stood. "You
can't do that!"

Both L and Luffy blinked at her wide eyed before Luffy's frown deepened.
"Why not...?"

"B-Because! They might kill him!"

Frowning as well, N turned to L. "She's right...They might do
that..."

"We can talk about it later...We should probably get back..." L said
with a bit of a frown as he looked at Nami.

Sighing, Na-chan seemed to let it go, and she said,
"Well, all right. It was nice seeing ... me and me ..."

"This was great! Maybe you could come back some time!" Monkey-san
exclaimed with a grin.

Frowning still as she stared at Luffy, who frowned back at
her, Nami finally turned a smile back at Na-chan. "Yes...it was
nice..."

Finally grinning, Luffy then turned to Monkey-san. "Aa!
It was great!...But I won't plant any more
trees..." He added with a pout.

"I got some flow-" Monkey-san started.

Na-chan clamped her hand over his mouth, "Just leave that to us then.
Thank you for fixing my trees."

"Shishishi, of course!"
Luffy said with a grin.

Nami smiled. "It was the least we could do."

L and N also smiled and nodded. Then L turned to the crews.
"Shall we...?"

Getting into position, Nate then opened a portal back. Going over to D, Luffy
roughly lifted him up, through him over his shoulders, inelegantly, which
rewarded him with a frown from Nami. He turned and only frowned in return.

As they went through, Na-chan narrowed her eyes at
Monkey-san, "Oh, and where's my ring?"

"Uh ..."

To Be Continued�

Author�s Note: Doh! Never turn your back on a psychopath Luffy�How�d you
like it?! XD Bet you thought it was over, ne?! XD
Haha! Actually, it was brought to my attention that more of a fight was
needed�and sweet-ghyny13, you were right. He did need to put up more of a
fight! XD Also, about what Monkey-san said about liking being pretty, Al was
about to change that. I would have rather died! I thought it was frickin� hilarious! XD So sweet-ghyny13, that was one of my
favorite parts too! XD So thanks sweet-ghyny13 for opening my eyes to making
the villain too weak! XP Because I guess I did�I actually just finished the
fight myself, Al didn�t really help me with it�At least, I don�t think she
did�I did send her a copy to look over�-Shrugs, was too tired to look it over
properly- Anyways, we did, however, RP where they were all fixing the trees and
til the end! XD I thought that whole thing was just
cute! Oh, and what�d you guys think of L�s small quirk? XP I thought it was
cute�and surprisingly smexy, that even though L is the
most composed, proper and well mannered...he had such a feisty quirk! XP
Anyways�now go and give me reviews�.Go, go!

P.S. Con is a
tuna-faced jerk.

P.S.S. At least I don�t smell like fish, or
old moldy CHEEZ. YES I SPELLED IT WRONG! MAKE ME CHANGE IT! XO I like tuna�Mmmm�
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