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Chapter List
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Author�s Note: Thanks
heather for helping me with this chapter! Man, you�ve been helping me out a lot
lately! You�re a pal! XD HAHAHA! Anyways, enjoy the chapter! Yes, I said
chapter. The story�s not over yet. I�ve decided to take the time to develop the
relationship that was suggested to me. Anyways, read � enjoy, ja!

P.S. Oh, by the
way, I had forgotten that I had decided to change D�s appearance. He used to
have one earring and now he has two. The reason is, is because Mihase drew another sketch, and in it, he has two loops in
one ear. I really liked how it looked. So, that�s what I�ve decided to change
it to. Here�s the link, so you all can see it. http://s245.photobucket.com/albums/gg49/Confession68/?action=view&current=Sketch_013.jpg

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Chapter 18: Made To Understand

�I didn�t get to ride the vicles��

�Vehicles��

�Whatever��

�We didn�t have a choice. We had to leave right away. We
were discovered��

�So then�you guys got him to where he needed to go?� Z asked
as he crossed his arms and leaned against the mast.

�Aa�we did.� L replied.

�What was it like there?� Usopp asked as he leaned close
towards both of them.

�It was dark and ugly�Oh! But they had these neat vicle thingies!!�

�Vehicle, Luffy! Ve-hi-cle!!�

�Whatever!!�

�No, not whatever! Ve-hi-cle!! Say it! Ve-hi-cle!�

�I dun wanna!!�

�Why you�!�

�Gah! Sop iih!!�

�Oi, oi�� The crew said with nervous expressions as they
watched L grab at Luffy�s face with a scowl.

�Le ho!!� Luffy yelled as he leapt
onto L.

�Gah!�

�Ow!�

�That hurts!�

�Of course it hurts!�

�Damn it!!�

�What�s going on?!�

Everyone froze as they looked up towards the upper deck.
Luffy was on top of L, pulling on his cheek, L pulling down Luffy�s nose. N
blinked down at them wide eyed. �Y-You�re back!� She said before frowning and
biting her lip. �So�then you�?� She started to ask.

L let go of Luffy�s nose, which caused it to snap back into Luffy�s
face, none to gently. �Gah!� Luffy yelled as he flew
back, landing on his back. In turn, he released L, whom also slammed into the deck
from the force.

�Son of a-!�

�Luffy!� N yelled, cutting L off.

L flinched as he closed an eye before looking up at her.
�S-Sorry�� He said.

Releasing a breath as she closed her eyes, she then opened
them again before making her way down to them. �W-What happened?� She asked, wanting to know exactly what had happened in the other
world.

L sat up, lifting a knee to sit more comfortably. Luffy sat
up quickly, crossing his legs as he rubbed his nose with a scowl. As soon as
she was near them, she crossed her arms with a bit of a concerned frown.
Sighing, L then explained to what had happened as soon as they got there, and
how they found Garp�s office, having actually seen him as well.

�So then, you turned him in with your Jii-chan?� She asked.

�Aa�� L replied.

�Didn�t he mention that he had turned his back on him and
his family?� She asked quietly with a frown.

�There�s no way my Jii-chan could have done that�� L replied
with furrowed brows. Luffy only blinked at him.

�But�you don�t know that Luffy�It seems like a completely
different place there�I mean�that other�Luffy�I could have never imagined
anyone like you could be like him�� She said softly as she frowned.

�Either way�what could I have possibly done anyway, Nami? He
couldn�t be set free�� He reminded her.

Sighing, she frowned as she closed her eyes and hugged
herself. �I know�� She whispered in reply after awhile.

Luffy blinked and looked around before frowning
a bit. �Where�s Nami?� He asked in a quiet voice.

N released a loud breath as she turned to Luffy. �She went
to take a bath�and hasn�t been out since. She may be in the observation room by
now.� She replied softly with a frown.

�Have you talked to her?� L asked as he also frowned a bit.

�Well�I did a little.� She said, a little sheepishly.

�A little?� L asked as he frowned
deeper.

Sighing, N drooped a little as she
closed her eyes. �She wasn�t really in a talking mood�and I know how that is,
so I left her alone�She just needs some time. She�ll come around.�

Even if Nami wasn�t in a talking mood, Luffy was. He had a
lot he needed to ask her and talk to her about. He stood up and headed in the
direction of the observation room. N�s eyes widened a bit as she watched him.

�W-Where are you going?� She asked.

�To talk to Nami.�

�B-But I just-�

Luffy turned, only offering her a blank expression, which
cut off her words. She parted her lips slightly as she frowned. He turned and
continued towards the observation room. She frowned a bit concerned as she
watched him before turning to L. He was also watching Luffy walk away, his
expression also blank. N�s brows twitched a bit, not really understanding. What
was with the looks�from both? When Luffy had turned to her and given her that
look, her heart had jumped, and not in a good way. It had caused her to silence
her words. There was something in the intensity of the stare. She looked back
towards Luffy and frowned further.

Some members of the crew only sighed as they watched Luffy
walk away. Usopp then turned to the others.

�This has all been really whack��
He said.

�Aa�� They all agreed.

�That other Luffy was really horrible�� Coby said with a
frown.

�Aa, a real shitty asshole�� Sanji said as he flicked the
butt of his cigarette over the side of the rail.

�And that tattoo�That was really wicked�� Usopp said with a shiver.

�Aa, it was�I totally didn�t expect it�� U agreed.

�It was pretty surprising�I mean�it was huge�� Z said in
some awe.

Everyone else agreed. When Luffy had
brought him on board and tossed him onto the deck, his shirt had lifted and
revealed a little of it.

As soon as they made
it back aboard The Sunny, Luffy dropped D to the deck.

�Eh?� Usopp questioned
as he blinked at the other Luffy�s back.

His shirt had risen up
a bit from the fall, revealing something weird on his back. �What�s that?� He
asked as he pointed.

Nami turned towards Usopp�s question before shifting her eyes to where he
pointed. Then she frowned. A small portion of his tattoo was exposed.

�Mm?� Luffy questioned as he also looked down at
what Usopp pointed to.

Then he furrowed his
brows as he knelt down. He reached over, grabbing his shirt as he then pulled
it all the way up to his neck, making a loud exclamation as he did. Everyone
else either gasped or also had the same reaction as Luffy.

�What the�?� Zoro said
quietly as he stared at what was on his back.

�I-I-Is
th-th-that a t-t-ta-tattoo?!� U asked with a stutter.

Luffy slowly stood as
he stared down at the massive dragon his other self�s back.

�Holy shit�� Sanji
said as he pulled his cigarette from his mouth.

�It�s huge!� Usopp
exclaimed with his eyes bugged and jaw hitting the floor.

�Aa�it is�� Coby
agreed as he and everyone else stared at it.

�Oh my�� N breathed as
she covered her mouth.

L stepped up slowly
beside Luffy as he frowned down at the tattoo. �Why in the world�?� He started
to ask as he frowned deeper.

�He wouldn�t explain
about it�� Nami said into the silence, everyone turning to her. She hugged
herself as she frowned down at him sadly.

�Explain about it?� L
asked.

�Un�� She replied
quietly. �When I first saw it�� She started and then cringed in memory about
that time in the bathroom. It was the first time she had really seen his
insanity. �I wondered about it�but seeing as he was and reacted to it, I was
kind of afraid to ask. Although�he didn�t seem very happy about it�I wondered
about that. He actually seemed to hate both his tattoo and earrings. When I referred
to both upon seeing them�his demeanor completely changed to coldness�maybe even
hatred�� She explained to them as she hugged herself.

�If he hated them so
much, why�d he get them?� Z asked with an arched brow. Zoro had the same
expression.

�I�m not sure.
However�� She said as she approached him, kneeling next to him and pointing to
around the dragon. �I noticed these too. Look familiar?� She asked.

Robin blinked before
her eyes widened a bit and her lips parted in recognition. �Those
spirals�� She said.

Everyone turned to her then. �Un�It�s the same spirals
that mark our devil fruits�� Nami said.

L perked, his eyes widening, as well as Nate�s. �I-I have a birth mark�with
those same spirals�It�s not as clear but�� L said quietly.

�What?� Nami asked as
she turned to him with wide eyes.

�Interesting�� Robin
said quietly as she rubbed her chin.

�Perhaps the spirals
mark those with an ability�Whatever world we�re from�?�
N suggested.

�Maybe�� Nami replied
as she looked down at D�s back. �It looks as if he tried to cover the
spirals�It looks like it was also tattooed onto his back.�

�Who tattooed it on
him though, and why?� Usopp asked.

�Yeah, I wonder about
that too�What happened to him�?� U asked as he frowned.

�Well�he did tell me
that he�� Nami started, but was interrupted.

�It doesn�t matter
about his past��

Everyone quickly turned to Luffy, who was still staring at the tattoo with a
frown. Nami frowned up at him. �What do you mean it doesn�t matter?�

�It doesn�t matter�All
that matters, is that he�s a horrible person, and we should take him back.�

Nami quickly stood up
to face him. �You can�t do that!�

�Aa�wish Nami�d gotten the chance
to explain�I really wanted to know�� Usopp mumbled quietly. The others nodded
silently.

xxxx

�Luffy made his way to
the observation room, hesitating for only a moment before opening the door. He
peeked inside to see Nami sitting with her knees drawn to her chest on the
couch surrounding the book cases. She turned to look towards the door when it
had been opened. However, when she saw him, she quickly turned away from him,
in which he didn�t fail to see the sad frown.

�He�s gone then�?� She asked in a voice so low, he almost
didn�t hear her.

�Yes�� He replied as he stepped into the room and closed the
door.

She nodded softly and almost invisibly. Then she sighed and
lowered her head. She couldn�t stop the tears that gathered at her lids. She
watched as her vision blurred, and then cleared as they began to drop one by
one to her legs below.

�Nami��

�Can I just be alone�please�?� She
said quietly in a shaky voice.

Luffy�s frown deepened as he took a few steps forward. He
hadn�t failed to hear the tears in her voice. �Nami�we had to�L was right in
deciding to turn him in. I mean, I guess I may have just left him in his world,
but�I didn�t really like the idea of him hurting anyone else. He was bad Nami,
don�t you understand that?!� He asked, getting a little upset. He just couldn�t
understand how she could be this upset for someone like that.

�Of course I do!� She cried as she lifted her head to look
at him.

�Then why are you so upset?! I don�t understand!�

�Because, I am! You saw that he was
a bad person, but did you ever stop to think as to why?!�

�Why, doesn�t matter!�

�It matters!�

�No�it doesn�t! He was still a bad person, and he didn�t
look like he was gonna change that any time soon!�

�He was a bad person because of what happened to him,
Luffy!�

�How do you know it wasn�t all a lie?!�

She paused, her eyes seeming to see right through him.
�No�it wasn�t a lie�He was in so much pain�� She whispered after awhile.

Furrowing his brows deeper, he took a few more steps
forward. She seemed to refocus on him again, a frown replacing her look of
sadness. �Nami�We had to do what we had to do! What did you expect?!�

�I don�t know! I just�I just didn�t want that! I didn�t want
him to die!�

�He wouldn�t have hesitated to kill any one of us, even
you!�

�I know that!� She
screamed, more tears coming to her eyes as she quickly stood up and took a few
steps towards him. �I know that�� She said in a much calmer voice as she
covered her face with her hands. �I just�I just wanted him to get better � to
stop suffering � to stop fighting�� Then she looked up at him again. �I didn�t
want him to die like that, Luffy!�

�The way he was headed, he was dead already!�

Nami jerked with a hiccup at his words, her eyes widening.
Then she shook her head. �No�no he wasn�t! Luffy�he
hadn�t experienced any happiness his whole existence! So many horrible
things�So many horrible things happened to him! So much death�suffering,
betrayal�so much pain��

�He was probably the cause of it all!�

�Stop it!� She screamed as she brought her hands to her
head. �No�it wasn�t his fault��

�Nami�what are you talking about�?� He asked, becoming
worried.

�Shanks�and Ace�and everything�� She whispered.

�Nami�?� He questioned, just wanting to know why she seemed
to be in so much pain herself. �What about them�?� He asked, wondering why she
brought them up.

She looked up at him then, her eyes glossed with her tears.
Then she frowned at him, feeling a little upset. �They died��

He blinked, his eyes widening slightly in shock. �Died�?�

�Yes, died�They were both killed�Murdered, senselessly by
the government�Ace suffered before he died�He was only eleven!�

Luffy released a shaky breath as he continued to stare at
her in shock. �They both suffered Luffy�They were tortured, prodded�When
he�escaped that hellish place, he just ended up in another hell�A hell where he
was molested and beaten, but couldn�t do a damn thing about it!�

Luffy blanched, his face paling of
color. �You don�t know that he had a problem with cleaning! He had to clean
everything! All of it by himself! If he didn�t he�it�s
was like�� She started as she shook her head and clenched her eyes and teeth
tightly, baring her teeth in the pain she felt and holding her head. �He just had to�It was�It was horrible�Whatever
they did to him�� She started, beginning to sob as she sank to the ground.

Luffy could only furrow his brows deeply, and gape at her.
�Whatever they did to him�made him
like that�He was never given a reason to trust anyone! So much pain�� She cried
loudly as she sobbed. �And you just left him to die��

Swallowing nothing, but swallowing it hard, he felt his entire
mouth dry out. He took a step forward, but then stopped. �Nami�That stuff
doesn�t matter, regardless of what happened to him, he was still a bad person.
He still hurt people, Nami. You included��

She looked up at him through her tears in a disbelieving
frown. �Do you not hear yourself?!�

�Yes, I do, Nami! He was weak!� He exclaimed, getting upset
again.

Her eyes widened as she gaped at him, the tears falling.
�Weak�?� She finally managed to whisper after a long silence. �Weak�?!� She said in a much louder voice. She stood up then, her
face slowly turning into a scowl. �Weak?!� She screamed as she finally reached him.

He winced at the sound of her voice. He wasn�t sure he�d
ever heard her use a voice like that before. �Listen to yourself, Luffy! How
can you say he was weak?! He sure as
hell beat the shit out of you!!�

�What?!� He yelled, his temper
beginning to rise.

�He wasn�t weak, Luffy! He was trying to be strong! Don�t
you understand, Luffy?! He was you!!�
She finally screamed, the tears still streaming down her face. �He was you�Luffy�He - was � you!� She exclaimed as she poked his
chest roughly for emphasis.

She hiccupped before taking a step back from him, shaking
her head. Then she whipped a hand across his face in her anger before sprinting
forward roughly bumping into him on her way out. She slammed the door behind
her, leaving him there to gape wide eyed at the wall he now faced after the
slap.

�He was you!!�

He furrowed his brows deeper as he slowly lowered his gaze.
It was as if he was realizing this for the first time. That other man�it hadn�t
just been another man. That man had been him.
She was trying to tell him that he hadn�t been weak. He had been trying to be
strong. Since they were the same man, who was to say they�d not have turned out
the same? It was like he had some how blocked out that knowledge. Perhaps it
was because who could never have imagined being like that man. He continued to
lower his gaze. He�d made her cry�He took away her smile. However, he knew he
couldn�t talk to her, not right now.

Sighing, he faced forward
finally, his cheek still stinging from the hit. He still felt upset about how
much she�d care for that other him. She always seemed to treat him like the
idiot she thought him to be, which never turned out good for him. Even now,
she�d only hit him. Sighing, he finally turned to slowly make his way out.

Nami ran to the front of the
ship, flying down the stairs as she hiccupped and tried to suppress her sobs.
Everyone blinked at her in confusion as they watched her run across the deck.
She ignored their glances as she ran up her stairs to her room and slammed the
door behind her.

N frowned in concern as she
stared at the door before turning the frown to L. He too was frowning in
concern at her door. Then he turned towards where she had come. �What the hell did he say to her?� He
thought to himself, feeling a little upset. Then he sighed and closed his eyes.

�What the hell did that idiot do
to Nami-san?!� Sanji exclaimed, getting upset.

S�s lips formed a tight line as
he stared at the closed door. �Doesn�t matter - not our place�� He said quietly
and tightly.

Blinking, Sanji then turned to S
in surprise. Zoro closed his eyes at S�s words. It was true. Whatever happened
between the two was between the two. Maybe if S told him so, the curly browed
idiot might listen.

Nami fell onto her bed and just
let herself cry. How could he possibly not understand?
How could he have been so completely blind to have called himself weak? How
could he have allowed himself to die? She was sure that that�s what had awaited
him on the other side, only death. No happiness, no love, no friendship, only
death. He had suffered so much in his short life, and then for it to just end
like that, without him getting the chance to experience any of those things. He
would never get the chance to get better � to change. He would remain alone �
so much loneliness�She could see that too. He was so alone, and now he would
die alone. She continued to sob loudly into her bedding, clutching at them
tightly. It hurt so much. She felt as if her heart were crying out.

xxxx

Both Luffy and Nami stayed out of
sight for a long while after the argument. The crews didn�t bother either. Both
S and Sanji prepared the later than usual dinner. Everyone just kind of
lingered gloomily and quietly on deck.

�Yo��What the hell�? Did someone
just die? Please tell me no one died��

Everyone quickly turned to the
voice. �Jin�� L said as he stood and made his way to him.

�Is everything alright? I almost
chocked on the thick atmosphere coming aboard�� Jin asked with a frown.

L chuckled softly. �No one
died�If that�s what you�re wondering��

He sighed loudly and quickly in
some relief. �Well, that�s good to hear�And the third Luffy?�

�Turned him in to the Garp of his
world��

�I see�� Jin replied with a nod.
�You do realized, he�s probably done a lot of bad in that world�So, he�s mostly
likely going to be executed�You know that, right?�

L shifted his gaze downward. �Aa,
I realize that��

�And�you�re okay with that?
You�re okay with letting yourself die?�

L quickly looked up at Jin.
�What?�

Jin just blinked at him, shifting
his eyes quickly to the side and then back. �You know�since he was�another you�� He said as he nodded to him with
emphasis. �You�re okay with just letting yourself die?�

L only seemed to just gape at
him. N swallowed hard before lowering her sad gaze. After awhile, L finally
started blinking, his mouth opening and closing as he shifted his wide eyes
around. �Holy shit�Don�t tell me you�re just realizing this for the first
time?!� Jin said as he laughed a little nervously.

�No! No�I mean�� L said as he
shook his head. �I just��

�Never thought about it like
that?�

L looked up at him and then
frowned. �No�No, I guess I didn�t��

Then he turned to look at N. Her
gaze was lowered, and her expression sad. �I don�t want him to die
either��
He swallowed hard as he lowered his gaze. Then he turned back to Jin, feeling a
little sick. �Doesn�t matter�What else could we have done anyway�?�

�Nothing really�I just thought I�d ask to see if you were
alright with that. He was a rotten apple�to the core�You know�you make a really
scary bad guy�� Jin said with an exasperated smile. Then he looked around. �I
mean�we�ve got quite a few bad guys, but that�I
don�t ever want to be at the other end of that��

L swallowed hard again as he lowered his gaze. He never
would have thought about himself as a bad guy, but now that he�s seen it, it
was scary�Really scary�

�Captain Jin��

Jin blinked before turning to the voice. Then he shifted
his eyes to Abel with a quirked brow, who was also
making his way on board. Abel just shrugged and gave a soft chortle. Jin then
gave his best smile and walked towards the other captain.

�What the hell happened here?�

�It�s nothing I can�t handle, Captain Alese.� Jin said
before stopping just in front of her.

�Why are you fraternizing with a bunch of pirates,
captain?�

The crews perked immediately, the other half, mostly
still dressed in their disguises. Usopp quickly pulled his Soge
King mask over his face. �Fraternizing?� Jin asked in a quiet and calm voice.

�Yes, fraternizing. You will be writing a full report
about all of this, right?�

�Yes, of course I will. I will write�every syllable, and
turn it in like I should.� He said as he came closer to her, his smile
softening.

L blinked as well as N as they watched. L knew exactly
the position and risk Jin was taking right now. If the other captain so chose,
Jin would be in a hell of a lot of trouble.

�G-Good�I was told to come and check on your progress,
seeing as you hadn�t called in to make a proper report in a few days.�

�Everything�s been taken care of, as well as the threat.
There�s nothing to worry about, not any more.� He said in a soft voice as he
slowly reached up and tucked a hair behind her ear gently.

�Then�you will report it all...? And these pirates�?�

�Pirates? What pirates�? I see no
pirates here. I see only good people - I see only you��

She blinked up at him with a blush and a nod. �You go
ahead back to your ship�Captain Alese. I�ll do my report, like I said I would.�
He continued.

She only nodded and then turned to leave. As soon as she
reached the dock and started walking, on faulty legs, her expression finally
turned from a glazed look into a frown as she stopped.

�How did it go, Captain Alese?�

�Son of a bitch!� She exclaimed in anger.

�C-Captain�?� The man asked nervously
and unsure.

�Ugh! I hate him!! How does he�do that?!� She exclaimed with a
massive blush.

�What did you expect from the biggest flirt in all the
marines, sir?� Another man beside her asked.

�Damn it! Let�s go! We�re going back to the ship!�

Abel chuckled after the woman had left, turning to look
at Jin, who had narrowed eyes at the empty space. �Holy shit, with that look on
your face and the sound of your voice, I almost wanted to listen too�I�d have
done anything for you��

Jin turned and glared at him. �Shut it Abe��

�Oh yes sir, right away, sir�Asshole��

�Son of a bitch�� Jin mumbled as he turned back around,
ignoring Abel�s chuckles. �Ah, sorry about that��

�I-It�s okay��.� L replied with a nervous smile and laugh
as he scratched the back of his head.

Jin sighed then as he seemed to
drooped. �You guys won�t have to worry about a thing. I�ll be sure to make up
some half ass story and won�t mention about you�I�m pretty sure we can come up
with something�The higher ups will accept it, like they always do, as long as
the truth doesn�t leak out.�

�Thanks, we really appreciate that.�

�Well, you did stop a really horrible monster from
reeking further havoc on our world. It�s the least I can do��

L nodded to him with a genuine smile. �I won�t forget
this.�

Jin just snorted. �Don�t worry about it�It�s mostly my
laziness and just not wanting to explain everything that happened here��

L chuckled at that and nodded again. Then Jin looked
around. �Where�s the other one like you?�

L immediately lost his smile as he lowered his gaze.
�Around�somewhere��

Jin blinked at him in confusion. �Dinner�s re-Ah�Captain
Jin�� S said, having come out to announce dinner. �Will you be joining us?�

�Ah, no�not tonight�I have a lot I have to do. Thanks
though.� He said as he smiled and nodded to S. Then he nodded to L, �Good
luck.�

�Thanks, you too��

Jin gave a smile, offering one to N with a slight bow,
and waving to the crews before turning to Abel. �Abel��

�Yes, sir, right away, sir��

�Shut up, Abel��

Abel�s chuckles were the last thing heard as both
disappeared over the side. L released a heavy sigh before turning to S. Then he
looked at everyone else. �You all go ahead�I�m gonna go find Luffy��

They nodded before heading to the dining room. N stopped
and turned to him. �What about Nami�?�

He sighed, turning to her door. �You can probably take
her some food�but you know she most likely won�t take it�� He said quietly.

�Un�you�re right about that�� She replied softly with a
sad frown as she stared at the deck. �I guess it is best to leave her alone for
now.� She said before turning to follow the others.

L watched her disappear inside before turning towards the
back. With a heavy sigh, he headed in that direction. He reached the back of
the ship and then looked around, not seeing him anywhere. He frowned deeper as
he looked around. He went into the observation room, but found it dark and
empty. He checked the bathhouse, nothing. He went back out, scratching his head
again before looking up. He couldn�t see the roof of the bathhouse, and figured
that was as good a place as any to hide out if one didn�t want to be bothered.

With another sigh, he threw back his arms and then threw
them towards it to pull himself up. He shot up towards the roof, landing on his
feet in a squatting position. He looked up to see Luffy lying on the roof. He
had his arms folded under his head with one knee drawn up, and was just staring
up at the night sky.

�If you�ve come with a lecture, you can save it��

L frowned before standing and slowly making his way to
him. �No�No, I didn�t come to lecture you��

�He was us��

L shifted his gaze down with a sigh. �Yeah�so I was
reminded��

�We sent him to his death��

�Yeah��so I was reminded��

�Nami hates me��

L blinked at that his eyes a bit wide. �H-Hates you�?�

There was no reply from Luffy�s end. �Luffy�what
happened?� L asked as he came forward and then sat next to him. Then he blinked
at the slightly darker color to one of his cheeks.

�She said a lot of things�Things I didn�t really
understand�Things I wish I didn�t��about him��

L furrowed his brows. �What about him�?�

�She told me the things that happened to him��

�How does she know it wasn�t a lie�?�

Luffy shook his head. �She was pretty sure it wasn�t�� He
said before sighing and then telling him everything Nami had said.

L stared down at him with horrified eyes, his face devoid
of color. He swallowed as he shifted his gaze to the side. �Even�Even if he
were to heal�after something�like that�It would take years�It�s not something
we could have done anything about�M-Maybe it�s better this way�I mean�put him
out of his misery��

Luffy immediately shifted his gaze on L with a frown. L
shifted his gaze back to Luffy, looking a little sick. They stared at one
another for a long time before both sighed and drooped. �Nami still hates me��

�I�m sure she will come around�She will have to
understand eventually��

�It�s me she said didn�t understand�Maybe I didn�t,
but�it kinda upsets me about how she�s reacting to all of this��T�s like she
cares about that other bastard more than�� He started, but then stopped and
scoffed. �I dunno��

�I don�t think that she does��

�Seems like it though��

�Maybe you�re thinking too much into it��

�Well, you have your Nami�I don�t��

L sighed then as he drooped a bit. �I don�t think that
really matters, Luf-�

�You think she liked him better?�

�What?! No! Absolutely not-Luffy what the hell is wrong with you?!� L
exclaimed in a fast ramble in disbelief.

Luffy only sighed himself, not really sure what Nami was feeling. What he did know, was that his cheek still stung.
�I dunno��

L just sighed. �So she�s upset��

�Aa��

�I wonder why she�s so upset about this whole thing�I
mean, N didn�t reacted that way�I don�t understand at all��

�Me either�That�s why I asked if you thought she liked
him better��

L made of face of disgust as he shifted his eyes to
Luffy. �No�No, I don�t think you�ve got to worry about that��

�I dunno�She didn�t move away��

�Luffy�I�m sure it�s because she didn�t have much
choice�I think you�re really putting way too much thought into this�Just give
her some time, okay?�

�Mm��

Sighing again, L stood up to get down, but then paused.
�I�m sure everything will be alright, Luffy. I don�t think it�s anything you
should worry about, alright?�

Luffy just sighed and nodded in reply. Sighing as well, L
then jumped off, leaving an arm behind to lower himself to the deck before
retracting his arm. Then he made his way towards the front.

After dinner, everyone just seemed to disperse. N frowned
at L who was standing in the middle of the deck, staring up at the stars. She
slowly approached him and then stopped. �You alright?�

�Aa�just a little confused��

�About?�

L sighed before slowly turning to her. Then he told her
everything Luffy�d told him about what Nami had told him about the other Luffy.
Her face had lost all color, her expression taking on a sickly, pained
expression.

�Oh my God�� She whispered as her knees seemed to wobble.
She covered her mouth with her hands as she looked down.

�Nami�?� He questioned in concern as he approached her.

She shook her head as she closed her eyes. �Oh no�� She
breathed.

�Nami, what�s wrong?�

�She was right�Oh I wish I knew this before you�� She
whispered, looking very sickly.

�Nami, what would it have mattered? He was still a bad
person��

�You don�t understand��

�No�No, I really don�t! Why are you both so upset about
this?! Why is she
so upset?!�

She looked up at him with tears in her eyes. �It�s
because he was you Luffy��

He shook his head. �But you�ve said that before. I
just don�t understand what you�re saying, Nami�� He said with a look of
confusion.

�How can you not understand?!�

�I just don�t see how she can be this upset over this, how
you can! I mean, doesn�t she see how it�s upsetting Luffy?�

�Maybe she does, but Luffy�He was you, Luffy!�

�I understand that�I�ve been reminded of that
�a lot!�

�No, no I don�t think you do��

�Nami�?� L questioned with a frown.

�It�s because he was Luffy�He was Luffy�She cares about, Luffy.�
He only seemed to blink at her in confusion. �Because he was you, Luffy!� She exclaimed,
trying to make him understand.

�Nami�� He said as he shook his head, looking more and more
confused.

She sighed, looking exasperated as she looked around. Then
she perked. �Okay, Luffy�imagine that other Luffy�about�about how bad he was.
Imagine about how he hurt people and did all those bad things.�

He quirked a brow at her. �Just do
it, Luffy!�

He sighed, but then did as he was told, imagining every
horrible thing the other Luffy had done, which was only succeeding in making
him angry. He frowned as he looked up at her. �Now, imagine all the pain he�s
suffered�everything Nami had told Luffy. Imagine it all�and imagine how it made
him�What it turned him into��

He did so, frowning a bit, but still upset at how he could
hurt anyone, especially Nami and N or anyone like N. �Now�imagine how you�ve
sent him to his death�Imagine him suffering�before he died�� She said with a
heavy tremor in her voice as more tears came to her eyes.

His frowned turned a bit sad at her tears. �Imagine it!�

He blinked before sighing and imagining it. All he could
think about was, at least he wouldn�t be hurting anyone, that he�d be being put
out of his misery. �Now, Luffy�imagine that person was me��

His eyes flew open in horror as his face lost all color. He
swayed on his feet, feeling very nauseous as he looked up at her with furrowed
brows in disbelief. �W-What?�

�Imagine that person was me, Luffy�How does it make you
feel�?� She asked as more tears came streaming down her cheeks.

His expression turned pained. He felt unimaginable pain
beyond belief. �Now do you understand?� She whispered with a hiccup as the
tears continued to fall.

He stumbled to her before reaching out and pulling her to
him quickly in a tight embrace. She buried her face in his chest, allowing
herself to sob. �Oh, Nami, I�m so sorry�I�m so sorry�� He said as he held her
tightly. He did understand, painfully so, and now he also realized just how
uncaring they may have seemed towards them, cold even.

�It�s because we love you, Luffy�It�s because we love you�is
why it hurts�Th-That�s why we didn�t want him to
die�She wanted to save him�She wanted to save him�I wanted to save him�She
loves him�She loves Luffy�Just like I love you��

He clenched his eyes and teeth shut tightly as he bared his
teeth in his feeling of pain. He and Luffy really had been blind. Even if they had realized he was another one like them,
they had failed to realize just what that might have meant to both Nami�s.

�I�m so sorry��

To Be Continued�

Author�s Note:� Uwah~! Poor L!
T_T It�s hard to see things when only looking through one end, ne? He felt no pity for himself, but just didn�t realize
how she might have felt�-3- It happens. Now, Luffy just needs to understand, ne? Anyways, how�d you all like it?! Did ya like it? Please
let me know! Also, if you�re confused�not sure if you would be or not�you are
welcome to ask me, ne?! XD Ja!
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