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Author�s Note: Chapter
4! I really hope you like it! I have a few surprises in here for you guys. I
hope you enjoy them! Please remember to review, I love to read your thoughts
and enjoy! XD

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Chapter 4: Break Down

Both crews sat or stood some distance watching both L and
Luffy as they fought. An hour and a half had already passed. �I think Luffy has
improved a great deal since yesterday.� yelled Sanji over the loud chaos of the
fight.

�Aa, I agree.� said Zoro.

�He is quite impressive. I can�t believe he has managed to slightly
surpass our captain.� said Z in some awe.

�Aa�I think his will might be greater than Captain�s��
remarked S.

�I-It is pretty amazing�� said U.

�Aa�� agreed Coby.

�His will is not greater�He�s just stubborn�� scoffed
Franky.

Everyone laughed softly. �Aa�I think Franky is right. He is
also determined.� said Zoro.

�I just hope he can become strong enough to get Nami back��
said Usopp with a frown.

�Oi! Of course Luffy can become
strong enough to get Nami-san back! He has to! Other wise that bastard might��
started Sanji. However, he stopped himself and took a few deep breaths.

�We need to become stronger too�Just in case�Captain might
need us.� said Z.

�I agree�I say we also train instead of watch.� agreed Zoro.

�Maybe we can all train together.�

Everyone turned to see both L and Luffy breathing heavily,
but grinning at them. Both Zoro�s and Sanji�s grinned at the two in return. The
Usopp�s and Coby seemed nervous. Franky also had a grin on his face.

�Are you sure about that Captain?� asked Z seriously.

�Aa�We could use the help.� replied L with a smile.

�Aa! You are all strong! We can
handle it. Although, to make it harder on us, you should all attack us all at
once.� said Luffy with a mischievous grin.

Smirking as he stood, Zoro began stretching his arms.
�Alright, sounds like fun.� he said.

The rest of the crews stood up or stepped forward. �Usopp,
U, both of you can just help us with our dodging skills. Fire at us randomly
and we will have to manage to dodge you and everyone else. We promise we won�t
attack you�� said L with a fond smile.

Both Usopp�s sagged and breathed easier. �Phew�� they both
exclaimed in relief. Luffy chuckled at them.

Both Z and Zoro removed their swords and got into position.
Luffy and L also got into position. Sanji and S stood to the side, also ready.
Franky grinned and prepared himself to attack. Usopp and U stood some distance
and began to load their sling shots.

�Is everyone ready?� asked L as he glanced from one face to
another.

�Aa!� they all replied.

He grinned and nodded. �Good!� he replied.

L and Luffy shifted their eyes to each of their crew mates,
trying to figure out who would make the first move and to where. �Both Z and Zoro began to circle around them
slowly, looking for an opening. L and Luffy kept their eyes on them. Because of
this, they almost missed the attacks from S and Sanji.

Both dodged just before the powerful legs plowed into them.
However, as soon as they landed, they had to both dodge powerful swipes from
swords. L leaned completely back as sweat beaded down his face from the blade that
swiped just inches above his face. This was going to be much harder then he
thought.

Meanwhile, back at the ship, both women were sitting out on
deck in silence. Chopper approached them showing slight concern. �Do you think
they will be okay?� he asked tentatively.

�I�m sure they will be just fine. They know what they are
doing.� replied Robin fondly to the little reindeer.

Sighing, N closed her eyes. �I still don�t like this. I know
there isn�t any other way for them to become stronger
quicker, but�I just hate that they have to fight each other.� she said.

Robin only chuckled. This Nami seemed far gentler than the
one she was used to. She wondered what brought this upon this Nami. Maybe it
had something to do with the other Luffy�s gentle and calm personality. Both
Luffy�s seemed to be on completely opposite ends of the same pole. Although,
the third Luffy was on a whole new pole of his own. Frowning slightly in
remembrance of the other Luffy, Robin sighed trying not to think too much on
it. He was a pretty sore subject with everyone right now.

They all still couldn�t believe someone who was Luffy could
have gone so wrong. What had made him that way? All she could think about was, it had to be something really bad. Not only that, but this
Luffy gone wrong had one of their nakama, and seemed to have ill intentions
towards her. Frowning deeper, she glanced towards the deck. She really hoped
they could become stronger faster. She would help if she thought she could be
of some use, but her abilities may not be what they need.

�Robin, are you alright?� asked Chopper.

Perking up, slightly startled, she looked up at the little
reindeer quickly. Then she smiled gently. �Ee�I�m alright.� she replied.

�I think we all have a lot on our minds since yesterday�I
really hope she is alright. I�m pretty sure she can take care of herself, and I
keep telling myself that, but I can�t help but to worry. I mean, she is me
and�she is probably going through hell right now�She is probably scared and�� N
stopped her sentence as she brought her hands to each side of her head and
lowered it. �I don�t want to even think about it�� she whispered.

Robin frowned at the obviously hurting girl. �I just can�t
imagine Luffy�hurting anyone�Especially�especially�not like that�� whispered N.
Lowering her gaze as well, Robin frowned sadly. She couldn�t imagine Luffy
doing any such thing either. �Would he�really kill some one? Has he�killed
anyone?� whispered N more to herself. The third Luffy
really bothered her.

�I�m sure he wouldn�t really kill anyone!� exclaimed
Chopper.

Robin turned to him with her frown. Hadn�t both L and Luffy
said he had meant what he said? �I�d like to believe that�Chopper�but I don�t
think it�s true�I have a bad feeling about him. I could feel it the moment I
saw him. I ask those questions, but I think I know the answer to them�� replied
N quietly.

Chopper looked at her in surprise before lower his head
sadly. She had still yet to raise her head. �Everything will work out�It has
too�� said Chopper as he began to tear up.

�I know�but I can�t help but to worry about this whole
thing. What if�they can�t defeat him�? What if he�?� she started to say.

�Perhaps we shouldn�t think like that. I�m sure neither
Luffy nor L would want us to think like that. We must have faith in them.� said
Robin comfortingly and firmly.

Finally raising her head, N looked over at Robin. Then she
looked away slightly. �Un�I guess you�re right�No�I
know you are�I just�� she stopped and sighed. Then she perked up with a
determined look. �Never mind, I�m okay now. I have faith in them. I have
faith�in him too. I have faith that he would never�hurt her.� she said with
conviction.

Robin smiled fondly. �Ee�I believe so too.� she said gently.
Both women smiled as best they could at one another. They could only hope that
this were true.

Luffy panted as he hid behind the tree. He glanced around it
to see if he could see anything. The fighting had spread out and become hectic.
He grinned to himself. But it was extremely exhilarating and fun. He needed to
catch his breath and rest a little. They had been fighting already for over three
hours. He made a loud noise as he quickly dropped to the ground. Just as he
did, the tree was sliced in half. Quickly getting up, he made a run for it. He
dropped to the ground again as he felt a strong powerful force fly past his
head. Getting up again, he turned to Z with a grin.

Z began to advance on him slowly. He made another loud noise
as he quickly bent over backwards when someone came
flying at him. He watched as Sanji flew over him. He stood up straighter as he
got into position to attack both. However, he quickly moved to the side as a
lead ball whizzed passed him. Then he had to dodge another of Z�s attacks. He
needed to make an attack of his own. He had spent most of the hour only dodging
attacks.

As soon as Sanji jumped at him with another quick, he
quickly grabbed Sanji�s leg, swinging him around and throwing him at Z. Both
made loud noises as Sanji landed on Z. He lunged forward not giving either a
chance to recover. Grabbing them both, he slammed both of their heads against
one another. Both cried out and grabbed their heads.

Suddenly, someone appeared before him and kicked him. Luffy
cried out as he was sent flying. Coby continued after him and pulled his arm
back to punch. Luffy grabbed his arm mid air, leaning back pulling Coby up over
him. Coby cried out in slight surprise. Then suddenly, he lifted his legs and
kicked Coby hard in his gut, sending him flying over him. Luffy hit the ground
hard from the force of his kick, but quickly got up again. Z recovered quickly,
lunging for Luffy and swiped one of his swords at him.

Luffy jumped back and then had to dodge another lead ball.
Jumping forward, he punched Z in the face. Z cried out as he was sent flying.
Sanji kicked up at him from the ground, catching him off guard.

Crying out from the blow, Luffy went flying backwards. He
landed on his back, skidding across the ground. After coming to a stop, he reached
up and grabbed his jaw. �Te te
te�� he said from the pain as he spit out blood. Then
he rolled over as a blade sliced just beside him.

Getting up, he jumped up and kicked Z and at the same time
blocked Sanji�s attack. Since he had been mid air, he was pushed back and
slammed into a tree. He dropped again as a blade sliced where his body had once
been. He lunged from the ground, head butting Z in the stomach, which brought
them both to the ground. Then he flipped off, just as Sanji brought a leg down.
However, his led landed on Z instead. Z cried out in pain and rolled over onto
his side as he grabbed a hold of his stomach.

�Ah! Sorry!� exclaimed Sanji.

�It�It�s okay�Really�� said Z, still in pain.

Suddenly, Sanji was sent flying by a punch. Not having a
choice, Z quickly recovered clutching his swords tighter. The marine swordsman
didn�t stay standing for long. A punch was delivered to his gut, bringing him
down to his knees.

Having similar problems, L dodged all three attacks before
landing a blow onto S. Zoro came up and quickly attacking
him with his swords. He jumped backwards to get away from the sharp blades.
Franky pointed his arm out to him and fired it. �Strong right!� he yelled as he
did.

L jumped back again to dodge that, but slammed into a tree.
He quickly moved to the side as S plowed into the tree. Quickly turning, L
slammed his fist into S� face. He cried out as he twirled around and crumpled
to the ground. Not wasting any time, L quickly lunged for Franky, tackling him
to the ground. He punched him before rolling off and then heading for Zoro.
Zoro also lunged for him as L came at him. He crossed his swords and uncrossed
them as L reached him. However, L disappeared and appeared just under Zoro,
punching him in the gut.

Falling to his knees, Zoro then fell to his side, trying to
catch his breath. L let his guard down and was pegged by multiple lead balls
from some where in the jungle. He cried out from the stinging pain and then a
kick plowed into his back. He flew some distance, landing next to a startled
Usopp.

�Eeep!!� screeched Usopp as he scurried away and
disappeared into the jungle.

L slowly stood up. He was achy and tired, but refused to
stop now. He turned just in time to be greeted with a punch to the face by
Franky. He cried out as he slammed through many trees, knocking them down.
Luffy stopped running and quickly looked over to the loud crashing noise.
Suddenly, a body slammed into him, sending them both flying. They landed in a
rubber heap some distance away.

Both groaned as they tried to sit up. Many bodies surrounded
them. They both looked up to see everyone grinning down at them. �Had enough?�
asked Zoro with a smirk.

�Nope!� replied Luffy as he jumped to his feet with a grin.

L stood up a bit calmer. �Absolutely not.� he replied with a
smile.

�Good�I would have been disappointed if you had.� he replied
as his smirk widened.

Both chuckled and then jumped away as the training
continued.

xxxx

The orange haired beauty had again been left alone. She now
sat at, what she saw as her desk now. What had happened an hour ago still
confused her. He had seemed just as confused. The map she had started was now
almost finished. Sighing to herself, she set her pen down. She wanted to talk
to him now more than ever after what had happened. However, she was much too
afraid to talk to him about anything. How was she going to get through this?
Did she really have to endure four months of this, four months of his advances,
four months of his obvious insanity?

Blanching slightly, she glanced downward. Closing her eyes,
she hugged herself tightly. �I want to go back to Sunny�I want to go back
home�� she whispered out loud.

Lying on the roof of the cabin, D glared up at the sky
broodingly. He had had a dream of something he didn�t want to remember. When he
had woken fully, that woman had been there instead. He had been a little
startled and confused. He hadn�t even realized he had fallen asleep. At first,
he hadn�t realized it was a dream. However, he had woken up. He narrowed his eyes
further. Dreams�He could live without those�and most definitely without the
nightmares. Closing his eyes tightly, he took a deep breath.

He hated thinking of that time, but even so, he still found
himself thinking about it. He didn�t remember much, only of recent time passed.
Sitting up, he glanced at the vast sea ahead of him. Then his face twisted into
a deep scowl. He lowered his head as he brought up a hand to each side of his
face, groaning slightly as his breathing quickened. He began to growl as he
lowered his head still, touching his forehead to the roof of the cabin. He
suddenly, jerked up and slammed his head down onto the roof.

Growling again, he continued to hold his head as a small
stream of blood trickled down his forehead. Then he began to chuckle quietly,
which after awhile, turned into laughter. It wasn�t a pleasant sound. The
maniacal sound lingered in the air around him. He lifted his head, dragging his
hands down his face roughly as he laughed, spreading the blood down his face.
Then he scowled again as he stood up. Jumping off of the roof, he made his way
to the bathroom. He turned on the water in the sink, filling it up, and then
dunked his head into the water.

Gasping loudly at the loud thump from the roof, Nami quickly
turned and looked up at the ceiling. �What was that?!� she thought to herself
as she tried to get her heart to slow back down. Then she could hear muffled
noises. She slowly stood up and walked into the room a bit. After awhile, she
heard a loud thump just outside the door. Furrowing her brows, she slowly made
her way to the door. Staring at the closed door, the uncertain navigator
hesitantly opened it.

Peering out from the room, she glanced around, but didn�t
see anything. The hesitant orange haired woman finally stepped out from the
room and looked around. Not seeing anything, she stepped away from the cabin
and looked up towards the roof. She still didn�t see anything. She walked over
to the kitchen and looked inside, but no one was there. She walked towards the bathroom
and noticed the door was slightly opened. She tentatively looked inside. She
had no idea why her curiosity was getting the better of her, but she just
couldn�t help herself.

Gasping at seeing D with his head under water and the water
being a sickly red color, she ran to him and pulled him out of the water. �What
are you doing?!� she yelled.

D gasped taking in the air he had almost run out of. He was
also startled at being pulled out of the water all of a sudden. He ran his
hands through his soaked hair, pulling it away from his face, and looked at the
woman who had been screaming at him. �W-What happened?! You�re bleeding!� she
said as she ran and grabbed a towel. He could only blink at her in complete
confusion.

Running back to him, she gently placed the towel on his
forehead, which caused him to jerk backwards. Frowning, Nami tried again. �Let
me clean it up�� she said as she stepped towards him again. She gently began to
wipe away the blood. Glancing down, she noticed he had gotten blood on his white
vest. �You got blood all over your vest�It�s going to need to be cleaned.� she
said quietly.

Smirking slowly, he reached up and unbuttoned his vest and
pulled it off. Nami gasped and blushed slightly as he did this. �What are you
doing?!� she yelled.

�It needs to be washed, right?� he said as he held out the vest.

�I didn�t mean take it off now!� she said.

�Why not?� he asked as he stepped closer
to her.

The now nervous navigator was beginning to regret coming in there.
She took a step back. �I just�It�s not necessary! I-I could do it later!� she
said nervously.

�But the blood will stain such a pure white color�It would
be�tainted�� he said as his horrible smirk widened as he continued to approach
her.

�Stop it!� she yelled in a bit of a panic as she felt
resistance behind her.

D continued toward her, dropping the vest on the floor and placing
both hands on the wall behind her on each side of her head. �Why should I?� he
asked as he began to nuzzle her neck.

Nami reached up both hands and began to push at him as hard
as she could. �Get away from me!� she said.

He only chuckled as he began to lick her neck and throat.
Cringing, Nami closed her eyes tightly. �You taste so good�� he whispered in
her ear.

The frightened navigator felt herself shiver. �Please stop��
she whispered as she pushed on him harder.

He finally leaned back and scoffed at her. Slowly opening
her eyes, she turned back to look at him. He was frowning at her bitterly. She
honestly didn�t care. Then he turned his back on her. What she saw made her
gasp loudly as a hand flew to her mouth. D turned his head back to her with a
bored expression. Then he shifted his eyes downward to his back and then looked
back up at her again as he scoffed a second time. �You act like you�ve never seen
one before�� he said coldly as he glanced pointedly at hers.

Blinking a few times to recover from her shock, she
continued to stare at his back. On it was a large dragon tattoo that covered
almost the full of his back. He turned around fully as he looked at her and
then he began to smirk. �It�s�really big�� she said.

He began to chuckle nastily as he approached her again. �You
think so?� he asked as he stopped in front of her. �How would you know? I
haven�t shown you yet�� he said as his smirk turned horrible.

Blushing, Nami gasped at his horrible remark. She whipped
her hand across his face. �You�re insane!� she yelled, having had enough of his
behavior.

Slowly turning back to her, D began to smirk again, and then
he began to chuckle, which soon turned to laughter. Nami blinked a few times at
him as she backed further into the wall. �Insane?� he said as he continued to
laugh. Then suddenly, his face turned into a nasty scowl as he grabbed a jar
that was on a shelf next to her and threw it hard and fast towards the wall,
shattering the mirror and the wall behind it. Nami instinctively sunk to the
ground, covering her head and screamed from his sudden and terrifying action.

Then he turned back to her just as quickly as he threw the
jar. �Insane?!� he yelled as he
approached her, closing the distance. Nami cringed further into herself as she
looked up at him. She was terrified of this man and unsure of what he might do.
�I wonder why that is?!� he yelled
loudly. Then suddenly, he began to chuckle nastily as he covered his face with
his hands, with his fingers spread out while continuing to stare at her.

Beginning to tremble in slight fear, Nami continued to stare
up at him with wide, fear filled eyes. He really was insane. No longer wanting
to be near him, she quickly got up and ran out of the room. She ran for the
cabin, quickly running in and slamming the door shut behind her. She held it
closed, afraid he may come after her. When he didn�t, she began to sink to the
ground as she shook violently. Tears came to her eyes as she dry hiccupped,
covering her mouth as she began to sob into her hand.

It was horrible�His face was so horrible. It looked so
pained and terrifying. What had happened to him? She had been so terrified of
him. �I don�t want to be here anymore�I want to go back home�� she said out
loud as she continued to sob loudly as she hugged herself tightly.

Breathing heavily, D stared at the open doorway for a long
while as he growled to himself. Finally, he walked over to the sink and broken
mirror. Reaching down, he picked up a piece of the mirror, squeezing it tightly
in his hand. He felt the sharp piece of glass pierce his palm. Slowly closing
his eyes, he let the pain wash over his body. He could feel the blood begin to
seep out from his hand and could hear it drip into the full sink below. He
grunted from the pain and took a few deep breaths.

Gradually, he could feel himself calming down. He dropped
the piece of glass into the sink and looked down into it. He had made a mess.
He frowned and then slowly began to pick up each piece of glass carefully as to
not cut himself.

xxxx

L, Luffy and both crews were laid out in separate areas of
the jungle, but still near by each other. All panted loudly in exhaustion. �I
think�it�s safe�to say�that we�are done�for the day��
said L in between pants. His entire body ached terribly.

�Aa�� everyone agreed tiredly.

Eventually, they all staggered to their feet and dragged
themselves back to the ship.

N turned towards the jungle. The horrible and loud noises
had finally stopped about twenty minutes ago. She wondered if they were all
okay. Suddenly, the guys all began to board, or rather drop onto the deck of
the ship. Gasping, N quickly stood and made her way to them.

�Look at you!� she said in concern at them all. They were
all dirty, bloody, injured, and torn up.

Both L and Luffy grinned tiredly. �Shishishi�It�s fine! We�re fine!� replied Luffy.

�You don�t look fine!!� she yelled.

�Ah! N-swan is worried about us! It makes me so happy!�
exclaimed Sanji with his love-love eyes. However, he was too tired and injured
to move.

�Of course I�m worried! Look at all of you! You look
horrible! There�s so much blood! Have you no self control at all?!� she yelled.

�It�s the only way to get strong, Nami�We will be fine.�
said Luffy as he grinned at her. Then he lost his smile. N made a small noise
as her expression turned concerned and sad. Luffy stood up. �We should all
clean up before we eat�� he said as he lowered his gaze, concealing his eyes,
and headed for the bath house.

Everyone else frowned, before following him to the
bathhouse. N watched after him sadly. �Luffy�� she whispered before hugging
herself slightly and closing her eyes. She sighed deeply before turning and
going back to her chair. Robin watched her come back to her chair with a sad
frown, before glancing towards the back of the ship. She couldn�t imagine what
her captain must be going through.

As the guys passed the infirmary, Chopper came outside to
greet them. �Ah!� he cried at seeing how badly injured they were. �You over did
it again! But this time all of you did!� he said as he ran back inside. He
grabbed his pack and then ran back out, following them into the bath house. He
would patch them up after they had cleaned up. Everyone had cleaned up, had
been patched up by Chopper, and were already on deck,
except for Luffy. He had asked Chopper to patch everyone else up first. He and
Chopper were alone in the bathhouse as Chopper slowly patched him up.

�Are you okay, Luffy?� asked Chopper in concern.

�Aa�� replied Luffy quietly, which caused the little
reindeer to frown sadly.

�You�ve been awfully quiet�� he said tentatively and
quietly.

�Have I�?� asked Luffy, who seemed to only be paying half
attention.

Leaning up and looking around to his face, Chopper frowned.
Luffy�s eyes were half closed and he was just staring down at the ground. He
looked sad. �Luffy�?� called Chopper in concern.

Luffy slowly looked over at him, his expression never
changing. �Hmm�� he hummed.

�Luffy are you alright?!� asked Chopper as he ran to Luffy�s
front, placing a hoofed foot onto Luffy�s forehead.

Blinking rapidly, Luffy finally snapped out of his state of
mind, realizing he was worrying his friend. �Ah, I�m sorry.� he said as he
looked down at the worried little reindeer.

�Luffy, what�s wrong?� asked Chopper with a worried frown.

Grinning, he leaned forward. �Nothing, I�m okay! I was just
thinking is all!� he replied to the little reindeer.

�Thinking?� asked Chopper as his frown turned slightly
confused.

�Aa! Thinking!� replied Luffy still
with his grin and a nod.

�Thinking about what?� asked Chopper.

�Hmm�about getting stronger�� he replied quietly, looking
down again.

�Are you getting stronger?� asked the little reindeer with
wide eyes.

Looking up, Luffy smiled at the slightly awed little friend.
�I guess I have�� he replied.

Chopper perked up and grinned. �Really?!� he asked
enthusiastically.

�Shishi, aa!� replied Luffy with a strong nod.

�That�s amazing Luffy!!� exclaimed Chopper in excitement and
awe. Luffy laughed and pat Chopper on his head. He seemed to be in a much
better mood now.

Both friends made their way out of the bathhouse when
Chopper was done bandaging him up. �Thanks Chopper! I feel much better now.� he
said.

�Really? You do?� asked Chopper
with a big grin.

�Aa! I�m hungry now! Shishishi!�
exclaimed Luffy with a massive grin. They made their way into the dining room,
where everyone else was waiting. S and Sanji were in the kitchen still
preparing the meal.

N smiled at him. �Are you feeling better Luffy?� she asked.

Luffy grinned at her. �Aa! Chopper
fixed me right up!� he replied as he sat down at the table.

�

She slightly frowned at his reply. That wasn�t quite what
she was asking. �I see�� she said.

During the meal, Luffy seemed to be more cheerful. He ate
like he normally did and talked with everyone. N leaned closer to L. �Looks
like he is feeling a little better. Has he gotten stronger?� she whispered.

L leaned closer to her. �He has improved a great deal. He
still seems a bit mopey and pouty, but I�m sure he will be just fine.� replied
L.

N laughed softly. Luffy was indeed mopey and pouty. She
actually found it to be rather cute and sweet. It wouldn�t hurt if L acted like
that every now and then. She knew he was worried about his Nami, but was trying
hard not to worry everyone else. Perhaps she should try talking to him about it
later.

After everyone ate and began to make their way out, N
approached Luffy. �Luffy�?� she called uncertainly.

Turning to her, he smiled at her cheerfully. �Aa?� he replied.

�I was wondering if�I could possibly�talk to you?� she asked
tentatively.

Blinking at her a few times, he finally grinned and nodded.
�Aa!� he replied.

Both walked back into the dining area and took a seat. �I
had told you if you needed anyone to talk to, that you could come to me.� she started off saying.

�Aa, that�s right.� he said in confirmation.

�Well�you haven�t come to me Luffy.� she said with a bit of
a frown.

�Come to you?� he asked as he blinked some more.

�That�s right. You never came to me when you needed someone
to talk to.� she said.

�I�m okay, I�m okay! I don�t need to ta-��

�Luffy.� said N in a way he knew that she knew he was lying.

Sagging a bit, he looked down at the table. �I�m fine�� he
said quietly.

�Luffy�I know you�re not fine�I understand that you are
trying not to worry everyone, but I see it�I see how bothered you are. I can
see how sad you are. Luffy, please talk to me�I may not�be her exactly�but�I
want to help�� she said softly.

He looked up at her sheepishly through his lashes. �I don�t
want them to worry�� he said quietly.

Her frown deepened and turned slightly sad. �I know you
don�t�However, it doesn�t mean you have to keep it all inside Luffy�You can
talk to me�or you can even talk to L if you feel more comfortable doing so��
she said.

Shifting his eyes away from her, his eyes closed slightly. �It�s�a
little weird talking to you�� he said quietly.

Sighing, she leaned back in her chair. �I understand�� she
replied and then looked back up at him. �Do you want me to get L?� she asked,
looking a little sad.

�No, it�s fine! I�I will talk to you�� he replied with a
frown.

�Are you sure?� she asked.

�A-Aa�� he replied.

�Alright�� she said as she leaned forward. �Let�s start with
what you told L.� she said.

�Eh?� he questioned as he stared at her blankly.

�About what you said about your Nami�� she said.

�About�� he started and then his expression turned serious.
�He told you about that, huh?� he said more than asked.

�Of course he did�We tend to tell each other everything.�
she explained. Then she frowned. �It was really bothering him that you said
that�Want to tell me about it?� she asked.

Pouting, he looked away from her. �Not really�� he replied
quietly.

�Luffy�� she said as she reached for his hand. However, he
jerked his hand away in some surprise. He quickly looked down at her hand and
then looked at her. Her frown deepened and turned sad. �Luffy�tell me the
truth�How do you feel about her?� she asked softly.

Pouting again, he placed his chin on the table. �I don�t
want to talk about that�� he said.

�Why not?� she asked as she leaned forward
more.

He looked away from her. �Because�� he replied.

�Because isn�t an answer�� she said as she narrowed her
eyes.

�Well�it�s my answer�� he said in his pouty way.

N smiled helplessly, yet warmly at his pouty attitude. She
couldn�t help but think his behavior rather cute. If L ever acted like that�she
might find herself smothering him with hugs. �If I�m not mistaken�you care
about her more than you care to admit�Seeing as�you refuse to admit it�� she
said.

Quickly glancing at her, he frowned deeply. �She is my
Nakama! Of course I care!� he said.

She shook her head at him. �Mm�I didn�t mean as a Nakama��
she said as she looked at him with a smile.

�What did you mean then?� he asked as he frowned and pouted
again.

�I meant as a woman�� she replied.

He looked at her surprised. �Ah�� he exclaimed. Then his
face turned serious as he frowned slightly. Sighing, he looked down at the
table. �She frustrates me some times�� he admitted very quietly.

Making a small breathy noise, she furrowed her brows at him.
�What do you mean?� she asked.

He pouted again, looking away from her. �She�is always mad
at me�and�everything I do�makes her mad�I can�t be myself without her hitting
me�or yelling at me�but I like who I am and�don�t see why she�doesn�t like me��
he babbled almost incoherently.

Only able to blink at his babbling, N felt herself smiling
slowly. �I see�� she replied quietly and not wanting to spook him into not
saying anymore. �Go on�� she said with a warm smile.

Turning to look at her, his pout turned into a frown. �She
hits me a lot! She calls me an idiot all the time! She hates almost everything
I do! She never shares her mikan! She�s always grumpy or in a bad mood! Always
complains about everything! I don't understand why she doesn't like me like I
like her!� He suddenly realized what he had just blurted out as he made a loud
noise and his eyes widened. Then he looked away in slight embarrassment at
having just said that.

Smiling in complete understanding, N leaned forward further.
�I see. So then you do have feelings
for her�Then you lied to L?� she asked with a sly smile.

Quickly turning to her, he frowned. �I didn�t lie!� he exclaimed.

�But you weren�t honest�� she said.

Not being able to reply to that, he just made a small noise
as he furrowed his brows. After awhile, he slowly looked away. �I was honest��
he finally said quietly.

N raised her brows. �Oh?� she questioned him to go on.

�If she doesn�t like me then�� he started to say and then he
sighed. �It doesn�t matter�� he said after awhile.

�I think it�s safe to say she likes you�� she said as she
smiled.

He turned back to her with an uncertain expression. �Why do
you say that?� he asked.

�Because I would if I were her.� she replied with a gentle
smile.

This however only made him frown sadly. �Maybe�but you�re
nicer than her.� he said quietly.

�Perhaps�I have to admit we are a bit different�Just like
you and L are different.� she said as she continued to smile at him.

�Different?! We�re complete
opposites! He doesn�t even like playing games! He�s boring!� exclaimed Luffy
with a deep frown as he stuck his tongue out.

Blinking, N looked at him in slight surprise. �Doesn�t play
games? What makes you say that he doesn�t play games?� she asked.

Luffy blinked at her in return. �He plays games?� he asked.

�Of course he does�We play chess all the time�� she said.

Suddenly, Luffy slammed his hands on the table and stood up quickly.
�He lied to me!� he exclaimed loudly.

N sat back in surprise of his sudden action and outburst.
�Lied to you?! What are you talking about?� she asked as she furrowed her
brows.

�He made fun of me because I like to play games!� exclaimed
Luffy with a pout.

N gave a short quiet laugh. �He what?� she said more than
asked as she gave a bit of a laugh again. �I guess neither of you was being
honest with each other�� she said. Still smiling, she stood up and walked
around the table to him. She reached down, grabbing his hand, pulling him away
from the table. �Come on.� she said.

�O-oi�� he said quietly as he was dragged out of the dining
room.

As soon as they were outside, she stopped at the rail.
Looking down, she smiled as she spotted L conversing with Robin. �L�can you
come here for a second?� she called down to him.

Luffy quickly turned to her. �Oi!� he whispered loudly. She
only turned and gave him a smile before looking back down at L. L looked up at
them and blinked a few times before nodding and standing up.

As soon as he approached, N had a smile waiting for him.
�What is it?� asked L.

�Come.� she said as she also grabbed his hand and then
pulled them back inside the dining room. Luffy glanced at L with a slight pout.
After making her way in, she turned to them both. Both were staring at her, L
with a blank yet curious expression, Luffy with a slight pout.

Smiling warmly at them both, she took a quick sigh. �It
seems neither of you was honest with the other�I think we need to talk about this.�
she said.

Both frowned at her. �What do you mean, we weren�t honest�?�
asked L.

Luffy looked away from both with an annoyed expression. �You
made fun of me for playing games when you play games�� he said in an irritated
quiet voice.

L quickly turned to Luffy and then frowned at N. She had her
arms crossed and a brow raised at him. �You told him I
play games?!� he half yelled.

�I never knew it was to never be mentioned! When he told me
you had made fun of him for it, I was surprised! How could
you do that?!� yelled N in return.

�Because!� he replied.

N blinked at L�s response in some surprise. Then she made an
angry face. �Because is not an
answer!� she said.

�Well it�s my answer!� he said.

She was becoming irritated with both of their lack of answers.
�Oh so if that�s the case�Are you embarrassed of the fact that we play games
together and that you rather enjoyed playing games with me? Or do you
completely hate playing games with me�I thought you enjoyed that time with me��
she said.

�No I do!� he said loudly.

�Then why did you make it seem you didn�t play games?! I
never realized it was such a secret! I thought secrets were more of the fact
that my pet name for you is Kitten when no one is around!!� she said angrily.

L turned red with embarrassment. �Oi, Nami!!� he exclaimed having forgotten he was supposed to be
referring to her as N.

Luffy blinked and turned to L with wide eyes. �Kitten?� he
asked before bursting out laughing.

L scowled at Luffy before turning to N. �Okay�well how was he not honest?� asked L with his cheeks
puffed out.

Luffy quickly turned to L. �Oi!� he exclaimed. He was
ignored.

�He said he didn�t care if Nami liked him or not�He does
care.� she said with pursed lips in a displeasing frown.

Luffy turned back to her. �Oi!!� he exclaimed.

�Eh?! Why did you say you didn�t?!
And the way you said it! It was really mean!� exclaimed L loudly as he turned
to Luffy.

�Well she is mean!! She�s always mad at me!! Why is your
Nami so much nicer?!� yelled Luffy.

�Maybe because I�m not such an idiot all the time!!� yelled
L in return.

�Enough!� said N in a loud voice as she came forward and
popped each on the head. Both looked up at her with completely wide eyes.
Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath before looking at both of them. �I
can�t understand how you two can�t get along�You�re the same person for crying out loud!� she exclaimed with a slight frown
of concern.

Both L and Luffy could only blink up at her with the same
wide eyed expression as they held onto their bruised heads. First of all, N had
never struck L before. Second, Luffy was suddenly reminded of his Nami. She did
exactly what Nami would have done.

N seemed to deflate as she sighed deeply. �I�m sorry�� she
said.

�No�it�s alright. You�re right�I�m not sure what came over
me�� said L as he looked down sheepishly.

Frowning slightly sad, N reached out, running her hand
through L�s neatly combed hair to where she had hit him. �I�m still sorry I hit
you�� she said softly. Then she turned to Luffy who was no longer looking at
either of them. He had his head turned away and his eyes shadowed under his
hat. �Luffy?� questioned N in concern. He only stood,
turned and walked out of the door. �Luffy!� she called, but the door closed
behind him.

She made a quiet noise as her expression turned completely
sad. L stood and faced the door as he also frowned. �I guess the talk didn�t
help at all�I tried�� she said as she looked down.

�No�I�m sure it helped�He just�won�t feel any better until
he knows she�s safe�� he said as his eyes narrowed in concern. N walked up next
to him and leaned against him. He turned his head to her, wrapped an arm around
her, and then kissed the top of her head. �I would feel the same�� he said. She
looked up at him and then wrapped her arms around him, burying her face in his
chest.

xxxx

After Nami had calmed down, she had gotten up off of the
floor and had sat on the window seat with her knees drawn up. She couldn�t stop
thinking about D. She no longer had any doubts that he was insane. However, thinking
about that made her feel sad. What could have possibly driven Luffy to
insanity? Whatever it was, it must have been painful. She drew her knees closer
to her, hugging them.

Had he injured himself? Is that why he had been bleeding?
Why would he do that? She also wondered about his tattoo and his earring. When
she acknowledged them, his demeanor seemed to change to coldness and she was
sure she also saw hatred. If he hated them so much, why did he have them?

So many questions were going through her mind, none of which
she had an answer for. Asking him about it she knew was an
impossibility. He was terrifying and she was very much afraid of him. He
was also extremely unstable. She would have to be careful from now on in what
she said or did around him. Anything could trigger another of his psychotic
break downs and she did not want to be on the other end of that ever again.

After D cleaned up each piece of glass and drop of blood
from the bathroom and also washing his own vest and setting it to dry, he bandaged
his wounds and had made his way back out on deck. The entire time he had
thought about that orange haired woman. He knew from experience that no one
could be trusted and she was no exception. He had been puzzled by her concern
for him, but soon disregarded it. He figured it was him she worried for. Perhaps she saw him as the other self she
knew. Her concern couldn�t have possibly been directed towards him.

It didn�t matter anyway. He didn�t need her concern and most
definitely didn�t care for it. Her fear had disgusted him. When she was to see
him again, he was sure she would show that same fear again. It made him sick.
They were all the same, the cowards. Fearful of those stronger than them as
they should be, it was pathetic. She was no different. Sure she showed no fear
mostly before, but it had been a fa�ade. She was terrified of him, just like
everyone else. She reeked of it.

That also didn�t matter. Fear or no fear, it was all
irrelevant. What was important was finding strong opponents to destroy.
Grinning, he continued to stare out to the ocean contentedly. They should be
reaching the next island soon enough. He will find someone strong to appease
his growing appetite for his opponent�s blood between his fingers.

To Be Continued�

Author�s Note: So,
what do you think of D now?! XD I think he is one psychotic hottie!
But daz jus� me! What do you think of his other
feature?! XD I will soon post a picture of what it looks like~! Mihase/Rusky Boz, has drawn a picture of him for me! XD http �(:) (/) (/) rusky-boz.
deviantart. com /art / D � for
� DARK - 78869138 Just remove all the spaces and the (). Thank you
Mihase! XD You are sooo
awesome! I also want to say how awesome Ryo is! She has helped me out A LOT
with this story. I now will say D is a mixture of both of our OC. I will explain
later! ^^ As for the �Kitten� part, t�was
also Ryo�s idea. I will also explain this later. XP THANKS RYO AND
MIHASE!! XD Anyway, please let me know what you thought of this chapter, by
reviewing! XD

P.S. I actually
forgot to explain about the �Kitten� part in the story � So I will in the last
chapter for this site. Hopefully, others will see it �
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