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Author�s Note: Here
is chapter 9! XD Let the hard times, Begin! XP Please review! Enjoy! XD

Denial

Chapter 9: Inconceivable

Jin made a breathy noise in disbelief. Everyone else looked
at Nami in shock. Zoro was staring at Nami with furrowed brows and parted lips
in disbelief. Then he turned to the bounty hunter in front of her. Luffy was not the man he saw. �Oi, Nami, what are
you talking about?! That is not Luffy!�
yelled Zoro.

�Marimo is right, Nami-san�Get away from him! That�s not
Luffy!� yelled Sanji as he leaned on Usopp for support. He was pretty sure he
had a few broken ribs and a fractured leg. �This man is a monster who ever he
is.� he thought to himself.

�They�re right, Nami! If it were Luffy, your lightning
wouldn�t have effected or hurt him!� cried Usopp.

�Pull yourself together, Nami!!� yelled Zoro as he walked up
to her.

�Luffy?!�

Everyone turned to the woman hunter. She was staring at Nami
in disbelief. Jin turned to her in confusion. Then Desini looked up at Jin.
�That�s not possible. Monkey D. Luffy died almost four months ago.� she said as
she turned to Nami again.

�He is Luffy�� she
said quietly as she smiled up at him. Then she reached up and pointed to his
scar. �That�s his scar�� she whispered.

�He had all those scars when I found him.� said Desini.

�Found him!� exclaimed Nami as she quickly turned to Desini.
�Where did you find him?!� she almost yelled as she walked up to Desini. Jin
instinctively grabbed Desini and pulled her behind him. Nami looked up at him
in surprise as she inhaled sharply.

He frowned immensely down at Nami. �Don�t come any closer��
he said in a threatening voice.

�I�I won�t hurt her�� said Nami quietly.

�I don�t believe you, pirate��
he replied. He had sneered the word pirate. Suddenly,
Desini gasped loudly. Everyone turned to her. Her eyes were wide and a hand
covering her mouth.

�What�s wrong?� asked Jin as he looked down at her. She
shifted her eyes up at him. She had found him almost four months ago. The exact
same time that Monkey D. Luffy had supposedly died. Suddenly, the raven haired
woman walked up to them with a gentle smile on her face.

�Robin-chan?� questioned Sanji.

�It is you�Luffy�� she whispered as she stopped next to
Nami.

�Oi! You too, Robin?!� yelled Zoro
in disbelief.

Jin began to back away from these obviously insane women. �I
am no pirate�� he seethed as he backed away from them with a scowl on his face.
Desini didn�t stop him from pushing her back with him.

He saw panic register on the orange haired woman�s face.
�Wait! Don�t go, please!� she cried as she ran forward.

�Stay away from me!!� yelled Jin. There was a collective
noise from the others. He turned to them. They all had wide eyes in disbelief.

�It�it is you�� whispered Usopp.

�Aa! I can hear it now!! His
voice!! Luffy!!� cried the reindeer as tears formed in his eyes.

Jin and Desini stared at the animal in disbelief. �It�it can
talk�� said Desini quietly.

�Of course I can talk!� cried the little reindeer as he
suddenly transformed into a little raccoon.

�Tanuki�� they both whispered.

�I�m not a Tanuki!! I�m a Tonakai!!� yelled Chopper. Then he looked at Jin sadly.
�You think I�m a Tanuki�?� he whispered.

�Oi, Chopper�he doesn�t remember us�� whispered Usopp.

Nami turned back to Desini. �Where did you find him?� she
asked quietly.

�Don�t answer that!� said Jin. Desini looked up at him in
surprise.

�Luffy please�� started Nami.

�Don�t call me that! That�s not my name!� he cried as he
bared his teeth at this woman in anger.

�Jin�� whispered Desini. He turned
to her.

Everyone looked at Desini in surprise. �Jin?� whispered Nami
as she looked back at him.

�There�s a possibility they might be telling the truth.� she
said quietly.

Everyone inhaled sharply at her words. �What are you talking
about?! I am no pirate!� he yelled down at her.

�Jin�listen to me�This Luffy died almost four months ago�I
found you at around that time�Also, you don�t remember anything from before
that time�What if they really do know you�?� she asked him quietly.

�I am not a pirate!!� he screamed down at her. �And I am
most definitely, not a pirate Captain��
he said quietly in a cold voice.

�Luffy�please�You have to remember�� whispered Nami.

Jin turned and scowled at her. �I told you not to call me
that!� he yelled at her.

�Then Jin�just hear us out�please�� she said quietly as she
slowly approached him. His scowl deepened as he bared his teeth. He knew that
was not his name either. He was not a pirate. �Please�don�t go�� she whispered.

Desini frowned sadly at this woman. She looked desperate and
terrified. She truly looked worried about losing him. She watched as tears
began to stream down her face again. Her frown deepened. She looked at the rest
of the crew. They all had similar faces. The little Tanuki
was also crying as well as the long nosed man. They seemed to truly care about
him and each other. �Jin�� she called again.

Jin didn�t turn to her this time. �What�?� he questioned.

�I think we should listen to these people�At least, hear
them out�� she said.

He turned to her. �What?!� he exclaimed in disbelief. �We
can�t trust this scum!� he exclaimed loudly in anger.

�S�scum?� questioned Chopper as his
face turned pained.

�Oi, its okay Chopper, don�t cry.� said Usopp who was also
crying from seeing Luffy again.

�Oi, we are not scum!� cried Sanji.

�All pirates are scum! You are no exception!� yelled Jin.

Nami turned to Desini. �What is wrong with him?� she
whispered in disbelief.

�There is nothing wrong with me! Don�t speak as if I weren�t
here, pirate!� yelled Jin in anger.

�Jin, calm down!� cried Desini as she moved to his front.
�It�s alright. I think we can trust these people.� she said in a calm voice as
she smiled at him.

�You think?!� he yelled.

�Jin�please�calm down.� she said in
a soothing voice. �Let�s just hear what they have to say�If they can�t convince
either of us, we leave. Simple as that.� she explained.

Jin stared down at her with a frown. Then he sighed and
closed his eyes. After awhile, he opened them. �Alright�if they can�t convince
me, we leave.� he said in a calmer voice. Desini smiled up at him and nodded.

She turned towards Nami. �Alright, we will listen to what
you have to say.� she said. The orange haired woman was frowning at her
profusely. She gave her a confused look.

�Alright�� she finally responded. �We will go to our hotel
and talk. They have a private room where we can go.� she said as she walked
past them. Everyone followed behind her.

�Are you sure about this?� whispered Jin to Desini.

�No�but they honestly seem to care about you�� she whispered
back.

�Care?! Since when do pirates care about anything?!� he whispered
loudly.

The little reindeer and long nosed man both turned and
frowned at him. He growled at them in return. They both gasped in fear and
turned back around. �Jin! Stop that!� whispered Desini loudly.

He kept his scowl as he turned away from her. She frowned at
him in slight worry. Nami turned to look at them both. She could hear them
whispering back and forth at one another. She was surprised at how he listened
to that woman. She felt a pang in her chest just by thinking about it. They all
made their way to the hotel and went inside. Everyone waited while Nami
approached the man behind the desk. He smiled and nodded at her as he walked
around the desk to guide her.

Everyone followed behind the man as he guided them to a
room. He opened the door and allowed them inside. �Perhaps you would like for
me to bring some refreshments?� he asked.

�That would be lovely, thank you.� replied Robin with a
gentle smile. The man nodded and left. Usopp and Chopper sat down around the
table that was in the room. Everyone else stood around the door.

�I guess�we should all introduce ourselves.� said Nami
quietly. �My name is Nami.� she continued as she placed a hand on her chest.
Then she motioned it over. �This is Sanji, Zoro, Franky, Robin, Usopp, and
Chopper.� she introduced as she motioned her hand toward each individual.

�We know who you are, pirate�� replied Jin rudely.

�Jin! There�s no reason to be rude! My name is Desini, Isal
Desini.� she said as she looked at Nami.

�Oi, Desi!� exclaimed Jin. Nami made as soft sound as she
looked at Jin. �Desi�?� she thought to herself.

�I told you�There�s no reason to be rude�We can at least act
civil around them�� she said as she frowned at him.

�Civil?! Why should we act civil for these�pirates?!� he exclaimed loudly in anger as he motioned towards them.

Desini furrowed her brows at him. She grabbed his hand and
dragged him out the door.

�O�oi!� he cried as he was dragged.

�Wait!� cried Nami.

Turning to the frantic sounding woman, Desini frowned. �I
only need to speak with him. We will be right back.� she said.

�Oi, Desi!� cried Jin again. Desini ignored him as she
dragged him outside the room. Nami walked up to the door and watched them. They
stopped some distance away. Desini turned to Jin with a frown on her face.

�What are you doing?!� exclaimed Jin loudly in annoyance.

�Jin, you promised to hear them out! Why must you be so�mean to them?!� she asked.

�What the hell are you talking about?! I don�t care about
being nice or civil to pirates!! These people are trash! Why aren�t we just
taking them in for their bounties!!� he yelled at her.

�Jin�if you really are who they say you are...I can�t do
that�� she replied quietly.

�What?!� he exclaimed in disbelief. �What the hell are you
talking about?! You aren�t making any sense!� he said.

�I know you�re a good person Jin�I could tell when you first
spoke to me. I can also tell�these people care a great deal about you. That
woman�� Desini paused in the middle of her sentence. �That woman is genuinely
worried about you leaving. Those tears�were not fake�They were honestly happy
to see you�If you really are who they say you are�you would never forgive
yourself for turning them in if you ever remember.� she explained to him
quietly.

His eyes widened in surprise by her words. �Never�forgive
myself�?� he whispered at her in disbelief. Then he furrowed his brows in a
scowl. �I am not a pirate!� he repeated with conviction.

Desini brought up both her hands and cupped his face. �Jin,
please. Just hear them out, but please, try not to be so�harsh on them. I can
tell you�re hurting them.� she whispered.

He felt himself calming down. �I don�t care if I hurt them
or not.� he said in a calmer voice.

�If they really are your Nakama�you would care. They really
care about you�If that�s the case, then you must have
really cared for them too. Let�s just hear them out, please.� she said in a
calm and gentle voice.

Jin frowned at her and then bowed his head towards her and
then nodded. �Alright�I�ll�I�ll try to be nicer�� he said in a quiet voice as
he looked up into her eyes.

Desini smiled up at him warmly. �Good, come on, let�s go.�
she said as she dropped her hands and then began to walk back.

Nami watched the two as they talked. She could hear his
yells from where she was, but couldn�t hear what he was saying. She gasped as
she watched the woman cup his face with her hands. She watched as he began to
calm down. He bowed his head towards her and then looked her in the eyes and
nodded. She felt another pang in her chest. She slowly reached up and grabbed
it. The woman began to walk back towards them. After awhile, he did too.

�Sorry about that.� said Desini as she came back into the
room with a nervous smile.

�It�s alright, Desini-chan!� exclaimed Sanji. Desini looked
at him in confusion. Then she turned around. Jin was standing just outside the
door with a slight frown on his face. She smiled at him and then extended her
hand out to him. He shifted his eyes down to it and just stared at it for
awhile.

Nami looked on at them with a frown. She watched as he
slowly reached up�and placed his hand in Desini�s. Nami felt another pang in
her chest. She clutched at it tighter. Desini�s smile widened as she tilted her
head at him. He pursed his lips and looked away from her. She laughed at him
and pulled him in.

Nami could barely breathe. They stopped just in front of
her. She looked up at him and then frowned. She reached up a hand to his hair.
�Why�why did you grow your hair?� she asked quietly trying to forget about what
she just saw.

He quickly pulled away from her touch. �Don�t touch me�� he
said quietly. Nami�s frown turned sad as she slowly lowered her hand and head.

Feeling the uncomfortable atmosphere, Desini began to laugh
nervous. Then she reached up and pulled his hair. �Ow!�
he exclaimed as he glared at her.

�I told him to cut it when it started to get long. I told
him that enemies would use it against him, but he didn�t listen to me. He said
it didn�t matter to him.� she said nervously as she kept her hold on his hair.

He scoffed and smirked down at her as he gently removed her
hand. �No enemy has touched my hair though, now have they? You�re the only one
who pulls on it.� he said.

�What?!� everyone exclaimed but Nami.

Nami stared at them wide eyed. They both looked at everyone
in confusion. Nami closed her eyes and walked past them. �I�m going to see
what�s taking the staff so long�� she mumbled before walking out.

They both watched her leave in confusion and then turned to
the others. Then realization hit them. �Ah! That�s not what I meant!� exclaimed
Jin.

�We�re not like that! I mean! I just pull on it like I did
just now! It�s not like that!� exclaimed Desini nervously as she began to
laugh.

Then Jin growled. �Why am I explaining
myself to you?! It�s none of your business if it was or wasn�t anyway!� he
exclaimed in annoyance.

Everyone was still looking at them nervously and Sanji was
crying. After awhile, everyone finally turned to sit down and wait for Nami.
She finally walked in with the hotel staff behind her. She refused to look at
any of them. She sat down as the staff began to place the food and drinks on
the table. For some reason, she hated the fact that he allows that woman to
touch him, but not her. Then there was what he said. She was pretty sure, it
wasn�t what he meant, but it still bothered her. She also knew, he knew that woman,
he didn�t remember them.

�Thank you, Host-san.� said Robin as she smiled at the same
man from the front desk.

�Of course.� he replied with his own smile as he bowed and
left, closing the door behind him and the staff.

Jin stared at the food with a frown. �Please, you�re welcome
to help yourself.� said Nami as she motioned towards the food.

Jin couldn�t help but to eye the food suspiciously. Desini
shifted her eyes to him and narrowed her eyes in exasperation. Then she looked
at the food and was about to eat some of it. �Oi, Desi!� he cried.

�It�s not going to be poisoned! They just met us and it was
the staff who served it!� she exclaimed with pursed lips.

Nami stood up and circled around the table. She went to
their side, reached over and grabbed a piece of food off a plate and ate it.
Then she kept going, taking a piece from each dish and ate it. Jin and Desini
watched her in wide eyed confusion. After the last plate she turned to them.
�We would never poison you.� she said calmly before sitting back down.

He frowned at her. Desini turned to him and smiled. �See?�
she said as she began to grab for the food.

Even knowing this, Jin still didn�t touch the food. �Aren�t
you going to eat?� asked Chopper.

�I�m not hungry�� he muttered as he looked away from the
food.

�E-h?!� they exclaimed. Nami only looked at him in concern.

She turned to Desini. �What�s wrong with him?� she asked
quietly.

�I�I don�t know�He stopped eating a few days ago�� she
replied.

�Desi! Stop telling them things!�
yelled Jin. Desini turned to him and frowned.

�Stopped eating?!� exclaimed Chopper as he hopped off his
chair and ran to Jin.

Slightly alarmed by the approaching animal, Jin quickly
stood up and moved away from him. �Don�t come near me!� he yelled.

�It�s alright, Chopper is our doctor. He won�t hurt you. He
just wants to take a look at you�� explained Nami.

�I don�t care who he is! No pirate is going to touch me!� he
yelled at her. She frowned at his hateful and cold words.

�Jin�maybe you should let him take a look at you�I�I�ve been
wanting to take you to a doctor�but I knew you
wouldn�t allow me to.� said Desini quietly.

�Of course I wouldn�t have allowed it! There�s nothing wrong
with me!!� he exclaimed loudly.

�I once said those very same words to my Nakama�but there
was something wrong with me�Please, let him have a look at you�� said Nami in a
soothing voice.

�No pirate will touch me�� he said in a deathly quiet voice.

Nami frowned sadly at him. �What has happened to you�?� she
whispered.

�I think�that would be my fault�� said Desini quietly as she
lowered her head.

�Eh? What do you mean your fault?� asked Usopp.

�Well, I think Jin already had a hate for bad pirates from
the beginning. Then he learned about my past�I think because of that his hate
grew. When we started hunting, it was like his hate was made worse.� she
explained.

�Desi�� warned Jin in a low voice.

Desini turned to him and frowned. She shook her head at him.
�That�s enough Jin! These people don�t want to hurt you! What has happened to
you?! You�re not the same!� she cried as tears came to her eyes.

He croaked audibly as he ground his teeth. �There�s nothing
wrong with me! I just hate pirates! I refuse to believe I�m one of them! I am
no pirate! Pirates are scum and evil bastards! I am not like them!� he cried.

�You�re right�You never were like them�I hate pirates
too�but I didn�t hate you.� said Nami in a gentle voice.

Both Desini and Jin inhaled sharply at this statement. �What
are you talking about?!� exclaimed Jin with clenched teeth.

�When I first met you�I hated you�You were a pirate�but you
showed me, that not all pirates are the same.� she said in a gentle voice as
she stared into his eyes.

His face relaxed as he looked at her in confusion.
�What�what do you mean�?� he asked.

�You fought to protect�As a matter of fact�you sacrificed
yourself to save us�I think�we should start from the beginning�� she explained
as she turned to Zoro. �Zoro?� she said. Zoro turned to her and closed his eyes
as he nodded. Then he turned to Jin and opened his eyes, and began his tale of
how they met.

Each member went in order from who Luffy had saved and the
adventures they went on and of the day they met. Each one explained how they
disliked pirates and why. They explained why they became part of his pirate crew even though they felt
that way.

Both Jin and Desini listened in amazement of everything �Luffy�
had done. How good and pure a person he was. How silly and immature he could
be. How he protected life and his Nakama. Nami removed his hat from her head
and held it out to him. �This hat is your treasure. A special man gave this hat
to you. We thought we had lost it with you, but it turned up not too long ago.
I was glad just to get this small piece of you back. This hat is very important
to you. Do you remember it?� she asked in her calm and gentle voice.

He stared at it for a long while, but he felt nothing. �No�no I don�t. It�s just a hat.� he replied coldly. �I don�t
remember anything of what any of you just said. This �Luffy� person sounds
great, but he isn�t me�� he replied as he stood up.

�Jin!� exclaimed Desini as she also stood.

�We�re leaving.� he said coldly as he turned to walk out.

Feeling panic rise inside of her, Nami quickly got up and
ran around the table. �Wait, please!� she cried as she reached him. �Don�t go!�
she continued. She grabbed his arm. He immediately yanked it out of her grasp
and turned and glared at her with bared teeth.

�Don�t�ever touch
me, woman�� he said in a low deadly voice as he glared at her coldly.

Nami gasped as her eyes widened from his coldness.
�Wait�please�� she whispered. �What has happened to you�?� she whispered.

�Nothing has happened to me�Maybe I woke up�Maybe now I see
reality as it is�I�m kinda glad I lost my memory. Pirates are disgusting�I
would never be one of you�� he said in his low voice. Desini could only frown
at him sadly.

Nami frowned at him in slight anger. �You�re right! Pirates
are disgusting! But we are different! And no matter what you say, we know what
we believe in! And we know what �he�
believed in! Also�maybe you�re right�Maybe you aren�t him�Luffy would never act
like this, no matter what�He gave everyone the benefit of a doubt. He trusted
everyone until proven they couldn�t be trusted! You�re hateful and cold! You�re
an awful person!!� she cried as tears came to her eyes.

Jin�s eyes widened at her words. Then he slowly scowled at
her as he clenched his teeth down hard. �What�did you say�?� he seethed through
his clenched teeth.

�You�re no where near the man Luffy was�� she said quietly
through her own clenched teeth as tears began to spill over.

�Oi�Nami�what are you doing?!� exclaimed Usopp in fear.

�I don�t really care how someone like you sees
me�I fight to put pirate scum like you were they belong�We make this world a
better place�� he growled at her.

�So did he�he waited to see how they were as people before
fighting them�He let them prove to him how good or evil they were. You don�t
even give them that much�Yet you say what you�re doing is right!� she yelled at
him.

�All pirates are evil scum!� he yelled back.

�No�they aren�t!!� she yelled back. �He was proof of that!�
she continued.

�Well, it�s too bad he�s dead, now isn�t it!!� he yelled in
return. Everyone watched in horror as she whipped her hand across his face.

�Oi, Nami!!� cried Usopp and Zoro.

�Jin!� cried Desini.

He slowly turned back to her, his face dark and angry. �You
bitch�� he seethed through clenched teeth. Then he looked at her in surprise.
She was sobbing quietly.

�You�re not the same�you�re not the same�You have no joy�no
happiness�What has happened to you�? All you are is hatred and grief�� she
whispered through her sobs. Then she gasped loudly. �No happiness�no kindness��
she whispered as her eyes widened. �You�re only a part�you�re not whole�� she
continued in a whisper.

�What the hell are you talking about?� he growled in
irritation.

�Oi, Nami, what are
you talking about?� asked Usopp as he raised a brow at her.

�Those other Luffy�s we saw! They were real! He was right
all along! He wasn�t dead!� she cried.

�Eh?!� everyone exclaimed as their eyes widened.

�Of course, that�s why we could hear and feel him! Those
must have been a part of him! That could explain why they were so different!
Jin is the body, but not of the whole mind!� exclaimed Robin.

�But that doesn�t explain what happened to the other
Luffy�s! Where did they go?!� exclaimed Chopper.

�I�I don�t know�I heard him�not to long ago�but I didn�t see
him�� said Nami quietly.

�Eh?! You heard him and didn�t tell
us!!� yelled Usopp.

�He only whispered my name�but at the time I
was�distracted�Then you and Sanji-kun went missing.� she explained.

�Wait a minute�Are you saying you had ghosts on your ship�?�
asked Desini shivering. She didn�t like undead very much.

�Not really ghosts�Well�we couldn�t see them and only one of
them talked to us, but Nami-san could see and hear both.� explained Sanji.

Desini turned to Nami in amazement. �Only she could see
them�?� she thought. �Why only you�?� she asked.

Blushing from Desini�s question, Nami turned away from her.
�I�I don�t know�� she replied quietly.

�We were trying to figure that out�We didn�t get to ask
because they disappeared after we were able to hear one. We have no idea why
the second Luffy only came to Nami though.� explained Chopper as he looked at
Nami.

Furrowing her brows at the orange haired woman, Desini felt
something in her stomach she wasn�t familiar with. �Who is this woman�?� she
thought to herself as she frowned.

�I don�t know what you pirates are trying to pull, but do
you really expect me to believe that crap?� asked Jin in an angry voice.

Everyone turned to him and frowned. He turned to Nami. �And
if you ever hit me again�I�ll kill you�� he seethed as he turned to walk out.

�Oi, don�t talk to Nami-san like that you bastard!!� yelled
Sanji in anger as he stomped over to Jin. He had had enough of his attitude,
whether he was Luffy or not. He grabbed Jin�s shoulder.

With lightning speed, Jin spun around and grabbed Sanji by
the throat and threw him up against the wall. He lifted him up to where his
feet were no longer touching the floor. �Jin!� cried Desini as she started to
reach for him, but pulled back.

�Oi, you bastard, put him down!!� yelled Zoro as he drew his
sword.

�No don�t!!� cried Nami as she blocked Zoro�s path with her
arm.

Jin glared up at Sanji while he bared his teeth. �How many
times do I have to tell you filthy pirates not to touch me?� he seethed
quietly.

Sanji began to struggle against his grasp and tried grabbing
at his hand. He was making choking noises from the lack of air. �Let him go,
please!� cried Nami as she walked up to him.

�I should turn you all in for your bounties�However, Desi
told me she couldn�t allow that�Feel lucky�She saved you�� he said in a
threateningly, quiet voice. He finally released him. Sanji slid to the floor
and grabbed his throat as he began coughing and trying to breath.

�Sanji!� cried Usopp and Chopper as they ran to him.

�Sanji, are you alright?!� cried Chopper as he began to
examine his throat.

�Aa�� he croaked out which caused him to cough more.

Noticing movement from the corner of her eye, Nami turned
back toward Jin and Desini. Jin was walking out. Desini was looking on with
wide eyes. �Let�s go Desi�� he said. She finally turned and followed him out.

�Wait, please! Don�t go!� she cried as she ran after him.
�Wait, please!� she cried again when he didn�t turn. He finally stopped
walking, but didn�t turn to her. Desini turned and frowned at her sadly.
�Please�you are who we say you are�We can prove it�Just give us one more
chance�please�� she said in a frantic voice. �Can�can we see you again
tomorrow�?� she asked quietly. She was afraid of his answer. This could be the
last time she ever saw him again. He still didn�t turn, or answer her. �I beg
you please�don�t do this�� she whispered as she began to cry. She could feel
her knees growing weak.

Desini looked at this woman sadly. She could feel her pain.
They had to be right. They knew this man and obviously cared for him. �Maybe
even�maybe even loved him.� she thought as she lowered her eyes to the floor.
�I don�t want to have anything to do with you pirates�� he said in a quiet
voice before walking away again.

�No please! Don�t do this! Don�t go!! Luffy!!� she cried as
she ran after him. �Just one more chance, please!� she cried. Nami could barely
breathe. She was losing him again. She fell to her knees as she began to sob
into her hands.

�Nami�� everyone whispered from the door.

�What do we do�?! He�s going to leave!! We will never see
him again!! Luffy!� cried Chopper as he too began to cry.

�I�I don�t know!� replied Usopp as he too began to cry. �Luffy��
he whispered.

Desini looked at these people and felt that if she didn�t do
something, she might begin to cry herself. They were being torn apart and she
could see it. Why couldn�t he�? �We�ll come back tomorrow�� she said.

�What?! Desi!� exclaimed Jin in
disbelief as he turned to her.

The orange haired woman looked up at her through her tears
in surprise. �What�?� she whispered.

�We�ll give you one more chance tomorrow�If�if you can�t
convince�him, then�we will leave�I�I will try and talk
to him�� she said quietly.

�Desi, what are you doing?!� yelled Jin.

She turned to him in slight anger. �Do you not see how much
pain you are causing these people?! They obviously care about you! Then there�s
the stories�They seemed real to me! You were a great person, Jin, pirate or
not. You saved these people�s lives as well as all those other people they
spoke of. You�re a hero to them. Why is it so hard to believe, considering you
have no memory anyway?! You can�t tell them that it isn�t true when you don�t
even know! We will give them one chance or you may live to regret all of this
the day your memory is returned to you�I can�t�I can�t�let that happen�� she
explained as she lowered her gaze to the floor. Her voice lowered from each
sentence until the last part she whispered.

He only stared at her with furrowed brows. She walked up to
him and placed a hand gently on his face. Nami looked away. She couldn�t bear
seeing this. �Please Jin. Just give them one more chance. What if they are
telling the truth?� she whispered to him and only him.

�I can�t possibly be a pirate�You saw the ones we hunted��
he whispered back.

�You�re right�they were all horrible bastards. However,
these people are different. How many of them protected each other? With these
people, when one of them strayed, they all followed. We weren�t expecting that.
They actually care about one another. They protect one another. No pirate that
I have come across has ever done this. Please, one more chance?� she whispered.

He stared at her with a sad frown for a long while. Then he
closed his eyes and sighed as he lowered his head. He reached up and grabbed
her hand. �Alright�I trust you Desi, and if you feel you can trust them, then I
will trust you.� he whispered before looking up at her. Nami turned back to
them. He was holding her hand. She felt sick. �What�what kind of relationship
do they have�?� she couldn�t help but to think.

She smiled up at him warmly and nodded. �Thank you.� she
whispered. She turned to them while he looked away. �We will come back
tomorrow.� she said.

Everyone smiled and nodded. Nami only nodded. �Thank you��
she said quietly to her. Then Desini turned and they both left.

Sanji walked up to Nami and knelt down next to her even in
the pain he was in. �Are you alright, Nami-san�?� he asked in a gentle voice.

She wiped away her tears. �Idiot!
What were you thinking?!� she cried as she looked at him in anger.

Sanji was taken by surprise by her out burst. �What�do you
mean�Nami-san�?� he asked.

�You should not have done that! Because of you, we could
have lost him for good!� she cried as she wiped away more tears.

Sanji lowered his head. �I�I�m sorry�Nami-san�� he
whispered.

Nami took a deep breath as she closed her eyes. �No�I�m
sorry�I shouldn�t have yelled at you�� she said as she opened her eyes and
looked away.

�No�you�re right�I lost my temper, and because of that�we
could have lost him�� he said quietly.

Frowning sadly, Nami looked over at him. �It�s okay�We didn�t lose him�At least�not yet.� she
said. Then she reached up and touched his throat. �Are you alright?� she asked.

Sanji looked up at her in surprise. �A�aa�� he replied.

�Ah! That�s right! Let me look at your injuries!� exclaimed
Chopper as he ran to Sanji and began examining him. Then he frowned. �It looks like
you have two broken ribs and a few fractured ones.� he said as he looked over
Sanji.

�I also think he fractured my shin�� said Sanji as he tried
to stand up.

�Let�s go back to the hotel room so I can treat you.� said
Chopper as he began to lead Sanji to the men�s room. �Zoro, you come too so I
can look you over. You too Usopp.� said Chopper over his shoulder.

Zoro closed his eyes and followed the little reindeer. Usopp
followed him as well. Robin walked up behind Nami and knelt down next to her.
She helped her to stand. �Are you alright?� she asked her.

�Un�I�ll be alright�I�m just�I�m
just so glad he�s alive�� she whispered as she began to cry again. It was just
sinking in that Luffy wasn�t dead.

�Ee�� replied Robin in a whisper as she too began to cry
with a warm smile on her face.

Franky stood to the side as tears began to form in his eyes.
Both women turned to him at hearing his sniffles. �I ain�t
cryin�!!� he yelled as he turned away from them and
burst into tears. Both women just laughed softly together as the three of them
also cried together.

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The two hunters made their way back to their hotel in
silence. Desini looked up at Jin. His face was completely expressionless. She
frowned and then sighed as she looked away from him.

Hearing Desini�s sigh, Jin turned to her. �What�s wrong?� he
asked in a monotone voice.

�It�s nothing�� she replied in a whisper.

He furrowed his brows at her. �Do you really think they are
telling the truth?� he asked in the same tone.

�Un�I do�There is something going
on with you that I can�t explain. You aren�t the same man I met almost four
months ago. Something is happening to you, and what they said makes a lot of
sense.� she said.

�Makes sense?! It sounded like a
load of crap to me! They were seeing ghosts of this dead Captain of their�s?� he asked in complete disbelief.

�But it made sense to me�From what I gathered from what she said, she said you were only a part. She saw two others. She
had said, �No happiness, no kindness.� Maybe those other parts had those things
and that�s why�you no longer do�� she explained quietly.

�Or maybe they are liars and I�m always like this�� he
replied.

�We don�t know that�� she said as her frown deepened.

�Well, we don�t know if they are telling the truth either��
he retorted in annoyance.

�That�s why we are going back there tomorrow.� she said also
getting annoyed herself.

Sighing and realizing he was losing his temper, he turned to
her with his face relaxed. �I�m sorry�I don�t want to fight about this�� he
said quietly.

She looked back at him with furrowed brows. �Why do you hate
pirates so much�?� she asked quietly.

�Because they are awful bastards who hurt innocent people.�
he replied.

�They didn�t look like the type of people who would hurt
anyone who was innocent�� she said softly.

He sighed again. �Maybe�� he replied as he closed his eyes.
�Only time will tell�� he whispered as they finally reached their hotel.

To Be Continued�

Author�s Note: I
hope you all enjoy this chapter and all it�s
explanations and hard times! XD Please review! XP
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