A/N: It's been a really long time since I've written a story, but I've never written a One Piece story before, so I thought I'll try it out! This is based of the Lovely Land Arc in One Piece. Thanks for reading!

Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece, Eiichiro Oda does.

It was late at night. The stars were twinkling brightly in the sky. The waves were gently rocking the Sunny Go.

Luffy was on watch duty. His crew tried to stop him saying that he needed rest from the fight, but the young captain insisted and he got his way in the end.

"Ne, Sunny, am I a good captain? If I was a good captain, my crew wouldn't lie to me, would they?"

The ship didn't reply, but it seemed like, just for a moment, it was rocking a bit more.

Luffy bit his lip, "I must be a terrible captain."

He applied a little bit more force and blood started leaking out. Slowly, his view of the sky clouded over, as tears started coming out. The usually cheerful captain rubbed his face ferociously until the tears stopped and his cheeks were raw.

He started thinking back about the previous day's event. The memories flowing through his head with a pain that felt like a punch to the stomach.

His crew standing before him, lying to him.

Ussop soaring through the air as he manages to land on the mast.

Chopper's mouth being covered to save their own hide.

Zoro's stiffness as his most trusted nakama lies to him.

With each thought, his teeth clamp down harder and harder. His tears start up again and mingle with his blood. The mixture drips down onto the grass-covered deck.

"I am such a bad captain, I don't deserve them."

He goes over the adventure he had with them. He realizes things that he never thought of thinks of the reluctance of Zoro joining his crew. He looks back on the number of times Nami has hit him on top of the head. He sees the moment of his fight with Ussop and how he left the crew. He flashes back to when Sanji kicks him over the head. He remembers when Chopper ran way from him in fear. He is there once again when Robin leaves the crew and jumps out of the window of the burning mansion. He witnesses the fight between him and Franky once again. He is in total agony as his precious crew taunt him in his mind

"Ha! You're such a terrible captain, you don't even fight back!"

Yet during his mental torment, he remembers precious things that renew his spirit. He recalls the moment when Zoro carried him in his cage to a safer place. He thinks of when Nami begged him for his help in tears. He looks back and see Ussop begging for his forgiveness to rejoin his crew. He sees the moment of absolute joy on Sanji's face as he talks about All Blue. He flashes back to Chopper healing his injuries over and over again. He remembers when Robin shouts that she wants to live. He is there once more when Franky build him their ship.

He remembers these things and so much more.

He smiles but everything crashes down around him once more as he sees the moment once again. The mental torment starting up once again as his crew lies to him. He cries and tries to stop them to no avail. He cries through the night as the sun rises to begin the next day.

A/N: I hope you liked it! Sorry that it's so short though... Hopefully the next chapters will be longer! I'll probably update soon because I have a lot of free time tomorrow. I might even update again today! Please review! It really does encourage me. Thanks for reading!

~Titania