This is an unplanned story. And an experiment. Thing is, I intended to write something without the faintest outline of what I'm going to write in my mind. And I wanna see if by making up stuff as I go along, I can actually produce a good work of fiction. I am dead honest. And I'd appreciate if you reviewed and told me how it is since this is my first One Piece fiction. Enjoy :)
''My name is Monkey D. Luffy. I'm going to be the pirate king. And I am an idiot.'' Luffy stopped writing and closed his diary.
He wasn't a person to write much, taking into account the fact that he didn't even like to think much. He was a person of action. And mind you, not the type to think and then act. He was all about pure, going-with-the-flow action. But things had changed in the past two years. He had lived his life without any kind of worry whatsoever for 17 whole years. And then Ace died.
Training with Rayleigh for two years, he had a lot of time to himself. To actually think. Think about life; think about how it isn't fair at times. Think about his priorities. Think about what is important and what isn't. He had to become strong for his nakama because he knew his nakama were trying hard to become strong for him.
Ace was a huge part of his life. A part he thought he could never lose. With each punch he thought about him. Each kick bought back memories of a happy childhood spent together. Two boys, with the same dream. To become the man with the most freedom in the seas. And what happened to that part of his life? He died.
Each time he thought about Ace while training, he let out a roar. A roar that frightened animals ten times as big as an elephant. A roar that literally made mountains crumble. But it wasn't a roar. It was a cry. A cry that escaped each time he regretted not being stronger for Ace. Ace's last words still rung in Luffy's ears, 'I'm sorry I couldn't let you save me properly little bro,' as he collapsed onto Luffy's arms.
The first 6 months were spent like this. Training in agony, wanting to get stronger than anything he could possibly imagine. Once emotions settled, Luffy changed from the inside. He thought about various things. About his journey ahead. About how he was being trained by the first mate of the pirate king's crew himself! About his promise to Shanks. About his treasured straw-hat. About how Nami fixed it for him when he first brawled with Buggy. About Nami.
Being the happy-go-lucky idiot he was, he never really paid any attention to her before. He regarded her as one of his nakamas and the best navigator for his ship. But the days passed by and he found himself missing her. 'Well, that's strange,' he thought to himself. He trained, until he perfected many new moves, including the hakis.
Two years passed by, and just like that, it was time for Luffy to return and rejoin his crew. More matured now, he even wandered why he liked Nami more than Hancock, who was a hundred times more beautiful than her and who was head-over-heels crazy about Luffy. Shrugging off those thoughts, he set off to Shabondy Archipelago.
The reunion had been fantastic. Even Usopp had become mighty strong! Luffy was happy that his dream of becoming the pirate king was finally underway and that he was going to sail on the seas in which Shanks held an important position. Helped by Rayleigh, the Straw-hats found a shortcut to get into the new world. Luffy was disappointed that he didn't get to visit fishman island and made his disappointment very clear along with Sanji who was even sadder for he didn't get to see the mermaids. Luffy decided to keep up with his idiotic happy-go-lucky nature and personality for the sake of his nakama. They had sailed half of Grand Line and had overcome every obstacle and Luffy wanted that to continue in the New World.
He wanted to talk to Nami, ask her about her two years, ask her how she spent them. Tell her how beautiful she looked. He wanted her to know that he wasn't the same old Luffy anymore, but was finding it hard to do so. Something inside him told him to focus on his dream first. And so he kept mum. Until that day-
So, here's a cliff-hanger. I'll make it worth it in the next chapter. In the meantime, do tell me if it's any good or should I just hang up my pen. Negative comments are so welcome. :)
