Ok so before I start this story I am going to give a shout out to WhatifStoryTeller for helping me with some of my grammar mistakes that they noticed. I have fixed them, I hope.

Anyway on to the story, hope you enjoy. :D

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They were docked at an island called Pearl Island when they got off Chopper waved them away; Luffy was still on his first mates couch like he has been for the last three days. "I can't believe Luffy is making us do this." Nami growled. "If he hadn't wished to be sick we could be well on our way."

Sanji sighed, "Now I have to spend money just so I can get him something he can stomach. What a pain."

Usopp looked at them, "Well there is nothing we can do about it, and he has to get better before we do any real heavy traveling. He probably got worse when he tried to help us out. My problem is I have no idea where to find this medicine that Chopper sent me with on his list."

Nami smiled at him, "Don't worry I will help you. Your right the faster he gets better the faster we can get back on track." What the three didn't realize was that they were being watched by two pairs of eyes from the shadows of the ally way. The two looked at each other confused and ran back to their captain with the strange news.

Zoro gently covered Luffy up on the couch as Vivi walked in with a cold water bow and a towel. "How is he?"

Zoro looked at her as she set the bowl down and back to Luffy, "Not good, I think he is getting worse. Last night he wouldn't stop coughing till I moved him to my couch. I don't like this Vivi Chopper has been caring for him this entire time why isn't he getting better?"

This is when Chopper walked in his face upset, "I think because subconsciously he doesn't want to get better. Nami was right about that but only at this point has he done that."

Vivi looked shocked at the reindeer, "What do you mean? Do you know what caused this?"

Chopper sighed, "This probably started happening because of all the verbal abuse he has been getting from Nami and the unnecessary physical from everyone else started to get to him. Even Zoro stopped doing the unnecessary physical, when he stopped it probably slowed down."

Zoro nodded, "I started noticing that it was bothering him even when he didn't say anything. I didn't think that the verbal was getting to him though, I thought he just didn't pay attention to it."

"The abuse started making him eat less then that is when the sickness settled in. His body was in a weakened state so it couldn't fight the infection that is when everything started to go down hill for him. It is like he is too hurt to want to get better, like he is trying to find a way to get away from it all." Chopper explained. "And no matter what I do Nami won't believe me, so I just gave Usopp a list of things I needed. At this point Luffy just needs some positive reinforcement and he should start getting better."

Zoro growled under his breath, "Damn it Nami, what the hell did you do?"

"And unfortunately for us Luffy is getting worse, every time one of the others is near him his body doesn't want to fight it. But every time we are near him showing him the affection he needs to get better he does but not fast enough as he gets worse with them around him.", Chopper said, his body trembling with held back tears.

Vivi looked at Chopper, "Is it possible to move him to the medical room and ban them from it till he gets better."

"You know I bet I could do that, it is a good idea." Chopper said, with a thinking face. "Zoro could you please pick him up so we can get him there?"

"Yeap.", was Zoro's reply as the swordsman carefully lifted Luffy, he was more than willing to help their captain anyway he could. He then followed Vivi and Chopper up the stairs. Luffy opened his eyes and looked at his first mate confused, "Hey there, hang in there we are just moving you to a different room to get better in."

Luffy nodded and went back to sleep when he made it to the med room on the ship, unknowingly showing four pairs of eyes what Luffy's condition was. "See I told you captain he is out for the count, they will be easy to defeat now." the first voice said.

"Yes this is very interesting I can finally kill that twerp." said the second voice.

"Now hold on a minuet, I seem to be seeing that half of his crew doesn't seem to care about him at the moment. So I want to take a closer look at his condition when we go on.", a third voice said.

"Fine, you can do that." the second voice said.

Zoro placed Luffy on the medical bed when Chopper asked, "Was he awake?"

The green haired man nodded, "Yea, not for long. I think he was just trying to figure out why he was moving."

"How did his eyes look?"

"If you mean whether or not they looked alive or dead, dead. He is loosing to this, we have to make sure that he gets better. There is no telling what will happen to him if his enemies know about his condition." Zoro said, gently playing with Luffy's hair. 'Come on Luffy you can't let this beat you, you are stronger than this.'

Zoro moved his hand when Vivi put a cold towel on their captain's forehead, "Come on Luffy, not everyone thinks like those three do. We care and we want you to be better, don't give up on us ok?" Vivi held Zoro's hand in a tight grip, "We need you back Luffy, remember you have to become the pirate king and beat up anyone who get in your way."

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Nami, Usopp, and Sanji walked onto the ship with what was needed for Luffy, Nami was surprised when the med door was locked. Chopper opened the door and walked out, "Were you able to find everything?"

Nami smiled at him and handed him the bag, "Yes, why is the med door locked."

"We put Luffy in there; we are hoping it will help him get better faster being away from everyone." Chopper explained. Nami tried to go in but Chopper stopped her, "Sorry but only Vivi, Zoro and I are allowed in there."

"Why we are all his crew." Nami said a little put off that she was being denied.

"Well he needs to be exposed to only a certain number of people and it is my call that we three are the only ones." Chopper said with confidence and a smiling face.
Nami sighed and patted Chopper on the head, "Ok, when he gets better tell him I need to talk to him ok."

Chopper smiled at her, "Sure thing." When she was gone he ran back in, "Oh my God, that was close." He slid down the door and put the bag on the floor.

Vivi nodded replacing the cold towel on their captains' forehead, "Yea it was. Come on Luffy we need you; you promised me that you would help me kingdom back. You even said that you would be more than happy to, that…that you would help anyone. Please don't let this be your end." Vivi was crying even though she felt that she had no right, after all she didn't even know him nearly as well as the first two members of his crew.

Zoro put a hand on Luffy's arm, "Come on Luffy, you have the best idea when it comes to being a pirate captain. You look out for your crew better than I have ever seen any of the other captain's do. You even want us to achieve our own dreams along side your own; you can't give up now not when you are just getting started. You just can't."

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That night, four figures quietly jumped on the Going Merry and headed strait for the medical room. They wiggled the locked door open and slipped inside, Usopp who was in the crows nest looked down. He scratched the back of his head, "I could have sworn I heard something." He then got down from the crows nest and walked around the ship; testing all the doors and making sure that everything was in order. "Hu, that is weird. I could have sworn…must be my tired mind. It is Sanji's shift now anyway." The long nosed teen walked to the men's sleeping quarters to awaken the blond cook.

"Oh boy that was close." One of the voices said in the medical room.

"Hey, something isn't right." A second voice said.

"What do you mean something isn't right?" An irritated voice asked.

"No he is right, Luffy doesn't seem to be doing well at all. In fact he looks worse than when we saw him at a distance." A fourth voice stated as they placed their hand against the young captain's forehead. "He has a high fever."

"And why should I can how this little pain in my ass feels?" The third voice asked, glaring at the slumbering rubber nuisance.

The first voice looked at the third, "I don't know captain, it doesn't feel right. Something just feels out of place. I really don't like how his crew members were talking; it's like…like us not caring for you."

The third voice looked surprised at that statement, "Are you trying to tell me that they no longer care for him?"

"No more along the line that some of them are…I don't know…"

"Like some of them are hurting him emotionally somehow, maybe even physically." The forth voice tried, with a smile on their face.

"Yea just like that."

"You poor thing." The forth voice said, gently rubbing Luffy fevered cheek. Luffy started coughing in his sleep for a moment before he settled back down nuzzling the affectionate hand, "Makes me want to take you away from all this." The forth voice fixed Luffy's hair into some semblance of order.

"What?", the third voice lowly yelped out.

"Oh come on look at that face, he's adorable. Don't you think so?" The fourth voice asked.

The third voice went to reply but looked at the fevered face of the young captain, 'Well that isn't a lie, and he is kind of…adorable. Wait what am I thinking?' The third voice glared at the fourth's persistent pout, "Fine, but he is under your care. I want nothing to do with him."

The first and second looked at the happy fourth, "You hear that cutie pie, I am going to take care of you. You will be better in no time." Luffy groaned and opened his eyes…

To be continued

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Dun dun dun, so tell me who do you think it is? I am curious to hear you thoughts and hoping against all odds that didn't make it too easy. I wouldn't be shocked if I did to be completly honest with you, but please tell me anyways.