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Wow it has been so long but here I am. School is killing me but I made it with a new chapter. This chapter we will be meeting Luffy's childhood friend and also furry companion. It might be confusing also so read the bottom for more details. Any complaints or comments or ideas please review, they really keep me going.

Also thank you to hinaluy for your feed back and guest that gave me words of encouragement. I am littterly doing this on note that has no spelling check. Any way enjoy~~~~

Chapter 2 ~ Reunion

Luffy sighed contently as she watched the inhabitants of the island go about their business. She was sitting on a bench in the middle of town where a large grand fountain ran. She smiled as she saw little kids running around having fun and couples walking around hand in hand. She felt a pang in her heart but chose to ignore it and thought about the task at hand.

It was going to be Law's birthday in a week and she had no idea what to get him. She was so lost in thought that she didn't notice the white blur bounding toward her. She suddenly found herself laid back on the bench while registering a weight on her and... was it licking her? She giggled as she felt the attacker lick her on the face repeatedly. It took few moments but she was able to finally see who her attacker was and came face to face to a familiar Siberian husky.

"Caspian?" she whispered in disbelief. This couldn't be her old companion, could it? The husky got of her and moved to sit beside her on the bench. It barked happily at her and then licked her again. She chuckled and then looked at his collar. It wasn't like a normal collar, it was more like a necklace. The black string was sturdy and held what looked like a multi color crystal and a dog tag. 'Caspian' was written beautifully on the iron tag. She smiled widely and hugged the dog as she felt tears prick her eyes.

"Caspian! Caspian! Where are you!?" a male vice shouted in the distance. The pair turned toward the voice and Caspian barked signaling the person where he was. Her eyes widened as she saw the male coming towards them. The lean man looked fairly young, maybe in his early twenties, and was a full head taller than her. He had silver hair that came over his sapphire eyes and was covered with a navy blue and black conductor hat that had silver ornaments. His porcelaine skin contrasted greatly with his long black trench coat, navy blue vest, silver tie, black dress pants and shoes. Memories rushed in her head like a tidal wave.

"You're like a little sister to me" she remembers a silver haired boy said smiling fondly at her. "No matter what, I promise to protect you for now on. I won't let you go through that pain again." the boy promised with tears streaming down his eyes when she was saved from the torture she was subjected to. "You don't have to be strong, not for me! I should be some one you can share your pain with so... cry." he said hugging her tightly as she finally let out the mess of emotions that she locked away. "Luffy? Luffy! LUFFY!" his desperate cries and Caspian's frantic barks resounding in her mind as she was sailing away with her grandfather far away from her home.

Her thoughts were broken when the man stopped a few feet in front of her. His eyes were wide as he also recognized her. Caspian jumped of the bench and stood next to the man and stared at her expectantly.

"Luffy?" he took a step forward and that finally broke the dam.

" Aaron!" tears streamed down her face as she tackled the poor man. She hugged him tightly and buried her face in his chest. She felt strong arms wrap around her and hug her back. "I can't believe..." she sobbed in his chest and he looked down at the little woman he called his sister.

"I missed you" he whispered kissing the top of her head.

"Me to" her voice muffled by his shirt. They stayed like that for a few moments until they pulled away. Her face was red and puffy from the crying but she was smiling widely up at the silver haired male. She quickly rubbed away the remaining tears and looked up at the male's face that was smiling fondly at her.

"It seems like we have a lot of catching up to do don't we miss Straw hat Captain?" her smile only got wider as she lead both of them to a near by restaurant to catch up with her childhood friend.

Time flew by as they talked and walked through town. They tried some food and went shopping for clothes and other items. It was until the sun went down when they realized how late it was.

"Darn, it's late." Luffy said looking up at the stars. "they must be worried"

"...Hey Luffy" he said after a few moments of silence. "it's really late and it would be dangerous to walk in the woods at this late hour." Aaron said. Luffy looked at him questionably. "How about you stay with me and Caspian for tonight. You did say that your log pose was setting today right?" she looked at him for a moment and was about to answer when a ring from her bag interrupted her.

Puuurup puuurup Puuurup. Luffy dug into her bag and took out a mini den den mushi and answered the snail. Then she was bombarded by a flurry of voices. She flinched and leaned away from the loud noise. The noise stopped after a few shouts from Nami and multiple groans of pain on the other end. She smiled and laughed at their antics. She looked over and saw Aaron smiling fondly at the snail while Caspian wagged his tail.

"LUFFY!" Nami shouted in relief.

"Shishishi, Hi Nami" she responded with a smile though she felt guilty that she worried them.

"Luffy where are you? Are you okay? Why are you late? I swear..." she laughed again.

"Don't worry Nami. I'm still in town I just lost track of time."

"...Ohh, okay. We're glad your okay."

"Shishishi. Of course I am" she responded cheerfully. "But it's really late and it would be hard to walk back to the ship in the dark. I decided to stay in an inn and go back in the morning if that's okay" she said. The line was silent for a moment and then Nami answered.

"Alright Luffy that sounds good but please, stay safe." Aaron and Caspian were doing a happy dance while Luffy smiled at their antics.

"Of course Nami, don't worry. See you in the morning." there was a sigh on the other side of the line.

"Yeah see you in the morning." Luffy laughed again and hung up. She then turned to her two companions and smiled.

"Well looks like I'll be bunking with you tonight," she grinned while the other two nodded. She then turned to the pile of bags on the floor next to them. 'When did they buy so many things?' she asked herself. "Well these will be a pain to carry back," she said rubbing the back of her head sheepishly. Aaron followed her gaze and laughed.

"Yeah it is going to be a big pain to carry" he said looking at the bags then he perked up and looked at Luffy. "Hey, why don't you use that portal ability to put it in a pocket dimension or something" as soon as he said those words the air suddenly grew cold. He looked at Luffy and saw her hat shadowing her eyes, her normal cheerful demeanor was replaced with a stony cold impression. She faced him for a few moments and abruptly turned away.

"I don't know what your talking about" she answered back cooly. Inside she was a mess of emotions as she remembered 'those' powers and how she got them. Caspian whimpered at the quick change of demeanor from his owner. Aaron narrowed his eyes and studied her form. Luffy flinched when she felt a hand touch her shoulder.

"Luffy... don't tell me you still..." she jerked her shoulder away and turned to face him her eyes filled with anger, fear, and pain. Aaron's eyes widened at the sight of the girl whom he saw as his little sister. She was trying to look strong and she would have succeeded if her eyes didn't show everything she was feeling. He placed his hands firmly on her shoulders and looked into those large brown eyes.

"Luffy, none of that was your fault. We talked about this," he whispered softly and pulled her in a tight hug. "What happened wasn't your fault. They chose to do that, to die so you can live on for not only for you but for them also." at that point Luffy was shaking while she hugged her brother figure back and tears ran down her face.

"B-but, I... their blood... the knife. I... I... killed them Aaron. We promised to escape together" she gasped out in a raspy voice. He only hugged her tighter as he petted her hair, Caspian went over and rubbed himself against Luffy's leg trying to comfort his master.

"Luffy" he said firmly then he pulled away and lifted her chin so he can look at her eyes. He brown eyes were wide and puffy as tears continued to cascade down her face. He quickly rubbed the tears away as best as he could and looked deeply an her eyes. "They wanted you to live, they gave you their powers so you can escape, they want you to survive and escape from the torture that all of you were subjected to." he said cupping her cheeks. "You were forced to kill them. They are the reason that they died Luffy. I was never nor will it ever be your fault" he said. Luffy was shaking harder as she brought a hand to her mouth her hair covering her eyes again. "Am I clear?" and at that the dam of tears and emotions broke down as she quickly hugged him and sobbed in his chest. They fell to the ground as Aaron and Caspian comforted Luffy. It was a long time till Luffy was able to calm down, with tears still in her eyes she looked up at Aaron smiling and nodded. She rubbed the remaining tears away.

"Y-your right *hic* Aaron *hic* I'm so sorry *hic* for being stupid *hic*" Aaron shook his head and helped her up.

"Don't worry Luffy" he smiled fondly at her. "I understand why you don't like to use those powers but I know that they wouldn't want you to hold yourself back because of what happened." Luffy nodded and smiled up at her brother. "Now, how about we put those bags away" he said turning to the forgotten shopping bags. Luffy laughed and walked over to the bags.

"Space" she lifted her finger and a white sphere formed at the tip and then fanned out in a small area (like Law's Room). She then used her finger and sliced in a downward motion. "Pocket" Aaron and Caspian watched in awe as a portal appeared where she sliced. She then went over and started picking up the bags and placing then in. She turned to the two watchers and grinned. "Are you gonna help or what old man?" Aaron snapped out of his trance and faced her in anger.

"Oi! How many time do I have to tell you that my hair is silver not white" he shouted. She only laughed as she watched him also pick up bags and place them in the pocket dimension.

"Wow, really? Could of fooled me considering you look like and old man." she laughed as she dodged a punch from Aaron. He was fuming a she continued to laugh. Once all the bags were put away except for a few Luffy closed the portal and canceled the space. She hummed in contentment. "Now that's done lets go to the inn"

They walked silently to the inn and went up to the room Aaron rented out earlier. With some argument a pouting Luffy finally settled on the bed while Aaron slept on the ground. She sighed and laid down her mind wandering back to the conversation. Then long suppressed memories assaulted her mind.

Screams, darkness, chains, pain, fighting, then those gentle voices. "Don't worry we'll find a way out of here. All of us, together," a feminine voice whispered. But the didn't escape only she did.

She didn't know that she was crying until she found herself in Aaron's arms and Caspian looking up at her with worried eyes. She let out a sob and gripped his shirt and pulled him closer.

"Luffy" he started quietly.

"They died" she gasped out. "We were going to escape together and..." she sobbed and buried her face in he shoulder. "Why did they do that?" he didn't answer for a few moments and then let out a soft sigh.

"Luffy... do you want to know why I think they did that?" Luffy pulled away and nodded. He took her hands and grasped them tightly. "I think they saved you because they wanted you to stay alive Luffy. They were trapped there for so long and suffered tremendously and they were finally given a chance to go free by playing a man's sadistic game." he paused and looked at Luffy who looked doleful. "But then they saw you" Luffy's eyes widened. "They saw someone who wasn't touched by the horrible grasp of the world and had such a golden heart that shouldn't have graced hell," he looked deeply in her eyes seeing surprise. "They knew that it was to late for them so they decided to save the one who deserved to live the most," at that Luffy frowned and glared at him in anger.

"But it wasn't to late, It wasn't to late for them. They could have been healed by mom and..." but she was cut of.

"Luffy, they knew that the only way any of you could get out was for everyone else to die with only one left standing and even if they were able to escape they would be still haunted by those memories in that hell they were stuck in most of their lives." he reasoned, Luffy looked so torn. Aaron's eyes sofened and he hugged her again. "Plus I don't think they truly died." Luffy's eyes widened at the implication.

"W-what do you mean?" she said with a shaky voice.

"When they died and you were given their powers, their souls. They still still live inside you through those powers that were once theirs. In reality you did escape together but just through one body." Aaron pulled away and saw Luffy shaking again trying to keep the tears at bay. "Please Luffy don't shun those powers that were given to you, use them to help and protect those you love or else it would be like forgetting their sacrifices to save you" silent tears were running down her cheeks and she hugged him again, she could only nod as sobs wracked her body. He continued to hold her untill she fell asleep. He silently got up and tucked her in, wiping the left over tears and gave a sad smile. She hated to see his imoto cry like this but it was the only way to help her get over her fears of using her gifted powers. He let out a small sigh and retreated back to his place on the ground and let the exhaustion take over.

Woooooooo! Yeah! Done! Any way I hope you enjoyed that chapter and I hope you review.

Luffy's past is really different but cannon parts have happened like meeting Shanks and having Sabo and Ace as her brothers. More of her past will be explained as well as what happened to make her gain her new powers. Keep in mind I am mostly focused on the building of Luffy's and Law's relationship and also learning about Luffy's past. Law next chapter.

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