(onepieceismahlife writing meow)

Just as Luffy sprang up off the couch and ambled over to the door, a deep man's voice resounded through the house.

"Charmant, you useless piece of shit, where are you?" The eight Straw Hats turned and looked at the brunette whose pupils dilated to slits and hand that immediately flew to a spot just above her left breast.

"Down here….dad…" Charmant called weakly. She turned and faced the odd group of people. "You need to leave. Now. Please, it isn't safe. If he finds out you're here….Just…Just go….I implore you." She pleaded. Robin looked at the princess, who looked as if she was about to burst into tears if they stayed any longer. Loud footsteps came crashing down the stairs and towards the den.

"Charmant. What are these people doing here?" a stocky man entered the room. He was tall, taller than anyone Luffy had ever seen before. And big. He was very muscly and looked like he could out power even Zoro. This man, that was Charmant's father, the man that hurt her in more ways than one, was standing in this room, mere feet from where Luffy was standing.

"Uhh…they're just…uh…leaving fa-" Charmant never got the chance to finish her sentence because she was back-handed across the face. She gasped in pain and clutched her face as she stumbled to the ground. Her vision was blurry and she thought she could see stars.

"What did I tell you about visitors?" The man asked the small woman, towering over her. Chopper cowered in the corner, trying to stay away from this big, scary man. Luffy's eyes were hidden from his precious straw hat, but where glaring daggers into the wooden floor. Sanji and Zoro looked tense and ready for a fight. Nami was slowly reaching for her Clima Tact, hidden in a secret location on her person. Robin was clearly worried for the princess's wellbeing, and she looked a little like Charmant's mother when she was helplessly watching her so called "husband" beat her daughter.

Charmant mumbled something inaudible. Her father kicked her in the ribs and the breath that had been in her lungs flew out of her lungs like a bat out of hell. The six of the straw hats flinched, and Luffy's hands balled into fists, eager to hit the horrid man that was hurting his friend.

"What was that? I couldn't hear you?" He grinned evilly

"I said, they're not supposed to come here." Charmant wheezed. The dark-haired man turned to the 'visitors' his daughter had invited into their home and had beaten her up over.

"Perhaps I should introduce myself," Charmant's father smirked harshly. He had power over these people, and everyone in that room knew it. He could kill their new friend. "My name is King Kaze. You shall refer to me as 'Your Honour' when in my presence." Charmant stumbled up to her knees, taking advantage of the distraction.

Luffy raised his head to glare at the 'king'. How could a man hurt his own daughter in such a way? "How can you do that to her?" he asked quietly, willing himself not to lose temper. He was fighting a losing battle; his temper was boiling over like a pot of steaming hot water.

"Excuse me?" Kaze asked the young boy.

"How can you hurt her? Your own flesh and blood! I should-"Luffy never got a chance to finish as he too, was back-handed to the floor. He landed beside his new nakama, who was fighting to catch her breath.

The Strawhats tensed and were ready to kill as their captain got treated like a rag doll. Luffy was in the process of being repeatedly hit against a wall. Inside Luffy's body, he fought for control of his muscles and was losing.

"Leave…." Luffy managed to mumble. His nakama looked at him as if he was retarded, but didn't argue. They knew that their captain could handle this situation. They hurried towards the door, and let themselves out.

"You underestimate my power boy." Kaze grinned evilly, looking at the battered boy in his hand. "I can make you do things you could never even imagine. I made Charmant kill her mother and brother." At this, Charmant flinched and her eyes shun with unshed tears as she looked up at her new-found friend. This boy had trusted her so willingly, and because of it, he was getting hurt.

"I could make you kill my worthless daughter. I could make you stab yourself…. That's a perfect idea." Kaze grabbed a dagger from his belt. He glared at the straw hat boy and Luffy felt himself lose control of even more of his body. He was still in his body, but some strange force wouldn't let him control his muscles. His hand reached towards the dagger in the 'kings' hand. He, or rather Kaze, gripped the hilt loosely before plunging it into his thigh. Luffy bit back a shout that threatened to escape his throat.

"Luffy!" Charmant cried. She was scared and hurt. She knew who she needed to get Luffy to, and fast. Kaze chuckled before he stalked back upstairs, to his study, to do his 'kingly' duties.

Charmant took the chance to scramble over to Luffy, who had his hands on the wound, the dagger still in his leg. Charmant was no doctor, but Takashi had taught her first aid when she was twelve. She had to stop the bleeding. The princess looked around and found nothing suitable. The blood continued to flow from the open wound, like water dripping from a faucet. Charmant decided that she would have to take off her shirt and make a tourniquet to staunch the blood flow. She chucked off her shirt, aware that Luffy would see her bra, and the scar that was directly over top of her left breast.

As Char hurried to make the tourniquet, Luffy's eyes immediately flew to the scar. His right hand unconsciously reached towards the crescent scar that claimed a large amount of space. His blood soaked hand wonderingly traced it. Char froze, and slapped his hand away.

"That was from your father, wasn't it?" Luffy asked the princess, who was wrapping her shirt above the knife wound. She didn't say anything, just nodded her head.

"I need to get you to Yujin. He'll know what to do." Charmant said aloud, mostly talking to herself.

Luffy just nodded and, with Char's help, managed to get into a standing position. He was wobbly on his feet, mostly due to the fact that Char had left the knife in his leg. He didn't question her, as she seemed to know more than he did when it came to first aid, but it didn't seem like the type of thing most doctors would do.

As Charmant guided Luffy to the door, it was quickly apparent that he wouldn't remain conscious the amount of time it would take to get to Yujin, or Chopper, for that matter.

"Luffy, I want you to lean all your weight on me," Luffy looked as if he was about to protest when Char brought up a hand to stop him. "Just…trust me… Please."

So, Luffy did as he was told, leaning against the small princess. She did a minor stutter-step as the weight of the teen was pressed against her. She fought with gravity for control for a few seconds. Luffy looked down at the young girl worried, but as she quickly regained her balance, the look morphed into one of pain. He had just taken a step with his injured leg.

"Luffy!" Charmant cried, gripping his left hip tightly. "Luffy, this isn't going to-" Charmant was just about to finish her sentence when she looked up at Luffy's face. His eyes were closed and his breathing had slowed. Char started to panic. He was unconscious, and if she didn't get to Yujin soon, Luffy was a goner.

She knelt in front of Luffy and grabbed his wrist. She raised it above his head and pulled him onto her shoulders, in the fireman's carry that Takashi taught her. After a couple minutes of struggling, Charmant managed to distribute Luffy's weight comfortably across her shoulder. She grabbed his inner knee and inner wrist and proceeded down the gravel road.

Citizens passed her by, giving her an odd look. Char didn't care; her top priority was getting Luffy alive to Yujin before he died. As she passed a lively purple house that belonged to her friend, Kojaku, she yelled as loud as she could.

"Yujin! Yujin, I need your help! Hurry!" a kind looking boy around the age of eighteen peered out his window to see the dark haired princess carrying an unconscious man.

He hurried out the door and helped his friend carry the man into the house. Charmant was crying, she figured it was her fault. Just like her mom and brother.

I shouldn't have been born. None of this would have happened. Luffy wouldn't have gotten hurt and Mom and Brother would still be alive. That thought raced through her mind. Yujin helped Char haul Luffy to a sterile bed. Yujin scurried over to the wall and got his medical supplies. Charmant sat on the ground beside Luffy, crying hard. She clutched Luffy's hand as Yujin worked his magic on the dagger wound.

"Oh Luffy," Charmant whispered, moving the straw hat from his head and onto a nearby table. "What have I done."

She laid her head on the bed and closed her eyes, falling into a barrel of self-pity. She cried herself to sleep, hoping that this courageous young man would still be alive when she woke up.

Charmant woke up to someone's laboured breathing. She lifted her head up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, trying to focus on a blurred object in her vision. As her eyes began to focus, the shape turned into a human, and then into Luffy. He grinned at her, though he was in obvious pain.

"Oh Luffy!" Charmant cried, throwing herself at the young captain, tears streaming down her face. She wrapped her arms around his neck, trying not to touch his injured leg. Luffy wrapped his arms gently around the princess' waist, pulling her close to his side*. Her tears dripped down her cheek leaving a trail of salt on her gentle face and onto Luffy's shoulder.

"I'm so sorry Luffy! This is my fault!" Charmant sobbed. Luffy's grin faded, turning into a look of sorrow. It wasn't her fault her dad was abusive and did all those horrible things to her.

"Aww Char. It's okay! It's not your fault!" Luffy said comfortingly, rubbing his hand against her back.

Char cried even harder, soaking his shoulder in tears. "It is my fault," she blubbered. "I brought you guys to my home, knowing the consequences if my dad found out and-and…" Charmant couldn't finish the sentence, for it killed her too much. She got Luffy into this mess. She got him hurt.

She got him hurt. It bounced in her mind, like a small child given too much sugar. It seemed to Char that she was only good at getting her friends hurt. Even Yujin and Kojaku were too scared to even go near her house; for fear that Charmant and themselves would be killed, or at the very least, severely injured.

The two stayed in that position for what seemed like hours. Luffy continued to rub her back in soothing circles and Charmant continued to cry into his shoulder. After Char had finished crying out all her tears, she looked up at him. Her deep blue eyes were bloodshot from the time she spent crying.

"Aw gee, I got your vest wet." She mumbled apologetically. She rested her cheek on the damp shoulder of the vest.

"It's just water, it'll dry." Luffy replied, waving it off as if it was nothing and to him, it was. Nothing like a wet vest would ever matter when one of his nakama was getting hurt.

Luffy looked down at the tiny princess. She was curled in a ball by his side. Her eyes were closed, and her breathing slowed. Luffy realized that Char fell asleep. He looked out the window, towards the stars in the sky.

"I won't let anyone else hurt you, Charmant…" Luffy mumbled, before he too, fell victim to the tight grip of sleep that surrounded the beaten teens.

*The famous Christian side hug, huh DeAnne?