Since the previous chapter was rather short i'm posting the next one ^^ enjoy!

CHAPTER 3

My body felt so heavy and when I opened my eyes all I could see was a big blur. I blinked a few times and slowly my vision returned. With great difficulty I sat up only to be face to face with Luffy. I blinked once, then once again and then slowly I pinched his cheeked and pulled. As I pulled I let out a small question.

"Monkey D. Luffy?"

"Hai!" Luffy said it so loudly and so suddenly that I jumped back with a yelp and suddenly let go of his outstretched cheek.

"Luffy don't scare my patient!"

"It's fine Chopper I just got a bit surprised." I said as I had finally managed to catch my breath.

"Oh how do you know our names?" Luffy said as he scratched his head a bit confused.

"Oh well that's because…"

"Everyone dinner is ready!" Sanji opened the door and made his announcement. As soon as the word dinner was out Luffy forgot about his question and ran out.

I sat awkwardly on the bed as Chopper began to move towards the door.

"Beautiful mellorine, why don't you join us for lunch? I'm sure you must be hungry."

"Lunch?" I questioned a bit confused, hold on wasn't it just afternoon?

"Why you still don't feel good? Are you feeling dizzy? Is there any part of your body that has become numb?" Chopper asked worriedly.

"No, it's just… wasn't it just afternoon?"

"Oh no, it's lunch time. The drug the marines gave you were a long acting one. You slept through both last night's dinner and today's breakfast." Chopper explained.

"Ah I see… I guess I will have a bite then if I'm allowed." When I had carefully stood up a pain hit my chest. It was so intense and I felt as if I was drowning, and then my limbs began to ache. When I came to, Sanji was standing in front of me and shaking me vigorously.

"Oy! Are you ok? What's wrong? Talk to us!"

"I'm sorry I worried you." I said with a shaky voice. "It can't be helped, sometimes it just happens, it's normal." I gave the two of them a fake smile before I stood up and looked more confident.

"You're right Sanji-san I'm actually quite hungry." Seeing that I really didn't want to talk about it the two of them led the way to the galley.

Lunch had been loud and passed exactly as I had figured it would but when the last fork of food was swallowed they began their interrogation of me.

"So what is your name?" Usopp asked kindly. I suspected that since I didn't look particular dangerous he didn't mind having me onboard.

"Jun!" I said confidently and smiled brightly at him.

"Well we have a surprise for you, Jun." Zoro said with a smirk. "I hope you're ready to live life as an outlaw."

"Huh?"

Zoro pulled something out of his pocket and handed it to me. As I saw what it was my face paled.

"No way!" I said disbelievingly.

Usopp started laughing loudly. "It's not funny Usopp!" I yelled. Which only led the others to start laughing louder.

"It's nothing to be upset over." Franky said soothingly. "It's a good first time bounty. And you must be pretty strong to start a fight with the marines."

"No i'm actually super weak and I don't know anything." I began to panic. Now how was I suppose to go on adventure when I would get killed or prisoned as soon as I ran into a bounty hunter?

"Anyway, I tried to find your relatives or near ones but they all said they didn't know you and that you appeared on the island not too long ago. But according to the villagers no ships has docked in a long while. So how did you get to this island?" Robin asked curiously.

My panic dissipated as I remembered how I had got there, and I returned to my semi-depressive state.

"Jun?" Robin asked again.

I looked up and stared up at the ceiling as I answered.

"I died…" There was a long silenced following my words.

"But you don't look like Brook?" Those were the words that came out of Luffy's mouth.

"Ya!" Brook yelled.

"Haha, to be honest i'm not sure why i'm alive and still breathing. I certainly died and the next I knew I washed ashore on this island."

"Hmm… so what island or country where you from?" Nami asked.

All I could do was look at her while trying to find out what to tell them. Finally i sighed and leaned back in my chair as I looked at them.

"I don't want to lie towards you but you might not believe me." I started. As the other motioned for me to continue I did. "Where I'm from everything is different from here. It's like it was another world. Transportation was different, there's no such things as giants or merfolk. Devil fruits do not exist and we have no such things as a world government. The country I was from was also an island. My family wasn't very wealthy so I had to be in top of my year to be counted on as an honor student and not pay the tuition fee. It might sound strange to you all but I already know a lot about you. How Luffy got his straw hat, how all of you joined the crew, your ambitions. The truth is that back home we have this stories which talks about your adventures."

"So cool! Are we famous?" Luffy shouted.

"How does the story end?" Chopper asked excitedly.

"I don't know, I died." I said sadly.

Brook knowing it was important asked what nobody felt like asking.

"Jun-san… how did you die?"

"My friends… no my classmates had a grudge against me for always scoring the highest on our tests. They took we somewhere secluded and tortured me and then threw me into the sea to drown. After I died I found myself on this island with the knowledge that I had been given a second chance to live. For what reason I don't know, I only know that there's something I have to do before I'm allowed to die."

There was a short silence before I decided to ask what I had been wondering ever since seeing Brook in person.

"Brook-san, when you died did it hurt?"

"We died very differently I would say. I can imagine you felt tremendously physical pain while for me it hurt having failed the crew and Laboon. Dying probably always hurt one way or another unless you do not have regrets."

I gave him a nod to show him that I understood.

"Anything else on your mind?" He asked gently.

I asked the question I dreaded the most. "Are you also losing your memories?"

"No I can't say that I've lost any memories after dying." He said. "Are you?"

I nodded. "I remember less and less of my previous life, my family and friends, my childhood and the places I've been to. They are disappearing one after the other." I was on the verge of tears, I didn't want to forget my family and the thought that they were forgetting me as well was very unsettling.

"Then from today onwards you are part of my crew!" Luffy exclaimed loudly.

"Wait, hold on I can't!" I said protestingly, my sadness temporarily forgotten.

"Why not?" Luffy whined.

"I'm too weak, and I can't fight."

"You were fighting pretty good with that marine chick yesterday." Franky said with humor.

"Indeed you did." Robin agreed. I blushed hard hearing them praise my stupid fight.

"If you can't fight we will teach you." Zoro said.

"If you're in trouble we will rescue you." Sanji said with a wink.

"If you get hurt I will fix you up!" Chopper said happily.

"And if you get lost we will always find you." Nami said gently.

"Be our nakama! And let us be your family!" Luffy said in a tone that wouldn't accept anything but a yes.

I blinked the tears away and strengthen my resolve as I decided to give myself a chance of happiness.

"So… Every since I understood that I had arrived in your world, i've been really curious to know what happened in Dressrosa. The last story ended with Luffy showing fourth gear but I never got to know how it finished."

"Dressrosa… that brings back memories." Robin laughed.

And so the crew filled her in on what happened at Dressrosa and their adventures after. Apparently a year would have passed from that of Dressrosa until now.

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"Jun if you need any help with bringing your stuff over take some of the guys and they will help you." Nami said happily.

"Haha, no it's fine Nami, I don't really own anything except for my school uniform which i'm wearing. I just want to go by there and look at the place one last time."

"Hold on, you don't have anything else? Then what about clothes?"

"I've been regularly washing this if that's what you're concerned about?" Jun laughed a bit nervously.

"This won't work… Robin!?"

"Yes!"

"Are you down to go do some last minute shopping?"

"Sure how come?"

"Jun here has no wardrobe."

"Haha I see. Well shopping is always best done in a group." She said with a tender smile.

And so it happened that the three of them left to do some shopping, and with them they brought Usopp and Chopper to help carry their things.

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"Oy, Chopper, how much more do you think they're going to buy?"

"Not much I hope, I think we have covered most of the island."

"At least Nami said she would give us a higher allowance on the next island, hehe, i'm going to buy so much stuff for my new inventions. What about you Chopper?"

"I want to find some more books, and don't forget the cotton candy." He said happily.

And so the two of them continued chatting until the girls were done.

"Nami thank you so much! I've never had so many nice clothes before."

"Don't sweat it, it was fun picking out your things too and both me and Robin also got our hands on some good things." She said with a wink, and the girls giggled.

"Chopper, Usopp, did you wait long?" Robin asked as they walked up to them.

"No, not at all." Usopp lied.

"You guys have been so good today, you didn't even complain once. You want to get some snacks? My treat this time."

"Hai Nami-sama!" Both Usopp and Chopper said with shining eyes. Today was really their lucky day.

While the others were waiting by the road to the beach I walked to my little shelter. I sat down on my usual spot and looked out over the horizon. The minutes passed by and I thanked whoever had sent me here giving me a second chance to live. I left out a long sigh and finally took farewell of my previous life before joining the others and walking back to Sunny.

"Jun!" Franky shouted as he saw us back on the ship. "Bring Robin and Nami with you I have something to show you three."

"Franky what's the matter?" Robin asked politely.

"I made an addition to your room, since we have one more lady with us now."

He opened the door for us and we stepped inside to see the extra bed he had built and he had also built a low table in the middle and three comfy armchairs.

"Thank you Franky, it's beautiful!" Nami said happily.

"Thank you." Robin said simply as she put a hand on his arm.

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