Ruffy glared down at his new clothing. He hated it.

He went with the navy shorts that held just about the knees, and the white t-shirt that had the greens strips. He never put the socks and boots on, sticking to his conformable sandals. Nor did he remove the straw hat from his head.

'By the end of the month,' Ruffy thought sadly, 'They are going to take it all away...'

Ruffy stretched his arms above his head to their limit, the green bracelets clicked together when his hands jointed. His bones, muscles and skin ached while doing this. Slowly he bought them up down and let them drop between his legs.

Ruffy was sitting on the roof of his new home, trying to see the inland sea. There only were fields that kept on going, buildings were dotted here and there as were trees. But other than that it was flat.

The wall was seen. Just slightly, but he could see the giant wall in the distance.

Ruffy he not turn around, but knew that there were a lot of buildings on the land he was living on. All for the sake on reintroducing him and the others, back into society.

'Why can't I feel grateful towards them.' He thought as he stared at the wall, knowing that the water was there, and that was where he wanted to be. 'They are all trying to help me, yet I want to punch them flying!'

Ruffy let out a sigh and flopped backwards, his head smacked against the roof tiles and began to throb.

He stared at the sky above; the sky was a misty blue, while the clouds had hints of pinks and yellows throughout. When he was closer to the wall, the sunset was much earlier because the walls blocked the last of the skies.

Slowly he pulled himself back up so that he was sitting again, and gazed at walls. They were dark and he knew that the coast was already in nightfall.

Something moved in the trees below. Blinking he titled his chin up slightly and leaned over, not wanting to go to far over the edge.

Leafs gently fall to the ground, from one area of the tree. The rest of the tree and trees around it, were still.

"What's that?" Ruffy asked aloud as he tried to leaned closer. His heart stopped. Within the darkness of the tree was a floating skull. He allowed himself a slowly blinked.

The feeling again hit him, he was went to run away and scream from these kind of things...

'….but why?' Ruffy question himself as he slid down the roof wanting a better look, 'Why should I run? Who told me to run?' he whole body was on the edge now and he was just a breathe away from falling. 'Why run from something so interesting?'

The skull seemed to be smiling at him, Ruffy could not help but smile in return. Ruffy gripped the roof and managed to carefully get to his feet; he wanted to try and jump over to the tree.

"Luffy-san..." It said before disappearing into the darkness.

"RUFFY!" A scream came from somewhere, "WHATEVER IT IS WE CAN WORK IT OUT! PLEASE YOU HAVE TO TAKE TO US!"

Blink. Blink. Blink.

Ruffy glanced over to the right, and there was his teacher for basic manners as well as his Dorm Manager.

Ruffy blinked and blinked again, he tried to hide the grin that was trying to form.

"Hat!" Ruffy said as he bent his knees slightly and moved his arms behind himself, "I want to keep my hat with me, always!"