CullenGirl: Yeah, me again….geez, four in a few hours or so haha! Well, this one has been in my head a few days now so why not write it. Also, I'd like to note that none of these are in any particular order so yeah…

WARNING!!!! DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO AVOID SPOILERS FOR CHAPTER 574 OF THE ONE PIECE MANGA!!! YOU'VE BEEN WARNED SO DON'T COMPLAIN TO ME IF YOU CHOOSE TO READ IT!

Robbed

Kimiko had been robbed, stolen from…her most precious treasure had been stolen from her. And what had she done to stop it? What had seen been able to do? Nothing, absolutely nothing. She could still see it all so clearly, no matter how hard she'd tried to get the images out of her head. He'd been hit with an attack that torn him up so badly that he'd fallen into his little brother's arms. She'd heard everything he said, heard him thank them all, including her, for loving him despite the blood that ran in his veins. She could see him falling from his brother's hold, watch him hit the ground…and stop moving.

That was when her world had shattered.

Kimiko stared at the wall of the cabin she was in. Her lover's younger brother had taken her onto his own ship, made her part of his crew…promising his brother that he would protect the woman he had loved so much. She pulled the hat she had found before they'd gone to save him down onto her head more, the tears slowly starting to fall again.

"Why…you promised you wouldn't die. You promised me and Luffy. So why, Ace?" she whispered before she buried her face in her hands, crying out with the pain she felt in her chest before falling onto the bed yet again, curling up to cry.

On deck, Nami and Vivi looked at each other sadly before sighing. Nami nodded to the other girl before leading the way to the room they shared with Kimiko, slowly walking in and sitting next to her.

"Kimiko…he wouldn't want you to do this." Nami whispered to her, reaching out to rub her back gently. Kimiko only shook as the other girl tried to comfort her.

"Nami's right, Kimiko. Ace wouldn't want you to lose the life in you over him." Vivi spoke up gently, staring at the girl sadly.

"…But then…what do I do? Ace was everything for me…I've been with him for so long, I'll never have another lover, ever."

"We're not saying you have to. We're just saying you can't spend the rest of your life in your room. Please come outside, Kimiko. Everyone's worried about you." Nami told her gently. She gave the other girl as smile as she looked at her from under the hat Ace always wore. Kimiko gave a sigh but slowly stood up, nodding slowly.

"I guess…a little sunshine and fresh air will be okay."

Vivi smiled as she and Nami nodded and walked back out onto the deck with the girl. Sanji noticed and smiled at Kimiko, a genuine, regular smile.

"And how are you, Miss Kimiko Watanabe?" he asked, hoping to get her to smile as well. Luffy looked over at Kimiko slowly, knowing what she was going through himself and simply stared at her.

"I…" Kimiko sighed and trailed off, shaking her head. Instead, she chose to tell them about the conclusion she'd come to. "Everyone…its Portgas D. Kimiko from now on." She hid her face as the tears came when no one objected, the first bit of happiness in her for over two weeks rising up.

CullenGirl: …Like I said, spoilers. Poor Ace! I saw what happened in an AMV/slideshow and I just cried. Seriously, I cried for about fifteen minutes, not caring what any of my classmates thought. Well, there you have this one.