Hey guys! Sorry, I might be a little late. Its school, all the work is killing me! But, on the bright side... *Does a happy dance* I recently found out people read my fic *squeals in happiness*

Thanks! I feel in a much better writing spirit already!

Author's Note: Anyways, I really hope you like these chapter(s).Other than that, feel free to suggest. Enjoy!

Summery: A strange girl, mystery dreams, and...someone's still alive? And what does this have to do with Luffy's past?

Disclaimer:*Sighs* I don't own One Piece, nor any of the characters in this story, okay? Also, this is still my first fanfic.


The Girl With The Crimson eyes;Chapter 4:Nightmares


Heavy breathing and pants, gaspes and sweating. A pause...

Luffy opened his eyes;frantic, chocolate orbs gazed at his hand in wonder;what did it mean?

The sun was glaring heavily on his form, as weariness overcame his system long ago, but however, instead finding the content feeling that rest particular gave, one that he expected out of sleep, an opposite effect he received;But still...what did his dream mean?

His heart pounded against his chest like mad, and he was bathed in sweat, tears, and...was that drool?

"Ace..." He mumbled, looking upon his brothers peaceful expression, as he deeply snored;figures. Ace was always a rather deep sleeper, and once upon a time, so was he;not anymore.

He sighed, and cautiously observed around him, trying to find a semblance of reality, distracting his mind from the disturbing things he'd dreamt. The atmosphere - the calm sway of the wind, the aqua blue sky, where birds traveled, the soothing splash of waves the washed upon the side of the ship - was already beginning to relax him. Gradually, he sat up, and looked toward Ace...

Twack! No response.

Twang! Only soft snores interrupted the silence.

Running out of choices, and the author running out of hitting sound effects, he leaned close to his ear, and...

"Ace...WAKE UP!" Instant reaction. He shot up, a bit of drool hanging around his lips, and he turned to see Luffy. His vision slightly hazy, he manged to mumble "Morning already?"

Luffy sighed;Ace was so stupid sometimes! And you knew you're stupid, when Luffy calls you stupid.

"Yeah Ace." He affirmed and, he lazily stood, dragging his reluctant brother along.

This, was going to be a loooooong day, he was sure of it.


"We should be arriving at Taisho island in about...thirty minutes." Nami announced confidently, rechecking her log pose to keep he statement affirmative.

Luffy grinned, pumping his fist in the air excitedly.

"Yosh!" Luffy exclaimed, happily swinging from mask to mask, having seemingly no care in the world.

It was then that Robin turned her head out the sea, to notice something...unexpected.

"I believe there's a small island up ahead, miss-navigator" Robin prompted, and Franky nodded.

"Robin-sis is right. Small island up ahead guys!" He called, and all the Straw hats ran to the scene.

Usopp gazed upon it, disappointed.

"Doesn't look very big..." Usopp noted, the others nodding, and Luffy visibly shrank a bit.

"Not much adventure there." And directed his attention elsewhere. A flock of birds perhaps.

There, sat a woman in her prime, looking downcast at the sea, immediately gaining a ogling, wiggly, heart eyed Sanji. Zoro scoffed.

"Look at him, falling all over himself..." He mumbled to Usopp, and, he shook his head.

"Well, he was a lost cause from the start..." Usopp muttered back, huge sweat drops adoring their heads.

As they passed the woman, she looked up, a fearful expression clearly shown, and slowly inched closed the the Sunny.

"D-Don't go there..." She whispered, and several of the crew raised eyebrows.

"What? Why not? Luffy responded carelessly, and she shivered slightly, before continuing.

"Because..." She said, only pushing there suspicion further.

"Why? Is their something there?" Nami suggested and, Usopp and Chopper shuttered, imagining all sorts of monsters they could be facing.

She didn't say anything for a few seconds before, looking them strait in the eye.

"Because it's there." She explained. Nope, they still didn't get it.

"What's there, my fair maiden? If one of those bastards hurt you, I will personally kick there-"

Thwong! "She doesn't need one of you rants, love cook!" Zoro sighed exasperatedly, As Sanji growled and glared, smoothing out his suit before regaining his posture.

Nami shook her head, and sighed tiredly.-Idiots-

"Hey, could you be a little more specific, miss-"

"Iris. It's Iris."

Sanji twirled out of nowhere, taking in every aspect of her, before handing her a fresh slice of this morning's breakfast.

" A dish, for a woman as sweet as you, my lady.

"Iris raised an eyebrow.

Interesting.

So far on this ship she saw..A...some sort of raccoon dog? - Well to be fair, he was actually pretty cute.-That aside, there was a demonic looking, swordsman was it? A woman more interested in her book (forgot to mention, their wearing the post time skip clothes, till i say otherwise) than the commotion, but looked up from time to time.

A boy...with a long nose? He was saying something to the raccoon, an he apparently had stars in his eyes...She wasn't even about mention the logic behind thisl;It seem this crew...lacked it. A...Human robot? Cyborg perhaps? He was in a weird pose, yelling "Super!"

Another women with orange hair, the only one that was seemingly normal, but she had a feeling she wasn't. Not with a crew like this. The guy currently trying to flirt with her, had weird eyebrows, and a perverted smile. Should she be worried? She hope she shouldn't.

A...skeleton! She wasn't even going to elaborate on that. And a boy with a straw hat, and it could just be her, but she was sure grins shouldn't stretch that far...

"QUIET!" The orange haired girl yelled, instantly the deck grew silent.

"Could you be more specific? What's on the island exactly?" She questioned once again, and I grew nervous. She shouldn't have to go through what she did. She, they, should keep their innocence, or whatever was left of it. They didn't deserve to witness the horror's of...it.

But alas she new, she couldn't lie too easily, not with this crew. They were...different that most. Unique perhaps. She just hoped, the came out alive. Safe. Together.

" She's...They call her...D. No one knows why, but ever since a factory opened up on Taisho, she has guards come out to the town every day, watching... And if one catches you doing something...their leader doesn't like..." She couldn't dare finish that sentence.

Too many memories haunted her from the words alone.

Instead, she continued of the part that most confused, and equally terrified her;her identity. "No ones ever seen her face. She always wears a black mask to conceal it, but that's what troubles me the most. Who is she really?"

The woman's eyes hardened, and she looks back at crew, who nod in union, determined expressions attached.

"Well Iris, could you show us the way? If anyone knows how to navigate us through, its you. This is your hometown, right?"

But the straw hat kids eyes, that had been shadowed, widened at my description.

"Well, yeah."

"Oi..." He started gaining everyone's attention immediately.

"Yeah, Luffy?" I voice I hadn't heard before.

He had the same raven hair as the straw hat one, Luffy apparently, but was more defined, muscular, and owned a pair of childish freckles.

A orange hat atop his head, he raised a curious eyebrow at my presence.

"That person you described...are you sure she wears a black mask?" He asked, and I nodded.

Almost comically, his eyes popped out at his jaw dropped, his face disbelieving."

"That's the...same girl in my...dream!"


-Sometime before...-

'Not again...'

This, was getting old.

The same thick fog surround him from all previous dreams, and he tapped his foot impatiently, before, unlike last time, he appeared on a staircase...?

"What ?" He wondered aloud. He looked to the steps ahead.

A sudden flashback, and he remembered, this dream...he'd had it before.

Just brief flashes, but still...

No matter if he went upstairs or down, He kept coming back to the same spot.

Great.

A light bulb shined overhead;the only light there. He gulped.

If he placed a foot down, now, he'd immediately be left in utter darkness.

Only two chose then:

go back, or go forward, only to find himself in the same spot, in the dark, where something could be lurking...

After a thousand times of attempts to escape, he'd finally chosen a better way - to stand still, wait for this nightmare to end.

At least he hope it was a nightmare, there was really no way to tell anymore;It gets longer and longer every time...

He took a few breaths, trying to get comfortable standing;hoping for this to end.

The light slowly, cautiously;eerily, moved from him, to a door a few feet to his right.

A girl walks out, seemingly normal if it weren't for the mask covering her face, her identity.

And, she would be just a ordinary woman, if she hadn't appeared in all the other nightmares.

He took another step;the lights went out and...

He heard footstep;slow, careful, approaching him.

He goes back, and there she is. Closer now, and holing something behind her back...

And while they stood there, staring at each other, he just hoped she couldn't get him, because, if she did...

He couldn't grantee he'd wake up tomorrow...


Ok... I know, I know, its kinda short. But it will get better, I promise.

And if you were confused there, that was the nightmare he had at the beginning.

Again, sorry for the late update!

Later!