I woke up with a loud 'BANG!' right beside my left ear. I shot open my eyes and sat up. I look around and saw Luffy was waking up too and sat up but fell asleep again. I turned my head and my nose got bumped with a staff like a pipe. I rub my nose as I looking at the pipe, processed the sight. I look up and saw Ace looking at me with a blank look. We stare at each other for a moment before I fell down and went to sleep again, ignoring Ace completely. But I think Ace was got pissed and hit me with his pipe staff. I groaned and sat up with my ears founded back, rubbing at the bump in my head. I glared at him. "What the hell, that hurt you stupid bastard!" I shout at him, "Shut up you brat! Wake up now or I hit you again!" he shouted back. I scowled but didn't say anything. This time, I hit Luffy and shout, "Luffy, wake up! We need to do chores!" he groaned and sat up, rubbing his bump I make. "Do we have to?" he asked as he rubbing his eyes. "Well if you don't want to eat, that's fine. But I'm not going to join you," I said and stand up. Ace already left as I punch Luffy moments ago. Luffy whined and stood up, stretching himself. I yawned and walk around. I found my clothes here. I changed my clothes (Sinda: from about a week ago Luffy and Ruby got lost in the woods.) with a bluish-green tank top and grayish-blue shorts.

I just realized that I never use any footwear as I got thrown here. So I located a pair of sandals at the corner of the room, took them and put them on. I tied my hair into a high ponytail style and turned to saw at Luffy, who has already changed his clothes also. We went out from the room but suddenly Luffy grabs me and ran outside the house and into the woods. I can hear Dadan was shouting at us as we ran outside. "Hey, you brats! Come back here and do chores!" that's what she said before we were out of range. Luffy laughed and I sighed, "We're after Ace again?" I ask as we ran, stumbling a little because of my wounded calf, but it's bearable. "Yep!" he replied. I just stare at him and sighed. We searched for Ace, every day. But we kept being left behind. And thanks to Luffy, we got new wounds after us coming back. I sighed and observed the boy, who was huddled with me in a barrel-like bathtub. We're taking a bath together. I closed my eyes and submerged, thinking.

After a few seconds, I rose up and hug Luffy from behind (Kino: he's backing her by the way), before I pinched his cheek and stretch it. I dunno why, but I feel mad all of a sudden. "R-Ruby! What are you doing, it hurts!" Luffy complained. I turned and say, "Shut up! I got a feeling that tomorrow you're gonna chasing Ace again and we're gonna get new wounds again! And I'm really mad now because today we almost got eaten by crocodiles again!" Every day. Every week. And months, we keep chasing after Ace. Today too, we almost died because of things. And we've been left behind. Repeatedly. I banged my head on a tree for a few times really hard. I stopped and turned to see Luffy, who still had a big bump on the head from my punch from earlier because he refused to do his chores. And now he was doing it. He pursed his lips as he did his chores. I was doing the same.

I walk slowly toward Luffy as I rubbed my sore forehead. I sighed heavily and glared at nothing in particular. For some reason, I was really mad, and I really wanted to punch something. "Hey Ruby, you got huge eye bags there," Luffy comment. I glared at him as I walk towards a wall. That shuts him up and he paled. I stood in front the wall and start punching it. Everyone gasped as I kept punching. As I felt something flowing out from my knuckles, I struck for the last time and stopped, leaving a cracked wall behind almost a hole. I panted hard, fell on my knees and examined my bleeding knuckles. I sighed heavily and sprawled on the ground, crossing my arms and placing them behind my head. I heard the door open and the sound of footsteps. I turned my head and saw Ace walking away, with bo staff in his hand. I stood up, walked past Luffy and stopped, "Come on, we're going to go after Ace right?"

He grinned at me and nodded. We ran for a moment before our target dashed ahead. I scowled and cursed loudly. We sprinted before the approaching rain impeded our quest. Great, now I've pissed off again. I look around and up. And surely enough, Ace was at the peak of a cliff beside us. I tried to yell at him before a loud growling was heard. I halted and paled. This is bad, I know this scene. "Damn! He was running really fast! He's really amazing, isn't he?" Luffy said, not realizing the danger we were in. Then a big footstep was heard right beside us. "Is that Ace?" Luffy asked as searched for the sound's origin. I turned and paled even further. At that moment, lightning struck, revealing the beast's silhouette. A tiger, and a huge one at that! It's the most dangerous animal in mount Colbo. Shit and double shit! Luffy fell back, terrified. I 'tch'-ed and stood right beside Luffy. Ace was alarmedly looking at us. The tiger growled. I cursed under my breath as Luffy was really looking really terrified. "I-I can't move my legs..!" he said. Before we could do anything, a huge bear with a scar on its face has appeared right behind us. I turned around, eyes wide open, quickly grab Luffy's hand and ran away. We kept running until I deemed it far enough from those monsters. We stopped, panting heavily.

Luffy fell on his back and I slumped on my butt. We looked at the sky, the rain had stopped during our escape. Now it was clear and there was a rainbow. We gasped in excitement and laughing together. After that incident, we keep chasing after Ace every day, nonstop. We got new bruises and wounds, but we still managed to get pass all the obstacle Ace threw our way. Sometimes the Dadan family trying to stop us from following Ace and stop me from destroying their house walls in rage. After a few days, we finally arrived at the end of the forest. We grinned and looked at each other. It's Grey Terminal! Wow, this is the first time I saw a place that full of rubbish and stuff. This is really amazing!

"What is this place?" Luffy asked. I grinned and said, "It's Grey Terminal, a place that full of rubbish in the Goa Kingdom and outer side of.. err, the main town inside of that wall!" I pointed at an enormous wall to our right and the end of the Gray Terminal in front of us. Luffy just 'oh'-ed. We walk toward the Grey Terminal and around. Actually, I was the one doing the walking, while Luffy was jumping around on the trash. "Oi, Ace!" Luffy yelled and jumped on a stone, crushing it. I sweatdrop and said, "Just what the hell are you doing Luffy.." I climb on the piles of waste and jumped down right beside Luffy, who was rubbing his head. There was a human skull was right beside him. I walk toward the skull and picked up. Wow, it's a real human skull. This is my first time holding one. I put it on my head as Luffy ran over a destroyed pillar and stood at its top.

I followed and we looked around, searching for Ace. Sometimes Luffy would shout his name. Until we almost got crushed by an ugly looking guy. I grabbed Luffy and walked past him. Luffy got into some mishaps, like falling down into a hole. I laughed but still helped him afterward. Then he found Ace walking inside the forest. Luffy grinned and ran off. I shouted and chased after him. As we approached a huge tree, I could hear voices. Before Luffy yelled, I dragged him to a nearby bush, covered his mouth and whispered, "Listen," He nodded and I moved my hand. "We're going to leave the East Blue and go somewhere these people never dreamed of," someone says. I look to see a boy with a top hat and a blue chord on. "Just thinking about it is exciting!" he says. I was so lost in thought and I almost missed Ace's reply. "Now put it away. We can't let anybody see it," he said. 'They're planning to buy a pirate ship?' I thought. "A pirate ship?! You guys gonna be pirates?!" Luffy suddenly exclaimed. I mentally slapped my forehead and trying to stop my urge to strangle Luffy. 'Since I didn't think they'd seen me, I stayed still but I'll change into my fox form.' I thought as to go into my fox form.

"I'm going to become a pirate too!" I cursed under my breath a couple of times. Then I moved towards Luffy and the older boys climbing down the tree at high speed. I cursed again before they ran in our and threw punches at him. Before I know it, Luffy was tied down. I look up to saw the 10-year-old boys in front of him. "Ace! I didn't know you travel this far every day!" Luffy said, making the situation got worse. "Are you Luffy?" the asked. "You told him about me but not Ruby?!" Luffy asked. "Oh, he told me about her." "Just how annoying you are and how she follows you around like a leech." Ace replied. "Plus, she's brave enough to punch me." "He also told me you're an airheaded and she is a weirdo," The boy commented. A tick mark appeared on my head, but I kept my blank look. Luffy laughed. 'I swear, I'm going punch these guys later!' I thought. "Wait if he's here that made she here too but where?" the boy said as he looks around for me. "They finally here, even though I didn't use any conventional roads." Ace said. "Are you Ace's friend? Be my friend, buddy!" Luffy say. "Shut up! Don't call me buddy!" I glared at him. "So, what's your name?" Luffy asked. "Sa—I don't have to tell you!" he replied. "This is why I told you to live with me! the daily mountain training turned out to be bad! What should we do?" he asks. "He found our secret. And he'll blab if we let him go." In a darker tone, Ace continued, "We have to kill him" he nodded, "Alright, let's do it."

I sweatdropped and, suddenly, Luffy yelled at the top of his lungs, "What?!" Luffy was screaming and squirming hard, "Don't kill me! Help! I don't want to die!" He hit the younger boy's face while I scolded him. "Sabo! Kill him already!" Ace roared. I gritted my teeth and look down, bangs shadowing my eyes. "What?! You do it?!" Sabo snapped, "I never killed anyone before!" Ace screamed. "Me neither! And I don't know how!" "Don't throw me into the water!" Luffy yelled. "Okay, let's head to the river!" Ace said. "Why did he even say that?" Sabo asked. 'Cause he's an idiot that's why!' I thought as I sweatdropped. "Ruby, Save me!" Luffy wailed. When they told Luffy to shut up. Luffy's screaming was almost making my ears bleed. Through the noise, a conversation still caught my interest. "Yeah he stole it, I think his name was Ace or something," from the panicked looks the older boys were exchanging. Sabo quickly untied him and they dove into a nearby bush that I was behind in. An ugly looking guy picks Luffy up by his shirt. "Ace! Help!" Luffy yelled. "Did you just say Ace?" he asked. "He's my friend!" Luffy said. "Though he was going to kill me." "Ace stole from us and ran away," the ugly giant said. 'No shit, Sherlock.' I thought "Do you know where our money is?" Luffy turned his lips into a strange port, averted his eyes and lied, "No idea," his bluff was so transparent the pirates gasped. "He's a terrible liar," the giant commented to his companion. "Don't worry, I'll help you remember!" I growled. 'Goddammit, Ace! Why did you steal from them!? Are you stupid or something!?' I thought mad. "Dammit, let me go stupid!" Luffy shrieked. They just laughed that crazily and kept walking.

Sinda: hey everyone sorry for not gotting this out sooner but me and Kino had some things to dael with frist.

Kino: yes, and we hope you understand that. thanks for waiting and also for not got to mad at us. will Sinda may like it but I don't.

Sinda: oh and we may strat working a new story, Will it's not really a story its just a thing Kino and I thought to try. Its aks Sinda and Kino book. What you all think sould we go a haed and did it or not. will that all for now hope to hear for you soon.