Well, same speech as the chapter before. So I hope you enjoyed these 2 chapters, and now on with the story.

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Chapter 7

The bright sun shined down on Luffy's face. He winced, rubbing his eyes, and covered them with his hand. He looked up at the sky. It was a nice day, only a few clouds floating by. Then he turned his attention to the pond where he last saw her, or what he thought was her. It was shimmering in the sun, like the stars of the night. He looked down at himself seeing all his wounds bandaged up, but his clothes were still torn. Quickly, he felt his head.

"My hat!" he yelled. He looked around in panic. Suddenly he thought, 'Oh no. It must've fallen off during the chase. Why was I so stupid!' He started to get up when he heard, "Don't move. Your wounds will open if you do." He looked around and saw her walking out from behind the trees. She was carrying a basket and fishing net. He watched as she went over to a fire she had started earlier, and put down the things. When she stood up and turned around, she was holding Luffy's hat.

"My hat! You found it!" he said in relief. He tried to get up, but sat right back down from pain. She slowly walked over to him, sat down, and put the hat on him. She just sat there looking at him, examining his face. He blushed and took off his hat to check if it was damaged. She got up and went back to the fire. Luffy put his hat back on, and looked to the fire. She was putting the fish she caught into sticks and cooking them on the fire. When she finished and turned around, Luffy quickly turned his gaze to the pond. She sat down on a large rock sitting nearby.

They sat there in silence together. All that was heard was the chirping of the birds, and the crackling of the fish. Luffy, who tried to get up, but failed again, asked, "Ano…do you live here in the forest?" She just nodded silently. Slowly, she stood up from her spot and walked over to the pond. She bent down, and put her hand on the surface. She looked intently at the water. Luffy just sat there staring at her.

'She's so beautiful. I wonder how Sanji would react to seeing her. I don't think it'll be the same as other girls,' he pondered. When she looked up at Luffy, he gave her one of his big smile. She suppressed a small laugh without him seeing. He laughed softly to himself. She got up and went back to the fire. She slowly picked up two of the fish, walked over to Luffy and gave him his. He thanked her, and she went back to her spot by the pond.

Luffy smiled, and tried again to get up. He was successful this time, and quietly walked up to her. When he sat down next to her, she jumped a bit, but let him sit there next to her.

'He's different. Why doesn't he run away from me? Why doesn't he call me a monster like everyone else?' she thought as her ears bent back. Luffy already finished his fish and asked for more. She got up and fetched another one for him, but accidentally burned herself. She let out a small cry, and dropped her fish.

"Are you ok?" he asked, despite the fact he just ran with several wounds on his body. She stood there stunned that someone she just met was having concern over her. He pulled her over to the pond and slowly placed her hand in the water. She didn't know how to react to this because no one really cared her like this except for her mother.

She sat there silently as he treated her burn. He slowly pulled up her hand and looked at it. Then he let go of her hand to tear a long strip from his shirt. He held her hand again, and started wrapping the strip around her wound. When he had tied it up, the pain was nearly all gone. He smiled, and said, "That should do for now." She looked at her hand, and the red cloth tied around it. Then she thought, 'I never thought there'd be someone like Kaa-san.'

"Is something wrong?" he asked. She came back to reality, and shook her head. She looked at the sky, and asked, "Why did you help me?" Luffy looked at her as if she asked the weirdest question on earth.

"Well, I couldn't just watch, and not help," he answered. "Besides, you helped me. So I helped you." He smiled and pulled at her ears playfully. She hissed at him, and stood up. Then she muttered a thank you. He just smiled again, ignoring the fact she hissed at him. She went back to the large rock she sat on earlier, and sat down with her back to him.

"Oh yeah! I'm Monkey D. Luffy. What's your name?" he asked. She just sat there, still facing her back to him. He frowned, turned back to the pond, and looked down in disappointment.

"Daishizen," she answered. He looked back at her in surprise. She was standing now, and looking to the side from embarrassment. He repeated, "Daishizen." She looked at him out of the corner of her eye, and snapped, "What?" He shook his head, and replied, "Nothing," smiling afterwards. She walked over to him and pushed his hat down. She lightly smiled and whispered, "Idiot…" He looked back up to see her smiling at him. He blushed and quickly looked somewhere else. She sat down, and they both watched the bright sun slowly make its way across the endless sky.

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Now we see what happened afterwards. Now you learn the name of our mystery character. Now it's time for me to go. Reviews are appreciated, but not expected. So... yea.. review if ur not lazy to.