Hello, long time no see! (Not that you can see me) sorry for being late updating my story. I am soooo busy in my work right after I graduated my school last year so yeah, you guys have been through this so no need for me to explain more of it.

Right, in this story there will be characters' flashback just so you know the reason for them to be there. Not all of them but one by one, or in pair, just to make sure the story is like what I had planned. I know some of you want to know your favorite character's past but just trust me, you will eventually if you wait patiently.

Okay, cut it to short, One Piece is not mine but Oda Eiichiro did.

So enjoy the chapter~


CHAPTER 9: WANT TO HEAR ME OUT?

"Okay, would someone tell us What. Is. Going. On. Here. while we're gone?" Clay asked a simple question toward the swords users-Zoro hide behind Luffy and Haru got locked by Nick from behind- as the five of them are now standing at the side of herbs garden at East Wing of Chiono's house, which by now, are… ruined.

Luffy, Scarlet, Nick and Clay had left the Zhong pupils' training field not long ago. They were just about to return to the main house and meet old man Chiono but they got distracted when they heard different wonderful languages spread on the air and loud slash sounds coming from the East Wing of Chiono's house so they decide to check the place, Scarlet has order them to go and check while she send her report to the old man, so they did. Once they arrived at the gateway, they froze. The place is in mess-like some storm just crashed by and gone!

Now you might wonder what the heck is going on there if you looked the place but you might already know them if you heard of these intruders.

The four of them heard slashing and clashing sound from their side as they looked, well what do you know, it's our lovey-dovey swordsman and swordswoman with Haru chasing Zoro from behind, both laughing happily with sweet-sweet smile on their face and not to mention the background full of stars sparkling and flowers blossoming around them. Most peoples will call these romantic especially from women and 'album' it in their mind, if you don't count the swords on their hand of course.

Oh who am I kidding, of course that's not how it happen!

Right now both swordsman and swordswoman are clashing on each other; Zoro on defensive while Haru on offensive.

They really are master in sword that's for sure, but the problem is they just destroyed the herbs garden! Ah! They just smash the Elderberries, the herb that use to treat the cough, bronchitis, flu, sinus, sore throat, eyes vision, congestion and cold! No, not the Horehound, a potent pain reliever and nervous system! Somebody stop them now or else this place wi- Argh! Don't cut the Peppermint plant please~ that herb is an antispasmodic effect that soothes stomach aches and relieves gas!

Okay that's it, this need to stop now!

The three of them thought, just when Haru about to stab the man and Zoro make an X-shape in front of him ready to take the blow, nothing happen because Haru got her arms locked from behind with Nick and Luffy blocking Zoro's way.

That's how they stopped, now let's hear their reasons for 'playing' in someone's herbs garden.

"What is happening here while we're gone?" Clay asked again, waiting for the "criminals" to reply.

"She attack me first!" Zoro pointed at Haru after sheathed his swords, hiding behind Luffy, much for the younger boy's amusement.

"Me!? I only asked you to fight me, but you just ran away like a coward!"

"By attacking me while I have nothing to defend myself! I just lucky that I manage to find that damn room and my swords before I nearly chop in half!" of course someone would run away if they were attacked by psychopath especially when they have nothing to defend themselves damn it!

"Okay okay," Clay cut the argument as he looked them with annoyed look, "now tell us exactly how it happened?" seriously this two would destroy this place into ashes if no one supervised them.

"You want to know how it happened, fine." Now Zoro fully out from Luffy's behind and stand in front of his captain with scowl face, (though Luffy is 4 inches shorter than Zoro so Zoro could only lower himself to make him same height as Luffy's) he glared at the swordswoman again, who gave him the same glare, before they turned their head away in childish way.

Wow, this is the first time I see Zoro acting childish other than I am…

Man… Haru are completely wild like a bull now…

The captain/leader for the two watched them in amusement/irritated, things are going to be interesting/chaos.

"Well, are you guys want to talk now or not?" Clay asked with his foot tapping on the ground, or soil, looking calm but obviously getting impatient.

Zoro nodded as he began to tell his 'tale', "You see, this happened in the morning after we left the dining room and went to do our own thing…"


~Earlier in the morning~ ((Check in chapter 8))

-Before the crew/team/group left the dining room- (Each character's thought)

"Oh, so you guys already here! Good, now why don't you take a seat and eat your meal before continue your exploration in this island, okay? Oh, if you have anything you wanted to ask, just go to the library, I'll be in there until night," Chiono told them with grin on his face before he left the room to somewhere else.

The crew/group/team stared where Chiono exit the room, then the dining table full of foods, before walking toward it took their seats, amazingly on the cushion chair.

"Well, at least we have our meal but I still hadn't sees our friends here." Gary said referring the absence of their friends; Haru, Rin, then Scarlet, Luffy, Nick and Clay as he looking his surroundings.

"Guess they've already gone ahead before us." Usopp stated unconcern with his eyes glued on the meal drooling; Bayonne-Style Corned Beef Hash Benedict - Griddled, housemade corned beef topped with poached eggs and traditional hollandaise,Le California Avocado BLT Omelette - Hickory-smoked bacon, sautéed spinach, tomatoes, Jack cheese and avocado slices, Marseille Omelette- Open-faced egg white omelette with sautéed spinach, mushrooms, caramelized onions, fresh tomatoes and goat cheese… and more, you name it. Who wouldn't when these delicious heavenly foodmade prepared just waiting for you to fill them in you empty stomach aside from the acid juice tried to corrode (fiercely if it have to) your inner flesh meat.

"After this, where will you all going to?" Lyserg asked, hand holding fork with mushroom stuck on it.

Ed answered this time, but with his mouth full of foods, both hands have muffin and sautéed spinach, it is hard to catch the words correctly which Gary whack his head telling him to swallow the food first before talking, 'even his eating manner are equally the same as Luffy' that's what the crew thought, it is hard to believe that this Ed guy have the same personality including his bottomless appetite with Luffy- like twin, sadly they're not.

"Like I said earlier, I'll be going to gymnasium to work up before looking around the training field."

Usopp eat his egg half-cook before he added more, "Me and Chopper will be going to weaponry storage and medical lab to explore, we already have permission from the persons in charge." Chopper nodded in agreement while drinking his juice.

"I'll be at the library," Robin said as she sipping her coffee.

"Same here," Nami joined in as well.

"Oh, is that so? Then I'll be going with Usopp san and Chopper san then, I also wanted to see the weapons they'd stored in their school, especially shooting type." Gary stated while eating cheese.

The rest shifted their head to the green hair swordsman, who are drinking his Freixenet Sparkling Wine with strawberry lemonade, though he preferred rum instated, but … whatever. He halted when he realized the stares from the rest, "Huh? Oh, me? Well, I'll be heading to kendo training room after this."

"Do you even know where this kendo training room is?" Sanji teased because Zoro is absolute had no sense of direction no matter how much the swordsman denied it, "It'll take a day for you to get there without someone guided you."

"Like you're the one to talk!" Zoro retorted before eating his meal, there are slight tinted red on his cheek, it's a good thing that annoying maniac swordswoman isn't here with them otherwise he would never be able to live in humiliation until Luffy's job finish, whatever it is, "well, unlike some pervert having nosebleed just by flirting with female teachers."

"Did you say something, Moss Head!?"

"Oh, did I say your name in my statement, Mr. Nosebleed?"

Bob wriggle his nose, "Man… how the heck did your captain have this pervert in his crew anyway?"

Zoro sighed, "I have no idea…"

"Are you sure they're not long lost brothers?" Usopp stated as he stared at the fighting scene between 3 weird people, true enough they really acting like long lost brothers if it wasn't for their different hair's colour.

Chopper just shrugged, "I just hope Chiono-san have a lot of patience to sand them and not kick us out from this place yet since those three are monster."

The two friends glances each other before back to the scene - Zoro ducked under the sidekick that aimed his ribcage while Sanji leapt backward dodged axe-kick from Bob- then sighed, 'God save the world…'

"What about Bob?" Nami asked the rest since the arguing men are busy, busy as it is, and have no time to reply, "Where he'll be going?"

"Knowing him, he'll go to the forest and do his own business."Lyserg answered while sipping his white coffee from his white cup, seeing the confusion on their face, he tell them a little more, "He want to explore more in the forest because he love nature, that's all." Believing his respond they all just nod and continued eating, aside from Nami sent her ultimate punches to Zoro and Sanji's head as they hit on the floor with loud thud, Lyserg hided his sigh in relief behind his cup, it is true that Bob love nature but he didn't tell them about Bob's real reason because thinking that it is not his place to talk about it, instead he let his friend to decide whether to tell them or not.

Few minutes after their breakfast they went to their first and favourite places to visit. Zoro of course went to the kendo training room, surprisingly luck is on his side because he had found the room just at the end of the school building. The school look like a large temple with bright yet light colour, fit with the nature in this forest.

He opened the sliding door then peek inside if anyone is there, lucky there's no one but the teacher; brown pig tail hair pass his shoulder, well-build body, taller than Zoro, wearing black kimono and baggy pants, his waist tied with red sash, standing in front of the wooden swords shelf with back facing the green hair man as he tidying the tools. Wanting his presence known, Zoro clear his throat before calling the teacher, politely.

"Excuse me?"

The teacher turned his head to the doorway, Zoro now can see the other's face a little more detail, the man had his eyes closed and looked like in ages of 30, he were surprised that he suddenly have a young man stood in his training room, a stranger no less.

"Yes, may I help you?" his voice deepen but smooth, and Zoro sensed strong aura from him, no doubt he's a powerful swordsman.

"Ah, yes. I'm Roronoa Zoro and I was wondering if I can watch your pupils training, or is it over already?"

Hearing the name said, eyes lit in shock then smile as he bowed his head slightly, "Oh, you must be friend of Luffy-sama. And no the class is about to start, my pupils will be arrived in any minutes now so you may sit whenever you like, Zoro san." Zoro smile back when he told that the class were about to start, though he did noticed when the teacher call his captain as sama, 'Did Luffy did something honourable at here or what?', he didn't dug further when the other man start talking, "By the way, sorry for my rudeness, I haven't introduced myself, I'm Manji, Manji Daranzou. It is nice to meet you."

Zoro bowed his head before he enter the room and walked to the corner of the room, then he sat on the floor in Indian style with back leaning against the wall, hands folded on his chest, eyes closed. Few minutes later, the door slide opened and not long after that, the room flooded with Zhong pupils. Most of them glanced at his way, wondering why would a stranger stay in this room? What is his reason? But they didn't voice it out because Manji got their attention.

"Good morning" the pupil bowed and greeted him back, "Now as you can see, today we have a friend wanted to watch your training over there so behave, understand?" the pupils follow his finger pointed to their behind and their eyes land on Zoro, who still have his eyes closed, before they returned to their teacher and said in unison, "Yes, sir!"

The class began after they took their wooden swords from behind, not far from Zoro's spot. Zoro watch their training calmly but also critically, at the same time seeing the training remind him his past; his training in Koshiro's place, his fight with Kuina, his lost to Kuina, his and Kuina's vow on swords, her death, his anger on Kuina about breaking her promise, his new vow, Kuina's sword, their dream, his journey start after leaving his homeland, his meeting with Johnny and Yosaku, got caught by Helmeppo in Shell Town, until he met Luffy. That's where all the adventure began, how he knew that he is still weak and he need to get stronger and stronger to archive his dream. If it wasn't for Luffy, he could still wander around in East Blue, catching bounty criminals and take the payment.

He is so absorb in his mind and focused on the training in front of him that he didn't realized another person standing, hands folded on her chest with her side leaning against the doorway, Haru herself didn't even realized Zoro's there too as she just kept watching the training in front of her, eyes narrowed and look distant, same as Zoro, this training remind her past…


~Flashback~

In a beautiful morning, an island from somewhere in the Grand Line, a certain village flooded with villagers, some opened their stalls, shops, restaurants, bars,- you name it- for their business. The village crowed with people to buy whenever they want and paid for the bosses, who obligated to take it. Everything is perfect and peaceful, but not her.

Haru, a 9 years old kid with short messy purple hair that passed her shoulder, she wore a torn dirty brown shirt that is too big for her body and showing her recently bruises and wounds. Her face filled with cut but already dried, her big round violet eyes staring at one of the fruit stall near the building she hided at the corner. The old man had white hair with bull horn shapes and long beard tied with red bow, he wore a yellow apron tied around his waist, a pink frill with yellow flower print on his shirt, his sleeves unrolled to his elbow and two small unbutton on top, his blue pants with baggy size and a pair of brown slipper with it tip curled. The man sat at his stall with his arms dangling at his sides, both legs straighten underneath and head hung behind snoring, there's a little drool from his mouth.

The girl hesitated to do something unmoral but she really hungry and couldn't hold it any longer. Eyes held determination, she tip toe with her bare foot and sneak up, chibi hands slowly reaching one of the fruit; apple with size of watermelon. But before she could reach it, her wrists caught by a wriggle yet firm hand, eyes widen in fear for her life so she struggling to free herself from the capturer.

"No, I'm sorry! Please, don't hurt me! I-I won't steal your fruit anymore!"

Eyes shut tightly in fear, the capturer might punish her because of her foolish action.

"Hey, hey, it's okay kid, I'm not gonna hurt you."

The voice rough and deadpanned though old, no trace of anger heard in his voice but soft and gentle. She felt weight on her right shoulder, the grip were strong yet not rough. Eye cracked open, wanting to see the man in front of her, before fully opened her eyes. It's the old man from the same fruit stall. The old man crouched down in eyes level with Haru as he stare her with his emerald eyes.

"Are you hungry?" the old man asked the little girl slowly, didn't want to startle and scare her away.

Haru looked at the old man's eyes, no anger or hatred but curiosity contented which mean he's a good guy, right? After few second doubts, her head nodded in his statement, and at the same time her stomach growled before the old man laughed, startled the little girl.

"Kakakaka! Yup, you sure are hungry, come on my child, let's get you something to eat."

The smile on the old man's face were sincere and not fake, guess it safe for her to follow him, so she did. The stall closed and they return to the old man's house, he lead the little girl to the dining table and tell her to wait while he went to the kitchen to bring some food for her to eat.

After her wounds bandaged and plastered, Haru sat on the chair with head down, eyes staring at her feet, hands on her laps, lost in her deep thought, wondering if she really can stay here or not.

"Here you go, hopefully that'll be enough for you."

Her thought were pulled out when the voice coming from the kitchen as the old man brought the food and placed it in front of her. Her eyes widen and mouth agape to see the delicious food; just look at them make her mouth watering and she doesn't realized that the old man chuckling at her reaction.

"What are you waiting for?" Haru looked at the stranger in surprised, "eat up," she doesn't need to be told twice as she devoured the food in a matter of sec leaving the bowl, plate, and glass clean and shine, much to the old man surprised. He quickly took a second time of foods to the little girl, she ate it without any complaint, round by round until 10th she finally stop as she patted her belly in full of satisfaction. She burped before she cover her mouth with both hands in embarrassment realizing that she is in somebody's house, the old man just chuckled and amused with her antics, "So, what's your name, little girl?"

Haru raised her head up and looked at the old man, who sat across the desk in front of her with elbows propped on top it and hands clapped together, fingers twinkle together as his curiosity yet fond eyes met hers. She didn't know if she really want to tell him her name's but this stranger had not hit her when she tried to steal his fruit and he even gave her foods, so that's okay, right?

"H-Haru…"

Her voice were high pitch but in whisper though the old man managed to catch the words, it seems the girl is a shy kid, "Oooohhh, Haru, huh? That's a beautiful name, a name of certain flowers." She blush madly with steam coming from her ears, no one ever gave a compliment to her before, "I'm Randey, where's your parent?"

When the words of parents stated out, her head bow and eyes casted in shadow, making the old man hard to see her expression.

"My parents don't want me anymore."

"What?" Randey had his bushy eyebrow knitted together in confusion, what kind of parents didn't want their child? "Why would they do that?"

"I-I don't know what happened but, m-mommy said I'm a whore and a bitch, while daddy always hit me to released his stress, it happened all the time or whenever they returned from somewhere. One day when I'm cleaning the house, mom and dad suddenly barged in the kitchen at where I was cleaning the dishes, they began to beat me up for no reason though I know they were angry at something so they took me as a punching dummy." Her eyes start watering and sobbing as she remembered the event after that, "I begging them to s-stop but t-they just make it worse, m-mommy and daddy use s-some sharp object, t-they said they w-want to stab me u-until I bleed and w-watch me c-covered i-in my o-own blood," Randey could not believe at what he just hear, what kind of psychopathic parents are they, using their own child as a dummy just to released their stress!? That's called child abusive! Tears spill from her eyes running down her cheek but didn't bother to wipe it out as she continued her story, "I-I don't know what happened but the two of them l-lay on the f-floor, when I looked down, a kitchen knife was on my hand covered in blood. The-Then I realized th-that m-mommy and d-daddy have blood around their body- they don't move at all!" he stared her blankly, knowing that her story is not done yet, and he's right, "I don't know what to do, so I only did what I had in my mind, I ran away..."

What a poor child, she didn't even realized that she had kill her parents, by her own hands none the less. Randey gave a sympathy look, she doesn't have anyone to help her, now she's alone, sigh escaped from his mouth. He did only one thing cross in his head. He stood up and walked toward the crying girl's side, arms wrapped around her fondly then pull her to his chest, surprising the girl.

"Shhh… that's okay. It's not your fault, you didn't know anything about it. You safe now, they won't be after you anymore."

The voice he using is soothing her, no anger sensed in it at all, which made her feel safe, subsiding her trembling form. No one have ever comfort her before, because for all she knew, everybody treat her like a trash without any reasons. After a few minutes pass, Haru's trembling form had completely subsided.

"Y-you don't mad o-or hit me?"

The question surprising the old man but did not pull off his embrace, "Why would I do that?"

She gulped, afraid of being hurt if she replied with wrong answer, "W-well, I did something bad, aren't I?"

Eyes soften, so that's why she asked that question, "Nah, don't worry about it," he use the same tone to comfort her while rubbing her back with his palm, "there's nothing bad about that, you only did that to defenced yourself from danger, that's all," he patted her head gently as he comfort the child from scared.

"S-so, I'm good?"

"Yup, you are a good girl." Then Randey unwrap his arms around Haru as she stared him with wide eyes in amusement, "well you can stay with me, how's that sound, Haru?" he laugh when she jumping and bouncing like a bunny with full of energy.

"Really!? I mean, I can stay here with you!? Won't that make me a burden to you?"

"Nah, you're not, I've been worse than this." She smile when she heard it, she had never received any love and care so she really happy when she received one, "Now," Randey stood up and took the empty plate on the desk then looked down at the little girl, "wait here while I put this plate to the sink then we will go shopping for your clothes, okay?"

She just nodded her head as she staring at the old man she just met not long ago, she felt lucky that she had met with someone that will take care of her without being treated as trash like her parents did to her. However, this is still a stranger, a lot of peoples have their own tricks to do something unmoral and evil so she cannot completely trust him yet.

The old man came out from the kitchen and walked toward with a pink shirt, black short and a pair of yellow sandal then give it to her, "Okay Haru, before we out why not you change your clothes to this one, I don't want to you feel uncomfortable with that torn cloths." He said adding humour chuckle at the last part.

She nodded again and took the clothes and went to the bathroom Randey had directed to. After that, they both out and went to shop. During their fun, her ears twitched when she heard clashing sound from somewhere she did not know.

"So, you heard it?" Head shot up to the old man, who looked down on her with a smile as she nodded in puzzled, "Well, why don't we follow the sound, shall we?"

~End of flashback~


"Okay that's all for now! Remember the move because you all will be tested two day after today!"

"Yes, sensei!"

Her thought, including Zoro's, pulled out by loud shouts from the pupils, they all bowing to their teacher, then straighten their body to take their packed stuff and leave the place, with of course, Haru move in the room for them to exit, although the pupils glanced each sword users. Some of them stared them with curiosity, some of them annoyed with their presences, some of them sizing them up from head to toe. But both of them didn't react any of their reaction, or whatever it is, if they did then just their luck Zoro didn't bring his swords with him which strangely he always carried them anywhere, Haru? She just tuned them off. While the amount of pupils decreasing, Zoro decided to leave the room as he stood up.

So was Haru.

At the same time, their eyes met up, if not halted not proved enough, eyes widen with shock shown on their face it is then.

And it did not helping the situation Zoro's in at all when the mischievous glim shown in the eyes of the swordswoman as the smile slowly crept on her face, slowly pushed herself off from the wall, walking in a relax manner, the teacher didn't notice her presence because he already in another room inside the same room to change his clothes.

Back to the sword users, Zoro can only stared at the girl as she approaching him and stopped in few feet in front of him.

"Well, well, well, what do you know… so Moss Head love to watch the kendo's training… how cute~"

The way she sing sang happily at the last part made him shuddered and it kind of remind him of someone but he can't place it who… That's not the point! Right now he's in deep shit! Not only he brought nothing with him but the girl in front of her had weapon just like his, and a powerful sword nonetheless! He wonder where did she get that sword from… Focus, Zoro! Focus! He mentally hit his forehead, he just keep distracted whenever he sees unique swords that attracted his interest and he couldn't help but wanted to lay his hand on the beauty- Focus, Zoro! Your life is in danger and you still have time to look over someone's sword!

"Is it wrong for me to watch kendo training? And don't call me Moss Head, I have name remember?" Zoro scowled at her, he maybe unarms but he still has monstrous strength to knock her down, woman or not, he'll call it as self-defence if she strikes him first.

"Oh no, no it's not, really. Just curious that even someone like you will come here to watch them like I am," She grin cheerfully, he will call her a good girl if it wasn't for her unsheathing her sword slowly, ringing followed suit, as the blade pointed downward at her side.

"Cut the crap, what do you want?" this girl is seriously need some help after all.

Great, just great.

Her cheery grin face replaced with cold grin before she replied with same tone, "let's fight."

And that's where everything goes BANG! By the time Manji finish whatever he had in the changing room and head out to see what happened, his eyes bulged out when he saw the wooden floor splintered everywhere, he scanning frantically as he searching for the culprit, no one but him in the room as the two sword users and the pupils already left the place.

"WHAT'S WITH YOU ANYWAY!? WHY WOULD YOU SUDDENLY WANTED TO FIGHT ME!?"

"UNSHEATE YOUR SWORDS AND FIGHT ME, YOU JERK!"

Roar echoed along the hallway had attracted a lot of pupils as they looking two childish supposed adults running, chasing, shouting… and slashing, if you see the sword swung side to side and slash anything that got on their way that is as they passed by while receiving funny looks from the pupils because of their ruckus they had caused. Funny when they watched the scene where it supposed to be girl at the front running away from the man from behind had turned the table. And they had made a wise choice to not block their way with their running full ahead nonstop.

"WHY WOULD I WANT TO FIGHT YOU!? I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG TO YOU, AREN'T I!? AND IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW I DON'T HAVE MY SWORDS WITH ME!" Zoro yelled in anger over his shoulder while running to outside from the martial art school, sweat all over his face with fear for his life, damn this girl is psychopath!

"I DON'T CARE, JUST FIGHT ME OR YOU'LL DIE FOR SURE!" She roar-yelled while swinging her sword downward while running, just her luck it was the wall that the slash landed or else blood surely splatter everywhere. Damn, she's so stubborn!

After they left the school and now in Chiono's house, Zoro ran up the stair because their room is on the second floor, during his run he looked over his shoulder to see if the maniac girl still chasing him and yes she still, with the wall destroyed by her swinging sword of course.

"ARGH! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE, WOULD YOU!?" why the heck did she still chasing him!? I'm not your fucking boyfriend damn it!

"NO WAY!" she yelled, that will be her answer.

He turned around two more blocks and ran on the second floor, their room finally come in view. Finally! He slammed open the door, not caring if there's anybody inside, he quickly ran and snatched his swords which rest at the bedside table then out. Not wasting anytime, white sword unsheathed and swung to his side like a bat clashing the other's sword that about to chop his neck.

"Finally… you have your swords now, and I can finally have my fun~" Haru sung with her cheerful face as she pushed her swords forcefully, causing some sparkles released.

Just listen to her words already boiled his blood, eyes shaded in shadow and his lips in straight thin line, making him hard to see his expression, confusing the girl more.

"So…"Haru perk up when Zoro spoke as he raised his head and look at the girl, eyes narrowed dangerously then smirk that can make even the demon cry in frighten and run away, "You wanna fight, huh? Fine… I grant your wishes then!"


~Present Day~

"Wow wow wow wait a minute, you mean you two running in the hallway, in the house and finally end up in this herb garden, am I right?"

Zoro and Haru nodded, their story had long finished as Zoro stand beside his captain and Haru next to his leader while Clay in front of them acting as a judge. He crossed his arms on his chest while staring between the culprits with impassive face, making them hard to know his expression. While they expecting anger, insult or anything throw on them, this is not one of them.

Thecaptain/leaders dropped their head to their chest and sighed before they whispered but loud enough for them to heard, "We're doom."

Eyebrows raise in confused, while would they said that?

"Why do you mean by that?" Zoro asked.

His question went unanswered when another voice interrupted their discussion.

"Oi, you guys, old man say we need to have a plan about-aiyaya…" head all turned around to see Scarlet standing at the fetch door while holding a piece of yellow paper, eyes slowly scanned the view before her then to the five peoples standing at the centre of the herb garden, face looked bored as she asked casually, "what happen here?" her question answered with the captain/leaders pointed their finger on the culprits, mainly Zoro and Haru. Just by looking how the place destroyed, she knew what they mean and sighed with head hung down, "we're doom."

"What's with this 'we're doom' anyway?" Haru asked with the same question to them, she didn't understand the meaning of it.

Scarlet raised her head as she looked at the sword users and sighed, "Oh nothing really, other than this herbs garden own by a scary old lady that we're scared of, there's nothing to worry about. Yup, completely nothing."

"Huh?"

"Now, what are we gonna do? This place is already destroyed!" Nick said as he gestured the herbs garden, "I don't want to get myself laid by her!" imaginary balloon float above his head shown himself half-naked with no defence crying comically and a dark black, then a big figure suddenly shows up while holding a giant needle as the figure laugh devilishly,

"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Zoro and Haru jumped when Nick suddenly scream at the sky crazily, what's with this guy anyway?

"No, no more check-up, please, no more check-up…" they turned their head before them, only to see Clay crouched down in petal form with hands grab his hair while rocked his body forth to back tried to reassuring himself as gloomy atmosphere surrounded him, repeating his mantra of 'no more check-up', both swords users sweat dropped when they see the scene before them.

"What about Kangaroo baa-chan? Is she here already?"

That caught everyone attention, all head shifted to see Luffy, who are now have unreadable face, but sweats from head to toe betrayed his emotion.

Scarlet make a thinking pose with eyes closed as she replied, "Nah, old man said that she were out from this island to do her research and she'll be back after three days afternoon, so just your luck that she's not here or else…" she trail off as she sneak a glance at the rest while they sighed in relief but shuddered when they remember about something related with the lady they'd talking about, Zoro and Haru just exchanged the look before staring at their captain/leaders, completely confused of their discussion, Scarlet noticed the confusion on their face, "you'll know when she's back."

"But, she's not that bad…" two blurry object passed ahead the sword users then different shouts of colourful language from the other side, both blinked their eyes and search for the cause only to see Luffy getting shake with each of his shoulders gripped hard by none other than both pissed off Nick and Clay.

"NOT BAD? NOT BAD!? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY NOT BAD!?"

"SHE'S THE WORSE OF ALL, DAMN IT!"

"NOT ONLY THAT, SHE'S A SADISTIC!"

"DANGEROUS!"

"CREEPY!"

"SICKENING!"

"PERVERT!"

Then they both stop as they gasping for air like they had ran a marathon while Luffy got dizzy and tried to shake it off because of the shaking, he can even see stars and birds spinning above his head.

"Right, you right about that…"

He didn't get the chance to finish his sentence because the other two continue their shouting.

"More importantly… DON'T YOU EVER FORGET THAT SHE'S A MOLESTER!"

"…"

Silence greeted them all with braches snapped from the tree out of nowhere and fell on the ground with soft thud sound, only one thing had cross in sword users mind.

"Molester?"

"…"

The leaders/captain stared at their member/crew with blank face or in Luffy's case his head were spinning, forgot that they were there before Nick broke the silence, "You know what, just forget what we're saying cause you'll understand when you see her." He said tiredly as he waved his hand after he released the captain, same goes for Clay, leaving the dizzy Luffy swaying side to side and point on who-know-what-it-is while mumble incoherent words which made the scene quite weird for Zoro to see.

Scarlet hung her head down as she sighed in frustration, "I just hope I didn't get myself killed by that old hag," not only she had to deal with these kind of situations –Zoro and Haru is one of these situation- while they in their secret mission, she also need to protect her own group from being… whatever they thought in their mind.

On second thought, maybe she should just let them have their punishment, beside it's their crew/team/group's problems.

What she didn't know is, she got tackled to the ground by something heavy on of her stomach, making her head bumped on hard ground and causing her headache, her vision got a little blurry, she shook it off to make the dizziness go away and when it did she put her elbow then raised a bit to look at whatever that dare knocked her down only made her groaned when she met 3 pairs of large puppy eyes watering and quivering lips own by her own pals in her group, "Oh come on!" she whined, "get off me already!" she hate it when they do that to her for some of their damn reasons! Damn it! Damn them all!

"YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE DAMAGE, WE DON'T WANT TO BE HER FAVOURITE VICTIMS!"

Their outburst quite amused Zoro and Haru, never in a million years had they see their leader/captain over react and crying which almost turned the ground underneath them into a water pool, much for Scarlet's frustration as she whining about her shirt got ruined.

In Zoro's point of view about Luffy, his captain will always stood his ground and will never back down whatever challenges that thrown on him. As for Haru, his leader would just laugh it off like it's some kind of jokes whatever situations he was in, dangerous or not. So, what make them scared like that? Molester, who? And who's this Kangaroo lady?

Hold on a minute.

Kangaroo lady?

That's odd.

Scarlet just let her head hit the ground after her struggle to get herself free from their hold failed, "I will IF you guys LET me up so I can FINISH my job like NOW?" she said while glaring at her pals, the three of them mouthing 'o' in understand then slowly get off of the girl as they stood up, letting her sat in leg-crossed while dusts the dirt off of her shirt, "how many damage did they do?"

Clay stared at the sky while think back about the story Zoro told earlier, "If I remember correctly, maybe in the kendo training room, hallway in the school and lastly here."

"Okay, for now, you three take these two out of here while I 'renew' this place and others before I meet you guys in our room." She stood up, giving her order to her pals and walk pass them as they stared at her and nodded, beckoning their head motioning their member to follow them, so they did. The tapping sound from her pals and others slowly faltered then vanished not long after that before she put her focus before her; ruined herb garden. "This better get renew quickly or I will never be able to see another day if she saw this."


~Luffy, Zoro, Nick, Clay, and Haru~

After they left Scarlet in the herb garden, Zoro and Haru once again argued about 'coward' or 'maniac' while they're walking in front of the group.

"Well, I guess they wouldn't make our job easier, huh?" other two glanced at Nick, who just watched at the other two swords users' argument with passive face, hands shoved in pockets while walking side to side with Luffy and Clay from his left.

"Other than keeping our secrets from leak out, yeah." Clay ran his fingers on his hair, he is not fond doing 'that' kind of job but duty call so they got no other choice but to do so.

Luffy sighed, he too understand what his pals were referring to, "I just want to get the job done as fast as we could so I can get my crew out of here and continue our journey on the sea, that's all…"

Sensing the sadness in their younger member's voice, their eyes soften as well as their face. They knew that he's speaking the truth and how hard it is to lie to his crew since he's the captain in pirates' ship. Sure he isn't like Usopp the liar but he can twist the story when it needed. There are also other reasons why he really didn't want to stay here for too long even though this is where the four of them train together and where a lot of good sweet memories started but so does bad memories, especially 'that' painfulmemories. Not that they can blame him though, despite being one of them and equally strong with them, he is still naïve and innocence young man. And also have a long journey to reach his real purposes.

Shook off their thought and back to reality world, each of them put their hand on Luffy's shoulder and squeeze gently, snapping the said young man as he glanced each of them with puzzled look, "you're not the only one that wanted to get out of here, but we cannot escape from our duty because we are chosen one, like it or not we has accepted it since we're little."

Nick's words had never been wrong when he's serious because it is true that they has accepted to become chosen one, but that doesn't mean he wanted to be one.

"You do know why we're here and our real mission is, right?" Clay added more in whisper sound while watching both swords users' argument if they're eavesdropping on their conversation.

His body stiffen, unlucky cause it didn't go unnoticed by both members of top secret group, though they kept silence because they gave him some time to rethink about their words.

Luffy sighed, if it wasn't because of that tragedy then they wouldn't- No, he shouldn't say like that. What happened had happened, and it's already in the past, no use dwelling about them, no matter how painful it is. There's no turning back because he'd already 'signed' in for personal reasons.

"Then I just need to keep myself alive so I can continue our journey and sail on the sea again." Luffy said though lack of enthusiasm like usual but that still managed to bring some confident of him, smile plastered on both men's face.

"What? Just you? How about us? Are you seriously wanted to ditch us? Oh how harsh."

"Shut up." Luffy growled in annoyance as he punched none so gently on Nick's shoulder only make the said man laugh and Clay snickered, typical Luffy.

That is until they brought up by loud shouts in front of them, of course they almost forgot that they had two other people with them, and are still in big argument. The more Luffy and Nick watched them, -Both sword users have bump on their head glowing in red, how did they end up having that no one really know- the more they believe that Zoro and Haru are long lost sibling, if you didn't count their hair colour.

"DAMN IT, WOULD YOU STOP BOTHERING ME!? I SAID THAT I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT YOU!"

"NO, YOU WILL FIGHT ME! I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAID BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I'M ITCHING TO FIGHT YOU!"

"LIKE HELL I CARE, WHY NOT BOTHER SOMEONE ELSE INSTEAD OF FOLLOWING ME LIKE A LOST PUPPY!"

"NO WAY! YOU ARE THE FIRST MAN THAT CAUGHT MY EYES, YOU'RE SPECIAL AND UNIQUE SO THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD LET YOU GO!"

"…"

No one speak at the moment as the breeze blew the dirt off the ground. Well, they didn't see that coming.

"That statement," Clay broke the silence as he pointed his finger toward the 'comedians' ahead of them with blank face, "Why do I feel wrong to hear that?", no one expected that to happen though.

"Well… Haru can sometime talk something that can lead misunderstanding to those who does not know the meaning of her words, even she unaware any wrong of her … talk." Nick said low and slowly though his eyes gazed down on what seems attracted him the different patterns on the ground, he didn't made eye-contact with Luffy and Clay because they both clearly are now eyeing at him sceptical.

Clay's eyes narrowed as he staring his pal with long face, unnerving the said man, before returned to watch the 'drama-weird-matic' ahead of them, "Okay."

"I think I heard of this from Nami before," the elders looked down at the young man as he titled his head to the side, "she said if someone, girl or boy, talk something weird like that, it mean they were confessing or declaring their love to someone they like." He remember how Sanji always dance his weird move over Nami or Robin saying weird talk involving love for his ladies, that's what how he thought, he guess.

The elders blinked their eyes as they staring at the young man, then at Zoro and Haru, who continue argue over stupid thing.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?" Zoro yelled in anger, but blush on his face show his embarrassment, what the hell did she trying to say anyway!?

Haru furrowed her eyebrows, what's with this guy, brain shocked? "WHAT!? I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING WRONG!"

"YES, YOU DID SO WHY DID YOU SAY THAT!?"

"I ONLY SPEAK THE TRUTH!"

"YOU'RE OFF FROM THE TOPIC! NOW TELL ME WHY DID YOU SAY THAT!?"

"I JUST WANT YOU TO FIGHT ME!"

Then his face completely blank, before his face turned red in anger, he can't believe her! "THEN SAY THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE, DAMN IT!"

Her eyebrows wriggle upward and mouth agape in disbelieve, is this guy an idiot!? "THAT'S WHAT I HAD BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU, DUMBASS!"

All in all they didn't act the same as what Luffy had referring to.

"Okay, I didn't see any love in there." Clay stated as Luffy and Nick can only nodded their head slowly, but then the former's face lit up and that didn't go unnoticed but the elders.

"What do you have in your mind, Luffy?" Nick stared at the younger one because every time he made that thoughtful yet funny face the captain definitely has crazy ideas in his mind.

Luffy glanced at the elders but the grin on his face never disappears, instead it widen that can spilt his face in half if it wasn't for he made of rubber, "Want to hear me out?" and that is exactly what they do, because the way Luffy sing song his words with teasing and slightly devilish on his eyes only mean something; it's play time.


~Scarlet~

"Phew, that's the last one."

Scarlet sighed in relief as she wiped the sweat away from her forehead, the damage with sword's slashes along the wall in the school-mainly from Haru- had been repaired/renew, nothing but smooth polished to shine like new one. She looked around her surroundings if there's anybody watching her work and her shoulder slouched down in relief, no one is here except her alone so she had nothing to worry about.

She only did this job during the pupils in training because there is no way she would let anyone to see how the hell did she 'renew' the wall just by closing her eyes and using only simple wave to fix the damage, and of course no questions thrown at her because seriously that will be way troublesome to answer. Only few selective peoples knew how she did because it's a secret, well not really, everyone had secret of their own so it's only a common senses. She just request them to do so because damn! She hated to become a centre of attraction, that's all.

She turned around and walk out of hallway as she stare at the blue sky. The sun is already hung high on the sky and the clouds swirl around the hot bright ball, causing the said girl's shirt soaked in sweat, she blame it all on the raising heat.

"It's noon, and about time for them to take a break."

Right after she finished the sentences, a loud DONG! echoing around the school on the air sending a slight wave like wind shaking the trees around the places, signalling the school break. She slowly step aside as every doors slide opened and just like wave of pupils step out from their classes and made their way to canteen. A wise choice for her to move away from where the spot she stood before because wow… running and crashing each other like bulls, a mental note made for herself; never, ever, block the bulls-pupils' way if you still want to stay alive.

When the pupils has become less, Scarlet waste no time as she turned her heel to leave the school so she can meet her secret group back at Chiono's house to discuss something important with them. Some of the pupils glance at her way, wondering why would a stranger, or a tomboy, wandering around in the school like a weirdo. What, did they think she won't know what they're thinking? Not that she care, she just ignored them because… it just too troublesome to do anything and counter back.

And it seems that they didn't know they have new teachers in this school.

Great!

That is how she want it to be, requesting all the teachers to keep it as a secret until the four of them make their impression in each of their classes, just like the first class- Kei class- they had visited! What a smart move! Head shook off fiercely to keep her mind straight and looked to her sides in case someone watching her and made a conclusion for themselves that this girl had lost her sanity because she keep giggling like a mad assassin.

By the time she have her bearing straight, she already inside the house and in her way to her pals/group's room. Their room, the place where the four of them sleep together –in their own bed- because they are the first pupils took in by Chiono old man himself to train them and finally became the leader of a secret group. Not that she wanted to be one though, she had her reason to be in the group but for now she has something to focus on, other than their real mission of course.

Their room finally come in view, just next with Nick and Clay's members' room at their side while Luffy's just at opposite wall. She didn't bother to knock the door because the other three would just let it open, too lazy to lock the door. She opened the door and step in the room, Luffy, Nick, and Clay gathered at the middle sat on the floor. They seem discussing over something, but what could it be?

Her eyebrow raised in confused as she closed the door, still looking at her pals, "Guys, what are you doing?"

The said guys turned their head to see Scarlet already in the room as she approaching them, "Oh hi, Scarlet! Didn't hear you come in!" Luffy greet her with his usually loud cheerful shout.

"You're late." Clay stated as he leaned his back against the bed's leg with arms crossed on his chest and surprisingly grin shown on his face.

"But you just got in time to hear us out!" and next is Nick as he pump his fist on the air with his never ending stamina.

She stared them with black face, then narrow her eyes suspiciously, eyeing them one by one. The men were grinning like fools, which mean they were planning something crazy again. Yes, again. Because she recognize that kind of looks when they were little and a lot of crazy thing happened last time, let just say some end crazily and some end stupidly, also some did not end happily. Then again, Scarlet isn't so sure whether to feel happy or worried just by looking in their eyes.

"Okay… what do you have in your mind now…" she said slowly, still eyeing each of them, though their grin just gotten widen. Yup, they definitely up to something.

"Well…"

The three of them wave their hand motioning her to come over and sit with them. Scarlet raised her eyebrows but didn't complain so she just did what she had been asked to. As soon as she did, they whispering to their boyish leader, a piece of paper with something written on it given to her, she accepted it and read from up till down. Eyes widen in surprised, before smirking.

"I totally love this. This will go bang once we set it up for our little pupils, also some helps from nice peoples." The three of them only give her a thumbs-up, satisfied with their efforts did not go waste.

Well, well, who would have thought that these guys can be crazier than they had already is. There is no way these peoples can handle this kind of game-oops, lessons actually…

To Be Continued…


How is it? I know I know it's not god enough to satisfied your desire but hey be patience! You'll get what you want, I told you that this story will confusing you much but this all will reveal when the time come.

Oh yeah, I didn't explain more about original characters' past because you already knew so I just make it short. (I'm too lazy anyway)

One more thing, I might not be able to follow my schedule on updating my story but I will do it twice in a month or more, so don't kill me pleaaaaseee~ (Puppy eyes)

ichigo1508: Thank you very much!

Demon Ragna:

I just need some joke to put on it because I don't want to make these new characters feel awkward that's all.

With all those new characters and their names you don't need to remember them all the time because they will be mentioned in every chapter.

Well about timing I'm not sure how long they holding so I just use 30m and 'less' because… I don't know, just feel like it.

I'm doing my best to make the fight good, but I'm not really good on how though I will make it up until next time in the chapter.

About Kei? You just need to wait for the next chapter if he's really important or not, and yeah Scarlet did involve in his past, about hers? I'm sure you want to know right?

Luffy maybe strong and have different personalities when he's with his old group but he is still the Luffy, I won't change him entirely!

And oh thank you very much! Wish you a very Christmas and a happy new year to you too, even though it's already too late, but still.

xXdiamondroseXx: Thank you very much for following this story even though it's rough and bad in grammar, I just hope you like it.

One more time, thank you very much!