Chapter 9: Doesn't feel right…
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Ace narrowed his eyes at Thatch who narrowed his eyes at him. They stared intensely at each other. Ace then smirked making Thatch narrow his eyes even more and then!
"Got any threes?" Ace asked as Thatch groaned and threw the cards on the table.
"In telling you guys, he is cheating!" Yelled Thatch as he glared at the smug looking Ace who started shuffling the cards.
"You're just sore, because he won 6 times in a row. yoi." Said Marco with a smirk as he looked satisfied at Thatch's misery. Fire Fist was also smirking at Thatch, he had Luffy sitting in his lap with a bag of chips in his hand. Sabo was standing on the side with an amused look on his face.
"No Im Not! Look at his face!" Thatch said pointing at Ace. Everybody looked at Ace who had an innocent look and a halo on top of his head and wings on his back.
"...You know...He does look ." Said Marco staring blankly at Ace who blinked innocently.
"Now do you believe me!?" Yelled Thatch hoping his friend would take his side.
"But you are still a sore loser. yoi." Said Marco with a small smirk as Thatch turned red from anger and stomped out of the room. Half an hour later he returned challenging Ace to another game. Ace agreed to it, while watching Sabo who was behind Thatch with a mirror in his hands. Ace smirked and won again.
Luffy was bored watching the game that Ace kept winning. He looked at Fore Fist and saw that he was looking at Ace's winning streak with a giant grin. Not wanting to bother his big brother. He carefully got off his lap and went out of the room, while walking around deck he spotted Izo.
"Hi Izo!" He chirped with his fists in the air. Izo looked down and smiled.
"Hello there Luffy, where are your brothers?" He asked after looking around to find nobody keeping watch of the young boy.
"They are watching Ace beating Thatchy with cards." After Luffy said that Izo imagined Thatch being slapped across the face with cards by Ace. Quickly he shook that thought away."I got bored." Said Luffy with his hands behind his head.
"Well then, what are you plan on doing?" He asked the boy who shrugged and said."Dunno."
"Zehehehe, Hi there Izo!" Luffy felt a shudder down his spine and his stomach drop. Izo looked behind himself to see Teach walking up to them.
"Hi Teach, how was that mission?" He asked, while not noticing Luffy hiding behind Izo.
"Zehehe, nothing we couldnt handle, there were a few rogue pirates that were terrorizing the people on that Island. We drove them away from the island, they shouldnt bother the villagers now. Zehehe!" He laughed which Izo thought was a happy laugh, while Luffy shivered.
Teach noticed Luffy and asked."And who might you be little guy? Zehehe." Luffy didnt answer, he hid himself behind Izo which confused the crossdresser. He decided to answer for Luffy.
"This is Luffy, he is Ace's younger brother. You can get the full story from Pops. Its too long to explain." Said Izo with a wave of his hand.
"Well, Nice to meet you Luffy! Zehehe" Said Teach, but Luffy stayed quiet.
"Luffy whats wrong? Are you hungry?" Izo asked worried, the kid is always full of energy and eager to make new friends, but here Luffy was showing to be shy or maybe even scared, he didnt have his usual sunny smile on his face.
Luffy shook his head no and gripped Izo's dress tighter. Izo looked confused, but then he noticed the way Luffy stared at Teach, he looked scared.
"I think Luffy is just tired, Im going to bring him to his room now. I will see you later at lunch, okay?" He asked as Teach laughed and nod. When they were far enough from Teach, Izo whispered to Luffy."Luffy you dont like Teach? I know he is isnt a very..um..pretty pirate, but you shouldnt be scared of him, he isnt bad and he is part of the crew. Izo said as he looked at the small curled up child in his arms. He knew Luffy wasnt one to judge a person by their appearance, so why was he afraid of Teach?
"He just doesnt feel right..." Said Luffy as he curled up more. Izo raised his eyebrow and repeated.
"Doesnt feel right?" Luffy nod his head quickly.
The two then stayed silent as they entered the room and saw the cards scattered with Thatch hitting his head on the wall while muttering."Why?! Why!? Whyyyy!?"
Izo looked at Marco who shrugged and said."26 loses." Izo nod and amused at his brother's behavior over a few loses.
Ace, Sabo and Fire Fist who were sitting on the bed with popcorn looking amused turned their head to see Izo, but what caught their attention was Luffy being curled up in a ball and barely visibly shaking.
"Luffy!" They yelled before jumping from he bed and running toward their little brother. Fire Fist snatched the kid out of Izo's hands without giving Izo a chance to blink or even say something.
"Whats wrong Luffy?!" They asked worried as Luffy uncurled and hugged Fire Fist.
"I didnt feel right, but now Im okay." He said slowly as the two older brothers and the future older brother shared a look. They knew about Luffy instincts never being wrong. Fire Fist looked at Izo and asked with a emotionless voice.
"Nothing really, I saw him walking on deck, we talked and then Teach came. I talked to him a bit, but Luffy than just hid behind me, which surprised me greatly. When Teach asked him for his name Luffy acted almost scared, so I told him instead. Noticing the way Luffy was scared made me think of an excuse and leave Teach while taking Luffy here with me." He explained. Fire Fist, Ace and Sabo looked at each other then at Izo with Sabo asking this time.
"How was Luffy acting before he saw Teach?" Asked Sabo slowly as he glanced at his baby brother.
"Not that different from usual, the only thing different was that he was bored, but he was still cheerful" Said Izo as he thought back.
"And when Teach came?" Asked Ace as he narrowed his eyes slightly
"He hid behind me and acted as if he was shy or scared, he wouldnt introduce himself so I did it for him, but when I saw that he wasnt shy, but looked more scared I made an excuse and took Luffy here, but before we came in I asked him why he acted like that and all he said to me is that he didnt feel right." Explained Izo.
The three people who knew what that meant exchanged looks with each other before nodding their heads. Fire Fist carefully put Luffy down as his two other brothers sat by his right and left side.
"Thank you for telling us Izo, We will take care of Lu now, You dont have to worry anymore." Fire Fist said as Izo looked at Luffy for a second and then at Fire Fist. He nod and left the 6 people that were Thatch, Marco, Ace, Luffy, Sabo and Fire Fist alone in the room to talk.
"That is very disturbing..." Said Fire Fist as his eyes narrowed. Sabo and Ace nod their heads in agreement.
"Whats wrong?" Asked Thatch nod understanding the problem."Is Luffy sick or something?" He asked worried.
Fire Fist shook his head no before answering."No, but Luffy has strong instincts. When he says he doesnt feel right in front a person means the person isnt somebody he considers a friend. The person is bad news." Explained Fire Fist as he glanced as his baby brother who was cuddling up to Ace and Sabo.
"But Teach has been on the crew for years and he isn't that bad, yes he doesnt look that great, yes he has an evil laugh, but that doesnt mean he will harm any of us." Said Thatch.
"But just in case could we keep track of Teach till the kids find a way back home?" Asked Fire Fist as he looked at the kids who didn't look comfortable with just ignoring Luffy's instinct and Fire Fist agreed with them.
"Fine. yoi." Said Marco he will keep track of Teach just to prove that he isn't evil or planning anything.
"Thanks. Also...I would like to talk with you tomorrow before Thatch leaves for that mission he is being assigned to tomorrow." Said Fire Fist slowly as he glanced at Ace who flinched, meaning he got the message Fire Fist was giving him.
Thatch and Marco exchanged looks before looking at Fire Fist and giving him a nod. They understood that Fire Fist was ready to share that secret with them.
That Night….
Luffy was struggling to sleep, he was turning in his sleep and sweating. He was having a Nightmare...
In Luffy's Nightmare...
Luffy was running away from a black giant cloud. He was yelling for Ace, Sabo and everybody else he cared for. Suddenly he saw Thatch in the distance.
"Thatchy Help!" He yelled.
"Luffy get behind me! Hurry little buddy!" Thatch yelled as Luffy nod and ran behind Thatch who pulled his weapons and stood in a defensive position.
"Zehehehe!"
Luffy saw the cloud some closer, Thatch looked tense he used his free hand to push Luffy away from him and away from the cloud. Luffy fell on the cloud, but when he opened his eyes he saw the cloud absorb Thatch and then everything went red and black.
Out of Nightmare
Luffy was shaken awake by his brothers.
"Lu! Luffy! Wake up! Its just a nightmare!" Said Ace and Sabo. With a jolt Luffy woke up trembling and tears streaming down his cheeks.
"Thachy...scary black cloud...scary laugh...Thachy swallow...red and black.." He mumbled between sobs as he hugged Ace, while Sabo petted his head.
"Its okay Lu, Thach is okay and we're here with you. Nobody is going to hurt you or Thatch." Said Sabo.
A/N
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