Sorry for the long wait, guys! Here we have, the next chapter! Expect a lot of randomness in this one but I'm sure you guys already know Luffy well. :P

PPGZ Lover099: Ahahaha! When real shit happens with Luffy around, they mostly tend to go a little... bent. XD I don't think you will be needing it soon but sure, have a knife. xD -passes you one-

azab: Nah, Sabo is too cool to die. I have good plans for him though. :P

Miishai: Yup! The plot is really starting to pick up. And I have a great unexpected twist later on too. Maybe in a few more chapters or so? I hope I'm not rushing too much even though I always had the suspicion that I dilly dallyed around just as much. ;x

anonymous: I am a big fan of cliffhangerssss! And yeah, Ace will forever portray Luffy as beautiful in my fic no matter how dirty he really is. Literally. :P Marco will always have to suffer. 8'D I feel kind of bad for him but oh well, it's kind of fun too. LOL!

Naru-sama: Thanks a lot! I try to keep the enthusiasm as much as possible. I'd get bored if I were to write a truly impromptu chapter after all. I'm glad that you're reading the rest of my fics too! w It makes me kind of happy knowing that a reader would go so far. 8'D And I understand not being to keep yourself away from fanfiction. It happens to me a lot too. LOL!

ASLfangirl: He'd be in pretty deep trouble if he were to break the wall. :P

I ran with all my energy while desperately trying to get away from Ace.

I couldn't let him see me like this, especially what Kidd had told him. That liar! He promised that he would keep it a secret. Although I did deny his advances this time because we were in camp and Ace was nearby. I'm glad that I did or else Ace would've walked into a completely different scene. Ace was already working hard and I don't want to see him become disappointed in me. I don't want to give him any more trouble than he already has but I guess I'm just not good enough to keep that up. I miss Ace so much...

Stopping at some weird place, I looked behind to see if Ace had caught up. I heard him yelling awhile ago but I forced myself not to listen. I regretted it now. I wanted to hug Ace again but he isn't here...

"Ace..." I sobbed pathetically.

He didn't like people crying, did he? I have to stop crying before he comes.

I rubbed my eyes with my arms but the tears just wouldn't stop. I can't see Ace if I keep on crying. I looked around again and tried to see if there was anywhere I could hide. Maybe a tree would do. Ace always said that I'm so small and scrawny that I could even hide behind an insect. That was pretty mean. Ace was just too big! Oh look, a bird poop.

I sat down behind a tree-wait, which part of the tree is the back? They all looked the same to me.

Confused, I tried to look for the back of the tree but ended up finding none. I stomped my foot in frustration and folded my arms across my chest. Then, I began thinking. In order to find the back of the tree, I have to look for the front, right? I'm so smart! Now I just have to look for the front of the tree...

...where is the front?

My head is burning up and I'm feeling dizzy.

Stupid tree.

I just settled somewhere against the tree. Hey, I'm not crying now! I stood up immediately after realizing that and figured that I should start looking for Ace. That was really troublesome. I walked away from the tree and got back onto the route... had that bird poop been there the whole time?

No, it hadn't! I could've sworn that what I saw was dog poop when I stopped!

"Ace? Ace...?" I called out while praying that Ace hadn't gotten lost. "Ace!"

I begun to cry again. Ah, damn it! Ace had gotten lost and it was my fault! I have to find Ace or else he would never get to return to the camp. I won't be able to see Ace ever again. He's probably going to be eaten in here! Ace always tells me that if I get lost in a forest, the big bears will eat me. I started my way through this weird place while keeping myself focused on looking for Ace.

Wow, a bird nest!

I want to see it but it's so high up. This tree looked difficult to climb too but I'll try anyway. I don't know how much time had passed but I finally got myself onto the tree! Shishishishi, the birds are chirping and they're so cute. I wish I could bring them home but Ace also said that our house is not suitable for living. Why are we living in there then? Ace never did explain it to me. Oh well. I bet Ace would like to see the little birds.

"Ace! I found a nest of birds!" I called out.

When I didn't hear anything, I began to panic. Where is Ace? Ace isn't around so... he must be having meat back in camp without me! Stupid Ace. How could he just leave me behind? He didn't even tell me that the meat is ready. I better get back to the camp or else he'll take away all of my meat.

...How do I get down?

I started crying.

"Ace... Stupid Ace... Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid Ace. Stupid-"

"I come here all the way looking for you and you scold me. I don't remember doing anything to you, Lu."

Ace!

"Stupid Ace! You went back to the camp without me and ate all the meat! I bet you didn't leave any for me again. Hmph, I'm not going to talk to you anymore," I said in determination.

"What are you talking about, idiot? You ran all the way here on your own and I followed."

I did?

Hmm... wait, I did!

"Ace!"

"Oi! Why are you crying? Geez, you're really troublesome," I heard Ace grumble. "Come down now. We can't stay in the forest for too long or else Marco is going to have my head when he catches us. Heck, I think he's just going to go for my head anyway."

I bit my lips nervously. "I... can't get down."

"You what?!"

"I-I don't know how to go down."

"Then why were you up in the first place?!"

"I saw this pretty bird nest just now and wanted to see the little birds. When I wanted to get back on ground, I found out that I couldn't. It's kind of scary up here and I didn't dare to move..." I explained.

Ace sighed and shook his head before looking back up at me again. "You're really a bundle of trouble," I heard him mutter before he stepped closer towards the tree and opened up his arms. "Jump down here and I'll catch you."

And I did.

"Ace!" I exclaimed happily and hugged him.

It felt so nice and warm to be able to hug Ace again. I giggled and nuzzled my face against his chest while I felt Ace wrapping his arms around me too. Suddenly, it had gotten quiet but oddly great too. I just feel like staying here with Ace for hours but apparently, Ace didn't think the same way as I do. He put me onto the ground and kissed my forehead. Shishishishi, I feel a lot better now.

"How are you feeling?" Ace asked as he inspected me. "I hope that bastard Kidd didn't do anything to you."

I froze when I remembered the reason why I came here now. Ace knew everything, including what I did for Kidd. This is bad! I don't want to face Ace right now. Is he angry? Sad? Disappointed? I felt the inside of my chest clenching as I looked up at him. My vision is starting to get blurry and I could feel something wet sliding down my cheeks. My head started to hurt again afterwards.

"Lu? Why are you crying again?" Ace asked frantically and grabbed my shoulders.

"B-Because you're mad... at me. You told me n-not to eat other people's sausages b-but I did. Even though Kidd made me, I still choose to d-do it because I was scared that A-Ace would die. A-And Kidd said that the sausage was cooked," I sobbed.

"Wait what? Sausages?" Ace asked in confusion. "Wait, I did use the term sausage because the word was too vulgar for Lu... No wonder he refused to eat any sausages for the past few years," I heard Ace mutter.

"Eh?"

"Ah nevermind. But why did you say that you did when Kidd told me that you were, uh... sucking on his dick?"

"Wasn't that sausage named 'Dick'? Kidd said that I should treat it like this... 'Dick' thing and do weird stuffs to it. He also says that I have to exercise my tongue more afterwards. I don't know but he gave me that sausage in the end and I just ate it?"

"The fuck is he telling you?" Ace fumed and let out a growl before his expression became confused again. It's kind of funny. "So... what was he trying to do just now on the bed?"

"I was going to sleep when he suddenly came in. He was trying to get me to eat another sausage again but this time, he says he's going to take the other end too. I don't know. It sounds kind of weird and I don't really like him."

I saw Ace's eyebrow twitch really fast. "What kind of fucked up foreplay is this?! And what's with his interest in sausages? And why the hell is he making you do it? That insufferable bastard! I'm going to set his hair on fire the next time I see him," he swore.

"What is foreplay?" I asked curiously.

I could've sworn Ace was sweating and was looking at me with this... funny look. "It's, uh... kind of a roleplay. Like, you know how Marco always pretends to be the teacher and we the students? Yeah, something like that."

"But isn't he a teacher? I'm a student too!"

"We won't be a student forever and neither would he a teacher. So yeah, this is the best explanation I can give."

I have a feeling that Ace didn't tell me everything that I should know but that's alright. If Ace thinks that it isn't that important then he could keep it to himself. But I really do want to know so I think I'll try asking Zoro or Sanji later. Or even Marco since he should be old enough to know everything. I mean, he always knew when Ace was about to fall asleep or when he set our kitchen on fire. Shishishishi. Ah, but Ace still looked really troubled for some reason. Could it be because of this 'foreplay' thing he mentioned? I wonder what does a sausage has got to do with that...

"Say, did Kidd tell you anything weird when he threatened you?"

"Weird?" Everything he said was weird, including wanting me to eat the sausage. "What he wanted me to do was pretty weird," I admitted.

"Other than that, Lu."

Weird, huh... I remember Kidd saying that Akainu was trying to get Ace into trouble or kill him when he couldn't. But I don't think that's weird. Everyone knows that Akainu and Ace hated each other. I know that a lot of people didn't like Ace. And I'm also aware that Kidd didn't too. He did mention someone's name and if I remember correctly, he said something like...

"You had a boyfriend named Sabo?"

Ace spluttered and started to choke even though I don't see Ace eating anything. Strange but kind of cool. "He told you that? What the fuck? I'm not Sabo's boyfriend! We were just frigging kids at that time. I don't even remember us kiss-uh..." Ace trailed off and soon, his face color started to become paler. It was just like that time when Marco's suddenly turned white, remember? "We did... sort of. But it was accidental so it doesn't count."

"You kissed this Sabo person?" I asked curiously.

"Shit! Uh, it's not like that, Lu! Don't get mad." I'm not mad at all, I was just curious! Before I could tell him that, Ace spoke up again. "It's really not what you think. Our lips sort of accidentally touched when we were trying to catch a stupid squirrel. Damn squirrel, I have to tell you that little nutcracker. I swear it's the fastest squirrel in the world."

"I want to see it!"

"I think it's probably dead, hopefully. Anyway, forget about that little shithead," Ace said quickly. "About Sabo, we used to be friends before he was taken away by his parents. Just so you know, we aren't anything of that sort of relationship."

I tilted my head to the side. "What sort of relationship?"

"I-never mind, Lu," Ace finished off in frustration and shook his head. "I'll tell you more about Sabo later on if you're interested."

"Alright! But I don't mind either way because as long as I have Ace then everything is fine."

I saw Ace's cheeks, forehead and ears started to turn red suddenly even though it's still pretty chilly. Maybe Ace is feeling sick? It's really worrying because Ace had been doing that often ever since I started staying with him. Every single month, there would be more than twenty days whereby Ace would turn red all of a sudden. A disease? I heard that Ace didn't like shots either so maybe he didn't take one and fell ill pretty quickly. Bad Ace. He should go and have a shot at the hospital when Gramps took us there. Although I didn't know if he did because I was too busy trying to run away.

"L-Let's just go back to camp," Ace murmured and took my hand. Shortly after, his whole body suddenly froze in mid step. "...Lu, do you happen to know how to get back there?"

"I-"

"No wait, you wouldn't know. Forget I asked," Ace quickly cut me off.

Then why did he ask me?

I pouted. "But Ace didn't know either."

"Shush, Lu. I will get it in a minute. I just need to think where did I start off," Ace reassured and closed his eyes. He took a deep breathe and it wasn't even until three seconds later, he opened his eyes and growled. "We'll just walk around until we get there. It should be better than staying in this damn place. I do know that I came from that direction."

He started to walk and lead me along the route he stated. Maybe next time I should take a dump each step I take so that I can find my way back easier. I'd have to eat a lot of meat to be able to do that though. And maybe a few hours later since Ace told me that I have to wait a few hours to poop.

Life sure is difficult.

After a chapter full of randomness and shizz, my brain is finally cleared! XD Review, please?