The Past of Two Part 2

The lights were off but it wasn't completely dark. The light from the moonlight came through the window creating a white glow that bounces off the bed to Luffy and Nami's head.

Nami never left Luffy's shoulder or let go of his hand. She still was in the same position when Luffy started to tell his story.

"Yusai and me weren't friends...just strangers until one day…"

Flashback

Luffy was walking from school. He had his arms behind his head looking up at the blue sky. He passed by many buildings. His stomach began to growl. "I'm soo hungry..the lunch Shanks made wasn't enough..need more" he thought rubbing his stomach.

"Urgh!...urgh!"

Luffy stopped walking after hearing grunts. He looked at his right seeing an alley way. It was shaded by the buildings but he could see people far in it.

"Urgh!..let go!"

Luffy can tell by the tone of the voice that the person was endanger. He started running in to see if he can help. He passed by dumpsters and stopped on trash on the ground. When he reached the person that was in trouble a bright flash blinded his vision.

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Luffy's eyes slowly opened. He tried moving but felt his body weighing a ton.

"What the.." he said to himself shaking his body.

He was chained up from shoulder to his waist. He tried breaking free but couldn't and fell face first.

"Ouch.."

"You shouldn't move alot" said a deep voice.

"Uh.."

Luffy looked up from the ground and saw Yusai leaning against the wall also chained up. He took in his surroundings and notice that he wasn't in the alley way anymore. More like a sewer.

"Where are we?" He asked the only person with him.

"Don't know?" He spoke without any emotion.

Luffy frowned by his answer. He tried breaking free again but failed. He sighed giving up trying to break the chains with his strength. Even though he is chained up, probably kidnapped, one thought was in his mind.

"(Stomach Growling)..Soo hungry" Luffy complained rolling on the floor.

He stopped rolling and is now facing the ceiling that looked wet and rocky. He can tell that he wasn't in a room because of how the ground was rough instead of smooth. There wasn't has much light. He tried figuring out where he was but he needed help. He looked up at Yusai.

"Hi, your name is Yusai" he said remembering his name from school.

"Ya" he said quietly.

"I'm Luffy...why not we get out of here..(grinning)"

"Whats the point" he said in a depressing tone.

"The point?..mmm, for one thing we can get something to eat"

"Your thinking about food in a time like this"

"Hey!..you can never stop thinking about food"

"(Small smile)...Luffy, that name rings a bell, you go to my school right"

"..ya"

"And we have the same homeroom"

"..ya"

"That's ironic..we both ending up here"

"why?..(looking up)"

"because we don't talk with each other in school and yet here we are...but it's mostly because it's force"

"So we're we kidnapped?"

"Ya...it would have only been me, you just had too join in"

"..sorry" he said feeling bad.

"Don't worry...we arent the only ones"

"(Eyes widen)..not the only ones"

"(Looking at his left)..the kidnappers took a few more from our school...i don't know why or even care, I just want answers"

"Why are they doing this..(clenched teeth)..i dont get it!"

"Not sure...I don't think they kidnapped us specifically for ransom"

"Why do you think that?"

"(Smirk).. because there isnt any point kidnapping someone who has no parents or any family"

Luffy laid their shocked about what he just said. Yusai, the guy who always sits at the end of the class, is all alone. He had no one to say welcome home or talk too. He snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Yusai's chains. He looked up and saw Yusai standing looking to his left. He began walking.

"Hey..where you goin?" Luffy asked.

"To see who kidnapped us"

"Oh..wait for me"

Luffy began to roll himself left to right. Yusai looked over his shoulder watching him struggle. He took a step forward.

Luffy finally got up but when he did, Yusai was gone. He was confused where he went.

"Yusai!" He shouted causing echo's through the tunnels.

There was no answer. Luffy decided to take the path where he saw Yusai go in. The further he goes, the darker it gets along with the temperature dropping. He walked about 30 minutes and haven't found Yusai or the exit. During his walk, he only heard water dripping and his stomach growling. He was so hungry that he thought he would die from starvation.

Soon his eyes spotted green light coming from the left side of the tunnel. He walked to it and stood frozen in place. He saw people wearing his school uniform on the ground with chains around them. They all looked like they were sleeping. He slowly started to walk pass them.

"Aaaarrrrghhh!"

Luffy heard a painful scream coming from further within the room sounding like Yusai. He looked at everyone on the ground.

"Im going to come back"

He started running with his chains still on him. It was getting brighter the farther in he goes until he entered a bright room. His eyes adjusted with the green lights. While his eyes were adjusting, he saw white figures coming to him.

Flashback paused

Luffy stopped talking which made Nami confused. "Why did he stop?" She thought looking at his facial features. She tried figuring out what's stopping him but he showed no emotion. Maybe it was because it was hard for him to remember. Nami never knew Luffy also got kidnapped along with Yusai and the fact that Yusai didnt have anyone before he became friends with Luffy. She couldn't believe that the way he acted around Luffy back then was not like today.

She nodded to herself deciding she was going to comfort Luffy, it seems hard for him to continue.

"Luffy, it's ok if you don't want to continue…(small smile)..I shouldn't make you tell me your past..I never knew that it would be similar to mine, you don't have to say anymore because…(smiling)..I think of you has my Fri…" Nami said but got interrupted.

"Got it!" Luffy said with a victorious smile.

Nami blinked a few times trying to figure out what just happened. A second ago he was quite and now he looks happy.

"Uh, Luffy...whats wrong?" She asked.

"Oh, uh…(sweating)..just trying to figure out what to say next..(grinning)" he answered nervously.

Nami looked closely at Luffy who was sweating bullets. She sensed that he's hiding something again. He always gets like this when he's trying to hide something. Luffy gulped seeing her expression. He felt her eyes burning into him. He needed to distract her. He coughed and continued.

"Now where was I.."

"Luffy.." Nami was about to say more until he stopped her.

"No,(shaking his index finger in front of her)... remember Nami, until I finish"

Nami shut her mouth and had a sour look. She was not happy about what he just did. "Luffy, right after this..your dead" she thought glaring at him. Luffy sensed his life was endangered but continued.

Flashback

Luffy is seen face first on the metal floor. The room was dark with little light. He tried getting himself off the ground by lifting himself with his arms. He felt like his energy was sucked out of him. He soon heard footsteps. White smoke started flowing out from somewhere. He looked up and…

Flashback paused

"Hey!" Nami yelled.

"W-what!" Luffy said flustered.

"What happened with you being chained up and hungry along with what you saw?" Nami answered.

"Oh..(nervous smile)...it's not important, so I skipped it"

"Luffy...you can't do that"

"Uh" he said scratching his neck with his free hand.

"Luffy.." she said quietly.

She looked at him seeing that he wasn't going to tell her more. "So even now, he's still not going to tell me everything…(looking at her hand connected with his)..the thing he must be hiding must be worse than being kidnapped..(tighten her hold)..i should let him finish and hope someday, he will tell me everything" she thought and looked and Luffy who looked confused from her tightening his hand. He was surprised seeing a warm smile on her expression.

"I will stay quiet..so just finish you story" Nami spoke kindly.

Luffy made a small smile and nodded.

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"Nothing" Kira said to Yusai.

"(Blinked)..what?" He said with his head tilted.

"I'm not going to do nothing" she said and open the picture on her phone and deleted it.

Yusai was surprised with her action. He turned himself and sat up. He faced her observing her expression. She felt weirded out and spoke.

"What!" She yelled not liking his stare.

He didn't respond and brought his hand up in front of her. She was confused why he did that and stared at his hand. Her eyes widen seeing a crimson flash for split second on Yusai's palm. She flinched when Yusai's hands was a few inches from her face.

From what she can tell from the coldness in Yusai's eyes, he was going to shut her up with his power.

"Second thoughts" he said coldly staring into her with no emotion.

Kira felt goosebumps from his tone of voice but she didn't show fear through her expression. She showed that she wasn't affected by his intimidation. It worked on her last time but not anymore. She can see through his cold dark eyes that he would never hurt her because of one thing. The thing she realized back at Smile Corp when Yusai broke everyone free.

"I'm not afraid of you because i know that you wouldn't hurt me"

"Are you sure about that?"

"Yes..(small smile).. because I'm your friend"

Yusai smiled from her answer.

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Luffy continues his story.

Flashback

Luffy slowly got up. He was breathing heavily, staring at the white smoke. He soon heard footsteps. They weren't fast or loud but it didn't stop him from shaking. He can feel the vibrations from each step underneath his feet.

Suddenly, someone came out from the smoke. Luffy's eyes widen in shock seeing a familiar face.

"Yu..sai" he said weakly.

He was standing horizontally from him, not looking at him. His hair concealed his eyes and expression. Luffy sensed something was different about Yusai. He stepped forward a bit until he felt his heart beating faster and faster. It was like there was a force pushing him away from Yusai the closer he gets but he wasn't going to let that stop him. He mustered all his courage to shout his name.

"YUSAI!"

Luffy breathed heavily after that and stared at Yusai who heard him but didn't respond. Instead he slowly turned to him. The sound of liquid dripping to the floor echoes between the two. Luffy froze from shock seeing Yusai's hands covered with blood.

Flashback paused

"W-what happened to him?" Nami asked unable to restrain herself from interrupting but her curiosity pushed her.

"(Frowning)..I don't know?" He answered her in a sad tone.

"You don't.." she said quietly looking at his arm.

"I didn't ask...but I don't think he was acting himself"

"Not acting himself?" She said in confusion.

Luffy continued the story.

Flashback

Luffy stared at Yusai's bloody hands. He swallowed the gulp stuck in his throat. He slowly looked at his face.

"Yu." He said quietly but stopped.

His eyes widen. He heard another splash but it wasn't from the blood on Yusai's hands. Instead, it was the water from his eyes. They looked lifeless with tears sliding down his cheeks. "He's crying" he thought confused. He showed no emotion and yet he was crying.

Flashback paused

"He was crying" she said softly.

"(Nodded)..that was when I knew that something happened to him that made him do something he didn't want to do...so I decided I was going to get him out" he said with a serious expression.

Nami could see that he means it by his eyes and his expression. She saw it once before in Smile Corp. She made a small smile from the fact that Luffy was always like this even when she didn't know him. She soon heard him continue

Flashback

"Yusai...we need to get out of here" Luffy spoke.

He didn't respond and stood they're with a lifeless gaze. Luffy clenched his teeth and ran up to him.

"Come on, Yusai.." he said and grabbed his wrist.

When he done that, Luffy felt him grab his wrist. Luffy soon found himself upside down against the wall after being swung by Yusai.

"Yusai.." he said weakly confused why he did that.

Luffy got up and looked at him. His was surprised seeing Yusai run to him. Luffy saw that he was about to punch him and covered his face. Yusai contacted Luffy's arms which were in a X. He then kneed him making Luffy spit.

"Urgh!" Luffy said stepping back. "Whats the matter Yusai"

No response again, just a cold dark expression. Yusai is slowly walking toward Luffy. He had his right hand clenched. Luffy is up against the wall. He had his hair covering his eyes.

"If you wont talk…(breathing)..than I will have to beat it out of you!"

He made a fist and swung at Yusai. He clenched his teeth pushing his punch into Yusai's fist who connected with his. They soon separate and continued punching each other until Yusai kicked his stomach.

Blood splattered from the two on the ground. Luffy felt exhausted and can see Yusai also is too. He wasnt going to give up. He charged in and punched him once more also getting a punch back. He hit against the wall. Luffy slowly pushed himself off it.

"Yusai, no matter how much times you hit me..I won't fall!..so snap out of it and let's get out of here!" He shouted at him.

Yusai's head tilted down a little making his hair cover his eyes. Luffy suddenly felt the room getting hotter. What happened next surprised him

Flashback Paused

Luffy stopped and took a breath. Nami in the other hand was annoyed that he stopped in other cliff-hanger and wanted to rip his hair off. Luffy was taking longer than usual so Nami spoke.

"Luffy are you going to continue?" She asked with sassy tone.

"Oh ya..(grinning nervously)..well we fought again and thats how I got this scar during our fight"

"That's a short description with lots of holes...Luffy tell me everything" she asked impatiently.

"That's all..we fought with all of our strength ending with ones of us on the ground"

Nami can tell he's hiding something again. She sighed and let it go. She soon realized that Luffy didn't tell her who won the fight.

"So who won?" She asked.

"..me but barely"

"Barely..how bad did Yusai hurt you?"

"Alot that I could taste my blood"

"What did he do to make you taste your blood..and also why are you still friends with him if he nearly killed you!?" She asked frustrated.

"Because Nami..he wasn't himself..he told me himself, the kidnappers that captured him took him and did something that made him lose control of his body"

"So it wasn't his fault" she said calming down.

"Well he think it is.." he said looking down.

Nami felt Luffy's hand tensed up. Seeing his expression and mood go down tells her that he doesn't blame Yusai for the scar. So, no matter what she's says, he will not change his mind. Now she felt guilty for telling him Yusai was a bad guy. She looked at him and decided to cheer him up.

"Well it's over now..(smiling)...that fight you both had happened in the past so there isn't any point in worrying about it...your friends now, that's all that matters..so cheer up" she said in a caring tone.

Her smile slowly went away seeing Luffy turning his head away from her and felt his hand leave her's. She was confused by this and tried seeing his expression but half his face was covered by shadow. She felt scared why he's acting so strange.

"Lu-ffy..whats the matter?" She asked quietly placing her hand on his shoulder.

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"Now you know my weakness" Yusai stated, crossing his arms.

"Weakness?..is that what you think friends are too you" she asked curious.

"No, they give me strength but there is someone out there who thinks it is"

"Who would think that?"

"(Glaring)..the one person I'm planning to kill" he spoke coldly.

"K-kill" she stuttered feeling fear seeing his expression turned cold but stayed put.

"Long time ago, the old school I went too...I had no one in my life"

"No one...don't you have parents?" She asked in a caring tone.

"I dont know...the truth is, my memory about them or anything until I was 15 is a complete blank"

"T-that's horrible, not being able to remember anything about your parents or how you grew up"

"Ya..but it didn't bother me"

That shocked Kira. How can anyone be fine with not knowing anything from your past.

"My life was lonely sure...but it was also relaxing, I had no care in the world"

"Relaxing..you think loneliness is relaxing..(frowning)..what I think loneliness is sad, not having someone there to take care of you or give you love...i dont know what I would do if I was in your shoes"

"Aren't you living alone...I didn't sense anyone else but you in this apartment"

"That's different, I moved out of my parent's place so I can attend school like any normal person would" she answered feeling sad.

"Well, you shouldn't think about it too much...since I found my memories"

"What!?..I thought you said you didn't remember"

"I didn't until someone told me that I can get my memories back... thinking it back now, it was the worst decision I made" he said looking up.

"Why is it.. shouldn't be good?"

"You would think so...I was glad I got them back but they weren't all good memories plus the people who gave me them got something else from me and I got something from some them"

Kira didn't understand what he was talking about. He looked back down and stared at Kira with lifeless eyes. Kira never saw that expression on Yusai's face before. It breaks her heart seeing it on him since he usually is in high spirits.

"The people who got me used me, creating something that I plan to kill because he's nothing but evil that came from my decision...he's someone you dont want to mess...once he targets you, your life will turn into a game to him"

"Who is he?" She asked frighten from his answer.

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"It's not over.." Luffy spoke breaking the silence.

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"I rather not say..i dont want to endanger you since you did so much for me...but there is also another reason"

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"Yusai told me something that I hate"

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"I did say that I also took something from the people who gave me my memories...it wasn't actually stealing, it was more like it accidentally got inside me…(looking down)..it something that changes who I am completely…(stared at Kira)"

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"He told me…"

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"There will be a day that the thing inside of me will take over my mind causing me to lose sight of everyone I care about and turn me into someone cold and dark...I won't have control of my body or mind, the current me will disappear and the new me will be someone who will cause chaos and hurt the people I call my friends" Luffy and Yusai said.

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"So that's why…" Both said.

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"When that day comes, Luffy will be the one to end my life"

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"I would end his life"