Staying or Leaving

A/N: Hey everyone, Dreamwritergoddess here! Thanks to everyone who read this, added it to their favourites or put on alert! Thanks! But, before we start, just wanted to say that I will be using OCs, but the original crew might appear sometime as special guests. Anyways, on with the story!

Summary: Juana Nite, a young man with a mysterious past, has joined Luffy and Suki, but will he gain Suki's trust?

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece. This is my continuation of Pokepika's Haunt's Growing Up with Whitebeard. I own any and all OCs and Devil Fruits created for this fanfic, as well as the story line.

Chapter 11: Nite

The sun was just rising when Suki had woken up. She quietly crept out her cabin, making sure not to wake the other two up. Even though it wasn't official, she had taken up the duty of navigator since if they let Luffy navigate, the ship would probably be floating around in the Calm Belt with holes in its hull.

She headed towards the steering wheel, bring her compass and map with her. She checked the direction and the fridge, to see if a specific person had raided it at night. She gave a sigh of relief as nothing seemed to be missing, and she started to make breakfast. While she was making the food, her mind kept on wandering to Nite. Though he had said they could trust him, she wasn't completely sure. Years of distrust among the Marines seemed to leave its mark on her mind. Now, she didn't place trust in anyone, except Luffy, Whitebeard and a few others in Whitebeard's crew.

She was so deep in thought, she hadn't noticed Nite walk into the kitchen. The young man kept his distance, knowing that Suki didn't trust him yet. He understood why, but he hoped that she would see that he meant no harm to them. He wanted them to trust him, yet he didn't know how. He just sighed, and Suki flinched when she heard him. She spun around quickly, drawing out her dagger, pointing it at Nite's throat. When she realized who he was, she put away her dagger, but Nite could see distrust in her eyes.

"What are you doing here?" questioned Suki.

"Just wanted to get some food, but since you're already making some, I just hope that you made some for me and Luffy as well."

"Make your own food; I only made enough for me and Luffy, not you." Suki said in distaste.

Nite sighed once again and headed to the fridge, taking out some bread and jam. He sat down, making his own little breakfast. Silence filled the room, as both had many thoughts running through their heads.

How can I gain her trust? Tell her my past? Nite asked himself, then he waved the thought away, No, I can't! No one can know! But if I tell her and Luffy and gain their trust, maybe they can help me… Nite pondered on the thought, wondering if he should take the risk. Eventually Nite gave in and asked Suki, "If I tell you my reasons for my actions, will you trust me?"

"Maybe, depending on what they are." Suki said in reply, slightly surprised.

"Well, if you want to know, better get Luffy. She might want to hear it too."

"You get her; I'm not waking her up."

Nite just walked out the door and went to Luffy's cabin. He knocked on the door and when no one answered, he opened the door and went inside. The cabin was a mess, clothes and random things scattered around. He sighed once again, and shook Luffy, attempting to wake her up. The girl continued sleeping peacefully, not disturbed in the slightest way. Nite, getting impatient, proceeded to yell in her ear, saying, "If you don't c wake up, I'm gonna eat your breakfast which means NO MEAT FOR YOU!"

Luffy woke up the moment he said the word meat, and jumped out of bed, racing to the kitchen, following the scent of food. Nite followed slowly after her, somewhat amused by her childish attitude. By the time he reached the kitchen, all traces of food were gone and Suki was whacking Luffy on the head, again. It wasn't hard to figure out what happened, and it was a funny sight, and a small smile grew on his face. But time to get to more important matters.

"Can you two stop and listen to what I have to say?" asked Nite, with a commanding glare.

The two looked up at him, and Luffy was about to talk back to him, but Suki whacked her on the head once again and whispered something to Luffy, "Shut up Luffy; this is really important."

"Tell us your reasons, as you said you would." Suki said.

"Before I tell you anything, just know that my past is pretty, let's just say, violent." warned Nite, "Well, anyways, it all began when I was 8…"

11 Years ago, Sabaody Archipelago

A young boy was in the forest, running about, and overall, having fun. The boy's face was filled with happiness as he chased the poor animals around. It was all fun, but his stomach was growling and he headed back home, hungry for food. While he was heading back, he saw a man wearing what looked like a space suit, riding a person with guards around him. A person was in front of the weird man, and the person quickly ran away, but that wasn't before a gunshot rang through the air. The boy, watched in silence, as the person fell to the ground, blood gushing from the gunshot. The person screamed in pain, but the weird man didn't seem to be done with the person. More gunshots were heard, and soon the person lay still, with holes all over his body. The boy ran away quickly, scared of what he saw. He raced home, and headed towards his mother.

She was in her mid-thirties, and had beautiful silky black hair. She wore jeans and a tank top, not something the average mother would wear, but then again, she wasn't the average person. The boy didn't know that yet, but he would soon. Real soon.

"Nite, my dear boy, is something wrong?" Nite's mother asked, seeing her son panting.

"Mom, I just saw some weird man kill someone! He shot the person over and over again!" Nite said, holding back tears.

His mother knelt down, hugging Nite. The boy sniffled and his mother patted him on his head.

"Don't cry, Nite, you are a strong boy, are you not?" comforted his mother, "The weird man you saw was a Tenryuubito, people who can do whatever they please. They will kill anyone who crosses their path. Please, don't cry, when you do, it makes me sad."

The boy stopped crying, and gave his mother a small smile, not wanting to make her sad. His mother smiled back, but then there was knock on the door.

"Juana Mari! Saint Charloss demands you to come out!" yelled a voice outside

Nite saw his mother stiffen, but she flashed him a smile, "Go Nite, go hide. I'll be back in a jiffy."

Nite nodded and ran off to his room. He hid inside his closet, and didn't dare to make a sound. He knew his mother would be fine; she always was. He remembered the time when a group of robbers had attacked them, and his mother had told him to hide like today. Five minutes later, his mother had come to get him, not even scratched, with the robbers beat up and tied to each other. Another time, someone had kidnapped Nite, and threatened to kill him. His mother told him to close his eyes, and a moment later, his captor was on the floor with too many injuries to count. There were many other times, but he was jerked out of his thoughts as his mother had come up to find him. She gave him another smile and said, "Everything is fine now, Nite. Come with me, I want to show you something."

Nite did as he was told and followed his mother. She led him to a locked door. Nite knew which door this was. The door that was always locked. The door that he was to never go through. But now, his mother unlocked the door and led him inside. She turned on the lights, and Nite saw training equipment everywhere, as well as weapons. When he was about to ask his mother, she said, "Hush, Nite. I want you to know this, but don't freak out when I tell you, okay?"

Nite nodded, curious about what his mother was about to say.

"I'm a trained assassin and thief."

A/N: Ha! A cliff-hanger! I probably will update sometime this week, depending on if I am allowed to stay home. Anyways, hope you enjoyed this!