Chapter 8: Past Revealed

Ace, Sabo, Luffy and Dori spent the majority their time fighting with wild animals in the mountain and the jungle as well as with hooligans from the city and pirates in the cove. Time passed on and the four kids became closer together. They spent countless hours of the day training to get stronger, and had set matches between all four of them every day. Dori was getting stronger in leaps and bounds, she never imagined that she would be able to beat her physically stronger and slightly bigger little brother, but she did… though that wasn't saying much as Luffy always seemed to knock himself out in the end…

"Gum-Gum…" Luffy shouted running at his opponent furiously as winded up his arm behind him, "Pistol!" he let his arm fly in front of him towards Ace. He missed; his hand bounced off the ground and smacked him in the face comically as 'swirls' appeared in his eyes from how dizzy his own punch made him.

Ace looked surprised momentarily before he grimaced, not even looking at Luffy, "Now tell me…" he began calmly before he jumped up in the air and kicked Luffy with both of his feet, "What are you doing!?" he screamed angrily.

Sabo and Dori looked at the sparing black haired boys, "One point!" Sabo announced moving to write on the chalk board holding all of their scores.

Luffy moaned and twitched on the ground in pain. Dori giggled before lifting him up in her arms and sitting back down next to the score board. Absentmindedly she began to run her fingers through his hair as Sabo and Ace started their match, she had already had her match against Ace, Sabo and Luffy earlier and she was just waiting for the boys to finish so that they could go home.

Leaning back onto the wooden pillars of the board she looked up at the clear blue sky in barely concealed awe. After a year of having to stare at the molding ceiling of the abandoned hospital room that she'd been chained to with her twin, she often took the time to look up at the sky and marvel. She found herself often appreciating the nature that surrounded her a lot more than before she was kidnapped. Honestly one doesn't know how much they appreciate or will miss grass until they have been deprived from it for so long.

Dylan was an outdoors sport junkie, he loved playing football (not the American football) and baseball into the long hours of the day. And Dori had never minded indulging him; after all she loved to play basketball until she was drenched with sweat. 'I wonder if they even have basketball here?'

Dori watched as puffy white clouds drifted peacefully above her, moving where the wind would take them at a sedate pace. Wind. Oh, how she had both missed and detested it during her stay in hell. The twins only winter in the hospital had been horrible, while the building was protecting them from the majority of the cold, it was an old one, and drafts of freezing wind would often chill the wet sibling to the bones resulting in running fevers and illnesses that had almost killed them. But during the hot, sticky summer heat… Dori was positive that she and Dylan would have killed to feel even a trickle of fresh air.

Grass swayed gently around her, tickling the sensitive skin of her legs. A small sad smile painted her face, her red bandanna was wrapped around her neck for once so her wavy curly hair was free and being raked by the wind, tussling the dark strands from side to side. She closed her eyes tiredly and let the sun's warm rays gloss over her eye lids, dark bags could be seen forming under her eyes. The date was coming up soon, she had a gut feeling that the weeks surrounding the day her life and her twin's life was… stolen would always be hard for her.

A shadow above her blocked out the sun. Dori blinked in confusion as she looked up at the freckled face boy above her.

"Come on, stop day dreaming, we're going to go hunt something to eat. Let's go!" he said beginning to turn away only to stop and offer her his hand to get up.

Dori blinked again in confusion before she remembered who he was, 'Ace…' her face reddened in embarrassment. "Sorry… for holding us up." She apologized as the older boy helped her up.

He didn't say anything, only tilted his head slightly before all four of them ran into the jungle to find food.

A couple of days had passed and the four children were once again hunting for food only this time they were hunting at the lake infested with the supersized alligators, the very same lake where Luffy was almost eaten alive. The four of them looked down hungrily at the beasts in the lake, from their perch on a sturdy moss covered branch of one of the jungles ancient looking trees they were able to scope out their designated prey without being caught.

"Okay, let's go for these gators." Ace stated softly, biting his fingernail excitedly.

"I love alligator meat!" Luffy exclaimed happily, salivating at the thought of the cooked meat.

"Luffy, don't get eaten this time." Sabo advised the younger boy, not taking is eyes off the gators "You were only okay last time because you were swallowed whole."

"Hmpf, from what Lu told me Sabo… it wasn't his fault." Dori commented also mesmerized by the giant scaled beasts that would end up being her dinner.

Ace ignored her comment and continued Sabo's trail of thought, "You wait here, Luffy. You can't swim so you'd only slow us dow-"

Ace was cut off by Luffy's chirpy "Gator meat!" as he jumped off the ledge with his arms spread wide, his left hand clutching the lead pipe that the boys gifted them while his right hand formed a fist bump that was thrust into the air.

"What!?" Sabo screamed concerned.

"I said 'wait'!" Ace shouted frustrated at Luffy's short attention span.

"IDIOT!" Dori launched herself off the branch holding her pipe up threateningly above her as she yelled at Luffy for his stupidity, honestly the boy was shaving years off her life with his random acts of 'daring.'

The harsh environment of Mt. Corvo was making them stronger day by day, and it was getting easier for the four kids to beat opponents, like the gators, as time went on. On this particular day, the four of them were making their way to the Great Gate (the only entrance to the Goa Kingdom) to sell the alligator skin from their latest catch.

Dori panted quietly from the strain of carrying Sabo on her shoulders, her legs were being held tightly onto by Ace who in turn was sitting on poor Luffy's shoulder. She definitely didn't want to be in her little brother's position. The heavy black clock that covered all four children from head to toe, definitely wasn't helping, but it was necessary for their disguise. Bluejam's men hadn't forgotten nor forgiven them for stealing from them and costing them good able men (apparently Porchemy and the thugs that had tortured Luffy and Dori had been killed for failing to return the money and for lousing to children) so they had had to put on a disguise.

It had actually been Sabo's idea to dress like a tall older man, since the pirates and their accomplices were-still-looking for four kids not a suspicious older man pulling a cart.

Just when the children thought they were safe one of the guards at the entrance stopped them, Dori couldn't see this guard but she knew that they all wore the same black and green uniform that came with a giant hazmat face mask to protect them from the filth of the terminal, "Oi, wait! What's in that package?"

Sabo deepened his voice, "It's alligator skin. I'm here to sell it."

"Alligator?" the man questioned in disbelief while Ace lifted up the green cloak that was covering the scaly skin of the gator to show the man, "G-Go ahead!" he exclaimed in surprise.

Sabo walked sedately through Edge Town as Ace continued to pull the cart behind them, the four of them had changed the order of whom was sitting on who's shoulders, Sabo was now at the bottom with Luffy on his shoulders and Dori on top of him (as she couldn't be on the top since they were masquerading as a man) and Ace on top of her shoulders.

"Oi, Ossan! Leave your package here!" one of the thugs loomed as his friends began to laugh, "Hey why don't you say anything!?" the man questioned angry.

"Shut up, you punk." Ace's voice responded, his face being shadowed over from underneath the cloak.

"What!?" the same thug said affronted only to be swiped of his feet by Dori when she pulled her pipe forward causing him to lock his knee. "Y-You little!"

"When you mug somebody, be careful on who you pick!" Ace exclaimed as they ripped off the heavy cloak showing the hidden children all holding their pipes threateningly as they smirked at the now cowering thugs.

"Th-They are the…" one thug began fearfully.

"Let's do this!" Ace screamed jumping into the air as he was followed by the other three kids.

"Okay!" Sabo, Luffy and Dori screamed in unison, excited to beat up some thugs.

"I'm glad they paid so much for the skin!" Sabo exclaimed, they were once again sitting on top of each other shoulders, Luffy was wobbly walking down the clean cobble stone streets of Down Town Goa Kingdom, Dori was on top his shoulders holding onto Sabo's legs tightly who was in turn holding onto Ace. They had just sold the alligator skin for a high price and were happily making their way down the street, much to the disgust and ire of the wealthy-but ugly-citizens of the Kingdom. "We got more for the 'pirate savings!'"

"I'm hungry!" Luffy complained, though Dori couldn't blame him…. she was starving as well.

"Just a little longer. We'll have great ramen noodles!" Ace told him, Dori's stomach growled.

"What is ramen? Is it really good?" Sabo asked curiously.

"Ramen~" Dori drooled, "It's amazing Sabo! Super delicious!"

"Whatever's fine! I wanna eat soon!" Luffy complained.

"This is the restaurant." Ace said as they made their way inside.

"Hi, how may I help you!" A manager asked politely as they entered before he got a good look at the 'man' entering the establishment. He flailed his limbs erratically in distress, "W-W-Wait a minute! What are you doing!? People like you aren't allowed here!" he exclaimed looking at the 'man' in disgust.

Sabo looted around his pockets before he found what he was looking for and presented the golden pendent to the manager, "The V.I.P. room will due." He said deepening his voice.

"Th-That mark is…." The manager stuttered out nervously as sweat began to pour down his face. "We're so honored to have a noble like you come to our restaurant." He bowed sheepishly as a hand rubbed the back of his head nervously. "We'll prepare a room for you right away!" he gestured for them to enter anxiously before he ran off to find a room.

Ace smiled wildly underneath the cloak, "That thing is pretty handy!" he whispered to Sabo happily.

Sabo twitched nervously before he sheepishly said, "Maa, I found it on the street a while ago." He laughed nervously. Dori tightened her grip on Sabo's ankles, she didn't have to know the manga to know he was lying, just from the tone of his voice she could tell he wasn't being truthful, but she would let it go. After all the boys had never pushed her to tell them about her past, so why should she?

They were quickly led to an expensive V.I.P. room and served four steaming bowls of high-quality ramen by a nervous waitress, "Here are four ramen noodle bowls! Thank you for waiting! Enjoy your meal!" she shut the door behind her softly.

Ace smirked happily as Sabo poked his head through the cloak, "So this is ramen!?" he exclaimed while looking at the enticing bowl.

Dori poked her head out next to him, "Aww, the smell! So delicious!"

Luffy poked his head out last excitedly, "It looks good!"

Ace ripped the cloak off from all of them, "Well, try it." He encouraged.

"Yum-yum!" Luffy choked out as he swallowed the noodles without stopping to breathe.

"Yeah! It's good!" Sabo agreed as he slurped up the noodles, at least he waited to finish chewing before he began talking.

Dori smiled at the three boys as she daintily ate her bowl of ramen; she was starving not a pig... Dori was positive that she would be able to eat at least one more entire bowl as the serving size was already pretty huge, but she knew that the boys wouldn't be stopping any time soon.

"I want mor-" Luffy began shouting only to have Sabo and ace quickly cover his mouth angrily.

"Lu, shhh!" Dori whispered panicked, looking at the door.

Sabo coughed into his fist and deepened his voice, "I need more! Four more ramen noodles!" he called out to the waitress waiting behind the door.

"Yes sir! Here they are!" the waitress screamed as she brought the boiling bowls of soup to the 'man.'

Dori finished her second and last bowl of ramen happily as she patted her tummy in content, she looked at her gluttonous friends and little brother and giggled, they were still hungry. She watched amusedly as the growing number of finished bowls towered over their heads until that is... Luffy got impatient and when the poor waitress brought in yet another three bowls of piping hot ramen, Lu extended his arm behind them and grabbed the tray from her arm.

"Ahhhh!" the waitress screamed in surprise before the door closed.

Dori looked at the door when she heard the sound of two furious footsteps run up the stairs, 'Looks like we've been caught…' Dori thought amused before she grabbed her pipe with her left hand after she picked up her red bandanna from the table and tied it over the bridge of her nose so it would cover her lower face.

"Sir! We need to talk!" the manager demanded as he threw the door open behind them.

Ace, Luffy and Sabo looked up in surprise, not hearing the duo run up the stairs since they weren't paying attention. Dori laughed at their panicked expressions.

"Damn! They found out!" Ace cursed unhappily as Dori sprinted to the window waiting for the boys to get off their asses and move, Luffy quickly grabbed a napkin and left a message for the angry chefs, promising to pay them back one day.

"Let's go!" Sabo screamed heading towards the window, breaking the glass with his pipe and jumping out, being closely followed by Ace, Dori and Luffy.

"They didn't pay!" the manager screamed in indignation and anger, "Catch them somebody!"

The pedestrians walking on the street looked up in surprise as the fourth story window shattered and four small figures jumped out.

"Ah, the ramen noodles were great!" Sabo exclaimed satisfied as they fell towards a stripped sun visor.

"Told you!" Ace and Dori crowed while looking at him, Luffy screamed silently while his hands covered his mouth full with the delicious noodles they just ate.

"Catch them!?" "But they're just kids!?" loud pedestrians asked each other in confusion as the four kids jumped off the visor and onto the ground where they began running.

"I-It's them again! They are such pests! Why were they let in?" a fat police man exclaimed as he began to futilely run after the laughing children. "Don't let them run away! Somebody catch those four kids!"

They dodged in between the crowds and ran without stopping until a deep voice began shouting, "Sabo? That must be Sabo! Wait! You're alive! Let's go home!" Sabo paused for a moment and looked back at the tall man calling out to him, before deciding to ignore the voice as Ace, Luffy and Dori caught up to him.

"Oi, Sabo! He's calling you!" Ace told him while Luffy looked back at the man.

"Who is that?" Luffy asked innocently. Dori looked at Sabo in concern, before she began to tug at his coat sleeve so that they would all start running again and get away from the scene.

Sabo looked at her and nodded, "He confused me with someone else. Let's go!" he said as he began running again.

"W-Wait!" the tall dark haired man shouted as began to run after them before stopping.

The four of them continued running until they were deep into the jungle. Ace stopped them before turning to Sabo, "What is going on Sabo? What are you hiding?"

"What? I'm not hiding anything!?" Sabo said affronted.

"Oh, you aren't?" Luffy asked innocently.

Ace glared at Luffy for a moment before turning back to Sabo, "Yes, you are! Tell us, Sabo! We can't have secrets among us!"

"Tell us!" Luffy and Ace demanded together, Dori looked at the trio nervously in shame... she was keeping the largest secret amongst them so she couldn't speak up unless she also wanted to be grilled, but she knew that Sabo wasn't comfortable with having his secret out either.

Sabo looked at the boys nervously before looking away, "I said that I'm not hiding anything…"

Ace and Luffy grabbed onto Sabo's shirt, "Tell us, you bastard! Or I'll beat you up!" Ace shouted while Sabo tried to push them away futilely.

"Alright, I'll tell you!" Sabo choked out lowering his head before explaining.

"Ehh!" Luffy screamed in surprise, while Dori looked at him understandingly.

"The son of a noble!?" Ace asked.

"Who is?" the boy's asked dumbly.

"I am!" Sabo shouted in frustration looking up at the boys, who were now picking their noses like the perfect gentlemen they were, Dori looked at them in disgust.

"And?" the boy's asked wanting to know what the big deal was.

"You two asked me first!" Sabo shouted. Dori patted his arm to calm him down, sometimes Dori honestly believed that the dark-haired boys were blood-related siblings… they were just too alike.

"The truth is, both of my parents are alive. So I'm not an orphan and I didn't grow up in the Gray Terminal. The man who called to me today was… my father." Sabo explained morosely as he stared at the grass from where he was sitting, Dori was tempted to sit beside him, to comfort him that is, but she knew that Sabo needed to get it off of his chest on his own. Ace and Luffy looked at him surprised. "I was lying to you guys. I'm sorry." Sabo said quietly in shame.

"He said 'I'm sorry' so we gotta forgive him." Luffy smiled speaking seriously, while looking at the still shocked Ace.

"Let's hold off on forgiveness… it all depends on your motive." Ace said looking away from the blond who had been his friend for years to stare at the ocean from the cliff they were talking at. "Why were you living there if you're from a noble family?"

All three of the boys turned to look at the ocean; Dori refused to look at anybody and leaned heavily on the tree Sabo was sitting under.

"The reason I ran away was…" the two boys looked at Sabo expectantly, "They love those who can maintain their status and defend their property. Not me! If I can't marry a woman from the royal family, I'm worthless! That's why they made me study and take culture lessons. And they were arguing every day because I wasn't doing well. I had no place to be in that family! I'm sorry for all three of you but I was all by myself even though I had parents! Nobles have a low opinion of the Gray Terminal but it's better than the stifling High Town where your life has been arranged for years to come!"

"I see." Ace said looking at Sabo.

"Brave." The three boys looked at Dori in surprise, she hadn't spoken in a while and they hadn't really expected her to say anything as she always avoided serious confrontations between the boys. "Sabo, you're much braver than we were." She elaborated smiling softly.

"We?" Luffy asked quietly.

"Dylan." She whispered his name like a prayer, Luffy and the two boys looked at her shocked.

"I told you I would tell you one day, why not now…." She trailed off before moving to sit down beside Sabo, "Sit." She commanded, "This is going to be a long story Ace, Luffy… so please sit down an-and just listen." She wrapped her arms tightly around her legs.

"I don't know if you two know this…" she began, looking at Ace and Sabo, "but Luffy and I aren't related by blood. We met each other two-three months before we moved to Mt. Corvo with you Ace… before th-that… something happened to me, to us." She looked at the older boy's shocked faces, before smiling bitterly, "We died and were born on our birthday…. Dylan and I we're twins, I was born five minutes before him on February 14th, you guys could say I've always been an older sister. Our parents…" she hissed out, "hated us. W-We were never supposed to be born! 'Abominations! Bitch! Whore! Little monsters! Life-suckers!' those are the first words I can remember from when I was a baby, they al-always used to tell us that we would have been ab-aborted if they had-hadn't found out 'too late' that my mo-mother was pregnant. When my grandparents found out they forced my parents to get married so that Dyl and I wouldn't be born out of wed-lock…. So they hated us! They said we ruined their 'perfect lives' by being born!" she panted, before continuing.

"They were rich, our parents. So rich that they bought an apartment for us to live in that was on the other side of the town so that they wouldn't ever have to see us… unless our grandparents were visiting and they wanted to see their 'darling grandchildren'. Our grandparents…ugh! They cared about us, I know they did, they stopped my mom from aborting us, but they didn't ever realize how much they hated us! They weren't around often they never saw how much it hurt to just live!" she ranted before whispering guiltily, "Some-sometimes I used to wish that my Grandmother never realized that my mother was pregnant…. But then I would remember Dylan, and I can't see a world without him! He-he's…" she trailed off not knowing how to explain before she looked up lovingly at Luffy, "He's like Luffy! A world without Luffy would be an empty one and so would one be without Dyl!"

"We were too scared to runaway Sabo," she explained looking at the blond boy, "we-we had always wished that maybe one day our parents would suddenly realize that they've actually loved us this entire time! Th-that the fact they wanted us dead was all a cruel joke! Bu-but it really wasn't!" she sobbed. "My parents, they cheated out somebody's business. Th-they didn't know that the guy they double crossed was a yakuza boss… he wan-wanted revenge! But he chose the wrong way to go about it… because they nev-never cared about us!" Dori began to tremble furiously as she began to remember her time spent in hell.

"O-one day after school ended w-we were going home after playing basketball with the orphans that lived in a foster ho-home not far from the ap-apartment… when they came! I was-wasn't strong enough! And they kidnapped us! It-it was complete and utter HELL! We were chained to separate beds in an abandoned hospital…. th-they.. tor-tortured us! An ENTIRE year went by! NOTHING! The yakuza boss contacted my parents and you kn-know what they said?" she asked rhetorically as she glared at the sea, "'keep the stupid little spawns that had ruined their lives by being conceived, and to make sure that they suffered'…. The boss, he ha-had called them in fr-front of us after sending them a picture of our broken bodies… he wan-wanted us to hear it so that we-we would call out t-to them for help…" she started to laugh brokenly, "He was so mad! He ev-even told us he was so-sorry our parents were assholes, b-but he couldn't let us go un-until he got his mon-money back.." Dori sobbed, tears clouded her vision and snot ran disgustingly down her face.

"It go-got a lot worse af-after that! The beatings were lo-longer and they stopped giving us treatment, they only le-let us drink wa-water once a day and they on-only gave us fo-food once a week… it's why I can't eat more with-without gettin' sick… the worse- worse part…" she whispered, pressing her face into her knees, "they r-ra-raped us!" she muffled out brokenly. She faintly heard Sabo and Ace gasp in horror and Luffy ask tearfully what that meant… "Lu… it means th-that I'm dirty…. We gave up, Dyan and I, we had no one left to live for but each other and we were both tir-tired anyways…. so wh-when he….. I died. I know I died, I died on my birthday three hours after Dy-Dylan died. I wasn't hurting anymore and everything was peaceful…. But Dylan he, wasn't ready for death he want-wanted an adventure… She, Fate gave us a second ch-chance." She explained still not looking up at the boys, "I don't know why or h-how but she gave us a second chance an-and Dylan took it… so I fo-followed after him…."

"The catch, what was the catch…" Ace coaxed gently.

"One Piece. He fell on an island full of nin-ninja, called the Elem-Elemental Nations, where the One Pi-Piece is hidden. She told me th-that if we-if we can survive and tr-train we'll see each other again… b-but I have to find the island where the One Piece is to ever see h-him again… after that I woke up in the o-ocean. All of my sca-scars were back and I was bleeding- I was so afraid a sh-shark or a sea mon-monster was gonna eat me… I passed out an' Shanks- he saved me… Lu knows the story fr-from there…." She choked out.

Dori continued to cry brokenly into her overalls. She heard the ground shift and suddenly her back was wrapped up in someone's-Sabo's-arms, she heard Luffy cry sadly as he lunged at her and hugged her tightly. Dori looked up to see Ace moving towards until he gently laid his hand on top of her head, he crouched down and wrapped his arms around all three of them, as if to shield them from the horrors of the world. They stayed that way for a while, not moving, not talking, just feeling…. Dori hadn't felt so safe in a long time, she felt even safer than she did when Shanks carried her… Dori felt at home, all she was missing was her-stupid-twin brother and everything would be perfect in the world.

"Dori, Ace, Luffy…" Sabo broke the silence confidently as the four of them stood up on shaky legs. "We gotta set out to sea someday! We'll find Dylan out there, I know it! Let's get out of this country and live freely! I wanna see the world out there and write a book about it! I'd be happy to study if it was about sailing! Let's become stronger and become pirates someday!" he declared raising both of fisted hands into the air as he declared his dream.

Luffy smiled widely, his right hand holding Dori's left tightly, as he and Ace began to laugh freely. Dori felt her lips turn upwards into a small happy smile. Ace walked up to the edge of the cliff where he was able to overlook the vast free ocean, "I'm gonna become one… you don't have'ta tell me to! I'm going to become a pirate and defeat others and become infamous! It'll be the only proof of my life! It doesn't matter if all the people in the world reject me or despise me, I'll become a great pirate and show them what I can do! I won't run from anybody or lose to anyone! Because I'm feared or hated or whatever, my name will be known all over!" he declared proudly.

Dori smiled softly and let go of Luffy's hand to go stand beside Ace, "I'm going to get stronger and stronger until one day no one will have to have to be worried about me being too weak! I'll become a pirate and find the Elemental Nations and kick Dylan's ass for starting his adventure without me! I'll live to see all of my brothers' dreams come true and I'll live my life freer than anybody else!" she shouted up to the heavens as if daring them to tell her otherwise.

"Hehehe! I got it! Alright than…!" Luffy giggled proudly as he ran up to Ace's other side and breathed in deeply, "I'm gonna become the KING OF THE PIRATES!" he bellowed out confident in his dream.

"Huh?" Sabo and Ace looked at Luffy in surprise, while Dori smiled believingly at Luffy as he began to laugh happily.

"You fool…" Ace scratched his head in disbelief, "I was wondering what you'd have to say…"

Sabo began to laugh hysterically, "You're funny, Luffy! I can't wait to see how you'll turn out in the future! Ahh.. We can all become pirates but isn't it a problem that we all wanna become Captain?" Sabo asked seriously.

Luffy and Ace looked at Sabo in surprise.

"Well," Dori interrupted, "I don't wanna be captain."

The boys looked at her in astonishment, "I just want to get stronger, live freely and find the Elemental nations so that I can kick my twin's ass!" she exclaimed, "You guys choose who'll be the Captain between the three of you!"

"I wasn't expecting that… Sabo, I thought you'd wanna be navigator on my ship." Ace trailed off.

"You guys can come aboard my ship!" Luffy proclaimed with his hands on his hips.

"No thanks!" Sabo and Ace shouted at Luffy.

"Huh!? Come on! Come aboard! I said 'come aboard,' so you gotta do it!" Luffy screamed.

"That will never happen!" Ace disagreed.

"Maa, maa… you never know it could happen!" Dori teased playfully.

"Yea, never!" Sabo shouted.

"What did you say!?" Luffy asked affronted at the two older boys, before he calmed down and petulantly added. "But that's okay."

"Phhft.." Ace began laughing along with Sabo and Dori, "What's that!?" Ace asked.

"Man, you're funny, Luffy!" Sabo chirped.

Authors Note:

Hey guys! So Dori's B-day was this month… I thought it would be cruelly ironic for the twins to be born on Valentine's day… besides she and Dylan are very loved now!

Anyway (I'm going to advertise these every single time I update since this is the story that has the most fav's and follows) if any of you have seen bio or read my new story "Across the Sea we Found It" and "The Spare" (it's an OHSHC and Naruto fanfic respectively… no I'm not using this fic as a way to advertise my other one… alright, alright… maybe a little bit), you would know that I've decided that it's easier for me to update monthly since I'm busy with reality breathing down my neck…

Anyway, I wanted to know if you guys want me to do a side story portraying Dylan's POV. It would go from his death up until he meets up with his sister again… remember he would be falling into the Naruto Universe. In this fic I'm making the Naruto Universe an island in the New World, I'll also probably make the hidden One Piece hidden somewhere in the Elemental Countries….. Yup! So tell me what you think, I'd be willing to hear suggestions as to what part of the Time line Dylan lands in and what kind of ninja he'd end up being… (though him being a part of Konoha is something I won't change, he could come from another village but he needs to end up at Konoha)….

This Chapter is Dedicated to: all of my faithful readers!

I hope you've enjoyed this chapter… and I'll-hopefully-see you next month!

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