A.N: I got this done pretty early, don´t you think? Even though I should have been reading for the two tests I have next week, not writing this, so reviews would be nice to cheer me up even if I fail the tests.

Chapter Eleven: Thank you

Everyone except Robin jumped up when they heard Luffy yell her name.

"What happened!"

"Is Luffy all right?"

"That bastard!"

"Calm down, everyone." Robin said "He´s fine."

"How can you be so sure?" Nami asked.

"Robin!" Luffy yelled again, slamming the door open "Why were you eavesdropping on us!"

"So that´s how", everyone thought, sweat dropping.

"I´m sorry Luffy" Robin said "I was just worried, but now I know I shouldn´t have been."

Luffy nodded, calming down.

Usopp looked at Luffy, then at Robin.

"Mind telling us what is this all about?" he asked. Luffy put his hand under his chin, wondering what he should start from.

"We aren´t going to get a good explanation", Zoro muttered. Franky nodded as an agreement. Luffy turned to Robin and asked: "Hey Robin, how much did you hear?"

"Pretty much everything, I think." she replied.

"Can you explain to the others, then?"

Robin smiled.

"Of course"

And so Robin explained what she had heard, smiling at everyone´s shocked faces. Apparently none of them had known that Luffy had another brother.

"Luffy, why didn´t you tell us you had another brother?" Nami asked.

"I thought he was dead; a friend of ours saw his boat being destroyed." Luffy explained.

"Say, Luffy, do you know what your brother is going to do now?" Zoro asked. Luffy shrugged.

"He´ll probably go back to that Kidd guy", Luffy replied.

"That easily? I mean you two just met each other after many years and-"

"Nami" Usopp said, cutting the navigator off "A man needs to follow his dreams, even if they would separate him from those who are important to him."

Everyone looked at Usopp, surprised.

"What?" the sniper asked.

"That was so cool Usopp!" Chopper yelled, impressed by his friend´s speech.

"Speaking of experience, aren´t you, Usopp?" Nami asked with a smirk.

"What do you mean, Nami-sis?" Franky asked, suddenly really interested.

"You´re talking about Kaya, right Nami?" Luffy asked. Nami smirked.

"Yeah"

"Who´s Kaya?" Chopper asked.

"Usopp´s girlfriend", Luffy said.

"Didn´t know you had a girlfriend, Usopp." Sanji commented.

"They weren´t dating", Nami corrected.

"True, we weren´t" Usopp said, taking a dramatic pose "We could have, but the sea and adventures kept calling for me, and Kaya understood that."

"You got a nice girlfriend, bro." Franky said.

"Hey" Zoro said "Aren´t we getting a little off topic?"

"I think we are", Robin agreed.

"Oh yeah", Luffy said "Sanji; food!"

"YOU JUST ATE!" everyone except Robin yelled.

"It´s not for me, it´s for Sabo!" Luffy yelled, adding: "But I could eat something too."

Everyone sweat dropped.

"Luffy´s right, Sanji-kun. His brother should eat something", Nami said, making Sanji chance his mood immediately.

"I´m on it, Nami-san!" Sanji yelled, going to make food. Luffy laughed.

"I´m going to see Sabo", he said.

"Hey Luffy", Chopper asked "Did he seem to be okay?"

"You´re the doctor; why don´t you go to check?" Zoro asked. Chopper looked at the floor.

"I…" he muttered. He was actually a little afraid of Sabo, one reason being the fact that he had once taken Zoro and Sanji down so easily.

"C´mon Chopper, he´s Luffy´s brother. He´s not as dangerous as you think", Sanji said.

"But he attacked Robin", Chopper said, silencing Sanji. The little doctor did have a point.

"He didn´t mean anything bad, Chopper." Luffy said "These things happen"

"Well Ace never attacked us", Zoro mumbled and got hit by Nami.

"Shut up Zoro!" she hissed.

"Agues you´re right", Chopper agreed "I mean Franky was our enemy at first, too, but ended up being our friend."

Everyone looked automatically at Franky, who just mumbled: "Do we have to talk about that?"

Luffy turned his head to Chopper´s direction and said: "C´mon Chopper, let´s go!"

Chopper nodded a bit unsurely and followed Luffy outside.

Once they were outside Chopper asked: "Neeh Luffy, what kind of person he actually is?"

"Pretty much like Ace, except that he´s more carefree and not as mean." Luffy told with a smile.

"Ace was mean?" Chopper asked disbelievingly.

"Well yeah, a little. " Luffy said with a nod "When we were kids I mean"

"I see"

XXXXX

Sabo stared at the ceiling, waiting for his little brother to come back. He had just suddenly yelled the black haired woman`s name and ran out of the room.

"Oh yeah, it was probably that devil´s fruit of hers…" Sabo suddenly remembered. His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of door opening.

"Yo, Sabo!" Luffy yelled with a laugh. Sabo waived and looked at Luffy´s feet, where he saw the small, brown pet of the Straw hat crew.

"I wonder why he has that with him… but then again it probably just followed him." he thought.

"Can you move already? Robin said she drugged you…" Sabo blinked. Luffy didn´t say that, so… he looked down to Luffy´s feet and saw the furry creature staring at him.

"Did he just… talk?" Sabo asked, pointing at Chopper. A vein popped on the little doctor´s head.

"Yeah, Chopper´s our doctor."

"Seriously?"

To this question another vein popped on Chopper´s head.

"Yeah"

Sabo looked at Chopper from head to toe and finally said: "Well he sure doesn´t look like it"

That did it.

"But I am, and you better deal with it!" Chopper yelled from the top of his lungs. Sabo stared at him, and he stared back. Luffy titled his head to side, wondering where this was going.

And then Sabo couldn´t hold his laughter anymore.

"What´s so funny!" Chopper yelled. Truth to be told he was glad that Sabo hadn´t gotten mad at him for the yelling, but he still didn´t like to be laughed at.

Sabo ignored him and said to Luffy: "You sure have an interesting crew!"

"Right?" Luffy said with a smile "I personally picked them up!"

"More like forced on board!" came a shout from outside. Sabo and Chopper laughed at this, but Luffy frowned.

"Does it matter as long as they´re happy?" he asked. Sabo sat up, saying: "Agues not"

"So, Luf", Sabo said, chancing the subject "Why do you have your doctor with you?"

This got Chopper´s attention as he finally remembered why he had gone with Luffy in the first place.

"Oh yeah; I was supposed to ask how you´re feeling?" the little reindeer asked.

"I´m fine" Sabo replied "The drug wore off long time ago, too."

"That´s good", Chopper said "But are you sure you´re okay?"

"Yes, I´m fine"

"You absolutely sure?"

Luffy started to laugh.

"It´s no use Sabo" he said "Chopper won´t stop asking before you let him check on you."

Sabo sighed; understanding the situation. Looks like Luffy´s friends were as stubborn as he was.

"Fine", he said. Chopper grinned victoriously and walked up to his table to get his tools.

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"Oi, Usopp!" Sanji yelled and a moment later said sniper arrived to the kitchen.

"What?"

"Take this to the infirmary", Sanji ordered, holding a plate of food.

"Why me? Why can´t Nami or you do it?" Usopp asked, pointing at Nami who was sitting at the table, eating one of Sanji´s special desserts.

"I have dishes to wash", Sanji said "And give me one, even one good reason why I should put my beloved Nami-san to work!"

Sanji and Usopp glared at each other until the weaker one gave up.

"Fine", Usopp snarled "Give me that tray"

Sanji handed him the tray with a smirk that said "I won." Nami was laughing at Usopp from the table, making the long nose glare at her. Sanji glared at Usopp and said: "I would kick you out, but I don´t want to waste food."

This was enough to make Usopp leave the room.

XXXXX

"Told you I´m fine" Sabo told to Chopper.

"But you still have a fever", the little reindeer argued.

"It´s just a small one!" Sabo protested.

"It´s still a fever!" Chopper yelled "You´re not leaving the infirmary until the fever goes down!"

"It´s no use Sabo" Luffy said with a grin "Chopper´s really stubborn on these things!"

"I can see that", Sabo thought, shaking his head lightly.

"Fine, I´ll rest." Sabo gave up. It´s not like he had anything else to do anyway.

"Good", Chopper said with a grin. Then there was a knock on the door and Usopp came in.

"Sanji told me to bring this", Usopp mumbled and handed the tray to Luffy.

"Food!" Luffy yelled and took a piece of meat from the plate, ready to eat it. Usopp snatched it and the tray away and yelled: "It´s not for you!"

"But I´m hungry!" Luffy whined, making his brother laugh.

"Then go ask some food from Sanji", Usopp said and handed the tray to Sabo, who thanked him and started to eat. He hadn´t eaten for who knows how long.

"But he won´t give me anything", Luffy whined again.

"Luffy", Chopper whispered "Your brother needs rest!"

"Chopper´s trying to say that it would be best if we leave", Usopp whispered to Luffy, thinking that his stupid captain didn´t get the hint.

"Oh, right" Luffy said and turned to Sabo "Oi Sabo, try to get some rest or Chopper´s going to kill you!"

Sabo just laughed at his little brother and nodded. Then he and his friends left the room.

XXXXX

"The lunch is ready!" Sanji yelled and only a couple of seconds later everyone came rushing in so that they would get food before their captain ate everything.

"Food!" Luffy yelled, coming to the kitchen with Usopp. As Luffy sat down Sanji asked: "Somebody should go give some food to Luffy´s brother as well."

"I can do that" Nami said "If someone brave will protect my plate from the captain!"

Everyone sweat dropped as Sanji yelled: "In your service, Nami-san!"

"Thank you, Sanji-kun!" Nami said with a wink and left the room with a tray that had food for Sabo.

"Nami-san is so cute when she winks!" Sanji sighed dreamingly, kicking Luffy´s hand away from Nami´s food.

"Idiot", Zoro mumbled and Sanji heard it, so a fight begun.

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Sabo woke up to a knock on the door, so he sat up and said: "Come in"

Nami came in with the food and asked: "Are you feeling any better?"

"Yeah", Sabo said "Much better, actually."

"That´s good" Nami said and handed him the tray of food "I´m surprised that you were able to rest even though the others were so loud."

"I´ve been sleeping in louder places than this", Sabo told and started to eat.

For Nami it was easy to believe this; he was Luffy´s brother after all. It made her think of that one question she had wanted to ask from Ace, but never had a chance to.

She wanted to ask how Luffy was as a kid.

"Hey, Sabo" Nami started unsure if she had remembered the name right.

"Hm?" Sabo turned to look at her, showing that he was listening.

"What was Luffy like when he was a child?" Nami asked. Sabo looked at her for a moment and then he put his hand in front of his mouth a closed his eyes tightly. Nami blinked. He had said that he was okay, but was there something wrong with him after all?

"Hey, are you okay?" Nami asked, going closer. She sat next to Sabo, putting her hand on his shoulder. He nodded, shaking lightly. Nami was getting more worried, and then she heard something.

"What was that?"

"Hahahaha!" Sabo laughed loudly. A vein popped on Nami´s head as she yelled: "Don´t scare me like that, idiot!"

"Sorry" Sabo said, trying to control his laughter. Nami sighed; they were clearly brothers. And what the heck was so funny anyway?

"What was so funny?" Nami asked. He better have a good answer to that one or else.

Sabo stopped laughing, wondering how he should explain it.

"Well our childhood was… weird to say at least" he told "It had it´s funny moments."

"Could you tell me something about it?" Nami asked, her lunch in the dining room long forgotten.

"Sure" Sabo said "Where do I start from?"

"From the very beginning" Nami offered "How did you meet him?"

Sabo let out a light laugh and started to tell Nami about the day Luffy followed Ace to the edge of the forest. Nami laughed at the fact how Luffy was caught by Porchemy.

Just after Sabo had finished telling Nami how he and Ace had saved Luffy the door burst open and Sanji yelled: "Everything all right, Nami-san?"

Sabo and Nami looked at Sanji.

"Of course, why wouldn´t?" Nami asked. Sanji sighed in relief and said: "You were taking so long that I thought that bastard had done something to you."

At the end of his sentence Sanji was glaring at Sabo, whose eyebrow switched. Did this guy want to fight?

"Don´t mind Sanji-kun, he´s just a little… overprotective over me and Robin." Nami told to Sabo. The two men glared at each other, and then Sabo shrugged and continued eating.

"Be a man and stand up for yourself!" Sanji yelled, a vein popping on his head. Sabo didn´t even look at him as he said: "I would love to beat you up again, but Luffy would get mad so I won´t."

"You saying you could take me down?"

"Pretty easily to be honest", Sabo replied, making Sanji even angrier. They were both usually pretty calm and able to keep their cool, but it didn´t seem to work now. Not for Sanji, at least.

"Sanji-kun?"

"What is it, Nami-san?" Sanji asked, his mood chancing immediately.

"Did you leave my lunch unguarded?" as Nami asked this, Sanji´s face fell.

"Oh shit!" he cursed "The shitty captain better not has eaten it!"

When Sanji was gone, Nami smiled at Sabo with a look that said `as you can see; he´s an idiot.´

"I better go check if there´s still some food for me" Nami said, standing up.

"I hope my little brother isn´t causing you too much trouble", Sabo said "You probably sometimes feel like you were his babysits."

Nami smiled to herself; he knew his brother well.

"I´ll send you the bill for it", Nami said with a smirk, making Sabo laugh.

"Even if I worked for the money for my whole life it probably wouldn´t be enough"

"True", Nami agreed, leaving to eat her lunch.

XXXXX

It was already late when Sabo came to the deck where everyone was.

"Sabo!" Luffy yelled after noticing his brother.

"You shouldn´t be up yet!" Chopper screamed, standing up.

"What are you guys yelling about?" asked Zoro who just woke up because of the yelling.

"I´m fine", Sabo told to Chopper. He looked at Luffy, asking: "This is your whole crew, right?"

Luffy nodded after glancing around him, making sure everyone really was there. Sabo glanced at everyone one by one, studying what kind of friends his brother had. When he had memorized everyone´s faces, he dropped to his knees in front of them, bowing.

"Thank you for taking care of my brother for these past years", he said.

Everyone was silent, staring at Sabo. Ace had thanked them at Arabasta, too, but not like this.

"I-it´s not that big deal" Sanji was finally able to mumble.

"Yes it is" Sabo insisted "I´m sure we all know how much of a trouble he can be"

"Yes we do" everyone, except Luffy of course, said.

"That's why I am thankful; not everyone can stand him." Sabo told. Everyone glanced at Luffy who was grinning his signature grin. They were wondering did he even realize that they kind of insulted him.

"You don´t need to worry about that", Zoro said "Because when compared to certain someone our captain is actually pretty easy to stand."

"Are you picking up a fight, Marimo?" Sanji asked, getting Zoro´s hint.

"Bring it on, Shitty Cook!" Zoro said. Before they could even start Nami hit them both on the head.

"This is the way things work in here", Robin said. Sanji sat up straight and continued: "Your brother really is bothersome"

"But he´s the one who got us all together" Zoro finished.

"I was going to say that, Marimo!"

"Got something to complain about?" Zoro asked.

"Hell yeah!"

"Cut it out already!" Nami yelled, hitting them both on the back of their heads.

"When we have a crew like this, your brother really isn´t that much of a problem." Robin said, walking up to Sabo. She offered him her hand, helping him up.

"But you know", Usopp said "Your brother can be really bothersome sometimes."

"I know" Sabo said. Everyone, minus Luffy, began to laugh.

"Wait a sec!" he yelled "Are you making fun of me!"

The others stopped laughing for a while; taking in the fact that Luffy just noticed that he had been insulted.

"You just noticed!"Nami screamed, hitting her captain on the head while others started laughing again.

Chopper walked up to Sabo, still laughing. Sabo noticed him, asking: "What is it?"

"Nothing, just GET BACK TO THE BED!" Chopper yelled, transforming in his bigger form. Sabo stumbled back a couple of steps, a bit freaked out by the doctor´s outburst. Everyone laughed at him.

"No need to be scared, he won´t bite!" Usopp yelled. Sabo glared at him, just as a joke, but it did work. Usopp backed away behind Franky, making everyone else laugh.

"Fine, I´ll go back." Sabo said with a sigh, not wanting to get on the little doctor´s bad side.

"Good" Chopper said, glancing at Zoro "At least someone listens"

"WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME!" Zoro yelled, making everyone laugh again.

"It´s getting late; I´ll probably see you guys again in the morning." Sabo said and walked towards the infirmary.

"´Night!" Luffy yelled to his brother. Neither of them couldn´t put their current happiness in words, but they didn´t need to.

They were together now, and that´s all that mattered.

A.N: Eleven chapters already… this will still have three or four more of them, though. Sorry that some of the characters (okay, most of them) were a bit OOC. Well, remember to review, okay?