This chapter is dedicated to an anonymous guest who reviewed for Faith. They gave me the idea anyway. So there is going to be a bonus chapter just like last time. I'm warning you though, it will probably take awhile to come out. Please be patient.

All of the crew gathered on the deck with a small picnic supplied by Sanji, who has recovered now that he has no women to gawk at. I settled down with a content sigh, nibbling the food and sipping some milk. The sun was shining, the sea was calm, and I was surrounded by my friends. Yep, absolutely perfect.

"Franky?"

The cyborg glanced at me while refilling his cola.

"Yes sis?"

I gave him a thumbs up.

"Great job during the war. You were an amazing help."

Franky stood up and did a little dance.

"Ow, super Rose-sis."

I laugh and sit down next to Usopp and Brook. Now, what to do about this? I want to take good memories back right? Might as well refresh my memory.

"Yo Robin, can you tell me the lost history?"

Robin looked up from her book, interested.

"Again Rose? You haven't memorized it by now?"

I smile at her.

"No, not yet. Please."

Robin put aside her book, calmly took a sip of her drink and started telling me the entire contents of the last ponyglyph. I listen, trying hard to remember everything. I had to take everything I possibly could back to my world. To do that, I am going to review the accomplishments, the dreams completed by my friends.

Once Robin finished, me commenting and hanging onto her every word, I smiled at her.

"Thank you Robin."

I turn to Nami.

"Yo Nami, can I see your world map?"

Nami smiled, tossing me a tangerine.

"Yeah sure."

She stood, walking off. I turn to Brook.

"Yo Brook, can you play a song?"

The skeleton saluted.

"Of course Rose-san."

He starts a lively melody that I sway to. Zoro is chugging a barrel of beer and Luffy is stealing food. Sanji was about to kick him when I leapt up, intervention already underway.

"Sanji, you are going to still going to have that restaurant in the All Blue?"

Sanji cooed, a blush coming to his cheeks.

"Of course Rose-swan."

I ate a little bit of Nami's tangerine, grinning at it's juicy goodness. I made sure to keep an eye on Luffy to make sure he didn't try to steal it. Chopper is dancing across the deck with Usopp, chopsticks firmly in their noses. I sigh at their antics. They never learn.

"Here Rose."

Nami laid the map down in front of me. I don't dare touch Nami's treasure, but instead look at it carefully. The map was drawn so carefully, so detailed it was more accurate then our own world map. I trace the Strawhats route. Nami had even drawn Skypiea on the map. I smile.

"You guys remember coming onto the Grand Line, meeting Laboon?"

Luffy nodded enthusiastically.

"Yep, he destroyed my favorite seat, but I forgave him."

Nami shook her head.

"Seriously, that was insane."

Usopp sat down, also looking at the map.

"Ah, whiskey peak. That was where we met Vivi."

Zoro grumbled something about bounty hunters, and I grinned. Nami pointed to another island.

"That's Little Garden."

Sanji and Zoro glanced at each other, and I could tell they were remembering their argument. Robin cocked her head.

"Isn't that where I met you all?"

Usopp shook his head.

"No Robin, you met us before that to tell us not to go there."

Nami glanced at Zoro.

"This baka almost chopped off his feet."

Zoro shrugged.

"If it would get me free."

I sigh. Reckless as ever.

Slowly, the entire story of One Piece unfolded out, as we followed the trail that they had left. We told of experiences of gaining new crewmates, of fighting new enemies, of interesting and cool things. We even went back to the East Blue where Luffy gained Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji, telling the other members how they met Luffy.

We talked about good and bad, telling of personal tories like Nami's slavery to Arlong, Robin's history of the world government, Sanji's starving, and Usopp's duel with Luffy. We talked about how we defeated everyone we came across.

Then we started talking about the new world, how we challenged the Yonko, and this time I definetly knew what I was talking about because I had lived it. We talked about achieving our dreams.

Zoro fighting Mihawk, Sani founding a restaurant on the All Blue, hiring only the best cooks to work there. Chopper becoming the best docor, how the Sunny was now the most known ship on the seas, even more then the Oro Jackson. How Robin found the ponyglyphs, how Nami drew the world map, and how I became the best woman fighter in the world. How Brook we reunited with Laboon, Usopp going to Elbaf, and of course Luffy becoming the pirate king.

I took questions also, within reason, about other crewmates. I had seen One Piece in its entirety, I could tell different points of view that the others didn't get to see. I was mostly asked about Luffy and the war, but I only answered when Luffy wanted me to.

We wasted an hour like that, laughing at old jokes, remembering old stories. No, not old stories, reality. In my world, One Piece is just a story. Here, it is reality, the weaving of these lives together, and I was lucky enough to be a part of it. It was probably the best hour of my life.

After an hour, I excuse myself, saying I needed the bathroom, which was partly true. I wandered the ship, going into every room, remembering everything that had happened in these rooms. I patted my bed, my closet in the girls room, knowing that I would never see them again. I took my time, but it only took thirty minutes. I didn't go to the crow's nest, yet, but I would later.

Now, I am going to leave soon. Should I tell them that I won't be coming back? We shall see, I will tell them closer to time so they don't flip out on me. The longer I keep it from them, the happier they will be for the little bit.

I returned to my group of friends, sitting and eating again. Robin spoke.

"Rose, are you leaving today?"

I pause in my eating, glancing at her.

"Yeah, how did you know?"

She giggled.

"You alway act like this when you are about to leave."

True, I guess I do. I sigh sadly.

"Yeah, in about an hour and a half."

Instead of the tears and sobbing I expected, everyone smiled at me. Luffy raised his tankard.

"That's all right, Rose will come back, right Rose?"

Oh no. This is bad. I would have been fine if they teared up, but if they expect me to come back, that could be really bad. What happens if they get in a situation, but don't do anything because they expect me to come save them? No, I have to nip this in the bud now, or they could be sitting in cells forever, or worse, waiting for a rescue that would never come. I have to tell them.

"Well, about that."

Everyone froze, staring at me. This is why I was going to wait until I was leaving. I bowed my head, staring at a single blade of grass.

"I will never come back here. This is my last time."

Silence. Not a single word. Wow this blade of grass is interesting. It's green and pointy and-

"Wait, are you serious?"

"What!"

"Why didn't you tell us Rose-swan?"

Ah, there we go. I glance up at them.

"I knew you would act like this."

Luffy, for once completely serious, asked.

"How do you know?"

I rubbed the back of my head awkwardly.

"I um, well you see."

Rose you're babbling again. Shut up and tell.

"The thing that brings me here and takes me away told me."

Robin raised in eyebrow.

"Really? It spoke to you?"

Chopper leapt at me, tears in his eyes.

"Don't leave Rose!"

I hug the little doctor, and then lay him on my lap, petting his head softly, knowing this calmed the little reindeer.

"Yes, I made a decision and it kind of told me that because of that, this had to be my last time here."

I sigh, hoping that would be enough to satify the crew. Franky slammed his forearms together.

"Yo Rose-sis, you can't just do that."

Luffy narrowed his eyes.

"What was the decision?"

Of course Luffy has to ask. I tense, shaking me head.

"Nothing."

Luffy and Zoro glanced at each other. Nami folded her arms firmly.

"That's not fair Rose."

I sigh, leaning my head against my hand.

"Yes it is. You don't have to know. It's not important."

I wasn't going to tell because it was like Thriller Bark and Zoro, they don't have to know. It wasn't important for them to know that I decided to stay to make sure my crew was back together again. Zoro suddenly asked.

"Hold on a second, is that what you were talking about?"

I cock my head at him. What is he rambling about? Everyone stared at him. Luffy asked.

"What Zoro?"

Zoro's one eye widened, and I realized he knew.

"No Rose, tell me you didn't."

Wait, how could he have known? He was asleep...wasn't he. I asked.

"Wait, weren't you asleep?"

Zoro shook his head.

"Light sleeper remember."

Brook interrupted.

"Zoro-san, what did Rose-san do?"

Zoro stared daggers at me.

"She made a deal with that thing. She sacrificed her future trips here to stay one more day."

And there it was, all out in the open. I was ready for the cries of stupid and idiot, but everyone was silent. I saw a few eyes soften in understanding, and my decision was accepted. One however, wasn't going to accept it.

"Why the hell did you do that?"

Zoro was ticked, more so then usual. I take a deep breath calmly.

"Is it not obvious?"

Zoro hissed, his demon aura leaking out a little.

"You did it for me didn't you?"

He leapt up.

"You baka, I would have been fine. I would have made it through."

I twitched slightly.

"Tell me Zoro, have you ever been tortured by Sadi-chan?"

Everyone stiffened. No one knew what had happened to me in that room before on our previous adventure to Impel Down, and no one had asked. Zoro stiffened as well.

"No, but-"

"Let me tell you what it is like then. She is mean, nasty, and sadistic. Those are probably nice compared to what she actually is. She enjoys pain and despair, and her main goal is to make you scream your throat raw, and she enjoys it."

Zoro snorted.

"I would have been fine."

I leapt up now, anger and fire spilling into my voice. Once again, Zoro doesn't understand.

"No you wouldn't have. She was going to take you, but I volunteered. Usually I wouldn't worry about you Zoro, but for goodness sakes you are injured."

Zoro stepped forward, and I was almost intimidated by him.

"This is nothing, just a scratch."

I clenched my fist.

"No Zoro, you died in the war, that is not a scratch."

I heard several gasps and Zoro actually twitched this time, almost a flinch, but he ignored it.

"So what? I would have survi-"

"Zoro she would have taken you to that room, taken off your bandages, lovingly snipped all of your stitches and laughed as you bled to death. It doesn't take much to kill you in your condition, and she wouldn't have cared. You are an infamous pirate. She would ahve killed you and not cared in the slightest."

Zoro shook his head.

"Luffy would have come. He did."

I snarled.

"Sadi-chan came five minutes after I made that deal. If I wasn't there, she would have taken you instead. In fact, she wanted to, but I interfered. She would have probably dragged the torture out, but it would have taken her at most an hour to kill you. You would have died. Who the heck cares if I come back and the crew is missing one of its members. Do you know how guilty I would be, how these guys would blame me? There is no point coming back to a crew incomplete. It would not be the same."

I stepped forward, getting in Zoro's face.

"Besides, you are asking me to go back on being a Strawhat. No matter what, under any circumstances, are we supposed to abandon nakama. Never."

Zoro didn't move, but I saw the subtle shift in posture, like he wanted to back away form me, but he didn't. He hissed.

"Don't you see, you are abandoning your nakama now. What if we need you in the future and you can't come back. That is abandoning us."

Point one for Zoro. That was low. I heard Snaji protest as narrowed my eyes at him.

"I am not abandoning you. I am trusting you."

Zoro blinked.

"Trust?"

I gesture to the crew.

"You all are perfectly strong by yourselves. You don't need me to help you out of situations. You have lived without my help before, you can do it again. You will be fine, because you are the Strawhat pirates."

Zoro crossed his arms stubbornly.

"This time we didn't need you? If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have gotten Luffy 't be stupid, of course we need you."

"You can survive without me."

"It was still a stupid decision to make."

I mirrored the action of crossing my arms.

"What? Making a decision that could possibly hurt a person for a nakama? Where have I heard that before? Every single person on this crew has done it Zoro. It is a strawhat trait."

My eyes flick to Luffy.

"Luffy, would you have still gone to Impel Down and Marineford to save Ace if you knew how injured you would be afterwards?"

Luffy looked confused and shook his head.

"No, I had to save Ace."

I glance at Robin.

"Were you thinking about saving your nakama when you gave yourself up to CP9?"

Robin nodded.

"Yes."

I ask.

"Nami, you were trying to save Usopp when you pretended to kill him and stab your own hand right?"

Nami nodded, fingering her hand gingerly.

"Yes, I had to save him."

I glare at Zoro and step on my tiptoes, whispering in his ear.

"And you don't call your own decision at Thriller Bark reckless and saving nakama? Don't you dare critisize me when you have done the exact same thing."

Zoro stiffened. Point one to me, tie game. We both stare at each other before Zoro snorts, stepping back.

"Fine, whatever."

He walks off, climbing the crows nest with agility not of a man who was as wounded as he was. As soon as he dissappears, I drop my anger. Oh my gosh, Zoro makes me feel guilty for choosing like I did. I sighed, sitting back down.

"Sorry, I didn't mean for all that to happen."

Luffy ate some meat, not at all fazed.

"No, I understand Rose. Thank you for thinking of him. He doesn't do it himself, so I am grateful that you made that decision."

I notice the slight tears in his eyes, but he shakes his head, clearing them. Nami pats my shoulder.

"No, you did the right thing. There was no good choice anyway."

I glance up at the crows nest before standing.

"I'm going to go talk to him."

Robin grabbed my elbow, shaking her head.

"Leave him alone Rose."

I shake my head back. Zoro had always been there when I was upset, its only fair for me to do the same.

"Nah, I got to bug him."

I walk over, grabbing the ladder and hesitating. Hopefully I can mend the wrongs before I have to leave. A little over an hour left now.