Chapter three: Questions.
It had been a few days since the Straw Hat crew had discovered Luffy's secret. It was still a shock to them but there were some questions that needed answering. Like why could Luffy drown if he was already dead? And many more. The crew had gathered in the galley and started discussing things.
"Um… Luffy, how come you can drown even though you're Death?" Usopp asked. Luffy sighed and placed his hands under his chin. He closed his eyes as he thought of the proper answer.
"Well… hmm… Ok. Well I may be Death but that doesn't mean I can't die. Being Death doesn't mean I'm immortal, it just means that I have to find soon-to-be-dead people and take their souls so they can go on to the next life. You might consider me a delivery boy for souls. I don't like the sound of that title, but anyway yes I can die. I'll tell you what, the next island we come to you can help me. That way you can understand some things." Luffy said. The Straw Hat's looked at him. Zoro was the first to speak.
"What do you mean by 'help'? Are you saying we can come and help you kill some one?" he asked. Luffy looked at him with wide shocked eyes.
"Goodness no! By Satin's name I do not kill any one! They die and I help them to the next journey in life. Also known to you as the after life." Luffy said. Zoro nodded his head. Oh, now that makes sense.
"Nami, how long until we get to the next island?" Luffy asked. Nami looked at her map for a few minutes, doing a few navigational problems in her head, and then looked at Luffy.
"We'll be at the next island in an hour or so. Oh! I have a question for you!" Nami said. Luffy looked at her, waiting for her to ask him her question.
"Yes Nami?" he said.
"Can you call demon's from the under world?" she said. Luffy looked at her with the most appalled expression.
"Um… No…" he said. Usopp had started snickering at Nami's question and was soon hushed by the glare he was given.
"Oh, Luffy, I have a question." Sanji said. Luffy looked at the cook. He nodded his head for him to continue.
"Ok, how is the food in the under world? Do you have any recipes?" Sanji said. Luffy sweat dropped.
"No, I haven't had any food from the under world. And no, I don't have any recipes." He said. Sanji gave him a look of sheer disappointment. Luffy was at the point of getting up and going into the men's cabin to get some very much needed sleep when he noticed that Robin hadn't said anything about his secret.
"Robin? Don't you have any questions?" he asked. Robin looked up from the coffee she had been staring at for the last ten minutes. She seemed oddly pail and a little worried.
"Captain-san don't you have any enemies? Enemies that you're scared of? I mean you have that power, wouldn't some one want to take it away?" She asked. Luffy gritted his teeth and clenched his hands. Memories started to flash before his eyes.
"No… Please… Not the dunk… Please not the dunk…" Luffy moaned, his head resting on the table. The others watched in shock as Luffy started to scream and thrash around, as if he was trying to break out of some one's hold. That's when it came to them. Luffy does have an enemy and from the looks of it an enemy he's terrified of. Robin had said the wrong words… or were they the right ones? They all snapped out of their thoughts when they heard a light thump. They looked at where Luffy was and saw him unconscious on the table.
"What was all that about?" Usopp asked. The others shook their heads. A story for another time maybe?
End of chapter three.
Hmm… what could Luffy's fit have been about? What am I saying? Of course I know! Anyway, R&R.