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"So your saying Ruby has been like this for 4 weeks" Sabo looked over to the gem in shock, she has been sitting in that corner for that long
"Ya! How can she not be starving by now" Luffy was shivering at the thought
"Do you think she is dead"
"There is only one way to find out!" Sabo then gave Ace his pipe
"Ace go check!"
" WHAT WHY!"
"You said you were the tough guy and tough guys touch dead stuff"
Ace couldn't object to that if he said no he would be wimping out and Sabo would always have something to antagonize him with
"FINE!" Ace yanked his pipe out of Sabo's hand and headed over to Ruby
"Oi square, square are you dead squaaaaarrrreeee?!" the boy then proceeded to poke her multiple times until she showed some sort of response by curled her self to an even smaller ball
" go away" the gem mumbled softly
Ace took the hint and left the hut "Well she is alive you happy now!"
"I am ;thank you very much!"
When Luffy heard the news that square isn't dead he bolted straight over to square's corner and immediately started to poke her
"Squaaaaaaaare come hunt with us! You have been in that stupid corner for forever!"
The gem looked over her shoulder and was immediately shocked of who it its "GAHH! GET AWAY FROM ME! Don't even look at me!" She immediately rammed the wall trying to get away from the human out of sheer fear of what else he could make her do.
" huh ?Ok bye; have fun starving!" Luffy is a bit saddened at the fact Ruby didn't want to hang out with him but that corner must be interesting to her, he was about to leave until the gem out of sheer emotion shouted " NO WAIT COME BACK!"
" eh ok?" The boy was confused as to what Ruby said earlier she wanted him gone but now back maybe she did come around?
" NO WAIT GET AWAY FROM ME!" Ruby didn't know why she said that she was confused as to why she wanted him back to her, why does she enjoys his company.
She needs answers. "WAIT COME BACK!
"GEE SQUARE MAKE UP YOUR MIND" the boy reluctantly came back, still peeved how indecisive square is!
"I-I just need your help ok!"
"Ok? What is it!" the boy sat himself down
"Why do I feel they way I do! Why am I so happy to just break every code a Ruby holds dear! Why am I willing to throw away everything for a human! Why DO I FEEL SO MANY CONFLICTING AND CONFUSING FEELINGS! Can you tell me?!"
" How should I know, I am not in charge of you"
"but I need somebody to tell me what to do and what to feel it's what I was made to do I-i never felt that kind of angry before or this type of happiness WHY DO I DO THIS"
"Maybe it's what you wanna do?"
"What I want to do? This is what I want to do?!"Ruby looked at her hands then to the human
" Maybe? I don't know?" Luffy smiled at his own confusion as he got up from the ground to go hang out with his new friends. Leaving Ruby with her thoughts alone.
Ruby never wanted anything before? It was against the rules, set by the diamonds it was to keep some order but she didn't want order anymore she wanted to be around the stupid humans, but why?! Do humans "want" all the time? It must be because how far Luffy went for ace just to be subordinates! She went so far to save Luffy too! Does the same goes for her too?
She didn't understand any of this emotion junk she just wants to be around the humans. But why does she? They aren't rubies or any gem, they can easily die!. Why does she want their company? ! The human doesn't have the answer why! He said it was up to her to answer that? Does that mean the reason why she wanted their company because she wanted to? If that means that she just wanted just because she wanted does that mean she was independant? She was alway following orders how to feel, who to fight, where to be but now it's her telling herself what to do now?!
Ruby was sort of excited and scared of this realization; it means that she is free to be with anyone she wants now and to do what she wants. But she doesn't have a clue what to do now maybe she could ask Luffy what to do next ,he seemed to be an expert at knowing what to do?.
She got out her "thinking" corner and ran straight outside, the humans must be here somewhere? Then Luffy shot out of the forest flying tackling Ruby in the process
"HEY WHAT WAS THAT FOR" Ruby pushed Luffy off of her; she did not expect the human to come so quickly she was mad but happy that results came quick
" Oops sorry I didn't see you there I got kicked by a giant deer while we were hunting; I want to eat it soooo bad" the boys mouth started to drool like a waterfall at the meer thought of food. Then the pair could here far off yells coming from deep within the forest, it seemed to be Ace and Sabo?
"LUFFY WE REALLY COULD YOUR HELP NOOOOW!"
"NO WE DONT SABO WE CAN TAKE THIS"
"SHUT IT; LUFFY COME BACK HERE NOW!"
"Gotta go Ace and Sabo is being beaten up by dinner!"
"Wait umm can I come and save the two idiots with you?"
Luffy's eyes practically turned into stars at the fact that Ruby wanted to join them now. Out of sheer excitement Luffy grabbed on to the gem's hand so hard and ran like a speeding bullet that when he stopped running he flung Ruby at the deer so hard it made the deer fall to the ground
"HEY GUYS I BROUGHT RUBY!Eh where's square" the boy was left scratching his head he could have sworn she was with him earlier
"I AM RIGHT HERE YOU IDIOT YOU CHUCKED ME!"
