Hi! Here's the final chapter to 31 Nights Till Halloween! Yay! I'm done with this! Oh sweet heaven thank you! Not that it wasn't fun but it was hard to think of new monster/Halloween theme stuff every day. I hope you like this! Review, and tell me!

When Ace got to the school Luffy was waiting at the window for her. She gave him a smile, and touch her hand to where his pressed against the window before going into the building.

"Is everything ok?" she asked going into the building. The woman at the desk shrugged.

"We're not sure. He came in here saying he needed to call you, it was very important." She explained. Ace nodded taking Luffy outside to talk.

"Luffy what's wrong? Are the monsters talking again?" she asked brushing her thumb across his cheek, wiping dirt away. He shook his head.

"no." he answered.

"Then what's wrong Luffy?" she asked.

"This kid name Zoro said I'm going to die." He whimpered. Ace gave him raised eyebrow.

"What?"

"He said his brother is going to kill me."

"What?" Ace repeated not believing what she was hearing.

"Ace I'm scare." Whimpered Luffy. Ace hugged him close thinking about this. The kid was just being a bully that had to be it. Who would want to kill innocent Luffy?

"Luffy its ok. Hey he was just being a big bully ok? Nobody's going to kill you." She promised. Luffy nodded to her.

"Ok Ace… if you say." He said wiping a stray tear. Ace nodded leading back inside the office.

"He's going to stay the rest of the day." She informed the desk. After she got Luffy back to class she went home to hopefully finish all her housework before Luffy got out of school.

"What was wrong with Luffy?" Dadan asked when Ace walked in.

"A boy is picking on him." Ace told her getting to hang the wet clothes.

"Ace Luffy needs to deal that on his own."
"I know Dadan but I couldn't help going to check on him."

"You have to learn then." Ace rolled her eyes with a small smile to the older woman.

"I'll try Dadan." She said. Ace waited outside the school with the other parents waiting for their kids.

'I wonder who was picking on Luffy?' Ace thought trying to figure out which boy was Zoro.

"Ace!" Luffy shouted running to Ace. She hugged him as he crashed into her.

"How was the rest of school Luffy? Nobody picked on you right?" she asked taking his backpack for him. Luffy shook his head.
"No."

"Luffy which one is Zoro?" Ace asked looking at a couple of different little boys walking out of the school. Luffy silently pointed to a green haired boy maybe three years older them him.

"That's Zoro." He whispered ducking behind Ace. Ace looked to the man Zoro was walking up to, he had to be six years older than her, and had grey with a tint of green hair, and smoking two cigars.

"Is that his brother?" Ace asked bluntly pointing at him. Luffy nodded peeking out to look. "I'm going to go talk to him." Said Ace walking over to the two. Zoro's brother looked to Ace, and then down at Luffy, his gaze staying on Luffy longer then needed.

"Can I help you?" he asked looking back to Ace. She nodded.

"Are you Zoro's brother?" she asked.

"Yes. I'm Roronoa, Smoker. You?"

"Portgas, D Ace." Ace said placing her hand on Luffy's head. "Your little brother seemed to have been picking on Luffy today."

"I was not!" Zoro snapped. Smoker put a hand on his little brother's head making him be quiet.

"How was he?" Smoker asked.

"He said that you were going to kill Luffy." Ace felt Luffy hide behind her again.

"Is that so?" Smoker said looking to Zoro. "Can we talk about this elsewhere?" he then asked. Ace nodded following Smoker, and his kid brother. When they got to park Smoker sent the kids away. Luffy was very afraid to be alone with Zoro again, but with an encouraging smile from Ace went ahead. Turning back to Smoker Ace sat on the bench near them waiting for him speak. "I'm sorry for my brother." He started. Ace shrugged her shoulders watching Luffy play as far from Zoro as he could.

"Why would he say something like that to him?" she asked. She heard Smoker sigh next to her.

"Ace what I am going to tell you, you're going to think I'm insane." This made Ace looked to the man besides her.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"Luffy was born with a demon inside of him." Smoker waited watching Ace's reaction to it. He noticed her wide eyes, and the way her chest roused, and fall quickened. So she did know. "So you know?" he said out loud. Ace bit the inside of her cheek trying to think of something to say.

"I don't know what you mean." She said.

"Ace these aren't imaginary friends gone badly, these are demons from hell strode themselves into innocent babies to try, and take over the bodies when they are older. Ace Luffy is one of these."
"What do you want to do to Luffy?" she asked with a look that Smoker see in mothers who felt there were threatened.

"Ace there is nothing I can do for him…"

"So you're going to leave him alone?" Ace cut in.

"I'm sorry Ace but he has to be put down, it's the only way to keep him from getting hurt, or hurting others."

"You make him sound like a dog! He's not!" Ace snapped. Smoker held his arms up in nonthreatening way.

"Ace…" Smoker said slowly.

"No! If you think you can even touch Luffy I'll go to the cops." She threatened

"Ace that won't work." Smoker said slowly still hoping he could get her to see the light.
"And why not!?" Ace shouted jumping to her feet. Luffy looked to her feeling a thread feeling in his gut.

"Luffy you're going to die." Zoro said behind him making the boy jump. Luffy thought about what Ace had told him about Zoro being a bully.

"Leave me alone!" he whined walking away from the green haired boy. Zoro grabbed his Luffy's upper arm. "You're nothing but a bully! That's what Ace said." Luffy said trying to pull out of the older boy's grip.

"Luffy you have a demon in you, and you need to be dealt with." Luffy was starting to feel really scared now. "I'm sorry Luffy you're a really nice, and I wish there was another way." Zoro said loosening his grip. Luffy backed up from him.
"Please don't let me die." He begged. Zoro felt bed for the younger boy in front of him, he shouldn't have to go through this.

"There's nothing I can do." Zoro said not meeting Luffy's eyes.

"It won't work because I am on the forces, it won't work because half of the force are demon hunters like me." Ace couldn't believe what she was hearing… wait did this mean Garp was one of them? "Ace please make this easy on not just on me but on you, and Luffy to." Ace backed away from the man.
"Luffy we're leaving!" she shouted over her shoulder, glaring holes into Smoker. "I won't let you get him, so stay away!" Luffy ran up next to her, clenching at her hand, letting Ace drag him away. When they were out of sight of Smoker Ace started running home. She had to get away from there, and call Garp as soon as possible.

"Ace what's going on?" Luffy asked. Ace didn't know what to tell him, what could she?

"Luffy I'll tell you when I figure it out myself." She told him. When they got home she sent Luffy to his room, and ran to the phone calling Garp.

"Hello?" the man answered.

"Garp do you know a man name Smoker, who works for the forces?" She asked in a rush. She heard Garp sigh on the other end.

"So he's moving in on Luffy?" he said.

"What do you mean?" Ace asked.

"Ace do you love Luffy?" Garp's sudden question caught Ace off guard.

"Of course I do." She said.

"My next question, will you do anything for him?"
"What's the questions!?" she shouted.

"Will you?" Garp raised his voice.

"Of course I do. But Garp…"

"Meet me at my house." With that Garp hung up. Ace was shocked for a minute or two.

"Luffy come on we're going to grandpa's!" she shouted upstairs. She grabbed her purse this time feeling she would need it. Luffy came down clinging to a red bear Ace had given him the other day.

"Why are we going to grandpa's?" he asked taking Ace's hand.

"I need to talk to him now." Was Ace's reply. Luffy didn't ask anything else after that, he could feel how upset Ace was. As soon as they got to the door they were pulled, and the door slammed shout behind them.

"Smoker approached you?" Garp asked taking them to the living room. Ace nodded following him. "He'll kill Luffy…"
"Kill?" Luffy squeaked. Ace gave him a reassuring squeeze to his hand.

"Ace will you take Luffy, and run?" Garp asked the young lady in front of him.
"Run?" Ace asked.

"I will give you the money you would need to get as far from here as possible."

"You always told Luffy there was nothing that he was making it up."

"I know. But it was all to protect him from this right here."

"Why are does he want to do this?" Ace asked having a shaking Luffy sit in a chair.

"Demons can easily take over a child's body, and mind, like what happened with Luffy's friend Sabo." Luffy flinched hearing his brother's name. "The demons took control of his body, and tried to kill Sabo, well that set off the hunter Smoker that is now after Luffy." Ace tried to get Luffy to calm down, whispering reassuring nothing to him. "Luffy's dad had been taken over by a demon, and had done unmistakable things here. One of them was killed you father, and mother right before you were born." Ace froze. Killed her parents?

"He killed my parents?" she whispered.

"I am sorry you had to find out like this…Ace I'm hoping Luffy is different, that he is strong enough to fight it like I have… please I beg you, take my grandson, and get him to safety." Ace didn't answer. She stared down at the floor taking everything in.

"Ace…?" Luffy's desire whispered had her looking to the big scared eyes.

"Ace I can be your baby now!"

She remembered Luffy telling her that their first night together.

"Yay I have a mom!"

That's right. She gave the boy a small smile. What his father did doesn't change what happens with Luffy.

"I'll get him out of here. I'll keep him safe." She promised. Luffy smiled at her, hugging her around the neck.

"Thank you Ace." He whispered against her neck. Garp sighed in relief. He knew he was leaving his grandson in good hands.

"Thank you." He said taking two bags out of the closet. "This has everything you'll need. Money, ids. A cell with my number programed in it, and two plain tickets to Grandline city. I can't take you or else they'll know, so ask Dadan to take you, but don't tell her a thing. Make something up." Ace nodded understanding everything. "Pack a light, not too much stuff. There's a house address in this bag where you can live. Ace after you get on that plain don't call me unless you absolutely have to, you'll need to figure something to do for money once this runs out." Garp stood in front of his grandson looking down at the little boy. "Luffy I know I haven't been the best grandfather like your friends but I did it all to protect you. And I hope that…"

"I love you grandpa!" Luffy said cutting him off. He hugged his grandpa's leg with tears streaming down his cheeks. "I'm going to miss you." Garp picked the boy up kissing his cheek.

"I'll miss you to. Please be safe, and listen to Ace." Luffy nodded. "Ace you need to be careful as well. Smoker isn't the type to just give up, he'll most likely search for you two, and if he finds you get out of there as soon as possible. If he finds you a third time call me, and I'll figure something else." Ace nodded. Garp didn't want to put his grandson down, but in the end he had to.

"I'll take good care of him Garp." She said taking the two bags. Garp dropped them off at home for the last time, and said his final goodbyes to his grandson, and Ace. After when the two got in the house Ace told Luffy to start packing whatever he wants as long as it fits in his backpack.

"Dadan." She called going to the kitchen. She found the older woman sitting on the deck having a smoke.

"Where have you two been?" she asked as Ace sat next to her.

"We were with Garp. I need you to take us to the airport." She flat out said. Dadan gave her a look. "Garp wants us to visit his friend in the northblue." She lied. She felt for lying to the woman who raised her but she had no other choice.
"Why can't he take you?" she questioned.

"He's busy with work."

"That's Garp for you." Dadan muttered. "Ok I'll take you. What time?" she asked after a sigh. Ace looked to the tickets.

"In about two hours? Southblue national airport." She told her. Dadan nodded to her taking out another cigarette.

"Ok."

"Thank you." With that Ace went upstairs to pack, and help Luffy. The drive to the airport was a quiet one, when they got their Ace hugged Dadan tightly, surprising the woman. "Thank you Dadan." She said. Dadan hugged the younger woman back.

"You're welcome…? When will you two be home?" she asked as in afterthought.

"Not for a couple of weeks." Ace lied again. Dadan nodded to her, and mused Luffy's hair.

"Take care brat." Luffy nodded giving her his biggest smile.

"I will." The two sat in the plane waiting for it to take off. "Ace are we going to be ok?" he asked holding the red bear close to his chest. Ace petted his head.

"Of course we are, I'll make sure of it." Ace looked over her new id. Gol, D Alice. And Gol, D Luke. "Luffy from now on your name is Luke." Luffy nodded understanding. "How bout I call you Lu from now?" Luffy nodded.

"Can I call you mom now?" he asked with hopeful eyes. Ace smiled at him.

"Of course."

"Everyone the plane will be taking off in five minutes." A lady at the front said. Alice grabbed Luke's hand kissing it with a reassuring smile.

"Let's live everyday like it's the best day ever." She said.

"Ok!"

So yeah I think this is going to be an ongoing story like a couple of other stories I had made just for October but the difference is that I won't be rushing to update it every night. So yeah thank you for reading, and if you want to read this just go to the actual story, not 31 Nights Till Halloween. Thank you all for reading all of last month!