Aftermath
Word Count: 100
Misery Chain
"Growing up happens when you start having things you look back on and wish you could change."
-Cassandra Clare
AN: Surprise! This story is very much still alive. I have quite a few chapters already written - my sincere apologies for taking so long to post them. Life gets hectic when you're thrown into adulthood - or whatever this is. I hope you (whoever "you" may be) will continue this journey with us.
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It wasn't one heartbreak after another, though. Between Sabo's death and the discovery of Luffy's cancer, there had been several great years. Things had been really good.
But when Ace turned sixteen, Luffy had started getting sick.
It started out with some headaches, which were easily brushed off. Then he started sleeping more, which didn't seem alarming. But then he started to get bruises from the slightest of touches, bruises that weren't healing.
He caught a fever one night and Garp took him to urgent care. And then Luffy ended up in the hospital.
And then he officially had leukemia.
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