A/N: I'm back! And with more Island goodness! I hope you like this chapter! As always, I enjoy writing for all of you, even though I don't get that many reviews.

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CHAPTER 12

Dumb old man

"Wait!" Luffy hollered from across the room, "Where's Nami?"

The old man looked over his shoulder and at Luffy again, "You mean that poor girl?"

"Uh…" Luffy scratched his head for a moment, "Y-yeah, her."

The old man frowned at him, "There's no way your going anywhere near the lass, not in a million years."

"What," Luffy balked, "Why not?"

"Because I said, that's why!" The old man barked at him.

"Let me see her!" Luffy demanded, jumping out of his bed and onto his feet again.

"Are you deaf?" The old man started, "I said no!"

"But…" Luffy sighed, "I wanna see her…"

The old man pushed Luffy back into his bed, for an old timer he was pretty strong.

"I ain't letten' you cause her any more pain, ya hear me!" The old man scowled.

"What! I didn't… do a thing…" Luffy gave the old man a face, which only ticked him off more.

"Look…" The old man groaned, "She's sick with something and I don't know what. And I should know… Because I've been a doctor for all my life. And you were the only one with her when I found you two, therefore… You're the cause."

"Nami's sick?" Luffy instantly shot up in the bed again, but was pushed back down a second time by the old man.

"I just told ya that didn't I?" The old man gave him a nasty look.

"You're a doctor, heal her!" Luffy demanded.

"I told you, kid. I don't know what the young lass has got, so I can't heal her." The old man informed, still scowling as Luffy.

"I thought you were a good doctor…" Luffy tried to intimidate him.

"I am! The best ya'll ever find, ya hear?" The old man smirked.

"You sound full of yourself." Luffy smirked back.

The old man frowned again, "Ya need to learn yer manners, boy."

"Look who's talking." Luffy back sassed.

"Now you see here! I'm older and wiser than ya, so it'd be wise for ya just ta shut the hell up!" The old man shrieked at him.

"All bark, no bite…" Luffy whispered and glared at the old man as he left the room and locked the door after him.

"Don't bother tryin' to get to her." The old man told as he left the room.

Luffy sat up in the bed and sighed. There was no way to get out, since the door was locked and there were no windows. And on top of that, he wanted to see if Nami was okay and there was NO WAY to get to her since the crabby old man had locked the door.

But it was worth a shot to try and open the door. What else was there to do?

He slowly stood up, being cautious of his still healing wound, and moved quietly to the door.

He firmly grabbed the door knob and pulled, but it was no use. So he then tried to push the door open but that was no use ether.

He stepped back and sighed deeply. He could bust down the door if he wanted to, but the old man would've heard and come rushing to the crime seine.

He looked around the room for something –anything- he could pick the lock with. When he didn't see anything, he felt his pockets for his knife, but then realized he didn't have it anymore. He threw it at the lion.

He headed over to the desk which was right next to the bed a searched the drawers, but only found dust, dust, and more dust.

He sighed and sat back down on the bed, it was useless.

He rested his head on the pillow and stared at the sealing for countless hours. He would've much rather been watching the stars with Nami though. As he continued to stare off into his own world he couldn't help but think, was he really the cause of Nami's sickness? Was it really him causing her pain?

Nah…

She would've said something before. It's not like she'd hide it from him…

Would she?

He turned over on his side and sighed deeply. He finally knew the true meaning of boredom. He would sleep, but he wasn't tired. And even if he was he couldn't sleep knowing that Nami was sick. He had to see her, but how?

He clenched his fist under the blanket. That old man was really going to get it when he came back. Heh… Maybe Luffy would get lucky and the old man would die on his own.

As he continued to ponder about things, He turned over in the bed again. This time, so he was facing the door. That evil door…

Maybe it was a good idea to bust the door down, grab Nami, and run for it. What could a 120 year old man do? Scold him to death?

He decided that's what he'd do. So he thought out a plan while lying in the bed. First, he'd brake down the door and run to Nami's room. Whether she was sleeping or not, he'd pick her up and throw her over his shoulder and run for it.

But there were three problems… 1. He had no idea where Nami's room way, 2. He didn't even have a clue as to where the exit was, 3. Both doors might be locked also.

He groaned. Was there no way out of this mess?

There was a knock on the door… "Yer still in there, ya?" the old man yelled from the other side.

Luffy picked up the pillow that was on the bad and threw it at the door, "Go away!"

"Sheesh…" The old man mumbled walking back down the hallway, "grumpy teenager! The lass is much nicer than that brat."

Luffy listened to the old man stomp back down the hallway until he couldn't hear his feet pound the ground anymore.

He quietly got up and tip toed to the door, and pressed his hear on the door as if to make sure the old man was really gone. When it was certain that the old man was going, he tried opening the door again. But as usual, no use…

He sighed deeply and slowly headed back to his bed again, but before he laid back down, he spotted something shiny peak out from under the sheets. He ripped the white sheets of the bed to see a single golden key hidden under the sheets where the pillow once was.

His eyes lit up as he grabbed the key suddenly and held it tightly in his hand, as if to keep anything from taking it away.

Dumb old man, he had left a key to the door under the pillow. It was stupid of him to think Luffy wouldn't find it.

Luffy grinned widely as he un-locked the door and it slowly opened. Before Luffy headed out into the hallway, he shoved the key into his pocket. For safe keeping…just in case.

He cautiously peeked his head out into the hallway before heading. The coast was clear!

He tip-toed down the hall and turned right into the next. The door on the very end of the hall was brightly lit from inside, you could see the light shining through the cracks of the door.

He grinned a little before approaching the door and turning the knob. Good… It was unlocked.

Taking a deep breath of air, he slowly opened the door and glanced inside.

TO BE CONTINUED!

A/N: sorry it took a while to update. I've been busy pre-writing chapters for another fanfic. But I'm back. So leave a review and I'll update a hell of a lot faster!

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