Sorry, I kinda missed yesterday was Saturday. Well, I'm updating now, better little late then never, right?

Beta'd by ninjabunny11

WARNING: This chapter is rated M. (At least the beginning) So kiddos, you have 3 choices.

1) Skip Sabo's POV and start reading from narrator's

2) Stop reading this story (hope that will not happen)

3) Screw the rating and read everything, who cares, after all!

Little Lady Slytherin - Sorry, that wasn't my intention, but even then I hope you like the rest. Unless you're sadist and you cried in happiness xD

Cinnamon-Fudg3 - I hope you don't wanna kick me, that would hurt. Thanks BTW :D

Poisoned Sidd - Yeah, I was waiting for that too. Thought, you and many others will want to kill me, when they read next chapters. Hell, I considered strangling myself!

Last time:

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LUFFY!"

"Koala?! What are you doing here?" Sabo asked her, stunned. The girl didn't answer before she started making out with Sabo.

It was foolish to think he might have feelings for me, both him and Ace. I would always be always their little sister, nothing more.

"Teach! You're back!"

Sabo's POV

Hands were roaming. My chest was pressed against hers. My lips traveled down her neck, kissing every piece of skin they could find. She moaned and my member twitched. She grabbed my hair, pulling my head down so she could kiss me as well. Our lips touched, my tongue pressed against her lower lip. She instantly opened her mouth, granting me access and I didn't waste a second to taste her. There was a moan. It could have been me, her or both of us. I didn't know and didn't care.

The kiss became more passionate and our hands more desperate. We were wearing too much clothing to be comfortable. My hands went to unbutton her cardigan, letting it fall off her frame once I was done.

She whined, and her hands went to my shirt, tugging on it. Our lips separated as she pulled the offensive piece of clothing off my body. I smirked when I saw her grinning in triumph.

I went to kiss her once again and she happily complied. It was then that I lifted her up and carried her to the bed. Somehow I managed it without my tongue ever leaving her mouth. I gently laid her on the smooth covers, my hands traveling from her ass to her breast. I squeezed one, testing her reaction. God, if I didn't like it.

She arched her back, moaning into my mouth and I swallowed every sweet sound she made. She pulled back, breathing hard. Her eyes found mine and she smirked. I narrowed my eyes in turn. 'What is she planning?'

My silent question was answered a second later, when she switched our positions. I don't know how she managed it, but I didn't care. She was straddling my waist, her hands traveling over my chest. My breath hitched as she bit into my skin. My blood was boiling and I went to kiss her, wanting- no, needing to taste her again.

However my hands didn't find her. Where I was warm before, now I was cold. The body that was just minutes ago pressed tightly against mine had disappeared. I wildly looked around, but I didn't see her anywhere. I stood up from the bed, only for everything to vanish, leaving me in complete darkness.

I started to get nervous. 'What's going on?' I heard something crashing and instantly went in that direction, yelling her name. I tripped on my way, not seeing where I was going. My hand may have been bleeding, but I wasn't paying attention.

I smashed into a wall, only to find out the 'wall' itself had a handle. I opened the door and light blinded me.

I saw her. Her back was facing me and she was getting further away. Then she felt my presence, she turned to me. Her eyes were filled with pain and heartbreak.

I held out my hand in an attempt to reach her. I didn't like seeing her like this. I wanted to get rid of her pain, or the one who was causing it. She shook her head and finally spoke.

"Why are you here? You should be with Koala. Not running after me." I froze, surprised by her words. "I love you Sabo. I will always love you, and not like a sibling. But I'm a selfish creature, and I can't stand to watch the two of you together. This is my goodbye. This is the last time we'll see each other." she said to me, and one lonely tear found its way down her cheek.

Then she vanished, and I was once more left in complete darkness. Only then did my body start listening to me and I let out a desperate cry.

"LUFFY!"

I woke up, breathing hard. I was covered in sweat, sheets tangled around me. I was my room on the Moby Dick; it took me awhile to figure it out as I had woken up in the past few days in Luffy's bed, where I slept with her and Ace.

Shit, Luffy. My dream came back to me. How I had dreamt of almost having sex with her, and the part where she left me for good. I panicked, thinking Luffy could have left for real and immediately went to find her.

(Un)fortunately the erection I had from that wet dream was killed by the thought of Luffy leaving. So, on the bright side, I didn't have my nakama teasing me about that as I ran across the whole ship. On the other hand, I couldn't find Luffy anywhere, and no one had seen her after Koala arrived.

Narrator's POV

It was a calm day on Moby Dick. Which had some people on high alert, but seeing as almost everyone still had a hangover from last night, it wasn't as alarming as usual. The only ones Marco ended up suspicious about were the D brothers, because no one had seen them since last night.

But beggars couldn't be choosers, so Marco calmly drank his coffee and relaxed while he could, knowing it wouldn't last forever. Izo joined him and the two started talking, but soon stopped when they saw the state their fellow freckled commander was in as he entered the mess hall.

"Ace, are you alright? You look like some monster chewed you then spit you out, only to maul you afterwards," Izo asked worriedly, but Ace didn't even show an indication of hearing, collapsing into a nearby chair.

The two commanders exchanged looks and then shrugged, continuing their discussion. Then, from the deck, they heard:

"Is that Sabo?"

"I didn't know he could run that fast."

"Is it just me or is he looking like someone stole his favorite hat?"

"Wonder what's wrong. First, Ace appears, looking like the dead, and now the normally calm Sabo is acting like a hysterical teenager." Izo said, tapping his chin.

"Whatever it is, it can't be good," Marco answered and the two watched as Jimbei entered the mess hall, talking to the panicked boy. Sabo chattered hysterically with Jimbei for a bit, but then his shoulders sagged. He followed Ace's example and sat down, depression leaving him in waves.

"What was that about?" asked Marco, once Jimbei was in hearing range.

"Sabo was looking for Luffy," Jimbei replied. "I told him she stayed on Boa's ship with us. That's all."

"Do you know what happened?" asked Izo curiously, but the fishman shook his head.

"If you want to know what happened, you'll have to ask them. I'm just here to bid you goodbye. My fellow Shichibukai and I have no business here; if the marines get a whiff of us traveling with Oyaji, it could be troublesome for all of us." Jimbei said, promptly leaving the galley.

The mess hall was quiet. The only sounds heard were the shuffling of Marco's newspaper and the hushed tones from Thatch and Haruta.

Izo was fidgeting before he lost his fight with patience. "And who you might be dear? I don't believe we met."

Marco, Thatch and Haruta stopped what they were doing. They hadn't even noticed the brown-haired girl sitting next to Sabo.

"I'm Koala, a friend of Sabo." This had the Whitebeard pirates even more curious.

'Just Sabo? What about Ace?' were the thoughts of the present commanders. Sabo nodded, while Ace sent the girl a venomous glare.

"Right, Koala, this is Izo, Marco, Thatch, and Haruta." Sabo introduced them to each other.

"C'mon Sabo, smile a little. Or are you not happy to see me?" the girl asked, causing most of the commanders to lift their eyebrows.

"Koala, you're my friend. Of course I'm happy to see you. It's just a bad time right now".

Ace glared even more; if looks could kill, the commanders thought, Koala would likely have dropped dead by now.

"What's with you two, anyway? You look like you had your heart crushed; and where is Luffy? Aren't you always with her?" Thatch asked again when no one spoke.

He asked that to lift the mood, but instead of that the room got colder. Ace's glare finally stopped, replaced by blank expression that Sabo copied perfectly. The girl frowned at this.

"What happened?" asked Izo, the curious tone exchanged by a worried one. There was a snap heard as Ace's grip on the chair became too tight, leaving a piece of the wood in his hand.

Sabo opened his mouth to say something and closed it again. He put his hand over his eyes and exhaled before replying: "I wish I knew."

It was an obvious lie, but before someone could call him on it, Fossa burst through the doors and yelled at them to come out and greet someone.

Once the group made it out, following Fossa, they saw a tall man with black curly hair and missing teeth.

"Teach, you're back!" was the cry heard all over the ship as everyone welcomed the lost pirate home. However, not everyone was happy.

Marco stiffened for a while before relaxing. He knew that someone on this ship was lying: Teach or Luffy. And he didn't like either of these options, didn't know who to trust. Someone you called a brother? Or a person who appeared seemingly out of nowhere, but was the sister of your nakama and, at this point, your sister as well?

Not to mention, Pops said he trusted Luffy, and he wasn't the only one. This was something only time could tell, and Marco hoped that by then it wouldn't be too late.

The crew seemed glad for the arrival of Teach and who could blame them? Meanwhile, Marco didn't let his guard down and had been watching the member of the second division since he came on board.

However, Teach noticed the first mate's behavior and started to wonder why he was being followed. After all, there was only one reason for the blond to take such action, but if Marco knew about that, wouldn't he have done something about Blackbeard?

As the day went on, Teach came to the conclusion that whatever the first division commander knew came from the Strawhats. It was the only thing that made sense. He knew the marines were on to him and that the Strawhat Captain was an ex-marine. If she knew, it would be easy for her to tell Pops or Marco.

But why would they listen to her? It could very well be a trap devised by the marines. Was Mugiwara's relationship with her brothers the only reason they trusted her? If so, then he needed to think about a plan to discredit the marine girl.

Blackbeard started grinning maliciously, thinking about ways for his 'nakama' to lose their trust in her. Yes, he would make sure the girl would suffer for almost ruining his carefully made plan. Just as quickly, the grin disappeared. No one had a chance to notice it. Not even the sharp eyed first-mate.

Haruta's POV

It was weird. The Strawhat captain was usually with us, but now there wasn't even a sign of her. Many had complained that the ship was too wild and loud with Luffy around, but we quickly became used to her. Now, it was too quiet.

To make things even weirder, the two brothers were moping in the corner, not speaking with anyone. Sabo's friend had left soon after Teach's arrival. Marco also started acting strange around that time.

I tried to keep myself entertained by pulling pranks with Thatch. We were a good team, but even that soon turned boring.

I sighed again and Izo reprimanded me halfheartedly. No one was in the mood for anything, and it reflected on the whole crew. Even Pops didn't drink alcohol like he would die if he couldn't.

Suddenly, a highly pitched shriek had everyone's attention. The second I thought it might be something interesting, I made my way there, Izo and many others on my heels.

The sight I saw would forever be burned in my brain and I instantly regretted my decision to come here. What we found was a scene from a horror movie and I wouldn't be surprised if people started avoiding Ace and Sabo for awhile. Or had nightmares about the two.

And you ask what we saw? It was two Strawhats, Zoro and Sanji to be precise. They looked dead twice over and then some. The D brothers stood over them, grinning maliciously.

I wondered what the two had done to deserve their wrath. As far as I knew, it could have just been some ridiculous comment from the Strawhats, which led to Ace and Sabo taking out their pent up frustration and depression on them.

"If we hear that incident happening again, we will kill you. Keep your hands to yourself when Luffy is near," Sabo growled at the beaten up men and they flinched. With those words our friends left, leaving the bloody mess after them, not at all bothered by the gaping of our crew.

Zoro and Sanji slowly stood up and, without a word, went back to Sunny. We could only wonder. 'What the hell was that about?'

Narrator's POV

Luffy woke up, covered in sweat; she remembered having a bad dream, but not what it was about. She got up from her bed and went to take a shower. After changing into clean clothes, she strapped her katana to her hip, not wanting to part with Jiyu. In her distressed state, she forgot to button her cardigan and went to find something to eat.

"You're leaving already?" Luffy asked with a pout, and the Pirate Empress had to keep from squealing.

Jimbei apologized. "I'm sorry Luffy, but the marines won't take it lightly if they found what company we were in the past day." All he got was a tired sigh.

"I know. It's just, who knows when we'll see each other. I'll miss you."

"We'll miss you too," replied Mihawk, and the other Shichibukai turned to him bewildered, but didn't comment on it.

"My adorable Luffy. It's so sad we have to separate once again, but know that we'll see each other again, and next time I'll win your heart." Boa said, determined, and others chuckled.

"I'm looking forward to it," Luffy uttered happily and Boa blushed.

"She looks forward to it? Does this mean we're engaged?" Boa said and blushed even more, almost passing out.

"No it doesn't." Mihawk said, shattering her fantasy. The female rounded on him, enraged. The two started arguing, and Jimbei paled when he thought about traveling with them the next few days.

"You should probably go, before someone comes to see what the yelling is about," Luffy said, cracking a grin. The three nodded and Jimbei raised the anchor.

Luffy stood at the beach until she couldn't see the ship; only then did she head into the town.

The lonely female, with the straw hat firmly planted on her head, made her way across the city without a location in mind.

"Hey, wait!" Luffy stopped, trying to see the source of the yell. It was a girl, no more than twelve. Luffy found her a little familiar, but couldn't place her anywhere.

"I wanted to thank you." she said once she reached Luffy's side, smiling brightly. The Strawhat blinked, confused. "You saved me and my necklace from the local gang. My name's Anika. Nice to meet'cha!"

"Oh, I remember you now. There's no need to thank me. After all, it's not like I can eat it." Luffy grumbled the last part, hungry again and then added: "I'm Luffy!"

Anika ended up buying Luffy a meal at a local restaurant. The two talked. It turned out that Anika's mother had died at childbirth. Her father was a marine, and after Luffy had taken out the corrupt Captain, the girl's father was in charge.

He was trying hard to make things better for the people of this island, but after the reign of the last Captain, many of the citizens were distrustful of the marines. Unfortunately, this was the reason why is Anika almost always alone.

Luffy being Luffy immediately decided to take the girl on an adventure. It would be good for them. Anika wouldn't be alone and Luffy wouldn't have to get back to Moby and face her brothers just yet. Her chest still hurt so much when she thought back to yesterday's events.

The two girls went into the forest. Luffy made sure to keep her companion entertained. Anika really liked her stories about the Strawhat pirates, though she was initially surprised that she was in the company of one. It would have been logical for the girl to fight the pirate captain, or run to the city and warn the others about her. Of course the little girl ended up doing neither. She liked Luffy too much.

So they talked even more, Anika really liked the thought of talking fluffy reindeer and moving skeletons. Which was kind of weird; shouldn't she be afraid of it?

"You're hurting; why?" was Anika's unexpected question and Luffy tripped, not predicting it.

Anika looked at the raven-haired teen curiously as she put the straw hat over her eyes. "I love someone." was the teen's reply and the kid looked baffled at her.

"I didn't know love hurts." the child said. "If that's so, I don't want to love anyone," she said, determined.

"Don't say that. Love makes you stronger, but they are different types of love. The ones you feel for your parents and nakama, and the other you feel for the ones who complete you, who you want to spend your life with, no matter what."

The kid nodded in understanding.

"I didn't tell you about my brothers till now, right?" Luffy said and got a shake in reply.

"I have two brothers, both of them are older than me by three years. Though we're siblings by bond, not blood." The kid nodded again. "I was always with them when I was younger, following their every step. I was a kid and didn't know what love was, but I felt warmer every time I saw them. I liked the attention they were giving me and then there was the weird tingling in my stomach."

Anika looked surprised hearing this, and then she covered Luffy's hand with hers, trying to calm her.

"We were separated, and I thought the feeling would simply go away, but when I saw them again I felt it stronger than ever."

"Why don't you tell them how you feel?" Anika asked, already decoding what the teen felt, (for a little kid, Anika was smart) when Luffy stopped speaking.

"They don't see me as more than a sister. I understand that very well." Luffy said and touched the ring and chain that her brothers had given her.

"Last night, I thought they felt the same, but then that girl appeared and kissed Sabo… and he kissed her back."

Anika stayed silent, not knowing what she should say to make her friend better.

"I love them. Ace and Sabo, I really love them." Luffy said it in a way that her feelings couldn't be misunderstood.

The second she said it, the bushes moved and the two girls whirled toward the sound. Luffy got into a fighting stance, ready to attack whoever was listening. It was then that she saw who the eavesdroppers were and completely froze, two names leaving her numb lips. "Ace? Sabo?"

And ENDING! So who hates me now?