Me: I really do hope I can keep this series up. I just easily lose interest on one story to another. Maybe I can actually finish this to the final day XDD Hopefully .

Well, please enjoy!

2. These Visitors

Day 3:

Living with them for three days gave me full access and familiarity to the voices of their hearts. This would help me just in case they tried to escape out of the apartment and I can easily trace them by only concentrating on their heart's voices. I did tell them today about my powers. Luffy looked as if he didn't understand and I didn't bothered to explain it again. Ace just seemed more wary of me, trying to avoid me in every way he can which is almost impossible since we are in a small apartment. It couldn't be helped in a way. And every time we are in the same room, my ears can easily catch their voices of their hearts.

I know how they aren't brothers. I know much about them. Almost the world practically knows of them. I, ahead of time, look at every T.V. channel on my television to see if the show "One Piece" would be on so that they wouldn't see the show themselves. I made sure all the One Piece mangas that I borrowed from my regular customer are gone. I made sure they were oblivious to the fact that this world knows too much about them that they don't want anyone to know, even to their friends and family.

I don't look at them as celebrities coming to visit the city. I look at them as desperate kids who just want to go home. I don't help them. I care for them.

They won't be happy knowing how famous they are; they'll be mortified. To know that many strangers knows what they have kept hidden deep inside of them. Their feelings, fears, and secrets.

I'll admit, I do admire the manga in some way. I do admire the series called "One Piece". For the main characters have feelings. And know dam- well that they are not perfect.

Luffy and Ace; they knew they aren't perfect. They are human, just like anyone else. They aren't cocky. They know they have faults. And they are even ashamed of those faults.

The voices that I would sometimes hear…

…were never just pretty voices.

They secretly held voices…

…that seemed to be crying softly.

Day 4:

I dumped a pile of clothes in front of the kneeled boys.

Both looked at the clothes and then look at me. I can sense their confusion.

"Put these on." I said in Japanese, sighing slightly. "I can't trust you with the house after the third T.V. broke…"

My gaze was pointing towards Luffy, who seemed pretty sheepish. It seemed that Ace wanted to protest but a quick glare shut him up. But he was gutsy enough to give me back his own glare. By then, I already turned and close the door of their room.

I decided that they are going to be here for a while and gave them the guest room. Yes, it would put quite a strain on my food supplies but I think I can manage for a while at least. I don't plan on putting them out of the streets yet.

After ten minutes, I heard the door click as I closed a refrigerated large lunch pack. I turned my head to see their choices of clothing, hoping that I wouldn't end up having to dress them up myself just to get them looking… New Yorkish. Or maybe less like… themselves. I raised my eyebrow at the choice of clothing.

Ace is wearing an orange jacket opened on the front. No shirt under it whatsoever, leaving him still with a bare chest. I decided to just leave it at that, no mood to argue with the older D. and just make me late for work. He is also wearing black jeans with some red-orange Nikes.

I hesitantly turn my head towards Luffy, bracing myself for a mess that is surely to come.

I was surprise to know that he's actually put his clothes on the right way.

Luffy is wearing a sleeveless, red hoodie with a logo on the back that said something about ninjas. He is also wearing partly ripped, knee-long, blue jeans and dark red All-Star converse.

I also noticed that both are wearing their signature hats and facepalm.

"Is there something wrong with what we look?"

I took a peek at Ace through my fingers as I realized the challenging tone. And I then took a peek at Luffy to see that he also thought nothing was wrong with the way he looks.

I debated with my devil and my angel to whether if I should burn their hats, leaving no trace of evidence.

"Nothing… Nothing is wrong with what you're wearing…" I managed to grumble out, putting the large refrigerated lunch pack on my shoulder, taking my keys and all the other stuff that I might need.

"Um… where are we going…?"

It seemed that both Ace and I looked at Luffy, for he is the one who asked the question before the older boy looks back at me, waiting for the answer.

I gave them a straight response.

"I'm bringing you to your babysitter."

They both gape at me for that. And then there are protests to why guys, at their age, need a babysitter. Their protests turned into whines as I grabbed both of their ears and pull on them as we exit out of my apartment. Luffy's ear did stretch but the boy didn't dare to try to struggle too much to stretch it even further for he somehow knows about how much I disapprove of their powers. Ace too, since he didn't attempt to burn off my hand.

Then, I heard the voices of their hearts. They instinctively know that I'm trying to help them, and they know how much it is affecting me to take care of them as much as I know how strenuous it is for them to be trap here with no way back to their precious sea, their crew, their friends and their family.

When we exit the apartment, I let go of their ears and gently grab onto their wrist right behind me. Without a word, I softly pull them towards the destination.

For some reason, they quietly complied and followed obediently.

I guessed when they got outside and have a better look to where they are at; it seemed to down-trodden them further as they realized that they aren't anywhere near back home. There are no ships, no seas; you can't even see the sun rise from all the tall building. It was obvious that they felt uncomfortable by the tightening of their muscle from under my grip. Even Luffy couldn't be so happy-go-lucky about this situation; for who knows how long they'll be here?

I couldn't help but think about how they still kids. Never mind Ace being twenty-one years old, he's still just a kid. But we all wish to be a child again as we grow older sometimes.

I guess I'll go with my devil-side for a while.

"I'll only allow it this time but…" I looked back at them over my shoulder slightly. "But every time you go outside, you leave your hat."

Then I smirked with a hint of fake innocence.

"If not, I'll burn them."

I saw they jaw drop down.

Luffy complained the whole way that there is no way he wanted to leave his hat behind… on the other hand; he serious doesn't want his hat burned either. He was mostly arguing himself on the matter more than arguing with me. Ace was the same, expected that he argued with me more than with himself. He questioned to what is wrong with their hats to wondering if burning it might be a little too extreme. Most to which I ignored of course.

And that is how our interactions mostly consist. Lots of arguing and a hurting brain from Luffy.

When they get to their supposed babysitter; I found it a very big coincidence to how he looked like Sanji…

Me: Woot! I finished Day 3 and 4! I found myself very happy about that actually ^^

Thank you for reading this! It's a way to bring myself thinking deeper to what I should do if Luffy and Ace would ever come to our world.