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A/N: For those who are still reading this, no, I am not death. I will explain everything in the end... I do apologize for my behavior. Sorry... Enjoy!

"Ok, everyone pay attention!" A voice resounded through the small ship, calling attention of its residents as an orange haired girl demanded it. She stood at the front, a serious expression residing on her lovely face. "We arrived to Alabastra!"

As cheers were heard, she couldn't help but smile a little bit. "Now, we need to buy supplies, since we are running low. So…" Glancing around the room, she focused her gaze on Luffy and Reina, who were heaving a drawing competition. "Don't create trouble! Our meeting stop is here. Come back in thirty minutes and try to stay out of marine sight!"

"Yes!" Those two troublemakers stated, grinning a lot before paying attention once more to their competition. There was no need to say who was losing…

Sighing, Nami slowly walked towards Sanji, who already was expecting her. It had been decided that she and him would go out buy some things, while Zoro, Usopp, and Chopper, the latest addition to the crew; would stay in the chip. After all, allowing Zoro to walk by himself was too dangerous… in more than one way.

"Vivi, are you ready?" The orange haired woman asked sighing once again as she saw Luffy and Reina jump out of the ship. Because of the latest events, she hadn't had the chance to inquire Reina about her origins, since she had been sick… However, she and Usopp were decided to do it that night, after Luffy ate and went to sleep. "Just you wait…"

The dark haired girl in question looked up confused, wondering why Nami was sending her a deadly glare, before that thought disappeared from her mind as she hurried to follow Luffy. If she knew her brother well, he was looking for some place to eat… After all, they had no lunch nor breakfast that day, as they were completely out of food.

"Reina, hurry up!" Luffy yelled, and she could help but smile at his behavior. He hadn't changed a thing, always the happy-go-lucky guy she had met so many years ago… It seemed like she was the only one who changed, in more than one way.

"Go ahead! I will catch up soon!" She yelled back, knowing he would just eat and then run away. Now, she knew it wasn't the right thing to do… but considering that she had grown up with people who did it all the time, she kind of didn't care anymore. As long as he didn't destroy anything, she had no complains.

Walking slowly through the streets, she smiled a little bit. Everything seemed so exotic, different from everything she had seen before. It was true that she had seen some photos of India when she had been still in her world, but even they were out of place in that city.

Almost everyone wore long coats, to protect themselves from heat and the sun; what reminded her that she needed one too. Her skin was a little bit too light, what resulted in constant sunburn. In Luffy´s world, there was no sunscreen, so she often ended up red as a tomato. At least she was lucky enough not to get cancer… and Dandan knew the perfect recipe for sunburns.

Looking around, she found one place which sold them for a rather low price. Entering the store, she kept looking around, wondering which one was better. If what Vivi said was true, they still needed to travel through the desert to reach the capital… and remembering what she had studied in school; the temperature in the deserts was really unstable. High at day, low at night… She knew why it happened, but she would never try to explain it to Luffy. He would only stare at her as if she was an alien…

"Excuse me…" She called the clerk, who happened to be a rather old woman in bad mood. "I am planning on traveling through the desert, so which one do you recommend me?" The woman with long dark hair stood up, and approached Reina with an unhappy expression.

"I would recommend you to forget it." She stated. "Since a while now there were some bandits targeting those places, so I don't think a fragile lady as you should travel through it." Blinking a few times, wondering if she really appeared to be that fragile, Reina just smiled.

"Don't worry, I am not alone." The old woman looked at her, starting to take out a few clothes to show her. "The party I am traveling with is really strong. Who knows, maybe we end up running into them and beat them, so they won't steal again."

"Hmp." Reina smiled even more, starting to pay attention to what the old woman said. She had warned her about the dangers of the sun and the freezing temperatures in the night, as well as the best ways to cure sunburns. Not that she needed the last part, but ok.

"Thank you for everything." Reina said after she bought what she wanted, not even trying to lower the price. The clothes she had bought were somewhat expensive, considering she could have chosen others, but they were much more functional and would keep her cool when she needed it the most.

"Now then…" Looking around, trying to figure out where Luffy went, Reina smirked. He was somewhat predictable in his choices, especially if you knew him well enough, you could always guess what he was about to do. If there was trouble, Luffy would always butt in. If there was a party, you could expect him to also be there… If there was a place which sold a lot of meat, then he would be eating there.

Going up the street, Reina quietly mumbled a song to herself, her mind wandering to the last days. When Chopper was introduced as the newest member of the Straw-Hat crew, Reina almost froze, unable to believe it. After all, even thou she had seen a centaurs and other strange creatures in Hogwarts; it was hard to believe such a cute creature as he existed!

Almost instantly, she had hugged him, pretending he was a teddy bear! It was his entire fault, being so cute and all… She specially liked his nose, which reminded her of a Christmas song… Thou the color was different, she felt like Chopper and Rudolph, the red nosed reindeer; were really similar. No one liked them because they were different, but even then, they found someone who accepted them as they were…

Smiling a bit as she remembered that, Reina stopped at the entrance of a bar. There was a huge commotion inside, and she kind of managed to guess what happened. As soon as Luffy smelled the food, he must have used his arms to reach it faster… ending up hitting someone. "Why is that idiot my brother?" She wondered, sighing a bit.

And then, when she was about to step inside the bar, a Luffy with huge cheeks, most probably filled with food; went out running. She blinked a few times, before someone she truly didn't want to meet followed him enraged, shouting his name.

For a moment there, Reina froze. What was Smoker doing there? If she remembered well, he was supposed to protect Loguetown, and not travel to Alabastra. "Damn it, I hope he doesn't see me…" Reina prayed, knowing the way they parted wasn't exactly the best… Unless hitting someone with the door and running away could be called good…

However, to her luck, he didn't notice her, running like crazy after the long gone Luffy. "That was close…" she thought, sighing once again. Just her luck to meet him there… Wait, if he was there, than the rest of his marine force also was.

Nevertheless, before she had the chance to say or think something else, a well-known and missed voice broke down her thought. "Were did Luffy go?" A man, way taller than our meter and sixty tall girl, stated his dark eyes sweeping the streets looking for someone. However, before he got the time to take one more step, a pair of arms flew his way, and he found himself being embraced.

"ACE!" Reina yelled hugging her brother without thinking, so happy she was. He just stared at her for a moment, before a resplendent smile took over his features, and he hugged her back. As they swirled around together, both smiling like idiots, for a moment there, they forgot all about Smoker and Luffy.

"What are you doing here?" Asked Ace, still hugging his sister as she laughed happily. After all, she had traveled a lot to reach that place, considering from where they were from; so it couldn't have been a coincidence she was there.

"I am currently traveling with Luffy and his crew." Reina answer, waiting for him to put her back at the ground. He was so tall she needed to look up just to see his face. "And since we picked up someone who needed to go to Alabastra, here we are." She smiled once again, before sighing a bit.

That didn't go unnoticed to her brother, who narrowed his eyes a bit despite the fact that he kept smiling. After all, how long was it since he last had seen her? She grew up a lot, and not only her hair. Now, she looked like a woman even more than before. Comparing with the little girl they had found… she was more different than anyone could think. "What´s wrong?"

Looking at her brother's kind eyes, Reina smiled. He didn't change a bit! Ok, maybe he grew up more and gain a lot of muscles… but that look in his eyes was still the same. "It´s about Luffy… We had been warned not to get in trouble, and now he is being followed by Smoker…"

Ace could relate to that… Luffy always had been a magnet to trouble. "I noticed it. Maybe we should go after him?" Smiling, Reina took his hand, as they walked quickly side by side searching for Luffy. It had been too long since the last time they saw each other. Too long indeed.

"So, what are YOU doing here?" The dark haired woman inquired, while her eyes searched for that stupid captain. She had been informed he would be there, but as for the reason, she had no idea.

"Nothing much. Just traveling." Her green eyes quickly locked with his, as doubt and suspicion took over them. She didn't believe him a bit, knowing too well her brother. He liked the sea, not the land. He reached for it, for the freedom he gained with it. "Ok, ok… I am looking for someone, happy?"

The look she gave him still reminded the same, and he had to stop himself from gulping guilty, but soon she looked away. After all, finding Luffy was a more pressing matter. "Then you wont mind if I ask you to travel with us, will you?" A smirk took over her lovely face, and now Ace couldn't help but shiver.

She was right… If he was only looking for someone, than traveling with them for a while was all right. However, he wasn't sure about it, because in the end, she would find out what he really was doing, and then try to stop him. "Hm…" He mumbled, pretending to think about it. "I´ll answer later. Luffy is near."

"Ok…" Reina mumbled suspicious, letting go of his hand as they moved quicker to catch her other brother. He was running, Smoker following him with a scary expression, while trying to finish eating the food he had stolen. However, now that she found them, she had a dilemma…

She had messed with Smoker before, so he must still remember her face… And she couldn't get in trouble, or else grandpa would lock her up in some marine base… "I got this." Ace´s voice sounded near her, as he smirked. "Get ready to run away."

Blinking, Reina knew he had no idea why she hesitated. Even so, he understood it was important. A kind smile rose to her lips, as she could help but feel warm inside. He was back… Her old brother was near her, still the same. Forgetting all her worries, she just waited.

"Do you mind remembering me how we got caught up in this mess again?" An half enraged Reina asked, running as quickly as her tired feet would allow her. Thirty minutes had passes since she met Ace, and all that time she spent running away from Smoker and marines.

"Sorry…" Ace laughed, sending one more fireball to stop their chasers. Luffy near them laughed too, remembering how they run away from big felines when they were kids. Somehow, the situation seemed almost identical. The only factor missing was Sabo.

"If he catches me and a picture of me is taken as if I am a pirate, I will kill you both!" They just laughed, turning around one more corner when Luffy spotted the ship. "No, really! Gramps will kill me!"

"Everyone!" He yelled, waving his hands to his crew who had been looking for him for a while now. After buying everything, Vivi, Nami and Sanji came back only to find Luffy and Reina still gone, and a bunch of marines trying to catch them. That meant only one thing: their idiotic Capitan ended up in trouble…

"There he is!" Sighing, Nami began to study whatever it was possible to change the ships rote, when something hit against the deck. For a moment there, she didn't dare to turn around, until she heard Reina yell at her brother for being so stupid. Then, she slowly, and really, really slowly, turned around, glaring at Luffy. "You idiot… what did I tell you?"

Luffy just laughed, and before he managed to say one more word, Reina shouted. "Ace! Where is Ace?" The Capitan shut up, looking around the ship´s deck for a moment, before her fist connected with his head. "You idiot! You forgot to grab him too!"

Rubbing the wound, wondering why it hurt all out suddenly, he just laughed. "Well, this is Ace we are talking about. He will be fine." The rest of his crew looked at him confused, not sure if they should or should not say something. "After all, he is the only person I wasn't able to beat even with my devil fruit powers."

"Well, not the only, but I guess I can take it as compliment." A strange man suddenly appeared behind Nami, his huge smirk scaring Usopp and Chopper, who quickly hid behind the mast. "However, I would like if you did not forget about me the next time… That smoker guy almost caught me…"

"ACE!" Running towards the new comer, Reina immediately hugged him, not allowing him to run away. "The next time you screw up, I will drown you. And when I say you, I meant both of you, stupid idiots…" The brother just laughed it off, while the rest of the crew just watched them speechless.

The one who was the most confused was… Nami. Somehow, she couldn't understand who that stranger was, nor why he was there… Not even why Reina was hugging him and laughing like an idiot, or more like laughing like Luffy.

"So…" She slowly mumbled, approaching quickly with her fist ready to hit her Capitan. She knew the delay had something to do with him, and not with his apparent sister. "May I know who that guy is, and why we were chased by the marines when I specifically said not to mess with them?"

A punch later, Luffy was sitting straight as a wood board, carefully apologizing to the enraged woman. "Who knew there was someone other Reina who managed to control Luffy?" The still strange man said, laughing his ass off, ignoring the annoyed glare Reina sent him. "Oh well."

Standing up, the dark haired man smiled a little bit, deciding it was time to introduce himself. "I am Ace, Luffy and Reina´s older brother. I believe my siblings have been in your care." Bowing a little bit, he said nothing as Luffy´s crew backed a few steps back. "Thank you for thanking care of them, especially Luffy."

Blinking, Nami looked at him carefully from afar, before making her question. "Are you sure you are Luffy´s brother?" The rest of them waited nervously, shaking their heads confused as he nodded. "How come THAT can have a brother as nice as you?"

Laughing a bit, joined by Reina who also stood up, and somehow managed to climb to his back, Ace felt like his bother found a nice crew. "He is going with us to the capital!" Raina sung, starting to fall asleep. Ace was always so warm…

"He is?" As if waking up, Luffy jumped up suddenly excited. "This will be so cool!" If his crew mates, and Ace; had any thought of saying no, they were quickly dismissed staring at that idiot´s happy face. It was as if it was his birthday and he got the present he wanted to much…

"Well, Reina managed to convince me." Ace added, smiling kindly at his little sister. Maybe staying with them for a while wasn't that bad. "Plus, I hadn't been with my siblings for a while, so as long as the rest doesn't mind, I will stay with you for a while."

As the other said it was ok, Nami´s attention changed to Reina. So that girl really was Luffy´s sister… Her happy face didn't like, and the navigator truly doubted Ace´s and Luffy´s did. "Anyway, we better move somewhere else, before the navy catches us…"

"Agreed!" The rest mumbled, but Reina wasn't able to hear it. Her mind was slowly fading away, but something kept her from falling asleep. Ace´s back was warm, a little bit too warm for her liking. And soon, she felt her arm boiling, disappearing towards the sky…

Jumping down, backing away from Ace as quickly as she could, Reina immediately hid her right hand behind her shoulders, her alarmed face catching everyone´s attention. She needed to calm down, and find some cold place. "I thought I heard a mosquito…" Reina skillfully lied, her hand still hidden.

After all, there was no way she could show people that her arm had… almost disappeared, could she? Taking a few breathes, feeling her arm become normal again, she made a mental note to never cling to Ace for so long again. Well, at least not until she managed to get everything under control.

A/N: First, I apologize to all reader, since my behavior had been stupid. I had been having a few problems with this story, and I allowed it to affect me. I am sorry, and I can´t promise this won´t happen again, but I will try to keep writing it. I am really, really sorry...

I am planing on posting once a week or, twice a moths, depending on my availability. I have school (last year! Finally) and our teachers are more demanding than ever. But I will keep them long, 3K or more.

However, I need to know if there are people still reading this... I hope some of you review, and once again I apologize.

Kaggami-chan