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"A baby is expected. A trip is expected. News is expected. Forgetfulness is expected. An invitation is expected. Hope is expected. But memories are not expected. They just come." - Giannina Braschi.

Chapter Two : Adjusting.

"Anything?"

"Not a damn thing."

"Damn it! What are we going to tell, Ace?"

"We?" Nami, navigator of the Spade Pirate's, pointed to herself, all the while shaking her head. "No, what are you going to tell, Ace? You are his First Mate after all."

"And you're his navigator!" Marco roared. "You're the one who's supposed to be pointing us in the right direction to look for, Luffy!"

"That's what I'm doing." Nami snapped viciously, holding up the Log Pose on her right hand. "I already informed him that we're heading to South Blue! That's the only place we really haven't looked."

"Where in South Blue, exactly?" Marco asked sarcastically. "Karate Island? Centaurea? Torino Kingdom? I can go on if you like."

"Listen to me," Nami leaned down and stared into Marco's eyes, feeling a sense of smug satisfaction when she the wariness there. "We aren't going to get anywhere if we keep arguing amongst ourselves, okay? Let's just try our very best to find Luffy, alright?"

"Yeah," Marco ran a hand through his blond hair. "Yeah, alright, It's just-"

"I know," Nami said softly, placing a hand on his shoulder. "I know, Marco."

Marco wordlessly nodded, placing bandaged hands on the map. Nami winced at the sight of them. It had been six days since Admiral Akainu's attack, and nothing had gone right since then.

Sure, they won the battle, thanks to Ace sharp thinking and orders, but their loses were staggering. Three ships and over two hundred men.

Including, including...

Luffy.

Nami's eyes burned as Luffy's smiling face and wide eyes came to her mind. He had been repairing one of the three ships before Akainu's attack. She had no idea if he survived or not. The ship had been blown sky high when Akainu launched his Great Eruption.

She would never forget the expression Ace wore when he realized that Luffy, his husband of one year, was on one of those ships instead safe on the Moby Dick. Nami shuddered as the face and fire of Ace came to the forefront of her mind. She had never seen her Captain, who was usually so light-hearted, fly into a rage. The result of that rage destroyed Akainu's ships and Akainu himself.

At that moment, Nami was once again reminded why her Captain was called Fire-Fist Ace. Akainu's ships, along with his men had sunk beneath the waves of the Grand Line in a blaze of screams, smoke and fire. Nami felt a sense of satisfaction run through her at the sight of Akainu sinking into the sea. Attacking them, attacking Luffy, was unforgivable in any of the Spade Pirate's eyes.

The door opened, slamming against the frame. Nami turned to see Ace standing in the doorway, staring at her and Marco with cold eyes. Nami held her Captain's gaze for a moment before looking away. She couldn't stand that Ace had such a cold look in his eyes lately.

"Anything?" Ace asked, stepping into the room, shutting door.

Nami shared a quick look with Marco. "No, nothing-"

"We're heading to South Blue?"

"Yes-"

"Where?"

"Karate Island." Nami blurted out, feeling frustrated at constantly being interrupted. "We're close enough to stop there for a few days and look for Luffy."

"Is it possible that he can be there?" Ace asked, sitting in the spare chair. "I don't want to waste a couple of days looking if he's not there."

"It's possible," Nami replied. "We were at the edge of West Blue, so it's possible that Luffy drifted into South Blue."

Ace nodded, looking less tense and more relieved. Nami didn't want to be around when Ace didn't find Luffy on Karate Island. It wasn't going to be pretty.

"How long until we reach it?"

"About a day."

"Good," Ace rose from his chair, patting Nami on the shoulder. "Keep me updated, I'm going to get some sleep."

"Okay, have a good rest, Ace."

Nami waited until Ace slammed the door shut before she collasped into the chair her Captain was just occupying. She glanced at Marco who was looking pinched.

"We need to find, Luffy. Soon, Nami, or Ace is going to do something drastic."

"Drastic?"

"Drastic," Marco repeated, leaning against the table. "Tear the Pirate World down, drastic."

Nami could only bury her face in her arms and sigh.

Antaeus pulled his straw over his eyes as he stepped out of the house and into the blazing sun. He felt Dr. Kurhea's hand on his elbow as they descended the steps.

"Our guest is finally awake, eh?"

Antaeus looked up to see a lean and muscular man wearing a mask, staring down at him. Antaeus instinctively took a step back only to feel Dr. Kureha's hand tighten on his elbow.

"Don't be afraid of this idiot," Kureha snapped. "He wouldn't harm a fly."

Antaeus heard a snort from his left and turned to see a lithe man wearing a top hat with a pair of goggles strapped over them. The man tipped his hat at him and grinned.

"Antaeus," Kureha gained his attention with a snap of her fingers. "These two fools are X. Drake and Sabo."

"Nice too meet ya, Antaeus." Sabo gave him a full toothed grin. "Antaeus is a weird name, eh?"

"It's a good name!" Kureha snapped. "And he doesn't remember his own."

X. Drake frowned. "Amnesia?"

Antaeus flushed, embarrassed at having being the sudden center of attention. "Yeah, amnesia."

Sabo clicked his tongue in sympathy. "Sorry to hear that, Antaeus. I'm sure you'll get it back soon enough."

"It is only a matter of time," X. Drake put in. "For now, it's best if you relaxed." X. Drake turned to Kureha. "Have you shown him where he will be staying?"

"Not yet," Antaeus felt himself being pushed from behind. "Now that you two idiots are here, you can show him around."

"Sure thing." Sabo walked over and grabbed his arm. "And after that we can introduce you to Nico Robin."

"Nico Robin?" Antaeus blinked curiously. "Who's she?"

"The person you will be staying with."

A/N : Another chapter. Ace is pissed because of Luffy's disappearance.

Next Chapter : Island Life! - Luffy adjusts to Baterilla!