Hi guys, sorry for the really late update, I've been really busy over this break T-T. There will be more plot stuff this chapter. BloodyMoonEclyps, your question will be answered in this chapter :3. This chapter is going to be so fun!

(Luffy's POV)

I sulk in the corner with nothing but a thin blanket wrapped around me. I can't believe we mated. This is all Tora-o's fault. Because he was giving off those pheromones, I went into heat, and now we are mated for life. Tears flow down my cheeks. Should I tell Tora-o? Well, I should at least warn him about my brothers, gramps, and my old man.

"Luffy-ya? What are you doing over there." I stiffen at the sound of Tora-o's voice. I should probably tell him.

"It's your fault." Whoops, I probably shouldn't have said it like that.

"What do you mean Luffy-ya?" Tora-o replies cautiously. Yep he miss understood.

"I never did anything like before."

"I figured as much."

"And bakenekos mate for life."

"So…"

"My family is going to try to kill you."

"Why?" Tora-o sits behind me, wraps his arms around my waist, and rests his chin on my head.

"You're not allowed to cheat on me." Tora-o sighs and tilts my head back, so that he can look at me. He wipes a stray tear from under my eye.

"I won't get another cat." He replies while looking into my eyes.

"So you like me better as a cat?"

"No. I like you no matter what form you take, just for different reasons."

"But you prefer me as a cat." I reply. Tora-o smirks.

"Well if we are talking about preferences, then I would prefer if you stayed in your human form." He replies while petting my ears.

"Ok. I won't be a cat anymore, so it's ok."

"That's not what I meant."

"No. I can't go back to my cat form."

"What?" Tora-o turns me around so that I am facing him.

"I'm your mate, and you're human, so I have to stay in my human form."

"No, you don't have to do that for me—wait. What do you mean you're my mate."

"Bakenekos mate for life, and we mated last night. So I'm bound to you now."

"Wait what?"

"Ah, and I physically can't turn back into a cat, since you don't go into heat. I get to keep my ears and tail though. I can also still use my abilities. "

"Wait! Slow down! What do you mean that you are bound to me and that we mated?!"

"We are mates now."

"Luffy-ya, what do you mean by that."

"…Oh! Dadan asked Gramps that when he gave my brothers and me to her. He told her that it was the equivalent of human marriage." I reply.

"So…you're my wife—or rather husband—now?"

"What's a wife? What's a husband?"

"Um…a wife is a…uh…female mate, while a husband is a male mate."

"Oh…then I'm your husband now, and you're my husband." I excitedly reply. Yay! I'm so happy that he understands. A blush creeps onto Tora-o's face. He smiles at me and gives me a quick peck on the cheek.

"Well then, shall we consummate our marriage." He seductively replies before he picks me up and carries me to the bed.

(Ace's POV)

I stumble into the door after a long day of looking for my precious little brother.

"Did you find him?" I look up at Dragon, Luffy's father.

"No." I groan.

"I'm guessing that means that you didn't find him Dragon-san." Sabo replies behind me. I look back at him hopefully, but he just shakes his head.

"It's all my fault." Dadan mumbles. I look over at her as she hangs her head and tightens her grip on Luffy's straw hat.

"It's not your fault Dadan." Gramps replies next to her.

"It is! If I would have just gave him his food, and not sent him outside, then he would still be here."

"You do that to us all the time, and we always come back." Sabo replies. I sit down next to Dadan. I look around the room at everyone in their human form.

"You two haven't heard anything?" I ask Gramps and Dragon.

"No." They both reply before looking down.

"Nothing? Has anyone been going around asking how to take care of cats, or something like that?" Sabo asks them. They just shake their heads no.

"Well, that might mean that whoever picked him up already knows how to take care of cats, so Luffy is in good hands." Robin replies from the kitchen door.

Robin is a…a…well, I don't know what Robin is. Luffy sure makes weird friends. They're all good people, so I guess it's ok.

"I found something." Nami replies as she walks into the house. We all turn towards her.

"Nami-swan!" Sanji calls from the kitchen.

"Shut up ero-cook." Zoro replies.

"Hu?! What was that marimo?!" Sanji yells at Zoro. Zoro grabs the hilt of his sword.

"Shut up both of you!" Nami yells at them.

"What did you find?" Dragon asks.

"I looked into the recent purchases of cat products from the surrounding islands. One purchase that caught my attention was from a pirate named Trafalgar Law. He bought 7 cans of cat food from the island two days to the west of here. I looked into his background, as I did with everyone who bought cat products in the area, and discovered that he has no record of buying cat food before that purchase. Not only that, but he was on this island when Luffy went missing." Nami tells us.

"I see." Dragon replies.

"It's worth looking into." Robin adds. Dragon nods.

"I'll have my people look into it—wait Ace! Sabo! Come back!" I sprint out of the door with Sabo.

"Trafalgar is heading towards the Grand Line." Nami yells after us.

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