Chapter Thirteen

Days passed by and Luffy faced danger more than what a little boy should have. The entire week, he spent it bonding with the wolves.

''We shouldn't have let the Pirate Hunter lead us!'' Capone exclaimed.

''I warned you,'' Law said. ''He has zero sense of direction!''

''I swear the forest is moving,'' Zoro grumbled.

'' LIKE HELL IT IS! '' the supernovas exclaimed.

''Doctor, is there a remedy for idiocy?'' Urogue asked. Law hummed.

''I remember Chopper-ya trying to make one. But no, sadly, none for now.''

''I can imagine him getting lost for a year,'' Apoo said. ''Maybe that's why...''

They all looked at Zoro who was getting irked at the attention. They all got what the Roar of the Sea was trying to say.

Urogue laughed.

''You guys really need to teach me how to pass through things!'' Luffy exclaimed as he pushed through 2 wolves in front of him. ''I'm tired of doing this and it hurts!''

''Quit being so whiny, brat,'' Kid said. Gosh! Was this kid really Straw Hat?

''Easy for you to say when you're not the ones being chased by wolves here!'' Luffy exclaimed. He was bruised, exhausted and hungry.

''Don't be too hard on the kid, Kid,'' Killer said.

''Since when do you have a soft spot for the brat?'' Kid asked, raising a brow.

''I'm not surprised there,'' Zoro said. ''Everyone has soft spots for Luffy. If you don't have, he'll make one.''

''Just great,'' Bonney dead panned.

''Hey! I can see the cottage now!'' Luffy exclaimed.

There were a couple of ''Finally!''-groans in the air.

''And he just slept like that as soon as he was threw inside...'' Capone said in disbelief.

''He's Luffy,'' Law and Zoro said in unison. They gave up unravelling what's more in the enigma called Luffy.

''That doppelganger kid Ace is Ace, right?'' Zoro asked.

''No shit,'' Kid growled.

''We hadn't got a chance to talk about this but,'' Drake began. ''Where were you this past year?''

''I thought it was already established?'' Law raised a brow.

''What is?'' Zoro frowned.

''That you got lost for an entire year,'' Law said bluntly.

''I DIDN'T GET LOST, YOU BASTARD!'' Zoro exclaimed. ''That joke's getting lousier for years!''

''Weeeelll, it's not a joke and you know that, Roronoa-ya.''

-a blinding light...

''Hm?'' Zoro's eyes met greens. No, it wasn't his hair but trees. ''Where's the cave?'' He had yet to notice the lingering bodies around him. ''Did it ditch me?'' (Author: The cave can't ditch you, Zoro.) Scowling, he clicked his tongue and ran off a random direction. And thus, started the adventures of a lost moss.

''...'' Zoro looked at Law in disdain, knowing he right. Not that he'd actually admit it a loud. (Never. Never. Never!)

''Ace!''

The ten supernovas watched the hyper boy chase the grumpy-supposed-to-be brother.

''Is that really Ace?'' Zoro once again asked as he watched his soon-to-be Captain dodge a handful of crocodiles (or were they alligators?) trying to eat him.

Eight days have passed, Luffy was dealing with giant pythons.

Ten, he was against raining boulders.

He didn't give up.

''I don't get why go all the trouble to make Portgas a friend,'' Apoo said, frowning.

''There's a logic called Straw Hat Logic,'' Law said. ''And this is one of them. Why don't we ask Roronoa-ya to explain?''

But Zoro just stayed silent, watching his captain get pecked by a vulture. It had been a month.

''Wings ossan,'' Luffy called. Urogue turned to him, knowing he referred to him.

''Is there something you need, Little Straw Hat?'' the big man asked.

''Can you fly?'' Luffy asked.

Urogue laughed. ''Why do you ask?''

''Cause if you could, I will ask you to let me ride on your back then you'll fly and then, Ace will be lots and lots easier to find!'' Luffy explained with a grin.

Urogue laughed once again. ''Well, unfortunately for you, I can't.''

''Ehhh!'' Luffy pouted in disappointment. ''But you got wings!''

''I'm bigger than my wings, Little Straw Hat,'' Urogue ruffled the boy's head.

''So, if wings are bigger than you, you can fly?'' Luffy tilted his head.

''Maybe,'' Urogue just shrugged.

''We gotta do something with your muscles!'' Luffy exclaimed. ''Maybe if Granpa will punch them, they'll be smaller?''

Urogue sweat dropped.

''Maybe Law can help us!'' Luffy said, grinning ear to ear. ''He told me he was a doctor! Maybe he could do something to your muscles like taking out the air out of them... But they aren't lumps of air right, Wings ossan?''

Urogue's face darkened though still smiling. His big hands clasped on Luffy's shoulders. Luffy tilted his head a bit.

''No Trafalgar,'' the man said. Trafalgar Law, what are you telling this boy?!

The next day...

''You should stop hanging with Little Luffy more than you should,'' Urogue said to Law who raised a brow. ''You're trying to rub off your morbidity.''

Law shrugged. ''He finds them funny.''

Author: That wasn't even morbid, Urogue-san...

Urogue: yes, I know but Mr. Surgeon was starting on it.

Law: Well, you got me. I was going to teach him little by little like ho-

Author: So yeah! I'm sorry for being late. July is a busy month as long as I'm in school. I was depressed days also.

Law: You've thought of really morbid things during those days. It went beyond mine and Nico-ya's morbid level.

Author: Drop the morbid stuff please.