I seriously am so busy that I wrote this while I was at the gym… I love you guys so much. And don't worry! Alvida will be dead in the next chapter ^^

ღ This Is My Love Story ღ

Act 9.

Weird how some feelings changes quickly…

I hope they aren't fake…

Because that would only mean you are in pain…

Pain I wish I can cure...

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"ACE!", yelled Sabo entering Ace's room. Ace grunted and turned 90 degrees in his bed. Sabo took a few deep breaths before finally telling his problem; Or more like his baby brothers problem at school... "LUFFY IS FIGHTING AT SCHOOL!" he added finally.

Ace now turned to look at him "What?",

"He's fighting with Buggy! Alvida knows about what happened with Luffy and Nami and called Nami a whore...",

Ace eyes widened in an instant. He jumped out of his bed and got dressed as fast as he could. Sabo only looked at him and decided to go with him, to support his little brother...

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"DON'T EVER CALL NAMI THAT AGAIN!", yelled Luffy with a knocked out Buggy next to him. Alvida merrily smirked. Nami only looked with a terrified expression. She had the feelings she could vomit every minute...

"So you admit?", asked Alvida with a smile. Luffy looked with the deadliest glare he had ever given...

"I'm not afraid of hitting girls... Ask Vivi.", Luffy said.

"You punch girls?", said Alvida with a slight smirk. "That's interesting. Will you punch Nami if she sleeps with Ace and hurt you?", she asked with a mean smirk.

Luffy bailed his fist even tighter and his nails were cutting in his palm, letting it bleed a bit. "I think I'm going to punch you to the hospital...", he murmured

"Makes me curious... Nami has deceived Luffy and Ace... Is Sabo going to be the next one?",

Robin's and Luffy's eyes widened in an instant. "And now you have gone too far.", Robin said, leaving Nami to Vivi's and Kaya's care. Robin stood next to Luffy and prepared her fists.

Nami looked with wide eyes 'Why are they fighting like this? Have I caused this?', she thought. Nami cried even more seeing her best friend and boyfriend/childhood friend standing in front of Alvida.

Alvida slightly chuckled, getting everyone's attention. "I bet you will think twice about your decision if Sabo is cheating on you with Nami... Nami is a busy girl."

"LISTEN CLOSELY! YOU KNOW NOTHING SO SHUT THE FUCK UP OR I WILL MAKE YOU!", yelled Luffy

"I shivered...", Alvida said.

"Luffy! Act normal!", yelled Luffy's teacher, Rayleigh, from behind him

"SHUT UP!", yelled Luffy looking over his shoulder to Rayleigh.

"And now I am afraid.", said Alvida with laughter.

"You should be...", everyone looked behind Alvida with a confused frown.

Everyone's eyes widened when they saw the new speaker... Ace. Alvida looked with wide eyes when Ace walked towards her. Nami frowned worried when she saw Ace's face. His face looked red and he was sweating heavily. He obviously was sick.

"So did you hear everything?", asked Alvida with a smile. Ace nodded slightly with a cough. "And what is your opinion?",

Luffy and Nami both gulped. What was he going to say? "I also punch girls.", he said, looking at Alvida with uninterested eyes. "And listen, ignorant bitch.", he said, grabbing her by her arm, making her gasp in surprise. "Nami and I broke up and Luffy and Nami are together now. I don't care. In fact, I am very happy with the decision and mostly for them. Try to interrupt them or try and act witty and you will feel something from 3 brothers at once.", Ace said.

"I'm the third one!", said Sabo with a grin and wave from his hand. Robin smiled softly seeing him.

Alvida frowned angry and yanked her arm back. She ran away and some people applauded or went after her.

Ace coughed a few times and Luffy and Nami ran to him. "Ace! Are you alright!", asked Nami worried. Ace nodded with a smile and a cough. Luffy and Nami still looked worried at him.

"You are sick, you are supposed to sleep.", said Robin. Luffy nodded, silently agreeing with her.

Ace grinned softly with a smile "I had to. Sabo was being all psychotic. And Luffy is a pussy.",

"What? I was not psychotic! Robin, I never am psychotic right?",

"Well... Actually...", murmured Robin thoughtful. Sabo gasped and Ace chuckled.

"Ok... I get it... I'm sorry for being worried about my little baby brother.", Sabo said with a slight smirk. Ace rolled his eyes and looked at Luffy, but he was surprised seeing his expression. He looked rather sad than happy...

Luffy looked at Ace and his expression didn't turn any better. "You are right...",Luffy said all of the sudden, grabbing everyone's attention. "She said all those things about Nami and I didn't do a thing about it...",

"Oi Luffy...", murmured Ace with a frown. "You know I was kidding about you...",

Luffy looked with an equal frown. Nami grabbed his hand and she looked at him with a reassuring smile. Luffy smiled a forced smile back at her.

"Rayleigh, we're going back home! Could you put Luffy and Nami on absent? And maybe Robin too!", Sabo yelled with a wave, but Rayleigh only looked at Luffy and nodded slightly.

Sabo and Ace looked at Rayleigh with a confused frown and parted lips. The two brothers now looked at Luffy, who now was walking away from the schoolyard. They only caught a small glimpse but his expression looked pained.

Ace now looked at Rayleigh with narrowed eyes and Rayleigh only looked back. The two brothers and childhood friend walked after Luffy. Robin decided, after thinking, to ran after them and Sabo laughed and hugged her in reaction. Vivi, Kaya, Usopp and Chopper decided to stay… The main reason actually was, they wanted to talk a bit with Alvida.

Rayleigh sighed softly with down knitted eyebrows. A smile slowly got on his face

"So it finally happened after those five years", he whispered.

~ღ~ Flashback ~ღ~

"Yo!",

Rayleigh looked up from his books and looked at the one standing in front of his desk of the classroom. Luffy looked at his teacher with a huge grin and Rayleigh smiled.

"Where have you gone to after those 4 months?",

"In a hospital and their food was nasty... I missed Sanji's cooking... I even missed Ace's cooking",

"Ah, right, the hospital, I remember... So why did you go?", asked Rayleigh curious.

"Euhm... I got hit by a car...", Luffy said, sweat beading from his face.

Rayleigh narrowed his eyes "You lied... What happened? I bet you aren't here because you want to tell me you are back again.", he said. Luffy gulped and walked to the chair in front of his desk. He sat down and took a deep sigh.

"Nami told me she loves me...", said Luffy. "But... Ace already told me he loves her, before she had confessed to me... So I turned her down...",

Rayleigh looked with slightly wide eyes "But do you love her back?",

Luffy nodded "I do... But I didn't want to hurt Ace... But when I turned her down she got hurt and she ran across the street... But a car neared and I saved her just in time... She lost her memory when her head hit the ground and I had a huge wound on my chest after the car hit me...", Luffy murmured softly, pinching his upper leg.

"I don't get it... She first confessed to me but she ends up being Ace's girlfriend... It was my fault to begin with... I shouldn't have said no...",

"But you didn't want to hurt Ace...", added Rayleigh softly. Luffy nodded softly.

"Everything will turn alright... Just wait for it and if you still have problems, of what kind of sort, just come and we will talk...", Rayleigh said

Luffy only looked with a pained expression. "To be honest, Luffy, I don't know what to say...", Luffy looked at the ground and his hair shadowed his eyes. Rayleigh eyes widened when the raven haired boy dropped some tears.

"I... It wasn't much but...", Rayleigh eyes even widened further "I saw them kiss yesterday...",

Did he love her that much?

~ღ~ Flashback over ~ღ~

The five of them walked over the sand path in silence. Only Ace coughed a few times and that was the only sound to be heard from them. Ace looked at Luffy and Luffy looked back with big owlish eyes at him. "What was that with Rayleigh?", asked Ace all of the sudden, breaking the silence.

"Euhm... Long story actually...", said Luffy, thinking back. "He kind of comforted me when I was sad.",

Nami looked with a slight frown but the others just looked away. When he was sad... So... When she was Ace's girlfriend? Nami held Luffy's hand a bit tighter. Luffy looked at her with a surprised frown. He really never would have thought Nami would walk hand in hand with him while Ace is walking next to them.

Luffy froze, turned pale and sweat beaded from his head when he saw Ace looking at their hands... Awkward...

Ace looked away again and Luffy's expression turned a bit more relaxed. They finally got to their houses and Ace, Sabo and Robin entered the D.'s house. The other couple also wanted to enter the house, but Ace stopped them.

Nami and Luffy looked with confusion at Ace. Ace merrily smirked at the couple standing on the front porch. "I am sick and I want to sleep, so go make out somewhere else.", Nami's and Luffy's chin fell on the ground and Ace closed the door behind him. The couple looked at each other with parted lips.

Sabo and Robin looked at Ace with a frown. Ace looked with half lidded eyes at the other couple. "What? You two are looking so hurt it almost is like someone got died.", murmured Ace. Robin and Sabo sighed and walked upstairs, making Ace slightly irritated. "I just said I am going to sleep so I don't want to hear you guys making out...", Ace said.

"We are going to read.", replied Robin from upstairs.

"BOOO! BOOORING!",

"YOU ARE BORING!", yelled Sabo back. Ace snickered softly but that disappeared as soon as it started, after Sabo closed his door. Ace sighed deeply and he rubbed his forehead. 'It is as if someone stabbed a knife in my heart...', he thought.

Nami and Luffy still were looking with a surprised expression at the door which just got locked by Nami's ex-boyfriend slash Luffy's brother. They now looked at each other with a slight blush. First they were playing 'hooky' and now they are suspended from Luffy's house.

Nami fidgeted with her finger and she looked away. Neither her parents nor Nojiko were at home… "How about… Going to my house?", asked Nami softly.

Luffy blinked but smiled soon after. "Sure! Why not!", Nami smiled and rolled her eyes. Of course he wouldn't think much of it. They walked to the house next door and Nami opened the door. She first called to be sure but she didn't hear someone. She smiled and let Luffy inside. She closed the door and Luffy looked around, thinking what to do. Luffy turned to look at Nami and said looked at him with surprised eyes. She never really was alone in a house with Luffy…

"Cards?", asked Luffy. Nami blinked with parted lips "How about playing cards? 'Go fish'? 'Black Jack'?", Luffy said, naming some. His girlfriend now looked with utter surprisement. Ace never, no wait, NEVER came up with this like that. He never liked being inside the house. Always the cinema that, forest this… But cards…

"I… I don't actually think I have cards.", Nami muttered. She walked to a closet and looked into it, hoping to find something. Nami frowned and stood on her tiptoes, reaching for something. Luffy walked towards her and grabbed the little box she was reaching for. Nami turned to look at him with half lidded eyes and Luffy gave the box with a smile. Nami opened the box while thinking 'If this was a shoujo manga, I would have such a big nose bleed…',

The orange haired girl smiled as soon as she saw cards in the box. She showed them to Luffy and he grinned back in response. "Awesome!", he said.

"Let's go to my room. I have potato ships hidden in my closet.", Luffy smiled and nodded. They both walked upstairs and directly walked to Nami's bedroom. Luffy hummed casually and sat down on the ground and Nami rummaged in her closet, looked for the mentioned ships. She smiled when she found them and she walked to her boyfriend, sitting across from him.

"What about… 'Go fish'?", asked Luffy, shuffling the cards

"No… 'Texas hold them'?"

"Boring… 'Black Jack?",

"Neh…",

Luffy sighed and lied down on the ground "Ok, I am bored…", Luffy said, closing his eyes. Nami looked at him and blinked when Luffy closed his eyes. Nami crept closer to him and he was breathing really softly, like he was asleep. Nami tilted her head a bit and she parted her lips. Luffy really didn't look like Ace in the relationship aspect.

Nami's eyes traveled to Luffy's lips. They looked… Just perfect… Thin and manly… She never really looked at Ace's lips because she wasn't really interested about that… She was actually more looking around to be sure Luffy wasn't nearby. Nami leaned in to look at his face. Was he sleeping or does he allow her to look at her face?

Nami looked at his lips again. She smiled slowly and leaned more. She gave a little peck on his cheek and Luffy's eyes shot open. The scarred boy looked at her and she only smiled. "I… I wasn't sleeping…", Luffy said.

Nami chuckled softly. "Does it matter?",

Luffy pouted and scratched his cheek. "No… I guess not… I thought it would be weird all of the sudden…", Nami smirked slowly and Luffy turned pale. He didn't like that expression… Nami jumped against Luffy and tackled him onto the ground. Nami giggled and poked his belly and Luffy tried to kick her off.

"Are we still bored?", asked Nami, her laughter caused by Luffy's contagious laughter.

"Stop it! Hahahahaha! It tickles!", he laughed, trying to grab her hands. Nami kept poking and laughing. Luffy now used all his power to tackle Nami to the ground. He pinned Nami to the ground with her arms above her head. Nami still giggled but she opened her eyes slowly when Luffy wasn't moving anymore. She blinked when she saw he was looking at her face and nothing more. His eyes traced everything; her face; her hair; her body.

His lips slowly parted "My Oda… You are my girlfriend…", he said. Nami smiled slowly. Luffy leaned down and the girl under him could feel his sweet breath tickling her face. "M… Euhm…", Luffy murmured. Nami tilted her head a bit and she blushed slowly. "A kiss…?", Luffy asked, making Nami's smile disappear. A kiss? From Luffy? He now was her boyfriend… Nami smiled again and nodded slowly. Luffy smiled back and leaned forward. He pressed his lips softly against hers. They parted fast again and looked at each other, eye to eye. Luffy leaned in again and they kissed again softly. And the only thing Nami thought was…

And you are my boyfriend…

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