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Chapter 8

The next day I was very foggy and my head still hurts from the bruise so this morning was just awful and all my friends didn't even notice I was more tired than usual. When the time for lunch came, I was still walking in the halls trying to keep myself awake as I walked when suddenly the lights went off and I heard Nami, Usopp, and Chopper all screaming in fear. I was still far away from the cafeteria and the only way to get there fast was to use my devil fruit powers. Quickly I merged into the darkness and hurried to the cafeteria. By the time I got there the lights went back on and everything seemed to be alright.

"That was too scary! What just happened?" Nami asked. I looked around to see if anyone was missing. Just like my vision showed me, Chopper was missing. Quickly I started looking for clues as to who could've done it. By the time the period ended I found nothing and Luffy and his friends were all breaking down except for Zoro and Sanji who were arguing as usual. For the next two periods I couldn't help thinking about who did this.

Then during study hall I sat alone and concluded a few suspects. The suspect could've been that mystery person that keeps running me over and disappearing, could be Kid and his crew playing pranks, or could be someone that I'm not suspecting. After a while of being alone Law came and sat by me.

"Are you alright? You seem a bit stressed out today. It's Friday you should be a bit happier that the weekends are tomorrow and nobody is ever stressed out on Fridays. What's bothering you?" he asked.

"(Sighs) It's just how can someone disappear so quickly and leave no clues behind? There's always got to be some kind of clue that can help me solve this." I answered.

"Maybe you're thinking this too hard. Have you tried thinking a different way?"

"No, but I already have a clue on who's the next target will be."

"Who is it?"

"Axel and Oscar are next, but I don't know when the mystery person is going to strike next." Before Law could say anything the lights went off once again and I knew what was going to happen next. Soon I heard Bepo's scream and I quickly merged into the darkness again and found the mystery person and he was making his move. Just as he was about to make his move, he somehow sensed me and started running after getting Oscar in his grasp. Quickly I started chasing him through the halls when the lights went back on and I was forced out of the darkness.

When I looked around I lost the mystery person and failed to stop him from taking Oscar. Later I returned back to the library to find Axel in a major melt down. I sighed and tried to focus on how the mystery person got into the library without making a sound and turn off the lights with enough time to take Oscar. This was just overwhelming my brain and I felt like punching a locker. What even got me angrier was that the two visions I had actually happened in one day too. Ever since I moved here things have been working differently and it's making me really angry and confused.

When school ended I walked home alone to try to think about the problem. After walking for a while Law caught up with me and walked with me for the rest of the way home. I still couldn't figure out what am I going to do next time when the mystery person goes after Axel. What if the mystery person doesn't stop after Axel and soon continues to kidnap more people. Suddenly because of the amount of stress I had I punched the nearest tree and made all the leaves and layer of bark fall off.

Then when I started walking again I got more stressed out that I started to bend my favorite bracelet I was wearing but I didn't notice it until Law pointed it out. So I re-bended the bracelet but still couldn't get rid of the stress I had. Just as we were about to reach the street my house was on, Law quickly grabbed my hand and dragged me around the streets. When Law finally stopped he brought me to a beach which I recognized when I first moved here.

"I thought you might need a place to relax and not think of anything so I brought you here. Whenever I feel stressed out I come here and just watch the water and dream about me being a famous pirate sailing the seas." Law explained. I sat down and started to imagine Law being a famous pirate sailing the seas. For some reason that made me happy and brought my mind at ease.

"Why don't you sail out now and become a pirate while the pirate era is still active?" I asked. Law sat down next to me, held my hand, and smiled.

"My parents force me to stay in school hoping that I become smart and successful one day. Even though I'm still stuck here, I still got myself a pirate crew waiting with me for the day that we sail out to seas. How about you? I heard you joined Strawhat-ya's pirate crew. Why don't you quiet his crew and join my crew instead?"

"(Giggles) Even though I joined Luffy's crew I'm still considering you as my nakama. If I do get bored of being part of Luffy's crew then I'll simply join your crew. Thanks for bringing me here Law, I feel a bit less stressed now."

"I could already tell that you needed some peaceful place to get your mind off thins by the way you killed that tree. I notice you got to the cafeteria really quick even though lights were out and before that I saw you sluggishly making your way. How did you do it? Did you use some sort of haki or devil fruit powers?"

"(Sighs) Law, can you keep a secret?"

"Of course, you can trust me with any secret."

"Robert wanted me to keep this a secret from everyone, but I can't keep this from you and if I continued I might just feel absolutely terrible that I was keeping a big secret from you. Well here I go… yes I do have devil fruit powers and the rare conqueror's haki."

"Wow, I never expected you to have devil fruit powers or conqueror's haki. What is the name of the devil fruit you ate?"

"I ate the Kage Kage no mi or shadow-shadow fruit. It allows me to do a lot of stuff with shadows which was how I was able to get to the cafeteria really fast even though it was dark."

"Now it all makes sense as to how you were able to easily move around even though it was so dark that you can't even see your noise. Do your other siblings have devil fruit powers?"

"Robert, my twin, my other older brother Myles, and one of the younger twins Blaze all have devil fruit powers while the rest of my siblings have conqueror's haki. I'm the only one in the family who has both."

"That must be hard for you to be the odd one of the family. I can kind of relate to that since I'm also the odd one of the family."

"I wouldn't say that it's really that hard. My family still loves me for who I am and still treat me fairly equal. What about your family?"

"My parents are never home and my cousins always mock me for being weird since I have to stay with them."

"I'm sorry that you get mocked. If you ever feel like you need to get away from them you're always welcomed at my house. My parents are never home either but they still call and ask how we're doing. You know what, why don't you join me with my family this Christmas? I'm sure my parents wouldn't mind having my first boyfriend over."

"Are you sure? Have you even told them yet that you have a boyfriend?"

"No, but I will this weekend when they call. I'll ask them if you can join us for Christmas."

"You're really sweet for doing all this just for me, Alicia."

I blushed afterwards because what he said was sweet too. For a really long time we just sat there watching the waves and the sun setting a little longer. Then when it got dark, Law walked me home before going home himself. Before Law left to go home he snuck a kiss on my cheek and I became all red.