The Unknown Pirate

Ch. 14

I woke up with a start and looked around in a panic, my breath coming out ragged, sweat pouring off me. I calm down and look around. I see Ace asleep on the other hammock, his hat covering up half of his face and the blanket sloppy thrown over him. I quietly get up and fix his blanket and set his hat on the hook above the hammock. I walk out of the room and make my way to the kitchen and fix myself a cup of coffee. I walk to the railing of the ship and look over out on the ocean. The full moon reflecting on the dark blue water. I sigh in sadness and my eyes start to water as my dream comes to me. I was at the Thousand Sunny, the revolution was moving at full force and they didn't need me anymore, so I went back to my friends, the Straw hats, but when I got there and climbed aboard no one would look at me. They were staring at the ground, crying. When I made it to Luffy, he look at me his eyes hardened with a look of hatred and anger."I thought I told you to not come back if you left," he said. My eyes started to water. "I-i th-thought you would let me b-back," I stuttered."why would I let you back after you left us?" he asked in a cold indifferent voice." You didn't give me a choice it was you or my dream and I couldn't let it pass," I said. "So you would leave you friends for a dream," he said. "Yes, I would if it meant that no one would ever have to suffer a buster call again and if you were any friend you would of let me go and wished me luck," I said, tears just free falling down my face. "Get off my ship," Luffy said, his voice as hard as steel." No," I said firmly. Luffy looked enraged and his arm shot out at me. That's when I woke up. I sat down with my back against a rail, bawling. "Shush Shush, it's okay it was just a nightmare. That won't happen," I said to myself. "But what if it does, what are you going to do," my inner voice asked." I don't know, I don't wanna feel that pain," I said. "So, what are you going to do," it asked. "I guess I'll do what Luffy said and don't go back. Its going to be hard," I said standing up and wiping my tears away and went and set my cup in the sink and went to the bedroom." Are you okay, Annabelle?" Ace asked, propping himself up. "Yeah, just a nightmare," I said, climbing into the hammock. "You wanna talk about it?" he asked. "No, I don't wanna remember it," I said covering, myself up." Ok, but if you ever want someone to talk to, just remember I'm here," he said. "I know, thank you Ace," I said falling asleep.

I wake up in the morning from a dream less night after the nightmare. I look over at Ace's hammock and see it's empty. I climb out of mine and stretch and make my way up stairs to the kitchen. "Hey, coffee?" Ace asked pouring him a cup. "Yes please," I said. He poured me a cup and I sat down next to him. "So, when should we get to whitebeard's ship?" I asked. "If the weather works with us a few days," he said. "That doesn't sound too far away," I said. "Hopefully not," he said." Well, I'm going to go take a bath," I said standing up." Do you want me to warm the water for you?" He asked." Yes please," I said. Ace lead the way to the bath and drew my water for me and heated it up." Thank you," I said." No problem," he said leaving the room. I shut the door and undress and ease myself into the hot water and feel the tension leave me. I relax in the bath for about an half hour. I get out and wrap a towel around me and begin to dry off. I pull one of robin's tee shirt dresses she let me have, it was green with white stripes. I open the door to the bath and hear yelling coming from the deck. I rush up to the deck and see ace fighting a masked opponent.