luffy.

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"Luffy you..." Hammock looked at me with a blank stare as I sat there on the couch in shame. She walked towards me and slapped me across the face. Twice, actually. Hammock's eyes started tearing up, and she fell to the ground onto her knees and hid her face in her hands, and cried. "How could you?" she cried, "We're supposed to get married and have a family, and you... you kissed her. If you loved her instead, why didn't you tell me, Luffy?"


I slowly got up from the couch and sat down next to Hammock on the ground. She looked up at me with sad eyes, and I tucked a strand of her black, silky hair behind her ear. "If I tried, you wouldn't listen." 


Hammock shook her head. "Why would you think that?" she asked me, "Why? Of course, I would listen to you. It's just..." Hammock looked down at her lap as a tear rolled down her face. "You're right. I wouldn't listen. All I would do is ignore you, or tell you that isn't true. I didn't know you felt that way, Luffy. Dammit, I should've known you loved her. Not me." Hammock then took the ring off of her hand and placed it in my hand. "We should probably end the engagement now, shouldn't we?" Slowly, I nodded my head. Hammock looked up at me and placed one last kiss on my cheek. "I really did love you, Luffy. You may not believe it, but... Ugh. Thank you for being honest and telling me about this."


"Listen, I truly am sorry," I said, "I didn't want to hurt you or have things end like this. Trust me." Hammock wiped away her tears with her arm and sniffled. She got up from the ground and took a deep breath. "But, uh, where should I live now?" I asked.


Hammock sighed and said, "You can stay here until you find a place. Unless your  little girlfriend, Nami, wants you to stay."


"She's not my girlfriend yet," I said, "She's dating someone else named Oliver." 


Hammock's eyes became really wide. "She-What?" I shouldn't have said anything, should I?


"Uh, Nami will break up with him at some point though, I'm sure!" I laughed as I scratched the back of my neck. Hammock had this evil look in her eye. What the hell did I just do?!


"Interesting," Hammock laughed, "Well, that's news, now isn't it?" I sighed and stood up from the floor. I placed both of my hands on Hammock's shoulders and looked her straight in her eyes. She tucked a piece of her hair behind her ear then looked up at me. "So, she cheated as well?"


"Don't say anything to Oliver, Hammock," I sighed, "Please. Nami told me she'll talk to him about it, okay?"


Hammock shook her head. "No, she won't. And it's Hancock, Luffy. Not Hammock. God, why has it taken you so long to finally figure out my damn name?!" Hammock then took a deep breath and took my hands off of her shoulders. "Sorry, I didn't mean to snap like that. I won't say anything to her boyfriend."


"Do you even know him in the first place?" I asked Hammock. She became really quiet for a second then laughed awkwardly.


"Yeah," she laughed, "Well we've been pretty close friends for a while now. Nothing special about it, really." Hammock looked away from me and started walking towards the front door. "Listen, I'm going to go walk around. I need some time to think right now. Please inform my parents that the engagement is off, Luffy."


To show that I understood, I nodded my head as Hammock walked out the door. I pulled out my phone and searched for Hammock's parents' number. When I found it, I clicked on "Call." The phone rang and rang until they finally picked up. 


"Hello?" a man said. That must've been Saint Charloss, or Hammock's father.


"Hey, Charloss!" I laughed, "Nice to speak to ya, shishishi! So, wanna hear some news?!"


There was a long silence before the man started speaking again. "Fine, what is it, boy?" he sneered. Damn, did he really have to seem so rude about it?


"So, um, your daughter's and my engagement ended-"


"Hahahah, that's funny, boy!" he interrupted, "Alright, get to the damn point already. Go on. I don't got all day."


"Uh, that was it," I said, "The engagement between Hammock and I ended."


"It's Hancock, you idiot!" Charloss snapped, "And, no, it isn't, actually."


"What do you mean?!" I asked, "Of course it is. We just ended it like, I don't know, not even ten minutes again."


"You can't end the engagement," Charloss said, "I told you once you two got engaged, there's no going back from it."


"You forced me to do this!" I yelled, "This is my own life! I have the right to do what I want and when I want. Dammit, I'm an adult. I don't take orders from an old man like you. Go ahead, take everything away from me, I don't care. But seriously?! You're forcing me to marry someone I don't even love. Wouldn't you want your daughter to marry someone who actually loves her? Someone who actually is willing to do anything for her? I'm not that guy, old man. There's someone else I love in my life and marrying someone who I don't even want will completely ruin me. You understand that?! Honestly, I don't give one shit what you want. What are you even going to do anyway if I don't marry Hammock? Kill me? HA! Go ahead. You'll go to jail for that. And why me?! Why?! I have nothing to offer you. Nothing. At. All."


Charloss let out a huge cackle immediately after I finished my little speech.  "You're right, boy," he said, "It is your life, isn't it? But do you think I give two shits about what you think? Not at all. My daughter is crazy about you and you're probably the only man she'll ever be interested in. I need her to be happy. And fine. I'll take everything away from you. Including Nami. Including her whole life. Even her job. Her house. Everything. As well as I will with you. You can leave my daughter's house and will you have anywhere to live? Nope."


My heart completely dropped when he said Nami's name. He can't do that. Not to her. "Don't you dare," I said, gritting my teeth, "Leave her out of this, dammit! How do you even know about her, anyway?"


"Hancock told me every little detail about her. She said that you two used to date and she had a feeling you still loved her. Of course, I know about her."


"Okay, but leave her out of this, please. Do whatever the hell you want to me, but please, let her be. She has nothing to do with this, you hear me?!"


"She does if she's the woman you love," Charloss laughed, "I'm suspecting that she's the whole damn problem. If you don't marry my daughter, I'll take everything away from her. Got it?!"


"But, even Hancock wanted to end the engagement!" I said, "It's not just me! She knows I love Nami... She doesn't want me to be miserable and marry someone I don't love!"


"I don't give a damn! End things with that orange-haired bitch of yours, you hear me?! I don't want to hear that you've been spending too much time with her anymore, you hear me?!" Charloss yelled. I heard him slam his fist against his desk, causing me to flinch. This felt like some dramatic scene in a movie, I will admit. But, I'm still trying to figure out why the hell this old man wants me to marry his daughter so bad. I have nothing to offer him, and even Hammock is ready to end the engagement. But, the fact that he's really making me stop seeing Nami hurts. So, so much.


"Fine," I mumbled, "I'll... um, go let Hammock know that we, um, are still engaged I guess." Before Charloss said anything else, I hung up, then sat down on the couch. I ran my fingers through my hair stressfully as I tried everything I could not to burst out into tears. "Nami, I'm sorry," I said to myself, "Dammit, I'm so sorry. I hope you can forgive me. Forgive me that I can't be with you. I love you so, so, so much." I had to do this. Otherwise, Charloss will take everything away from Nami. He'll probably even take Nami away from me.


the next day


I had been woken by a bright light that started shining in my room through the curtains. As I got up from my bed, I let out a huge groan and walked to my dresser where my straw hat had been and placed it on my head. Today, I had to tell her. I had to tell Nami that I couldn't see her anymore. Never. I had to get engaged to Hammock and marry her. Even though I don't even want to.


Hammock hadn't come home from last night, so I'm assuming she went to stay the night at one of her friend's houses. I had texted her yesterday and told her that we had to stay together because that's what her father said, and she just responded with, "Ok." 


I took out my phone as I walked down the stairs and started texting Nami.


To: Nami:))
Hey, can we talk? Let's meet up at the cafe later, alright?


From: Nami:))
Sheesh, why are you texting me so early?


To: Nami:))
It's um, 11:45, Nami. Shishishi, it's pretty late, if you ask me. Although, I can't laugh because I just woke up, as well as you probably did. Anyways, you up to meeting up at the cafe? at 2:30?


From: Nami:))


Yeah, sure. See ya!


When I had gotten downstairs in the kitchen, there had been some freshly cooked bacon sitting on the counter. There was a note next to it that said, "Hey! I kind of just stopped by a couple of hours ago to let you know where I was but you were asleep. But now I went to work. Here's some bacon. Love, Hancock." Quickly, I shoved the bacon that had been made for me and shoved it into my mouth. It actually had been pretty good!


There had been this terrible feeling in my stomach, even after I ate bacon. I had been so scared to go and talk to Nami. I didn't want to stop seeing her beautiful face or stop hearing her amazing voice. All I wanted was to be by her side. To even marry her in the future if I could. Dammit! Stupid Saint Charloss! If only he didn't have the power to ruin people's lives with his money.


After watching tv for a while and eating, I threw on some sweatpants and a T-shirt, along with my straw hat. It had been 2:15 already, so I guess that means it time to go see Nami. I had been so nervous. How was this going to go down?! I'm just praying to God that she'll understand. I don't want to break her heart. 


When I arrived at the cafe, Nami had already been sitting at the one table in the corner we always sit at. She was wearing the necklace I gave her, and a T-shirt along with sweatpants. We were kind of matching, but our outfit colors had been different.


"You're hear a bit early," Nami said as I sat down across from her. I shot her a sad smile and nodded my head. 


"So are you," I laughed. 


Nami laughed then her happy expression faded as she stared into my sad eyes. "Hey, what's wrong? Oh, and, about the other night, uh, Luffy that was... so wrong, wasn't it? But, I'm going to talk to Oliver about it, alright? And, you said you tried ending the engagement with Hancock, right? How'd that go?"


I could tell how eager she was to be with me already. Damn, that sounded like I was full of myself, doesn't it? That's not the point. I hadn't wanted to break her heart. That was the last thing I ever wanted to do. I wanted Nami to be happy. And, well, I wanted to see her be happy. 


"Listen, Nami," I said. Already, tears had started filling my eyes. I grabbed Nami's hands and squeezed them tightly. "I can't... We can't... Um. I don't think we can continue seeing each other anymore. Like, not even as friends."


As I stared into Nami's eyes, I could tell her heart had completely shattered at that moment. It was all on her face. Nami pulled her hands away from mine then started laughing nervously. "Okay, that's not funny," she laughed, "Please stop."


"I'm being serious," I said, "Nami." I tried to grab her hand again but she pulled away as quick as she could. 


"You're... No." Nami got up from her seat and shook her head in disbelief. "Are you serious?! Are you fucking serious?!" That was the first time I'd ever heard Nami says a word so aggressively. She had been really loud, and everyone turned to look at both of us.


"Shh, Nami," I said, putting my finger up to my mouth, "Listen just-"


"No." A tear fell down Nami's face as she held her hands in fists by her side. "I can't believe you. Are you serious?! Are you seriously going to leave?! Again?! You... You can't, Luffy. You're supposed to end things with Hancock and..."


I've never seen Nami like this before. Ever. I stood up from my chair and grabbed Nami's hand. "Can we go outside and talk?" Nami shook her head and pulled her hand away from mine. Or, she tried at least. I held on to it as tight as I could, but she eventually pulled away from my grasp.


"You dickhead!" Nami yelled, "I actually thought you would stay! I thought that things would go well after the other night! But what the hell is this?! Are you serious?! You're just done with me? Like that? Okay then. Fine. Walk out of my life again."


"There's an explanation to it, Nami," I said. At this point, I had been crying again, "Just... let's leave and talk about it, okay?! Please?! Come on-"


Nami shook her head and wiped away the tears on her face. She looked around and looked surprised. Her facial expression said, Oh shit. I really just made a fool of myself, didn't I? Everyone had been looking at us as we stood there in complete utter silence. "Sorry, guys," she mumbled. With her head down, she stormed out of the cafe and disappeared. Just like that. She didn't give me any time to explain to her what was going on. Dammit!


"I'll leave now," I laughed, pointing at the door. Everyone then went back to speaking to the person in front of them. As quickly as possible, I ran out of the cafe and got into my car. I slammed my hands against the steering wheel in frustration as I got into my car and let out a huge sob.


What.
Have.
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