You blink. Looking at the sky above you in confusion. You could have sworn you were bleeding out a few seconds ago with Luffy crying above you. Sitting up, you squeak in shock when you see that your hand is slightly transparent. A soft chuckle from behind you makes you tilt your head, a tall purple haired woman stood behind you leaning against a tree with a smirk.

"What? Forget that you died?" She laughs. You frown at the woman shaking your head. "Good good. So I don't have to go through all that nonsense." She moves towards you, pulling a large scythe from the air in front of her and leans on it. A list appears in her hands and she scans over it. "Alright. _______ looks like you are going to...purgatory." She smiles rolling the list back up and tossing it in the air where it disappears into a puff of smoke.

"No. That's not right. I'm bound for hell." You say in confusion.

"Yes, sweetie. That's very true I can see it all over you. But you see, hell is getting suuuper overcrowded. So the big boss told me to take you to purgatory."

"Wait no no no. Ummm...what's your name?" The purple haired woman looks up in amusement, leaning her chin on the top of her scythe that was now embedded in the dirt.

"Mira. And no amount of pleading will change my mind love." She says taking the scythe in her hand. You stand, stumbling backward, making the woman's smirk turn to a wicked grin. "Oh, a runner. How fun." You turn, running as quickly as you could to escape the reaper.

Luffy walks in silence along the sidewalk back to ______'s home. He had left a few seconds before an ambulance arrived, not wanting to stick around to watch them take her body. Pulling his phone from his pocket, he stares at the screen before dialing Shanks number, his hands shaking as it rings. Once the redhead picks up, he chokes, tears once again starting to pour down his cheeks. "Shanks. ________ is dead...."

"... What..?" Shanks asks in shock.

"She...we...I...." Luffy squeezes his phone. "We were walking around in the park in her hometown and some guy grabbed her. He ended up shooting her. I couldn't save her I didn't know what to do. He soul was already ours..." He cries. "I'm so sorry....this is all my fault..."

"Luffy calm down. Meet me in the house." Shanks tells him calmly. "It'll be okay. This isn't the end." Luffy wipes his face with his arm.

"O-okay. I'll be there soon." He mumbles, hanging up the phone and stuffing it back in his pocket as he makes his way to the house. Shanks frowns lightly, checking the numbers on the screen.

"This... Could be a problem..." He sighs before deciding to contact Mihawk. Mihawk glares at his ringing phone, picking it up and sighing when he sees the name on the screen. "Yes, red hair. How can I help you today?"

"We have a problem... ___'s dead... And if you've seen our count..." He trails off glancing at the numbers again and sighing. Of course, the raven haired demon would know the problem.

"She will go to purgatory." Mihawk frowns. "I never thought this would happen so soon..." He stands from his chair, finding Zoro behind him, who, from the look on his face had heard what Shanks had said. "I assume we are all meeting somewhere to come up with a plan to get her before a reaper does?"

"Yeah. Her place, see you there, and uh... call the kids." Mihawk sighs.

"Yeah, I got it." He mutters hanging up and looking over at Zoro in silence. Zoro's face was a mixture of sadness, horror, and confusion.

"Her house?" He asks. Mihawk nods and Zoro disappears, transporting himself to the house. Mihawk shakes his head, looking at his phone again and calling the only person he knew that may be around one of the other kids.

What is it?" Smoker inquires, watching Ace train with a scowl. "I'm busy."

"Shanks just called. Something happened, ending up with ______ dying." Mihawk sighs.

".... She's... Dead...?" Smoker breathes in surprise. Ace freezes, looking over at that. Smoker frowns slightly at that

"According to Shanks, yes." Mihawk says. "While that's a problem in itself, our count is high. Anyone who gets to her before us will send her to purgatory."

"Alright. What's the plan?" Smoker asks, leaning back when Ace suddenly grabs him.

"You're talking about ___, right? What happened? Smoker!" The freckled demon questions worriedly.

"I'm not sure yet. We are meeting up at the house. I'll be there in a few minutes." Mihawk says, grabbing a few things from his own home. He sighs when he hears Ace. "And tell him to stay calm and get to the house. We will discuss this there."

"Alright..." Smoker hangs up, knowing the last request was far from his grasp as Ace rushes out with a wild glint in his eyes. "Dammit... Ace!"

Luffy arrives at the home a little after everyone else, wanting to use the time that it would take to walk to piece his mind back together. When he gets there, everyone else was already there that he could see. Zoro was leaning against a wall angrily tapping his foot, while everyone else was seated around the room. After seeing everyone, he collapses down onto the couch, averting his gaze from the rest of the demons in the room.

Ace moves beside him, touching his back lightly. "Luffy..." He frowns lightly.

"So. What are we going to do?" Law asks Shanks. "How exactly do get her back?" Luffy just sighs, looking over at Shanks for what he would say.

"Shouldn't we just go to where she died and pick up the soul? Wouldn't that be the easiest way to get her back?" Zoro asks from his spot against the wall.

"Not if a reaper is already after her. I don't exactly see her being willing to hand herself over unless she knew she was coming here. Reapers can be shifty though, and if they know the soul wants to go to one place in particular they will lie." Mihawk says.

"So what do you suggest?" Killer questions, leaning his head on his hands. "If she ran off, there is no telling where she could be."

"Well... Without a hellhound, it would be hard." A voice says as a large, black, wolfish-looking dog steps into the room with a snarl. Under its black fur, parts of its skin glowed like embers. The nearest demons swiftly move away, sending the black armored demon a surprised look.

"Shouldn't you be at your post Kid?" Smoker breathes. "And hell hounds are prohibited..."

"Not for soldiers." Kid responds. "Ace was pretty damn loud earlier. I came to get her back." His lip curls, eyes shifting to Mihawk. "If anyone has a problem with that. I can kill ya now."

Mihawk looks at the hellhound for a few seconds before shrugging. "I have no problem with it as long as you keep that thing away from me." Killer grins.

"So I guess this means we go search for her and bring her back?" He asks, looking over at Kid. Kid nods, tugging the hellhound into your room briefly to get your scent. The hound sniffs deeply before starting to snarl loudly.

"Alright, he got a hint of her soul. Let's go." The redhead says just before the hound tries to drag him out of the apartment. Kid doesn't wait for a response, hurrying after the hounds lead.

"I'll go with him. Everyone else can comb through the area. This is her hometown, she would stick with what's familiar to her." Law says before rushing after Kid. The others stand, looking around the room at each other before disappearing into the town to search for the missing soul. Luffy takes Zoro, heading for a few of the places they had visited that day, while Ace takes Killer, searching some of the places they had been to the day before in hopes that she would turn up somewhere they had been before. Mihawk looks over at Shanks and Smoker.

"I guess we should try and search for her as well." He says, disappearing. Shanks and Smoker share a nod before disappearing as well.

You run through an alleyway, ducking behind the wall of a building, annoyed that your body phased through part of the wall. "Come out and play~" The voice of the reaper echoes off the walls causing you to cringe, backing deeper into the wall. "I know you're here~ I've been doing this for hundreds of years sweetheart. I've never lost a soul. I will find you and you will go with me." She hums, going quiet for a few seconds. "Better yet, how about we make a deal love. One that will guarantee your safe transportation to hell." You shift, wondering what she could mean, she had been chasing you for what seemed like hours now to take you to purgatory, why would she suddenly change her mind? "Though, I don't understand you. You're quite the conundrum. Who actually wants to go to hell. Most beg me for mercy and heaven."

The hellhound's ears perk, sniffing the air and bolting for an alleyway. Kid rushes close behind with Law following. They stop at the alleyway, spotting a Reaper. The hellhound snarls loudly, clawing at the ground, wanting to pounce the being that blocked it from its target.

"Hey. She's mine. So how about you walk away reaper." Kid rumbles, atmosphere starting to shake around him.

"___! Are you here?" Law calls, looking for you. Mira frowns, clicking her tongue and turning to face the two demons. Her eyes sparkle a little, and she tilts her head.

"Oh? Is she really?" She laughs, sarcasm lacing her tone. "See I thought it was my job to collect souls. How sad am I to find out that it was supposed to be demons doing the collecting this entire time!" She swings her scythe out just as you run through the wall to find Law, the blade meeting your throat. Your eyes widen a little, looking over to Law for help. "See if I let you have the soul I will get in a ton of trouble with my boss. He specifically told me no more souls were supposed to be transported to hell until the numbers went down." She picks at the nails of her other hand, before looking back up at the two demons. "If you have a trade for me though, I'd be more than willing to part with her. She's just so cute~ And I can see now why she wants to go to hell so badly." Kid grits his teeth, eyes glowing briefly before glancing at you and relaxing.

"You trade huh... I know. This hellhound could make your job a lot easier." Kid pats the hound's head, making it relax and sit. "He's well trained. And pretty damn cool looking. I'll give him to you, and take all the hell fire as punishment. Just. Let ___ come with us." He offers a calm smile. Law glances at him, raising an eyebrow slightly before smirking.

"It's a good deal miss reaper." He agrees lightly, reaching for you. Mira glances at the hellhound before looking between the two demons with a raised eyebrow.

"It sounds like a lovely deal. Though I'm almost certain hellhounds only answer to the demon they are assigned to, do they not? I believe you are trying to trick me." She pouts, looking between the two again.

"Yeah you're right, I'm not in a mood to play games with you." Kid responds, suddenly in front of her, forcefully lowering the scythe from your throat. "Especially when you have such a thing threatening her." He breathes lowly, eyes boring into hers. "Now. She's coming with us. If you get in my way. I will seriously hurt you." He adds lowly, face lowering to her level. "Alright, Reaper?" Mira chuckles, not seeming threatened in the least.

"Hmm. You're cute." The scythe disappears, and Mira nods her head at you, telling you to join Law. You run over, wrapping your arms around him. "Don't know how I'll explain this one." She hums. "Oh well, one soul off my record isn't too bad. Besides, I look forward to seeing both of you again. Maybe her too. You're all so much more fun than any of the demons I have run into before." She grins, looking over at you. "Thanks for the chase love. It was so much fun. And good luck with what's to come." She winks, kicking open a portal below her and slipping through it as it zips shut behind her. Kid relaxes, glancing back as Law holds you tightly.

"I'm glad you're back with us... Kinda." Law breathes, kissing your cheek softly. "You really scared everyone." He whispers, cupping your cheek and looking into your eyes relieved. "It's okay ___, I got you." You bury your face into his chest, letting out a breath you hadn't realized you were holding.

"I'm so glad you found me." You say, tilting your face to look at the redhead who stood a few feet away. "Kid. It's nice to see you." He offers an awkward nod.

"Yeah... Glad uh... You're okay... We're going to uh... go now." He looks to the side, pink dusting his cheeks lightly as he pats his hellhound's shoulder to stand up. You frown, pulling away from Law to tilt your head.

"So soon? But I've missed you." You walk over to him, looking at the dog warily. "You sure you can't stay...just for a little while?" Kid hesitates to answer, and Law rolls his eyes before pushing you into the redhead's chest, earning a light growl from the hound. Kid straightens at the contact, blushing wildly. You smile lightly, wrapping your arms around Kid tightly.

"Thank you for finding me." You take a small step back, smiling up at him. "And see I told you you'd turn out just as good looking as everyone else." His blush darkens before he pulls you into an incredibly tight hug.

"I've missed you..." He whispers into your shoulder, squeezing you into his armor now.

"Hey... Take it easy, I think souls can break." Law frowns worriedly.

"Don't worry. I think I'm okay." You look at your hand and frown. "Well as okay as I can be. Am I going to be...transparent and phasing through things forever now?"

"Nope!" Shanks chimes, coming into the alleyway with Mihawk and Smoker. "Now you'll go through the process of becoming a full-fledged demon!" He kisses your cheek, hopping back when Kid's hellhound snaps at him, snarling loudly. You blink, looking at Shanks in confusion.

"Demon? I don't just...disappear or something?"

"No! Your soul belongs to me! And I've always planned to make you one of us." He chuckles.

"___!!" Luffy cries out, tackle hugging you with Ace. Killer catches you as you fall back.

"Careful guys." Zoro scolds before looking you over. "You alright little ghost?"

"Um..." You look around at everyone with a small smile. "Yeah. I'm much better now." You look down at yourself for a few second before you realize something, causing you to look over at Shanks. "Does that mean...I'll be all tiny....just like they were?"

"Mm... Dunno, never done this before myself, but we'll see!" He grins. Mihawk smacks him upside the head.

"Don't test that on her, you might make us lose her forever." Mihawk scolds.

"But.. I can do it." Shanks pouts at him.

"Anyway, say goodbye to everyone for now ___, it'll take a few days to change you." Smoker sighs. You frown a little, but nod, looking around at everyone.

"Well. I guess I'll see you guys soon...hopefully." Walking around, you give each of them a hug. "Um, don't get into too much trouble while I'm gone." You tell them all before, walking over to Shanks, looking up at him. "What now?" He smiles softly and kisses you gently, then everything goes black.