Chapter 1

"Did you hear? They're back after two years."

"What? Those guys…?"

"I heard they have over 5000 followers, and their captain is super tough."

The pub was bustling with life even though it was so early in the day. Everyone was whispering about the infamous crew that had finally returned to Sabaody Archipelago. A few were scared but more were excited at the thought of getting a chance to witness the Straw Hat Pirates. A few young girls were giggling at the thought of meeting some of the guys in the crew, and a group of guys were chuckling as they tried their hardest to come up with pick-up lines for the two prettiest pirate women.

"Guys come on! You've gotta eat or else your food's gonna get cold!" A young blond woman walked by, her blue boots clicking across the floorboards. "Stop talking about those silly pirates. They're just going to take your gold and haul ass out of here." A few men laughed.

"Don't be so narcissistic Katsumi-chan!" one of them said with a loud laugh as he took another gulp of his ale. Katsumi shook her head and blinked her green eyes a few times as she walked past the table with a smile.

"Oi Katsumi!" a young girl's voice cried. Into the pub entered three people; two females and a male. The young girl ran up to Katsumi and jumped on her, practically knocking her over. "Haruko missed you!" The blond laughed.

"Haru, I just saw you last night. Calm down." The boy walked over to Katsumi and held his hand out to help her up. She got to her feet, dusting off her pants. "Thanks Ren. Where'd Akane go?"

"She headed to a table. She's a little thirsty, so I need two mugs of ale and one mug of strawberry juice please." Katsumi nodded and watched as Haruko rushed up to Akane, hugging her tightly.

"That'll be 250 Beri then." Ren handed the money to her and then went to go sit with the girls. "Two mugs of ale and one mug of strawberry!" Katsumi yelled to the bartender; he nodded and filled them up. She took them in her hands and brought them to her friends. "There you go, guys. Drink up." She sat next to Ren.

"Hey there," Akane said with a grin and gave Katsumi a high-five. Katsumi smiled and laughed a bit. "How's work today?" "It's all right. There have been a few drunks and a fight almost broke out, but I took care of that." She continued to smile. "And everyone of course keeps talking about those pirates." After saying the word 'pirates' Katsumi frowned; her friends and co-workers knew she wasn't too fond of them.

"I heard they're headed this way soon," Ren said in a serious tone. Katsumi sighed and shook her head, getting up. "I'm serious!"

"Yeah I know. I've got work to do so I'll catch up with you three later." She rustled Haruko's hair and earned a giggle in return. "Stay away from those pirates Ren. They'll hurt you and take everything dear from you." Katsumi looked down at the golden ring on her middle finger for a minute and then looked back up, walking over to the bar and beginning to take plates and the likes to tables.

"They're coming soon, dearie," said the owner's wife to Katsumi as she walked past the kitchen door.

"Who's 'they'?" she asked, then shook her head. "No, don't answer that. I know now." She smiled, heading behind the bar and stood close to the bartender; he was a big guy and could protect her if need be. The door opened and in walked a blond haired man with a curled eyebrow, a mustache and a goatee. He was accompanied by another man with a long nose and a reindeer with a hat. Katsumi smiled when she saw the reindeer, but was confused as to how the two men were pirates. They looked normal, but Katsumi was about to find out that she was wrong.

A/N: So yeah there's chapter 1. I tried very, very hard not to make Katsumi a super Mary Sue with a Devil Fruit. I know I shouldn't be starting a new fanfic when I still have Soul Eater to work on but I've been obsessed with One Piece for a while now and needed to make my own OC…and a story to go with her.

R&R please. No flaming! You all know the rules. ;D