Warning: Not much to warn about in this chapter... Just kissing. It'll get worse later one though, promise. haha!

Main pairings to be expected: GrimmIchi, LuffyXIchigo, Zolu.

There will be plenty more side pairings and hints of others

This chapter is going to be a tad bit slow, because I need to to introduce everyone and stuff like that... but i hope you enjoy it anyway

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Chapter 1

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The air was cool and the sky was a rich blue, apart from a few clouds that could be seen, and the only sounds to be heard were soft splashing. Even the usually raging sea was extremely calm that day as it carefully cradled their ship atop its crystal clear surface. Not even the wind could disturb the peaceful quiet as it pushed against the sails, making them flap gently.

In other words—it was very boring.

Especially to a certain raven-haired captain.

"Sanjiii!" Luffy whined pitifully as he rested his head against the dinner table. His dark eyes watched longingly as the blonde-haired cook, Sanji, started setting up some plates.

"Dammit Luffy! I'm almost done, but if you keep bothering me than I'll only give you vegetables! How does that sound!" The grumpy man barked with a glare, but the captain seemed unfazed.

"You wouldn't do that." Luffy said, a huge grin taking over his face, making Sanji roll his eyes…. Eye.

"You wanna bet?" The blond growled, his expression deathly serious.

Luffy stuck out his bottom lip in a pout and tilted his head so that his cheek rested against the wood. "You seem extra cranky today…" He mumbled just loud enough for Sanji to hear him, and before the cook could drop-kick Luffy—said captain was out the door and running around on deck with the grin back on his face. "SheeHeeHee!"

"Oi Marimo!" Sanji called to the snoozing swordsman from the doorway.

Zoro slowly opened one of his eyes when he heard one of his many nicknames and looked around until he saw the cook's blond head. With a long sigh, he closed his eye and it looked as if he was about to fall back asleep.

"Whaddaya want, Ero-cook?" He grumbled, knowing that the other could clearly hear him even though they were a good distance away from each other.

"Kill Luffy for me while I finish setting up lunch!" Was his answer, making Zoro smirk.

"Will do." He said with a yawn and just as he opened his eyes, he saw the trouble-making captain running in his direction. When Luffy was about to pass by, Zoro quickly reached up and grabbed a handful of the other's yellow shirt. Luffy blinked in surprise when he was pulled down and he laughed as he bounced on impact, but then his laughter died in his throat when he felt his first-mate's arm wrap around his shoulders tightly, making it impossible to escape.

The raven-haired captain blinked and slowly looked up at the swordsman, suddenly feeling as if he had done something wrong.

The playful smirk on Zoro's face told him otherwise though.

"So what'd you do to upset dart-board-brow this time?"

Luffy laughed and leaned against his first mate. "Nothinggg!" He said as another laugh bubbled out of his throat.

"Well quit being a pain in the ass before he decides to fry you up and use you as bait for the sea kings." Zoro sighed while ruffling the other's short hair.

"Well, that sounds better than what he threatened to do…" Luffy's grin drooped into a frown at that, piquing Zoro's interest.

"What was he gonna do?"

Luffy puffed out his cheeks in another pout and crossed his arms as he answered, "He was going to make me eat a bunch of vegetables… with no meat!" He then proceeded to dramatically fall to the floor, as if that was the worst kind of punishment you could give him.

Zoro let another small smirk tease his lips as he stared at the energetic captain.

"Oi Luffy. I think Franky just put out the 'Surprise Pool' for Chopper and Usopp."

That's all that needed to be said to cheer up Luffy.

Two seconds later found the teen in the pool, clad in his swimsuit and floaties (just in case). He was splashing around with his friends.

"Hey! Hey Luffy! Look!" Usopp called and when his captain turned to look, he raised his arms and stood on one leg as he spit out a mouthful of water, imitating a fountain statue.

Luffy and Chopper laughed and clapped their hands together.

Meanwhile, Zoro was back to napping, Franky was sitting near the mast with Brook as he tinkered with some contraption, Robin and Nami were busy soaking in the sun on their lawn chairs as Sanji served them small appetizers.

It was just another peaceful day for the pirates.

But all good things come to an end some time.

Everyone froze and all noises ceased when the sky turned dark, but it wasn't the kind of dark that was made by clouds blocking the sun—it seemed thicker than that. Luffy and the others looked up and their eyes widened at the sight that greeted them.

"W-what is that!" Usopp shouted first, his eyes nearly popping out of his head.

Nobody answered him. They were too busy inspecting the thing that hovered a few stories above them—a thing that could only be described as a huge hole in the sky.

"N-Nami! Is this some sort of cyclone? Or a tornado!" Usopp continued to babble as he started crying out of fear.

"No." Nami answered instantly. Then she stood up from her chair and removed her sunglasses in order to get a better look. "I would've been able to sense it before," She continued, "This is… I… I don't know." She whispered.

The straw-hat pirates tensely waited for something terrible to happen.

"Look!" Chopper pointed one of his hoofs upwards—as if everybody wasn't already looking up—and they all watched as something fell out of the gaping hole. As soon as it was out, the strange vortex-like hole actually zipped closed and then disappeared.

Everyone jumped slightly when they heard a scream from above.

"It's a person!" Franky shouted, getting everyone's attention.

"Someone should catch them!" Brook screeched while running around in circles.

Nami ran towards the back of the ship and gasped, "Luffy! The person's coming towards you! Hurry! Whoever it is is falling faster!"

"Got it!" Luffy shouted, determination locked on his face.

Jumping onto the edge of the pool, Luffy quickly stretched out his rubbery arms and grabbed hold of the person just as they were about to crash into the water. "Yosh!" Luffy cheered as his arms started reeling in, with the stranger still yelling.

The crew winced and sighed as the two collided (due to Luffy being unable to stop his arms). There was a loud 'clonk' as both of their heads bashed together and then they fell backwards into the pool.

Usopp and Chopper quickly helped them up before they could drown.

Everyone else gathered at the back of the ship so they could see what was happening.

"Is everyone okay?" Sanji asked.

Chopper nodded, "Yes! We're fine! They knocked each other unconscious though…" the little reindeer sighed as Usopp dragged both limp bodies to the edge of the pool. "Reel us in Franky!"

"Super!" Was Franky's immediate reply as he ran inside the ship, Thousand Sunny. The others watched as the pool was pulled back in. As soon as it was inside, all the water drained back out.

Chopper shook himself to rid the water from his coat and then he turned into his human form. "Usopp, carry Luffy. We should bring them to my office so they can lie down." He explained before picking up the stranger.

Once everybody was inside the infirmary, they were able to get a good look at the person.

He was obviously a guy—judging from the flat, chiseled chest (Chopper had taken off his and Luffy's soaked clothing and only dressed them in clean shorts). The guy also had a smooth, handsome face and tannish skin, but the most noticeable part of him was his hair. It was short, spiked, and a garishly bright orange. It was even more orange than Nami's.

Other than that, the only other odd thing about the guy was the fact that he had a death grip on a huge sword. Well—it didn't really look like a sword; it was more like a butcher knife that was the length of his whole body.

"Who is he…?" Sanji sounded the question that everyone was thinking, but no one could really answer.

"Do you think he's a bounty hunter?" Usopp inquired accusingly as he hid behind Zoro.

"It's possible…" Robin said, making the sniper squeak in fear.

"Well I'm sure we'll get to know more about him once he wakes up." Chopper said, going into doctor-mode, but before he could push everyone out, they all froze when both Luffy and the stranger started groaning.

Luffy was the first to sit up and he whined as he rubbed at his forehead.

"That kinda hurt…" He grumbled before looking around at his surroundings. It took him a second to realize he was in Chopper's office/infirmary. And then it took him another second to see his whole crew standing in front of him, but they were all looking somewhere to his right.

Blinking, Luffy slowly followed their gazes and then grinned when he saw the guy who fell from the big hole in the sky.

"Hey!" Luffy greeted loudly as he jumped over to the side of the guy's bed, but there was no reaction. He still seemed a little dazed, and his eyes were half-lidded, as if he was about to fall back asleep.

"Wha…?" He mumbled. Awareness was taking its time as it flooded back into him. He blinked his chocolate-brown eyes a couple of times to clear his blurry vision, but then they widened as they fell to a man with light-blue hair standing in front of him.

Luffy watched in surprise as the guy disappeared all of a sudden and then reappeared right in front of Franky. The cyborg grunted in surprise and slight pain as his back collided with the floor. He raised a brow when the stranger settled on top of his chest, but then his eyes narrowed when the long sword was pressed against his neck.

Everyone else couldn't do much else besides watch, but each of them got out their weapons and went into an offense stance in case things got out of hand.

"What'd you do, Grimmjow!" The guy growled accusingly at Franky, but his eyes were squinted and wavering slightly.

"Wait a sec, bro! My name's Franky." The cyborg explained, which seemed to help.

The stranger sat up straight in surprise and then he rubbed his eyes with his free hand. He blinked a couple of times before looking back down. "Shit!" He cursed before quickly jumping to his feet and backing away. "Sorry! I saw your hair and I thought you were…" His voice died in his throat when he looked around and finally noticed all the hostile looks he was getting.

Luffy stepped in between the guy and Franky before finally unclenching his hands, which signaled everyone else to lower their weapons.

"Who are you?" Luffy demanded, but the orange-headed guy didn't seem to hear him. The guy furrowed his brows in confusion and looked down at his sword. Then he looked back up at everyone.

"You guys… can see me?" He asked, sounding utterly bewildered, which caused the others to look confused too.

"Why wouldn't we be able to see you?" Robin asked, suddenly very interested in the stranger, but before he could answer, Luffy stepped forward until he was directly in front of him. They were about the same height, so it was easy for Luffy to stare into the other's eyes.

"Who are you?" He repeated the question with more force.

"Oh…" The orangette said and then he set down his sword on the bed. He looked around the room before answering, "My name is Kurosaki Ichigo."

Luffy stared at him for a few seconds, as if willing himself to remember the name, and then he grinned broadly, which seemed to put the other guy a little more at ease.

"My name is Monkey D. Luffy! And this is my crew!" He said while gesturing to himself and then to his Nakama.

"Crew…?" Ichigo echoed curiously and then he looked confused again.

"Yeah! We're pirates!" Luffy stated proudly, and everyone nodded.

Ichigo was silent for another minute and when he opened his mouth, all that came out was a loud laugh. Everyone seemed taken aback by the strange reaction.

"Pirates? Like actual pirates?" The teen asked with a huge grin on his face.

"Well… yeah." Luffy said, not really knowing how to react to this guy's amused attitude.

"So I'm on a pirate ship right now…?" He asked with another small laugh.

Luffy nodded.

"And if I go outside, we'd be on the ocean?"

Another nod.

"And if I were to look up, I'd see an actual Jolly Roger flag?"

Nod.

"Okay, I knew I must be dreaming, but this is just ridiculous. I'm never watching the history channel before going to sleep again." Ichigo sighed "And that explains why you guys can see me."

Luffy narrowed his eyes. This guy had just laughed at the fact that they were pirates, and it rubbed his pride the wrong way.

"So you think this is a dream?" Luffy asked with this blank look on his face.

Zoro sighed and quietly gestured for everyone to stand back a little.

Ichigo noticed the sudden change and quickly grabbed his sword.

"Well of course it is! Unless I got sent into the past, there's no way I'm on a Pirate ship! There aren't any real pirates left!" Ichigo explained as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

This caught Luffy off guard.

"What do you mean by that?" He asked, eyes wide.

Ichigo kept up his defensive position as he continued, "I mean that pirates with jolly rogers and actual wood ships are just from stories. Kids dress up like pirates for Halloween, and people make movies of them, but that's it."

"Halloween? Movies?" Luffy repeated, baffled. "What're you talking about?"

Everyone else was thinking the same thing.

"Oh god… I really was sent to the past!" Ichigo slapped his own forehead in frustration and then he placed his sword back on the bed. "Look… Do you guys have a map or something?"

Nami was instantly in front of him, making him jump.

"Yes actually! I have lots of maps!" She said.

Luffy watched quietly as Nami grabbed hold of the orangette's hand and began dragging him away. Zoro and he locked eyes.

"I'll go with them. You guys can continue what you were doing before." Luffy explained and the others nodded hesitantly. He quickly put on his straw hat before walking out the door.

When he entered the library, where Nami and Ichigo were, he paused when he noticed that they were arguing. Curious, Luffy quickly jogged over.

"What's going on?" He asked and he backed up a little when both pairs of angry eyes settled on him.

"She's showing me fake maps!"

"HE KEEPS CALLING MY MAPS FAKE!"

Luffy blinked and looked down at the maps spread out on the table.

"They look real to me…"

Ichigo sighed and rubbed at his temples slowly.

"Alright fine… Just tell me where we are then."

Sighing in irritation, Nami quickly pulled out another map and then pointed to a certain spot.

"Right now we're here."

Ichigo brows furrowed. "I'm… confused." He admitted, looking lost.

Nami shook here head.

"Where're you from?" She asked.

Ichigo rubbed his temples again as he answered. "Karakura… It's in Japan."

Luffy and Nami gave him strange looks.

"Is that somewhere on the Grandline?" Luffy asked.

"Grandline? You mean the Equator?" Ichigo still looked lost.

"What?" Now it was Nami's turn to look confused.

All three of them looked at each other, not knowing exactly where to go from there.

"I think I know what's going on." Robin said, appearing out of nowhere.

Ichigo jumped and whipped around to glare at the woman, but then he relaxed when she just smiled at him.

"What're you talking about, Robin?" Nami demanded. She was beginning to get frustrated with the stranger.

"I think it's safe to assume that he's from a completely different dimension." The older woman explained while slowly looking Ichigo up and down. The teen raised a brow and looked at her like she had just told him he was a koala bear.

Luffy's eyes doubled in size and a huge grin split his face. When he turned to look at Ichigo, stars were shining in his eyes.

"THAT'S SO COOOL!" he exclaimed and then he started to poke the orangette in random places, as if he inspecting a new species of animal. Ichigo scowled and tried to swat the persistent male away.

Nami shook her head in bewilderment. "That's not possible… is it?"

The archeologist laughed lightly in amusement before answering, "I don't see why not. He obviously has no idea where he is. He said that pirates don't exist anymore—which we all know that pirates are quite common around this world. He doesn't recognize the maps, yet he knows exactly where he lives. And we all saw the hole he fell out of. It's quite plausible that he isn't from this world." Everyone grew quiet at her explanation, and Ichigo seemed to be contemplating it.

"Orange-san" Robin called gently, instantly getting the stranger's attention. "What's the last thing you remember?" She asked.

He shrugged and held up his hand as he counted off what happened.

"Well I remember going to Urahara's shop—he's a strange old guy that I know—then I went down in his basement for some training… Grimmjow came down to join in because he's a freak who likes to fight… Then uhm. I remember we ended up beating the shit out of each other. Urahara came down to check on us… E—… Everything else is blank." Ichigo scratched his head as he tried to remember more, but his mind was fuzzy, and his head was beginning to hurt.

"Hmm… Maybe you'll remember something over time. But for now, I suppose you have a lot of questions for us." Nami sighed while gesturing for him to take a seat.

They all sat down. Nami and Robin were seated on one side while the guys were on the other. Luffy had scooted his chair right next to Ichigo's and was staring at him with big, curious eyes.

"So uhm… If he's your captain," Ichigo gestured towards Luffy, "Then who and what're you guys?"

Robin smiled and answered first.

"My name is Nico Robin and I'm the ships archeologist. I'm studying our world's history." She explained and then it was Nami's turn.

"I'm Nami. I'm the Navigator. These guys wouldn't be able to get anywhere without me." She declared with a smirk, making Luffy laugh. "I'm drawing a map of the world." Ichigo's face turned red with guilt when she gestured towards the maps from before.

"Ah… Sorry about calling them fake." He mumbled, looking sullen. Nami waved it off though.

"So what else do you want to know?"

Ichigo tapped his fingers together as he thought.

"Uhh… I'm not sure. I guess you should just tell me about your… world and if there's anything I should be careful of."

Before he could receive an answer though, Sanji came walking through the door. Luffy's grin widened when he noticed the small pile of clothes in the blonde's arms. "Here." He said, his cigarette moving as he spoke. He tossed the clothing to the two half-naked guys.

"Thanks." Ichigo offered as he looked over the clothes handed to him. The top was a dark blue, Hawaiian, button-up shirt and the pants were black, long and baggy.

Luffy quickly put on his vest and pants while Ichigo got dressed at a slower pace.

Ichigo looked down at himself, realizing that the clothes were a little big, especially the shirt, but they were still wearable. He was about to try and button up the shirt, but he was surprised to see that there were no buttons.

Sanji noticed his confused look.

"That's Franky's shirt. He never buttons them up, so he just takes all the buttons off." He explained with a shrug. Ichigo's face flushed in guilt once again when he recognized the name 'Franky'. It was the guy he had attacked. "And those are my pants. Sorry that they're a little big."

Ichigo shook his head and shrugged while looking to the side.

"It's fine. These are actually more comfortable than my hakama and haori anyway." He grumbled while shifting around nervously.

"Mhm… Anyway. Lunch is ready. So you guys better come get something to eat."

As soon as the word 'lunch' came out, Luffy was already out the door.

"FOOOOOODD!"

Zoro and the others quickly grabbed as much food as they wanted before Luffy came crashing through the door, his mouth watering.

"Food!" Their captain quickly pounced into the nearest seat and began devouring the feast as if he were a starving man.

Franky laughed at Luffy's eager spirit but then he went silent when the door opened again, revealing Nami, Robin, Sanji (who was praising the two women while doing his noodle-dance), and, last but not least, a very nervous-looking orangette, clad in one of his shirts and Sanji's old pants. Everyone slowly went silent as they watched Ichigo walk towards the table, except Luffy, who was nomming away at his steak.

The guy took a step back and then he looked like he was about to turn around and leave, but Zoro stopped him by grabbing hold of his arm. The green-headed swordsman sighed and pulled the teen onto the empty seat between himself and Luffy. "Eat." Was all he said, and, surprisingly, that one word made Ichigo's shoulders relax, and the tension in his brow went away.

"Okay guys! Listen up!" Nami shouted as she remained standing. Everyone froze mid-bite and looked up at the woman (who was known to hit them if they didn't pay attention) "Ichigo is probably going to be staying with us for a while, so I want you guys to introduce yourselves."

It was quiet for a second and the tension was starting to bubble up again. Usopp slapped his hands on the table and glared at the stranger accusingly. "I'm not about to introduce myself to someone who could possibly be a Bounty Hunter! Or what if he's with the government!"

Luffy glared at Usopp in turn and threw a spoon at him.

"He's not a part of the navy, and he's not a bounty hunter!" Luffy shouted, and then he grinned and wrapped an arm around Ichigo's shoulder (invading the poor lad's personal space once again). "He's an alien from outer space!"

Their eyes widened at that and they looked at Ichigo and then back at Luffy, wondering if it was true, since their captain tended to let his imagination get the best of him.

"No I'm not!" Ichigo exclaimed as he tried to pry the raven-haired teen off of him.

Robin chuckled.

"What Luffy means is that Ichigo may not be from this world or dimension. So you don't have to worry about him being a threat to us." She explained.

And just like that, the tension in the air dissipated completely.

"Really!" Brook, Chopper, and Usopp all gasped and then they hopped up and dog piled on top of the poor teen. The others laughed as Ichigo tried to burrow his way out, but then he let out a frightened shout when his hands suddenly grabbed hold of Brook's skull.

Literally.

Since he was only bones.

Yohohohoho!

"W-what the hell! Are you a Hollow?" Ichigo shouted while quickly crawling backwards until he hit the wall.

Brook Yohoho'd and stood up.

"I'm not sure what a Hollow is, but you can be assured that I'm human. I ate a Devil Fruit which brought me back to life, but by the time I found my body, it was already just bones." He explained.

Ichigo looked up at him in confusion.

"Devil Fruit?"

Everyone gaped at him in disbelief.

"You really aren't from this world if you don't know what a Devil Fruit is."

Ichigo scowled at that. He never liked not knowing something. It made him feel like he was stupid.

"Devil Fruits," Robin began, "are very rare and strangely shaped fruits. Whenever a person eats one, they gain a power. Each fruit's ability is unique, and there are a couple different types."

Ichigo nodded, trying hard to grasp this concept.

"But in exchange for the power, you are unable to swim. Once you go underwater, you completely freeze up, and then you drown."

The teen's eyes widened at that.

"So… Are you the only one with a… Devil Fruit power?" He asked while looking towards Brook. The Skeleton-man shook his head and pointed towards the others.

Ichigo's eyes nearly fell out of his head when Luffy grinned and stretched his cheek as if he were made of…

"I'm a rubber man. I ate the GomGom Fruit."

"O-okay." The shocked teen said and then he watched as a little reindeer-like creature hopped up to him. It sort of reminded him of Kon.

"You too…?"

The creature nodded and then all of a sudden it grew to the size of a grown man, and even its antlers disappeared.

"I'm a Zoan type. I was once a reindeer but now I have the abilities of a man too. I also have other forms." Chopper explained before turning back to his regular, little form. Ichigo gulped when Chopper walked up to him. "My name is Tony Tony Chopper. I'm a doctor." He held up his little hoof and Ichigo awkwardly shook it with his thumb and forefinger.

"Nice to meet you…" Ichigo mumbled, making the little reindeer (somehow) blush and dance strangely.

"Even if you're nice to me, it doesn't make me happy, asshole." Says the creature that's laughing and smiling like an idiot.

Ichigo chuckled.

"I have one also." The archeologist said and all Ichigo saw was a bunch of sakura blossoms before they were suddenly replaced by many, many hands. They were sprouting all around him.

Luffy watched with a grin as the guy freaked out, but then he frowned when Ichigo disappeared—just like he'd done before.

"How do you do that!" Luffy shouted when he saw that Ichigo was now on the other side of the room.

'It's almost like what the CP9 were able to do…'

The orangette was still staring at Robin's arms in amazement, but once they disappeared, he was finally able to move his lips.

"U-uhm… It was a Shunpo. Most Shinigami can do it." He explained while doing a couple more Shunpos until he was sitting down again.

"S-s-s-s-shinigami!" Usopp gulped and quickly hid behind Franky.

Ichigo quirked a brow at that.

"Yea. But I'm only part Shinigami. I'm also human. And I guess technically I'm a vizard too." He mumbled before eating a piece of steak with sauce on it. He was about to eat another piece but he paused mid-bite when he noticed everyone giving him strange looks. "Right… you guys wouldn't know what I'm talking about… Well I don't have my human body with me, so I can't show you that, but I can show you this."

Luffy and the others watched as he stood up and then crouched. He raised his hand up to his face and a strange surge of power was starting to seep into the room, making Zoro instinctively reach for his swords. In one swift movement, Ichigo pulled down his hand, and a mask suddenly appeared over his face. It was bone-white, with two long, red, parallel lines trailing down the front.

Luffy's eyes turned to stars once again.

"AWESOME! What is that!" He asked, not at all fazed by the strange and evil power that emanated from said mask.

"This…" Ichigo's voice sounded distorted. "Is a hollow mask."

Before anyone could ask, he began explaining everything. And as he explained, everyone else slowly finished eating.

(I didn't feel like typing everything down, and I'm sure that those of you who are Bleach fans don't want to read a bunch of stuff that you already know.)

Once Ichigo was finished, it was the crews turn to explain more about their world. How the Navy was their enemy and everything else, including the rest of the introductions.

At the end, Ichigo had on this confused look.

"You guys aren't what I expected pirates to be like… but for some reason, I'm not all that disappointed." He said, more to himself than to the others.

"Don't worry… if you're here long enough, then you'll get to see plenty of action and excitement." Zoro sighed as he stood up and left the room. Ichigo watched him go before turning back, only to see that everyone else was also leaving.

"Hey Ichi-bro."

The orangette jumped slightly and turned to see who had called him.

'what's with the strange nicknames? First orange-san, now Ichi-bro?'

"Yea?" He asked while looking up at Franky's large form.

"Want me to show you around?"

Luffy tilted his head and watched from his spot on Sunny's lion head as Franky started dragging their new friend around. It'd only been a few minutes, but Luffy already felt like Ichigo was part of the crew.

"Don't even think about it…"

Luffy blinked and looked over to see Sanji leaning back on the railing, a lit cigarette hanging from his lips.

Luffy was about to ask what the blond was talking about, but Sanji started talking first.

"I recognize that look in your eyes… You want Ichigo to join our crew, but you have to think, Luffy… He's from a different place. He doesn't know anything about our world, and we don't even know if he can fight well. He may end up being a burden…" Sanji explained bluntly. Luffy jutted out his lower lip in a pout, but he didn't say anything back. He knew that Sanji was right… But he was pretty sure that Ichigo could fight well.

Why else would he carry around a huge sword and be able to move around so quickly.

"Okay Sanji…" Luffy finally said, but Sanji wasn't convinced. He knew his captain was brash, but he hoped that Luffy would use his head and think about this, because he wasn't going to warn his captain again.

"Okay… Well I better go see what Nami wants for dinner." Sanji disappeared up the stairs with hearts in his eyes.

Ichigo smiled to himself as he watched Sanji and Zoro get into another silly argument that included lots of name-calling. It was fun listening to the different names they made up for each other, and it kind of reminded him of himself and Renji.

Renji…

Man… He was really starting to miss everyone, and it hasn't even been a whole day.

Ichigo was still trying to make himself believe this was some fucked up dream, but the more he hung around this strange crew, the more he started to doubt that.

Right now they were all hanging around outside, under the stars. They were sitting in a deformed-looking circle on the grass, with some drinks set beside them.

Ichigo stared up at the millions upon millions of bright stars that littered the sky.

"Hey, you okay?"

He stiffened slightly when he felt that being whispered softly into his ear. He turned his head to see Nami looking at him with slight concern. He smiled and nodded his head.

"I'm fine."

Nami smiled back, but what she did next caught the teen off guard.

"Are you sure?" She asked while fluttering her lashes and placing a hand over his. Ichigo wasn't really used to people flirting with him, and usually he's oblivious to things like this, but Nami was being glaringly obvious about it.

He supposed he could play along, but that would be too mean, because…

"Sorry but I don't swing that way…"

Apparently everyone else seemed to be listening in on their little exchange, even through their own conversations, because most of them were looking at him in surprise now.

Except Luffy.

He just looked confused.

"But… you're not on a swing." He said, completely clueless.

Zoro and the others smacked their foreheads in exasperation. They should've known he would say something like that.

Usopp sighed and got Luffy's attention so he could try to explain.

"No, no Luffy. He means that he likes guys."

Luffy still looked confused.

"I like guys too. You guys are my friends, so I like you. What's wrong with that?"

Everyone sighed and shook their heads.

Luffy was so dense.

"He's gay!"

"He doesn't look happy, though."

Usopp threw his hands up in frustration, and Zoro was about to try and explain, but Ichigo was getting frustrated, so he did the only thing he could think of that would be a sure-fire way to get Luffy to realize what they were talking about. He reached over and grabbed the captain by his red shirt, dragged him forward until they were face to face, and then, without warning, he smashed their lips together.

Everyone was shocked at first, including Luffy. But then Nami and Sanji started going a little green in the face. Usopp, Chopper, and Brook went red in embarrassment. And Zoro and Robin remained calm while Franky started crying (no one knows why).

Ichigo was about to pull away, but he froze when he felt Luffy's hand grip his arm. He saw the captain's brow furrow and eyes narrow, but he didn't pull away for some odd reason. Ichigo smirked and decided to test the waters a little.

He slightly opened his mouth and let his teeth graze Luffy's bottom lip. When the pirate still didn't back away, Ichigo lightly bit down, eliciting a strange sound from the captain.

It was obvious that Luffy didn't have a lot of experience in kissing, and that's what finally made Ichigo pull away. There was a good chance that he'd just taken the guy's first kiss, but, judging by the look on his face, Luffy didn't seem to mind.

Everyone watched with bated breath as Luffy slowly came back to reality.

The raven-haired teen blinked and looked around at everyone curiously.

"Why're you guys staring?"

Usopp twitched and slowly said, "You do realize that a guy just kissed you… right?"

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TBC

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