"...Mugiwara-ya, so we meet again." Hmm...she hasn't changed all that much in two years. Sure, she's probably grown in strength and her curves might have grown as well but...oh God, did I just mentally admit that?

"Nice to see you again Tra-guy! Hey, hey! Thanks for saving me that time!" She flashed her signature grin at me which somehow gave me a brief moment of feeling too warm despite the fact it was snowing and freezing. I sighed. This is what I get for falling for an idiot like her. Along with that stupid Kidd.

"Don't mention it, it was just a spur of the moment..." Just leave already. If you stay any longer, I'm pretty sure I won't be able to hide my flushed face any longer.

"Thanks anyways! But...where is your crew and that talking bear...?"

"Somewhere...don't forget we are rivals. The next time you see me, you're dead." What a lie. As if I could bring myself to hurt even a hair of hers.

"Shishsishi, looking forward to it!" She flashed me one more grin before running off. Presumably to find her comrades.

I discreetly slid a piece of paper onto her straw hat, secured by it's ribbon. That paper is a map that shows where her comrades are. She's find it sooner or later. As long as she doesn't know it's from me, then everything is fine. For now, I'll focus on my goal. But...Luffy, sooner or later...you'll officiously be mine. I already decided that, when? I have no idea. I still remember the first time I met you though. It was at the Human Auction House where you just suddenly crashed in. I had expected it to be a huge, full-grown men or perhaps merman, seeking revenge, but definitely not a young girl. Her petite face was scrunched in anger and her long, black hair swished behind her with every step. Heh, that Celestial Dragon went flying. I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing like a madman and I'm pretty sure Kidd was holding back too.

"Heh. Surely, you'll be mine. There's no escape, Sencho-chan..."

"Pfft, you wish. As if I'd hand her over to a creepy doctor like you. I mean seriously, sending a hundred hearts to Marine HQ just to become a warlord? You're insane."

I recognized the voice immediately. "Says the man that fell in love with a girl that he marked as his rival. Who's the creep now, Kidd?" I dodged a sword that was undoubtingly aimed at my head.

"Shut up you bastard!"

"Che. You're no better than me. Maybe even worse-?" I sarcastically remarked as I dodged another blade, this time aimed at my heart.

"Of course I know I'm a fool, but you're not any better. I mean, what kind of idiots fall in love with a girl like that?!"

"...Us apparently. I reckon that Zoro and Sanji guy also have a thing for her."

"Jeez, how does a barely-passing girl like her steal so many hearts in the first place?! I mean, she has sex-appeal, but she's always binding her curves! They get in the way when I'm fighting, she says, bullshit."

"Hmp, well we can't exactly do anything about that. For now...I'll go buy some meat."

"H-Hey! You cheater! No fair!"