Disclaimer: One Piece was created by the brilliant Eiichiro Oda, and the quote I used for the title doesn't belong to me either. I am writing purely for the entertainment of myself and (hopefully) others.

Pretty much what it says on the tin. Please excuse any mistakes~

Enjoy!

o1. Thirteen

"I'm hungry~!"

Gripping the edges of her map a little more tightly, Nami glared over at the other boat. "I heard you the first five times!"

"But you didn't do anything about it~" Luffy whined, hanging over the side of his boat and into hers.

"We can just stop for food at the next island." Zoro shrugged, arms crossed behind his head.

"We could - except we won't be close to an inhabited island for a while!" She fumed at the swordsman's laid back attitude. "I can't believe you both didn't pack any food."

"Why didn't you grab any from the village? You're a thief, aren't you?"

"I was carrying my treasure! What's your excuse?"

"I was carrying Zoro!" Luffy sent a sour look to his crew mate.

The green haired man opened one eye. "Oi, I was unconscious!"

Sitting up, the young captain searched the ocean, and Nami went back to her map.

Suddenly, he let out a shout. "There! Island!"

"What?" Nami double checked the paper in her hands. "That's not an island, it's just a small piece of land."

"We're going there, captain's orders!"

"But you're not my captain…" Seeing that he wasn't going to change his mind, she shook her head, and helped the two get the boats to the edge of the land mass. Luffy hopped off the boat, one hand on his straw hat, looking around.

"There might not even be anything to eat here, and then we'll have set ourselves back for nothing!" She grumbled, rolling her map back up and storing it away.

Zoro turned his gaze inland. "What about that?" He pointed lazily in the direction of some boulders in front of a cluster of trees.

Nami wondered if he drank the seawater when she wasn't looking.

"You can't eat rocks, Zoro!" Luffy crossed his arms, shaking his head, and the orange haired girl felt relief - maybe the rubber boy only pretended to be dumb.

"...I've tried, and they taste horrible!" He continued, laughing loudly.

Nami turned back to the ocean, calculating how far out she would have to sail to be out of Luffy's monstrous reach.

"What - no, not the rocks!" The swordsman shouted, shooting him a glare as he jumped from the boat to land. "I mean that!"

But how would she manage to get that far without them noticing?

"Oh!" Luffy exclaimed loudly. "Nami! Come look!"

She turned to the boy waving excitedly at her from the pile of rocks, sighing, before making sure the boats weren't going anywhere and stepping onto land herself. She moved closer, seeing him crouched over what looked like a rock, but upon closer inspection she realized it had too many ridges.

It was the biggest turtle Nami had ever seen.

Luffy peered into the hole at the front of the shell. "Come out already, we wanna eat!" He drooled at the thought, sticking his hand in.

"Wait, you can't!"

His hand was promptly chomped down on.

The black haired boy yelped, and tried to pull it out, but his arm only stretched. Backing up, he let out a surprised noise when his hand was released, snapping him in the face before returning to normal.

Zoro raised an eyebrow, ignoring the scene. "Why the hell not?"

"Based on his size, I'd guess he's really old. He's survived all this time on this little island - who are we to take that accomplishment away from him? Normally people wouldn't even stop here-" Nami cut herself off, realizing how worked up she was getting over a stupid turtle.

Studying her for a moment, Zoro shrugged, sitting down at the base of the tree he was leaning against. "Whatever. Wasn't that hungry anyway."

Strangely quiet, Luffy sat rubbing his face. "Hmm, you're right Nami!" He finally said, looking a bit put-out - surprising her.

Slowly, the turtle poked it's head out, surveying the area. It watched them as it's limbs fully emerged from the shell.

"It's alright turtle, we aren't going to eat you anymore!" Luffy called out.

The three teenagers received the turtle equivalent of a glare, before it turned and started on its way.

Nami went back to the boats, reappearing later with a pole in hand. "Come on." She ordered, walking past the boys in the direction the turtle went.

"Eh?" Luffy stood, trailing after her, while Zoro snored lightly.

On the other side of the small cluster of trees, they found the turtle crouched at the water's edge. It slipped into the water, and moments later emerged with a fish in its mouth.

Nami held the make-shift fishing pole out. "You do know how to fish, right?"

"Duh!" Luffy grinned, taking hold of the pole and bouncing to the edge of the water. The turtle spared him a glance before going back to its business. She moved closer, sitting on his other side.

Tossing the line out into the water, it wasn't long before they got a bite. Luffy yanked it in, pulling it off the hook excitedly. "Yes~"

Soon, a small pile of fish grew at his feet. The turtle once again looked at the boy, before disappearing into the water.

The next time Luffy tried to pull a fish in, he struggled. "Whoa! It must be a big one!" Widening his feet, he pulled - expecting a huge fish to be hanging on the line.

Instead, the fish was normal sized - only it had a turtle latched onto it.

"Huh? Hey!" He pouted. "That's mine!"

The struggle progressed into an all-out tug-of-war so ridiculous that Nami couldn't help laughing. "I think he's jealous," She teased, watching Luffy toss his shelled enemy back into the water.

What she didn't expect, was to be pelted by the wave the turtle's splash caused.

"Luffy!" She immediately stood, shaking with anger, while he looked at her questioningly. "I was right here!"

"Why are you so mad?" He asked, sticking a finger in his nose and pointing at her chest with his other hand. "You already have your swimsuit on."

Looking down, she realized the front of her shirt was completely see-through, her black bra very noticeable. She quickly crossed her arms, yelling out, "That's not a swimsuit, moron!"

Luffy tilted his head, staring. "It's not? What is it?"

"None of your business!"

"Why? I want to know what it is!"

Turning her back to the rubber boy, she cursed under her breath and began stomping back to the ship when a hand reached out and grabbed her wrist. He spun her back around, grabbing the bottom of her shirt and yanking it up into her face.

"Nami you liar! It is a swimsuit!" He cried, staring at her chest and the black lace covering it. "Why's it so fancy? Is that why you're so mad...?"

The orange haired girl stood, frozen in shock.

Did this idiot seriously just…?

If the straw hat wearing boy had been able to see her face, he would have dropped to his knees and begged for mercy.

"Why would you - how dare you - y-you, ugh!" She roared, face as red as Luffy's vest and eyes flashing in anger - Nami brought her hand up and punched him in the face, sending him flying into the water.

Zoro emerged from the trees moments later with a hand on the hilt of one of his swords, looking irritated. "Can't a guy rest in peace?!" He blinked, looking from the enraged girl, to the pile of fish, to at the turtle on the edge of the water, then finally to the straw hat resting on the surface of the water.

"Where's Luffy?" He asked, already having an idea.

"Oh, he's just taking a little swim." She answered airily with a wave of her hand, before disappearing to the other side of the trees.

He cursed, laying his swords down and diving into the water to save his captain.

The turtle settled down next to the forgotten fish - looking about as smug as one could - and enthusiastically dug in.

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Moral: dont mess with a turtle, cause they gone get ya! haha

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