*nakama - deep Japanese term for "friends who are more like family"
"Shut up, Hammock!"
Boa Hancock was a beautiful woman. So beautiful, in fact, that she was literally known as "The World's Prettiest Woman" or "The Pirate Empress". It was a well-known fact that everyone, man or woman, would fall head-over-heels for her if she made the effort to. So far, in her 29 years of her life, it had always worked for her and got her whatever she desired. But this… this had never happened before.
"I don't wanna hear anything from you, Hammock! You insult my friends, and I won't let you get away with it!"
She tried once more. She feigned a convincing, coy smile, softened her baby doe eyes, and forced a pink blush on her face. She batted her long eyelashes and winked seductively. But no matter what she tried, the 17-year-old man did not succumb to her charm. He did not even blink (and with those wide, owlish eyes, it was beginning to creep her out)!
Hancock gasped. Never before had her "powers", as she dubbed it, failed her. She had never been faced with such an obstacle, nor had she ever anticipated it. Hence, she simply stood there, mouth comically agape, blue eyes disbelieving. Once again, she tried flipping her long, midnight black hair, and adjusted her posture, but could not detect anything different than usual. So… why?
Luffy, the rather short boy, suddenly dashed ahead and sent an uppercut straight across her face. HER GLORIOUS FACE! Her heart pounded wildly and her pupils dilated. Despite knowing that she should've been infuriated with this young man - he had resisted her charm and smacked her, after all - she couldn't help the faint heat that spread across her face. Her insides felt fuzzy - the good kind - and she gently closed her eyes, savoring the feeling. Her heart thundered even louder, and she felt butterflies fluttering about in her stomach. This… could this be what Elder Nyon had mentioned…? This deadly, yet beautiful disease… love?
"Now say sorry! I don't wanna hear you talking trash about my *nakama ever again. And apologize properly!" Luffy exclaimed, arms crossed.
Hancock slowly raised her head. "You… commoner. W-What did you say your name was again?" she steadily asked, still in her bossy demeanor.
Luffy raised an eyebrow, then placed his hands on his hips. "Luffy! Monkey D. Luffy! I'm gonna be Pirate King, so remember it!"
Hancock… squealed. When she realized what she had done, though, she… actually wasn't so surprised. For no apparent reason, her reaction seemed natural to her… even if she had never, ever squealed for any man, woman, or thing. Then, she finally recalled what Elder Nyon had told her.
"Remember, Hancock…" she croaked in her cracky voice. "Love is a HURRICANE!"
"L-love…" Hancock murmured incoherently, clutching her chest.
Luffy, however, with his sharp hearing, heard her (somewhat). "What was that? Luh-luf?"
"L-L-Love is a HURRICANE!"