Disclaimer: I will only be saying this once as I don't want to repeat myself every chapter. I do NOT own One Piece or any of the respective characters, Shizuma is inspired by my own imagination and I retain any and all right to both her and any future OC's which may be introduced at a later date.

Shizuma sighed and ran her fingers through her hair tiredly, her lips parting to let out a brief yawn as she slumped against the side of the small rowing boat she and her brother occupied. She rolled her eyes as he cotinued to 'oooh!' and 'ahhh!' at passing wildlife. Tilting her old cap over her eyes to block out the sun she slipped into a light slumber, waking abruptly when the black haired idiot decided to ride a seagull or some other animal which either swam past or flew overhead.

"Neh, Shizu-nee-chan?" The male hat wearing occupant turned to his female counterpart, a curious look on his face.

"What is it this time," she said, obviously not in the mood to start another meaningless conversation with the boy.

"What's that?" the boy asked pointing at the starboard side of the vessel, tilting the cap back the young woman looked off to the right and squinted at the small speck in the distance. She smirked and tilted her cap back over her eyes the smile still not leaving her face.

"Land 'hoy, Captain."

After their small vessel finally docked and the small port, the yound boy grabbed his sisters hand and dragged her off the ship.

"Meat! Meat! Meat!" he chanted persistantly near enough pulling Shizumas' hand out of her pocket as he continued to lead her to the nearest bar.

"Luffy let go would ya?" she said tugging her hand out of his, rolling the appendage at its joint to try and ease off the pain.

"Gomen," he said, grinning cheekily at her. She rolled her eyes at his childish behaviour, she took off her mouldy old cap and loose wavy black hair fell down her shoulders to stop midway at her back, running her hand through her hair she sighed for what seemed like the millionth time that day and replaced the cap back on her head, pushing the curved hardboard of the cap up to cover the emblem stitched crudely into the material.

"Luffy you go and get some food -for both of us-," she said, "I'll ask around see if anyone knows anything about Roronoa." Luffy grinned and ran inside the bar, causing the unusually stoic yound woman to grunt slightly in annoyance as she heard him loudly ordering everything on the menu. She looked around and sighed, This is going to take all of five minutes. Delving a hand into her jacket pocket she pulled out a small packet of ciggerettes and a disposable lighter, sticking one of the smokables (A/N: Or as I like to call it smoke-a-bubbles!)into her mouth, she struggled slightly with the stiff wheel on the lighter before it flared to life, the flame leaping a good three inches higher than it should. Her head snapped back in response and she quickly turned down the valve, lighting her smoke as she did so.

Looking up the near empty high street sdhe adjusted the thick leather belt that sat at her waist, fingers brushing the handles lightly of the two swords at her back our of habit, the familiar weight and the worn feel of the hilts offering her a sense of reassurance. Taking in a deep draw of smoke, she began to walk up the road, stopping occasionally to ask one of the many stall owners littered about whether they had seen the famed swordsman. After 10 minutes of wondering around aimlessly and getting only scared looks at the mere mention of his name, Shizuma turned on her heels and began to head back to the bar after an unsucessful round of pirate hunter searching.

As she approached the bar, Luffy came walking out a pile of food in his arms and most of a turkey leg still stuffed in his mouth.

"Ifh fwund oot fwere zowo iws," he said through the mouthful of food. The ebony haired teen sighed (A/N: she has to put up with luffy... she's doing ALOT of sighing) and pulled the leg of poultry out of his mouth.

"You were saying?"

"I found out where Zoro is!"

I know this is a very short first chapter but I typed it in the space of about 5 minutes and its currently 3.53am and I still haven't slept (damn cold) so I apologise for the length but I really cannot be bothered to type anymore tonight I will however update tomorrow.

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