Mellow

Danni wasn't one to get herself dragged into situations, liking a somewhat mellow life; she usually avoided them, though she didn't go out of her way to avoid them. But, as she soon discovered, Luffy was the one that started situations and dragged everyone along with him whether they wanted to or not. Of course, it was her own fault they met in the first place.

Eternal

"You're eyes look like a panda!" Luffy exclaimed cheerfully with a wide smile and a loud laugh. Zoro gave his captain an exasperated look, but Danni merely laughed in response, not in the least bit offended. The first time she'd met her father's captain, the man had exclaimed nearly the same thing, much to her father's eternal amusement.

"I suppose they do," she chuckled, lips curled in a somewhat indulgent smile. She had no idea who these two men were, but she found herself inviting them over for a somewhat late lunch anyways. The meal was spent listening to Luffy's dream to become Pirate King and all about how he met Zoro.

Subtle

Her sickness was rather subtle, and so the two men didn't notice right away. She hadn't exactly hidden it from them; it just never made itself mentionable until she had gotten a whiff of blossoming ferrywings. The resulting attack had left her shaking from the force of her coughs and blood stained palms.

Luffy had stared at her with wide eyes, grin gone from his face for once, while Zoro had given her a calculating look. She'd given them both a small smile, shrugging her shoulders and straightening, "I don't think you'd want someone like me on your crew, Luffy-san."

Cheat

Danni struggled against the bonds around her wrists, scowling heavily as she did so. The mayor had sent his men after her once again, and they had managed to catch her by surprise, much to her own disgust. Her only (if meager) comfort was that she had definitely sent a few to the doctor's with her ever trusty flintlock rifle. They weren't bullet wounds, but she preferred to save those bullets for truly worthy opponents.

Her struggles were interrupted by the door opening, and the sleazy man of a mayor entered the room, leering down at her. "You don't get to refuse this time, my precious flower," the man grinned, stepping into her personal space and tilting her chin up with a finger.

She glared at him menacingly and scoffed, "Only because you cheated, you pompous bastard!" Danni wasn't usually so confrontational but the man was a pervert and he had taken away her rifle.

Transparent

To Danni's disgust the wedding dress she had been forced into was slightly transparent, revealing her torso slightly and way more than she liked. The fact that her hands were literally tied was hidden by the bouquet of flowers forced into her hands, and she was fighting back a vicious cough from the fumes permeating from the fauna.

The mayor was standing next to her, smug smile in place, having finally gotten the thing he so desired. The priest standing at the altar between them was reciting the wedding vows, and Danni felt sick to her stomach (which was not because of the blood she could taste at the back of her throat).

Believable

She had pictured many scenarios in her head of some way to escape before she was forced to seal the wedding, but she never would've guessed the actual event that saved her. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry when Luffy came flying from the sky screaming, "I'll never let you have my Gunner!"

Danni ended up doing both when the young pirate captain landed on the mayor, flattening him to the ground. Tears streaming down her face, but laughter dying swiftly as she finally let her cough take over, dropping the flowers and kicking them away. Hands gripped her own and gently undid the knots, and she was met with the serious face of Luffy, who (when noticing he had her attention) asked, "Are you okay, Danni?"

Repeat

Zoro had pilfered her rifle from one of the men who had apparently been keeping it, and handed it to her silently, a trail of beaten men behind him. Danni took it with a grateful smile, stroking the black rifle lovingly and checking it for any marks. Finding none, she gripped the long end of the gun, instead of readying it to pull the trigger, and swung it over her shoulder.

The mayor had gotten up by now, clutching his broken and bleeding nose, and shouting something about how this was unforgivable, and he was the mayor, and they would certainly pay for this dearly. Luffy was staring at the man blankly and Zoro scoffed, "Shut him up already, woman."

Danni let a grin spread across her face, ignoring the blood coating her lips, and readying the rifle in her hand like a bat, said as she swung, "With pleasure." In a repeat version of Luffy's landing, the mayor fell to the ground with a crash from the hit from the butt of the rifle. Luffy cheered, laughing widely, and Zoro had a smirk stretched across his face.

Addicted

"Join my crew, Danni!" Luffy exclaimed excitedly, even as he stuffed more meat into his mouth. The trio had retreated to her house after the wedding fiasco, and her older brother (adopted) had swiftly prepared a meal for them, thankful to the boys for rescuing her.

Danni smiled at the younger boy indulgently and asked in return, "Even though I'm sick and only have around six years left?" It wasn't that she thought Luffy didn't actually want her on the crew; she just had to make sure he knew what was in store if she joined.

Luffy nodded his head vigorously, swallowing convulsively before he said in a factual tone of voice, "We'll just get an awesome doctor!" Zoro face palmed, but after a somewhat stunned pause, Danni threw her head back and laughed freely. Her brother watched them with a soft smile, already knowing his sister's answer. He'd known that, even though she was sick, she would have left eventually. The sea called to her, and she would follow in her father's footsteps.