A gentle breeze came by the marketplace as Sanji walk through the area, buying enough food for the crew. The Straw Hat Pirates were on a rather small, spring island to get enough supplies that would let them survive until the next new island in the New World. Sanji smiled to himself as he thought of the recipes he could use for tonight's dinner and other meals after that.

"Give that back! I made them for my friend!"

Sanji notice a girl with short, brown hair running after a couple of kids, which one of them held a pink bento box covered with a yellow cloth. The little kids just laughed as they ran into a crowded area where they were almost able to escape the brown-haired girl. Sanji slightly frowned at the children's actions as the girl rested near the vegetable stand Sanji was standing at.

The brown-haired girl have brown eyes, and wore a light pink shirt, light purple shorts, and a pair of white and blue shoes. She looked about maybe 15 years old, but maybe it's possible that she's a little older that that.

"Those poor kids." The cook heard the owner of the stand murmured, shaking his head a little.

"What do you mean?" Sanji ask.

"They don't know about her cooking."

"My cooking isn't that bad!" The brown haired girl shouted, pointing at the owner. "It's my mom's recipe for croquettes and my best friend is going to starve if she doesn't eat anything for lunch!"

Starve? She's probably just a little too worry about her friend. Sanji thought to himself.

As the girl run off to the direction the kids went, the cook heard the owner say, "That Mako..."

"Mako? That's her name?" Sanji ask, a little curious about the girl.

"Yup. She and her friend arrived here about 2-3 months ago, and I find it strange that none of their parents are with them since both of them aren't adults." The owner said, making Sanji a bit interested in them.

"Is that all you know about them?"

The salesman nodded and explains, "Even though they've been here for quite a while, the people of the island don't really know that much about them, especially her friend Ryuko, but they're not that bad."

"Is that Mako girl really that bad at cooking?" Sanji ask.

"All I know is that her croquettes are made of unidentifiable stuff from what she say, and the people believes her after looking at it. I can't believe she and her friend are able to eat that stuff after all this time." The owner of the vegetable stand said, shaking his head.

Sanji stiffen up and ask, "Are they poor?"

"Yes. I've seen Ryuko taking a couple of odd jobs in the marketplace and the docks from time to time, so they do have some money." The owner said. "...Why are you asking questions about them?"

The blond cook just light up his cigarette and ask the salesman, "How many potatoes do you have?"

"Ryuko, I got them back!" Mako shouted as she carry the pink bento box, running towards a black-haired girl who was at the docks.

Dropping the wooden box she was carrying to the ground, the black-haired girl look at her brown-haired friend with a small smile on her face, and said, "That's great."

Mako smile at her friend, who didn't wear Senkentsu, and instead wore a simple white shirt with a red ribbon tie, a black miniskirt, white sneakers, and a black and white jacket with rolled up sleeves.

Ryuko sat on the wooden crate as Mako sat on the edge of the dock, opening the bento box which revealed the croquettes made of unidentifiable stuff. Mako widely smiles, taking out some chopsticks and ask, "Anything new today?"

"Hm..." Ryuko said, thinking as her gaze slowly turn towards some of the ships. "Not really. Well, there's a new ship here, but I guess that's it."

The black-haired girl uses her hands to eat the croquettes as Mako happily eats their lunch. Ryuko frowned as she wonders how they got here since there should be a reason why they just appear here, especially since she wanted going to that Sudden Death Runoff Election at Honnouji Academy to see what will happen there. That event could have been important too.

We need to get back to Honno City. Ryuko thought to herself as her frown deepens a bit and her eyes close for only a moment.

"Ryuko?" Mako said.

"Yeah?" Ryuko said, opening her eyes to look at her brown-eyed friend.

"Do you think we'll ever get back home?"

"I don't know. All we can do is to raise enough money for a boat and some supplies, and try to find the city."

"How much does that cost?"

"...A lot."

"Oh."

Ryuko let out a small sigh as she could hear a couple of footsteps behind her. She glance back to see a blond man, who was carrying many bags filled with vegetables and other edible products, walking towards the ship with a lion head, but the man stopped when he was behind them. His eyes look at their lunch as a little bit of disgust appears on his face.

"What are you looking at?" Ryuko said, glaring at the blond man.

The blond man was silent for a few seconds until he said, "I apologize for staring but your lunch there is quite..."

"Do you want some?" Mako ask, holding up a croquette with her chopsticks.

"No thank you." The man said, shaking his head.

The man was silent for a bit longer as if he trying to make a choice, which made Ryuko raise an eyebrow. Looking at the two girls, he ask, "Would you like to have dinner with my crew?"

"What?" Ryuko said as Mako shouted in shock, "Really?!"

Mako quickly stand up and said, "You really want us to come?!"

The blond man nodded, which made Mako happily jump up and down, and shout, "Yay! Free food!"

The black-haired girl look at the man and ask, "Why are you inviting us for dinner? You probably know nothing about us."

"I've heard some things about you two, and I think you deserve a good meal." The man simply said, then he walk back to the ship with the lion head.

"We're going. Right?" Mako said, smiling at her friend.

Ryuko sighed and said, "I'm not sure. He didn't even told us his name."

"But it's free food and you said that we need to save money for a boat and supplies. Going to their place for dinner will help a little."

The black-haired girl was silent for a moment as she thought, I guess she's kind of right, but we still don't know anything about that guy. Then again, from the ship's flag, he must be part of a pirate crew so that's the only thing we know about him.

"You can wear Senkentsu and bring your scissor if you're that worried." Mako suggested.

"Senkentsu..." Ryuko said, realizing it have been a while since she wore the kamui because this island is pretty peaceful so she doesn't really have to wear Senkentsu that often unless she feel like she needs the protection for some sort of event or whenever she ran out of clothes to wear.

Ryuko let out a small sigh and said, "I guess we can go, Mako."

"Yay!" Mako shouted, hugging her friend tightly.

I wonder how long until we save enough money for all that stuff. Ryuko thought to herself.

AN: This takes place before the Punk Hazard Arc for One Piece, and before Ryuko could go to the Sudden Death Runoff Election in episode 8 of Kill la Kill. Since it's my first time writing a story for both One Piece and Kill la Kill, I hope I get their characters right and that the story is pretty good. Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy what I can offer.