Author: Thank you everybody for all the enthusiasm about this story! I got really great reviews, and I'm just so happy. So here's chapter two!

Most of the crew was awakened with Luffy's cries for help. The dumb rubber man had jumped from his window into the sea and was spitting up water and drowning. With a sigh, Sanji dove into the water and dragged him on-shore. People on the beach had all watched them, and the lifeguard had just ran over , his sunscreen still white on his biceps and face.

"Thanks dude." The blonde said, obviously not interested at all that somebody was about to drown. He only saved pretty chicks.

"Great saving skills." Sanji remarked as he stepped on Luffy so he could spit out the water.

The man looked slightly taken aback but shrugged it off and returned to his post. His face was surprised when all the ladies he had been talking to had run over to Sanji.

'You're a hero!" A very busty blonde said.

A redhead was stroking his bicep suggestively, while others soon crowded around Sanji.

"How strong you must be!"

"So fast!"

"It was so cool!"

Luffy had walked off, and was about to jump in again. Sanji wasn't noticing, as he was surrounded by what he liked most; beautiful women. Part of the reason he was so popular now was that his white shirt was sticking to his chiseled chest and was see-through. His pants weren't half as clingy though, but still, he looked pretty good. Another splash was heard, and with a "Fuck!" Zoro had dove in to save the drowning captain once more.

"How many times do we need to jump in?" Zoro growled to Luffy, who was again coughing up water. "And you!" He continued, glaring at the lifeguard flexing his tanned bicep "Pay attention!"

Angrily he stormed back into his cabin, dragging Luffy along. He already was pissed at being woken up by his captain's antics, but having to dive in to save him?

"Get some sort of raft before you dive in again." He muttered angrily as he left Luffy in front of his cabin. Right now, he was planning on taking a shower, getting dressed and sleep a bit in one of the hammocks scattered along the beach. Luffy longingly looked at the clear water and started looking in the cabin for one of his inflatable tubes.

He wasn't lucky today though, and with a dejected face he walked over the beach. Sanji was still flirting, Usopp was making something for the sandcastle competition, Franky was designing a castle, and everybody else was asleep. Then he spotted Robin, relaxing with a blue polo knotted at her waist and an olive bikini bottom. Luffy was unaffected, but the surrounding men were.

"Whatcha reading?" He said, sitting in the sand next to her chair.

"A book about the history of this island." She said, still reading whilst answering.

"Is it interesting?"

"I think so." She chuckled. "But I don't think you'll like it."

Luffy laughed too and stood up. He decided to wake up Chopper and go do something fun. Maybe they could go exploring in the jungle. That sounded like a good adventure! With a new grin he walked past some girls of his own age.

"What's your name?" One of them said, taking ahold of his arm. She had blonde ringlets and brown eyes. "I'm Sunny."

"I'm Luffy." He said. Maybe this girl wanted to do something fun!

"Want to grab something at the bar?" Sunny flirted, batting her eyelashes. When Luffy didn't look, she gave her group of friends a thumbs up and an excited smile.

"Nah, I'm not thirsty." Luffy said with a careless grin. Sunny only barely faltered, not giving up so easily.

"What about something to eat? I'll pay!" She offered quickly. No way was she going to endure her friends teasing about somebody rejecting her!

His face brightened. "Sure, as long as they have meat!"

"A carnivore huh?" Sunny said grinning. "So am I." She laced her fingers through his. Luffy didn't notice, being too busy with thinking about how much meat he should order. He didn't even notice when the girl was looking at his chest, thinking about how muscular he was. Luffy was seemingly without libido, and he couldn't realize what effects he had on girls.

They sat down on a table, and they quickly ordered. While Sunny had a salad, she was amazed at Luffy's order.

"I'll have every kind of meat you have." He said, licking his lips just at the thought freshly roasted goat.

Sunny closed her mouth. Suddenly she didn't like him that much any more. The way he ate, it would cost her all her vacation money!

"So Luffy, how old are you?" She asked, plastering her smile back on her face.

"Seventeen." He didn't ask for her age.

"I'm seventeen." She offered anyway. "So, what brings you here?" Sunny was desperate to keep the conversation going. Because as soon as the meal came, she would eat her salad, tell Luffy she has to go to the bathroom and get outta here! With his messy black hair, big brown eyes, perpetual childish expression and yet that badass scar under his eye, he was hot. But he wasn't worth all my vacation money! She had set her mind.

"Oh, my ship came here." Luffy answered with a grin, folding his arms behind his head and leaning back on his chair.

"Really? Your ship? So are you a captain or something?" Sunny leaned forward, as if interested. She was, but still. She didn't want to falter. After this he would probably hate her.

"Yeah."

Luffy's answer was short because he wanted to see if his meat was finished. Sanji was way faster. His bones were tingling for adventure. Luffy's gaze strayed from looking at the kitchen to the lush green jungle. It was kind of absurb, the way the dark foliage gave way to the white sand and palm trees. Ferns were humongous, and the shrubs, teeming with brilliant flowers fought for the scarce sunlight.

And that was just the plants. What sort of animals would live here? It wouldn't be up to Little Garden standards, but Luffy do with any kind of predator. Most likely the wildlife would suffer post-adventure. This captain wasn't part of the Monster Trio for nothing. Or the Supernova's. He was quite frightening when he wanted to be, even with his childish looks and smaller body.

Unlike his brother Ace or Zoro, his muscles weren't plainly evident. His arms were smooth, although not soft. His entire body was compacted with lean muscle. It could be that the consuming of a Devil's Fruit had made sure his muscles would never be bulging. Even so, his chest was chiseled, and really, he never paid attention to how he looked so he didn't care. As long as he had his hat, meat and adventure, Luffy was a happy man.

It didn't forgo Sunny that he was wiggling on his chair. The brown eyes that made her melt were scanning the area carefully.

"So, are you a captain with the Marines?" She asked. He was supposed to pay attention! Sure, she was rejecting him anyway, but she would dump him! Luffy wouldn't ditch her!

"Nope." He said, grinning widely. "I'm a pirate."

Her face contorted in a mixture of surprise an fear, but then settled into admiration. "Omigod, really?"

"Yeah. I'm gonna be king of the pirates!"

The crazy thing was, he looked like he was serious. Sunny couldn't believe what she was hearing. But instead of saying, "But that's impossible!" she went for flattery.

"I'm sure you can do it." Sunny said, looking flirtingly at him. "So what's your bounty?"

"Threehundred million Beli." He said, still grinning like it was nothing.

Sunny sprayed her ice water all over the table. This guy's a demon!

"What's wrong?" Luffy asked, furrowing his brow.

"Nothing."

A waiter came, and added an extra table for Luffy's meat. No conversation followed, as Luffy was scarfing down food like he hadn't eaten in days. Make that weeks. He even ate the bones, not stopping for a second. Steaks disappeared into the black hole that was his stomach. Food was smeared around his mouth, yet he didn't even look deterred.

Sunny lost her appetite just watching him shovel in food like there was no tomorrow. She had only taken one bite, but that was one bite too many.

"I have to go to the restroom." She hastily said, cupping a hand over her mouth and on her slim stomach. Luffy hadn't even noticed the invitee had just left. The entire restaurant was staring at him, as he wasn't too quiet.

Crunch, smack, chew. That rhythm filled the entire restaurant as people put down their cutlerly and just stared at the unmannered youth. Even from the beach onlookers had gathered, pointing and whispering. And then, as Luffy finished, he let out an earth-shuddering belch.

"Man, that was good!" He exclaimed loudly, patting his still flat stomach. With a wide grin he stood up and walked away, forgetting all about Sunny. Now he was ready for an adventure. Happily he walked back to the Cabana, deciding he first needed a vest. Whistling a merry tune he remembered from Saobody Park.

Chopper had woken up and had just dressed and was brushing his fur. He thought it was a pain, but Doctorine would hound him so terribly if he didn't, so now it was more a habit. He missed Doctorine. It would soon be her 140th birthday, and he wouldn't be there. Quickly he made a mental note to send her a card and a recipe for a medicine he had discovered.

"Hey Luffy!" Chopper greeted his captain. "I was wondering where you went!"

"Chopper! Let's go have an adventure in the jungle!" Luffy immediately blurted out with an excited face. "I bet there's a monster there somewhere!"

"A m-monster?"

"Yeah! So you wanna come?" Luffy was bouncing up and down, and poor Chopper didn't want to say no. He was a man! He would fight that monster and show its place!

"O-okay." He hesitantly agreed.

Luffy immediately grabbed one of his hooves and ran into the jungle happily, forgetting all about wanting to grab a vest. Chopper was waving behind him like a flag, and then he got stuck in a vine. The dumb idiot Luffy was, he didn't notice and kept on running. Then, just as it was too late, he noticed his arm was stretched to the limit and they were both launched backwards.

Through the air they soared, until a fairly flexible tree caught them both, bended backwards and shot them up again like a catapult. Luffy was laughing with delight while Chopper clamped onto the rubbery arm for his dear life.

"Woohooo!" Luffy shouted.

Chopper was crying with fear. Last night he'd seen a volcano when they went to the hot springs and now they might be flying towards it! If he and Luffy died they wouldn't rest in peace. Because Nami would want to cash Luffy's bounty in, and then she would haunt them because they didn't participate in the sandcastle competition. Chopper swallowed the lump in his throat and looked around. He saw his backpack drop, and hoped nothing broke. But then he saw something that was fearsome all right.

Below the duo was the geyser. The name had forgone Chopper, but he knew enough about geology to still be panicky. This one came from a small pool, and you could see it was boiling. Bubbles shot out, and you could smell the sulphur. And if the water shot out at this moment…. He shuddered. It didn't look too good.

"Luffy! Grab onto something!"

"Why? We're going to make the biggest splash ever! If only Usopp could see!" He laughed his fool's laugh yet again.

"No Luffy! That water is boiling –" Chopper was cut short. It was too late. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion for him. The steam was rising up, slightly tickling their skin. Luffy noticed the water wasn't at a bearable heat. Our doctor was about to burst into tears again; all his fur would be burnt or would have to be removed to treat the burns.

And as Luffy predicted, they did make the biggest splash. But they had to swim upward, because if the geyser erupted, they would be sucked inside, and they would die for sure! Luffy was splashing, not expecting this particular pool to be deep. Quickly Chopper transformed into his human counterpart, and they dragged themselves out, just before they heard a loud rumble and the boiling hot water shot out.

Panting they laid side by side, shielded by the foliage.

"That was awesome!" Luffy said, still excited. The adrenaline was still pumping, and soon they would both feel the burn.

As if Kami themselves was watching over them, Chopper saw his blue backpack. Hastily he grabbed it, and took out his water bottle. Half of it he quickly poured over Luffy and with the rest he doused himself. Quickly he searched, until he found his vinegar. Again he doused both of them and then he surveyed the damage.

Happily he noted it was nothing but a minor burn. Not that they aren't painful, but they wouldn't have to have bandages.

"Ow!" Luffy suddenly exclaimed. His face was contorted into dislike, and he started shaking his limbs quite comically. The rubber man was making apelike noises as he was there doing his little dance. Another rumble was heard, and it started pouring over them. Robin would have informed them, if she knew, that jungle islands would often have impromptu downpour. Soon their hair was stuck to their skin, but their burns were relieved. Luffy's spirit once more rebounded, and he grabbed a walking stick and started to explore.

Tropical birds were cawing, and you could hear the song of one bird. All the other joined in, and it was like a free symphony. Luffy started singing with them.

"The islands in the south~ are warm~

Paina-purupuru~ Their heads get really hot~

And they're all idiots~!"

"Second verse!"

"The islands in the north~ are cold~

Hyakkoi-koikoi~ Their heads shiver all around~

And they're all idiots~!"

"Third verse!"

"The islands in the east~"

All the birds had stopped singing and were all staring at the stranger. Chopper had just followed, lookig at Luffy with admiration.

"Did you write that yourself?" He asked with stars in his eyes.

"Yep. It's called the Idiot Song." Luffy answered with a big grin.

Happily the two kept on trodding through the thick undergrowth, until they heard a human voice.

"Is that Usopp?" Chopper hesitantly asked.

"Let's go to him and find out!" Luffy said, happy something interesting was going to happen again. After around a minute of walking, they did indeed find Usopp.

"Hey, what are you guys doing here?" Usopp asked as he heard them approach.

"We're on an adventure!"

"We though we heard your voice, so we walked towards it to find out."

"You wanna join our adventure?" Luffy offered excitedly. It was surprising he didn't immediately start bouncing around.

"Sure. I got all that I need anyway." The long-nosed man answered, patting his pockets.

"What where you here for then?" Chopper asked as he was curious.

"Shh! Don't tell!" Suspecting a spy, he peered around quite carefully and then turned back to his friends. "I'm making a special liquid to harden sand!"

"Oooh!" Luffy said. "So what's the use?"

"The sandcastle competition?"

"Oh yeah!" Luffy laughed.

The trio now walked, not really knowing where'd they'd end up. Usopp had rationalized it was impossible to get lost on this island. In the jungle, all you had to do was just walk in one direction the entire time, and then you would reach the coast. So off they went, until they heard peals of laughter.

"I never thought there would be so many people in the jungle." Chopper mused out loud.

"I never heard anybody except for you guys." Usopp said.

"Maybe it's Nami and Robin. Or this girl Sunny I met."

"Sunny?" The other two asked in unison.

"I was walking on the beach, and then this girl asked what my name was, and then she invited me to have food with her. I don't know where she went though."

Usopp sighed at the naivete of the raven-haired man. Sometimes it really made you wonder if he really was seventeen, not twelve. He didn't shave, and his legs and torso too were devoid of hair. Or maybe it was a trait shared by him and Ace. Most people with dark hair and light skin had obivous stubble, but Luffy had never had anything.

"Hey Luffy, do you shave?"

"Huh?'

"You know, your face?"

He still looked at Usopp with a confused expression.

"Can you grow a beard?"

"Oh!" Luffy laughed yet again. "No."

"Maybe it's because of the Devil Fruit you ate. When did you eat it exactly?"

"When I was seven. Shanks and his crew had come to my hometown, and they'd brought it with them. I accidentally ate it for desert!" Again he laughed.

Again they heard voices, but this time you could make out some words. Chopper changed into his reindeer form, and smelled the air closely.

"Usopp! Luffy! I think this is a female hot spring." He said. The smells certainly corresponded.

"So?" Luffy said.

"Don't you think we should stay away?"

His question was ignored as they saw the wall. Without any heed, they climbed over the wall and peered at the was covering his nose at what he saw. Some of the women noticed them, and started screaming. Quickly they all jumped out and grabbed their towels.

"Pervets!"

"Luffy... Usopp…." They heard an all too familiar growl.

"Hey Nami!" Luffy said happily, waving at her. He didn't seem to be bother by the fact all the navigator had around her was a towel slung at her hips. Usopp fell off of the wall while Luffy swung over his legs and was now sitting. Many of the women pointed at his crotch. How could he not be attracted to them?

"What are you guys doing?" She snarled. Robin walked out, however she had the towel covering everything.

"We're on an adventure!" Luffy said happily, completely not noticing his surroundings. Even Nami couldn't catch his gaze lingering around her chest. All he looked at was her face. "Wanna join?"

He was still stupidly grinning like nothing was wrong.

"Luffy, get the hell out of here. This is the women's hot spring. That's why most of them are naked." She bit at him sarcastically.

"But you're not… Oh." He laughed. "Oh, hey Robin. You wanna come on our adventure?"

"Luffy-san, I'm afraid we'll have to reject. Why don't you and Usopp continue? It's not really appropriate that you're here."

"Why not?"

"Unless you're a women, you can't be here."

"Weird rule. Well, see ya!" He waved at his two female crew mates and jumped over the wall.

"Um Luffy, look behind you?"

Luffy looked, and then his jaw fell open.