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Chapter Two: Idiot Crew

That night, Sanji made up an extra plate of food for their guest. He knocked on the door. "Saya-chan, I'm coming in," he called, going into the room.

The brown-haired girl didn't respond at all. She ignored him. The bird looked at him with an apologetic little chirp.

Sanji made a little more attempt at conversation, but he soon saw it was pointless and left the room. It was like talking to the bed itself.

The food… Saya tried to ignore it, but the smell of it made her stomach rumble, reminding her that she had not eaten all day, nor the previous day come to think of it… besides that disgusting drink…

She clenched her teeth and hit her head. "Dammit."

When Sanji returned to the room later though, the plate was clean. After he had picked up the plates and turned to leave, he heard a throat clear and turned. Saya wasn't looking at him, but instead of angry, she looked more uncomfortable than anything. "Thanks for the food," she mumbled. "It was good."

Sanji grinned broadly. "It's my pleasure."

Saya didn't respond. It was already too much effort to have spoken to him at all.

Five days passed in this manner. Life continued as usual on the Going Merry, and true to his word, Luffy gave Saya the space she had demanded. Usopp and Chopper did too, but that's because they were scared to death of her.

Saya heard daily life going on around on the ship: meaning heated arguments, people getting beaten up, futile attempts to keep some sense of order, and Luffy yelling for food. To tell the truth, it was all rather un-pirate-like. This crew had no organization whatsoever…

Just because she had a broken arm was no reason for slacking off though. She stayed in shape by doing practice dances with her pikestaff, even if they had to be improvised somewhat because she could only use her left hand.

"Hey, ZORO!" Luffy would roar. "Quit sleeping and let's play!"

"Play, play!" Usopp and Chopper laughed.

"Just how old are you morons?!" Zoro demanded.

Leaning back, she tried to ignore it. But since she was left alone, there was time to think… too much time. Her thoughts went as far as thinking that these guys might be different from other pirates, but she quickly dismissed the thought. Pirates were pirates.

In her memory, hot blood was suddenly dripping onto her face… blood that wasn't hers. A dark shadow against a world of flames, and a downward chopping axe… and the horrible sound of a blade cutting through flesh…

She tried to go to sleep, but didn't have much success.

Usopp tried his luck a week after they had set sail. He cautiously poked his nose into the room. "Um, it's Saya, right? Isn't it a little boring staying in this room all the time?" he asked while hiding behind the doorframe, in case she reached for her pikestaff again.

Saya ignored him. But truth be told, she was bored out of her mind, and trying to figure these guys out was giving her a headache. She had never been confined in such a comfortable place for this long a time since that day, which sounded odd. She didn't say anything though, just turned her head and glared at him.

Usopp fled.

Strangely, late that night, Zoro walked in without even inviting himself. "Wasn't the deal to let you see the sea and sky?" he asked dryly. "But you're shutting yourself in here of your own accord."

She ignored him… or tried to. Her nerves were humming, like they would for combat. Brownie chirped sleepily on her shoulder, and she stroked him absentmindedly. Brownie's instincts for people were good, but this guy was a pirate…

Zoro sighed in exasperation and started to walk out of the room, when she actually spoke. "Where's the rest of your nakama? Is this some sort of trap or something?"

"Not really." Zoro turned and grinned. "We told you already, we're not those type of pirates. As for those other idiots, they're all asleep. I'm just on guard duty tonight." He left.

After a moment's pause, Saya got out of the bed. It was completely quiet outside when she crept outside; extremely rare, especially on THIS ship.

A moment later, she heard the thunderous snores emitting from the ship's hold. Maybe not so quiet after all…

Relieved, she took a deep breath, filling her lungs with the salty air of the sea. Apart from the snoring, she could hear the gentle lapping of waves on the side of the ship, and even with the snores, it was… relaxing. It might be nice to stay here for a while… maybe even get to know-

She shook her head. This wasn't it… this wasn't… she still had something to finish. What the hell was she thinking? These guys were pirates! And that guy wasn't dead yet.

"SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! FOOD!!"

The sea-shattering roar woke up the entire ship the next morning. Saya woke up so violently, she hit her head on the ceiling.

"SHUT THE HELL UP, YOU IDIOT!!" The resultant kicks and bangs shook the entire ship in the ocean.

She rubbed her head and groaned. Forgetting where she was, she slammed the door open and roared, "HEY!! Can't you guys be any more quiet than this when it's so damn early?! The sun's not even up yet!"

There was an absolute stop. Everyone froze and turned to look at her.

Saya suddenly blushed and clenched her left hand on the railing. "Well, uh…"

Luffy grinned. "Oh good! You decided to come out!"

"I… I…" Saya started trembling. "You guys…" She looked away. "I'll admit… you guys are different, a little," she said as if her teeth hurt to say it. "However, you guys are still pirates! That means I don't have to take any crap from you!"

Robin chuckled. "Dear me."

Usopp and Chopper hid behind the mast.

Zoro was indifferent, and continued his pre-breakfast nap.

Luffy laughed. "Hey, hey! Wanna play tag?"

Saya's eye twitched. "T… tag…?"

"It's really fun! Don't you know how to play?"

"Well… that's…" Saya's face turned red, but it didn't seem to be from hostility. "Aren't you a little old for that?"

"You're just scared you're going to loose," Luffy laughed.

A stress mark appeared on Saya's head. "What… was… that…?!"

Usopp went hid farther behind the mast. "Why do I have a bad feeling about this…?"

"She's scared she's going to loose!" Luffy sang.

"Why you!!" Saya's pikestaff appeared in her hand as if summoned. "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!"

Luffy laughed and ran all over the ship, the feisty shorty on his heels. He dodged every swing she gave him…

As the chase went on, however, the atmosphere changed, just a little. Brownie perched on one of Chopper's antlers, crying.

Chopper looked up at the little bird. "Hm? Why are you crying?"

Without thinking, he automatically and translated Brownie's answer for everyone who was listening. "'I've… I've never seen Saya so happy before!'"

You could've heard a pin drop, before Luffy and Saya came charging through them again, Saya actually cutting off a lock of Luffy's hair with the pikestaff before they swung around to the other side of the ship again.

Usopp was the first to recover. "She's… happy?!" he choked.

The bird nodded, still crying.

Nami chuckled a little. "Well, I could understand that… a little…"

"YOU STRAW HAT BASTARD GET BACK HERE! WHEN I CATCH YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO DIE, YOU HEAR ME?! DIE!!"

The navigator sweatdropped as Saya succeeded in throwing Luffy over the side of the ship by grabbing his arm and swinging him like a sling. He flew at least fifty meters, screaming the entire way, before he crashed into the ocean. "Or not…"

Luffy started thrashing in the water. "HELP MEEEE!! I CAN'T SWIM, I'M A HAMMER!!"

Saya rolled her eyes. "Well doesn't this make my job easier," she said darkly, walking away from the edge of the ship. "If he's a Hammer, then he'll drown and I won't have to exert myself fighting him."

"YOU DEMON!" the whole crew yelled.

"Demon or not, I'd have killed him anyways," Saya huffed. "It's none of my concern." She walked away from the ship's banister.

"S-SABE BEEEEE!! (Save me!)" Luffy glugged. "Sobone blez sabe be! (Someone please save me!)" Then he went under.

"That idiot!" Zoro growled, diving overboard.

About thirty seconds later, a considerably fatter Luffy and a soaking-wet Zoro came back on board. Zoro took off his shirt and wrung it out irritably while stomping on Luffy's stomach. A fountain of water spat out of Luffy's mouth. And another. And another. And another…

Saya perched on the rail, Brownie sitting on her shoulder. "Oh? He's alive? What a shame."

"What the hell is your problem?!" Zoro snapped.

She shrugged. "He was annoying me."

"THAT'S NOT A GOOD REASON TO KILL SOMEONE!!"

Sanji puffed on his cigarette. "Hey, hey, with a captain like him, that's not quite a bad idea…"

No one really objected. Saya looked around, a frown on her face. "What's with you guys? He's your captain, right? He's supposed to be more… dignified, isn't he?"

Nami refused to talk to the new girl, instead huffing and turning her back. Robin chuckled. "This crew is somewhat different, little miss."

Saya sweatdropped slightly. 'Somewhat' didn't really seem to fit the tone quite right… Suddenly she withdrew back into herself with a violent jerk. What the hell was she doing?! Brownie fluttered into the air in alarm as she ran back into her room, slamming the door behind her. She leaned against the door, breathing hard. What the hell was she doing?! What the hell! She had let her guard down! On a pirate ship!! Just who were these people?!

Brownie fluttered frantically around before settling on the rigging. Zoro sweatdropped. "What the hell's her problem?" he grumbled.

Brownie chirped. "'She's scared of you guys,'" Chopper translated.

Sanji blinked. "Scared? Why does she have to be scared of us? She's our guest."

Luffy clapped his sandals together irritably. "Tell us, bird," he demanded.

"'She's never met anyone like you before, people she could have fun with. Actually, the reason she hates pirates so much is because on that day, pirates k-"

Suddenly, the door flew open and the pikestaff came soaring out. A small feather fluttered to the ground as a shell-shocked Brownie fell to the floor, a small bald patch on his head. It was met with much screeching and screaming on the crew's part, especially Usopp because it flew an inch from cutting his nose off.

The pikestaff embedded itself into the mast and stayed, there, quivering, as Saya came out, her eyes blazing. "Brownie, that's quite enough from you," she hissed.

Brownie cheeped meekly on the floor.

"Good." Saya scooped him up and placed him on her shoulder. Her eyes had lost all their fury, just to be replaced by dull exhaustion. She turned her eyes to Luffy. "Don't forget about our fight. My arm is almost recovered."

Chopper was hiding behind the mast, but he plucked up enough courage to speak up. "That's not true! Your arm is going to take at least another couple weeks to heal!"

Luffy grinned. "I haven't forgotten. Don't forget your side of the deal too! You loose, you become our nakama!"

Saya bristled even more, if that was even possible. "I'm not going to loose," she snapped. "Especially not to an idiot like you!"

Luffy's good-natured grin only intensified, and he gave her a thumbs-up. "Sure!"

Nami punched Luffy's head into the mast. "That means you're agreeing with her, dimwit!" she shouted. "Is it really okay for us to be giving a ride to someone who plans to kill you, Luffy?!"

"I'd be long gone if it wasn't for my arm!" Saya snapped, hitting the banister.

"And YOU!" Nami roared, turning on Saya. "We're letting you freeload off us and letting you ride with us, and you're planning to kill our captain! What sort of deal is this?!"

"It's not like I want to!" Saya roared right back. "He's a pirate, and so are the rest of you! It was your decision to become pirates, so I'm your enemy!"

As they continued to yell at each other, alternately slamming their hands on the banister, Robin glanced at them and chuckled at their difference in height.

Usopp waved his hand slightly as he hid behind the mast. "Hey, go easy on Merry…"

Neither woman heard him, continuing to roar at one another.

Zoro cracked open an eye, watching Saya curiously. Something she had said was irking him somewhat… He yawned and went back to sleep. If Luffy did decide to make her a part of the crew, then whatever. It didn't have anything to do with him.

Luffy tilted his head, frowning and watching as Saya and Nami still continued to roar. "Hey… what are you guys arguing over?" he asked, confused.

"SHUT UP YOU!" they roared, punching him off the ship. With their combined strength, Luffy flew for at least 100 meters before landing with much fuss in the ocean.

Zoro cracked open an eye again. "Again? That's twice in one day…"

"S-SABE BEEEE!!!"

Little hearts were flying out of Sanji's cigarette. "Such beautiful strength…"

"Idiot," Zoro muttered.

"I'B KINKIN'!! (I'm sinking!) SABE BEE!!"

"WHAT WAS THAT, YOU MARIMO HEAD?!"

Brownie chirped and fluttered frantically, sharing in Chopper's screaming. "LUFFY SANK!! LUFFY SANK!! WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?! LUFFY SANK!!"

"Bastard, you looking for a fight?" Sanji growled. "Who're you calling an idiot?!"

"I forget."

"LUFFY'S SINKING!! LUFFY'S DROWNING!!"

"SABE BEEE!!"

Saya sweatdropped. "What… the hell is wrong… with this crew…?"

Next: Arrival at the next island... why is Saya suddenly refusing to get off the ship?