Hey there!

The names Abby L. Cross, I've lived on the island I live on now sence I was five when I fell off the boat where my father lived. The island I live on is called Red Moon in the North Blue, the island is pirate friendly so the marines aren't allwolled to be here so former pirates like my adopted mom can live freely. Most people who live here are former pirates but there all really nice but that might just be because i've lived here so long.

My mom was a former shipwright so her and I have been bluilding my ship for when I leave. It's called The Howling Wolf, my partner Dawn(a wolf himself) thought of it.

Today,the day after my 19th birthday is the day that I leave to gather a crew and head to the grand line.

*The day before*

"Get up you sleepy head!" Mom yelled in my ear.

Unawear of the glass of water over my head I said,"Go away i'm tryin' to sleep."

"Wrong anwser," and the water fell.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH cold cold cold... why did you drop water on me," I said from the ground.

"Cause you wouldn't get up!" She said happily.

"Why the hell do I need to get up anyway?"

"Don't tell me you forgot that today's your birthday?"

"Hehe opps, I remember now."

"Good, now get dressed and get ready cause Ichigo and Naoki are coming for your party girlie."

"On it."

*A few hours later*

"So where are you going to head first?" Naoki asked.

"I'm going to go around the North blue a little and then head to East Blue to get to Reverse Mountian."

"And your just going to leave us here?" Ichigo whispered.

"I would bring you but you two can't fight." The mood of the room became dark.

"Well to lighten the mood why don't we do presants!"

"Mom you can always lighten the mood and yes we should!"

"The first one is from me Abby!" Naoki yelled. I opened it to see three new mood rings.

"Thanks! I've been needing more of these sence I lost my others."

"Mine next!" Ichigo said. When I opened it and saw a necklace on it was a forest green round smooth rock.

"Wow I love it Ichigo!"

"It's a good luck charm so don't lose it I want to see it when you come back."

"Wouldn't think of it!"

"Ok mine best for last!" My mother said. She handed me a box that was long with wrapping on it. I ripped it open to see two black swords.

"Mom these are your swords why give them to me?"

"Well you only have two of your own and I know that you like four sword style better than any other style so you needed two more thus me giving you those two."

"Thanks mom," I said hugging her "Their the best."

*Presant time*

"Bye everyone I'll come back to see you all again soon."

"You better come back Wolf!" Naoki yelled but it sounded like a whisper because of how far away from the island I am now.(Wolf a nickname that the two of them use to call me.) I turned around away from the island and looked over my ship. It was big but it wasn't big enough for a large crew but to big for only two people.

*We need more people* I thought.

"Abby where are we going next?" Dawn asked. Yes Dawn could talk he always could he had said that his mother had gods as parents which was very strange if you ask me but going on.

"Next island from here that's headed in the diection of Reverse mountian."

"Kay but do you know how to get there?" He asked me slowly.

"I know enough to get there but we will need some one to help us." I said smartly for once but that dosen't stay long.

"Someone to help us as in a Navigator?" Dawn asked.

"No we need a cook first navigator later!" I yelled and might I say very dumbly.

*Two days later*

"Hey I can see a island Abby!" Dawn yelled at me.

"Really!"

"Yes do you think that I would lie to you about something as important as that?"

"Maybe," I said loudly "Yay an island finally I can get a cook!"

"Why do you think that you'll find a cook here?" Dawn mumbled.

"Because i'm good like that," I said matter-of-factly. We finally docked in the harbor and I jumped off the boat.

"I'm going to stay here Abby to make sure no one does anything to it."

"Okay i'm going to look for a cook!"

"Get some supplies while your at it!" He yelled loudly. I waved him off as I walked away. This place was HUGE there were so many things to do. I saw a stand with strawberries in it and went to get some.

"How much for a dozen strawberries?" I asked the man behind the stand at the same time as another man with black hair that went down to his neck and a black beard to go with it.

"Five beli for a dozen." the man said.

"Wow that low. Well I guess i'll take two dozen please," Abby said to him.

"And I'll take one dozen please," The black-haired man said.

"Alright that will take me few minutes to get all of them if the two of you could please wait." He went to get all of the strawberries. I looked over at the black-haired man and said:

"You like strawberries as much as I do?"

"Yeah There good to eat and to put into things."

"What kinds of things?"

"Mostly cakes and other things."

"Wow you really know things better than I do."

"I'm a cook with a dream so I gotta know things like that!" He looked at me to see my eyes sparlking.

"YOUR A COOK!"

"Yes," He said once again.

"Will you join my crew?"

"What kind of crew?"

"A pirate crew!" He looked at me strangely.

"Who else is in your crew?

"Dawn and me."

"Who's Dawn?"

"My partner he's a wolf."

"You don't look like someone who would kill just for the fun of it." He said not looking at me.

"Why would you say something like that I would never kill anyone."

"Your a pirate aren't you that's what pirate's do."

"Not all pirate's are like that. My father is a pirate and he dosen't kill people and my adopted mother used to be a pirate and she never did." I said. If I wanted him to be my cook than I had to make him belive that I wasn't like that and would be.

"What's your name?" I asked him.

"Francis Wolfang."