Wow... So much shorter than the previous one... Oh well, it is a good ending point! I hope you enjoy it, and please let me know what you think! :)

Chapter Two

Back at the Going Merry

Having sent off Karoo with a letter from BB to her father, the Strawhats had cast off. Mitsu sat on the railing carefully balanced, off to the side. No one had questioned her presence, so she just listened in on her conversation. The strawhats were now discussing the brothers.

Suddenly Ace joined them, knocking his brother off of the railing. "Just who can you beat?" He laughed with a huge cocky smile.

"Ace!" The whole crew shouted, and Mitsu rolled her eyes. Ace always had to show off.

"Yo!" Ace laughed with a wave, and then bowed his head, "Hey everyone. Thanks for taking care of my brother."

"No kidding." One of the crew members smirked, and Mitsu let out a little laugh. Once again, she was pretty much ignored. Bored, and repaying the treatment, she started to gaze off into the ocean. The land of Alabasta may be desert, but the shores and sea were beautiful. Water then splashed up into her face, causing Mitsu to cough. Her eyes started to water due to the salt. She turned back to the others.

"Having a dumb little brother... Makes an older brother worry." Ace laughed at Luffy's confusing with his gift. "He probably gives you guys lots of trouble, too. Take care of him for me..." He was talking to the crew but then glanced up. "Mitsu, do me a huge favor. Stay with him for a while." Ace commented. Mitsu shrugged, and Ace jumped off the ship onto his own bellow.

"What?!" Luffy wailed. "You're leaving already?!"

"Yeah." Ace replied.

"You can chill out here a little longer! I haven't seen you in so long." Luffy wailed, and Mitsu joined him in the railing.

"I told you, I only came to do that. I'm chasing a major criminal right now... He's been calling himself "Blackbeard" lately. But he originally used to be a member of the Whitebeard second corps. My subordinate." Ace looked off into the distance, a shadow covering his eyes." "He committed the worst possible crime on a pirate ship... "Crew mate killing"."

"Ouch." Mitsu muttered, and the others were silent.

"I'm the commander, so I have to finish him off. If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't be back here in this part of the sea." He then turned to his brother with his ever famous smile. "The next time we meet... Will be at the pirates' summit." He then speed off.

"No...No way...! How could someone that sensible be Luffy's brother?!" The orange haired women asked, in sheer shock.

"I was surer he would be as irresponsible as Luffy." The one with the funky long nose added.

"What a great guy, cares about his brother...!" The swordsman commented. Mitsu noted that he carried three swords, which seemed a little unnecessary.

"Brotherhood is a wonderful thing." The little adorable teddy bear cried.

"I don't get it... The sea's a mysterious place." The blonde dude with a cigarette contined.

Princess BB sighed, "Please. Everyone..." Mitsu tilted her head. Princess and pirates. Certainly an interesting combination.

"See you later!" Luffy howled waving his hand.

The strawhats and Mitsu watched as Ace was overtaken by about 50 ships. He then jumped over them, and proceeded to destroy them in a single attack.

"That's Ace for you!" Mitsu laughed leaning across the railing next to Luffy.

Suddenly the whole strawhat crew panicked. "Who the hell are you?" The green haired swordsman commented as a good half of the crew was hiding behind him.

Mitsu sweat dropped. "Dudes, seriously? I've been with you since you ran away from the marines."

"Why?" Luffy asked, pushing his hat back.

Mitsu shrugged. "Ace and I have a habits of doing favors for each other."

"Ahh." BB weakly commented, and then she quoted Ace, "Mitsu, do me a huge favor. Stay with him for a while." Mitsu nodded.

Luffy smiled widely at the girl. "Hello, Ace's friend! I am Monkey D. Luffy, and I'm going to be the Pirate King."

Mitsu smirked. "Mitsu. Mitsu Kohana." Luffy grabbed her hands and started to shake them happily. Mitsu looked at his funny moving arms, to him, to his arms, at him, and then back to his arms. "What in the world are you."

Luffy grinned. "I'm a rubber man!"

"Great." Mitsu moaned.