Luka smiled when they got into port and watched as Koby tied the boat to keep it from floating away, "Wow Koby I didn't think we'd actually reach an island! Good job!" She shaded her eyes with a hand as she watched people walk about and bit back a sigh when she didn't see anything that would be considered fun by her standards. "Let's go eat!" She saw Koby nod and the boy had faint pink dusting across his cheeks making Luka shrug.

"Of course we got to an island Luka-san, that's the minimum requirement for those that sail the seas. Luka if you keep randomly floating around, you'll never become a pirate. You should find a navigator for your crew." He looked at her in concern as he fixed his glasses, but she waved him off.

"Yeah! That's what I'll do! Now let's eat, okay?" She stressed on wanting to eat and Koby must have gotten the hint as he followed her with no complaint and she smiled while nodding her head from side to side. But sadly it wasn't meant to be as they ended up in front of the marine base instead and she pouted. "It looks so big up close! Go on in, Koby!" She turned to him with her hands on her hip and a smile on her face.

"B-but I haven't mentally prepared myself yet…And those people were scared when they heard the captain's name…" She clenched her jaw shut and started climbing the wall while her mind screamed for her to see blood as it's been nearly a week already and Koby was a good enough target to attack. "Luka! What're you doing?!

She shook her head to rid herself of those thoughts, I wonder if I can see…the demonic beast from here." She shaded her eyes and hoped back down when she saw someone.

"You wouldn't find him just by peeking over the fence. He's probably deep within the bowels of the prison." Koby watched as she started running next to the wall.

Luka tried to keep herself from laughing at the ignorant boy, but she couldn't help the chuckle that escaped her as she looked back at him. "Oh yeah? Well there's somebody over there!" She continued her light jog.

"What!" Koby swallowed fearfully and began to follow after her slowly.

"Maybe it's Zoro! Here he is!" She climbed the wall again and tilted her head when she saw the man. She looked back at Koby and her face pulled into confusion while she was cackling on the inside.

"A B-black bandana and haramaki sash! I-It's really him! That's Roronoa Zoro! He looks so menacing!" Koby fell back wards and Luka turned back to stare at the man.

He didn't look so scary to her, in fact he looked like a normal starving and dehydrated man near death. "So that's him. Hmm! I could just untie those ropes and set him free…" At this point it really was an option seeing as how she was bored and there were no fights to keep her entertained.

"That's Suicide! If you let him loose, he'll kill us then wreck the town!" Koby screamed and she rolled her eyes in annoyance now that the boy couldn't see her face and the man was too far to see.

"Come over here…and untie me…I've been here for nine days and I can't take anymore." Luka tilted her head at Zoro's words and contemplated the offer.

"He's smiling." That was a little unusual as desperate near death normal people would be pleading and begging. She smiled back at him and took a deep breath the scent of blood reaching her.

"He's talking to us!" Koby crawled up on the wall next to her and she once again pulled her face into a goofy grin.

"I'll make it worth your while. I'll capture someone with a big price on their head and give all of the bounty to you. You can trust me. I'm a man of my word." His smile turned into a smirk and Luka found herself grinning at his words.

"D-Don't do it, Luka! As soon as you untie him, he'll kill us and get away! I just know it!" Koby yelled at her loud enough for the whole town to here.

Luka scowled mentally and resisted the urge to kick the boy, but she took a deep calming breath and once again let her goofy personality shine through, "He won't kill us, I wouldn't let him and he couldn't anyway. Because he's to prideful to do so and I doubt the marines caught him fairly." She looked over and watched as a ladder was placed by them. A little girl climbed up and shushed them.

"Hey! Don't go over there it's dangerous!" Luka shushed him. And the boy complied because she wanted to see what the man would do.

"Whadda you want? Get lost! Do you want to get killed!?" Zoro yelled at the little girl, but she held firm.

"I made these rice balls for you! I thought that you might need some food!" she held out the rice balls with a large smile on her face and Luka nodded agreeing with the girl. "It's the first time I've ever made rice balls, I hope you like them!"

"I'm…Not hungry! Now beat it and take that stuff with you!" Luka snorted in disbelief and shook her head. The guy looked like a starved animal.

"B-But…" The little girl stuttered as she looked at the rice balls and then back at Zoro.

"I don't want it! Now get outta here! Or I'll stomp you to death!" Zoro glared at the girl and Luka rolled her eyes knowing that it wouldn't work on the girl.

"Roronoa Zoro! You shouldn't pick on little girls. I'll tell my father on you!" Zoro glared at the blonde man flanked by two marines and Luka was quick to follow.

"Who's that weirdo?" She managed to say it in a bored and confused town, but she couldn't hide the disgust in her eyes. Luckily Koby wasn't watching her.

"He must be some high ranking Naval Officer. Now that little girl will be safe." Luka looked at Koby and shook her head sadly at his black and white view of things.

"Hmpf! Well…If it isn't the idiot son, living off daddy's wealth." Luka smirked at Zoro's words and wondered how the blonde would reply.

"Did you just call me an idiot? A man in your position should guard his tongue…Or he could lose it!" Luka's eye twitched the blonde was a brat and she felt the need to hear him scream. "Little girl…Did you bring those rice balls for me? How thoughtful."

"Hey give those back." The little girl tried to reach for them.

"BLECH! Disgusting! It's sweet! There's sugar on it! Rice balls are supposed to be seasoned with salt! Not sugar!" Luka blinked at idiot boys yell, she didn't know you were supposed to use salt.

"B-But I like sweets, so I figured sugar would be better!" Luka nodded at the girls words.

"These are completely inedible!" He started stomping on the remaining ones and Luka's eyes narrowed.

"Stop! Please! You're ruining them!" The girl was on her knees trying to prevent the man from crushing them only to be ignored.

"How evil…that little girl worked really hard to make those rice balls." Luka looked at Koby in surprise having forgotten that he was there and frowned.

"Don't worry! I'm sure the ants find them delicious! Hahaha!" Idiot boy laughed at the girl and Luka nodded to herself.

"Why! I worked so hard to make those!" The girl started crying.

"Oh, stop that crying! That's why I hate kids!" He bent down a little and pointed to a sign on the inside of the wall "It's your own fault! Can't you read this sign? It says 'Anyone aiding this prisoner shall be found guilty of the crimes he has committed—Captain Morgan' I'm sure you've heard how scary my father can be! If you were an adult you would be put to death! You there! Throw that brat over the fence!"

"B-but…" Luka sighed and shook her head, marines were forced to listen to any commands they were given no matter how stupid they were.

"I'm ordering you to throw that little brat over the fence! Are you going to disobey a direct order! I'll tell daddy on you!"

"Y-yes sir…Right Away!"

He threw the little girl and Luka stretched out and caught her as she had a soft spot for kids that cared. Koby ran up over to them, "Are you okay?! What a bad man…!"

Luka looked back over the wall and saw that the men had left so she hopped over and walked up to Zoro with a frown. "You still here? Better not let Helmeppo's father catch you." Luka tried to keep from laughing at the idiot's name only letting her mouth twitch slightly.

"Look…I'm looking for good men to join my Pirate crew." Luka didn't saw anymore as she crossed her arms.

"Pirate crew? You think I'd lower myself to that level? No thanks!" Zoro smirked at her and looked away as blood dripped from his chin.

"But becoming a pirate's my dream! What's so wrong about that?" She tilted her head slightly as her eyes still followed the blood.

"You think that if you untie me…I'm going to join your pirate crew?" Zoro watched as Luka smiled and tilted her hat forward.

"I haven't decided if I want to ask you yet. You've got a bad reputation and you look pretty beat down to me." Luka rocked on the balls of her feet as she watched Zoro.

"A bad reputation, huh? Well, anyway, I don't go for that kind of deal. I've got my own plans for the future. I don't need your help. I can get out of here on my own. All I have to do is last here for a month, and then I'm a free man! Captain Morgan's idiot son promised me. All I've got to do is survive here for a month. Then I'll be free to pursue my dream!" Zoro was grinning by the end and Luka frowned.

She didn't know if he was trying to reassure himself or get the facts to her that he was going to be freed. But Luka knew that the word of a marine was just as shaky as the word of a pirate. "I see, but are they giving you water?"

He tensed and looked away, "No."

She nodded and turned on her heel, "Then you won't last a month no matter how strong you think you are."

"Hey wait, can you get that for me?" She turned at Zoro's question and glanced down at the muddy rice ball.

"Are you sure because it's mostly a ball of dirt?" She picked it up curiously and looked back at him.

"Yes I'm sure, now give it to me!" She shrugged and brought it up to his mouth and let her fingers brush against his blood.

"Here have this." Luka pulled out a bottle of water from her sash and let him drink some. "Well hope ya live, but doubt you will! Bye!" She laughed and jumped back over the wall and landing in a crouch. She looked at the blood and smeared it between her fingers before wiping it off on her sash. Luka walked toward the girl, Rikka, and Koby and sat down pretending to listen to her story. "He ate your rice ball by the way." Luka stood with a smile and ruffled Rika's hair and entered the small diner with a smile.

Helmepppo walked in five minutes later and started trashing the place while demanding free food. Luka stood in anger before the foolish man opened his mouth declaring that he would kill Zoro in three days. Knowing that was going to happen and hearing the truth were two different things. Luka took out her knife and punched Helmeppo in the face letting the knife skim across his cheek. "Koby stay here, if you follow me you might not be able to join the marines."

Koby looked up at her, "B-but…!"

She smiled goofily at him and ruffled his hair, "Don't worry about me, I'm strong!" She left Koby behind and headed back off to the execution grounds. "Hey!" She jumped over the wall and called out to Zoro.

"You again…If this is about joining your pirate crew, my answer is still no." He glared at her and tried to scare her away to no avail as she just continued to grin.

"Call me Luka! I'll untie you if you'll join my pirate crew okay!?" Luka spoke as if she didn't hear him and smiled wider at his look of disbelief.

"You don't listen, girl! I've got my own mission…and it doesn't involve becoming a stinking pirate!" Luka let her hat shadow her eyes as she rolled them in annoyance at Zoro's words.

"You're too good to be a pirate? You, a bounty hunter? Who everyone thinks is some sort of demon?" She tilted her head.

"I don't care what other people think. I live by my own code…I've never done anything I regret, and I don't intend to in the future. Which is why I'll never be a pirate!" he glared heatedly at her.

"Alright, you're a swordsman so where are your swords?"

"The idiot has them. Why?"

"If I get them and return them to you that means you will join my crew. If I don't you'll stay here and be executed in three days." Luka didn't wait for a response as she ran in the direction of the marine building with the intent of retrieving his swords and maybe spilling some blood along the way. The base proved to be empty so she looked up and stretched her arm to get to the roof. The only down side was that she went too far and apparently broke some statue. "Oh! There you are!" She looked at Helmeppo and grabbed him before avoiding the marines and running down the stairs. She ran past a really girly door and froze taking to steps back. She looked at the knocked out man and back to the door before shaking her head. She walked in and threw Helmeppo on the ground stabbing a knife in his arm to prevent him from moving, he woke with a pained yell and she rolled her eyes. "It's better for you to stay here idiot and maybe you won't be punished with your foolish father."

She grabbed the three swords and jumped out the window just in time for the marines to fire their bullets at her and Zoro; with a grin she deflected them and watched as three fell to the ground with pained shouts. "I got your swords Zoro! So what will you choose?"

"You must be demons spawn! But I'm not ready to die without a fight! You've got yourself a pirate!" Zoro grinned wildly and Luka laughed. She took out her dagger and sliced the ropes open smiling when Zoro blocked the marines from hurting her with their swords. "The first one who moves dies!" The marines cried and Zoro looked back at Luka with determination. "Alright, so I'm a pirate. I gave you my word. I've fought the navy; therefore I'm officially an outlaw…But, hear this! I have a mission to fulfill! I'm going to be the world's greatest swordsman! All I have left is my destiny! My name may be infamous…but it's gonna shake the world! But you are making me a pirate! So if I have to abandon my dream for any reason…than I'm going to make you commit Hara Kiri!" Zoro managed to say all this with a sword in his mouth and Luka blinked.

"The world's greatest swordsman, that's great! And fitting as anything less would make me look bad!" Luka laughed loudly. "Zoro, Duck!" He listened and Luka whipped her leg around knocking over all the marines.

"What the devil are you?" Zoro looked at her in open shock and she smiled.

"I've eaten the Gum-gum devil fruit." She smiled and the two fought against the marines. Luka went against Morgan while Zoro took on the lesser. The two held back and Luka laughed as she slowly cut up Morgan and finally ended the fight with a well place kick that cracked the man's skull. All the lesser paused and at the sight of their defeated captain let out loud cheers of joy. Luka rolled her eyes and looked over at Zoro with a smile glad that for once the blood didn't affect her so bad.

"Hey Captain, I think I'm gonna…" Zoro fell face first in the dirt and Luka laughed as she picked him up and started dragging him over to the diner.

The two ate their fill and thanked the owner, Rikka's mom, and helped Koby get into the marines. Luka got her wish of punching Koby for being an idiot and they left the boy in the capable, not really, hands of the marines. When they reached the little boat Zoro threw his bag on and glanced briefly at the two bags in the corner before turning to look at Luka and watch as she waved goodbye at the pink haired fool. He chuckled when she toppled over and landed on her butt only to wince as a cut on his side opened. Luka looked up at his quite hiss of pain and tilted her head. "You okay Zoro?" Zoro clenched his teeth and looked away from her. She rolled her eyes and pulled Zoro down to sit by her.

"H-hey! What was that for?!" Zoro winced again and leaned against the side of the boat.

"This wound, it nicked one of your nerves so it's going to hurt for a long while unless I stitch it up." Luka stuck her tongue out at him and laughed when he tried to glare at her while she dug around in her black bag. She pulled out a needle and thread and he grudgingly lifted his shirt letting her stitch up the wound. Her eyes lingered on the blood and he shivered as her hands brushed the blood away and stayed longer than they should have.

He looked at her eyes and noticed the dull glow they had, "Your one of the advocates aren't you?" He nodded to himself when she froze and looked up at him with narrowed eyes.

"Yes, are you scared?" She smiled maliciously trying to hide the fear that was coated with blood lust.

"Nah, I had a friend that was one, but she passed a long time ago. If you need anything, Captain, I'm here." Zoro grinned at her because as long as she was Captain and as long as she let him continue his dream he really didn't have a problem with it.

"Thanks Zoro!" She finished the bandages and smeared his blood on his face with a laugh. Zoro yelled and tried to tackle her, but she danced out of the way.

'If the rest of my journey is like this, even if I'm with an Advocate, I don't really mind.' Zoro smiled as he tried to catch her again.


Noctis: Another chapter done and finished! So what do you think so far? Zoro will be the only one who easily accepts this as i dont think any of the others will be as accepting so bye!

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