Dark Luffy is dark. Vampires aren't the cuddly type, not in this universe they aren't. Unless, of course, you're their nakama then you're safe. Probably.

Also, because the chapters are being published not in order, I must say that this Luffy is not rubber, she doesn't have any Devil Fruit at all as of this point in time (Jaya).

Still NOT BETAED, but I have my own selfish reasons to update as soon as I deem it good enough.

Ominous

Ten Little Pirates

-The Grand Line, Jaya, Mock Town-

"Oi, Old Man!" Luffy called the barman cheerfully as she plopped down on the seat at the bar in one of the local pubs. "Give me something with blood!"

Nami furiously smothered the urge to pull her own hair out of frustration. Her captain had no subtlety whatsoever! No matter how hard she tried to teach her the importance to hide who or rather what she was, every single time it flew right over the younger girl's head.

"Blood?" the barman echoed, furrowing his brow. "I can mix you the Bloody Mary cocktail..?"

Luffy's face lit up like a bonfire with practically stars shooting out of her black eyes. "That sounds yummy!"

Zoro paid zero attention to their captain's delighted giggles and sat next to her with a quick, "Sake for me."

"Mix me something stronger," Nami said, taking an adjacent seat to the swordsman. "Goodness knows, I need something stronger these days…"

The trio was waiting for their order when the door opened and a tall, blond man entered the pub. "Is there a pirate with a straw hat here?"

The patrons stilled, voices dropping to barely audible whispers.

"Hurry up, Old Man!" Luffy exclaimed before licking her lips. "Can't wait for that Bloody Mary… Ah! I hope it's not lamb or sheep blood! Merry is our nakama and she can't say yes, so I don't drink it anymore!"

The barman nodded not quite listening to what the teen was rambling. Sweat flowed down his face and neck as he watched the infamous Bellamy the Hyena swagger closer after being so blatantly ignored by his intended target. Meanwhile, his crew trickled in after him and took over some tables with force.

Bellamy stopped right behind Luffy. The latter might have been oblivious of his presence, but Zoro and Nami had their eyes on him from the very beginning. They had absolute faith in their own captain, but the guy seemed to be up to no good.

"So, you're the thirty million bounty girl, Straw Hat Luffy?"

Luffy blinked once, twice, then arched her body backward and peeked at the looming blond without turning around in her seat. Their position allowed Bellamy the clear sight of her cleavage because of the way she always wore her plaid shirts barely buttoned and tied in a knot underneath her small breasts. He leered down at her, not even bothering to hide it.

Zoro almost drew his sword right there and then. Luffy was not only his captain, but a person that earned his topmost respect and absolute loyalty, regardless of her gender or how she chose to dress or even what she was. Seeing someone ogling her like she was only a pretty thing and nothing else pissed him off. It was fundamentally different from their cook's usual behavior around women.

"A bit childish and… plain," Bellamy spoke, cackling as he did, causing others to follow his lead and laugh. He was oblivious to the fact that instead of the little sheep he had expected to bully, he found a wolf in disguise; an alpha predator from whom he should be running as far as possible, not to entice her further. "But if you do a good job in pleasing me, I might let you become my woman."

"Ignorance is bliss, as they say," Nami muttered with a shake of her head. "Just don't completely trash this place, Captain, we still need to gather information," she added a bit louder.

Luffy broke into a grin, wide and sharp and dark, ravenous in the way only truly feral things were. "What makes you think you're worthy of my attention?" she drawled as she finally shifted in her position to face the man and rested her back and arms against the bar—the perfect picture of alluring indifference. She tilted her head to the side, eyes narrowing into slits as she gazed at the pirate like the queen would gaze upon her lowly subject. "The melody of your blood does not excite me."

For all that Bellamy towered over and out-massed the female before him, he was easily overshadowed by her suddenly massive presence, oozing self-confidence and arrogance. No one had any doubt who exactly was the dominant party in this showdown, no matter how hard some of them tried to deny it.

"You bore me."

The man twitched at the last comment before grinding his teeth, eyes ablaze with mad fury. "You bitch!" he bellowed, swinging his arm for an attack. "You dare—!" He choked on his own words as Luffy's fist connected with his gut. His feet left the floor and his body flew across the pub, embedding itself into the opposite wall.

The bar grew deathly silent. It shattered with the sound of upturned chairs and tables when everyone leaped from their spots to flee. But as they all turned towards the exit, the she-devil was already there, a full-on Cheshire grin stretched across her face, displaying her abnormally long fangs for everyone to see.

The Bellamy's crew froze, eyes almost jumping out of their sockets. They peeked back at the seat where she had been a mere second before and, unsurprisingly, found it empty.

Zoro and Nami watched the scene as they sipped their drinks, looking relaxed and content. The barman, however, grabbed a glass and started nervously clean it.

"You come asking for a fight and now want to leave without properly entertaining me?" the young pirate captain asked, flicking a stray strand of her hair off her face. "Oh, I know!" She clapped her hands, eyes sparkling. "Have you ever heard a song about Ten Little Pirates?"

Luffy took a single step forward. To match this, the other pirates took one step back.

"Ten little pirates went out to dine~…"

A few minutes later, the barman was still furiously cleaning the same glass, two Straw Hats still savored their drinks, and Luffy was still fully indulging herself in this one-sided beatdown.

"Three little pirates walking in the zoo~," she sang, voice smooth and clear. "A big bear slapped one~," she backhanded one of the female members of Bellamy's crew powerful enough to dislocate her jaw and send her crashing into the wall, "And then there were two~."

The straw-hatted girl swayed to the side, avoiding a slash from Sarquiss' knife. "Two little pirates sitting in the pub~." Her fingers curled around his neck in a death grip and the man paled in fear, mouth opening to scream, to beg, to plead for mercy. "One got all strangled up~." There was a sharp crack and his body went limp. "And then," Luffy threw the corpse away, "there was only one~."

Bellamy scrambled backward, eyes wide as he gasped and choked in bone-chilling terror coursing through his veins when the monster in disguise of this tiny girl looked at him. It was all in vain, because his back hit the wall from which he managed to dig himself out and he couldn't go any farther.

"One little pirate left all alone~," Luffy continued singing, skipping towards the only conscious and alive opponent left. She stopped in front of the blond and leaned closer, her warm breath ghosting on his skin. "He went—"

A yellow puddle spread from Bellamy's suddenly wet crotch as he gawked at that deranged fanged smile a mere inch from his face.

"—and…" Luffy blinked and her singing trailed off. Then she straightened herself up, put her hands on her hips, and pressed her lips into a tight line. "He went and peed himself?" She stared down at the terrified guy in front of her. "How lame." Rolling her eyes, she spun on her heel, any kind of interest in this prey gone in a flash.

Gracefully maneuvering around the broken tables and motionless bodies strewn everywhere, after stepping on a straggler trying to crawl away ("Oh my! So not sorry about that!"), the infamous Straw Hat captain returned to her seat at the bar. "Eh?" she uttered, glancing around as if searching for something. "My drink is not done yet?"

Barman's eyes widened in alarm. The Bloody Mary was mixed in a mere second and offered to the teenage girl who single-handedly crushed Bellamy and his crew without breaking a sweat.

Luffy gave him a hundred-watt grin that sent the man stumbling away from her on the verge of babbling and begging for his life. But the little demon didn't notice. She grabbed the glass and pushed the straw into her mouth to take a sip.

"As I was saying," Nami said, idly swirling her cocktail with the straw. "We're looking for any information about Sky Island. Do you know anything about it?"

The barman had no courage to tell her that it was just a myth. Throat bobbing, it took him a couple of attempts before he could find his voice again. "T-the guy on the other s—"

"Oi, Old Man!"

Luffy's angry cry powered his measly scraps of valor into dust.

"There is no blood in this! Who do you think I am?! A vegetarian?!" She glared at the red drink as if it somehow offended her. "And I was so excited about this… Bloody Mary!" She spat the name out in sheer disgust like it physically burned her tongue to say it. "What's so bloody about it?"

The barman opened his mouth, but nothing came out.

"Luffy," Nami ground out through clenched teeth. "You want to go to Sky Island, right?

"Of course! What kind of question is that?"

"Then stop scaring this poor man who so kindly decided to share what he knows and not to ask for the compensation for ruining his place!"

The younger girl started. "Really?!" she exclaimed, looking for a confirmation from the said kind man.

The said kind man couldn't quite remember saying that, but he apparently wasn't in any position to argue. He gave a meek nod.

Zoro chucked another shot of sake, ignoring the craziness of his female crewmembers with practiced ease.

"Cool!" Luffy cheered, fist-pumping the air.

"Yeah," Nami agreed. "Now, shut up and let him speak."

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