Disclaimer: me no own le One Piece.

Hitting my head off the wooden chair wasn't fun.

Not fun AT ALL!

I stayed down to avoid being in the cross fire. I didn't bother to look and see what was going on. I just stayed low, blending into the chair and floor.

It was Robin who threw me down. She knew I was not strong enough to handle the blunt force of Zoro vs. Sanji, so she threw me down so I could escape.

'Did she have to throw me so hard?...'

"Anna, are you listening?" I heard a familiar and sweet voice whisper. No need to look around, I knew who was speaking. I closed my eyes, and I could see them.

"Hey, sweetie," my mom said lovingly.

"Should I thank you for the birthday present, or..." I thought jokingly.

My father chuckled. "The island the Straw Hats are heading to is Rittas island. You have one week to decide whether or not you choose to stay here with the Straw Hats or go back to Canada."

"What happens if I choose home? No one's waiting for me on the other side."

"If you go home, we'll have you live with a wonderful new family and memories of this encounter will cease to exist." My mother replied.

"Hm... Okay. What if I die?"

"We'll be watching over you, so before anything could happen, you'd be transported back home. How was your first day?"

"They all think I'm crazy..."

"On due time' they'll see." Said my father with a chuckle.

"...It was nice to see you, again."

"We love you so much," my father said. I mentally smiled at them and watched as they vanished. I returned to reality (?) to find the Straw hats giving me this strange look.

"I believe she's more insane than harmful," Said Chopper, cutting through the silence. I was aided back up and barely glanced at the destroyed table.

It was normal for them.

I did, however, look down disappointedly at the fish.

"Anna-San, I'll make you some more, since you didn't get to eat anything." Sanji yelled, turning back towards the kitchen.

"No! Sanji, there's no need I appreciate it, but I would rather not put you through more work." I told him.

"It's not work if I'm cook for you."

"Thanks, but I'd rather not the cause in the depletion of your food supply." I picked up my chair and looked at Zoro. "I'll be going outside, if that's alright." He nodded and I left the dining room.

I spent a few hours above deck until Robin came to inform me that I was to be sleeping in her room, so she could keep and eye on me. I agreed with her and followed her below. I laid myself down on the bed and waited for my eyes to become much heavier than what they are.

'Anytime now...'

I exhaled deeply and turned on my side, staring at the wall. I moved around as quietly as possible, so as not to disturb Robin, but I moved around a lot, trying to get comfortable. Anyone who went through the same thing as me and found the power to sleep was down right crazy.

'Nuff said.

The gentle sway of the boat didn't bother me. In fact, it reminded me of a mother's embrace as she rocked you to sleep, the wind being her hushed lullaby as your body relaxed into the bed. It was not the sound of a person breathing at all. Even though I'm unaccustomed to the presence of practically a stranger, it didn't bother me the slightest.

It was the feeling of being somewhere new yet oddly familiar that deprived my body of rest.

"Anna?" I heard Robin's voice through the darkness. A bit of a 'what are you doing' stern tone in her voice.

"I can't sleep and really need fresh air. May I please go up on deck?"

My anxiousness rose slightly as there is hesitation in an answer. Robin threw off her covers and came closer to me. "Sure. We can go up for a while."

The boat creaked and rolled from side to side. I ran to the edge and looked over into the murky depths. I gasped in a amazement as schools of fish glowing bright colours swim with grace beneath the boat, shining light and creating shadows on the much larger, more brilliant fish that co-exist with them. I sensed their designs were beautiful, but through my eyes, it was blurry since my glasses were lost on the first day. A chilling wind hit me and I shuttered. I turned around and met the point of a blade.

"What are you doing?" Zoro asked in a gruff and demanding voice. When I hesitated with my answer, he pushed the blade forward. I momentarily looked around for Robin, but she was nowhere in sight.

'She must have gone back to sleep when she saw Zoro out here to watch over me.'

"I am simply getting some fresh air," I replied, trying my best not to stutter and squeal. "It's my first time being on a boat for so long." Zoro furrowed his eyebrows further before putting his sword away and standing beside me by the railing. He looked at me and slowly grabbed the collar of my shirt, lifting me up and hanging me over the edge.

"I don't trust you."

I held onto his wrist to keep myself from falling, but I was not clawing at him to hold on for dear life. I kept eye contact with him and kept my calm.

"Why?" I asked.

"You knew our names yet we've never met before."

"You are all on wanted posters around the world." I rolled my eyes and chuckled, making Zoro tighten his grip.

"You just fall out of the sky and come with one of the most ridiculous stories I have ever heard."

The others started to come on deck. They looked at me sympathetically but under their masks, they are suspicious as well. Usopp and Brook struggled to keep Sanji quiet and at bay. He looked at me and I shook my head, calming him down.

"Does it look like I have the right answer?" I said to Zoro, to all the Straw Hats. "This could all be a dream, a way to keep my mind working while my almost lifeless body remains in a coma-like state." I felt Zoro's grip falter slightly, and I continued. "I could also be someone from this world who lost all my memories and is making up new one so I can get by." I smiled weakly, looking straight into Zoro's eyes. "All I know is that I would have been lonely on my eighteenth birthday being made an orphan again one month ago. But I came here. Whether it is real or not real, I had fun!" I smiled my brightest smile, raised my arms up and slipped out of my shirt, falling into the water below.

'So glad I slept in my bra...'

I fell straight into the school of fish and felt a heavy object hit me. A glowing fish passed by my face, illuminating Zoro's right above me.

'Can I take this time to say the light on his face makes him a helluva lot hotter? DAMN!'

He had his two arms around me, ready to bring me back up. But instead of following him, I squirmed out of his grip, winked and swam into the eye of the glowing fish storm. One fish, the size of my body, nudged my hand and I grabbed on, hitching a ride with the group. This fish brought me up to the surface and a laugh escaped my throat as more fish swam beneath me, lifting me out of the water. The fish took me once around the Thousand Sunny before leaving me close to the Straw Hats.

I waved goodbye to the fish and took Luffy's hand. I completely ignored the fact that I was in my bra, but Nami remembered and rushed to put a towel around me. I blushed like mad and hid further into my towel.

"Do you just fall in the water all the time?" Franky asked jokingly, putting a towel on my head and messing up my wet hair.

"I'm trying not to make it a habit." I smiled cheekily.

"Make sure of that," Zoro grumbled, throwing me my shirt, standing up and walking off.

I hid further into the towel as Robin lead me back to her room, an apology written all over her face.

If the entire week was going to be like that, this story wasn't going to be very long!

Second chapter! I REALLY hope I'm going on the right track. Remind me if things are going to fast, or if some parts don't make sense.

Now I have to think of a third chapter all over again!

Meh, studying for my biology test can wait. (⌒▽⌒)

Sincerely,

The amazing Panda.