Everyone was on high alarm staring at her form leaning on their captains leg and she stared back. "What?" The question was referred to everyone and they started drawing their weapons. She rolled her eyes before sitting down in a lotus position and crossing her hands under her large breasts. "Keh! If I wanted to kill ya I would've don it a helluva lot sooner!"

The captain of the currently stiff pirate crew let out another laugh. He grinned down at her small form before waving of his men. "Edward Newgate, Captain of the Whitebeard Pirates."


They were all sitting on the deck and Sakura took bites of the delicious looking fruit while listening to Ace and Marco.

"So, little admiral, there is one question that is still bugging me." Turning her emerald green eyes towards the famous captain she placed the food back on the plate, giving him her full attention.

"What is it?"

The older mans eyes narrowed at her and he raised an eyebrow. "Isn't your duty as an admiral to capture or kill us on sight?" At the question everyone's attention zeroed in on her.

She looked away and huffed before rolling her eyes. "You saved us and provided us with both food and water. I am not the kind of person to bite the hand that feeds me."

"But they are criminals!"

"They are pirates!"

"How can you do this Admiral? Where is your honor?"

Her face lost all emotion as she rose to her feet turning towards them in the process. She stalked up to them and both the pirates and the marines realized that her feet weren't making any noise. "And who are you to say what's wright or wrong?" She whispered to the one that said they were criminals.

He started to stutter but before he could say anything he gasped as she placed her hand on his cheek slowly going over his skin and over his uniform to rest it over his heart that was beating faster after each second. His eyes widened and his pupils dilated as he realized just who he was talking with.

"You know I could just kill you all who spoke against my decision and get away with it with a blink of my eye." She said softly with her eyes half-lidded staring at her hand lying innocently on his chest. She looked up at him and cocked her head to the side. "You know that right?"

"I-I...!" He couldn't breath. He felt as if someone was gripping his heart in their hand and crushing it. He gasped trying to gulp in air and fell to his knees in front of her. But before he could even think of begging her to spare him it was over like it never happened.

"Let's not take it to extremes, huh? I think you were just caught up in a moment, ne?" She turned around walking towards her seat in front of the captain and started to eat again.

After watching that everyone was suddenly reminded that she was an admiral. The Whitbeard pirates all focused their attention on her as she chatted off happily with their captain.


"What is your next destination?"

Whitbeard glanced at her while siting next to the railing of the ship and back to the sea. "Whiskey peak."

Sakura, sitting with her legs in a lotus position on the railing and arms crossed below her bust, rose both her eyebrow staring at him. "Not to be rude or anything but isn't that island crawling with bounty hunters?"

The man she spoke to laughed with mirth dancing in his eyes. " We've been there before. They know better than to attack me or any of my sons."

At the word 'sons' she looked up questioningly at him and her eyebrows narrowed in confusion. "Sons?"

"Aye. We're on big happy family. Guagagagagaggaga."

Hearing the answer she focused back on the sea and her eyes misted over as a soft smile danced across her lips. Family, huh? I miss being part of one.

The sadness in her eyes caught his attention and he placed his large hand on her head ruffling her pink hair. "A penny for your thoughts, little admiral?"

She laughed at the notion and removed his hand gently. She looked up at his eyes and grinned up the best she could. "It's nothing worth worrying over."

He didn't comment on the obviously fake expression she sent his way and turned his eyes away. "Ah."


"We're here." She called put jumping from the ship and down to the wooden path. She looked to her right seeing Ace smiling at her.

"What's your plan from now on?" He asked swinging his arm across her shoulders. The sudden feeling of Deja Vu washed over her and instead of the dark haired pirate a golden haired blue eyed boy stood. She blinked a few times to erase the image and just stared at Ace for a few seconds. Giving her a weird look and raising an eyebrow he pulled her ahead making her stumble out of her thoughts.

"Where are we going?" She asked grabbing his hand that was resting on her shoulder and holding it in her own. He gave her a smirk and pointed at a bar they were nearing.

"Let's see if you can handle a little alcohol." At that she gave him a challenging smirk and pushed him lightly away from her breaking his hold and stalked towards it with her head held high and back straight.

"You'd be surprised." Sh called over her shoulder pushing the doors open and disappearing behind them.

Wearing a feral smirk he followed after her. After all Ace could never refuse a good challenge.