Oi, Chapter 3 is up! Sorry for the long wait!

Ussop- If you swapped this story's quantity with it's quality, you'd have a lot more viewers...

-twitch- Don't make me stomp you again, you longnosed freak...

At any rate, I don't own One Piece, it rightfully belongs to Oda-Sensei

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"C'moooon Ussop!" Luffy whined, "Lemme tell this part! It's my favorite oooone!!"

Ussop broke out into a cold sweat, what happened next wasn't exactly... flattering. He'd really prefer it if the rest of the crew never knew about it...

"Why is it your favorite part?" He stuttered nervously, "It-It's the most boring part!!"

Chopper stood up onto the table, "Awww!! I wanna hear it Captain Ussop!!" The little reindeer dropped to his knees and clasped his hooves together. The ship's shipright and musician joined their diminiative doctor, "PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!" they said together in unison. Strangely enough, Luffy joined in the pleading, "PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!"

The foursome earned a well-deserved glare from the more serious members of the Strawhat Crew

"Quiet down! I want to hear more about this Mia Love person!" Sanji swooned over the brunette chef. "Is that all you think about, Curly?" Zoro smirked

Before the cook and swordsman could get into another verbal fistfight (or physical, depending on how long it went on) Nico Robin daintifully set her tea down. "I would like to hear Luffy's addition, it sounds like it will be... interesting as always." she politely chimed in

Luffy beamed, "YESSSS!!"

Ussop's eyes widened, "A-alright Lu-Luffy... ju-just keep going where I left off..."

"Alright, so I started towards the Port Town---

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Luffy leaped and bounded down the street, using his stretching powers to his advantage. He was clearing meters in mere split seconds. "Alright, first thing's first" Luffy thought to himself, "I don't know where I am or how far away Me and Ussop flew or where Ussop is... so I better stock up on meat!"

The elastic captain's stomach grumbled, despite his previous gorging. He slowed down when he saw a shop with strange birds hanging dead in a window. "SanSan-San's Wine 'n' Dine... sounds good!" he read the words painted onto the window, and calmly walked into the noisy building

Inside was like a pirate's dream; people were singing and merrilly drinking, most of the customers despite being enemy pirates, were amazingly coexisting as a rowdy party. The waiters and waitresses alike were even laughing, some were even drunk! The man behind the counter, however was rudely yelling at a child. Luffy, never one to ignore a problem, calmly walked up to them

"Oi? Why'm I the only one not allowed in!" the kid, who was no more than 12, barked

"Because you're underaged!" the man pummeled his head, leaving a rather large lump

"You suck!"

"Do you know what'll happed to me if the cops found out I let a kid drink this stuff?!" the tanned man chugged a pint to prove his point, "This stuff'll rot yer brains kid!" he said, his speech slurred slightly.

"One pint please!" Luffy laughed, this kid reminded him of himself a little, why not do him a favor?

The boy was dressed in a baggy blue muscle shirt, which exaggerated his pale skin. He had long, flowing black hair that reached his shoulders, and his sea-pants (usually shorter on most pirates) reached his ankles

"Hey, little guy!" Luffy playfully rustled the boy's hair, "Maybe you should head outside for a bit"

Something about Luffy made the child trust him, he seemed to have a benevolent disposition

He seemed to get the message, "Oh fiiiiiine.... you win Tabaki-San... no booze for me..." he feigned defeat as he put his hands in his pockets and slumped. As he plodded out the door, the white haired tavern-keeper slammed a pint down in front of Luffy. Despite his relinquance at giving a 12 year old beer, Luffy looked older, plus the old duffer was drunk

"Oi, kids these days ain't got no respect for da law..." he was noticably intoxicated, his cheeks had a red flush to them now. "Thank you!" Luffy walked out with the pint

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"Luffy!!" Nami smacked her captain, "You bought a CHILD alchohol?!"

"Lemm'e finish!!" Luffy retorted, rubbing the back of his head

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"You got the booze?!" the child waited impatiently outside the tavern. Much to his delight, Luffy had a pint gripped in his rubbery hand. "YES!" he jumped in excitement, Luffy noted he was barefoot.

Luffy gave up the promised booze, the child shook his hand gratefully

"Man to man, I thank you. My name's Feng, what's yours?" he smiled at the strawhat boy

"What's with the man to man?" Luffy quirked his head, "You're just a little kid..."

The child slumped to the ground, "I am not little..." he murmered

"Oi, aren't you gonna drink that?" Luffy pointed to the pint

"No, it's not for me!" Feng rose from the ground proudly, being very careful not to spill the beer, "It's for my lookout!"

"Lookout?!" Luffy jumped, "You're a pirate?!"

"Yup!" the blackhaired child started to walk towards the southern direction, "Captain of the Lionheart Pirates, Fengu Watari!"

Luffy was shocked that such a young kid could be a pirate! When he was his age, he didn't even have a boat!

"Still think I'm a little kid?" Feng said proudly

"Well... yeah, that's what you are..." Luffy burst the boy's ego-bubble quite bluntly

Feng bared his fangs, "DON'T MOCK ME!" he said, Luffy couldn't help but laugh. This kid was funny.

Luffy suddenly remembered his situation, "Hey! You haven't seen a guy with a really long nose around here have you?!"

Feng's anger faded, only to be replaced by excitement, "Yeah! He's my new sharpshooter!"

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Everyone turned towards Ussop, jaws dropped in shock

"Ussop! How could you?!" Chopper seemed heartbroken. "You must have been especially stupid that week!" Franky had turned away to hide his tears. Zoro merely sipped his ale, not really caring.'Bink's Sake' abruptly halted as the story hit Brook's ears (or lack thereof).

All eyes glared deeply into Ussop's, sending a massive vibration of fear throughout his entire body. He shriveled into his chair. "L-look! It wa for survival!!" Ussop quickly retorted, "G-go on Luffy! Tell them what happened next! Go on tell them!!"

"Ni? That's what I'm tryin' to do, you baka!! Now listen everyo-"

"I think I've heard enough of Ussop's stories for one night. I think I'll be headed to bed early" Nami spat bitterly, stomping towards the woman's cabin. Franky and Chopper headed off to the deck, spirits as damp as the sides of the Thousand Sunny on which they rode. Sanji only stayed around long enough to spit in Ussop's next dish, then promptly retreated to the cabin

Soon enough, only Ussop and Luffy were left in the dining room, tears in the sharpshooter's round eyes

"And that's what happened!!" Luffy finally finished his long story. Strawhat looked around, only to see that he and Ussop were the only ones left. "Ni? Where'd everyone go?"

"They all left..." Ussop snivelled, "I told you... I didn't want to tell this story..."

Luffy jumped up, his usual cheery demeanor undampened by the thick tension, "But it all turns out okay!"

"Yes, but THEY don't know that!!" Ussop yelled, gesturing to the empty seats

"Then tell them!" Luffy grinned

"THEY'LL NEVER LISTEN TO ME NOW, YOU IDIOT!!"

Luffy tried to comfort his friend further, but the curly haired boy simply ran off in a shed of tears...

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DUN DUN DUN... Yeah, not my favorite chapter, I'm not all too good with tension. Yeah, this has a happy ending, no sob stories here! Check back later for chapter 4!