Summary: Hancock is falling in love with Luffy, and it causes her to lose sleep

A/N: Some of the lyrics in the song might not pertain to Hancock's situation but I just wanted to throw it in anyway. This is called 'Trouble Sleeping' and it is another one of my favorites by Ms. Bailey Rae.

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It's late and I'm feeling so tired

Having trouble sleeping

This constant compromise between thinking and breathing

Hancock tossed and turned in her huge bed, causing the sheets to ruffle ever so slightly from the strained movements of her figure. She kept her hand clutched on her chest as if trying to remove the very problem that caused her so much torture. She didn't know why and she couldn't bring herself to evaluate the situation but ever since she told Luffy that they will depart first thing tomorrow morning, she broke out in a high fever, her heart felt as if it would give out, and her breathing soon turned into to panting.

Could it be I'm suffering because I'll never give in?

Won't say that I'm falling in love

(Please, please,) tell me I don't seem myself

Couldn't I blame something else? (No, don't say it)

Don't say I'm falling in love

It had gotten worse, in the sense that each reminder of Luffy's departure only served to augment the pain, which caused the female Shichibukai to cry out.

Some kind of therapy is all I need

Please, believe me (Please, believe me)

Some instant remedy that can cure me completely

Elder Nyon came asking for a favor on behalf of Luffy and without hesitation Hebihime got up in an instant, looking healthier than she ever did before, willing to hear the young pirate's favor. Her sisters were mortified to say the least at this rapid change.

Could it be I'm suffering because I'll never give in?

Won't say that I'm falling in love

(Please, please,) tell me I don't seem myself

Couldn't I blame something else? (No, don't say it)

Don't say I'm falling in love

After granting Luffy's request, Boa was more than confused but she felt that she was doing the right thing also. Her tangled thoughts and emotions led her to contradict her own actions and wonder if she was really becoming soft. After all, she was leading herself into a war that could very much end her life but the only other option was to die from love. As a 'Kuja Warrior', she reminded herself that it would be best to die an honorable death than to die of an "unknown" disease.

Ooo

'Cause I've been there before, and it's not enough

So nobody say (so nobody say it)

Don't even say it (don't even say it)

I've got my eyes shut, won't look

Oh no, I'm not in love

She could recall some guys who had fallen victim to her charms and the stupid looking faces they displayed, seconds before being petrified. Their tongues would hang out of their mouths with drool like they were dogs, which wasn't surprising to her because she believed all men were just as so, until she met Luffy. When they first became acquainted, it wasn't the ideal type of meeting but with due time they got to know each other and learn to forgive and forget. Luffy happened to be the only guy immune to her beauty and this was one of the quirks she liked about him.

Could it be I'm suffering because I'll never give in?

Won't say that I'm falling in love (falling in love)

(Please, please) tell me I don't seem myself

Couldn't I blame something else? (No, don't say it)

Just don't say I'm falling in love (Don't say that I'm falling in love)

Could it be I'm suffering softly (Don't say that I'm falling in love)

Caught on all what you've been giving me (Don't say that I'm falling in love)

Falling in love (Don't say that I'm falling in love)

Ooo, yeah

She was so confused, that she went to Elder Nyon for answers to why she might be ignoring her own gut feeling and told her that it was simply love which could also save her life. In order for her to live she would have to be with Luffy and help him break into Impel Down.

Couldn't I blame something else?

(Don't say, don't say…)

(Don't say, don't say…)

(Don't say that I'm falling in love) Don't say

(Don't say that I'm falling in love)

(Don't say that I'm falling in love) Ooo, oh

(Don't say that I'm falling in love) Yeah

(Don't say that I'm falling in love) Oh

Hebihime's only option was to go with the flow, no matter how this new feeling was affecting her judgment, it was probably for the best. Luffy moved this unmovable mountain with ease and it was for the better, so the saying must be true that Love is indeed a hurricane full of confusion, pain, happiness, and many other different things.

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A/N: I hit a few road bumps with this one but I managed to smooth them over. I probably won't be updating until I see more Luffy x Hancock info in the next One Piece manga chapter, so I may have to improvise and go a little AU.

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