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Instantly the straw hats sprung into action. Robin's hands instantly went into a fluer position, Nami grabbed the half assembled climate-tac in her purse, and Zoro (swearing under his breath about leaving his sword behind) grabbed three table knives.

A shadow fell over Luffy's eyes, "Wait." he quietly said and the tree ready to fight straw hats stopped mid-stride, "What do you want Crocodile?"

Crocodile snickered and then scareticily told him, "A dance Straw Hat."

Luffy reached up and pulled his suit off of Crocodile's hook and crossed his arms, "I don't want to dance with you! Go away!"

"How very rude of you to refused the benefactor of this here gala," Crocodile said his eyes cold and rather dead looking, "All I want is to have a private word with you."

Luffy shook his head, his eyes growing more intense, "No if you have something to say. Then say it or go!"

"Or both," growled Zoro.

"Crocodile scowled at the pirates, "Since you are refusing my civil offer, Straw Hat, then I believe I will have to be more blunt." His gaze shifted over to Nami, "With your thief."

….

"What if," Sanji started picking up the cigarette that had fallen from his lips as Usopp kissed him. He put it back into his mouth and re-lit it, "I kinda like dresses?" he asked meekly.

Usopp laughed a cheery smile spread across his face. Sanji's shoulders slumped, "Wait! No! I'm not mocking you!" Usopp reassured him, "It's just that your wearing a dress right now! That's all! I don't mind a bit!"

Sanji smiled a little and then shook his head gloom came over him once more.

"Ah! Usopp exclaimed wrapping arm around him,"Sanji what's the matter? This isn't like you." Sanji laughed-a brittle sound.

"Just don't know who I am anymore," Sanji shook his head.

Usopp tighten his grip on Sanji and then blushing told him, "The love cook, you stupid loveyn." Sanji chuckled and then leaned his lip at first accidentally bumping into Usopp's ridiculously long nose, before finding their intended target. As if he had remembered something Sanji pulled back abruptly.

"Gahh- what the damn hell am I doing?! Zeff would murder me if he saw us!" Sanji shook his head.

"Sanji," came Usopp's sweet voice, "I don't think he could kill you if he tired. You're incredibly strong!"

Tapping the ash from his cigarette sanji shook his head, "Its the thought-" his voice crumbled slightly and he took a deep breathe. The ash fell slowly to the ground. "It's the thought that counts."

Sanji ran his hand through his bangs on his right eye pushing them aside.

Usopp reeled back in shock gasping in shock.

"What?!" Sanji asked leaning forward towards him.

"You have two eyes!" screamed Usopp pointing at Sanji's now revealed eye.

"What the hell Usopp!" Sanji yelled, "Everyone, but that crappy swordsman has two eyes! "

"I've just never seen it before! I thought it must have gone missing or something," Usopp sprutled out.

"Eyes don't exactly 'go missing' all the time," Sanji said making air quotes around go missing. He smiled a little.

"Erhm yeah," Usopp shrugged, "I guess you're right. But I once traveled to an island where eyes went missing on a regular basis!"

"Sure you did," Sanji rolled his eyes smiling more now.

"No, I'm serious," Usopp insisted, "But." He leaned in and kissed Sanji again, "Not quite as serious as I am about this. There's no joke or lie that I like you, Sanji." Usopp's face glowed pink.

Sanji smirked his cheeks rosied, "Yeah I already knew that." Sanji leaned back and looked out towards the setting sun.

…..

"You leave my crew out of this," Luffy growled, "If you have a problem with us, then I will deal with it."

A look of complete dismay and confusion went over Crocodile's face, "But that's what I just tried to do."

"Huh?" Luffy asked confused his head turning sideways, "I don't remember that." Nami looked over at Crocodile with a little sympathy. He was in way over his head here.

"It just happened! " Crofile snapped, "I asked you to dance!"

"Yea, I don't want to dance with you," Luffy told him then grinned, "I'm with Nami!"

"What?" Crocodile said sounding thoroughly defeated, "No! That's disgusting! I meant have a word with you! You're like half my age straw hat!"

"Oooh so you're thirty! Wow I thought you were ninety or something!" Luffy laughed.

Robin looked over at Luffy, "You're age doubled isn't thirty."

"Oh," Luffy paused thinking, "You're right!"

"Enough is enough!" Crocodile roared, "You sneaked into my party, you rob my guests! And now you taunt me! I'm going to kill all of you!"

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