And here is chapter 4! Sorry it wasn't up yesterday but, I slacked off just a little and didn't type the rest like I should of. Again I would like to thank Tenkage Onna and Wendy for beta reading this, and helping work out some problems. I also want to thank all those who have read and reviewed so far, I'm glad you all like this story.

I will say once more that if I get enough reviews I will put the other ending up and I really hope I can get this finished by May 5th though I probably wont, but it'll be close. So Thanks for reading and Please review, on to the story!.

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Hours past quietly. Nami had everyone preparing for rough weather, and Luffy was back to normal in most ways. Most of Luffy's time was spent dodging Sanji who kept bombarding him with questions about Gale: What she liked, If she would date him, and so on. All Luffy answered was that Sanji would have al talk to Gale about that, he also seemed to grimace at the prospect. Now he sat on the figure head staring out over the water. Sanji was in the kitchen cleaning and preparing stuff for dinner. Nami was working on her maps, Usopp was telling Chopper about the time he had walked on water, Robin was on the deck reading, and Zoro was trying to kill his weights. Luffy dully noted the change in his first mate as several times now, Zoro cursed and the sound of metal hitting the deck, resonated through the air. He shrugged it off as his swordsman being on edge because of Gale but, that didn't settle the feeling it had more to do with him then he's old friend. Luffy sighed and moved off his special seat. He had spotted Gale on her way back and he had to get to Sanji before he lost his head.

When he got down to the kitchen Gale was walking up and down the railing humming softly to her self.

"You haven't killed Sanji have you?"

"No, haven't even talked to him."

Luffy nodded and dodged the galley door as it swung open.

"Ah, my beautiful Gale-Chan. Your very radiance brightens the day its self!"

"Where do you want the fish, cook?"

Sanji clearly hadn't heard her as he continued to noodle and swoon. Gale jumped from the railing and after walking a few steps slapped Sanji across the face.

"Will you shut up? I'm not Nami or Robin. I do not like to be fawned over. Stop now and we'll get along just fine, continue and I will hurt you."

It had the desired effect as the cook held his cheek and blankly stared at her, but he nodded any way opening the galley door.

"Put the fish in the tank over there, Gale-Chan."

"Ok. Could you hold the door open then, Sanji-san?"

The blonde blinked at Gale's sudden change in attitude and nodded. Luffy sighed glad Gale hadn't tried to kill his cook. A few minutes later both boys paused as a stream of water came up over the railing and into the kitchen. Seconds after, fish started to swim through the stream. Sanji's jaw dropped as a dozen or more brightly colored long bodied fish passed by.

"Holy hell. Those were casalons."

Sanji's eye was wide, his mind working on all the dishes he could create with the splendid things going into the oversized fish tank. Luffy though was more interested in the water itself, as it snaked up the railing and into the kitchen. This was a new ability of Gale's, he assumed, watching her hands push and pull the air around the stream. Her hands, though covered in small scars were as he remembered. A slight rush of heat stopped his mind from going any farther on that topic. Out of all the things that could get a rise out of him like that, Gale's hands had to be it. He cursed his luck as Zoro walked around the corner shirtless and glistening in sweat. He swallowed heavily and looked away from both, trying to calm the building heat between his legs. Thanks to good karma or not, Zoro stopped when he saw the water stream leaving the kitchen. Thus keeping him far enough away where the slight bump in his short wasn't noticeable. He was sure Gale had already noticed. The clear smirk on her otherwise calm face told him very plainly he was right. Once again he cursed his luck. Next thing Luffy knew he was drenched in lukewarm water, facing a smiling Gale and a confused looking Zoro.

"Thought you needed a cool off Luffy, it seems I was right."

Really how long had it been since he got help without asking for something no one really noticed. In time he mused, Zoro and maybe even Sanji would start to see the small stuff and help with out asking but till then he was glad Gale was around. He was also silently grateful to her as the heat washed away with the sea water.

"Sweet Gale-Chan" Sanji swooned from the door, hearts replaced with fish. "Your eye for delectable sea life is amazing. All the creatures you added to the tank are superb and shall make a glorious feast."

Zoro blinked and scowled crossing his arms over his chest.

"Shut up crap cook. No one wants to hear your crap voice talk about your crap cooking."

"You wouldn't know the difference between trash and Baked Alaska, so shut you mouth marimo head."

"There is no difference, only trash probably tastes better."

This started another yelling/fighting/ want-to-rip-your-throat-out spat between the cook and swordsman. Again so much for a quiet day.

"You have an interesting crew Luffy. A thieving navigator, a quiet archeologist, Yasopp's son, a cyborg shipwright, an animal doctor, a perverted cook and a green haired three sword wielding swordsman. Quite a crew indeed."

Luffy nodded and pulled his hat down to cover his face as a light blush dawned his cheeks. It had been so long since he'd been around Gale that he nearly forgot how good she was at embarrassing him, and others. It truly was going to be an interesting period till the next island with Gale on board.

The next week sailed on quietly enough. No marine ships appearing out of no where, no other pirates attacking. The calmness that had settled on the ship a week ago clung still and rubbed the wrong way with everyone.

The tranquility of lapping waves and clear skies, with a steady gentle breeze was driving the crew slowly insane. Save for the guest of the ship, a long, dark haired, lightly tanned, grey eyed girl, who seemed at home in the abnormal silence that wrapped around the deck. The calm was only broken during meal times when said guest became the target for the captain's food raids. While he did manage to get a hold of several pieces of meat and bread, the dark haired guest retaliated. Taking not only what was stolen back, but taking his entire plate and any other food he got his hands on as well. Replying to his pout his, "Don't touch my food then."

The cook who normally would deny the captain seconds took pity and gave him more, after the others left. For otherwise Luffy wouldn't of had any thing to eat all week.

It was at these times they came to see how Gale was able to steal Luffy's hat multiple times when they were younger. Hell the girl probably could steal several hundred beli from Nami without the navigator noticing a thing. Despite the all to brief meals things were dull until the beginning of the next week.

The three youngest crew members, Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper, after having exhausted all forms of entertainment collapsed onto the lawn and watched non-existent clouds.

"Why can't the marines attack? For once I'd be glad to see them." Usopp's comment went unheard as he aimed his sling shot at a non-existent enemy.

"I'm booooooooooooooored!" Luffy whined flailing his arms madly. Almost hitting Chopper who seemed to have fallen asleep. Said doctors week had been spent trying to get Gale to keep her arm still and trying to convince her to let him examine the burns he said she had. He soon found out however that the girl was extremely evasive about such things. As well as good at turning a situation from her to something or someone else. He finally noticed this after about the third time he asked to see the burns. Chopper had gone up to her as she relaxed on the railing asking to see the burns. Next thing he knew she was helping him organize his supplies and he hadn't seen the burns at all. The only time she let him near her arm was to replace the cast, which was never replaced. He had turned to get new bandages and she left, not that there seemed to be a real problem with it now.

Luffy's week had been just as hectic. He had tried so many times to tell Zoro what he wanted for his birthday but nearly every time something else happened, despite it being so dull. He was also sure that if Zoro knew what he wanted, his first mate would leave the ship and not comeback. Besides that he got so flustered and heated while trying to tell him that even if Zoro didn't completely shun him, he probably wouldn't understand what he was trying to say. The only positive was Zoro tried to spend a lot more time with him. Luffy connected the dots after the first few days, that Zoro was jealous of Gale. Though the swordsman wasn't quite aware of this fact himself yet.

Usopp's week turned out the best of all three, thus far. He managed to fix a problem that made his new marbles blow up unexpectedly. Franky let him use some of his paint supplies and Gale could make some real nice ice figures that she let him draw. All in all a pretty nice week for the liar, who only got yelled at twice for his stories. He had to thank Gale for that one too, as she pointed out he had to make his lies more believable.

Unbeknownst to the three bored boys the grey eyed girl had been watching them from behind Nami's orange trees with a large mischievous smirk planted on her face. Gale sneaked away in search of the elusive blued haired shipwright. She found her quarry repairing a hole in the bunk room wall.

"Franky-san?"

"Yeah Sister?"

"Could you help me with something?"

"Yo what can I do for you?"

Five minutes later after explaining the plan to the cyborg, he was grinning and the literal gears in his head started to work.

"That's a super plan sister, we have all we need in the ammo room. It'll take bout half an hour to get every thing ready."

"Perfect. Now you can't let the targets get wind of this. I'm going to see if anyone else wants in."

Gale and Franky parted ways, leaving behind an air of mischief as the dull feel of the day slowly evaporated with the smell of salt water on the breeze.

And that the end of this chapter. Hope you liked it, and the next one should be up soon. Thanks again for reading and Please review. If you have any questions on whats going on please ask, I would hate to find out that some of the readers are getting lost in some parts. Byes.

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