Have you ever had those moments where you look through something and was like, 'Dear God, did I really write this?'

That's what happened to me with the first draft of this chapter.

But lucky for you all, I went through and scrubbed this chapter clean, so it looks way better than it did before~

So, I'm updating early again. I'm gonna be out this weekend (again), so you all get the chapter early! Maybe I should switch my update days to Fridays instead...

And good news! I finally found an ending theme for this story! It only took me five chapters! *pats self on the back but really doesn't deserve it* So I've gone back and added it to the end of the other chapters and added it to here. *sighs* Really, I need to plan better...

ANYWAY

Thanks to Alynn-Aorels and Nikanox for adding this story to their alerts! It means a lot to me!

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Edit: I put Luffy's song at the end of the last chapter, if you didn't notice. Everything should be fixed now~

Well, with that out of the way, let's begin, shall we?

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Disclaimer: Last time I checked, my name wasn't Oda Eiichirou, so therefore, I still don't own One Piece. I don't own Lori either. All I really own is Kelly and the story idea. So I'm gonna abuse the hell outta that right.

Intro Theme: Fight Together by Namie Amuro

My iPod continued to play the catchy song as I struggled to find words, "Y-You're… Ah…"

Luffy tilted his head, frowning in confusion, "Who're you?"

My brain shorted out for the second time. I couldn't figure out how to talk to him, let alone answer him. He looked almost exactly like he did in the manga, although he was a bit more muscular. It was making it really hard to believe that the boy standing in front of me was only 17. My inner fan girl wanted to scream and hug him, but I was frozen in place. I pinched my cheeks, hoping to finally wake from this crazy dream. But nothing changed.

I snapped out of my shocked state when I heard Lori hiss, "You…"

I turned to find her huffing in anger and glowering at Luffy. I paled as Luffy looked at her, growing more confused, "Where'd you come from?"

"You dumbass!" She yelled, lunging for him. I quickly caught her by the waist, holding her back from strangling the poor boy, "J-Johanna, calm down!"

She ignored me, trying to storm over to him, "You nearly got us all killed, you shit-for-brains! What were you thinking?!"

"Where'd that bird go?" Luffy seemed to be ignoring her, looking around for something. Lori screeched in anger and it took all I had to keep her back, "J-Johanna, don't hurt him!"

"Hurt him?! I'm gonna kill him!" She snarled, trying to grab for Luffy. I whimpered and dug my heels into the ground, getting dragged across the road as my iPod changed songs. I noticed Nami watching us from a distance, a confused look on her face. She looked a lot like she did in the manga as well; even down to her unrealistic, eye-grabbing curves.

You're a troublemaker, a troublemaker!

Ha! You ain't nothin' but a troublemaker, girl!

She stared at my headphones, wondering what the hell it was as it played the song loudly. I tried my best to hold Lori back, but she was determined.

"H-Help me! She'll really kill him!" I begged, snapping Nami out of her trance. She frowned and crossed her arms, "And why should I help?"

"Isn't he helping you?" I reasoned, my grip starting to fail, "He can't do that if he's dead!"

She hesitated before sighing, walking over and putting a hand on Lori's shoulder, "Calm down. Killing him is going to get you nowhere." Lori turned her glare on her and she flinched away, a bit scared. I held on as Lori paused in thought. She sighed and shrugged me off, "Fine. Whatever."

I let out a sigh of relief and looked at Luffy, who was still lost. I stared at him, still in shock that Monkey D. Luffy was standing right in front of me, oh my God.

"Hey! Answer me!" He demanded, crossing his arms and frowning.

I snapped out of my trance, "Answer what?"

"Who're you guys?"

"I'm Haruhi. The girl trying to kill you with a glare is my sister, Johanna."

He looked at Lori, who was indeed trying to murder him with her eyes, "Where'd you come from?"

"The same place you did," She growled, fuming, "The sky."

"Really?!" He exclaimed, sparkles in his eyes, "You can fly?!"

She face-palmed and I burst out laughing, hugging my stomach. I looked at Lori, snickering, "(Dude, the sparkles are funnier in real life!)"

Lori glared at me as I continued laughing, "(Is this really the time to be concerned about that?)" I chuckled and shrugged, glancing at Luffy. He was glowing with excitement, "Whoa, are you speaking gibberish?! Cool!"

I laughed shortly, "It's not gibberish, it's another language. Johanna and I aren't from around here." I tried to keep my amusement bottled up, but it was growing harder as the sparkles radiated off his body, "Say something else!"

"(Something else.)"

He cheered in excitement and ordered, "Again!"

"Hold on, Luffy," Nami interrupted, looking between Johanna and me warily, "That isn't important right now."

He looked at her, incredulous, "It isn't?!"

I laughed, tears welling up in my eyes as she yelled at him, "Of course not, idiot! You just fell out of the sky with these people, shouldn't you be asking about that?!"

"Oh yeah."

Lori sighed, crossing her arms as I nearly died of laughter, doubled over and clutching my aching stomach. Nami looked between us, frowning, "Where did you all fall from, anyway?" Luffy crossed his arms and looked up at the sky, "Well, Zoro and I were hungry when we saw this bird, so I tried to take it down. We were gonna eat it, but I got stuck in its beak and it carried me here."

My laughter stopped; I'd completely forgotten about that part. I whirled on him, upset, "Wait, you were gonna eat me?!"

"No, we were gonna eat the bird."

Lori rolled her eyes, "She is the bird, idiot."

Luffy's eyes bugged out and his jaw dropped comically, "EH?!"

Nami was pretty shocked too, "What?"

I smiled and changed to my Zoan form, looking down at them. Luffy's sparkles made a comeback and he cheered loudly, running around me and checking out my new form. Nami, however, paled at the sight and took a shaky step back, "W-What are you…?"

"I ate the Tori Tori no Mi: Model Gyrfalcon," I responded, watching Luffy with an amused grin. He egged me one and I spread my wings, striking a silly pose and he cheered again. We laughed together as I continued 'showing off' my new form. Nami continued to stare in shock, but she gained back a bit of her color, "A Devil Fruit…? I thought they were just a myth…"

Lori rolled her eyes, "This has gotten completely off track. She's a giant chicken. End of story."

"Hey!" I exclaimed, offended, "I just said I was a gyrfalcon!"

"Honestly, at this point, what's the difference?"

"I can fly!"

"Not well."

I gaped at her and she smirked back. Luffy laughed and I huffed in annoyance, attempting to smack her with my wing, "Jerk!"

She dodged my attack, "Hey, when you crash-land like you did just now, you have no right to say you can fly."

"I was shot at by a freaking cannonball! That's not my fault!"

"C'mon, you could've at least done a barrel roll. Even Google does a barrel roll."

"I could barely react in time, let alone do a barrel roll!" I huffed, changing back to normal. Nami, fed up with our arguing, interjected, "So you guys flew here? From where?"

I turned to her, "We left from Opal Village, but we're not from there."

She frowned, "So where are you from."

I hesitated, looking at Lori in hopes she'd know what to say. She narrowed her eyes, crossing her arms, "I don't see how that's any of your business."

Nami glared back, suspicious, and I looked between the two nervously. The two were glaring at each other, trying to get the other to back down. The atmosphere between them was getting heavier by the second. I quickly got between them, laughing weakly, "Let's just say we live far away and leave it at that, okay?"

Nami huffed and turned away, fuming as Lori rolled her eyes. Luffy laughed, gaining our attention. We were met with an ear-splitting grin as he declared, "You three are interesting! Join my crew!"

I froze up, eyes wide with shock. I glanced at Lori to see that she'd gone stiff from shock as well. I looked back at Luffy to see him grinning, looking at us expectantly.

"No way," Nami responded, glaring at him, "I told you, I'll work with you while we're on the same path, but I won't join you."

Luffy turned to her, eyes wide, "Eh?! Why not?!"

Nami shook her head, still glaring at him. Luffy whined and begged to her as I looked at Lori. She looked back at me, my nerves creeping up.

"(We gotta follow the plan…)" I mumbled, my heart sinking into my stomach.

She stared at me before turning to Luffy, her eyes giving away nothing, "The invitation is appreciated, but unnecessary. We're not joining your crew."

"You too?" He whined, looking disappointed.

I stayed silent, knowing that if I spoke I'd agree to go. I wanted to say yes so badly, but knew this was for the better. We couldn't afford to mess with the timeline; not without knowing what would happen as a result. We could change the whole story if we weren't careful. He looked at me and I smiled bitterly. He stared at us before grinning, hands back on his hips, "Well, that doesn't matter. You're joining anyway."

Nami blew up at him, declaring that she absolutely refused to join. I was about to add in my piece, but a loud growl interrupted me. We fell quiet and looked at Luffy, who in turn looked at his stomach. He groaned, remembering, "So hungry~…"

Nami sighed, running a hand down her face, "Fine, I'll get you some food." She turned and headed down the street, an excited Luffy following her. Lori and I looked at each other, wondering what to do.

"Aren't you two coming?" We looked to see that Nami had paused, looking back at us. I gave her a weak smile, "Sorry, we have to get going-"

I got cut off when Luffy's arms stretched over and grabbed our shirts. I looked at him, realization dawning on me as he beamed at us, "C'mon, we gotta get food!"

We yelled as we flew through the air, my eyes wide. We hit the ground hard, sprawled out next to his feet. I groaned softly, unwilling to move from my face plant. Lori was fuming as she got up, "We said no, you moron! No means no in any language!"

He laughed her off and I pushed myself up, dusting myself off, "Was that necessary?"

He pouted at me, "You guys were too slow~! I'm hungry~!"

I held back the urge to squeal loudly and cuddle him, instead sighing, "Fine, we'll join you guys for lunch."

Luffy cheered and Lori was about to protest when I cut it, "But it's only for lunch! After we eat, Johanna and I need to get going."

Luffy ignored me, yelling about getting some meat. I twitched in response. A smirk grew on my face. I was gonna make the first sex joke with the Straw Hat crew~! I took a deep breath to yell "THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID" at the top of my lungs, but Lori, who realized what I was gonna do, quickly slapped a hand over my gaping mouth. I glanced at her, a mischievous glint in my eye. She glared back at me, "Don't. You. Dare."

Dammit, there goes that plan.

I pouted before licking her hand. She scowled in disgust and pulled her hand away quickly, glowering at me. I beamed at her, unabashed. She wiped her hand on my shirt, over-exaggerating the movement. I just laughed at her. Luffy ignored us and ran down the street after Nami, who'd kept walking without us. Lori stared at me, crossing her arms, "(Are you sure about this? It'll make it harder to leave, you know.)"

I nodded, following Luffy, "(I was getting hungry anyway. And besides, we said no; nothing else is keeping us here.)" Lori rolled her eyes, not believing me for a second. I could tell she wanted to make a comment, but she stayed silent. I was going to ask her a question when Luffy bounded over to us, startling me.

"So you can speak gibberish and turn into a bird?" He asked, an excited gleam in his eyes, "What else can you do?" I laughed and relaxed, falling into step with him, "Well, I can do a lot of things. I can walk and talk at the same time; it's a pretty amazing thing."

"Shishishi~ You're funny! Are you normally like this?"

"Not at all. I'm normally much funnier."

He laughed again and I smiled, checking to make sure we were following Nami. Lori was chatting and walking with her. I turned back to Luffy as he asked, "Hey, what's that?" I looked to what he was pointing at and saw my bow, still resting in its pocket, "It's my bow."

"Really?" He questioned, staring at it, "It doesn't look like a bow..."

"Well, like I said, we're not from around here," I responded, pulling my iPod out of my bag and pausing the music, "We have some different things, just like you're gonna have stuff that we don't."

He stared at my iPod, curious, "What's that?" I held up my silver iPod nano for him to take, smiling. He grabbed it from my hands, inspecting it curiously.

"It's my music player. If I connect it to my headphones," I gestured to my headphones hanging around my neck, "it plays songs."

"Really?" He was growing excited, "Are you a musician?!" I laughed, shaking my head, "No, not at all. I mean, I sing a bit and I can play my ocarina, but I'm no musician."

His tilted his head, "Ocarina?"

To answer his unspoken question, I pulled the clay instrument from my bag. I held it out for him to see and he stared in awe, fascinated. He reached to take it, but I held it away, "No way, this thing is fragile; don't touch."

"Play it!" He ordered, his curiosity overwhelming him. I smiled and held it up to my mouth, thinking about what to play. I closed my eyes before playing the familiar melody of 'Epona's Song'. I'd gotten in the habit of playing my ocarina almost daily, so I was a lot better now than I was back in our world. The music drifted down the empty streets, and I heard Nami quiet down to listen as well.

When I finished the song, I looked to see Luffy's eyes sparkling again, "So you are a musician!"

I laughed and carefully put the instrument back in my bag, sliding my iPod in my pants pocket, "I'm not. Didn't I just tell you that?"

He ignored me, bouncing in his step, "Man, you gotta join my crew now!"

I shook my head, an amused smile on my face as we followed Nami into a house. I glanced around to find it empty, as I expected it to be. Nami walked over to the kitchen and Luffy followed her, opening the fridge. I followed, Lori sitting herself at the table as I filled a glass with water. I leaned against the counter next to Nami, watching as Luffy made himself a huge sandwich. I managed to grab a few slices of bread and cheese from his stack of food and made myself a sandwich. I bit back my laughter when I noticed Lori's expression. She was staring in disgust at Luffy, watching him swallow the sandwich whole.

"So, do you live here?" I asked Nami. She shook her head, "Nope. The locals were afraid of Buggy, so they ran away."

"(How anyone can be scared of that guy, I'll never know,)" Lori grumbled, scooting away from Luffy as he ate noisily. I nearly choked on my sandwich as I laughed, Nami frowning in confusion. I shook my head, smiling and sipping my water.

"So we're breaking and entering?" Luffy asked with a full mouth. Nami looked offended at the accusation, "That's rude! I'm a thief who robs pirates! Don't compare me to someone who breaks and enters!"

I tilted my head, confused. Wasn't that what we were doing, though…? I sipped my water, deciding to keep silent to protect myself from Nami's wrath. Luffy seemed confused as well, swallowing the sandwich at last. But unlike me, he seemed to have no sense of self-preservation. He asked bluntly, "But a thief is a thief, right?"

Nami glared and shook her head, looking out the window. Lori and I glanced at each other as she continued, "I will earn one hundred million Beli. No matter what."

"Even if that means breaking and entering?" I commented, earning a harsh glare. Me and my big freaking mouth. I really needed to install the filter from my brain to my mouth, or I'd end up saying something that'd get me killed. I realized the hole I was digging myself into, but continued anyway, "I mean, you said you'd do anything…"

She refused to answer me, turning away and huffing. I rolled my eyes and poured myself more water. Seriously, the girl made no sense to me. She said she'd do anything, so wouldn't that involve stealing from civilians? I watched her, sipping my water as Luffy asked, "What are you going to do with that much money?"

She smirked at him, sticking her tongue out, "It's a secret~"

I rolled my eyes again and sipped my water. I nearly spat the water back out in surprise when she pulled a map out of her shirt. I coughed, thumping my chest. For some reason, that'd surprised me. Even though I had the same habit (since the boob pocket is the most convenient thing ever), watching someone else randomly pulling stuff out of their shirt was unsettling. Now I knew how Lori felt when I did that.

Maybe I should stop doing that…

…

Nah.

Nami ignored my coughing and continued with her speech, "Besides, if you have a map to the Grand Line, one hundred million Beli isn't a dream."

Luffy brightened up, "Map? Are you a navigator?"

She looked offended again, "My skills are much better than any other navigator's."

"That's great!" Luffy exclaimed, getting up from his chair and slamming his hands down on the table in his excitement, "Why won't you join us as a navigator?" She frowned at him, placing her hands on the table to stare him down, "You asked me that earlier. What kind of crew are we talking about here?"

Luffy threw his hands in the air, an excited grin on his face, "A crew of pirates!"

The reaction was almost instant.

Nami's face turned sour, a disgusted scowl set on her face as she growled out, "No."

I glanced at Lori as Nami took deep breaths to calm down. Lori shrugged and I turned my attention back to the fuming red-head. Once she'd relaxed a bit, she asked, "You're a pirate?"

I snorted, gaining their attention.

"C'mon, you can't tell me you thought he was a sailor," I said, rolling my eyes, "Even I could tell he was a pirate, and I'm pretty oblivious."

"It's true," Lori chimed in, leaning back in her chair. I glared at her as Luffy pulled off his hat. I turned my attention back to him, watching him stare at the old hat fondly, "I promised the man who gave me this hat… that I'd become a great pirate…"

I smiled, watching him as he smiled at the hat. He was making it really hard for me to control my inner fan girl. I wanted to coo and cuddle the adorableness that was Luffy. The tender moment was ruined when Nami slammed her hands down on the table, fuming.

"I hate pirates more than anything else in this world!" She ranted, glaring at Luffy. He ignored her glare, placing his hat back on his head, "C'mon, be our navigator!"

"I said no."

He sighed, "Oh well." He dug into the food, ignoring the glare coming from the woman across the table. I placed my empty glass in the sink, grabbing an apple off the table and nudging Lori, "Well, this has been great, but we have to go."

"Where are you going?" Luffy asked, stuffing his face with more food. I shrugged, taking a bite out of the Granny Smith I'd grabbed, "Not sure yet. We're just traveling from island to island for now."

"Then you should join my crew!" He said, beaming at us, "You'd still be traveling! Besides, you two are interesting!"

Lori sighed and I frowned in confusion, asking her, "(What?)"

She stared me down before declaring, "(If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Right?)"

My jaw dropped along with my apple. Luffy and Nami looked between us, confused as I replied, "(Y-You can't be serious…)" She shrugged, ignoring their looks, "(We both know he isn't gonna give up. Besides, it' not like we have any other clues for how to get home, so there's no point in refusing him to wander aimlessly.)"

I stared at her as she continued, "(Besides, you really wanna join them, right?)"

Sometimes, I love having her as my sister.

I hugged her tightly, much to her dismay. I clung to her as she tried (in vain) to shove me off, "Don't touch me."

Just to spite her, I gave her a kiss on the cheek, "Thanks, Johanna~!"

"Ew! Don't touch me, peasant!"

I laughed as she shoved me onto the floor, wiping her cheek with a disgusted scowl. I beamed her before getting up, grabbing my previously discarded apple and skipping over to the sink to wash it off. I could feel Luffy and Nami's confused stares, but ignored them in favor of cleaning my apple, humming under my breath.

"You're disgusting," Lori grumbled, still wiping her cheek. I turned back to them and smiled, munching on my apple, "But you love me anyway~"

"Okay, what's going on?" Nami asked, looking between us.

I turned to Luffy and stared back at him, excited. I beamed and said the words I'd been waiting to say since we'd met him.

"We agree to join your crew!"

Ending Theme: Demons by Imagine Dragons

Nami - Troublemaker (Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida)

Okay, raise your hands if you totally did not see that coming.

No one?

Cool, then I'm unoriginal.

...

*sobs*

A-Anyway... I-I'll see you all next week... I hope...

Love you all~

Haruhi