Sorry for the delay! Um… Too many things have happened but I got a new computer to and I got the old one! It works so much better, which means more stories! Yay! The only thing that gets in the way of me writing is School. SO please don't hound me I'm doing the best I can with the little time I have so enjoy!

I bolted up the stairs into my room. I put on a pair of shorts and a white tee-shirt that had something weird on the front of it. I tied my running shoes on tight and left my room. I put Jenny on her lease and handed it to Zolo.

"You're in charge of her till we get there"

"What?! Why me?"

"Don't question my authority!"

"Can we go already?" asked Luffy. "Yupp!" We all left through the garage. I grabbed the bucket. "What are those?" asked Chopper. "You'll see when you see" said Clarissa with a smile.

It was weird, they had no idea what baseball was. Clarissa had seen them play once before against Arlong, but that was in Japanese. I suppose that the Japanese characters are different from the American ones. It was such a weird thought.

We cut through my neighbor's yard and through the parking lot of Cindy's and made it to route 281. "Stay on the side of the road". "Yes Mom" said the boys in unison. "Well sorry if I'm being a nag!" We crossed the intersection passed the hair salon and Costa's and then cut through the waterworks near the Tynapioga River.

"Sanji you can set the food on a picnic table". "Alright Rissa my darling!" She kept walking. "Come on were almost there!" "You mean this isn't the spot?" asked Usopp.

"well no, I mean it is , but it's one of two spots" she explained the best she could.

They followed her, through a parking lot past a closed concession stand and onto a little league field. "Okay were going to play a game. It's called baseball".

15 minutes later

"For the last time Luffy. Your suppose to run to the base and touch it" she said in a rather annoyed tone of voice. "Please Luffy tell me that you get it" asked Usopp. "I think I do" said Luffy. "Hooray! Now let's play Girls vs. Boys!" said Rissa. They all looked at her strangely. "More boys here than girls" said Zolo. "Did you count Jenny?" They all fell over. "She cant hit or throw a ball but she makes a good out fielder" Again they all fell over.

"Come on please?" she asked with puppy eyes and a quivering lower lip. "Okay fine" said Zolo caving in. "Let's make this interesting 500 berries says that we will win" said Nami. The boys looked at her like she was dumb. "I'm in! Said Usopp "500 on us!" "Ditto". "Ditto". "Same here" "same".

"Huddle!" said Nami, all of the girls got in a circle Jenny sat in the middle looking up at Nami. "Okay we better win this or there will be hell to pay. Got it?!" she asked. "Okay!!!" they all shrieked.

Girls out on the field boys up to bat. Luffy grabbed a bat and got ready. "Luffy turn around!" shouted Rissa. Some things never change. "Oh right!" he got serious he gripped the bat and scowled. She nodded and pitched the ball. He swung. "Fowl!" she caught the ball and threw it again. This time he hit it and made it to first base. She threw the ball "strike!" "Strike!" "Ball!" he was determined to it this time. The ball was pitched Usopp hit it with all of his might, hard to left field, Luffy ran.

Jenny picked up the ball and got to first base before Usopp could. "Out!" "Way to go Jenny1" said Nami. She barked and wagged her curly tail then picked up her ball and trotted off with it way out to the back board. She laid down in the grass chewing on the ball.

A new ball was brought into the game. Chopper walked up to the base. "Ball! Ball! Ball! Ball!" "Take a base!" Chopper ran to first base. "What the hell are you doing?!" asked Nami. "Sorry! He has a short strike range" replied Rissa.

Zolo got up to bat. She threw the pitch. CRACK! The ball went way over the fence. "Home run!" Nami was fuming. One out and three runs in already. Rissa really did not want to die today, so she became more determined. All they had to do was get 15 points

Sanji was up to bat; all she had to do was distract him. She bent down so he could see down her shirt, she had him now. She threw the ball "Strike!" She batted her eyelashes "Strike!" She flipped her hair "Foul!" "Damn it! She blew him a kiss "Strike! Your out!"

"Oi! Interference" Said Zolo. "Shut up cactus head!" said Sanji. "Oh it's on dart brow!" they started fighting in the dug out. Luffy was back up to bat. She threw the pitch it came right back at her and she caught it. "OW!" "Out!"

It was the girls turn to bat, Rissa called a group huddle in the dug out. "Okay Here's what we do Since there are so many of them and so few of us do what you can, Try not to hit the ball up in the air , go for grounders and hit to their knees" Said Rissa. "Hurry up!" shouted Zolo.

"Why you ready to get your ass handed to you?!" Asked Rissa as Robin got up to hit, Luffy was pitching. "Strike!" come on Robin you can do it!" Robin nodded and the pitch was thrown. She hit a grounder to right field. "Run Robin!" shouted Nami.

Robin made a mad dash to first plate "Safe!" "Wahoo! That's what I'm talking about!" said Rissa. "Oh god! I'm up" said Nami. "You can do it Nami!"Said Rissa as she got up to the plate. The pitch flew past her and she went white. How the hell was she supposed to hit that?! "Strike!" "Come on Nami pull your own weight" shouted Rissa.

"Shut up!" she was pissed now she gripped the bat and hit it hard to left right between Sanji's Legs. She made a mad dash to first plate. Now Rissa was up , she gripped her bat and smiled. He nodded and pitched the ball. She hit into middle field and hit the back wall.

Rissa sprinted to first base. "Go home Robin!" shouted Nami and Rissa. Nami made it to third and now Rissa was in trouble. It was close she ran and slid into second base her toe touching the outside of the base and Zolo tagging her arm with the ball. "Safe!" she collapsed.

"Ghosty on second!" she called. Jenny came running from the out field and spat her ball out in Rissa's hand. Jenny sat on second base. Rissa carried the nasty ball back to the dug out with her. "Way to run it in Robin" "Nice hit".

Robin was back up to bat. She hit the ball Nami ran in but Robin was out before she could make it to base. "Out!" She walked back to the dug out. " Nice try" "Thanks" Rissa was back up to bat. She hit a pop fly and just kept running Jenny made it home but Rissa was tagged out. "Come on Nami!" cheered Rissa.

Nami got out , the girls were behind one point and back in the out field. The game was neck and neck. Bottom of the sixth bases were loaded the girls need exactly four points to win the game.

Oh yeah the pressure is on. Pitcher was switched to Zolo now it is nearly impossible to hit the ball. Pressures on Rissa! She whipped her forehead as she stood at home plate. It was now noon when the sun is at its highest and hottest point of the day. "Strike!"

"Damn it Rissa , hit the ball!" Her vision was getting blurry and she was starting to feel light headed. "Foul!" "Come On Rissa! Get your head together!" She squinted and her vision became clearer she get a tighter grip on the bat and was determined.

CRACK.

The ball went high and far.

"Home run. Game over. Winner: The Girls Team!"

They started to bicker with one another about money. Rissa left the field with Jenny trailing behind her. They walked down to the park. Rissa sat in the shade of a tree, while Jenny went to find a rock to suck on. Jenny was looking for a smooth rounded rock. Jenny is a weird dog, and sucking on rocks just makes her weirder. She began to wander further off . "Jenny" he ears perked up.

She ran to her young master. "Jenny!" she heard again. She stopped running and followed the voice. She ran across the bridge. Rissa's eyes followed the dog. 'What was she up too?' "RISSA!" she heard. "Whhhhaaaaaatttttt????????" she replied. "Found her!" said Usopp.

She saw her friends coming over. She laughed as Usopp feel down the hill. They reunited and there was much rejoicing.yay.(sorry to much Monty python) Zolo took refuge under a shady tree. Usopp, chopper, Luffy, and Jenny were playing in the shallow stream. Nami and Robin were sitting under the gazebo while Sanji was making lunch and catered to the every whim from Nami and Robin.

Rissa began to nod off into sleep; she felt a cool splash of cold water. She opened her eyes and saw the culprits. Each pointing to another. She rolled her eyes and tried to sleep again. But again the cold splash of water attacked her from 'nowhere'. So she moved to the other side of the tree. She took off her shoes and socks. Then her white tee-shirt because thinking ahead she wore a bikini. She watched them while they turned around and began splashing each other.

With a splash coming from the other direction Usopp turned around. Face to face with Rissa. She splashed him again. Splash down. "Come on and eat!" shouted Sanji. "Yay!" shouted Luffy he helped Jenny out of the stream and Chopper was helped out by Usopp. Rissa struggled on her own to get out.

Zolo was still asleep; Jenny fixed that by shaking her water out of her fur. He woke up in a rage and chased the dog to the gazebo. Rissa walked rather lazily to the gazebo. But once she made it she made in impression. Sanji was being himself; the flirt. Rissa thought it was funny but Zolo keep making the gagging noises a fight broke out.

Yupp just a normal Lunch.

Finally !

It's compete! God that took 4 ever. Sorry 4 the wait , don't know if it was wroth it….

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Love you all ! (in a healthy sane way)

Lu-Lu-San: see ya next time !