After that, we both started to walk somewhere.

I wanted some Ice-cream but due to my no currency life right now. I was broke! If it had been yen, then I would be rich! I don't even know the currency of this world! I need to ask Nami before I forget.

"Ne, Ace! Buy some ice-cream! I have no currency for this world, and I want some!" I begged, clinging onto Portgaz D. Ace for life.

"Why should I? You nearly got me killed with your demon friend!" Ace teased.

"Please! I promise I will never let Soul attack anyone ever again!" I said before putting on my 'I promise to the great lord Jesus I will never ever let Soul attack anyone!' face.

Ace looked down at me sighing. "Fine, but only if you tell me what Kisa told you." He went over to the Ice-Cream vender and ordered the ice-cream.

"What do you mean? Oh, and I want chocolate! :3" I smiled as I sat down on a bench.

Ace got the ice-cream, his was strawberry, and sat down next to me.

I began to lick the ice-cream quickly so it wouldn't melt in my hands! I hate it when that happens! It gets all sticky, and you have to watch where you touch or something will attach itself to your sticky hand of doom! It better not melt on me! "So, what did you mean?"

"I think you know, Sparks. Also, why did Kisa say 'Hikari-chan'?" Ace asked me very curious of that name. He had heard Soul and that yellow lizard say the name 'Rain Hikari'. He noticed that I had finished my ice-cream, and he did too.

I tensed. 'SHOOT! I SHOULD HAVE TOLD KISA NOT TO SAY IT!' "Um…. Oh, look! I think it's time to go and look for the festival, what do you say Ace?" I delayed the question and jumped up, throwing away the cup. I so wanted to no answer the question he asked me!

Ace understood the 'delaying' so he backed off. 'Maybe she doesn't want to talk about it.' He thought before throwing away his ice-cream and wiped his fingers. He stared at his finger before blushing a bit, remembering what I did to it. 'Ne, I need to talk to Sanji about this.'

Ace laughed at my antics. "You're so hyped up about the festival." He was walking with me.

"Yeah! I love the zodiac animal things and I wonder what the rest of my nakama are too!" I laughed. I had just been told that I was the fixer-upper of the Going Merry.

Yeah, I kinda do know their names like the cook is named Sanji. I already know Chopper, Robin, Ace, Zoro, and Luffy. Nami and Usopp are taking a lot of time to get used to me.

"Just don't get into any trouble….. I can see why Chopper wanted me to be your escort. You're as hyper as my brother!" Ace laughed as I sent a glare at him.

I smiled before running into someone. I fell down onto my butt, and I began to rub my swollen butt. "Ita…. Oh, I'm terribly sorry for that! I wasn't paying attention to where I was going!" I apologized quickly.

The figure, whom I ran into, stared at me before I trembled in fear! HE WAS LARGE! HE LOOKED LIKE A GRIZZLY WALL! And those things were HUGE! "You're new in town…. Are you going to the festival?" He asked.

I blinked at him, still on the ground, in confusion before Ace replied, "Yeah, we are. She's hoping it's her year of the animal."

"Well, this year is special. All the animals, of the years, are having a large party with the leaders of the animal clans of their own islands. It seems that you all have stopped in time for the best ever!" he smiled at us.

A large bird call sounded the town, making the people smile and run quickly to a selected destination.

"Oh, it is time for the festival to start! Come with me, and I'll show you to the 'CHOOSING CEREMONY'." He started to help me up and shoo us to the area.

There was a large crater in the middle of the forest. A metal fence was in the middle of the crater making a stable landing pad for walking on. Large stone spikes were protruding out of the sides (Think of Pride rock but small enough for humans) as if they were sitting places.

People were in animal costumes, according to their years, and smiling as some made music. Food was made.

"Yatta! Look at all that glorious cooked food!" Luffy shouted in bliss.

"Luffy! Don't eat yet! It hasn't started!" Nami said, hitting him in the head.

"Ne, where's Ace and Sparky?" Zoro asked while finding a place under a tree to settle down at.

A man walked up the group dressed in snake attire. He smiled a toothy grin at them as he said, "We need newcomers to sign the Choosing Ceremony paper. It will let us see that you will allow us to see what animal is in your year."

"Choosing Ceremony? Shouldn't we be the ones to know it?" Nami asked.

"Yes, but we have special ways of deciphering your Animal. It's very easy, and no harm will come to you." The man smiled, holding up the paper in his hands.

They all looked at it, minus Luffy, thinking about it.

"Ok, as long as there's no fee for it, it's cool with me." Nami declared, signing the paper.

"If Nami-swan is doing it, then I will too!" Sanji cheered, quickly signing it.

"It will be interesting to know what animal I am." Nico Robin smiled writing down.

The man smiled in happiness as he looked at the rest of the group. "And you four?"

"Yeah! The great Usopp already knows his animal, but I will want to know if you know it too!" Usopp started to brag on and on before Zoro made him sign it.

"I don't know if I will have a year of the animal since I'm a reindeer, but I don't think it would hurt to try." Tony-Tony Chopper concluded as he did sign it.

Zoro just nodded, writing it down so he could get it over with.

That just left Luffy to deal with it. He wasn't paying attention so he idly signed it. He smiled as he attacked the food as people laughed in merriment.

Everyone had a blast there, yet they all wondered where Ace and Sparky were since they weren't seen. A group of men came to them telling them that it was time for the Choosing Ceremony to begin.

They all reluctantly agreed as they followed the group as Zoro had to drag Luffy there. They followed till they were in a room where about a lot of metal cages was, the size of humans, and drapes covered over them.

"What's all this for?"

Ace and I were brought there as I enjoyed the fun.

Ace just had a narcoleptic fit, and he dozed off in the sun.

I never knew what was wrong with Ace until I heard some people telling me that it was alright.

"WHAT HAPPENED TO ACE?" I nearly screamed as I panicked at the sight of my keeper. No, I mean he was my keeper to keep me out of trouble.

"Don't worry, hun, it's natural for the illness they have." A woman smiled in her Ram attire.

She had long black hair tied in a high ponytail. Her eyes were blood red, matching some of her attire. Her skin was the complexion of a porcelain dolls. She had on a black/white/red kimono on that ended very shortly just above her knees. There was a red colored sash tied tightly around her waist, and it flowed in the wind along with her hair. She had on small Japanese booties. Two brown large ram horns sprouted from her head as a small white tail sported from her behind.

"Illness? What do you mean by illness?" I asked her.

"He has what's called 'narcoleptic illnesses. It's where he falls asleep at random, no matter what he was doing before, and stays there until he wakes up by himself. I doubt he will have any idea what has happened." A man said in his Rooster attire.

He had on a black jacket with white fringes, and a grayish/greenish undershirt with it. His pants were the color of denim blue, reminding me of jeans and he had a white collar from his black jacket. A spiked collar was around his neck, the color of black with white spikes and a broken chain hanging onto it. His hair was the color of light blue and light purple, looking like highlights as they sparkled in the sunlight. His skin was rather pinkish, reminding me of a newborn baby's skin when they have been cleaned off after birth. His eyes were the color of azure blue. He had a bunch of same colored tail feathers coming out of his behind.

I pondered at the thought, "So, to say if he was eating, he would fall face-first into his food then wake up wondering why he had food on his face?" I kinda thought that was hilarious but at the same time, worried. I'm so glad I don't have this illness!

"Yeah, but the stares he would receive would tell him about it." The same guy said before.

"Would it happen if he was, to say, in battle?" I asked, widening my eyes, thinking if Ace and I were in battle, and he happened to fall asleep.

"It might. I never thought about it like that. Actually, I never heard anyone with the illness falling asleep in the middle of a fight. He would be the firstI think. He said 'He was your keeper of keeping you out of trouble' so I think you should be 'His keeper of his illness.'" The woman smiled at me.

"Hai….. Oh, my name is Rain Hikari. Oh, and the moron you saw over there is Portgaz D. Ace." I said, giving them my 'real name' because I highly doubt I would see them again.

"My name is Akane Mizurei. I'm the owner of the school for 'gifted' children down the port." The woman smiled at me.

"Oh, are you by any chance Kisa's mom?" I asked her. They have different last names so Kisa might be adopted.

"Why yes, if you're talking about a small brown haired girl that's a tiger. She was talking about someone named Rain and her boyfriend who walked around without a shirt." Akane smiled at me.

"HE'S NOT MY BOYFRIEND! I BARELY KNOW HIM!" I hissed.

"Alright, your secret is safe with me. ;3" She winked.

I looked over to the other one for an introduction.

"My name is Dave Hallow. I'm her husband. I own the dock." The man said, shaking my hand.

"Nice to meet ya!" I smiled.

"IT'S TIME FOR THE CHOOSING CEREMONY!" The same man, I ran into, yelled out loud for everyone to hear him. He was dressed in a white rob with yellow wings coming from his back. A small floating ball of fluff beside him held a book.

That's when I went over to Ace as Akane and Dave went up to the stadium to get a seat. I was about to wake him up when something knocked me out and carried Ace and I to where ever.

WOOO ANOTHER CHAPTER D YAYZ, I don't know if anyone is still reading this lol.