Hey there, readers. Here's the new chapter, hope it isn't too awful, and I hope you enjoy, or at least post a review! C:

I was listening to Ashley by Escape the Fate, Down and Out by Tantric, Holiday by Green Day, Which to Bury; Us or the Hatchet by Relient K, Happy by Never shout never, and Shark in the Water by Vivi Brown.

I feel like I should do another disclaimer… I don't own anything related to One Piece or the songs I list in the beginning of the chapters :P Though, that is quite obvious..

Sorry it took so long, I was lazy… ._. And I had a lack of inspiration D:

Enjoy~ (hopefully)

Laila was bored. She was currently sitting in her room, doodling little pictures of chibi-kittens, and wishing she had a bowl of strawberries. She eventually dragged herself to her feet and trudged out of her room, planning to explore a bit. She poked her head inside random rooms, until she came upon one room in particular that caught her attention. She wasn't sure what it was, exactly, but she felt compelled to enter. So she did.

As Laila entered the room, she crossed her arms, curiously peering around. Yes, she was searching for something that either might not even be there, or that could be a waste of her time. Well, it wasn't wasting time if she had nothing else to do…

She heard a small noise to her right, behind a crate perhaps? She turned and stared in the general direction from which the noise originated, narrowing her eyes in suspicion. She knew that most people would brush it off as nothing important, that maybe something fell from a loose perch. But, her mind filled with boredom made up random scenarios—one very interesting one including a leprechaun coming to steal their money. Though, she quickly put an end to that; she was bored, not insane.

"Helloooo~?" Laila sang.

There was a small noise, like someone hitting the wall, and Laila walked briskly over and peeked over some boxes. There, looking sheepishly up at her, was a girl with dark green hair tucked under a cap.

"Ehh?! How did you get on our ship? Who are you?" Laila asked, a look of surprise and confusion crossing her face.

"Eh heh, about that…" The girl began, scratching the back of her head.

Just then, Artemis walked in, frowning. "Laila, why were you shouting…" She trailed off as she looked at the girl who was sitting on the floor. "Who's that?"

"That's what I want to know…" Laila replied, looking at the girl expectantly.

"Oh! Sorry, I never answered did I?" The girl chirped, standing and brushing off her pants. It was then that Laila and Artemis noticed that little dog that was with her.

"Aww, that's so cute~!" Laila said, bending down to pet the happy little puppy. It wagged its tail at the prospect of meeting a new person, and licked her hand. Laila smiled.

"Yeah! His name is Inuka!" The girl stated, smiling broadly at the little puppy that was now at her feet, trying to get her attention.

"Oh yeah, what was your name?" Laila asked.

"Oh, it's Oura Ninima." She replied, bending down to pet Inuka.

"Well, I don't mean to be rude, but why are you on our ship?" Artemis asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Welllll… You see, I kinda needed a ride, and your ship looked suuuuper cool, so I decided, hey why not?" Oura said, like it was the most logical thing to do.

"well I don't know if…" Laila began, but was interrupted by the door slamming back open.

"Oi, who are you guys talking to…?" Akira asked, trailing off as he stared at the new face in the room. "Who's that chick?" He asked, staring curiously.

"Oura Ninima here!" Oura chirped, waving.

"Hey… Why are you in our storage room?" Akira queried, watching the girl as she stood up again, much to Inuka's protests, and re-explained herself.

"Oh, okay. You hungry?" Akria asked, like it was completely normal to invite stowaways to have lunch. Which, apparently for him, it was.

"Sure!" Oura chirped, following Akira upstairs towards the kitchen.

When they made it upstairs, they found Yukio sitting and reading a book. He lazily lifted his head when the two entered, but his eyed widened in surprise at the girl with his friend.

"Yo Akira, who's that?" Yukio asked.

"Oura Ninima!" The girl with dark green hair answered before Akira had the chance."And this little guy here is Inuka!" She added as the little dog pawed at her legs.

"Yeah, that." Akira said. "We were gonna have lunch and—"

"Wait, where did she come from?" Yukio interrupted him.

"The storage room." Akria deadpanned. Yukio face palmed, but didn't pry.

"Oh, oooohhh!" Oura suddenly burst, hopping up and down. Inuka got excited then, and began running around her in circles, barking up at her and wagging his tail.

"What is it?" Akira asked, waiting for her to calm down.

"Can I cook lunch?" Oura asked, giving him a pleading look.

"Sure!" Akira chirped.

It wasn't much longer after that when Laila and Artemis walked in, talking about god knows what, and sitting at the table with Akria and Yukio. Soon after that, whatever Oura had been cooking was finished, and she brought plates over, humming as she did so.

"Oh! This tastes good, Oura!" Akira exclaimed, grinning from ear to ear. "We need a cook, wanna be ours?" He asked, beaming at her still.

"Oh! That sounds like so much fun!" Oura exclaimed. "Will there be adventures?!" She asked eagerly.

"Of course there will! We're pirates, after all!" Akira replied, glomping the poor girl.

While this was happening, the other three in the room watched with mild amusement, until Akira glomped Oura. Then Laila frowned. (xD I'm evil~)

So it was decided. Everyone agreed that Oura should join; they needed a chef anyway, and she seemed really nice. After lunch, Akira popped into his cat from to go and lay in the sun, and jumped when he heard a huge scream.

What the heck?!

Cuttin' ya off there. Hope ya don't mind, and I also hope you aren't mad at me for the late update..

Review! :D Or the review monster will steal thy soul.

Bai bai! :D