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CHAPTER 14: MINI CHAPTER 3RD DAY: LOVING LUFFY

"I wish that Love-cook will be forever stoned", Zoro grinned at the idea. He, Luffy and Ace carried the three stoned figures inside Zoro's room to be safe from Luffy's clutches due to what had happened yesterday. Boa Hancock still refused to turn them back into normal and so they have no choice but to have a longer patience on their stubborn companion.

"Our last day to deal with her on the same ship", Sce said, "Once we reached Marineford, I'll gonna make sure that she's miles away from me and never try to see her again."

"Yeah", Zoro agreed, "She's a pretty sneaky one, hiding Luffy's hat under the bed."

"She hid it? I thought she just helped me find it?" Luffy curiously asked.

"Such a stupid, naive mind, young one", Ace said in a mockingly sweet tone, "Of course, she hid it just to play with us. I think she just let the words slipped on her snakelike tongue."

"Probably", Zoro grinned again.

"Whatever, I'm hungry now! Shishishi!" Luffy suddenly said.

"But Luffy, I'm getting tired now. If you want, Zoro will cook", Ace resigned. Ever since Sanji become stone, Ace was the one whose cooking for them. It might not be the best, but as they don't have a choice, they contented themselves on it. Besides, Ace can produce and control fire, so there's no problem on cooking food.

"Oi, if you don't want to be poisoned, don't let me touch the stove", Zoro warned them.

"Ace, let me cook!" Luffy volunteered.

"No way!" Both Zoro and Ace shouted on him.

"But I'm really hungry", Luffy pouted.

Ace sighed, "Okay, okay, fine, I'll do it." He stood up and head to the kitchen. Zoro stared at Sanji's figure and smirked. Luffy, on the other hand, remembered something.

"Zoro, d'you think Hammock's hungry?"

"I don't know and I don't care. She can feed herself", Zoro said, "And it's Hancock, Luffy", he added.

"But..."

"Luffy, her stomach isn't like yours."

"But still, we have to ask", Luffy leave Zoro's room. Zoro just sighed and muttered "Dumbass". Meanwhile, Luffy went in front of Hancock's room and opened the door without even bothering to knock.

"Oi, Hammock, you hungry?" Luffy asked, still on the doorway.

Boa Hancock was sitting on her bed, clearly undisturbed of Luffy's annoying entrance. She just stared calmly on him as though expecting everything what he's going to do.

"You're Commander Monkey D. Luffy, right?"

Luffy was surprised for the mention of his name, not forgetting his title, so he gave an innocent look and asked Hancock, "Erm, why are you asking?"

Hancock looked away from him and said, "You have such dumb way of asking. anyway", She looked again at Luffy with cold eyes, "Why did you thank me yesterday about your hat?"

"Oh, well", Luffy scratched the back of his neck, "Because you told me the hiding place of my hat."

"Wasn't it clear to you that I've hid it purposedly?!" Hancock demanded.

"And so what if you did?" Luffy simply defended, "What matters is that you told me where my hat is, and that's what I'm thanking for, whether it's an accident or in purpose, shishishi!"

Hancock stared disbelievingly at the laughing Navy Commander in front of her. She had never met anything or anyone like that before, be may it as a man or any pervert thing in this world. First, he wasn't in love with her and now, he's thanking her for her wrongdoing. She shook her head, thinking that the young man in front of her was just being dumb and stupid. But before she can form any further conclusions, Luffy spoke to her again.

"By the way, are you hungry?"

Hancock was about to give him an irritating look but she didn't find him irritating anymore as what she thinks, her coldness just melted. instead, she answered in a tiny voice.

"Y-yes, I'm a little hungry."

"That's good", Luffy grinned, "Well, I know you don't want to eat with us so I'll just bring your food here!" And he walked away.

Hancock had become a woman who received a lot of startling and shock from a certain young man for just in three days. She was really surprised on the young marine's actions and behavior. Luffy is a different kind of man for her. For now, she felt something warm in her heart which she never felt before and the only thing that she wants to do for now is to eat.

She has to wait Luffy.

She must thank him for bringing the food.

Because she felt warmer towards him.

Maybe due to unexplainable admiration.

Or is it love?

~END OF CHAPTER 14~

THE THREE MINI CHAPTER, 12, 13 & 14, WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ONLY ONE CHAPTER. BUT IT'S TOO LONG FOR ME BECAUSE I HAVE A TARGET MAXIMUM OF WORDS PER CHAPTER. SO, I'VE SEPARATED THEM INTO THREE CHAPTERS, THREE, THE NUMBER OF DAYS A WARSHIP CAN TRAVEL FROM AMAZON LILY TO MARINEFORD.

R&R!