When I woke up, I was face to face with the worst drawing I had ever seen. Luffy grinned proudly and I busted up laughing. Holding my gut I gasped, "That will certainly strike fear into our enemies!"

I laughed so hard I couldn't breath and finally could stop when Usopp held up his first attempt at a flag and was whacked for designing it after himself. Chuckling I went into the kitchen for some food and when I was done I came out to see our new flag, straw hat style. I nodded, agreeing with Luffy, who loved it, "Good. I like it."

Usopp then painted it on the sail and we grinned, now this was an official pirate ship. Settling back on the deck I just began to doze off again when I nearly had a heartache at the sound of cannon fire. Leaping to my feet I stared dumbly at Luffy as Zoro asked, "What are you firing at?"

Luffy put a hand over his eyes to see better, "That rock. It's cannon practice."

He scowled, "This thing doesn't shoot right."

Rolling my eyes, grumbling about too much noise I escaped into the galley and leaned against the wall, continuing my doze. Not for long because everyone soon came in. yawning I got up and joined Usopp, Luffy and Nami at the table as Luffy and Usopp talked about Usopp being sharpshooter and how he could take over the captain position if Luffy ever showed cowardice.

I hid my snort in my arms as I lied my head on them next to Nami. She nudged me but I saw her hiding her grin with her quill. Closing my eyes I listened to them talking about another position on the ship that need to be filled and I raised my head slightly as Luffy said excitedly, "A musician!"

I laughed as the others yelled at him and blinked as I heard, "Come out and fight dogs! I'll murder the lot of ya!"

running my head through my memories of the show I remembered who is was and lied my head back down. Nami growled at me, "It could be an elemental!"

I mumbled through my arms, "If it was I'd know about it and it's not."

I hoped I wasn't being too cocky about that part but I knew what was going to happen so I decided I needed to sleep so that I would have the energy to fight if an elemental showed up.I thought I slept for at least half an hour before I heard someone yelling for someone to rest.

Getting up with a grunt, stretching until my body popped, I walked out and stared blurry at two weird guys on our ship. Letting loose a jaw cracking yawn I turned on my heel and headed to the woman's quarters. Mind still fuzzy from sleep I didn't hear Luffy say who I was as I closed the door, hopped up onto my hammock and passed out again.

0o0

I woke up the next morning feeling much better and sat up slowly, rubbing the sleep from my eyes and Nami smiled from across from me, putting on her shirt, "Hey, about time you woke up. Can you cook breakfast? The guys don't like me doing it."

I grinned at her, hopping down to brush my hair and fix it in a ponytail, "That's cuz you charge us."

She snorted, "Not that much."

Shaking my head at her I said, "Sure. I'll make breakfast."

I pulled up my shirt to check the bandages on my side, seeing it fine and then checked all the small burns on my body. To my great surprise and Nami's shock the burns were almost healed and the cut was nearly closed. I was still black and blue from neck to toes, especially on my gut but they didn't hurt as much as they should. We looked at each other and I shrugged. She shrugged back and I pulled my shirt back down.

We headed up and Nami sat at the table drawing maps as I started the food. I looked up and eyed two guys I vaigly remembered from yesterday come in. I asked bluntly, "Who are you?"

Nami looked up and I raised an eyebrow as they struck a pose next to each other and the guy with the tattoo on his cheek said, "Introduction time. I'm Johnny."

The guy in the shorts and trench coat said, "I'm Yosaku."

And together they said, "We're brother Zoro's old bounty hunting partners! Pleased to meet you."

Not sure if I should laugh or not I looked at Nami, "Should I toss them overboard? Being bounty hunters?"

They shouted outrage and something about how a little lass like me couldn't possible take them on. Then Johnny looked at Yosaku and asked how he thought I would look in just an apron. Grabbing the hot frying pan I was about to use, I flung it and like a boomerang it slammed into Johnny's head and then into Yosaku's.

They collapsed and I retrieved my frying pan as Nami turned a chuckle into a sneeze, "No Ariana. Their friends, you can't throw them overboard."

I hmmed, eyeing them and then went back to the stove, "Ok, but if they make another crack like that again I'll incase them in ice and make them float."

she couldn't help it, she laughed. I glared but finally had to laugh too. Shaking my head I started the pancakes and said, "Alright so I don't like perverts. I didn't even mean to throw the frying pan, it was reflex."

She wiped her eyes and grinned at me in understanding, "I'll keep that in mind."

blushing a bit I winked and just finished cooking when Usopp and Luffy ran in, tripping over the still knocked out bounty hunters and cried out, "FOOD!"

Zoro walked in lazily as I set everything on the table and raised an eyebrow at his friends, "What happened to them?"

I snorted and sat next to Nami as she said, hiding her grin, "They made a suggestive comment to Ariana. She didn't take it well."

Zoro looked at me and I shrugged, eating a bite of bacon, "Their only unconscious."

That made him more confused but he finally just shrugged and joined us before Luffy ate it all. A few minutes later Johnny and Yosaku came to and they leaped to their feet, "WHAT WAS THAT FOR!"

I smiled innocently and said, "What?"

they blustered and Nami said, "Better grab some food before it's gone."

they looked and saw Luffy scarfing anything in sight and quickly joined us. I finished, volunteered Johnny and Yosaku for the dishes and at my glare they agreed. Going out onto the deck I stretched with my arms up to the sky and then reached down for my toes.

Grinning I went down to the deck and looked out at the ocean. I turned and called through the open kitchen door, "Hey Nami! Where are we going?"

She called back as Zoro came out onto the deck, "An ocean going restaurant to look for a cook!"

I yelled back, grinning in excitement at finally being able to meet Sanji, "Awesome!"

Zoro came down to the deck and asked, "So what did Yosaku and Johnny suggest?"

Bracing my hands on the rail, peering down at the surf the ship was making as the ship went across the water, "They wondered what I would look like wearing just an apron. My hand instinctively grabbed the frying pan and it magically flew and knocked them out."

I heard something between a cough and a choke from him and looked at him curiously. He spun and said, "Too bad for them."

I stared at him in surprise, "Was he blushing? Nah."

I smirked and started heading for the mast to go up and get a better look, "I offered to incase them in ice and let them float but Nami said that their friends of yours. So I'll be nice."

Patting him on the shoulder after he snorted I grabbed the rope ladder that lead up to the crows nest and started climbing. Getting to it I gazed out at the ocean, wondering what new adventure was waiting for us over the horizon. Feeling a wide grin creep up on my face I thought cheerfully, "We're going to meet Sanji. Hells going to break loose once we get there. Better practice."

Turning I called down to Zoro who had settled himself against the mast, "Hey Zoro! I'm coming down!"

Grinning whickidly as he looked up I hopped onto the rail of the crows next and promptly jumped. Hearing shouts and gasps I realized I hadn't noticed the others coming out but my attention was totally on not breaking my neck. Instead of just creating a pillow of air to land on, I concentrated on a soft wind surrounding me and slowing my decent.

It did and I landed with a tap in front of Zoro, "That was fun!"

He plopped back with a sigh and I giggled as his exasperated look. I jumped as someone yelled behind me, "YOUR AN ELEMENTAL!"

Turning I rolled my eyes at Johnny and Yosaku, "Aren't you two smarty pants."

They yelled at Zoro, "She's dangerous!"

Zoro rolled his eyes and said, "She's a crew member and not dangerous unless you make her mad."

Luffy came up, big grin on his face, "She's our Elemental butt kicker!"

I grinned back at my captain and then started climbing back up to the crows nest as Zoro, Usopp and Luffy reassured them that I wasn't going to kill them in their sleep. I got high enough and then jumped to the yard that held the ail. Walking on the top of the sail I balanced, wondering what else I could do.

I wasn't sure how much that elemental book I had found in my pack was truthful or not, since I had no idea where it came from. And it hadn't really been helpful yet except to basically tell me that whatever I think of I can do.

Running the fights I had been in with other elementals through my head I didn't realize I had kept on walking until Nami shouted, "Ariana!"

Concentration broken I yelped as I plummeted not to the deck of the ship but to the ocean! I had walked on air without meaning to and over the edge of the ship! Hitting the water I quickly swam to the surface, coughing to get my lungs working. Shaking my head roughly I heard my name called and saw a hand shooting out at me.

Not thinking of anything better to do at the moment I grabbed Luffy's hand, right when something wrapped around my wrist. Yelping as a form burst from the water, I looked quickly and found myself being held by a tentacle that was attacked to a giant black octopus.

And since I hadn't let go of Luffy, instead of him pulling me to the boat, he yelped and sling shot towards me. I gasped as the octopus squeezed, my wounds flaring and heard, "Gum Gum Pistol!"

Luffy slugged the octopus head on and it's grip loosened just as he landed on the tentacle that had a hold of me. I quickly jumped onto it with him, the octopus beginning to thrash. We teetered, Luffy clutching me and we yelled as the octopus thrust it's tentacle, throwing us to the treacherous waters.

Gripping Luffy's arm tightly I concentrated on my feet. Instead of going into the water we landed on topof the water. Luffy let loose a sigh of relief and I sighed with him. Then we remembered the octopus and I threw out my hand as it thrust tenticals at us. Wind erupted around us and condensed into blades that cut through it's tenticals.

It gave a pains scream and dove into the water. I sighed once more in relief and asked Luffy, "Right, can you get us back to the ship?"

He grinned and threw his arm out at our ship that had stopped a ways away. I questioned my sanity as he gripped the rail and yelled as we flew towards the ship. Closing my eyes tight we hit the deck and luckily I had moved just in time to land on Luffy. Groaning I patted his chest, which was nearest, "Nice aim Captain."

Usopp took my hand and I grunted as he helped me to my feet. Shaking my head I tilted it sideways and tried to get the water out of my ear, "That's cool, I can walk on water."

Johnny and Yosaku was staring, jaws on the deck and the others looked relieved. Feeling relief in my ear I tried the other, freezing when a screech sounded behind me and a form burst from the water behind me.

Luffy leapt to his feet and I felt my temper begin to spike, not helped by my body aching like a herd of elephants had trampled me. Turning slowly I asked the giant octopus, "You really want to do this?"

It's answer was the throw it remaining tenticals at us. Fire erupted around me and my fire sword appeared in my hand. With a swipe of it the tenticals were cut or burned. And with a grunt I threw my sword right at it's fat head. The sword with through it and with a gurgle it sank back into the ocean and my sword disappeared with a poof.

I said mildly, feeling better, "I never liked calamari."

I grinned sheepishly at the others and Nami chuckled, Luffy cheered, asking if I could make some and Usopp stopped cowering with Johnny and Yosaku behind Zoro. Zoro shook his head moving back to the mast. I bluntly told Luffy I had no idea how to make it and with a grimace I asked Nami where the extra bandages were.

She flicked a finger at me and I followed her down to the woman's quarters and she grabbed some from a bag next to her bed and motioned at me. I raised my shirt and she said, "Good thing I got extra on the last island."

she undid my slightly bloody bandages and after doctoring me up I changed into dried clothes and went up to relax. Nami was sitting in a chair reading a book and I plopped on the other side of the mast from Zoro and sighed heavily, "You know, my luck sucks."

Zoro's snorted sounded a lot like a chuckle and I looked over as Usopp and Luffy entertained themselves with something, Yosaku and Johnny fixing a rail up by the kitchen door. Closing my eyes I decided one more nap could hurt.

After my nap I decided to be more careful as I practiced my elements and the bounty hunters got used to me, wary of me actually. Which suited me just fine. And a few more days passed with me cooking, chasing Luffy from the kitchen, practicing my powers and bugging everyone on the ship before taking a nap from boredom. I prayed we got to the ocean going restaurant soon so that I could stop cooking, it was becoming a bigger hassle then it was worth with keeping Luffy at bay and away from the food.