Chapter 21: Fleeting Happiness

Sienna's day flew by fast. At the end of it she was tired but happy. She enjoyed her lessons with Robin and Nami. They were fun and most of it was a gossip session and she learned more the males of the crew.

She didn't like that Luffy and Sanji weren't getting along because they had crushes on her. Robin told her to focus on herself and her adventure and to tell them that. Sienna promised herself that she'll let the men know in the morning.

She had a check up with Chopper before bed. He was surprised that her wounds were almost done healing, but he didn't harp on it. He did her that she would maybe get to spar with Luffy and Zoro maybe tomorrow.

She learned a lot about the Sunny from Usopp and Franky, although she vowed never to touch anything lest she break something. She also had her first music lesson with Brook, but it turned into a rowdy Soul King concert and Sienna had more fun watching Brook than learning from him.

Cooking with Sanji was gratifying and he was very patient with her. She assisted with not only breakfast but lunch and dinner as well. She ate a lot, partially because he kept having her taste everything while cooking. She liked making meals for the crew. It made her feel important.

Although, now that she knew he had a crush on her, she wondered how awkward it would be. She went to bed, this time sleeping in the girls' room, trying to formulate a plan on how to dissuade his affections. However, a part of her enjoyed the attention.

The ladies woke early the next day. Robin and Nami felt like being chaperones today. Sanji was excited to have the ladies all to himself. With heart shaped eyes and an extra pep in his step, Sanji made the ladies an exemplary breakfast. The guys were woken up late and got grilled fish and rice.

Before Luffy could complain, Sienna grabbed him and went out to the deck. She was ready to spar. Sanji's flirtations drove her insane and she needed an outlet. She tried to talk to him about being friends and setting boundaries (though she didn't have a good concept of that), but the attention he gave excited and frustrated her. She didn't know what to do and she was confused. She tried to follow Nami's and Robin's advice but the more she tried to deter him the more friendly he became.

What wound her up the most was when he commented on her hair. He couldn't help but touch it and play with it. His petting sent electric tendrils down her spine to places she didn't know existed. She was content to let him play with her hair for forever, but Nami knocked him on the head telling him to get back to work and to let them eat in peace.

She looked at the faces of Nami and Robin and felt shame for enjoying it but before she could talk to them about it Luffy showed up. Luckly he didn't see it. He did see what they were eating and was massively disappointed in his meal (didn't stop him from wolfing it down though).

Sienna was anxious and full of energy. Grabbing her boyfriend and preparing for a fight felt right to her. Luffy wasn't going to deny her. He kicked off his sandals, did a few stretches (like he needed it) and said "Let's go!"

Everyone took the opportunity to watch them fight. It was almost magical, they way they moved. Luffy punched and kicked, moved in sync with Sienna and she never missed the chance to parry his attacks. Sienna's fighting style was only a dash more sophisticated than Luffy's, but he had endurance. They fought for about an hour and eventually it became apparent that Sienna was at her limit.

Luffy's last technique did her in. It was a specially made move that he never used until today; a tickle attack aimed at her sides. When they were younger Ace always ended his fights with her by tickling her into submission. She was especially sensitive on her sides and Luffy saw how tired she was. He at least acknowledged that her skills were still there even though she was injured. Instead of just ending the fight because of her injuries he gave her the special move.

Sienna collapsed in a fit of laughter. Luffy didn't stop; he straddled her and started tickling in her other known spots, under arms, back of the knees, feet. She tried to fight back, but was having too much fun to actively try to stop him.

Laughing and not paying attention to where his hands were Luffy found himself touching her breasts. The touch caused a moan to escape Sienna's mouth. Luffy though her hurt her and got off her immediately, calling Chopper over to check her.

Chopper rushed over and fretted over her bruises, admonishing them both for not waiting until she was completely healed.

Sienna didn't know why she moaned, it was involuntary and Luffy's touch wasn't bad. She like it as much as she liked Sanji's but kept this bit of information to herself. She was out of breath and while she was exhilarated mentally, physically she was exhausted, sore and needed a nap.

The others watching this knew why she moaned. Nami smacked her head, grumbling about how dumb Luffy is. Robin just smiled. Brook made a joke about Luffy's "magical fingers" that made Franky and Usopp crack up. Zoro walked away. He didn't need to see any more to know that another fight was beginning.