February 19/Friday/9:00 pm

Smoker finally managed to give us the slip—I mean, he had to go do his job being all police-y and what not, and do whatever it is that police do. As for Luffy, Ace, and I, we haven't had nearly enough adventure yet, so we are out wandering the streets of Grand Line.

"So, what adventure shall we have first? Maybe, we'll see a Sea Cow! Or a wild Panda Shark! Wouldn't that be awesome?" Luffy asks.

"Yeah, if they traveled on land," Ace reminds him.

"Hey, if a giant whale can end up in the middle of Red Line, anything's possible," I say.

"I guess that's true."

There's a rumbling in the distance, and we look down the street as it grows louder. We stand and watch as many…things scurry past us, kicking up dust in their wake.

"…Did I just see a bunch of giant praying mantises stampede past us?" I ask outloud, to make sure I'm not seeing things.

"Yeah. Those were praying mantises," Ace confirms.

"…Let's follow them!" Luffy grabs us and pulls us along behind him, "Adventure!"

10:00 pm

We lost sight of the giant praying mantises a long time ago when a snake the length of a cruise ship came slithering down the streets of Grand Line and we had to run away. Fortunately, we were able to escape when Ace and Luffy toppled a building on top of it together, giving us time to book it out of there. After we stopped running, we remembered that none of us had eaten dinner and dropped into a quiet little ramen stand to eat and get out of the sudden downpour of rain that the heavens decided to give us.

"I want to see fireflies," Luffy decides as we slurp up ramen noodles; he and Ace have gone through ten of their largest bowls so far.

"Where would they be in a city, do you think?" I ask him through a mouthful of noodles.

"I dunno."

"Right."

We pay for the ramen and head on our way, the rain having cleared up.

"I'm telling you, we'd be most likely to find them in a park where there's not so many lights," Ace tells his brother.

"No, no, they've got to be somewhere that there's fire! Otherwise they wouldn't be called 'fireflies', stupid!" Luffy bickers with him.

The two argue behind me as we walk, trying to decide where to go. Coming towards us in the other direction is a buff man with messy blond hair and a couple scars scattered across his face. He's also wearing sun glasses. Even though it's nighttime.

He smirks at me as we pass him.

"Hey, sugar tits! Why don'tcha ditch those two losers and come spend the night with me? I'll show you a good time."

I turn around to ask why he's willing to invite a perfect stranger to have a sleepover, but when I turn back, he's on the ground, sleeping. I blink in confusion.

"Huh? Is he not the guy that said that? And why is he unconscious?" I ask in puzzlement.

"It's a mystery," Luffy says as he brushes off his knuckles.

"Maybe he has narcolepsy," Ace says shortly, placing his hand on my back and trying to lead me away; I drag my feet and refuse to budge.

"Wait, then where's the person that called out? I want to know why he wants to have a sleepover."

"I don't think he was talking about a sleepover, May," Luffy says, also trying to push me away, but I firmly dig my heels into the ground, resisting them.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Sex, May, he was offering sex. S-E-X," Ace spells it out for me.

I blink.

"Oh. Right."

I finally let myself get pushed along by the two brothers.

I don't notice Ace give the guy a final hearty kick in the stomach before we walk away.

"I would've much preferred a sleepover."

11:00 pm

We were unsuccessful in finding fireflies, but we did manage to have several adventures along the way. There seems to be an unusual amount of creatures that are larger than they should be running around tonight.

Luffy got snatched off the ground by a giant bird that Ace and I then had to chase down. We rescued Luffy from its huge nest on the top of a skyscraper, but then Ace got carried away by some type of fluffy-hippo-looking creatures and we had to go save him. When we got that all sorted out, we realized we ended in the red-light district of Grand Line and had to struggle to get out while people practically threw themselves at Ace and Luffy (although I think some of them may have misunderstood Ace's lack of proper clothes to be something he's not). It was quite the sight.

By the time we made it back to the Puffing Tom to go home, all of us were tired.

I'm especially tired considering how little sleep I've had. We sit side by side on the seats, Luffy and Ace are leaning on each of my shoulders while I lean on Luffy's head.

The train bell rings quietly and I peek an eye open at Kokoro.

"You said you wanted t' see some fireflies?" she says quietly, pointing out of the trolley which is stopped by a park, "Jaya district has some good ones."

I nudge the brothers dozing on my shoulders awake and we appreciate the quietly glowing lights twinkling in and out of existence through the park trees.

A large South bird lands on the window of the trolley, staring at us with his beady eye.

Luffy sticks his tongue out at the colorful bird.

"What do you want, feathers?" he asks it, "Move, you're blocking my view!"

The bird glares at my little baby and lets out a single caw.

"Choh!"

With a flap of its wings, it's gone.

"What was that about?" asks Ace.

"Who knows."

We hear a rumbling in the distance and a low hum. We all look around to see where the noise is coming from. From the park, we see swarms and swarms of insects rushing towards us.

"That stupid bird set those bugs on us!"

"Kokoro-san, get us out of here now!"

"Drive, Granny, drive!

February 20/Saturday/12:00 am

Luffy is carrying me on his back because I'm incredibly tired. Hey, for running on half an hour of sleep for just three hours short of twenty four hours, I think I've done pretty well. Luffy insisted on carrying me when I started running into light poles and trashcans a while ago though.

"Heehee, I feel like such a little kid again."

When I was younger and we drove to town, my mother would bring us to an ice cream shop after she took care of any business she had. We would then spend the rest of the day or night walking around since we didn't see the city we lived near that often and I would walk until I was so tired she had to carry me like Luffy is now. I would always fall asleep and wake up buckled into her old beat up truck and then fall asleep and wake back up tucked into bed. Those were always good times, I remember.

"I think it's time for May to go to bed," I hear Ace tell Luffy.

"It's been time for May to go to bed a long time ago," I correct him sleepily.

"Yeah, time to sleep."

Luffy and Ace deposit me on my bed and make sure to tuck me in.

"You guys are the best," I mumble, already half-asleep.

"Damn straight we are."

"Nighty night, May!"

I smile and turn over, getting comfortable, wrapping the blankets around me.

"Night."

Author's Corner: Hey-a! Just a little bonus chapter before I resume regular chapters. See you all next time! (I'll also answer reviews then) (Also: If you don't think Bellamy is a f*ckboy that wears muscle shirts and catcalls women, well, I'm not saying you're wrong, but you're wrong.)