Bold– action within speaking form

Italics– flashbacks

"…"– talking

'…'– thinking

Bold/Italics– change of scenery

Bold/Underline/Italics– more emphasis when someone says something or something is realized by another person

Underline/Italics– minor Japanese words used within the story (also, lazy to translate XP)

Disclaimers: This is a crossover between Sailor Moon and One Piece. I do not own these two shows. Sailor Moon is written by Naoko Takeuchi in manga form and aired as a series by Toei Animation and TV Asahi in Japan and by Kodansha Comics in North America. One Piece is written by Eiichiro Oda and aired as a series by Toei Animation in Japan and by 4Kids Entertainment in 2004 before Funimation took over in 2007 for North America.

"Usagi," shouted out Luffy, "Where are you?!"

Luffy, who just turned fourteen this year, was getting back from the Party Bar… back from hearing something really interesting about what today is from Makino, the nice lady that watched over him since he was very little. Today was something called Pocky Day, a day to eat something sweet with your loved ones. Luffy didn't know what pocky was, but Makino said that she would bake some for Luffy to share with Serenity and Hotaru. After a couple of hours of Makino baking and retelling Luffy what Pocky Day was, Luffy, with a bag of pocky, set out to find Hotaru and Serenity. Though, he was more into trying to find Serenity than Hotaru. He, sadly, could only find Hotaru who was helping an old woman carry her groceries. "Luffy," said Hotaru, "Why are you shouting for Serenity?"

"I have a bag of sweets that I want to share with her," said Luffy with a pout.

"Well, she's probably near somewhere quiet," said Hotaru, "You know her habits."

"Yeah," said Luffy, "You don't think she's in the forest by herself, do you?"

"Who knows," said Hotaru, "Though, if she is, you better hurry to go and protect her."

"Aren't you her protector too," teased Luffy with a silly grin on his face.

"Not when she wants to be by herself," said Hotaru, "Besides, I can tell if she is in danger. It's perks of being connected to Serenity as a Senshi."

Luffy pouted at that. He was kind of jealous that Hotaru had a way to always know just where Serenity was. He really wanted to have a power like that. He could also use that bond to sneak up on Serenity before giving her a hug and dragging her to another adventure, him protecting her throughout said adventures. Luffy bid Hotaru goodbye and ran towards the path that led into the forest. He could just remember that Ace and he would run into the forest while Hotaru and Serenity would try to catch up. By remembering, he could also feel the small loneliness that he has ever since Ace set out to sea two months ago. It wasn't really the same without his big brother with him and always lecturing him on how to actually woe Serenity. He did hope that Ace was having a good time wherever he was at sea. Luffy shook his head mentally as he continued into the forest to search for Serenity. For thirty minutes, Luffy finally found Serenity, who was actually setting flowers in front of a stone… a familiar stone at that. Luffy gulped as he saw that stone before coming over to Serenity. "There you are," said Luffy with a pout, "I have been trying to find you forever ago!"

"Luffy," said Serenity with a smile.

"Were you here the entire time, Usagi," questioned Luffy.

"Un," nodded Serenity, "I still miss Sabo-nī."

"I'm sure that he's living in found freedom," said Luffy.

"He always wanted that, ne, Luffy," questioned Serenity.

"Un," nodded Luffy enthusiastically.

Luffy and Serenity stayed quiet while just staring at Sabo's stone. Even though Sabo wasn't here, maybe Luffy could still offer something that might reach him wherever he was? Luffy looked at the bag of pocky and thought that this would have to do. He could always ask Makino for more if Serenity and he liked the treat. Nodding to himself, Luffy walked closer to the stone before opening the bag. Serenity, on her part, was curious on what Luffy was doing. She was surprised to see a familiar treat come out of the bag before some of them were set in front of Sabo's stone as an offering. "Luffy," said Serenity gently.

"Makino said that today was something called Pocky Day," said Luffy, "She made these yummy cookies for me to share with you because according to Makino, she said this was a day to share something sweet with a loved one. Sabo is one of our loved ones, and he should also be allowed to eat something yummy too."

"I agree," said Serenity with a smile, "Though, I didn't even know Makino knew what pocky was."
"You know what pocky is," asked Luffy in excitement.

"Un," nodded Serenity, "Mama and Venus told me about today. They said it is a day to convey love and friendship by sharing pocky sticks, which is what you are doing with Sabo."

Luffy had starry eyes as he listened to Serenity saying that this was a day to not be alone and be with someone you are friends with or in love with. He was now glad that Makino introduced him to this day as the couple sat down in front of Sabo to enjoy the treat that Makino baked. Luffy, however, kind of felt guilty about not giving some to Hotaru. He knew that Hotaru was a dear friend, but he was hyper-focused on finding Serenity and sharing the treat with her. Probably once Serenity and he were done with the pocky they have right now, the couple could get more to share with Hotaru from Makino. Yet, now, Luffy was more interested in eating the pocky. "Thish ish so good," exclaimed Luffy with a mouth full of pocky.

"Makino sure made good pocky sticks," said Serenity as she took another out of the bag.

"I can't believe I didn't know about this," said Luffy, "Wonder if Ace knew about this and never told me. That jerk!"

"He probably doesn't know about this day, Luffy," said Serenity, "After all, you two grew up as wild as those animals you hunt down in this forest."

"Hey," said Luffy, "That was freedom at its prime right there!"

"True," giggled Serenity.

Luffy and Serenity spent the day sitting in front of Sabo's stone and eating the pocky sticks. They also enjoyed being with each other, especially on a significant day. The bag of pocky sticks, however, grew smaller and smaller until there was only one left. Both Luffy and Serenity looked at each other as their hands touched one another instead of the last pocky stick. Serenity sighed at that before gesturing Luffy to eat the last one so they could meet up with Hotaru. Luffy, on the other hand, looked at the last stick before looking at Serenity. "Let's share it," said Luffy.

"Eh," questioned Serenity.

"The last pocky stick," said Luffy, "Let's share it together."

"You don't want to eat it by yourself," teased Serenity.

"Īe," said Luffy with some seriousness in his tone, "This treat is for sharing. Even if there is one more stick, let's just eat it together. Besides, there are two sides. We can eat the last one together."

Serenity pondered at that before smiling in agreement. She really loved eating pocky at home and really wanted to eat some more. If Luffy was willing to share the last pocky stick with her, she wouldn't complain. Luffy cheered at Serenity's smile before holding the stick in between the two. Luffy took one end with his mouth while Serenity took the other end. They, however, didn't know that they were unconsciously going to be doing the Pocky Game, a game that had two participants place the pocky between them and try to be the last to hold onto the biscuit, leading to something special. Both Serenity and Luffy started to eat the pocky together until it got smaller… and smaller… and… chu. Luffy and Serenity's eyes widen as the pocky stick dissolved into both of their lips pressing against each other. Serenity's face started to turn red very fast as she broke her lips away from Luffy. "G-Gomen," said Serenity.

"Īe," said Luffy, "I'm not mad. It felt… nice."

"D-Does this make it our first kiss," questioned Serenity.

"Hai, Usa-chan," said Luffy before he turned towards Sabo's stone, "Don't go running and telling people, Sabo! You hear me! You are privileged to witness our first kiss! So, don't go blabbing to Ace about it, okay?"

"I think Sabo heard you," giggled Serenity.

"Good," said Luffy who pulled Serenity towards him, "Now, let's go and get more pocky sticks! I want to do that sharing thing with you again, Usa!"

Serenity blushed brightly as Luffy led Serenity away from Sabo's stone. 'H-He wants to k-kiss again,' thought Serenity whose blush was growing brighter and brighter.

- Years Later –

"Your first kiss was before you even left your island as a pirate," questioned a disbelief Nami.

Everyone was together while waiting for Ace to finish his therapy session. Even the Whitebeard pirates were with the Strawhats to learn more about Ace and Sabo's precious baby brother. When they questioned Luffy about his first kiss with Princess Serenity V, Hotaru piped up about their official first kiss was when Luffy was leaving to become the new Pirate King. Everyone looked at Luffy in disbelief at what Hotaru was saying. "I don't believe it," said Sanji, "Our captain is just so innocent!"

"Huh," questioned Luffy, "Demo, Hotaru always knows when our firsts was, like our first calls to one another."

"That was before getting Zoro, ne, Lu," questioned Hotaru.

"Un," nodded Luffy.

"Eh," said Usopp, "Forget about the first phone calls out to sea. I can't believe you never kissed Serenity until it was time for you to leave your home island!"

"Same," chorused the pirates.

Luffy just shrugged his shoulders. He knew that his official first kiss was that Pocky Day long ago with Serenity. He, however, would never mention just how that happened. The couple didn't even tell Hotaru about that day. It was just Serenity and his little secret, along with all the other kisses that Hotaru has never seen throughout the years before Luffy turned seventeen and set sail. As for the others… well, they were still in disbelief while talking with Hotaru to know more about what happened with Luffy and Serenity. Though, Sabo swore that Luffy was eyeing him weirdly when the topic of first kiss between the engaged couple came up. 'I wonder what Luffy is hiding if he's eyeing me of all people,' thought Sabo.

'Yup,' thought Luffy with a mental nod, 'NO one needs to know about Pocky Day, especially Hotaru. Even if I'm horrible at lying, that first kiss would be our little secret, along with another one. Hm… Wonder how Mamoru is doing…'

AN: Gomen nasai! ｍ（｡≧ _ ≦｡）ｍ I have not been updating any of my fanfiction stories. ｍ(｡≧Д≦｡)ｍ Though, to be honest… I have been swamped the past couple of months. I have two jobs that I go to. One of the jobs have me pulling double shifts because a co-worker took off work for a MONTH. The job also haven't found another person to take over a different position within said job as well. So! I've been swamped with filling the positions. (;﹏;) Also! I have been having really bad writer's block in all of my stories too! (˃̩̩̥ɷ˂̩̩̥) So! Gomen! Gomen nasai! I'll get to my stories as soon as I can. That's a promise! (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧ Anyways, have fun with this interlude for this story! ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ Happy Pocky Day (November 11), Everyone! 〇(＞∀＜)〇