Disclaimer I own nothing in here except for Reia. And the panpipes.

---Chapter Two---

Reia sighed sadly and transformed back. She heard the familiar "Whiff". It seemed to her that every time she turned back, it went "Whiff", and when she used the powers it went "Pop". She stooped to pick up her warai fruit, and when she straightened, she spotted something on the horizon.

It was a pirate ship, speeding towards Chinshima. She gasped with horror, but noticed the odd Jolly Roger. It was meant to install fear. A straw hat installed fear? She stifled a giggle and jumped off the cliff.

"Pop" she went, and she spread her arms and willed herself to float down to the port.

I'll be waiting for them, she thought to herself.

Reia landed softly onto the cobblestone. The waves sprayed her, and she felt a bit weaker.

"Whiff." She was back to normal. Now, what to do while I wait? She thought to herself. She spotted an inconspicuous place by the only dock available for a pirate ship that size. She stepped lightly over there and leaned back. Her pants swished about her ankles. Slowly, she slid down until she was sitting. Then she took out her bitten warai and ate it, to look like the other people. She started to nod. Slowly, she entered the darkness of sleep.

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Time sped up while she was unconscious. About one second passed for her before the thud of the docking ship woke her. A rope ladder was thrown out from above.

"Pop." They couldn't see her now. The first person out was wearing the straw hat featured on their sail. He wore a red shirt and denim cut-offs, with fur lining the bottom hem. Next down the ladder was a girl with orange hair. She had a skirt on, and observed her surroundings and nodded with affirmation. They both looked normal enough. The other two pirates hopped down. They were arguing with each other. One was a tall blonde, and the other had a tan bandanna on. He had a long nose.

Finally, two more figures jumped down. One had green hair and triple ear piercings. Odd, green hair? But the other figure beat odd fair and square. A hulking thing ambled down wearing a pink top hat. It had a blue nose.

Reia squeaked. Well, she thought she squeaked. It came out as a whispery trill. Reia clamped her mouth shut.

"YES, we're here!" shouted the guy with the straw hat. The others stretched, and the girl adjusted her locator on her wrist. She murmured something to the guy with the bandanna. Meanwhile, they proceeded down the street.

Reia had to see what they were going to do. To test her cover, she floated right between them. Suddenly, the orange-haired girl pointed to their right.

"To the market! I need to get a map of this place or talk to some water merchant…," she started to say. They turned and walked down the road. It was full of stalls and people buying stuff. Reia weaved in and out between the pirates. She decided to check them out.

First, she floated by the straw hat dude. She looked at his face, which was busy turning left and right. Next, she went to the tall guy. She had to stifle her bubbling laughter, because he was busy gawking at all the girls. She somersaulted in the air and landed in front of the bandanna guy. They were all looking for something! Suddenly they stopped. The straw hat guy pointed to a water stall.

"Aha! Let's ask that guy, Nami!" he burst out. Nami nodded, and the whole troop marched over there. Reia followed silently.

"Where is the nearest water source?" Nami asked the merchant. While they talked, she resumed her inspection. The blonde told the straw-hat.

"I'm gonna get some more warai, Luffy." Luffy shrugged and turned back to the conversation.

"Sanji, I'm coming. I need to check what the stores have," said the bandanna guy. Sanji nodded.

"Zoro, tell Nami that Usopp and I will meet you guys back at the ship in half an hour," said Sanji. The green-haired man nodded. The blue nosed animal looked up.

"I'll stay here," it said. Reia crept closer to Zoro. She leaned in and peered at the piece of cloth tied on his arm. She looked up at his earrings, and then tugged one of them. He quickly turned to his left and glanced at the animal. It was busy checking the water for its purities. He shrugged and fingered his earrings.

She tried to be more careful and inspected the animal's hat. Its blue nose started to twitch. It sniffed some more, and Reia backed away slowly. Zoro turned to face the animal.

"Someone's here," it said quietly. Zoro turned around and looked behind his shoulder.

"I don't see anyone, Chopper," he observed. Chopper sniffed some more.

"I can smell her," he said. Zoro raised an eyebrow.

"Her?" he asked. Chopper nodded.

"The scent is pleasant. Guys don't smell that good," he explained. Zoro grinned, but his hands rested at his swords.

"Nami, we have company," he murmured. Luffy stopped listening and turned to look at Zoro. Nami also turned.

"Where? I don't see him," asked Luffy. Zoro shook his head.

"Chopper smelled her." Reia had heard enough. She ran into the crowd and didn't stop until she made it to their ship. They wouldn't think she'd e back here, would they?

And what did she smell like, anyways? She sniffed her white blouse, but couldn't smell anything. She walked over to her old spot and sat down on the stone ground.

"Whiff." She crossed her arms and legs. She could wait again.

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Chopper stopped sniffing the air.

"She's gone," he said. Nami looked thoughtful.

"No one had any money on them, right?" she asked. The others nodded. "Hmm…whoever that was had the perfect chance to harm us," she said softly. Zoro coughed.

"Actually, I remember someone pulling on my earring," he told her. Nami furrowed her arched eyebrows in thought.

"We should look for her when we have a chance," she said. A short, thoughtful silence followed.

"I know! We'll have to split up for this, but we better hurry before chopper loses the scent," she said quickly. Chopper shook his head.

"It's almost everywhere," he said quietly. "Some are more recent trails. I never noticed it until a minute ago. It's a very familiar one to me."

Nami thought some more.

"Chopper, go and find Usopp and Sanji. Bring them back to the ship. We need to plan a few things first," she directed Chopper. He nodded and transformed into a reindeer, then sprinted away down the road. Luffy turned around in circles.

"But where's the warai? I thought you were talking to the warai merchant" he exclaimed. Zoro sighed.

"I don't think you need anymore, Luffy," said Nami. She closed her eyes briefly and then the party walked to the port.