Hello my ducklings! It's now Sunday and I'm sad but happy because I get to go see Rent tonight! YAY! I watched 3 hours of One Piece yesterday! GO ME! I have a HUGE science test tomorrow so this chapter might take me a little while my dear readers. Thankies to CheddarCheese99043 for your reviews and to kitsuneofthedarknessflame! Thankies for the "KAWAII!" comment! Well, here is your disclaimer! I don't own One Piece but if I did I wouldn't be writing this disclaimer oh, and if there are any song lyrics- I don't own them either! Well here is your chapter.

Silent Whisperer

LAST TIME

Luffy had tripped over a pile of rope and had fallen into the water.

Usopp ran to the side shouting "HE CAN'T SWIM!"

Aru screeched "HE CAN'T SWIM! DAMN IT!" she tossed Sanji her coat and climbed halfway down from the crows nest then said "He'll drown by the time I get down! Damn it!"

Then Aru jumped from the ropes on which she was standing into the ice cold water where Luffy was slowly sinking.

NOW

Aru felt the cold water close in around her. She almost lost her breath to the cold. Aru swam down farther looking for Luffy, and then she saw him hanging from a piece of wood under the water.

She swam out to him trying to unhook his clothes that had become caught in the wood. Try as she might it wouldn't come undone and then Aru saw another pair of hands helping her and she looked up to see Nami.

They got Luffy unhooked and pulled him up out of the water. The three were helped onto the ship.

Aru laid back closing her eyes to the sun and breathed in air.

"I'm glad he's okay." She whispered smiling. Then she sat up and looked at the crew leaning over them.

Aru laughed then sneezed suddenly. Sanji ran over with blankets for Nami and Aru wrapping them around the two women sitting on the deck soaked.

Aru laughed loud startling everyone, "Well, that's one memory that I believe I won't forget, right Nami-san?"

"Yah. Not exactly what I had planned!" she said smiling.

"Let me make you lovely ladies some warm soup to warm your chilled bones!" Sanji said with his one of his arms wrapped around both girls.

Aru grabbed his wrist and bent it back slightly,

"Now Sanji-san!" she said in a warning voice. "I'll help you in there; just make one for Luffy-san to. He is the captain."

Aru shook her hair then pulled it up in a ponytail.

"Come on Sanji-san, before we all get pneumonia and die!" she grabbed his arm and dragged him off towards the kitchen.

Usopp took Luffy and moved him over to a less windy spot on the ship to talk.

That left Zoro and a shivering Nami.

"Are you okay Nami-san?" Zoro asked sitting down next to her.

"I think so, Zoro-san." Nami said.

"I was worried about you." He said blushing.

"You were?" Nami said slightly shocked.

"Yes, I know it was kind of stupid but I was more worried about you then the others."

Nami rest her head on his shoulder gently, "Thanks Zoro-san."

In Kitchen

Aru and Sanji looked out of the kitchen window to see Zoro and Nami. Aru smiled kindly, "They truly do care for each other." She said.

"It seems that they do." Sanji replied.

"Did you have feelings for Nami-san?" Aru turned to look at him worriedly.

"I always thought of her as a sister, not someone to share my life with." He said.

"Come on, let them have some privacy, I want to see the amazing Sanji-san make some wonderful food!" she said pulling him away from the window.

"Just think of me as your assistant chef. Okay?"

Sanji looked surprised for a moment then turned to the stove. "Okay they, you start now."

Back With Zoro and Nami

Zoro looked down at the soaking wet Nami and smiled. He stroked her hair, still smiling. He bent over Nami who looked up and slowly kissed her cheek; she looked surprised then wrapped her arms around him and held him in a fierce hug.

Right after she did Aru and Sanji burst out of the kitchen with piles of food, "We brought the food out to you two love birds!" Aru said grinning devilishly at the two.

Nami quickly grabbed the food from a silently laughing Sanji set it down.

"ARU!" she screeched and started to chase a quickly running Aru around the ship.

"I WILL KILL YOU!" she howled.

Aru shouted back, "Only if you can catch me."

She ran past Luffy and Usopp and set down a huge platter of meat that she had been running with.

"There you go. I have to leave! BYE GUYS!" then she sprinted off with Nami still running after her.

After a while Aru grabbed Sanji, who had been running from a furious Zoro, and pulled him back up into the crows nest, she clamped a hand over his mouth as she looked down at a slightly calmed Nami who sat back down with Zoro and proceeded to eat but kept a watchful eye out for them.

"I guess we're stuck up here for a while Sanji-san!" she whispered.

"Well here is some food to bide the time." He whisked a bottle of wine and a container of food out of his jacket.

"Thanks Sanji-san!"

Aru tasted the food, "Wow, this is amazing! How did you do it Sanji-san?"

He smiled, "It's easier with a helper like you Aru-san."

She leaned back to stare at the sky, "Wow, I never expected to become a pirate!"

Later

Sanji slowly woke up in the crows nest to see Aru cuddled up next to him sleeping. He looked shocked then slowly looked over the edge of the nest and didn't see a soul on the deck. He gently shook Aru awake and she opened her eyes.

"Lets go down, Aru-san, they're gone." He gently said.

She yawned and stretched oblivious to how close she had been to Sanji-san. She climbed down from the crows nest and saw the crew sitting around farther up the deck. She crept up behind Usopp and barked in his ear like a dog.

He shouted, jumped up and ran behind Zoro.

"Chill out! It was only Aru-san!" Zoro said pushing the scared gunman away.

"I knew that! I was just testing my battle cry!" Usopp boasted.

Aru plopped down next to Nami.

"You still ticked at me and Sanji-san?" she asked.

"I know you by now Aru-san. It's hard to stay mad at you for long." Nami said. "So yes, you are now forgiven but its fun to stay mad at Sanji-san!"

"ARU-SAN!" Luffy shouted. "Music!"

"Hold on Luffy-san, let me get my violin out." Aru got up and got her violin then standing played a tune with a song;

Sing ye merrily one and all, tralalalalalalala

Answer merrily music's call, tralalalalalalala

Strike the lute and dance and play, tralalalalalala

Come and celebrate on this day, tralalalalalalala

A Couple of Hours Later

Night had set and everyone was tired especially Luffy and Usopp from dancing. Everyone retired to there rooms and Aru was shown hers. It was connected to Nami's by a door.

Aru fell down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

Morning

Aru woke to someone poking her, it was Luffy. She looked at the clock, it was 3 AM.

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT LUFFY-SAN?" Aru shouted.

"I can't sleep, play another song."

Aru sat up and picked up one of her discarded shoes from the floor and flung it at Luffy.

"DON'T YOU EVER COME IN HERE WITHOUT MY PERMISSION LUFFY-SAN! GOT IT?" she screamed as he ran out the door.

She flopped back down on the bed and closed her eyes.

"Sorry to wake you Nami-san."

"Hell, you woke the entire ocean!" Nami said coming into her room and sitting on her bed.

Aru rolled over and sat up. "Let's go on deck."

Aru and Nami turned when they heard snoring and saw Zoro asleep in a corner with Kika.

Nami walked over to him and gently brushed his hair with her fingertips.

"You really like him don't you Nami-san?" Aru asked as they walked to the other side of the deck.

"I guess so. Sanji-san is so sweet but Zoro-san is just perfect for me. I do know Sanji-san likes you Aru-san. I'm positive."

"He's such a gentleman. Nami-san, I promise to restrain Sanji-san and myself from interrupting your moments." Aru said. "That was perfect timing though, if I do say so myself!"

"I guess you could say so Aru-san."

"Nami-san, I'm sorry. You know that right?" Aru told her looking worried.

"Yes, I do know that. Now, let's try and get some sleep." Nami said walking back down below deck.

Aru climbed back up into her favorite spot, the crows nest, and curled down in the bottom looking up at the dark sky, and she fell back asleep.

"Aru-san, flower, lovely?"

Aru woke up in the kitchen with Sanji peering over at her with his heart shaped eyes.

She rubbed the sleep from her eyes and yawned.

"You're awake! Here." Sanji walked over with a tray of food for her and set it on the table in front of her.

"But, I was in the crows nest…" she mumbled sleepily but Sanji cut her off.

"I woke up to some loud shouting and looked outside to see you and Nami-san. Then you went up and she went down. After a while I came to check on you and you were crying, so I carried you down and set you in here. Right when we got up here you stopped crying." He explained.

Aru blushed and nodded. "Thanks." She mumbled. Then realized she was still in a huge shirt and a coat, she blushed more and said, "I'll be right back Sanji-san."

Then she ran out, took a cold shower and got dressed.

Then she waltzed back in with her violin asking "Does the cook want a little music?"

HELLO! MY SCIENCE TEST IS TODAY! ARG! deep breath I will right more later (if I am still alive)! FLUFF! I had to make ZoroxNami I couldn't control myself! Well I must go study! TOODLES!

Your devoted writer/supplier of reading material,

Silent Whisperer