Love Piece

It had been two days after the incident between Naru and Sanji. They had patched up their differences and Naru had made friends with everyone in the crew… except Zoro. He has a poor social life.

In fact, Sanji no longer got hit for going heart-eyes over Naru. This was a big accomplishment and is going straight in the history books. "Naru gets along with men."

If you couldn't tell, those last two paragraphs were not my writing, but rather a passage from Keitaro in a journal he had found while searching his room for something to do.

Anyway, things were starting to get more peaceful. Naru still beat him up every time he touched her, but for once, she apologized for doing it.

Also, Naru didn't change her opinions towards Chopper. He still freaked her out, and Naru wasn't often seen showing affection towards cute animals. Sometimes, she'd say "cute" in front of him to get on his nerves. This was his Achilles heel.

Keitaro was starting to get along with Luffy and Usopp. Usopp told of his "Adventures" and Keitaro pretended to believe them. Of course, he should have believed the story of how he commanded 8000 men, because that story was true. (It happens way in Water 7)

Naru was starting to show interest in Robin's books. She would often be seen reading with her in order to learn many things she never knew.

Keitaro had it good these last couple of days. He took medical tips from Chopper. See, he really liked to help the girls when they were injured. Sanji taught him how to cook, Zoro let him borrow his massive weights to get fit (He never could lift them) and Luffy would play games with him.

Also, he liked to help Usopp catch food and he always took interest in what Nami did.

Yep, life on the sea was perfect.

Today in the Grand Line, Luffy was bored as hell. He panted as he called, "Sanji, I'm hungry! We need food!"

Sanji turned back from the kitchen and called, "We don't have any food! You ate it all!"

Luffy groaned and wined, "No food? How can I live with myself?"

Keitaro turned to the captain and asked, "What is with you and food?"

Luffy grinned and stated, "That's a good question. Let me explain it through-"

Luffy couldn't finish that statement as Nami and Zoro tackled him and barked, "No soundtracks! We agreed on no musicals!"

Keitaro had no idea what they were talking about, but it was clear that Luffy wasn't much of a singer. (For a record, anyone who's seen the original, like me, shouldn't believe that for a second! Luffy's badass when it comes to singing. He just needs to come up with better lyrics for his album.)

Usopp looked off into the distance from atop the nest and stated, "There's an island just 20 minutes from here! We can buy food there!"

Luffy grinned and called back, "Thanks, Usopp! You're the best!"

Keitaro and Robin laughed. Luffy was the biggest food addict they had ever seen.

After 20 minutes, the Straw Hats landed. Keitaro decided to go with Nami. He was responsible with money, so he was trustworthy.

Naru noticed the two going together and steamed in the veins. She marched right up to the two and snapped, "I'm going with you!"

Nami turned around and said, "That's fine by me. I don't care whether you come along or not.

Keitaro grinned and thought, 'She wants me to herself! That must be why she's doing this! Wait… is that a good thing? Do I really want to spend my life with her?'

Thought raced through his mind as he imagined Naru kicking the living daylights out of him for simply forgetting to buy vinegar at the store.

He shuddered and decided to go along with this.

Meanwhile, the rest of the Straw Hats decided to look around. Luffy decided to explore while Usopp decided to go with him. He would normally go with Nami, but seeing as she had others with her, he decided that Luffy was the next most exciting person he could go with.

Sanji was off to look for food with Chopper by his side while Robin and Zoro stayed back on the ship.

Robin turned to Zoro and asked, "Would you like to play a game of Checkers, Mr. Swordsman?"

Zoro shook his head, yawned and went into a deep sleep. Robin sighed and thought, 'At least Chopper would be willing to play a game of 'Sorry' with me.'

As Luffy and Usopp explored the highlights of the city, they noticed three pirates robbing a woman. "Look, just hand over the money and we'll be even," threatened one of them.

Usopp shivered in fear as Luffy stepped forward and exclaimed, "You can't do that to an innocent woman!"

The pirate turned around and asked, "Why should we listen to you?"

Luffy thrust hi fist forward and announced, "Gomu-Gomu no Pistol!"

The other two stared in horror as the older one fell to the ground in a heap. They rushed at Luffy as one of them said, "We won't let you get away with that!"

Usopp stepped in front of Luffy and said, "Let me handle them, Luffy." He pulled out a giant mallet with a label saying '5 tons' on it and bashed one of them over the head while shouting, "Usopp Hammer!"

As the other one tried to take him out, Luffy punched him in the face and took him down.

Meanwhile, Chopper and Sanji were simply walking around when two pirates came face to face with them. One of them raised his sword in front of Sanji's face and said, "Put your berries in this bag and we'll spare your life!"

Sanji sighed, took a puff of his cigarette and sent him flying into the distance. The other one lunged at Sanji, who merely sent him flying into the same location as his friend. "Damn thieves. They always want your money no matter who you are."

Chopper looked up at him, grinned and stated, "That was amazing, Sanji-kun!"

Meanwhile, Robin and Zoro were still doing nothing when ten pirates wearing the same clothes that the last five wore showed up and said, "We're taking this ship by force! Hand it over!"

Zoro woke up and stated, "I wouldn't do that if I were you."

The pirates laughed and asked, "Why should we fear you?"

This was a big surprise. Normally, the site of Zoro would require the need for a serious panic attack. Obviously, these pirates were oblivious.

Seeing as they were regular lackeys, Zoro couldn't use full power, so he had to temporarily give up the swords. He was about to attack when a row of hands showed up around every pirate in the area as Robin use her Hana-Hana powers to snap their backs.

We now take you to the other three, who had finished shopping. Keitaro and Nami laughed as Naru continued to fume at the head.

Keitaro noticed her expression, walked over to her and asked, "What's wrong, Naru? Are you uncomfortable with this?" 'Please say yes!' he thought.

Naru shook her head and said, "It's okay. I don't care whether you have feelings for her or not."

Keitaro cocked his head to one side and asked, "Do you really think I'm in love with Nami? Look, I appreciate her presence, but I don't love her."

Naru stared at him with concern in her eyes. "Are you telling the truth?" she asked. Keitaro nodded as she said, "That's good."

What happened next was unexpected. She reached around the back of his head, advanced his lips towards his and kissed him. The moment came to an abrupt end as Nami called out, "Hurry up and get back to the ship, you two!"

Naru suddenly realized that she had kissed Naru and barked, "You manipulative bastard!" With that, she kicked his square in the balls and walked off into the distance.

As she left, she grumbled so Keitaro could hear all the accusations made about him hypnotizing her, and as soon as he was too far away from her to notice, she smiled and thought, 'That was amazing. I should have kissed him a long time ago."