Hey my One Piece companions! It's time for your read of this new chapter! Here you go!

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Disclaimer: um…now what do I say?

Zolo: You don't own us? Or this story…

Me: oh yeah…thanks!

Zolo: --#

Chapter: 16

Later that day…

At breakfast Minnie and Kuna now had to tell the guys about her marks. The black ones that always appear. Everyone sat at the table and waited for her explanation.

"Okay guys…you want to know about the black marks me and Kuna have that are not right on us at this moment right?" Minnie asked to confirm her understandings.

"Yes! Get on with it!" Everyone said loudly.

"Okay! Okay! Jeez…here is why we both get these marks. Do you know that everyone has at least a tiny bit of a bad side right? Well, once you eat the Kin-ji fruit your evil/bad side tries to escape and take over. Making you try to destroy everything around. Including to the fact that you are even unemotional and can harm your family and friends," Minnie started off.

Everyone listened intently and was shocked at what she had said. Especially Luffy. He understood why Minnie was being so defensive and was trying her best to avoid everyone.

"Well…as Minnie was saying, the Kin-ji fruit is capable to doing that. Yet, the black marks that appear during sometime each month at an unforeseen time are its control. Those marks are like locks. Because, in fact, for a few days the marks would have to stay on for the whole time temporarily. Since during that a progressed time the evil side becomes so powerful it tries to take over. But the marks luckily are here to stop that," Kuna continued using her powers.

Everyone heard and understood what Kuna said. But was in shock that the creature could talk. But they would have to ask about that later though.

"So you mean…that your marks are going to stay on you for a while now?" Sanji asked in curiosity.

"No…not yet…but very soon. Maybe any second the transformation to lock the evilness will activate," Minnie said back.

"Well…when do you know?" Nami asked.

"I am sorry to inform but we really don't know as I said, it will be based on a random date and time. No telling when. Along with how long the marks will stay," Kuna answered for Minnie.

"So you're telling us that you have no clue?" Zolo asked.

"Precisely," Kuna said back as she swished her tail and jumped out of Minnie's arms onto the table.

"But…please don't watch over us 24/7?" Minnie asked everyone.

"But-"

"Please?"

Luffy saw the desperate look on her face and sighed.

"We should…if these marks do what they are suppose to. Then there is really no problem leaving her alone," Luffy said with a smile as he went over and put his arm around young Minnie.

Minnie blushed from his statement; well, mostly because of his arm and his smile. She was to daze to hear that the gang agreed.

"Thanks Luffy," Minnie said as she looked to the floor.

"No problem," Luffy said to Minnie as his face began to feel a bit hot and blush began to show.

"AWWWWW," Everyone else watching said. This only made the two blush more and making Luffy take his arm off of around Minnie.

As everyone left the two were now alone. It became very quiet and awkward. Minnie sat down and Luffy followed.

"So…Kuna can talk?" Luffy started off.

"Yeah, the powers gave her the power to levitate objects and to talk using her mind. She just doesn't like to talk with many people," Minnie explained.

"Well, I know this might be out of the blue…but, do you like someone on this ship?" Luffy asked in hopes the answer would be and yes and the person would be him.

Minnie blushed from that out-of-the-blue question.

"Well…yes…but why?" Minnie asked back.

"Um…no reason…just wondering," Luffy, said innocently as he looked away from her and did a victory dance in his mind.

While they talked about other things now Sanji and Zolo were spying on them. They smiled at how cute the two looked together. And now…they would have to get them in some type of situation that would help Luffy spill his feeling out to Minnie.

Hope you enjoyed this chapter! I wanted to explain what was happening with Minnie. While Luffy would ask her a question about if she liked someone in the crew. Tell me what you guys think.

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