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Chapter 4

Vivi watched some birds fly over her head in the cloudless sky. It was a beautiful, clear day but somehow, she just couldn't appreciate it. She had been at sea for a week now and she hadn't seen sight of land or the Strawhat's. Vivi had heard that they had gotten a new ship. Kohza had told her that before she left.

"Kohza." she sighed.

When they had arrived at Nanohana, he had helped her load the small boat with her bags and enough supplies for a two week voyage. She had left right before dawn. Vivi remembered Kohza slowly dissapearing on the horizon as she had left her home behind.

That was the last person she had seen. The boat she was on had a small room with a cot and small stove but that was all. She had no company, except for Karoo, who was usually asleep. It was lonely, especially after a whole week at sea. Vivi was starting to think that maybe this wasn't such a good idea. What would happen if she didn't find them before her food ran out? Maybe she should go back to Alabasta.

Vivi walked back into the small cabin and pulled out a photograph. It was one that had been taken when she was 5. It was of her, her father, Igaram, Chaka, Pell, Kohza, and Toto. It had been at her fifth birthday party. Her father had gone all out and invited the whole Suna Suna Clan. Besides the Suna Suna Clan, her father had given an open invitation to anyone in Alabasta that wanted to come. People had lined up for miles to see Vivi and give her a gift. After that, her and the rest of the kids got to run around the palace. They had also raced on ducks from the Spot-Billed Duck Squadron. Vivi had ridden Karoo, but since he was still small then, she had lost most of the races. Kohza had teased her, which resulted in another one of their fights.

A tear drop fell on the picture. Vivi looked up in surprise. She hadn't realized she had begun crying. She wiped her eyes and put the picture away. She didn't want to make this any harder then it had to be.

The cry of a seagull caught Vivi's attention. She walked out on the deck and looked up. The seagull was flying in a north direction. Vivi suddenly remembered something Igaram had taught her before they infiltrated Baroque Works. He had said that a seagull always flys in the direction of land. Atleast, on the Grand Line anyway. Vivi steered the boat in the direction the seagull was going. She had almost lost sight of it now.

With in an hour, Vivi could see an island on the horizon. She decided to stop there and stretch her legs and possiby find some supplies. She figured she could reach the island by night fall at best. She checked the map Kohza had given her. She quickly located the island on the map. It was small and didn't even have a name. The only information she could find was that it was a summer island.

"Well, there might at least be a little fruit and fresh water." she said to herself. She settled in to wait until she arrived at the island.

Around Sunset

Vivi dragged the boat farther up on the shore and then tied it to a palm tree so it wouldn't float away. She grabbed a backpack she had packed and filled it with some supplies she thought she might need. Then she began her search for supplies.

Vivi started by walking down the beach. She found a river and decided to follow it into the jungle. She followed it for about 10 minutes. It was starting to get dark and she was starting to consider heading back.

Suddenly, she heard a nose to her left. She readied her peacock slashers. All of a sudden, a person burst out of the bushes. They had leaves in their hair and their clothes had been torn by thorns or something else. They had dirt all over their face and they were barefoot.

"Peacock String Slasher Runback!" Vivi yelled. She shot the peacock slashers forward and then pulled them back. They hit the person in the back of the head as they ran by, knocking them out cold. Vivi went over to examine them. As she flipped them over so she could see there face, she let out a gasp. "Luffy!" she exclaimed in surprise.

"Ow." Luffy said rubbing the back of his head. He looked around. He was back on the beach but his ship and crew was nowhere in sight. He was laying under a blanket beside a campfire. He cringed as his fingers ran into a small, swollen cut on the back of his head. He brought his hand into the light of the fire and saw there was dried blood on it. "What happened? Where am I?" he wondered out loud.

"Sorry about that." someone on the other side of the fire said.

The voice sonded familiar. Very familiar, but Luffy couldn't quite place it. "Do I know you?" he asked as he squinted and tried to get a better look at the person around the fire.

The person let out a small laugh. "I guess it really has been a long time."

Luffy squinted even harder. He was so close to recognizing the voice. He already knew it was a girl. He tried to think of all the girls he had met that weren't on his crew. The answer came rushing back to him all at once. He sat up and cried "Vivi!!!"

"Yeah. Sorry about what happened back there. I just sort of...well...I didn't know...you looked so weird." she finally said.

"Sorry? About what?" he asked. He looked confused.

"About your...umm...head." Vivi explained.

"Ohhh. That makes since. But how did you do that?" he asked.

Vivi looked embarresed. "I sort of hit you with my peacock slashers."

"Wow! You've gotten really good Vivi!" Luffy exclaimed.

"Well, when you guys were gone, I had to start looking after myself. After all, I had my country to protect." Vivi said.

Luffy smiled. "Same old Vivi." He sat there a minute. Then all of a sudden, "Hey! I just thought of something! Why are you here, Vivi? Aren't you supposed to be in Alabasta?"

Vivi looked at the ground. Leave it to Luffy to bring something like this now of all times. Vivi sighed. "I made my choice. There's nothing I can do now. I left Alabasta to come and be with you guys. Ever since that day you left, I regreted not coming with you. I took care of my country but now I have to take care of what I want most. And what I want most is to be with you guys. With my nakama. This is where I belong." she said.

Luffy stood up and came to sit by her. "I'm glad you came back. We missed you Vivi." He gave her a hug. "Hey Vivi, do you have any food? I"m starving! I haven't eaten anything since I got lost in the jungle!"

Vivi grinned. "Coming right up captain!" she said. As she walked back to her small boat, she couldn't stop smiling. She hadn't realized just how much she had missed that grin and empty stomach.

There you have it. Vivi and Luffy's odd reunion. Please review! Thanks for reading!