Shanks POV

Oh, I could almost faint. I just spent the whole day with a lovely, beautiful angle. She was so sweet, and hasn't changed from that day of my departure. Oh, I wish I could just swipe her away and let her become the Pirate Queen with me as the Pirate King.

Ben had to practically drag me from the spot where we said goodnight. I didn't even notice I was in the street looking forward with drool down my face. I finally gotten back some of my senses after couple whacks to the head, provided by the smirking Ben. If I could, I would wipe those smirks off his face.

But the bad thing about Luka is that she still thinks of me as her good old' friend, role model not as someone to be her lover, which I doubt she has none in mind. Tomorrow I had to get her to notice me in a new light. I liked the time I spend with her, but she so cute that I couldn't keep myself from drooling about she cute puttered lips and the way she puffed her cheeks whenever I talked about her being an anchor. I think I spent more time in daydreams than teasing her.

Tomorrow I will said it, "I love you" to her. Wait, I just said that out loud, oh no I'm on the ship. The men are looking at me; I got drool on my face and looking at Ben that just seated me down. He had a surprised look on his face, which quickly changes to his normal face. Ben turned wards his cabin. I just stared, OMG I just said that out loud. I started to panicked, the crew just laughed.

"Sorry captain, Ben doesn't roll that way" said Lucky who couldn't stop laughing.

"And if he did, you would be on the bottom of the list, my son would be on top" said Yasopp, always putting his son in the middle. I wonder if he just notices that he said his son would be a perfect partner for pansy.

Well I couldn't remark since I was in panic mode with a redden face, which Luka would think it's from a fever.

After laughing quieted down a loud female voice was heard throughout the boat. "EVERYONE SHUT UP" said the red hair girl from Luka's crew; I believe her name was Nami.

Nami walked through the crowd (which started talking again) and seated across from me, the look in her eyes seem to know something. "So is it true that you love your first mate or Luka?"

"No, no, no. Fuck I was daydreaming when I said I loved you. And yes I do had a thing your captain" I answer honestly, since she seems to already knows that.

"Good, I can help you but it will cost you" she said with her eyes turning into Beil, yeah this is going to cost me.

"Okay, guess I can't argue with that" I said agreeing.

"Good, now by on Luka. I had been talking to her about you. She admires you, enjoys you company, and very much value you overall. So tomorrow, take her to Gol D Roger execution place, she really wants to go to it but she keeps on getting lost. When you are there tell her how you feel, well knowing Luka you would have to explain it and show it to her. I feel bad for you, Usopp been trying to teach her how to play cards, but she ends up calling it a mystery game. So you have to explain very simple but enough to get through her dense head. I will keep Sanjil and Zoro away, since they are creepers." She explained her plan

On the Going Merry

Luka's POV

I kept on sneezing, maybe I been around Shanks, Sanjil, and Zoro too much. Well it's not bad let. I'm playing with Usopp; we both had sticks in our noses and running around. We heard sneezing from the kitchen and ship deck, I told them they were sick.

After sneezing so more, Sanjil came out with a drink. "Here you go Luka; this drink should stop you from sneezing." He did his noodle dance, I couldn't help but laugh. I'm glad he stopped adding the suffix to my name, it was annoying, and I just like being called Luka (or Straw Hat in some cases).

Tomorrow I'm going to look for Gold Rogers execution place, I keep on getting lost, I starting to be like Zoro. But getting lost means I find new ways and nakama. That's how I find Coby, Zoro, and Nami. I smiled at the thought.

I turned around and seen Ben stepping on my ship. I didn't even talk to him at the party. I frowned at the thought. I went up the Ben with a wide smile.

"Yo Ben, what's up" I said my normal greeting.

"Nothing Luka, I just thought I needed to visit and talk to you privately." I grab his hand and ran to the crow nest, the room wasn't in used. I seated down in front of him. He soon saw the sign and seated across from me.

"Luka there something Shanks going to do tomorrow. It's the reason why he teases you, even when you was young"

"What reason?" I questioned

"Because he in love with you"

"What does that mean?" I crooked my head with a questioning look.

"It's where you want to be with a single person forever. He wanted to be with you, but he chose to tease you to cover it up. He left so his problems wouldn't cause you harm. But now you are old enough to handle your own." He explained, but I still didn't get it.

"So it's a mystery?" I questioned

"To some people it is, like you. It's a weird feeling that pulls you to a certain person. And tomorrow he is going to ask you out to see the execution platform with him, since he pulled wards you. And he would be very happy, he might even faint, if you place your lips onto his lips" he pointed at his lips.

"Okay, I think I got it. But why would it make him happy?" I questioned again. It sounds like the stuff I find Nami reading. But Ben's way of explaining to me does help me understand better. Love is a mystery and Shanks seems to have this "disease" and it seems like I can help him. I smiled at the thought of helping my nakama.

"Because Luka, he been dreaming about you kissing him so he would be very happy to have it happen in real life. Also kissing is what you are going to do to him, placing you lips on his lip." He explained again. Kissing, I heard Usopp said that about Kaya once.

"Hey Ben, I think one of my nakama had to cured this disease, love, with a kiss too." I said thinking about Usopp's story of him as a prince and Kaya as the sleeping princess. Ben's jaw dropped, maybe I said something wrong.

For the rest of the night, till dinner, Ben tries again to teach me about "love". Well I think I learned something, well I will try this kissing thing on Shanks tomorrow. I hope he ends up happy, well Ben said so; and Ben never been wrong before.

Clueless Luka hits again. Will Nami and Ben planning go well? And what did Luka actually learn; did she learn love or a new disease? I feel bad for Ben, he chose the wrong person to help, and Nami did a good choice. Also Usopp and his dad was again missed, I did add him in kissing sleeping Kaya.