Hey hey hey! Im back! I'm meant to type in the last chpter, the whole sunset part, it was still daytime. Sorry!

-ShizaAssassian316!

The crew left SeaShell Island an hour ago when they were stranded at sea. The crew was still astonished by this morning's event with the navy. Chopper and Usopp were fishing, even though there was plenty of food, they did it out of boredom. Their comedian wasn't in the mood for jokes. Luffy stared out at sea, watching the waves passing by.

xxFLASHBACKxx

"Hey Shanks, look! I caught a big one!" seven-year old Luffy exclaimed while fishing with red-head Shanks. Luffy snagged a yellow snapper, flapping wildly in the air flinging water everywhere. Luffy unhooked it and placed in into the barrel of their catch. Shanks pulled out a big cod and flung it to the barrel only for it to bounce on deck.

"Hey, Luff, I think we better call it a day. The barrels getting full." Luffy huffed.

"Aww man! But we just got out! Just five minutes!"

"Sorry Luff, the barrel can't take anymore. Let's head on back." Luffy huffed again as Shanks rowed back to shore. Together, they hauled the full barrel back to the bar where the bartender was sweeping outside. She noticed Shanks grinning from ear to ear as Luffy was struggling, arms shaking and knees buckling. Shanks gently place his end on the ground as Luffy dropped his end along with himself to the ground, cracking the edge. Shanks laughed as Luffy gasped for air.

"You poor baby, did Shanks work you too hard?" she looked up at Shanks with a concerned look. Shanks looked up to the sky and whistled. Shanks looked back at her, innocently.

"What?" the bar-lady huffed and helped Luffy up to his feet. "Alright, this fish will cover dinner for tonight, but not for your debt Shanks. Your crew still owe service as well. Trashing the restaurant after all the booze I gave for free. I almost lost my job." she hissed under her breath.

"Aww, come on Tam, the very least we could have done was ditch-"

"And never got free food or booze again." Tammy brushed off Luffy before leading him into the restaurant with Shanks behind them. After the dinner rush came and went, Shanks crew came in for dinner as well. This time they paid. But the way one paid was a bizarre way. One of Shanks crew mates came rushing in from the rain that suddenly started coming down like cats and dogs.

"You save me a plate?" he asked out-loud. Shanks held out a plate for him.

"You find a big jewel out there?" Shanks grinned at him, but when he noticed that huge lump in his coat, he placed the plate down.

"Whatchu got there in your coat?" the crew mate shuffled a little just as Luffy tiptoed down the stairs above to peek at the crew.

"Well, I was hoping to show you in private but," Tammy came from behind Shanks.

"What's wrong? Food not appetizing?" Tammy raised an eye brow as the mate unzipped his coat and gently took out a fat bundle, which made Tammy gasped with big eyes as she noticed feet. The mate uncovered his baggy shirt around the bundle to reveal a child, soaking wet. The crew awwed with amazement as the child was shaking, clucthing the man close for heat.

"You poor thing." Tammy finally spoke, taking the child gently from the pirate, using her jacket she wore around her waist to cover the ragged looking child. The child blinked a few times before staring up in wonder at Tammy. Tammy hugged her even closer as she shivered. The kid hugged Tammy for more warmth, his chin resting on her shoulder. The kid noticed Luffy staring straight at his big blue eyes. The kid stared back. Tammy gasped.

"It's a girl!" Shanks and his crew exclaimed but Luffy couldn't help but become hypnotized by her pale skin, her short ebony hair, shinning from the light and her pink cheeks- wait! Pink cheeks? Why were they pink?

"Why are her cheeks pink?" Luffy leaned closer through the bars, cheeks pink and completely dazed to realize his head was stuck. Shanks took the girl from Tammy which made Luffy blink from la-la land to finally realize his head was stuck. He grunted and yanked his head with a POP and fell down the tall loud staircase with a CRASH. Shanks looked down at Luffy, now bang up again while holding the ragged girl in his hands. Luffy shook himself off and stared up at everyone. He smiled, showing off his missing teeth which made the whole pirate crew roar with laughter, including Shanks. The little girl looked down at Luffy and smiled.

"Wow, she smiled."

Three months later,...

Luffy was skipping down the street kicking a rock along his way toward Tammy's bar. He stopped.

"Reina." Reina was arranging the giant flower pots in front of the bar. She was wearing a sky blue dress with a magenta bow sitting on the left side of the of her head. She saw Luffy's footsteps, stopped and looked at him. She smiled at him, and just before she could speak she dropped a few sunflowers. She quickly turned to pick them up when a few shadows appeared. She stopped suddenly, then grabbed the sunflowers and faced the shadows. They were village girls, around Reina's age. The one in front of Reina gave her one sunflower she missed on the ground. Reina took the flower in silence. Reina smiled.

"Thank you-" The sunflower was quickly shoved into her face, making her fall dropping the flowers everywhere. The girls laughed as a pot fell over and spilled water on top of her head and to her dress. Reina made no movement, but as one girl reached for another flower, Reina reacted quickly, snatching it from the ground. Reina began shaking. This made Luffy snap.

"Hey you jerks! Get outta here before I lose my temper!" he yelled, swinging a broom stick wildly like a mad-man. The girls shrieked and ran off. Luffy stopped short beside Reina, who was still sitting, shaking. Luffy turned and reached down towards her, when she flung her head back, and sneezed. She rubbed her nose and stood up, shook her dress off of dust. She took a big breath, and sighed.

"Well, I need to clean the mess up." Reina spoke, not facing Luffy. She grabbed the pot that fell and placed it up right.

"Reina, are-are you okay-"

"Thank you for the broom Luffy." Reina smiled as a small tear leak out from one eye and slid down her cheek before she turned to sweep up the water and stepped-on flowers into a small pile to dump into the waste basket. Luffy just watched as Reina sniffled, holding back tears. Before Reina scooped up half the mess for the waste basket, Luffy grabbed her hand gently.

"I'll do that. We need more flowers." Luffy took the dust pan gently from her and began sweeping the rest of the mess. One little tear escaped from her eye before she nodded.

"Okay." And she scurried off to the fields for more flowers. The trip was short, and Reina can back, standing at the front door holding three small sunflowers, her dress torn and covered with dirt stains, but the sunflowers covered her face. Luffy first noticed her presents at the door, but when Tammy came towards Reina, she gasped. Luffy dropped the dish he was drying from the pile of dishes on the table when he saw Reina's eye's bubbly with tears as he stared. The bow on her head was now tied around her forehead. Tammy pulled the bow loose to show off a scar of blood, fresh and still wet. Luffy dropped another plate, making Tammy shriek in surprise. Shank came strolling in and quickly noticed Reina banged up and finally crying.

"WHO DID THIS TO YOU? And WHAT FOR?" Shank yelled, gently rubbing Reina's head as she cried harder into Tammy's arms. Luffy passed by them unnoticed through the door with a broom and a black jar speed-walking down the street. Shank was the first to notice Luffy's absences an hour later after Tammy came down the stairs from the Reina's room.

"She's laying her head down to rest before dinner. She'll be alright." Shank's crew(who came in for dinner and heard the news) sighed in relief for Reina's recovery.

"Luffy's gone."

"What? But he was just here a minute-" The front door slammed open to Luffy, all out of breath. He quickly shut the door and sanked to the floor. The black jar Luffy left with was now clear with a fat bug still inside.

"Luffy! What did you do?" Tammy questioned him rushing to his side.

"Had some unfinished business to clean up." Luffy chuckled. He scanned the diner. "Where's Reina-" Reina tip-toed half-way down the stairs to spot Luffy staring back at her. Luffy cracked his big grin at her, and Reina turned back to her room. Luffy looked confused. Tammy ushered Luffy upstairs to get cleaned up. Just before dinner Luffy passed by Reina's room. Her door was cracked enough to see inside. Luffy peeped inside to see Reina staring out her window, wearing an clean orange dress and a green bow on top of her head.

"Tammy likes making you look like fruit lately, you that?" Luffy spoke through the silence, making Reina look at him. She cracked a smile, then turned back to the window. Luffy joined her, looking out the window. "What are you staring at?" Luffy asked.

"The ocean." Reina spoke without breaking contact from the rolling waves being framed by the pinkish sunset resting for night was coming. "It's so beautiful." She spoke softly, gazing at the lovely scene of the waves quietly splashing against the shore. "For some reason, the ocean sounds like it's singing to me, humming a lullaby. So haunting, but peaceful..." Reina's eyelids felt heavy, she rolled into Luffy's side. Reina's eyes shot open as she stared up at Luffy, his cheeks bright pink. She smiled, sitting up and leaning her head on his shoulder. Luffy stared down at her. he couldn't help but lean his head on top of hers. Reina started to close her eyes when she notice a flower in Luffy's hand. She blinked.

"Pretty flower Luffy." Luffy jumped, blushing, he looked away from her big blue eyes.(awww) as he handed her a small tiger lily. Reina smiled, kissed his forehead and took the flower.

"Thank you" she whisper as she stood and walked toward the door placing the flower alongside the bow on top of her head. She giggled. and turned to Luffy.

"I love it!" Luffy felt his heart pulse, his cheeks hotter and redder. Luffy hung his head down.

"It's no biggie." Luffy mumbled somewhat to himself, but Reina could hear. "Wait!" Luffy beckoned to her but she was already skipping down the stairway for dinner. Luffy sighed and followed her downstairs. After dinner, Reina brought Luffy back into her room toward the window and pointed to the starry sky that dressed the black night with sparkles.

"You see that star right there?" Reina pointed to a bigger star that glowed brighter than the others. Luffy nodded.

"It never leaves the sky, night or day." Reina sanked down on the bench they both sat on. "I remember something my dad wants told me, the words sound so faint though; 'The star that shines the brightest never leaves the sky. That's how me and your mother are, we will never leave you, in here.' He pointed to where my heart is. They will never leave me." Reina looked up at Luffy. "That's what I want you to be like, for me,"Reina takes one of Luffy's hands. "you will never leave me, here." She places it on top of her chest as Luffy holds back a nose bleed. He couldn't help his cheeks turn red as he looked away. He felt her heart beat against his hand, feeling it throb against her rib cage, echoing in Luffy's ear. Luffy couldn't help but close his fingers just as Shanks and Tammy walked in. The two looked up at the two bewildered adults as they saw Luffy squeezing Reina tiny boob. Shank pounced on Luffy as Tammy took Reina into her arms.

"LUFFY you little perv! Touching on poor Reina after what she been through? Taking advantage on an innocent young girl!" Shanks barked at Luffy, stretching his cheeks.

"Violating girls already. You have taught Luffy very well." Tammy sarcastic at Shanks. Shanks felt a knife stabbed to his heart

"What a horrible teacher. Shame on you." Reina sassed bluntly. STAB. Another knife glided into Shanks heart. Shanks slowly dragged Luffy away from Reina's room as Tammy got Reina settled for bed. As he left the room, he thought about Reina's words. You will never leave me, here. Luffy couldn't help but smile.

xx/END/FLASHBACKxx

Luffy felt someone shake his shoulder, drawing him out of memory-lane.

"Hey, lunch is ready." Sanji muttered as he walked back toward the kitchen. Luffy looked back at the bright blue waves rolling everywhere. It made Luffy think about that night when he slept in his room. He heard the rush and rolling of the waves outside. Reina was right they sounded like a soft lullaby, but at that time the song sounded more, human. He laid there in his bed falling asleep to it's enchanting voice. Luffy shook his head and headed toward the kitchen when his ears picked up the similar notes of the ocean's lullaby years ago. Luffy stood frozen listening to it's intoxicating voice. He looked up to the call of a flock of seagulls flying ahead of the ship. A dolphin's laugh chimed loudly next to the ship as it swam closer to the song. Luffy ran toward the edge, but Zolo took the run differently. Zolo jumped to his feet with great speed and hurried to his captain. With Sanji on Luffy's other side, they both were ready to cage Luffy with no hesitation.

But, they both stopped.

They both saw tears stream down Luffy's face. A few fly with the wind.

Luffy stared out into the sea as the three of them heard the voice grow louder. A smile of happiness stretched across Luffy's face when he saw, there sitting on top of a dolphin amongst creatures from land, sea and sky, singing ocean's lullaby, a long-haired woman, her hair covered with shells.

"Reina" Luffy spoke softly. The song stopped with a sudden halt. The woman jumped and spotted the ship half of a football field away. Luffy got a glimpse of her face and saw...

To Be Continued...

What did Luffy see? Reina? A mermaid? WHAT WAS IT?

Till next time! Part two!

-Shiza