Kouzui Chisei – I'm not aware of changing chapter 10, so I would go with no. I don't have an idea what makes you think so. Sorry for not being helpful.

Anewwonderland – Thanks, thought I'm not sure about the box of surprises, to me it seems like I'm lacking in this area (and many more). I'll try to add your awkward moments, but no promises.

Cinnmon-Fudg3 – Glad you like it ;) And you have to read this chapter to find out.

In a way there was raised a QUESTION about UPLOADS. From now on, I will update only on Saturdays, but it will depend on my schedule and ninjabunny11's free-time as well.

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Most pirates, however, weren't listening to the story. They were intent on watching Luffy and Boa with hearts in their eyes. Ace and Sabo didn't seem to appreciate it. As the massacre started, I was bewildered as to why everyone acted as if this was normal. Knowing the two brothers, it probably was.

Luffy's POV

Things were finally starting to quiet down, if only because almost everyone on board had either fainted from blood loss or been turned into stone. Pops only laughed when he saw the state of his sons, even daughters. Ace and Sabo looked more and more enraged, like they were to go on a killing spree any second now.

I tried to distract them. "Boa, Jimbei?" I said, getting everyone's attention. "When is Hawky-chan going to come? I want to see him as well," I pouted. I hadn't seen Hawky in a long time because he was always off fighting with Zoro.

"I'm not sure. Last time I saw him, he was asleep. I thought he would be with Boa, so I was surprised when I saw her arrive without him," Jimbei said to me, scratching his head in thought.

"Just who is this 'Hawky'?" asked Thatch.

"Hawky is Hawky. Who else would he be?" I asked, tilting my head.

"That's not what I mean!" he said, exasperated.

"Then what do you mean? If you want someone to understand you, you need to speak clearly," I said to him, not losing my 'I don't know what you are talking about' face and yes, I do have one. Thatch appeared chagrined after I said that, while his friends were trying to suppress laughter. After all, Thatch is always doing the teasing, so it was refreshing when someone made fun of him in return.

"I mean, do we know this person?" he tried again.

"How should I know who you know and who you don't? I'm not psychic," I asked him in return. Thatch face-palmed. At this point, some guys lost it and started guffawing.

"Is he famous in some way? Is there some other name he's known by?" Thatch stubbornly pressed on. This was too much fun!

"I guess he is known in some circles." I said and I could feel Thatch almost throwing up his arms in victory, like if…

"Bastard," I said seriously, everyone stopped and then the laughter started shaking the whole ship as even Pops joined. "He's called a cold-hearted bastard by many," I nodded my head solemnly.

Thatch opened his mouth to say something, but promptly closed it again.

Ace's POV

"Ace, Sabo, I like your sister," Izo managed to say between his laughing. "I've never seen someone shut up Thatch like her and she even doesn't look like she's doing it intentionally. Look at him; he's completely speechless!"

"I know! Luffy is the best!" Sabo said, shaking with laughter.

That was amazing, the look on Thatch face's. Just by thinking about it, I felt like I could die laughing. Sabo, even if he tried to hide it, was the same as me. One had to wonder why his nickname was 'Blue Gentleman'; I knew my brother and he was no gentleman.

Even after calming down, Luffy didn't answer our question, and no one dared to ask her again from the fear of embarrassing themselves like Thatch. Pops took it with humor and chugged his sake.

It was good to see Jimbei again, hearing new stories, but Hancock was pissing me off. She was constantly at Luffy's side, refusing to let us come near them. What was worse, Luffy let her! When I asked her, she told me 'Hammock doesn't like boys,' and like that the discussion was over. I couldn't help but feel jealous of Boa. She had all of Luffy's attention.

"I wonder if I can get away with throwing her off the ship." I jumped a little, thinking I'd said that aloud, before realizing that it had come from Sabo. I don't think he wanted to say it out loud either, seeing how he shrunk from our sister's glare.

"Hammock is trying to be nice to you; why can you do the same?" Luffy said with disappointment and we flinched. Then she quickly grinned. "She's leaving tomorrow, and then you have me all to yourselves." I blushed, my mind providing images of having all of her to ourselves. 'Wait, ourselves?!' I looked at Sabo who was sporting the same blush and then, 'She's our little sister, you can't think of her that way!' I mentally slapped myself.

"O-Oh. That's okay t-then." Damn it, why did I stutter? I was fucking Portgas D. Ace and I didn't friggin' stutter like some teenage girl! This was ridiculous.

After calming down, everyone went back to their duties. "Why is Thatch leaving? I thought he was free today," asked Luffy.

"Well, he's not. But we're having another party, so he's helping yoi," Marco said.

'What is he doing? Does he want her to know?' I panicked and started gesturing at Marco to shut up.

"Another party? Great! I can't wait!" Luffy exclaimed grinning and I exhaled in relief. Seems Marco had predicted that she wouldn't be suspicious in the least.

Luffy then proceeded to jump onto Pops' lap. "Ne, ne! Can you tell me how you and Jimbei met?" she asked and I chuckled; she was so cute acting like this. Pops often liked to play storyteller, especially with an audience like her. Sabo and I sat down nearby, and even Marco leaned against the side of the ship, content with listening. Boa pouted at the loss of attention from Luffy's side, making my good mood even better.

Thatch's POV

I'd finally made the finishing touches to the birthday cake when the ship violently lurched. I cursed and went on the deck to look; what the idiots are doing? Seriously, if this had happened a few minutes earlier, the cake would have been ruined!

"What are you doing?! I almost ruined the food! Can't you give a man a warning first?" I demanded from them, glancing around to see what had caused the ship to make such a movement. My eyes stopped at the tense commanders, but quickly went to Luffy. I couldn't see her expression as the straw hat was covering her face, but her posture was stiff.

I glanced at Marco, only to turn when I heard the clanging of swords.

"The Strawhats are back from their fishing trip, but it seems they have a guest on their ship," explained Namur. My anger dimmed and was quickly replaced by curiosity.

Luffy huffed at this. Her brothers looked surprised at the state their sister was in. We didn't ponder that for long, because the next second, she vanished.

I picked up a massive energy wave coming to us from the side of the ship. I immediately stiffened; there was no way to stop it from damaging Moby. Marco started to move forward, then strangely he relaxed. Before we knew it, Luffy was in the air and actually kicking it away from us; then she landed on the railing, her face still hidden.

"Thanks Marco, for trusting me to ward off the shockwave." She nodded at Marco, who nodded in return. "Now excuse me, I have to punch the shit out of two idiots." The situation must have been bleak if Luffy was calling someone an idiot.

Thankfully Sunny was close enough now and we could see what was going on. Curious, I made my way to the railing.

The sight was… Well, unexpected. Zoro, the Strawhats' swordsman, was fighting with Shichibukai Mihawk and on even grounds, by the looks of it. Maybe his bounty was well deserved after all. The rest of the Strawhats, sans Luffy, looked indecisive, as if debating whether they should try to break up the fight or not. Though Franky and Chopper were looking a little more pissed with every second that passed.

Luffy was nowhere to be found. At least that's what I thought until I felt the air getting colder. "Shit, she's pissed," whispered Ace next to me, and normally I would have found it funny, that the confident brat would act like this. This time though, I fought to keep myself from shivering. 'Shit, just how cold can it get?"

We weren't the only ones who noticed the change in temperature, as the two swordsmen ceased their fighting to look around. It was easy to see when they noticed Luffy. Zoro immediately started paling and Mihawk froze on the spot.

"Mihawk, Zoro. Would you be so kind as to explain exactly you almost damaged the Moby Dick and some of our nakama along with it?" she asked with a relaxed tone, and it was hard to tell what she was thinking that moment. How could someone who wore their emotions on their sleeve suddenly become so unreadable?

"You know how it is," said Zoro, sheathing his sword. "It's not all the time I find a strong opponent to fight."

"Is that so?" Luffy asked and the men tensed. "If you want to duel, I don't have a problem with it. But stop destroying Sunny, don't freak Chopper out with your wounds and…did the mikan bushes survive the onslaught?" Luffy said unexpectedly.

Zoro inspected Sunny's deck. "What the hell happened here?" he said, raising his eyebrow.

"YOUR FAULT!" answered the crew in unison.

"My bad. I didn't mean to go that far. You aren't going to do unspeakable things to us, are you?" Zoro turned to Luffy with dread and looked panicked; even Mihawk seemed a little disturbed.

"No, of course I won't. I'm not that heartless," Luffy said and the swordsmen let out sigh of relief, before Luffy continued. "Franky and Usopp as the ones who will have to repair Sunny, Chopper's stuck dealing with your wounds, and Nami is the owner of the mikan trees, so they're the ones who should have their revenge on you. It wouldn't be fair if I took it away from them. So guys, you can go wild on the two," she said and her crew cheered. "Of course, you two know that if you try to run, then I will do those unspeakable things that Zoro mentioned," she had to add with a dark aura surrounding her.

The four mentioned Strawhats had a manic gleam in their eyes. Zoro and Mihawk looked worried, but they didn't move away from them. I guess they were even more afraid of what Luffy could do to them.

Luffy jumped back onto Moby's deck. "Sorry about that. I'm just glad I blocked the attack before it was too late," she said to us with a bright smile, ignoring the painful yells coming from her ship.

"I understand," Marco shrugged. "My brothers do such things all the times yoi. It just surprised me, to see you act so mature." It seemed like he was the only one not intimidated by her; well, him and Pops.

"I had to act like this when I was a marine if I didn't want rebellions on my ship. It's fine. Once they have their revenge, they'll be back to their old selves." Luffy shrugged her shoulders, Marco nodding in agreement. I looked at them with wide eyes. 'Demons, the both of them.'

"Your first-mate and the Shichibukai act like they know each other," said Pops, a question hidden in that statement.

"They should by now; they fight like this all the time. At least, that's what Robin told me," she answered, like it should have been obvious to us.

"Thanks, Luffy, for letting us teach them a lesson," the Strawhats' navigator chirped, coming aboard.

"No problem. Shishishishi. Are the guys done with them as well?" Luffy asked her and got a nod in return. "That was fast."

"That was rather merciless of you. Though I suppose it's what I deserve for nearly destroying your ship," Mihawk spoke as he too arrived on deck, looking disheveled.

"That, and you didn't come to Marineford for who knows how long. I missed you, you know," Luffy pouted at him. 'Is Luffy really friends with that cold, intimidating man? How did that happen?'

"Are you aware of the fight I had with Roronoa?" asked Mihawk without answering her question. Luffy nodded slightly. "In that case, you know my life is yours to take," Mihawk said and bowed his head to Luffy. My eyes popped out; the hell was happening?

Luffy on the other hand frowned, not pleased with the situation. "Are you asking me to behead you? If so, Zoro could have done it a long time ago," Luffy huffed.

"Yes, he should have ended my life at that time. However, he said that because you were his captain, my life lay in your hands, not his," Mihawk responded, still bowing.

"So you would agree with me that you must do as I say, because I own your life?" Luffy asked him with a blank face.

"It would seem so." he answered in kind.

"What I wish, you must do so." Luffy asked once again and Mihawk frowned this time.

"Yes."

"Lift your head." Mihawk did and she looked into his eyes. None of us made a sound or moved; hell, we were barely breathing, listening to them. "Then I have only one wish." Luffy said; it was impossible for us to even guess what she was going to wish for.

"Stop being such an idiot. Just because you lost to Zoro, doesn't mean you need to die. Who else would spar with him? Besides life is too important to throw it away like that," Luffy said as she smacked Mihawk on the head and I gaped. I hadn't expected her to do something like this. No wait, before that…

"HE LOST TO ZORO?!" the crew started yelling, jaws dropping onto the ground. They must have been joking, for the World's Best Swordsman to lose to Zoro. We were completely ignored.

Zoro started laughing, having sneaked onto the deck during the whole conversation. "I knew you would say that, Luffy," he murmured.

Mihawk looked up in wonder. "You knew this would happen from the start?"

"Of course. Luffy would never take someone's life," Zoro answered, and Mihawk laughed. I wondered again if I wasn't dreaming. This situation was way too surreal.

"In that case, I have no choice but to agree to your demand. It seems my life has been spared today," Mihawk replied and Luffy gave a cheer in agreement. Pops started laughing, shaking the ship.

"Brat, is there anyone who you don't have wrapped around your finger?" he said.

"Of course," said Robin (geez, how many people were going to sneak onto the ship without us noticing?). "But only the people who dislike our captain. And we often find those people to be…dishonorable, to say the least."

"I don't doubt that at all," Pops said, laughing harder. He chugged down some sake again, but not without the nurses speaking their minds to him.

Luffy's POV

"Hawky, why are you here?" I asked. "I mean I get why Boa and Jimbei came, but I didn't think you would come as well. You're not one to socialize with people. You would rather coop yourself in some dark castle, training with that sword of yours then wandering around the sea."

"You already know the answer. Because I was always fighting with your first-mate, I didn't pay you a visit, and Roronoa made me promise to meet you after I lost to him. That, and I have something of yours, which you left behind at Marineford." Then it seemed like a thought occurred to him and he said aloud, "So what will you do now? As I mentioned already, Roronoa Zoro has beaten me in battle. This makes him my successor, and now the title 'the Greatest Swordsman' belongs to him," he added. Even if it was known already that Zoro beat Hawky, it was another thing to hear it from him like this. 'No one must have expected for Hawky to lose his title to a rookie.' I inwardly laughed.

"You have on your crew the World's Greatest Swordsman?" voiced Izo incredulously, the bewildered expression not leaving the pirate's face. Looking around, I could tell he wasn't the only in disbelief. If Mihawk didn't look so serious all the time, they probably would have accused him of joking.

"Yup, I do. Though I didn't expect one of us to accomplish his dream so soon. But I was happy when Robin told me," I answered him.

"Happy?" Nami said sarcastically, "Yes, if you consider jumping up and down like you were on a trampoline, yelling about it from dawn to dusk, then nearly blabbing about it to Sengoku before we stopped you, then yes, you were happy." I couldn't help but laugh. That was true.

The Whitebeards gave me incredulous stares.

Nami sighed. "Give it up, boys. You shouldn't bother trying to apply logic to us Strawhats. Especially when we have a captain like Luffy. She's in a class of our own. She's equal parts strong and crazy, and making impossible things possible is her daily bread. "

Thatch started to wander back toward the kitchen. "I am going to leave or I may lose what little sanity I have left. And that's saying a lot. I have food to make. Yes, that sounds nice. Cooking is very sane, unlike what's happening here," Thatch said, as he left, the last words almost inaudible.

"Is he alright? He seemed little out of it," I asked, looking after the retreating Thatch. The Whitebeards only chuckled, not bothering to answer my question. "Ah, whatever… I'm hungry. Sanji! Meat!" I cried out, preparing to jump onto Sunny.

Sanji was on my heels, sniggering. "Right on it. I was wondering when you were going to ask."

"Wait! What about us?!" shouted Ace and Sabo, hungry as well. That and they liked Sanji's cooking, but who didn't…

"You can come too, shitty bastards, Jimbei, Mihawk and lovely Hancock-sama~ too." Sanji answered, inviting the Shichibukai.

We departed, all of us chatting merrily. I could see some of the Whitebeards looking at us with disbelief. The others just shook their heads, getting back to what they were previously doing.

Marco was dragged along too, making everyone laugh. On the outside, it must have been a completely ridiculous situation. The Strawhats, three Shichibukai, two Whitebeards commanders and one vice-commander eating together? They probably would have thought it was some ridiculous dream.