Hello everyone! Back with another chapter! I hope you guys are enjoying this as much as I'm enjoying writing!
SeerKing: Yes, they are approaching Water 7 soon, since they have yet to get Franky. Thanks for giving me the idea!
gamefan41592: Yeah, I feel the chapters are kinda short too.. I'm trying my best to get them up there though!
I have also yet to figure out what Devil Fruit Lisanna should eat. What do you guys think? Any thoughts?
Anyways, let's start!
The tour really didn't last too long, Nami just showing me the basic rooms of the ship. She took me through the kitchen, the Crow's Nest ( Thank God Zoro wasn't training.. I'd probably pass out!), the men's room, the lounge, and many other rooms. I'm pretty positive there were rooms she purposely didn't show me, but I didn't stress out too much about it. After all, I wasn't a full crew member yet, so there would obviously be some things that I wasn't supposed to see. When she had taken me through all the rooms, it was around dinner time. Nami led me into the lounge, where everyone was already eating. Sanji turned his head to us, and he began swooning. "Lisanna-swan, Nami-swann! Dinner is ready!~" he sang out, finally setting our plates on the table. Nami gave a small sigh, but walked to her seat, as I followed like a puppy behind. I was afraid Luffy was going to ask me again, and I hadn't really given it a lot of thought during the tour, so my answer wasn't clear yet.
I sat down next to Nami, and looked at the delicious food set out on the table, which was disappearing at a very fast rate. Luffy's arms kept stretching across the table, snatching anything he could get his hands on. Usopp and Chopper were competing with Luffy as well, them shoveling food into their faces as fast as they could. I looked down at my plate, and picked up my fork. I didn't start eating though; now I was putting my thought into the decision to join the crew or not. Luffy's hand stretched for my plate, but a fork was slammed down in front of his hand to stop him, courtesy of Sanji. "Don't touch the ladies food, you numbskull!" Sanji yelled at Luffy, who retracted his hand, obliviously laughing his head off. "I almost lost my fingers!" he laughed. I tapped my fork on the table, just staring at my food blankly. Nami, who had been the first of many to notice, frowned. "Are you not hungry?" she asked me. I shook my head, looking at her. "I'm just lost in thought is all. It's no problem." I replied, shrugging the matter off. Right now, I needed to eat, before Sanji wouldn't be able to stop Luffy's quick hands from snatching my food.
I began to eat, savoring each separate flavor that exploded onto my taste buds. Again, I couldn't help the smile that spread on my face. I've lost how many times I've smiled while I was in the presence of the crew. They were so lively, so fun! I wanted to join them, but I need to think of the consequences before I act. I continued to eat, listening to the conversations that hovered around the table. I could hear Robin asking Nami when would we be arriving at the next island, Sanji yelling at the trio that was devouring everything in sights, and.. Zoro was quiet. I frowned, wanting to start a conversation with him, but I was too nervous, and just flat-out scared to do so. I kept my mouth shut, and just continued to eat the food from my plate.
When dinner time was over, most resumed their activities; Zoro went in the Crow's Nest to train, Sanji was washing the dishes from dinner, Nami went to go work on some of her maps, Robin went to go read in the woman's room, and only God knows where Luffy, Chopper, and Usopp went. Robin asked me if I wanted to go read with her, but I politely declined. I would be using this time to think. Think of my decision. I sat near the figurehead of the ship, leaning against the railing, while I closed my eyes.
'Okay, so... I need to think. If I joined the crew, I'd be getting this excitement everyday, which would be great! But, then again, I really don't even belong here, so I don't think it would be wise to join. Everyone enjoyed my company, them all being welcoming and kind... Except for Zoro. I could just make friends with him later on if I joined. And Nami said she needed another woman to talk to on this crew.. But that's her opinion, which I don't object...'
As I sat there thinking, the chilly night wind blowing against me, something critical had hit me. Something I never even thought about when I was asked if I wanted to join...
'How would I be beneficial to them? They're all so strong, and I don't even know one thing about fighting, let alone defending myself... I can't even use my fists in combat, and I'm just a weak 17-year-old. There's no possible way I can catch up to their strength as I am right now.. so why would they want a weakling like me to join their crew?'
It hit me like a ton of bricks. I sat there, knees pulled up to my chest. The only thing I would really be able to do with the crew would to be there for company and moral support. I would be useless in combat, which is an everyday thing for them. Unless... unless I ask for one of them to train me! Yeah, that would work! I could ask any of them for any type of training for combat! I could ask Zoro, Sanji, Usopp with his sniping skills... Maybe I wouldn't be as useless as I thought. I stood up, and decided it was time for me to go to bed. I was exhausted. I walked down into the women's room, seeing Robin wasn't there. Not questioning it, I trudged over to a corner, and sat there, leaning against the wall. I didn't care if I didn't have a bed for the night. I yawned, as I slowly closed my eyes. 'I'll just give them my answer tomorrow...' was the last thing that crossed my mind before I drifted off into sleep, and into the world of dreams.
Done! I'm trying to improve the lengths of the chapters still. Reviews are appreciated, and let me know if you guys think there is a Devil Fruit that suits her!