Sorry it's off to a boring start. Enjoy chapter two!

Disclaimer: Yet again, One Piece belongs to Eiichiro Oda :).

It had been a long time since the sun had set. Darkness had overtaken the sky, concealing the landscape below. Two figures lay atop a branch chattering away.

Rain listened to the stranger in awe as he bragged lazily of his adventures in the Grand Line. "WOOWW! So cool!" She exclaimed excitedly.

Law studied the girl curiously. She was still so immature and small even though she was , surprisingly, 17 years old. It seemed like she'd grown up on this island, isolated from humanity. Even so, it was comforting talking to her.

"Wait! Don't touch the bl-"

"OW!" she cried. "Why is it so sharp? It's sharper than a lion's claws!" she whined sucking the blood from her fingers. "What is it?" intrigued by the thin, but sturdy object held by her hands.

Law snatched it away protectively. "Miss Rain." Law grinned darkly. "This is a nodachi. Let's just say it helps me kill things that get in the way."

"It harms things?" Rain stared in horror.

"Yes."

"Scary...!"

Law chuckled.

"What's funny? You keep laughing at me!" pouted Rain.

"Sorry Miss Rain. I've just never met a person like you. It's quite amusing. "

"Hmfph." Rain blushed.

"Miss Rain."

"Huh?"

"There has been something bothering me since I got here. It's so quiet, it's unnatural. During a full moon there at least has to be wolves howling, right?"

"Yup. It is kind of quiet. The weather has been weird all day." she contemplated.

Then it had hit her, and all of the color drained from her face leaving her in a pale horror struck state. "Oh no..." she muttered.

"What?"

"F-f-full moon. Bad."

"EY!" called Shachi from the shoreline. "Is the sub done yet?"

"NOO!" screamed the frustrated shipwright. "Stop asking! This is the freaking fifteenth time you've asked during the past hour!" "Damn Shachi." he muttered under his breath.

"I want to go to SABAODY already! This island is NO FUN."

"Shut yer trap! I already told you, it would take a few days to fix the major damages. And even if I finish that in time, there's still the log pose! It has to set, you moron."

"What... about the full moon?"

Rain was unsettled. It must have been the weird fish accompanied by the strange men that made her forget. "We need to hide." she commanded. "Now."

"Miss...? Could you please explain the situation to me?"

Rain hesitantly stated. "Th-there's a creature that comes out from the sea at every full moon. I call it the Mizuchi*(Water Diety) because it's power rivals that of gods!" The reason the animals are so quiet, is because they're hiding." she paused long and exclaimed. "We need to, too!"

"Miss Rain." he scoffed. "Water diety? Aren't you exaggerating a bit too much? I'm sure that it's nothing we can't handle."

"Well, I don't know the exact name for it, but that's what I call it! It looks like a giant serpent with wings! PLEASE!" she cried desperately. "Th-the creature is really strong! It's poisonous and almost two times bigger than your weird fish boat! Every beast out there knows that it's powerless against the-"

Trafalgar Law held his pointer finger against the girl's lips which immediately silenced her. "Don't underestimate us. There's a huge marine base about a week's trip away. If this creature was that deadly, it would've been already taken care of. "

Rain was speechless. She had never met such a stubborn man. "What the heck is a marine base? That has nothing to do with the Mizuchi!"

Law was losing his patience. It seemed like everyone he encountered was pushing his buttons this week. And here, he thought he'd be spending a nice day relaxing. "Let's just say, they take care of the bad things in the world." he spit out. "Thoroughly."

"They're not very thorough..." she muttered glancing down from the branch of the tree.

"What do you mean?" he responded, annoyed at the half baked response.

"I have stayed on this island since I was five years old. Since then, no person has made it ashore. Except for your crew."

Law stared shocked. He hadn't expected this. True, they hadn't followed the log pose, and ended up docking here in desperation. He figured this place was uninhabited because it was too small to be considered an island. But, to have never been spotted? This was the first half of the grand line, where supposedly all landmarks have been discovered by the marines. Yet, here he was, standing on the tiny exception to that.

"Mister? Are you ok?" questioned Rain. "We need to hide!"

Finally, Law snapped out of his trance. "What about my crew? I am not going to leave them behind where this so called Mizuchi resides."

"I-I'll get them." she replied hesitantly. "I know this island better than anyone, and I'm fast!"

"What about me?" Law replied.

"I made an underground safe house a few miles away from here. When I was little I would always get lost, so I etched markings on the trees to guide me wherever I needed to go." she proudly stated. "Just follow the trees etched with happy faces. I'll meet you there with the rest of your crew." she instructed. "I promise."