"What the hell were you thinking Luffy?" Nami shouted punching Luffy on top of the head as Shura hummed to herself going inside and changing out of her marine uniform. "We're pirates! Pirates don't make marines nakama!" She went on, Luffy just laughed at Nami like she was stupid.

"But Nami! Shura's not a marine by choice!" Luffy said as soon as Shura came back out in new clothes that consisted of a pair of baggy cargo shorts with a belt holding her sword strapped to it and pistol on the other side and a normal red t shirt with a skull on it.

"Right Shura?" Luffy said trying to get Shura to back him up on what he said, Shura picked up the rest of her things in her arms. "Huh? Ugh…Yeah I was forced by Smoker," Shura said nodding in agreement then going back inside.

"She seems to be making herself at home." Usopp dead panned exasperated by all of this, Zoro just shrugged and then flopped down on the deck going to sleep. Which was kind of stupid because it was raining at that time. "Aren't you two going to say anything about this?" Usopp shouted at Sanji and Zoro who seemed strangely quiet.

"Eh, I know how those marines can be besides she seems not to be a threat." Zoro said yawning, while Sanji was being his usual self around women. "She's too beautiful to dislike~! SHURA-CHAWN LET ME HELP YOU WITH YOUR THINGS~!" Sanji said in his usual way and ran inside only to be kicked back out with ease.

"Don't you ever touch that bag ever again," Shura spoke darkly slowly opening the door with a murderous aura coming off of her like fire. "Y-Yes ma'am…" Sanji said gulping now scared of her because he hadn't felt a kick that strong since the old man. "Good! By the way I'm Shura~! It's a pleasure to meet all of you! I hope we can be friends~!" Shura sang turning happy in a very fast and creepy way.

The four members of the five member crew gulped and shuddered. While on the other hand Luffy let out a hearty laugh "I like her even more now! I'm glad she's our new nakama!" he said in his stupidly cheerful way making the other's sweat drop.

Shura closed back the door and sighed roughly heading back to an extra room used as storage where she put her things. There weren't a lot of things in it because it wasn't one of the main storage rooms so Shura really didn't have any problems with space. She managed to find an unused couch they had and made a bed out of it.

She turned her attention to a pretty normal book bag that she brought with her along with two suit cases. It had her kimono the only thing she had to remember her time with Minato. She sighed shaking the thoughts away. She didn't need to be depressed like this all the time.

It was obvious that Kushina and Minato were quite literally made for one another. So what was the point even dwelling on that? She sighed knowing she shouldn't let her emotions blind her from the cold hard truth.

Minato wasn't even real from where she came from and Minato was thirteen at that time there is no way that a thirteen year old boy could possibly have any idea the difference between love and infatuation.

Shura groaned loudly, why did she keep thinking about this? Minato was married and dead by now! There was no way she could possibly have a happy ending with him and another thing if and when she got home and somehow managed to bring Minato with her.

Shura didn't seriously think that her parents would let by then a grown man hang around their teenaged daughter. That had gone missing for a time and then came back with Minato. Minato would end up in prison or dead faster than Shura could explain what happened.

"Be realistic Shura," Shura mumbled to herself, she was angry at herself. 'Stupid heart.' She thought hitting her chest over her heart trying to knock some sense into it. Shura sighed roughly and decided that it had been a long day and went to sleep.

The next day came and Shura stumbled out of her new room tiredly yawning, "Where is the kitchen?" She mumbled hearing her stomach growl.

Shura stupidly stumbled though the hallways of the ship below deck not really able to see very clearly, "now I see why pirates wear eye patches." She mumbled looking around for any source of light that might lead out onto the deck. When she found light coming from the bottom of the door way she only opened the door to the bathroom and not the door leading up to the deck like she had hoped it was.

Mist cascaded out of the tiny room and around Shura who could make out a very fit male figure showering.

"Huh…?" Shura said stupidly still slightly half asleep, she tilted her head to the side as her eyes traced the silhouette trying to figure out who it was and if she was dreaming or not. She knew how those dreams could be.

'This is like something out of one of those romantic movies my aunt likes to watch.' Shura thought adsentmindly not realizing that she shouldn't be standing in the door way watching someone shower like a perverted idiot.

But when Shura was tired and hungry her mind really didn't work right. Not that it ever worked just right anyway but whatever.

Shura strained her eyes trying to figure out who was showering at this early in the morning. But then the water stopped and out came…

Sanji.

Sanji wrapped a towel around him and saw Shura standing there with a glazed look on her face.

"Ah, Shura-chan! Did you enjoy the show?" he said grinning at Shura hoping she'd get a cute embarrassed look on her face and try to explain she wasn't peeping on him but really she was. But Shura didn't do what people wanted her to do most of the time.

"Not really, you're small." Shura deadpanned exaggerating Sanji's size with her hands. Sanji's eye brow twitched. She was like a more perverted female Luffy. But he swore he'd never hit a woman… So Sanji took a deep breath trying to calm himself down. Besides, there was other ways to torture someone without harming them physically… Sanji smirked.

"I haven't quite got all the soap out of my hair; care to join me in the shower?" He asked grinning at Shura hoping she'd run away after blushing and such. Shura just stared at him for a few moments thinking about it and then blinked.

"Okay." She said beginning to lift of her shirt, Sanji's face turned red at this. She couldn't be serious!

Shura was just about to pull off her shirt from her body when…

"SANJI FOOD!" Luffy yelled, Shura blinked at this and Sanji well Sanji wanted to kill Luffy right then and there.

"Oh yeah, I wanted to go to the kitchen." Shura said remembering what she was looking for in the first place. She began fixing her shirt back in place and waltzing towards where everyone else was.

"Damn him…" Sanji grumbled getting dressed thinking about what could've happened.

"Sanji-kun could you help scrub my back?" An imaginary much more cuter Shura said with her bottom lip sticking out in a pout holding up a brush and a bar of soap.

"Why do I have to be the ship's cook? IT JUST ISN'T FAIR!" Sanji failed miserably biting on his dress shirt crying rivers of tears. Luffy than ran into the bathroom because Shura had informed Luffy that Sanji was there.

"Sanji I want food! Food Sanji! Food!" Luffy shouted demanding food like a little child, only to have one of Sanji's shoes thrown at him. "SHUDDAUP!"

"That's not food Sanji." Luffy said holding Sanji's shoe in his hand, Sanji's eye twitched…

Shura was now out on the deck relaxing in the sun eating an apple humming as if the incident in the bathroom with Sanji didn't happen.

Zoro was a couple of feet away lounging around just as Shura was when they heard loud noises below deck and Luffy came out with Sanji chasing after him yelling things like "You ruined the moment Dumbass!" then after beating Luffy up Sanji went to the kitchen to cook.

"Hey, Shura what's up with the crappy cook?" Zoro said to the now ex-marine who looked over and shrugged.

"I dunno. He said something about Luffy "ruining the moment" so I'm guessing they were having a gay moment and Luffy ruined it with his stupidity." Shura said clueless that Sanji was throwing a fit about her and what happened a few moments ago.

"Seems likely." Zoro said shrugging and then going to sleep, Shura shrugged then leaned back staring up that the sky.

'I wonder what Smoker's doing…' Shura thought to herself taking another bite out of her apple, not to far behind out on the seas Smoker was on his ship in his cabin smoking as usual and drinking.

He gulped down yet another bottle of rum and threw the empty bottle at the wall.

He groaned feeling the pulsing head ache. Of course the giant gorilla was too stupid to understand why he was so miserable for the past few days ever since he set out to chase after the Straw Hat pirates.

Smoker opened up another bottle and he stared at it for a moment.

Just at that moment he got a flash back from a couple months ago.

Smoker had been doing his usual runs with Shura and Tashigi and Shura said she had to go run off somewhere to do something. Stupidly Smoker let her go and not even twenty minutes later Shura was running through the streets throwing fliers about screaming.

"EXTRA! EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT! SMOKER USES TAX PAYER DOLLARS TO BUY PORN!" Shura shouted grinning like an idiot, Smoker's face turned red at this.

"SHURA!" He screamed chasing after her as she laughed "I shall not be silenced!" Shura screamed defiantly running away from Smoker as fast as she could.

But she was caught anyway.

Shura squirmed in Smoker's grip, "You don't have to grip so tight Smoker! Treat a lady right will ya! One of these day's I'm gonna get sick of this abuse no matter how kinky it is!" Shura shouted making Smoker blush, "You're on chore duty!" He shouted trying to think of a proper punishment; Shura stopped squirming and smirked "Oh so I have to have sex with you now? Be more humane Smoker the worker's union might get after you." Shura said cheekily making Smoker fume.

Smoker was about to go on with the memory until Tashigi came in without glasses on.

Smoker being drunk and the room being dark thought that it wasn't Tashigi but rather the other sergeant under Smoker's command.

"Sh- Shura what are you doing here?" Smoker said looking at Tashigi funnily, Tashigi blinked unsure what to say but before she could say anything Smoker got up to get a closer look at her. "You know you shou-shouldn't wear Tashigi's clothes she might get mad." Smoker slurred reaching for Tashigi's jacket to take it off of her.

"C-Captain Smoker!" Tashigi finally shouted blushing darkly at what he could've done. "Tashigi…? Oh sorry I thought you were someone else." Smoker said hiccupping slightly and swaying, Tashigi's face burned brightly. "I realize you miss Shura very much but it will interfere with your command if you persist on being drunk all the time." Tashigi said formally but Smoker glared a there darkly when she accused him of missing Shura.

"I don't miss her at all and you c-can't order me around Tashigi I'm the captain!" Smoker yelled drunkenly swaying so much he fell on his behind. Tashigi folded her arms frowning deeply "Really? If you don't miss Shura so much than why is your cabin filled with rum bottles and why on your walls is it carved into them 'I miss Shura'?" She asked raising an eye brow questionably; Smoker stared at her for a moment.

"I ran out of room on my desk." He said as if it was the simplest thing in the world. Tashigi smacked her forehead in exasperation the captain was in deep denial about this. "How about this if you sober up than you'll be able to recuse Shura who you don't miss at all from the straw hat pirates faster." Tashigi said trying to motivate her depressed and drunk captain, Smoker stared at her for a few moments thinking about it "Okay Shura I'll recuse you from the straw hat pirates." Smoker said mistaking Tashigi for Shura again.

"I'M TASHIGI!" She yelled at him before he could make a comment about her clothes again.

The marines outside sweat dropped hearing Tashigi yell at Smoker.

"That's the fifth time." One of them said exasperated at their captain.