A Day Out

The weekend has arrived. Nami was getting dressed for the day out with the girls. She had the balcony door open, allowing a cool breeze to enter her apartment. She tends to leave it open just in case Luffy returns. Though, he hasn't yet so she trust that no random stranger will come in. Even if that happens, there is hardly anything worth stealing.

Nami grabs her purse and heads out the door. She walks downstairs and sees Robin, Vivi and Kira waiting for her.

"Sorry if i made you guys wait too long" Nami said reaching them.

"Its fine, so do you have any place in mind that we should go first?" Kira asked.

"Well, maybe.." Nami states. "There is a store i saw that had amazing dresses...but I think the prices are high"

"Hmm..why not we take a look then" Robin said walking out the entrance doors.

The rest followed behind. The sun was shining brightly making it a great day to explore the city. Since they haven't completely yet until now. The more they walked, the more things they began to notice. There was all kinds of stores they passed. Stores for shoes, jewelry and house items.

"This island looked small when I first saw it" Nami states.

"Well you were on the plane...almost everything will look small from that height" Vivi responds.

"The weather is nice here" Kira states stretching her arms out. "The sun is good for my skin"
"Maybe too good...so hot" Nami said sighing, waving her hand like a fan. "I feel like just wearing a bikini"
"Well you could" Robin said with a small smirk. "If you don't mind every guy seeing"

"A-ahah..nevermind" Nami said crossing her arms against her chest with a light blush. "I see the store!"

The store was called, 'Dresses for all'. In the windows, there was many kinds from dresses that looked like they were from a different time in the past to the dresses that is more wild and shows a little more skin. The girls were mesmerized with the options. It wasn't until Kira's eyes landed on the price tag.

"O-over priced to my liking" Kira said shaking.

The store doors opened. Two people came out. It was Hina and Marguerite who were holding three bags in each arm.

"Well i think that's enough for today" Hina spoke. "These should be enough"

"Yes Miss Hina...but I think we bought a little too much" Marguerite responds.

"Nothing is too much for my girls..now come on" Hina said walking away. "Lets hurry back and delivery their gifts"

"Right" Marguerite said nodding and follows her.

"How much do you think they spent?" Vivi asked eyeing the bags.

"More than we can all put together" Kira answers.

"That was one of the student council members" Robin said seeing Hina for the first time.

"How do you know that?" Nami asked.

"My research...her devil power is quite interesting...being able to bind someone by swiping her limbs through them" Robin states.

"How does that even work" Kira said confused.

"There are many weird devil powers that also boggles my mind" Robin said with a smile.

"I guess she is also going to be at the ball" Nami said.

"Yup...I guess we are going to see all kinds of people we haven't met yet at the ball" Vivi states.

"If that's the case" Nami said softly. "Let's find the best dresses to show everyone up!"

"What!?...are you willing to pay so much-" Vivi said in shocked.

"No, you crazy…" Nami said shaking her head. "Lets bargain"

Nami's eyes sparkle three girls weren't sure what was going through her mind once she said that but were afraid that they were going to spend the whole day searching for dresses.

OOO

While the girls were on their little trip, the boys were already on the move. They were walking in a different part of the city than the girls.

"I still don't know why we have to buy new clothing" Luffy said with his arms crossed. "Why can't i wear the clothes I have on!"

"Because….it's not elegant!" Sanji answers in a serious tone. "For this kind of event...the guy must look good to impress the ladies"
"...and if you don't want too" Usopp spoke, not wanting to go to this event.

"Don't be stupid" Sanji replies. "Imagine….the girls wearing all kinds of dresses"

Sanji's eyes turned into hearts and a pink mist surrounded his head. He slowly dances around them, with his mind fogged by many girls wearing wonderful dresses.

"Calm the hell down...you probably will get a nose bleed and pass out" Zoro said annoyed by Sanji's movements.

"Heh.." Sanji said glaring at Zoro. "I will not...you should worry about getting there"
"Tch...what does that suppose to mean" Zoro said glaring back.

"Shishishi...you guys are funny" Luffy said chuckling but stops after seeing something colourful at the corner of his eye.

He turns his head and notice three girls entering an odd looking building with no windows. Sanji also notice this and sped to Luffy's side.

"Where are those beauties going" Sanji asked interested. "I think we should follow them just in case they get into trouble"

"Woah..woah...hang on, are you crazy….their random girls, we should just keep going on our way" Usopp tells Sanji.

"No, there are from our school" Sanji tells him.

Luffy's ear twitched after hearing that.

"How do you know that?" Zoro asked Sanji.

"because...I know their bodies" Sanji said with a mischievous chuckle. "From their hair colour and facial features to their sizes"
"Perv" Zoro said in an uncaring tone.

"OI!" Sanji shouts with a light blush.

"Lets follow them" Luffy spoke beginning to walk over where the girls were going.

"Really Luffy!?" Usopp asked.

"Ya really?" Sanji asked the same thing, confused.

"Well like you said Sanji...you never know what trouble they might get themselves into" Luffy responds and continues to walk.

The three stood, surprised at his answer. They begin to get a strange feeling. Watching Luffy walk, makes them think there is something more to this. Just the idea gave Zoro a smile and starts to follow him. Usopp was shaking nervous but sees Sanji also follow. He didn't want to stand here alone so Usopp did the same.

OOO

The group entered the place and notice stairs going downwards. There was little light coming from the cracks in the ceiling. Usopp gulps seeing how scary the place was. Luffy takes the first step then the second. He kept on looking straight down, trying to see what is within the darkness. The more he goes, the more stairs he kept on seeing. The light above was slowly fading.

"Why would anyone come down here?" Zoro asked.

"W-we should leave" Usopp said standing behind Sanji.

"My senses tell me the girls are in trouble" Sanji spoke.

"You don't have that sense!"Usopp shouts at him.

"Look at that...something bright is at the end" Zoro states.

"Wait..that sound" Sanji said focusing on the light sound of water splashing. "Water?"

Luffy reaches the bottom. He looks down and sees sand. He walks further into the light. His eyes adjusted to the new scenery. It was the beach. There was people resting in the sand and dancing to the music playing.

"What the…" Zoro said surprised about this.

"Bikinis" Sanji said softly with some blood seeping out from his nose.

Sanji's eyes were targeting every girl in their bikinis. He was shaking with joy wanting to talk with every single one of them.

"What are you guys doing here?" a blond haired girl asked.

"Came to see you my lovely" Sanji said, getting on one knee and grabbing her hand.

"Heh.." she replies pulling her hand away with a disgusted expression seeing blood over his lip. "Right...so you guys weren't invited?"
"No" Usopp answers.

"I see…" she said looking at the four.

"Valentine what's the matter" another girl said walking over.

"Ishilly...we have some trespassers" Valentine responds to her.

"Oh really.." she said with a surprised expression. "I thought this was secret to the public"

"Well….it isn't anymore" Valentine said placing her hand on her hips. "What should we do?"
"Hmm" Ishelly replies.

While the girls were talking, Luffy's eyes were moving until stopping at a cavern. He starts walking over to it until getting stopped by Valentines arm.

"Where do you think your going?" Valentine asked Luffy raising an eyebrow. "If you weren't invited...you can't enter"
"What exactly is this...party?" Usopp asked.

"Well….you can say it's a bit of a pre-party before the event...and everyone here is part of team Hordy Jones" Valentine said showing the silver armband. "This proves it"

"Oh...and who is he?" Usopp asked.

"..really..he is one of the student council members" she answers.

"Well then...let's get out of here before-" Usopp said moving his head to where the three were standing. "What!...where did they"

Usopp raises his head and saw Sanji going to every girl in the beach while Zoro was entering the cavern. Valentine notice this too and the fact that Luffy wasn't standing in front of her arm.

"How did he.." Valentine said turning to Ishelly. "Warn Hordy that we have intruders"

"Right" she said nodding.

"H-hold on.." Usopp said getting touched by Valentine, soon hitting the ground.

"You stay here while we get your friends" she said glaring at him.

"Uh...s-so heavy" Usopp said trying to push himself off the ground.

OOO

"You know...you didn't have to follow me" Luffy spoke within the cavern.

"If i didn't..I was going to miss out on the action" Zoro replies walking behind.

"Hmm...and how do you know if there is?" Luffy asked.

"Because...you aren't Sanji" Zoro said. "You would only follow those girls if there was some kind of danger"

The sound of a small rock sliding down the rocky wall echoes through the cavern causing Luffy and Zoro to stop in their tracks.

"Someone's here" Zoro whispers looking at the direction of the sound.

"I know" Luffy said shifting his eyes.

"Are you two lost" a deep voice said within the shadows.

They didn't answer. The owner of the voice came out. Zoro eyes widen in shock.

"What the.." Zoro said softly.

He didn't look human. It reminded Zoro of Arlong and his fish gang. He clenched his fist and stared at him intently. There was a silver armband on him.

"Who are you?" Luffy asked.

"Chew" the fishmen answers. "You two aren't supposed to be here"

"Why is that-" Zoro asked until he heard a faint scream in the background of Chew. "what was that.."

"What was what?" Chew asked looking confused.

"You know what!" Zoro said stepping forward.

Suddenly, more fishmen began coming out from hiding surrounding the two. Zoro placed his hand on the tip of his katana he had on him. There was something going on here.

"Zoro...don't move" Luffy whispers behind him.

"What.." Zoro said gripping onto his katana. "I'm not going to let you fight against them by yourself"

"Fine then…" Luffy said with a small smile, clenching his fist. "I hope your ready"

"Take them out" Chew orders the others.

They all began charging in at Zoro and Luffy.

OOO

"Hey.." Sanji said stepping back seeing a bunch of fishmen with weapons walk toward him. "Why the hell do you have weapons"

Ever since the fishman Arlong kidnapped Nami. A hate grew in Sanji towards them. There was three in front of him. The people who didn't look like fish didn't seem bothered by the fishmen. Sanji found it odd.

"Sanji!" Usopp yells while feeling his lungs get pressed down on.

"Why are you doing on the ground?" Sanji asked.

Sanji turns his attention back to the three fishmen about to attack. He slides his hands in his pockets.

"Come at me" he said to them in a deep tone.

OOO

Zoro knocks another fishmen down with the back of his katana to their neck. That was the last of them. It was quick and well executed. Luffy and Zoro were able to knock out everyone except the main fishmen. They also looked a little beat up. Another scream echoes through the cavern.

"Whose screaming" Zoro asked.

Luffy didn't wait for an answer and ran up to Chew who had his fist up. Though, Luffy didn't raise his fist expect he just glanced at him at the corner of his eyes while he passes him.

Zoro didn't know what happened and saw Chew just face plant the ground.

Luffy began running to what seem like an exit from the cavern. Sunlight was beaming into it. He hears waves crashing strongly. He jumps through the exit. He felt some water hit his face.

Zoro reaches him and looks at the direction he was looking in. In the distance, there was something floating away. Zoro couldn't tell what it was.

"Too late" Luffy said quietly biting his lower lip.

"What's going on?" Zoro asked confused.

"What are you guys doing here?"

A voice turn their attention to a red male with a mechanical arm. Luffy eyes widen a little. "Kid" he thought.

"Did you hear a girl scream?" Zoro asked him suspicious about who he was.

"...it was just the wind whistling through the cracks of the cavern...you two should leave before" Kid exclaims and clenches his mechanical arm. "...I have to force you"

"tch...I don't know who the hell you are but" Zoro said pulling his Katana out. "If you don't start talking...I'm going to have to slice that arm of yours"
"heh...I don't think you can" Kid said with a wide grin.

"Let see then-" Zoro said getting into his stance.

"Zoro" Luffy calls him in a serious tone.

"What?" he asked, looking at Luffy who had a serious expression.

"He's right...it was just the wind...we should go" Luffy tells him then walking back to the cavern.

"Uh?..but Luffy.." Zoro said surprised of what he said.

"Hmm...that straw hat" Kid said watching Luffy walk away. "I've seen that somewhere before"

Luffy ignores him and keeps walking away. Zoro didn't want to leave but he follows Luffy. Meanwhile, Kid was trying to figure out where he seen that hat.

"Who's next!" Sanji yells after knocking the last fishmen while one leg was on their back.

All he could think about was the fight that he didn't realize, everyone on the beach left. Usopp was able to get up again.

"Your legs was amazing!" Usopp said to him.

"Where did everyone go?" Sanji asked him.

"Everyone was following Valentine somewhere" Usopp states then seeing Luffy and Zoro walking out of the cavern.

"Where did you two run off two?" Sanji asked them.

"No where" Zoro replies.

"Oh...so you just got lost again" Sanji states.

"No!" Zoro said in anger.

"We should get out of here" Luffy said with his arms crossed behind his head. "Party's over"

Luffy re-enters the building and starts walking up the stairs. Zoro was surprised that his expression changed from before. Something about this was wrong. It annoys him that Luffy wasn't going to tell them.

OOO

The sun sets in the horizon and the girls were walking with bags of clothing in each hand. This day was to only buy the dress for the event but it turned out that they needed other things.

"Ahh..my poor bank account" Nami said with a sigh.

"Us too" Vivi said with a soft chuckle. "Sadly there was so much cute clothing that I couldn't resist"

"That's true.." Kira said pulling her bags up. "This could last me about a few months"

"I wonder if the guys bought anything" Robin said to herself.

Coinciendly, Luffy and the others were walking toward them looking exhausted. They surprised the girls. Nami giggled at them and how they looked. Their hair was messy, their face was dirty and parts of their clothes were ripped. Her expression changed to a worried expression after realizing those features couldn't have been caused by walking all day.

"Guys...what happened?" Kira asked first seeing them clearly under the post light.

"Oh..hey everyone" Sanji said in a tired tone.

"So tired..can we go home yet" Usopp said feeling that he didn't need anything else to happen this day.

"Nami, Robin..Vivi, Kira..your here" Luffy said surprised seeing them.

"We just finished shopping…" Robin replies. "Did you guys get into a fight?"

"No" Luffy responds.

Nami takes a step forward which caused Luffy to step back. She narrows her eyes at him and steps again which he responds by taking a step back. She does this a few times which grabbed the attention of everyone else.

"Hmm..you guys did.." Nami said finding a way to tell that Luffy is lying. "What was the fight about?"

"Uh..what just happened?" Vivi whispers.

"...i'm not sure myself" Kira replies.

"Well he's in trouble" Sanji states noticing Nami's pissed of expression.

Nami kept her eyes on Luffy who wasn't able to respond. Robin pokes Zoro and moves her head to the left.

"Let's leave them alone…" Robin tells him.

"...your right" Zoro said feeling a shiver just by looking at Nami. "let's go Usopp, Curly eyebrow"

"I know" Sanji said beginning to walk.

The rest followed, leaving Nami and Luffy alone under the light.

"You didn't get your suit...didn't you?" Nami spoke, breaking the silence between them.

"N-no" Luffy said breaking out of the staring contest they were having.

Nami soon pushed one of the bags against his chest.

"Carry that..let's go home" Nami tells him.

Luffy opens his mouth but gets a finger against his lips from Nami who had a serious expression.

"We talk when get home" she said coldly.

Luffy gulps and nods. Nami starts walking with Luffy following behind.

OOO

They arrived at the apartment. The lights were turned on and Nami placed her bags on the counter. Luffy does the same.

"Did you expect that you were going to fight today?" Nami asked.

"Hmm..no" Luffy responds softly looking down.

"So you didn't start it and drag the others in?"

"Well not...really" Luffy states scratching the back of his head.

"Not really?" Nami said a little confused. "Uh ok...how about...were the people you were fighting involved with your secret"

"Ah..n-" Luffy said but gets a deadly stare from Nami.

"Alright" Nami said placing her hands on her hips. "put it on"

"Wait what?" Luffy asked, tilting his head.

"I bought you a suit" Nami answers him. "It was stupid of me to let you guys off your own...so our group went to a store with suits...we all bought something for you guys...so try it on"

Luffy was surprised and confused. He looks into the bag and notice the black suit with a red dress shirt.

"I'm not sure what your size is...so try it on, if it doesn't fit we can change it" Nami said to him.

"Nami thank-" Luffy said until Nami got a few inches to him.

"A proper thank you is you staying the night here" Nami said to him.

Luffy stares into her eyes then nodding, not wanting to make her more mad.

"Ok" he tells her.

"Good" Nami said with a smile and starts walking to the bed room.

Luffy pulls the suit out of the bag with a slanted smile. While Nami leaned against the wall within the room, breathing out heavily. It was hard to keep herself cool. She surprised herself. Asking him to stay here was something but seeing him and the others beat up, brought back those flashbacks. It didn't seem like Luffy took a lot of damage but that didn't stop her from worrying. She needs to think of a way to figure out Luffy's secret.

However, there was one way. Specifically one person which she thinks is on the island and has been for quite some time. "Yusei...even now your punishing me still" she thought.

((Sorry for the wait….:3))