Sorry it took me so long to update, I had to re-type my chapter on my laptop 'cuz my desktop was being a BUTTHEAD.

By the way, while writing this I was listening to Banjo by Rascal Flatts, Ain't No Rest for the Wicked by Cage the Elephant, and Mambo number 5 by Lou Bega. If you haven't heard any of those, at least look up Mambo number 5! :D

I dunno if I ever said this before, but I own NONE of the ideas related to One Piece, I only own my buddy Akira. And, obviously I don't own the two songs mentioned above.

That was an uber long note. Oh well! Enjoy~!


"Ummm…Who are you?"

"Oh, me?"

"Yes you, stupid!"

"Calm yourself, woman."

"Well I'm sorry if some guy is chillin' in my room like there's nothing wrong."

"Well, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong, does there?"

"How did you get in here?!"

"You don't remember?"

"Remember what?"

"You brought me in here yourself!"

"I did not, you liar."

"Did too; remember that cat?"

"What about it? Was it yours? It would certainly fit… Did you dye its fur?!"

"That's like me asking you if you wear contacts."

"What? My eyes are natural!"

"Sure, sure... Remind me what you wanted to know about?"

"What's that cat from earlier got to do with anything?"

"That was me."

". . ."

". . ."

"No way."

"It's one-hundred percent true, my friend."

"When did we get on a 'friend' basis?"

"That's not important; do you believe me?"

"Not at all."

Akira sighed. This conversation was going nowhere fast. Might as well stop messing with her and show her already.

Artemis watched in shock as Akira shrank down, changing into a fluffy little green kitty. To be specific, the fluffy little green kitty from earlier was the form he took.

Artemis promptly fainted.


Artemis woke to the sound of an argument. One of the voices she recognized as the guy from earlier, and the other was her father.

What could they be talking about?

"My daughter will not join your pirate crew!" That's audacious!" Artemis's father exclaimed, red in the face with anger. The teen just smiled.

"Well, it looks like she's awake now, so why not ask her what she thinks?" He said, grinning down at Artemis.

Did she want to join a pirate crew? Yes. She was tired of being holed up with the boring, rational nobles. She needed some adventure, something that could really make her happy. So why not?

"I'll go with Akira." Well, there's no turning back now. She watched as her father froze up, gaping at her in shock. He probably couldn't believe it, but that's because he had never bothered to know her properly. Too busy with life, as he would say.

But aren't I part of his life?

Just as quickly as the thought came, she banished it from her mind. She didn't need that dragging her down.

Artemis hopped off her bed, grabbing her largest suitcase and stuffing it full of all her favorite outfits. It didn't take long, even though she had to go to her hiding place for the clothes that she actually liked. She grabbed the teen's wrist and yanked him out of the room.

"Oh, we gotta buy a ship. Got any money on ya?"

Artemis decided not to ask questions. Besides, she almost forgot to her herself money so she could buy clothes. They jogged down the hall, pausing to grab a few bags from the kitchen before moving on. Akira didn't bother to ask what they were for, just followed her obediently. Maybe it was something of a habit at times because of when he was a cat?

They stopped abruptly at the vault holding a fraction of the money they owned. Artemis knew taking the money would barely put a dent in her family's fortune, so she didn't feel guilty at all.

"I'm Akira, what's your name?" He asked casually, as if they weren't stuffing cash from Artemis's father's safe into about three bags. Artemis was sure that if anyone saw them when they left the house, they would look like they just robbed the place.

"Artemis Hicks."

"Alright Artemis, we better get going before your father gets out of his shock-induced paralysis."

Artemis nodded as she shoved two of the bags at Akria, who easily hoisted them over his shoulder. They made it out of the house just as Artemis's father stuck his head out the window, shouting at Akira about "taking my sweet little girl and corrupting her."

Akira suddenly stopped, a devious grin plastered on his face as he whipped his head around, facing Mr. Hicks.

"Goodbye, Mr. Hicks! I'll contact you with the baby's name and gender in a couple months~!" He shouted, sprinting off before he could get yelled at by Artemis.

For a few moments Artemis just stood there, shocked at what Akira had just told her father. She quickly turned, blushing now as she ran after Akira, too embarrassed to tell her father that he had lied.

This was definitely going to give her some excitement, she was positive about that.


Hope ya likey, I tried to make it as close to the one on my Desktop as possible, but with a few changes to make it shorter and stuff like that. Anyway, if ya'll have an idea for my crew's name, PM me. PLEASE?! That's so hard.. Review! Hope ya liked! (: