**Air**
Soo sorry i haven't been able to update my stories in forever, but its been a very busy time and honestly I was coming close to abandoning this fic, but Koyuki hazuki cruel swordsgirl convinced me otherwise, so a big thank you to her! I'm gonna try to update more often but with smaller chapters so hopefully it'll be easier to work with that way.
"So this is where you live huh?" Luffy said as he kicked off his sandals as he followed Misuzu into the lounge. She lived in a fairly small Japanese styled house that sat at the top of the long hill on the edge of town. Through her open wall panels Luffy could see the ocean in the horizon. Curious as ever, Luffy started explored his surroundings when Misuzu scurried off into the kitchen to prepare their lunch.
At the far end of the house Luffy found a neat room that, apart from the dinosaur toys and playing cards that were scattered on the floor, looked untouched. But before he could go any further Misuzu's voice called out to him from the kitchen.
"Luffy-san, lunch is finished!"
Smiling, Misuzu handed him his plate but carefully avoided looking into his eyes. Though it didn't bother Luffy at first he could help noticing that every time he lifted the fork to his mouth Misuzu watched him expectantly.
"Why do you keep looking at me?" he asked impatiently, he was getting very hungry, but Misuzu's staring was putting him off.
"N-nothing" she said and looked away quickly in embarrassment. They both carried on eating in silence, with Misuzu glancing at him occasionally between bites. It was only when Luffy had finished eating that Misuzu spoke up again.
"Did you like it?"
"Umm. Yeah it was really good, thanks!"
"Does it taste like cricket?" she asked innocently.
Luffy's eyes open wide and he spluttered and coughed as if trying to regurgitate what he had just eaten.
"What?! That was a cricket!" Luffy looked as though he was going to be sick. But Misuzu just laughed good naturedly.
"No no, the cricket fell in while I was cooking" she said and took another bite out of her food happily, leaving Luffy to try and suppress his lunch from coming back up.