I slept through the day after that and well into the next, and still woke up with the mother of all hang overs. Actually it felt more like I had a whole family of hang overs. Shanks encouraged me to sleep more, but my muscles were dieing for some sort of movement, even if it hurt mentally.

This time, the Doc didn't shove some hang over cure down my throat, even though I asked for it. He said some thing about not letting me have it because of some sort of health risk because of how much I'd been sleeping. Eventually I was able to force myself out of bed, only to sit in a chair in the dining room until the sun went down.

I watched the waves. I felt like a vampire, except without the urges to drink human blood and I don't sparkle. Sparkle? I wondered, where the hell did that come from? I pictured a vampire again, and got two different images, one was of a teenager who looked really really pale with copper hair, the other of a tall brooding man with black spiked hair. I judged the second more vampire like as I looked up towards the moon.

My head was still a little foggy. I think I dreamed something while I was asleep, but I couldn't remember what. I have a feeling it had to do with people battling each other using creatures of some sort for badges, and something about an island... Rockfort... or something like that. I thought to myself, a clue to who I was before maybe? Either ways Shanks would be thrilled I was up and remembering something that may or may not have happened before I woke up in his care.

Actually, I was moderately sure everyone else was asleep, except the person in the crow's nest. I hadn't been up there before, so I figured a small adventure was in order. I got about half way up when I rediscovered something about myself. I have a terrible fear of heights.

My legs were shaking so much that I didn't trust them to move, and my arms hurt because I was holding on the the ropes tighter then I probably should. I looked up to the crow's nest, "Uh... Hey!"

The person keeping watch leaned over the side, "Oh, Leanah! What are you doing up here?"

I looked at Yasopp, "Well, I figured I'd never been up here and... uh... there was no one around to talk to..."

"There's plenty of room up here, so why don't you stop hanging around and finish the climb up?"

I glanced sown like an idiot, "Well uh... you see I just rediscovered that I have a rather bad fear of heights."

Yasopp laughed, "A fear of heights? Then why don't you just climb down?"

"Can't do that... too high, legs won't move." I took several deep breaths in and out.

"Well, at least let me help you up then." He reached down, I took his hands and he pulled me up.

"Thanks," I sunk down against the wood, "I hate heights, I hate heights, I hate heights..." I kept repeating that over and over again under my breath.

"Well, look at the bright side, at the very least now we know to keep you away from heights." he laughed.

"Ha. Ha. Ha." I stood up shakily, "I'll get you for that."

Yasopp smiled cockily, "I'd like to see you try."

I punched him in the arm, "Stop it. It's not nice to mock people about their short comings."

He shrugged, "Fine."

I looked up at the sky, "So what do you think?"

"About what?"

"The bounty."

"Well, the boss always said Luffy was going places, I just figured it was a matter of time."

"No, not Luffy, about Usopp being in the bounty picture."

"Well, there's really no way to prove that it was my son."

"But if it was Usopp in the picture, what would you think?"

Yasopp joined me in looking at the sky, "Honestly? I don't know. I don't even know what sort of man he is now. Who knows? Maybe he wanted to be a pirate like me, maybe he just wanted to sail the seas."

"What about his mom?"

Yasopp froze, "His... mother..." I heard him sigh, "I... I don't know... She was totally accepting when I said I wanted to join Shanks, she always knew that I wanted to sail the seas more than be tied down with a family."

I shifted, "You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to..." I offered.

"No, no it'll be good to get off my chest." He looked at me, "I told Usopp to look after her... Do you think... That maybe the reason why he left was because...?"

I gulped and finished his sentence, "She died?" I bit my lip, "I... I don't know..." But the answer was crystal clear in my mind, "I can't know."

"Just tell me, do you think she's dead?"

I patted him on the back, "I'm sure she's happy."

"Do you think Usopp is happy too?"

I smiled, "I'm sure he's sailing with Luffy to become a brave warrior of the sea just like you." Yasopp smiled.

"You put a father's soul to ease."

"I try." I smiled knowing every word I spoke was true.

After that we talked about different more uplifting topics until the next watch person came. I was able to get down thanks to Yasopp encouraging me to go very slowly, and also I was sure that he would catch me if I fell. I stayed out the rest of the night, because couldn't sleep, I think the idea of sleeping even more frightened me even more then heights at that point.

The week came and went in the blink of an eye, it didn't even feel like a week. Lougetown came into view, and we were all saying good byes. A few of them must have grown quite attached to me, because I swear I've never seen grown men cry so much. Though who am I to talk? I'd grown attached to them as well, this crew... these were the people I'd spent the most time with since I woke up in this crazy place.

Shanks was the last person I said goodbye to. "Been nice sailing with you Capin'"

"Keep smiling Leanah."

"Wouldn't dream of not." I smiled as he handed me my suitcase and swords. I jumped into a small rowboat and took one last look at the Red Hair pirates. They started lowering the boat, and I thought of something else. "Hey Shanks!"

"What?"

"I promise when next we meet I'll have my memories back!"

"I'll hold you to that." his call was followed by several others, all echoing Shanks.

"Oh! Leanah! I left a present for you in your suitcase!" Shanks gave one last wave which I gladly returned.

"I'll check it out when I get into town!" I smiled, then looked away from the ship and at Lougetown. I cast off from the ship and sailed towards Lougetown. "Onward to new adventures!"