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Chapter 4

Shiro slowly woke up to find her new captain sleeping with her. He had his arms wrapped around her but, it felt so warm that she didn't want to leave them. But she had to because it was pressing on her wound a bit. She gently removed Luffy's arms and nudged him, soon waking him up. "Huh, five more minutes Nami..." he drifted off to sleep. The young girl sighed and pushed Luffy off the bed. THAT woke him up quickly. "What's the big dea-" he stopped when he realized he was yelling at her.

"Sorry..." Luffy said quickly.

"It's okay. Luffy why were you sleeping here?" she asked tilting her head.

"You were shivering like crazy, as if you would freeze to death or something. So I tried to keep you warm." he explained putting his straw hat back on.

"Maybe we are getting close to your mother's fruit." Arc whispered into her ear and she tapped her finger on her hand as a signal for agreeing. Luffy waved goodbye and left the infirmary leaving her alone. He went to go eat breakfast. Later Robin came in with a tray of food and with doctor Chopper behind her. They closed the door and Robin handed me the food. "Thank you Robin." she said and began eating while Chopper checked her wounds and everything.

There was a small silence but Robin broke it. "Chopper said that he heard you talking to someone while you tried to rest. Who was it that you were talking to?" she asked calmly

Shiro stopped eating and there was another silence in the room but it was longer. Chopper stopped his work and Robin waited for an answer. 'They might try and take away Arc...' she thought. "I was talking to myself." Shiro lied.

"Okay." was all that Robin said and the reindeer continued working. She relaxed a bit and she felt Arc's cool misty body press against her skin. They wouldn't be able to see him since he was in mini form and hiding behind her.

"Robin can I have some cotton balls?" he asked the woman and she handed him a jar full of cotton balls. Chopper took the bandages off and examined the stitched up wound. He gently dabbed a wet cotton ball on it and re-bandaged it. "It should take just another day to heal. May I ask how you got it exactly Shiro?" he asked pointing at the now bandaged wound.

Shiro scratched her arm telling that she was uncomfortable. "I rather not talk about it..." her words trailed off. The doctor nodded and Robin took the now empty food tray. But she left the glass of milk on the table beside her. She drank the milk and went back to rest. Arc snuggled under the covers next to her.

After a couple of hours she was awakened by someone coming in. She looked at the person but couldn't tell who it was. "How you holding up Shiro?" Nami's voice rang through her ears. Another voice spoke. "Do you think you can walk or stand?" asked Brook.

She slightly nodded and yawned. Shiro got up and stretched and slowly got up. "I'll help you if you like?" Luffy suggested and she nodded again. Straw hat grabbed her arm and wrapped one around her, helping her move a bit till she got her full balance. Once she did Shiro thanked Luffy and let go of him. Taking a deep breath she walked out of the infirmary and saw the sun set. Had she slept too much? "Come on, Sanji is already making dinner!" Usopp said bellow her. He walked into the kitchen and Nami helped her get down the stairs.

"Thank you Nami." she thanked the kind navigator.

Nami smiled warmly and Brook opened the door for the ladies. Everyone sat around the table and Shiro sat next to the captain. Chopper sat across from her and Robin was sitting on the other side of her. Sanji put all the food on the table and everyone began eating. Luffy was stealing almost half the crew's food. Everyone laughed, joked around, and had fun talking. Chopper looked at her as Sanji gave her a plate of food. "I told Sanji to give you specific foods for your plate so it would help you heal faster." he explained and got pissed off at Luffy for eating his food.

Shiro chuckled along with Robin and looked down at her plate. She began eating and continued to watch her new friends. Arc was still in mini form and he was hiding in her pocket and he peaked and watched everyone having fun. He even saw Shiro having fun herself. The misty owl caught Robin's eye but she didn't say anything and acted normal.

Arc went back into her pocket and went to sleep. As soon as everyone finished eating they sat back for a bit. Luffy looked like a balloon but when he let out a small burp he returned to his normal size. As for Shiro, she got up and quietly got out of the kitchen/dinning area to breathe fresh air. She noticed Zoro snoring which made her giggle a bit. She walked over to the railing and leaned on it. Shiro took out Arc from her pocket and let him spread his wings for a bit. "It was really stuffy in there." he whispered and shook his feathers a bit.

"Go fly for a bit, come back when your wings aren't so stiff." she whispered to the owl before it flew off into the night sky. She watched the misty creature fly away and Luffy appeared beside her.

"Hey Shiro!" he said happily but made her almost jump off the ship. "Luffy you scared me!" she yelled but trying not to wake up Zoro at the same time.

"Chopper told me to tell you that you are free to sleep outside the infirmary. You'll be sharing with Robin and Nami." he explained to her and pointed to a room that she guessed lead to her new room.