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Chapter 7:

Later that day, Shiro was taking a nap with Arc sleeping with her. The two snored together and woke up when Franky announced something. "It's an island!" this made them shot up and run over to the front of the ship to see it. It looked exotic with jungle trees and there was a tower like building in the middle of the island. When they docked Luffy and Shiro got off. This is it... she thought and looked at the jungle.

Nami walked up beside her and smiled. "Let's go see what this island is like." she said.

Luffy nodded and turned to look at Shiro. "Want to go explore Shiro?!" but she shook her head. "I have to find something, let's go Arc." she explained and Arc flew up to her gently landing on her shoulder.

"Make sure to meet back at the Sunny everyone!" the navigator told the crew and Shiro already began to walk into the jungle. Luffy followed her and it didn't take her long to notice him. She raised an eyebrow.

"I wanna help!" he said. Shiro sighed and gestured him to follow. Arc was flying around, looking through bushes and behind trees. Straw hat had a feeling they were looking for the devil fruit. He stopped when he bumped into her who had stopped as well. "What is it?" he asked her.

Shiro pointed up at a mountain and Arc was flying up to the top where a cave was carved into the side of the mountain. "You think you could bring us up there?" she asked and Luffy nodded. His arm stretched and wrapped around her waist. The other arm stretched up the mountain until he got hold of something. They were launched up as the arm began to turn to it's normal size. Once they got up Luffy didn't let go of her waist which made them both blush. "Luffy?" she said.

Luffy looked at his arm still stretched around her. He apologized casually and let go. Arc flew in front of them and his body acted like a source of light it sparkling like the stars. He flew down the cave and the two followed behind him. Luffy glanced at Shiro and then foward again when a light shined at the end of the cave. "There." whispered Arc. As they got closer there was a weird looking fruit. It was a orange sized blue strawberry lightly glowing and had white swirls on it.

She picked it up and smiled, tears starting to roll down her cheeks. Suddenly the voice of an angry man rang through the cave. "I knew someone would find it." he said and walked towards them. Luffy stood in front of Shiro and Arc ready to fight. "No one can know about it or have it." the man said and pulled out a gun. Straw hat stared at him angrily.

Arc looked at Shiro and said, "Quickly eat it Shiro!" The stranger growled. "I wont let you do that!" he yelled and pointed the gun slightly to Luffy's right and shot it. The bullet passed him and through Arc's body.

Straw hat looked behind him and saw the bullet shot her in the shoulder. The glowing owl's eyes were wide and filled with terror and worry. "Shiro..." he mumbled.

"Bastard!" Luffy yelled and charged at the man. He stretched him arms back. "Gomu gomu no..." they shot forwards and launched the man out of the cave. "BAZOOKA!" Straw hat ran back to Shiro's side and kneed beside her.

"Thank you Luffy, I'm fine really..." she said and smiled at him. Luffy helped her up and she kept the fruit in her hand. Arc lead them out of the cave and disappeared.

As they walked back to the ship everything slowly turned black. It felt like the time she was being robbed by the men in the alleyway, when Luffy rescued her. Shiro fell but he had caught her. Straw hat placed her on his back and carried her to the ship. It felt like deja vu to them both. Once they reached the ship, he placed her in the infirmary bed. The devil fruit was still in her hands. Suddenly her eyes began to flutter open which made Luffy beam with happiness.

Shiro turned her head and looked at him. A smile appeared on her face. She brought the fruit up to her face and she felt the features on it. "Thank you, Luffy." the young girl said and turned her gaze back to him. Luffy showed her a toothy grin. "Should I eat it now?" she asked.

"Nah, lets save it for the whole crew to see." he said shaking his head. The young girl nodded and placed it beside her on the bed.

"Can you get me some water?" Shiro asked and he nodded. Straw hat exited the room to get it and came back in with a glass full of cool water. Luffy helped her sit up and handed her the glass. Shiro took it and drank the water, it's coldness made her shiver. This made Luffy worry and it reminded him of the night she was shivering in her sleep.

He smiled and remembered what he did to stop it. All of a sudden Straw hat hugged her but tried to ignore touching her wound. Shiro froze in place but soon melted in his arms. It felt so warm...so cozy. It made her sad when Luffy let go when she stopped shivering. "C-can you do that o-one more t-time..." she stuttered and felt embarrassed.

"Sure." he said happily and wrapped his arms around her again. Soon she fell asleep in his arms and the glass of water slowly slipped out of her hands. Luckily, he caught it before it hit the floor. Luffy placed it on the bedside table, putting Shiro under the covers of the bed and kissed her forehead. Shiro smiled and Straw hat headed out.