Summary: I don't know what's worse…being thrown into this dog eat dog One Piece universe or growing up with the three terrors known as Luffy, Ace, and Sabo. Someone please kill me. Self-Insert/OC, Rated T for Language

Flashback= italics

Disclaimer: NOTHING BELONGS TO ME EXCEPT FOR MY OC'S


Chapter 2: Step One: Freak It Up

"Pirates! Pirates at the dock!"

Luffy is out of the bar in two seconds flat. I wanted to stand there and clap considering he probably just broke records but I had to follow his troublesome ass because wherever he went, he never failed to cause havoc. We were just sitting around at Partys Bar just chatting with Makino who, if you didn't know, is the bartender there. I found out earlier on that she is in fact Moriya's daughter. Honestly I didn't see it. Makino was a kind hearted soul who offered her service to anyone who needed or wanted it while Moriya was more stubborn and uh… mean, I guess?

Anyways, back to the point.

So, Luffy's running towards the dock. Makino is following him. And I'm also following him…just at a slower pace (slower pace= barely walking). Don't blame me; it's not easy being this lazy. By the time I reach the docks, Luffy and Makino have already confronted the pirates.

"Who do you think you are?! If you're here to hurt this village I'll-I'll-I'll PUNCH YOU!"

I sigh loudly at Luffy's stupidity. Leave it to him to confront pirates by threatening them. Who's ever going to take a 6 year old seriously? I glance up at the dock when I hear a hearty laugh come from one its inhabitants.

"Dhahaha, you got some guts kid! I like that."

My eyes widen when I realize who it is. I stare at him gawking, because there in front me was fricking Red Haired Shanks. Fortunately, I calm down a little realizing that he would not harm anyone. Am tempted to walk away now but that would be rude so I will refrain it. Maybe.

"DON'T CALL ME KID!"

"Well then what are you kid?"

"I'm the protector of Fuschia Village! AND I SAID DON'T CALL ME THAT!"

"Dhahaha you crack me up!"

Luffy is on the verge of exploding when Makino finally cuts into the conversation (more like childish argument). I never realized that Shanks pissed Luffy off so much in the beginning. I'm used to the Luffy that adores Shanks and wants to follow in his footsteps. The anime or manga never really covered how the two met, so I'm kind of lost at the moment.

"What brings you here?" Makino asked. Shanks attention shifts to her and he gives her a wide smile.

"My crew and I have been travelling for many weeks now and I thought that this small village would be a good place for us to stop and stock up! Would that be alright for you….what's your name miss?"

"It's Makino," she said with a warm tone. "You guys seem harmless enough, so why don't you come down to Partys Bar and I can give you folks something to drink?"

"Sounds great!"

And with that Shanks and his crew start to unload their ship. I'm guessing they probably need to stock up on supplies as well. I watch the whole encounter with Shanks and Makino silently not really in the mood to actually address Shanks. Maybe if I just keep quiet he won't notice me…

Makino asks Luffy and me to help the pirates carry their empty crates to Partys Bar and we reluctantly do so. As we head back to the bar I might as well explain to you what has happened in the past six years. I have for the most part, gotten used to this world. It was hard in the beginning but I kept my time occupied by writing all my memories of One Piece in a small notebook. I made sure to write it in English so that if anyone were to find it they wouldn't be able to read it. I had to make sure that this was done as soon as possible considering that my memories were practically gone by now.

When I was first introduced to Luffy, he was just a baby. He was very loud and cried A LOT. Even despite this fact, I couldn't help but grow fond of Luffy. I think of him as my younger brother and he in return, thinks of me as his older sister. He is aware that I'm not actually his sister but that didn't matter to Luffy in the slightest. Before Garp had left Fuschia Village he made me promise him that I would take care of Luffy, and I foolishly agreed. It was physically and mentally tiring to follow Luffy all over the place.

Even as a baby, he couldn't sit still for more than 2 minutes. Even during his toddler years, he was very loud and quick to cry when he was frustrated. I made fun of him a lot about this fact and then he wouldn't talk to me for like a week. It was hilarious.

I loved messing with him too. Like this one time I actually convinced him the color green was actually purple. He started crying because he thought he was color blind. Felt a little guilty but overall did not regret my decision. I'm pretty sure he still thinks he's color blind.

Another thing I learned about Luffy over the past couple years was that he couldn't swim for shit. Normally I would describe myself as a good teacher but Luffy was hopeless. I'm pretty sure he is incapable of absorbing any information; in one ear and out the other. I find it ironic and a little uncanny that he'll be a devil fruit user in the future so he would literally be incapable of swimming either way. Now that I think about it, why was I even teaching him?! Fucking hell. I need to think these things through.

Luffy and I were inseparable. It was a given considering we only had each other left. I would wake up in the middle of night to him crawling into my bed. I always found this odd because Luffy was always such a heavy sleeper in the anime so I never imagined him as one that would lose a wink of sleep for anything. But, he surprised me. He didn't come because he had a nightmare or that he was lonely, I think it's just that I'm a constant in his life. Maybe he feels more comfortable knowing that I'm sleeping with him. But don't take my word; I tend to jump to conclusions.

Luffy, surprisingly, was not made out of stone. Some things affected him more than he would let others know. I remember one conversation that we had…


"Rexi-nee (1), do we have parents?" I tense up, not expecting the question. We were both lying on our backs staring up at the ceiling silently. The night was loud with the chirping of grasshoppers.

"I'm not sure Luffy."

"Do you think they're dead?"

"Maybe."

It was silent for a while and I was pretty sure Luffy had fallen asleep. That was until I heard a little sniffle. I shut my eyes tightly, mentally cursing myself. I need to learn to be more empathetic. I shift my body onto its side so that I could face Luffy.

"There's no need to cry Luffy. The point is that they're not here. But we have each other, and you can bet your ass that I'll always be there for you." I've never been very good with words and when it comes to motivational speeches I always make sure to get to the point as fast as possible. Actually, just in general I'm a type of person that gets straight to the point. It's just a waste of time not to. Luffy sits up suddenly very excited.

"So does that mean you'll join my pirate crew?!"

"Never."

"Awhh come on Rexi-nee! What's wrong with being a pirate?"

"I have things to do that I wouldn't be able to do if I were a pirate…" I respond vaguely. Technically, I wasn't lying…

"So what do you want to do?" I thought about this for a while. What did I want to do? I knew the answer but at the same time I didn't know the answer…does that make sense? Probably not.

"I want to help people." Luffy frowns and tilts his head in confusion.

"Rexi-nee, you can't help everyone ya know?" I laugh at that.

"I know it's unrealistic but I'm going to try my hardest!" I give him a wide smile and turn onto my back so that I could stare at the ceiling. I chuckle a little when I hear him yawn.

"Get some sleep Luffy."

"G'night."

"Yeah whatever."


Sleeping with Luffy was a chore. First of all, he snores like a fucking tractor. And you can't forget the fact that he hogs the blanket all night! I'm generally a cold person (as in I'm freezing all the time, no matter the weather) so it doesn't help when I wake up to find myself with no covers. I eventually ended up just bringing an extra blanket to bed because once Luffy had a hold of the blankets he wasn't going to let go for a longgg time.

I suppose that if Luffy were to get used to me being around, it may become a problem later on. I've already made plans of what I aim to do during my time in this world. I'm obviously not going to tell you…mostly because I don't feel like explaining it. You'll eventually find out when the time comes. I can assure you that I will try to make a difference but it's pretty hard to stand out in a world filled with super human freaks. You know what they say, when in Rome do as the Romans do. So I guess I better read up on how to become one with the freak.

Well I guess I've already accomplished that a little bit. For the past couple years, I have been training with Garp as much I could. Unfortunately, he did have to leave for long periods of time and during those times I would train by myself. Luffy would come along sometimes but I never really allowed Garp to teach him as much. Garp's way of training was violent and I didn't want Luffy to be a part of it…too much (he was too young anyways). It physically hurts me when I see Luffy hurt.

Anyways, back to the training (sorry I get sidetracked). Garp's training regime was tough. It was intense. I may have cried a little. However, I was improving at a rapid pace. Garp was the type of person that thought that people learn from experience. When he first told me this I freaked out about what he meant by "experience." Like hands on experience or throwing me off a cliff experience? Or maybe stranding me on an island experience? I had no idea what to expect. Didn't he make Luffy survive in the wild for a while? Or am I making that up? Or was it training with monkeys…I'm going to stop now.

Fortunately, this "experience" wasn't as bad as I expected. Honesty, I think that Garp has a soft spot for me. So he would just beat me up and let me fend for myself which is pretty much as bad as the previous options. I don't know how this stupid training regime of his worked but it did. Like there was literally no thought put behind it, no cool theme behind his lessons. I remember this one show I used to watch (the name is escaping me at the moment) where this dude was trained how to channel his strength by slapping water in a bowl. It seemed insignificant at first but once the bowl was taken away and he slapped the table he ended up splitting it in half. You see, now that's cool. Garp's method is basically just me getting my ass handed to me.

While Garp was away doing what Vice-Admirals do, I spent my times studying medicine/doctor related topics. It was all very interesting. The village had a library where I would spend most of my time when I wasn't training or playing with Luffy. I've been researching a lot of medicinal herbs stuff recently and realized that basically every plant has some sort of healing ability to it (not every single one but a majority).

For example, the oil from a sunflower can be used internally as a lubricant to treat constipation and can also be used externally for wound healing and psoriasis. Psoriasis is a condition in which skin cells build up and form scales and itchy, dry patches. Sounds gross, I know. Another interesting thing that I found was that the leaf of a strawberry can be used to cure rashes, diarrhea, and liver diseases. I also grow blackberry lilies in mine and Obaa-chan's garden. Surprisingly, the colors of these flowers were not black like the name would suggest but were instead orange dotted with red. The color gave the blackberry lily the nickname the leopard lily. She told me that foreigners introduced it to Fuschia Village exclusively a long time ago, back when Obaa-chan was still a little girl. I'm sure that the remedy from the lily has travelled across this world already but I still found it cool that it was here that it was first introduced. Anyways, as I was explaining, blackberry lilies treat deep coughs, sore throats, and wheezing.

At first this information may seem irrelevant; however, I feel as though it will come in handy sometime in the future. Especially if I want to heal someone on the spot, I won't be able to carry around medical equipment to treat them. The solution has to be lightweight and quick to use. It helped that I found the topic interesting as well.

Like I mentioned before, Makino is Moriya-san's daughter. While Makino worked at the bar, Moriya-san worked at a shelter of sorts that would provide food to those in need. It's a very noble thing to do and I have always admired Moriya-san for it. Everyone in Fuschia Village was pretty close nit so they would help each other out but that wasn't the case for the other villages on the island. It was all very corrupt and horrible and people paid for it by losing everything they own. Moriya-san was aware of this and did her best to help those that were affected. It didn't benefit her personally but she told me she retired a long time ago and had enough money to accomplish what she needed to. I didn't question her after that. She can pretty scary sometimes, and I'm going through that stage where I can't stop asking questions. I pity her…

I would go back to mine and Obaa-chan's garden every couple of days to check up on everything. I'd grow medicinal herbs as well as the plants that Obaa-chan had planted there. Over the years, the garden had really thrived. I made sure to keep it in top notch condition, not letting a single weed reside in it. It was my way of remembering the family I barely knew. It wasn't much but it soothed my nerves.

It really bothered me that I never met my parents. I wish I could've met them. They sounded a hell of a lot better than my previous parents. They would have cared for me, they would have supported me. I know Obaa-chan would have done all this for me as well but it's a completely different thing when it's your parents taking care of you.

I also visit Obaa-chan's grave every now and then to change the flowers. I don't speak to her or anything cliché like that. Honestly, it makes me feel kind of stupid. I tried it once and I was extremely paranoid someone was listening, so I stopped immediately. Not dissing anyone who does do that but for me it's very uncomfortable. But I do think of all the things that I wish I could tell her if she was here with me. I think of what I would say to her if she was sitting right beside me. All the things we could've learned and all the adventures we could've had.

These thoughts feel a little angsty, but that's totally not the case. It doesn't make me sad that she's gone anymore. What's the point of worrying over something that I can't change? She's gone and I'm here. All I can do is become the woman that she wanted me to be. So I'll do it. I'll be someone to proud of.

Back to point…

I didn't let anyone come visit with me to our garden. Sure, Garp would occasionally come and sit with me in front of Obaa-chan's grave but even he hasn't seen our garden. I eventually want to show it to Luffy but I don't think he would really understand the true meaning behind it yet. I don't think anyone would.

"Oi…is that girl deaf or something?!"

I turn my head to the annoying voice. The tall burly man, with tan skin had stopped walking and was currently staring down at me.

"Yes."

"What?! You're fucking with me kid, right?"

"No."

"Then how are you answering me?"

"Yes."

"That doesn't even make sense?!" I had to hold back my laughter at this. I'm really good at pushing people's buttons. It's a lifestyle, my friend.

"Very."

"Hold still so I can punch you. You're really pissing me off!"

I smile a little at the threat not really bothers. This guy seemed like the big harmless kind.

"What's your name?" I ask the man. He raises his eyebrows, probably confused on why I was suddenly asking him that.

"It's Rockstar," he stated simply. I sweatdrop. What kind of name is that?! Well whatever…don't even know why I was surprised. This is the One Piece world. It can't be the One Piece world without weird names…and weird hair. Rockstar's spiky red hair just proves my point.

"Nice to meet you Rockstar, why were you asking if I was deaf before?" He seems to contemplate my question, forgetting exactly why he asked the question. He grunts a triumph sound as he finally seemed to remember what he was going to ask.

"Oh yes I remember now! I was wondering why a little kid like you ain't scared of us pirates?"

"I don't particularly care that you're pirates," I state simply.

"EHHHH?! That type of thinking might get you killed girlie," Rockstar exclaimed. He wasn't wrong. Normally, I probably wouldn't say that, but considering the fact that I know them and I know they wouldn't hurt us, it was kind of hard to pretend to not trust them. I need to brush up on my nonexistent acting skills.

"What are you guys even doing here?" I ask as we slowly approach Partys Bar.

"We were running low on supplies and saw this island so Captain decided to stop here." I nod my head in understanding. I don't know whether the other villagers would be willing to sell to these pirates. These pirates have a lot of warming up to do.

"Who was that obnoxious kid earlier?" Rockstar asked. I frown. Don't really like when people insult Luffy (even though it's reallyyy easy to). Still, I puff out my cheeks in annoyance and answer him albeit reluctantly.

"His names Luffy," I say, "and don't call him obnoxious. How do you even know a big word like that?" I feel a heavy hit on my head that almost knocked me off my feet.

"Ow, what the hell was that for?!" I yell as I rub the back of my head.

"I'm a pirate not illiterate you insolent child."

"Your big words don't faze me."

"Whatever, I knew it was a bad idea coming to this island."

Mission AR (Annoy Rockstar) complete.


Shank's crew was in the simplest term…loud. Luffy and Makino seemed fine with the noise but it was pretty new to me. It's true that I have Luffy as a brother but that was just one person, this is a whole pirate crew. Luffy fits right in, unsurprisingly of course. Makino, I assume is used to rowdy people. She probably has misfits in her bar every night.

But me…this overwhelming noise was a bit of a nuisance. I sat on a stool behind the bar and watched Makino make drinks for the pirates. It was times like these that I felt a little bit too old for my body. It was tiring, like my mind said I was tired but my body wasn't tired…? It's kind of hard to explain.

On top of all the noise, Luffy kept asking Shanks questions about being pirates. After the initial shock of seeing pirates for the first time, he was eager to hear about all of Shank's adventures.

"Have u seen mermaids? And did u ever meet Gold D. Roger? Are the marines after you? What cool powers do you have? Do you have a swordsman? And what about a musician?!"

His questions were endless. I could see that Shanks was slowly started to lose his patience. At one point in the conversation I think he fell asleep but I'm not too sure, he's very good at deceiving others (like any pirate should be).

"Kid, aren't you a little too young to be associating with pirates?" Shanks finally asked. I turn my head a little so I could hear the following conversation better.

"Of course not! You're talking to the future Pirate King here!"

"I only have one regret…that I couldn't see you fulfill your dream."

I tense up, not expecting Ace's words to come to mind. I solemnly look at the cheerful innocent child in front of me. Luffy has a one track mind, there's no going back on his word. When all odds are against him he'll somehow overcome it and win. And the one time that didn't happen, it snapped him right in two. I won't let that happen; no matter what.

"HA! You as Pirate King?! Like that's ever going to happen," Shanks scoffed. I was up out of my stool the second he finished speaking. Before Luffy could even retort I found myself yelling at the red head like there was no tomorrow. Don't know what came over me…I guess I just have a little brother complex (oh the horror).

"What gives you the right to tell him what he can't do? Luffy's going to be a better pirate than even you, the great Red Haired Shanks! So fuck off," I say and promptly sit back down. Shanks looks at me like he just know realized that I was sitting there. I feel a spray of water in my face and look in the direction it came from in shock. There stood Makino, with a spray bottle and a stern face.

"Rexi-chan, what did I say about cursing?" Makino said with a warning tone. It always made me feel horrible when I got a talking to from Makino, mostly because it rarely happens.

"…Not to do it."

"And what did you just do?"

"…Curse." I look down, not able to look into her judging eyes. My cursing was a little out of hand for a nine year old.

"Dhahaha! Don't worry about it Makino-san. She was just standing up for Luffy over here," Shanks explained while he calmly took a sip of his sake. "I do find it ironic that your name is Rexi, which is commonly used to name dogs, and thatMakino is training you to be obedient by spraying you with water. The irony is killing me."

…That is pretty ironic.

"Don't call Rexi-nee a dog!" Luffy shouted finally. He had stood up on his stool so that he could be face level with Shanks.

"Rexi-nee? You two are related?" Shanks asked, surprise lacing his tone. He examines both of us closely and makes his verdict. "I don't see it."

"They're not actually related, but they do consider themselves siblings," Makino explained as she puts the spray bottle in a hard to reach place. Shanks nod his head in understanding.

"Yeah, you guys don't look like each other at all," Shanks muttered to himself. I agreed silently with him. Luffy's tan skin was nothing compared to my dark tan skin. I was born with it, but still, I was basically brown. And my crazy colored hair was basically from another world. At least Ace and Luffy looked similar enough…

"Where did you get that scar on your eye?" I ask Shanks. I already knew that it was from Blackbeard, but I still wanted to hear the story behind it. I could see Luffy nodding from the corner of my eye, no doubt excited about another epic battle scene.

"Was it during a fight with a dragon? Or maybe you were fighting with a ginormous lion and they scratched you across the face?"

"Actually, my cat did this when I was younger," Shanks explained while giving a hearty laugh. "But don't worry, I got him back."

I glared at him. I hate when people belittle me because of my age. I know that I'm overreacting and Shanks probably just didn't want to tell the real story, but it would still feel nice that he trusted us enough. There's so much mystery behind his character that I can't help myself to ask questions.

"Whatever," I mumble as I gruffly walk away suddenly exhausted by everything. I had every intention to just crawl into the bed that Luffy and I shared and sleep straight into the next week. I look back at Shanks and his crew who were silently watching my departure (I think they started paying attention when I mentioned his scar), and say one last piece of advice.

"You should leave soon…Vice Admiral Garp is due for a visit anytime and I don't think he'd fancy meeting you guys like Luffy over here." Shanks just smiled at her from where he was sitting.

"And do you not fancy our visit, Rexi-chan?"

"Shut up, I hate you."

The last thing I hear before I leave Partys bar is Shank's rambunctious laugh.


The Red Hair Pirates stayed for a couple more days before they set sail again (most likely heeding my genius advice). Luffy was pretty upset about it. Even though Shanks made fun of him like 24/7, he still looked up to him as an idol. I didn't understand why, but I don't understand a lot of things about Luffy.

"Will you guys come back again?" Luffy asked as the last of the cargo was loaded onto the ship. Shanks gave him a huge grin and patted his head tenderly.

"We might," he said. And with a wink towards Makino and me (I almost barfed tbh), he left.

But they came back, like he said he would. In fact, they came back multiple times. Until finally, a year had passed, and things were finally starting to get spicy.

God damn it, I hate myself.

Seriously…who the fuck says "spicy" now a days?

I regret saying that so much like you don't even understand.

A/N: Oh my god…I love you guys so fricking much, and I hate myself for uploading this sooo late. Like seriously, all the reviews, favorites, and follows made my day! Next chapter will be the one where Shanks will lose an arm (spoiler alert?).

1). Rexi-nee = basically means Luffy's calling Rexi his sister.

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