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Thanks for the review, and sorry that it took so long to complete this chapter, but I'm writing a novel in German which I will try to publicize and I'm working also on a cover page for that fan fiction.

Chapter 5: Hook up intention

Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper and Robin waited in the middle of nowhere, after Usopp explained that he wouldn't make a step towards the rocks before the dragon had been disappeared. Luffy and Usopp unnerved Sanji, because he hog the saved backpack and Kids messenger bag, so they two besieged him to give them some of the food. Chopper laid with a lolled tongue on the ground by his own, till Zoro approached him and poured some of his water over Choppers head. Nami chatted with Robin about the Grand Line until she suddenly broached another subject: "Have you seen Ace with Kid on his arms? They would make a lovely couple, don't you think so?" Nami asked, lowering her voice.

"Except that they're disputing the whole time, they would be the perfect couple!" Robin said sarcastically.

"Yah, but just imagine those two together." Nami said firmly, who didn't wanted to burry her plan, "Let's hook those two up on each other."

"Well, you have a point…" Robin admitted after she pictured Ace and Kid together, "but I'm not too much into that childish stuff, I'm more an observer." She explained mature.

"Oh come on Robin! I need some help with those!" Nami said speaking up.

"How can I help you Nami~Swan! I'll do anything just to please you!" Sanji yelled fondly while he hovered over to the women.

"Oh speaking of the devil, here they are!" Robin said when she saw Ace and Kid approaching them, while Nami tried to get rid of Sanji.

"What?" Sanji asked and looked over to Ace and Kid before he faced Nami again, "Please give me just one second my beloved Nami… Oh Kitty~Kid! I hold your bag for you my shining star!" He screamed while he ran towards Kid with her bag.

Kid snagged her bag and hit Sanji away from her, before she opened her bag and checked that nothing of her stuff was missing.

"You don't trust anybody right?" Ace said irritated, who was walking next to Kid.

"I know who's trustworthy and who isn't" Kid said grimily.

"Oi Ace, Kitty-Cat what took you so long?" Luffy asked approaching Ace and Kid.

"What! My name is not Kitty-Cat." Kid said slightly amused while Ace was laughing, "JUST SHOUT UP!" she yelled after she gave Ace a clout.

"STUPID SHREW! What's wrong with you?" Ace yelled back.

"So your name's Shrew?" Luffy asked confused.

"No, my name's Kid, and what's your name anyway?" Kid asked harshly.

"I'm Monkey D. Luffy and I'm gonna be king of the pirates!", Luffy said his favorite line, Kid didn't seemed to be much impressed but by Luffy mentioning "King of the pirates" her expression turned a bit more sinister, "Can we go eat something now, I'm really having the munchies!" Luffy screamed to the others.

Kids raised her eyebrows, actually these pirates didn't seem to be much of a threat at all, but she already made once the mistake to be so carelessly, to trust a pirate. "Man Luffy, I already told you I won't go back as long there's the desert dragon!" Usopp said in panic while he and the others approached Luffy, Sanji, Ace and Kid.

Kid sighed deeply, when she saw Namis' worried look and she realized that this bunch of pirates were almost as helpless as a group of kindergarten children. So Kid decided to play the babysitter, like that she could at least keep an eye on them and interfere, in case that she was wrong. "Don't worry… the dragon's already gone! But I think you won't get far without help" Kid said coldly.

"How can you say something like that?" Usopp asked with a start.

Kid placed her right hand on her nose bridge, Usopp being a wimp annoyed her almost more than the fact that this people are pirates and she said pettishly: "just be quiet… since we're having the same goal and you obviously getting into trouble the whole time, I'll be your guide."

"Really? That's great!" Nami said joyously, not only because they would arrive for sure in Selvanio like that she could work on her plan.

"That's really nice of you Kitty-Cat!" Luffy said rashly with his wide grin, what gave him a frown from Kid.

"Last time my name isn't either Kitty-Cat or Kitty-Kid," Kid said with a glance to Sanji just as sinister as to Luffy, "you'd better remember that!"

"I love it when you're seriously like that!" Sanji said amorously when he got back on his feet.

Kid turned around and massaged her temple, while she asked herself: `Why did I decline that challenge?`

The others followed her and Nami ran over to Kid "you should just ignore Sanji, he's always like that when he meets a pretty woman!" Nami said with a friendly smile, "Now that you accompany us, how about telling something about yourself, like where are you from?"

"I'm not accompanying you to tell stories! The best is you just stay out of my way!" Kid explained forcefully and walked ahead,

`That's going to be a tough nut for Nami.` Robin thought chuckling, when she saw Namis' attempt to get some information about Kid.

"You're even more beautiful when you're smiling, Robin~Chan!" Sanji said madly in love walking alongside Robin, but she just failed to hear his random remark.

The sun lowered already towards the horizon when the group finally arrived at the rock. Kid separated herself immediately from the group to work out. While Sanji was cooking supper Luffy, Usopp and Chopper were trying to wheedle some snacks from Sanji. Robin watched amused how Nami was working on a plan to get Ace and Kid together (Namis' facial expressions were just too funny). Zorro was drinking booze, which he picked up while Sanji was busy watching Luffy not to steal the food they would need for the next day. Ace sat on a rock and watched Kid from the distance, even though he would rather go to sleep than keep that shrew under review, but something about her simply drew his interest on her; he was sure something about her was just worrisome. Kid flailed some rocks and pulverized them one by one. "Supper is ready!" Luffy said all a sudden, after he jumped on Ace observation rock.

"So why are you here?" Ace asked wonderingly after he turned around.

"Sanji told me I should get you and Kitty-Cat otherwise I wouldn't get dinner." Luffy murmured, because he didn't get for what he was punished, "do you know where I can find her?"

"She's down there, but let me give you an advice…" but then Luffy already jumped down the rocks to run over to Kid.

`Well, I've tried…`Ace thought with a shrug, before he turned around to go to the others.

"Oi take a break! Supper is ready!" Luffy said and Kid glared crossly at him.

"I think I made myself clear! You should stay out of my way!" Kid said in a sinister tone.

"Yeah but Sanji is a really good cook, and he said I would only get something to eat when I get you to come to dinner!" Luffy explained impatiently.

"And why should I care?" Kid asked irritated while she pulverized the 120th rock.

"Oh come on Kitty-Cat!" Luffy said without thinking of the consequences.

Kid glared irately to Luffy and with that expression on her face she walked over to him.

Just when Ace reached the fireplace where the others were waiting suddenly they heard Luffy fearfully scream: "NO, WAIT! DON'T DO THAT! WUAAA!"

"What did just happen?" Usopp asked in shock when Ace turned around.

"I just knew we can't trust her!" Ace yelled while he ran back into the darkness, while the others jumped on their feet to follow him.

Ace ran over rough and smooth while he lighted up his hand and when he reached Kids work out place he saw Luffy laying in an absurd angle on the ground Kid stood between them looking down on Luffy. "What have you done to Luffy!" Ace yelled whit clenched fists; in the semidarkness he couldn't tell if there was any blood.

"Ace help!" whined Luffy, and that was the final signal for Ace to attack Kid.

Ace ran towards Kid ready to punch her, when she swerved light of foot without even seeing her attackers burning fist.

"Oh my gosh Luffy, what happened!" Usopp asked anxious when the Straw Hats arrived, while Kid griped on Ace arm to throw him over her shoulder

"Everyone, I can't stand up! she tied a knot into me!" Luffy said weakly, while he tried to crawl to his friends, when Ace created a firestorm, while he got up on his feet.

Kid bent forward so she wouldn't be touched by the flames before she ran towards Ace to knock him down with a punch.

"Stop acting like a berserker, like that you'll never even have a chance against me." Kid said angrily while Zoro, Usopp and Sanji started to untie Luffy.

"How could she do that?" asked Chopper after Luffy sat on the ground.

"Actually that was pretty easy: she stretched my body, crossed both endings, pulled one end through the loop and tied me up." Luffy answered off-handily while Ace started another attack blind with rage.

"Don't take that so easily!" Chopper yelled blankly by Luffys carelessness, when Kid swerved from Ace attack and put him with a round kick on the ground right in front of Luffy and the others.

"Oi Ace, are you still conscious?" Luffy asked while he picked with his index finger on Ace shoulder, because he didn't get up at first.

"See, Luffy's just fine!" Kid said firmly, when Ace again stood up, "why should I stain my hands with the blood of someone, who can't remember my name! I simply had to hammer it into his mind!"

"Ah that's why you tied a knot into me!" Luffy said keenly.

"I knew you are a sweet lovely person Kitty~Kid!" Sanji said dancing over to Kid and hugged her.

"Hands off, or I'll tie a knot into you!" Kid snarled at Sanji.

"I would pay for seeing that!" Zoro mumbled with a grin, when Sanji let go of Kid.

"Now that everything seems clear, let's go eat something!" Nami sighed in relieve.

"Nothing is clear, for the last time I'm not your friend!" Kid explained irritated.

"So that means, you don't wanna taste my meal?" Sanji asked with big sad eyes.

"Exactly!" Kid stated before she turned around to leave into the darkness.

"Sanji, can I get now some food?" Luffy asked Sanji how was close to a mental breakdown.

Nami breathed frustrated through and griped on Sanjis arm and pulled him, followed by the rest, back to the fireplace, what lifted Sanjis mood again.

Hope you liked this chapter and understood it.

I would be thankful for reviews. I hug everybody who can explain me the difference between till and until; I read somewhere that until is more often used in the beginning of a sentence than till, is that true?