Hello possible readers! I've received a couple reviews from one very special HPNDOPDW0. Since they reviewed both chapters, they are awesome! As such, I will reply to both at once here.

First, thank you for reviewing at all. Second, I have to address both at once, because you were basically doing the same thing in both, offering me advice. That was really nice! I'm sorry this story seems raw to you, it seems raw to me too! I'm doing the best I can. I'm only 13! I'm not going to be a professional... On another note, the story is in 3rd person. When she said that, she was asking herself that, not the reader. Sorry if it was confusing! If you really dislike how I write it, I won't ask you to continue reading this story. Kami knows I wouldn't want someone else to tell me to keep reading a story I disliked.

I'm also afraid I'll have to continue writing dialog my own way, rather than yours. I don't really see much of a difference, except you made yours two lines instead of one. It doesn't seem like a bit deal to me, so I'm sorry!

Now that that's done with, thank you again for reviewing! And to anyone who has actually read this, thank you too!

/Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece~ /

She walked behind the pair at a slightly slower pace, her eye darting around the area for any signs of a threat. Though she was willing to go with them, it didn't mean she trusted them at all. She was curious about their ship, as well as the other members of the crew, as apparently she hadn't seen them all quite yet.

She looked at the lion ship, a sudden wave of shyness washing over her. She hadn't properly met anyone in years, and the last time had been disastrous. When they reached the edge of the wooded area she paused, looking out at the lion ship in front of her. She felt strange...like change was coming soon, and something big. For better or worse was the question. She shifted nervously on her feet, contemplating whether to actually go or not, when Sanji called. "Oi, are you coming?" She looked up at him, nodded her head quickly, and ran over to him, skidding to a halt behind them again before walking at their pace.

A rope ladder hung from the deck, and they allowed her to go up first, Sanji's reasoning being 'I'll be able to catch you if you fall~!'. She climbed quickly, making it up to the deck in a handful of seconds. She stood at the edge, ready to flee at the first sign of hostility. From what she could see, there were only two people on the deck.

The first was a woman with black hair and blue eyes. She was seated in a lawn chair on the grass deck, which still amazed her. She wore a navy blue shirt that seemed to zip up, being partly open from a lower part of her chest to the top, showing off a generous amount of her cleavage. The shirt was cut-off so it also exposed her naval. She wore a pink floral skirt that tied at her waist and hung a little above her ankles and a set of slightly heeled pink shoes. A pair of orange-tilted shades rested on her head. She seemed to have not noticed her presence yet, and was reading a book.

The second was a man, who, when she thought about it, seemed more like a boy. A straw hat was perched on top of a head of messy black hair. He wore an open, long-sleeved red cardigan that's sleeves flared out at the end and a pair of blue shorts. From what she could see, a yellow sash was tied around his waist, and a pair of sandals were on his feet. He was hanging from the mast by his legs and grinning, most likely having a lot of fun.

Sanji and Franky were soon on the deck with her, though their footsteps were louder, since they had no reason to be on guard. The noise caught the two's attention. The woman's eyes quickly relocated from the book page to Sanji and Franky, scanning them over briefly before they were drawn to her. They ran up and down her, shamelessly obvious about assessing her. The boy let go of the mast, landing on his feet on the deck and running over to Sanji.

"Sanji! Did you get any food while looking at the island?" He asked in a child-like manner, his head tilted to the left. "No, but I did gather information." Was his reply, to which the boy's face drooped comically. Then his eyes trained on her, and he was suddenly in front of her, looking down at her slightly because of her short height.

"Who're you?" He asked, his head tilting to the right this time in curiosity. Her eyes widened in shock at the speed which the boy had seemed to appear in front of her, and she took a small step back from him. "Ah, Luffy! Don't frighten a woman! I promised her some good food because she told us valuable information about the island." Sanji both explained and scolded him, standing behind her.

Luffy touched her stomach softly with one finger, as if testing something. He was still looking down at her, but it didn't seem as intimidating as it had before. "Oh! Okay then. What's your name?" He questioned her. After thinking about it for a moment, she decided it could do no harm. "I think I am called Serena..." she answered him carefully, twisting a stray piece of hair around her finger nervously. "That's a cool name! I'm Monkey D. Luffy! Oh, and that's Robin!" He said, pointing at the dark-haired woman. Robin waved her hand slightly, and a hint of curiosity was evident in her gaze. "What do you mean, you think?" She asked Serena.

"Well, I remember being called that a few times...but that was a long time ago. I think I have the name right, but it could be really different." She answered the woman, shrugging her shoulders. Robin nodded, looking back down at her book to continue reading.

"Serena-chwan~! What a beautiful name for an angel like you!" Sanji exclaimed, moving to hug her again, only for her to evade it and move a few steps away, her shoulders curled as if being prepared to be struck. Franky gave Sanji an odd look, almost in warning, and he calmed down.

She kept her guard up for a few moments out of habit before letting it settle, her shoulders relaxing. Sanji looked over to Luffy. "Where's Nami-swan and the others?" he asked, his visible eye momentarily becoming a heart at the mention of Nami. "Nami and Zoro are in the kitchen, and Chopper and Usopp are below deck somewhere, probably in the engine room or the infirmary." He answered, walking around the deck of the ship, seeming not to notice the anger waves that sprung up around Sanji.

"That baka marimo is in MY kitchen?!" He shouted in outrage, storming away and into the kitchen, the door left open. A loud scuffle was heard inside before a green haired man flew out, the door slamming violently behind him.

The man stood up, groaning slightly, though she could tell it was more in annoyance than pain, and made his way over to the mast, sitting on the ground and leaning against it. He seemed to doze off for a moment, his eye closing, before it shot open again, staring at him.

"Who's the girl?" he said, gesturing with his head to her. "Uh...hello...my name is Serena..." she said shyly, looking over at him. She was a bit intimidated by his gaze. "Sanji promised her food!" Luffy added, grinning.

"Eh, figures. Ero-cook can't say no to a pretty girl." He muttered, leaning back again, more relaxed, and actually falling asleep that time. "That's Zoro." Luffy told her, talking about the man now asleep.

She blinked slowly, frowning a moment before looking up at Franky. "I saw the skeleton with you before, so where did he go?" Franky thought for a second before answering. "I think he went to check out the island some more."

"Then, was he present when I was telling you and Sanji about the island?" she asked, her voice low enough so only he heard.

Franky shrugged his shoulders. "Probably not, I doubt he stuck with us even before you attacked me."

"So...he could have very well gone to the west side." Her eyebrows furrowed, she wasn't a very 'caring' person, and had no reason to want the well being of the skeleton, but she didn't want to somehow get in trouble for him being over there.

"I think I shall go search for him. At the very least, I doubt Draon will be able to tell I am on the west side at first. I know how to be hidden." Franky nodded in understanding. "I'll bet that baka skeleton got into some type of trouble. Do you want me to come with you?" He asked, turning slightly to the railing in anticipation.

"No, I think it would be best if I went alone." She answered, swinging one leg over the side. "Hey! Where are you going, Serena?" Luffy asked, coming back over to stand beside her. "I am going to search for your skeleton friend." She said simply. "I wanna come!"

"Ah, I really do not think it would be beneficial for you to come..." Luffy, however, didn't listen to her, and jumped off the ship. "Well? Come on! Let's go find Brook!" He shouted up at her. She sighed, looking at Franky. "There is no telling this boy no, is there?"

"Hahaha! Nope, but he's our captain! We've grown used to it!" He replied, a light-hearted tone in his voice. She slipped off the deck, landing on the sand silently beside the boy. "Oh well, then let us go." She said, mostly to the boy. "Yosh!" He grinned, marching off into the wooded area. "Ah, Luffy, the west is in this direction." She sweat-dropped, pointing to her right. "Oh? This way then!" He marched that way, the grin still stretching across his face. She sighed softly again, following him.

YES DONE FINALLY ;n;

I started this three weeks ago and I totally forgot about it until today, so I got my lazy self up and typed. LOVE ME.

x3 I probably won't post at any schedule, just whenever I have the time. I have a thing for choir next Saturday! All Region tryouts. I gotta get up at 6am and be on the bus by 7 to stay up there all day. I just know my phone's gonna die before the day if over and then I'll have nothing to do. Oh well. Wish me luck!
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