Nami sat exhausted on the deck of the Merry. The storm had just passed and she was finding the Grand Line was full of unexpected weather. She also hadn't planned on the lack of help the first mate would give as he had slept through the entire ordeal. She sighed and looked over and saw Luffyko as pale as a sheet, then she saw the blood dripping down her leg. "Luffy!"

Luffyko looked up in surprise as she saw Nami pull at her clothes, "Nami what's wrong?"

"Where is this blood coming from?" Nami asked pointing to the thin trail that was starting to soak through her jean shorts.

Luffyko paled even more, "I didn't even know I was stabbed! My side has been hurting!" She lifted her shirt and was surpised when she didn't see blood, "But I thought…"

"You idiot!" Nami quickly grabbed the girls hand and rushed her off to their room, "It's your monthly cycle, how could you not prepare for that?! All the signs were there, increased appetite, cramps, mood swings, seriously how could you forget?"

Luffyko blinked and then felt her head tilt to the side, "My what?"

Nami froze and turned, "Your monthly cycle?" When Luffyko's face remained blank she groaned, "Your time of the month? Period? When you bleed for a week and feel like hell?! Seriously how old are you!"

"16"

"And you have no idea what I'm talking about?"

"Nope!"

Nami sighed and then went on to explain everything she would need to know. "I still can't believe you haven't had one before! You are way over the time to have started."

Luffyko's face had a look of disbelief and disgust, "This is going to happen every month!? I can't believe this, I'm going to ask Zoro how he handles it."

Nami grabbed the girl's shoulders and gave her a glare, "Seriously?! How do you have no clue about this?! Do I also have to give you the talk?"

"The talk?"

Sanji looked around waiting for one of the two women to leave their room, "I hope Luffy is okay…Nami said she would be, but there was a lot of blood."

Zoro nodded and watched as the two girls emerged. "Luffyko looks a little out of it, don't you think?"

"Nami looks annoyed…" Sanji observed as she marched past them before suddenly turning towards him, "Can you make a Chocolate Sundae?"

Sanji grinned happily and twirled away to make the Sundae as Luffyko walked past him, eyes wide. "Hey you okay?"

Luffyko grabbed a piece of chocolate and kept walking, "I'm still going to be King of the Pirates, even with a defective body."

Sanji tilted his head in confusion as Nami falcepalmed behind him, "She is hopeless." A strange laughter drew her attention to the two strangers out on the deck, "Almost as strange as those two weirdo's." She grabbed the sundaes from Sanji and handed one to her captain as she began to drink hers. She looked down at the log pose and looked up the island coming into view. "Looks like we are going to reach land before nightfall."

Luffyko sucked down the sundae and abandoned it for her favorite spot on the ship and watched as the island grew, "I'm so excited! Our first island on the Grand Line!"

Zoro kept an eye on the clumsy captain, making sure she wouldn't fall in on a moments notice. He turned back to watch the strange duo as they began to whisper to one another. Something about their names reminded him of something that had happened a few years ago. He narrowed his eyes as they stood up, whatever it was, he didn't trust them with his captain's life. Suddenly a fog came in and the strange duo thanked them for passage and jumped into the ocean swimming towards their island. "Weirdo's."

Luffyko watched with excitement as the fog began to lift and the entire town cheered with excitement. Sanji's eyes turned to hearts, "There are so many cute girls!"

Luffyko looked at him then looked at the girls wearing their cute outfits and looked down at what she was wearing before sneaking a peak at Zoro's reaction. When she saw him turn towards her she quickly turned and jumped up on her seat and pumped her fists into the air, "OI!" She watched as they docked and a strange man with large curls on his head came up to greet them. She giggled as he attempted to say welcome before having to warm up his voice to succeed. He introduced himself as the Mayor of Whiskey Peak and Luffyko quickly offered her hand, "I'm Luffyko! Nice to meet you! Your hair is way to curly!"

The mayor smiled and explained, "That is the town of spirit brewing and lively music, Whiskey Peak. We take pride in our hospitality. We have an entire ocean of spirits for you. Would you care to join us in celebration and share stories of your adventures? We would be…" He sang out the lump in his throat before continuing "most excited to hear them."

Sanji, Luffyko, and Usopp linked arms, "OUR PLEASURE!" They shouted while laughing as they started following people towards the large bar. Luffyko cheered and looked around form so food as they walked when she saw a girl go up to Zoro. Luffyko stopped and glared at the girl, "What is she doing?"

"Luffy?"

Luffyko jumped and saw Usopp looking at her, "Sorry, I need some food! Let's go!" She quickly linked arms and started pulling him towards anything that smelled good, anything to get away from the swordsman. Luffyko watched as slowly a group of girls took to listening to Usopp and she was soon forgotten as Usopp spun his tale of lies. She slowly got pushed farther away as men and women alike slowly grew into the tale. She looked around and quickly found Nami who had decided to join the drinking contest on top of forcing Zoro to join. Annoyed when she saw a girl fill up his drink she quickly began to eat faster and faster. At some point she came to a surprise that she couldn't eat anymore and felt drowsy she fell to the ground, but the last thing she saw was a girl help lie Zoro down and felt a spark of fury. However, the fury quickly left as her stomach cramped and she quickly squeezed her eyes close until it passed and she drifted to sleep.

Zoro let them move him and watched the slim captain through nearly shut eyes. He glanced around and saw the entire crew was asleep exhausted from their journey and fun. He waited till they were alone before he sighed at how naïve they were being. Laying asleep in a strange room with stranger people. What town truly welcomed pirates? He sighed and slowly stood up and went out to the rooftops where he saw the mayor, two strangers, and a large nun who had been in the drinking contest talking about their capture and about collecting her bounty. "Can you let the sleep a little bit longer? They are a bit tired from their voyage." He smirked as they panicked, did they really think he would drink till he dropped? "No true swordsman, no matter what the circumstance, allows himself be overwhelmed by a drink. He pulled out his white blade and slowly stood up, "I see what's going on here, this is a nest of bounty hunters. You deceive merry pirates just as they've made it into the Grand Line and then take them for all their worth. Looks like there is roughly 100 bounty hunters here. I'll take you on, Baroque Works!"

The bounty hunters all screamed in shock that this pirate had heard of their secret organization. "How have you heard that name?!"

Zoro's smirk grew, "A while back when I was still in this line of work, your organization sent a scout to talk to me. I refused of course. The members knew nothing about each other, and call each other by codenames. And of course, the Boss' location and identity are a puzzle to even the members. A criminal organization that faithfully carries out it's orders. Baroque Works." He let an evil grin come to his face, made worse by the moonlight glancing off his profile, "Was it supposed to be a secret?"

The mayor's face darkened, "This is surprising, since you know our little secret, we have no choice but to eliminate you. And then we will add another rock to the Cactus Rocks. Kill him!"

Zoro moved during the speech and sighed when they all gasped in amazement at his disappearance. "Seriously, did they think I would just stand still?" He stood among the bounty hunters and looked up at the spot he had been standing, "Well it's time to get started!" He moved around and continued to play with the bounty hunters until the mayor almost hit him with his saxophone shotgun. He sheathed his blade and looked at the two new ones and smiled, "It's time to try these two out." Everything was going fine, even against Mr. 9 and Mr. 8 (the mayor) until the strange woman, Miss Wednesday took Luffyko as a hostage. Zoro narrowed his eyes as the woman held a sword over his rubber captain. "She could at least wake up when she is being held hostage."

"Prepare cannons!" Mr. 8 announced pulling on his bow tie to make cannons come out of his curly hair.

Zoro yanked a chain they had gotten around his wrist and pulled Mr. 9 into the line of fire and then continued the path until he had knocked away Miss Wednesday and the strange bird she had began to ride during the fight. He then turned to Mr. 8 and dodged the attacks as he went to give the finishing blow. "All done." He sat down and began to relax, "It's finally a peaceful night." He saw an explosion than saw another two people appear, a Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine. They reveled that Mr. 8 was the Captain of Royal Guard of Alabasta, and that Miss Wednesday was Princess Vivi of Alabasta and they were to be eliminated. "Well damn…" He quickly looked down and saw Luffyko still asleep, "She's still out…" He quickly jumped down and picked up his small captain who groaned and quickly carried her away, "We're out of here!" He moved his captain a safe distance away until he was asked to save the princess. "You just tried to kill us!"
"How much of a reward?"

Zoro turned with dread and saw Nami sitting their smirking, "But…"

"Really a town that welcomes pirtate? Only an idiot would get drunk! It was an act of course an act!

Zoro and Nami began to argue waking up the sleeping Luffyko. She quickly felt her stomach turn and got up to go fix herself. As she began to return she saw the mayhem in the town. "What?!" She ran up to someone and found them unconscious, she continued to search until she found a lone person conscious, "What happened to you? Who did this?"

"Swordman…"

"Zoro?" She felt her blood rage, first he was mean to Sanji for no reason, then he let the girls fan over him, and now he had cut down the kind townspeople! She stood up and began to march through the town searching for Zoro. The more she thought the angrier she got, "How could I ever think of him as a friend, he ate my dessert the other day, and the other day he laughed when I fell on my face! Why did I think we were friends? I know he values being strong does he think I'm weak because of this defective body? Just because I'm not all muscles doesn't mean I'm weak or repulsive…does he think I'm repulsive! He is quick to cover me up…Usopp said guys like to look at girls without clothes…Am I that repulsive?" She started walking faster, "When I find him I'm going to kill him. I don't need someone like him on my crew." She finally saw him up ahead and screamed, "ZORO! I FINALLY FOUND YOU!"

Zoro heard his captain and looked up with a smile, "Luffyko! If you are here to help, I don't need it! Or do you owe that woman some money too?"

"Woman…money?" Luffyko muttered, 'did he sleep with someone and owe them money….' Rage built and finally she exploded, "YOU WON'T GET AWAY WITH THIS! LET'S ROLL!"

Zoro felt his smile slowly fall from his face into confusion, 'What is she excited about now…what did I do?' He looked at her again and realized she was serious, she wanted to fight him for real, "What the hell are you talking about!"

"Shut up you ungrateful bastard! I'm gunna kick your ass!"

"Ungrateful?"

"Ya! The nice townspeople took care of us and then you cut them up! On top of that you were mean to Sanji the other day, and you look down on me for being in a defective body after I saved you!"

"What?" Zoro said dumbfounded at everything she said. 'I thought we worked out the Sanji thing…and when have I looked down on her? That is impossible…'He tried to think of a way to calm her down and began to stutter out his defense, "Well I thought the Sanji thing was done, and yes I may have cut down the townspeople but…"

"I'll never forgive you."

Zoro ground his teeth as the Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine planned to kill them both, "Oi, Luffyko…the truth is they're…"

"I DON'T WANT YOUR EXCUSES!" She yelled as she lunged aiming a punch at his face.

"WHAT?!" Zoro yelled in surprise as he quickly stepped to the side just missing her fist as she shattered stone. "Are you trying to kill me?!"

"YEAH!" Luffyko said as she pulled back her leg, "DIE!"

Zoro quickly jumped to the side, "Stupid! Would you listen?!" Before he got a response Luffyko lunged with her head destroying more of the cliff with her head. "That idiot…she's serious…" He continued to dodge asking Luffyko to listen until he saw Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine moving in on Vivi, "That's enough stupid!" He yelled as he kicked her in the stomach sending her into Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine. He cringed as she crashed through a building and lowered his sword, "Stupid girl."

Luffyko looked at Mr. 5 and realized he was about to attack her and then switched on him. She lunged and beat him, his body exploding with every heat. However, it only took four hits to render him unconscious. She grabbed him by his collar and dragged him out with her. "Good exercise, I'm feeling all better now. The pain in my side is gone, I can finally be serious."

Zoro saw her expression and gritted his teeth, "Oi Luffyko, calm down and listen to me. Everyone in this town are bounty hunters. In other words, they are enemies."

"LIAR! ENEMIES DON'T GIVE PEOPLE FOOD!"

"Luffyko…" He moved to the side as Miss Valentine crashed into the ground beside him, digging herself her own grave. "It seems nothing I say's going to get through that thick skull of yours." He tied his bandana over his head and felt pain at being distrusted by the slim female, "You stupid idiot! Now I'm going to try and kill you! So don't be pissed if you wind up dead!"

"Bring it on!" They lunged launching their strongest attacks at each other. The collision sent out a shockwave and both were left shaking as they tried to hold back the other.

Zoro clenched his sword in his teeth harder, "This is a good opportunity…fists or swords…to find out which one is stronger."

"Right!" Luffyko growled out as she held her ground "Let's see what you've got!"

Zoro shifted his sword and sent her flying into the air, however, Luffyko returned a strong fist into his eye knocking him back. Both however, were launched into nearby buildings. They were back up and sending blows back and forth in seconds. Zoro managed to knick her cheek and she replied with a strong blow to his gut. When Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine returned to 'teach them a lesson' the two turned and glared, "SHUT THE HELL UP! OUR FIGHT, YOU'RE IN THE WAY!" They yelled as they knocked the two away like they were flies.

"Annoying bastards."

"Who was that?"

Zoro turned back first, "Now then, back to our fight."

"YEAH!" Luffyko said with a crazed look as she flexed her arm. However, before either could land their next attack both felt a sharp pain as a fist hit into their face.

"STOP IT!" Nami yelled as she saw the two. She couldn't believe it when she saw the two in a bloodlust. "I can't believe you two! What the hell were you doing? You are just lucky you managed to keep the girl intact. You almost cost me 1Billion Belly, y'know!? Got it?" She turned and asked Vivi to negotiate a contract when the two kept fighting, "Stop struggling!" She screamed as she slammed them into the ground, "Let me clear things up here and then we can figure everything out!" She turned and grabbed Luffy first and knocked her lightly in the head, "Idiot, what are you doing?!"

Luffy looked up and started to cry, "It's all his fault! He hurt everyone and then earlier he was mean to Sanji and…"

"And…" Nami asked when she saw the girl shift uncomfortably like a toddler about to be scolded. Luffyko looked side to side before motioning for Nami to come closer, "What is it?"

"He knows my body is defective! It bleeds for no damn reason and it's weak. No huge gorgeous muscles just these little ones. He finds me repulsive! That's why is always trying to cover me up! You only do it cause it's unladylike." She hiccupped out and she looked up at Nami.

Nami blinked in surprise, had Luffyko actually figured out how she felt for the swordsman, "Idiot, first, this town is full of bounty hunters. Second, he doesn't find you repulsive! He doesn't want anyone else to see you! Besides he would like it too much if you stayed like that. The Sanji thing was because he was jealous!"

"Bounty hunters…so they were bad guys?"

Nami groaned and nodded, "How can you be so dense?"

"But the other stuff!"

"Idiot! He cares about you!"

Luffyko nodded at the other girl's wisdom. "Of course! We are all friends, we all have to care about each other. I will beg for forgiveness now!"

Nami rolled her eyes, "Let me talk to him first. Here eat this it should take you a bit." She said as she handed the girl a giant Jawbreaker, anything to keep her busy. She bent down by Zoro and gave him a look, "Zoro…"

"She started it! She wouldn't listen to a thing I'd say!"

"You sound like a pre-schooler. Besides she feels bad now. It's not all her fault either, she is going through a hard time, you know female problems." Nami said as she snuck a peak at Zoro who was beginning to shift uncomfortably, "She is having mood swings, cramps, not to mention the blee-"

"LA LA LA That's more than enough!"

Nami smirked but moved close so he could only hear her, "I think the main thing was she felt self conscious that you thought she was repulsive. She probably has been upset at the number of women giving you attention since we have arrived."

"Women? What women?"

Nami rolled her eyes, "You really need to pay attention to your surroundings and not your captains….Go talk to her, she feels bad enough now."

"Sorry Zoro, you should have tried to defend yourself a little more you know…" Luffyko said with a small laugh.

"Idiot! You wouldn't listen! Why would you think I would randomly attack the townspeople!"

"I thought maybe you got mad they didn't have your favorite food!"

"That's your reason!"

"Or, that you got caught with a lady and got everyone mad…"

"That's Sanji!" Zoro sighed and then looked up and saw the cut on her face he had put on her, "Sorry…I shouldn't have cut you."

"I punched you it's even!"

"No it's not." Zoro said as he looked down, now ashamed of his lack of control. He knew the girl had none, but he was supposed to have enough. "I should of held back…"

"Shoulda would coulda! Shut up!" Nami said as she tried to get a final deal from Vivi. The four sat together and soon learned of Alabasta's fate. They were talking and then Luffyko asked the mastermind, "We don't want to know that! He must be an insanely strong guy!"

"He is, he is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Crocodile." Vivi said before realizing she had just doomed her saviors.

"You just said it…"

Luffyko watched as Nami freaked out and turned to Zoro with a grin, "One of the seven warlords!"

"Not bad!" Zoro was looking forward to fighting with another warlord. He needed to get stronger to beat Mihawk. While Nami was crying Zoro was grinning, "We are pretty lucky to be facing one so quick!"

"I wonder what he's like?"

Nami glared at the two monsters, "SHUT UP YOU TWO! Though it's been nice, I'm out of here. They don't know my face yet, so I'm getting out of here before they do!" She looked up and saw the otter with three perfect drawing of her, Luffyko, and Zoro, "Very good!" She watched as they flew away and turned with vengence, "NOW I CAN'T EVEN RUN AWAY!"

"Where were you going to run away to?" Zoro wondered. "In any case, the three of us have been added to Baroque Works Death List."

Luffyko began to laugh with excitement, "This is so exciting!"

Igaram came then and told them of his diversion plan. Luffyko began to grow confused until Zoro stepped in, "The old man wants us to take her, the princess, home."

"CROCODILE'S GUNNA KILL US!"

"Okay." Luffyko answered simply, the girl was a good person who cared for her people and it would be a new fun adventure. Then there was crocodile…"Is this Crocodile guy strong?" She asked Igaram.

"He is currently one of the Seven Warlords, before he was sanctioned his bounty was 80 million Belly."

"That's four times more than Arlongs!" Nami cried out as she realized what they would be going up against. "Turn him down!"

"Will you accept?"

Luffyko looked at the guard with a grin, "Sure, sounds like fun!" They prepared the second boat and watched Igaram set out to see only to see it explode off the coast. Luffyko with renewed determination went forward towards her ship, "He was a great man, let's go." She was serious and now she had a target, they needed to get to Alabasta. She quickly grabbed Usopp and Sanji and dragged them to the ship. Zoro was ahead and already ready to go. They had made it out when they heard another voice, "Who the hell are you and why are you on my ship?"

"Miss All Sunday….Mr. O's partner…" Vivi said as everyone prepared to fight.

Luffyko tried to follow along, but it got confusing until the woman took her hat, she was clearly an enemy. However, the new enemy informed them of their next destination, Little Garden and that it was certain death. She then gave an option to get around it, however, they will follow their log pose, not this eternal log pose given by the enemy. She grabbed it and began to crush it, "Who the hell gives a crap. You don't decide the route of this ship, I do."

After the woman had left Nami and Vivi began to explain what is going n to Sanji and Usopp while Zoro and Luffyko sat next to each other chatting. "I can't believe you think I'm repulsed by you. What gave you that idea?"

"Well you always covered me up or looked away when I did something unladylike. Usopp said-"

"WHY WOULD YOU LISTEN TO THAT LIAR!" Zoro yelled annoyed before looking away trying to hide his red face, "I didn't think it was right to look, or let one of those bastards see you."

"Is it because you care about me?"

"I-well…you see, I-"

Luffyko grinned and hugged him then, "I care about you too! You're one of my best friends!"

Nami turned at that moment and gave a pity shrug to Zoro who looked ready to strangle the girl clinging to him. Sanji also took notice and attempted to knock Zoro over the railing. Unfortunately, Zoro dodged and Luffy ending up going over the rail. "Luffyko!"

"Dammit eyebrows, you knocked the captain into the water!" He quickly shrugged off his swords and shirt and dove in rescuing the girl, "You okay?"

"Ya I'm just a little wet." Once she got out of the water and on the deck she sat for a bit as Nami and Vivi began to talk. However, as time went on her discomfort increased until she finally exploded and pulled off her vest and shorts. However, before anyone could react, she had a large white shirt on reaching mid thigh. "Huh?"

Vivi blinked twice before pointing and looking at Nami, "She wasn't wearing anything…."

"Luffy…"

Sanji glared at Zoro, "You looked at her!"

Usopp's eyes were spinning, "I saw them again!"

Zoro glared at Sanji, "You were watching too! We all knew she was about to do it! She hates wearing wet clothes!"

Luffuko stretched pulling the shirt up almost above her thighs when Nami grabbed her, "What?"

Nami pointed to the blood beginning to trickle down her leg, "You want that to get on his shirt?"

Luffyko shook her head and quickly fixed the situation. However, she didn't take the large white shirt off. Instead she pulled on some short black shorts under them and then returned and sat by Zoro who was sitting shirtless by the railing. "Thanks."

"Nami didn't murder you did she?"

Luffyko shook her head, "Not yet."

Nami and Vivi started their conversation back up, "In any case, we know our next destination."

"Little Garden, huh?"

"Is it really okay to go there?"

"Who cares? Let's go!"

A/N: I'm still here! Just talking a while to update! Thanks for continued support and hello to the new!