The scorching sun shines shimmers down upon the people below as trying to hide in the shade provided by the tall, towering palm tree above as the seagulls squawk much to the hungover crew's dismay. A certain pink haired woman groans as she tries to seek solace with the log she is leant against on the sandy shores of the beach by the red-haired man's side, no words needing to be said as both try to deal with the hangover from last night…
"Ann…" Whining, Shanks calls out in a low groan of a childish whine to the furrowed frown of Ann.
"Mmm…" Moaning, Ann grumbles curling in on herself, ignoring the shy shudder crawling down her shaking spine trying to ignore the whining voice of Shanks.
"Ann!" Shanks calls out as Ann's hue twitches tense tiredly.
"…What?" Ann snaps sharply scowling trying to deal with the searing sensation.
"Grant a dying man's last wish…" Dramatically, Shanks bellows.
"If you finish this with anything about me doing something to you I will punch you." Icily, Ann states the fact firmly fury freely flowing through her at the ass.
"Course not gross I meant quell a dying man's curiosity." Shanks huffs puffing his cheeks out before returning to his dramatics.
"Still no." Ann swiftly shuts Shanks down.
"You didn't hear me out…!" Shanks whines like a child.
"It's going to be something pervy." Huffing, Ann grumbles wishing to return to the dark depths of her dreams however…
"I promise it won't be anything pervy… to do with me!" Shanks assures Ann.
"…That….is oddly specific." Scowling, Ann's hues narrow holding her head attempting to deal with the ass by her side as the two sit underneath the parasol perched over the two for the elites of the crew to sit under.
"Who tops?" Shanks blurts out taken Ann aback.
"…Pardon?" Perplexed, she quirks her head to the side.
"Who. Tops?" Seriously, Shanks repeats once more mystifying Ann.
"…Why do you even want to know?" Ann queries confusion clear in her tone towards him.
"It's been bugging me." Simply, Shanks shrugs.
"Urgh….why are you even thinking of that!? I-I mean it's none of your business!" Blushing, Ann snaps sharply scowling at the gall of Shanks.
"Come on!" Shanks whines.
"No!" Ann barks back.
"But…" Shanks begins but…
"But nothing." Ann curtly cuts him off.
"Pleeeasse pretty please!" Pleadingly, Shanks begs only making Ann scowl, feeling her cheeks burn brightly.
"Urgh…it depends." Blushing, Ann grumbles, sinking into her seat of sand shyly revealing the firm fact to Shanks.
"De…ooh…" Shanks soon catches on trailing off as it finally clicks….
Meanwhile on the outskirts of the island, two of the lower pirates of the crew are on the lookout trying to handle the scorching sun above as those within the dark depths of the forest are…
"Huh? What the hell's that?" Alarmed, one of the red haired pirates ponder from the telescope.
"Huh? Lemme see!" Another takes the telescope from him before reeling back by the gothic boat approaching…
"Hawks-eyes! What are you doing here?" A group of red haired pirates ponder eyeing the swordsman simple sitting upon his high throne of sorts that was his raft.
"Shut up I have no business with you. Where are your superiors?" Stoically, the man with gold glares at them.
"Camping on an island such as this…those two are much too casual." Cross, the swordsman mutters under his breath brow furrowed as he brushes past the many men making his way inside the dark depths of the forest.
"Booossss!" A sharp scream soon interrupts the two bickering pair turning towards the heaving huffing man falling flat to his knees as silently a pint is handed to him which he greedily takes about to answer when…
"Hawk-eyes!" Shanks smiles at the sight of the swordsman towering over the terrified subordinate.
"Drac about time you came out here!" Happily, Ann giddily greets him.
"Portgas…" Coldly, gold glare down at her.
"As stoic as ever I see…geez the girls must be swooning eh?" Teasingly, she winks.
"Yo Hawkeyes long time no see I'm not feeling too good right now you come for a match?" Shanks smiles.
"I have no interest in challenging a one armed man like yourself." Hawkeyes huffs.
"That's your excuse?" Ann scoffs.
"It's my reason, a reason that doesn't apply to you though Portgas." His hues narrowing eyeing the woman before him.
"So forceful…and you wonder why you're in that castle of yours alone." Amused, Ann winks at Dracule.
"I like it that way." Dracule huffs.
"I'm sure." Smirking, she scoffs.
"I came across something that might pique you interest…" Dracule takes out a scroll.
"Oh how so?" Smirking, Shanks and Ann arch a brow bemused by the proposition.
"I came across some interesting pirates and it reminded me of something you two told me a long time ago. A story about a small village and an amusing little kid…" Dracule unrolls said wanted poster revealing a familiar beaming brightly boy straw hat on.
"No way…!" Roux gasps as a fair few of the elites perk up at the sheer sight of the smiling straw hat wielder.
"Of course…about time he stepped up." Ann smiles.
"So you've come Luffy!" Shanks smiles as the sun peers through the foliage above shining down upon the shadowy face of Shanks.
"Well then Hawkeyes we can't let you go just like that…" Ann decides as a subordinate rushes over getting a fresh pint.
"…" Silently, Hawkeyes eyes the empty pint.
"Hahahah! So Hawk eyes c'mon drink up! Drink! Drink! We're gonna party tonight!" Smiling, Shanks pours him a drink as Hawkeyes joins their side, the two either side of him.
"You seem to have already done so." He eyes the drink he lifts.
"Don't mind me this is a time to celebrate!" Cheerily, Ann drapes her arm over the stoic swordsman shoulder smiling.
"Shouldn't you keep an eye on him?" Dracule's hues narrow at the smiling Shanks.
"You think I can keep that man away from the bottle? Please." Scoffing, Ann shakes her head.
"C'mon! C'mon! Chug! Chug! Chug!" Shanks cheers as Drac does so.
"But boss you just said you had a hangover from drinkin' too much!" Roux points out.
"Dumbass! Don't go ruining my fun here!" Shanks exclaims.
"Don't you think it's rather early?" Dracule hints however…
"Don't worry about it!" Ann assures him.
"Say that to your liver…" Dracule remarks.
"I'll apologise to him at a later day." Dubiously, Ann winks.
"On its deathbed." Dracule remarks.
"Oh ho the hawk has claws!" Cheekily, Ann exclaims.
"Now let's get WASTED!" Shanks smiles raising his pint in the air as the celebration continues…
Quietly, Ann crouches down untying the knot attached to the small ship of sorts with a jet booster of sorts to the back, brow furrowed firmly focusing upon it as she ignores the shining sun warmly welcoming the new day in the grand line.
"I take it you're leaving…" Ann perks up at the soft scratch sound of grit.
"Can't hurt to see the crew Luffy made can it?" Ann smirks hand on her hip turning to smile at Shanks.
"It'd break our promise." Shanks reminds her.
"You mean your promise." Pointedly, she reminds him.
"It's no fair that you get to see him but I can't." Childishly, Shanks sighs.
"Someone has to. Besides I want to see Ace haven't seen him in a while, I hope he hasn't gotten himself into trouble." Troubled, Ann furrows her brow by the thought.
"He's your brother." Shanks smirks at Ann.
"Yeah trouble just seems to come find us…" Ann sighs.
"Just be careful." Shanks smiles placing his hand on her shoulder.
"Course the soup should suffice for a week or so Roux should be fine by then." Smiling, she tells him squeezing his hand.
"Thanks. Take care of yourself." Shanks slides his hand off her shoulder.
"You too." Ann smiles softly at Shanks thankful for his understanding nature as she then heads onto her boat, heading off to the paradise…
"Any last words?" Bemused, Buggy smirks smugly down at Luffy stuck in the execution's block, a blade teasingly touching his neck as the clown captain looms over the straw hat boy as a whole crowd form around the execution platform of Loguetown.
"This is the price you pay for making enemies of us!" One of Buggy's subordinate sneer from below looking up at the straw hat captain about to be executed.
"So this is the end of the man I searched for long for…" The woman by the subordinate side smiles.
"…we've got quite the crowd here well well looks like you're speechless you are about to die after all!" Amused, Buggy bellows boasting almost at the prospect of the child's death, his foot firmly flat on the boy's head.
"I AM THE MAN WHO WILL BECOME THE PIRATE KING!" Luffy yells as the crowd forming stare stunned at the boy before them as the wind brushes a stray strand through the perky pink locks of the wanderer, cloak over her head smirking slightly at the boy's declaration.
"T-The pirate king…in this town of all places…" Perturbed, a voice from the crowd murmur mortified.
"What a bold statement…" Smirking, the woman watching on exclaims.
"It's about time to end this don't ya think? Shiiitty Rubber Kid." Buggy sneers smirking down at the boy below trying to escape.
"This execution…IS CANCELLED!" Together, two voices bellow boisterously as a blonde and green haired male rush through.
"Zoro! Sanji!" Smiling, Luffy perks up at the sheer sight of the swordsman striking down marines while the other kick them aside.
"You really know how to make a ruckus, aren't you taking this joke a little bit too far Luffy?" Sanji calls out from the crowd.
"If it's time for the sideshow I guess I'll debut it as well, looks like we just have to get past these shitty pirates!" Zoro decides.
"P-Pirate Hunter…Z-Zoro!" A fair few marines mutter worriedly watching their comrades be cut down…
"SANJI! ZORO!" Luffy calls out to the two trying to cut through when…
"You're here at last Zoro pity you're just a tad bit too late!" Bemused, Buggy bellows raising his blade to the high heavens.
"The execution platform…! Quick destroy it!" Sanji calls out however the two falter from the group of men before them.
"If you would so please my dears." Dubiously, the woman from before smiles softly at the love struck men.
"And so we shall Alvida-san!" Smiling, the men rush at both Sanji and Zoro.
"Outta the way!" The two bellow boisterously trying to break through…
"Try all you wat you can't stop me ow this is the end of your capital!" Buggy cackles.
"You damn bastard!" Sanji growls.
"If I can just cut the platform supports…" Scowling, Zoro tuts trying to do so…
"Remember once Monkey D. Luffy's head flies we attack in full force all forces stand by…" Smoker stands before his men their guns aimed at the pirates below.
"Aye sir!" Said soldiers salute knowing their orders as the wind brushes through their hair.
"ZORO! SANJI! USOPP! NAMI! Sorry I'm…DEAD." Smiling, Luffy gives them a bright broad grin as just then the sharp sound of scraping metal echoes as the blade comes crashing down…
"DON'T SAY THAT BASTARD!" Sanji scowls alongside Zoro.
"He's smiling!" Stunned, Smoker gawks at said smile as a bright blaze of lighting suddenly shoots down from the high heavens, rain freely falling too as the execution platform engulfed in fierce flames of blue comes crashing down with a straw hat softly flying down landing before a familiar pair of sandals.
"Hey I'm alive! I'm OK." Laughing, Luffy smiles reaching out placing his hat back on his head unfazed by the near death experience.
"You're as troublesome as ever…Luffy." Fondly, the woman smiles softly as the wind brushes through her hair unveiling her cloaked cake revealing the long locks of perky pink with hints of brighy blonde as the rain pours freely from the high heavens as she slowly sheathes her blade bemused as the marines rush in.
"Hey…you believe in God?" Sanji astonished and amazed asks Zoro as the rain freely pours but…
"Phew what a relief…" Luffy smiles.
"This isn't the time to ask about that. We're blowing this town." Zoro sighs sheathing said blades.
"I thought I was a goner there." Luffy admits to the two.
"Looks like the danger's not over yet…" Zoro eyes the marines rushing in.
"Now! Surround the pirates!" The marines run in armed and ready.
"Awesome! What a huge fight! Cool! Super cool!" Luffy gushes giddily at the pirates chasing the three down.
"Luffy quit standing there watching we're leaving!" Zoro snaps scowling at Luffy almost taunting the marines chasing after them.
"If we don't get back to the ship in time we won't be able to leave the island!" Sanji reminds Luffy.
"What we better go then!?" Luffy realizes.
"The straw hats are leaving after them!" A marine calls out.
"That lighting…" Smoker's hues narrow recognising that lighting strike anywhere…
"S-Smoker san…" Tashigi worriedly watches Smoker.
"Why…did he know he would be saved? And why by her of all people? Could it be due to the letter D…? No in that instant he must have understood that his life was going to end. He accepted it he was fully prepared for it and smiled.
"Only one person could have fired such fierce lighting…" Smoker scowls snuffing said cigar in his mouth as the front falls to the ground, him glaring out at the roaring rain before rushing off, resolved to bring Straw Hat in.
"The marine traitor…Ann D. Portgas…" Perturbed, Tashigi terrified bows her head grimacing at the heaviness in her chest as said woman wanders through the roaring rain, cloak on watching as the marines try to chase after the straw hats mostly focusing on Buggy and his crew as she couldn't help but smirk at the sight…
"I thought you had a hand in all this." Teasingly, the woman wearing a crisp coal cloak smirks up at the tall, towering figure before her.
"…" Stoically, he stares silently down at the woman simply smiling unfazed by his tattoo.
"Eh not that it matters…" Aloofly, Ann shrugs smirking brushing by him heading her own way as he does the same…
"Gomo Gomo no post-Huh?" Luffy reels his fist back before crying out as a gloved hand swiftly slams into his head, slamming the boy down on the concrete floor below.
"You get it now? You can't ever go to the Grand Line just like I said!" Scowling, Smoker scowls smoke spewing out between both pirate and marine as he slams Luffy down on the ground once more pinning him.
"Wanted for a 30 million berry bounty? You're running out of your devil's luck." Huffing, Smoker sneers scowling as he reaches for his sea stone weapon about to end it all when a hand grabs his stopping him from withdrawing his blade.
"Don't be so sure." Smoker scowls at the voice.
"You two…" Smoker scowls up at the two cloaked figures smirking down at him.
"W-What? What is it? Who's that? Who is it?" Innocently, Luffy queries confusion clear in his tone.
"Jee Smokey as grumpy as ever…" Smoker's hues dilate dread freely falling from the carefree tone of the woman above.
"…That voice." Luffy furrows his brow by the voice but before more could be said….
"The government wants both your heads." Smoker scowls up at the two.
"So we've heard…" The woman smirks smugly down at Smoker.
"The world is waiting for our answer." The man smirks down at Smoker as a sudden bright burst of wind engulfs the whole of Loguetown making Ann smirk as she is swiftly blown away…
"A-ANN!? Astonished, a familiar voice calls out through the gale as she turns, her hues widening when seeing the gawking gaping Buggy before her. His hues building out at the sheer sight of her as she simply smirks poking her tongue out at him as she is taken away, allowing the wind to take her as it pleased…
The searing sun shines down upon the desert grounds of the town as Ann makes her way through, adjusting the strap of her bag before making her way through the town. She soon stops however when noting the crowd forming around the outside of the restaurant.
"Hey what's going on?" Ann asks curiosity getting the best of her.
"It seems a customer suddenly died in there." One of the residents tell her.
"Suddenly died…?" Ann arches a brow.
"He appears to have died while conversing with the master of the restaurant he's a traveller. Everyone's saying he may have unwittingly eaten a desert strawberry." The resident explains to Ann.
"A desert strawberry?" Ann's hues narrow.
"It's a poisonous breed of spider which resembles a strawberry if you happen to eat one you'll just suddenly die a few days later and then after a few hours a contagious poison will spread from the corpse that's why no one's getting near him. In the desert what you don't know can kill you. Just look at the way it happened as his arm was lifting the beef to his mouth…he just froze like that this shows just how powerful the poison of the desert strawberry is…" The resident explains to Ann.
"That idiot…" Ann mutters brow furrowed as she brushes past the man.
"O-Oi miss!" The man that had told her all this helplessly watch her head inside approaching the supposed dead body.
"I thought he'd remember to take his medicine by now…" Ann mutters brow furrowed, she had Hongou's medicine for Ace help him but now with him being on Marco's ship she had given him the recipe and still he ended up doing this…
"M-Mam!" The owner stares stunned at the woman glaring at the body below of the mess of hair hitting the plate below holding a fork up in the air with his hat not stained.
"S-SHE HIT HIM!?" The group gawk as said woman does so hitting his head.
"He came back to life!" The group then gasps as said freckled face shoots up from the meal.
"Idiot…" Ann grumbles taking a seat by the moron's side.
"A-Are you okay?" Anxiously, the owner fusses over Ace however…
"AHH!" The sharp scream of the woman cuts him off as Ann gawks gapes at her sleepy brother grabbing a woman's skirt using it to wipe his face.
"Ow!" Ace suddenly screaming holding his head a bump bouncing off his head from Ann's firm fist.
"I thought Makino taught you manners Ace!" Agitated, Ann yells snapping at her baby brother.
"Damn…did I fall asleep again?" Ace asks Ann.
"HE FELL ASLEEP!?" The group of onlookers gawk gape at the news.
"I told you to keep an eye on your medicine." Sternly, Ann points at Ace.
"I know, I know…but it tastes icky." Ace complains.
"I don't care if it tastes icky you need to take it." Seriously, she snaps scowling at the pouting Ace.
"Anyhow what are you guys all worked up over?" Ace asks as he turns to the crowd staring at them.
"They thought you were dead moron." Blankly, Ann deadpans.
"They did?" Astonished, Ace does a doubletake.
"You did sorta slam into your bowl mid chew." Ann sighs at the moron.
"Ah…that makes sense…" Ace considers calmly.
"WE WERE WORRIED ABOUT YOU!" The crowd roar at him.
"You could at least apologise Ace." Ann furrows her brow at him.
"You hire comedians or somethi-ow!" Ace asks beofre crying out holding his head.
"Sorry about this moron." Ann sighs slamming said boy's head hitting the counter below brow furrowing.
"Well no but if you're okay…I'm glad." The chef smiles shyly.
"Relax it won't effect your restaurants reputation." Ann assures him as just then Ace slumps forward and…
"OI DON'T FALL BACK ASLEEP!" Angrily, Ann swiftly slams said fist into his head once more yelling with the crowd at the ass as they swiftly wake him up again.
"…how'd you find me anywhere?" Ace asks as he returns to eating, not batting an eye to the new grub on his face.
"Don't change topic urgh…I have my sources besides you don't see someone showcasing whitebeard's mark as blatant as you do." Deadpanned, she huffs leaning into her palm before faltering from the soft snore hitting once more.
"Urgh dumbass! I told you to take your meds!" Mad, Ann karate chops his head once more.
"But it makes my stomach feel weird!" Whining, Ace argues after waking back up.
"I don't care…though what I do care about is who you're chasing." Curtly, she snaps scowling at the ass as Ace's hues harden.
"Like I said L-" Ace begins but…
"Don't lie to me Ace." Ann curtly cuts him off, a still silence of seriousness filtering between both siblings.
"…You already know who it is." Irritated, Ace glares to the side scowling.
"Then you really do have a death sentence don't you?" Ann scowls at her idiot of a brother brow furrowing.
"…We're not having this talk again." Annoyed, Ace grumbles glaring to the side.
"You can't just blank me out on this Ace!" Agitated, Ann roars raising her voice to Ace.
"You blanked me out about Kaido..." Ace grumbles.
"Ace I can't just go up and kill the guy." Ann scoffs shaking her head sure she was tempted but she just couldn't...
"Why not? You're strong!" Ace argues annoyed.
"Shanks would kill me besides it would disturb the balance..." Ann tries to explain drained at the thought of explaining the inner politics among the Yonko to her baby brother, she loved him truly but he had no clue even when working under Whitebeard...he still had a lot left to learn.
"...You could destroy him!" He scowls at Ann.
"Ace I'm being serious here people like us need to lay low we can't afford to bring attention to ourselves." Ann whispers worriedly, people like them had enough trouble as it were...
"So we have to ignore all those suffering in Wano while we sit back and enioy our food and drink." Disgusted, Ace glares glowers down at the drink in his hand.
"...Ace..." Ann sighs sadly, she couldn't she wished she could help the people of Wano truly but there was a balance, a order her captain wished to maintain and she would follow.
"Ann you're paying for this right?" Ace asks hopeful snapping her out of her thoughts.
"Hell no this is your lot asshole and don't change the topic!" Tense, Ann barks back.
"But you're my sister…" Ace whines.
"So?" Ann arches a brow.
"So you should pay I am your responsibility!" Amused, Ace smirks smugly at Ann.
"Hey the moment you took off on that boat of yours, you weren't my problem anymore." Ann states the fact firmly.
"Meeeaan." Ace draws out whining poking her cheek.
"Dumbaasss." Smoothly, she pokes his temple pushing him back slightly.
"Ah I'm full! By the way have you seen Luffy around?" Ace asks.
"Why?" Ann arches a brow befuddled.
"I wanted to see him is it so wrong for a brother to want to meet his little brother?" Ace argues.
"I don't see you visiting me." Ann leans back in her seat.
"I did it once but you weren't there besides your hard to track down!" Ace disputes.
"Not my fault I know how to hide my tracks." Ann argues as just then the two perk up at the door to the restaurant slamming open, a familiar smoky stech making Ann grimace.
"Now isn't this an odd pair? The commander of the whitebeard pirates second division dining in public with the left hand of the Yonko Redhaired Pirates, Portgas. D. Ace and Portgas. D. Ann." Smoker soon spews into the air as Ann sighs at the familiar voice ringing out…
"You were saying…" Smugly, Ace asks as Ann sighs at the nit coming in…
"Want to point out any more obvious crap Smokey?" Sighing, Ann asks as she swerves on her barstool sighing at the marine glaring glowering daggers at the two, chomping down upon the cigar, a part of it freely falling forward.
"It's Smoker!" Stunned, some residents gasp.
"R-Redhaired!? W-Whitebeard!?" A fair few fearful faces turn towards both blonde and black haired boy despite their differences, the two's freckled faces furrow at the sight of Smoker.
"That dumbass guy is part of the whitebeard pirates!?" Perturbed, a customer cry out.
"And that beauty is the famous poison petal Ann!?" Amazed, another adds as he gawks at the blonde beauty before him, adjusting her brown cowboy hat wearing a pair of brown shorts with perky pink tights and brown boots, wearing a brown corset with a perky pink thread tying it together, showing some of her torso with a jacket with a rolled up sleeve with pink accents alongside a pearl like beaded bracelet of snow white on one wrist with the other having a perky pink one added to it.
"I knew I'd definitely seen that mark before it's the mark of the whitebeard pirates!" A customer gasps.
"Told you…" Ann side eyes her baby brother.
"Yeah, yeah…" Ace huffs leaning by besides her.
"Why is he here?" One queries.
"Why is she dining with him?!" Another alarmed asks.
"What business do infamous pirates like you two have in this country?" Cross, Smoker demands from the two.
"Can't family meet up for a meal?" Mischievously, Ann argues.
"Family?" Frowning, Smoker eyes the two.
"I'm searching…for my little brother." Ace reveals.
"FOOD! Huh what's with that strange smell getting in the way…OOOH A RESTRAUNT!" Meanwhile, said little brother perks up at the place running towards it.
"So then what should I do?" Ace asks amused.
"Sit there and let me arrest you both." Smoker scowls at the two tauntingly smirking.
"Can't you let us enjoy our meal? We'd provide the same policy for you and Hina you know?" Smirking, Ann argues amused as she leans into her inner palm.
"Don't bring her into this traitor." Tense, Smoker snarls at Ann.
"Oh ho someone's protective." Playfully, Ann remarks.
"You've lost the right to mess with me!" Smoker snaps at Ann.
"Have I now? I didn't even know it was a right considering how easy it is messing with you." Ann admits amused as Smoker's sharp scowl.
"Rejected. I'd rather not, I'd rather enjoy my meal with my sister if you don't mind." Ace agrees as he gestures to the bemused blonde.
"Well that's what I expected." Smoker scowls reaching for his weapon.
"For you to go back to HQ in a body bag?" Bemused, Ann quirks her head to the side peering up from the brim of her brown cowboy hat.
"As long as I'm a marine and you two are pirates…" Smoke soon spews out of the marine, preparing to strike.
"What a dumb reason…" Ace chuckles.
"You're as stupid as ever Smokey." Smirking, Ann agrees.
"Shall we have some fun then? Oi Ann." Ace turns to Ann.
"Hm?" Humming, she side eyes her brother.
"You don't mind me having some fun with this guy do ya?" Ace points to Smoker.
"He's all yours…" Ann leans back as Ace smirks standing up about to have some fun when…
"Gomu Gomu…"
"Hm?" Ann perks up at the familiar voice but before more could be said….
"ROCKET!" A familiar straw hat bashes into the room, breaking the wall and bashing into Smoker who hurls into Ace throwing the two aback.
"Ace!" Alarmed, Ann jolts up from her seat stunned at the hole in the wall formed from said strike.
"A restaurant I finally found one!" Luffy cheers out loud.
"Luffy!?" Ann reels back baffled by the boy by her side now.
"Hm? Oh Ann! What'cha doing here? Hey let's eat together I'm starving!" Smiling, Luffy invites her.
"Um Luff…do you know who you just crashed into?" Ann asks.
"Ossan food! Food! Food! I need it bad Hurry! Hurry! Food! Food!" Impatiently, the boy brushes her off firmly focusing on food.
"That's the best I'll ever get outta you isn't it?" Tiredly, Ann sighs at the boy stuffing his face.
"Whoa this is such a great restaurant oi Ann you need to meet my crew we have a cook!" Cheerily, Luffy tells Ann.
"That so…" Ann sighs not quite sure what to say.
"Uh thanks but you…" The man tries to warn Luffy however…
"Should breath Luff." Ann reminds the blue faced boy.
"Ah thanks!" Luffy does so smiling.
"Oh and probably get the hell away from here." Ann adds.
"How come?" Curious, Luffy asks Ann.
"Do you know exactly who you just sent flying?" Frowning, Ann queries.
"Sent flying? Who did that?" Luffy exclaims.
"You did." Deadpanned, Ann answers.
"I did that? To who? What's that hole there for? This resultant is pretty weird is that your hobby?" Ann asks the chef.
"YOU'RE THE ONE WHO DID IT!" Cross the chef snaps scowling.
"Me? When?" Luffy points at himself.
"Just now Luff…" Ann sighs exhausted etched into said single sigh.
"Asshole who the hell did that!? Messing with me…What's the big idea? Doing that to me…" Ace grumbles growling holding his hat dusting off the debris until...
"My apologies for disrupting your meal." Politely, Ace bows before the couple as he brushes by the newly made hole in the couple's room. He approaches the hole in the restaurant.
"Who was the freaking idiot that did that? Jeez…Huh? Oi LU-" Ace perks up at the sight of the Straw Hat however…
"STRAW HAT!" Smoker slams Ace down upon the ground below.
"We hear you Smokey…" Sighing, Ann eyes Smoker.
"It's smoker! Tch I've been looking for you Straw Hat!" Smoker snaps scowling at Ann and Luffy.
"Careful Smokey you don't want your hand anywhere near this area even if your hand ca turn to smoke." Sighing, she tries to warn him gesturing to the boy stuffing his face.
"I said it's Smoker tch…I knew you'd come here to Arabasta…STOP EATING!" Enraged, Smoker snarls scowling at Luffy and Ann.
"You're that Smokey guy! What are you doing here!?" Ann manages to translate from his garbled mess as pieces of food are spat at him.
"Punk…" Smoker scowls sliding said food off his face.
"Luffy you shouldn't spit in people's face…" Frowning, Ann reminds the boy.
"Ah oh right…wait a minute! Thank you for the meal, Ann it was good to see you." Straw hat soon bows to the chef before bowing to Ann.
"You too." Amused, Ann smiles.
"We should meet up again I want you to meet my crew!" Cheerily, Luffy repeats.
"I'd be happy to meet them too someday too…" Smiling, she promises him.
"Bye!" Luffy salutes before leaving.
"O-Oi Straw Hat!" Scowling, Smoker snaps scowling at Luffy taking off.
"And there he goes…" Ann mutters watching said straw hat take off…
Silently, Smoker scowls glaring glowering at Ann as straw hat flees from the restaurant.
"You better go after him Smokey." Suavely, Ann swerves back onto the barstool, smirking as she reaches for her glass of sherry smirking smugly.
"How can you just stand there and act as if everything is back to the way it were?" Smoker scowls at Ann.
"Hm?" Ann arches a brow by Smoker's words.
"Acting as if you didn't betray us…" Smoker sneers snarls.
"Do you even know why I did what I did?" Drained, Ann asks tiredly.
"…You betrayed us for the demons!" Smoker scowls.
"…Is that simple answer really that easy to satiate you?" Ann asks as Smoker stares stunned at her going eerily silent, tsking as he glares to the side, crouching down upon his cigar until…
"…He's looking for you." Smoker spits out glaring to the side as Ann grimaces.
"To bring my head in right?" Bitterly, Ann mutters.
"To save you." Smoker corrects Ann.
"…Save me? How naïve there's no way you can save me." Ann scoffs.
"Do you have any idea how much you hurt him…doing what you did?" Smoker scowls at Ann.
"…Don't you have a Straw Hat to chase…?" Coldly, Ann dismisses him.
"WAIT LUFFY IT'S ME! HEY WAIT! OI LUFFY!" Ace suddenly shoots up as Smoker jolts up.
"WAIT DAMMIT!" Smoker scowls chasing after Ace.
"You…you going to pay?" Politely, the owner asks as Ann sips her drink.
Silently, she slides said pouch of money down much more than what was expected taking the chef aback.
"B-But…are you…going to go after them?" Timidly, he asks as he takes the bag.
"Not yet I've seen what I needed to see." Smirking, she stands and then turns to leave, heading off going her own way while the other two go theirs…