I remade the book cover! Yay!

Luffy laughs as he runs down the street and looks at the many stalls decorated with food and rare items. He looks at all the items and food (mostly food) with stars in his eyes. Zoro and Nami weren't far behind him. Luffy had ran ahead not too long ago but the two kept him in eyesight and earshot so they wouldn't get separated.

Nami was looking at the map of the town they were in. She managed to grab one when they docked in the island in the morning from a merchant. Right now she could tell that this was probably a merchant island and town. She could tell by all the stalls that many people from different places gathered around to come here.

Zoro had one eye trained on Luffy and the other on the woman. He found it suspicious that the woman was so eager to help them. Not to mention Luffy had a bounty on his head and so did Zoro. So she was probably in it for the money. If that was the case then he wouldn't hesitate to chop her down, Luffy probably wouldn't let him since he thought of Nami as a nice person. He grumbles at the thought and looks off to see Luffy playing with a group of kids.

"Something wrong swordsman?" She asks while not taking her eyes away from the map I her hands. Zoro gives her a sideways glance. There was no use in besting around the bush at all. "What do you want with Luffy?" He ask, well more like demanded. Nami didn't take her eyes away from the map but she did stop walking. He catches on pretty fast. She thought. She expected him to be on Luffy's level when it came to knowledge but he proved her wrong.

"You're going to have to be specific with that one." She comments. Zoro clenched his jaw. "But if you want to know, then yes, I'm in for the money. I've got things to do in life and I don't have time to waste." She says sternly, brown eyes looking at his green ones. "I don't have any bad intentions, like hurting him, so you don't have to worry." Then a sly smile spread across her face and she looks him over. "What do you want with Luffy? Aren't you supposed to be a bounty hunter? You know after the heads of Gang and Clan leaders? Were you after L-"

The look Zoro gave her was enough to probably kill an army. She closes her mouth and gulps, a bit intimidated by his glare. "I am not." He hissed, his hand resting on the hilts of his swords. "I was a bounty hunter. I owe Luffy my life since he saved me, don't forget it." And with that he walked forward to keep up with the excited boy no too far away from them. Nami stares at him back. That wasn't just a friendly like bond he gave off. No, possessiveness maybe. Did he really owe his life to that knuckle headed boy? The tone he said it in wasn't one to play with. She bites the bottom of her lip before pocketing her map and continuing forward with them. It'd be best to stay on the swordsman's good side just in case.

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Luffy laughs as the children scream in joy around him. He makes his arms stretch us so they could hang and swing from them. He even made silly faces with some of the younger ones getting cute giggles out of the toddlers. From the side he could see Zoro and Nami walking ahead of him. He says bye to the children and runs along to his friends.

"Zoro~, Nami! Where we going?" He asks happily from behind him. Nami speaks up first. "Since this is a trading island we should buy some more supplies and there are many inns as well." She informs. She was about to speak again until a loud growl cut her off. She turns around to see Luffy rubbing the back of his head with a laugh. "So where's the place with the meat?"

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" So he's already been here.." The blonde says, resting his pipe on the floor beside him. Ace jumps awake from his face in his plate as Sabo talks to the bartender. The bartender became startled at the other but Sabo only reached across the bar for a napkin and gave it to his boyfriend. Said person just blinked before grabbing it and using it to wipe his face.

"So how long ago was that?" Sabo asks, completely unfazed by the action. The bartender turns back toward him. "Uh, I'd say three days at most." The man answered while cleaning a glass. Sabo nods his head. "He was with people, yes?" He asks further. The man nods. "He was with a green haired fellow and an oranged hair woman." Sabo thanks the man before nudging Ace awake again. The blonde chuckles and wipes a piece of meat from the others face. "C'mon, we got more ground to cover." He says the other hurries to finish his drink before paying the man and following the other.

Once outside they walked around the streets. Ace let's out a yawn as Sabo looks at the town's post. "He said they left three days ago. What's three days away from this island....?" He says looking at the map posted in the middle. Ace shifts from his side to turn around.

"What's wrong?" He questions, raising an eyebrow.

"Someone's eyeing us." Ace mumbles with a frown, his eyes narrowing. Sabo looks back at the map, it amazed him how one minute Ace could be a sleeping goof to as serious as death in an instant. A tap on Sabo's shoulder makes him look toward the other and in the direction he was looking in.

"I admit that damn goofball of a prince really pissed me off. Collapsing the place and running off like that." The clown like man snarled. Ace glares at the man from under his hat, his frown deepening.

"So how about I take it out on you two. That is if you can handle me and my whole gang." As if in cue a man with a large lion came into view along with several others. Sabo clicked his tongue, gang members. Judging by the appearance of this man he was Buggy, just as Shanks described him.

"We're not here to fight." Sabo says. It was either talking or making this whole island a pyrohell. The clown smirks before he let's out a crazy laughter.

"You or me?" The blonde asks, he could see where this was going. The smile on. Ace's face answered his question and soon the others hands were engulfed in flames. "You can sit this one out."

"Don't go wicked Pyromaniac."

"Like you're one to talk." Ace shot back and walks forward. "Your making this up to me later, got it?"

Sabo leans against the board and smiles. "Fine, I'll do you, just hurry up."

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Luffy jumps on the futon with a wide smile. It was so soft and comfy, like the ones at home.

"I won't you two out while I change for the bath."

"Why the hell did you get one room then?!"

"To save money!"

Luffy sits up and leans over Zoro's shoulder. "Why we gotta leave?" He asks.

"Because I'm a girl and your both boys. So go!" She shouts and kicks them out the room. Luffy pouts and turns to his first companion. "Nami's weird sometimes." He says bluntly.

You're one to talk. Zoro thinks but doesn't speak it. "Yeah." Was all he said. Luffy hums and lifts up the side of Zoro's shirt where the wound was. "Zoro stopped bleeding!" Luffy says patting the spot, Zoro didn't even wince. "Yeah, you did a good job."

Luffy grins. "I learned from Makino and Sabo. They used to treat me and Ace's wounds most of the time." Zoro nods his head, remembering who the people were.

"Neh, Zoro?" Luffy calls his attention. "What will you do when you become the greatest swordsmen?" Zoro raises an eyebrow at the question. In all truth he didn't really know, it was his ambition after all, to become stronger to keep his promise. So he tells Luffy that.

Luffy pouts gaining a questioning glance from the other.

"That's no fair! You have to visit me some times!! It'll be boring with just Ace and Sabo!" The other exclaims while wrapping his arms around the other making them both fall.

"Luffy what the hell!?"

"I like Zoro!! So you have to visit me! Got it!" Luffy says with determination in his eyes. Zoro had to process with the other just said, because with Luffy one thing could mean another.

"Fine I promise..." He says looking away. This was really too much. Luffy grins from on top of him and leans his head down. "Zoro~."

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Nami literally couldn't keep the face splitting grin from what she heard. The door was one of those paper slide doors, so it really wasn't that sound proof. So she heard everything .

And she ships it!!

There was the fact that this would probably get in the way of her plan, but she'd just lay low for awhile. Zoro was already suspicious of her anyway, so mine as well keep her distance and act normal.

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Tried to make this as long as possible!!! But yeah. Merry Late Christmas!! Haha.

So how ya guys been??