AN: I am not a writer; my grammar sucks and my ability to connect thoughts are limited.

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Disclaimer: (I will only so this once) I do not Own One Piece that work of art(Japanese version 4Kids is crap) Belongs to someone much more talented then I.

Special Thanks to my Beta-Editor the great LuNa writer Urainium235 I suggest that all people read their works. Urainium235 contributed much to this work and has greatly increase the Feel of the Show in this fic.

LUFFY THINKS?

The crew of the Straw hat Pirates loved their new ship. For starters it was so much bigger then the Merry Go, and with the Solider Docking System it was much flashier… faster too, plus with their new Nakama Franky if the Sunny was damaged (which was unlikely) it would be fixed properly rather than with Usopp's zealous yet lacking craftsmanship.

However, it was not perfect, or least in the mind of Captain Monkey D. Luffy. There was one thing that he liked better on Merry, the figurehead. Even though the Lion (yes the L is important) was great and gave the Sunny its name and a Lion was more befitting of a Pirate ship then a Ram. Luffy suffered dearly for alas he no longer had his special seat at the front of the ship so that he would be the first to see anything be it a New Island, enemy vessel or cool looking wooden toys, also he had to be in front so that he could protect his friends they were his Nakama. It was much too dangerous to sit there it curved too much and was separated from the rest of the ship. The final reason Luffy didn't sit there way the wooden mane was MUCH too pointy and rode up his pants in a VERY VERY uncomfortable way.

So Luffy was doing something that he rarely tried to do, he was THINKING. He had to find the new lookout point that would not be so obviously a lookout point as the Crows nest, there were far too many dangers on the Grand Line. Not all Dangers were physical threats some were attacks on their fears the fight with CP9 and the Buster Call threat that sparked it was one of the fear threats that waited for them.

This brought a great deal of concern to their next destination Merman Island. This was so complicated, as far as Luffy could remember they only ran into three Mere people so far on the grand line so his Nami's past with the "funny sea people" race had not been much concern but how would she handle being surrounded by so many them? could she even function? what if they ran into trouble?... Luffy sniggered who was he kidding of course they'll get into trouble that's half the FUN of any adventure.

Yes Luffy now said 'his Nami' it was ok since it was inside his head so Sanji would not kick his ass for talking about "Nami-Swan" in such a manner. Apart from his problems with protecting his crew and Sanji problems there were also other concerns, one being what started the thought process on Nami's past, she had been thought of as someone's property for Ten years and he would not want to offend her, her punches hurt sort of like Gramps'.

Of course there was another reason. The reason he actually never really seemed to have any Romantic desires whatsoever, 'Her'.

He had not thought of 'Her' in years. Then again he tried not to think much. And even less about 'Her'. She was the granddaughter of Gramps' best friend and just like he was, she was raised to be a powerful asset to the Marines. She was weird… or at least around him people said she was.

She was clingy and if he ever showed even a hint of affection she would jump him and kiss his face all over. And although he would never admit it, she kind of scared him, and he wasn't scared of anything… except her, but when he was younger she was the only person that ever managed to sneak up on him, other then Ace and Gramps.

"O-oi, guys" Usopp shouted snapping him out of the longest thinking session he had in years (4 to be exact), "there's a ship at Six O'clock"

"hmmm?" Zoro said as he turned around to look at the front of the ship "I don't see anything" instantly dismissing it as another of the Usopp pranks he wanted back to lifting weights… they were big weights.

"He said Six O'clock, Moss-head" Sanji said after taking a drag on his cigarette.

Promptly a weight went flying towards Sanji who calmly responded by breaking afore mentioned weight.

-Scuffle Ensues-

Luffy took this opportunity to stretch up to the Crows nest "really let me see" he shouted as he snatched Usopp's prized telescope from Usopp's grasping hands.

"Not so smart now! Love-cook" announced Zoro to the world as he gained an advantage… and promptly lost it.

-Scuffle Continues-

Luffy finallly got the ship in question into view after working out how to use the telescope "Aw its so small" and it was, it was barely larger then Ace's little boat.

"6 O'clock is that way Marimo look see! It's that w-" Sanji's voice was cut off by it sudden encounter with the floor.

-Scuffle Reaches Climax-

"But L-l-luffy it's still a Marine ship, and someone that could traverse the Grand Line in such a small ship must be dangerous!" Usopp said although Luffy wasn't hesitating. Luffy had a bad felling about this ship, which was weird, why would something so dinky upset him?

"Oh someone's coming out" and the Minute he laid his eye on the sole occupant of the dingy his hand's clenched breaking the Telescope. "Luffy… Telecope… New… 10,000 belli… WHY WORLD WHY!!" Usopp screamed through his shock and tears.

Luffy barely heard Usopp's raving for justice he was in a shock of his own "FRANKY ACTIVATE THE PADALS WE NEED TO GET AWAY AS FAST AS POSSIBLE" Luffy screamed with evident fear in his voice.

"eh" the seven remaining Straw hat Pirates called out in unison. The words that their captain had said were so shocking that it even stopped Sanji's and Zoro's fight before Nami had to smash their skulls together.

-Scuffle Ends-

"What? I'm the captain do it sh-sh-sh-they might catch us!" they all just stood there still shell-shocked they all still could not believe the words coming out of their captain's mouth. Luffy never ran away and that ship was not even the size of the mini-Merry. It just did not make sense and so they just stared at him.

"O-o-o-o--oi guys m-m-maybe we should do what he says" Usopp finally spook up finally coming out of shock. " I mean Luffy sounds scared it must be incredibly dangerous" but it was too late the Marine Dingy caught up with them and a bright light stopped them from making any move.

'Aw damn' Luffy thought as he felt arms wrap around his neck, lips connecting to his left cheek, and he plummeted from the Crows nest.

When he landed on the deck he sighed and with a groan he said "Hello Yuki"

Ending Notes: nothing to say but if you reviewed the First chapter 1 please, please PM me and tell me haw much better this is and I will pass on your thanks to Urainium235