But I Like You!~ Pt 7

~*~The Strawhats~*~

               "___," A voice murmurs in the darkness. You reach toward the voice finding warmth. "Warm," You whisper, you hear a chuckle as you press your face against the warm body. "___, wake up," The voice chuckles. Your eyes flutter open at that. "Hm?" You hum. You blink at his chest, pulling away as your eyes go up to Luffy's face. "Shishishi! Good morning," He chuckles. You release him and roll off the bed, pulling the blanket down with you. "___?" He says, peering down at you in slight concern.
                "No," You murmur, pulling the blanket over your face. "You're gonna miss breakfast," He tells you. You grumble in response. Luffy chuckles, "Come on," He insists, pulling the blanket away from your face. You glower up at him. He grins, "Please?" He chuckles. You sigh and get up, "Alright already," You growl. Luffy springs up at that, "Lets go!" He says cheerfully, grabbing your hand. He leads you out briskly.
                 He pulls you into the kitchen. "Hey Sanji! Is breakfast ready!?" He asks loudly. "Yes, and- why are you holding ___?" He asks, turning around. Luffy looks down at your hand in his. "Because she would have gone back to sleep and skipped breakfast," He answers, looking back at Sanji. "How do you know that?" You huff in surprise. He points at you, giving Sanji a look. "You know, if she doesn't eat then that's more for you Luffy," The swordsman points out. Sanji and Luffy shoot him a glare. "I don't want her food," Luffy tells him. The crew blinks at him in surprise.
                   "That's not like you captain," The blue haired guy says. You raise an eyebrow, glancing over at Luffy curiously. He shrugs off the question, "Lets eat!" He says suddenly, going to sit down. You start to back out to leave but his hand stretches back and grabs your wrist. "You too," He says, pulling you over. "Yeah yeah," You sigh, sitting down beside him.

                       You sat down in the street, eating an apple and looking at Luffy's ship. His request for you to join lingers in your mind. "Hey ___! I hear Mr. Luffy is leaving today," Tesla says, coming over and sitting beside you. You give a blank nod. "Are you going to miss him?" She asks curiously. You blink and look over at her. "What?" You ask. "Are you going to miss Mr. Luffy?" She inquires again, raising her eyebrows up at you. You pause and chuckle. "Yes, I'm going to miss Mr. Luffy," You admit. Her eyes widen, "A lot?" She presses. You laugh at her innocent and persistent attitude. "Maybe... Why do you ask?" You shoot back.
                        She shifts, "Then why don't you go with them?" She asks, looking toward the ship. You follow her gaze and frown slightly. "But I like this town," You scoff. "You can always visit," she points out. She then gets up and cups her hands around your ear. "Plus Mr. Luffy is really cute... Don't you think?" She whispers. You fall onto your back, kicking up dust as you laughed approvingly. "I think so too Tes'," You chuckle. She puts her tiny hands on her hips looking down at you. "Then don't let this chance go by or someone is going to snatch him up like a lollipop," She tells you, looking totally serious with her eyebrows raised, head bobbing from side to side as she spoke matter-of-factly.
                          You blink up at her before rolling over and laughing hysterically. This little girl was too damn cute. "___! I'm being serious!" Tesla protests at your laughter. You couldn't fight back the laughter. "Um... ___, what are you doing?" Raizor's voice makes you look up to see him looking down at you warily. "Raizor! Just the guy I need!" Tesla proclaims, looking up at him. He raises an eyebrow at the small, and very serious girl. "Huh?" he huffs. She beckons him closer and begins to whisper in his ear. You watch as Raizor's voice goes from confused to serious. "She's right, ___, if you like that man then do not let him slip through your fingers! Or he'll be snatched up by a siren!" He says passionately.
                            You blink at him and burst into another fit of laughter. They both seemed totally ridiculous at this point. "I never knew you were a romantic Raizor," You tease. He blushes and glares down at you. "I'm only trying to help you!" He snaps. "Hey! ___!" Luffy calls to you, making you sit up as he approached with a grin. "Hello Luffy." you say with a smirk. "Join my crew," He tells you. "I don't know...." You sigh. He frowns and folds his arms. "Im not leaving without you," He states. "That's not much of a threat," You tell him. He thinks for a bit and extends his hand. "Come on, it's time to go on another adventure," He says with a smile.
                             Raizor nudges you. "Alright, captain," You huff, taking his hand and standing. "Take care Tesla.... Raizor, I leave everyone to you," You tell them. They grin at you in response. You let Luffy lead you toward the ship.

                            "She sleeps as much as Zoro," Nami comments, as you stretch in the sun. Luffy goes over to you and crouches beside you. "___! Play with me," He says. You blink up at him, "No..." You mutter, rolling over. He bends so his head is one the deck, giving you a pleading upside down smile. "Please?" He asks. You blink at him before reaching over and pulling on his cheek. "What do you want to play?" You ask, giving in to his pleads. He ponders for a bit. "Hide and seek," He decides. "Really?" You sigh, sitting up. "We could play something else if you want," He says, wrapping himself around you like a snake.
                             "I dont want to play any way," You huff. "Luffy, why don't you play with Usopp or Chopper?" You add. He frowns, "Because I want to play with you," He says. A smirk comes to your lips but you can't think of a way out of this. "Alright fine, I'll hide first," You sigh, standing up. "Alright I'll start counting!" He says, turning away and covering his eyes. You dart into the ship swiftly, run to hide in Zoro's empty sake barrel. The swordsman blinks at you as you open the barrel and climb in. "Hide and seek?" he guesses. You nod and give a sheepish smile. "Alright, see ya," He says before going out. You swiftly close the lid as you hear Luffy call out, "Ready or Not! Here I Come!"
                      You get comfortable in the surprisingly large barrel. 'He'll never find me he-' The lid lifts and a familiar laugh echoes the barrel. You look up as Luffy pops his head in. "Shishishi, found you!" He says before falling in. "Ah!" You huff in surprise as he falls on you. "Oops, sorry," He chuckles, leaning his head back and smiling up at you. You feel your cheeks warm. "Clumsy guy," You comment, shifting to get comfortable again. He turns and sits across from you, still smiling. "How'd you find me?" You ask, sure that it should've taken him longer to find you. He pauses, thinking for a moment before shrugging.
                         "This is a good hiding place," He says. "Not good enough though," You reply. He blinks at you, suddenly falling silent. You raise an eyebrow, did you say it wrong? He suddenly leans forward, "Don't move," He murmurs, reaching toward you. You freeze, cheeks flushing. His hand brushes past your cheek and pulls back swiftly. "Got him," He mutters quickly tossing the spider out. You relax, so it was a spider... Of course it was a spider! Luffy didn't seem the type to show anything deeper than childish affection. You subconsciously sigh, and open your eyes only to see Luffy leaning toward you again.
                           "Another spider?" You guess. "No...." He says before turning again and laying against you. "I'm tired now," He adds, head resting back between your collarbones. "Uh..." You breath. "This is okay right?" He asks. He leaned his head back more to look up into your eyes. "Of course captain," You murmur, looking away. He smiles cheerfully, "Thanks, youre very comfortable," He says, shifting against yours. He soon falls asleep, and you wrap your arms around his neck loosely. Before long, you fall asleep too.