Through a Canine's Eyes

Chapter 10

Chirp Chirp

A soft growl made its way out of my throat as the birds continued to call loudly to one another. Couldn't they shut up for two minutes?

After the fight with the Black Cat Pirates everyone had got their injuries treated and it was now the next day. The rest of the crew was inside pigging out again, and I was lying underneath a tree, with my head lazily resting on my paws. My chest had several white bandages wrapped around it which in my opinion looked bloody ridiculous, but it could be worse. At least I was still alive with all my limbs still attached.

My wounds were nothing serious, the cuts would scab over in a few days, and in a week or two they will be just pinks lines. My fur covered the scratches anyway, so you couldn't see them very easily. Other than the few cuts on my muzzle that is, they were a lot more shallow then the ones on my side. They would be fully healed within the week apparently. Other than that I just had some sore muscles and that I could put up with rather easily.

I lifted my head up from my paws when I saw Luffy, Zoro, Nami and Kaya walk out of the shop together, following a road somewhere. I slowly hefted myself up to all four paws, and leisurely padded after them, my tail wagging in indolent motions.

"Hey..." muttered Zoro although he had a pleased look on his face.

"A caravel!" exclaimed Nami in glee.

"Woah!" said Luffy in awe.

We were all standing in front of a large ship that had the head of a ram. It was a lot bigger than any boat we had been using previously, and Kaya was giving it to us! But then again I did know this, this was the ship the sailed around in most of the time from what I remember.

"I've been waiting for you," Merry stated, his hand sweeping out and gesturing towards the ship. "It's slightly old styled but I designed it myself. It's a caravel and it uses a staysail. The controls are at the back. It's called 'Going-Merry'."

"Can we really take this?" Luffy yelled happily.

"Yes, I insist," confirmed Kaya, a bright smile on her face.

"I will explain the steering system," said Merry, turning his attention to Luffy. "First of all, in order to adjust the yards in relation to the crew garnet.."

"Don't tell him, I'll listen to the explanation," Nami said with a sweatdrop.

"I had everything you would need for a voyage loaded onto the ship," Kaya said.

"Thanks for going through all this trouble!" Luffy smirked.

"WAAAAHH!" a voice yelled out, and we all turned around to see Usopp rolling down the hill with a huge backpack on his back. "Please stop me!"

"Usopp!" yelped Kaya in surprise.

"What's he doing?" Luffy asked. I slipped behind them so that I wouldn't get hit by Usopp hopefully.

"I think we should stop him, if he keeps going like that he'll hit the ship," Stated Zoro.

BANG! Luffy and Zoro had just lifted up a foot each, planting it on Usopp's face causing him to stop.

"Thanks…" he whimpered in pain.

"No problem."

Zoro, Luffy, and I turned and headed to the ship as Usopp took off his backpack and went to talk to Kaya for the last time.

Luffy ambled up the rope attached to the side of the ship with no problem, and then next Zoro went to go up. I was standing behind him trying to figure out how I'd get up to the boat. Dogs couldn't exactly climb a rope ladder last time I checked, and I didn't want to aggravate my injuries anymore by attempting to jump onto the ship.