Spitfire [A One-Piece Fan-fic]

Chapter Three: The Grand Line

A/N: So, I thought I might give you a glimpse of the ship if any of you guys couldn't quite recall how the decks and such were laid out. I also figured it'd help you picture the scene I'm attempting to lay out before you in this chapter. Kana is turning out to be more of a... flexible/athletic person that I initially imagined her to be. :3

After their departure, when the supplies had finally all been put in their individual spots, the news began to spread around. The entrance to the Grand Line was only around a three day's sail from the island they'd just left. Which meant they had barely any time until they found themselves in the most dangerous waters of the world. 

Despite her initial complaints, the expression that Kana wore seemed to say that those days couldn't pass soon enough. This also happened to be the reason that whenever someone needed her attention on something, be it a pipe making a strange noise, or a leaking faucet, it became increasingly difficult to locate the girl. By the time that they were all aware that the entrance should be coming into view at any moment, she was no where to be found. Or at least, no where that Law initially thought to check.

Law, to his credit, took a deep breath upon receiving this news, simply gripping the tip of his hat and giving it a small tug. This gesture was quickly becoming a habit, a way of dealing with the irritation that seemed to occur whenever he had to deal with the girl. His initial question of whether she'd be too soft for the sea seemed laughable at this point, the girl was brasher than the majority of the crew. Not to mention more irritable and strong-headed. 

"So you have no clue where she is...?" he questioned slowly. 

The crew-member, a boy by the name of Kyou, sheepishly scratched his cheek. Being one of the few who could handle being around the girl by choice for longer than an hour in the excited state she'd been in, he'd become the go-to person for locating her. At the inquisitive brow raise that he received in response to his sheepishness, the boy dropped his hand, his mouse brown bangs falling back into place over his tanned skin. 

"Ah, well... she did say she wanted ta get a better view of the sea," he admitted. "Ya haven't checked out on deck yet, right?"

"I was heading there next," Law replied simply.

With the shorter crew-member tagging along at his side, Law started down the hall. When he emerged out onto the highest deck, his eyes skimmed the wood, noting that there wasn't a single frizzy haired blonde in sight. Just as he was about to turn and and check a lower level, Kyou caught his arm, that sheepish expression returning to his face. 

"Ah... Cap'n?" 

"What?" 

"I think I foun' her..." 

Following Kyou's line of sight, Law cocked his head back to catch sight of the girl they were looking for standing atop the highest piece of the ship, her arm hooked around the mast and holding her in place. The two of them simply stared for a moment, neither one able to come up with exactly how Kana managed to get up there. Law, easily piecing together her path after giving it some thought, followed suit a moment later. Propelling himself onto the railing, he easily pulled himself up from there to the same level where she stood. Hearing him join her, Kana turned around, her face lit up with excitement. 

"Cap'n, look at this!" she shouted. "Look!" 

Spinning about once again, she gave a large gesture towards the sea ahead of them. Law, well aware that scolding her for being in a spot that wasn't exactly meant to stand on would wield little result, joined her on the opposite side of the mast and peered out into the distance. It only took a moment to see what she was so excited about, his own breath being stolen at the sight.