The Mark of the Straw Hats

7|Island Lovely

     The crew got off the ship and followed Luffy's tracks to the village. Thankfully, his tracks were easy to find, but for some reason it seemed like he was going in circles. At last, they found Luffy.

     "Luffy! What are you doing here?!" Nami yelled, hitting him as hard as she could with her fist, "The village is that way!"

     Nami pointed her finger towards the opposite direction, and Luffy looked over towards the village, which seemed farther away than it had been when they were on the ship.

     "Woah, when did it get over there?" Luffy exclaimed, "I could've sworn that the village was here!"

     "I guess that means that your sense of direction is only slightly better than our swordsman, captain," Robin laughed, "Anyways, it starting to get dark, so we should head over as fast as we can so that there'll be a place to stay tonight."

     "Good thinking, my wonderful Robin-chan!" Sanji said, floating around her and trying to kiss her, "Follow me, Nami-san and Robin-chan! I'll keep you safe!"

     When the crew arrived, Robin was right. It had grown quite dark (mainly because Zoro kept going in the wrong direction and Luffy kept stopping for a snack break) but there were still a lot of people bustling around, and almost all the shops said "Open 24/7!" In fact, there were so many street lights that someone might've thought it was daytime! 

     "Is there some special occasion?" Nami asked a brunette woman who was eating some rice balls with her son, "Why is everyone still up?"

     "Oh! You must be a visitor! We don't get visitors too often," the lady smiled, "Welcome to Island Lovely, the most romantic island in the Grand Line!"

     "Island Lovely?" everyone said in unison, hearing the ridiculous name that sounded even more ridiculous than "Syrup Village"

     "That's right!" the woman exclaimed, picking her son up so he wouldn't get tired from standing, "Here at Island Lovely, we have romantic springs, meditation rooms, tips from experts on best ways to help your relationship with your partner, and so much more! Plus, the food is awesome too!"

     "That's so cool!" Sanji exclaimed, thinking this as a chance to get closer to Nami or Robin, "Oh, by the way, do you have any maps to help us get around?"

     "Don't worry, I know the meat section is that way!" Luffy said, pointing at a shop not too far.

     "Well, I do happen to have a map on hand, so you boys and girls can have it!" she smiled, "By the way, my name's Lorelei, and I'm quite famous around these parts, so if you tell people that you're friends with me, you would save a ton! Here's my number, in case you need more help."

     Lorelei ripped some paper from a napkin she was holding and scribbled some numbers down as Sanji jumped for joy when he heard the great news. Smiling, she handed the napkin to Nami and petted her son's head.

     "My darling Charles here is getting tired, so I'll be off now!" she said, then walked away.

     "Did you hear that?" Nami exclaimed, her eyes dollar signs, "We're gonna save big!"

     "Did you hear that?" Sanji exclaimed, "She just gave me- I mean us her number!"

     "Did you hear that?" Zoro grunted, "The wind just said for the Lovecook to shut up already."