Hi everyone! Here is the 7th chapter. I hope you enjoy it. Regarding the chapter heading, I'm not very resourceful about something like that xD

lg Cassy

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"I suggest we keep sailing today." it came from the orange-haired woman. "I do not care." was the only thing the captain replied. The straw hat gang had just finished breakfast. Luffy got up, went out and was about to sit down on his favorite spot when he saw something on the rocks out of the corner of his eye. He took a closer look and saw two figures talking.

"Well, I hope that Karl doesn't let the prisoner out of his sight. As we know him he gets bored again and then he goes somewhere else." the older one pointed out. "I don't think he'll do that again. When the other prisoner ran away because of him, you literally gave him hell." Danny replied with a grin on his face. "Hey you two! Nice day today, right?" came a voice from behind them. Startled, the secret observers turned around and looked into Luffy's grinning face. "Wait a minute, I know you!" shouted the crazy captain of the straw hat gang, pointing to Charly. "Uh ... well ..." he just stammered to himself. "Yes! You helped me yesterday when I got lost. Thanks again!" grinned the black-haired pirate. > Ookkeeeyy! The guy is weird. <it shot through the head of the 21 year old. "Tell me, what are you doing here?" the rubber man looked questioningly at the two of them. "Uh ... well ... well ... we ..." stuttered the older man to himself "W ... we just enjoy the beautiful view here!" Danny quickly helped his older brother. "Yes, exactly! Isn't it a nice place here, isn't it?" the black-haired man now also had a say. Luffy glanced around "You are actually right."" Luffy! Where are you? We want to go! "One heard the voice of Usopp call out." Oh! I have to go! "And the crazy pirate was gone." What !? They want to go on sailing now? "Charly had barely said that the two of them ran towards their hiding place.

"Where have you been? I told you that we were about to cast off." it came from the navigator. "I met someone I knew back there by the rocks." replied the 17 year old and then jumped to his favorite place. > Someone he knows? <shot through the head of the orange-haired woman. She looked around searchingly, but when she saw no one she turned around with a shrug.

The two brothers arrived at the hiding place, breathing hard, and shouted at the same time: "Karl! We have to go!" The red-haired only looked at his brothers questioningly and did nothing. "Come on! Get the prisoner and pack the things up. The pirates want to sail any moment." said the eldest of the brothers and then had already disappeared with an "I'll get the boat ready". Danny and Karl quickly packed up the things and got the prisoner. When everything was done, they left the hiding place and went to their boat. It was a big boat, but not yet big enough to be considered a ship. In the middle there was only a mast with a large sail on it. Charly had already finished everything. They quickly got everything on board and then set sail. You could just make out the Flying Lamb on the horizon.

"Oh man! I'm bored and I'm hungry!" Luffy had been moaning for half an hour. "Stop annoying at last," was the only answer he got from Nami. "There's no food yet." it also came from Sanji. "That's mean!" the black-haired man kept nagging, but the only answer he got was a synchronous "Bad luck!" by Sanji and Nami. Kate watched the three of them with just a smile on her face. 'It's funny how they always argue,' it shot through her head."What's so funny?" startled the brunette turned around and looked into the face of the green-haired swordsman. > Oh it's just Zorro <"Not that important." she replied to his question. Zorro shrugged and stared out at the sea. In the north, rain clouds were gathering and the temperatures were also dropping. Kate followed his gaze "The weather will be bad." "Yeah, it looks like it." it only came from Zorro. 'He's always so taciturn', Kate shot through the head> is that up to me or is he always like that? <Shaking her head, she looked out at the water and watched a couple of fish swimming along the ship just below the surface of the water. Slowly her mind wandered back to the dream she had last night. > What if Eric was on the ship too? <a slight panic seized her again. She didn't want to think about it. "Is something?" Zorro looked at her questioningly and Kate could swear that she had heard a slight concern in his voice. "No. It's nothing." she put on a fake smile. > You can tell someone else that. <the swordsman shot through the head, but said nothing. > Why am I so worried about her in the first place? <

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That's it! Hope you enjoyed the Kappi. Please leave clerks there.

glg Cassy