Yo ho ho ho! Yo ho ho ho!

((Just a short (Canon? idk) "filler" chapter of the time on sea with everyone C: ))

Celebrating our capture of Caesar and reunion with Shoto and his friends (Plus the upcoming battle with Doflomingo.), Sanji prepared a feast. Caesar of course complained about us celebrating such a thing in front of him, so like any other person. I grabbed a cup of sake and walked over to him "Then why not join in!" I smirked while dumping the alcohol on top of him, he made more of a fuss as I shrugged and raised my cup in the air.

"Well let's party!" Chuckling as the others cheered and downed their drinks, Luffy stuffing his face with food. Cards scattered the deck from discarded games, Usopp, Luffy, Zoro, and Chopper danced together. Uncaring of how bad it looked, I wrapped my arm over Shoto's shoulders and pulled him close as I laughed at the four. Taking a sip of the sake in my cup, Shoto chuckled beside me.

"What're you chuckling about?" I glanced at him with a raised brow as he smiled at me.

"You're just...Yourself, if that makes sense..." He rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly as I turned my head in confusion.

"Aren't I always myself?" Humming at the sullen expression painting his face.

"I mean, you don't have any guards up, and you're being carefree. Happy. You haven't been that way since I could remember, with...Dad, and mom...Even with us you weren't completely relaxed, but here, with these people. You've been, open. Actually letting people in to help, and you're happier than I've ever seen you." He finished as I stared at him for a few moments, my face heated up as I looked away and rubbed the back of my neck.

"...Yeah, I guess..." Sighing as my eyes scanned over the others, "It's nice, like being with the league. Nobody cares about what you've done or your past, they just accept what they see for themselves. Accepting people for being them, and breaking them out of their facades. Everyone is as honest as they allow themselves to be, but they have their secrets and boarders. And they respect other's when given that respect as well."

"I can't say that life at that house was truly a life, It has always felt more like home with others I don't share a past with but also understand. Walking into that portal all those months ago, ending up here with these guy's, meeting Eraser and now you and your friends. It's definitely been an experience, one that, for the most part. I've really enjoyed." I turned to him with a wide genuinely happy smile, his eyes seemed to start tearing up as he hugged me.

"Yeah, yeah it has." He replied into my shoulder as things started to pick up again, Luffy cheered as everyone turned towards Brook who was sitting on a piano that somehow appeared on the deck. Shoto watched as well as Brook started playing, everyone swayed and sang along.

"Yohohoho, Yohohoho Yohohoho, Yohohoho Yohohoho, Yohohoho Yohohoho, Yohohoho."

"Making a delivery, bringing it across the sea Bink's sake in the hold as we sail through the breeze. Far across the eye can see, the sun is shining merrily as the birds fly in the sky as they sing out with glee bid adieu to everyone as we sail under the sun Sailing on from dusk 'til dawn and singing out as one. Cross the gold and silver waves, changing into water sprays sailing out on our journey to the ends of the sea."

Brook did a piano solo as everyone laughed at Luffy's antics atop said piano, cheering with our cups in the air as the melody and words of song drifted through the cool and salty breeze.

"Making a delivery of Bink's sake through the sea let be shown that we are known as pirates, sailing free. Time to raise the flag up high, of jolly roger in the sky. Raise the sails and tell the tales that never pass you by. Somewhere in the endless sky, a storm has started coming by Waves a-dancing, sails a-prancing through the wind and rain. If we let blow winds of fear, then the end of us is near. Even so, tomorrow the sun will rise again."

"Yohohoho, Yohohoho Yohohoho, Yohohoho Yohohoho, Yohohoho Yohohoho, Yohohoho"

"Making a delivery of Bink's sake through the sea through today, and through tomorrow, all your dreams will lay say goodbye should we depart, and keep your memories in your heart Don't you frown and don't be down, but live to seize the day. Making a delivery of Bink's sake through the sea sailing on from dusk 'til dawn and singing out as one after all is said and done, we all end up as skeletons tales unending, rules a-bending, journey just begun!"

"Yohohoho, Yohohoho Yohohoho, Yohohoho Yohohoho, Yohohoho"

The melody drifted off as Brook played some light background music as everyone laughed, drank, and ate. Still humming to the previous melody, I wrapped my arms around Shoto and Luffy as the night carried on joyfully...