I watch the pink snowflakes melt on the water from beside a quiet Chopper as we sail away from Drum Island. The boys are being rambunctious little fucks behind us, but I keep my eyes level.

I absentmindedly rub at my sternum while Vivi cries into Karoo 's frozen feathers. We literally had to fish his goofy ass out of the river while we were leaving. 'What were you doing in the water?! ' she wails hysterically.

Karoo starts babbling while Zoro laughs nervously. 'He probably just slipped and fell in the river like an idiot. '

'Shut up! ' Vivi snaps. Karoo continues to babble.

'He said he saw Zoro slip and fall in the river after grumbling about not being able to go in. He jumped in to save him, but instead he froze, ' Chopper pipes up from beside me.

I fold at the waist and start laughing hysterically. 'You! You fucking

fell!

You goddamn idiot I told you ' hey don 't you daRE ' '