1 - The author does not own One Piece, it's characters or likeliness

2 - One-shot, please enjoy

3 - critiques more than welcome

The first glass was raised.

"I can't help. I love the scent of women. I like to let my eyes to run the curves of their body, pure perfection. And the eyes, the eyes of a woman, sometimes prey, sometimes predator. The movement, the way a woman moves is pure poetry, it's… it's the reason God create arms and legs. I could say tons of things for every part of a woman body. Every part but the smile. The smile, the smile of a woman can't be explained, understood, or deciphered. So here's to the hearts alone on Valentine's Day and don't like it."

Sanji glass was alone, until Chopper shyly raised his. "And some hearts don't have even their species around. To the lonely hearts."

Nico Robin raised hers "Here's to the ones madly in love with their call. Who prefer to learn, to advance themselves, to become the best they can be. Even if this costs other parts of their lives. They choose what this patch takes and brings. Here's to the ones focused in other things than love on this Valentine's Day."

Zoro was with his glass raised before Nico finished talking. "To learn, to train, to become stronger. To the hearts filled with something else."

Usopp coughed and raised his glass

"Once when I was the first-minister at the court of the Cascatean Empire, the very emperor raised a toast t…"

"Usopp!" the other Stray Hat Pirates complained.

"Right, here's to the ones who don't care about Valentine's Day. Who let the life take then here and there. If they are with their special one, great. If not, great too. Here's to the hearts that are truly happy one way or another."

Nami clinked her glass with the gunners.

"I will toast to that, Usopp. To the happiness of the road. To the ones that know the route, the travel is better than the destiny."

It was time for the skeleton to raise his glass

"To the hearts that don't despair, because they know there's always a second chance. If things are not the best this Valentine's Day, they know there's always the next. Even if it does not look like it, there will be always a next. To second chances."

Franky joined the toast.

"To the second chances that come from everywhere. Your dear family, your ex-enemies, and from everyone in between."

The Straw Hat Pirates looked at his Captain. After thinking for a minute he raised his class from the barrel it was on.

"In this Valentine's Day…"

And put his leg on the barrel

"To best friends."

The other pirates all joined their legs on the barrel, shouting "To friendship" and "Best friends."