#shout out to nami and robin doing air pumps

[everyfranky]

celebration!!! everyone looks absolutely adorable here, and i love them all

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[tooweirdforyou]

Luffy With A S/O Who Has A Tattoo Of The Jolly Roger

A/N : this is a request from my sister so I’m excited to post this! This was actually really cute so I hope you enjoy! :)

Summary : In which, one day, Luffy finds out about his female significant other’s hidden tattoo of the crew’s Jolly Roger.

note : if you all would like a post of where the crewmates might have their Jolly Roger, or have any ideas or thoughts yourselves, please share! I’d love to hear it.

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“The crew is rather lively today, aren’t they?”

You smile at the sight of Luffy running around with a water gun, chasing after Usopp and Chopper and spraying them with it.

Nami and Robin sat on the lawn chairs beside you, the shade of the umbrella taking over your bodies to protect from the heat of the sun.

Nami was wearing a white bikini, Robin wearing a black bikini top with a white skirt that reached her knees, while you settled in a white tank top and some light blue denim shorts.

Sanji was coming down from the upper deck, having just exited the kitchen with a silver plate of beverages on top.

Brook and Franky sat off to the side, Brook drinking his tea and enjoying the sight of the trio, while Franky watches in amusement as well, whilst tinkering with his torso.

Zoro laid by the railing, swords at his side and arms crossed with his body leaned back. His eyes were closed and he was resting, but you could tell he was listening in to everything.

“They always are.. it seems we can never get just ten minutes of peace.” Nami exhales heavily, shaking her head disappointedly as the sound of yells and laughter filled the air.

Nami’s comment caused Robin to giggle as she turns the page in her book, that was resting on her lap.

“It’s always fun with them around.” She points out, keeping her eyes trained on her book.

You laugh along as well, Nami only sulking for a brief moment before seeing Sanji returning with fresh drinks for them.

“Nami-swan~, Robin-dear~, [Name]-chan!~ here are your freshly made beverages!~” Sanji sang, lowering his hand with the plate down, setting down the drinks onto the table for the three of you.

“Thank you, Sanji.” You and Robin thank the blonde in unison, Nami immediately grabbing the glass and smiling brightly. “Thanks, Sanji.”

As Sanji swoons at the three of you, you turn back to your captain and lover and call out to him with a grin.

“Luffy! Are you thirsty? Come here, Sanji made drinks!”

Ignoring Sanji’s small protests that it was only meant for the ladies, Luffy’s eyes lit up and he grins brightly right at you. “Ooh, yeah!”

He quickly runs over, still dodging Usopp’s and Chopper’s water attacks with ease before landing right in front of you.

His straw hat hung around his neck, resting on his upper back and wore nothing but his red shorts. Water glistened against his skin in the sun from the splashes of water from Usopp’s shot.

“Seems like you’re having fun.” You sit up from your chair and held out the fresh glass that Sanji had placed down for you, holding it out for Luffy, who took it after thanking you.

Luffy stands in front of you and brings the glass to his lips, taking a long sip before exhaling in satisfaction.

Luffy smugly grins. “Shishishi~, Yeah, I keep hitting Usopp and Chopper easily! They kind of suck at aiming.” He mindlessly states aloud with a laugh, Usopp’s brow twitching at his words.

“Oh yeah?..” Usopp began fiercely pumping his water gun before smirking and pointing it at Luffy’s back. “I’ll show you the skills of Mighty God Usopp! Sniper King!” He shouts and pulls the trigger instantly.

Luffy only grins cheekily and moves aside before the water made impact.

Unfortunately, you became the target.

With Luffy having moved aside, you were shot in the face which resulted in your clothes and body to become wet and completely soaked.

“Haha! You missed again!” Luffy laughs wholeheartedly at the sight of your wet form, pointing at Usopp as he doubled over from laughter.

Nami and Sanji gasps at the sight, Sanji’s anger building up as he shouts at Usopp. “USOPP! YOU BETTER GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES AND APOLOGIZE RIGHT NOW! HOW DARE YOU SHOOT [NAME]-CHAN!?”

Usopp sweatdrops at Sanji as Brook’s laughter fills the air. “Yohohoho~ that was quite unexpected!” Franky joins in the laughter as well. “That was definitely a suupperr~ shot!”

Robin giggles and smiles. “That was certainly quite the aim. Are you alright, [Name]-san?” She hums, turning over to you, who was recovering from the shock and wiping your wet face.

You couldn’t surpress the smile forming as you chuckle lightly yourself. “Yeah, I’m fine. It’s just water.”

Seeing Chopper walk over with a hand towel, you smile gratefully to the little reindeer who was currently in his monster point.

“Sorry, [Name]! We didn’t mean to get you involved.” He apologetically smiles, you taking the towel from his hands and began wiping your face.

“No worries, Chopper.” You assure him, standing up straight to go change when Nami audibly gasp at the sight of your back, her eyes widening.

“Huh? What’s that on your back, [Name]?”

Since you got wet, your shirt was wet as well and the water expanded towards the back of your shirt, so it exposed your skin.

You hum questioningly and turn around to see her eyeing your back, the others widening their eyes at the sight of it, besides Zoro and Luffy.

“Woah! Is that what I think it is, [Name]?!” Usopp gasp in awe at the sight.

“When did you get that done, [Name]-san?” Robin asks, sitting up and setting her book onto the table.

“My, that’s quite a magnificent sight.” Brook hums, nodding at it.

“YA-OW! That looks great, [Name]!” Franky grins, giving a thumbs up towards you.

“It’s really cute! When did you do it?” Nami smiles, leaning closer to inspect it properly.

“No matter what it is, even if it was something else, it sure looks amazing on you, [Name]-chan~!” Sanji swoons, admiring it.

“Ah, it looks amazing, [Name]!” Chopper compliments, returning to his smaller usual form.

You bring the towel down from your face and smile at the others. “Thanks! I got it done in the last island we visited.”

“Got what done?” Luffy tilts his head in confusion, crossing his arms at the others’ awe of your back.

He didn’t understand. You didn’t look different. “Did you get a haircut or something?”

You laugh softly at him and shake your head at his question. “Nothing like that. Here.”

You turned around and moved your hair and towel down. You then lifted the hem of your shirt to expose your lower back.

Zoro, who was listening in, opens his eye to see what the crew was so excited about. His eye widens before a small smirk took over his lips. “I see, not bad.” He hums, approving of it.

Luffy just blinks a bit, staring at your back blankly before his eyes widens in surprise, completely shocked from the sight.

“EHH?! NO WAY!”

Right on your back, similar to the place Ace had his tattoo, was your own tattoo of the ship’s Jolly Roger, just a bit lower.

A skull with crossbones, as well as a straw hat, printed cleanly across your skin and matched well, as if it was always there from the beginning.

“Cute, right?” You grin at Luffy’s reaction, pulling down your wet shirt again and faced your captain.

“I thought it’d be nice to have the mark of the Straw Hats. What better than the Jolly Roger?”

The others smiled at your response and hum. “The tattoo looks great, [Name]. I wish you could have told us, maybe we could have had one with you.” Nami sighs and you giggle softly.

“Don’t worry yourselves about having to get one. If you guys want one too, be my guest, but this was just my own choice is all.” You say, waving your hand dismissively towards her with a gentle smile.

“Man, that’s so cool! Why didn’t you tell me about this before?!” Luffy eagerly shouts, eyes turning into stars for a moment before he looks up at you excitedly.

“I guess I must’ve forgot.” You sheepishly hum, rubbing the back of your neck with your hand. “Anyways, at least you guys saw it now.”

Before the others could question you any further, you pick up your stuff left on the lawn chair and smile at the crew. “Well, since I’m soaking wet and I’m getting cold, I’m going to go ahead and shower first.”

With that, you began walking off with a small hum of a tune, making your way over towards the bedroom to grab your change of clothes first.

Luffy watches as you go, a small grin still across his face as he chuckles heartily. “Shishishi, I didn’t know [Name] had a tattoo of the Jolly Roger. That’s really cool!”

“It is unexpected of her to suddenly get a tattoo or mark out of the blue.. but that’s our [Name]-san! Yohohoho!~” Brook joyfully laughs, Usopp smiling and nodding in agreement. “It’s definitely the real thing, it looks just like it too.”

“I wonder why she chose her back of all places though.” Chopper innocently hums, glancing down at his water gun and shook it to see if there was still water in it.

“In any case, it looks great and that’s all that matters. For now, I’ll get started on dinner.” Sanji smiles, taking a cigarette out of his carton and lit it up with his lighter.

“EXTRA MEAT FOR DINNER, SANJI! MEAT! MEAT! MEAT!”

“ALRIGHT ALREADY! STOP YELLING!”

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You let out a satisfied and pleased breath, letting the towel rest around your shoulders and hair air dry. You wore a t-shirt and shorts this time, feeling comfortable from your shower.

Going into your bedroom, you became startled at the sight of Luffy sprawled across your bed with his eyes closed.

“Oh, Luffy.”

Hearing your voice, Luffy snaps awake and sits straight up. His body was still wet from earlier so it did dampen your sheets a bit, but you didn’t mind.

“[Name]. Took you long enough!” Luffy hums, crossing his arms with a pout forming on his lips. “I was waiting for you.”

Your eyes soften at his action and you smile lightly. “Sorry, Luffy. I lost track of time while I was in there.” You explain, making your way over to the dresser, picking up the hairbrush.

Luffy nods, signaling he understood as he watched you began heading towards him and took a seat at the edge of the bed, where it wasn’t wet.

You began brushing your hair, noticing that Luffy was staring at you and you glance over. “Something wrong?”

“Can I see it again?”

Knowing what he meant, you turn so your back faced him and lifted the back of your shirt to expose the skin.

Luffy stares blankly for a few seconds before giving a small smile.

“..you chose that spot for Ace, didn’t you?”

Your eyes widen at his question before a gentle smile appeared on your lips. Nodding, you spoke. “Yes, I did.”

Luffy looks down, his smile widening slowly before he eventually looks back up with a cheerful grin and closed eyes.

“I see. Shishishi! Well, it looks great!”

Luffy reaches his hand over and carefully glided his fingers across your tattoo-covered skin, admiring the sight of his mark on your back.

A warm smile casted over his face as he then pulls your body back into his chest and hugs you tight.

“On the next island, I’ll get the same as you, but I’ll get it on my chest! Sound good?” Luffy hums, arms wrapping around you as you leaned into him.

You chuckle heartily at him and nod. “Sounds good, Luffy.” You turn your head and peck his cheek lightly, causing Luffy to smile wider.

Luffy returns a kiss onto your head and smiles lovingly with pink-tinted cheeks.

“I love you, [Name]!” Despite his voice sounding so cheerful and childish, it was the most sincere tone you’ve heard from him.

You smile back at him with closed eyes, hands placing themselves onto Luffy’s arms around you as you curled into him more. “I love you, Luffy.”

“Oi, dinner’s ready!” Sanji’s voice calls from the kitchen, and you hum. “Mmh, it seems Sanji has finished cooking.”

“Yeah, Sanji made lots of meat! Let’s go already, [Name]!” He quickly lets go of his hold on you, leaping off the bed as you sat up straight and fixed your shirt.

“Okay.” Luffy grabs your hand and began pulling you up and out of the room, quickly heading to the kitchen to feast on the delicious dinner awaiting you both.

“Time to eat!”

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A/N : heyyy, hope you guys liked this and enjoyed! :D I thought it was cute.

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[eirist]

Little Bits and Pieces of Heaven

WISH COME TRUE

One-shot #: 27

Disclaimer: One Piece (and its characters) belongs to Eiichiro Oda-sensei.

Reminder: I have no beta-reader. Any grammatical and spelling errors are solely mine.

Warning: OOC possible. One shot.

Rating: T

Note: What is there to say but… HAPPY BIRTHDAY NAMI!!!

Summary: Birthday wishes might be overrated but not when they are made to come true.

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY NAMI!!!”

The whole crew greeted in unison the moment the orange-haired navigator stepped inside the decorated galley—in the midst of popping confetti, clapping and shouting.

Their voices were surprisingly in sync and Nami wondered if they practiced the greeting days before her birthday or they were just that enthusiastic.

“Ah! Minna! Thank you!” She gushed as she looked at the happy, grinning faces of her crewmates and her own smile widened some more.

The room was filled with balloons in different colors of orange, white and silver. Some were floating up the ceiling with glittering streamers hanging down from them. Others were scattered all over the galley floor. There were letter balloons at the far end of the room with the words HAPPY BIRTHDAY spelled out.

The Straw Hats went all out with the decorating and Nami can’t help but be pleased.

“You guys… this is wonderful!” She exclaimed as a whirl of hearts appeared suddenly in front of her.

“Nami-swan! Happy birthday!” Sanji stopped twirling and dropped down on one knee in front of the mapmaker. He held her hand in his, bowing slightly before planting a kiss on it. “Your birthday feast is ready my sweet mellorine!”

“Arigatou, Sanji-kun!” Nami glanced at the table, filled with delicious food and desserts, with a beautifully made three-tier cake in the middle, complete with sparklers.  “Everything looks amazing!”

“Anything for you my love!” The blond cook sang and froze in happiness when Nami blew him a kiss.

“Nami! Happy birthday!” Chopper cheerily approached her and took her other hand, tugging her towards the direction of the table. They left Sanji, still frozen and kneeling down on one knee.

“Thank you Chopper!” She lifted him up and kissed his cheek. Chopper blushed and giggled and pointed towards the cake. “Time to blow the candles and make a wish.”

“Yeah!” Luffy shouted, eyes sparkling from too much excitement at the food in front of him. “Come on Nami hurry, hurry!”

Nami just chuckled at her captain’s impatience. Normally that would earn him a knuckle on the head but since this day is special… she decided to just let it go.

“Alright. Alright!” She said as she approached the table. She smiled at Robin, Franky and Brook as they all greeted her before marveling at the astounding cake in front of her.

“Wow!” She breathed out.

“Make a wish Nami!” Chopper said as he jumped on the empty dining chair to get a good view when she finally blew the candles out.

“Faster witch,” Zoro drawled on her other side. He was sitting on the chair on her left, already enjoying a tankard of his favorite alcohol. “Luffy’s about to turn rabid from hunger.”

She narrowed her eyes at him yet he only smirked at her, muttering a ‘happy birthday’ before taking a drink from his mug as Luffy chanted ‘meshi! meshi!’ in the background.

“Come on birthday girl!” Usopp coerced her. “Make a wish and then blow the candles!”

“Oi you idiots! Don’t rush Nami-san!” Sanji bellowed as he finally recovered from Nami’s earlier blown kiss.

“It’s alright Sanji-kun!” Nami’s smile at him was enough to stop the chef in his tracks as hearts started popping out from him. She closed her eyes, silently making some wishes from her heart, before taking a deep breath and blowing the cake’s candles so they can start the celebration.

Cheers broke out when she was able to blow them all in one go. Chopper was elatedly announcing how her wish will come true because of that.

Nami certainly hope so.

“Well what are we waiting for?” Usopp hollered as Sanji took her hand again to guide her to the seat at the head of the table—something Luffy graciously gave up for Nami’s special day (with some cajoling and promises of meat).

“It’s time to celebrate Nami’s birthday!!!”

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“Gimme.”

Zoro paused in the middle of bringing his mug to his lips when Nami held out her hand to him, her palm facing upward.

“What?” He cocked an eyebrow at her.

Nami thrust her hand closer to his face, her fingers moving in a give me motion.

Zoro just continued looking at her blankly.

She made a face at him. “Gosh Zoro. Even Luffy has given me something for my birthday.”

“Tch.”

Nami sighed, resting both hands on her hips. No use teasing this surly swordsman if he have a birthday present for her.

Because the answer’s most likely no.

Well she was expecting it. But of course that doesn’t mean she wasn’t disappointed.

She just decided to shove that thought down the deepest recesses of her mind and just enjoy her birthday celebration.

“You going anywhere tomorrow?” Zoro suddenly asked just when she was about to turn her back on him.

“Huh?” She blinked curiously at him. “Why?”

Zoro regarded her for a moment. “Let’s go somewhere.”

Nami’s ears perked up at that and her eyes widened. Go somewhere?

Did he just… did he mean…

“Where?” She inquired almost breathlessly, her heart racing.

Zoro smirked. “You’ll find out tomorrow.” He stood up and made a grab for the bottle half-filled with sake. “Happy Birthday Nami.” With that he moved to exit the galley to head to the nest for his watch, leaving her dumbfounded.

Honestly… did he just like… ask her out?

Seems like one of her birthday wishes will come true after all.

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“So where are we going?”

That was the first thing Nami asked Zoro when they met each other on the deck the next morning after breakfast.

“Didn’t Robin tell you?” The swordsman frowned at her.

“Robin?”

“Yeah. Robin’s coming with us.”

“Oh.” Nami blinked. Robin’s coming with them? The archaeologist didn’t mention anything about that last night before they went to bed.

Yet she nodded to show her agreement and understanding… even if she doesn’t really get it.

“Don’t worry, you’ll like it,” Zoro assured her, when he saw her doubtful expression. “Just don’t wear any of those pointy shoes you fancy.”

Nami stared hard at him. She shouldn’t wear pointy shoes? Does he mean high heels?

Why? Where are they going?

“Ara… are you two ready?” Robin’s soft voice put a stop to their conversation. The raven-haired beauty was walking towards them, dressed in her hiking gear.

Nami looked at Zoro inquisitively who just nodded at her. “We’ll go once Nami’s ready.” Then he walked away from her and headed towards the boy’s quarters… probably to change as well.

“Not a problem,” Robin smiled at him then at Nami.

“Oi!!! Luffy suddenly shouted as he bounded across the lawn, full of energy, with his adventure backpack already on his back. “Let’s get going! Sanji! Where’s our bento?!”

“Damn it aho sencho!” The blond cook shouted from the galley. “Can you just wait?!”

“Are you still not ready Nami?” Usopp walked past her, eyeing her up and down as he adjusted the straps of his own backpack.

“Ok wait.” Nami held up a hand in a stopping motion. Everyone is in their hiking-slash-explorer apparels. “What is happening? Are we all going?”

“Of course!” Luffy said, pumping both arms up in the air. “It’s an adventure!”

“Definitely!” Usopp frowned at her, offended that she sound disappointed that they will be joining them.

Nami mirrored his expression. “But…”

Usopp raised an eyebrow at her. “What? Wait don’t tell me you think this is gonna be just you and Zoro?”

“No!” Nami growled under her breath, inwardly horrified that Usopp somehow sensed that. “Where did that even come from?!”

How in the world did they all know about today? She was pretty sure she was the only one Zoro asked last night.

The grin that appeared on Usopp’s face was evil. “Oh. You do think it’s just gonna be the two of you?”

“WHAT?!”

“Oooh… I did hear him tell you.” the sharpshooter cooed as her face turned red. “But Robin also told us last night that we’ll all be heading somewhere today.”

Nami’s frown deepened at that. So… they weren’t actually going to be alone today. She honestly thought that was the case.

Because as far as she knows… she was the only one he asked.

Well… it wasn’t though.

Nami shoulders slumped dejectedly. This is Zoro they’re talking about. There is a much better chance of trying to shoot at the moon and hitting it. “I’ll just go and get changed so we can head out to wherever we are going.” She mumbled glumly.

So much for one of her birthday wishes coming true.

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“Where are we heading?” Nami muttered under her breath as she trudged along the dense jungle trail, shoving away the enormous plant leaves that were blocking their path.

She had been rather excited about today last night. Right after Zoro told her they were going somewhere.

They. Them and their crew.

She pouted as felt annoyance stirring up inside her. She felt rather cheated. Not to mention, they had been hiking for about an hour now and she was getting tired. Robin has kept mum about where they were going. The same goes for Zoro, who was already a closemouthed person to begin with.

Between Luffy’s constant hollering, Usopp complaining, Chopper getting excited with all the plant life growing along the trail, Zoro and Sanji’s bickering every ten minutes and this excursion turning out to be one big of a disappointing trip… she was about to reach her breaking point.

“Are you ok Nami?”

Robin had stopped walking to wait for her, with a gentle smile gracing her lips. But Nami can see how brightly her usually cool blue eyes were shining from excitement.

Wherever they are heading… Robin’s eager to get to it as fast as possible.

But she still doesn’t get it why Zoro asked her last night. Robin could’ve just told her that she was planning on a hiking trip to the jungle… just right after her birthday.

“Where are we going Robin?” Nami can’t stop herself from asking. She watched as the boys continued moving forward, noisy as ever. She wouldn’t be surprised if they provoked whatever animals are lurking in this place because of racket they are making.

Good thing Franky and Brook decided to stay behind… or it’ll be much noisier.

“Are you alright?” Robin inquired again. “Just a few more kilometers and we’ll be there.”

“Where and what is there?”

“Something that you like.”

Nami looked startled at that. Then she narrowed her eyes at her friend. “You know Zoro said the same thing.”

Robin chuckled.

“Robin come on! Spill! Tell me something!” Nami whined.

The older woman just smiled at her. “Let’s go before the boys take a wrong turn or lose Zoro.”

“Just let him get lost. We have Chopper. We’ll find him later.” Nami huffed as she followed Robin who had resumed trekking.

“That would be a shame.”

“Why?!”

Robin glanced behind her mischievously. “Wherever we are going… Zoro has something for you there.”

That made Nami stop in her tracks.

Zoro has something for her?

Robin chuckled again as she watched Nami’s eyes widened.

“Let’s get going shall we Nami?”

This time the navigator followed her almost immediately in stunned silence.

Is that why Zoro told her they were going somewhere today? Because he actually has something for her?

Her birthday present?

Nami fought the smile that was threatening to appear on her lips. Robin’s sharp eyes might notice that she is excited about this.

A few more minutes of marching along the trail and Nami can’t help but ask.

“What does he have for me anyway? And why is it inside this jungle?” Nami muttered darkly. She was excited at the thought of getting a gift from the ever-stoic swordsman but seriously, this non-stop hiking is slowly dampening her enthusiasm.

Robin glanced back at her amusedly. “It’s a actually surprise. You don’t like surprises?”

“From Zoro?” Nami blinked at that. “That thought is already a surprise in itself. Seriously, I don’t think he’s capable of doing anything like this.” She glared at the idiot mosshead who were walking a few feet ahead of them. “Besides what kind of surprise is this that you have to exert so much effort to get it?”

The archaeologist giggled at her impatience. “Well to be honest, with a right push he is capable of anything. Give our swordsman some credit. Besides… as I have said you will like it.”

Nami buried to her side. “You’re behind this?”

“Hmm… yes and no.”

“Robin! Stop teasing me!”

Robin turned to her and smiled that certain mysterious smile of hers.

“Let’s just say, Zoro stumbled upon something in this place.”

“You mean he got lost again and accidentally found something here right?”

“Fufufu… yes.”

Nami pondered at the information she had been given. What is in this place that she likes?

Based on all the green foliage around her… there is nothing here that piques her interest.

So what the hell?

She glanced at Robin who had an almost serene expression on her face. Yet she was moving a bit faster than before. The boys had already disappeared from their sight. A few seconds passed and there were a lot of shouting and yelling ahead of them.

Robin motioned for her to pick up her pace. Ahead of them, multiple hands bloomed to part the gigantic leaves and branches that were blocking their path so they can easily make their way through it.

“Zoro accidentally found this place,” Robin explained. “And I stumbled across him here while I was out exploring yesterday.”

They reached the end of the trail. And Nami stared in awe at the scene before her.

A few feet ahead of them were ancient stone ruins of what could be a palace or a temple.

“Isn’t it beautiful?” Robin murmured as she made her way towards the place.

The boys have now wandered off to explore the place. Nami can hear their excited voices echoing along the vast abandoned site.

But this is something that Robin likes… not her. She couldn’t understand what’s in it that both Zoro and Robin think she’ll like.

Robin approached Zoro who was standing before a rather large boulder that was blocking the entrance towards what Nami could make out as a stone chamber.

She slowly followed her and watched as Zoro drew out one of his katanas and effortlessly sliced the boulder into pieces. He kicked off some of the rubbles, clearing the area as Robin beckoned for Nami to come closer.

Nami could make out a hole on the ground. Her questioning gaze met Robin’s and the older woman just smiled at her.

“Happy birthday again Nami.” And with that she left Zoro and her alone as she headed towards the now accessible chamber to explore what was inside.

Zoro was dusting his hands on his pants. “Let’s go.” He said.

“Go where?”

He pointed to the rather large hole on the ground.

Nami stared at him with wide eyes. It was then that she realized that the boulder earlier was meant to cover the hole rather than block the chamber’s entrance.

“Nuh-uh.” She stubbornly folded her arms across her chest. “I don’t like gaping dark holes that looks like it’s gonna swallow you and make you disappear to oblivion.”

Zoro chuckled at her reaction. “Don’t be such a chicken Nami. You’ll like what’s down there.”

“Why is your gift for me down there?”

He frowned. “Robin told you?”

“Yeah.”

He scratched the back of his head.

“It better be not the entrance to hell Zoro!”

“If it is then I would be dragging you to it! Not asking you to jump down with me!”

“Do you need any help?” Robin’s voice suddenly spoke out of nowhere, interrupting their brewing verbal battle. A hand had bloomed out from one of the stone columns surrounding them, unsurprisingly with a mouth on it.

“Nah I got this.” Zoro replied, scooping Nami into his arms suddenly.

“Zoro!!!”

With a shark-like grin, he leapt down the hole.

Nami screamed bloody murder at his ear, her arms clinging around his neck as hard as she could to the point of almost choking him.

They hit the ground not shortly after. And Nami’s screamed was suddenly brought to a halt. She realized it wasn’t the hole wasn’t as deep as she initially thought it was.

But it was still dark… and scary. And her heart was still racing and thudding against her chest.

If this is Zoro’s gift for her… she would maim him with his own swords once they get back to the Sunny.

Zoro set her down to her feet. But Nami did not remove her arms around his neck and clung tighter even as she glared at him in the dark.

She can hear him chuckling at her expense; feel him reaching down his pocket to pull something out.

There was a flicking sound and light suddenly filled the room. Zoro was grinning down at her, holding a lighter that he probably snagged from Sanji-kun’s collection.

“Happy Birthday Nami.”

And as the light slowly lit the room and bounced against some reflective surfaces, so did Nami’s eyes as it widened with the realization of what was really Zoro’s birthday present for her.

He had stumbled upon a chamber in the ruins filled with treasure.

And it was all for her.

Zoro just made some of her birthday wishes come true.

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[piratetrafalguy]

20 Years at Sea, Day 16 - Love

Title: Captain’s Love

Rating: T

Summary: You see, Luffy had this sneaky, endearing way of creeping into people’s hearts. Endearing, because he didn’t do it on purpose, or often didn’t seem to realize he’d done it all. Sneaky, because by the time his victims had realized it had happened, they were already too enamored to really care.

His crew mates, of course, are not immune.

Alternately: Just a few of the ways Luffy wormed his way into his crew’s hearts.

A/N: Gah, another late one... -_-’

(Read it on Ao3 here)

For Usopp, it was the first time Luffy had asked, “So, what happened next?”

At the time, the question had come seemingly out of nowhere - Luffy had only just plopped down beside him, after all, and that seemed like a weird way to start a conversation, even for the strange boy he’d just started calling captain.

When Usopp had said as much, Luffy had only frowned at him, as though Usopp was being the weird one, and then poked Usopp in the side. “After you defeated the leader of the giant beetle lord. What happened next?” he’d repeated, referencing the tall tale Usopp had been telling several hours ago, before they’d accidentally almost killed Zoro’s old bounty hunter friends.

Usopp had blinked at him stupidly, surprised Luffy hadn’t already forgotten about it. “T-that… didn’t actually happen, you know,” he’d said finally, staring down at the Merry’s railing so he wouldn’t have to keep facing the captain’s disturbingly wide and hopeful eyes. He’d never been in the habit of admitting his lies, but in that moment it had felt… wrong, somehow, to let Luffy believe otherwise.

“So?”

Usopp had startled, then, and looked up to find Luffy frowning at him again, head cocked and one finger up his nose.

“You… still want to hear it?” Usopp had asked hesitantly, a feeling he usually only associated with Kaya warming his chest.

Luffy had beamed. “Of course!” he’d exclaimed, before wrapping a rubbery arm around Usopp’s shoulders.

There would be other moments after that one, of course; smiles and laughter, bold proclamations, and a hand extended in forgiveness when Usopp still wasn’t sure he’d deserved it.

But for Usopp, that moment would always be remembered as the first.

~*~

For Franky, it was every time Luffy marveled at one of his inventions, sparkles literally dancing in front of his eyes.

“So cool!” he exclaimed, oohing and aahing over Franky’s newest upgrade - a shoulder cannon he did not, strictly speaking, have an actual use for yet, but was sure to be helpful sometime down the line. Probably.

“It’s a beam,” Franky explained, just to see Luffy’s jaw drop in excitement.

“A BEAM~!” Luffy shrieked, positively drooling in delight as the stars in his eyes starting shining even brighter.

“Okay, but was does the beam even do?” Sanji asked, with a skeptical expression both Robin and Nami were sharing.

“Who cares? It’s a BEAM!” Luffy cried, arms pumping in the air excitedly. “Franky, you are the COOLEST!”

It was not the first time Luffy had expressed the sentiment, but it was the absolute certainty that it wouldn’t be the last that made Franky break out into his “SUPER!” pose.

Because for Franky, it would always be his captain’s unbridled excitement.

~*~

Zoro didn’t know the exact moment it happened to him. More than likely, there wasn’t one; his and Luffy’s relationship had never been the same as the rest of their crew mates’, so it wouldn’t surprise Zoro if they were different in this regard, as well.

That being said, while Zoro couldn’t pinpoint the exact moment Luffy had started to worm his way into Zoro’s heart, he did know the exact moment he realized his captain had settled there.

The utter, heart-stopping panic Zoro had felt at seeing Kuma start to lift Luffy’s unconscious form had haunted him for far longer than the pain he’d agreed to take from his captain’s body ever had.

And if that surprising spike of emotion had meant setting aside his own dream for Luffy’s life... well.

Luffy would have done the same for him.

~*~

“She’s a good person.”

She hadn’t realized it then, but looking back, Robin was certain that that was when it had started. She hadn’t believed the words, then - still didn’t really now, if she was being truthful with herself - but they had still left a peculiar sensation of warmth in her chest, a feeling she hadn’t recognized at the time but could easily name now.

Certainly, there were several things that Luffy had said and done since that had shown the depth of his loyalty and care:

The casual way he showed physical affection, or when he would lay his head down on her lap for a nap when Sanji wasn’t around to shout at him for it.

How he seemed to consider her advice more than any other member of the crew bar Zoro.

“ROBIN!” and “Sogeking, shoot down that flag.”

But for Robin, those first few words - “She’s a good person” - would mark the first time she had ever felt love for her captain.

~*~

For Nami, it was the moment she had felt warm, worn straw touch her head.

Because she had understood the magnitude of Luffy entrusting her with his hat - his treasure. Even after everything that had happened directly after that moment - destroying Arlong Park, and bringing the person who’d taken so much from her to his knees - that one gesture would be the thing that stuck out.

Because after all she had done to him - after she’d lied to him, used him, and stolen from him - she’d still been entrusted with his treasure. He’d still trusted her.

You’re my friend, that one gesture had said. You’re my crew mate, and I won’t let anyone hurt you.

Not any more.

Nami had returned the gesture by promising to navigate him anywhere he wanted to go - and by also silently vowing to mend that stupid (precious) old hat whenever it was needed (which would end up being quite often on their long, dangerous journey).

She’d get him (and his hat) to Raftel if she had to strap him to her back and swim him there herself.

~*~

For Sanji, it was much more than jubilant cries of “Sanji! MEAT!”

It was the bright boy who didn’t laugh at his ridiculous dream of All Blue.

It was offhand remarks of “Sanji’s is better,” whenever they ate a dish that wasn’t cooked by Sanji but the rubbery captain recognized as something Sanji had served before.

It was smacking away fingers trying to sneak a bite when they thought Sanji wasn’t paying attention, and puppy-dog eyes demanding ‘pirate lunchboxes’.

It was a laughing boy proudly holding up his newest catch, followed by excited requests for Sanji to cook it.

It was steadfast loyalty, and a bloody, bruised face exclaiming, “It’s delicious!”

It was secret, knowing smirks in the middle of battle, orders that never needed voicing because Sanji could hear them without any words, and a bond much tighter than anything Sanji had had with the brothers he was related to by blood.

So, like Zoro, Sanji didn’t have a definitive moment he could point to and say, “That. That’s when that little shit snuck in.”

(“Sanji! Meat!” Luffy had cried that first day, making Sanji bite through his cigarette to hide his smile.)

All Sanji knew was that - even though he had long ago claimed it was only reserved for ladies (and cooking, and the All Blue) - there would always be a place in his heart for Luffy.

~*~

For Chopper, it was absolute acceptance...

(“But I’m a reindeer! And a monster!”

“Shut up! Let’s go!”)

...as well as unfailing confidence.

“I just don’t understand how you can let yourself get so hurt!” Chopper wailed, flailing his arms as he took in Luffy’s newest assortment of injuries.

Luffy laughed. “Cuz I know you’ll always just patch me right back up,” he said cheerfully, and patted Chopper on the head with his uninjured hand.

And maybe others would hear it as carelessness on Luffy’s part, or just another example of his devil-may-care attitude and reckless nature. But what Chopper heard was, ‘I know you can do it,’ and ‘I trust you, and I’ll always trust you in the future, too.’

“That doesn’t make me happy, you bastard~!”

‘I won’t let you down, Luffy!’

~*~

For Brook, it was the uproarious, uninhibited laughter.

Or, specifically, that first burst of laughter he’d heard from Luffy in the Sunny’s galley, after treating the Straw Hats to their very first skull joke.

Brook had been a bit worried at the time; it had been several decades since he’d been around people, after all, and the looks his soon-to-be crew mates had given him at the joke had not been promising. Except -

“Skull joke!” Luffy had parroted, before cackling like a hyena.

It had grown from there, with an upside-down face grinning at him from the top of a piano (“So… can I join your crew?” “Sure!”). With more laughs and bigger grins, and casual affection in the form of warm hugs uncaring of a sharp, angular body made entirely of bones.

Yes, Brook had lived a great many years, and seen and felt a great many things…

But none would compare to the way his heart had positively burst at the sight of his would-be captain laughing at one of his stupid skull jokes.

(Even if he didn’t have a heart to burst, yohohoho~!)

#20yearsatsea #20 years at sea #Day 16: Love #the straw hat pirates #one piece #one piece fanfiction #my fanfiction #monkey d. luffy #nami #tony tony chopper #usopp #sanji vinsmoke #roronoa zoro #nico robin #brook #franky #nakama #nakamaship

[thisisarealtagwhy]

Day 9: Openings/Endings

Or, alternately known as Share The World!

i fucking love the Share the World opening so this is pretty much from that, it’s also extremely long; 6,345 words.

“Nami!” Luffy shouts from the front of Sunny. “I see an island!”

Aforementioned navigator glanced up and checked her log pose, yup, an island was definitely scheduled.

“Alright!” Luffy yelled, pumping his hands in the air and flipping back onto the deck of the Thousand Sunny. “Everyone prepare for docking!”

Slowly, one by one the straw hats emerged from their dens to their captain’s cry.

They all congregated on the grassy deck. “I need fresh food.” Sanji immediately said once everyone had arrived.

Nami nodded. “I want some more swimwear.”

“I need some stuff for my arsenal.” Usopp said.

“I also need some stuff.” Franky added, looking at Usopp and folding his arms.

Zoro yawned. “Fufufu, I would like to go look at their books, if they have any.” Robin said.

“Um, I need some herbs and medicines.”

“Yohoho, I would care to explore the island.”

Nami sighed. “So, we all want to leave Sunny?”

At eight nods, she sighed again. “Alright, Sanji, Luffy, Chopper and Robin will go today, everyone else, we’re guarding the ship for now.”

“Alright, hear that guys? We’re gonna go explore!” Luffy grinned widely. “Nami~! Can I have some money?”

Luffy asked, looking at the treasurer pleadingly who sighed before doling out her precious beri to the two idiots before handing Sanji-kun, Chopper and Robin their share.

“Wait! Sanji! We need pirate bento’s!” He demanded.

Sanji sighed but complied nonetheless and within ten minutes – in which Luffy had bounded around in excitement – he had four neat bento’s in his grasp.

Luffy threw on an orange singlet, waiting for Sanji, Chopper and Robin to emerge from their respective rooms.

Sanji threw on a stripy and spotty shirt, accompanied by a waist coat, it was, in fact, hot outside. Chopper changed into a black and white t-shirt and dark shorts. Robin wore a green jacket that was more of a vest, strings covering her chest in a valiant attempt to keep it shut and a pair of orange shorts (Sanji had squealed delightedly at the sight).

“Let’s go Sanji, Chopper!” Luffy said, looping his arms around the pair.

“Wait! The shores not even in s- aAhhhh!” Sanji and Chopper screamed in unison as they were rocketed to the shore.

“Shishishi!” Luffy cried as they hurtled towards the concrete shore.

“Luffy! If I survive this I’m going to kill you!” Sanji yelled.

“Wah! I’m too young to die!” Chopper sobbed.

The trio smashed into the ground and it was only because of Luffy’s rubber body and Chopper’s ‘guard point’ that none of them ended up as tiny little smears of colour on the dock.

“Shishi, that was fun!” Luffy cried laughing and simultaneously checking that boshi was still firmly on his head.

He, unfortunately, did not see the demon behind him that was dusting off imaginary lint off of his shoulders and glaring a hole in the back of his head.

“No it wasn’t!” Both Chopper and Sanji punched and kicked the rubber boy in the head, hard.

So hard that the idiot was sent flying into the water. “Luffy! I’ll save you!” Chopper cried and leapt after the captain, forgetting that he himself could not swim.

Sanji stared dumbfounded for a moment before leaping in after both devil fruit users. He swiftly kicked both up the head for being stupid.

“We’re sowy.” Both said, spitting out copious amounts of sea water.

“My word! You treat your son like that?” A passing woman stopped to scold the chef.

Said chef immediately turned into putty into the young woman’s hands. “Ah! Sorry mademoiselle, they are both idiots that needed to be taught a lesson.”

He said, bowing down on one knee, the woman was beautiful, long blonde hair brushed into a bun, piercing blue eyes looking into his very soul.

Oh, and the guns strapped to her thighs and ankles was a bonus, Sanji thought.

Chopper and Luffy just shrugged at his antics.

“Sanji~!” Luffy whined. “I’m hungry.”

“You better tend to your son and pet.” The lady said and turned around. “I happen to be a retired marine and I will not stand for abuse.”

Sanji looked properly admonished and bowed before turning to Luffy and Chopper, with the appropriate amount of self-restraint he said. “Come on you idiots.”

“I’m not a pet.” Chopper muttered angrily, trudging away.

“What about Robin-chan?” Sanji muttered to himself, glancing to Chopper and Luffy then to the Thousand Sunny.

Sanji watched closely as the mini-Merry drew closer, the woman in question at the wheel. “Hello Sanji-kun, would you mind keeping an eye on Luffy?” She asked as she gracefully climbed up to join their trio.

“Anything for you Robin-chwan!” Sanji exclaimed.

“Come on Sanji! I smell meat!” Luffy cried, grabbing a hold of both crew mates and running off to where his nose took him.

“Fufufu, enjoy cook-san.”

“Luffy! Let me go!” Sanji growls, disentangling himself from the rubber-brained idiot.

“Sanji, could we eat first please?” Chopper asks, his own little stomach growling in hunger.

The cook glanced down at the tiny doctor and shrugged, “I was planning on heading to the market place anyway, you two don’t have to stay with me.”

“Eh, food!” Luffy laughed as he raced towards the smell.

He skidded to a stop in front of a small stall that seemed to have a barbeque sizzling away with skewers of vegetable and meat being cooked.

“Why hello there young man, may I interest you with some of this Island’s spe-” A woman with an aging face began.

“I don’t care! Just give me meat!” Luffy interrupted, too hungry to care.

“Such an attitude…” The lady muttered dejectedly, regardless she handed him a skewer which Luffy swallowed in one second.

“More!”

The lady complied. “These are 100 beris each mister, you better have the right money…”

Luffy groaned, it wasn’t like he was going to be able to buy a lot of these… there was the possibility of just leaving without paying but…

He didn’t want to cause trouble yet, especially when half of the crew hadn’t even entered the island to do their business.

So, he payed the woman the correct money and drifted away to the depths of the crowd, testing as much food as he could.

Whilst wandering through the streets his eye caught a surfing shop, grinning to himself he entered the summer shop.

“Excuse me sir, is there anything I can help you with?” The woman was quite young, probably just in her twenties and was trying to blink seductively at the straw-hat captain.

“Yeah, how much is the surfboard in the window?” He asked, pointing at the white with blue trimming surfboard propped up on the window.

“Why, my dear, for you I can pay you a price of 5000 beris.” She said again, trying to bring his eyes to her.

Luffy dragged his eyes from the display, pulling the little sack of beris he usually carried around, and counted out the correct amount of notes. “I still have 1000 beris left over… hey lady, is there anything I can buy for 1000 beris.” His eyes never even strayed to where she was trying to make him look.

Huffing a little the woman sighed and said, “You can by a doughnut inflatable and a pair of trunks if you want.”

Grinning he chose a pair of red trunks and handed over the rest of the money, clutching his possessions tightly he thanked the lady and left the store.

Given that he was now officially broke Luffy was at a loss of what to do, he couldn’t very well just leave the surfboard and trunks by themselves.

Eventually he sighed and moved to a bench by a waterfall where a bunch of kids were messing around.

Luffy plonked down onto the wooden structure and stretched out, yawning and arching his back, not unlike a cat.

Grinning when he realised he still had the pirate bento, he unwrapped it and scoffed it down within seconds.

Slowly he found himself drifting off into sleep and decided that with the perfect weather he might as well catch some z’s – he hadn’t felt right for a while after Thriller Bark and the discovery that Ace was in some kind of trouble.

So, he welcomed the warm feeling and slept, arms tucked behind his head and stomach heavy with the food he had consumed.

Chopper was wondering around in brain point, hoping that he would be able to at least buy something before being asked if he was somebody’s pet and escorted to the local vet clinic.

He was a doctor dammit, not a pet.

“Well hello there, mister, may I entice you with some locally cooked venison?” A beared man asked, clad in flannel and leather.

Chopper shrieked and ran away from the cooked smell of venison, and potentially, reindeer.

After he was certain that he had left the hunter alone with his store of furs and meat he breathed out a sigh and moved along to one of the stores on the main street of the little town.

“Sweets are fine in small amounts…” He repeated to himself as he entered the shop.

The little bell tinkled, alerting the teenager behind the counter to jump up and offer him a small chocolate which Chopper happily accepted – food was always best if it was free, a voice (sounding a helluva lot like Nami) reminded him.

“Can I get a cone of cotton candy?” Chopper asked the acne riddled teenager who just shrugged and brought him to the machine.

“How much?” He asked, gesturing to the machine.

“A small please.”

Soon, a small cone and a pink ball of fluff about the size of a balloon. “Thank you!”

Chopper placed the correct amount of beris into the outstretched hand and left the shop, promising himself to get proper sustenance later on, after he had purchased his correct medical herbs.

He wandered through the street, taking note of a musky looking book-shop and a miscellaneous ‘Pawn Shop’ for Robin and Usopp, respectively.

Finally he caught sight of a stall set up next to a clean looking house that declared itself a pharmacy. “Um, excuse me, but do you happen to have eucalyptus tree leaves or manuka honey?” He asked the aged man behind the front desk.

“We do have eucalyptus tree leaves but not manuka honey, in fact, I’ve never heard of it in my life.” The man said, chuckling a little.

“Oh, how about any antiseptics?” The Manuka honey was only native to some islands.

“I have iodine, hydrogen peroxide, polyhexanide, ethanol, you name it.” He said, laughing again, spreading his arms in a sweeping gesture.

“Hmm, can I get 300mL of iodine, polyhexanide and ethanol? Oh, and I need some bandages.” Chopper listed.

“Of course my good sir, that will come to 20 000 beris.” The man said, placing the desired items in a brown paper bag, the bottles clinking against each other.

“There you go!” He said, placing the correct amount in the mans wrinkled, leathery hands.

“I wish you a good day my fellow physician.” The man stated, waving him off.

“Wow, what a nice guy.” Chopper murmured, glancing down at the brown paper bag.

He walked through the streets, avoiding any and all of the children that attempted to ‘bring him home’.

“I wonder where Sanji, Luffy and Robin are…” He muttered, looking up at the slowly sinking sun, he should probably head back to the Thousand Sunny.

He shrugged and started to retrace his steps, avoiding the hunter at the stall and making his way back to where the ex-marine lady had told Sanji off.

There, in all of her glory, the Thousand Sunny sat, anchored down, she was the most colourful and largest of all the local ships – and clearly the only pirate ship.

“Hey Chopper!” Usopp shouted from the decks, looking up from his fishing. “You won’t believe how big of a fish I caught!”

Chopper grinned and switched into his walk point, dashing up the rope that tied Sunny to the dock.

He couldn’t wait to put away his medicines into all of his shiny new compartments.

Robin smiled lightly at the bookworm behind the counter, she was clearly invested in the books that Robin sought but the woman would not be denied the history books she so desired.

“Now, I must be on my way, I have other shops to attend to,” Robin began, good, she caught the woman’s attention. “I will be taking those books I’m afraid, I would prefer to do it without violence but if you refuse to comply…”

She allowed the words to trail dangerously off, the woman gulped, pressing her round glasses further into her skin before taking the offered beri. “Thank you, have a wonderful evening.” Robin murmured as she glided through the shop, taking the bag with her.

“Now, I will be needing a nursery, I think.” She wanted to cultivate flowers in the new garden near the back of Sunny where the dormitories lay.

It would be a pity if she could not find any of the local flowers, according to the very books she was carrying, there was a Marine base nearby, and on that Marine base, flowers of vivid purple, gold and silver reigned there.

But also, the promenade, a hibiscus-like flower was native to the island.

She was determined to discover whether that was true or not for the last person to look for the flowers coincidentally ended up joining the aforementioned Marines.

After a while of searching Robin finally found herself in front of a flower store that boasted the best flowers on the island, she wondered if it was true.

The flowers out the front were of most beautiful blues, all different shades – she couldn’t identify them but that was quite alright, they most likely were not poisonous, and if they were then Usopp would have something to add to his ever-increasing arsenal.

“Excuse me,” She asked the woman arranging a bouquet of cerulean… flowers. “But may I inquire as to whether you are familiar with the legend of the gold and silver flowers of the Marine base?”

The woman jumped a bit, splattering dirt against her denim overalls.

“Ah! Sorry ma’am, you caught me off-guard.” The woman insisted, name-tag reading Audrey.

“That is quite all right Audrey-san.” Robin chuckled a little.

“Um, everyone on this island is familiar with that legend, we even called the guy Serpentine for his silver-tongue.”

“Serpentine?”

“Yes, there has never been any report of the silver or gold flowers from the Marine base on the island of Fleurs.”

“It is called ‘Fleurs’?” Robin asked, wondering if she heard correctly.

“Yup! After the legend.” Audrey said. “See, for a while this island was flourishing because we sold the most magnificent gold and silver flowers, at least, that’s what we’re told.”

“You do not believe it?”

“No! There is simply no evidence to support that theory, although… I did move here from the Sabaody Archipelego a few years back so it might be…”

“I see. Now, could you make some recommendations of what flowers I could plant together?” Robin asked, putting aside her curiosity for the moment.

“Of course! I can throw in a gardening book in for free if you buy five seedlings.” Audrey said, jumping up and brushing the excess dirt off her gloves.

“I suppose we have a deal, Audrey-san.”

Robin idly wondered what time Sanji would arrive back at the ship and begin preparations for dinner…

“Mellorine.” He murmured, eyeing the black-haired beauty womaning her store of fresh vegetables.

“Ah, excuse me mademoiselle, would you mind if I take a look at your fresh produce?” Sanji asked with a flourish.

“Of course.” She said, her smile revealing creases and dimples. “Considering what time of the day it is, I could even offer you sales off them.”

“Thank you my dear.” He said, lifting up one of the potatoes, curiously he turned to a similarly sized fruit-looking thing. “And what might this be?”

“Those are our island’s specialty, the flower fruit, you can have one if you’d like.”

“Thank you very much.” Sanji took a bite out of the innocuous looking fruit, immediately an explosion of sweet flavours burst on his tongue with an undercurrent of bitterness. “Mm, how much for a dozen?” He asked, already planning on a pie he could bake with it and perhaps even a parfait oh and there was-

“3000 beris.”

“That’s a lot.” He murmured, glancing down at the fruit again, its’ pale flesh and juice reflecting the evening sun. “Okay.”

“Thank you for buying these.” She smiled again, placing the desired fruit in a brown bag. “Is there anything else I can interest you in?”

“No thanks, I think I’ll go now.”

Sanji wandered through the still-large crowd, avoiding any of the shoddy looking stores trying to sell your fortune away.

He hopes Chopper didn’t get stuck at a store like that.

Sighing, he checks that he has purchased everything needed – plus those spices he thought would very much suit some oni giri.

And a delightful dried promenade that was simply delicious as a tea, he had to have it.

“5000 beris…” He counts in one hand. “It’s getting pretty late…”

He retreats back to the dock where Sunny is docked, hoping to a God he didn’t believe in that the rest of them were already back there.

When he did arrive, and discovered that everybody except for Luffy had arrived, he took a deep drag of the cigarette perpetually clasped between his lips.

“Zoro, go find him, I’ll come with you too.” Nami instructed, kicking the sleeping swordsman awake.

He grumbled but nonetheless stretched out and yawned like a cat. “Let’s go.”

Lithely leaping to the ground, Zoro began to wander, and Nami, she only followed him, because, while the swordsman was unnaturally directionally challenged, he seemed to have an in-built Luffy-radar.

And she knew exactly how to use it to her advantage.

With the sun sinking deep into the horizon, dipping its’ golden body into the glittering ocean, they needed to make haste if they were to find Luffy before dinner.

Knowing him, he probably fell asleep and since neither of them felt like he was in trouble, they trusted that he was still safe.

It had always been this, well, as soon as they had joined the beaming, straw-hatted boy, they had essentially devoted their life to this.

And that was okay, because they loved him like a brother.

Eventually they ended up at an inconspicuous bench in front of a water fountain and there he lay, arms crossed behind his head, snot bubble blowing out of his nose.

They both took a moment to take in the serenity of the moment before Zoro nudged him and told him to wake up.

“Just a minute… Ace.”

Taking that into stride, they both sighed and decided that he might as well sleep. “He hasn’t been sleeping… has he?” Nami murmured softly to Zoro who just shook his head lightly.

Without a word, Zoro hoisted the rubberman over his shoulder where he flopped, boneless.

Nami grabbed the abandoned surfboard and little bag containing more swimwear.

They made it back just in time for Sanji to shout out, “Dinner!” at which Luffy wriggled like an eel and jumped off Zoro’s shoulder, running into Sunny’s dining room.

“Thanks Zoro, Nami!” He cried over his shoulder.

Dinner was a relatively relaxed affair regardless of the beating up of one rubberman for daring steal off both Nami-swan and Robin-chan’s plates.

The following morning dawned bright and early, as beautiful as the first and Nami smiled, telling them all that the good weather would continue.

Robin had returned the previous day with an estimation of four days for the log-pose to set.

So, today, Zoro, Brook, Nami, Usopp and Franky were going to depart Sunny for the goods they sought.

“Zoro, you’re with Brook. Usopp, with me and Franky, you can go by yourself if you want.” Nami instructed to the crew.

“Yohoho, today will be fantastic, I can feel it… in my bones.” Brook laughed, twirling around them all.

“Zoro, go get changed, you smell like a rotting fish.” Nami said.

Zoro grumbled but complied and within less than a minute he was changed into a pair of camo pants and a purple ‘GSM’ shirt (he didn’t know the brand but apparently it was good – according to the witch.).

Brook hadn’t changed his outfit because he does not excrete as much bodily fluid as the rest of them do.

Franky had decided to shake it up a little by changing into a blue Hawaiian shirt.

Usopp decked out in leather, looks more like a butler, but today, he’ll be more like a slave to Nami who simply wants him as a donkey to carry all of her shopping.

Nami herself has a cute little pink camisole with a black lace outline.

“Meet back here before sunset!” She called out to the group, jumping down from Sunny’s soft grass.

The deck is silent for a few moments before Luffy whines “I’m bored.”

“Might I suggest fishing, Luffy?” Robin says, hand flourishing out of the grass like flowers and bring a few items for her to properly enjoy the time presented to her to read the new book she had acquired.

“Sure!”

“Why are you making me carry everything?” Usopp whines around the head tall boxes he’s carrying.

“Because I know that you won’t lose them or get lost, so stop complaining.” She replies sweetly, a few of the bags hanging off her arms. “Now where did you want to go?”

“I wanted to get some more chemicals…” He muttered dejectedly.

“Well, after lunch we can drop my shopping on Sunny then you can go shop.” She says, smiling at the way his face lights up.

That was an hour ago.

Nami sipped on her tea contentedly, the locals here had some wonderful hibiscus-like flower tea that was simply divine. She had to tell Sanji-kun to receive it.

Usopp stumbles to her table, the boxes almost obscuring his vision.

Depositing them on the table he sits down himself, already sipping on an iced version of the hibiscus-like flower tea.

Wiping the sweat off his forehead Usopp flops back onto the edge of his chair, teetering precariously.

Nami flips a page of the newspaper, smiling contentedly.

“I’m having a plate of their rainbow fish,” he murmurs, looking through the menu, “And chips.”

With that he looks at the waiter and cries, “Excuse me!”

The waiter makes his way over, looking quite flustered and put-off by his forward demeanour.

“Excusez-moi, monsieur, but what shall I entertain your appetite with this fine lunch hour?” He says charmingly, flourishing a pad and pen.

“I’ll have the chef special of rainbow fish with a side of chips, thank you.” He says, glancing to Nami who sighs before specifying.

“I’ll have a parfait with the promenade.” She says, still sipping their tea.

“Why of course madame, monsieur. Your food shall be ready soon.”

“Thank you.” She smiles sweetly, leaning, just a little over the table, the man rushes off, face steadily turning red.

“You’re diabolical.” Usopp deadpans.

“Hey, if I have the means to get us a discount then so be it.” She defends, still smirking mischievously.

Usopp just shakes his head and turns, sipping on his iced tea and observing the people around them.

Silently he counts the amount of civilians vs the amount of trained killers coming to snap his neck and take his bounty.

Okay, that was hyperbole but whatever.

It was a legitimate fear.

He was interrupted from a mock battle that he was terribly losing by the sound of his ceramic plate being deposited on top of the table amidst the boxes.

“Thank you.” He murmurs, stomach grumbling, pirate bento’s consumed hours ago.

Nami carefully tastes hers before brightening at the mixture of flavours hitting her tastebuds. “Oh my! This is certainly divine!” She swoons dramatically, the waiter, having no idea what was in store for him smiled delightedly.

“I am glad ma Cherie, would you like me to pass my compliments onto the chef?”

“Oh, please do!”

Usopp just slurps at the juice of the rainbow fish loudly, eyeing their interaction with half-amusement, half-sympathy.

When they’re finished and the waiter comes towards them Nami begins to ‘search’ for her purse.

“Oh no!” She cries in mock dismay, the waiter immediately coming to her side at the cry of her anguish.

“What ever is the matter dear?” He asks anxiously flitting around her like an unrestful bird.

“My purse! It’s gone!” She says, tears filling her eyes.

“Oh la la!” He says in tandem with her tears, looking at the cheque in his hand and the near hysterical woman he makes the wisest decision of his entire life and says. “Allow me to pay for you and your friend, my dear.” He says, signing it.

“You will?” At his nod and the signing of the cheque the hysteria slides right off her face and Usopp grabs the boxes before the man does something irrational. “Thanks for that!”

She calls over her shoulder, smiling at the still gobsmacked and confused waiter.

Usopp just laughs with her when they’re out of sight. “Y’know, I didn’t think it would work but holy cow it did.”

Nami just sticks her tongue out at him, “Now who’s diabolical?”

Brook is wandering aimlessly through the main street, Zoro-san in tow.

The man is looking tired already despite the fact that he was napping in the morning.

Brook doesn’t understand how he does it, he could never waste a day away like that.

But he also knows that Zoro-san is a hell of a better swordsman than he likely will ever be, and due to that, he has his undying respect.

Humming a little he looks at one of the antique stores, ignoring the initial shrieks of “It’s a skeleton!” he proceeds to ogle at the simply magnificent violin they have on display.

It is of ebony, he deducts from the smoothness of the finish and the richness of the dark brown colour.

“Um, excuse me.” He asks politely to the young man who is still cowering behind the counter. “How much are you asking for that violin?”

“You can have it as long as you don’t hurt me.” He basically thrusts the key into his bony hands.

Brook glances at it, and back at the man for a while. “While I might be frightening, I am still a gentleman and I cannot simply accept nothing for such a masterpiece.”

The man seems to have gained a little of his confidence and takes a deep breath, “500 000 beris.”

“That is quite an agreeable price.” He admits and tips the correct beris onto the counter.

“I’ll get it for you.” The man says, pushing his glasses up from the bridge of his nose and fumbles with the key, before finally unlocking the glass casing.

“Yohoho! Thank you kind sir!” He says, bowing deeply, plucking the strings experimentally.

When he finds that they are in suitable condition he accepts the casing and twirls out of the store.

“Oh dear.” He mutters when he realised just why Zoro-san had been quite so complacent during that confrontation.

Scanning the crowd with his eyes, but he doesn’t have eyes, yohohoho! He could not sight his friend anywhere.

Sighing he politely asked the lady to his immediate right if she had seen a green haired man.

“Oi mister!” A child tugged on his pant legs.

Kneeling down to the child’s height he was perplexed to see an entire gaggle surround him.

“Yes?”

“I know where your green-haired nakama is!” He says proudly.

“You do?”

“Yup! Tell him it’s true Ben!”

“It’s true! We all saw him.”

“Well then, could you perhaps lead me to him?” Brook asks politely.

“Only if you promise to play us a song!” They say delightedly in tandem.

“Yohoho! It would be my delight to play for you!” He says, grinning, oh, but he has no lips to smile with, yohoho!

The children laugh with him and run around in circles around his gangly legs, tugging on his pants they trudge through the crows and eventually, after several curving streets and paths they come to a stop at a beautiful water fountain and lo and behold.

There, Zoro-san sits, in all of his glory.

“Zoro-san!” He cries out, relieved to have found his fellow swordsman.

“Oh, Brook, you got lost.” Zoro deadpans.

Brook just laughs, he’s heard and seen how directionally challenged he is.

“Mister! You promised to play a song!” The children cajole together.

“And so I shall, Zoro-san? Might I ask that you remain here while I play for the young gentlemen and ladies.”

Zoro just shrugs and yawns widely, and, much to Brook’s amusement and Zoro’s chagrin, a dog next to him copies his movements.

“Yohoho! It seems you have acquired a new friend, Zoro-san.” He comments, bending down and scratching the dog’s head.

“Yow!” The dog is biting him! How rude!

Zoro laughs, and Brook realises that he’s never heard Zoro-san laugh before.

It’s deep and hearty, rumbling through his chest like distant thunder.

Finally managing to detach the dog he returns to the fountain and begins to play. “What kind of a song would you care to hear?”

“A marine song!”

“Marine song?” He repeats dumbfounded, and at a loss for words.

“Yeah, y’know, the one that goes, hm budu bump!”

“I’m afraid I do not. I do know quite a variety of songs though,”

Plucking the strings rapidly, forgoing the bow Brook allows the words to tumble out of him “Ano oozora ni todoku made, I believe, hitotsu no ashita he!”

Zoro glances over at the skeleton through slanted eyes, the pull of sleep too much to handle. It’s a nice song, though a little out of place on a violin.

But Brook makes it work.

He closes his eyes and drifts off into sleep.

Franky has had a super~ day searching through this island’s shops.

He’s already purchased a new pair of speedos and Hawaiian shirt.

Even daring to buy a – dare he say it? – pair of board shorts.

God, what a heathen.

Wandering around and searching through the clothes he wonders what chemicals he truly needs for his next experiment.

While his equipment runs solely on cola, it also has other elements incorporated depending on what it is.

Finding himself a seat within a nice looking café store that hadn’t batted an eyelash at his state of attire he opened the pirate bento, as the captain had dubbed them.

“When should I start heading back?” He wondered aloud.

There was an old man sipping his milkshake and reading the paper when the bandits came in.

Decked in leather and spikes, bikes parked outside, they made quite the sight, walking into such a small café.

The staff didn’t even look bothered, just kept on bopping to that jazzy tone.

Then a pretty lady walked in and ripped off one of the man’s patch for some reason or another.

One of the staff knocked the player to the ground and the music cut out, it was silent for a few seconds before the biker grabbed her wrist, and right when Franky was about to leave before things became messy, they started…

Dancing of all things.

The staff seemed like they had been expecting it though, judging by the emergency player stashed away behind a glass case.

He watched in awe as what seemed to be a mob gathered within the café and began to bust their best moves.

“Ow! Super Franky is here!”

When he made it back hours later he was still grinning at the hilarity of it all.

At dinner time he told everyone his ‘new experience’ “And they all started to dance like it was normal so I joined in.”

“Naw, that sounds way more fun than fishing all day.” Luffy says, well, it comes out much more garbled but it’s the thought that counts.

“I found the most gorgeous violin yoho!” Brook grins toothily.

“Fufufu, the history of this island is quite unique, I must say.” Robin said, sipping some coffee. “Although, I have deduced that the tale of the silver and gold flowers is nothing more than a myth.”

“Hmm, Robin-sis, are you using the gardens?”

“Yes, I have reserved a small patch for myself.”

“Super!”

The following day they simply relaxed on Sunny’s super deck.

But before long Luffy ran back into the men’s quarters and returned decked out in swimming gear and holding the surfboard he had been found with the day before.

“Nuh uh!” Nami said, crossing her arms.

But, instead of saying anything, Luffy turned the puppy-dog eyes on her. “But Nami-”

“No buts! Do you even know how to surf?” She asked.

“Yeah! Ace and S-, Ace taught me how to.” Despite the small flinch and reduction of his words, Luffy seemed earnest.

“Might as well, we’re all here if he does fall.” Zoro mutters, already decked in board-shorts, with a surfboard under his arm.

“Yay!”

Tugging the donut over himself, Luffy leaps right into the water, kicking at the water. And despite how draining it was, he made it all the way out to where the waves were just beginning to crest.

Twisting his body so he could keep an eye on the waves, he chose one of the larger ones.

Standing up at the last moment he crouched down and guided his surfboard the way Ace and Sabo had taught him too.

“Shishishi!” He soared high into the sky. “Woo-OAAH!”

The board slipped right from under him and he fell into the water.

Immediately, all of his previous energy dissipated as he sunk further and further.

And then, a flash of green and he was back on Sunny’s deck with several eggs on his head, as did Chopper and Brook.

“You said you knew how to surf.” Nami said, arching an eyebrow.

“I do! It’s just-” he swallowed down but then Sabo died and Ace never did again. “Those ones are hard!”

See, not a lie.

“Okay, I’m done!” he said, flopping onto Sunny’s deck.

Wordlessly they dropped too, having their own things to do.

Clank! Clank! Zoro doing reps in his sleep was always amusing to watch.

But Chopper didn’t have time, he was busy reviewing some of his medical knowledge, especially for Zoro who wasn’t fully healed yet and had yet again, removed his bandages.

He was partially under Robin’s umbrella who was reading, a cup of coffee forgotten beside her as she became invested within the mystery of her book.

Usopp was currently making disguises, who knew when they would have to hide in plain sight.

He silently passed them over Nami who indulgently put them over Luffy’s sleeping face and smiled widely at the sight.

Sanji was twirling another cup of coffee, trying to create a pattern out of only straight milk.

Franky was on his third banana of the day, watching the proceedings lazily, half an ear open to Brook’s delightful playing as per usual.

Brook was playing the tune he had made on the spot to play for the children with his new violin.

It was when they were leaving on the fourth day that they ran into trouble.

“Oi! You damned pirates!” It was the lady from the first day, brandishing twin pistols.

She fired a warning shot into the air.

“May I help you?” Robin asked, she had been on second watch last night so she was first to the lady.

“Yeah! Mind turning yourselves in?” She asked with a snarl marring her beautiful features.

“Oh dear.” Robin murmured.

“I’ve already summoned the marines, they’re going to shoot you to hell, but I want to know, why would you do it? Why would you become a filthy pirate? Why would you destroy people’s dreams?” The lady asks.

Robin’s features turn as ice as the storm gathering around them. She doesn’t need to say anything because she knows they answer, the fact that she is asking her does not require an answer.

But it’s on the tip of her tongue so she says it anyway, “Because I wasn’t able to live freely without being a ‘filthy pirate’. And there is only one man I will sail for anyway.”

The lady’s contorted features contort into pure rage and it’s only because of years of practice that Robin dodges the bullet and before the woman can fire again there are arms sprouting from the lady’s shoulders, gripping the guns and tossing them into the water.

“You won’t be needing those anymore.”

“What is this?”

“You should have done your research… seis fleur: twist!” The woman’s body twists like a pretzel, clicking out of place.

The soft padding of her captain’s sandals on the deck of Sunny are what alert her to his presence. “Robin?”

“Everything is fine, sencho-san, but might I recommend we leave immediately, there are marines after us.”

Snapping into wakefulness Luffy cries, “Everyone up! We gotta go!” One by one they’re all up, the sun only just beginning to grace the night sky with its’ bright features.

Nami is rubbing sleep out of her eyes and one glance at both of their serious faces has her snapping at the rest of them to get up.

As it is, the log pose has already set and they can see ships on the horizon.

When canon fire begins to hit 100 meters out of them, the sail right into the middle of their formation, allowing themselves to be surrounded.

“Surrender and your death will be painless!” One of the captain’s cry from their ship, the fact that he’s heard over the rain is astounding.

“Never!” Luffy grins and the sky lights up with a tremendous shot of wind from the mouth of the Lion.

“The Straw Hats! They’re heading to the Sabaody Archipelago!”

#20 years at sea #one piece #day 9: openings/endings #share the world #straw hat pirates #monkey d. luffy #roronoa zoro #vinsmoke sanji #nami #usopp #tony tony chopper #nico robin #franky #brook #pre-sabaody #pre-time skip #fanfiction

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Little Bits and Pieces of Heaven

THE EGG HUNT SHENANIGANS

One-shot #: 25

Disclaimer: One Piece (and its characters) belongs to Eiichiro Oda-sensei.

Reminder: I have no beta-reader. Any grammatical and spelling errors are solely mine.

Warning: OOC possible. One shot scribble.

Rating: T (Just light flirting stuff)

Note: Light teasing. PWP. And pure insanity I tell you. Just ending my quarantine with another one-shot. Because who knows when I can write and upload one again.

Summary: "Found the bunny."      

With a cheerful and dazzling smile, Luffy—the captain of the infamous Straw Hat Pirates—held out his hands to show off the beautifully decorated basket to his crew members.

Sanji cocked an eyebrow at him. "Seriously?"

"Yes!” Luffy exclaimed. “We're gonna go hunt for eggs!" His already bright smile widened some more at the idea of an adventure.

This time it was Zoro’s turn to raise an eyebrow. "Wearing… that?" His lone eye scrutinized the rabbit costume the rubber man had on.

The younger boy nodded again, head bobbing up and down enthusiastically. “Usopp and Chopper are wearing the same!”

"Yes we are!" Usopp and Chopper yelled proudly, pumping their fists up in the air.

“…”

“What the hell is wrong with this island?" The cook muttered under his breath with a slight shake of his head.

“More like what the hell is wrong with them?” Zoro grunted, folding his arms across his chest as he nudged his head towards the three.

It was one of those rare days when he and the idiot swordsman weren’t snarling insults at each other because there is a more pressing and absurd matter to attend to...

…like Luffy, Usopp and Chopper in bunny suits, holding colorful baskets to join the island’s ‘egg hunt’.

“Fufufu…” Robin laughed softly from her deck chair where she was relaxing. “It’s the island’s tradition. They are celebrating what they call Easter.” She explained as she flipped a page of the book in her hand.  

“By looking for eggs?” Zoro inquired with a frown as the three bunnies started singing a song about egg hunting.

“Yes,” Robin nodded. “We just so happen to arrive here right in time for that celebration.”

“Weird.”

“No it’s not!” Usopp retorted looking aggravated at Zoro’s comment. “I recalled visiting an island once where hunting for eggs is considered a manly man’s sport! The one who finds the most wins the title of the most manliest man alive.”

“Suge Usopp!” Chopper gasped.

“That is right,” the sniper crossed his arms over his chest haughtily. “And guess who won the title five years in a row?”

“You, of course.” Both Zoro and Sanji drawled, with the same expression on their faces that clearly says… they’re not buying Usopp’s obviously untrue and exaggerated story.

Robin stifled her giggles behind her hand as Usopp yelled his retorts at the two. Both Luffy and Chopper were looking at him with their eyes sparkling from amazement.

“Whoa you’re awesome Usopp!” Luffy commented.

“You really are strong!” The reindeer gushed.

“I know right!” Usopp answered with an approving grin and a thumbs up.

“But I will defeat you today!” The captain declared. “I will be the one to win the title of the most manliest man alive.”

“And you’d do that…” Sanji said in an almost bored tone. “By finding… a lot of eggs?”

“Yes!”

Sanji sighed as he pulled out a packet of cigarettes from his pants.

“And you really need to wear… those costumes to hunt for them?” Zoro asked, still doubtful why they need to be in that.

“Yes!”

“It’s tradition Zoro,” Usopp stated matter-of-factly. “You can’t find the eggs if you’re not in a bunny costume! You’re so ignorant.”

“Temee…”

“Hey! Why don’t you join us too Zoro?” Luffy invited and Zoro almost blanched at that.

Almost.

"Yeah!” Chopper chirped in. “Join us! The more the merrier!"

“Nope. I’m good.” Zoro answered almost instantly. Like hell he would don that stupid costume and then hunt for stupid eggs.

Best to just leave them to their crazy shit.

“Have fun.” He waved them off.

Sanji let out a ‘tch’ before taking a drag from his cigarette. Things seemed to get weirder and weirder these past few days. But somehow the idea that he'll be free of the usual food stock raiders for the day feels too good to pass. "Alright then, run along rabbits. Go scour the island for eggs.”

“We will!” The trio chorused.

Sanji nodded at them. “And don't you dare create any messes for us to clean you hear?"

“Eeeh…” a voice from behind them suddenly said. “Don’t worry about it Sanji-kun."

And just like that the cook immediately swiveled around to face the newcomer.

"Nami-swaaan! Don't you look dazzling in that ensemble, my sweet!" He crooned as his eyes automatically turned to hearts, kneeling down on one knee in front of the navigator.

“Thank you!” Nami beamed at him and winked. The chef instantly fell down the lawn deck in a swoon, blabbering about her beauty. She was wearing an outfit just like the one she had on when they went after him in Whole Cake Island. Only this time the corset skirt is frillier and more colorful as the layers sported different shades of pastel spring palette.

The puffed sleeves of her blouse are pulled down her shoulders, revealing them and she had put on a rabbit ears headband on top of her head.

Zoro glared at the prone figure of the blond before shifting his attention to Nami. “You going with them?”

Nami nodded with a scheming grin. “Heard something about money prizes.”

“Of course you wouldn’t let that pass,” the green-haired man smirked. His lone eye trailed up and down her form as he studied her. “And you're supposed to be what? A rabbit as well?"

"Yes."

He jerked a thumb towards the three doofuses in their onesie costumes. "Why not wear the same as them?"

Nami narrowed her eyes at him as Sanji barked threats from where he was still lying down. Something about shutting his trap if he can’t say something nice to his precious Nami-san.

Zoro ignored him. Even as he started shouting insults that he is being the usual, unfashionable stupid marimo that he is.

"Because that is not cute." The map maker huffed, placing her hands on her hips.

"Looks ok on them." The grin that Zoro send her way was nasty.

She flipped her hair over her shoulder snootily. "Say one more word about what I'm wearing Zoro and I'll make sure your next sentence is, “Please don't charge me”."

"Right. Don't charge me… greedy witch," he said monotonously, deliberately omitting the word please and adding an insult as well.

She gave him the evil eye.

“Now go and run along with your rabbit friends."

"You can kiss your next island allowance goodbye Zoro," Nami said in an overly sweet tone as she smiled evilly. "I'll be splurging them for expensive lingerie later."

"OI!"

"Byeeee!" Nami immediately pranced away from him to escape; pushing Usopp, Luffy and Chopper towards the ship’s ladder so that they could embark. Sanji was automatically back on his feet and on her side to assist her while nose bleeding about lingerie and the orange-haired woman.

"Damn it Nami! You come back here!" Zoro was yelling as he stomped to follow her.

“Have fun!” Robin called out to them, eyes never leaving her book and creating duplicates of her hand at the railing to wave at them.

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It was around lunch time when Nami entered the crow’s nest. The first thing her eyes landed upon was the figure of a sprawled Zoro, unsurprisingly asleep on the floor.

She approached the thunderously snoring swordsman and nudged his side with her foot.

“Hey,” she prodded him awake. “Hey Zoro, wake up!”

The snoring stopped. And there was a grunt. Then a tiger-like yawn, followed by another grunt.

Nami rolled her eyes at his response. “Zoro!”

“WHAT?!” Zoro answered irritably. He opened his eye and blinked up at her. “Hunt’s done?” He asked groggily before turning to his side so his back was now facing her, not even waiting for her answer.

A frown appeared on her lips. What a rude and lazy ass. She poked him on the back with her feet. He merely grunted again and ignored her.

“They’re still hunting,” she explained, looking down on his prone figure disapprovingly. She doubt if he was listening. Sometimes, you might as well talk to a rock than Roronoa Zoro.

“The game is happening on the whole island,” she continued. “I went back to get reinforcements. So wake up and come with me!”

“Will not. I’d rather sleep.”

Nami settled down on the nest’s floor just behind him. This time she was prodding him with her finger, making sure her nail was digging into his skin.

“Stop that.”

“I will not.”

“Why aren’t you looking as well?” He grumbled petulantly as she continued poking his back.

“That’s what my three rabbits are for! I’m just there to oversee and secure the money prize!”

“You can’t make me join you.”

And Nami leaned forward so her lips were almost touching his ear. “Really?”

“Whatever you’re planning. It won’t work.” He declared smugly, even as he kept his eye closed.

She laughed softly, letting her breath tickle his ear. “You’re no fun.” She shifted closer, bending over so she could drape her body on top of him.

“You know… I’m not planning anything.” She whispered, letting her lips lightly touch his ear. “I’m just here to offer a ten percent deduction to your current… debt amount.” She let her hand slide inside his t-shirt, past his haramaki to caress the well-defined muscles there.

“I already told you that’s not gonna work.” Zoro’s eye was now open and looking at her. A smirk was on his lips. “And I don’t recall borrowing money from you onna.”

“You don’t?” Nami gasped exaggeratedly. “What about that time in Vert Island? You owe me belis for the cottage rent.”

Zoro’s brow furrowed. “Thought that was your treat?”

She mock-pouted. “Oh Zoro. When are you gonna learn that there are no such things as free or treat when it comes to me?”

“You really are a wicked witch.” The green-haired man groused. “And after I made sure you thoroughly enjoyed your stay there.”

Nami snickered. Zoro noticed that the bunny ears on her head actually made her look more mischievous. “Nothing’s free nowadays Zoro,” she pointed out. “Favor for a favor. I pay; you work your ass off.”

He snorted. “Next time, I’m just lying down and letting you do all the work. Whether you pay or not.”

She threw back her head and laughed again. “Do the hunt and maybe I’ll humor you.” She bent over and placed teasing kisses along his jaw and neck.

“In your dreams.” He sneered and she felt his arm snaked around her, his hand squeezed the back of her thigh before it slid up to do the same on one plump cheek of her behind.

That made her bite her lip even as she complained. “Tch! You’re a hard man to bargain with.”

A shark-like grin appeared on Zoro’s face. “Yeah.” He playfully slapped her ass before giving it another squeeze. “Offer a better deal Nami.” He said teasingly against her ear this time before nipping at the skin below it as his hand continued caressing her backside.

“Mmm… well what do you—”

“WHAT THE HELL?”

They simultaneously turned their heads towards the voice.

Sanji was gaping at them from the nest’s entrance… his eyes wide as saucers. His face was so red. As red as the blood dripping down his nose as he took in the image of Nami's perfectly shaped-derriere and her lacy thong as her ridiculously short skirt and position put them on display….

… along with the shitty swordsman’s hand on it.

Silence reigned for a moment. Then…

“TAKE YOU GODDAMNED HANDS OFF HER AHO KENSHIN!”

“TAKE YOUR GODDAMNED EYES OFF HER ASS ERO COOK!”

“Temee…”

Both men growled the word at the same time as Nami disentangled herself from Zoro. She wasn’t even embarrassed at being caught. They weren’t actually keeping it from the crew after all.

But of course it would be better if Sanji was the last one to know.

Nami sighed heavily as she watched the two throwing death glares at each other.  

It's the beginning of chaos.

The two attacked each other almost immediately. Sanji had leapt inside the crow’s nest, flaming legs and all as Zoro avoided him and made a grab for his swords.

And manage to hit the cook straight in the face with the sheathed end of his red katana.

Her mouth fell open as the Sanji collapsed down the steel floor. But she knew of course this was far from over.

In one swift move a grinning Zoro carted her towards the nest’s entrance. He enjoyed that, she knew. In a matter of seconds they were down the metal ladder while Sanji recovered, fumed and yelled expletives at his rival.

Using one arm to hold on to the ladder’s rung as his other was wrapped around her waist, Zoro swung slightly for leverage.

Nami’s eyes widened when she realized what he’s about to do.

“Zoro! NOOOOO!!!”

She screamed bloody murder when he let go and made the high jump down onto the Sunny’s deck.

Nami’s heart leaped to her throat. That was probably the reason why her scream stopped coming out of her mouth. Halfway down the long drop she could swear she felt her soul left her as her mind went blank.

She's going to kill Zoro! Mark her words!

Somewhere above Sanji was still yelling threats and curses.

The swordsman landed on the deck as if it was just a natural thing to do.

Oh dear heavens. Roronoa Zoro will be paying for this stupid stunt of his for the rest of his life until his next and next and next!

“Zorooo!” Luffy greeted when he spotted the former pirate hunter on the deck. “Heey!” He bounded towards him, showing his now-filled with eggs basket. Chopper and Usopp were nowhere to be seen as the three most likely got separated. “Look, look I found a lot! Shishishi! I can’t wait to show it to Usopp. Whatcha got there?” He peered at the figure tucked under Zoro’s arm.

"Found the bunny." Zoro answered nonchalantly.

"Oh that’s great! Shishishi!" Luffy chortled. He peered down again at the navigator who is still hanging motionlessly on Zoro's arm.

"Ne, Zoro?"

"Huh?”

"Uhm... the bunny looks mad.”

"..."

“THUNDERBOLT TEMPO!”

#zoro x nami #ZoNa #zonami #zonalove #zona one-shots #zoro nami fanfiction #zona fanfiction #roronoa zoro #nami

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Little Bits and Pieces of Heaven

A CEREMONY OF SORTS

One-shot #: 20

Disclaimer: One Piece (and its characters) belongs to Eiichiro Oda-sensei.

Reminder: I have no beta-reader. Any grammatical and spelling errors are solely mine.

Warning: OOC possible. One shot scribble.

Rating: T (Just random craziness)

Note: Funny thing about this plot bunny… it came to me just right after waking up and it was supposed to be a drabble for the Points of No Return collection. But sometimes, one-shots have a mind of their own. But I’m happy that I finally hit the 20th chapter mark! 

And if you wanna see what inspired Nami's look here, just click.  

Anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SENCHOU! Your crew loves you regardless of your antics!

Summary: “If Luffy does it right this time.”       

The fronds of the palm trees randomly lining the island shore swayed as the soothing, balmy sea breeze blew gently all around the small hidden cove on the other side of island.

It teased long, unbound tresses; ruffled unruly, short strands and played with the hems of loose white shirts and flowing dresses, lifting them slightly as the white sand shifted from restless feet.

Eyes exchanged nervous but excited glances.

Everything was calm, peaceful and pleasant.

But the face hidden under the shade of a straw hat was scrunched up in deep concentration. The jutting of his lower lip a sure sign of distress…

“Any time today would be good…” Usopp said in a sarcastic tone.

“Mah,” Sanji huffed.  “Looks like a sign that this shouldn’t push through.” He took a drag from his cigarette looking smug and amused at the same time.

“Shut up,” Zoro growled at his direction. “Of course you would say that shit cook!”

“Uhhmm…” Chopper nudged Robin’s leg slightly. “Maybe Luffy’s having a hard time reading what’s written on it?”

The archeologist looked thoughtful. “Hmm… probably…”

“Oi!” Luffy shouted and the reindeer flinched. “I can read ya know! It’s just that…”

"Oohh…” Sanji crooned, looking absolutely happy. “He’s having second thoughts about this!”

"Shut your trap ero-cook!"

“Oi Luffy,” This time it was Franky’s who spoke up… to complain. “We are kinda growing old here!”

Brook stepped closer to his captain and pointed at the strip of paper he was holding. “Just read whatever is written in there Luffy-san.”

Luffy frowned as he stared at the wrinkled paper.

Nami made a clicking sound with her tongue in obvious irritation. Everyone can see a vein popping out of her forehead even as she took a deep breath to calm herself.

Well... here’s to hoping that she wouldn’t lose her temper today of all days.

She shifted closer to their captain… looking dangerous than ever. “Luffy,” she said in an overly sugary sweet tone, that had the others shuffling a few feet away from her. “What are you waiting for?”

“For you to change your mind Nami-swaan!” Sanji sang as he twirled towards her, leaving hearts in his wake. “He’s thinking this is all a shitty idea. A really, really shitty idea!” He growled the last word at Zoro’s direction.

“Swirly do not make me cut you into shitty little pieces!”

“Bring it on you stupid moss-head!”

“Stop it!” Usopp hissed at them as his eyes darted towards the now peeved navigator. “Luffy just get on with it! Before Nami decides we are all better off lightning fried!” The sniper mumbled the last sentence with a shudder.

“Luffy,” Jinbe cleared his throat. “Maybe we can… ask someone else to do the honors?"

"Let Jinbe do it!" Usopp suggested, raising a hand. "He was also a captain before, right?"

“But...” It came out as a whine from the rubber man. “I’m the captain! I’m the one who should do it!”

“Then for goodness sake just do it!” Zoro groused, looking absolutely annoyed. “We’ve been standing here for almost half an hour!”

“Demo…”

“You can start by saying we are gathered here Luffy,” Robin instructed with a small smile.

“Aaw! And supeeer work your way until you reach the ‘you may kiss the bride part’!” Franky added. 

“Don’t forget to ask if there is anyone here who opposes this…” Sanji piped in. “BECAUSE I DO! I FUCKING DAMN DO!”

Franky made a grab for the cook, almost smothering his whole face with his big mechanical hand, to stop him from raving and going berserk.

“Franky! Temee!”

Luffy’s lips quivered. “We are gathered here today…” he finally intoned, reading from the paper. He lifted his head and glanced at Robin as if looking for approval and the raven-haired woman gave him a slight nod.

He stopped and stared at the paper again and everyone groaned.

Maybe it was not a really good idea to let the Straw Hats’ captain officiate a ceremony as important as this.

Zoro sighed and raked a hand through his hair frustration.

“Hohoho! This marriage is still not official yet, but it looks like it’s bound to sail in rough sea waters.” Sanji remarked smugly. “And sink.”

“Temee, kuso cook!”

“Sanji-kun!” Nami turned towards him, the expression on her face aghast.

“But Nami-swan!”

Usopp frowned at the blond-haired man. “Gosh. You sure are a sore loser.”

“NANI?!”

Splashing sound of water filled the air as the sharpshooter swiftly ran away from danger and into the safety of Robin’s side—who was standing on the shore—where Sanji wouldn’t dare aim his flaming kicks.

Franky rubbed a hand on his chin. “This is getting a bit draggy.”

“My arms are kinda getting tired holding these,” Chopper said in a sheepish tone as he gestured at what he was holding.

“Hmmm… Should we just help out?” Robin inquired.

“Maybe we should, Robin-san.” Brook nodded.

“We definitely should!” Usopp agreed.

“Besides, the bride is looking kinda pissed… not really good when you are about to get married right?” Franky observed.  “So I nominate Jinbe to take his place!”

“I wouldn’t mind doing it, if Luffy doesn’t.” The helmsman gladly accepted.

“Aaw really? I was going to nominate Sanji.” Usopp looked disappointed.

“Huh?”

“The hell are you saying shitty sniper?!” The blond chef roared. “WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD I WANT TO DO THAT?!”

“Because I honestly do kinda want to see this whole you-are-now-married-you-may-kiss-the-bride scenario push through!” He hollered back and got nods of approval from mostly the older members of the crew. “And Luffy here is not helping!”

“Hey! Sanji’s not even a captain!” Luffy retorted.

“WHY ME?”

“Yeah why HIM?” Zoro drawled with a jerk of his thumb at the blond’s direction, looking down-right displeased.

Usopp folded his arms across his chest. “Think of it as man’s ultimate sacrifice for the one he loves!”

Zoro cocked an eyebrow at that and Sanji glared daggers at them.

“Oi minna!” Luffy yelled unhappily. “I can do this you know! Sheesh. Trust your captain!”

“THEN FUCKING DO IT AHO SENCHO!” Nami finally exploded after all that effort to rein in her temper. “DO NOT MAKE ME THROTTLE YOU IN THIS DRESS!”

“Kyaaaaaaah!!! I’m sorry Nami!”

Sanji sighed. Usopp did make a valid point. If nothing is done… they won’t be able to move forward and they’ll be stuck in the shores of this island until after the sun sets.

Or until Luffy manages to read what’s on the paper until the very end.

Which looks utterly impossible… given how the rubberman was stuck at the very first sentence.

Not to mention it would totally ruin Nami-san’s mood and her loveliness in her flowing white dress and loose French braid randomly adorned with little pearls.

Swallowing his pride for the sake of his favorite lady’s happiness, he lit up another cigarette before saying, “The wedding dinner will be ready in ten minutes tops.” He nonchalantly stated, earning surprised stares from everyone at his random announcement.

Everything was silent for a few seconds… except for the soft wind blowing across the foliage surrounding them, the rustling of the palm trees and the sound of the waves crashing on the shore.

Then Luffy suddenly grabbed Zoro and Nami’s hands, entwining them together, before looping his own rubbery ones around it in a sort of a handfast.

“Zoro! Nami! As your captain I now pronounced you married!” He said with a nod of his head and a squeeze on their hands. “Hm! You may now kiss each other.”

And just like that he untangled his hands from them and pumped his fists into the air.

“Yosh! Time for the wedding feast! Sanji MEAT!!!”

"That's it?!" Usopp gasped and Robin giggled. “Oi Luffy! That was rather anti-climactic!”

The others just gaped at their captain and their now ‘married’ crewmates in astonishment.

But the young captain was not listening. “Niku! Niku! Niku!” He chanted. “Oi Sanji!”

“I heard you the first time shitty captain!” Sanji snarled. He turned his attention at the stunned couple.

He smiled at the navigator. “Nami-san… Omedetou!” He greeted sweetly before glowering at Zoro. “Shitty swordsman.”

“Aho cook.”

“Arigatou Sanji-kun!”

“I’ll go and prepare the wedding dinner now.” He turned and was about to head towards the Sunny, which was docked a few meters away when Luffy’s hands grabbed him.

“Let’s go!”

“LUFFY! Kusoooo!”

“Zoro, Nami! Congratulations! Shihishi!” Luffy cheered before catapulting himself and their cook towards their ship.

Zoro and Nami glanced at each other in disbelief.

“Just like that?” Nami murmured to him with a bewildered expression on her face.

“Hmm…” Zoro looked as if he was contemplating. “You know, I expected worse. Way worse.”

“He didn’t even let us exchange our vows! Or slip the rings in each other’s fingers!”

The green-haired man chuckled. “Well we are lucky enough he got to pronounce us married and that we can kiss each other before high tailing it."

Nami pouted. Zoro was right. It was more than what they could hope for when they decided to ask Luffy to marry them.

“Well… guess we have to make use of what we have.” Her smile was dazzling as she stood on tiptoes to wrap her arms around his neck. “Husband.”

Zoro grinned back, tucking an errant lock of orange hair behind her ear. “Wife.”  He bent down to kiss her.

There was a soft popping sound and flowers petals showered down on them care of Franky’s modified rocket launcher, Usopp’s newest pop green intercrossing end product and Robin’s numerous blooming hands.

“OMEDETOU!!!”

Amidst the raining petals, there was a tug at the rolled up hem of Zoro’s white pants. He pulled away from Nami and looked down to see Chopper standing near them holding out the ring bearer pillow with a big smile on his cute face.

“Zoro. Nami. Omedetou!”

“Thanks Chopper!” Zoro patted the doctor’s head.

Nami beamed at him. “Arigatou Chopper!” She reached down for one of the rings. She grabbed Zoro’s hand to slip his on his finger. “We are so unconventional. We cannot even pull off a proper wedding.”

“That’s what actually makes us the Straw Hats,” Zoro took the other from Chopper and did the same… stopping just momentarily to admire the gold band that signifies that they belong to each other… now and always.

“And that wasn’t what you and I were supposed to say while slipping these on our fingers.” Nami sighed with a slight wiggle of her hand which was still in his.

Zoro laughed and brought it to his lips for a kiss.

"Oooh!” Chopper squealed as suddenly he hopped on Zoro’s shoulder. He stared at the rings around their fingers. “Wooow! You two are really married now!”

“Zoro! Nami! Congratulations!” Usopp shouted as he ran towards them, grabbing them in a tight hug.

“Thanks Usopp… but get off!”

Their other nakama made their way towards the couple clapping and greeting them, with Franky bawling in the background.

“That was… beautiful! Short but supeeeer sweet!” He sniffled. “Congratulations!”

“Nami, Zoro.” Robin smiled. “Congratulations!”

“Thanks Robin!”

“Congratulations Zoro-san, Nami-san!” Brook bowed down at them. “For the last time my I see your—”

“Do not make me ask Zoro to kick you into the sea Brook.” Nami was all smiles as she threatened the old skeleton.

“I was just kidding yohohoho!”

“Congratulations,” Jinbe nodded at his younger crewmates. “May there be no rough seas that you two cannot sail through together.”

“Aaw!” Frankly bawled louder.

A corner of Zoro’s lips quirked up at that. He liked how it totally negates nosebleed’s earlier statement.  Acknowledging it with a slight tilt of his head. ““Domo... Now shall head to the Sunny for a drink?”

Nami rolled her eyes at him. Of course booze is still one of his top priorities.

“Oi Zorooo! Namiii!” Luffy suddenly yelled and waved at them from the deck of the Thousand Sunny where the wedding feast was now laid out. He was chomping on a slab of meat with so much gusto. “Congwatsulashions!”

“Thanks aho captain!”

“Thank you Luffy! Even if you rushed it for the sake of eating you idiot!”

Luffy laughed as he peeked at them from the Sunny’s rail. “Shishishi! But there is nothing more to say. You two are now married… that’s it!”

Zoro and Nami blinked at the simple-mindedness that made Luffy… Luffy.

Though he was right. That was all there is to it. They are now married. It was a fact that will not change.

They smiled at each other.

Besides there was no winning against their captain anyway.

“But if you want we can do it again!” Luffy suggested. “Sanji’s wedding feast is a lot more awesome than our usual meals!”

A myriad of colorful languages suddenly came from the deck, care of their resident chef.

“I promise I will finish reading what Robin wrote in the paper!”

A few seconds later, Luffy’s head ricocheted from the force of Sanji’s kick.

“Aho sencho! Don’t you dare! Once is enough! I don’t want to see my Nami-swan get married to that third rate swordsman again!”

Zoro eyed Nami with both eyebrows raised. “My?” He mouthed. “Really?” He gestured at the rings they were now wearing.

The mapmaker just laughed. “You do know what you are getting into when you agreed to marry me right?”

He let out a ‘tch’ and smirked at her. “Oi Luffy!” He shouted. “That’s actually a good idea!”

Luffy looked surprised. “It is?”

“IT IS?” Sanji’s perplexed voice rang across the deck.

“It is?” Nami echoed.

“Yeah,” Zoro nodded. “Just think of it this way… aside from rubbing it again on swirly brows face…”

“We may also get to finally exchange our vows… and rings as well. As what should have happened today.” Nami continued, following his train of thought immediately. “Not a bad idea Zoro.”

“Only if Luffy does it right this time…”

Robin sighed as she stepped beside them and casually said.

"That is… if he gets past the ‘we are gathered here today’ part."  

#zoro x nami #ZoNa #zonami #zonalove #zona one-shots #zoro nami fanfiction #roronoa zoro #nami

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Little Bits and Pieces of Heaven

HUNT FOR HAUNTS

One-shot #: 16

Disclaimer: One Piece (and its characters) belongs to Eiichiro Oda-sensei.

Reminder: I have no beta-reader. Any grammatical and spelling errors are solely mine.

Warning: OOC possible. One shot.

Rating: T

Note: A very late Halloween inspired fic, as well as a prompt request from @tali-workshop​.  

Summary: “I think this place is haunted Zoro.”

The clock in the middle of the town struck twelve and its chime resounded across the air, the melody resonating along the silent streets.

Twelve times, it rang; each sound more sinister than the last one as if sending a warning of dire tidings to come.

When the last tones finally dissipated, an eerie silence fell all over the town.

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“Are you sure this place is livable?”

Usopp stared unconvincingly at the close-to-dilapidated inn in front of them.

Franky studied the building while thoughtfully rubbing his chin. “I think it could use a few suuupeeer repairs here and there…”

“Scratch that,” the sniper said with a slight wave of his hand. “It needs an overhaul. A major one.”

“Quit complaining!” Nami snarled from behind them. “We are lucky enough to get a place to stay while the log sets.” Though she sweat-dropped when her eyes settled on the dejected sight in front of her. True enough the inn looked old and abandoned… and absolutely not inhabitable in her opinion.

“A-are we really going to stay there?” Chopper whispered in a trembling tone while hiding behind Zoro’s leg. “It looks really scary.”

“Well we have no choice,” Sanji answered as he scrutinized the edifice, blowing out a stream of smoke. “It’s the only place available that can accommodate all of us.”

“Why can’t we just stay in the Sunny?” Usopp inquired with a frown. “That should save us some money,” he glanced at the inn and shuddered. “And some sanity as well.”

Why is that the more he stared at it, the more it seemed… foreboding?

“Hmmm… it does look like most of the dwellings and structures on this island are built to look old and forlorn, if not mysterious or scary.” Robin observed as she stared at the other contraptions randomly dotting the downhill road leading to town.

“Yohohoho!” Brook bravely approached the threshold. “It does, doesn’t it Robin-san? From what I heard the people of this town live for the spooks and the creeps. They actually love the occult and the macabre; hence the whole dark, eerie and ghastly atmosphere.”

“Ok seriously. What kind of island have we docked into?” Usopp groaned.

“Tch,” Zoro clicked his tongue against roof of his mouth. “This couldn’t get drearier than Kuraigana.”

“No one’s asking moss-head.” Sanji huffed beside him.

“Urusei stupid eyebrows.”

“Temee…”

“Shut up!” Nami viciously glared at the two, silencing them.

Zoro scowled at her. “Can we go inside now?” A yawn escaped him. “I want to sleep.”

“Is that all you can think about?” Nami gave him a disapproving glance. Talk about downright lazy. Zoro really takes the damn cake.

“Right now yeah,” he mumbled, scratching his head.

Nami sighed. She had to admit, she was tired as well. She was already up at the wee hours of dawn with Zoro and Franky; navigating the foggy waters surrounding the island, making sure they don’t ram head on into any of the numerous islets scattered everywhere.

A flash of red caught her eye. Luffy just landed right in front of the inn, after taking his sweet time prancing about the whole perimeter and frolicking in the nearby woods.

The rubber man’s eyes were twinkling with too much excitement at the prospect of exploring a new place. “Shishishi!” He laughed exuberantly. “I smell adventure!” He pumped his fist into the air. Then he pointed towards the inn. ​“Let’s go minna!”

“Shall we go in and find out if it’s… haunted?” Robin queried, winking mischievously at the others.

Luffy’s eyes lit up some more at that. “Oooh! Haunted? Maybe we can catch some ghosts!”

“Ghosts?!” Chopper gasped. 

“Ghosts?!” Usopp echoed.

“Ghosts?!” Brook choked, his bony hands going to his cheeks… or lack thereof.

Sanji aimed a kick at the stupid skeleton’s head… skull…

“Aho! Why don’t you look at yourself first?!”

“Yohohoho! But Sanji-san. I am scared of ghosts!”

“Everybody shut up!” Nami shouted. “There are no ghosts there and it’s not haunted!” She wrapped her arms around herself at the thought that it could be haunted… given the way the place looks.

“How sure are you Nami?” Robin asked grimly as the navigator flinched.

“Robin!!!”

“Don’t worry my Nami-swan! Your prince will protect you at all costs!” Sanji sang and twirled towards her. “You too my lovely Robin-chwan!”

“Good grief cook don’t you ever stop?” Zoro groused as he nonchalantly strode towards the entrance.

“HAH?!”

“Stop it and just move your asses!” Nami hissed when the two men started glaring daggers at each other.

“Let’s go!!!” Luffy was already at the entrance, yelling. “Let’s hunt some ghosts!”

Franky trudged forward as the others slowly followed. “Looks like this is gonna be a fun stay.”

“Zoroo…” Chopper leapt up at the swordsman’s shoulders. “I’ll stay in the room with you.”

“Hnnn…”

“Nami-swan! Robin-chwan!” Sanji crooned. “I can stay in the room with—”

“We’re good Sanji-kun,” Nami said dismissively as Robin giggled. The cat thief is not looking forward to the thought of a pervert hovering over her while she sleeps.  

“But…”

“Hey wait!” Usopp raised a hand to get their attention.

“What Usopp?” Zoro asked, quirking an eyebrow at him.

“Are we the only guests staying here?”

They all fell silent at that.

Then Robin looked at him with a grave expression on her face. “And what if we are?” She said with a disturbing smile.

“Uhh… I think I’m coming down with a bad case of cannot-go-inside-a-haunted-inn disease!”

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The clock in the middle of the town struck seven and its chime resounded across the air, the melody resonating along the silent streets.

Seven times, it rang; each sound more sinister than the last one as if sending a warning of dire tidings to come.

When the last tones finally dissipated, an eerie silence fell all over the town.

Then all the lights in every house, on every street were simultaneously extinguished.

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Zoro opened his eye almost immediately.

It was quiet. Too damn quiet.

He slowly rose from the bed, rubbing a hand on his face in the process. He was alone in the room that they had rented for the night.

What time is it? And where are the others? He blearily looked around, trying to sense any of his friends anywhere.

And why is it dark?

He instantly stood up. Usually he would just shrug this off and go back to sleep but his gut instinct was telling him that something was… off.

Just like Usopp pointed out earlier, they were the only ones who were staying at the inn of nightmare (as the sniper coined it). But contrary to how it looked outside, the innermost area of the place was actually well-kept and tidy even. Robin commented that the inn’s façade was just probably to live up with the island’s weird ambience.

The moment they were assigned their respective rooms, the swordsman left the others talking to the inn’s caretaker. He sleepily made his way upstairs with Nami trailing right behind him, pointing the correct directions to their rooms in a snippy tone.

He was tempted to start a row with her, but decided against it. He knows she was being snarky because she was just as tired as him after that rather challenging sailing and steering to get to this damned island this morning.

He was out cold the moment his back hit the soft bed. And had just woken up when he sensed that something was amiss.

Zoro remained standing in middle of the room, waiting, watching and listening. He had been hearing weird, scratching sounds along the wall as well as dull thuds like someone was banging on it. Heck, he could swear that there was one time he heard someone moaning or groaning. But his haki did not pick up anyone or even anything in the area.

Except… Nami.

Gathering his precious katanas, he decided to step out of the room to check on the navigator.

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To his surprised he was met by the sight a cowering mapmaker behind a slightly opened door, peering fearfully at the corridor.  

“Nami?”

“Zoro?” She half-whispered, half-asked as she peeked from the slightly ajar door of the girls’ rented room.

The whole corridor was in darkness. No, scratch that. The whole inn where they were is in total darkness.

There were a few seconds of silence before the navigator threw the door open with a shriek that almost made Zoro deaf as she launched herself at him.

“Oi!” He grunted when Nami’s body abruptly collided with his. “Ouch! Damn it Nami! Watch where you are touching!”

“It’s too damn dark! I can’t see anything!” Nami retorted, trying to grab whatever part of Zoro she can get her hands on. Their hands tangled and pushed at each other as they both tried to grasp the other—Zoro with the intent to stop her from grabbing while Nami was bent on seizing any available part of the swordsman.

Her elbow knocked on his swords and Zoro growled. “Stay still damn it!” His hands finally managed to wrap around her wrists.

“Zorooo…” she wailed. “Wait! Are you really Zoro?”

“What the hell do you mean by that woman?!”

“I dunno. You could be someone pretending to be Zoro…”

“Are you insane witch?” He hissed. “It’s me. What are you gibbering on about?”

There was a pause and a sniffle much to Zoro’s astonishment. Then Nami pulled her hands away from his hold to wrap them around his waist in a vice-like grip.

“Zoro! You idiot! I thought I was all alone here!” She cried out; her tone muffled as she buried her face on his chest.

Zoro scratched his head at that. It was clear that Nami was on edge tonight. Well who could blame her? Waking up alone in the midst of darkness while in an unfamiliar territory would definitely shake the shit out of someone.

Well… except him. He’s used to waking up by himself almost anywhere in the middle of anything.

But Nami, he reminded himself, was different from him.

He patted her head awkwardly. “I’m here,” he grunted.

In the dark he felt her tilt her head up to look at him, arms still locked around his waist without any intent of letting go.

“Where are the others?” She asked in a hushed tone.  

Zoro shrugged. “I dunno. I just woke up.”

“Can you try finding them using your haki?”

“I already did.”

“And?”

He shook his head before he remembered that she won’t be able to see the gesture. “Nothing.”

He can hear Nami gulped nervously. “So we are alone here?!”

“Looks like it.”

She was silent for a few seconds. Then her embrace on him tightened as she whispered, “I think this place is haunted Zoro.”

Zoro’s face scrunched into a frown at that. “What?”

“I think this place is haunted.”

The tall lad scoffed. “Don’t be such a scaredy-cat Nami. Ghosts aren’t real.”

“You don’t know that!”

“We have a freaking skeleton on the ship with us!” Zoro pointed out. “And you are drawing the line with ghosts?”

Nami did not answer.

​“Besides the only close to ghosts I’ve seen so far is Perona’s negative hollows. And that even comes from her devil fruit power.”

“Then how can you explain the sounds I’m hearing earlier?” The orange-haired girl retorted, grasping his shirt firmly. “Didn’t you hear it too Zoro?” She tentatively asked, biting her lower lip.

Maybe it was wrong to ask the stoic swordsman. Knowing him—if he indeed heard the same things she did—he would just shrugged it off as nuisances and would go back to sleep.

“You mean those—”

THUD!

They both stopped at the sound. Zoro swore he can feel the way Nami stiffened against him. How her grip on his shirt tightened and how she pressed herself closer to him.

THUD!

“I know you hear that Zoro!” Nami hissed, daring him to go and disagree with her.

“Tch. I do.”

She squirmed against him. “What do you think it is?”

He grabbed her shoulders and pushed her away a bit. He pricked his ears up, trying to listen to the sound again. But there was nothing.

Nami was looking at him uneasily. “Zoro…”

“It came from upstairs,” Zoro said as his hand slid to the hilt of his red sword. A shark-like grin suddenly appeared on his face. “Well… only one way to find out.”

Nami’s eyes widened. No. He can’t mean…

“Come on,” he took a step forward. “Let’s look for what’s causing that damned sound.”

“WHAT?!” The cat burglar finally managed to blurt out.

“You’ve been hearing the same weird sounds right?” Zoro inquired with a huff.

“Yeah…” Nami affirmed. “That’s what woke me up. I heard that same thudding and then some strange sound like someone was groaning or moaning.”

The former pirate hunter nodded. “I heard the same. That’s why we need to see what’s causing it.”

“No we don’t!” The navigator all but screeched. “I absolutely refuse! No. Nuh-uh. You can’t make me.”

“I’m not forcing you to!” Zoro growled lowly. “You can just stay in your room!”

“Fine I will!”

“Who knows what you might see or hear —”

“ZORO!!! YOU ASSHOLE!!!” Nami shrieked as she started hitting him with her fist.

“Hey! Aww! Stop hitting me Nami!”

“Why would you fucking say that?!”

Zoro restrained both of her wrists with one hand, pulling her towards him. “Listen here woman. Either you come with me or you lock yourself inside that room and wait for me to come back!”  

Nami looked absolutely horrified at that. Not that he can see it. Wait for him to come back? Seriously? “No!” She snapped at him. “With your sense of direction? You’ll get lost in this darkness and you will never make it back to me!”

“My sense of direction is fine witch!”

“No! No! No! No!” She shook her head vehemently making her long hair bounced around at the force. “I’m coming with you!” Nami gazed at the long, dark corridor weakly. “Even if there are things in the dark…”

Zoro snorted.

Nami shot him a sharp look. Their eyes have finally adjusted in the darkness that they can now faintly make out each other’s features.

He gently released her hands from his grip. “It’s much safer for you if you are with me Nami.”

Her breath hitched at that. There was something with the way he said it that makes her heart thump wildly against her chest.

“Let’s go.”

Nami reached out and clutched his hand. “Zoro it’s too dark,” she stated. She know how easily he can get lost in three steps and she’s afraid that she’ll be left alone in the dark trying to find her way. 

Zoro studied her for a few good seconds then nodded. “I won’t let go alright.”

She managed to smile. “Don’t get lost Zoro. Don’t leave me here alone in the dark or I swear you’ll be looting for treasures to pay me for the rest of your life.”

“Fine.” The green-haired lad tugged at her hand so they could start moving. “Weren’t you supposed to be a cat burglar or something? Shouldn’t you be at home with the darkness?”

Nami huffed. “Only if I’m stealing. Haunted inns are a different thing!”

“For the last time this place is not haunted,” Zoro groaned. “Come on let’s go.”

They barely made it a few steps when one of the doors ahead suddenly opened. The two pirates halted and stared at it, waiting.

“What the hell?!” They both shouted in unison as something crawled out of the open room.

It was dressed in what looked like a tattered robe streaked with blood. Its black hair looked molting and greasy and was covering its whole face. Whatever it was, it seems like it was not crawling as they initially thought… but slithering out of the room.

All of a sudden, whatever-that-thing-is, lifted its head and looked at them.

Then it let out the most awful, terrifying moan Nami ever heard in her entire life.

“KYAAAHHHH!!!” She screamed at the same time, absolutely horrified. She let go of Zoro’s hand and turned to run towards the other direction.

“Nami!”

Suddenly something dropped from the ceiling right in front of the already terrified girl, cutting her escape.

Nami blinked. And froze.  She was face to face with a severed head—all skinned and bloodied—gawking at her even in death.

She let out a bloodcurdling scream.

“AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!”

Zoro moved fast, grabbing her immediately and almost shoving her face on his chest to stop her from looking at the hideous sight as he ran past it. “Damn it,” he muttered, cradling the bawling navigator against him.

He sprinted towards the other end of the corridor, not even bothering to look back.

What the hell was THAT?

He turned around the corner and leaned against the wall, catching his breath. Nami was still trembling in his arms.

“What the hell was that?” She managed to choke out after a minute.

“I don’t know!”

She buried her face back into his chest. “I told you this place is haunted!” She whimpered, clutching the front of his shirt. “This is so much worse than Thriller Bark!”

“I’ll say,” Zoro breathed out as he looked down at the top of her head. “Though I really doubt that those are ghosts.”

“I don’t care what they are. Let’s just get out of here Zoro!”

Before he can even answer, the sound of all the doors opening at the corridor they just vacated filled the air.

“What the fuck?” They both whispered and Nami pushed herself closer to him as possible.

There was the thudding sound again and this time it came from almost all around them, accompanied by unearthly moans that sounded like someone was in agony.

“Zoro!”

“Move Nami,” he ordered as he pulled her towards the dark hallway to their left. They covered a few good feet before a random door burst open and something rammed itself against Nami’s legs almost making her stumbled forward.

“Aaaaaah! Zoro get it off! Get it off!” She shrieked when she felt a cold, clammy hand closed around her ankle. She kicked at it wildly, the heel of her shoe meeting something solid.

When she felt it release her, she automatically threw herself at Zoro, who promptly caught her while glaring at the thing on the floor.

“Zoro! Zoro!” Nami gazed at him pleadingly. “Get us out of here!” She wrapped her arms around his neck with a wail. “It’s not a request. It’s a demand!”

Zoro’s eye left the figure he was scrutinizing and raised an eyebrow at her.

Nami grabbed both of his cheeks so that they were eye to eye with each other. “I’ll knock off some belis from your last debt and buy you whatever booze you want!”

How he was able to smirk while they are in this predicament is beyond her. “Heh! Now we are talking.”

“Just get us out of here!!!”

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They managed get down the first floor and turn around a corner that was luckily devoid of any weird occurrences. By now the whole inn seemed to come alive with thudding sounds, opening and closing doors, creaking floors and some moaning and groaning here and there.

His eyes rested on Nami who was looking worse for wear. She was catching her breath, chest heaving in a frenzied manner as she struggled to fill her lungs with air. Between all that running and screaming, he was surprised she didn’t pass out. Well to be honest, they’ve been through worse than this before.

Their navigator was really something.

He had to admit. A scared Nami is a damn cute one. Not to mention the way she was clinging on him like he was her lifeline was kinda... nice.

When she’s like that, it can’t help but bring to surface a whirlwind of feelings he doesn’t really know he can handle or wants to deal with.

“Zoro!” Nami pushed herself on him again. In the dim light trickling from a window, he was able to see that there were remnants of tears glinting at the corner of her eyes. “Let’s just get out of here! This place is going to drive me nuts.”

He stared at the orange-haired girl for a few seconds. Nami rested her head against his chest exhausted. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders, pulling her close and basking in the moment that he can actually touch her like this.

This damned inn and all its spooks have it merits after all.

“Zoroo...” she bemoaned looking up at him beseechingly. “Let’s go.”

“Alright,” he sighed flicking one last glance at her. And before he can stop himself, he bent down and softly pecked her lips. 

Nami stiffened at the contact. And so did he; head snapping back sharply and stepping away from her. 

“Su-sumanai...”

Nami brought a hand on her lips as Zoro turned red. What possessed him to do that? 

“I-it was just a spur of the moment thing,” he stuttered, embarrassed and thankful that the darkness was able to hide his blushing face. “Let’s just get out of here.” He pronounced, clearing his throat.

This is what happens when you let your guard down Zoro. He chastised himself. Just one damn situation like this, where all the defenses are down, had him showering the mapmaker with even just a sliver of his real affection for her.

He sidestepped and was about move forward when Nami’s arm shot up and hooked around his waist. 

“Nam-?”

Any other words stopped short in his mouth when he felt her pressed her own lips against his. 

There in the midst of all the spookiness and ghastliness, while everything is dark and eerie... they kissed each other.

Zoro brought a hand to cup her face, pushing her closer as he deepened the kiss. Nami didn’t seem to mind it as she returned the kiss with enough fervor to make him realize that there will be no turning back from this.

Her hand closed on the wrist of the one that was holding her face as the other gripped on his shirt tightly. He barely noticed his arm snaking around her slim waist, almost lifting her off the ground so that he can delve into her taste deeper. 

They exchanged soft quick kisses, trying to savor the sensation, before finally stopping to catch their breaths as they both gazed at each other. 

The corners of Nami’s lips quirked into a smile. He returned it with a smirk of his own.

“Get us out of here Zoro,” she murmured albeit cheekily. Gone was the scaredy-cat witch from earlier who was shrieking and screeching non-stop. 

He nodded. His grey eye still locked onto her brown ones. It seems to be telling him that a reward was due once he gets them out of there. 

Suddenly a door on the far right banged opened and there was a terrifying moan as a figure shuffled out slowly.

And just like that the somehow dreamy atmosphere dissipated, plunging them back into reality. 

“Zorooooo!” Nami squealed and flung herself at him again for the umpteenth time that night. “I don’t want to be here anymore!”

Zoro caught her effortlessly, wrapping an arm around her waist, a bit peeved at the intrusion.

Something slammed on the window on their left and Nami let out a bloodcurdling scream as a face twisted in what can only be defined as torment peered at them from the outside. 

Zoro winced as her voice hit a pitch high enough to shatter his eardrums.

“Get us out of here now!” Nami demanded arms locked tight around his neck and face buried against the crook of his neck. “Now!”

Zoro sighed and muttered an affirmative. Only one way out. He should’ve done it from the start.

“Tatsu maki!” 

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The clock in the middle of the town struck eight and its chime resounded across the air, the melody resonating along the streets.

Eight times, it rang; each sound more sinister than the last one as if sending a warning of dire tidings to come.

Before the last tones finally dissipated, it was interrupted by a sound of explosion coming from the outskirts of the town where an old, creepy inn was situated.

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“Hey,” Usopp called out as he traipsed along the cobblestone street along with Luffy and Chopper. “Did anyone inform Zoro or Nami that there will be something like a scare fest for the town’s festival tonight?”

“Uhm… I’m not really sure,” Franky answered, peering from behind the nine pumpkins he acquired from one of the market stalls. “I think Robin did?”

“I mentioned it to Nami,” Robin said as she fell into the step beside the shipwright. She just came out of the bookstore that they passed by with Sanji in tow. “But I doubt she heard it from all that yapping at Zoro about rooms and directions.”  

“The scare fest wouldn’t be until midnight tonight,” Brook hummed. “We still have time to tell them.”

“Don’t mind it,” Luffy waved their concern off like the carefree captain that he is. “They’ll both be fine.”

“Can we still walk around the town before we head back?” Chopper asked. “I still want to buy some of that candy corn we saw earlier.”

“Ooh! And some of those pumpkin-shaped cookies that really smells wonderful!” Luffy agreed his mouth watering at the thought of the treats.

“Go ahead,” Sanji told them. “I’ll head back first and drop off this books Robin-chwan brought. Then I’ll inform Nami-swan and that stupid moss-head about the—”

BOOM!

An explosion came from the location of the inn where they were staying.

The Straw Hats watched, perplexed, as the remainder of what could only be Zoro’s tatsu maki whirled into nothingness followed by a loud clap of thunder and a huge flash of lightning from Nami’s thundercloud homie, Zeus.

The townspeople pointed at what could possibly be a sign of an incoming storm.

Shouts and applause exploded from the crowd of onlookers as they cheered at the wondrous display of nature which would definitely add an ominous mood to their festival.

“Right,” Usopp deadpanned as he observed the destruction from afar. “Looks like somebody DID inform them...”

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