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salty-says · 5 months

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Random Zoro x reader x Sanji drabble I’ve had in my head. Pt. 1

Pt. 2

Synopsis: Strawhats dock at an island and Zoro sees a familiar face and Sanji swoons.

Fem Reader

No warnings

The Merry was docked at a quaint island where the crew relaxed and enjoyed the paradise that the island was. The villagers at first stood their ground and put up their defenses. But as soon as Luffy introduced himself exclaiming that he wanted meat, and Nami hitting him upside the head, they stood down.

Eventually, Nami was relaxing on the beach, a tropical drink in her hand. Robin was admiring the ruins of an ancient temple. Usopp was freaking out over the cool gadgets the weapon shops had. Chopper was learning about some new medicines that the island had. And Luffy was stuffing his face at a local restaurant.

Then there was Sanji and Zoro who were tasked with replenishing the supplies that the crew needed when they were to set sail once more. They were put to this task after one of their fights made Nami mess up one of her maps that she had spent hours working on. She told them if they didn’t get along then she would toss Sanji’s favorite knives into the ocean and rip out Zoro’s earrings from his ear.

Zoro and Sanji walked down the cobblestone path with their arms crossed. Sanji looked down at the paper in his hands, “My sweet Nami-Swan needs new paper and some ink. Maybe I’ll even get her some new clothes that show off her beautiful curves~!” Sanji balled his fists as his eyes turned into hearts.

Zoro scoffed and rolled his eyes, “Chill out Love Cook. Let’s just get this crap so I can go onto relaxing, away from you!”

“Oh hush Marimo. You know nothing of beauty. After all your brain is full of moss!” Sanji snapped at himz

Zoro reached for Wado, “Wanna say that again shit cook?!”

“Maybe I will, crappy swordsman!” Sanji planted his feet firm into the stone and butted heads with Zoro.

“I’ve had it with you!” Zoro unsheathed his sword and Sanji raised his right leg.

“Excuse me boys, do we have a problem?” A female voice interrupted them.

Sanji and Zoro turned to the voice. A woman with a hat and a plume stood before them, her face masked behind her hat. Sanji instantly lit up and his eyes became hearts and his hands clasped together and raised near his face.

“Lady! I need lady!” Sanji yelled.

Zoro scowled at Sanji and turned to the woman. She lifted her chin up a bit so the sun hit her face. Zoro’s eyes narrowed a bit as he studied her. She strutted forward and Zoro noted the two swords attached to her back. Her heeled boots clicked against the cobblestone.

“Long time no see Zoro,” she smirked as she stood in front of the two men.

Zoro studied her a bit longer before a huge smile appeared on his face, “No freakin way. Y/N?!”

“In the flesh,” she smiled and wrapped her arms around his waist.

Sanji’s jaw dropped to the ground and his eyes became wide and his eyebrows narrowed. “What the hell?”

Zoro wrapped his arms around her and rested his chin on her head. “S’good to see ya sweetheart.”

She chuckled and blushed as he kissed her forehead.

“Excuse me, what?” Sanji exclaimed.

Zoro moved Y/N to his other side away from Sanji, “you should stay away from this pervy cook.”

Y/N giggled and caresses Zoro’s cheek, “I think I can hold my own.” She walked back around to were Sanji was and held out a hand for Sanji to shake. “I’m Y/N, it’s lovely to meet you.”

Sanji’s eyes went back to hearts as he took her hand gently and raised it carefully to his lips and give it a kiss, “The pleasure is all mine mademoiselle.”

Y/N blushed and smiled.

“Alright that’s enough,” Zoro took back Y/N’s hand in his own.

“You shouldn’t man handle a lady that like, Mosshead,” Sanji scowled.

“Up yours waiter,” Zoro pushed Sanji away a bit and Sanji retaliated by kicking him. They began to butt heads once more.

“I hate it when men fight over me,” Y/N scoffed and rolled her eyes. She pulled out one of her swords and knocked them both on their heads with end of the handle.

Zoro groaned and rubbed his head, “Meanie.”

“How lucky am I to be hit by such a lovely lady?” Sanji swooned as blood trickled out of his nose.

“I think you guys need to learn to get along,” she huffed and crossed her arms.

“I would never get along with that idiot,” Zoro grimaced.

“And I wouldn’t with this asshole,” Sanji took a drag of his cigarette.

She rolled her eyes. “What are you even doing here Zoro?”

“My crew is docked here for a bit to re supply,” he responded simply.

“Ah I see. Oh by the way, I saw your bounty. I couldn’t believe it. Guess pirate hunting was a short gig.”

“Yeah, yeah. Is there any bars around here? We can talk over a drink,” Zoro scratched his head.

“Is booze really all you can think about, moss head even though there’s a beautiful lady that’s too good for you right in front of you!” Sanji’s eye twitched.

Y/N patted Zoro’s back, “Of course, I know the perfect spot.”

Zoro wrapped his arm around her shoulders, “Lead the way sweetheart.”

Y/N rested her head against his chest and turned back to Sanji, “Are you going to be joining us?”

“Anything for you beautiful Y/N!” Sanji swooned.

Zoro grimaced and Y/N elbowed him gently.

#one piece x reader #one piece #sanji x reader #roronoa zoro #zoro x reader #zosan #zosan x reader #vinsmoke sanji #black leg sanji #marimo

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zorosjuicymelonsx · 2 months

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Finding You

A/N: Hey lovelies, I'm here with a new chapter for you all. I hope you like it, its very fluffy. I don't know why I've been feeling super fatigued this week, its been very annoying since I've not been productive at all :( don't worry, I will bounce back as I always do. Finding You has reached over 1k hits on AO3 and over 100 likes on Tumblr and I just wanted to express my gratitude when I saw this. Thank you so much everyone and I will be back next week!

Chapter Six Previous Next

‘I miss you so much.’ You whispered to yourself, sitting on the cool sand listening to the waves crash against the sunset.

Your heart ached, turning to your side to see the empty space he should have been occupying next to you. You felt your throat closing and your lip tremble, leaning your head down in between your knees to choke out a quiet sob.

Where are you?

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You woke, groggily blinking your eyes to open as you adjusted to the bright light seeping into your room. You lifted your head slightly to look for Nami and Robin to see if you’d woken up too early or too late. The room was different. Why was-

You shot up, taking in your surroundings and remembering you shared your first night with Zoro. You cautiously turned to your side, only to find his side of the bed empty. You breathed a sigh of relief, holding your chest to calm yourself. You didn’t mind spending the night with him, in fact you had overly fantasized the day you would get to. It was only the first night and you couldn’t help but feel a sense of guilt that you felt you were forcing him.

You decided to move to cross your legs to meditate, to bring yourself back to the present and focus your negative thoughts away. You did this on occasion, Zoro had taught you a while back and you hadn’t turned back since.

Breathe…1…2…3…

1…..2…..3……

“That's better.” You mumbled to yourself, deciding now you could start your day off. You got ready for the day, deciding on a blue blouse and black shorts would suffice for this hot weather, keeping your hair down to keep your neck cool. You slipped on a pair of comfortable white shoes, taking your sword and tying it to your shorts before leaving the room.

As you walked onto the lawn of the deck, your eyes scanned for Nami, finding her at the helm with Jinbe who was manning it. She was currently barking instructions at Luffy, Usopp, Franky and Brook who were currently running around the ship following her orders. You made your way up to her, seeing the focus she had on Jinbe shift to you and a smile beamed out of her.

“That island over there is where we’re going to stop, we all could do with a break.” Nami clarified, pointing across the ship, your eyes following and nodding as you saw the small island up ahead.

“So…how was last night?” Nami asked, grinning slyly. You rolled your eyes at her smiling, knowing she would mention your night with the swordsman.

“Nothing happened, we just slept. I’m guessing you and Robin had something to do with the decor?” You giggled out.

“You’re welcome, I don’t even want to get into the plans Franky had for that room.” She shivered at the memory, you frowned in confusion but chose not to pry further. Her attention steered away from you, noticing Brook was incorrectly tying the rope and proceeded to walk over to correct him.

Sighing, you walked over to the rail to admire the scenery of the sea. A small smile crept on your face, appreciating the beauty of the blue and white hues and taking a deep breath to smell the saltiness of the sea. You peered down to watch the crash of the waves against the ship, finding comfort in simply admiring the vast world around you. You never thought in a million years you would become a pirate, the name itself a stigma. After being with your crew that you’ve grown very fond of, you knew you wouldn’t have become a pirate unless it was with them.

“I’ll do my best to reformulate this for you Zoro, then we can try again.” You faintly overheard the reindeer, turning your gaze to find Zoro and Chopper nodding at each other before Chopper headed back under the ship. Zoro looked up to see your gaze on him, you offered a small smile and a wave before he decided to make his way over to you. Your focus shifted back to the sea, whilst Zoro who was now leaning on the rail in a similar fashion to you.

“So…Chopper tried to test out his memory solution with me.” Zoro shared. You hummed in acknowledgement.

“I’m guessing no success?” You raised an eyebrow. You heard a short ‘hm’ from him.

“He’s going to try again, he said maybe he picked the wrong herb or something like that.” You looked away from the sea over to him, his eye was already on you.

“We’re heading to an island for a stop to rest.” You chose to change the subject, not wanting to dwell on the matter anymore.

“Good, I could do with getting off this ship for a bit.” You could see how tired he looked despite the number of naps the man could take in a day. Maybe a small chat with Nami would suffice to get the night shifts routine changed.

“You plannin’ to do anything specific?” You didn’t want the conversation to end just yet. Despite being a man of a few words, you found comfort in his presence. Even just pure silence between you both was enough for you.

“Find a bar, get drunk, pass out, repeat.” You let out a small ‘ha’, it was typical Zoro behaviour even back at Shimotsuki. You could remember after graduation witnessing a competition he had with the local drunk to see who could drink the most. You remember being more concerned for the drunk than him, everyone knew how well Zoro could hold his tolerance for. Zoro did indeed win.

“Sounds like a plan.”

Zoro could see you were reminiscing on something, he felt it wasn’t his place to pry on that moment. He could see how content you were in that moment.

“What about you?” Zoro asked. He could have ended the conversation there, but something nudged him to continue the conversation. He surprised himself to feel just how easy you were to talk to. You were surprised that he wanted to continue conversing with you rather than just ending it.

“I need clothes, even back home I didn’t have much to my name and Nami promised to take me shopping when we found the next island”

“Make sure you use your own money before the witch catches you in her interest trap.” Zoro warned. Just remembering his huge outstanding debt to her made him want to heave.

“Interest trap? And don’t call her that, she isn’t a witch.” You lectured, you turned to face him completely moving your hands to sit on your hips.

“Guys we’re almost there, Zoro can I talk to you?” Nami shouted out. Zoro rolled his eye before muttering a quick bye to you and leaving.

‘Small progress is better than no progress.’ You thought to yourself. You decided to head to the kitchen to grab a bite to eat and caffeinate yourself.

Zoro walked and stood in front of Nami. She looked at him briefly before turning her attention to the side of her jean pocket to pull something out. She then turned back, grabbing Zoro’s hand and dropping the item in his hand. Zoro looked down to see it was a sachet of berry. He frowned in confusion before looking back up at Nami.

“What’s this witch?” He questioned.

“That's something called money.” Nami sarcastically punctuated her words. Zoro rolled his eye, having no energy for her shit.

“I know what it is…why are you giving this to me?” He bit back irritated with gritted teeth.

“That is for you to spend on Y/N when you take her clothes shopping.”

“I’m not taking her shopping.” He scoffed.

“Yes you are or I’m doubling your debt to me.” Nami threatened.

“Why are you doing this?”

“Because dumbass she deserves to be treated and since you clearly don’t have a romantic bone in your body, how great would it be for her HUSBAND to take her out to buy clothes?” Nami explained.

Zoro was dumbfounded.

‘Nami was willing to part with money… seriously what's the catch??’ He thought as he moved his eye from the berry to Nami with suspicion heavy in his gaze.

Nami sighed before continuing.

“She's been through enough, I know what happened isn’t your fault but I can see you care for her. Don’t pay me back for this.”

Zoro softened at Nami’s reasoning, his lips thinned before nodding.

“And one more thing. This is not for booze. I will know if you spent it…” Nami warned, wagging her finger at him before walking away. Zoro stayed glued to his place, looking down to eye the bag for a bit.

He sighed to himself, gently squeezing the bag in his hand a few times before safely putting it away in his sash.

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The Sunny had arrived and docked on the island. The weather could be described as perfect; sunny but with a gentle breeze that came at the right times. Luffy had jumped out of the ship, beelining through a dirt path that looked like it led into a town, Usopp was placed on Luffy patrol and ran after him. You heard some wacky stories from the others about Luffy’s knack for getting into trouble on islands he’s new to.

Chopper, Robin and Sanji made their way to town at their own pace to restock the shop with food and medical supplies. Brook tagged along with Franky into town to get more hardwood for any future repairs. Jinbe was left to stay on the ship to watch for any danger. This left you, Zoro and Nami.

“Y/N, I would take you shopping but I’ve actually got to work on my maps and get some more ink and trinkets. I'm so sorry but I’ll definitely make it up to you another time.” Nami sadly spoke. You nodded in understanding but couldn’t help a small bloom of disappointment spread across your chest.

“Make sure he doesn’t get lost. Have fun guys.” Nami winked at you before walking away, missing the fumes expelling from Zoro’s ears. You looked at him to see his annoyance, a wave of guilt filled you realising that he probably didn’t want to be stuck with you.

“You don’t have to go shopping with me, I can help you find a bar to get hammered in.” You said, knowing how much he wanted to sit back and unwind. You didn’t want to get in his way or make it seem like you were being too clingy. He looked at you and could sense you were being earnest with your words. He felt the bag of berry in his sash burn into his skin before shaking his head in disagreement.

“Let's go get you some new clothes.” He spoke, walking confidently in the wrong direction.You didn’t have time to laugh or smile before you were chasing after him, grabbing his forearm and pulling him into the direction of town.

You both walked in comfortable silence, eventually reaching the quaint town to look around for a clothing boutique. You eventually found a boutique and pulled him into the store, a soft bell sound clicked as you opened and closed the door. The clerk welcomed you both in and left you to your own devices. You looked around taking in all the vibrant colours and styles of fabric that hung on each hanger, your smile only getting wider as you already spotted a few pieces you wanted to try on.

You looked up at Zoro, giving him a ‘don’t go anywhere’ face before leaving him to explore the shop. Zoro turned to see a chair that had his name on it, making his way to sit and wait while you shopped. He decided to close his eye just for a few minutes, reasoning it was the bright lights of the shop that made it harder to keep them open.

A few minutes became 20 minutes before he heard the sound of you clearing your throat. He opened his eye to find you wearing a mini white dress that was littered in small yellow daisies, it flowed out from the waist mid thigh and sat snuggled at your chest with a v-neck and thin straps. His eye travelled up to see the bright excited smile on your face as you stared at him, your hair flowing down over your shoulders only adding to his sudden rising heart rate and unconsciously holding his breath.

It took everything in him not to stare, he couldn’t understand why you were making him so hot and bothered.

“So…what do you think?” You excitedly asked him.

The best thing he could do was offer a small nod of approval. You took that as a yes and went back to the fitting room to try on the next items. After closing the curtain of the changing room, Zoro breathed out the air he was holding, clutching his chest briefly to try and regain the tempo of his heart again.

The next few outfits you tried on accentuated your figure, from the pink long sleeved tops to the black mini skirts that showed off your curves. Zoro was suffering, his cheeks were painted pink for a while, you noticed this and asked him if he was alright. He blamed it on how hot the store was. At all the clothes you picked, he nodded at all but a bright yellow dress that reminded him too much of the shitty cooks hair.

You eventually got changed back, taking the clothes and a couple pairs of shoes you wanted to buy and went to the counter. As Zoro noticed you pull out your wallet, he quickly stood up, almost tripping over his own foot and made his way to you. You looked at him quizzically before he pulled out a bag of berry from his sash and handed it to the clerk.

“My treat.” He grumbled. Just for good measure on a whim, he snatched your wallet out of your hand and put it in his sash to stop you from trying to pay. Zoro also took the liberty of carrying your bags, you did try to argue about this but he ignored you instead. Accepting defeat, you both walked out of the boutique.

You both ended up wandering around town in comfortable silence as before, taking small glances over at the swordsman with the bags in his hand. You couldn’t help but enjoy how domestic he looked while giving his normal ‘fuck off or I’ll kill you’ aura.

You couldn’t help but let your eyes drift off down from his face to admire his chest that always seems to be exposed. It didn’t bother you per se but you couldn’t help but feel a bit green on the inside with jealousy at the thought of how many women could have thrown themselves at him while you weren’t around.

‘Did he sleep with anyone while he was away?’

Deciding against going down that thought path, you moved your eyes to focus back on your surroundings. You spotted a bar on the right, a small glint of mischief glazed your eyes before you cleared your throat to speak.

“Since you kindly paid for my clothes…how about I treat you to a drink?” You questioned.

Zoro looked over at you to see the smirk on your face, he couldn’t help but chuckle a bit before nodding. You signaled your head to go in the right direction where the bar was. Shortly arriving, you both entered the bar and made your way to a small table in the corner. The bar was relatively buzzing with locals, the aura was bright compared to other bars you’d been to. It almost smelled…clean apart from the lingering smell of yeast that wafted in from the bar side.

Arriving at the table, Zoro bent to drop the bags off whilst tucking them under the table. Once finished, he stood up straight and turned to see you were standing next to him gazing up at him. He hadn’t noticed how small you looked compared to him until that moment seeing how much neck was bent back as you looked up at him.

“Yes?”

“My wallet?” You raised your brow smirking at him, bringing your hand up and out ready to take your wallet back from him.

“Oh.” He sheepishly uttered out. He dug into his sash and pulled out your wallet. You gave a small nod as you took the wallet, relishing in the warmth of it. It took everything in you not to raise your wallet up to smell it as you secretly loved his natural scent.

You headed to the bartender and put in an order for two bottles of sake, pulling out berry to pay for it. With your drinks secured, you headed back to the table to find Zoro comfortably sitting in his chair, slightly manspreading. He made the chair next to him look so inviting with him there but the way his legs parted made you feel more parched. You made it to the table, dropping the bottles carefully before taking your place next to him.

“Thanks Y/N.” He grunted out before making work by opening his bottle and drinking it straight from the bottle. After a few gulps and a sigh of satiation, you took a few sips from your bottle. You weren’t sure how but you both ended up engaged in conversation, both reminiscing on the people and life back in Shimotsuki Village.

You couldn’t stop laughing at his story about this old lady who constantly tried to pinch his bum whenever he walked past her, tears forming in the corners. He also expressed shock and a few laughs when you indulged him in a memory of how you were dared by your friend Lily to walk in the local shop with a mask on and rap freestyle. He made you laugh when he told a terrible joke, the sound of your laughter bringing a sort of peace to him. He never wanted to see your smile fade.

‘Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum.’

“Well hello pretty lady.” A voice interrupted causing you and Zoro to both look up. The smell hit you first, the clothes the guy was wearing reeked of alcohol. You did your best to shift yourself in your seat as far away from the guy as possible. It didn’t help as he just leaned closer in.

“Let me buy you a drink.” The stranger offered, completely unaware of who he was potentially messing with. You looked at Zoro to see his demeanor darken, his gaze focused on the man in front of him and the grip on his bottle tighten.

“No thank you.” You politely declined.

“Why not? I’m sure your bodyguard wouldn’t mind.” He insisted, his hand landed on your shoulder to give it a tight squeeze. The action caused Zoro to abruptly stand up and tower over the man.

“If you don’t get your dirty hand off and back the fuck away from my wife right now, I’ll see to it that you lose your fingers.” Zoro threatened. The man took his hand off like you were on fire, gulping before quietly apologising and leaving with his tail tucked between his legs. You looked up at him in surprise, the anger continued exuding out of him. He hadn’t addressed you as his wife since the wedding. Zoro looked at you with equal shock at what he just said out loud.

‘I called her my wife..’

“Zoro, it's okay. If he tried anything I would have kicked his ass.” You tried to change the subject to lighten the mood back, however, nothing was changing. Instead, Zoro gulped down the rest of his drink, then yours before reaching for the bags in one hand, then your wrist in another dragging you out the door. He didn’t say anything, you couldn’t bear to stop him even knowing he was going the wrong way in case he snapped.

Some time had passed and you both ended up outside of town in a wooded area.

“Zoro, can we stop? You’re hurting me.” You cautiously questioned, your wrist was feeling hot under his grip. Zoro had stopped at this, looked down at you and then let go on your wrist. He hadn’t noticed how tight he was gripping you, seeing a red outline of where his grip was woved around your wrist. He felt guilt wash over him.

In Zoro’s mind, all he could think about was snapping that guy's neck. The thought of anyone touching you the way that guy did made his blood boil. He knew had he not left, he would have caused trouble for you and the crew.

“Sorry.” He muttered.

You now felt bad and decided to take his hand into yours and looked at him, using your thumb to slightly rub gently circles on his skin.

“It's okay, I understand.” You meant every word.

‘Ba dum, ba dum, ba dum.’

‘He really needed to get his heart checked out by Chopper.’ He thought as he looked back at you.

“Let's get back to the ship.” You decided the best way back would be to summon a hole. You let go of his hand, walking towards an empty patch of grass you found before raising your hand, conjuring the memory of the deck while creating the hole. Once the hole had formed, you let your hand fall before you look over at Zoro and encourage him to jump in.

Zoro nodded before he tightened his grip on the bags, walked up to the hole and jumped through. He felt somewhat light going through the hole. He guessed it was because of the clouds in the hole making it seem like he’s somewhat flying. It somewhat reminded him of being back on Skypiea. He landed on the deck, moving away from the hole to ensure you didn’t crash into him. You followed behind him a few seconds later. You reached your hand out to close the hole behind you.

You walked up to Zoro and took the bags from him.

“Thank you for taking me shopping, it was really sweet of you.” You smiled at him.

About to turn away to walk towards your room, he reached out to grab your forearm. Puzzled at the sudden heat of his hand on your arm, you turned to see him as he looked at you with an unknown expression on his face you couldn’t decipher.

“Everything okay?” You asked him.

He didn’t know what took over him but he dragged you into him crushing you into a hug. The sudden tug made you drop your bags, your eyes bulged out in surprise as your cheek was now nestled into his chest. You could feel his heart beating strong and oddly fast, the familiar warmth seeping into your skin. It had been so long since he held you like this.

You had to fight your tears back, you didn’t want to give yourself hope for nothing.

He let you go after a few more seconds, wordlessly turning away from you to walk to the Crows Nest no doubt wanting to start training. All you could do was watch him and question his intentions behind the hug.

Unbeknownst to you, something else was watching you from a distance.

————————————- ⚔️✨ ———————————— Fun fact: the shop incident actually happened to me and my best friend. We were 16 and she dared me to rap the rap from Scary Movie 1 with a ghost mask over my face. I did it and it got us banned from that shop ever since XD

#one piece fanfiction #memory loss #one piece #zoro x reader #slow burn #romance #roronoa zoro

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imanonymousfanfic · 3 years

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How do you think the strawhat would be with a crewmate who has a cat (or like three) ?

I am so sorry this took so long to answer. I've had university deadlines.

Anyway

This is my personal take on the characters. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I had fun writing this. Thank you anon ❤️

Luffy would LOVE to have cats aboard!! Luffy would be giggling childishly after hearing the new crew mate has cats, unless that’s why he asked for them to join in the first place (no surprise there). Since it’s Luffy, and he’s oblivious as hell, he’ll probably do a couple things that would get them feisty, earning him a good cat fight. He’d end up looking like he does after Nami has a go at him. Luffy’s love will go on endlessly, as they’re not part of the StrawHat family. Before the cats can explore the ship, the idea of teaching the fur balls some “cool tricks” will come up, maybe even plotting to sneak some meat behind Sanji’s back. Maybe it’ll work, maybe it won’t... probably not, knowing Luffy. He’s good company for them, a good partner to play with if he has a feather stick. You will find them resting on his belly as they both nap in the sun on Sunny's head. And without a doubt, ass will be kicked if a single whisker on their faces is touched out of malice.

For a brief second, Zoro will question the cats safety: traveling on water, but at the end of the day it’s not his problem… kinda. Despite his stiff “cool guy” exterior, the swords man would definitely jump in after any of the cuties that have gone over board. He will angrily mutter about their reckless climbing and playfulness as he rushes them out of the water. I mean he does the same for Luffy, so what’s new? He’d give them some small here and there, nothing too special. Their compatibility will really shine when they crawl all over the man during his meditation, they will have fun tapping at his gold earrings, and as much as he would like his silence, the cats company will make him smile. There’s no doubt about it, Zoro loves them, he just expresses his affection to his crew own way. They’re part of the family and their silly antics will make his night shifts a lot more entertaining.

Sanji will ban any cats from the kitchen right away, which is entirely understandable. Cats shed like crazy and don’t think about where their paws have been. They would knock over things carelessly, even on purpose at times when they want attention. That will irk Sanji. Should it ever happen, though, he’d take the opportunity to show off his cool moves in front of Robin and Nami. His envy would melt the man, seeing them curled up in the ladies laps too, but that’s just Sanji being himself. Since are respectable for the most part, and for this reason Sanji wouldn’t treat them any less than he would the rest of the crew. He’ll work hard on their meals, spoiling their little toe beans off.

Chopper will be the CUTEST with cats, he will be befriend them on an emotional level much faster than the others as he’s one himself. He’s in tune with them, and since he’s a doctor, he will be eager to pick up on veterinary studies to care for them. You will find him often studying their anatomy, even physically studying the little fur balls himself. He’d play with them lots, mostly with him originally chasing them, but knowing Chopper, they will turn that around. You’ll catch Chopper reading books with the cats crawling over him and covering his desk. An adorable sight to see.

Franky is definitely more a dog person, but he won’t reject the adorable purring of a cat. He’ll walk around with one or two of them perched on his shoulders, the height and the stability of Franky is a fun place to hang out. They see lots, and he’s a fun person. When not busy, Franky will take a moment to give out some pets, maybe even making some kissy noises at them. He’ll incorporate some kind of play pen or netted area so they can play safely. You’ll definitely catch him blubbering emotionally about them at some point. It’s Franky, after all, he’s a ginormous softie. When maintaining the ship, he’ll keep the cats locked away for their safety, all the heavy materials and tools could be dangerous, and the last thing he wants is them hurt while they get a little too curious. Let’s hope whenever they crawl over him, none of their claws have a scratch at his banana hammock.

100% Robin is a cat mom, calling it immediately. She’s elegant and has that cheekiness that cats posses too. She likes to soak up some sun, explore her surroundings to understand them better, and is intelligent with a talent in sneaking around. Robin confirmed to be a human-cat? All jokes aside, Robin’s companionship with the cats is calm, just like how many of them like it. They’d be spoiled with lap cuddles, and her devil fruit will make sure none of them are left feeling jealous. Her and Chopper will be often spotted hanging together, or helping the vet check ups.

For some reason, I have a hunch Brook is scared of cats and his hair would pop off seeing them. He’d jump behind one of the crew members, his bones rattling loudly as you hear his cheerful voice pronounce his fear. Luckily for him they’re not dogs, his femur would be gone in seconds if they were. He’d be nervous around the little things at first but with time he will open up to them. Seeing how the crew plays and cuddles with them will make him step out of his comfort zone, and next thing you know, they’re huddled around him as he plays the violin. Music, after all, is calming for cats. He will have his own furry fans to give him all of the love, which will warm his heart (if he had one).

Nami will think they’re super cute, but wouldn’t be quite as enthusiastic as some of the other crew members. That’s just Nami though. She’d definitely be cracking some skulls if you hurt any of them, and she’s a very protective cat mom. She might not be the super cuddly type, but she doesn’t care about them any less than the rest of the crew. She’d save a little bit of money on the side for some nicely made collars, which will be a BIG deal coming from her. They’d be gold plated, or something nice along the lines which is definitely her way of showing affection. No matter how cute they are, however, they won’t be caught in her cartography space - their paws are chaotic and Nami needs her maps to be pristine. As cute as inky paw prints are, she rather not have them.

Usopp will talk to the cats a lot, befriending them like they’re any other person. Even though they can’t understand him or his exaggerated stories, they’re entertained by him no matter what. He’s enrapturing, able to hold their gaze as they get lost in his enthusiastic tone. They sure feel playful around him too, his goofy behaviour is exactly what they need, but they might end up chasing him across the ship with how much a coward he can be at times. With his ingenious building skills, he’d take the time to make them some cool toys, a crazy laser, a feather toy, who knows what Usopp has up his sleeve. Oh, the ideas are endless and Usopp’s designs will be spoiling their tails off. If only Sniper King is able to see how adorable they are… *wink-wink, nudge-nudge*

As I’m not fully caught up and his character to me is still quite hard to write about, I will try to capture Jinbe to my best understanding of him.

I imagine him to find great companionship with cats, understanding their free will, but sense of loyalty they have. Unlike dogs, who are loyal to nearly anyone, a cats sense of loyalty is out of a devoted love they choose to share. Jinbe holds a similar integrity with the relationships he choose to be a part of. Naturally their natures of being are opposites, as he’s a fish man, strongest when in water, while cats run from it. They share a wholesome companionship. If it isn’t Zoro first in the water to save them, Jinbe will be the next to be a kitty rescuer.

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Lightning In A Bottle Ch. 3

Ace had been in Alabasta for all of a week, looking for his brother. Luffy should be arriving anytime now, if he didn’t get sidetracked when he was in Drum Kingdom.

...okay, so maybe Ace would have to wait around for a couple extra days. It was possible he should have just stayed in Drum and waited for Luffy there, in the cold and the snow, but he knew that he made the locals uncomfortable. They hadn’t realized he was a pirate, but the snow had melted off of his skin and coat and rolled off of him like rain. It made them weary. They knew there was something unnatural about this stranger that had come to them, asking so many questions about a man who had nearly destroyed their kingdom.

Teach left a trail of destruction in his wake, and Ace did his best to follow it, but it seemed like that was all he was able to do. Follow the trail.

And now he had to stop following Teach for a hot minute to wait on a perpetually tardy brother. There were a couple of leads about Teach and his slowly growing crew in Alabasta, but none of them were near enough to the port for Ace to investigate and get back in time to meet up with Luffy.

So he was stuck in town, cooling his heels.

That was fine, Ace had started to learn patience. He could hang out in town, look for leads, and wait for Luffy to show up. He hadn’t seen him in almost three years now, after all. A lot had changed. Luffy was a captain of an up-and-coming crew, Ace had joined the Whitebeards, and hundreds of smaller things that they needed to share with each other.

Ace wanted to tell Luffy that he’d finally met Shanks (and just how the hell had Luffy gotten the hat of an emperor? Honestly), and he wanted to tell him about his adventures in Paradise and the New World, and all about his crew. He just knew Luffy would get a kick out of Deus. In all actuality Ace had a whole laundry list of things he wanted to tell Luffy, everything from getting stranded and eating a devil fruit to being forcefully adopted by Whitebeard. And wasn’t that just the most ironic thing? Luffy, and to a lesser extend Sabo, had basically forced Ace to accept their friendship and later their brotherhood, and Whitebeard had literally kidnapped Ace and swatted every attempt on his life away until Ace finally gave in and let himself be adopted.

In retrospect, Ace should have recognized the stubborn streak in his captain. It was exactly like Luffy’s.

So he was content to wait, and when Smoker showed up he thought he would get a good fight to keep himself entertained for a while, even if he would rather finish his lunch.

He gave Smoker the chance to turn and walk away, but Marine’s were damn stubborn. Ace was halfway out of his seat, heat simmering under his skin.

Then something slammed him through a half a dozen walls and his fight with Smoker was forgotten.

Ace actually blacked out for a minute before he picked upself up out of the rubble, a headache starting to throb behind his eyes. All he wanted to do was find his little brother before he went back to hunting that damned traitor. Was that too much to ask? Did touble have to shadow him every minute of every day?

Of course it did.

“Just who in the goddamn- Sorry, enjoy your dinner,” he bowed quickly to a family in one house while he picked his way through the rubble. “Who in the goddamn Blue’s is picking fights!”

Ace finally climbed back through the first hole he’d made with his head.

“Hey!” he shouted into the restaurant.

A familiar face blinked at him from the spot at the counter he’d held himself only a few minutes before. Ace’s anger evaporated instantly.

“Lu-ouch!”

He was slammed face first into the ground by a gloved hand while Smoker leapfrogged over him.

“Strawhat!”

Ace glared at the broken stucco wall under his face. He could feel his eye twitching in annoyance. Just who did Smoker think he was, ignoring Ace for his brother! And how did they know each other?

“I've been looking for you, Strawhat. So you did come to alabasta. Quit eating!”

Ace could have told him that was a futile thing to say. Luffy would stop eating the day he died.

Ace slowly picked himself out of the rubble and resecurred his hat. He looked up in time to see Luffy shovel the entire table’s worth of food into his mouth and grab the hand of a girl sitting next to him that Ace didn’t recognize. Her red hair was a wild mane around her head and she looked bruised and scuffed up.

“Run!” Luffy shouted around his food, and bolted for the door. The girl yelped and threw something at the chef that clinked like a bag of coins.

Oh good. That meant Ace didn’t have to pay. Which he was totally gonna do, honest .

...Eh, he was a pirate.

“Luffy! Wait! It’s me!” Ace scrambled to his feet and went after them quickly.

Luffy dragged the girl through the streets of Nanohana, with Smoker on their tail and Ace right behind them. There was something a little too familiar about sprinting after Luffy after he’d managed to get himself in trouble while Ace wasn’t looking.

Luffy had to let go of his companion when a girl came at them with a sword so he could jump onto a rooftop out of the way. Ace was almost mad, Luffy was immune to bullets and fists but he could still be cut! But, of course, the little Marine wielding the sword didn’t come even close to Lu.

To her credit, Luffy’s girl drew a short sword from her side and blocked the attack easily. She held her weapon with the comfortable grip of someone who knew their way around a fight. Ace hadn’t noticed it before but her haki was a small step above most people’s he’d seen in Paradise. She must had had some training with it.

Good. Then he didn’t need to rescue Luffy’s swordwoman.

Ace landed next to the two.

“Excuse me, ladies,” he said politely, startling both of them into looking away from their crossed blades to Ace instead. He tipped his hat towards them, then the building that Luffy had jumped up onto. He was blocked from it by their swords. “I have to catch up with my brother now.”

“Uh, sure,” said the marine girl. They pulled their blades away to make a path for him. It was amazing how people responded to polite requests. .

“Why are you telling us this…?” the redhead countered, looking confused. Ace noted that her eyes were as red as her hair. She faltered when she got a good look at his face. “Hey, hold on-!”

“Sorry, I can’t,” Ace waved to them and shot over the rooftops, after his brother and Smoker.

He was pretty sure that girl recognized him. He wasn’t surprised, his face had been plastered all over every inn and tavern in the Grandline for a while, and he was pretty well known as the Second Division Commander.

If she was with Luffy, he’d no doubt see her again later.

Idly, Ace wondered if Luffy’s crew knew what they’d signed on for when they agreed to sail with him. Or if Luffy had even given them a choice.

Ace laughed to himself and picked up the pace. They’d figure it out.

Ace wanted to spend more time with Luffy. He wanted to spend at least a night with him, and drink and talk about everything that had happened in the last three years. He wanted to grab him and check him for injuries, wanted to tell him about his own mistakes and help him prevent making the same ones as Captain.

But.

But, he had to go. With Teach still on the loose and his blood debt unpaid, Ace coudln’t stay with his little brother any longer than he had, not without the excuse of waiting for him. He didn’t know all the details about what they were doing in the kingdom of Alabasta, nevermind why they had the princess of that same kingdom travelling with them these days, but it was just going to have to be, in Luffy’s words, a mystery.

At least, that’s what he thought.

While the crew set up to leave the Going Merry at the mouth of the river Ace excused himself to make a call.

He sat in the seat of Striker, with his shell-phone in hand. It only took a few rings for a familiar voice to pick up on the otherside.

“Whitebeard pirates, this is Izou speaking.”

“Izou, hey, it’s Ace. Is Pops around?”

“Ace! Let me get him, hold on.”

The sound of footsteps and muffled shouting followed, and in a minute Izou was replaced.

“Ace, my son, how are you?”

“I’m good,” Ace felt himself start to smile. “I haven’t caught up to Teach yet, but I’m getting close. I’m with my brother’s crew right now.”

“Ah ha, the infamous Luffy.”

Ace’s smile grew. He’d been rabid when it came to showing everyone Luffy’s first bounty. He’d gone to Blenheim and asked him for all the information they could get a hold of when it came to Luffy’s new crew. So he knew about Nami, Usopp, Zoro, and Sanji. Nami had a reputation among East Blue pirates, Usopp was fucking Yasopp’s son, Zoro was a bounty hunter with a decent name for himself, and as it happened Pop’s was old friends with Sanji’s father, Zeff.

“Yeah. He looks good. He’s just as goofy as he’s ever been, and he picked up a couple of extra crew mates. He’s a doctor, thank the Blues. Tony Tony Chopper. I think he’d a raccoon zoan, or maybe a Mink. I didn’t ask. It seemed rude. And a swordswoman he picked up here in Alabasta. Roche Nao. She’s pretty quick on her feet.”

“Wait.”

Ace paused. “Yeah?” He’d never heard that tone in Pops’ voice before.

“You said Roche Nao. Does she have red hair? And eyes?”

Ace cocked his head. The snail reflected the hard set of Pops’ jaw and the wildness in his eyes.

“She does. Do you know her?”

“... Listen to me now Son. I need you to stay with the Strawhat’s. Teach can wait, you have to keep an eye on Nao. We’ll meet you on Sabaody when your brother’s crew arrives. Do you understand?”

“Wait, what?! But Teach-”

“I understand how you feel about Teach,” Pops’ voice gentled for Ace. “But this is something I have to ask of you. If the government get’s ahold of that girl, what awaits her is a fate far worse than death.”

“She’s like you, son.”

Ace sucked in through his teeth. Like him? How?

“Can I count on you to guard her from the navy?”

“I’ll bring more attention to them,” Ace warned. The idea of shelving his hunt for Teach was bitter on his tongue, but if Pops said he needed Ace to guard this girl, he would. “How do you know her, anyhow?”

“It isn’t a story for a den den. When we meet again, I’ll tell you everything, if Nao hasn’t done it herself. Just promise me, Ace.”

Ace swallowed his irritation about Teach. This was something Pops was asking of him. Something important to him on a personal level beyond what even Teach had done.

“I promise. I’ll do everything I can to keep her from getting arrested.”

The Den Den relaxed.

“Thank you. I’ll see you soon, son.”

“Yeah. I’ll see you then Pops.”

Now Ace just had to find an excuse to stay with the Strawhats. He’d heard a very vague rumor about someone pretending to be Blackbeard in Yuba. He could start with that, and then find another reason to stay later on. He doubted that Nao would appreciate him puppy guarding her.

She’d said it herself. She was her own captain.

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Hearts With(out) Chains Chapter 7

Fandom: One Piece Rating: PG-13 Pairings: Gen (eventual Lawlu) Words: 3324 Characters: Trafalgar Law, Monkey D. Luffy, Nico Robin, Usopp, Franky, Zoro, Chopper, Nami, Sanji, Smoker, Tashigi, Vergo Note: I’m taking my turn at the Corazon!Law AU because my brain won’t leave me alone until this is written down. Tags will be updated as the chapters come out.

The story title is based on the Ellie Goulding song “Hearts Without Chains.”

Summary: Law is reclaimed by the Family when he’s 17 and, with Doflamingo holding the lives of his crew as collateral for his good behavior, eventually becomes the third Corazon. Years later, trapped by his impossible situation, Law can’t help but resent Monkey D. Luffy for offering a glimpse of something he’s repeatedly had ripped away from him: hope.

Previous chapters: Prologue | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

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“Oi!” Straw Hat called. “What’s going on?”

“Luffy!” the cat burglar and tanuki cried in relief.

“Straw Hat,” the mangled parts of the G-5 soldiers groaned.

“Luffy, look,” the long-nosed one said. “It’s the guy from Sabaody.”

“Corazon,” Nico Robin said, immediately taking a defensive posture. “This must be one of Donquixote Doflamingo’s operations if his second is here.”

Straw Hat blinked at Law then smiled widely. “It’s you.”

Law inclined his head. “Straw Hat-ya. I see you made it.”

“He saved me at Marineford,” Straw Hat, still smiling, said to his crew, who exchanged glances.

“Things change, Luffy,” Pirate Hunter Zoro said, hand going to the blades at his hip. “I don’t think he’s here to help us now. He already got the love cook.”

Straw Hat’s gaze went to where Black Leg had fallen, and his expression darkened. “Sanji!”

“He’s alive,” Law said. “For now. I’m afraid I can’t let any of you leave.” This would be more complicated with all of his targets in one place; part of him thought that he should have brought backup after all, but he quickly dismissed it.

“Chopper,” Straw Hat called. “Come look at Sanji.”

The tanuki started to move, and Law lifted Kikoku but suddenly had three swords to parry as Zoro charged him. A distraction. No matter.

Law and Zoro traded blows with their blades until Law lifted a hand and switched Zoro with a snowflake among the amputated parts of the G-5 soldiers. The pirate hunter yelped in surprise before gaping at the moving and talking body parts.

“What the hell kind of power is this?!” he demanded.

“Super freaky, right?” the cyborg asked. “As long as we’re in this circle, he can do what he wants.”

Law’s lips twitched, but his haki flared and he dodged a shot from the sniper’s slingshot. Law swung Kikoku in his direction, but arms sprouted around the sniper and pulled him out of the slice’s path. Boulders in the distance split in two, and Long Nose gaped like a fish.

Law Shambled out of the way of another blast from the cyborg and had just enough time when saw the skeleton approaching to swap him with a rock on the other side of his Room. The skeleton sputtered in surprise, but Law ignored him, turning his attention back to the people in front of him. He tried to raise Kikoku again but couldn’t move her. He frowned and looked down to see hands sprouting from the blade. When he looked back up, he met Nico Robin’s gaze. He smirked and Shambled away once more. She was startled enough by the motion to drop her powers.

With a bit of distance between them now, Law surveyed the scene. He was on the defensive and couldn’t keep Shambling around to just avoid the Straw Hats’ attacks; it was taking a toll on his stamina. He was already starting to feel the effects of prolonged and consistent use of his abilities. He needed to get on the offensive and end this.

But the Straw Hats weren’t going to make it that easy for him.

He was casting around for something he could use to his advantage when his haki prickled once more. He side-stepped just in time to see a fist fly by his head then return to its owner. When Law looked backed, Straw Hat was eyeing him with a frown.

“I don’t want to fight someone who saved my life,” he said.

“I have orders to get rid of all trespassers,” Law replied. “You and your crew are trespassing, Straw Hat-ya.”

“Shishishi, that’s what pirates do,” Straw Hat replied with a laugh.

“I’m a pirate, too,” Law reminded him. “And pirates also protect what’s theirs.” Or their boss’s, who controlled the fate of his crew. Whichever.

“So, this is Doflamingo’s operation,” Nico Robin mused. “What is he doing here in a place that is supposed to be off-limits to everyone?”

“None of your concern.”

“Luffy,” the cat burglar called. Straw Hat glanced over at her. “They’ve taken kids,” she said, gesturing toward the group behind her and Kin’emon. “We have to help them!”

Straw Hat’s expression darkened, and Nico Robin’s lips quirked. “I think we just made it our concern, Corazon.”

Law shrugged. “So be it.”

He turned toward the G-5 ship that had anchored just in front of the lab—and inside Law’s Room—and lifted a finger. With Takt, the ground began to shake as the ship rose out of the water.

The cat burglar looked around, alarmed. “What’s that noise?”

“Why is everything shaking? Earthquake?” cried the G-5 soldiers.

“T-the ship!” Long Nose yelped.

“Woah, cool!” Straw Hat declared, delighted.

Once the ship was high enough, Law sliced Kikoku through the air, and the ship split into quarters, debris raining down from the sky. Law flicked his fingers, and the debris started flying toward the others. Zoro and Kin’emon jumped in front of the children to cut down boxes and boulders while the cyborg bolted to the tanuki and Black Leg, using his huge body to cover them as the tanuki treated a woozy Black Leg. Straw Hat blew himself up like a bubble—Law raised an eyebrow at that—and bounced the threats off to protect Nico Robin and Long Nose. The skeleton dodged as he made his way back toward his crew, and the G-5 soldiers tried to use one another to shield themselves.

As the debris fell, Law slammed the pieces of the ship against the various rock formations in the area, fusing them together. There would be no escape via ship for the Marines now.

With the ship out of commission, Law turned his attention back to his targets. He planned to use the chaos of the debris to disguise his attack, but when he made to jump into motion, he couldn’t move. He looked down to see hands sprouting of the ground, wrapped around his ankles. When he glanced back up, Nico Robin had her arms crossed in front of her and a knowing smile on her lips.

Then she said something to Straw Hat, and he looked over at the immobile Law. Before Law could think about switching with a piece of debris, Straw Hat had deflated and thrown his arms out directly at Law. He hissed as Straw Hat’s rubber arms wrapped around his chest multiple times, and Kikoku fell from his grip as his own arms were restrained.

“Gotcha!”

His hands were still free, though, so he prepared to Shamble out of Straw Hat’s and Nico Robin’s grips—

His eyes widened and he grunted in pain and surprise as something slammed into his back. The strength leeched from his body and his Room fell around him. The pieces of ship and ocean debris that were still swirling in the air were no longer being directed so crashed into the ground, forcing people to dodge. He glanced behind him and saw Smoker, Seastone-tipped jitte driven into his back above Straw Hat’s rubbery limbs. The vice admiral’s gaze was sharp.

“I want my heart back, pirate,” he growled.

“Zoro!”

Law’s gaze flew back in front of him to see Zoro rushing toward him, and Law was completely helpless. Shit.

“Don’t kill him!” Straw Hat called as the pirate hunter neared.

Law tensed as Zoro raised his sword and swung down. There was blinding pain in his temple and then nothing.

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Vergo watched from his hidden perch as the pirate hunter swung his sword and Corazon—no, he would always be little Trafalgar Law, traitor to the Donquixote Family—crumpled. Straw Hat Luffy released his hold on Law, easing him surprisingly gently to the ground. Smoker reached down and searched through Law’s pockets until he found his heart. He straightened and slid it back into his chest. Too bad; that would have been a good way to get rid of Smoker for good. Oh well. There were plenty of hazards on this island Vergo could take advantage of.

With Law’s Room down, the G-5 soldiers started piecing themselves back together with varying degrees of anatomical correctness (they truly were the Marines’ most inept). Captain Tashigi collected herself and joined Vice Admiral Smoker as they looked at the gathering Straw Hats. The tanuki had gotten Black Leg back to his feet, though he was moving with some deliberation. An argument between Smoker and Luffy ensued, seemingly over Law as they both gestured at his unconscious form.

The cat burglar then spoke up, gesturing toward the children behind her. This caught Captain Tashigi’s attention, and she turned an impassioned plea to Smoker, undoubtedly to help the brats. Vergo frowned; he’d gone to a lot of trouble to get Caesar those subjects, so it wouldn’t do for them to be taken away now. Caesar was doing important work for Joker, and those test subjects were necessary.

After some further arguments and discussion, the pirates and Marines split into two groups, with Smoker, Tashigi, and G-5 following the cat burglar, samurai, cyborg, pirate hunter, tanuki, and skeleton inside—likely because Law had taken out the Marine ship so there was no way to get them out without calling for backup. That was something Vergo could work with as the base commander for G-5.

Before she started walking off, Tashigi offered something to Straw Hat Luffy, though the long-nosed sniper ended up taking it. He then bent over and—ah, they were Seastone cuffs. He fastened them around Law’s wrists. So, they weren’t as dumb as they looked after all.

Straw Hat then picked up Law and threw him over his shoulder. The pirate hunter handed Law’s blade over to his captain before joining the group going inside the lab. Nico Robin, Black Leg, and the sniper followed Straw Hat in the opposite direction, likely to their ship.

Vergo found his lips curling upward as he watched Straw Hat Luffy carry an unconscious and powerless Law back toward his ship. Perhaps it was finally time to put the brat in his place.

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The first thing Law felt as consciousness returned was the throbbing in his head. The second was the telltale weakness in his body that came from Seastone. Memories flooded back in, and his eyes flew open. He was staring up at a wooden ceiling rather than a gray, snowy sky. Confused, he glanced down to see he was on a bed, and his wrists were shackled in Seastone cuffs.

That… was not good.

“You’re awake.”

Law started at the voice and looked over to see Nico Robin sitting on a stool across the room. She had a book in hand, but she marked her page and set it on the desk. Law’s gaze slid past her and took in the rest of the room—an infirmary, not a brig.

Nico Robin let him take in his surroundings and waited until his gaze turned back to her.

“Welcome to the Thousand Sunny,” she said.

Law frowned, but when she made no other move, he sat up slowly, careful of his aching head, and scooted back to lean against the wall. They both knew he was a minimal threat to her in these cuffs.

“Your ship?” Law finally asked when his companion (no, guard) remained silent. He wasn’t sure if this was better or worse than a Marine brig—though he supposed with no little satisfaction the Marine brig was fused to a rock somewhere outside. Either way, his capture was a complication in his mission, which meant it was a danger to his nakama back in Dressrosa. The sooner he took back control of the situation, the sooner he could finish his mission and assure their safety.

She hummed in agreement. “Smoker wanted to arrest you, but Luffy wouldn’t let him.”

Law blinked at that. “Why?”

Not that Law was worried about being arrested; Doffy would never let Smoker take Law in. But it would have been yet another complication in his operation, and Doffy hated complications.

Nico Robin studied him for a long moment, her gaze unsettling—as though she could see through Law. “Isn’t that the question going around today?”

Law narrowed his eyes. What was that supposed to mean?

He opened his mouth to reply but was interrupted by the infirmary door slamming open. Straw Hat stood in the doorway, and Law’s breath caught, that tug in his chest returning stronger than ever, as if it refused to be ignored. Straw Hat’s eyes traveled around the room, brightening when they landed on Law.

“You’re awake!”

“And apparently a prisoner,” Law replied dryly, gesturing with the cuffs.

Straw Hat’s expression fell. “That’s not—” He stuck his lips out in a pout. “I just wanted to talk. Would you stay if we took them off?”

“Long enough to kill you, then I’d be gone.” Law was here on a mission, after all. He briefly wondered where Kikoku was but decided it didn’t matter; once he got these cuffs off, he’d open a Room and find her.

“Why would you want to kill me?” Straw Hat asked. He didn’t sound worried about Law’s threat, just confused. Nico Robin had risen to her feet during the exchange. Nothing in her posture said she was poised to attack, but Law had a feeling she’d act in an instant if Law showed any sign of threat to her captain. “You saved me two years ago.”

“You know who I work for,” Law replied with a shrug, aiming for casual and in control despite his predicament. “I’m here on his orders.”

“And you’re a loyal soldier, aren’t you, Corazon?” Nico Robin said. “You follow your captain’s orders without question.”

There was enough give in the shackles for Law to cross his arms. He said nothing in reply, though. His actions at Marineford sat heavily on the air among them.

“I heard about your exploits over the last two years,” she continued. “You’ve made quite a name for yourself, Surgeon of Death.”

Law remained silent. He didn’t care about the Demon Child’s judgment or her use of the epithet he had earned. He did what he had to do. Besides, he was a pirate, and he acted like one.

Nico Robin walked over to the door and put a gentle hand on her captain’s shoulder, a softness to her tone that had not been there moments before. “Be careful.”

Straw Hat nodded, and she smiled at him before leaving. She closed the door behind her, leaving Law and Straw Hat alone. Law would have been annoyed at being underestimated like that, but the Seastone rendered him essentially useless.

This boy, Law thought as they regarded one another, was the reason he had made a selfish choice that resulted in Shachi losing his arm. Why had he done that?

What was it about him that tugged on Law’s chest, drawing him into the boy’s orbit?

It couldn’t just be that initial that they shared, a mysterious legacy Cora-san had sacrificed everything to protect Law over. But what was it?

Straw Hat crossed his arms. “I don’t think you want to kill me. Or my crew.”

Law raised an eyebrow. “Oh?” he said. “You might want to ask Black Leg his opinion on that.”

Straw Hat frowned. “Sanji’s okay, though. You didn’t kill him.”

“Only because you interrupted me,” Law drawled.

Straw Hat made a frustrated sound. “No.”

Law blinked. “No?”

“No,” Straw Hat confirmed. “I don’t believe you.” He started pacing, and Law followed his back-and-forth movements with his eyes. “I wanted to thank you. For saving me that time,” Straw Hat said.

“You don’t need to thank me,” Law replied, the same lie falling from his lips that he’d repeated over the last two years: “I acted on a whim, nothing more.”

Straw Hat shook his head. “Jimbei said that you’d be in trouble with that Mingo guy for helping us, and I was worried.” He paused and looked at Law. “Were you? In trouble?”

Law suppressed the urge to touch his throat. “I fail to see how that matters.”

Straw Hat stared at him, seeming to read something in Law’s non-response. “But you helped me anyway. And I’m grateful!” He nodded, as if confirming something to himself. “So, you’re a good guy. No matter what anyone says.”

Law flinched. “No, I’m really not. You should listen to Nico-ya.” His hands were soaked with blood, including that of his own nakama. And if he didn’t complete this cleanup mission, there would be more blood on his hands.

“Nope,” Straw Hat stubbornly decided, as though he knew Law. But if he actually knew him, he wouldn’t want anything to do with Law. He shouldn’t want anything to do with Law. “I can feel it. Right here,” he said, touching his chest.

Law’s breath caught, his protest dying on his tongue. He was touching the same place Law felt the tug in his own chest when Straw Hat came up. Did he…? Did he feel it too? Whatever it was?

Straw Hat suddenly flopped down onto the end of the mattress, bouncing Law slightly. Law grimaced as his head protested.

Straw Hat looked over at Law curiously. “What kind of name is Coradone anyway?”

“Corazon,” Law snapped, still feeling a bit off kilter. “And it’s not my name. It’s a title.”

Straw Hat perked up. “Really? Then what’s your real name?”

Law looked away. “It doesn’t matter. I haven’t gone by my name in years. No one uses it.”

Though Law wasn’t looking at him, he could hear the frown in Straw Hat’s voice. “That sounds lonely.”

Law blinked in surprise. There was something to what Straw Hat was saying. Though the Family treated becoming an executive and earning the title as the highest honor one could achieve, Law had learned over the last six years that it also acted to dehumanize the wearer of the title. Law was no longer Law; he was Corazon, the second in command of the Donquixote Pirates. He was defined entirely by his station in the Family. Though Law had been with the Family for over a decade, he didn’t know the real names of the other three executives—their identities were their titles.

(The irony of Law continuing to remember Rosinante as Cora-san, a diminutive of his title when he’d been undercover, was not lost on him.)

“Anyway!” Straw Hat said cheerfully, letting Law’s silence be response enough, “Smokey wanted to arrest you, but I wouldn’t let him. But while the Marines are here, you should probably stay out of sight, especially after what you did to their ship. That was so cool, by the way! Sanji’ll get you food,” he added, as if that was the most important detail.

Law looked back at him and raised an eyebrow. “So, I’m your prisoner, Straw Hat-ya?”

Straw Hat shrugged apologetically. “I mean, I’d take the cuffs off, but—”

Law smirked. “You don’t want me to kill your crew.”

“Not that I’d let you,” he said, smile turning cheeky.

Law couldn’t help a small laugh. “You think you’re stronger than me?”

“I did beat you,” Straw Hat pointed out.

“That was four-on-one,” Law reminded him. And Law had only gone down when Smoker had surprised him with the Seastone.

Straw Hat’s smile widened. “Let’s find out sometime.” He jumped up off the mattress. “I need to check on my nakama, but I’ll be back.” He crossed the small room and opened the infirmary door.

“Trafalgar.” Straw Hat paused and looked back at him curiously. Law hadn’t realized he’d spoken until Straw Hat had frozen. “Trafalgar Law,” he said again, unsure of why he was telling Straw Hat. “That’s my name.”

Straw Hat’s face lit up into a blinding grin, and Law’s chest tightened. “I like it. Trafal— Tragal— Torao! I like it, Torao!” he beamed before heading out and shutting the door behind him.

Law was in so much trouble.

Next chapter

#This chapter has the scene I've been waiting to write!#Trafalgar Law #Monkey D. Luffy #One Piece fanfic #One Piece fanfiction #Caitlin's fic

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deathlikesdeep-dish · 4 years

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Three Sword Strike (Zoro)

AU WHERE EVERYTHING IS THE SAME EXCEPT THERE’S MUSIC STREAMING APPS AND PHONES AND BARTOLOMEO IS A SOUNDCLOUD RAPPER.

Alright so my best friend sent me this song, and I thought it was so fucking hilarious that I had to sit down and write a whole ass fic about it. If you spend two minutes listening to it beforehand, I promise it’ll be worth it.

PLEASE ENJOY

Fluff fluff fluffity fluff (some cussing because obvs)

Zoro’s nap is interrupted by a Luffy’s roaring laugh from across the deck. He opens his one eye and grits his teeth, annoyed. What is this idiot laughing about now?

“SHISHISHISHISHI!” Luffy howls, crying with how much he is laughing. Now, Usopp, Nami, Brook and Chopper have started laughing, and Zoro’s annoyance (and slight curiosity) have peaked.

Ugh. Unfolding his arms, Zoro moves to a standing position crossing the deck. When he looks up and sees Luffy with a mockingly stern look on his face and one eye closed.

“Ah, shit,” Zoro grumbles to himself, knowing that his captain was laughing at his vice captain’s expense. To the delight of the crew, Zoro’s grumbling approach does not go unnoticed.

“Ah there he is, the man of the hour!” Nami says through her laughter. Robin, closing her book, approaches Nami, a soft smile on her face. She stops with a questioning look on her face and Nami leans in close, quietly informing her of what’s happening.

“Yohohohoho! The man? I think you mean the muse. Yohohohoho...” Brook corrects. As Chopper joins in their laughter, Zoro can’t help but feel a little betrayed. The little raccoon dog had become a pretty close ally in situations like this, but it seems like even Chopper isn’t exempt from Luffy’s antics.

I’ll remember that next time your ass needs saving. Zoro thinks to himself as he narrows his eye in Chopper’s direction.

“What the hell are you idiots laughing about?” Zoro finally asks, coming to a stop in front of the circle.

“Yeah, what are you guys laughing about? Sounds super funny!” Franky chimes in, popping his head up from below deck. He hoists himself up fully and joins the captain and his band of traitors.

“Don’t encourage them,” Zoro growls towards Franky.

“Whoa, hold up Zor-bro,” Franky dismisses the swordsman. “I think we should hear them out.”

Luffy stretches a long arm out and throws it around Franky’s massive shoulders with another cackle. “And this is why he’s on our crew, Zoro!”

Zoro clenches his fist along with his jaw. “Last time. What are you idiots laughing about?”

Before anyone can answer, Sanji noodle dances out of the kitchen, no doubt summoned by the sound of Nami and Robin’s laughter. Fucking great. Last thing this situation needs is that stupid cook. Zoro’s fist is only tightening.

“Nami-swan! Robin-chwan! Is that enchanting melody the sound of your laughter? Oh how it makes my heart soar!” Sanji exclaims.

Everyone pauses a beat and busts out laughing again. “No, I don’t think that’s quite the enchanting melody that you’re hearing, Sanji,” Chopper manages through guffaws.

Nami rolls her eyes at Sanji but approaches Zoro with a wide grin, holding her phone in her hand. “Well, you know Bartolomeo, obviously...”

That was not the sentence Zoro expected to hear. He furrows his brow. “Yes....”

“And you know he’s as much as super fan of you, Zoro-senpai, as he is of Luffy,” She says his name with her best Bartolomeo impression.

His frown deepens. “Yes...”

“Well,” Brook continues. “It seems as if he’s got a bit of a musical bone in him as well. I dare say, he almost has better ears than I do! If I had any ears, of course. Yohohohoho!”

Zoro is confused. “What are you saying?”

“He’s saying—“

“CRESTHEAD WROTE A SONG ABOUT YOU!” Luffy bursts out not being able to hold it in anymore. He’s cackling uncontrollably now.

Nami shows Zoro her phone. The screen is displaying one of the music streaming apps, set to the song “Three Sword Strike (Zoro Rap)” by The Cannibal, Bartholomeo’s rapper name.

“Goddamn it!” Zoro yells out. “Give me that,” he snatches the phone out of Nami’s hand. The album cover is a giant picture of Zoro’s face from his wanted poster. “Three Sword Strike? A fucking rap??” He’s getting angrier now.

Luffy can hardly breathe he is laughing so hard. But he suddenly stops, seeming to have an idea as a wide mischievous grin spreads across his face. He looks at Franky and Zoro knows exactly where this is going.

“Don’t. You. Dare.” Zoro threatens Luffy.

“Excuse me, I am your CAPTAIN and you will treat me with respect.” Luffy’s grin widens as Franky’s light up with recognition.

“Oh hell yeah,” He says, laughing. He scans through his own computer’s music streaming app and finds the song. And he plays it. At full volume.

RAH!! Hit em with a three sword strike RAH!! Grindin' every day every night I'ma killer better reconsider Cus I hit em with a two sword, three sword strike

“Jesus Ch—" Zoro is at a loss. The rest of the crew is on the floor. Even the normally cool Robin is howling.

Luffy starts to bounce along with the beat, closing his eye again and putting a giant meat drumstick in either hand along with one in his mouth, wielding them like the swords Zoro had on his hip. Usopp joins in, but only for a brief moment until Zoro growls and brandishes one of the actual swords, rather than one of the crude meat editions.

“C’mon, Zoro, don’t be like that,” Usopp laughs nervously, clapping a hand on Zoro’s shoulder.

“Yeah, Zoro, I mean, it’s an honor to have someone write a song about you!” Chopper says, almost sorry for his teasing.

Oni Giri, you fear me, I could never bore you I’m bring my three swords, Santoryu What have I taught you? Get down and kneel And if this is how you feel I’m cuttin’ you down like steel

Zoro manages to catch some of the lyrics through their laughter. Well, it could be worse? He thinks to himself. That thought quickly leaves his head when the chorus comes in again.

RAH!! Hit em with a three sword strike RAH!! Grindin' every day every night I'ma killer better reconsider Cus I hit em with a two sword, three sword strike

“That’s not even how it works...”. Zoro grumbles dejectedly, knowing that there’s no way of stopping this now.

The entire crew is now singing along with the “rahs” in the chorus. Luffy taking over in rapping the rest of it. Clearly, he’s listened to it more than once now.

The song, mercifully, comes to a close.

“ONE. MORE. TIME.” Luffy yells, and Franky goes to start it again, but Zoro’s Sandai Kitetsu is under Franky’s chin before anyone can even blink.

“Luffy...” He calls to Luffy while still looking at Franky dead in the eyes.

Luffy whines. “Ah c’mon Zoro you’re such a fun ruiner!”

At that, Zoro drops his sword. “I swear, when I get my hands on that green-haired idiot...” he rumbles.

“Oh, so you’re going to attack yourself, Mosshead?” Sanji quips.

Zoro whirls around to Sanji, rage in his silvery gaze and his sword raised again. “You son-of-a—”

~~~~~

It isn’t until much, much later that Zoro and the rest of the crew have calmed down enough to get anything done, and even then, every once in a while, Zoro will hear a “rah” from under someone’s breath, which only gets the whole crew going again.

Zoro just sighs and rips the cork off his second bottle of sake for the evening with his teeth and takes a long drag of the beverage. And perhaps it is that bottle (or his third) that has Zoro muttering under his breath late into the evening, long after everyone is asleep.

“Rah, hit ‘em with the three sword strike…” He hums, absently finding the song on his own phone, and discretely adding it to his Crow’s Nest workout playlist and making sure that playlist is, in fact, set to “private.”

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strawberrypiratenin · 4 years

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Kanzashi (Ornamental Hair Pin)

Disclaimer: One piece owned by Oda. If I owned it, wouldn't really change a thing other than it would be updated faster and ASL bros will forever be protected. This is my take on Nami’s Onigashima raid attire from ch 975 in the manga, and my first ever fic.

This is also posted on my ff.net account by the same username if some people use that site :)

Word count: 3k+

Rating: T (for a tiny tiny coarse (?) language, but mostly K)

Genre: Romance, Friendship, Humor, Just pure fluff... i think.

Pairing: Zoro/ Nami

Note: Italicized words in ' ' are thoughts. The part where everything was italicized was a recollection of the past.

* * *

He extended his right hand once again. Tightening his grip on his new sword. That feeling of sucking his ryuuou is no more. The crows nest is also still intact, testament to his now control on this 'cursed' sword. As he moved to place his sword on its scabbard by his waist, he felt something shift in his haramaki. And stuck his hand in to take out the offending object.

'Oh.'

He thought, staring into the dainty object on his calloused hand.

* * * * *

A few days earlier…

"Momo was sent 20 years into the future… and stayed 8 years old. And that's why his younger sister is 26 now…" Zoro said recalling the perverted brat's face.

'That would mean that brat should technically be 28 by now!' He thought, his frown deepening as he remembered how that pervert snuggled into a certain navigator's chest.

He tried to shake off the disturbing thought of a fully grown man with his face on Nami's chest as he listened to rest of Hiyori's story.

* * *

Zoro tried to rest after his conversation with Hiyori, but can't seem to take off his good eye from the girl's head. Noting the bright color of her hair, he can't help but think of another troublesome girl with bright colored hair. How that hair was so short when he first met her, and how long it has gotten when the whole crew got back together after 2 years of being separated. He never seemed to remember if said girl ever adorned her hair with such trinkets as that on this girl's hair. Sure she would sometimes tie it up, or put in a 'pig tail' as they call it, but never with such decorations. Save for that time in Zou, with that beaded thing draped on her hair and shoulder… and that… dress. Noticing where his thoughts were dangerously heading, with his face almost scowling, he steeled himself to look at the blue haired girl's head once again, staring at the ornament placed on top of it.

"Beautiful." He thought. He was never one to be interested into such things. He's not that damned love cook after all. But for some reason his eye seem to fixate itself on that ornament. And no, it has nothing to do with how he imagined it adorning a certain orange head. At least that's what he kept telling himself.

"Eeeh!" His thoughts were broken by the sound of the older girl accompanying him and a tiny laugh from the younger one. Shifting his gaze to her face, he noted she was holding her palms to her cheeks in apparent shock, and… flattery?

'Wait. Did I say that out loud?' The swordsman frowned.

'No sense to keeping it to myself then', he sighed as he sat up.

"OI, where do you get those things?"

"Huh? I mean… pardon?" The girl said, obviously not expecting what he said and losing her 'lady like' manners for a moment.

"That thing. On your hair. That flowery thing? Where can I get one of those?"

The girl stared at him for a moment then brought her hand up to one of the ornaments on her hair. "You mean this kanzashi?"

He nodded. Not really bothering what it's called.

"Well I have a lot of these back at the flower capital, being an oiran and all. You can buy them there too, but they come at a price." She said, bringing up her index finger to her lips as though in thought. "Why? Are you interested in getting one Zorojuro?"

Zoro frowned, 'back at the flower capital? And with a price?' His frown deepening. 'So much for hoping to maybe get one.' With the witch always seeming to find ways to rack up his debt, he never seemed to have money on his person. 'Heh, see what you get for being money hungry, witch? Can't even give you something nice even if I wanted to.' He thought with an almost smirk then caught himself. 'Why the hell am I even bothering to get something for her anyway?' His almost smirk turning into an irritated frown as he scratched the back of his head.

The older girl observed as the swordsman changed facial expressions as if having a conversation with himself. "Zorojuro, if you want I can give you one. I have one still with me after all, they seem to put a lot on my head and had to remove some when I left. They tend to be uncomfortable after all when there's a lot." She said with a smile.

"Really? That would be great thanks!" He said eyeing her.

"Of course. It's the least I can do. You saved us after all." The older girl smiled, thinking it weird why a man would want a Kanzashi. 'Could other men be wearing this outside of Wano?' She thought. As far as her memory serves her, no men on the ship they were on back when she was very young had such thing on their heads. She even tried picturing a certain pineapple headed boy with a floral kanzashi on his head but quickly pushed the thought out as it looked really weird. 'Unless…' She laughed softly as she thought of the other reason why a man would want a beautiful ornament.

'That witch's luck never seem to run out after all huh?' He thought. Then he heard soft giggling from his two companions and grumpily tried to get back to taking a nap.

* * * * *

Back at the sunny, present day…

"Luffy you can't put that there! It's not gonna fit! I'm not going to tend to that after you ruin it over something so dumb." Nami scolded their ever so childish captain as she found him, along with Chopper and Usopp in front of the women's quarters. The boys were trying out the Samurai gear for their upcoming battle and Luffy was trying to put a helmet on top of his strawhat.

"Eh! But Nami! I need to look cool for battle too! I mean look at them!" He gestured to the other two Strawhats who were busy gushing over their attire with Chopper in a Samurai Helmet and Usopp in an armor and a forehead protector.

Nami sighed. "Well you have to choose just one! Either your hat or the helmet."

"Wha- No Nami! I have to wear my Hat!" The rubber boy said, as if what she said was just impossible.

Nami felt a vein popping on her temple. "Then don't wear the helmet! Why don't you just wear the armor? That way you will still look, uh, 'cool'."

"No way!" the stubborn captain said with a pout. "I won't be able to stretch freely with that!"

Nami sighed heavily, this boy won't drop this until he's satisfied he's wearing something 'cool'.

It was then that she remembered something. "Wait here." She ordered her captain as if ordering a child and went inside the women's quarters.

* * *

After a few minutes, she emerged from the room, relieved to find that Luffy actually stayed put instead of trying to find some kind of way to both wear his hat and the damn helmet. The other two boys with him have now run off to admire Franky who is also now, in a samurai helmet.

"Will this make you look cool?" She said as she handed him a black coat. She can't really remember when she got the garment but does recall thinking it looked fitting for a captain.

Luffy eyed the coat, seeming unconvinced that it would actually make him look cool. But as he grabbed and unfolded it, a grin slowly crept up his face. "Hey this looks like the one Shanks wore!" He said as he eagerly put the coat on. "Ooooh! You're right, this does look cool! Thanks Nami!"

Nami smiled back, glad to have pleased their stubborn Captain.

"Here, now you can have this! Shishishishi!" The boy excitedly pushed the samurai helmet and armor towards her.

"Ehh! I'm not gonna wear that! That would just cover my beautiful body!" The navigator protested as she hugged her curves. "And I won't be caught dead looking so ridiculous!" She barked at Luffy. But then a thought came to her… she does need to protect her 'beautiful' body after all, maybe it won't be so bad to try at least the armor? So she did.

"Oooh! Looks cool Nami!" Luffy effusively praised.

"You think so captain?" Nami smiled as she can't help but to be enthused as well. The armor doesn't look bad, it actually even hugged her figure. "Guess I'll wear it after all", she said smiling at her captain.

"Now the helmet!"

"Wha-?!" Nami's smile immediately dropped as she tried to fend off Luffy's hands as he tried to put the helmet on her head himself.

"No way am I going to wear that!" She screeched as her hand connected to her captain's head fast.

"No cool, Nami." Luffy pouted as he nursed the now enlarging bump on his head.

"You're all 'cool' now captain. Now go bother someone else!"

She sighed as she watched her captain run off laughing towards the rest of the Strawhats who were gushing over their new battle gear.

* * * * *

Inside the women's quarters, Nami adjusted the armor on her body as she inspected herself on the mirror. 'Now what to do with my hair? Keep it up maybe?' she thought.

Then there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." She shouted, not really paying mind to whoever was knocking as she started to gather her hair.

* * *

On the other side of the door, a certain moss haired swordsman tried to maintain a straight face, not really sure what he's doing knocking on the women's quarters.

"Come in." He heard her say.

He sighed and went in, thinking what he's doing is not weird.

No, not weird at all for him. He tried to convince himself.

* * *

"Hey."

"Hm?" Nami turned her gaze towards the door as the person she was least expecting to come over to the women's quarters walked in.

Zoro's gaze ran over the other occupant of the room. Noting the short…uh, kimono (?) dress and the armor on top of it. Can you really call something so short a Kimono? Never mind, he need not to boggle his mind over women's clothing anyway. Nothing new with her and seemingly shrunk clothes after all. Not like he disliked it but that's not saying he's obsessed with it like a certain perverted dartboard brow. It does looked good on her though, anything probably will. 'Wait what?' He caught himself with that thought. He shrugged the offensive thought and distracted himself with the armor instead, now that's new.

Nami watched as Zoro walked towards her. As he closed in on her, she decided to break the silence.

"What?"

He stood in front of her and frowned slightly with his gaze stuck on the navigator.

"Zo-" She was about to say, as she noted his gaze, the slight frown, and how he seemed to be in some kind of deep thought but was cut off by one of his hands suddenly being held towards her.

She looked at said hand then shifted her gaze toward his face. "Uhh… huh?"

Seemingly embarrassed, he looked away then opened the hand extended towards her.

Still confused, her gaze was back to his hand and was surprised to see a flowery ornament there. She paused, trying to grasp what's going on.

"Wha-?"

"Just take it." He said as his gaze shifted towards her face for a quick moment then away from her again as he tried to look annoyed.

'What's with him?' She thought as he observed him. This is the second time he cut her off in the few minutes he's been in the room. If this was any other situation, she would've nagged at him already, but... there is something different here, she felt.

"Uhm… okay?" She gently took the ornament from his hand all the while suspiciously eyeing him. He then immediately retracted his hand after.

Bringing the ornament closer to her face, she inspected it with interest with the fingers of her other hand. It's a hair ornament. She noted. A flower, with petals dangling below it. 'And it's pretty, no, it's beautiful. It looks expensive too. Wait, is Zoro… giving this to me?' Her cheeks seeming to heat up as she mulled on the idea.

She looked at him, a smile helplessly growing on her lips. "It's pretty! Where did you get it?"

Hearing her cheerful tone, his gaze was drawn back to her and was taken aback when he was greeted by a smile.

"Eh?" His previously 'annoyed' face softening. "Uh... some girl?" He replied.

"Some… girl?' Her eyes narrowing on him. "What girl?" Oh she's really curious now, not really sure why it mattered who this girl he got this ornament he's giving her from is.

"The girl with the blue hair, that pervert brat's sister." He answered coolly.

"Oh, that girl." She said in a soft voice. 'He got this from the most beautiful girl in Wano? Why? And… how?' The idea unknowingly consuming her thoughts as she tried to wrap her head around how Zoro ended up giving her such a beautiful hair ornament from the 'most beautiful girl' in the current country that they're in.

He can see as the gears on Nami's head start to be turning now and continued to observe her face as she seemed to be lost on her thoughts.

A good few seconds passed and he decided to end this slightly awkward moment. 'Look at me for once finally shutting up the ever so loud witch now', he snorted inwardly.

Then he sighed. "Just-"

She was broken from her trance as she looked up to meet his eye.

"Just thought it might look good on you." He declared, easily.

She stared at him for a while, noting his relaxed, earnest face. 'Did he just say?-'

Seeing the gears on her head turn again, he realized what he just admitted. Lone eye suddenly enlarging. If his left eye could, it probably would too.

Her mouth opened, about to speak, when he beat her to it.

"W- witch! I meant you might like it! The hell I care what looks good on you!" He said hurriedly, a little loudly, and almost choking. Then he gritted his teeth. 'Not that anything would look bad on her anyway' some invasive voice muttered in his mind, startling him. 'The heck was that?!' He thought, mentally kicking himself.

Amber eyes enlarged. Caught off guard. Boy was she caught off guard by that. She refocused her gaze on him, noticing the inner struggle he seem to be now in. Turning her gaze on the object on her hand, the very thing that brought this situation upon them, a smile once again began to blossom on the navigator's lips. 'It IS really pretty' she admitted to herself, with a slight blush powdering her cheeks and that smile she no longer can seem to fight off from reaching her eyes.

"Thank you, Zoro."

The swordsman halted his inner struggle and met her eyes. Now it's his turn to be caught off guard.

She's smiling. Not the mischievous trademark cat thief smile. But that smile. That smile he didn’t know until now he really liked seeing. That smile she has whenever they succeeded fighting off a great enemy. That smile she had when they all got back together on the Sunny after 2 years of being apart. That bright, genuine smile that sometimes makes you forget it's the same girl that can rob blind anyone she wanted or hit you in the head so hard that bumps would grow ON TOP of bumps. Not that he would have her other way, truthfully.

The swordsman's lips can't help but turn ever so slightly upwards. "Ah."

He can't tell how long they were smiling at each other like that. But he can't say he didn't like this moment of change from their usual banter. Not that he would really deny liking those too, at least to himself, but not to others.

Unsure of what to say next, now satisfied with his 'mission', he turned to leave.

As he turned his back, the navigator brought up the ornament to admire it further. 'He really thought to give me this huh?' Their resident, lazy ass, always napping, can't find his way out of a box, swordsman. 'Turns out he's not just all, steel, muscle, and devilishly handsome face after all." Her face about to break into a grin once more. 'Wait. Handsome face?' She blinked. Her face now again starting to heat up. 'Wait no! This is Zoro we're talking about! Why am I suddenly like this?' She silently gasped, wide eyed, her other hand resting on her cheek while the other still grasped the hair ornament.

Zoro was about to push the door open when she suddenly spoke.

"But hey! Don't go thinking this means your debt will be reduced!"

He cringed, one hand resting on his swords, the other still plastered to the door knob. So much for thinking they actually had a nice moment there. He sighed, turning to look back at her, a scowl starting to form on his face.

"… s- so don't go injuring yourself or even getting yourself killed out there! Or I'll have to electrocute you back to life and drag you back from hell to make sure you can pay me back!" She blurted looking a bit flustered.

"Tsk." He said, bringing a finger to his ear. "Yeah yeah, not like you can drag me back from hell anyway. I'll be the one dragging you down there after all." His previous almost scowl now an amused- trying to look annoyed look.

Her hands are now on her hips as she puffed her cheek and stared at him.

… "So make sure you don't go down there on your own just yet, witch." He said staring directly into her eyes, now smirking. He then proceeded to turn and walk out the door and was about to close it behind him but not without hearing a sigh and the word "idiot".

* * * * *

Once alone in the room, Nami looked at the ornament in her hand once again. 'Well that was… nice', she thought, a soft chuckle escaping her.

"Guess I won't be putting my hair up after all."

** End.**

Bonus:

With her new hair ornament now fixed near her right temple, Nami headed out the women's quarters. Shutting the door on her back, she noticed the samurai helmet their captain previously tried to put on her head. 'See if I had that on, I won't be able to wear this.' She sighed with a smile as she tucked her hair on her right ear.

A sudden thought hit her then. 'What if…' She held out her climatact. 'He would be really helpful, might as well have him fit the theme'.

"Oh Zeus~"

"Woooh! The inside of your tact really is the best!" a delighted cloud exclaimed.

"Hmm, I wonder if it will work? Hey Zeus, I was thinking, how 'bout we replace that cap with this?" Nami suggested as she picked up the helmet on the ground.

"Huh?" The cloud said, curious but complying after remembering how her new 'master' can be when ticked off. "Okay I guess…", the cloud said as he lowered his position to allow the girl to put the helmet on his head.

"Oh, not bad after all!" The navigator commented, cheerily.

'Someone’s in a good mood.' The cloud thought looking at his new 'master' and smiling himself as he looked up at his new hat.

"Hey, the cloud is now looking cool too! Shishishishi." An amused laugh can now be heard from across the deck, followed by the cheer of a certain Tanuki, 'Almighty God Usopp' who once lead and entire army of samurais back in one of his adventures, and a 'superRR cool' robot samurai.

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There you go. My first ever fic. Wow the last time I actually wrote a story was maybe a little more than 10 years ago? I was but an awkward teen back then. Now I'm but an awkward adult.

Just had to headcanon this after chap. 975 came out. Was lying in bed at 1 am and just thought ‘hey what if?...’. So here I am, trying to be productive by putting my daydreams into writing.

Hope you like this. If not, then it's cool too. :)

#zonami #zona #zoro x nami #zoro nami fanfictions #op headcanons #op 975 #one piece #ch 975 #namizo

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whirlybirdwhat · 4 years

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Daughter of the Sea, Daughter of the Storm (Pt 1)

The Viking Nami Au inspired by @onepiecehcs now fully written for your enjoyment. Two more pieces should be coming in the next two days as well! Enjoy!

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Nami doesn’t know this, but she was born on the coldest night of the year, in the eye of a storm. She doesn’t know this, because her mother (unnamed and unknown save for the roaring thunder above) dies three days later due to the struggles of childbirth.

Nami survives, because her father places her wicker basket in the midst of a battle (a slaughter) where another young girl, hair like blueberries, picks her up. Nami is born from blood and storm, and brought into battle and sisterhood.

(Nojiko won’t let her go.)

In this battle, a lightning strike watching over head, a woman finds her. The woman, Bell-mere, does not care for the lightning marks running down Nami’s back, or her (currently) nameless state. She cares instead for the blood staining her blankets and the dirt settled on Nojiko’s face – she cares for these two children, one kingdom born and one sky born – and Bell-mere takes them home.

This, Nami knows, for her mother (Bell-mere) raises her and her sister on the snow-littered island of Cocoyashi, where the winters are tough and the people stronger, where stories are told every night and the sweetness of oranges grown in ice and cold dance on every tongue.

This is Nami’s truth.

Cocoyashi is about three degrees past “too cold” and one away from “uninhabitable” but its people make it work. Nami (Daughter of the Storm, Daughter of Bell-mere) grows up with furs and boots and twenty ways to keep out the cold when you are too poor to get proper heating. She knows the way animals flee in the colder months by the time she is four, and can hunt half of them by the time she is six. When she is seven, she knows how to tough out a winter by the spit of her mouth and the grit of her hands – Bell-mere teaches her how to make baskets that keep the food from rotting, and the cloth patterns that keep the devilish cold out.

In between survival, Nami learns from Nojiko (who learns it from the older kids down the street) how to two weave thirteen different types of braids, and pin up thirteen more. Her hair isn’t long enough yet, but it will be. In the meantime, she threads beads and glass into it, to make it shine like the gold she knows her family doesn’t have.

On her own, Nami maps the island and learns from the sky. Thunder rumbles her to sleep, and wind guides her map-pencil to the right points. Piles of books are formed and read next to her bed, speaking of meteorology and altitude and wind pressure – things any (good) navigator should know. Two axes (small but sturdy, fit for a warrior child’s hands) find their way into her hands and into furrows in mountain sides, helping her climb and climb and climb, till she, all of eight years old, stands atop Cocoyashi highest peak in the midst of a raging tempest. She maps her island home from this peak, and then ventures into the woods to practice her aim.

(Bell-mere says that she became a Marine to put her skills to the test. Instead, she was forced to use a musket and strike down those unworthy to be apart of the World Government. Now, Bell-mere has her musket by the door, next to her axe, and a dagger by her waist. She’s welcome in town, but she listens to no chief.

Nami loves her mother, and she listens well. She won’t make the same mistake.

She’s going to be free, and if Bell-mere has taught her anything, it is to fight for the things you hold dear.

Every target hit is another day lived, another treasure kept, another lesson from Bell-mere in Nami’s mind.)

Cocoyashi’s cold, but its people are strong, and care for the trees and hunt the beasts. Nami, despite the storm she was born in, is no different.

Arlong comes in the summer months, and so does the axe.

Its longer than her, made of wood stronger than sea stone and sturdier than the mountains, with a metal that Nami has never quite seen before for its blade, hooked it seems, for easy grappling

Oska, Nami whispers the name that’s carved in its handle, (Thunder), when she finds it leaning outside her door, scorch marks (lightning marks) all around it.

Nojiko likes to poke at it, and Bell-mere just nods in blind acceptance before gathering them in to eat.

Later that day, Bell-mere starts training Nami in its use.

Later that month, Bell-mere smiles at Nami before Arlong shoots her through the skull.

Arlong’s brutal in all the way her people aren’t. He can stand the cold just as well as any of them, without needing any fur (fishmen, apparently, live in the depths of the sea where the sun never sheds it warmth. The ice bothers them, but does not stop them from terrorizing her people) and the way he orders her people about makes her shrivel inside.

His mark is now on her shoulder, where Bell-mere told her she could have her first tattoo when she was old enough. (It was going to be a mix of all the things she loved – tangerines and storms and pinwheels and family. But she can never have that anymore, can she?)

Everything’s gone wrong, hasn’t it?

(Nami makes it for the pyre, the Viking funeral they give for the funeral that is her mother, her Bell-mere. Nojiko holds her tight and Nami takes the pain that her hug presses down on her shoulder (she deserves it) because that’s their mother in that pyre, and that’s her favorite axe and her musket.

Is she smiling while she’s getting devoured by flames? Nami can’t tell.

(All she feels is cold and electric all at once.))

Nami cries every night, but every morning she ties her hair into a knot and slips on her boots and meager armor. She’s ten and all but mastered her smaller axes, but the new one Oska eludes her still – and Bell-mere isn’t there to help her, so she has to do it all alone, training and pushing her body til Arlong drags her in to draw another map.

(Are the lines she draws born from ink or blood? She can’t tell anymore.)

She manages to get out one month in to her imprisonment. A small sailboat is all she has, and provisions enough for a week – two if she only eats once a day. Tenancity is all she has left to hold her up, so she uses it all to sail away for the first time.

Cocoyashi fades into the fog and the axe on her back weighs heavier than ever.

(Nami faces a storm at sea, on her first voyage. It is a tempest, a hurricane, a thunderous rain of ruin, but no lightning touches her. Instead, the sea parts before her as she knots her hair and ties up her dress, fingers gripping the rope of the sail. Her face is wet but it feels more like platonic caress than a rainy whip and the way the lightning flashes (heat lightning, her books called it, a blessing, Bell-mere said instead) illuminates her way out.

She places her feet on land come morning and faces a trio of pirates – men bigger and stronger and more ruthless than her – on the shore. There’s a pull from her side and her hand reaches for Oska, leaning against the boat. The men laugh at her ten-year-old form, but she slams the handle down and suddenly they aren’t laughing any more. Suddenly they are very burnt and Nami is glowing blue electric.

Suddenly, there’s lightning.

Suddenly there is hope.)

(Thunder smiles and heads away – his daughter is well.)

Life goes on, and Nami steals gold after gold after gold. Necklaces start to lie around her neck and cloths from around the East are threaded to make her dresses. She learns more braids and learns that even warrior women can lure men in to traps. She’s fifteen and strong enough to lift up her boat (The Tempest) and then sixteen and strong enough to lift a (small) sea king head. She carves her own weapons and makes more maps stained with blood.

She’s a thief and she’s a warrior, a map maker and a navigator. Her family’s far away and she has a quarter of a million to free them, but she won’t falter, she won’t.

(The thunder won’t let her.)

Then, she stumbles upon Orange Town and a map to the Grand Line.

Then, she meets Monkey D. Luffy, who looks at her axe and her face and her claim to be a navigator, and asks her to join his pirate crew.

She hates pirates.

(But once upon a time she wanted to be free.)

Here are some things that Nami knows: her (temporary) captain is an idiot, she can outdrink the swordsman, both are stronger than even her strength but she’s more sensible than both of them.

This is evident by the way she has to haul the two idiots out of a bar fight while carefully avoiding the orders for them to pay for the drinks.

The money has better use anyhow.

“What were you two thinking! You idiots! We don’t have that kind of money!”

30 plates and 30 drinks. Luffy was a bouncing ball of rubber two seconds ago and Zoro is leaning heavily on her shoulder, muttering about swords and axes and who believed that people got weaker as they grew older, damn witch, and she’s about to dump both of them in the mud.

“But Nami! We have you!” Luffy cheers despite the painful hold she has on his ear.

“No – you don’t!”

“But you’re super strong! You shoulda seen all their faces when they realized that you weren’t drunk after all those drinks!” She might have lied when she implied Zoro was the only one drinking. “ And then you brought out your axe and did the slammy thing with all the thunder rumbling all around – and you’re the best! I have the best navigator! Zoro, did you know I have the best navigator! She’s so cool!”

Nami misses Zoro’s reply because she still busy standing dumbstruck by Luffy’s too honest words.

She doesn’t even fight against being his navigator this time.

(She might even feel like flying if it weren’t for the ink on her shoulder.)

At Syrup they meet a boy who wants to be brave and a girl who wants to heal. Luffy helps them do both as Nami helps dismember pirates with cat ears with Zoro.

There’s a kind of hope in this town that Nami wish she had for herself, the kind of hope that comes from the miracles Luffy brings, the kind of hope Cocoyashi brings.

But Nami doesn’t think about that when she’s using her twin axes to climb rock faces and trees for treasure, or when she has to fight a pirate crew who even the Demon of the East Blue and a boy made out of rubber have trouble with.

When the battles over, Demon and Rubber Captain wounds tended too, Zoro nods at her, respect in his eyes.

It’s something Nami hasn’t seen in a while, not from anyone but Luffy (and Bell-mere and Nojiko). From one warrior to another. She hefts her axe over shoulders and nods back, before claiming a room for herself aboard the Going Merry.

Its at the Baratie she leaves, and on the Merry she cries. She sails alone, as she has for years, (The Tempest crashed four days before she met them) but now it feels so much more lonely than it ever has been.

The wind keeps pushing back against her but she forges on. She’s so close to being free, so close to killing the fishman that kept her chained to that damned map room for eight years that she can’t bear anything else.

It turns out Arlong is not a man of his word. It turns out her former crew cares to much about her – that her village cares too much about her – and that Nami can’t stand this any more.

The treasure carefully hidden and kept safe so that even the dangerous winter months couldn’t stop her from getting it is gone and her people are going to get themselves killed.

(Axes aren’t always strong enough to break fishman skin, not when they had to have been carefully hidden. Nami knows this, she’s tried many times. )

Her hands are bloody from where she stabbed the end of her axe into them, but the dagger she holds in her hand is steady as she tears at her sleeves, hair slipping out of its knot.

Then – there’s Luffy standing before her, catching her hand. “Luffy… Help me,” She cries, never feeling weaker, but there’s electricity in the air and a hat on her head.

“OKAY!” He shouts, and there’s freedom in the air.

Nami knows, because this is a feeling she’s never known before.

She leaves Cocoyashi one necklace heavier (a gift, from Nojiko, one of Bell-mere’s) one crew stronger, and a shoulder hurting with the familiar sting of a tattoo. Arlong’s gone and so is that room and she’s free.

(Her room has been half transformed into a map making room of her own design, Zoro sits with her when she sharpens her blades, Sanji brings her drinks strong enough to kill a man, Usopp has been helping her make a weapon that will let her make more than thunder and lightning, and Luffy has smiled at her every day while leading them onward to a new adventure. After every new island, he asks to see the map she made of it, and its in such a different way from Arlong she wants to cry.

She loves this crew, this crew of the future Pirate King.)

The way out of Loguetown is the first time she shines, reveling in the storm that bows to her will. She guides them through the waves, keeps them safe enough so that they can make their vow together.

“I’M GOING TO DRAW A MAP OF THE WORLD!”

Light flashes so that she can see her crewmates faces, her captains face, grinning wild and relentless against the storm. Oska is a steady weight in her palm, anchoring her to the deck, and she knows that there is no place she would rather be than in this storm.

Thunder rumbles approvingly, and they surge into the Grand Line.

In Paradise, they meet a man with flowers for hair, a whale that has lost its family, and two bounty hunters, one of whom is the most beautiful woman Nami has ever seen.

So, if she casually uses her axe a bit more leniently than she would before, or moves more crates than ordering them moved, its nothing but her stretching her muscles, that’s all.

(And if she rolls up her sleeves, so far up that the tattoo of an axe, wreathed in lighting and tangerines in the shape of a pinwheel is visible on her left shoulder, then its no ones business that she smiles a bit brighter.)

Still – her axe has never been for show, and she will put it to use if these bounty hunters try anything.

At Whiskey Peak, Nami outdrinks Zoro and fakes falling asleep. This is, of course, not before depleting the people of this horrible town of near all their alcohol. It’s pitiful that they don’t see that Nami’s still awake, or that her axes are still resting next to her.

Pitiful, but not unwelcome if she wants to steal any of their gold.

Miss Wednesday’s real name is Nefertiti Vivi, and she is the princess of Alabasta who became a bounty hunter to save her country.

Nami already feels a kindred spirit with her.

She talks and laughs with her, whispers to her in their shared cabin, spars with her and lifts her up on her shoulder’s. Vivi’s smile is like the pearls that washed up on Cocoyashi’s beaches, beautiful and more common if you know what causes them. She teaches Vivi how to braid her hair and hold an axe, and Vivi teaches her the stars above the Grand line and how to use the loge pose and her peacock whip.

Nami could get used to this.

(She thinks Vivi could too.)

Nami wakes up on Drum, tosses Vivi her heavy fur cloak, and starts making with the mayhem as Luffy starts to liberate another island simply because they hurt someone and got in his way. Drum is her element, the snow and wind casting flurries around her, and her braid (Vivi must have braided it for her while she was out of it-) whipping about her head as she uses her twin axes to help Luffy with the henchmen.

Later, as she sits on the sleigh and watches the sky erupt in cherry blossoms, she feels fingers interlink with hers. A glance to her left is Vivi, still wrapped in Nami’s own cloak, cheeks red and face cheery as she looks to the sky. Nami thinks her own face must be a mirror of Vivi’s, and shifts her own hand to hold the princess’s tighter.

At Alabasta, Usopp gives her a new axe. Tempest, he has named it, and Nami can’t help but think of her old sailboat that carried her everywhere till she met this crew. The blade is sharp and almost as long as Oska’sbut it’s not forged like Oska was, its’ been crafted to collapse, to be hidden, to make her seem like a summoner and warrior all at once. Teary eyed, she hugs Usopp and goes off to practice with her new weapon.

She could summon Lightning and thunder all on her own with Oska, what can she do now?

Tempest is a weapon that Nami has never held before, never heard of before, never trained in before, but that’s okay, because Oska hadn’t been familiar to her either but she learned.

And if such learning must come in battle, so be it.

Tempest splits in three parts with a chain linking the three – a blade is at one end, and its designed so that it can fold in in a feat of engineering that Nami could not possibly comprehend. That’s not the important bit though –

No, the important thing is that Tempest has the technology to create heat and cold and energy that Nami can direct any weather she can at an enemy. She’s sure it can be upgraded in the future, but this – this is the start of something great.

Miss Doublefinger doesn’t stand a chance.

Before she even sets foot on Merry, she knows that Vivi is going to stay. The way she stares at the desert and her people, with such fond love and duty that has only ever been mirrored in the Strawhats is something that cannot be faked.

So she gives Vivi a necklace, one of her own, her favorite one that she made with Cocoyashi pearls and sea glass and iron, and wraps it around Vivi’s neck. Then she kisses her, putting all the love she possibly could into it. Vivi smiles as she kisses back, but her cheeks are damp.

(Nami’s are too)

Nami’s a warrior and Vivi’s a queen. This won’t ever change, not to Nami, but nor will her feelings change.

She looks Vivi in the eye. “Four years, love, then I’m kidnapping you.” She’s a pirate after all, and Pirates love treasure. She’s sure the crew won’t mind, and they are all going to mope anyway if Vivi stays.

Vivi barks out a laugh then kisses her on the cheek before sliding her own braclet (gold and carved with Vivi’s name) on Nami’s wrist. “I’ll be waiting.”

The last view Nami has of her love is her in the desert sun, dressed in white and looking like the sun and sea came together to create something that the world could never quite keep. She has her hand in the air, X proudly shown, and Nami wasn’t supposed to look but she did anyway. Her own wrist stings because she made the local tattoo artist tattoo it on, but her eyes sting more and its don’t because of the salt air.

It is going to be a long four years – but at least she has Vivi’s den den mushi number locked away.

Once Alabasta is in the haze, everyone is moping. Zoro tries to put on a façade that he isn’t, but everyone knows he is.

“We should have kidnapped her.” He says, and everyone agrees. Nami smiles, laughs, and unveils a promise.

She can’t wait.

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grimtwin · 5 years

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Favorite ZoNa moments?

All of them of course!

Their first time meeting! Zoro saves Nami from Buggy’s crew as they made to attack her for refusing to kill Luffy. Fending off something like five or six attackers easily, Zoro casually asks her if she’s okay.

Then on Usopp’s island, where Nami and Zoro are trapped behind an oil slick. Nami steps on Zoro so she can safely cross, while Zoro gets stuck. A short while later, when a couple of Zoro’s are taken from him, Nami tries to retrieve them. Even after taking a brutal hit from Jango, she’s able to kick Zoro’s swords to him, which kind of annoys him, but she has this cheeky, “is that how you thank someone?” line, and Zoro gives her his thanks, before whooping ass. That and his terrified reactions every time she’s attacked during this fight with the Black Cat Pirates.

Then we jump to Arlong Park for a few more scenes. This is one of the biggest shipping moments for the two, for a lot of fans. After getting nearly bisected by Mihawk, Zoro’s pretty banged up, and gets taken prisoner by Arlong’s crew. After some cheeky back and forth between Zoro and Nami, Arlong says some pretty fucked up things about Nami being a cold hearted witch who would even forget Bell-mere’s murder for money, which clearly upsets Nami. That doesn’t go unnoticed by Zoro, who then throws himself into the water. He’s bound at the legs, with his hands tied behind his back, and one of the most gruesome wounds we’ve ever seen in OP...so no way is he getting out of that. Until Nami dives into the water and drags him back up that is. Kudos to Nami’s strength here btw, she’s gotta be strong as hell to do that. Anyway, Zoro calls Nami’s bluff here, telling her he knew that she couldn’t have let him die and to stop acting cool which infuriates her enough to stomp on his back. She then asks why he has so many bandages on, and in the English dub, he flirts a bit by saying he didn’t have another shirt and didn’t want Nami to be distracted by his chest/abs, to which she immediately punches him as hard as she can in his Mihawk wound.

After a dramatic flashback and Nami stabbing her arm to slice away the Arlong tattoo, Luffy and the crew go to kick Arlong’s ass. It’s here were we get the next short, but sweet moment that I like. Zoro’s wound has been hit a few times, he’s got a stupid high fever, is damn near dead on his feet at this point, but he’s fighting Arlong in order to give Sanji and Nojiko time to save Luffy’s life. He gives Nami a thumbs up, saying he’s good, but in his weakened state, Arlong gets the better of Zoro, and is holding him by the throat. Its then that Arlong tears away Zoro’s bandages, and that’s when he, Nami, and the rest of Cocoyashi’s villagers see just how fucked up Zoro is right now. Zoro’s got this death glare that startles Arlong to his core, Nami’s lets out a horrified gasp, and Arlong knows he has to kill Zoro here and now because it’ll be too dangerous to let him live. Well...that is until Luffy finally shows up, freed from his stone prison at the bottom of the ocean, grabs Zoro by the shirt color, and throws him several hundred yards to the back of his head lol.

I suppose the next instance would be at Whiskey Peak. The crew has just made it to the Grande Line, and survive a hellish wave of storms...all thanks to Nami, and no thanks to Zoro, who was napping. When he wakes up, Zoro is interrogating Ms. Wednesday and Mr. 9, who jumped on their ship, and just when he’s about to uncover some secret, Nami shows up and beats Zoro’s head in. She’s pissed he was sleeping during all the chaos, and even though Zoro tries to get tough with her, she just beats him some more. We all know who wears the pants...or short skirt in that relationship. Later, the crew are happily welcomed into Whiskey Peak’s village, where a massive party is thrown for them by the villagers. The crew is having a grand ol’ time, drinking eating, partying their asses off and we see both Nami and Zoro engaging in a drinking contest. Zoro “goes down” around the 13th tankard of booze, while Nami “goes down” around the 15th. It’s then that we learn that the village is one of 100 Bounty Hunters, who aim to kill/capture pirates making their way into the Grand Line. Just as they unveil their big secret, Zoro appears on top of a house, in one of the most bad ass moments of his up to this point in the series. He was faking being drunk, saying no way would he trust a village welcoming pirates into their midst. He then announces he knows they are Baroque Works, and proceeds to beat the shit out of the entire village in a dope ass fight.

And after that tussle, Mr. 5 and Ms. Valentine’s Day show up! It seems they have an intruder in their organization, and it’s Miss Wednesday, aka Princess Nefertari Vivi of Alabasta! They’re on the hunt when Mr. 8 pleads with Zoro to go save her, as he is actually Igaram, Vivi’s royal guard. It’s then that Nami appears, agreeing to help Vivi..but at the cost of one billion beri! Zoro questions what she’s doing there when Nami says the same thing he did earlier, that she couldn’t trust a town welcoming pirates, and that she could handle way more booze! These two are can handle their drink alright. Nami and Igaram negotiate, and after coming to terms, Nami commands Zoro to go save Vivi! He immediately refuses until Nami counters that her contracts are HIS contracts as well, and that Zoro still owes her payment for the money she lent him at Loguetown. She guilt trips the ever loving hell out of him, and Zoro has no choice but to run off and save Vivi.

Now we’re at Little Garden, the isle of giants and dinosaurs. The Straw Hats food reserves are low at this point, so Zoro and Sanji decide to have a contest of who can bring back the bigger dinosaur and most meat, very much like Dory and Brogy did 100 years prior. After some running around, Zoro kills his prey and is trying to make it back to the ship when he gets lost; big surprise right? During his search for the ship, he suddenly sees Nami leaning against a tree and happily calls out to her with a big ol’ smile on his face...but cut to black. It was all a trap set up by Mr. 3! A wax dummy of Nami, who has now captured Zoro, Nami, and Vivi! More stuff happens with the other characters, before we’re shown that Nami, Zoro, and Vivi are attached to this big candle with a spinning top that, as it melts, will spray a wax coating over the trapped victims, turning them into statues. Zoro being cool as shit, decides that if they’re just going to die as statues, he’ll cut his feet off and go kill Mr. 3 before this can happen. Just as he goes to do this, an action which horrifies both ladies at his side, Luffy, Usopp, and Carue show up, and Zoro stops about half way through his legs. The pooling blood freaks Nami out, who berates him. A short while later, things are looking bad for Luffy, Usopp, and Carue, so Zoro decides if he’s going to become a statue, he’s going to strike a cool pose. Again Nami gets angry with him, and Zoro jokes with her that she should have taken a better pose too. All three, plus Brogy are completely encased and wax...until Usopp, Luffy, and Carue set them on fire! The wax melts, Zoro, Nami, and Vivi burst out of the towering flames, and take out Ms. Valentine’s Day and Mr. 5 in one shot!

Next, we fast forward to the Alabasta Kingdom. For years, Shichibukai and leader of Baroque Works, Sir Crocodile, has engulfed the country in a civil war, all for the goal of gaining access to a poneglyph, a stone with the location of an ancient weapon known has Pluton, carved into it. And under his employee are the assassins partners Mr.1, Daz Bones, and Miss Doublefinger, Zala. During all the chaos of the final battle, these two would become Zoro and Nami’s opponents, tricked into following the Straw Hats away from Princess Vivi. Zoro tells Nami to stay quiet and hide, but it’s the assassins golden rule to take out those that are weakest first, so they immediately go to attack Nami. Just before Mr. 1 is about to cut her down, Zoro comes to her defense just in the nick of time once more! (In the anime he gives her a cocky grin) The two separate to take care of their own battles, both bloody and brutal, and after Zoro and Nami prevail, Zoro collapses in the street in need of a nap from blood loss. Nami finds him soon after and smacks him awake, but since she’s had her foot and leg stabbed through by Miss Doublefinger’s needles, she can’t walk to well, and gets a piggy back ride from Zoro as they search for Vivi and their friends.

Onward to Jaya! This one is short and sweet. After Luffy and Zoro take a massive beating from Bellamy and his crew, a fight that held no meaning for the Straw Hats so they just didn’t counter, Nami is thoroughly pissed at for being mocked and made a fool of. Later on, when Luffy goes to confront Bellamy for stealing Norland’s gold, Nami asks Zoro why he didn’t go with Luffy to fight. A small, but cute, argument breaks out between the two. They fight like an old married couple! Just get hitched already dammit!

Further still, it’s up to Skypiea! Here we have a lot of good moments between the two. After Pagaya and the people of Skypiea rat the Straw Hats out to Eneru, the Going Merry is attacked and dragged off by some massive sky shell fish. And on the ship, are Robin, Chopper, Zoro, and Nami, where they’re carried to an area where they are meant to be used as sacrifices for Eneru and his warriors. While trying to leave the sacrificial alter, the crew is attacked by Sky Sharks, which try to eat Zoro right away. He gets soaked during the scuffle to kill the sharks, and strips his shirt off, to which Nami goes into his room and then tosses him a new, dry one. Nami warns Zoro that God and the guardian priests are in the forest and are too strong to compete with, but Zoro tells her he’s never prayed to any god because he doesn’t believe him him. Chopper thinks this is cool as hell, and Nami cries, saying she doesn’t know Zoro lol. So Nami, Robin, and Zoro leave the alter to go check some things out, and during their trip, some delightful arguing and banter takes place, and Zoro saves Nami from several sky sharks and a sky alligator trying to devour her. He had been taking the lead on their journey but slowed down to walk behind Nami so he could protect her more easily.

Later on, during a hellish battle set up by Eneru, involving his forces, the Straw Hat Pirates, and the Shandian Warriors, Zoro are fighting alongside with the gargantuan sky snake Norla. In the ensuing chaos, Norla swallows Nami and Aisha appear in the midst of the battle, and are attacked by some goat men under Eneru’s command. Zoro, Wiper, and Gan Fall protect them...but soon after, Gan Fall, Nami, and Aisha are immediately swallowed by Norla. In a fit of anger, shock, and urgency to save Nami, Zoro tries to swiftly deal with his opponents at the time, Ohm and Holy, who activate a cage of iron cloud barbed wire to trap the combatants inside, while also fending off Wiper’s attacks. After defeating Ohm and Holy, the ground beneath his feet is blown away by Eneru and everyone falls to an area below. In all that, Norla spits up Gan Fall, Nami, but then Eneru attacks the snake, and fries it with a massive electrical attack. Zoro, seeing this, is terrified for Nami, until she pokes her head out from behind a rock, revealing that she’s fine. Zoro almost looks annoyed that he was caught looking so scared.

I could continue on, but this is crazy long as is...so this is a good stopping point!

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lawssword · 5 years

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SanLu~ Bounty Hunters

Awe I haven't written a SanLu in forever... Another one for No1_Gem_Queen (wattpad)

Takes place before the time-skip, some point between islands Sanji’s pining, and Zoro is really getting on his nerves.

Rated G

I'm definately procrastinating writing Press Play by writing these one-shots btw

Sanji watched Zoro and Luffy from the corner of his eye as he served Nami her drink. Just lemonade today. Zoro and Luffy had been over there a while now. Luffy was sitting in the head of the Sunny and Zoro stood on deck, talking to Luffy. Their voices didn't carry through the wind, but Sanji could see Luffy talking to the idiot moss head, again.

It shouldn't come to a surprise, Zoro and Luffy were close. Sanji wasn't exactly sure how long Zoro and Luffy knew each other, but they were really close even before Sanji joined the crew...

And it pissed Sanji off. Sanji finished up serving Nami and moved on to Robin. Still glancing at Zoro and Luffy. Zoro left and it was just Luffy sitting on the head of the Sunny.

"Thank you, Sanji," Robin said with a polite smile. Sanji smiled at her.

"You're welcome, my dear," Sanji took the tray he had brought the drinks out on back to the kitchen. Zoro was there.

He wore a smudge grin that fell as soon as Sanji walked in. Sanji did his best to ignore Zoro.

"Oi, cook, can I have a beer? I'd get it myself but you keep the fridge locked," Zoro asked.

"If I didn't, we'd starve," Sanji said, unlocking the fridge and setting the beer on the counter Zoro before locking it again. Sanji headed back out of the kitchen. Luffy was still sitting on the head of the Sunny. Nami was reading a newspaper and Robin, a book of some sort. The others were scattered about the ship. It was a quiet day for the Strawhat Pirates. Even the weather seemed to be in their favor. A gentle breeze propelled the ship forward and there were just enough clouds in the sky to keep the sun from betting on the deck all day.

Sanji came to a stop at the rail and lit a cigarette. Luffy turned his head to Sanji when he noticed the smell of tobacco.

"Oh, hi, Sanji!" Luffy smiled at him. A smile that really was brighter than the sun.

"Hi, Captain," Sanji said. Luffy's grin grew just a little bit more. Sanji took a little too much pride in making Luffy smile.

"It's such a nice day, too bad there's no island anywhere in sight," Luffy said. He did get bored every once and a while on the ship, especially when they went weeks without stopping on an island. Sanji shrugged.

"Maybe something will come up," Sanji said. He leaned against the rail, watching Luffy as he looked out over the sea. The breeze blew Luffy's hair around his face and tugged at Luffy's clothes.

"I hope so, we haven't done anything cool in forever," Luffy said. Luffy titled his chin up ever so slightly, he closed his eyes and wind blew his hair back.

"Until then, I think I'll start preparing lunch, want anything specific?" Sanji took a long drag from his cigarette and blew the smoke out, watching it dissipate in the air.

"That sea king we caught yesterday sounds really good."

"Sea King it is," Sanji said. He pushed himself off the railing and headed back to the kitchen to get lunch started.

Zoro was still in the kitchen. He had kicked his feet up on the table and was rocking an empty beer bottle on the table.

"Get your filthy feet of the table! We eat there, you dumbass," Sanji snapped. Zoro glared at Sanji.

"That's what soap and water is for," He huffed, leaning back in the chair he sat in. Sanji gritted his teeth.

"I already wiped down the table, jackass," Sanji growled. Zoro sighed.

"Whatever, dartboard," Zoro took his feet down and stood, he left the kitchen, dropping the beer bottle in the trash as he went. Sanji wiped down the table again and got to cooking.

Sanji was frying the last of the seaking when a long whistle sounded and the ship bucked, sending several seasoning shakers clattering to the floor and the bottle of olive oil spilled over the counter.

"What the hell?" Sanji huffed. He turned off the stove to the sound of his crewmates' footsteps pounding against the deck outside.

"Marines, at 9 o'clock!" Usopp shouted. Just what Sanji needed. Another sharp whistle and the ship bucked again. Sanji can't cook like this. Sanji secured the food into containers, cleaned up the oil, picked up the seasonings, got that put away, and made sure nothing that was breakable could slide off the countertops all while the ship rocked with the waves and the force of cannons being aimed at the Sanji joined the others outside.

"Gomu-Gomu..." Luffy grumbled, his arm was wrapped around the mainmast. "Slingshot!" Luffy darted across the deck and over the railing, in the direction of a marine ship. Nothing out of the unusual so far.

"Someone should get over there with Luffy," Nami shouted over the sound of another cannon hitting the water next to the ship. "Franky, get the ship turned 90 degrees, Usopp, man the gunport." Usopp and Franky moved fast across theSunny's deck.

"Cook, give me a boost," Zoro said. Sanji would have preferred himself to be on the marine ship but it's not like anyone else could get Sanji over there

Sanji used his kick to propel Zoro across the gap that separated the Sunny and the Marine ship just in time for the Sunny to start turning in the direction of the Marine ship. The foremast of the Marine ship collapsed, tipping over into the sea. Zoro and Luffy definately didn't need the cannon in Sunny's figurehead.

There was no movement on the marine ship. That was worrying. Sanji went into the mapping room and found one of Nami's telescopes. He returned to the deck, where the others were all on edge, waiting for an order or for the Marine ship to get close enough to board.

But the ship was in silence. Sanji couldn't even hear shouting on the enemy ship.

Then a cannon went off and the round came barreling toward the Sunny and the Strawhat crew. The ship rocked in the water, sending Chopper and Usopp stumbling over the deck.

Except, the round wasn't a cannonball, it was Luffy. He hit the mainmast and fell onto Sunny's grassy deck. Luffy got to his hands and knees coughing and holding his side.

"That wasn't a marine ship!" Luffy grumbled. Sanji rushed to his captain's side to help him up.

"What do you mean?" Nami asked.

"It was bounty hunters, they got Zoro," Luffy marched across the deck in the opposite direction the 'Marine' ship was in.

"They won't get far without their mainmast," Robin said. Nami nodded.

"I know," Luffy huffed, glaring at the ship. "And they're not going anywhere with Zoro. How dare they use me to capture him!" He stretched his arm around Sunny's mainmast and flung himself across the deck, grabbing Sanji on his way out.

"Luffy, you dumbass!" Sanji shouted.

"You dumbasses just fucked yourselves over so bad," Zoro laughed as three crew members of bounty hunters cuffed him in their brig.

"Shut it, you worthless sea mutt," one, the one who seemed to be in charge, said.

"If it was this easy to get their captain, the rest of the crew will be easy," another said, she was small.

"I'm not the captain," Zoro corrected. "You just shot my captain through your cannon."

"Don't throw your bullshit at us, everyone in the area knows the Marimo Pirates' captain has bright green hair," the small one said.

"The what?" The cook must be pulling a prank on Zoro. There's no way in hell this was real.

"You're not the Marimo Pirates?" The one in charge asked.

"Hell no! What kind of name is that? Didn't you see our jolly roger?" Zoro shouted. Maybe it wasn't a prank. Who the hell calls themselves 'Marimo?'

There was a loud crash on deck. Zoro smirked.

"That's my captain, he's a stubborn little shit," Zoro said.

"Who the hell are you then?" the little one demanded.

"We're the Strawhats." Their faces paled.

"The pirates that invaded Enies Lobby?" The third one asked. Zoro took pride in the fear these small-time bounty hunters wore on their expressions.

"That would be us," Zoro agreed.

"ZORO!" Luffy shouted above them, huge things splashed into the water and the boat rocked with it.

"Sounds like you really pissed off my captain too."

"Strawhat Luffy is on our ship..." the small one muttered. "Zoro..." She trailed off, looking up and listening to the pounding of feet above them. "You're Roronoa Zoro."

"You've got to stop him, we were only trying to stop the pirates that are terrorizing our island," the one in charge pleaded.

"You're asking a pirate, you cuffed in a brig to help you..." Zoro said, tugging on said chains. More crashing into the water and more rocking.

"Luffy might just destroy this whole ship to get to me," Zoro sighed, looking up again towards the deck.

"Pirates are heartless, someone like Strawhat Luffy wouldn't care about a single crew member," The small one said, sticking her nose up. Zoro was taken aback by that.

"Huh, Enies Lobby was for a single Strawhat," Zoro said, recalling Robin, screaming at the top of her lungs 'I want to live!' "So was Alabasta, well, technically she wasn't part of our crew..."

"Uncuff him," the one in charge ordered.

"But-" the small one tried to argue.

"Do it."

"The whole Strawhat crew has some huge bounties, boss if we could get two or-"

"No, we're just trying to get the Marimo Pirates, we're not strong enough to take on one of the Worst Generation."

"Uncuff him," the one in charge repeated. The small one uncuffed Zoro. Zoro stood an rubbed his wrist, he hated the feeling of metal on his skin like that.

"My swords?"

"The swords..." the small one muttered. "We threw them overboard."

"You what!?"

"Where's Zoro?" Luffy demanded from the last conscious bounty hunter.

"In the brig," He croaked. Luffy dropped him. Sanji sighed and followed Luffy bellow decks. They were immediately faced with Zoro, who was frowning with his jaw clenched.

"They dropped my damn swords in the water!" Zoro pushed passed them.

"Oh," Luffy said, turning on his heel and following Zoro back up to the deck. Sanji followed too, what else was he going to do? "I'll help!"

"No!" Both Sanji and Zoro shouted.

Zoro kicked off his shoes and threw off his shirt before diving over the railing of the ship. Luffy leaned against the railing. Three people came up after them.

"Sometimes having the Devil Fruit power sucks," Luffy sighed and stared down at the water.

"You'd probably be dead if you didn't have it," Sanji said.

"No way, I'm strong even without it!" Luffy argued. Sanji shrugged and leaned on the railing next to Luffy, lighting another cigarette.

"Strawhat," the one in charge said. Luffy frowned and glared at him. He marched over to the gut, taking his shirt in his fist.

"Let go of him!" The small one grabbed Luffy's arm. Luffy pushed her off of him. Sanji wanted to reprimand him for treating a girl so roughly.

"Hey, don't make it worse," said the third.

"You wanna try something again!?" Luffy growled.

"No, no, I just wanted to apologize, we mistook you for pirates that were terrorizing our island," The one in charge said.

"Oh," Luffy let go of his shirt. "Okay. Apology accepted." Luffy returned to the railing, looking over the water where Zoro had dived off. The other three went to the other end of the ship. Sanji was sure to keep his eye on them.

Luffy rubbed his nose at the smell of Sanji's cigarette and watched the water. Luffy's stomach growled.

"Ah, I can't wait for lunch!"

"I was almost done with it before we were attacked," Sanji said. "I'll have to reheat everything when we get back to the Sunny."

"Sweet, I'm so hungry."

"Tch, you're always hungry," Sanji rolled his eyes.

"That's 'cause I have the best cook in the whole world," Luffy declared. Sanji blushed.

"Don't say shit like that, it's embarrassing," Sanji stared down at the water too now.

"But it's true," Luffy insisted.

"Yeah, whatever, thanks capt'n," Sanji blew smoke into the wind. What had been a breeze earlier was evolving into a harsh wind.

"Zoro's been down there a while," Luffy noted.

"Good, maybe that moss-head will drown," Sanji huffed.

"You don't really hate Zoro, do you?" Luffy asked. Zoro resurfaced, taking a huge breath of air before diving back down. Sanji stared at Luffy, his mouth hanging open just enough that his cigarette tumbled down to the deck.

"N-no," Sanji sputtered.

"Then why are you so mean to each other?" Sanji didn't have an answer to that. He glanced at Luffy, who was still looking down at the water. The wind picked up and blew Luffy's hat off his head.

"Oh!" Luffy reached out to grab it, he missed but just barely. Sanji reached out to and got hold of it by the string. Sanji returned the hat to Luffy. He did have an answer, Sanji just didn't think he wanted to tell Luffy.

"Sanji?" Luffy waved his hand in front of Sanji's eyes.

"What?" Sanji shooed Luffy's hand away.

"You didn't answer me," Luffy said. Oh, right.

"I just...." Sanji paused, trying to find the right words so Luffy would understand. "I don't like how he can just- without a care in the world- talk to yo-" Sanji's eyes widened as he realized what he was saying, "-people!"

"What?" Luffy asked. 'What?' was a pretty good fucking question, really, what the hell just came out of Sanji's mouth? "That didn't make sense." Sanji's face went red. Now he had to explain whatever the hell that meant.

"You," Sanji muttered, giving up on whatever his brain was trying to come up with to avoid dealing with his feelings.

"Huh?" Luffy tilted his head, trying to look Sanji in the eyes. "Did you hit your head or something?"

"No-" Sanji snapped. "Just shut up and let me think for a second." Sanji glared at the water splashing against the hull of the ship.

"I hate how easily Zoro can talk to you," Sanji admitted.

"But you're talking to me right now," Luffy said. "I don't understand." Sanji wanted to kick Luffy.

"I hate how close he is to you," Sanji added, opting to ignore Luffy. Luffy scrunched his noes up.

"You're jealous of him?" Luffy asked. Sanji stared out to the horizon. That was like a slap in the face. Worse, because it was true.

"I guess..." Sanji mumbled.

"I don't get it, you're both my friend," Luffy said.

"I wouldn't expect you to get it, Luffy," Sanji let out a long sigh. "It's been a while again..."

"Wha- oh, yeah." Luffy looked down at the water. "Zoro!"

Zoro resurfaced, gasping for breath.

"Luf, can you take this?" Zoro held up his white sword. Luffy stretched his arm out and grabbed the sword. Zoro dove back under the water. Luffy turned his back to the water, leaning back on the railing and resting his elbows on the rail.

"Sanji, you're being really confusing right now," Luffy stated. His stomach growled again. "Zoro ought to hurry up..."

Sanji pulled out another cigarette and lit it. The familiar taste calmed his nerves. " I like you, dumbass."

"Well, I like you too, you're my friend, duh," Luffy tilted his head, looking at Sanji. Sanji looked at Luffy from the corner of his.

"Not like that, Luffy," Sanji said.

"What other-Oh!" Luffy looked over at Sanji. "Romantically, right?"

"Yeah," Sanji blushed and looked away.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Luffy asked. "I like you too, but I thought you liked girls."

Sanji was left stunned for the third time in the last hour. Sanji took the cigarette from between his lips. Of course, Luffy thought that. Sanji tended to make sure everyone thought that. Luffy turned back to face the water, standing closer to Sanji now. They were both quiet for a little while. Not sure what to do or say.

"What now?" Luffy asked. Sanji tapped the lit end of his cigarette against the railing and flicked the bud into the water along with the rest of the rubble of the ship that Luffy had thrown off. Sanji could feel Luffy watching him. Sanji blew out the last puff of smoke an turned his head to Luffy.

He kissed Luffy. It was short, a peck on the lips. Just as uncertain as they were. Luffy smiled as Sanji pulled away from him, blushing at what he had just done. Then he recalled the three bounty hunters on deck with them. Sanji looked over his shoulder, he couldn't see them anywhere in sight...that was concerning.

"Luffy!" Zoro called from the water. He was holding up his other two swords. Luffy reached down and grabbed them, pulling Zoro up with the swords too. Zoro shook his head, spraying water all over Luffy and Sanji.

"I didn't know there was a mutt living with us on the Sunny," Sanji

"You wanna go for a swim, cook?" Zoro asked, pulling his shoes back on.

"I'll pass," Sanji replied. While Zoro and Sanji had started to bicker, Luffy stepped back and stretched his arms back to the Sunny. Luffy flung himself forward, taking Zoro and Sanji along for the ride. The three of them splattered onto the Sunny and for the second time that day, Luffy hit the mainmast with a force that would have knocked a normal person out.

"Glad to see you idiots didn't die," Nami said.

Sanji got to his feet. "Warn people when you do that, you little shit!" Sanji snapped.

"Oh, sorry," Luffy smiled and Sanji couldn't be mad at him.

"I'm going back to sleep," Zoro muttered. Luffy's stomach growled again.

"I've got lunch to finish," Sanji recalled. Sanji went back into the kitchen.

Sanji had the meat all warmed back up and was getting to the rice and finishing off what he had been in the middle of before the cannons. The kitchen door opened and Sanji recognized the sound of Luffy's footsteps.

"Lunch won't be done for at least another ten minutes," Sanji informed him. "I'll call when it's done."

"I know," Luffy said. Sanji heard him come around the counter. "I wanted to see my cook." Luffy wrapped his arms around Sanji. Sanji's shoulders tensed for a moment, before relaxing against Luffy's chest. Luffy rested his chin on Sanji's shoulder, stretching his neck just a little bit and standing on his toes.

"Well, here I am," Sanji said with a smile. Luffy stretched his neck a little further and kissed Sanji's cheek. Sanji blushed, guess he'd have to get used to that now, huh?

"That smells good!" Luffy exclaimed. Luffy stretched his neck even further over Sanji's shoulder.

"Luffy, that shit is creepy, cut it out," Sanji said.

"Shishi, sorry," Luffy said, returning his head to a normal position. The door opened again and Sanji tensed.

"Am I interrupting something?" Robin asked.

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jacscorner · 5 years

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Quick Review of Super Sentai Shows

I haven't seen a lot of Toku shows, but I've always wanted to get me thoughts out on them. I've seen every Sentai show starting from Gokaiger and after. Even though that's not a lot, these are still gonna be kind of long, so I'll tackle Kamen Rider shows at a later date. Each of these 'reviews' will be a paragraph or two in length, a quick few sentences on each Ranger, and will have a letter grade after it. Maybe someday, I'll go into greater detail, but just not today. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: My opinion on Gokaiger might be a little bias, but this is my favorite series. Gokaiger follows the adventures of a band of pirates as they look for a treasure that can only be found on Earth. Meanwhile, the Earth is being invaded by a Space Empire that has, in one way or the other, screwed them all over. This draws them into the battle as they fight to protect the Earth in order to protect the treasure, slowly growing to like the Earth as we get cameos and guest stars of previous Rangers-I might not be familiar with much of them since I've hardly seen much of the older shows, but I do love the crash course on Sentai Teams. The main gimmick of the show is the ranger's ability to transform into the rangers of previous shows, but when in their main suits, Blue and Green trade their gun and sword respectively to duel wield, Yellow and Pink also pull this. Gokai Red, Captain Marvelous: The fact that might just be his real name is hilarious. Probably, in my biased opinion, the most badass pirate n fictional history and best ranger so far. Gokai Blue, Blue: Cool guy and his personal arc is awesome. Also, there's an episode when he SOMEHOW holds five swords. Suck it, Zoro. Gokai Yellow, Luka: Wannabe Nami from One Piece, but she's still pretty cool. Gokai Green, Doc: Team smart guy and is probably the funniest character. He trips and falls around in the fights and although his own arcs are pretty petty, he's still enjoyable. Gokai Pink, Ahim: A Princess who's both Team Heart and team badass. Thankfully no 'princess laugh' Gokai Silver, Guy: 6th Ranger and a literal Super Sentai fanboy, complete with an autograph book and it's really funny. Gets his own powerup form that's kind of lame, but his gimmick is to transform into other 6th Rangers. Grade: A+ Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters: FBI agents fight Hackers. Okay, no, not quite that: a science institute is dragged into Cyberspace-I mean Hyperspace, with the only ones able to escape being 3 kids. These 3 kids grow up to become the Go-Busters. This is a super serious series-well, as series as these shows can get-and it's everything I could've asked for. Unfortunately, that was also kind of the problem. Anyway, they fight machines that have been infected with a virus by a homicidal computer avatar-even though a lot of these robots are made from machines that aren't electronic in nature. Go-Busters gave the feeling that there was a lot of good ideas going into this, but they weren't taken far enough. Each of the 3 main Go-Busters get a robot partner that is both a helpful side character AND helps them pilot their respective mech. Each of the Go-Busters also has a superpower due to being absorbed into Hyperspace, and a computer-based weakness. Red Buster, Hiromu: The most skilled member of the group, as well as the most socially inept. His super power is to run at super speed, and his weakness is to freeze up...but only when he sees or hears a 'chicken'. His partner, Cheeda Nick, is a humanoid robot that turns into a motorcycle and acts as Hiomu's older brother. Yellow Buster, Yoko: A hotheaded tomboy. Her special power is super-high jumping, and weakness is needing to keep the calories coming-AKA, needing her battery charged. Her partner, Usada Lettuce, is a rabbit-themed robot that part times act as a best friend and part time a nagging parent. Blue Buster, Ryuji: The oldest of the group and the one who has to keep Hiromu and Yoko from pulling each other's hair out. His super power is super strength, but his weakness is overexerting himself-overheating. In which case, he goes berserk and could destroy himself. His partner, Gorisaki Banana, is a gorilla-themed robot that is a doting, overbearing parent 24/7. Beet Buster, Jin: A super genius who was trapped in Hyperspace. He appears as a digital avatar that's remote-controlled by the real Jin who's still trapped. He really lived up this dry show by being funny and he even has a good arc. Unlike the previous 3, his mechs can be piloted without his robot partner. Stag Buster, Beet J. Stag: A humanoid robot that acts as Jin's partner. Unlike the other robots, he actively joins in the fight and is also funny. He constantly steps in front of people and interrupt them while talking. When transforming, it looks like excess parts from him form into Jin's suit, but this could just be cosmetic. Grade: C- Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: According to this show, during the age of dinosaurs, Aliens invaded and tried to take over the Earth, but the Dinosaurs beat them. To get revenge, they caused the ice age. But team mentor, Torin, stored their souls so they could be used again to fight the aliens-as oppose to using them for the other aliens who've surely came from other shows. Anyway, cut to modern times when the aliens come back and the souls of the dinosaurs must find new wielders of their power to defend the planet. This is the typical goofy nature you should expect from these shows. Each Ranger uses a gun to transform, to fight, and get their own special weapon. Also, a bunch of smaller dinosaur batteries that can turn into upgrades and other tools. Kyoryu Red, 'King': Or Daigo, but almost everyone calls him King. The Fanged Hero who's a hotheaded shonen protagonist-get use to me saying that. His dinosaur is a Tyrannosaurus-because of course it is. If you've seen the last 3 Dinosaur-themed heroes, you should've known. Kyoryu Blue, Nobuharu: Or Nossan. The Armored Hero is literally the best character in this show. He tells bad puns and is a middle aged handyman who helps take care of his niece with his sister. His spirit is a Stegosaurus. Kyoryu Green, Souji: The Slashing Hero, a high school student who studies swordplay from his father, who runs a dojo. His dinosaur is a Velociraptor. Kyoryu Pink, Amy: The Horned Heroine, a high-class sophisticate who is always trying to get away from her fortune and be normal. Her dinosaur is a Triceratops. Kyoryu Black, Ian: The Bullet Hero, European archaeologist-in the same sense of Indiana Jones, just replace the whip with a gun-who's also a playboy. He gets his own arc with one of the main antagonists. His dinosaur is a Parasaurolophus. Kyoryu Gold, Utsusemimaru: Or just Uchii. The Thunderous Hero is a feudal era Samurai who survived due to one of the main antagonist, Dogold(a living set of armor) taking his body. They have a constant rivalry that is pretty awesome to watch. His dinosaur is a Pteranodon. The next couple of rangers are mostly suplimentary. They won't appear as often as the main team, if at all. Kyoryu Cyan, Ramirez: Another person from an unspecified part of Europe. The Steel Hero is a jolly guy who SOMEHOW slims down when he transforms. He's actually a spirit who assists the rangers from beyond the grave. His dinosaur is a Ankylosaurus. Kyoryu Gray, Tessai: A Chinese Martial Artist and another Spirit. A disciplined warrior. His dinosaur is a Pachycephalosaurus. Kyoryu Violet, Dr. Ulshade: The Marine Hero, an old man scientist who originally built the heroes their transforming gun. He retires from hero duty and his granddaughter, Yayoi, takes after him-both as a scientist and as the Marinte Heroine. Their dinosaur is a Plesiosaurus. Kyoryu Silver, Torin: Torin is actually a defector from the invaders and eventually becomes a ranger himself. His dinosaur should be himself since he's a bird, but no, it's a Deinonychus. Grade: B+ Ressha Sentai ToQger: Thomas the Tank Engine. Okay, no. ToQger follows a group of childhood friends as they find themselves on the Rainbow Line, a train powered by children's imagination. With the Rainbow Line in danger by their counterpart, but the Shadow Line, who's goal is to cover the world in darkness, the ToQger uses their imagination to, well, imagine themselves as rangers to fight the Shadow Line. This series is a mix of a comedy and a drama, slowly growing darker and darker into a rather somber show. It's still a how focused on the power of friendship, but it's kind of deep. The Ranger gimmick this time, aside from trains, is that they switch their colors, and weapons, with each other. ToQ 1gou, Right: The energetic leader of the show, another Shonen-ish main Red. The most imaginative and childish of the group. ToQ 2gou, Tokatti: A Blue klutz, but he has a few endearing moments. ToQ 3gou, Mio: A no-nonsense Yellow ranger. ToQ 4gou, Hikari: The real lancer of this series and the Green Ranger. Is equal to Right, but is also his total opposite. ToQ 5gou, Kagura: The least skilled out of the group, but she's the most imaginative. And here, that's a big deal! ToQ 6gou, Akira: A defect of the Shadow Line, who joined the Rainbow Line to 'protect the rainbow'-cause you can't have a rainbow if the world is in darkness. Best ranger of the series. Grade: B Shuriken Sentai Ninninger: Naruto Sentai! No. Ninninger follows the adventures of five Grandchildren of an incredibly powerful ninja, the Hoka-I mean, the Last Ninja. They fight an army of demons-literally-who were sealed away by the Last Ninja himself. They're heralded by his former student, Izayoi, who aims to collect the 'Power of Fear' in order to resurect the Demon Leader. The monsters are created by Sealing Shuriken, which was what was used to seal him away, and infusing it with his demonic magic, transforming inanimate objects into demons-kind of like how a lot of Japanese Demons, 'Yokai', are made up of inanimate objects. Meanwhile, the ninjas are able to use ninjitsu, literal ninja magic, with the use of special shuriken. Ninninger has a lot going on with its story, to the point where it can feel like there's too much going on. The Wild Brilliance-Aka Ninger, Takaharu: Another Shonen-ish protagonist. He's the red ninja. The Rumbling Cloud-Ao Ninger, Yakumo: The blue ranger, team lancer who grew up in England...and apparntly went to Hogwarts since he can cast normal magic with a wand. The Dazzling Stillness-Ki Ninger, Nagi: Yellow Ranger, would rather work at an office then be a ninja. He's...kind of forgetable, honestly. The Flower in the Wind-Shiro Ninger, Fuka: The White Ranger is sister of Takaharu-everyone else, in relationship to the other, are cousins. The least skilled of the group, but she starts getting into her stride later on. The Shimmering Haze-Momo Ninger, Kasumi: The Smart Girl and the Pink Ranger. Is the best Ranger in a technical sense, since she's easily the smartest member of the team in terms of ninjitsu and is an aspiring scientist. The Shinning Star-Star Ninger, Kinji: An American Ninja/Cowboy...who transforms with a little cheeseburger, as oppose to the sword everyone else use. And he fights with a gun/guitar/sword. HE is best Ranger of the series. (He's the 6th Ranger and the only one not related to the main cast). He pursuited being a ninja after being inspired by the Last Ninja. Grade: C Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger: Power Ranger Furries. No. Well, kind of. In an alternate dimmension, there is a land called Zyuland, home of the Zyumans. In universe, a group of anthropomorphic animal. In reality, a bunch of guys a little too enthusiastic in their cosplay. Our Red Ranger, a Zoologist, while studying animals in a forest, stumbles upon a giant cube, a Link Cube, which transports him to Zyuland. Meanwhile, Earth is attacked by a group of intergalactic aliens, the Dethgalien, who are only invading Earth because it's a literal game for them. In fact, they even have this neat arcade them, with monsters getting an 'extra life' with coins. After four Zyuman end up on Earth after it gets damaged, Yamata and the four of them have to fight to protect the Earth, while also trying to find a way home for the Zyumen. The Zyumen transform using Zyuoh Changers, which are cube cellphones. Monarch of the Skies-Zyuoh Eagle, Yamato: Token Human who prior, was given some Zyuenergy from Bard, an Eagle Zyuman who found Yamato while he was young and got into a serious accident. Thanks to that, Yamato is capable of transforming into the Red Ranger, while also getting Eagle wings. He also gets 2 more transformations. Yamato himself is a little less shonen then the previous two guys, with a strong passion for animals. As an Eagle, he can see great distances. Monarch of the Seas-Zyuoh Shark, Sela: The Blue Ranger and a Shark-Woman. She has super hearing and is serious. Her shark dorsal fin can, apparently, cut people. Monarch of the Savannah-Zyuoh Lion, Leo: This Yellow Ranger picks up the slack for Yamato's lack of shonen conventions. A hot blooded, Lion-Man warrior with a sonic scream...er, roar. Also, Lion Claws. Monarch of the Forest-Zyuoh Elephant, Tusk: This studious young man is the Green Ranger. He's studious and straight forward to a fault. He's an Elephant-Man with a super sense of smell. He can also stomp around with Elephant Feet. Monarch of the Snowfield-Zyuoh Tiger, Amu: The White Ranger, the most easy going of the group. She's a Tiger-Woman and have a super sense of taste. She fights with tiger claws. Monarch of the World, Zyuo The World, Misao: He is the best Ranger, period. Kidnapped by the Dethgalien, he gets forcefully infused with 3 other Zyoumen: a Crocodile, Wolf, and Rhino. What makes him the best is his overall arc as a character, being socially inept and fostering some misplaced guilt on the death of the Zyoumen. Grade: B+ Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: The most recent Sentai Series, following a rebellion group in their attempt to overthrow the evil Jark Matter, an organization that has already taken over the entire universe. The universe's last hope are the prophesied Kyuangers, who transform with the use of Kyutamas-little spheres based off of the constellations that they put into wrist-mounted blasters. By the end of the series, there is a grand total of 12 heroes. Unfortunately, this show REALLY loves caste herds AND is still Red centric, so we won't get much in the way of small groups mix and matching, and more so we'll divide the characters into certain groups or they'll have some kind of chemistry, and they won't interact with other people. (Ex. A and B hand out, A and C hang out, but C and B won't hang out.) To add onto that, the last couple of episodes or so really makes the show drag on, as though the writers struggled to write an ending AND reach the episode quota. But, it does give me a lot of 'favorite rangers', so pros and cons. The Super Star-Shishi Red, Lucky: The shonen protagonist to end the all-at least, as far as I've seen. His whole shtick is that he's lucky and sometimes it comes off as a deus ex machina, and other times it's more of in a symbolic sense, ala "you make your own luck". His constellation is Leo. The Poison Star-Sasori Orange, Stinger: A mysterious lone wolf from a planet of humanoids with Scorpion tails. Speaking of, his constellation is Scorpius. He has a pretty intricate arc involving his brother, as well as with his partner below. The Ring Star-Oushi Black, Champ: A robot wrestling bull. That alone makes him a canidate for best ranger. He also goes through an arc of his alone, as well as one with Stinger. He's as big of a ham as they come, as he seems fully aware of the show he's in. His constellation is Taurus. The Beast Star-Ookami Blue, Garu: An anthropomorphic Wolf who's constellation is, yes, Lupus, the Wolf. He's another hot head who bonds quickly with Lucky. He might be my favorite ranger purely because of just how endearing he can be, like an actual dog. The Trick Star-Tenbin Gold, Balance: A robot-uh, I mean mechanical lifeform/android who's part of a pair of thieves with the guy below. He can control other pieces of machinery. He is flamboyant as all hell and he's so fun to watch. His constellation is Libra. The Silent Star-Hebitsukai Silver: An emotionless alien who has psychic powers. He follows Balance along in the hopes of achieving emotions, something his species has given up on like the Vulcans from Star Trek. His constellation is Ophiuchus, but he acts less like the Serpent Bearer and more like the Serpent itself. The Shinobi Star-Chameleon Green: A freakin' ninja from a suppose planet of ninjas! She's a sassy tomboy with her constellation is Chamaeleon. The Speed Star-Washi Pink, Raptor 283: A lady robot who was built to helm their speceship, the Orion. She's more or less an otaku, but they do their best to make her come cute and not cringey. Her constellation is Aquila. The Food Mei-Star-Kijika Yellow, Spada. A chef who...I guess comes from Space Spain. His constellation is Dorado. The Dragon Ma-Star-Ryu Commander, Commander Shou: The commander of the Kyurangers and the rebellion. He's eccentric and, although as much of a dork as Raptor, is so cool! His arc is early on in the series and it really shows just how great he is. A definite candidate for best ranger! He's an anthropomorphic dragon, so of course, his constellation would be Draco. The Big Star-Koguma Skyblue, Kotaro: A young Earthling-one of two Earthling Tokens-who joins the resistence and even goes through boot camp! His constellation is Ursa Minor. The reason for being the 'Big Star' is because he has a powerup that lets him grow to a giant size! He ends up looking up to Stinger as an older brother figure. The Space Bu-Star-Houou Soldier, Tsurugi: A Kyuranger who was put into cryogenic sleep. He's a haughty bastard, but considering he was the first president of space, he can kind of get away with it. You'll either learn to love him or learn to tolerate him since he does get better. His constellation is the Phoenix. Grade: B Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patoranger: Cops and Robbers Sentai, the Sentai. Following Kyuranger, the show follows along the 3-way feud between the Lupinrangers, a group of phantom thief-themed sentai, the Patorangers, a group of cop-themed sentai, and the Ganglers, a Mafia-themed batch of villains. The three groups fight over the Lupin Collection, a group of magical McGuffins that were collected by the Phantom Thief Lupin(yes,that one.) The Lupins want them to get a wish. The Pats want them to fight the Ganglers. And the Ganglers want them cause power. The show LOVES the Lupinranger, with the Patoranger getting much less screen time. At the same time, they also get the most character development. Meanwhile, the Lupinranger get the most screen time and the most upgrades and weapons. Lupin Red, Kairi: UNLIKE the last, like, 3 Sentais, Kairi isn't a Shonen Protagonist (OMFG!). He's a confident and suave guy, but it's a front since his wish is to get back his older brother, who was kidnapped by a Gangler-and they weren't on good terms when he was taken. Lupin Blue, Toma: Cool, collected straight guy of the team. His goal is to get back his fiance. Probably the most interesting of the three thieves since his episodes either push him into VERY uncomfortable places for the character, or draws heavily on the memories of said fiance. Lupin Yellow, Umika: Team Little Sister. Her goal is to get back her friend. She has a romantic subplot with Patren 2gou and it's surprisingly interesting. Her episodes are surprisingly rare, at least, to me they felt rare. Patren Ichigou, Keiichiro: Hard boiled, no-nonsense cop. Comes off as an angry cop in the beginning, but is simply trying to uphold justice and protect people. His a rivalry with Lupin Red, but as Keiichiro, becomes a pseudo-older brother to Kairi. Patren Nigo, Sakuya: Bumbling oaf cop. A rookie who wants to prove his worth and struggles with confidence-but when he does get confident, it goes to his head quickly. Is endearing and honest and his episodes revolve around rising to the occasion. Patren Sangou, Tsukasa: Straight man(woman?) cop. Usually the one who has to rein in her other partners. Doesn't get too much attention. Lupin/Patren X, Noel: Double Agent kind of who works with both Lupins and Patrens. Can be kind of obnoxious and feels superfluous to the plot, but is a fun addition to both sides. Grade: A

#JAC Review #JAC Chat #I originally had a link to my dA post #But decided to just repost it here for convenience sake #As oppose to just reblogging the originally link with added Lupin vs Pato review #Super Sentai

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One Piece Chapter 919 Review

It must feel good for Luffy to be the savior of the leftover town. After exploring the piece of the country, it’s time to head over the gravesite that was once a castle. Will Luffy encounter a ghost or something strange? In One Piece, the latter is always the case. This was an interesting chapter that goes beyond than what you believe and I do mean “beyond.”

As mentioned in my last review, it appeared the arc is closing, but in reality, it’s closing one part of the big arc. Case in point, the chapter starts off by concluding the crisis at Okobore and that includes with Tama; at least for the time being. It’s a good thing Luffy encountered Speed along the way, because not only they have a new ride, but a possible new comrade. Like an actual horse, she’s loyal to the one that tamed her and Tama did just that in the last chapter. Useful skill indeed.

Luffy borrows her “dog” and they bid farewell. Also, he’s going to hold on the sword for a little longer, so the idea of curse can still come in play at any time. I can’t say we will get to see him using the sword for once, but you never know with Oda’s intention. The farewell was charming, so I was left feeling good. Kind of sweet how Speed also feel good about the scene. Another good feel moment is the townspeople thanking Luffy for saving them. It seriously feels like the arc just ended. Law is bitter about pirates being kind, which is funny coming from a doctor. Oh well, Luffy did a good thing.

After a part of an arc concluded, the next destination is the gravesite. Kiku continues to pull her acting skills to the test, avoiding the actual reason to go to the site with others. She has been weird throughout the arc so far, considering how her persona shifts back and forth multiple times. She acts like an innocent poor helpless woman, but then she becomes a strong Samurai. What gives? Her mind bubbles does give a hint of her actual intention as well as associating with Kouzoki Clan. Zoro knows she’s hiding something, so it’s only matter of time.

There’s a scene that at first glance, it seems a bit unnecessary, but by the end, it does hold a value in narrative perspective. However, you can still see it as a world building interest and it certainly caught my attention. The kids in school at the Flower Capital are taking history lessons, but every lesson is fouled by corrupted and despicable manner. Take Open Country for example; apparently, it’s considered evil because people outside would like to share ideas within the border. This must be Trump’s dream.

It’s awful how the children are celebrating the ruler Kurozumi Orochi as their savior that slayed the so-called tyrant, evil Samurai, who of course is referring to Kouzoki. It’s rather creepy how the teacher is a snake-like being. It basically means the school system has it lockdown to threaten the children if they were to go against it. This is Attack on Titan all over again. It’s interesting to note that Orochi is a two blade style user, so I can expect really cool display when he battles. It’s also worth noting that Kouzoki Clan were slayed 20 years ago. Hm…

There’s another scene that takes place elsewhere, but this holds value right from the start. Come to think of it, it does continue off from the school session, so by this point, that scene doesn’t seem unnecessary anymore. Anyway, the interest lies on what Kyoshiro said about 20 years ago. It’s not only the time where the “tyrants” were slayed, but it was also the time where Oden’s wife was on her last stand and supposedly, placed a curse upon the Shogun.

The curse supposedly will activate in 20 years, which is today, and Shogun will be taken down by 9 Samurai. They will also open the country to the world outside, which is odd timing since Luffy is slowly making it into reality. If we take that curse into consideration, who will be the 9 Samurai? I assume with Luffy holding the sword for the time being, he’s part of the philosophy. Zoro can count as well, so we are left with others to think over. Of course, you can say it’s the whole Strawhats since there are 9 members, but something tells me that’s not the idea, especially when you consider the ending, which we will get to that very soon.

I should address the elephant in the room. If you have been following me and read my last review, you’ll notice that I made a mistake about the gravesite. I didn’t think about the fact the names on the tombs are the same characters back at Zou. This world is so vast, it somehow flew over my head. Instead of thinking about the chances of ghosts appearing, I should be thinking of why they’re confirmed dead. I am a shame of myself. I will now commit seppuku…

…No. I want to see the series’ end…whenever that may be…

I find it hilarious when Luffy arrives at Oden Castle, he was dumbfounded that the castle is not there. He was told already that it’s in ruins; what part of ruins he did not get. He was easily convinced that the characters he met back at Zou could be dead and their tombs confirmed it. His logic in this arc has been killing me. It’s even funnier when Law doesn’t ease the mood with his ominous words, which gives an impression that they are dead and ghosts will arrive at night. If they were, I wouldn’t look like a fool in my last review then.

Of course, Kin’emon and others are alive. Funny how Luffy accused Law to be a liar, even though he didn’t say anything about them being dead. I will blame him for using incredibly vague words. Kin’emon will arrive at night because he has a diarrhea and he most likely come out of the bathroom at night. What a troll, but I’ll forgive for making me laugh a lot. Oda loves to troll the fans, so there’s no ghosts. Right?

Kiku dashes straight towards Kin’emon; obviously means she has a special attachment with him. Loyalty doesn’t seem the best way to describe it. It does explain why she was so worried about the possibility of Luffy and others are up to no good. Momo is also there, only he has been practicing on wielding a sword. Very interesting; does he count as part of 9 Samurai? I wonder.

If you somehow thought it’s taking too long for Strawhats from Thousand Sunny to be reunited, even though it’s done for narrative purposes to dive in the world building, then good news, everyone. Sanji, Nami, Chopper, Carrot, and Brook have returned. Although I was patient, it does feel damn good to see them together again. We’re only missing Robin, Franky, and Usopp now. As for Law’s crew, they’re missing Bepo. Why? Because he has diarrhea. Is this going to be a diarrhea arc? It won’t be, but perhaps something “beyond.”

Wano Country was looking to be a pretty straightforward arc and that’s perfectly fine. Shogun and Kaido are monsters, Luffy and his crew go there to save the country, and Kouzoki Clan will be redeemed. There’s a shocking revelation to add onto it. Kin’emon, Momo, Kiku, Raizo, and Kanjuro are not from this time; they came from the past. How far back? 20 years ago. I believe I did enough references, so I’ll stop myself. Aside from that, well, that’s something I didn’t expect.

I know One Piece’s world is vast and filled with crazy/whacky possibilities, but time traveling hasn’t occurred until now. It does explain why Kiku speaks with old formal Samurai language. Is that why she was hiding to avoid conflict with the “future?” It also explains how they’re considered “ghosts.” They’re determined dead yet they didn’t live through normal pace; they jumped 20 years later. Was it Oden’s wife that sent them? How they jumped time? This can be tricky, considering time travel subplot can get messy. I’ll trust Oda to get the job done.

This was a pretty interesting chapter with a shocking revelation. Many segments are connected and adding altogether reveal many new information that has increased my interest. There were good feel moments in the beginning as well. The artwork is clean and the outlook of other locales greatly displayed the corruption of the country’s system. The time travel can be done great, so long it is kept minimum or put a lot of thoughts to it. Who knows. Maybe it’s just this moment, and I’ll be fine with that. What future lies ahead for all?

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pingo1387 · 6 years

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A Little Bit Different

Zoro doesn’t see the world quite like most others do, but that’s okay. Autistic Zoro fic for @caffeinelemur. Happy bday!!

FFN / AO3

Usopp scratched his head, tapped his pen on the ground, and sighed, staring in frustration at the paper in front of him. He wrote something down and then crossed it out.

“Something wrong?” Zoro asked. He didn’t even open his eyes, still keeping the appearance of sleeping against the railing.

“Well, yeah, but nothing you can help with,” Usopp muttered.

“Why not?”

“It’s math.”

“Try me.” Zoro opened his eyes and sat up, watching Usopp expectantly.

Usopp squinted. “Okay. So, I’m trying to figure out how many projectiles I can possibly fire in an hour. Because I’m assuming any given battle won’t last more than an hour, so if I figure that out, I can save space in my bag by packing less ammunition. Though, I might pack more anyway, just to be safe.”

“Right.”

“I know I can fire about forty of them in thirty seconds, give or take,” Usopp continued. “And I forget where to go from here. I’m trying to add but I keep making mistakes.”

Zoro was silent for a moment, staring into space. Usopp rolled his eyes. “Yeah, I figured you couldn’t help. I’ll just keep trying and—”

“Four thousand and eight hundred.”

Usopp paused. “Huh?”

“Right?” Zoro said, frowning. “Did I get it wrong?”

“I dunno, that seems like a lot,” Usopp said, skeptical about Zoro’s apparently random answer. “Hey, Robin!”

Robin came up the stairs. “You called?”

Usopp explained the problem. Robin stared pensively at the paper, studying the numbers and tracing them.

“That’s four thousand and eight hundred,” she said at last. “Though, I don’t think you’ll need that many. You won’t be firing them non-stop for a full hour, will you?”

“Good point,” Usopp said sheepishly. “But, Zoro, you got that so fast!”

Zoro furrowed his brow. “That was the answer. I just saw it. Was that fast?”

“It was really cool,” Usopp said to Robin in excitement. “I asked him and he said what you said, like, right away!”

“Impressive,” Robin agreed, smiling at Zoro. “I didn’t know you were so savvy.”

“What, you guys didn’t know the answer?” Zoro said, surprised.

“Don’t be rude!” Usopp exclaimed.

“I’m not!”

“Luffy—!”

Zoro slowed to a stop, glowering after Luffy, who had stolen his bandana while he was sleeping in order to play capture the flag with Usopp, Chopper, and Franky. He returned to his spot on the deck, but was unable to return to sleep, fidgeting and feeling the spot where his bandana should be.

“Something wrong?” Robin asked, having come up to the deck to water her plants. “Is your bandana missing?”

Zoro didn’t look at her, taking a moment to respond. “Luffy took it.”

Robin set down her watering can and left. She found Usopp desperately trying to explain the rules of the game to Luffy while Chopper and Franky waited.

“Guys,” she said. They looked over. “Zoro wants his bandana back.”

“But we need a flag,” Luffy protested.

“It’s just for a little bit,” Chopper added.

“He feels uncomfortable without it,” Robin explained. “Luffy, what if someone else took your hat for something like this? Or yours, Chopper?”

They frowned. “I wouldn’t like that,” Luffy agreed. Chopper nodded.

Robin held out her hand, and Luffy handed over the bandana.

“I’ll get you a new flag in a minute,” she promised. “In the meantime, learn the rules.”

“Right, Luffy, as I was saying,” Usopp continued.

Zoro stared at the bandana deposited into his lap. He looked up at Robin and then back down, muttering, “Thanks,” before brushing it off and retying it around his arm. He fell back asleep in no time.

“Breakfast?” Zoro asked, poking his head into the kitchen.

“Pain perdu,” Sanji replied, just getting his apron on. Zoro nodded and left, walking past Luffy, who was wide awake and ready to eat.

When the crew trickled in for food, Zoro stared at the pancakes and scrambled eggs on his plate as if waiting for them to turn into pain perdu. When they didn’t, he looked up at Sanji and glowered.

“What?” Sanji said. “Oh, right. Sorry, everyone, we were going to have pain perdu, but someone ate the last of the bread last night.”

He turned a pointed glare to Luffy, who shrugged. “Well, I was hungry, and what’m I supposed to do if the fridge is locked?”

“Ask me, dipshit!”

“You were sleeping! That would’ve been rude.”

“Since when do you care about manners?!”

The others had started on their food already. Zoro didn’t start until Luffy and Sanji had finished arguing, and even then he ate very slowly.

When Zoro finally came out to the deck for his after-breakfast nap, he found his usual spot taken by Usopp, who had sat down to tinker. He stood stock-still, staring at the spot, and was just about to move when Usopp saw him.

“Oh, shoot, this is your spot, isn’t it?” he exclaimed, standing. “Sorry, go on—”

Zoro looked away and left without a word.

“Well, geez, I was trying to be nice,” Usopp muttered, confused.

Zoro took his nap on the other side of the ship eventually, though it was a restless one. He woke up, ready to start training, and was on his way to the observatory when Franky interrupted him.

“Hey, bro,” he said with a grin. “You seen Usopp?”

Zoro pointed to Usopp.

“Oh, thanks!” Franky playfully drummed his fingers across Zoro’s shoulders and left, waving. “See you!”

Zoro was rooted to the spot, shuddering, before he managed to start moving again to get to the ropes.

He breathed slowly at the top, removed his shirt, and began training. But he hadn’t even finished his first rep when panicked shouts below alerted him of an approaching pirate ship—it was time to fight.

He set his weight down and pulled his shirt back on, too frazzled to fix it so it faced forward, and tied his bandana around his head, stumbling out of the room and down to the deck. The others were already fighting, and he joined them, his movements purely muscle memory.

“Zoro, help!”

He turned towards the sound and found Usopp cowering under a joint attack. With a slash, that was taken care of.

“Moss-hair, go help Nami-san!”

Zoro looked around, vision blurring, and spotted an orange head of hair. He ran over, but stumbled to a halt when Nami’s attackers were wiped out by her thunderbolt.

“I don’t need help, Sanji-kun!” she yelled, too close to Zoro’s face. Sanji cried an apology to her while Zoro swung his head around, searching for what to do next.

He had only just sliced down another enemy trying to board the ship when the enemy captain called for their ship to retreat. The conscious crew gathered their less-fortunate friends and headed off.

The Strawhats cheered all around Zoro as he stared into the distance, vision blurred, sheathing his swords and tying his bandana around his arm again. His hands shook; everything was too bright, and everyone’s voices were indistinct and far too loud, surrounding him on all sides, leaving no escape. His backwards shirt rested over his haramaki and brushed his skin in all the wrong ways. His eyelids fluttered as he blinked slowly. He needed to . . . needed to . . .

The voices became quieter, and blurry hands waved in front of his face, making him shut his eyes in pain. His legs wobbled, but someone took his hand in their large one, holding on firmly and slowly turning it to face him another way. He blindly followed, slowing when the hand moved downwards, indicating stairs.

He heard rhythmic splashing, and could barely see in the dim light of the room they were in.

“. . . Zoro? Squeeze my hand if you hear me.”

It took him a moment to respond, but he clenched his hand inside his companion’s. He recognized the voice as Chopper.

“Do you want to stay here? Squeeze if yes.”

He paused and squeezed.

“Alone? Squeeze if yes.”

Another pause, another clench.

“Want help sitting down? Squeeze if yes.”

Silence.

“Okay.” Chopper released his hand slowly. “If you’re not back up already, someone’s gonna come down here and tell you when dinner’s ready. Okay?”

Zoro managed a tiny nod.

“Anything else?”

A small shake.

“Okay. Bye.”

Chopper left. Zoro lowered himself against the wall and wrestled with his arms, fixing his shirt. As soon as he’d finished, he collapsed, falling into a light sleep while the waves splashed.

Zoro didn’t speak for the rest of the day, but he exited the Mini-Merry Docking Room for dinner, and went to sleep in the men’s quarters with everyone, who made sure to keep their voices down for his sake.

Zoro tapped the uchiko ball along the blade of his sword and wiped the powder away with a cloth. Satisfied, he slid it back into his sheath and put away his cleaning supplies, standing to stow the case in his locker.

“I’m sure I’ve said this before, Zoro-san, but those are marvelous blades you have,” Brook remarked, falling into step with him.

“I know,” Zoro said, smiling. “I rely on them as much as I do you guys.”

“May I ask about them?”

“Yeah,” Zoro said, stopping outside the door to the men’s quarters. “This one was my first real sword. The person who gave it to me inspired me to learn the three-sword style, since before I received this I used the two-sword style, and I wanted to use this one as well. It’s my oldest and dearest sword. The ones I used before these two I received at the dojo I grew up in, but they broke when I fought Hawk-Eye.”

Brook leaned against the cabin wall, listening without ears.

“This one is called Kitetsu, technically Kitetsu III,” Zoro continued, smiling, “and I got this one in a test of luck. It’s a cursed sword, but it didn’t cut my arm off when I challenged it, so it’s mine now. The shopkeeper who gave me this also gave me Yubashiri, but that one broke at Enies Lobby thanks to a rusting ability one of the Marines had. After that I got Shusui from that zombie, Ryuma.” He paused for breath. “The three-sword style I developed by—”

The door opened, bumping into him and startling him out of his rambling. Sanji gave him an eye-roll before going to the kitchen.

“So . . . that’s it,” he finished, train of thought broken, and went inside.

The Marine pushed Sanji face-first up against the alley wall. “Blackleg Sanji, is it? Your eyebrow gives you away, you know.”

“Watch the face, please, ma’am,” Sanji said, unable to fight back.

“You’re under arrest for aiding and abetting,” she said as Zoro walked by the alley and stopped, looking at them, “as well as participating in various—”

She looked at Zoro and paled, releasing Sanji. “Uh, changed my mind,” she said, backing up. “You’re free to go.”

She ran away.

“Guess your face scared her off,” Sanji remarked, dusting himself off.

“Hey!” Zoro called after her. “Weren’t you gonna arrest him?”

Sanji kicked his calf. “Don’t fucking taunt her!”

“What? I was just asking.”

“This never happened,” Sanji said as they started heading away.

“Huh?” Sanji glared at him. “Oh. Right.”

“Learn to read a situation,” Sanji snapped. “Honestly, you—”

He stopped and looked back. Zoro had fallen behind, examining a market stall of trinkets.

“And quit wandering off!”

“Hey!”

Zoro opened his eyes and stared at the person in the jail cell with him. They were a short redhead with glasses, and they stared at him expectantly.

“What?” he said when they didn’t continue.

“What’d you get arrested for?”

“Being a pirate.”

“Oh. I got arrested for homicide.” The person stared at Zoro’s swords, which the soldiers had foolishly left with him. “Hey, you’re that pirate hunter, Roronoa Zoro, aren’t you?”

“Yeah.”

“You’re really good with those swords, then?” the person said, voice growing high with excitement. “Can you break us out?”

“Sure.”

The person waited. “So . . . are you going to?”

“Yeah. I was just resting.”

Zoro stood and faced the wall, preparing two swords.

“Hey!” the person exclaimed. “I have a bad sense of direction, too, but even I know the bars are over here!”

“Breaking the wall gets us out faster,” Zoro pointed out, cutting the wall open without another word.

“I guess, but . . .” The person approached the hole and stared down. “It’s a long way down . . .”

Zoro grabbed them around the waist and ignored the scream as he leapt from the building. He set them on the ground and wandered away.

“One hundred . . . one hundred one . . . one hundred two . . .”

“Hey, Zoro,” Luffy said, poking his head through the trapdoor. “Lunch! Sanji told me to come get you.”

“One hundred three . . . one hundred four . . .” Zoro didn’t look away from his weighted lunges.

Luffy frowned and disappeared. A minute later Franky showed up.

“One hundred eleven . . . one hundred twelve . . .” Zoro muttered.

“Hey!” Franky yelled. “Lunchtime!”

“One hundred thirteen . . . one hundred fourteen . . .”

Franky shook his head and left. It was Nami who showed up next.

“Zoro, get your butt down here or I’m charging you for every minute you’re late,” she snapped.

“One hundred twenty . . . one hundred twenty one . . .”

She climbed up into the crow’s nest and smacked the back of his head. He froze and turned to her, shocked.

“What?” he snapped.

“Lunch. Is ready,” she hissed. “It’s been ready.”

“Why didn’t anyone tell me?”

He toweled himself off and left, leaving Nami to stare after him, mouth agape.

Franky, knowing Zoro wasn’t asleep, sat next to him on the deck. “Hey, bro. Can I ask you something?”

“Yeah.” Zoro didn’t open his eyes, keeping his arms folded firmly against his chest.

“I messed up. I ruined one of her maps.”

“Nami’s?”

“Yeah. It wasn’t finished, she’d hung it out to dry, and I was holding cola and I went to look at it and . . . tripped.”

“You spilled cola on her map?”

“Yeah. She grabbed it and stormed away. What do you think I should do?”

Zoro was silent for so long Franky worried he’d really fallen asleep, but then he spoke.

“If you messed up one of my swords somehow, and went to ask someone what to do while I tried to deal with the situation,” he said slowly, “I’d probably be pretty pissed if you didn’t even apologize.”

“What?” Franky said. “We’re not talking about you.”

“I know. I’m trying to make sense of the situation.” Zoro lifted his face to the sky but didn’t open his eyes. “Go say sorry to her.”

“Okay. What next?”

“Oh. Uh . . . I guess offer to help her or get new materials at some point. Let the cat out of the bag.”

“Excuse me?”

“What?”

“Let the cat out of the bag? What do you mean?”

“It means use every tactic you have on hand. In this case, do whatever you can to apologize and make it up to her.”

“But that’s not what that . . . never mind. Got it. Thanks!” Franky grinned and stood. “You’ve got a weird way of going about things, but it works.”

Zoro opened his eyes as Franky walked away.

“Weird?”

“What’s wrong?” Sanji asked.

Zoro’s face had only scrunched in disgust for a moment at the taste of his snack, so he was surprised that Sanji had caught it. “Uh . . . it’s sweet,” he said.

“Really? I thought it was plain enough. You want something else?”

“Dunno. You have anything else?”

“Bit of leftover ham,” Sanji said, taking the plate away. “I need most of it for the stew tonight, but if you want some of that . . . ?”

“Sounds good.”

Zoro rubbed his temples, wandering towards Chopper’s office. He opened the door and stared at Chopper until Chopper looked up. Zoro spread his arms out. Chopper trotted outside, bit down on a Rumble Ball, and transformed into Guard Point. Zoro fell against him, closing his eyes and rubbing his fur. Luffy found them and joined them for a minute before getting bored and heading away.

When Chopper turned back, Zoro hugged him before heading away to nap.

Zoro, worn-out from a stressful day, leaned against the railing but couldn’t seem to get comfortable. Chopper came upon him and Zoro looked up at him hopefully. Chopper turned big and grabbed Zoro, squeezing him in his lap. Zoro fell asleep in minutes.

“Zoro helped me with some calculations today,” Robin said at dinner, smiling at him. “You were very helpful. Thank you.”

“Well, since you helped Robin-chan,” Sanji said, setting an extra glass of booze in front of Zoro, who nodded and took it without a word. “Need anything else?”

He shook his head and started drinking his glass down. Luffy tugged at his bandana, but a look made him stop. Zoro fixed it and went back to drinking.

“Thanks for sharing your napping spot with me, Zoro,” Chopper said, waving his arms.

“I never knew you knew so much about your swords,” Usopp said, shaking his head. “You talked my ear off!”

Zoro stared in alarm at his ears.

“It’s a figure of speech,” Usopp added. Zoro relaxed.

“Surprised we could get you away from your training for dinner,” Franky said with a laugh. Zoro shrugged.

“Seconds, Sanji-san?” Brook said, holding out his plate in front of Zoro’s face. Zoro closed his eyes and moved back. “Ah, forgive me, Zoro-san.” Brook moved his arm out of the way. Zoro opened his eyes and slowly moved forward again.

“Zoro, we’re gonna have a party tonight,” Luffy announced, bouncing in his seat. “You gonna come or you gonna sleep?”

Zoro shrugged and gave him a thumbs-up. Luffy grinned. “Awesome!”

“Try not to hog all the alcohol,” Nami shot at him. Zoro made a point of rolling his eyes at her before returning to his dinner, carefully prepared without a hint of sweetness.

#zoro #one piece #opfanfic #writing adventures

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shadowlugia141 · 6 years

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Monster Hunter: Open Ocean chapter 2 ( One Piece x Monster Hunter Stories)

"I wanted the Dragon Lady to join us", Luffy pouted.

SMACK!

"Owww! What was that for?!", Luffy whined, holding his head where Nami and Sanji had smacked/kicked him.

"First she threatened to kill us!", Nami shouted angrily, "Second, we don't have room for a dragon!"

Nami regained her composure after a moment, if only slightly.

"Besides, we're just here to get supplies, then it's off the Little Garden", Nami explained, "Getting Vivi to Alabasta is our top priority. Anyways, she said there was a village here, guess we just follow the path."

The Straw Hats trekked up the path leading away from the cove. The forest around them seemed to bustle with small animals, and giant trees towered above the rest of the forest. As Vivi knelt down to pick a small, pink flower, a nearby bush began to rustle. She went to take a closer look, when suddenly something jumped out.

It was a bipedal feline creature, with tan fur marked with dark brown, including a paw print on its belly. In its paws it held a large egg almost as big as its body.

Suddenly two more creatures jumped out of the bushes, and they did NOT look friendly. They stood almost as tall as Luffy, and were light blue with horizontal, dark blue stripes running along their backs. Their slender faces were yellow, and an orange crest topped their heads. Their most terrifying features were their slender jaws lined with needle sharp teeth, and their talons, seven on each hand and four on each foot.

"NYAAA!", The cat shrieked, "GO AWAY BIRD BRAINS!"

The raptor like creatures lunged at the cat, who swiftly jumped and dodged, using the head of one raptor as a springboard. The other raptor snapped its jaws and the cat pivoted mid jump, just barely avoiding having its tail bitten clean off. Still holding the egg, the cat landed and began running, disappearing into the bushes with the two raptors chasing it.

"Well that was weird", Sanji commented, "anyways, we should get go-"

"NYAAA! COMING THROUGH!"

The crew looked to see the cat emerge from another set of bushes, with the two raptors still chasing it. This time another raptor had joined in the chase as well. The three raptors all lunged at the cat, who quickly jumped to avoid their jaws. The three raptors crashed into the underbrush, and several loud squawks were heard.

"Phew, that was close", the cat said, wiping his brow, "Thought they were actually gonna catch me."

He then puffed his chest out in pride.

"I mean, not like they could actually catch me, the great Navirou!", the cat declared confidently. Navirou then noticed Luffy and co.

"Sorry about that folks, just dealing with some persistent Velociprey", Navirou explained, "I swear those guys never give up. So, who are you guys?"

"I'm Luffy, and I'm gonna be king of the pirates", Luffy stated boldly, "and these guys are my crew."

The others introduced themselves to Navirou.

"So what were those things exactly?", Nami asked, referring to the Velociprey.

"They're monsters called Velociprey. They're bird wyverns that hunt in packs led by a Velocidrome. Thankfully their boss isn't around otherwise we'd be in-", Navirou started, but froze when he felt something behind him.

He slowly turned around, and paled when he saw a Velocidrome towering over him. It looked much like a Velociprey, but with a larger, brighter crest, longer claws, and it was much taller, taller than Zoro even. Navirou gulped nervously.

"Trouble", he said nervously, finishing his earlier statement. He tried to slowly back away, but the Velocidrome let out a loud screeching roar, causing Navirou to stumble back in a panic. He was about to use his lightning powers, when suddenly he heard Luffy shout.

"Gum gum…PISTOL!"

Luffy pulled his arm back and punched forward, causing his arm to stretch like a rubber band and driving his fist into the Velocidrome's face. The impact sent the bird wyvern flying into a nearby tree, knocking it out. Navirou's jaw dropped at the sight of the unconscious Velocidrome. He'd never seen anyone take down a monster with just a single punch.

"HOW DID YOU DO THAT?!", Navirou exclaimed, "NO HUMAN CAN STRETCH LIKE THAT!"

"I ate the Gum Gum fruit", Luffy said cheerfully, "Now I'm a rubber man."

"How does that work?", Navirou questioned.

"Haven't you heard of Devil Fruits?", Luffy asked.

"Nope", Navirou replied, "I'm not exactly from around here. Me and my pawtner just wound up here about 2 weeks ago."

"Pawtner?", Zoro questioned.

"Yeah! She's a super awesome monster rider!", Navirou shouted with glee, "You've gotta meet her!"

Grabbing the egg, Navirou jumped up onto Luffy's shoulder.

"Come on, the village is just up ahead. There shouldn't be anymore monsters", Navirou said.

…

"So much for those pirates being a threat", I huffed, checking the sharpness of one of the spikes on my sword, "They're just passing through. Still, that Alabasta place sounds like a great place to find a challenge. I think they said that guy's name was Crocodile, right? Maybe he'd be a worthy foe."

I set my great sword down and took off my helmet.

"I hope Navirou didn't run into any trouble. That Velocidrome is still out there."

I stood up and grabbed my sword, before heading into town.

"Better go check and see if he made it back."

…

"We're here!", Navirou exclaimed, hopping off of Luffy's shoulder. Of course, the villagers seemed less than enthusiastic to see pirates wandering about their settlement.

"Why is everyone acting all scared?", Navirou wondered, noticing the nervous villagers.

"According to that dragon rider woman, the villagers think we're here to attack them", Zoro explained.

"Dragon rider? Oh, you guys met my pawtner then", Navirou said, "She's the coolest isn't she?" His eyes sparkled.

"She's…something", Zoro and Usopp remarked, remembering how she had almost taken Zoro's head off.

"Navirou!", a familiar voice called out. Both the pirates and the villagers turned to see the silver-clad hunter walking towards them, "Good to see you made it back!"

"SAURUS!", Navirou cried out with joy. He ran over to her and jumped into her arms. "These guys saved me from that Velocidrome.". Saurus looked up at Luffy's crew. "Is that so?", she questioned.

"Luffy knocked it out with a single punch! It was so cool!", Navirou explained, eyes sparkling.

Saurus's eyes widened at that. A single punch?! Just what was this kid?

"I see why the villagers were scared of you", Saurus said, "Taking down a monster with just a punch is almost unheard of, even if it was just a Velocidrome. Still, you did save Navirou, so it's pretty obvious you aren't all bad."

Saurus then turned to the villagers.

"Pirate kid and his friends are alright, let them stay", she said, "They aren't here to cause trouble."

The villagers seemed wary at first, unsure if they should let the pirates stay.

"Glad to see you finally made some friends, Saurus", an elderly voice said.

The group turned to see an elderly woman emerge from the crowd.

"They are hardly my friends, elder Kirika", Saurus said, "They just saved Navirou, that's all."

"Whatever you say dear", Kirika replied, turning to Luffy, "I am elder Kirika, chief of Kori Village. I apologize if the others are wary of your presence, we've had trouble with pirates before. They and the marines frequently come and harass us, taking our supplies, so we do not frequently tolerate newcomers."

"Saurus and I chased some of those guys away last week", Navirou explained. Kirika nodded. "These two have become sort of like our protectors", she said.

"Well, we're not here to steal", Nami said, "We just need to restock and wait for the log pose to reset."

Kirika nodded once more. "You are welcome to stay at my home for the time being. Saurus and Navirou are staying there as well. My home has plenty of room, so don't worry."

…

The Straw Hats followed Kirika, Saurus and Navirou to the house in the woods. Inside the house it was quite spacious, with several bedrooms, which Kirika explained were more frequently used when the island received peaceful visitors. However, the number of invasions in recent months have reduced those visitors' numbers significantly.

In the main room there was a fireplace, a table, and several chairs surrounding it. There was a medium sized kitchen, and a dining room which a table that could seat all of them comfortably. Once everyone was settled in they decided to go out and explore the village.

"If they are going out, so am I", Saurus said, "Besides, that Velocidrome is probably awake by now and needs to be slain."

Saurus grabbed her silver Rathalos sword, put on her helmet, and left. She called for Ratha, who flew over to her. She hopped on his back and they took off to hunt down the Velocidrome.

#one piece #monster hunter #monster hunter stories #oc #fanfiction #ratha #rathalos #velociprey #velocidrome #navirou

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asexualzoro · 7 years

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happy birthday @pingo1387 !!! ilysm and. it’s still your birthday in your timezone so i’m not late!! and i wrote something that wasn’t zo/lu for once, so that’s cool.

Title: Jailbreak

Summary: After a failed attempt to rob the King, Nami doubts she’ll be walking free anytime soon. However, Nami isn’t out of luck just yet. Nami/Vivi, AU.

I took some… artistic liberty on the design of Vivi’s Peacock String Slasher. And also on the physics of cutting steel. However, if Zoro gets to cut steel in canon with a sword he holds in his mouth, I think I can do whatever I want.

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The sun had only just begun to rise when Nami woke up to the feeling of something tiny and hard hitting her head. The thing bounced off and landed in her hand where she could get a closer look at it. It took her a moment to realize the offending thing interrupting her sleep was a pebble. White and round, the little stone did not match the smooth grey ceiling above her. It couldn’t have come from there, so where…?

Another pebble hit the back of her head, landing in her bed. She turned around and wiped it off, the dungeon’s bed already uncomfortable enough without the intrusion of pebbles.

“Nami!” came an insistent whisper from the window, and Nami sat up. She knew that voice, so she turned quickly to face the window and check she wasn’t imagining it. Lo and behold, grabbing onto one of the bars on the window keeping Nami contained was Vivi. She had created a small pebble pile on the windowsill much like the ones that had been thrown at Nami, meaning she’d been the source of the pebbles that’s been thrown. What was amazing, however, was not Vivi’s pebble pile, but the fact Vivi was there at all. The dungeon was secure, enough so that it could even keep a master thief like Nami in. Nami’s status as master thief was up for debate now, though, as she had been caught by the King of this castle trying to steal from him. It’s what had landed her in the dungeon in the first place. After ending up there and sitting in her cell for nearly three weeks, she hadn’t expected to see Vivi again anytime soon.

“Vivi? What’re you–” Nami started, but Vivi shushed her, cutting her off.

“Not so loud, I’m not supposed to be here,” Vivi says, quietly. “I came to get you out.”

“How do you plan on doing that?” Nami asked, voice now quiet as Vivi’s was before. She stood, crossing the distance between herself and Vivi. the window was almost out of her reach, her only source of light or fresh air in the dungeon. Vivi came as more a breath of fresh air as anything else that had come through the window before, though. Speaking of Vivi, the girl was pulling a chain of circular blades out of her coat.

“This,” she said “is called a Peacock String Slasher.”

“What is it?” Nami said as Vivi finished pulling the string of blades out of her jacket. It was only about a foot long, and had two loops at the ends. She stuck it around a bar of the window, right at the base.

“They’re lined with diamond,” Vivi said “They should be able to cut this bar, and as soon as it’s cut, you’ll be out.” She began quickly moving the blades back and forth, attempting to cut the steel.

“How did you even get here?” Nami asked. Vivi grinned.

“The King let me stay for the night. I told him I was a princess of a faraway land and he believed me,” Vivi explained. “You had an escape route planned for once you robbed him, right? We can use that to get out.”

“That’s impressive. This is why I’m in love with you, you know,” Nami said “Or should I be calling you ‘Your Highness’ now?”

“No need for formality,” Vivi said, grinning as she played along a little “Just Vivi is fine for loved ones.”

“Loved ones?” Nami asked “I’m honored.”

“Don’t get too sappy, or you’re going to sound like Sanji.” Vivi warned. Nami laughed, and as she did, Vivi’s blade broke through the bar.

“You did it!” Nami said.

“Now I just need to do it… nine more times,” Vivi said. Due to the spacing of the bars, Vivi had to cut five of them out for Nami to fit through and escape. In order to remove the bars, Vivi had to cut the top and bottom out. “This… will be a while.”

“I’m not going anywhere,” Nami shrugged. “I can keep watch out the cell for guards if you want, though they don’t come through here often. I swiped the keys off of passing guards one too many times.”

“I’d appreciate it,” Vivi said “Tell me if someone’s coming.” -

No one passed by, though a few minutes later, Vivi managed to get the top of the bar cut out. It fell in, immediately and loudly crashing to the cell floor. The sound of metal hitting stone rung out throughout the dungeon, and Nami and Vivi both froze.

“Are there any guards?” Vivi asked, now even quieter than she had been first thing when Nami woke up. Nami stuck her head a little bit out of the bars and saw a confused guard looking down the hallway. She immediately jumped back, hoping the guard didn’t see her.

“There’s one. He heard us,” Nami whispered, bending down and grabbing the bar. She handed it back up to Vivi. “Can you get it to stay?”

“I can try, just hold on,” Vivi whispered, trying to fit the bar back into its place. “Go back to the bed. Pretend you’re sleeping. I’ll handle this.” Nami nodded, then practically dove back under her bed’s blanket. She faced the wall, hoping Vivi could figure out the bar before the guard arrived.

Vivi tried to fit the bar back into its spot, but it wasn’t staying. Gravity was not on her side, and time could run out at any moment. She grabbed the bar with two fingers, keeping it in place and trying to get her hand holding it from being seen. Once she was fairly sure the bar was reasonably secure with her holding it, she moved her body out of the way of the window and waited.

The sound of footsteps came up the hall, a tired guard patrolling the hallway. He hadn’t gotten as much sleep as he might’ve wanted, and wasn’t particularly motivated to figure out where the sound had come from. He scanned the cells quickly, walking by a few prisoners. There was a pirate, a fool who’d upset the king and gotten arrested for it, a recently-arrested thief… All their cells still had bars on them, not to mention sleeping inmates.

The guard shrugged and walked off. He must’ve been hearing things.

Vivi sighed with relief as the sound of footsteps retreated, then pulled the bar out. She got to work immediately on the second one, almost getting caught creating a renewed feeling of urgency. Nami got out of bed and waited by the bars, ready to catch number two when it fell to avoid anymore close calls. They worked in silence, the knowledge of the guard down the hall making the idea of talking unappealing. They didn’t want to be heard.

After almost an hour and a half, all five bars were out. Vivi was exhausted from cutting, but it was worth it. All she needed to do was help Nami out, and then they could escape together. She put her Peacock String Slasher back into her coat and offered her hands.

“Give me your hands, I’ll try and pull you out,” Vivi said, a weary grin on her face. The prospect of getting Nami out of the dungeon had her stomach bubbling up with excitement already. Nami reached up and grabbed Vivi’s hands, and Vivi pulled her up. Nami tried climbing up the wall to help, but the mostly smooth stone wasn’t very good for climbing. After a bit of a struggle Nami had her torso up, so she pulled herself out as if getting out of a swimming pool, landing right in front of Vivi. Now free of the dungeon, Vivi grabbed her and pulled her into a hug, one she was happy to return.

“I missed you,” Vivi said, over Nami’s shoulder.

“I missed you, too,” Nami replied. Both of them were content to just sit like that for a while, having not seen each other in a while. Eventually, Nami let go. As much as she liked being held by her girlfriend on the ground, she didn’t want to get caught and arrested. Again.

“We’re not free yet,” Nami said, standing. “we need to get out of here. We can hug it out when we’re safe.”

Vivi stood up beside her, taking her hand.

“Alright,” Vivi said “Let’s go home. Just lead the way.”

#namivivi #opfanfic #Nami #nefertari vivi #One Piece #(i always forget to tag w character / fandom names)#Lew writes

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