Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or the characters of One Piece. But the story's mine. Heehee.
Set in a different universe that I just made up.
Main Pairings: Zoro Luffy, Sanji Nami
I might have Ussop Kaya and maybe Robin Chopper in later chapters.
A blonde haired man stared out of his window at the snow filled courtyard inside the palace. The night skies were clear and the full moon peeked out from a few clouds floating over it. He blew out a puff of air, watching his breath float to the skies, and studied the city outside the palace walls with a lazy eye, wondering what it would be like living out there. Sanji wrapped his warm robes around him closer, studying the guards standing at the door of the palace entrance.
If I could only sneak past them around that corner…or knock them out with a kick to the head… The blonde man thought idly, staring at the guards. One of the guards, wearing a thick coat glared up at him. His light green hair and three swords stood out among the other palace guards and Sanji turned away from the man's glare. Shit, he found out…he just had to be the one on watch tonight…dammit.
"Oi, stupid prince. Don't get any ideas or I'll have to knock you out and drag your ass back in that shitty palace." Sanji heard the guard grunt at him. The blonde prince growled and glared back as menacingly as the guard was glaring.
"Shitty guard, like you could even give me a scratch."
"Zoro, you shouldn't speak to the Prince in that way." A guard standing near the door smiled nervously, putting a hand on the green-haired man's shoulder to hold him back.
"Like I care if he's the Prince." Zoro ground out and returned to his post, closing his eyes. "Duty calls. He was planning on running away again."
"And I could get away again real easy." Sanji smirked as the green-haired guard scowled. The truth was, ever since the guard with the three swords had been recruited, he couldn't sneak out as easily as before. And they seemed to always have these conversations now. It was almost a ritual. During the day time, they would even spar against each other at times for no real reason. Probably because they both had finally found someone strong enough to put up a good fight. Zoro opened his eyes again and stared angrily at the prince.
"Not while I'm on guard, you—"
"WAAAAAAAHHH!!"
"Hn?" Zoro and Sanji stared at each other, wondering who had been yelling. The other guards pointed up at the sky as the yelling voice seemed to come closer.
"Woah! WAAAAAHHH! I'm falling, I'm falling!"
The blonde prince and green-haired guard stared up at the sky, wondering what the guards were pointing at.
"Watch out, Zoro-san!" A guard shouted out as a white figure fell from the sky, its pale hands held out in front as if trying to stop its fall.
"What the hell—?!" The green-haired guard let out before the white figure knocked him into the ground sending clouds of snow into the air. Sanji blinked in shock. What the hell was that?!
The clouds of snow started to clear and one of the guards pointed in shock at the boy wearing white, sitting on top of Zoro.
"I-it's an angel fallen from heaven!" The guard shouted shakily.
"What? An angel?" Sanji blinked again and squinted at the cloud of snow, trying to get a better look. He started to imagine the beautiful angelic girl who had fallen from heaven. A pink flush ran to his cheeks and his eyes curved up in excitement. "An angel, eh? Hnhnhn…"
Something caught his eyes and he watched as it floated down from the sky to land in his hands. "What's this? The angel's halo? Wait…" He stared at the straw hat in his hands, covered completely in white. "A hat? Why's it white?" The prince inspected it carefully and turned his attention to the angel who had fallen from heaven.
Zoro groaned, feeling the impact of the fall on his back. Dammit, who the hell landed on me?! He opened his eyes and glared at whoever it was that had decided to invade the palace through the skies. His hand was already on the hilt of his swords, ready to slice at any movement the intruder made. But then he stopped as he looked into the eyes of the boy straddling his stomach. Warm and confident.
Zoro blinked. Those weren't the eyes of an invader…
The green-haired guard studied the boy more closely. Thin, white robes were wrapped around his body and his arms, legs, and face were pale, as if a white powder had been sprinkled on him.
"It's an angel, I tell you! An angel from heaven!" Zoro heard someone say and he stared back at the boy who started to grin happily.
"Oh!" The boy looked around him. "Looks like I landed safely! Woah! This place is great! It's all white!"
Sanji's face fell as he saw the boy sitting on Zoro. Damn…it's just some bastard who fell from the sky.
"Who the hell are you?" Zoro grumbled at the boy who was bouncing around on his stomach excitedly.
"Ah?" The boy stared at the guard he was sitting on and blinked as if it were the first time he saw him. "My name is Monkey D. Luffy!"
"Monkey…D. Luffy?" The green-haired man's eyebrows rose at the strange name. It seemed like a name an angel would have. Weird and catchy at the same time.
"AAH?!" Zoro watched as Luffy's hands went to his head, feeling around for something. "Hat! Where's Hat?!"
The prince stared at the white straw hat he held in his hands and scowled before jumping out the window to land softly in the snow. Sanji sauntered over to the two in the snow and held out the white hat to the boy, placing his other hand comfortably on his hip. "Is this what you're looking for?" He watched as the boy's eyes seemed to light up in relief before snatching the straw hat away.
"Whoo, that was close. Too close." Luffy patted at the hat, a puff of white dust surfacing. "It's all white. Hat must've been covered by the explosion too." Sanji and Zoro watched the boy sigh and place the now yellow straw hat on his head. The boy turned to stare at them both and blinked momentarily before letting out a single, "Who are you?"
"Who the hell are YOU?!" The prince and the guards all shouted simultaneously.
I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! And there's more to come.
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