One Piece isn't mine. So please don't sue me…
Can You Make Me a Cartwheel? rated PG (for a touch of language)
"Usopp, can you make me a cartwheel?"
Usopp sat up from his workbench and blinked at Luffy in confusion. A cartwheel? "What on earth do you want one of those for?"
Luffy perched on the edge of the liar's platform and clapped his feet, grinning widely at his confused friend. "To play with. Nami was talking about playing at cartwheels when she was little, but we don't have one, so I thought you could make one."
Usopp laughed, wiping his hands on a rag. "Ah, Luffy," he crooned, puffing out his chest. "That's not quite what Nami meant. The Great Captain Usopp-sama will have to correct your misconception about the wonderful thing known as a cartwheel. Let's go outside and I'll show you."
The rubber boy whooped and scampered out to the deck. "Oi, Chopper! Usopp's gonna play cartwheels with us!" The glee in his voice made a wide grin spread across the liar's face as he followed after him.
Both Luffy and Chopper broke into cheers and whistles as Usopp flipped across the worn wood of the Merry before landing easily on his feet, bowing theatrically. "Thank you, thank you," he murmured, "I've had so much practice doing these, I could do them in my sleep. In fact, I once did them in my sleep to escape the dreadful Dream Eaters of a small island in West Blue..."
"So awesome!" Chopper squealed, leaping in the air in excitement before stretching out his own limbs in imitation of Usopp. "My turn!" Frowning in concentration, he sucked in a breath before tipping over and landing in an ungainly mound of fur.
Lip quivering, the younger boy turned back to Usopp with damp eyes. The marksman held in the laughter threatening to spill over his lips and coached the little reindeer through the cartwheeling process; several tries later, the young doctor managed several turns before toppling over. He sat up with a face-splitting grin as the other two boys cheered encouragingly.
"Great job, Chopper! Soon you will be cartwheeling almost as well as the Great Captain Usopp."
"REALLY?!" Chopper gasped, eyes wide and shining.
"Of course!"
Luffy guffawed and slapped Chopper on the back, nearly knocking him back over. "He's my nakama, so he's gonna do well at anything he wants to!"
The reindeer squeaked in happiness.
Striking a pose reminiscent of one Usopp himself sometimes used, Luffy stabbed a finger towards the sky and yelled. "Now it's my turn!" Vaulting and landing on his rubbery hands, he bounced wildly into the air.
And flew promptly overboard.
"LUFFY!" Chopper screeched, leaping recklessly after his friend. "I'LL SAVE YOU!"
Usopp managed to pick his jaw off of the ground in time to yell for help and jump after them both.
Several minutes later Sanji and Usopp managed to haul the two Hammers back onto the ship, who coughed and sputtered as they landed in a heap on the deck. The annoyed cook landed a swift kick to all three boys before stomping off for a dry change of clothes. "Stupid assholes. Next time I'll just let you drown yourselves."
"Hehe," Luffy chuckled weakly, flopping down beside Usopp, "that was fun."
Chopper dragged himself over between them both and nodded. "Yeah, fun." His furry little face scrunched up in thought. "I think."
Usopp smacked them. But afterwards gathered his friends close anyway.
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