1
The rest of the crew acted odd, when Nami has told them about the alliance.
Luffy didn't get it at all.
Torao was a good guy, otherwise he wouldn't be his friend, right?
They paid attention to unnecessary details, focusing on their own worries again. When would they learn to trust their nakamas? Besides... wasn't this way more interesting?
"...Eventually, I've got you after three years of training, right?"
His friends were funny. They were happy, if someone stated the obvious.
Only Torao looked dissatisfied, but he promised that he would help saving children, so everything was all right.
2
Torao was a funny guy.
He really likes to plane. But planes were sooooo boring. Instead you can just pop in and kick some asses.
The crew agreed with Torao, so Luffy let it go. He would show them that his way was the best. After all he would become the King of Pirates one day.
For now he let Torao have his planes and command his nakama.
3
Torao was really smart. Almost as smart as Robin. And he didn't like bread. How someone couldn't like Sanji's sandwiches? They were the best on the whole world. His lost – there would be more for Luffy this way.
And Torao made funny faces.
Especially, when something has gone not according his predicaments. Like when Luffy agreed to help samurai rescuing his nakama from Dressrosa. This way was funnier, right?
It looked like Torao thought something different, but he agreed with Luffy again.
Smart, right?
4
Torao was so stubborn!
Why he kept going on about being more careful? They determined their plane: arrive on Dressrosa, destroy the SMILE factory, then make sail to Zou to meet Torao's crew. Simple.
More so, Mingo couldn't be such a bad guy, if he had offered Luffy the whole stores of meat.
He was gas guy's boss, but maybe he didn't know about the kids. They would give gas guy back and it would be done. The most important thing was that kids were sailing to their homes – healthy thanks to Torao's power and Chopper medical care – and Brownbeard has his crew back.
And Luffy warned Mingo, that he would kick his ass, if he continued harming people. That would be enough. Eventually Luffy would become the King of Pirates, so nobody dare to be on his bad side.
Torao has different opinion again.
What a guy. Luffy got hungry from his long and boring explanations.
"Sanji, dinner's ready?"
"You eat half an hour ago!"
"But I'm already hungry!" complained Luffy.
"Mugiwara-ya."
Torao has a strange way to talk to people. But it was okay – Luffy has his own names for them too, shishishishi.
The rest of the crew gave him odd looks. What was with them now? Robin smiled to him and Nami looked like she knew something, but didn't plane to share. Even Zoro smirked.
Stupid nakama.
Why Sanji was doing his dinner so slow? Luffy got more hungry from this whole thinking.
Torao thought the silence in the room was a clue to continue.
Stupid Torao... No, Torao was smart – like Robin – so he couldn't be stupid, right?
"Like I said, the group who will pass Cesear to Doflamingo..."
5
Luffy licked his lips.
"They're sweet" laughed Luffy. "Torao's lips are sweet."
The rest of the crew looked stunned, but it was Torao's face that made his laugh harder.
"Hold on, Luffy!" started Nami. "What was that? What have you done just now?"
He made a face.
What was that about? It was hilarious and Torao didn't mind. He even made this scared face Luffy found so funny.
"You can't do that!"
"Why not?" pouted Luffy.
"Wait a minute, Luffy. Maybe you didn't know, what it means?"
As always Usopp tried to make sense of a situation.
"You know, you can't kiss someone suddenly without any warning, right?"
"Kiss?"
The crew signed. Torao hid under his too big hat.
Luffy pouted again.
Stupid hat.
He did not get it. Why Torao liked to hide himself so much, especially from him. Luffy liked to look at him – his eyes, his mouth, his nose. His everything.
Maybe it was some kind of disease?
Yeah, that was it! He needed to talk to Chopper! They would find the solution together – Torao was the second best doctor in the world. Luffy needed to tell them where to start.
"Oh, Luffy."
Nami was smiling. It was always bad sign.
The rest of the crew nodded. Luffy did not follow again. Their smiles were different and unnerving. Whatever. He has better things to do.
"Sanji, I'm hungry!"
"You eat just now!"
"It was long time ago!" complained Luffy. So did his stomach.
"Ten minutes ago!"
"I've just said: long time ago."
Sanji signed and stand up to go and prepared something, before they would find him on his own in the kitchen. Luffy smiled.
The rest of the crew returned to their tasks. Only Torao looked at him, smirking. So he did not mind at all, shishishi.
After latest chapter I couldn't resist the urgent to post something. This is a translation of my old fic, but I really liked it and thought that I'll share it with English speaking readers. I hope you enjoy and don't mind too much all the mistakes I've made. To the next chapter (in few days)!