I am not your captain.

Hello People! I was watching No Game No Life and thought the concept of erasing your very existence sounded cool and angsty, so have this while I procastinate everything else. My phone is currently unavailable, so if any of you are from Wattpad as well as this site, I apologize. I dont like using my computer to type my fanfics much, but here you go. One-Shot. Angst. Hurt/no Comfort. I apaologize for any errors, this is all straight from my noggin' so criticize to your heart's content.

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"Sorry, Zoro." His clear voice pierced the eerie silence of the dead island. The resigned tone only spurred on the swordsman's rage.

"Luffy, enough! What are you doing, you damn idiot? Hell, what are you thinking?!" The swordsman, squinting to focus, faintly feels Sanji's aura dim into unconsciousness. Still, he does not back down. "I'm not about to roll over and have my captain just up and leave after everything! Bullshit!"

Luffy stares neutrally at Zoro, who is leaning slightly on one of his katana for support, yet still stood tall. Lips curling downwards, he wills his swordsman to fall.

'Fall, damn it.' the Strawhat Captain thinks, and sees his strong nakama stagger slightly as he imposes even more of his Haki on the swordsman. 'Please.'

'No, Captain.' Zoro growls mentally. 'You won't leave us. Luffy. I'll never let you!'

"Zoro." Luffy's voice is even, and his gaze hardens further. "Stop, Zoro." He murmurs, and releases another powerful burst, stronger than the last. The former bounty hunter fell to his knees, gripping his katana like a lifeline as he tried to breathe even breaths. The air was heavy with Luffy's Conqueror's Haki, all of it focused on the only other one conscious…barely conscious.

"You can't give up like this!" Zoro choked out. "You…you can't possibly expect me t-to…"

thud

Monkey D. Luffy walked over to his first crewmate, and looked around at everyone else. They didn't know what was actually going on, only that he was going to leave. Only Zoro knew the truth, but he won't for long if all goes right. Smiling somberly, he leaned over and…

Roronoa Zoro wakes up on the Thousand Sunny to the faces of his nakama staring down worriedly at him. Someone was missing. He arched a brow and sat up, noticing the familiar worn wood of the deck. Where is he, where is my Captain?

"Wh-where's Luffy?" he asked immediately, looking around hoping, hoping to see the rubber bastard so he could kill him and throw his ass overboard for even thinking about—

"Luffy who?" Usopp asked, baffled. Zoro's brows furrowed worriedly. He was about to explain when someone placed something light on his head. Turning around, Zoro saw Nami smiling at him exasperatedly. She had given him the straw hat.

"Why did you give me this?"

"…Because it's yours?" She replied uncertainly. "You've never let it out of your sight, no matter how many times I tell you it clashes horribly with your outfit." She sighs. "Honestly, Zoro, stop acting weird. As Captain, you should be more responsible."

"Shitty Mosshead, you should listen to what Nami-swan says. You're no Captain if you snooze off all day." Sanji added, off to the side, and realization dawns on Zoro.

'It worked.' He thought to himself in horror. 'He really fucking did it.'

"Oi…Sanji…" He said quietly, ignoring the surprised look of his crewmates for using the blond's name. "Who convinced you to leave the Baratie?"

"Has that weird storm messed up your—"

"Just answer the damn question, Sanji!" Zoro growled, further stunning the other three. Sanji's expression grew concerned as he stepped forward.

"…You did, Zoro. What's going on?"

"Usopp," Zoro continued, ignoring the chef's inquiry. "Who helped you defeat the Black Cat Pirates and Kuro on your home island?"

"You and Nami did." The sniper replied hesitantly.

"Nami." The swordsman called, and the navigator jumped a little. "Who defeated Arlong for you and claimed you as nakama? Who beat Buggy in Orange Town?"

"You did those things, Zoro…why are you asking these things?"

"Me…not…not Luffy?"

"That's the second time you've mentioned that name." Sanji observed. "Someone important to you? Who is Luffy?"

"Luffy is…Luffy is our Captain, I can't be captain—"

"You…you can't possibly expect me t-to…" '…take your place, take your dream, and push away mine, though I would never refuse.…'

Footsteps walked closer as his consciousness faded, and something light was placed on his head. "Become Pirate King for me, won't you, Zoro?"

"That…that selfish bastard!" Zoro suddenly screamed, curling forwards and punching the wood of the deck in TERROR ANGER DESPAIR HOPELESSNESS GREIF so suddenly that Nami, Usopp and Sanji flinched. "Telling me to steal his dream, fuck, why? Why?!" The other three looked on worriedly and tried to obliviously console their Captain in vain as he screamed in rage at whoever this "Luffy" was.

"I have my own dream, damn it. What kind of captain are you, you selfish…" he ranted halfheartedly. "I can't believe you, Luffy."

'I don't want to forget you!' he thought. 'You're already fading from my memories, and I'm the only one. You'll really die…! Stop these false memories, I don't want them. Luffy, come back damn it.'

'To choose between your existence or that of your nakama. I'd rather you lived, even if you were alone, because then you'd make more friends. You always could.'

"Captain, are you okay?"

Zoro flinched at the title and looked up, tear streaked face revealed to all.

"I'm not your captain."

"Become Pirate King for me, won't you, Zoro?"

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'Damn it, Luffy.'