Title: Breath (formerly known as Toppling Reason)
Authors: Quatrina Raberba and Karaleyn
Warnings: Violence, language, AU, and future shounen ai/yaoi (Zoro/Luffy/Zoro primarily)
Disclaimer: One Piece is owned by Eiichiro Oda and his affiliates.
Notes: This is a story we've been working on for over a year and a half. If you enjoy stories where relationships build over time then check this out! The other characters show up eventually, and there's plenty of plot involving fights and other fun obstacles.

Chapter One

Sunlight filtered through the trees of the palace courtyard, grazing the rare plant life that flourished there. High, sturdy walls surrounded its wake, wary of any foreigner that attempted to invade. This very wall served as a barrier in more than one sense -- because outside there was turmoil, and inside there was a strained peace. The flags atop the towers whipped in the wind, the scent of the nearby ocean and bustling marketplace just beyond the walls melding together pleasantly.

Even the tenuous peace could not last, however. Not considering who lived there. It was not long before a tremendous crash resounded throughout the palace courtyard, followed by an echoing yell. "NOOO! Come back! Mister Horse, get back here!"

A horse came ricocheting around the corner, followed by a teenager sprinting after it, waving his arms madly. Behind him was another young man stumbling and trying to catch up. "LUFFY! Prince Luffy! NO! Don't chase the horse--you could be hurt!"

But the teenager, Luffy, was not listening. Still yelling at the horse, he ran surprisingly fast to keep up. "Come back! If you don't come back I can't have an adventure! I need you, Mister Horse!"

The horse had no intentions of stopping. It had been terrorized enough in his life; it knew better than to trust an ungainly human flailing so chaotically at him. Like some sort of strange parade, the three came flying across the palace courtyard, passing by the front gate as they made their noisy way in a circuit around the grounds.

As soon as they flew by the gate, an official looking fellow wearing a stiff uniform rushed out in the courtyard as he furiously adjusted his jacket. He was a messenger of sorts, and appeared equally irritated and flustered at the sudden disturbance of the peace within the palace, for by then everyone had caught wind that Prince Luffy was letting loose the horses for the third time that week. However, he had to speak to the prince about urgent business. But getting the prince to pay attention long enough to hear about it was a feat in of itself.

"Your Highness! Could you... erm... spare a moment for some important matters?" he called.

Luffy didn't stop his mad careening after the horse, though he did take the time to glance over his shoulder as he ran. The young man trailing him made a rather undignified squeal and stumbled, calling out urgently, "NO, Prince Luffy! Watch where you're going! You could be hurt!"

Luffy laughed at his friend and shook his head, "No, I won't, Coby!" He called back cheerfully then glanced at the rather serious-looking fellow trailing behind them. "Does it involve adventure? Or food?" he added hopefully.

The horse ran faster, noting that for the moment it was away from that little hellion's attention.

Confused at the question, the messenger found himself slightly taken aback. Did the prince think of nothing else? He managed to quickly clear his throat, however, and called out. "Yes! Yes, it does involve adventure!" Well, maybe that was a half-truth -- but he knew it would get his prince's attention faster than anything else. Even so, to stack the cards in his own favor, he added, "And then we can have lunch!"

Luffy skidded to a halt so abruptly that he wore through the grass, and his advisor almost slammed into him. Luffy dodged him, though, and Coby crashed into the ground behind him as the horse whinnied thankfully and disappeared around the corner.

Luffy stared with huge shiny eyes at the official-guy as he gasped. "Really? Adventure and food? Can we go now? Let's go!" He started running back toward the serious guy, yelling over his shoulder, "Coby! What're you doing back there? Let's go get some food!" To accentuate, he punched the air happily.

Whimpering lightly, Coby struggled to his feet as he adjusted his glasses. "Y-yeah...I'll be there soon, Prince." He swallowed hard, rubbing at some bruises that were forming. "I just, um, need to get cleaned up. You go ahead with Helmeppo." Ironically, it seemed that despite his profuse warnings that Luffy would harm himself, it was he -- Coby -- who wound up getting hurt.

The pink-haired boy sighed.

Helmeppo on the other hand gave Coby a slightly snarky grin and said to Luffy, "I've got great news for you, My Prince."

Luffy turned, bouncing on his feet happily. "Really? What is it? Can I hear it now? Can we go eat now and I hear it then? When do I get an adventure?"

Clearing his throat lightly and adjusting his uniform, the messenger answered importantly, "We have found you a new bodyguard. And, after sunset, you two will depart from the palace to travel to safety."

Luffy blinked and looked at Helmeppo. "New bodyguard? Why? Ace will be back soon. He's just hiding! I think he might still be in the palace. Me and Mister Horse were gonna go looking for him but then the horse ran away." He couldn't seem to understand what would ever make an animal bolt like that when he was running after it, no matter how noisy he had been. He also didn't seem to immediately notice the comment about traveling to safety.

With a wary look, Helmeppo answered, "Yes, my Prince. A new bodyguard." He gave a brief pause. "Even if Master Ace is hiding, ah, well... we need someone to guard you on your journey..." He didn't meet the boy's gaze as they walked together down the corridor into the depths of the gleaming palace. He didn't want to discuss the fate of his former guard at that moment, but if it came into conversation there was no way the prince would drop it.

Luffy frowned curiously at Helmeppo's back as he wandered along behind him. He had stopped his hyper bouncing as he tried to understand what in the world he was trying to say. "Journey?" he asked, his voice light and confused, "What are you, an idiot? Why would I need a bodyguard to cross the palace grounds? I do it all the time by myself."

The messenger furiously ran a hand through his hair. "No, no, my Prince. It is not a journey across the palace!" He suddenly stopped and turned to Luffy, grabbing him lightly by the shoulders in an attempt to convey the seriousness of the situation. His voice dropped to a whisper. "You are going to leave the country."

Luffy's eyes widened more than usual, which was saying a lot since he always seemed quite wide-eyed and curious. "What?" he said loudly, completely in contrast to Helmeppo's volume. "I am? Why? When?" He paused only briefly, leaning forward and asking in a softer, more interested voice, "Will there be meat?"

"Shhh!" Helmeppo threw a finger over his own mouth. "No one is supposed to know! It's for your own protection!" After a brief moment, he patted the boy on the shoulder. "Don't worry, we'll send food supplies."

Luffy stared at the man for several moments, his expression very serious. His own protection? What the hell..? He frowned slightly, then turned abruptly and continued walking toward the palace like before.

"You're strange," Luffy declared calmly and put his right hand firmly on top of his head to keep his tattered straw hat from flying off his head. It was a strange thing to do, perhaps, considering he had not held the hat down during all of his running and jumping and chose to do so when he was calmly walking in an area with no wind. But it was his Adventure Hat, and something told him he was really going to need it in the next few days. Especially if he was getting a new bodyguard. But that seemed really stupid... maybe it was a bodyguard to find Ace? Oh! Maybe it was a hide and seek game across the world! Luffy grinned widely and walked a little happier. This could be fun!

Just then, a swift figure emerged from one of the room entrances and bumped into the prince. "What the--" Dark eyes immediately connected with Luffy's as a green-haired man in a tidy uniform stumbled back. "Hey, watch where you're going--"

Luffy only stumbled back a few steps, quickly catching his balance again. One hand still firmly on top of his head, he peered up at the strange man. For a moment, he looked intensely serious, but then he suddenly broke into a huge, cheerful grin, his eyes closed happily in the movement. "Okay!" he agreed cheerfully. "You too!" He turned to keep walking.

Helmeppo looked as if he were going to throw up, his face turning pale and his forehead becoming sweaty. "H-hey!" he called, indignant. "Is that any way to treat the prince!"

"...Prince?" The newcomer's eyes followed the walking boy before his eyebrows raised.

"That's right!" Noting that the green-haired man looked like he would cause more trouble than he was worth, Helmeppo took the time to draw himself to his full height. "In fact, you'd better be more polite to me, too! I could tell the Captain of the Guard about it and you wouldn't even last the night. I'm a very important person around here and you'd better remember that. Apologize immediately or someone will have your hide!"

Luffy was humming quietly to himself, largely ignoring the commotion behind him. All he heard was the last word Helmeppo yelled, and it fit in perfectly with what he was thinking about; namely the game to be played across the entire world. So when he was ordered to hide, he jumped, whipped around to stare at his messenger friend excitedly, and he yelled, "Okay! You'll never find me!" With that, he turned and sprinted down the hallway, completely intent on finding the besthiding place ever.

"Prince Luffy!" cried Helmeppo, startled by the yell and now completely distraught. "Come back!" Without paying any more attention to the newcomer, he took off after the boy. "I didn't tell you to hide!"

The green haired man was left all alone, bewildered and slightly thrown off guard. ...That was the prince? Sure, he had heard stories about the lively fellow, but he hadn't expected them to be completely true...

Realizing that his charge rested within that very boy, however, he too took off into a run after both the messenger and Luffy.

Luffy heard the messenger's yell, but he knew better than to listen. It was just a clever trick! He had heard of these tactics before and he was fully ready to evade them. Laughing delightedly to himself, he kept his hand clamped on his head and ran even faster, ducking quickly around a corner and sprinting toward the room at the far right that led into the servant's staircase where he had once found a great hiding place.

"My Prince!" Helmeppo cried. "You still haven't met your new bodyguard!" Frustrated, he skidded into the same room Luffy hid in before coming to a sudden halt. He soon toppled over as the green-haired man slammed into him from behind him.

Luffy watched between the small cracks around the door where he crouched, trying desperately to stifle his giggling. One hand was pressed firmly over his mouth to muffle even the smallest noise he may make. It was kind of uncomfortable in there, but it was so fun! Ace told him once it was called a stupidwader or something, which Luffy thought was pretty hilarious. The name conjured up all sorts of great images in his mind, of village idiots stumbling around thigh deep in water, running into each other and scaring away the fish. He had found some other ones elsewhere in the palace.. especially in the kitchen. But this one was still here from a renovation or something. He didn't really remember what Ace had said.. all he remembered was that it worked great as a hiding place because the door, after the renovation of the area into a staircase, was virtually invisible in the poor lighting.

"Prince Luffy!" cried the messenger, desperate as he hauled himself up from the ground. "Come out, please." He gave an annoying glance at the man beside him. "And what're you still doing here?"

"...I'm the bodyguard," was the simple reply.

"Oh?" Helmeppo looked at the man doubtfully, his arms folding over his chest. "Oh really."

Luffy watched the interaction from his hiding place, but he refused to come out so soon. He remained in the stupidwader, his body curled up vaguely uncomfortably as he peered out. He would win this game!

Zoro's eyes gazed around his surroundings and he quietly stepped over to where he was barely a few feet from the prince's hiding place. "I'm sure he's around here somewhere..."

Helmeppo scowled a little. "He gets like this all the time... it's almost embarrassing."

"Nah." Zoro shrugged. "It's no big deal."

Luffy watched the interaction with a wide grin. He tried to get even quieter... waiting for someone to make a move. Either to find him, or to give up so he could burst out and surprise them.

As he stayed there, he examined the new bodyguard he was apparently getting. He looked kind of serious, but maybe he was just really good at hiding how funny he could be. It didn't really matter to Luffy. He hadn't thought much about leaving the country, and didn't intend to start. It was an odd thought, but then, going on a huge hide and seek game for Ace would be so much fun! So he was looking forward to it. Even though his bodyguard man didn't seem like he laughed much, he could live with that. As long as he was a good man, Luffy didn't really care.

As if sensing something, the swordsman (for that was obviously what he was, given his three swords that hung from his side) suddenly crouched downward. His keen eyes peered through a certain crack in the "stupidwader" and he immediately located a pair of curious eyes staring back.

Luffy recoiled a bit without thinking. He was found! But maybe the bodyguard guy wouldn't say anything and Luffy could at least get away from the messenger. There always seemed to be one person around him constantly worrying about everything. He saw no reason to worry, and sometimes he wished people would just stop. He didn't know if the swordsman guy would be able to see it clearly, but he shifted his hand at his mouth to put a finger before his lips. "Shhh.." he said really softly, hoping the guy would hear and make Mister Worrier go away so Luffy could go eat in peace.

Turning to the messenger, the green-haired man simply said, "I think I can take it from here."

The other fellow seemed taken aback. "But--" The swordsman raised an eyebrow, and the protests abruptly died. Heaving a sigh, Helmeppo gave in. "Alright. Please escort the prince to the dining room as soon as you can." And with that, he turned and left, leaving the prince and the bodyguard alone. At least now he could get back to more important duties than trailing after a wayward prince.

Luffy waited until he couldn't hear the footsteps of the messenger before he very abruptly burst out of his hiding place, arms stretched to the ceiling. "Yay!" he yelled loudly, a huge happy grin on his face. "I'm free!" He bounced on the balls of his feet for a moment, then grabbed the bodyguard man by the arm and started to drag him out of the room with him. "You're great! Maybe it won't be so bad hiding and seeking with you after all! Come on! I'm starving!"

Taken by complete surprise by the outburst, Zoro stumbled slightly as he was drug along. This was not what he had been expecting at all. First of all, only the bravest of souls dared to invade his private space, and here this boy was pulling him along by the arm! Secondly, he had been sure that he would have been required to at least pay some sort of sign of respect to his prince.

"Gh--" He was at a loss for words.

Luffy continued to drag the man along with him, completely oblivious to the swordsman's thoughts and also to the contrariness of his actions to what a "proper" Prince would be doing. "Who're you, anyway? I'm Luffy! Nice to meetcha! Do you like meat? I love it! I can't wait to eat! Hairpepper, or whatever that messenger guy's name is, said we'd get lots of food on our trip. Do you know how long we'll be gone? I just heard about it today. Hey! If you already know you're my bodyguard, you knew longer than me!" He stopped very abruptly outside of the kitchen, so quickly that the man stumbled against him.

But it didn't take long for the bodyguard to gain his balance and take a step back. Rubbing his arm lightly where his Prince had grabbed him, he gave an odd look in response to all of the chatter. Searching in his brain for a moment, for it'd been pounded into his mind the proper procedure for something of this nature, he tried to recall what his superior officer had told him before his departure for the new post as bodyguard...

...Introduction?

Ah, yes. He was supposed to introduce himself (in a rather humiliating manner). Suddenly, he dropped onto one knee as if he had been drilled on it before, irked at the entire situation. But the swordsman needed the employment -- the region had been low on potential bounties, and he had to get food from somewhere.

"My name is Roronoa Zoro," he stated reluctantly. "As of today, I am your bodyguard and retain the responsibility and charge over your life, health and protection." He paused as if trying to remember what came next. "God bless The Prince." And with that, he awkwardly bowed his head, gritting his teeth all the while. What a miserable way to introduce himself!

Luffy looked down at Zoro in surprise, blinking. Then he burst out laughing. "You're funny!" he declared cheerfully, reaching down to yank on Zoro's arm to get him to stand up. "Don't kneel like that… I don't know why people do that. Besides, how can you be a good bodyguard when you're staring at the ground? Some one could shoot me right now and you'd never know." He said the last part rather blithely.

Zoro blinked. "You don't like it when others bow to you?" Really, he should have known to expect the unexpected at this point. Even so, he couldn't help but give a puzzled frown. "But you're royalty. People're supposed to bow to you." He took a brief pause. Well, he was certainly glad to hear that he wouldn't have to be doing any pointless groveling, but he still couldn't help but wonder if there were strings attached to this new piece of information. "Okay, if you don't like me doing that, what would you rather me do?"

Luffy shrugged unconcernedly. "I dunno. What do you normally do? Do you bow to everyone? That would look funny!" he laughed, amused at the idea. He cocked his head, looking at Zoro. "You should just be whoever you want to be. I'm no different than you." He paused. "Well, except I don't have a lot of swords." He grinned, smiling cheerfully.

Zoro shrugged, feeling mildly frustrated but a bit relieved just the same. "I will do whatever you want me to do," he answered. A pause, and then he added almost grudgingly, "Luffy-sama."

Luffy frowned at Zoro. Was this man an idiot? He thought he had gotten away from the people like Coby and Hairpepper, but even Zoro was calling him by the silly names. "I'm Luffy, not Luffy-sama," he said clearly, but shrugged. He didn't really care to spend a lot of time making Zoro see what an idiot he was being. "C'mon! Let's eat!" he said, going from serious to cheerfully childlike in the amount of time it took him to remember that food did in fact exist, and furthermore it existed solely for his consumption right on the other side of that door. He jumped away from Zoro to yank at the door, intending to run inside for food.

A lot of food.

Having eaten already, Zoro merely followed the boy inside and remained beside the elaborate door as he watched various officials who had already begun their meal.

Luffy was amazingly fast at jumping into the fray of things and loading up a surprising amount of plates with heaps of food. So many plates, he could not even hold them all. The kitchen staff, meanwhile, was attempting to take all the food from him and set it down themselves, as there was no reason for the Prince himself to be serving his own meal. He should be seated and have his servants do all the work! But they were used to daily raids by Luffy, and went through the motions laughingly, knowing full well that Luffy would take all the food he could carry and then some.

As Luffy took a seat and started digging voraciously into his dinner, he managed between mouthfuls, "Zoro! Aren'tcha gonna eat? The food's great!"

Everyone at the table stopped and stared at their superior as the question flittered through the air. They were quiet for a moment before giving nervous laughs, chuckles and murmurs. They continued with their meal, smiling at the funny little boy that was their prince.

Zoro, on the other hand, merely shook his head with a light smile. "Nah. There's no place for me there." Which was true in more ways than one.

Luffy did not stop eating even as he turned to give Zoro a strange look. "Whaddya mean?" he asked innocently, not catching Zoro's meaning. "We can pull up a seat! Or! You can share my seat if you want." He paused, and gave Zoro a serious look. "But you can't have any of my food. ...Well. Maybe a plate. But just one! The rest has gotta be your own."

"No, no, I'm fine. I already ate. You just focus on your food. And then we can make preparations for our later plans, all right?" He gave the boy a vaguely amused smile, and his arms folded across his chest.

Luffy shrugged, then turned back to his food. "Ok... but you're crazy. You should eat when you can!" He managed to shove more food in his mouth at one time than was probably otherwise humanly possible.

Silently and faithfully, Zoro waited, his dark eyes wandering across the table and over the various faces amidst the small crowd. But, suddenly, his muscles tensed--his eyes widened--

For a moment, nothing seemed to make sense. A massive explosion suddenly blasted through the dining area, flinging pieces of the walls and ceiling through the air. Searing heat rushed into the room, the air heavy with smoke and the choked screams of the inhabitants crouched and fallen on the ground. Time seemed to slow and extend for a heartbeat, the insanity of the bomb's aftermath the only thing that seemed to exist in the world. In the startled silence, only the wail of a woman in the far corner and the pained groans of those injured could be heard. Then, as if waiting for the properly dramatic time, dust and plaster rained down from ceiling like falling chunks of snow, blanketing the room and people in ash-covered pale white.

Luffy's chair had been thrown over in the shockwave, its formerly pristine wood blackened and splintered. But Luffy was no longer in his seat. Instead, he was pinned onto the floor, a heavy, warm weight shielding him.

The prince blinked, rather startled at the rapid turn of events. He could feel his heart hammering in his chest, his body reacting to the explosion on a primal level even if he would not have been quick enough on his own to save himself from injury. It took him a moment to even understand what was happening, the floor seeming too hard and sudden against his face and chest, but when his mind caught up with the events, he craned his head to look over his shoulder. Zoro was shielding him--not all that unsurprising as he was his new bodyguard, but Luffy still couldn't see how he had known the bomb was there before it even went off. His heart finally calming down enough for him to feel in control again, the only thing he could think was, "...The hell?"

Various pieces of dusty debris fell about them, and the bodyguard cracked open an eye. "Mm," he managed. "--we gotta get outta here...are you all right?"

Luffy shook his head with a frown, caught between confusion and annoyance. "I'm fine but what the hell just happened? We're trying to eat and suddenly the wall's flying at us! That's not normal!"

"Bomb," grunted Zoro as he shifted some, trying to ease off of Luffy. "Looks like you were their target." His face looked a little ashen, as if he was strained, but his voice was calm and composed.

"We don't know that--it could've been for anyone in here." Still, Luffy found himself shifting to sit up, his eyes already scanning the room as if to look for another bomb or attack. All he saw was chaos and the injured slowly coming to their senses.

Zoro wasted no time in seeing to the other people, because that wasn't where his responsibility was. Instead, he stood up and extended a hand for Luffy to take. "We should get out of here. It's too dangerous."

Luffy pulled himself up by Zoro's hand and could not help grimly looking around the room once more. Seeing so many people hurt irritated him, especially since he considered most of the staff and visitors of Anchor to be like family. At the same time, he knew he could do nothing for them personally as he knew only the most rudimentary first aid. And with an explosion like that, there was probably already a group of guards and doctors heading for the scene. If Zoro was right, and the bomb really was intended for him, then hanging around would do nothing but endanger the injured more. Not that he necessarily believed it actually was an attempt specifically on his life, but if Zoro knew the bomb was there before it went off, he may also know something about its target. Turning away from the room, he looked up at Zoro with a nod. "Okay, let's go."

Pulling him close, Zoro plunged through the darkness with the prince and found their way out of the dining room. They were met with a flock of guards and officials.

"Are you unhurt? What of the others--"

"The palace is in chaos--"

"The work of a double agent, I'm sure of it!"

"Quick, this way!" They were both ushered through the crowd and down the endless corridors that were plagued with panic-stricken faces and shouts of orders.

As they ran through the castle, Luffy remained uncharacteristically silent, surveying the damage but saying nothing. In the courtyard, Coby was seen standing near a bench, quite pale and shaky. "U-um... Luffy-sama..." He respectfully took the prince's hand and carefully led both him and the bodyguard into the depths of the stables. "I-it looks like you finally get to ride that horse you've always wanted..."

Luffy looked at Coby and nodded. "Yeah.. I do." He paused, unusually somber considering who he was. "Will you be alright?"

The pink-haired boy gave a squeaky laugh, forced and unnatural. "Of course I'll be fine. I have to be fine, Luffy-sama. I'm just more worried about you, that's all." He finally let go of Luffy's hand and soon led a sturdy horse over to them, getting him saddled and ready to go.

Luffy watched Coby calmly for a while, then smiled brightly. "Alright! You be good and I'll see you when I get back! And I'll have lots of stories!"

Coby smiled nonetheless and gave a light bow. "I will look forward to it." He turned to Zoro. "I think you should get on first and allow the prince to hold onto you. I'm afraid the stable can only spare one horse. Decoys have been sent in other directions to confuse any pursuit, and the King felt that it was better you both stay on one. It'll be easier for you to protect the prince if you can't be separated."

Zoro nodded and climbed onto the horse, taking the reins securely into his grasp.

"Oh! I'm sorry, Luffy-sama." Coby quickly aided his prince in getting onto the horse, stepping back with a little bow.

Luffy looked around once he was on the horse and waited for Zoro to take off, but then he realized something. "HEY! Wait! We don't have the food! Or anything else." Though the 'anything else' really wasn't important to him at the moment. Not as important as the food. He was perfectly confident that they could get food on their own once they started wandering, but it seemed a shame to give up the chance for a lot right then.

Coby gave a nervous laugh. "Don't worry, Luffy-sama. We have everything prepared." He shuffled off only to return after a few moments with a bag. Jumping onto a stool, he fastened it to his prince's back. "There you go."

"Ok," Luffy said happily, making sure the bag was on tightly. Then he waved cheerfully and put one arm around Zoro's middle so he wouldn't fall off. "See you later, Coby! I'll have lots of stories to tell!" he promised him, using his free hand to hold his Adventure Hat down. "You'll have to tell me yours too!"

Coby nodded and waved. "Please be careful! And take care of him, Mister Swordsman!" He continued waving even after Zoro gave a swift nod and urged the horse out of the stable. Like a speeding bullet, they dashed through the courtyard and out of the gate into the still evening.

"Bye bye!" Coby called, almost desperately. "Farewell!"

"Bye!" Luffy yelled back with a huge grin, looking like he would wave if he dared take his hand off his hat, "See you soooon!"

The people of the bustling city barely spared the fleeing horse a second look, although a soft chatter seemed to follow them.

"That horse looks like it left from the palace..."

"But why is it carrying two people--?"

"I heard something awful happened..."

They rode onward, speeding through the city as dusk began to descend. The wind rushed past them, and it constantly threatened to blow the little prince's Adventure Hat clean off his head. Zoro held onto the reins tightly, keeping a grim look on his face. The back of his uniform was oddly wet, sticky and prickly for Luffy to lean against, but the horse pressed forward even as the sky grew dark. It was hard to tell if minutes or hours had passed, but Zoro was showing no signs of halting.

To be continued...

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