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One Piece

Death of a friend once again

Chapter 1

6/12/07

Zoro's eyes lay dark as he sat in the abandoned corner of the Merry Go. He said nothing, ate nothing, and showed no feelings as far as the Straw Hat crew could see. The ship rocked and creaked as its bow past over the crest of the waves.

"YAAAAAAAYYY!! Fooooooood!" Luffy shouted as he ran towards Sanji who had a tray in hand with desert treats laying on it.

The smell of them went throughout the Merry Go. Sanji jerked his foot up and stiffened it as Luffy still kept going forward. You could see the food imprint in Luffy as his body stretched through it. His neck stretched, his legs stretched, but his body stayed where Sanji's foot stopped it. Sanji held the plate up as high as he could. He punched Luffy in the face as hearts appeared in his eyes.

"Nami-swaaan!" Sanji yelled in glee. "I made these delicious treats especially for you my sweet!" Nami was laying back in a fold up chair changing slight details in the island curves and specific locations and coordinates on one of her old maps.

Nami's sweat dropped as Luffy indulged the entire tray. Sanji's mouth opened wide with edged teeth as he kicked Luffy in the head.

"That was for Nami-swan you freak!!"

"Hey, what was that for?!" Luffy asked as he rubbed his head. "I'm the captain so I say more food!!!" Luffy did his usual grin and his laugh.

Chopper walked out on the deck of the Merry Go. "Hey, do you know where Ussop is? He needs a shot." Ussop was running in the hallway of the Merry Go that went through the crew's rooms.

Ussop snuck into Luffy and Zoro's room. "Chopper'll never find me in here." Ussop did a small laugh to himself. Luffy and Zoro shared a room, Ussop and Sanji shared a room, but Nami has her own (She demanded it).

Ussop quietly shut the door behind him. "Now where to hide in here?" Ussop asked himself as he scanned the room. Zoro was in his little dark corner. He didn't show it, but he felt that tears where about to form in his eyes. Despair and depression came over him.

"Today's that day. The day she left me of entrusting me to fulfill our goals. . .to be the best swordsman in the world." Zoro thought to himself. "Why?" he asked. "What was the point of her going? No justice, it wasn't fair!?" he screamed in his mind. He felt a tear about to softly drift its way down his cheek. "Wait, no I can't cry. I'm stronger than that. Why does she bring me down so low? Why am I this affected by her? Her dream and life was stolen and shattered by a cold bitter heart. Is that the reason? Or is that all I keep telling to myself?" Without warning, a tear drifted down his cheek. His eyes started to water, but he wouldn't let himself do that again. "I let my guard down. . .when I think of her when I'm not fighting." He put his palms and put then on his face. His hands went to fist as tears slowly ran down his cheeks. He felt his cheeks burn when he heard a foot step. He whipped the tears away with his bandana and stood up. He wobbled a bit. He felt weaker than usual. He ran to the bathroom and locked the door. He walked over to the sink and tried to wash the tear stains away. After a few minutes they were still there. He looked at himself in the mirror. "I'm not weak. I can get through today. I-" He thought but tears filled up his eyes. He just couldn't fight it anymore. He just decided to let it all out and get over with it. He gripped Kuina's Kanata. "How can I go to the rest of the crew? I surely can't risk crying like a pathetic loser in front of them. That would be way too embarrassing. Well, Kuina was right about something. . . I guess I am truly weak."

Gomen everyone, i was told by someone that that was the way the Straw Hat Crew's room were with luffy and zoro sharing a room and ussop and sanji sharing one and such so thats how i put it but now i know its one roon with hamocks or however its spelt XD also gomensai, i forgot to edit the spacing but i fixed it! If there's any problems, edits,or even suggestions i should do just give me a shout out and i'll be happy to edit the story