Sakazuki
Summary: Luffy and Zoro exchange cups of brotherhood.
AN: Before Nami joins the crew.
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Zoro sighed in content, drinking from his choko, something he'd been gifted with from his master, Koshiro. This was his and Luffy's first day of sailing together. They were both on the deck of their small dingy, Luffy munching on some apples while looking at the stars, Zoro drinking.
"How can you drink so much of that?" Luffy asked, his nose wrinkling in distaste.
Zoro shrugged. "Taste good," he replied, and sipped again.
"Mm," Luffy hummed, clearly disagreeing. "I don't like it."
Zoro snorted. "You aren't drinkin' it," he retaliated.
"I did once before," Luffy said, grinning in memory, "Me and my brothers drank together."
Zoro paused in surprise, looking at his new captain. "Sakazuki?" he asked incredulously.
Luffy tilted his head. "Mm? I dunno?" he replied in confusion."I don't really remember the name. All I know is that me and my brothers shared a cup of sake and became brothers."
Luffy laughed. "I got sick afterwards and they laughed at me!" he snickered.
Zoro 'tch'. Like his idiot captain could be serious.
~3 years later~
The Strawhats are submerged, on their way to Fishman Island to go to the New World. Luffy was in the galley with Sanji.
"Mah," Luffy whined, "Sanji~! Hungry~!"
Sanji snarled, kicking the man-child out. "We just ate lunch! I'll bring snacks but not for another hour!" he barked.
Luffy whined, landing on his chin before the galley door was slammed shut. Luffy huffed and stuck his tongue out; flinching when a pan was thrown as his head. Whining and rubbing his bump, Luffy stood and dragged himself to the crowsnest; suddenly craving Zoro's presence. Luffy rocketed up and entered without knocking.
"Zoro!" Luffy announced.
Zoro looked up and Luffy momentarily remembered that night so long ago. Zoro was sitting near the window, carrying a sake bottle and drinking from a marble choko with an emerald dragon. Luffy snickered.
"Hi!" the captain said, moving to sit near his firstmate.
Zoro chuckled. "Hey Luffy," he replied, lifting his cup in greeting.
Luffy tilted his head. "Sake…?" he wondered. Zoro drank all the same but something seemed different about this time.
Zoro nodded, drinking again. "Yup," he replied, "Remind you of that day?"
Luffy nodded with a content hum; happy that his firstmate seemed to read his mind. Zoro smiled at his captain before he refilled his choko; offering it to his captain. Luffy tilted his head and took it out of curiosity.
"Let's become brothers Luffy," Zoro said, hooking his arm around Luffy's. "We'll really be nakama then."
Luffy looked at their linked arms in surprise before he grinned. "Mm," he agreed, and they drank, Luffy from the choko, Zoro from his bottle.
Luffy cough at the burn in his throat while Zoro laughed at him, taking a longer swing from the bottle. Luffy recovered and grin at Zoro.
"Let's shake up the world Zoro," he croaked.
"Drink to that," Zoro said, raising his bottle.
"Luffy! Zoro!" Nami suddenly called from below. "Come down here! We're about to hit bottom!"
Instantly Luffy was up. "Yahoo!" he beamed, dashing for the door. "Let's go Zoro!"
"Ah," Zoro replied.
End.
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Just something I've been chewing on for a while now. Not as serious I would of liked but it gets the point across.
Btw, I can't believe that bastard Akainu's name is such a sacred word! What was Oda-sensei thinking?
Til next time,
Ja ne~!