TITLE: CAPTIVE FOREVER ON MY WALL
AUTHOR: mrredrum
PAIRING: None. Usopp and Sanji nakamaship
WARNING: PG
NOTES: How much Usopp love all of his nakama… again, my very much thanks for kakairupowns for the beta. Thank you.
"Oi, what are you doing, Long-nose? Dinner is ready. Everyone else is already in the galley, bastard. It's not good to make the ladies wait on you, you know." The cook suddenly showed up behind Usopp, making him pause in his work.
"Ah! Sanji-kun! I'll be there in a second. I just need to finish my painting first."
Sanji realized that it had been a while since Usopp painted something, and since he was practically buried in the sharpshooter's inventions, he closed the distance to take a peek at the picture the boy was painting.
"That's… us. You painted us all. When, Usopp?" he couldn't look away from the mesmerizing colors of the paint in front of him. There was Luffy, sitting on the Sunny's figurehead; the marimo sleeping peacefully on the deck; Nami-san sun-bathing and holding a telescope; Robin-chan reading one of her books; Chopper busy with his medical experiments; Franky and Brook playing their instruments, the mini-guitar and violin respectively. And, of course, there was the cook himself, standing beside the ladies, holding a tray full of drinks. Everything was of things they did everyday. Everything was captured perfectly, all being painted while they were happiest.
But Sanji noticed something was missing.
"Oi, Long-nose. I don't see you in here. Where are you, anyways?"
"Oh, that. Yeah, I didn't paint myself because I'm not in the view. But, I'm still there, somewhere, trying to captive all of you in my picture. So someday, when this journey ends, I'll still have you guys with me on my wall when I'm alone like I used to be again." Usopp chuckled.
Sanji took a deep drag of his cigarette before answering. "Well, I don't really care about the shitty-view, bastard. Just put yourself in the painting, and come to me after it's finished. I think I have a place for it in the galley. Franky didn't decorate it much with the finest art, anyways. Now, everyone's waiting for their dinner. I'll bring yours out after dinner's done…"
Then he left the sharpshooter alone again, letting him absorb and interpret Sanji's words.
Usopp smiled a little, before starting to paint again.
This time, he made sure to include himself in the painting…