Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece.
A/N: So I wrote this on Tumblr (Curlyswords) and thought I should post it up here after I did some modifications. The story so far is two parts, but I do plan on making it a tad longer. (My goal is 5 Parts)
A/N2: I got the idea from the song "Chasing Cars."
Chasing Waves
Part 1
Usopp was dead. It had happened so fast no one was able to stop it. Luffy tried but by the time he reached his sharpshooter it was too late. Blood was leaking from his nose, eyes, ears and mouth. The war continued, and with regret their Captain had to let Usopp go and return to battle.
It was a decision made before this all started. If one fell there wasn't going
to be time to help each other. Not this time. A war against pirates was far too dangerous. As much as they would want to, the key was to keep yourself alive and then your allies. It was something they had to do if they were to win, and save the people.
Nami died next. A spear pierced through her stomach, and Sanji watched from a distance as she began to vomit out blood. The cook wanted nothing more than to save her. But when he seen her drop her Weapon it was too late. She fell to the ground, eyes still open and dead. The blond cook couldn't do nothing but fight.
Sanji spun and came back to back with a familiar presence. Zoro was still alive and that left a good feeling in Sanji's chest. He wasn't surprised of course, just glad.
"Cook."
"Marimo," was their only exchange and the two separated and returned to battle.
As soon as Sanji had whipped around with another kick to a random pirate there was a large explosion. The blond was thrown off to the side and he rolled towards the water. He looked to see what it was and with shock, he noticed bones scattered the area. Brook was blown to pieces there was no mistake in it.
Sanji quickly recovered and he jumped to his feet. He was back in action and he could see Robin in a distance. He was happy to see she was still alive. The woman was fighting as many as she could and he could see the anger in her eyes. He noticed one of the pirates heading for her, and Sanji had an opening to help her. Sprinting quickly he kicked the man in the face and sent him flying. He wasn't going to let another one of his Nakama die if he could help it.
The fight continued. It felt like hours since it had started. The cook of the Straw Hat Pirates was worried. He hasn't heard a peep from Chopper or Franky in a long while; though he had no time to look for them. He had to keep fighting. By now he had killed more than 100 men. Only a few were worth fighting but none a real challenge. He supposed Luffy was taking them down. He knew his captain had killed more than 300 on his own. He knew Zoro had to be near their level as well. He also had to wonder about Law and his team. Though he suspected they were doing just as well as they were. Even if only one of them survives, they would come out as winners. He had a feeling that one was going to be Luffy.
Sanji spun again and sent out several kicks. He watched as pirates fell to the ground and he made sure to stomp on each one and break their necks. Just as he was about to send another one flying something heavy smacked against his back and sent him flying. He rolled in the sand and landed near the water. He could feel the waves hitting him in a gentle rhythm.
He had landed on his back his head spinning. He stared at the sky and focused on the clouds above. For the first time in his life he really thought the sky was beautiful. The sound of war around him had stopped. He was sure it was still going on but he couldn't hear it. Only music seemed to ring in his ears. He wondered if this was dying. Was he dying?
Sanji tried to move, but couldn't. He wasn't even sure of he could feel his legs, and something on his body hurt. Was it his back? He could feel blood too. He could never mistake the sticky hot feeling of blood. It was rolling down his shoulder; and probably his whole right arm. He couldn't tell.
The music in his head seemed to grow louder, but the sound around him began to return. He could hear gun fire, Shouts of war, people falling, and screams of pain. He didn't want to get up and return to that. He wanted to stop. He wanted to lay there. If I just lie here…and forget…, he thought to himself. Slowly he turned his head; he wanted to see what was going on. Was it over?
The fighting continued. Sanji laid there in the sand, feeling the water hit his sides. He wondered how much time he had left. Probably not long. His eyes were focused on the fighting before him. Blood dripped from his mouth. He could see Zoro. Zoro was fighting but Sanji wanted him to stop. He wanted him to lie next to him as he died.
Sanji began to move but only his hand. He reached for the swordsman with a broken arm the pain numb. Tears swelled in his eyes and his vision began to blur. "Zoro…"- he whispered. Slowly everything went dark. He laid there motionless with waves gently covering his body.
~X~
Sanji awoke hearing his name. His body was aching and head was pounding. Slowly his eyes opened and he looked around. He was met with Chopper's big brown eyes. "Chopper!"
"Sanji, don't move! You sprained your back badly, and broke your right arm. Please try and relax. One wrong move and you can break your back and then be paralyzed or worse die!" Chopper cried. "And we lost enough of us as is."
Sanji nodded understanding. He was glad to be alive but how? He was sure he…. "Who…, who is alive?"
Chopper fixed Sanji's bandages and checked his temperature. The little doctor was afraid they were going to lose Sanji too. It was a metrical Robin had grabbed Sanji before the ocean had swallowed him. "Me, You, Robin, Zoro, Franky, and Luffy. Franky needs repairs on his body, we aren't sure about Brook…, Luffy seems to have hope. Zoro is doing okay, but received a broken leg. We are okay…." Chopper explained. He glanced at the two dead bodies which lay next to Sanji. "We lost Usopp and Nami…."
Sanji didn't dare to look over. He had seen them both die. He had watched it all, he didn't need a reminder. "I know…." he whispered. He looked at Chopper and patted his hand. "I know."
To Be Continued…
A/N3: Okay so, that concludes part One. I'll have part Two up very soon! (If not today then tomorrow.)
P.S I write this on a whim so next chapters (after part two) may be random