"Alright!" Nami slammed her hand down onto the table. Luffy stood by her grinning. The remaining straw hats were gathered around them. "There's a gala in town!"
"There's going to be a massive banquet there!" Luffy exclaimed, "With lots and lots of meat! So we're going!"
The gathered straw hats nodded, a few exclamations of excitement rising up from the group.
Nami stepped forward, "But there is a bit of a problem. To get into the gala you have to have a date!" Instantly Sanji bounded over; his eyes bursting with hearts.
"Nami-swan!" He exclaimed taking her hand, "Allow me to be you're date!" Nami backed up biting her lip.
"Erhm well Sanji . . ." she paused glancing over at Luffy. The Captain laughed still grinning.
"You're too late!" He laughed, "I already asked!"
Sanji's face fell, "What! But Nami-swan you accepted him?" She backed up another step; her hand going over her face half covering it.
"Well he did ask me first, Sanji," she reassured him.
Chopper frowned looking down. "I think I might pass on this."
"Yo-ho~ I'm sure you can find someone!" Brook exclaimed, "Who knows maybe you'll find a cute little reindeer on this island!"
"Well," Chopper scratched the back of his head, "I met a cute little reindeer on Birdie Island and I wouldn't want her to think badly of me. So I think I'll stay and restock the medicines."
"That's pretty super awesome of you do that Chopper," exclaimed Franky.
"Shut up you jerk!" yelled the blushing doctor, "You're complement doesn't make me happy at all!"
Robin chuckled at the scene unfolding before her.
"Ah Robin," Zoro started. Robin turned around facing him. He hesitated for a split second before saying all at once, "I think you're pretty increible so would you like to go with me?"
Robin paused, her mind reeling. Had he just complimented her? Zoro? Compliment? It was almost beyond belief!
Sanji ran over to Zoro swinging his leg full force, "You bastard!" he cried, "Asking her out before I had a chance too!" Drawing a sword Zoro blocked with the back of the blade. Knowing full well that if he cut off the cook's leg, Luffy would yell at him. As the two squabbled, exchanging kicks and slashes (that is all with the back of the sword), Robin's face grew quite a shade pink.
"Zoro!" she smiled, "I think that I wouldn't enjoy this evening as much with anyone other than you." Zoro turned away his cheeks almost turning a shade pink. His face open and beginning to smile. But only Robin could notice, for right at that moment Sanji's leg plowed into the back of his head, sending Zoro's face first into the floor.
Robin's hand cupped her face, "Oh dear," she said barley containing a giggle.
"Well I'm coming too!" Sanji pouted, "There's no telling what this bozo would get up to with Robin if I'm not there!"
Picking himself off of the floor Zoro shook his head sitting by Robin, "What a damn idiot. You could throw me off a roof if you wanted to."
Usopp paused walking up near Sanji, "Yeah I'd like to go to." Slowly theirs eyes met and-
"Hell no!" screamed Sanji his cigarette falling from his mouth.
"Well if you two are going," Nami shrugged a smile threatening to break lose, "One of you will have to wear a dress. Otherwise you two will get alot of attention."
"Oh hell no! No I'm not wearing a dress, again!" yelled Sanji. Zoro quirked an eyebrow at him.
"Again?"
Sanji's face turned beet red, "Your crappy swordsman ears misheard me!"
Zoro got up drawing his sword, "What did you say, pervert!"
"What? You going deaf, mosshead?!" He raised his leg.
Nami sighed, "Oh no, here they go again." She looked around at the crew, "Actually now that I think about it we're going to need some new clothes. It's a formal gala after all."
From the back you could hear Zoro yelling at Sanji, "You need me to spell it for you, idiot cook? P-E-R-V-"
"Cut it out you two!" screamed Nami walking over to the two, and hitting them on the back of the head distracting them from their fight.
Zoro and Sanji stopped both of them rubbing at the bump she had given.
"We're all going to have to go shopping," she told them. "Sanji, Usopp . . . one of you will have to wear a dress!"
"There's no way in hell that I will be the one wearing a dress!" Sanji exclaimed.
"Well how about we flip on it," suggested Usopp pulling out a coin.
"Alright," Sanji agreed, "heads I don't wear it, tails you do!"
Usopp threw the coin. "Wait!" he exclaimed as the coin left his hand. "That's not fair!" his hands grabbing at the flying coin. The coin fell straight through his fingers and right into the crack on the wooden deck - the coin wedged completely sideways. "Alright!" cheered Usopp.
"Nooooo!" Sanji wailed slamming his fists down onto the deck.
…..
The pirates' makeover wasn't the most dramatic thing that they had ever done. The main problem being Luffy refusing to wear a top hat, zoro flexing and his suit falling off, and the entire process of getting Sanji into a dress. Although he did insist upon doing his own makeup rather than having that forced on him as well.
After the makeover they were all rather unrecognizable as the scruffy straw hat pirates.
"I don't think anyone will call the marines on us," Robin chuckled as she looked over the crew; her gaze settling on Zoro as he struggled with his bow tie, "Fluer," she whispered, and two hands sprouted out of Zoro's suit. Reaching up, the delicate fingers quickly tying it before disappearing into petals. His hands reached out snatching a petal from the air.
Zoro walked over to her, an odd smile on his face, and quickily tucked the petal behind her ear before walking away. Covering her face Robin's cheeks turned to a tender rose.
Usopp banged on the changing room's door, "Sanji! Will you hurry up! The others are getting tired of waiting."
"Darn it Usopp you made me mess up my eyeliner!" Sanji yelled through the door.
Usopp sighed, "Just hurry up."
Luffy sighed flopping down on the floor, "I'm bored~!" His stomach growled, "And hungry!"
Nami sighed sitting down next to Luffy, "He's taking longer to do his makeup than Robin does reading an entire volume of books!"
Luffy piped up, "Sanji! If you don't come out soon, then we'll leave without you! And I won't bring you any meat either!"
"Alright!" Sanji screamed raising his leg high and kicking down the door.
"Yo~ho," Brook muttered, "Nice panties there, Sanji."
"Shut up!" Sanji screamed pushing his skirt back down over his legs.
Zoro's lips quivered on a snicker at Sanji's complete uncomfort.
"Zoro," Robin said catching his face. Her eyes desperately trying to tell him no don't do it.
A laugh burst from Zoro, he grasped at his chest tears forming in his eyes.
Sanji's high heels clicked over at Zoro, "You damn mosshead!" He screamed; his leg only going up a fraction of the height as he swung it.
Snickering Zoro caught his foot, "I wouldn't do that if I were you, since you don't think its right for a man to hit a lady. If you keep attacking me, I'll just have to defend myself."
"Bastard!" Sanji screamed lowering his leg as he stopped Brook from trying to get a gilmspe of his patneis.
"Well don't worry Sanji," Usopp gave him a thumbs up nodding his head, "I think we're a very pretty lady!"
Sanji's face went bright red from equal parts embarrassment and rage, "Damn it Usopp! I'm a man!" He screamed; high heels clicking, "Do I have to prove it to you!"
"Ahh!" Usopp exclaimed hands raised backing up a pace, "Sanji you have to understand…" he paused pacing himself, "it's only our first date and I'm not the kinda fellow that does it on the firs-"
"Dammit Usopp!" Sanji cried his fist slamming into the wall, "You know that's not what I meant!"
Luffy popped up, "Alright! We're all ready lets go!" He marched out and the others chased on after him.
No one stopped the crew as Nami handed in the forged invitations. Although Luffy's straw hat did get him a few curious glances. After all straws hats weren't quite the traditional attire.
"Nami!" he exclaimed, "Its meat!" He dashed over to the banquet table dragging Nami with him.
"That bastard is being so rough with Nami," Sanji mutter taking a long drag on his cigarette.
"Come on, Sanji-kun," Usopp smiled, "I'm not really sure about you, but I definitely came here to have fun! Do you know how to dance?"
"Of course," Sanji paused taking Usopp's extended hand, "A gentleman always knows how to dance." He glanced back at Zoro, "I'm keeping my eye on you, moss head!
Zoro took a step forward; retort fast on his tongue. Usopp stepped in between the two.
"Sanji would you cut it out!" he exclaimed, "I want to dance. Come on, please?" he half begged him. Usopp and Sanji took off to the dance floor. Leaving Robin and Zoro.
Robin laughed softly and put her hand on Zoro's shoulder, "I hope they have enough meat. It doesn't look like they prepared the banquet with Luffy's voracious appetite in mind." Zoro glanced over to the banquet table.
Luffy indeed was there stuffing his mouth full. His arms stretching out a little too much than normal arms grabbing his neighbor's food. Nami sat beside him looking a little bored.
" 'ey Nami why aren't you eating?" Luffy asked his mouth full of meat.
"Oh," she tried to smile a little, "Guess I…" she paused hesitating.
Luffy gulped down the meat and then grinning ear from ear stretched out his arm and grabbed a platter full of delectable treats. Noodles, pies, rice balls, and seaweed salad. Nami's mouth fell open and she stared at Luffy screaming silently.
"What~?" he laughed, a little rosiness appearing in his cheeks. "You're my date. So eat!" He reached out closing her still open mouth, "You said we aren't supposed to bring attention to ourselves, right?"
"Oh, right!" Nami nodded and started eating. She glanced over at Luffy and smiled, "Thanks for asking me out." Luffy turned from the meat and grinned over at her.
"Heh heh," he opened his eyes, "The meat here is great! You're welcome!"
She laughed shaking her head. This still was Luffy, after all.