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(-Blue Marriage-)
──── (By Ludra-Jenova) ────
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Translation & adaptation by Kei (AKA Lamia)
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:::X:::Ludra's Notes:::X:::
Hiyap!!!!^o^ well long time this fic wasn't update isn't? XDD hahahahah well, let's give a big THANKS to Kei aka Lamia XDD who is the one translating this fanfic from the Spanish one °w° thanks to her, I only worry about keeping writting the original fic and she'll help to keep the english one on update!!! Yay!!!!
Hmmmm by the time I don't have a lot to say, so…I'll let you enjoy the fanfic, soon I'll have BIGGER NOTES!!! Muhahahahahaha XDD anyway….let's read!!! X3
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Enjoy!
L.T.J aka S.L.E
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The new day was beautiful, the breeze temperate, the sea calm, gulls flying everywhere, the sky clear, and the warm sun beating down…and all would have continued thus if the ship had not suddenly stopped, sending the crew flying against whatever was in front of them.
"Idiot, I told you not to drop anchor until I said!" Nami shouted while delivering a punch to the captain.
"Ah, my bad," was his only response.
The pirates had arrived at the port of a new island; or rather, they were close to one, given the matter of dropping anchor before stopping.
"Ahhh, I knew I shouldn't have left you in charge of the anchor!" the woman reprimanded, still furious. "If only Zoro weren't sick."
"Oi, Nami," called Usopp. "Do you know what island this is?"
"This island is known as Hopetown."
"Hopetown?" repeated the two boys.
"Oh, this island is Hopetown."
The three turned around at the new voice.
"You know it, Robin?" asked Nami.
"I've never come here, but legends say that anyone who enters with problems will manage to solve them and their dreams will become reality."
"WOW! HOW COOL!"
"Seriously?"
They were surprised.
"I've never heard of any island like that," Sanji commented behind them.
"How can an island that can do something like that exist?" Chopper piped up.
"Nobody knows if it's actually the island itself, but many people are sure that upon entering, their problems are fixed and if they wish, something nearly impossible becomes reality." The black-haired woman smiled at him.
"WOW!"
They all expressed surprise again, but now a little reindeer joined them.
"Whether this is some miracle island or not"—the blond lit a cigarette—"we need supplies."
"Yahoo!"
And without a second thought, Luffy threw himself towards the island without waiting for anybody, as usual; they could only watch as their captain ran through the streets of the town—there was just no helping the boy. So, not wasting any more time, everyone disembarked at their own slower pace, including, to everyone's surprise, Zoro.
"Oi, Zoro," Nami called. "Are you feeling better already?"
"I feel perfect," he responded indifferently.
And without receiving an answer, the green-haired man sped away towards the town and disappeared from everyone's sight.
'Finally, I'm alone,' he thought. 'I really needed a break. Being around Luffy and Nami on the ship just brings me down.' He heaved a big sigh.
Zoro was only now in the town proper, looking for a place where he could relax and forget about Luffy for a moment. Clearly that was impossible, but there was no harm in deluding himself. And the only place to accomplish that was a bar.
Of course, besides Zoro's favorite activities of sleeping, training, and fighting, there was drinking. He could get vicious, mainly when he had already downed a few. He didn't get drunk easily, and sometimes didn't remember if he had, but even so, that wasn't important; all he wanted now was enough bottles of rum with enough strength to make him forget his love for his captain—if only that were possible.
He walked the streets, watching for a bar, but he only saw clothing stores, shoe shops, restaurants, and souvenir vendors, among which he could not locate his target. So he continued for a while longer until he managed to find one.
'It's about time.'
As he entered the bar, several glances fell on him right away. Zoro eyed the place. It was quite big besides being very well decorated—something strange for just a simple bar—there were several well-dressed waitresses and the patrons seemed to have come in pairs, which was odd given the many women inside. When he finished checking it out, he walked on in, ignoring the gazes until he arrived at the bar.
"Give me a bottle of rum." His voice was demanding.
"I'm sorry, sir, but we only serve pairs here."
"Eh?"
"Well, this is a bar for couples. If you don't have a partner, I'm afraid you'll have to—"
He hadn't completed his sentence when a person appeared before them.
"Don't worry, sir," said the man. "He's with me."
"You!"
Zoro was shocked to see the man in front of him.
"Long time no see, Roronoa Zoro."
Ace smiled at him, a big, warm grin that rose on his face….
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In another part of the city, Luffy was exploring with great enthusiasm.
"Wow!"
He was surprised to see the shop, but most incredible was not the grandness of the place, but that there was no food in question, something strange since we're referring to the boy that loves meat—and pretty much anything edible. The place was a jeweler's.
"Cooool, I found it!" he said to himself.
With that, the boy moved to go in without wasting another moment. Inside was impressive, with many large as well as small jewels on the shelves, stunning with unimaginable beauty and unequaled brightness.
"Excuse me, sir"—the dark-haired boy pulled a surprised face at the disembodied voice—"may I help you with something?"
"Huh? Oh, yes." He smiled like usual. "Sorry, do you have Makeza rings?"
The vendor's face changed from happiness to awe upon hearing that, and his face broke out in a cold sweat.
"MAKEZA?"
"Yes, what's the problem?" The raven-haired youth was confused by the other man's behavior. "You don't have any?"
"No, it's not that, sir." He kept his composure. "It's just that your request took me by surprise."
"Why?"
"Heheheheh…Makeza, sir, is a very precious material and not many know of it." He adjusted his glasses. "Only true connoisseurs know of the stone, you must be one of them, correct?"
"No," was the simple answer.
"What!"
"I want it because a friend told me that it's a rare stone and makes a good wedding ring," he snorted.
"Ahh…that's right, they say in the legends that once it's given to a loved one, the two become as one." He smiled. "There's no need for priests or ceremonies or anything."
"Wow, seriously?" Luffy said, totally astonished.
"Huh, you didn't know?" The man was left openmouthed. "THEN WHAT THE HELL DO YOU KNOW!"
"Oh, well, that it's a ring among pirates."
"Pirates?" he repeated, perplexed. "You're telling me that you're—"
Luffy firmly agreed, never losing his smile.
The man was quickly seeing his life pass before his eyes, affrighted.
"Please don't hurt me!" he cried. "I'll give you the ring, but don't hurt me!"
"Oh, but I don't wa—"
He couldn't finish the statement as the man ran to a room behind the main sideboard before returning at the same speed to give the boy a tiny box.
"Take it, steal it, but don't hurt me if you want more!" he begged. "Take it, just take it!"
"Oh, thank you."
And with that, Luffy happily exited the jeweler's.
"What a nice guy," he said to himself. "He just gave me the ring." He grinned. "Great, now I've already gotten what I need to ask Zoro to marry me." He laughed in big bursts, which drew the attention of nearby people. "Now to eat! MEAT!"
Once more, Luffy had returned to his normal self….
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"WHAT?"
The green-haired man shouted his lungs out with no regard for the other patrons in the bar.
The two boys were now seated at one of the establishment's tables, a little apart from the rest; and although the simple fact of them both being men called quite a bit of attention to them, Zoro's howling was not helping matters.
"Hey, do you want to lower your voice or do you want to draw people's attention?"
"To hell with them, I don't care!" he snorted.
"Of course, but lower your voice anyway." The other boy struggled to maintain his composure. "But that's still not an answer, Zoro."
"It's just that you want an answer so soon." He tried to calm down. "You just appear all of a sudden after a long time and ask me something like this?" His hackles rose again.
"Hey, it's nothing to the rest of the world, you know," he smiled. "Lots of people do it…or is this the first time someone's asked you such a thing?" He could hear the mischief in that voice.
"Ahh, I-I— shut up!" he growled, though a small blush leaked onto his cheeks. "Stuff like that has never interested me."
"That's not a no." Ace grinned.
"SHUT UP!"
"Okay, Roronoa, tell me yea or nay." He went back to insisting. "You know, I'm not always this patient of a man."
"…"
Zoro had no idea how to reply. Ace's question was unexpected, not to mention incredibly stupid, but it was the one the swordsman had most hoped to hear. When he had realized his love for Luffy, though he recognized his defeat in the cheerful boy's heart, he had always wanted to hear these words dropping from his captain's mouth, but that was merely fantasy.
"Why," Zoro began, with Ace paying close heed, "why the hell do you want to marry me, Ace?"
"What other reason could it be but that I love you, Zoro?" he answered with no compunction.
The statement stunned the green-haired youth. After accepting that he couldn't be with Luffy, he had never imagined that someone would love him and, just like that, who should show up but Ace.
The answer to such a question was quite easy, yes or no, simple enough; the only problem with turning down Luffy's older brother was that he had resigned himself to never being loved like that. As it was, Zoro didn't know if he should accept Ace's sentiments or reject them as his own had been by the younger of the two brothers.
This further complicated Zoro's situation. For him, the imminent answer was no. Why? Because he didn't love Ace, but Ace's little brother.
Not knowing what to say, the green-haired youth stayed silent.
"Hey, Zoro." The older's voice jolted him from his thoughts. "If you don't want to marry me, then don't," he advised, voice smooth. "I can tell by your eyes that you don't want to."
"Huh?"
"Don't worry, I understand," he said while starting to get up. "I know how to leave once I've been defeated." He made for the door.
"Hold on."
He stopped dead in his tracks to turn slightly, just enough to see the green-haired boy out of the corner of his eye. The man in question stood with his arms crossed, looking at the table.
"What's up?"
"I accept," he said, almost in a whisper.
Ace kept quiet as his lips drew up in a smile….
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Time flew past, and in the blink of an eye night fell and the crew of the Going Merry returned to the ship, each at a different hour, all except Zoro.
"Booooooo, how long is Zoro gonna take?"
Luffy was starting to lose hope.
"Be patient, Luffy. I don't think he'll be much longer," Nami tried to cheer him up.
The two were in her cabin, the redhead sitting at her desk with a warm smile directed at the floor where the boy lay stretched out, rolling around in desperation.
"You're dying to say it, aren't you, Luffy." She watched him with tenderness.
"HELL YES!" he exclaimed openly as he stood on impulse. "I've waited so long and I WANNA TELL HIM ALREADY!"
"Heheh. Calm down, Zoro shouldn't be much longer, you'll see," she laughed. "By the way, Luffy," the girl began, making Luffy look at her, "did you buy the ring like I told you?"
"YES!" With that, he fished the small box from his pocket. "Here it is."
"Let me see it." She took the box and opened it carefully, and looked surprised upon seeing what lay inside. "WOW!" She marveled at the ring made totally of red, semi-transparent stone, with a matchless brilliance, like a ruby but even more beautiful. "It's gorgeous, Luffy."
Luffy smiled at that.
"Yes, it's very pretty," he laughed. "You think Zoro'll like it?"
"If he doesn't, you can give it to me, Luffy."
"Huh? But I don't want to marry you, I want to marry Zoro."
She smacked him upside the head. "I KNOW THAT, STUPID! I ONLY WANT THE RING, NOT TO MARRY YOU!" she bellowed. "Anyway, I very much doubt that Zoro will refuse. But!"
Luffy was startled.
"But what if Zoro doesn't love you? What do you think you'll do?"
The raven-haired boy's gaze fell on the floor, his eyes shadowed. He said nothing.
"We're taking it for granted that Zoro will feel the same, but that's not a sure thing," Nami continued. "What will you do if Zoro loves someone else, or simply doesn't love you? Hm?"
More silence ensued.
"Luffy?"
"I don't know," he responded, voice subdued. "If that happens, I have no idea what I'll do."
"Luffy."
Thereafter, a great silence descended upon the room….
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The streets were deserted and the light from streetlamps their only illumination, but soon footsteps revealed the existence of someone walking.
The lone soul was Roronoa Zoro. Walking in silence, his gaze on the ground and shadows covering his face as well as the majority of his body, his steps were slow and his mind seemed to be digressing from what was in front of him.
'…It was for the best…'
He kept repeating the mantra, trying to convince himself of it although he knew the truth: those words were lies.
Zoro had accepted Ace's marriage proposal, and on top of that the green-haired boy had requested that they marry immediately, in some chapel or something. Why? There were various answers for that.
The first, and the one constantly claimed to be the truth, was because, in spite of everything, Zoro felt something for Ace. Nothing so great as what he felt for Ace's brother, of course, but those were his feelings. Furthermore, he didn't want to reject Ace as Luffy had done to him—although that was false—
If that were the constant lie, repeated to the point of exhaustion…but despite all that, Zoro was not stupid and he knew perfectly well that it wasn't true.
The true reason behind his acceptance was simple: He wanted to forget Luffy, and apparently the only way to do that was to become involved with Ace. That way, Zoro would have to be loyal to his husband, for his vows and his code of honor would make him stop thinking about the other boy because he would no longer be free, thus all the hopes he had would vanish forever. It was the same reason why he wanted to marry Ace today; the sooner he became the "wife," the easier it would be to put the plan into action.
That was the reality, but there was a small flaw in the plan, not encouraged by the green-haired youth. Upon marrying the man immediately, Ace wanted to take Zoro with him so the two would be together, which would entail Zoro relinquishing his membership as one of the "Straw-Hat Pirates," which Zoro did not want to do.
'It's for the best…. I don't want to be like this, I don't want to see Luffy. It's better this way. If I go with Ace, I'll be able to forget Luffy more easily…and perhaps, with time…I'll come to love Ace.'
He continued with the lies, but Zoro knew he didn't want to leave his love's side, though it would hurt too much to see him with her. He wanted to keep seeing the charismatic boy he loved, that one idiot who had conquered his indomitable heart, that dumb-ass he had saved several times from drowning due to Luffy's own stupidity, the captain that now ruled him. No, he couldn't leave him despite everything—he loved him.
A sigh was the only other thing besides the swordsman in the night air.
The walk started to seem much longer than usual, though he hadn't gotten lost like he always did due to his horrible sense of direction, which, in this situation, would have come in handy. He just didn't want to return to the ship.
'How the hell am I going to explain to them what's happened…? What do I say to them…? What do I say to Luffy?'
Now worry overtook him, though on the outside it was difficult to tell. Zoro felt, for the first time in his life…confused. He didn't know if his decision was right or wrong, and although he had never liked depending on others, now he would ask someone to help him, for he needed it. He didn't know what to do or how to act; he felt lost…. And to think, it was said that falling in love was nice. For him it was a nightmare.
So the swordsman continued on his journey, step by step approaching his destiny, the Going Merry…and its captain.
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:::X:::Final Notes:::X:::
As I told you, Kei is doing a great job!!! Actually I don't change anything!!!! I've faith in her, she knows more her native language than me XDDD hehehehe so, the only thing I did was fixed it to look in my style :3 that all…
Hope that you all enjoyed the chap…soon more, just give me time, I need to edit them and I'll update them here soon, also I need time, I'm right now very busy °A°
By the way, I like to know what you all think, so please review! (R/R). Thanks in advance nOn
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To be continued…oka' n-n?
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