Chapita three!
And warming: There will be some crummily-written song lyrincs in this. GAH! Why can't I type today?!
Any way, ONWARDS!
!!
After Luffy and Bec had been tied to the mast while Sanji made more food, the people arrived. Usopp had been sent out to put up notices of a party on the Going Merry; because he kept stuffing up every other job he was given.
Lots of people boarded the ship, Nami making them all pay fifty berri's each that they didn't know about before. The ship didn't move because Bec had crashed it and they had to wait until daylight to fix it. When Bec was finally untied from the mast, she was made to sing another song later, by Nami. So now she was singing two.
Gah! Die everybody! I shall sing an Elmo song then!
"No stupid songs, either." Nami said jujst as Bec had this thought.
Dammit!
All the people were standing awkwardly in the middle of the deck in a bundle. The music jumped out from the speakers and a couple of people started bouncing around in time to it. The rest of the crowd followed suit in a suitable party fashion. Including the Going Merry crew. Bec stood at the front of the ship, next to the massive stereo system, watching her crewmates in their party state. Sanji was off talking to some girl, Nami was getting asked to dance by some guy and slapping him, Luffy was at the food, attacking it, she couldn't see Zoro anywhere and Usopp was one of those people at a party who sit on a chair and watch. Bec was determined to help those said people have fun and always had been, so she went over to Usopp.
She sat down on a chair next to him.
"Having fun?"
"Uh… yeah." He replied slowly.
"You sure? You look a little depressed."
"No… I'm fine."
"Then why aren't you dancing?"
"I don't… want to?"
"Come and dance." Bec said, getting up and holding her arm out.
"Nah… I'm right."
"No you're not."
"Yeah, I am."
"Then I hope it works out for you guys." She said, waving her hand in the direction of another depressed looking guy sitting next to him. She walked off to her observing spot (I've given this speech to some people I didn't know before at a party so… I thought it right to put it in.). She stood there for a while then walked back over to Usopp.
"Come and dance or I'll kick you."
"I'm fine here."
"Everyone else is having fun. If you don't come, I'll kick you in a certain spot that might hurt a lot."
"I won't let you." Usopp said boredly, staring out at the mob of dancing/jumping people. Bec put her hands on her hips and glared. But it was hard to see that she was because it was night-time. He just continued staring.
Bec kicked the chair out from under him and he fell to the ground.
"Owie."
"Come dance or I'll kick you."
He got up quickly and went over with her into the thick of people. Bec grabbed his wrist and dragged him in to the little crowd that was the Going Merry crew. Minus Zoro and Luffy. She shoved him in and went off to find Luffy and make him dance too. She forced her way out of the people and found him stuffing his face with frankfurts.
"Luffy. Come." Bec said stubbornly.
"Where?" He said, his mouth full.
"Dance. Now."
"Why?"
"Because I said so."
"How?"
"I'll show you."
"Buuut I don waaanaaa." He whined.
"I'll kick you."
"I'm coming." He swallowed and hurried after her. She dragged him out to the group of people and into the mob where his crew were. They bounced around for a bit and danced around for a bit, with Bec and Luffy shouting the songs' lyrics in each others faces. How he knew the words, nobody knows. Their particular mob was right next to the speakers so they were shouting by the end, not just to get over the music blaring out but because they were all partially deaf. Nami reminded Bec that she had to sing, shouting over the music.
"BEC-CHAN! YOU STILL HAVE TO SING!"
"WHAT?! I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" Bec really could hear her, she just didn't want to sing.
"YES YOU CAN! YOU'VE STILL GOTTA SING!"
"LATER!"
"NO! NOW IS A PERFECTLY GOOD TIME!"
"BUUUUUT NAAAAMI-CHAAAAN!"
"NOW!" Nami shoved her out of the huddle of people and into the speaker. Bec staggered away from the speaker, recovering her face while Nami followed her and made her stand next to the iPod at the front of the ship, for everyone to see. Nami stopped the music and picked up a microphone when everyone stopped moving and looked around, confusedly.
"Uh…" tap tap tap "Guys. Over here. Yeah, me. Ok. This girl here…" She gestured towards Bec. "Is going to do a little singing performance for us all." Bec glared at Nami. "And I don't know what the song-S are but she does so… enjoy." She handed the mike to Bec and Bec, very unwillingly, searched for the song she was going to sing. She found it and a spotlight shone brightly into her face.
Aww, crap. Here goes…
"Um… yer, I'm gonna sing now so, yeah. It's called Let's Dance To Joy Division and I think it's by The Wombats or something." She pressed play and a song started playing out from the speakers. It wasn't a slow, boring song that one would generally sing to, it was a club rock song. Her favourite song. She started jumping around like an idiot, swinging her head around. She looked up and started dancing normally, adapting one of her other dances to suit it.
"I'm back in Liverpool
And everything seems the same
But I worked something out last night
That changed this little boy's brain
A small piece of advice
That took twenty-two years in the making
I will break it for you now
Please learn from my mistake
Please learn from my mistake."
She broke into a little dance that looked very rehearsed and started the chorus. People were getting into it and dancing now, so she relaxed a bit. The disco lights were on again and this made her feel less self-conscious. Well, it would have made a normal person feel less-self conscious. But Bec never really cared.
"Let's dance to joy division
And celebrate the irony
Everythin' is goin' wrong
But we're soooo haaappeeee."
Bec continued her little dance and everyone else continued theirs. Except for the Going Merry crew, they were watching her and not moving.
"Let's dance to joy division
And raise our glass to the ceiling
This could all go so wrong
But we're soooo haaappeeee.
Yeah, we're soooo haaappeeee."
A little rock guitar solo was occurring and Bec did some dance moves from Missy Elliot. The Going Merry crew weren't dancing yet. Well, Luffy was whacking his head around like an idiot but I don't think that counts.
"So if you're ever feelin' down
Grab your purse and take a taxi
To the darker side of town
That's where we'll be.
We will wait for you and
Lead you through the dancefloor
To the DJ booth
You know what to ask for
You know what to ask for."
The chorus was coming up again and Bec was having so much fun.
"You'll ask for joy division
And celebrate the irony
Everythin' is goin' wrong
But we're soooo haaappeeee."
"Let's dance to joy division
And raise our glass to the ceiling
This could all go so wrong
But we're soooo haaappeeee.
Yeah, we're soooo haaappeeee."
The song got quieter and all you could hear was Bec singing in an English accent and a quiet guitar playing the chorus tune over slowly.
"Let the love tear us apart
I've found the cure for a broken heart
Let it tear us apaaart."
The guitar got louder and a drum started playing slowly.
"So let the love tear us apart
I've found the cure for a broken heart
Let it tear us apaaart.
Let it tear us apaaart…
So let the love tear us apart
I've found the cure for a broken heart
Let it tear us apaaart.
Let it tear us apaaart…"
The music slowly got faster and back into the original speed at this verse.
"So let the love tear us apart
I've found the cure for a broken heart
Let it tear us apaaart.
Let it tear us apaaart…
Let it tear us apaaart!"
Bec bounced around in time to the fast music and shook her head around violently, making her fringe splay about spikily.
"Let's dance to joy division
And celebrate the irony
Everythin' is goin' wrong
But we're soooo haaappeeee."
"Let's dance to joy division
And raise our glass to the ceiling
This could all go so wrong
But we're soooo haaappeeee.
Yeah, we're soooo haaappeeee."
Bec put her arms over her head and started clapping in time to the music. Big climax moment here.
"Soooo haaappeeee.
Yeah, we're soooo haaappeeee."
"Soooo haaappeeee!
Yeah, we're soooo haaappeeee!"
"Soooo haaappeeee!
Yeah, we're soooo haaappeeee!"
The music drowned out there and Bec bowed a very big, fast bow. She attempted to shuffle off the 'stage' unnoticed but Nami wouldn't allow that. She shoved her back under the spotlight and made her sing another song.
"Uh, well… I'm gonna do another one. Another English one, hmm, ok, found it. It's Lily Allen. LDN."
"Ridin' through the city
On ma bike all day
Cuz the filth took away ma license
It doesn't get me down
And I feel ok
Cuz the sights tha' I'm seein' are priceless"
"Everythin' seems to look as it should
But I wonder what goes on behind doors
Fella lookin' dapper and he's sittin' with a snapper
Then I see it's a pimp an' he's crack whore."
"Yooou
miiiiiight
laugh, you might frown.
Waaaaal-
Kiiiiiiin'
'round London town.
Sun is in the sky
Oh, why, oh, why
Would I wanna be anywhere else?
Sun is in the sky
Oh why, oh why
Would I wanna be anywhere else?
When you look with your eye's
Ev'rythin' seems nice
But when you look twice
You can see it's all lies."
"There was a little old lady
Who was walkin' down the road
She was struggling with bags from Tesco.
There were people from the city havin'
Lunch in the park
I believe that is called Al fresco.
Then a kid came along to offer a hand
But before she had time to accept it
Hits her over the head
Doesn't care if she's dead
Cuz he's got all her jewellery and wallet."
"Yooou
miiiiiight
laugh, you might frown.
Waaaaal-
Kiiiiiiin'
'round London town.
Sun is in the sky
Oh, why, oh, why
Would I wanna be anywhere else?
Sun is in the sky
Oh why, oh why
Would I wanna be anywhere else?
When you look with your eye's
Ev'rythin' seems nice
But when you look twice
You can see it's all lies.
Lies…
Yeah, that city lies…
Yeah, that city lies…
Yeah, that city lies…
Lies…
Yeah, that city lies…
Yeah, that city lies…
Yeah, that city lies…
Sun is in the sky
Oh, why, oh, why
Would I wanna be anywhere else?
Sun is in the sky
Oh why, oh why
Would I wanna be anywhere else?
Sun is in the sky
Oh, why, oh, why
Would I wanna be anywhere else?
Sun is in the sky
Oh why, oh why
Would I wanna be anywhere else?
When you look with your eye's
Ev'rythin' seems nice
But when you look twice
You can see it's all lies.
All lies
You can see it's all lies."
Bec stopped singing and bowed again. The people clapped and cheered. Apparently she was dancing during that one aswell. She pressed play on a playlist and shot back into the crowd. The Going Merry crew were still not dancing. Or moving, they were looking at Bec.
"That was really cool, Bec-chan!" Luffy was moving, though. Bouncing around Bec and grabbing her elbow to make her bounce around too.
"Uhu. Why are you looking at me like that?!" Bec demanded. She stopped bouncing and put her hands on her hips. Nobody moved for a moment, then suddenly Sanji ran up and hugged her.
"You were soooo good Bec-swaaaaan!" He swung her around. Bec was being strangled, her arms pinned to her sides and her eyes popping.
"Put her down, you're gonna kill her." Nami said.
He immediately dropped Bec.
"You can dance really well, Bec-chan." Nami said.
"And you can sing real good too." Luffy said.
"Good?! She was an aaaaangel." Sanji said, hugging Bec again.
"You were pretty awesome." Usopp said.
"But…" Bec was struggling to breathe. "I suck at singing." She gasped for air and Sanji put her down again.
"No you don't. You were amazing. Your dancing was beautiful too." Sanji said.
"Would you quit sucking up to her?!" Nami said.
"Looks like someone's jealous." Bec said slyly.
"I am not!" Nami said, appalled.
"Oh, really? Hey Sanji, was I ok?" Bec said.
"You were fantastic, Bec-saaan! It was the best I've ever heard." Sanji said.
Nami looked extremely pissed off.
Bec grinned, she had succeeded in pissing someone off.
Luffy started bouncing around again and yanking Bec's elbow to make her follow.
Bec bounced around too and soon the whole group was jumping up and down and dancing to the music. Bec checked to make sure that everyone was having fun and noted that Zoro still wasn't anywhere to be seen. Maybe he wasn't the party type.
After all the food had been devoured (mainly by Luffy, Bec and Usopp), Bec had discovered the alcohol. She'd never been drunk before but according to the dictionary, she acted tipsy all the time she was sober, so she was curious as to what would happen otherwise. She got her hands on a six pack of beer but Sanji took it away before she had time to drink them down. So, she had to substitute with cordial. Lots and lots of cordial. A sugar episode would be close enough, she thought. It was. She started singing at the top of her lungs and swaggering about violently. She collapsed and shot back up again, talking about the things around her, spilling out her thoughts at an immense speed. Not many people could understand her. Luffy did and joined her in her sugar phsychoticness. They went around the party, making sure that they poked every single person at least twice. Bec found a hose and sprayed everyone with vinegar. Then Luffy grabbed a bag of baking soda and shook it over everyone. The frothed up people chased them around the ship until Bec found a bucket and covered them in water. Sanji came and took the cordial away after that.
Everyone had been made to leave the ship when it got to midnight. The area surrounding the food table was a mess, there was food remnants everywhere and the speakers had neopolitan ice cream on them. The dance floor was the only clean place on the deck and even it was covered in broken streamers. The crew sat down in the middle of the deck and sighed.
"Now… what to do, what to do." Bec said.
"We should play a game!" Luffy said.
"Yeah! Like… twister?" Bec suggested.
"We're not playing twister." Nami said in a 'and that's final' voice.
"Aww. Fine then. We'll play a party game!" Bec said.
"Like eye spy?" Usopp said.
"No, stupy." Bec said.
"Then what do you suggest?" He said defiantly.
"How about truth or dare?" Sanji suggested helpfully.
"YEAH!" Bec and Luffy shouted together.
"Ok. We'll play that." Nami said. "Sanji, you can go first."
"Ok. Uh… Bec. Truth or dare?" Sanji said.
"Dare."
!!
And youse are gonna have to help me with ideas.
Even when I play, I can never think of anything.
I must have truth or dare though!
So review and help me. Be nice.
Please… ideas!
R&R
p.s. Soz if the songs just made you scroll, I had to put what was stuck in my head on paper. Well, digital paper.
