Christmas Calendar

Disclaimer: I don't own, nor do I claim to own, any of the One Piece characters or the creation itself

Fourth day. Another drabble for you all! Don't forget to check out Shiruji-chan and Clarobell's Christmas Calendars!

No pairings... I don't think. I guess if you tilt your head and close one eye, you can see very light ZoLu. But, not much I don't think. lol.

Yeah, I know it's the tenth already. I'm getting there. -sighs- hard work ya know. -grins-

Happy reading!

Decorating

Looking up at the ship while mopping his forehead, Usopp contemplated how he was to cover Merry with the decorations Luffy had made him buy earlier that morning. He scratched his chin and took a step to the side.

"So?" Nami asked, leaning down over the edge of the ship. Usopp shrugged.

"Maybe we could wrap some green tinsel around Merry's neck." he suggested. Nami looked over her shoulder and nodded before turning back to him again.

"When we get the tree, we could put it up on the back part there." Chopper said from beside him. Usopp grinned.

"That'd be cool." he agreed.

"Ooooh! What about some little star thingy's hanging from the boom?" Luffy asked, jumping up and grabbing the long piece of wood above his head. The sail fluttered slightly in the hot breeze that was blowing through. Usopp shrugged.

"If you think you can put them up. You're the only one who can get up there." Nami commented. Luffy grinned.

"OK!" he cried, and jumping down, he ran full tilt towards the edge of the ship. He stopped there and reached his arms down, stretching them so he could grab the decorations. When he had managed to latch onto them, he pulled them back… and they went flying over his head and pulled Luffy with them.

"Whoa!" Luffy cried, and then the bags landed safely on the deck. Nami raised an eyebrow and sighed. Usopp shook his head.

"That was close." he muttered. Worst case scenario, the decorations went into the sea. Second worst case scenario, Luffy got a hold of them. Well, it looked like the second scenario had played through. The captain grabbed a heap of the silver and gold stars they had bought. They came in all sizes, tiny little stars on mobiles, and stars as big as Luffy's head.

"We could turn the crow's nest into a chimney." Usopp suggested, ignoring Luffy who was squeaking like a monkey, and tying the stars to the boom. Nami nodded again as Zoro sauntered over, yawning and stretching.

"How're you gonna do that?" the swordsman inquired. Usopp shrugged.

"Paint, some white cotton and a few white sheets." he replied, "Easy."

"Yeah, sounds like it." Zoro muttered sarcastically under his breath.

"Ok, let's get started!" Chopper cried happily, jumping onto the ladder and climbing up. Usopp followed him. Nami took the green tinsel and went to Merry's neck, while Usopp borrowed (with Nami's permission) some white sheets and began painting them to look like chimney bricks. He then painted another sheet completely grey. Luffy, who had finished hanging the stars, had come to help but after the boy had tried to paint a very… interesting version of Santa on one of the sheets, Usopp had chased him away.

"Na, I wanna go back in the fridge." Luffy muttered as he moved back out of the trapdoor and into the heat again. Nami had finished Merry's neck, and she was now tying small red bows in her tangerine trees. Luffy pouted. He couldn't help make Merry pretty, he couldn't help with anything. He sighed deeply and ambled over to Zoro before dropping down beside him.

"What's wrong?" Zoro asked as he yawned. Luffy smiled lightly.

"Zoro shouldn't be so suspicious." Luffy commented, but it lacked the usual bright and cheeriness.

"Luffy shouldn't be so secretive." Zoro replied, his eyes staying closed as he brought his arms up and crossed them behind his head. Luffy blinked.

"I'm not." the captain defended. Zoro smiled and cracked one eye open.

"So why were you telling me to not be so suspicious then?"

"Cos Zoro always thinks something is wrong." Luffy replied, smiling wryly. Zoro sighed.

"Come on Luffy. It's too hot to play games. Just tell me what's wrong."

"I tried to help Usopp, but Usopp said I messed it up, so he told me to go. And now I have nothing to do to make Merry pretty." Luffy replied. Zoro smiled wryly before trying to hide it. Luffy puffed out his cheeks, not missing a trick.

"Not funny Zoro." he growled and crossed his arms over his chest, his shirt unbuttoned and hanging loosely by his sides.

"Maybe you could help Chopper?"

"No. Chopper already finished what he was supposed to be doing. Nami doesn't want me anywhere near her. Robin's helping Sanji with all his cooking. He's making cookies! So… there's nothing for me to do now."

"Why don't you decorate the cabins?" Zoro suggested. The moment Zoro had said it though, he regretted it. He could almost see the cogs in Luffy's brain going haywire.

"Ha, yeah!" and grabbing Zoro's arm, he ran downstairs, dragging the swordsman with him.

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Ooooh. Luffy decorating the men's cabin. Eep! Review! Or Luffy will come and decorate your house for christmas. (that's a threat and a half) XD