Hi, everyone This is chapter 4! I know I promised to add some humor in it, and I actually had, but if you don't find it funny then please have mercy on me because I'm not that funny (sweat)... Oh and about the delay, it's partly because I had some urgent stuffs to do and the rest of it was because I was being lazy. So, yeah, please forgive me.
Now I want to thank all the readers and reviewers. Thank you for the reviews, you all have been so kind and inspired me to write more! (bow deeply in gratitude). I will let you read in peace now. Enjoy!
Chapter 4 : The realization of love
"What's with the sears? There's no way in hell I would tend your mikan trees!" Zoro protested.
"It's part of the plan, baka!" Nami hissed.
"You're just taking advantages of my situation, don't you?" He continued grumbling but finally took the sears from her.
"Just do it, he's watching from the window right now!" Nami said, leaned closer and placed her hand on his shoulder to warned Zoro not look up and kept her voice low to prevent their conversation to be overheard.
"We did it! He couldn't even walk straight to the door! Ha, I'm such a genius!" Nami giggled softly, trying to keep her voice low. She had turned her back on the bathroom window so Sanji couldn't saw her face, she couldn't help holding her excitement after watching the cook's reaction.
"Yeah yeah, so?" The swordsman muttered, not quite interested on commenting her.
"So that means he care for you, Zoro! Don't you see?" The navigator eyed him impatiently at the snorting swordsman. "Gosh Zoro, I never thought you are such an ignorant-"The orange headed girl cut her sentence as a familiar figure showed up to the upper deck.
"Oh hi, Luffy!" She exclaimed a bit too cheerfully, immediately wrapped her arms around Zoro's.
"Hi guys…"Luffy answered hesitantly.
"What's wrong?" The navigator asked, aware of the unusual doubt on Luffy's expression.
"Um, nothing. It's just… you two looked a bit weird."
"Really? Like what?" Her lips formed a thin smirk; she could already sniff her early victory in the air.
"I'm not sure… Zoro looked too hot, but you seemed cold." He said thoughtfully, looking at the shirtless Zoro and Nami who wrapped her arms tightly to him.
"Huh?..." Nami was left speechless, mesmerized by his ignorance, but she didn't want to give up just yet.
"Oh… I was, but thanks to Zoro-kun I'm not anymore. If you know what I mean…" She lowered her voice seductively and wrapped her arms tighter around Zoro to emphasize it. Zoro just stood there and said nothing, unsure of what to say.
"Yeah, I know exactly what you mean! He's hot!" Luffy said innocently.
"Huh?!" The swordsman and the navigator left their mouths agape in shock.
"Yup, he always warm me up in freezing nights!" The captain continued.
"WHA-??" The two yelled, eyes almost popping out.
"Y-You slept with Zoro??" Nami almost passed out in shock. She knew she would if the answer was yes!
"Wh-What?! I never slept with him!" Zoro quickly yelled to Nami.
"Well, not officially, but I did sometimes, when the night's got very cold. I thought you wouldn't mind, Zoro, besides Chopper already taken by Usopp so I sneaked onto your hammock to warm up."
"You what? You think I'm a human furnace or something? I need my private space!" Zoro barked.
"Hey don't be angry, you seemed to enjoy it anyway. You often wrapped your arms and pulled me closer and called me with someone's name! Now what was it? Oh yeah, it sounded like San-"
The green head suddenly coughed so loud to stop Luffy finished his sentence. "(cough)needsomedrinks(cough)gottago" He muttered nervously and leftthe confused captain with the grinning navigator to the kitchen downstairs, low his head along the way so no one could see his embarrassed face. He mumbled the blonde's name in his sleep?! And not just in any kind of dreams, it's a wild, erotic and lustful one! He silently prayed the monkey boy could only hear the cook's name from him, even though he didn't believe in God or such. He didn't even dare to think about what voices or movements he'd done during those dreams. Did Luffy realized he was having a hard on during the dreams too? Oh, the humiliation! Luffy must've thought he was a disgusting hopeless pervert! The swordsman stomped his way to the crow's nest again, pissed at his indiscipline mind. It must be because the lack of meditation and training that his brain had the free time to create those regular unnecessary dreams during the nights. It showed that his body hadn't had maximum training and reached its limit.
"So, Nami, have you seen-" Luffy started.
"He's in the bathroom upstairs." The girl sighed, rubbing her temple in frustration.
"Wow! how do you know I was looking for Sanji?" The boy asked in awe. The girl rolled her eyes and simply pointed at his growling stomach.
"Oh" He grinned.
"Saanjiii! Are you in there?" Luffy called out.
"Not now Luffy!" The cook grumbled from the bathroom. He really wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone. It's a disaster! He liked that bastard swordsman! Or probably he felt something stronger than that, although he refused to accept it. It's that damn Marimo for God's sake! Why in the hell would he feel that kind of feeling towards him of all people? He had had crushed with one or two guys beside girls back then, but he never felt like this to someone before. Sure he had felt angry and jealous so many times before but it never been as strong as the way he felt for Zoro. He didn't know why, but it was almost sickening to see Nami always hanging around Zoro and acting like he was hers!
Sanji freeze, eyes widened in horror realizing how serious his situation was. He was in lo… no, it can't be! He would not let his mind said the word because he shouldn't! Imagine what will happen if Zoro finds out, he would laugh at the cook until he lost all the air in his lungs, or worst he would look at him in disgust for the rest of his life!
"But Sanjiiiii I'm so hungryyyyyy…I'm starving to death!" Luffy whined childishly behind the door, interrupting Sanji's thought.
"Then die and leave me alone!" He shouted back but felt guilty soon after. He knew he had to thank Luffy for showing up to the upper deck and somehow caused Zoro to leave so that he no longer had to suffer from watching the show of Nami with the green head. He felt obliged to show some gratitude to the rubber boy. "Alright, I'll get you something from the kitchen." Said the blonde after he walked out of the bathroom and led Luffy to the kitchen. "REALLY? Sanji, you're the BEST!" Luffy gave the chef his best wavering-puppy-eyes before threw himself to wrap his arms around Sanji who quickly shoved him away. "Oi, no need to be overreacting or I'll lose my mood again!" He said. The boy released him right away; worried he'll lose his potential chance for another meal.
Sanji entered the new password of the fridge and noticed that the boy behind him was trying hard not to look like he was peeking, but the cook ignored him and fetch some ingredients and prepare a meal for the starving captain. The cook told Luffy to wash the dish after he finished eating and went to the men's bedroom to take a quick nap. He felt a little bit nauseous and tired after the upper deck incident and decided to rest a bit to relax his nerves.
Sanji was relaxing on his bed, with the mind almost drifted to sleep when he heard someone humming. The girl's voice was so pure and beautiful it's almost like a song from heaven while all the other voices disappeared. Sanji stood up and follow the alluring song that vaguely seemed familiar to him. He was sure he heard the song before but couldn't recall what it was. The humming became louder and nearer, as if taunting him to come closer so he moved forward until he reached the aquarium room. Nami was sitting at the end of the long half-circled couch, she stopped humming at Sanji's presence.
"Sanji-kun, look what I've got!" She exclaimed excitedly, gesturing her gaze at something she cuddled on her arms. The blonde came closer to have a better look at the thing and frowned. It was… a Barbie. A rough ugly Barbie that looked like a moss-haired man wearing mini pink skirt and… wait, was it Zoro?
"Isn't he cute?" She asked, rocking him on her arms. Sanji frowned, unsure of what she was thinking to find the Barbie Marimo cute, he could never imagined a Barbie with a man's features before but now he regretted he ever saw one. "He's my Barbie boy, in a Barbie world. Life in plastic, that's fantastic!..." She began singing the same song but now sang it with words, something in her voice or probably the way she sang it made the song sounded creepy. "I can brush his hair, undress him everywhere…" She continued, a wide evil grin appeared on her face. Sanji shuddered and was about to take a few steps back, confused and actually kind of frightened at her expression. As if the whole thing wasn't strange enough, a small voice suddenly squeaked. "Let me go!" The cook's gaze stopped at the Barbie Zoro in Nami's arms. He squirmed and kicked violently to break free.
"What th- " Sanji muttered.
"Put me down, you crazy witch!" the grumpy doll yelled and bit her.
"Ouch! Bad Barbie!" She yanked him and smacked his plastic head with her free hand. "Sanji-kun, hold this little monster so I can punish him." Her eyes glinted to Usopp's hammer on the floor nearby.
"B-But Nami-swan… it's just a little doll." Sanji agreed the insolent doll should be taught some manners but using a hammer would be too much.
"Help me!" The Barbie Zoro suddenly cried, raised his little hands to Sanji, asking to be saved. He was using Sanji's doubt as a ticket to save himself.
"Did you just refuse to help a lady in need?"
"Of course not Nami-swan, I would never do that to a beautiful-"He answered automatically, back to his old self in an instant.
"Help! Help me!" The doll shouted louder, glaring angrily at the idiot girl-craving cook who happened to be his only hope. The said cook was facing a dilemma. He knew it was wrong to help Nami molest the poor Barbie doll, but to oppose a woman was against his instincts.
"What if we just give him a break Nami-swan. He didn't deserve that much…" The blonde tried to persuade her.
"I'll do it myself then!" She stubbornly said, reaching for the small hammer on her left. There came Sanji's greatest fear, the time when he had to choose between his orange haired Goddess and the annoying yet alluring swordsman. He used to think it was such an easy thing to do, but now he wasn't able to decide. Nami grabbed the hammer and the cook finally came to a decision.
"I'm sorry Nami-swan, but I have to do this!" Sanji said and snatched the doll from Nami before she could react and ran away. He brought Zoro the doll to the only safe place he could think of and locked the men's bedroom door. He felt bad for being rude to Nami but was sure he was doing the right thing.
"Oi, can't you be a bit gentler? You almost ripped my limbs back there!" Zoro grumbled in the cook's grip.
"Why you ungrateful plastic piece of marimo! That was your thanks after I saved you?!" The blonde shouted, lifted the doll to his eye level and glared at him. He was slightly amused to find the doll had now turned into the miniature version of the swordsman. He was surprised to see pink blush stained the doll's cheek and suddenly the little doll leaned closer to put his hands on Sanji's nose peak as it was the only part beneath his reach and kissed it gently. "Thank you love-cook" He whispered.
Sanji could feel his face burned red and had no idea how to react but he wanted the pleasant sensation to last a bit longer so he brought the doll closer into a hug. "…you're welcome Marimo" He smiled.
"Love cook!"
"Huh??" He grunted, eyes were shot open in shock.
"Get your lazy ass up and make yourself useful! We are going to dock!" Zoro yelled from the door.
Zoro as a Barbie... I was rather freaked out imagining him wearing those super girly clothes, but I couldn't help myself not to write it.