In another part of town not too far from the ruckus of broken glass, theft and bum grabbing, walked a lone man with green hair. He was on a mission. A mission to find a nice comfy stool, in a decent place and drink some good alcohol.
Like my use of adjectives?
He rounded the corner to a slightly quieter street and spotted a pub up ahead. Zoro smiled slightly and made his way inside. It was a nice pub. Spacious enough that several tables could fit here and there without being too cramped. A small stage was situated to the far right of the room where he assumed some people came to perform. The lights inside were slightly dimmed giving off a relaxed vibe and some jazz song Zoro had never heard played in the background. A couple of other people were inside relaxing. Some alone, some with others, eating, drink, talking and laughing. Zoro spared them all a quick glance, taking in his surroundings before walking to the end of the room towards the bar.
He sat himself down on the stool and waited for the bartender to the finished with the other customer a couple seats down to his right. As he waited his thoughts went to his crew members.
So we gained a new member. I don't know how Luffy does it. He thought back to all of the events that have happened to far that led up to this moment. Meeting Luffy, gaining new members, getting into several fights and... before he could think any further he was brought back by a voice.
"Hello~~" The bar man in front of Zoro waved his hand in his face. Zoro fixed his gaze on him.
"Yeah. I'll have a bottle of sake." Zoro grunted in reply.
"Sake? This early in the morning! Welp, whatever floats your boat." The bartender then turned around to get his drink for him while mumbling something along the lines of
pirates… crazy…
He turned around and placed the bottle of sake in front of Zoro and then walked off to assist another customer.
Zoro grabbed the chilled bottle, he felt the cold drops of water run down his hands but paid no mind to it as he twisted the cap with a light 'pop' and then brought the bottle to his lips. He exhaled lightly and placed the bottle back down onto the table.
Even Zoro, the ever so grumpy bum had to agree that today is a good day.
Before he could relish in the peace and quiet his ears perked up. A faint sounds of something he couldn't quite place, but sounded very familiar was coming from outside and it was getting louder. He furrowed his brow slightly, listening to the sound.
"..eaaaa.." He turned slightly on his stool.
"meeeeeaaaaaa" He now swiveled completely around facing the door.
"meeeeeeaaattt" Meat? That idiot.
"MEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTT!" Zoro sighed and turned back around, his back to the door.
The door to the bar burst open surprising both customers and employees. A figure quickly sprinted past and plopped himself right next to Zoro. There was a moment of silence before the person turned to look at him.
"AHH! Zoro! What are you doing here?" yelled Luffy as he almost fell of the chair, but stretched his arms out just in time to grab onto the bar.
"Nothing." was the moss haired mans short reply. Luffy seemed satisfied with the answer, or just didn't care as he quickly waved the bartender over and ordered a large stake.
In a matter of moments Luffy's stake was brought out along with another sake. The two enjoyed their meals in silence. Or at least as silent as it got with Luffys loud chewing.
Later, the door to the pub opened again but the two pirates ignored it until the bartnered began yelling at the person.
"Where the hell have you been!" He yelled across the room. All eyes turned to the girl, before turning back to whatever they were doing before. Said girl walked round to the counter to greet her co-worker.
"Sorry, I got caught up." Was her, vague reply. She quickly tied her red hair up into a high ponytail and then braided it.
"It's fine, we're not that busy anyway." replied the bartender. She gave him a look.
"Then why were you yelling about why I wasn't here?" All she got was a smile and a shrug before he walked off to serve another customer. She sighed at his weirdness.
As she looked around her eyes caught the sight of a green haired man. She smirked a little and waked over.
"Yes?" She questioned. He shot her a glare which only made her smirk widen.
"CAN I HAVE ANOTHER!" came a loud voice beside the moss head. She turned her gaze to Luffy.
"Sure." She smiled back and walked away.
As she walked away the swordsman grunted.
Women, they piss me off.
He took another swing of his sake and continued to stare at the wall.
Suddenly the door to the pub swung out open again with a loud bang as it smashed into the wall.
What's with all the interruptions. Zoro frowned to himself while Luffy just continued devouring his 12th stake.
"Hey! Timmy boy!" Called out the man who opened the door. He had crooked teeth and no hair. He was followed in by several just as ugly men.
"Timmy!" He yelled again.
The bartender who had been serving Zoro and Luffy appeared from behind the counter and looked at the men.
"Thats me." He smiled ignorantly before going back to wiping the glasses. The men growled.
"I believe you have something of mine." The badly seethed. Tim looked at them puzzled. Then a sudden look of realization spread across his face.
"I'm sorry sir. Did I give you the wrong amount of change?" He asked while walking to the cash register.
"You son of a bitch!" Yelled the leader. He stalked up to the bar, his heavy black boots stomped into the ground causing loud bangs. The customers trembled slightly, worried about their safety.
"Now listen here TIM!" spat the bald man. He grabbed the bartender by the collar and pulled him up face to face.
"Somebody stole money from me and I got a tip off that it was you." Now suddenly releasing the dangerous situation Tim began to sweat a little in the larger man's grasp.
"S-sir. I really don't know what your talking about." He stuttered back. The bald man let out a growl and threw him back into the cupboard behind him. Bottles and glasses fell shattering on the floor.
The man ready to jump over the counter and teach the little bartender a lesson was suddenly held back mid jump. An arm wrapped around his waist and he was pulled back and slammed into the ground.
"What?" He groaned out. As he tried to sit up he was pushed down again.
"Listen here you stupid baldy. Mr bartender says he didn't take anything and I believe him so piss off!" intervened Luffy.
Zoro sighed, releasing Luffy had just gotten themselves into somebody else's fight... again.
The man's comrades angered, charged towards Luffy. Zoro being the great first mate he is, quickly jumped in front and blocked them all, not even bothering to unsheathe his sword.
"Listen." He glared. Zoro opened his mouth to continue but closed it again, not even bothered. He applied more force into his block and sent the three of them tumbling backwards.
"Just piss off." Zoro drawled out bored and turned around. The men struck with fear, quickly gathered their bearings and scampered away.
Their leader turned to them about to yell, but was silenced with a punch to the mouth. Luffy sent him one last glare before the man got up and bolted out the door.
It was quiet for a moment before light cheers and whoops resounded the bar, everyone in the room impressed and grateful. The two sat back down quietly. A stake was then plopped down in front of Luffy and a bottle of sake for Zoro. The two looked up at Tim and the red headed girl.
"For free!" Tim exclaimed with a smile.
Luffy laughed out loud and quickly stuck into his meal, while Zoro chugged his.
Today is a good day.
Literally just a few seconds earlier...
"Fuck!" Yelled the bald man while stomping around the garage.
"Where did the money go, HUH!?" He grabbed one of the three and began to shake them. Where? he questioned again and again, getting angrier. His lackeys only shook and shrugged in fear.
"What am I gonna do. You know he'll kill all of us when he finds out." The bald man sat himself down trying to think calmly. In the thick silence a smooth voice spoke up.
"I know who took your money." The four looked around the garage for the owner of the voice.
"wh-who's there?" called out one of the men.
"I know who took your money." Was their reply. The eerie voice silently whispered. It was everywhere and no where.
"who! who took our money!?" spoke the bald man, trying to sound confident. A soft laughter filled the room before it went quiet again. It seemed like an eternity before the voice spoke up.
"There's a pub, just a couple of block from this place. You know the one, near the docks." whispered the voice close behind their ears.
"There's a man . He took your money."
That was all the four needed to know. Angry and wanting their money back (but mainly wanting to get away from the creepy atmosphere) they rushed outside straight towards the pub.
In the back of the room stood a figure with a smile on their face. The person laughed a bit before reaching out behind them pulling out a large sack. They threw the sack into the air and caught it again, causing it to jingle.
While doing so something fell out and rolled along the floor. A single ray of light from the small window above shined into the garage and revealed the item.
A single gold coin sat on the dusty floor, twinkling in the sunlight.
Authors note:
How was this chapter? Okay?
I like to think I'm getting better.
So, what's going on anyway? Who is this mysterious figure that keeps causing problems?
DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUN!
Well, you'll all find out at some point. I haven't exactly figured out how I'll reveal that, but I'll worry about it when I get there.
But I'm curious, what are your guys theories. Who do you think the mysterious person is?
Please leave a review telling me who you think the person is and what you thought of this chapter.
I'll love you forever and who knows, maybe you'll guess correctly.
Also on another note, school holidays are coming up meaning that I'm hopefully going to have a lot more free time, so I'll be able to write more and update frequently.
That's all for now.
Thankyou and bye :)
