i lost my iphone OH MY GOD i lost my iphone. I feel so horrible... don't think I'll be able to update anything until I find it or get a new one, so here's a short one till then. I'll try to reply to all of your wonderful reviews when I'm less depressed :( Thanks always though.
"Luffy."
Luffy blinks once, and then twice. A familiar grip is on his shoulder, casual but firm enough for Luffy to realize his nakama is trying to say something.
"Luffy." Zoro repeats and Luffy finally registers that he is holding a fist full of an unconscious pirate hunter's shirt. The swordsman presses. "Let him go."
For some reason though, Luffy can't because he knows that it is important that he keeps a hold on this man and make sure he never touches Zoro. The blood rushes to his ears again and Luffy tightens his hold on the pirate hunter, never hearing the terrible snarl that has the rest of his surrounding crew mates flinching back. The grip on his shoulder tightens.
"Let him go Luffy," Zoro's call is low and gentle as he promises his captain that this time, it's different. "I'm here."
(Luffy doesn't know how the pirate hunter could have caught Zoro off-guard so easily, but it hardly matters because the pirate already has his fist pulled back, ready to send the man flying. Zoro is reaching for his katanas as well but Luffy's fist will get there first so there are no worries. But then, Luffy realizes, but then, the sight of the pirate hunter reaching for the swordsman who is doubled over is gut-twistingly familiar, the way the man's hand is stretched towards Zoro, because it's just like when, because it's just like when the shichibukai-
-and something in Luffy snaps.)