Agh... okay... This was written because I wasn't sleepy at 4 AM AND because I have writer's block with the original TOPA story line. So, sorry if some of the characters are a bit OOC... it's not meant to make sense... XP
"Oi, Amie-chan."
"Hmm...?"
"What are you drinking?"
"Coffee."
"What's it taste like?"
Amie blinked and slowly looked over at her captain, her coffee cup raised to her lips as Luffy blinked down at her. It was another one of those boring days...
One of those boring days that were bound to spout mischief on board the Going Merry.
"... You've never had coffee before?" Amie inquired.
Luffy shook his head. "Nope."
"Why not?" Amie asked, lowering her cup.
"They wouldn't let me try any back in my village." Luffy stated simply.
Amie didn't even have to wonder why they wouldn't let him, judging by his behavior already, it could be a little dangerous letting Luffy drink anything with caffeine in it...
... Then again, Amie lived for danger.
She even had to fight an evil smile as she held her cup out to Luffy. "Wanna try...?"
"Okay!" Luffy said, grinning and taking the cup from her. He stared at it for a moment, sniffed, then guzzled it down.
"Oi, careful!" Amie warned. "You drink it too fast and you'll get an ulcer! And I don't think even Chopper can fix that!"
Luffy paid her no mind as he finished off the cup and placed it on the table.
There was a pause as she stared at him intently.
"Well...?" She asked as he only blinked.
Luffy blinked, then frowned. "It tasted kinda funny..." He said. "Needs sugar."
And with that, Luffy walked off, obviously off to see what everyone else was doing.
Zoro had woken up from his nap and had looked at Amie, blinking. "Something wrong?"
Amie blinked, looking down at Zoro, then shook her head, going back to her sketch book. "Oh, nothing. Just gave Luffy my cup of coffee to try..." She said, looking forlornly at her empty cup.
Amie heard movement and saw Zoro move to sit across from her.
"You gave him coffee?" Zoro asked again, causing Amie to nod. "And...?"
Amie looked at Zoro and shrugged. "Nothing. Just said it needed to be sweetened up..."
"Huh..." Zoro said, leaning back a bit. "You'd think he'd react differently..."
"Yeah..." Amie agreed. "Like some rabid squirrel on crack or something..."
Zoro gave her a strange look. "A what on what again?"
Amie waved it off, snickering. "Oh, it's nothing..." She said, reaching for her coffee cup, only to frown. "Darn... I'm gonna need a refill..."
Just as Amie was about to stand to go into the galley, several crashes erupted from the other side of the ship, causing the two of them to jump slightly.
"YAHOOOOOOOO!! WHEEHEEHEEHEEEEEE!!"
"LUUUUUUFFYYYYYYYY!!"
Amie paled. "Oh... shit..."
Zoro only sighed tiredly. "Leave it to Luffy to have a delayed reaction to coffee..."
