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Chapter 9: Chopper Joins!

(3rd Person POV)

The Straw Hats minus Emma were waiting outside the castle… where Luffy was shouting at Chopper (who was on the roof apparently) Sanji was crying… because Emma kept the fact that she was single from him…

"Quit crying…" muttered Zoro.

"But she didn't tell any of us!" cried Sanji.

"She told me…" said Nami.

"What?" said Sanji.

"She told me not to tell you…" said Nami.

"Why did she tell you?" asked Zoro.

""Girl talk…" said Nami.

"You get it now…" said Zoro.

"Hey Reindeer!" yelled Luffy.

(Kinky's POV)

"I'm really tired of this…" I muttered.

I took out a riffle and stuck a tranquilizer in it… I held it up and nodded while the other four shook their no… I pouted and put the gun away… it wasn't like it was going to kill him Mwa Hahaha!

(Emma's POV)

I somehow made it to the roof… I knew Sanji was crying… but I also knew he would get over it…

I heard Luffy yelled which made me sweat drop, "I hope Chopper does join… he's cute… and not in a teddy bear way…" I said out loud… that's when I blushed… "Did I just say that out loud…" I thought…

I just thought it… after all there's no one around… after awhile of walking around… that's when I found Chopper thinking…

"Hey…" I said quietly.

"Emma… what are you doing up here?" asked Chopper.

"Avoiding Sanji… I accidentally let out that I broke up with my boyfriend a month ago…" I said.

"You did…" said Chopper, "But wait when we talked…"

"Plot hole…" I blurted out.

"Oh…" said Chopper.

I sat down next to him in snow... cold… very cold…

"So are you going to join…" I asked.

"I don't know…" said Chopper.

"Even if you don't… you'll always be my friend… no mater what…" I said.

"Really?" he asked.

"That's right…" I said with a light blush.

"Are you okay, your turning red…" said Chopper.

"Oh it's just my endless cold…" I said then I began to cough a bit, "Hey should I confront Sanji?"

"Well it's up to you…" said Chopper.

"Okay… I will talk to him… after all it will be award if I avoid him for a while…" I said getting up, "I'll see you later maybe… and I really hope you join…"

(3rd Person POV)

Emma left and Chopper watched her leave… he didn't know why but he felt strangely… like there was something in his stomach… but he shook it off and waited for a few minutes before following her…

Meanwhile Emma made it done to where the others were.

"Hey!" said Emma.

"So you're done avoiding wonder brow…" said Zoro.

"Yeah…" said Emma with a sweat drop, "There's something I want to say to you…"

"What?" asked Sanji.

"And I wanted to apologize…" said Emma, "It's been rough for me… me and my ex have been in this feud and he's obsessive… I'm not ready to have a boyfriend yet… so I'm sorry Sanji I hid this from you…"

"That's okay Emma!" said Sanji with love in his voice.

Everyone but Luffy who wasn't paying attention sweatdroped…

"He needs to get laid badly…" whispered Emma the three that weren't' yelling for Chopper.

This caused Zoro to chuckle, Usopp to nod in agreement and Nami to roll her eyes.

"Can I please?" asked Kinaki with her rifle.

"For the last time no! You can shoot him with a tranquilizer…" said Zoro towards the insane rabbit.

"Reindeer!" yelled Luffy.

"I'm right here…" said Chopper, "Do you really want me to join?"

"Of course I do!" yelled Luffy.

Chopper didn't know what to say… he felt so happy.

Later everyone waited for Chopper…Emma was shivering like crazy…

"Maybe you should have put on more clothes…" said Luffy.

"I was in hurry…" said Emma shivering.

"Emma you should take my jacket…" said Sanji.

"No thank you… you need yourself aren't you injured from protecting me?" asked Emma.

Sanji sweatdroped, "I don't feel anything…" said Sanji.

"Are you sure?" asked Emma.

She walked up to him and poked him in the side… that's when Sanji collapsed.

"See you need your jacket more than she does…" said Zoro with a smirk.

That's when Chopper (in full deer form) pulling a sleigh showed up.

"Get in and hurry!" he yelled.

Everyone got in… except for Kinky… they left Kinky… whether or not it was on purpose was unknown…

(Emma's POV)

We left Kinky on purpose… we deserve a break from her… if it wasn't for the creepy fact she yelled out "I'll murder ya in your sleep" everything would have been fine…

We headed off to the ship… but stopped when that thing that was in memory for Dr. Hiruluk happened… and I have to say… the pink snow… was extremely pretty in real life…

However the very tender moment for Chopper was broken when Kinky showed up.

"Why did you leave me!" yelled Kinky.

"We forgot…" said Usopp.

"It's true!" I said.

"Okey Dokey!" said Kinky cheerfully.

We all breathed a sigh of relief knowing Kinky's unpredictable nature… she would believe it… or in denial the exception of Luffy… we all hate her…

"Let's all sing a song!" yelled Kinky.

I shushed her pointed towards Chopper… she understood (for once) that Chopper was having a moment.

(3rd Person POV)

After Chopper had his special moment he carried them to the ship (with Nami telling him where to go…) when they got back...

"Let's have a party to celebrate Emma's health and Chopper joining!" yelled Luffy.

"Let's wait until I put warmer clothes… after all I'm the musician…" said Emma.

"Are you sure you can perform?" asked Nami.

"Unless I drink milk or OJ or eat something that will cause me to cough violently I'll be fine…" said Emma who then began to light coughing fit.

"Are you sure that's normal?" asked Chopper.

"You're the doctor…" said Emma with a sweat drop.

"I never heard of anything like that before…" said Chopper.

"I'm from another world remember…" said Emma.

"Oh yeah…" said Chopper.

(Emma's POV)

Even on earth that's not normal… but I minds as well leave that out for now…

I went back to the girls cabin and put on clothes that were right for the weather… I seriously need to stop borrowing from Nami... I'll go shopping some other time… so I got dressed… I got back onto the deck and yelled "Let's party!"

(3rd Person POV)

Emma began to sing Kibou no Kakera… while everyone else partied… while it was fortunate that she didn't cough once during the song… she did however go though another coughing fit without vomit after wards…

"I can't wait until we get into a warmer environment…" muttered Emma.

"Are you sure your fine?" asked Chopper walking toward me.

"I'm 97 percent sure…" I said.

"So your three percent unsure?" asked Chopper.

Emma began to laugh nervously… "Yeah… I am… but I've been though worse in life… a never ending cold is nothing"

"Really…." said Chopper.

"Yeah I broke the same ankle twice a few months apart... the 2nd time the same day I was supposed to get my cast off…" said Emma.

"Really?" asked Chopper.

"Really…" said Emma.

"That's pretty funny… I think…" said Chopper.

"I'm laughing at it… it's a funny story…" said Emma.

Both Emma and Chopper began to laugh… when they stopped they blushed slightly…

"Come on sing!" yelled Luffy.

"I'm taking break!" yelled Emma.

Meanwhile figure watched the ship from afar…

"So… Princess Yume's sprit cured her… too bad… but she must die… the power of the Dream Kingdom must fade away forever… Then the Dark Council can regain control…" said the figure who vanished.

Next Time: I drag Chopper shopping... hey someone has to help me carry my bags... and it's not just because I like him... um... who said I like him... Hehehehe... but that's when a strange man attacks me... who are threw Dark Council... and better yet... Kinky... why haven't you told me about them! What's going to happen? Find out next time!

A/N: Interesting bit of a trivia... the thing about my ankle is 100 percent true... it happened back in 2002... funny... isn't it?