The next morning, Luffy was surprised to find the whole gang standing at the corner of his street, waving at him like idiots.
"What are you guys doing here?" he asked.
"We live pretty close together, so we should at least walk to school together!" Nami chirped, having lost the strange attitude from the day before.
"Yeah, I guess," Luffy said with a shrug. "If you don't mind people judging you and everything because I'm here." Chopper gave him a stare, as if telling him to shut up.
"Do you think we give a shit?" Zoro grunted, saying just what he had said to Hatchi before. Luffy blinked, then looked down.
"Yeah, I guess not. You guys don't seem like the type to care about what others think..."
"Is that an insult or a compliment?" Brook said good-naturedly. Luffy shrugged again.
"Whatever you want it to be," he answered, then started walking. The rest of the gang were quick to follow.
"So, Luffy," Usopp began conversationally. Luffy hummed a little to show that he heard. "What's it like at your house?" Luffy visibly stiffened, but kept up his cheerful facade.
"It's kind of creepy, because it creaks a lot. And there isn't any windows in my room, so it's always pitch black when I turn off the lights," he answered with a forced smile that looked more like a grimace. Usopp blinked, then raised his hands up as if surrendering.
"If you don't want to say, don't say," he said quickly, before Luffy could continue, and Luffy's smile became less strained.
"No, it's fine. You were bound to ask eventually. Although you did ask sooner than most would..." He ended with a slightly teasing tone, which surprised most of the group. Luffy was actually joking. As in, real joking, not dark humor or anything they would expect from him. He seemed way too happy for a guy that had no friends or family for years and years on end. It kind of made you just want to smile along with him, pretending everything's alright, even when it wasn't.
"You calling me weird?" Usopp hissed playfully. Luffy's eyes widened in mock fear.
"No way! Why would I call you weird?-" then he added, "-long nose." Usopp feigned hurt, then turned away with disgust.
"I don't know why I bother talking to a shrimp about my awesomeness," he scoffed. Luffy suddenly looked angry for real, as if Usopp might've touched on a sensitive subject. They all immedately grew wary.
"I'M DRINKING ALL THE MILK I CAN, OKAY? IT'S NOT MY FAULT EVERYONE ELSE GROWS FASTER THAN ME!" Luffy suddenly howled, raising his fists into the air indignantly. Everyone jumped at his sudden loud voice, and they noticed some annoyed looks from passerbys, but they all laughed all the same.
"STOP LAUGHING, YOU INHUMAN GIANTS!" Luffy raged, kicking a rock halfway across the street. This just made them laugh even harder, and even Robin was stifling giggles behind her palm.
"I'M DONE WITH YOU ALL!" Luffy suddenly ran ahead of them, not too fast to where they couldn't easily catch up but fast enough to leave them behind.
"Wait, Luffy! We're sorry!" Nami called, but she was still laughing. Luffy looked back with a snort of disbelief, but he stopped running.
Nobody even spotted the car before it was too late to do anything about it.
LONG AN ALERT! SKIP IF YOU DON'T CARE!
*Raises an eyebrow*
Well? Anybody have anything to say?
Go ahead and rage on me, I know I deserve it *Holds out arms wide to receive my hate like a man*
Luffy: You're going to run me over, aren't you?
Me: Nope. Not even close. Though the car has something to do with what I'm planning... *Rubs hands together like a mad scientist*
And I hope you enjoyed this, even if it is short and crappy. Just... please leave a positive review. I really need the support right now.
Luffy: Eh, what happened?
Me: Nothing important. Go back to getting run over.
Luffy: *Pouts*
Sorry for the long Author's Note, but I just... I don't even know anymore. My mind is just messed up right now. Not in a really bad way, but still.
I really need some syrup right now... Too bad we ran out...
Anyways, please review, and-
Luffy: You said that already.
Me: ...I did? Sorry, my mind is... scrambled eggs.
Maybe it's edible
Again, SORRY FOR THE LONG AN! IF I CAN THINK OF SOMETHING, I'LL MAKE AN OMAKE OR SOMETHING IF SOMEONE SUGGESTS ONE!
Now, away~
