Abroad The Going Merry
"NO WAY! You're really going to give us this ship?"
I heard Luffy yell in excitement, I turned around and saw Luffy dash this way.
"Guys! Isn't this cool!" I asked, Luffy nodded rapidly as Zoro looked up it with Nami.
"It's not bad." Zoro said, smiling up at the ship.
"Finally! A real ship!" Nami said, running over to me and look at it too.
"I'm gonna get a better look of it!" I said, flying onto the ship and scan around. I heard Merry tell them about the ship as I went to the mast then the head sheep thing.
'These clothes Kaya gave seem a little tight...but at least they have pockets!' I thought, patting a pocket with my berri's.
This mini-dress is nice, it's mid-sleeved and loose over have my thighs, having a hoodie to it. From my chest to the sleeves were a nice shade of gray and the bottom to thighs were a ivory color with a print of a gray butterfly at the corner. I was bare foot which made me happy that I could let my feet breathe while my boots were on the ship.
"It's the best I could do for you all for saving the village." Kaya said, making a happy smile. "I wanna get on too!" Luffy said, his arm stretched to grab the white railing of the new ship as Zoro climbed on while Luffy launched himself on.
I went to the side where Kaya was, "Thank you, Kaya and for the clothes too!"
I thanked her as she nodded, I looked down for Nami but she wasn't there and I saw Merry point at a direction. "She went down that way saying that her stuff was on the other ship." I nodded and flew down.
"Guess, I'll go help." I said, going to to the old ships but had the bags in mid-road way.
'She works fast...' I thought, walking to her. "Nami need any-" I was cut off by a bag thrown at me. "Yup! Your stuff is quite heavy if I have to say." Nami told me, grabbing her bags and walked away.
"Okay then." I mumbled and started to walk while looking in my bag. 'This is mine alright...'
My book, tattered white sweater and..."What's this?" I said, scanning a funny looking rectangular box. "I'll look at it later." I said putting it back, saw that I was at the Going Merry again.
"This is awesome! A pirate ship!" Luffy yelled, jumping and running around on it. Zoro was still looking it at the ship as Nami got on it, setting down her stuff and I stood there watching them on ship.
...Well, alright I was just staring at Luffy but come on who wouldn't, right? As I smiled, Kaya came up to me. "Rosa, those gaps on your back...You need to be careful, okay?" Kaya told me, looking worried so I just smiled.
"There's nothing to worry about Kaya, It'll heal and as you can see I feel fine."
I reassured her but she didn't look like she believe me. I sweat dropped. "I'll take it easy from fights, is that good?" I asked her as Kaya lightened up. "Yes!..That will be good for you." She replied as I nodded then something popped in my head.
"Hey Miss Kaya...Did you talk with Usopp yet?" I asked.
"No...Why? Should I?" Kaya said, slightly panicking. I tried to calm her down.
"No, it's just that...don't you might what to say something to him..like maybe of a crush or something like that?" I tried my best to tell her about Usopp's affection to her and not making it sound...weird.
Kaya blushed like a tomato, she cupped her face and turned away, quickly. "Umm...I don't think so..um well I..could..talk..to him of...that.." Kaya said, I laughed at her shyness, it was cute.
"...But what about you? Are you going to talk with Luffy about 'a crush or something like that?'.." Kaya countered and I froze.
"Eh?" Escaped my lips not turning to face Kaya, I was standing completely still. "Well aren't you, Lady Rosa?" Kaya caught me completely off guard.
"You seem to have quite the liking to him." Kaya continued smiling, I didn't move. She got me. "..Well um I...might.." I finally told her, she just smiled and turned back to the Going Merry.
I saw that Merry was talking with Nami about I don't know what then I went to get on the ship, I felt my face was on fire. Though, I pushed it in the back my head as I flew in air, not going by the ladder rope and landed.
Sighing to calm down, I tied the bag up that was in my hands.
Finally, turning to see Luffy and Zoro at the railings. "Dew!" I heard Dusk yell though I let it pass, thinking he will land on Zoro.
I was about to walk over to them when I heard screaming in the woods. "Usopp?" I asked, seeing the huge backpack of Usopp rolling down and Dusk laughing flying at the speed, the backpack was going.
"DewDewDew!" Dusk flew right passed the high-speed backpack.
"You know he's gonna hit the ship, right?" I told the two.
They jumped off the ship and put their feet up in sync.
-Bam!-
Feet in the face...no nice...While Usopp was meeting Luffy's and Zoro's foot as I had a fit of giggles.
"Don't want you to destroy our new ship, now do we?" Zoro said. "Yup, we just got it." Luffy said, the two of them had on such plain faces while Usopp's was beat up.
It's funny but I stopped laughing when Dusk whammed in my face as I fell and grabbed Dusk's tail. "Deow." Dusk said, being upside-down his ears twitching.
"Not a landing mat, kitty." I told him as he poked my eye. "Dusk!" I yelped letting go of his tail as he escaped. "Get back here!" I ordered him but he just laughed.
'That little...' My thought were stopped when I noticed Luffy and Zoro were on the ship again as Nami was counting something.
"What do you think their talking about?" Luffy asked out of the blue as I slowly crept up behind them. "Don't know, maybe saying how he's going out to sea..." Zoro replied, answering quite accurately.
"Boo!" I shouted causing the two to stiffen and turned around, bearing teeth at me.
"Not funny!" The two yelled as I laughed and put my arms on their shoulders, turning them to Usopp. "It's just a joke. Relax!" I told them as Luffy smiled and Zoro looked from him then to me.
I really should have seen this coming...
"Yeah..Relax." Zoro said a little to relaxed when it was too late. Zoro whipped my legs as I fell to the floor.
"Wait! Don't!" They started to tickle me. "Ahh!" I yelled trying to escape from their grasp. I couldn't breathe in a matter of seconds as I saw Nami turn and laugh, falling over holding her stomach.
'Damn you.' I mentally cursed, laughing like crazy. "Ahhaha!" I yelled, tossing and turning still trying to get away.
"Hey Luffy!" Usopp came to my rescue. 'Thank you...' I thought trying to catching my breath.
"I hope to meet you guys on the sea! This is goodbye!" Usopp said as I finally got up but to only slump over the railing and look down to Usopp and his ball of a backpack.
"Huh? How's that?" Luffy asked, Usopp looked confused. "Well. I was saying that I hope to see you guys out on the sea..." Usopp repeated sounded as though it was obvious.
"What are you talking about?" Zoro asked catching Usopp off guard. "Get on." Zoro told him, pointing down at the ship. "What?" Usopp replied.
"Aren't we friends?" Luffy continued, getting that grin on his face, "Get on broad!"
"Re-really?" Usopp still replied, I stood up straight and leaned over.
"Just get up here!" I yelled, Usopp looked like he was going to cry.
"I'M FINALLY GOING TO A CAPTAIN!" He yelled happily, running over to the ship and jumped when Luffy did too.
"DON'T BE STUPID! I'M THE CAPTAIN!"
We all laughed at the moment.
New crew-mate: Usopp The Lair
I smiled.
The others got their stuff packed onto the ship, meaning Luffy packed alot of food.
"Kaya! Didn't you have the talk?" I asked her when she blushed answering, "Yes!" Kaya waved us off along with Merry.
We set sail to the wide open ocean as the island became smaller and smaller. That's when Usopp came over to me and tapped my shoulder.
"Uhh...What were you and Kaya talking about?" Scratching his cheek turning pink a bit. "Oh, you know..the little things." I replied, smiling.
Usopp nodded, laughing nervously and Luffy yelled out, "Party!"
Luffy ran inside the kitchen, making noises of something breaking and steps going back and forth.
"He better not be breaking anything in there." Nami said, laying out a chair on the deck.
"Wonder what he's grabbing in there?" Zoro asked, sitting down legs crossed and hands on the back of his head. Dusk pitter-padded into kitchen when a dish flew right out.
"Luffy!" Nami yelled, Usopp and I laughed with our hands over our mouths. The dish the flew out nearly smashed into her if she didn't jump out the way.
"What are you two laughing at?" Nami asked, bearing her teeth at us.
We waved frantically, shaking our heads and trying kill our laughs. "Nothing!" I could tell she wanted to beat us with her staff but she really wanted to beat Luffy on his head.
"Got it!" We heard Luffy yell as he ran out with food and drinks along Dusk on his head, Dusk was balancing some food too.
Luffy gave Zoro his alcohol and to Nami as well, while the three of us got some sort of soda. Dusk just ate food with water.
"To a new ship-mate and a new ship!" Luffy toasted as we did the same.
"Cheers!"
This turned into small loud party and it went into night with Luffy and Usopp singing even Dusk joined in. "Dew!"
As for me I saw about to go up to the crows nest until Luffy got a hold of my shoulder and pulled me to them. We started to dance, though I tried to pull away but Luffy's grip hold was tough.
"Come on, Rosa. Dance with Luffy." Zoro grinned, holding up a tankard of alcohol. "Shut it!" I yelled to him as Luffy twirled me into the mast.
-Smack.-
"Ow..." I groaned.
"Oops. Sorry. Hehehe.." Luffy smiled, nervously...I think.
As he pulled me to slam into Usopp who was dancing with Dusk as he was flying.
-Thud.-
'I'm going to kill Luffy...' I thought, seeing butterflies go around my head on the floor.
"Luffy! Watch it!" Usopp scolded him as Luffy rubbed the back of his head. "Hehehe...Sorry again.." Luffy apologized.
"Deow!DewDew!" Dusk laughing rolling on the floor. "Hahaha! Had fun?" I heard Zoro asked as I glared at the both of them. I was going to yell at the them until a hand grabbed my arm pulling me back. "Okay, this time I'm not gonna let you hit something!" Luffy announced as he kept to his word after a few twirls.
"Poor girl..." I heard Nami said, sitting on her chair. 'Is she serious right now?...' I thought as I slump over on Luffy's shoulder while he laughed.
"I'm just going to sleep now..."
...
My eyes opened to a dark room and I just stared at the ceiling for some time.
That's when I heard some stomping ontop of the ship, running around and yelling as I shot up from the bed.
"Crud...!" I jumped from the bed and ran out the room, well climb out and that didn't matter right now.
As I came out from the cabins, I was blinded by the sun completely it even hurt...a lot and I fell running on to the surface of the ship. "Ahhh! What's going on?" I asked but no answer.
Instead, I was grabbed around my waist and was thrashed about in the hold. Then I was airborne when I finally opened my eyes to a roof where we were about crashed into but I took action.
I raised my hand quickly and a twilight portal appeared on top of it and we phased through it but crashed into a dresser.
"Owww!" I groaned out as I popped out from the rubble of the used to be a dresser, "Crap, that hurt..." Luffy's hat landed on my head catching my attention. 'It was Luffy.' I thought, putting my hand on it.
"What is this?" I heard a gruffy voice say as I turned around to see...
Chef Zeff, which means...Sanji!
But then I felt kinda funny when I thought of Sanji but my thoughts were I interrupted by a hard slam to my head.
"Answer me." Chef Zeff yelled and brought back his long stupid chef hat of his. Just what I needed in the morning a triple sized headache with a side of stinging eyes.
"Pain...why so clinging on me?.." I mumbled, seeing my vision go in a complete 360.
"Still no answer huh? That's it you'll be staying for a year without pay." Zeff said to me as I groaned. He just crossed his arms and left his room. '..Bas..Bastard..' I thought, falling on the wooden floor.
"Phew! That was close, right Rosa?" I heard Luffy say as he popped out from broken dresser. "Too bad you have to stay for a year." A anger tick appeared on my head as I collected my composer.
"...Luffy..I'm gonna...hurt you.." I grumbled as I sat up and rubbed my head.
"Heh heh...sorry." Luffy said as he helped me up and we both headed out the room to find Zeff there, looking angry.
"Brought a friend huh? A year and one month!" Zeff said, turning around and walk ahead again.
"WHAT!" We both yelled in shock as I speed walked over to him. "Why? Add another month?" I asked. "Want to make it two?" Zeff asked, I froze. "Thought so. Now go help the others in the kitchen."
Zeff opened a door to rushling chefs running around and yelling at one another. When I noticed Luffy wasn't behind me and was trying to grab some food, which he's eating now.
"AH! Don't eat that!...Who'd he get in here?" One of the chefs yelled as they tried to pull Luffy away from the food.
"Yummy!Food!" Luffy could say with a mouth full of food as he was pushed out the kitchen with one big hassle to do that, taking large amounts of food with him. "Who was he anyway?" Zeff asked me.
I sighed smiling, "That's my captain. Monkey D. Luffy." Zeff looked at me from the counter of his eye then look back at the chef's cooking. "So he's your boyfriend?" I fell to the floor.
"Eehhhh?" I mumbled, trying not to blush. Zeff just laughed like it was funny and I guess it was to him. "Not funny!" I yelled at him then he got me again. "I didn't hear a no?"
"No! There you happy!" I yelled again as he pushed me to the sink where a mountain of dirty dishes lay there. "Yeah right, get to work small fry! Haha!" Zeff laughed walking away through the doors.
"Humph! I'm no small fry!" I grumbled, rolling up my sleeves and start doing the dishes.
...
One after another with different substances on each plate and getting soap in my eye. As I tried to help some of the other chefs.
"My eye!" I yelled, stinging soap of doom burning my eye as I splashed my face to get the soap out. Then some water fell to the ground, one of the chef's walked near me and slipped, completely dropping food plates.
"Ahhh!" He yelled all the way down as I missed the chance to catch him but it was way too late. Food, broken plates, and water with soap was everywhere.
"I-I can fix this!" I said, getting their attention.
...Awkward silence. How I hate them...
"When did she get in here?" The guy with an apron asked. I sweat dropped while a tick mark appeared on my head. "I was here the whole damn time!" I told them as they looked at each other. They just murmured to each other while I stand there looking like an idiot.
I think Patty headed over to me and handed me a broom.
"Then fix it already! Zeff must of put you here..." He said, going to cook again as the other chef did too. I started to sweep when I remember I can't broom for my life. A shard of a broken plate flew over into a stove.
"Ah! Don't turn that stone-"
-SWOSH.-
The shard shot right out and nearly cut my throat, if I did move. "On...'' I finished my sentence when Patty came back, taking the broom away and push me out the kicthen. "Go take orders of food for the people!" He yelled at me and slammed the door as I tried to get back in the kitchen.
"But I'm not good with people..." I said as I turned to face talking and talking people. "Great..." I walked around to find a table to get their order of food when a familiar voice called my name.
"Rosa! Over here!" Luffy yelled, I turned around to see them at a table with food that Luffy was devouring now. I smiled walking over to them when a flash of blonde hair came to me.
"O, Vast sea thank you! For bringing such a beauty to me!" Sanji said having a heart of an eye, handing me a rose.
"Rosa! Such a name to match the name of a Rose for your beauty! Rosa-chan~!" Sanji said on one knee and a hand on his chest. I sweat dropped, blushing a bit. "Umm..thanks..."
Sanji jumped up and was going to hug me until a long hat hit his head causing a giant bump to appear.
"Sanji! Don't flirt with your co-worker! She's on the job!" Zeff shouted at him, Sanji looked to Zeff in confusion. "Co-worker?" He asked then looked to me and a second later a row hearts were floating everywhere.
I sweat dropped again.
I never been in this type of situation and I stepped back, putting away the rose I had. "Oi! Idiot cook!" Zoro called Sanji as he turned around glaring.
"Back off." Zoro told him, arms crossed as Luffy tilt his head taking another bite of food. "What?" Sanji replied darkly.
I looked between them as I knew what was about to happen and got in the middle. "Wait just a minute..." I said but cut off by a hard hit to my skull, falling to the floor along with Sanji. "Quit jibber-jabbering and get back to work! Or I'll make it one year and three months!" I shot up quickly causing my back to crack.
"Sorry Chef Zeff! Yes sir, right away sir!" I said as I jumped up to only wobble to side to side and spin, going into the kitchen.
'He hit me with his leg, the nerve of the guy.' I thought, grumbling something my breath. Sanji followed behind and I only got a handful of food then pushed back out side again.
"Balance." When I got a steady footing, Sanji swift fully took the plates away. "Sanji!" I called as he turned to face me with a heart on his face.
"I'll take care of this for you! My Rose!" Sanji said taking the food to various tables, I spotted the others at their table and wave me over. I headed over there again, it seemed like I was taking my time because Luffy stretched his arm, grabbing me.
"Finally! You're here, we decided that Sanji will be our cook!"
...
After some Luffy attacks for the food, Nami, Usopp, and Zoro back to the ship. For some reason Luffy stayed and follow me around until I entered the kitchen again. Sanji kept kicking him out through the doors if Sanji couldn't do that then it was one of the chef's, and I was still on dish duty.
"Haha..Duty.." I giggled but quickly stopped. "What are you laughing at, small fry?" Zeff appeared arms crossed, making me drop a plate.
"Don't do that..." I told him, feeling my heart beat fast. Zeff laughed, it's on this time I noticed that I'm almost the same height as him.
'Wow, I'm small.' I thought, my mind going blank.
"Rosa-chan~!" Sanji busted in with a food covered Luffy. "What should I do with him? Rosa-chan~!" Sanji asked me as I smiled nervously. "Rosa look! What I can do!" Luffy announced, doing a trick with his foot and flip a mutton over his head into his mouth.
I smiled. "Nice, Luffy!" Sanji tried to choke him again as Zeff slammed his hat on the both of them.
And this went for a past few days. Sanji taking my work into his hands, Zeff scaring me and Luffy grabbing any food he sees at any time.
...
"Here, take this out to the trash boat out back." Zeff ordered, handing me the large bag of trash causing me to wobble backwards. "Yes sir." I said, taking the bag and heading through the deck, planning to stay there here for a while to stare at the sky.
Walking out onto the deck, I was blinded by a fog that just hid everything in my area. I couldn't even see anything which freaked me out later as I can see again and the trash bag.
"What the?" I mumbled, setting the bag down and rubbed my face. "Okay getting weird..." I mumbled again, the fog was foggier and I tried to find the trash bag that disappeared. Then something ringed in my head and I hit my head on something way too fast by standing up.
"It's today!" I finally realized it, Don Krieg arrived at the Baratie when it was really foggy like it was right now. I ran back inside in the Baratie to only smack into Sanji and fall to the floor.
"It's him!" Someone shouted in horror, causing chairs to make noises around the ship as fast as they could. "Sorry Sanji!" I said, only to see his face with a giant heart, I grabbed his arm and ran through the door.
"What in blazes are ya shoutin 'bout?" Patty barked, demanding to know why they were yelling.
"It's Don Krieg!"
Happy 4th of July, you guys! ^^ ...Though it's late for that..haha
I almost forgot Dusk is a Smilodon a.k.a saber-tooth cat mixed dragon. Dusk's a cat for his minor forms with wings, giving him flight and speed. His feet and tail are scaly for his dragon side while Smilodon are for his cat appearance.
Deow!