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Who said we were going to be stopped?
I sank way too fast for my taste as I moved around the ropes that Nami loosened.
'Crud! I'm losing air...' I thought barely as bubbles of air floated to the surface.
'Ah!' The ropes loosened more abling me to take my left hand out.
Thank the muffins, I had to stay calm but I was still scared out of my freakin' mind.
'...I'm going under way too deep...' I thought losing air at the moment as I got my other arm out but my right leg got stuck.
'..N..o!..' My last breathe bubble ecaped my mouth as I stared at the ocean surface.
No way can this be happening to me, drowning before I can be with the straw hats in the grand line.
I'm going to let my grandpa down because I had to drowned in this arc.
I tried kicking my legs again when something splashed above blocking the sun light, I looked up.
'Zo-zoro?...' I thought my eyes widen staring at him, diving towards me.
I absentlyminded raised my hand to him, when he took and pulled me forward. Zoro took out his sword, slashing it against the ropes and set me free.
I felt relief when this happened then I ripped off the cloth and launched myself with Zoro in hand to the surface. Taking one large breath of air.
Zoro came up too, I hugged the fellow and thanked him over and over again.
I think I have a new fear now.
We swam to the shore...well more like Zoro swam the whole way I was out of breath and I didn't let go of Zoro.
'I couldn't swim before and now I still don't know how to swim.' I thought, gripping tighter fearing that if I let go, I might just sink into the ocean bottom again and something will eat me. I wanted to throw up but that made swim faster to the shore seeing my face turn green.
As Zoro crawled on the dry land, dragging me along and fell flat on the dirt floor.
"Huff...Thank you again.." I breathed again, I sat up with Zoro and he nodded.
"No problem.." He said, about to get up when I tackled him to the ground.
"Thank you!" I yelled, nearly choking the guy as I hugged him.
"Ah-! You..can let..go!" He breathed and I let go so his lungs can have air.
"Sorry, I tend to do that...sorry." I apologized once again while he stood up.
"Come on, we have to get to Nami and the ship." Zoro said, lending me a hand.
"Yea, umm how did you know I was drowning?..." I asked, grabbing his hand as pulled me up.
"I followed you." He stated simply. I looked at him while he took the lead on walking ahead and smiled, "You're a lifesaver." I said out of the blue and followed in his tracks.
We walked around the island for some time as I got over my thought's being drowned again. We decided to go onto the path we fond well Zoro saw it and I said we follow it until something shows up. Only had to stop for a moment to figure out that one of the fishmen were following behind us for the past seconds when Zoro slashed him to the tree.
"Not going to lie but I didn't know he was so light on his feet, I mean look at the size of this...this-what is it?" I asked, bending down to it and get a better look.
"Hell if I know." Zoro said, sheathing his sword.
"You think it's a hippo or maybe a walrus?..." I asked again, Zoro shrugged.
"Again, hell if I know." I turned to look at him, Zoro was giving me a weird look too.
Came in silence.
"So where's the map?" I asked, finally noticed that he doesn't have it with him. I caught him off guard.
"Well um..." He started, scratching his cheek while looking the other way.
"What happen to it?" I asked again, blinking.
'What he do with it?' I thought, watching Zoro try to avoid the question, thinking I would hit him if I knew what he did with it...I guess that's why he's looking that way. I mean he looked like it but I wouldn't, do I look like a person that would hit them if they lost a map.
I smiled and walked over to him, "It's alright. Don't need to tell me, it wasn't important so let's go." I said putting my hand on his shoulder and walk on.
"R-right!" Zoro replied, following right behind me. I still felt soaked to the bone while we walked and as we did the past mintues, something got on my nerve. My clothes, it started to brother me but atleast the ointment is all right.
I was happy that I left the money back on the ship yet still feel as though Nami might have found it. I wrinkled my clothes so the water can drip out and at least dry some of the nessary parts. I didn't like the whole already tight clothes become way more tighter. I kept stretching it out and made it look all wrinkely, driving up my thighs.
I frowned, repeating the twisting for the water to pour out and feel a little dry. That was progress and then I remembered that my abilites were acting weird today.
'I need to figure that out what's up with them.' I mentally noted, thats when I kissed a tree and fell on my butt.
"Muffins that hurts." I groaned, rubbing my nose from beating pain and got back up on my feet.
"Hey Zoro, why didn't you say anything?..." I asked, calling out to him.
No response.
"The hell...Zoro?" I asked, turning around to find no one there.
"Hello?" I asked to no one and now I was confused, a little scared too.
"Okay, okay, calm down Rosa. You have to stay calm and figure this out." I said to myself and back up unknowingly.
"It's not funny, Zoro!" I said, looking in the place he might be hiding but no response. Then I ran to any derection away from there.
'This is weird!" I thought, running and went on running.
"Zoro wasn't there what happened to him?" I said, stopping when I saw fogs coming near at my right.
"Did he get lost? Yeah thats it." I furr my eyebrows, catching my breath.
"Guess now, I'm going to find the ship myself." I said, looking around where I was and walk passed it.
I noticed foot prints on the dirt and that it was...backwards, going to the woods. It's this stuff that just confuse the hell out of me and go with what I see without overthinking it.
"They'll lead me to somewhere, hope it's not some sort alien creep fest." I said, following the creepy footprints.
Then out of all the time it happens my band that keeps my hair in a bun, snaps and flicked the back of my neck.
"Owe." I rubbed the red stop that it left and fixed my hair.
"This is so annoying." I said, growling at the broken band on the ground and walk off to where I need to be. If I knew where I'm going...
Before I knew it myself, I was following the steps the weird footprints that were backwards and that lead to the docking of Arlong Park.
"Seriously..." I said, thinking should I go in and get the ship or just wait until the Sanji and Luffy to come back. Though, I had captains orders to do so and I really felt like Usopp on being scared.
"I need a nap.." I mumbled, rubbing my eyes. My eye lids were heavy as I srceteched.
"All this walking around and finding nothing is getting to me..." I mumbled again, going over to the wall and slide down to the grass.
"Hmm, feels nice." I hummed, looking up at the blue sky and feel the cool wall on my back.
"Maybe just a little nap won't hurt..." I drowsyily spoke, closing my eyes and for a moment things slowed down.
The wind seemed to have stopped but could hear it, the grass and leaves made no movement while my breathing slowed.
I felt perplexed as if I had to get out and I didn't know anything that was going on, now.
I heard a splash from behind me as I jumped back up and looked around cautiously.
"Is someone there?" I called out.
No response.
"I hate this no one response crap, it scares me.." I mumbled, backing away from the wall and started looking around the area.
"Hehaha, it should." Said a voice form behind me.
I yelped, turning around to find the same fishman that was with Nami.
"I thought you drowned."
"Well, looks like it doesn't seem what you always expect..." I replied as he raised an eye..brow?...I don't know, he doesn't have hair.
I stepped away from him, trying to get a good running start but he kept inching forward, glaring at me.
"For a puny human, you're so...dainty." He said, coming out of the shade.
What I saw will never be unseen.
"BARAKA!" I screamed.
Staring at the guy, he was freakin' tall. He looked just like him but instead of decaying yellow is was a moldy-blue skin color and his teeth were sharper and longer.
"NOPE!" I yelled, this time taking off in a full sprint.
Seeing him in the game is one thing but in person, hell no!
"Don't run away from me! No one does!" I heard him yell, that just made me run faster. I don't remember where I'm heading but I need to get the hell away as fast as possible.
I just don't want to be near the guy that's all and I was scared witless just by looking at his face.
"AND MY NAME IS PARAKA!" He yelled as I banked right, slid under a rather large branch and darted to the left.
'Just keep running...' I repeated in my head my fears taking over me...and I had no idea...why. Why was I running away? Why? Enough with the asking?! ... The hell was that just know..am I-
"AH HA!"
"OH FU-! NO!" I yelled in fright as he jumped out of the air, scaring the hell out of me.
-SWOOSH.-
...
"...What just happened?" I spoke, blinking stupidly.
Bar- Uh, I mean Paraka was no to be seen and as for me I am sitting in the middle of bushes.
"HEY! WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GO?!" I heard Paraka yell from somewhere. I sat completely still even held my breath.
"TURNING YOUR BACK FROM A FIGHT?! COWARD!" Paraka yelled.
...
I frowned.
"I'm no coward..."