I updated this so quick now….Hehe!!!!
"Dock there!" Rose ordered, pointing the ship in the direction of a dock tipped at El Pond, which was frozen and turned into an ice rink.
Everyone got off, dressed Winter clothing. Rose was teary eyed at the sight of her long-loved home. "Melrose, I'm back…" She said to the small yet vast city. The stores were open, the sky was Winter black, decked with wine-coloured clouds, the trees lining down the street in a decorative fashion were draped with white Christmas lights, blankets of cold white fluff piled upon the sidewalks.
The cars had snow on their rooftops, the streets were wet with melted snow and reflected the street lights, giving off an orange-white glow, people walked down the streets to get to where they were going, couples were striding down to the ice rink, people were coming out of Shaws, piled with groceries for Christmas dinners, there was city life everywhere, and to Rose…
It was paradise.
-Episode 29: Cold Prosperity-
The crew stood in awe at the urban dazzled city, Melrose. Rose stood there, smiling and shedding small joyus tears at the sight of her home, born and raised. "Rose…This is Melrose…?" Godell gasped. Rose nodded, still in her blissful state. "Oh my god…" Godell sighed. "You had the LIFE!" she gasped again, taking in every feature of the city.
Tanisha sighed. "I'm BACK! Woo!" she cheered. Nami walked up to Rose. "How long did you say you lived here…?" she gasped. Rose swallowed her words. "17 years…" she weeped. "How old are you…?" Usopp asked. "18..."
The two gasped. Tanisha walked up to them. "She's lived here her whole life, it was a big change for her when she had to move. She used to call every day in tears." She said. "Ohh…" Usopp, Chopper and Nami cooed.
Robin was studying the features carefully, and in awe. "I've never seen a small city be so…Prosperous!" she gasped, holding her hands over her heart. (This is really how I feel about Ol' Melrose. I've lived there a LONG time and I miss it dearly.)
Sanji walked up next to Rose. "You lived here for seventeen years, then had to move so far away…" he asked in a smooth tone. Rose put her head down and blushed. "It must've been hard moving from such a lovely home. I can see why you're overjoyed." he said, trying to cheer her up.
Rose perked back up again. "Yeah…It was." she smiled. Sanji smiled back, he put his arm around her shoulder. . "So how about that 'Best Winter Ever'?" he laughed. "Rose chuckled. "Ok then! Guys, I'm gonna take you to the best restaurant in the city!" Rose exclaimed, whipping around she struck a commanding pose. Tanisha and Angie joined her. "TURNERS!" They shouted. "Awesome!" Luffy shouted at the mention of "restaurant".
"But first…" Rose added, "I'm gonna give you a tour of the best city ever!" she exclaimed. "So, for those who don't know, FOLLOW ME!" Rose shouted, marching into the city. The crew followed excitedly.
"Rose, what are we gonna show 'em first?" Tanisha asked. Rose smirked. "I have a pretty good idea, Kohai!" Rose said. Tanisha got what she was saying. "That'll be a sight!"
They walked down a secluded lumberyard, past a closed pool and acrodd a four-way intersection. "This way!" Rose shouted, running down a sidewalk. The others followed closely behind. "Rose, why didn't you tell me Melrose was this awesome!" Godell shouted.
They began to pass a chain link fence with a football field in it's borders. "This way this way! We're so close!!" Rose huffed excitedly. The others followed closely behind. "I wish I lived here with you Rose-chan!" Usopp blurted out of nowhere. "You woulda destroyed my apartment then!" Rose joked.
A tree cleared out of their vision, and the chain link fence came to an opening. "Here…My old school. MHS." Rose said, out of breath. The others gasped. The school had been reduced to a rubble pile. "They knocked it down…Along with MVMMS…" Rose said. "Good riddance…Heheh." she laughed.
"Why is that good?" Robin and Nami asked. "Cause I hated this school, I hated the kids, the teachers, and the principal. I hated the way it ran. I hated everything about it." Rose said, smiling victoriously through her whole explanation.
"Then…Why do you miss it so much?" Godell asked. "Because…This is my custom. It's what made me…" There was a pause, the crew looked at her quizzically, "…Me." She said, looking back up at them. Nami, Usopp, Chopper, Luffy and Sanji where in tears. "That-That-…THAT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I'VE EVER HEARD!!!" They wailed.
Zoro huffed, he appeared to be a bit teary eyed as well. "And you WENT to this school, Tani-san?" He asked, putting a hand on his cheek, to cover up one side of his now slightly teary features. "Zoro-kun…Are you crying?" Tanisha looked back at him, one of her little tan bunny ears flopping over cutely as it usually does.
Zoro just smiled with his eyes half-closed. (I'm picturing that right now…WHOA. Zoro's sexy when he cries. I'll draw it for you peeps.) He sighed again, his breath forming a smoke-like puff of condensation. Tanisha smiled at him. "Hehe…Baka Moss-head, but you're MY Baka-Moss-Head." She said, giving Zoro a hug and making him blush.
"Ohh…" Nami cooed lightly, cuddling the now teary Chopper. "That is the CUTEST thing I've ever seen." Robin squealed. Rose wiped away her tears. "C'mon, there's more places to see than here!" she shouted, breaking up the group's little emotional spurt and leading them down the street to the next stops.
Rose lead them up past Papa Gino's and across the four-way intersection, into St Mary's park. St Mary's park was given that name due to the Christian school right in front of it, and 3 minutes away from Rose's apartment.
The grass was covered with thick snow, about 2 feet deep. "Wohoo!" Rose jumped headfirst into the snow. "This is St. Mary's park! The best place for- OMPH!" Rose got cut off by Usopp tossing a snowball at her face.
He fell over in the snow and laughed hysterically. "I'm sorry where you about to say snowball fights? Ha ha ha ha!" he pointed and laughed. Rose whipped a snowball and hit him straight in the face. "Yes I WAS until you friggin' cut me off!" Rose laughed.
The crew laughed and jumped in the snow. Luffy was about to pick up some yellow snow and munch on it. Rose smacked it out of his hand. "Hey! What wassat for!" Luffy shouted. "DON'T EAT THE YELLOW SNOW! It's EVIL!" Rose shouted, tossing a snowball at Luffy's face. "WAAAA COLD!" he shouted, falling over into the snow.
Rose and Godell laughed hysterically. Tanisha and Angie were wrestling in the snow, giving each other frozen noogies. "RAWR!! AHH COLD!!" They shouted, shoving each other in the snow.
Rose was laughing, then suddenly something cold impacted with her butt. "YEIK!" she squeaked, darting upwards. She whipped around and saw Sanji a few feet behind her, bending over to make another snowball. He smirked at Rose. "Gotcha." he said cooly.
"Oh you are SO DEAD!" Rose laughed, rushing at him. Sanji perked up and tossed his half-made snowball at her. "AHH!" Rose laughed, dodging the snowball and tossing one she made while running. She hit him square in the butt. "Payback! HAHA!" she laughed.
While the others were having a snowball war, Rose and Sanji were having a one on one snowball duel. Rose was catching up with Sanji. "I'm gonna get you!" Rose laughed, chasing after him in the snow. "Not if I can help it! BAM!" Sanji said, throwing a snowball at Rose. It hit her right in the face.
"Ow! COLD! WAH!" Rose pretended to gag and die. In her 'blind' moment, Sanji hid behind a tree she was about to run past. She wiped the snow out of her face and looked around, not seeing where Sanji went. "…? Sanji-kun? Where'd you go?" She mewed, walking past the tree.
"Tag!" Sanji jumped out, glomping Rose causing them to both fall to the ground. "Ahh! Hahahaha!" Rose and Sanji laughed, laying there in the snow laughing and being careless. Sanji had his arm around her. "How did you think of that!" Rose laughed. "What?" Sanji asked. "Hiding behind the tree!" she laughed.
Sanji blushed pink slightly, his breath puffed like smoke from the cold as Rose's face was inches away from his. "I thought it would be funny watching you get freaked out then fall face-first in the snow." he laughed, grinning widely.
"Aw I hate you!" Rose joked. Sanji laughed along. "My skirt's getting wet." Rose said, getting off the snowy ground and brushing herself off. Sanji did the same. Sanji noticed how fluffy Rose's brunette cat ears were, but resisted petting them.
"Let's go back." Sanji said. Rose nodded. "Kay." She said, following him back to the others. "Okay guys, time to end Snow Wars III." Rose said, clapping her hands to notify them. "Aww." They moaned. "Where now, Oyabun-sama!" Luffy asked.
"Ice-skating, then Turners!" Rose said, getting the crew all riled up. "To El Pond!" Rose pointed and lead the way. The others followed. "Then I have a surprise for you guys!" she said, winking at the crew. Chopper got all riled up. "What is it what is it!" he squeaked.
Godell turned around and snuggled the little reindeer. "So orei wa hitmesu desu!" she said, then returned to following Rose and the rest.
-Next Time, Episode 30: Moonlit Beauty-
