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CURSED or BLESSED [4] : The Kindest
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"Hey Zoro~!" called Luffy.
"Huuh?"
"Why are you talking only when we are back in the restaurant?"
"Have you seen another talking dog?"
"But you're not a dog."
"That's the whole point. People shouldn't know my true form," growled Zoro, pouring water into a glass. Luffy was sitting opposite him at the glassy dining table with eight chairs around it. There was nothing else on the table except for a jar of water and five glasses around the jar, including the one Zoro just took.
"But I know. Kuso-jiji also knows. Maki and Sabo and–"
"Well, do I have any other choice? They know a lot already."
"Then why can't Sanji?"
"We barely know him for fuck sake! How can you be so… oh shit! He knows already."
"What? Why?"
"He knows already, my true form, it is."
"But how? Isn't it dangerous?"
"Well, thanks to you, idiot! You keep giving him hints! I bit you to shut you up! How many times you were about to spit everything out?"
"But I didn't tell him anything."
"You gave him a fuckin lot of hints, fucker! He isn't as…" Zoro frowned, choosing his word before continuing, "naïve as you." The green head sighed. 'Idiot' might describe the noirette better but, oh well… he didn't do it on purpose. He couldn't really blame the youngster, it was just the way he is.
"Hmmm… you were just guessing. I wouldn't know if I were him."
"Oh Luffy… I wanna kill you already."
"Shishishishi~~~! No, I know you won't. Speaking of which, Sanji did ask me something strange."
"Keh! Maybe you're right." He stopped, "Huh? Something strange? What did he ask?"
"He asked me whether is it okay to take care of you as my dog. That's strange, right? Why can't I?" Luffy frowned, swaying left and right. Zoro facepalmed. See, he knew the blonde knew. Fuck Luffy! He really wanted to kill him right now.
"Don't blame me if I have to kill the blonde in the end." Zoro gritted his teeth.
"What? Why? No, you can't! He is my friend. And his food is good too! He is kind and he fed you too!" the noirette rambled.
"That's why I need him to know nothing about me, and you. You know how the world works, Luffy." Zoro's voice became an octave higher. He was holding on his boiling anger.
"But Zoro…"
"Luffy! We are what the world is afraid of! Are you fuckin dense? Have you forgotten what happened to us back then?"
Luffy became silent. He now understood what Zoro was talking about. He was worried for Luffy and for everyone else.
"But Sanji is not like those people."
"We'll never know, Luffy."
"I believe in my instincts." Luffy stayed stubborn, his expression changed slightly, lips pursed into a straight line. He was trying hard to hold on to his conviction. He was hurt, but he didn't want to show it. The green head's eyes twitched. He hated to see Luffy in that state.
"Fine. Let's see how everything goes. But if he tries anything funny, I'll kill him," Zoro said in the end with a heavy sigh. And Luffy's face was back with his usual brightness, his cheerful self.
"You don't have to kill him. He won't."
"I hope so."
"Then what about the food? He is great, isn't he?"
"Yeah, food was nice."
"And he is kind too. I know he gave you booze, right?"
"He did. That's why I told you, he knew I'm not a regular dog."
"Well, you are a werewolf and what is the connection between booze and a dog?" asked Luffy, picking his nose. If Zoro had to choose, he would rather drown himself in mud again and again than had to explain something like this to the innocent, geh! Wait… 'idiot' would suit him well – Luffy that it is.
"Oh, fuck Luffy! I give up! Go ask Google about dogs and booze, seriously…"
"Heeeh… that's a good idea, Zoro."
"Fucking idiot." Zoro rolled his eyes and sauntered away from the table.
"Heey! Where are you going?"
"Taking a bath. I'm tired."
"Oh no, you don't. The others are preparing to open the restaurant and you're lazing around?"
"Geeh! Kuso-jiji!" yelped the green head in shock.
"Ah, kuso-jiji! I found a nice restaurant!" exclaimed Luffy happily in his seat.
"You, get ready for work!" the old man shouted to Zoro.
"Keh! I know. I'll freshen up a bit first," said the werewolf, moving away.
"So, what is this about a nice restaurant?"
"You see… some nights ago, we met a blond man who did an amazing trick. And Zoro found out that he is working in a restaurant call Rain Base. And his cooking is AWESOME! I invited him to come," rambled the noirette in his maximum energy.
"What? He is a chef? Whose food is better? Mine or his?" asked the dusty blond old man with a mocking tone. His long braided moustache was moving up and down as he spoke.
"Hmmm…. I really can't choose. Yours is the best, but his cooking is also as delicious as yours." Luffy was frowning, thinking deeply about it. At least he answered it honestly. Well, Luffy was being Luffy, a boy who couldn't lie.
"Hhmmph! Ungrateful little bastard! You should tell me, mine is better," the old man said, smirking.
"But I can't do that. I have to be fair," he whined. The old man was smiling, before his peg leg suddenly shot up in the air, while the other leg stood firmly on the floor, doing a roundhouse kick to attack the noirette, a direct kick on the head.
"AAAOOWWHH! That's cheating! And it fuckin hurts!" shouted Luffy, tears brimming on the edge of his eyes.
"Your fault, kozou*1. I've always told you to be on alert."
"Uuhh…"
"Hurry and get your ass to the restaurant! The guests will be coming shortly!"
"Yes… yess… Kuso-jiji!"
"Heh! I bet he will beg me to teach him one or two recipes."
"Shishishishi~~ He is a nice guy, so I know you'll like him. That's why I invited him here."
"If you say so, mister know-it-all."
"Hey… I believe in my instinct, kuso-jiji." Luffy stuck out his tongue.
"Zeff-jichan! Hurry up, the kitchen need you!" shouted a sweet voice, running closer.
"Ahh… Maki-chan, I have a new friend. And he is a cook and working in Rain Base. I invited him to come," beamed the noirette happily when he spotted another noirette young woman.
"Lu-kun, that's so great. I'll make him something then." She stopped and gave Luffy a peck on his forehead. "But, for now, please help us. The restaurant is almost open and the queue is already long so… hurry! Everyone is full-handed already. We need everyone to do this."
"Yeap! We're going down anyway." Luffy ran down the spiral ladder, followed by the head chef, Zeff, and his foster daughter, Makino. The trio walked into the kitchen where everybody was busy with their own chores.
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"Oi! Hurry with the food! Number four is asking again and again already!" shouted Zoro a little annoyed while his hand nimbly arranging wine glasses on a dark matte tray. After he finished putting all the wine glasses, he carried the tray and headed towards the door.
"W-wai-waitt! Zoroo! Your ears! Your ears!" shouted Sabo before the green head stepped out from the kitchen.
"Shi-shitt!" Zoro managed to curse before he concentrated to fold his ear in.
"Ahahaha! Zoro is losing control!" laughed Usopp who was actually a waiter, but right now he was in the kitchen to take some clean plates. He did yelp when Zoro responded with a loud growl.
"Shut up you, nosy tengu*2."
"Ahahaha~~! You two. But Zoro, you do look cute with that- iiieeekkk!" Sabo was the one who was shrieking now, getting a death piercing glare from the green head. Seemed he disliked the term 'cute' that Sabo called him.
"Zoro is cute anyway… I wish he lets me touch his ears!" added Luffy, joining in the conversation while washing the dirty plates. Before Zoro managed to kill Luffy with his menacing aura nor do anything else…
"HEY YOU IDIOTS! IF YOU HAVE ANY TIME TO JOKE AROUND, WORK YOUR ASS MORE! OR DON'T EVEN BOTHER TO EAT TONIGHT!" roared Zeff who was still stirring the brown soup inside a pot.
"Yes, chef…" everybody answered with a robotic voice and cold sweat – except for Zoro whose ears were buzzing painfully from the loud voice. The thought of not having dinner at night was dreadful to some of them, especially the boy washing plates.
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"Jijii…. I'm hungry…. Meshiiiiii*3…" whined the noirette on the table, sticking his tongue out in a desperate manner.
"Here, eat this first. Wrong order left over. Lucky you," Sabo said, putting a caramel pudding in front of Luffy whose eyes were now shining with joy. Without wasting a second, he took a spoon and swooped it into his mouth.
"Sweet~~" he praised.
"Heyy! Give me some…" asked the long-nosed guy.
"Noo! This is mine!"
"Ceeeehh… stingy!"
"I still have some, Usopp. Here~" said the blond, giving Usopp another bowl.
"Yeeeyy! You are the best, Sabo!" screamed Usopp happily. He took a spoon and came back just to find his pudding half gone.
"LUUFFFYYY! YOU JERK! GIMME BACK MY PUDDING!" and the duo were running around playing catch – one with a real rage of stolen food.
"Oi Luffy." Zoro called as he stepped into the kitchen. Unluckily for the green head, he didn't see the duo coming.
"Fu-FU-!" and the three came crashing down, two youths toppled on top of Zoro, crushing him under their weight. Sabo swore he heard a loud impact, something hard hitting the floor.
"Zo-zo-zo-Zorooo! Are you okay?" screamed the long-nosed man, freaking out. Zoro had passed out with a big bump at the back of his head. Usopp cringed when he saw some birds flying around Zoro's head. Did he really see that?
"Shishishishishi! Don't come in so suddenly like that Zoro. Shishishishsishi" laughed Luffy with absolutely no sense of guilt. Usopp, on the other hand, was shaking Zoro by his muscular shoulders vigorously, trying to wake the unconscious man. Sabo laughed awkwardly at the sight with palm on his face. Luffy was really a troublemaker. Sabo sighed; they would get shouted at again.
"Yohohoho~~~ what's with the ruckus?" asked a lanky man with an Afro.
"Br-Brook! Help me wake him up. Oh no, I'm sure he'll kill me!" cried Usopp in fear, crying and begging to Brook.
"Wh-what happen?"
"Usopp was trying to catch Luffy, and Zoro came in. Then they crashed. And now Zoro was out," summarised the blond with a chuckle.
"Oh my… that is horrible. Zoro will definitely bite your ass."
"Do-do-don't say that… helppp!"
"How to?"
"Make him sleep! You can do that with your violin, right?"
"And who do you think, you're messing with, HAAAAHH?!" a menacing ferocious growl was heard behind Usopp. The man froze with a hopeless expression. Then a powerful hand on the back of his neck followed.
"NNNNOOOOOOO!" screamed Ussop devastated.
"YOU GUYS ARE SO FUCKIN NOISY! GET OUT OF MY KITCHEN!" a thundering voice engulfed the room; poor Zoro almost passed out from it. That voice was ringing louder for him. Well, having hearing senses seven times sharper than human's could be both advantage and disadvantage at the same time. Oh, he did pass out. Poor green head. Today wasn't his day after all.
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"I have to ask ji-chan to teach me that scream," said Luffy. Zoro opened one of his eyes, cringing at the idea.
"Don't. I'll kill myself," grumbled Zoro. The noirette laughed. The werewolf's hand was moving up to his face, massaging his temple and trying to sit up. The ash grey couch was much better than the floor to sleep on, speaking of which…
"The hell you two running around like that, baka!"
"Luffy stole my pudding!" defended Usopp, glaring at the boy who was sitting next to him, still laughing wholeheartedly.
"And you two running around in the kitchen? Were you trying to get yourself killed?"
"But we didn't!" they said in unison.
"Yeah, I covered that for you… seriously." Zoro shifted on the four-seated sofa, leaning to the sofa's back.
"Luffy," called the green head.
"Yeah?"
"Have you texted him?"
"Text who?"
"…. Oh, my fuckin God, Luffy! You're the one who's on fire wanting to introduce your new friend to them, right?
"OHH! SANJI! RIGHT! I forgot!"
"You'd better call him. Say you're sorry." Zoro huffed.
"You betcha! I'll call him now." Then the young noirette ran to his room on the second floor and disappeared behind the white door which had a "LUFFY'S ROOM. FREE ENTRANCE FEE" hanger.
"What was that?" asked the long-nose man, confused.
"He's got new friend. A cook. He wants to introduce him to us."
"You seem to know him too."
"Well, I do. We met."
"Oh, from that night?"
"Yeah. That one."
"Who was it again?"
"Sanji."
"Oh yeah, that one. But hey, are you sure?"
"Luffy's stubbornness. What can I say?"
"Uhh… but what if-"
"He knows about me already."
"Oh… that's – WHAT THE FUCK?! He knows you're a werewolf?!"
"Luffy's naivety." Zoro huffed.
"The-then… isn't it dangerous?"
"Everybody deserves a chance, don't they? You too, right, tengu-san?" teased Zoro with his dangerous mocking voice, face darkened. Usopp trembled comically, his whole body shaking.
"Hmph! You were too cruel back then, you know!"
"Who asked you to play such prank? Luckily, Luffy was okay, if not…"
"Alright, alright! I said I was sorry already!" whined Usopp. Zoro rolled his eyes. He ruffled those curly hair, then smirked.
"Stay by his side then, that way I'll forgive you." Usopp stared him in awe. Seconds later, he jumped onto the werewolf, crying with joy, hugging him.
"Those are the best words you've ever said to me… waaaahhhhh~~~~~!" tears and dribbling mucus flowing out of control.
"FUCK! Get off me! You're disgusting!" roared the green head.
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Luffy hung up the phone, smiling like the sun. He managed to say he was sorry to his new friend and secure their meet up on Wednesday, when the blond got his day off. Luffy couldn't stop his smile. He was happy. That was until he threw his phone on his messy desk beside the bed, and run out his room, climbed down the stairs just to see Zoro ruffling Usopp's curly hair. Then… then the declaration, that sweet kind words full of affection for both Usopp and Luffy, his concern, his worry. Overhearing this, Luffy became engulfed at the thought of Zoro's kindness.
Zoro wanted Luffy to be happy. The werewolf, a ferocious farligenete feared by all, despised by all was the kindest person Luffy had ever met. Luffy stayed in his place behind the beige-colored wall. He brought his hands up to his chest, clenching them tight. His smile grew wider while absorbing every word the green head had blurted out. Warm feeling was spreading in his heart. He didn't even notice a tear was rolling down his cheek. He felt blessed.
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*1 Boy
*2 A long-nosed monster with red face, human body and a pair of crow wings. Lives in a forest and loves to prank on people. Owns many kinds of strange weapons. Expert in any range weapon type (farligenete-type youkai).
*3 Food
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HnOWhooo yeaah! New characters! I won't detail every character's past though, some maybe but not all of them. So, if you really wish to know about your fav character, be sure to leave a review or a message for me. I'll do a polling -Hohohohoh!- highest score, extra side story 😉
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