Nothing But A Dream
Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or the characters... unless you count this one part where a Marine is talking...but he's just a random person! -smiles-
(You can skip if you want Hey,Guess what? I got the idea for this story just a couple of nights ago when mom told me I was talking in my sleep.Pretty weird, ne?)
Chapter 1: The Dream Untold
Tashigi yawned as tears filled her corners of eyes. She blinked several times, trying to rid them from running down her face.
"Sergeant Tashigi, you should sleep. Your the only one who's been out her for two days straight."said one of her fellow Marines.
"No," She protested, yawning again."If I sleep, then the Straw Hat Pirates will attack. And me not being here when they do would..." She let out deep and tired yawn once again.
"You can't even keep your eyes open for two seconds."
"I'll just sit down for a few moments"She said giving in and sitting down.
"At least you'll be getting some rest." said the Marine, turning back around to continue his share of watching.
"Tashigi..HEY..TASHIGI!" a loud distriding voice rang in her ears.
She moaned, not wanting to open her eyes.
"Get the frig up!" the voice yelled, as the person kicked her.
Tashigi landed on her face on a snowy white floor. She jumped up turned to who ever kicked her and shouted,
"What the hell do..." She stopped to see the light green haired swordsman standing there waving."Roronoa Zoro..I've caught you!Now, draw your sword and duel!" She commanded stupidly, not drawing her own sword.
Zoro stuck his hands in his pockets and shrugged. "I gave up swords." he turned to her and smiled. "Killing people for no reason doesn't seem to amuse me that much anymore."
Tashigi stared blankly at him. Not fighting?What universe was he in!Zoro lived for his childhood friend. He lived for being the best. And, so she had heard, to hear even the sea cry his name in fear.
"Why so speechless? You afraid? I'm not going to peel you skin and bake it." he said jokingly, locking his elbows, which caused his shoulders raise.
She scoffed at his "Your afraid?" remark and began to chuckle at his last comment.
"Hey,hey, a smile. Never knew Marine Sergeants could smile."
The smile left Tashigi's face as she remembered who it was she was talking to. She glared at him.
"It's not my job to make friends with beings such as yourself."
Zoro still was chuckling at his own joke then stopped to Tashigi's fact. He looked at the navy haired Marine.
"Is that you think?" he asked, unlocking his elbows. "That I just a 'being', as you so called me, that you hunt for a prize?"
Tashigi had never thought of her relationship with pirates as he described. It was just her job. She was a good little Sergeant that did what she was told with no say of her own.
"If you want to put it that way, then yes. Now on to business." She began, changing the subject quickly. "Where are your comrades?"
"My friends aren't here."
"Well, where are they then?"
"I can't tell you. Not now, anyway." Zoro began happily "It'll have to wait.."
"WAIT! What do you mean, 'WAIT'!" Tashigi shouted with range.
"I mean, you have to wake up now."
"Wake up!"
"Bye..." Zoro said happily waving as his image faded into the glare.
"Sergeant Tashigi!" cried Hina, shaky her shoulders up and down.
"uh..Hina-san..." Tashigi moaned pushing her away. Her eyes shot open when she remembered about her dream. "Where is he!" she shouted, shooting up from her deep blankets, throwing them every which way.She looked around the room, and realized it was her own.
"Where is... who?" Asked Hina with a confused look her eyes.
The navy blue haired girl looked with the same look as Hina.
"Roronoa Zoro, baka!" She shouted throwing her pillow down in her lap. Tashigi stopped and wondered how they brought her to her bed without her waking up. The girl thought harder and then began to wonder how long she had been sleeping all together.
"Don't call Hina an idiot, your the one who was talking in your sleep and didn't even flinched when we dropped your head on the stairs."
"...YOU DID WHAT!" Shouted the Sergeant feeling the back of her head. Such enough, their was a bump that felt like it would combust if she were to press it any longer.
"Yeah, we were laughing so hard, Smoker dropped your head and KAMBAM!" Hina threw her arms up and clapped together. "Then you were chuckling."
Tashigi remembered the dream and Zoro's joke, and figured that's what it must have been.
"We found it hilarious," Hina continued then stopped.
"Oh... what else did you hear?" Tashigi asked, beginning to sweat.
"That's it. We got to your room before you said anything else."
Thank god. Tashigi thought.
"You'd better get some breakfast. You've been sleeping for ten a day and half."
Tashigi rubbed her head she saw she was sweating. Looking at the clock, only to find it the same time she had gone to sleep. She gasped when remembered her dream yet again, but decided to keep her mouth shut. If they had seen the Straw Hats, then they would had notified her. Plus, there was no since in telling anybody about her dream. It would past. Probably just thinking to much about the Straw Hat pirates to much, altogether.
She slowly moved her legs out from under her blanket and stood up.(By the way, Hina already left.K?) She walked softly over to her drawers and opened the top.(Which is her uniforms) Running her fingers down her badges, she smiled and picked up the top and changed.
Chapter 2: Morning AkiHaberra Ball
Disclaimer-If I owned One Piece, I wouldn't be making up a story about them...(oh, nor do I own any of the chars. Of Canon)
(time for my little info... thing. Ok, my good friend Kanome-hime13 made a story with Smoker saying "Smoke" at the end of every sentence. If you've seen Family Guy, and that episode, that's the way Smoker says "Smoke")
The whole day went pretty much as it sould. Tashigi was surprise to see that not much people were asking her how she was doing. There was only about five people at the most.
Looking out the sea, she wonder what Zoro ment by "It'll have to wait?"
She cluched her fist and banged the railing shouting "I WILL FIND YOU RORONOA!"
"Look, Ai!A clue!" shouted Conn.
Tashigi turned to see two of her Marines sitting closely together, eating cereal, and watching Detective Canon on their mini TV that the government gave the Marines.
Tashigi watched in amazement as she smiled at two men shouting their guesses at the TV.
"IT WAS AYUMI!" shouted the one on the left to her.
"You ninny. Ayumi is a world famous singer. She not even in this show!" shouted the other in argument.
"You wait!One of these days, they'll show her in an episode, and it'll be her..." he stuck his finger out and turned his voice into a growl."You just..Wait.."
The other Marine smiled and glared his eyes and said "I love it when your mad."
Tashigi quivered and walked away from the two queers. She walked around the corner and sat down in a beach chair and sighed.
"How are you?Smoke..." asked a deep voice.
The navy haired Marine must of jumped back ten feet in surpise. She looked at her supriser and saw it was Smoker.
"Smoker-san what... oh, um, hai I'm fine." She said happily, turning the chair back over and once again sitting in it.
"That's good. You had Hina worried...smoke.."He said taking a deep puff of smoke.
"Yeah well ya know... Hey!" She shouted accusingly, jumping out of her chair and thrusting her finger dead at the smoker man."Hey dropped my head on the stairs!"
"Did you feel anything?smoke..."
"Well... no but..." She began.
"Then how do you know I dropped you?Smoke..." He asked trying not to laugh.
"Because Hina-san told me!"
"Ah..remind me to punish her later. Smoke.." He said jokey around.
"AHAH! So you did dropped my head!" She shouted, jumpy out of her chair and pointing to Smoker once again with flames in her eyes.
Smoker just stared out into the ocean and smoked more of his double cigars."I never said that."
Tashigi didn't believe what she was hearing. Of course he said it!...well, maybe not in the words she wanted to hear, but still!She was about throw her arms down and shout at him so more, when sleep took her again.
What is that? Tashigi asked herself, eyes still closed. Sounds like... a piano.. violins... Giving into her curiosity of music guessing, she opened her eyes to see fancy black shoes standing there with the right tapping furiously. Looking down at herself, she saw that she was in a rather beautiful low neck dress. It was black besides there being a sliver line of sparkles in the middle of her dress. Looking down at her feet, she saw black high heels that also had sparkles along them.
"About time. Damn you sleep way to long for one girl!"
Tashigi shut her eyes again and moaned herself.
"Please let this just be another dream...please.."
"Oh, it's a dream, and you and I are in it and at a wonderful ball I put together at the time you were away!" The man picked up Tashigi and carried her, as if she were a baby, down to the middle of the floor.
"NO ZORO!" She screamed kicking in the air while he was still caring her in his arms.
"Why not?" Zoro asked slowly his run to a walk, and finally to a complete stop.
"Because! I.. I can't dance worth shit!"
Zoro chuckled and set her down to her feet. Tashigi grabbed onto his shoulders as she lost balance and began to fall.
"Aw, come on! Don't tell me you can't walk in high heels either!" Zoro said, her onto her arms, to help her keep her balance better.
"What can I say? I've never worn them before!" She complained, looking down at her feet that came together, then spread apart again, causing her legs to do the same.
Zoro rolled his eyes. "Gimmie your leg." He demanded holding his hand.
"WHAT!"
"Fine, I'll do it myself!" He bent down and lifted her left leg up and threw the high heel shoes behind him. Standing up, he looked into her eyes and smiled. Looking back down, he took off his own shoes and put them on her feet.
"Eww! I could get.." She began.
Zoro put his finger to her lips and shook his head. Tashigi understood and nodded without making a sound.
"Now," Zoro began.
"I still can't dance!" Tashigi interrupted.
"That's all right, if I say 'dance' grab rose and we'll Tango!"
"NOO!NO TANGO!..NO!" Tashigi shouted backing up.
"Look, dancing is easy, just follow my lead and you'll be fine."Zoro held out is hand.
Tashigi looked at his hand and looked at his bare his feet.(why shes looking at his feet, I'll never know) He was nicely dress. A dark green tux with a deathly black tie with three swords crossing in the middle. Looking back down at his feet, Tashigi began to giggle outrageously.
" What are you laughing at woman!" Zoro shouted, cocking an eyebrow.
"Nothing," She said still giving small giggles. "It's nothing." She took his hand and walk over to him and put her arm around his shoulder, as he did the same with her waist.
"Ok, I have to say."He say before he moved."We're not doing the Tango."
"Oh, Thank god! I can't stand that song!" She sighed in relief.
Zoro began to move his leg to the side, as Tashigi watched and copied. Taking his other leg, Zoro, did the same thing, but went a sorta of half circle.
"Ok, if you can do that, then you can dance." Zoro, nodded his head to the orchestra as they began to play the piano first, then the violins, then trumpets. It was a bad combination, but together, they rang in Tashigi's ears as a beautiful tune. She knew this tune, it was Baolero.
The pace got faster so did Zoro's movement. He was turing her this way and that, faking his leg steps, spinning around in full circles which made Tashigi's dress fly around her legs and part way around his. For some reason, Tashigi wasn't having any problems at all keep up.
"You doing good." Zoro said to her, stepping his leg back, as she stepped forward.
"I don't want to say anything because I might jinx myself." she said laughing on how much fun she was having.
Flames rose form an outlined ring that Tashigi had failed to notice before. They rose high into air, and sparks fell on them like dancing rain. Tashigi laughed harder as Zoro slowly dipped her, as it the end of the song.
Tashigi continued to laugh as she clapped her hands to the orchestra as the took bows from their seats.
"That so much fun!"
Zoro sighed, and looked at her and said "Yes it was. Now, I'll tell you where my friends and I are."
Tashigi looked at him in surpise. She had completely forgotten about that. Now, she really no desire to find out at this point. But before she could protest, Zoro told her anyway.
"We're right off the coast of LougeTown. Ha, it wouldn't be very hard to find us."
"But Zoro, I.."
"Just find us and put out our misery." Zoro said holding Tashigi's waist once more and pulling her closer to his lips.
Tashigi's heart raced with her brain to try to figure out what was going on, or how she should react. Should she let herself be kissed by a pirate?Let herself be loved by a pirate? That word was the only word that really stuck out in her mind. "Pirate". The very beings that she captured and normally killed. Was she really going to let herself be kissed?
Before she could do or say anything, Zoro's image became fuzzy and slowly disappeared once again to her awaking mind. She held out her arms but didn't say anything for she was partly grateful that she was waking up. She wanted to get away from Zoro's sweet smile that she never thought that a pirate could give. She wanted to get away his voice that rang in her ears, every time someone spoke.