A/N: So, I hope you liked the first instalment of Cursed Love! –grins- Poor Mugiwaras (Straw Hats) … they have no idea what's in for them … especially Athenus …

Disclaimer: -sigh- Well, three guesses to what this will say.
Athenus: A purple monkey dishwasher?
Athe-san: No.
Sanji: Sanji gets a new oven?
Athe-san: I don't even have the money for that! Nice try, though.
Sanji: Thank you.
Athe-san: Anyone? No? No-one? Okay, Athe-san doesn't own anything from One Piece. Or Fruits Basket (there's one quote! See if you can find it! XD)
Zoro: You forgot me! I had a guess!
Athe-san: Sucker. -pokes tongue out-

RR: Reviews Response Thanks to mythree reviewers, Sanji-luver, Mr. Thumbsup and 'guest'! But, sadly, from now on I'll be posting twice every week, or weekly. Why? Because I need to write the story. :' ( But anyways, I would like at least4 reviews before I post the next chapter!

Sanji-luver: lol, fluff reminds me of cotton candy too. XD

I walked into the dining room, where Sanji and Luffy were arguing about … wait for it … MEAT! But the argument suddenly broke off when Sanji saw me, and rushed over and took my hand in his. Usopp was strangely absent.

"Beauty of the Grand Line, I beseech thee to help me rid thyself from this pest," Sanji implored with a heart eye, although that disappeared when he accentuated 'pest' with a hard look at Luffy.

"Gladly, sir cook, I shall help thy rid thyself of this pest," I accepted, with 'pest' also accentuated with another hard look at Luffy. I kept looking at him, as I whispered, "Baka Baka no Reversal!"

And all hell broke loose.

(ZORO'S POV)

It was noisy, down below in the dining room. And it was nap time.

"Luffy-sama, gerroffa me!" Athenus yelled.

"That is no way to treat a woman! You should be ashamed of yourself!"

I rolled my eyes. "I'm trying to get some sleep here!" I yelled down.

"Forget it, Mosshead! Luffy-sama's trying to grope Athie-chwan's butt!" Sanji shouted back up. (A/N: Couldn't resist. XP)

Did he use the words Luffy-sama, grope and Athie-chwan in one sentence? I mean Athie-chwan, grope, Luffy-sama is quite unbelievable in itself, but in the other order? I mean, Luffy doesn't really even know about that kind of stuff!

"What did you say?"

"I said, Luffy-sama's trying to grope Athie-chwan's butt! Are you deaf, you baka marimo!"

The reality sunk in. Luffy, trying, grope, Athenus, butt. Not nice to think about.

"Okay, you ero-cook, I'm coming!"

Athenus snorted. "It's not ero-cook any longer, Zoro-kun. It's ERO-CAPTAIN! Gerrof me Luffy-sama!"

"Can't anyone leave me in peace?" I sighed, before heading to the kitchen, where a sight beheld me.

Athenus' eyes were wide, and filled with disgust and apphrension. Sanji was outraged, even going so far as to threaten no meals for Luffy. And Luffy? Well, let me put it this way. He was making all sorts of derogatory remarks, which made Athenus blush and Sanji angrier.

I rolled my eyes. Didn't it occur to them to try rendering him unconscious? I walked over, and thumped him on the head.

"Ow … Zoro-san, you didn't have to do that!" Luffy protested.

I guess it did occur to them, then.

"Zoro-san, distract him! I've got to figure something out!" Athenus told me, before running out. Luffy didn't notice, him being so caught up with insulting me. Sanji followed the raven-haired girl, when Nami came in the door.

"Um … Luffy-sama?" the navigator asked. "What's happened to you?"

Flashing his trademark cheesy smile, he turned to Nami. "Nothing has, my … dear … navigator." With each word, he caressed Nami lovingly. Her face turned into an expression of someone about to puke.

"Nami-san," I whispered in her ear. "Athe-chan and that ero-cook are going to see if they can stop this mess somehow. We have to distract Luffy-sama until then. 'Kay?"

Nami nodded, a wicked smile on her face. "This'll be fun. It takes two to tango."

I don't think I was looking forward to what was going to happen.

(ATHENUS' POV)

We reached the men's quarters, going as fast as we could without getting a stitch.

"Athie-swan, can we repair this?" Sanji asked me.

I nodded, chewing my lip anxiously. "I hope so. All it takes is the right words."

"Athie-chwan, what do you mean?"

I looked at Sanji, smiling. "Well, every attack has a name, right?" The cook nodded, so I continued. "My 'attacks', so to speak, don't have names. So I have to make them up. For instance, freezing peoples brains is Baka Baka no Freeze, listening to people's thoughts is Baka Baka no Waves, and making people smarter is Baka Baka no Reversal."

"I understand … I think. So, what word do you mean?" Sanji asked.

"A word that means, stupid, dumb, thick – take your pick."

"Baka?" the cook suggested, as I gave him a warm smile.

"That's my power, not my attack!" I giggled. "Let's think. We can do this, my Sanji-kun. We shall prevail."

Returning my smile, the cook kissed me, and murmured, "We shall prevail, Athie-chwan. We shall."

(ZORO'S POV)

I hope they would hurry up in there, I though anxiously. The situation hadn't gotten any better – if anything, it had gotten seriously worse.

Currently, Nami had Luffy on his hands and knees, practically getting him to beg for her attention.

-Flashback-

"How can you get him to follow you around like that?" I asked, amazed at Nami's skill.

Nami gave me a razor thin smile. "One thing with Sanji is, that you know how to jerk perverts around on their chains."

I had just simply nodded to this statement. The only thing that baka ero-cook was good for.

-End Flashback-

­"Nami-chwan, can I get a chu chu chu?" Luffy asked (A/N: chu - kiss) pathetically. I couldn't help but snort.

Smiling mysteriously at her captain, she answered, "Only if you do something for me first, I shall grace you with my kiss."

"Tell me the word, Nami-swan, and it will be done!"

Grinning, I shook my head, before hearing Nami present her terms of the contract.

"Tell me the biggest secret of each crew member, and you'll get your chu chu chu."

"What!" I yelled. "Nami-swan!"

Looking over at me, she smiled, a smile that warmed my very bones. Nami walked over to me, and whispered in my ear, "Am I Nami-swan to you now, Zoro-kun?" Going back to Luffy, she flicked my earrings. God that hurt.

But unconsciously, I had called her Nami-swan. Would that mean … ? No … it couldn't be … but it was. It was … the start of something between us – a four letter word starting with 'l' and ending with 'e'. Love.

"Well, Nami-chwan, Zoro-san's secret is …"

A/N: Well, if you didn't pick up the Fruits Basket quote, it's: We shall prevail. The Prince Yuki Fan Club say this … XP I just couldn't resist putting it in! Sooo, check out The Ero-Captain: Part 2 next time I update. XD Nyah!
Next time on Cursed Love …

Luffy spills the secrets to Nami, and Zoro gets very embarrassed. Meanwhile, in the men's quarters, Athenus and Sanji brainstorm words she could use to turn Luffy back to normal. What will happen tothe Mugiwarasin the time I wait to update? Will they commit mutiny? Let's just hope not for our favourite Straw Hat ...