A/N: Well, we know Athenus' secret … but they don't. So Athenus is gonna have some fun. XD Yay! lol Look forward to fluff soon … review if you want a particulary fluffy chapter! XD Back from camp ... typing up two more Athe chapters ... note to self: never go on Survival again. Got the day of school though - cause I lost my voice. XD Yay! Here is the next chapter ...

Disclaimer: Guess what's mine?
Zoro: One Piece?
Athe-san: Even though I'd like to say yes – no.
Sanji: Anything not belonging to you?
Athe-san: Well, duh.
Athenus: -sighs- Me? The plot?
Athe-san: You got it in one.
Athenus: -rolls eyes- Great. How fun.
Athe-san: Be nice! I created you, after all.
Athenus: Why am I not glad?

RR: Reviews Response

Thanks for theseven reviews!

Hemlock: lol spank Naughty child ... XD. I wouldn't mind a chu chu chu either, from Zoro or Sanji ... naughty girl child, that I am. XD Yeah, Athe-chan's power has to be limited by something! Vocab is just the way it turned out ... XD

Thomas Drovin: Something my ever random mind just thought of ... XD But there might be something to them ... -thinks-

Sanji-luver: lol XD Just had to do that. Don't ask me why.

Victoria Hill: XD Thanks ... dw, Alli is coming ...

Tammi Killua: God, she's coming! Just in a little while ... -hides from Tammi trying to kill her-

Sanji served Luffy his meat, and the mysteriously missing Usopp ran into the room.

"What did I miss?" he asked, panting.

All heads turned to face the marksman. "Where were you?" I asked.

Blushing, he admitted, "The toilet." We all burst into laughter, as Luffy started to eat the meat set before him. Thankfully. Though I suspected Usopp wasn't there, but instead making his mini-robots of DOOM ...

"Oh, yeah," Nami said, evidently remembering something. "Luffy-sama said something about you eating a Cursed Fruit?" she asked, turning to me for my response.

Embarrassed, I looked at my feet, avoiding the Mugiwara's eyes. "That's because I did. The Baka Baka no Mi. It's a Paramecia type fruit. Kinda like what Luffy-sama ate, but instead of affecting my body, it affected my mind."

"I can do different things with the fruit … like make people smarter or dumber, control mind waves and freeze people's brains. That's all I've done with it so far, but there might be more things I can do. I don't know."

The Straw Hats paused for a second. Nami smiled, Usopp looked surprised, Sanji smugly smiled on, and Zoro stood there calmly. And Luffy? He was eating … wait for it … MEAT! And completely ignoring me.

Nami was the first to break the silence. "Well, that explains more than it doesn't," she remarked sunnily. I raised an eyebrow at her sarcastically, implying, 'You think?'

Sanji returned to the kitchen, realising it was lunch time. Noticing this, I thought, Already? I can't believe this much has happened in a day …

"So, Athe-chan, what are you doing for the rest of the day?" Zoro asked me politely.

I smiled wryly. "Three guesses. And the last better be right."

Usopp, thinking he knew the answer, butted in. "Lemme guess! Cleaning, cleaning and cleaning?"

I smiled, and shook my head. "Cleaning is my job, but I've already cleaned everywhere. Unless you would like me to clean up your pig-sty of a room …" I trailed off, seeing Zoro's eyes widen in apprehension, and Usopp hastily refused.

"Well, if you were wondering, Usopp-san, I was going to do some …"

Nami butted in. "Celebrating. You need to lighten up some, Athe-chan."

"I was going to say, thinking, but celebrating fits the bill as well. What did you have in plan, Nami-chan?" I asked the older navigator.

She smiled, told me, "It's a secret," and made a shushing sound, while holding her pointer finger up to her lip to emphasise the fact.

"… I'm scared."

Nami grinned. "Come with me," she said, pulling me out of the dining room with a few protests from me. Zoro and Usopp looked at each other; an eyebrow raised, and burst out laughing.

This was going to be fun.

(SANJI'S POV)

I walked out of the kitchen door, balancing many plates on my arms.

"Oi, marimo head! Where did they go?" I yelled at Zoro, noticing that the two beautiful ladies weren't present.

The swordsman glanced up at me. "Nami-san dragged Athe-chan out of here for some reason. Don't impale me, stupid asshole."

I smirked at him. "Well, you've finally learnt a new word, crap-head. Congratulations."

"Ero-cook!"

"Moron!"

"Dart-board eyebrow!"

"Crappy swordsman!"

"Cur-"

The reason Zoro broke off his curse was the door literally exploding open. We both turned to look at the two people standing there. Luffy tried to take advantage of the distraction, by moving to take a plate off my elbow. My foot quickly intercepted it, as Zoro and I stood, stunned at the sight presenting us at the dining room door.

"Well! What do you think?" Nami asked of us, as Athenus stood demurely, flicking back a single strand of raven-black hair behind her ear.

My heart was seriously overworked by now. The sight of my lady … it was astonishing. The janitor of the Going Merry now stood before us, looking nothing like any janitor I've ever seen.

"Wow." That's all I could say. Not very poetic, but then again, poetry couldn't describe the beauty in front of me.

"What, cat got your tongue, bastard?" Zoro smirked.

"You're right for once, shitty swordsman." That certainly shut the marimo head up.

But, it was true. My Athie-chwan stood in the doorway, partly worried, and completely beautiful. Her hair was pulled back in two low pigtails instead of the usual all-out routine, and she was wearing a short, frilly black dress, with a pair of killer stilettos of the same colour. A flame you could get burnt by with one touch.

My eyes widened, as I realised that she was looking at me. Searching my face for my approval. She wanted to … impress me. Knowing that … it meant a lot to me. Knowing the lady of my dreams had done this for me. For me. Just … for me.

I smiled warmly, and flew forward to the black belt, still carrying the plates on my arms. "I love you, Athie-swan. Aishiteru." I love you.

Athenus sighed joyfully. "Please pinch me."

Zoro happily complied. "That is no way to treat a woman!" I yelled at him, kicking him in the head, that stupid marimo.

"She asked for it!" he protested futilely. The two ladies giggled. Some things just never changed.

Fighting chefs and marimos were just the start of their problems.

A/N: -sigh- My next three planned chapters are getting pushed back a bit ... but anyways, about three more Athe chappies before I thicken the waters ... XD I have got one megafunny chapter (for me, at least ... XP) up my sleeve ... I really should write it, but anyway ...
Next time on Cursed Love …

Athenus and the Mugiwara Kaizoku-dan sit around the table, and Athenus lets go of something.

On Cursed Love next instalment …