Can Life Get Any Worse?
Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece, because if I did, there would be a dog in the One Piece crew… along with Chopper…
A/N- Ok, lemme just get this out first. I know last chappie was completely confusing, and very fast typed. Well I fixed it up and I hope it is better. So sorry before! Well, here is the next one, enjoy!
Chapter 5: The First Day of Play
Luffy sat up on his bed, staring out the window. The view was quite nice at night, the beach with no one on it and the moon's light reflecting on the water. Luffy smiled.
He slowly took off his hat and set it on the table, careful not to wake up Nami.
Luffy remembered when he returned from his meal, she had been acting strangely.
Flashback
Luffy walked into the room, right after dinner just as everyone else. He had seen Nami leave in the middle, and was somewhat surprised to see her in the room.
She said nothing as he just stood there, dumbfounded. Was it his imagination, or were her cheeks red?
Luffy blinked. "Hey, Nami, are you ok?" he asked as she continued to walk around.
Nami nodded.
Luffy shrugged it off and went over to his bed to get ready himself.
For the rest of the night, Nami stayed in read either reading or flipping through the TV channels. This made Luffy worry some, but being himself, he didn't think about it too much.
End of Flashback
Luffy continued to stare out at the water. Even though he usually didn't think, this was different. It felt nice.
His attention was diverted as he heard a groan coming from Nami's direction. Slowly, he good up and stood next to Nami's bed. Her cheeks were still red, but other than that, she looked fine.
He glanced at her one more time before sitting back on his bed. "I wonder what we'll do tomorrow," He whispered to himself.
There was again another groan from Nami's direction, which again bothered Luffy. He didn't get up from his bed this time, though. Instead, he continued to sit and stare out into the water.
"I wonder where Shanks is…" thought Luffy out loud. He glanced over at his hat and smiled, remembering many things about his Uncle Shanks.
Flashback (yet again!)
A 7 year old Luffy sat in a bar with many other men drinking and just seeming to be having a good time. Next to the young Luffy though, sat a red haired man.
"So, Luffy, how've ya been?" asked the red-haired man as he chugged down some rum.
Luffy gave a wide smile. "Good! I've missed you though." Even though Luffy's voice seemed all happy, he was truly sad on the inside.
"You know that this time, I'll be leaving for quite a while, right?" The man paused and he took another sip of his drink. "I'll be on another adventure on the seas once more Luffy. But don't worry, I'll come back."
"I know you will Uncle Shanks!" Luffy gave a large grin.
Shanks returned the smile. "Thanks, Luffy. You know…" Shanks took off his straw hat that he had on his head as he stared at it for a moment, before putting it back on his head.
"What?" Luffy asked with a perk of curiosity in his voice.
"One day, when you're old enough, I'll take you with me!"
"Can't I come now?" Luffy pouted as everyone else in the bar just laughed.
"I told you, you're too young!" Shanks laughed along with his friends as Luffy continued to pout.
"Don't worry, Luffy," said the bartender of the tavern, Makino. She walked up to the two of them from the other side of the bar and set a glass of juice for Luffy.
Luffy nodded. "Thanks," he looked back Shanks. "I'll show you one day! I'll go on a great adventure!"
Shanks smiled, "Well it looks like it's time to set out again. Keep out of trouble. Say the same to your brother Ace. I'm sure your mother will take wonderful care of you." Shanks smiled as he got up and began to walk out. The rest of his friends followed with Luffy at their tails.
Once they arrived at the dock, everyone was standing their, waving goodbye.
"Well Luffy," Shanks looked down at the small black haired boy.
"Looks like this is it for a while, Luffy."
Luffy nodded.
"But here. Take this for me," Shanks said as he removed his straw hat and placed it firmly on Luffy's head. "This hat means a lot to me, so please, give it back one day."
Shanks smiled as he stood up, walking slowly to the ship. Hot tears streamed down Luffy's face as he could hear shouts of both rejoice and sorrow. He slowly lifted his face to see Shanks' figure on the ship as it set off. He could see Shanks' arm flowing in the wind, a goodbye.
It was then that Luffy swore to himself he would one day set out on an adventure, and maybe meet Shanks at seas one day. But sadly, he never did. He eventually moved with his brother after his mother died. But he still kept Shanks' straw hat, still waiting for him to return someday…
End of Flashback
Luffy smiled to himself as he continued to stare at his straw hat. Someday, Shanks. You'll take me with you.
He took a quick glance at Nami, then at the clock. It read 1:30 am. Not exactly a nice time to up.
"Hmm… I should get some rest," Luffy said to himself as he slowly crawled into bed.
Luffy stared at his hat until his eyes eventually became heavy, and he was fast asleep until morning.
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The sun slowly crept along the shoreline. Nami's eyes flutter open as she was greeted by the warm sun rays, and also by Luffy's loud snoring.
She sighed as she slowly got up. "Wow. I don't know why I feel so dizzy all of a sudden…" Nami put a hand on her forehead, her temperature seeming normal. "It's probably nothing," she reassured herself as she got ready for the day.
She looked in her drawer, trying to pick out something to wear. She decided against her normal shirt and skirt. Instead, she took out a pink shirt and a blue skirt to match.
Nodding her head in approval, Nami quickly changed inside the bathroom, just incase Luffy were to wake up.
After half an hour, Nami was all ready with her teeth brushed, bed made, and everything in order. She wondered for a moment if she should wake up Luffy, but she decided not to. He could sleep as much as he wanted to! It didn't matter to her.
Nami walked out of the door and walked down at the hallway. Even though it was vacation, weren't people usually up by 9:30? Maybe not Zoro, since he did love to sleep.
As Nami walked, some thoughts crossed her mind. Why did I even think about that straw hat- I mean Luffy? Nami put a hand to her head. She was confusing herself. Why am I all of a sudden just calling him Luffy? She shook her head to try to get rid of the many troubling thoughts.
Nami continued down the hallway until she reached Vivi and Kuina's room and gently knocked on the door.
"Oh, hi Nami!" she was greeted by Kuina was still in her pajamas.
Nami smiled as she walked in. They seemed to act as if nothing had happened last night, and she was relieved.
As she sat down, she noticed at Vivi was still asleep on the other bed and Kaya was already sitting on the couch.
"I think I'm gonna die soon!" Kaya yelled as Kuina quickly hushed her.
"You're gonna wake up Vivi!" Kuina placed a quick hand on her friend's mouth.
"So?" said Nami as she once again got up. For some reason, she just couldn't sit still.
Kaya removed Kuina's hand and let out a laugh. "Yeah, come on Vivi!" Kaya walked over to her sleeping friend.
Kuina sighed and decided to go along. Running over towards Vivi, she got ready to shout. She took a deep breath. "VIVI! WAKE UP!" Kuina's voice could probably be heard from Japan it was so loud!
Vivi rolled off of the bed as she soon stood up. "REPORTING FOR DUTY CAPTAIN!" Vivi stood up straight, and soon began to look at her friends.
"Oh, hi guys! So… what's up?" Vivi asked the only thing given back to her was blank stares.
"Come on, Vivi! Get ready! I really wanna go and get and early start on our vacation!" Nami sighed as she began to pace the room.
"Why so tense Nami?" Kaya plopped herself onto Kuina's bed, her eyes following Nami's movement.
"I'm not tense!" Nami said with a light smile. "I just want to go and have some fun!" Nami's smile widened as she continued pacing.
"Well don't worry, we'll start!" Vivi said reassuringly as she quickly grabbed some cloths to get into. Her friends smiled.
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"Come on guys open up!" shouted a grumpy looking Zoro as he stood outside Sanji and Usopp's door.
"Yeah…" Luffy said in a tiresome voice. The only time when he wasn't all goofy and happy, was when he just woke up.
"Oh, hi guys!" Usopp said as he opened the door.
Zoro sighed and walked in, with Luffy following.
Once they entered, they saw a frantic Sanji running all about. "Oh, no! My hair is messed up, and the ladies can't see me this way!" He was right. His hair didn't look perfect as it usually did.
Luffy and Usopp began laughing at Sanji's breakdown, and Zoro managed a chuckle.
"It's not funny!" Sanji screamed in between the running from the bathroom to his bed.
"Of course it's not, blonde," said Zoro, "It's hilarious!" Zoro, Luffy and Usopp then began cracking up once more.
Sanji grumbled as he put almost a whole bottle of hair gel onto his hair and brushed it hurriedly.
"So, Luffy, what do you plan on doing today?" Usopp asked as he carefully put on his brownish bandana over his long, black curly hair.
"Hmm… I don't know!" Luffy continued to think.
"You know what Luffy, maybe you just shouldn't think," Zoro suggested with a grin.
"That's a good idea Zoro!" Luffy gave his goofy grin.
Usopp sighed and decided to continue on with his poll. "So Zoro, what do you want to do today?" Usopp asked the muscular man.
Zoro considered his options for a moment. "Other than sleeping, I might try surfing."
Luffy looked over at his friend. "Surfing? They have that here?"
"Well, duh! We are along the beach Luffy!" Sanji pointed out as he continued to brush his hair.
"Really? Aren't we in the arctic region?" Luffy asked with his dumbfounded look.
"ARCTIC! Where did you get that from!" Usopp looked at his friend with a questioning look on his face.
"Hmm… I don't know!" he responded with a happy grin.
Zoro sighed and said, "Well anyway, it's almost 10 o'clock. I suppose we should be going soon."
Usopp and Luffy nodded in agreement.
"Ok, ok! I'm almost ready. Just a little more hair gel and…" Sanji used the last of the bottle as he quickly brushed it, his hair now staying in place.
"Finally!" Usopp said as Sanji went over to get some clothing.
"Hmm, what should I wear?" Sanji picked out a pair of long surfing shorts and a plain white T-shirt as he quickly slipped them on.
"Ok, let's go!" Luffy smiled and pushed open the door, his friends following him out.
As they walked, no one talked much. It was Sanji who decided to break the silence.
"So, guys, what do you want to do?" he questioned.
"I don't know… maybe just go talk to people?" suggested Usopp.
"Nah, I'm gonna go surfing! Then, I'll drop by a bar or something." Zoro grinned as he thought about all he wanted to do throughout his day.
"I'm going to look for meat!" said Luffy with his trademark grin once again.
"Heh, that sounds ok. But how about jet skiing?" Sanji said.
"Uh, maybe not. That does sound a bit, well…" Usopp began to stumble over his words.
"You scared?" asked Zoro with a grin.
"No! I just don't want to!" Usopp defended himself.
Luffy laughed as his friends continued arguing. Hmm… I wonder if Nami is better. She didn't sound too well last night. Luffy continued thinking about this until his friends snapped him out of it.
"Yo, Luffy! Come on!" Usopp took a seat at one of the tables located in the hotel breakfast café.
"Oh, whoops! Sorry guys." Luffy smiled and sat down next to Zoro.
Sanji snatched the menu from the table. "Hey look! They have waffles!" he exclaimed.
"And pancakes!" Usopp grinned wildly.
"BACON!" Luffy jumped up excitedly. "There's even bacon!"
"Luffy sit down!" Zoro grumbled as he too glanced at the menu. "Hm, some juice. That looks good." Zoro gave a grin of his own.
And so the 4 boys started out the first day of their vacation eating. Surely enough, vacation can't last forever, and little do all the students know that there still is some school, even in a vacation. But it's not like any they have ever gone through before…
A/N
Another cliffhanger! Ok, like I said, it will take a little more time to update during the week. Good thing I am keeping my grades up Well I will try to get the next chapter up by tomorrow or Friday… Well have fun until then!