Can Life Get Any Worse?

Disclaimer: I'm still far far away from owning One Piece!

Chapter 11: Uh Oh!

This was trouble. The party was in a day, and it would take much longer to find a boom box. And what is a party without a boom box?

Vivi sighed loudly, after wandering the halls for the fourth time and now resting in her room. "What am I going to do?" She wondered a loud.

Her eyes darted around the room, finding no signs of help. She bounced off of her bed and walked out of the door, attempting to go on her fifth search. Just when she was about to run and turn a corner, she bumped into a tall figure.

"Vivi?"

Vivi looked up too see the blonde haired teenager clad in his orange bathing suit and plain white T-shirt.

"Oh, hi Sanji!" She gave a nervous smile and stepped back. "I'm sorry."

"It's okay," He replied with his gentlemanly smile. "Why are you in such a rush?"

"I was just looking for something, that's all!" Vivi glanced up at Sanji once more, and then headed off again.

"Wait, Vivi!" The blue haired girl stopped in her tracks and turned around, only to see him approaching her. "I'll help you."

Vivi paused for a moment, finally registering what happened. For some reason, she wasn't acting like her normal self. "Oh, well I'm looking for a boom box. For a…" she paused once more, not sure if she should tell him of the party.

"That shouldn't be too hard to find!" Sanji said with a smile. "I know exactly where to go." Jamming his hands into his convenient swimsuit pockets, he began to walk past here. "We'll get one in no time!"

Vivi quickly nodded and followed him down the hallway. They walked for a while, passing many doors and a few of their classmates. The silence between them was growing, which made both of them feel slightly uncomfortable.

"So why aren't you hanging out with Luffy?" Vivi questioned.

Sanji took a moment to think. "They were doing something that didn't seem the type of thing I would do…" He said with a slight chuckle. 11th graders building a sandcastle…

"Oh," she replied, not knowing what else to say.

"Ok, here it is!" He stopped in front of a door that read 'Office'. Taking his hands out of his pockets, he removed a pair of sunglasses and slipped them on. He pushed the door open, signaling that she stay behind.

There was a tiny desk which Vivi assumed was the secretary's desk. And surely enough, behind the small desk was a girl not much older than them. She seemed to not be focusing very well. She watched as Sanji walked over to her, immediately catching her attention. And soon enough, he began talking to her using his 'gentlemanly' techniques. No one could resist those, except Nami of course.

Vivi continued to watch, and then turned her head, feeling a weird feeling inside of her. Anger? No. Disappointment? No. Jealousy? Maybe.

She quickly shook her head, and then out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a boom box! It was perfect, perfect size, good condition, everything! She grinned. Sanji pulled through this time…

Making sure that the secretary was still caught up with Sanji, Vivi quietly crept over towards the boom box. She crawled behind a couch first, making sure to keep covered. Then, she dove for behind the coffee table. And before anyone knew it, she was already right next to the storage closet which the boom box was placed on. The problem was, it was on top of the storage closet, which was taller than her.

Shoot…

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"Nami!"

Oh no… not him…

The orange haired girl turned around, seeing the straw hat boy with his long nosed friend. And what she didn't expect was that they were making a sandcastle.

"Hi Luffy!" She said, not wanting to hurt his feelings. She quickly walked over, not wanting anyone to notice.

"Wanna help us?" He asked as he padded the sand on the ever growing castle.

She shook her head. Right before she was about to leave, she said something that she regretted. "I'm planning a party with my friends tomorrow. Wanna come? It's in Kuina's and Vivi's room."

Luffy took it into consideration while Nami screamed to herself on the inside. "Sure! But only if Usopp, Zoro, and Sanji can come, okay?"

Nami simply nodded, still confused as to why she agreed. Without anymore waiting or talking, she ran off.

"What's with her?" Usopp questioned. Luffy merely shrugged as they continued their sand castle.

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Sanji was still talking with the secretary who was still hooked on every word he said. Meanwhile, Vivi was still wondering on how to get the boom box from on top of the shelf. She looked around, finding a new by stool. Grinning, she carefully walked over and grabbed it, putting it next to the shelf.

"Oh, really?" The secretary giggled as Sanji continued talking. "Why, I-" She stopped mid sentence, hearing a thud from Vivi's direction. "Who's that?" She asked.

Sanji looked towards Vivi, a worried look on his face.

Vivi looked down at the boom box in her hands, then at Sanji. Without thinking twice, she threw the boom box towards Sanji. "Come on Sanji, catch! And let's get out of here!" She jumped down from the stool and rushed towards the door.

He blinked once, and then quickly held out his arms to have the boom box land in his arms. And it hurt. But that didn't matter to him as he quickly followed Vivi out the door. "Sorry!" He called to the girl.

"Wait!" The secretary ran to the door. "Wasn't your name Mr. Prince?" She shouted after them, but neither heard her since they ran out of earshot, now slowly down.

"Thanks," Vivi said in between pants.

Sanji took off his sunglasses and smiled. "No problem."

They walked for a while, silence flowing between them. She was carrying the boom box, thankful that nothing bad happened. Well, nothing that bad happened. He just walked with his hands in his pockets, not saying a word.

"So what's it for?" Sanji questioned.

"For a… party…" She replied with a smile.

"Really? When is it?" A mischievous grin grew on his face. A party meant a lot of people, which meant a lot of girls.

"Tomorrow night," She answered. "It's in my room, which is room 154."

Sanji smiled. "Am I invited?" He glanced at Vivi, who nodded.

"Sure. Oh look, there's my room, so bye!" With a smile, Vivi ran into her room, leaving him at the door.

He smiled. Tomorrow night, eh?

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The four girls were sitting in Nami's room, discussing a very important matter. The party.

"So we have what we need, right?" Nami asked.

"I got some good chips and candy!" Kuina said happily as she held up bags of unhealthy junk food that teenagers would surely love.

"Here are some invites, but they aren't that good," Kaya said as she help up stationary with things jotted on the small pieces of paper.

"That looks good enough," Vivi reassured her friend. She grabbed the boom box from behind her and showed it to the three girls. "And this is the boom box I managed to get."

"That's great!" Kuina said happily.

Nami grabbed some CD's and tossed them to Vivi and then started rummaging through her bag. "Now we just have to set up the party. We don't have that long, since it is tonight."

Everyone nodded.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Kuina jumped up and grabbed the food, heading towards the door. Her three friends followed, each having armfuls of things.

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Zoro sat at the bar, drinking some rum. Of course he wasn't aloud to, but the drinking age was only 18 here. And surely he looked like an 18 year old!

He turned his head to see his friends approaching. Really, only Luffy and Usopp. Sanji was no where to be seen.

"Yo, Zoro!" Luffy said as he jumped into the seat next to his friend. Usopp sat next to Luffy.

"What are you up to?" Usopp asked, ordering some soda.

"Eh," He merely responded.

"There's a party tonight!" Luffy shouted with glee. A few people turned towards him, but soon went back to their every day lives.

Zoro nodded. "Yea, Kuina told me. It's in room 201, right?"

"Well, Nami told us in Vivi and Kuina's room, so if that's it then I guess so!" Luffy said.

Zoro managed a smile. "I bet it will be good. Only a few more days to the end of this vacation, so it better be."

Usopp and Luffy nodded in agreement.

"So where's cook boy? I thought he was with you," Zoro said as he looked towards his friends.

Usopp shrugged. "I think he went off somewhere to flirt with girls or somewhere…"

"Figures."

"So what do you guys wanna do now?" Luffy asked, beginning to get slightly bored.

"We could go look for Sanji," Usopp or suggested.

"Or we could just sleep or something…" Zoro said.

Luffy took those ideas into consideration. "How about we go look for Sanji, and then we sleep!"

Usopp and Zoro nodded at Luffy's compromise as the three got up and began on their search for Sanji!

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The girls stood in the room, admiring their work. The boom box was in place, and music was already playing. The food was neatly aligned, well maybe not that neat, on the table. The invitations were already sent out, by means of slipping the invite under the door. Everything was perfect!

Kuina glanced up at the clock on the wall. "Just in time! The party's gonna start at around ten pm. It's almost nine. Everyone should be done with dinner and coming back to their rooms."

"Yeah, and speaking of, maybe we should get some drinks," Vivi suggested, noticing there was no drinks on the table.

"God idea, but where will we get it?" Kaya questioned.

"I'm sure we can go buy some," Nami said.

"But, we have to stay in our rooms, since it is nine." Kaya reminded her.

"Hmm…" Nami thought for a moment. "I have an idea! How about each of us look for one bottle and we either get it from the dining place or from someone else!" She suggested.

Everyone looked at each other and nodded, thinking it was a good idea. "Ok, so I'll get the Coke," Nami said.

"I'll get some juice," Kuina offered.

"I guess I'll look for some Sprite…" Kaya said.

"Then I'll get Snapple!" Vivi said.

"Ok, so that should be enough, right? Then let's go!" So the four girls walked out of the room and off to find their appointed beverages.

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The four boys were now heading back to their rooms. Everyone seemed to be very excited for the party, especially Sanji.

"So we're going to that party, right?" Usopp asked.

"Of course we are! If Nami and her friends planned it, then I'm positive it's going to be the best!" Sanji smiled brightly as Zoro just rolled his eyes.

"Yup! I bet it will be fun!" Luffy grinned widely. "So, what do you think there's going to be at the party?"

Zoro sighed. "Dancing probably. What else?" He crossed his arms. "But who really cares? I doubt it's going to be worthwhile at all…"

Sanji growled as he looked at Zoro. "Of course it's going to be fun!"

"Maybe we should change into clothing then," Usopp suggested, since everyone were still in their bathing suits. And they probably didn't shower either.

"Of course I will! It would be so un gentlemanly to show up to a party with dirty clothing!" Sanji said.

"Whatever," Zoro said as he headed towards his room. "We have another hour until he party, so I say we meet 15 minutes before in your room," He said as he pointed to Usopp. They all nodded in agreement as they went their separate ways to get ready for the party of the vacation!

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A/N- There it is, chapter 11. I'm sorry updating is going slowly! I have been trying, honest! Well I think I might be able to update next week, depends. With my new story, it might be hard. If you want to check out my new story! It will keep you busy. So please review! Bye bye!