Nami was staring at the man in front of her like he had just grown a second head before sighing deeply, "I thought you wanted me to break the contract?"
"It seems…" Robin barely contained her enjoyment, "that Zoro has had a change of heart."
Zoro looked off to the side, these damn women, "Just tell me there is absolutely no way to change it."
Nami looked thoughtful, "Well if anyone would know a loophole to get out of it, it would be Whitebeard."
Robin's eyes seemed to gleam, "The most feared and respected demon of hell?"
Nami nodded, "Yeah Luffy's brother Ace is his right hand man."
The icy clutches around Zoro's heart tightened painfully, and it felt like the ground under him fell away. "Would he help Sanji out of his contract?"
Nami seemed to think on that one a little harder, "It's hard to say. White Beard is a very honorable demon, who takes contracts very seriously. He wouldn't go around telling demons how to break them, but Ace is very close to him, and Ace is Luffy's brother."
"It's not Luffy's contract though." Zoro points out.
The redhead shakes her head "Ace would do almost anything for him though."
Zoro clenched his jaw, "Seems like he should mind his own business. He hasn't even heard my side."
Robin leaned forward, that all knowing glint in her eye, "And what is your side?"
"I don't want to cancel the contract."
Nami nodded, "Well let's ask him, I summon you Luffy" She makes a symbol that looks like a smiley face in the air with two vertically lines coming through it, before she lifts her rod she had used before in the air. Once again there is a flash of lightning before a young man appears.
"So cool!" The young demons eyes grow large and sparkle, "I've been summoned!"
"Luffy is a chaos demon, so be careful" Nami warns but Zoro is already glaring the demon down.
"I'm the one who has the contract with Sanji, and I don't want it to be broken."
Luffy tilts his head in confusion, "I thought neither of you wanted the contract?"
Zoro huffs, "I changed my mind, I don't want curly brows going anywhere."
Luffy is still staring at him in confusion, "Why?"
"It doesn't matter, I'm not letting him go anywhere."
"Oh, so you like him? Good, he likes you too!"
"I don't like him!" Zoro says a little too quickly and loudly.
"If you don't like him then why do you want him to stay around you?"
"I don't have to answer you!" Zoro yells at the demon getting irritated with him.
"Oh! I get it!" Luffy smiles brightly, "It's a mystery reason!"
Zoro just stares at him, considering if this demon is actually a complete idiot, or if it's all just an act.
"Yes, I'll help you. I wont have Ace ask White Beard, but you have to agree to become my general when I am king of the demons!" Luffy announces happily.
"I'm a human though" Zoro decided that Luffy was actually just really stupid.
"Oh, that reminds me, you have to become a demon!"
"What!?" Zoro, Nami and Robin all ask together in surprise.
Luffy nods happily, "If you don't then Sanji would starve after you die because of your contract. Sanji was once a human, you know, and he starved to death. It was really sad and I never want him to go through that ever again. That's why-" A hand clamped over the demon's mouth.
Another demon had appeared, It's hand preventing Luffy from saying anything else. "Don't tell him that, Sanji would be pissed!" The demon looked at Zoro and from what Sanji had told him about his friends he knew that this demon from nose size alone must be Ussop. The long-nosed demon looked at Zoro and started to shake as if Zoro was the demon instead of him. "Luffy doesn't know what he's talking about. He actually hit his head really hard and he ends up thinking all kinds of things are true when they aren't, pay him no mind. I on the other hand am a fierce demon known for his good looks, and even angels turn to demons to just talk to me. I got tired of all the fame and power though so I gave all my power to White Beard and my position to Brook."
"Usopp, a demon of deceit." Zoro deadpanned.
Usopp hid behind Luffy, his knees shaking even harder than before, "H-how do you k-know who I am?" The long nosed demon stuttered.
"Sanji told me all about both of you" It was pretty surreal seeing both of these demons in person. They are exactly how Sanji had described them to be in his stories.
Usopp looked worried, but pulled away his hand when Luffy bit it. Luffy was absolutely beaming at Zoro, "Sanji hardly ever lets anyone in, you must be really special to him!"
Zoro wasn't sure if his heart could keep taking comments like that. It was like he was pumped full of hope, but hope for what exactly?
"Luffy!" Usopp yelled before smacking him upside the head, "Stop telling him that stuff! It's supposed to be a secret!"
Luffy rubbed at the lump on his head, and whined, "But why should I lie? They both like each-"
Usopp covered Luffy's mouth again, "He really does just have brain damage, ignore everything he said. We have to go now, my I'm-scared-of-Sanji-killing-me-because-Luffy-wont-shut-up disease is kicking in. Bye!"
Both demons vanish leaving two stunned women and an extremely confused man behind.
First of all Usopp was just as bad at lying as Sanji had claimed he was, second of all what had Luffy meant by everything he said?
Either way, Sanji was keeping things from him. Big things by the sounds of it, and it was time that they had a talk.
