Chapter Nine
Partners
Everyone was around the table, munching the delicious food Sanji prepared for them. Different delicacies were placed all over the table that can make a stomach growl and Luffy to have a waterfall with his exaggerated drool. As everyone ate and at the same time protected their food from Luffy's greedy hands, Nami started the topic about the next island's information.
"Everyone, listen up. The next island that we will encounter is Lava Ramata. But before we enter it, we have to pass the island's shield called Audra Ratas. It's a ring of different currents along with thunderstorms that surrounds the island. Lassy and Alex are supposed to leave after we land on the island but since they cannot travel by air, due to the thunderstorms and currents, they are joining us in the island."
"Lava Ramata…" Robin thought as she kept forking her meat, pretending to be tenderizing it.
"Yosh! We are heading to the island of meat!" Luffy stood up and raised his bone of meat before eating it.
"Woahh!" Chopper's eyes sparkled.
"That's not it!" Nami slapped Luffy's head.
"We can actually leave right now but I don't want my Pico to be exhausted flying all the way from here to headquarters. So we're going to wait for our ship to come and fetch us at the island. And besides, I want to explore the island too." Lassy added. "Maybe I can finally use what Ivan-chan gave me… Or maybe not…" he thought.
"Yay! Pico will stay!" Chopper cheered.
"Going back to Lava Ramata, Lassy will explain the information about it." Nami shifted her attention to Lassy.
"Me? I only know the exterior. The whole island is surrounded with thick and high impenetrable walls. And I don't know the interior." he chewed his food as he looked at Nami and glanced at Robin.
"Oh great." she facepalmed.
"Lava Ramata. The term came from an extinct language which means 'Love Game'. It was first used as an island for testing ones love for another long time ago, but now, it's like a tourist spot. Only couples can enter the island. Whether normal couple or not is fine. Even the villagers are couples. When they give birth, the infants are brought to the palace and raised with respect with other kids. There, they get to interact and develop feelings with others until they realize it's love." Robin uttered, shifting everyone's attention to them.
Nami gave her a thumbs up and said "That's my Robin! We only need to go in pairs, right?"
"Yes. But at least one person has to stay and guard the ship. There was a rumor that if the villagers know your ship is unguarded, they will dismantle your ship into scraps of woods and metals to make their town more ideal for couples." Robin added.
"She's right. We've seen tons of ships being dismantled by villagers because there's no guard on it. And since it's a pirate ship, pirates cannot complain." Lassy agreed.
"Aww! I'll stay on the ship! No one can touch our suuuuupeeer Sunny!" Franky suggested.
"That's great, Franky!" Nami gave him a thumbs up.
"Everything is cheap there but if you are a cute couple, it's all free. It's a paradise for lovers." Alex added.
"Kyaaah! I will assign the pairings then! I need a guy who is good looking to be paired with me!" Nami's eyes turned into beli's as she took out a piece of paper and a ballpen.
"I look good with you, Nami-swaaan~!" Sanji suggested.
"Hotels are free but you can only sleep with your partner. And you can only exchange partners once." Alex added.
"I love Lava Ramata!" Nami squealed and continued to think of the partners.
"Tch! Why do you have to decide who we'll be partnered with?" Zoro complained.
"Because I can." Nami stuck out her tongue.
"What if we oppose?" he raised his eyebrow.
"Everyone's debt will have an increase of 100%." She smirked.
Zoro grunted which made Robin to giggle which made Alex to roll his eyes away.
"Why does Alex knows about the island but Lassy doesn't?" Usopp curiously asked with his hand rubbing his chin, making everyone's attention shift to Alex.
"Robin knows too." Chopper stared at Robin who was calm and quiet.
Everyone was silent, looking at Alex and Robin…
"She might have read it in one of her books!" Franky broke the silence and glanced at Robin with a warm smile.
"Oh yeah! Shishishi!" Luffy giggled and continued eating.
"By the way, log sets after two weeks." Lassy said as he looked at Nami who was thinking of the pairings while smirking.
"Okay! So here are the names of who will be staying with each other and only I can alter it. Now since we only have three girls in the ship—
"Nami-san, there are only two ladies." Sanji interrupted.
"Hey!" Lassy complained.
"She's part of us, so shh. Where was I? Ahh. Since we only have three ladies on the ship, there are only three normal couples that can be entertained inside the island. Then two pairs of—
"Heh. The cook can finally wear his dress he's been itching for so long." Zoro mocked.
"What the fuck did you say, you good-for-nothing swordsman!?" Sanji blushed as he was lit on fire by his anger. Those two years of hell came back to him, stepping his dignity again.
"Will you two shut up! Or so help me, I will make you two partners!" Nami said angrily while she facepalmed which made Sanji to zip his mouth and Zoro to grunt.
"Continue, Nami-san. Yohohoho~ I'm so excited~!" Brook cheered with a slight of blood drooling down his nasal bone and thought that if ever he got the chance to be partnered with Nami or Robin, he will get to see their underwear.
"Okay, so the partners will be, Usopp and Luffy. You will gather the supplies Franky will need."
"Ahahahaha! Usopp is my partner and he will be wearing make-up and a girl's clothes." The two boys placed their arms on each other's shoulders and laughed which made Chopper a little jealous.
"He doesn't need to, idiot. Anyways, next one is Chopper and Brook. You will get your supplies, Chopper, and have fun at the same time."
"Ahh. Chopper-san I will take care of you." Brook said like a gentleman. He was a little broken-hearted that he wasn't paired with Nami or Robin, but at least he got to be paired with their cute doctor.
"You're scaring me!" Chopper's fur stood up.
"Next couple is Sanji-kun an—
"Ahh Nami-swaaan I am so happy you're my partner!" Sanji cheered as he danced around her.
"I'm not your partner. You're partner i—
"Robin-chwaaan! I'll die out of happiness!" Sanji swoon over Robin.
"Stop interrupting me! Your partner is Lassy." Nami said which made Sanji's heart to break.
"N-Nami-san!? W-Why!? WHY!? HE HAS ALEX! WHY?" Sanji cursed and cried on the floor which made Zoro to make fun of him again but he was too gloomy to hear it.
"At least Lassy looks like a girl." Usopp commented.
"Nooooo!" Sanji exaggerated as he broke down the floor which made everyone to look at him.
"He'll get over it soon. Noooooooo… Why him? Lassy, you'll be okay with him, right? Why, Nami-san, why? You'll just be gathering food supplies." Nami smiled.
"Of course." Lassy smiled, knowing Sanji's a gentleman who treats girls like princesses and that he's just acting like that because he doesn't know anything.
Nami looked at the paper with the last two pairs listed and had a second thought about it. She saw Robin's reaction when Usopp asked why Alex knew about the island and when Chopper said that she knows about it too. She saw that her eyes widened a bit but no one noticed except her. Nami knew that what Franky said was just a cover up because things won't be pretty once it'll be opened up. She thought there might be something that had happened there during those two years of staying with them.
Nami was thinking whether she will pair her with Zoro and let her try to forget what may have occurred in the island by maybe having fun with him. Nooooooooooo… Why can't it be you? Or she should pair Robin with Alex so they could talk about it, if ever there were still things that were left undone or unsaid, but it will only open things that might have been good to be closed. Why, Nami-saaaan? Noooo… She can't decide and also because both men were good looking so anyone that would be paired to her would give her a chance to have everything free.
Nami woke up from her thoughts as Robin snapped her fingers and called out her name. "Nami, are you okay?" Robin asked.
Nami crumpled the paper and said "Yes. For searching more information relating about the island, they will be me and Robin, along with our partners. So Robin's partner will be…" Nooooo!
To Be Continued…
Cliffhanger! Waaaaah! I'm sorry for updating soooo late! I kept revising this chapter because I don't want to give too many hints too early. Though I gave some, neh? XD Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter though not much of our favorite couple. What are you waiting for guys? Review please! XD The next chapters are so hard to write, I haven't finished it yet! XD
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