Chapter Ten
Uh-Ohh…
Robin was staring at Nami as she just finished her food. She was waiting for her to say who will be her partner. Honestly, she wanted her partner to be Zoro. She didn't want to be paired with Alex again. If she were to choose among her guy nakamas, she will still be choosing him. She knew he's trustworthy as she saw how trust was so valuable to him and how disciplined and determined he can be. And the fact that she wanted to be much closer to him.
"Say Zoro. Damn it. Don't say Alex!" The green-haired swordsman thought as he listened to Nami while he was eating his food. He wanted to be partnered with Robin. He wanted to spend time with her where no one can interrupt them. And also, so he can assure that Alex won't be taking advantage of her like when she was drowned. Who knows, if she was to be partnered with Alex, he would suddenly touch her when she's asleep. Zoro shook off his thoughts and thought that he's being paranoid because she could take care of herself. But still…
Alex stared at Nami as he wished that his name would be the one to be uttered by her. He wanted to be Robin's partner and spend time with her in the perfect island. He wanted to make it up to her for being such a jerk before she left. And everything will be better if he will spend the whole two weeks with her. He will make her happy by his side. "Say my name, Nami."
"So Robin's partner will be… Alex." Nami finished her sentence making Robin, Alex, Zoro, and Lassy to stop with what they were doing and looked at her.
"What the!?" Zoro suddenly reacted as soon as he heard Nami said Alex making everyone to look at him. "What?" Robin broke for a second and showed she disagreed but it quickly faded. It was in chorus with Zoro's reaction and she was looking on her plate so no one was able to notice because all the attention was on him.
"What?" Nami asked.
"Noooooo! Why the good-for-nothing moss-head!?" Sanji cried in the background, having a gloomy aura around him.
"I get to be paired with a witch!?" he found an excuse.
"What did you say?" Nami raised her fist as her eyebrow twitched.
"Nami-san, why? Why didn't you pair up with me? Why does it have to be with Marimo? And of all of the people why am I p—
"If you don't want to go to the island because you get to be paired by me, what makes you think that I want it too? I'm sorry but who says I want to be partnered with you? In fact, I don't want to be paired with a cry-baby who gets gloomy and all, just because he gets paired with the same gender. And I'd rather choose a skeleton or a cute reindeer than to be paired with an asshole like you who just cares with his urges!" Lassy broke down and left the room, crying. He had enough of Sanji rubbing on his face that he doesn't want to be paired with him. Even if Ivankov made her a man, she still has a soft heart of a woman. And he never forgot everything that happened to her. She hated guys who just go crazy with women because they were sexy and beautiful, making her to remember her past.
Lassy was beautiful and had a perfect body that's why most men got attracted to her. One dark night while she was walking on her way home, she got kidnapped and was used as a sex slave. Every night, guys would mindlessly rape her and leave her in the warehouse afterwards. But one night, the last batch forgot to close the place and they didn't know a bird was always there watching them. The bird was Pico. Pico was only waiting for the chance to get her because he saw how helpless she was every time the warehouse opens and different men leaves.
"Woah…" Everyone was dumbfounded.
"What did just happen?" Sanji's eyes widened as he saw Lassy in tears. He didn't know why but his heart broke when he saw him cried. It was like a woman's tears in a man's body.
"You were too insensitive and kept whining. Have any ice cream?" Alex said plainly.
"Yeah… This isn't a time for a frozen dairy treat!"
"Ice cream makes Lassy better and happy." Robin smiled.
"Ohh! Thanks, Robin-chwan!" Sanji clasped his hands and went to the freezer to make Lassy the best ice cream he had ever tasted.
"Okay? So everything's clear now then? Franky, you'll be on look out tonight in case we don't get to reach the island before dusk. And Sanji-kun, make up with Lassy!" Nami said as she stood up, holding her plate, and placed it on the sink.
"Hai~!" Sanji approved as he looked for some syrup in the cabinet.
"Suuuuppeerrr count on me!" he gave her thumbs up and gave his plate to Usopp who was cleaning up because Sanji was busy on his ice cream duty.
"If anyone needs me, I'll be in the library." Robin stood up and left.
Franky followed her with his stare until she was out of sight. "Is she alright?" he asked.
"Why wouldn't she?" Luffy asked as he finished the leftovers.
"Yeah? Why wouldn't she?" Chopper agreed.
"Nothing. Well I'm just going to spend time with myself." Franky stood up and scratched his back.
"You need to? Yohohoho~!" Brook gasped and blushed.
"Hahh? Ohhh~! Yeah~!" he agreed and blushed before leaving.
"Alex, what are they talking about?" Chopper asked to Alex.
"Stuff you wouldn't understand." Alex chuckled.
"They're weird." Luffy commented.
Lassy was sitting on the swing located at the grassy deck with her eyes closed, being calm. He was too pissed of Sanji because he kept bragging that he doesn't want them to be partners. But then he realized he just got carried away because he was too annoying. In fact, the reason why he got pissed was too shallow and it was a childish reason. Maybe along with that annoyance, his past came up that's why he got pissed. His thoughts were interrupted when he sensed that someone was approaching him and to his surprise, it was Sanji holding a tray of ice cream in his hands. It contains twelve scoops of different flavours of ice cream in one glass bowl with chocolate and caramel syrup. Lassy's eyes grew and his face brightened up as soon as he saw him.
"Hey… I'm sorry about earlier. Alex and Robin-chan told me ice cream cheers you up so I made you this. Will it be okay for you if we will be partners?" Sanji crouched down in front of him and handed him the bowl of ice cream and a spoon.
"I thought you didn't want me to be your partner?" Lassy took the spoon and got a scoop of the vanilla flavour.
"Well you were right with what you've said and I should stop whining. And I'm sorry if I made you cry earlier." Sanji said as he stared on the grass. When he moved his head to look at him, the bowl of ice cream was almost empty. "What the!?"
"I love ice cream! Thank you for making me one! And I forgive you, so don't worry!" he giggled like a girl which made Sanji's heart to drop and he continued to eat the ice cream.
"I'm glad you loved it." Sanji smiled.
Robin was in the library and was still reading the same book she was reading in the morning. She wanted to, at least, made her mind wander with a good novel. Being paired again with Alex was too much for her. She didn't like it; not even a bit. She wanted to oppose but everyone will wonder why and it will just cause too many questions. She didn't even realize she wasn't reading her book anymore, instead she was thinking about what happened. But her thoughts were interrupted as soon as someone knocked on the door. Robin wished it wasn't Alex. She didn't have the mind to deal with him. The door opened and it was Franky, smiling.
"Sup!? May I come in?" Franky greeted.
"This isn't my room, so you are free to come in." Robin smiled.
"Last time I went here, Chopper was guarding the door." He chuckled and closed the door.
"I asked him to. I wanted to be alone that time."
"Well do you mind if I join you for a while?" he sat down on the chair beside her.
"I don't. We haven't have a talk for a while anyway." she closed her book.
"Is it alright if I will be your partner in the next island?" he asked and rested his head on his palm, supported with his arm rested on the table.
"Yes, it's alright with me." Robin nodded with a brighten smile on her face.
"I'm just joking. Nami would kill me if I say I want to go to the island, since I already volunteered on guarding the ship." He chuckled.
"Ohh… Fufufu~" Robin pretended to giggle.
"I'm just bored. So what's up with yah? You seemed to be bothered by something."
"Really? I'm fine."
"Don't play dumb, it doesn't fit you. I know there's something wrong."
Robin just stared at Franky.
"Mind sharing?"
"Actually…"
To be continued…
WAAAAH! Well I'm guessing you've expected that already XD Anyways.. I forgot what I should say so review please! XD Ohhh! And thanks for reviewing guys! XD ohh! And I updated earlier because of bAsAn XD hahaha XD She kept telling me to update. XD
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