It was cold, cold water all around them. The shouts and splashing sounds, all fell under the life of the wondrous people in the crew of the straw hats. Zoro stood leaning against the mast of the ship. He was inspecting his Katana. It was still early and the fog made it impossible to see. The snoring of Usopp combined with Luffy's was really annoying. Zoro rested there wondering and then drifting into the past. He frowned and walked up to Nami; she was sitting in a chair at a table with maps and more unreadable scriptures.
At least an hour passed with the morning, and Frankie emerged from the door to the deck below with sleepy eyes but also a smile. He walked to the steering and took his place.
"Nice weather huh Zoro?" Frankie laughed.
"Yeah, if you are king of never to be seen." He waved his hand.
Then the door opened to Sanji, he was already lighting a cigarette, and strode out to the railing of the ship. The wind blew his hair wildly and he turned to see Luffy and Chopper in his face. He fell on his back with a half heart attack in the process.
"Damn it Luffy, why not kill me!" He grabbed the out stretched hand while Luffy laughed.
The door opened to tall and beautiful Nico Robin. She smiled and breathed in the cold air.
"Robin-Schwaan!" Sanji rose slowly from the corner with hearts in his eyes and his hands folded under his chin.
"You look most beautiful today my dove."
Then a shoe met Sanji's head and he fell to the floor and looked at Nami.
"OH, Nami that's alright. You through that shoe to show me your love."
"Asshole," the words escaped Zoro's mouth emotionless and unmoving.
"You, you green headed leprechaun," he cursed under his breath,
Zoro hopped over the railing of the over deck and came at Sanji. Sanji ducked and backed up and they were in a full out fight with swears and all. Robin chuckled lightly and looked out to the horizon. The noise of the fight seized and Zoro was asking Nami how far they were from port.
Robin smiled and said the answer.
"So smart but so beautiful," Sanji rose with bumps on his head. Then "Thump," Nami waked him and she dragged him to the door.
"Ah, She loves me." And he was thrown down the stairs.
"So Nami, We're here, and we need to be here and he showed her an alternate route witch would by pass traffic.
"Yes, Very good." She smiled
"Yeah, I learn so much. More then you but I bet you knew." He smiled and put down the map. Then she thumped him on the head.
"You rude ass boy," she watched Zoro in the fetal position.
"Hey, I didn't do anything you crazy woman!" he held his throbbing head.
"Oi, oi, oi, something is in the water," Usopp completely scared everyone and Chopper bounced on top of the railing looking at the blob in the water. Usopp landed with a thump and squinted into the sun, cutting through the fog.
"Port side Frankie." Frankie turned at the order.
"Oi, it's a body." Usopp raised his hands and waved them like a chicken. The body was floating on a piece of wood from a ship of some sort The ship drifted closer and the facial features showed it was a girl."It's a girl." Robin smiled.
Sanji became very serious and jumped into the freezing water and rapped his arm around the bleeding body of the small girl.
"Hey, hey, keep breathing gem. Hang on cutie!"
A rope dangled in the face of the two and the girl held on to Sanji and moaned, and Sanji held on harder to the girl.
"Don't squish her curly brow," Zoro pulled the rope.
"You get her out of here then," he yelled.
Zoro smiled. What is a small girl doing here in the middle of the grandline, I mean she's cute and all but why? I hope she doesn't bring any trouble. If she does I'll kill her myself. Zoro didn't trust bringing a stranger here. The two flopped on the deck and Sanji was freezing, along with the strange girl.
The girl was quiet beautiful and very young. She seemed almost younger then Luffy. She was absolutely shorter then anybody else in the crew. She had black long hair and fair skin. He cheek bones were noticeably high, and he face was perfectly per portioned, with her black layered bangs laid across her eyes. She was wearing the remements of her white shirt. There was a cut along her head and on her much toned stomach. He black skirt clung to her long legs and her feet were bare with clear finish on her nails. She head a necklace that was a perfect crescent moon with a diamond in t he middle of it. Then her eyes opened and her lips were blue from the cold. She looked frightened and shivered. Sanji removed his coat and rested it on her, and moved her hair out of her face.
"You're ALIVE! I saved you; I am the bravest out of the lot of you!" Sanji held the head of the small girl up like a porcelain doll.
"Is it dead," Luffy poked at her leg.
Nami thumped him on the head and screamed, "Don't say that you baka."
"No, she's alive. Barley though," Chopper stepped forward.
"C'mon, I want meat, Sanji make me something. Or tell me the co-" Luffy hung on Sanji's shirt moaning like a child.
"Shut-up Luffy!" everyone yelled.
The girl opened her eyes and rolled over and coughed up a lot of water. She turned and looked to see Chopper in her face. She screamed and backed herself into the mast with her necklace plunking off.
"Yeah, I see she'll be fine," Zoro laughed out loud.
What, but how? Chopper, Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro! This cannot be happening! This is show, and I'm in a comma and dreaming. I am so DREAMING!
"Humph, she is very disoriented." Chopper came to the lap of the girl.
"Get away!" She screamed and everyone started debating on what they were going to do. Luffy asked were could eat her and was answered with a hit to the head. Zoro said we should throw her back. Chopper and Robin said we should care for her injuries and drop her off at port. Sanji raised his hand and shouted that she could sleep in his room. Nami kicked him and he had a large bump on his head.
The girl looked at everyone and didn't blink. She screamed and passed out.
Everyone looked at her and just sighed.
"I got her," Zoro came over and picked her up and walked down to the woman's quarters with Chopper following close behind.
She doesn't seem that dangerous, just a little screwed up, that's all. Why does she seem so familiar? I mean I can't take my eyes off of her. She's cute but that's a thought no soul should know. My honor would be completely drained.
Zoro opened the door to the empty room with his foot. He sat her on the bed was about to walk out but ran into Robins breast and backed up with enlarged eyes.
"Shouldn't you stay here with Chopper and help?" She pushed him back.
"Hey I didn't do anything wrong to deserve this!"
"That's exactly the point. You don't help at all. Now stay here till she wakes up." Robin pushed him down into the chair.
"Humph," Zoro pulled out his Katana and started to clean it to pass the time. Robin smiled and buried her nose in a book about the next area they were going to.
The time passed ever slowly to Zoro. After Chopper had finished stitching and rapping the wounds he was exhausted and curled up next to the girl so she wouldn't undo he wounds by moving too much.
The girl felt the soft fur of Chopper and hugged it and Chopper smiled slightly and then she woke to the snoring of Zoro. He was leaning in his chair and was still holding his sword.
"Men," The girl smirked.
Then Chopper woke to the girl. He stood up a little wobbly, and the girl smiled along with Chopper.
"Doctor Chopper, and don't move so much. There are clothes in the bathroom and you can take a bath if you want." He smiled big and proud.
"Hello and thank you. I am Suki Mizumi." Mizumi shoke his little paw and stood up. Chopper Went to heavy point, looking like a massive human but with the face and the fur and antlers.
He took Mizumi and picked her up and went back to the little cute Chopper and turned on the hot water and left her but stood outside of the door, But the was called above deck. He woke Zoro,
"Zoro I need you to make sure Mizumi doesn't hurt herself in there." He shook his shirt.
"What, what do you want?" he yawned.
"Just watch over Mizumi," he was annoyed.
"Who?" Zoro stood up and stretched.
"The girl stupid," he bucked at his legs.
"Alright, but I'm not going in there," he pointed to the steam of the bathroom.
Chopper nodded and walked over to the door and ran up the stairs.
"Jeeze, I must of missed dinner. I'm starving." Zoro talked to himself while rubbing his eyes. Then he herd a creek, and it was the door.
"Um, I need a towel please Chopper."
So little and innocent, just She's just a girl.
Her little voice made smile and he grabbed one from the closet and handed it to her. Her wet hand touched his,
"Zoro, oh I didn't know it was you. Um I'm terribly sorry, I didn't mean to." She seemed frightened and Zoro started to become concerned about this new Girl.
"Bah, it's okay," he waved his hand away. He saw the glimpse of her bare back and black hair. He turned away and sat on the bed.
Mizumi was putting on the clothes selected for her. They were a burgundy tank top that rested before her hip bone so it would show her belly button, also with a brown jack that didn't pass her rib cage; a brown short skirt with dark brown boots. Putting on the boots was difficult because she had to bend and it hurts badly. Mizumi limped out and Zoro saw her and nodded and she smiled.
"Hello, I'm Mizumi Suki" she sat down on the bed.
Zoro immediately got up and said,
"Roranora Zoro, I have to go, sorry." he held the hilt of his sword, bowed and left.
Mizumi sighed and herd a voice,
"Don't feel bad, he dose that to everyone." Mizumi looked to see Luffy in the door smiling.
"Hello," Mizumi perked up a little and was attempting to stand up. He came over and helped her stand up and he smiled.
"I'm Monkey D. Luffy, Captain of the Straw Hats crew and one day to be the Pirate king," then he was cut off with a thump on the head.
"Get out of here Luffy!" A girl stood there pointing to the door. She had orange shot hair, a yellow skirt and a blue and white stripped shirt with short brown boots. Her eyes were big and brown, and her smile was warming.
"Sorry, Luffy is always annoying people." She smiled and shook Mizumis' hand lightly.
"Suki Mizumi," Mizumi bowed slightly, and grinned.
"Nami, Navigator of the Straw Hats. Hey do you need help." She kneeled and slipped the boots on Mizumis' feet. Mizumi nodded and Nami smiled.
"C'mon, lets go above deck," she smiled and took her hand and they climbed the stairs slowly. When the two emerged everyone looked and Mizumi was very nervous.
The stares of the people ended shortly after and a very tall man with unusually big fore arms and no nose, blonde spiky hair, black shades, and a red Hawaiian shirt with a blue speedo and six pack showing; approached her and smiled.
"Hello, I'm Frankie. You will see me steering a lot on the ship. If you need anything come talk to me." He shook her hand so hard that it fell asleep.
Then Mizumi saw the most beautiful person ever. She was tall and wearing a purple shirt with a very low cut and a short skirt with knee high boots. Her hair was long and black. Her eyes dark and warming; She held a book in her hand saw Mizumi and waved. Mizumi took that as an invitation to come over.
"Hello Mizumi," The woman smiled.
Mizumi nodded and shook her hand.
"I'm Nico Robin, the archeologist of the crew." She closed her book and looked at her shoes.
"Is there something wrong?" Mizumi looked down.
"No, no, those are my shoes. They look very nice on you." Robin laughed and so did Mizumi. Mizumi never meet someone so beautiful, but ye so smart. She looked up to her, to the point of idolization. She was amazing to her point of view.
"Oi, Mizumi up here." Luffy waved his hands and Mizumi saw him in the crows nest.
"Coming!" She yelled back with happiness.
The climb up was painful, but she had to get up there. The wind ripped through her hair. But, finally she reached the crows nest and Luffy was sitting on the edge while holding onto the mast.
"HHHHEEEEYYYYY!" Luffy was waving.
"Hi Luffy, what's up." Mizumi held onto the mast while the ship rocked.
"Look," Luffy pointed at the setting sun. it was beautiful.
"So pretty," Mizumi backed up and miss stepped and was falling but stretched his arms and caught her around the waist.
"Here we go," Luffy pulled her towards him and she was shaking.
"You okay," he poked her.
She just shook her head held onto the mast for her life.
"I won't let you fall silly." He rapped his arm around her shoulder.
"Thanks," Mizumi looked at his smiling face.
Luffy held onto Mizumi as he swung down, and she bumped into Zoro.
"Sorry, I was just-" he walked away and ignored her.
He doesn't trust me, but is everyone going. Mizumi watch Nami paired with Robin walk below deck.
"Mizumi," Mizumi herd a small voice. it was Chopper tugging at her skirt.
"Chopper, hey," She smiled and she kneeled down and hugged Chopper.
"Dinner is ready," he looked at her. Chopper helped her up as he saw how much pain she was in.
"Excuse me miss but I would like to escort you to dinner." Sanji held out a hand.
Mizumi looked at Chopper and he smiled and waved her along.
"Alright," she took his hand then arm and followed him to the wondrous dinning room. The dinning room had a aquarium for the walls and everyone was sitting down and eating. Mizumi took the seat next to Chopper and Zoro.
After dinner was over along with the pointless jokes and swearing Mizumi went above deck and watched the moon. She was relaxed now, but that wasn't going to last very long, when Zoro came up above deck as well.
"Mizumi, This is yours right." Mizumi jumped and turned quickly to see Zoro holding her necklace.
"Yea, I can I have it please?" she held out her hand.
"Come get it then." He held it over the railing of the deck.
"Don't, it was my Aunts. I'll kill you personally if you do." She came at Zoro, and he held her arm.
"Kill me, good luck with that." He looked her in the eye.
"Give it to me!" Mizumi pressed herself against him to try to knock him over.
"Jeeze, just let me put it on you." He turned her around and she was shocked.
She pulled her hair up and he swung it around her neck. He placed it perfectly on he color bone and connected it. As he connected it the ship hit a large wave and Mizumi fell back on Zoro while together they fell on the floor.
Water spilled over the edge and soaked the two. Zoro opened his eyes to him holding onto Mizumi, he let go and sat up and walked quickly away.
"Mizumi are you alright?" Chopper and Nami were helping her up, chopper hopped in her arms and hugged her.
"Yeah I'm fine, but Zoro, were is he? He was just here," Mizumi looked around but he was gone.
"C'mon it's late, let's go to bed." Nami pulled her down to Mizumis' room and let her go to bed.
The sheets were soft and the bed was comfy, but to Mizumi, she thought this not to last. This was a great dream. But I'll wake in the orphanage tomorrow, this sucks so much! She cozyed herself in and fell asleep only to a siren and Zoro and Frankie telling everyone to get up, and a blast.
Mizumi looked out the window in her room and saw a large blackish gray boat next to them.
The words Marines echoed through the ship, then Mizumis; door was broke through and a man said,
"There you are," he whacked her and knocked her on the ground. He picked her up and she screamed,
"Nami, Zoro, Chopper somebody help me!" then a thump came, Nami whacked one of the men but failed at the next attempt. Nami flew into Sanji charging down the hallway. "Nami, you leave her alone!" Mizumi grabbed the mans legs and pulled his legs out from underneath him and did a front bend rapped her ankles around his head and did another front bend while letting go of the man to fly into the was knocked out. Then a abrupt large man hit Mizumi so hard that on contact she was knocked into the wall.
When the man approached her Zoro cut him through and took Mizumi.
That's all, and what the hell was that! Can Mizumi actually fight?
Zoro could here the boat leave and Sanji, and the rest of the crew come running down the hallway. Zoro explained everything along with Robin helping Nami up. Chopper pushed through and saw Mizumi.
I've never seen Chopper take such an interest in someone before. Robin wondered. The three disappeared into her room once more before the ship went asleep.
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