Next chapter~ Not my characters.
"Land! We've reached land." An island was in clear sight. The crew gathered on the dock and observed. Many trees outlined the edge of the land mass. Luffy was the first to address everyone.
"Alright, everyone. Seems like we've found a...uh… Nami what is it again?" He scratched his head not remembering. Nami shook her head, not too surprised that her captain was still very dense.
"This island has no particular name due to the lack of inhabitants. It has a couple names, but the most commonly used name is 'Fruit Island'. There are mostly wild animals that live here, but thanks to the frequent pirate visits, they're use to humans and don't attack on sight. There's a good amount of fruits that grow here and that's what it's famous for. Pirates that do come here normally come for the fruit since it's almost never in stores. From what I've heard, the fruits here are very delicious and some have extractable fumes that could prove useful for a certain someone we all know." She turned towards the sniper who sheepishly grinned, embarrassed by the attention. She smiled then returned to describing the new island.
"The island also tends to rotate from what Robin told me. It turns counter-clock wise every twenty minutes. For now, we can restock our food supply. And be weary, the trees are very tall. The fruits that grow on them fall from very high heights, so there may be a lot of smashed fruits on the ground. If we can, we can try collecting the ripe ones in the trees using a ladder…but I doubt we have one long enough."
"Maybe I can use my Gum Gum Rocket?" Luffy suggested. This proved easy for the Straw Hat since his rubber limbs could only stretch so far.
"Yeah, I'd suppose that'd be helpful. Hopefully you can stretch farther than the trees heights. But as for everyone else, we can all find a way to get more fruit. We should split into teams of three." Looking around, Nami thought about who would be best with whom. She knew that each team needed a stronger fighter, in case something happened. The strongest within the crew at this point were Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Franky. One team would have two strong fighters since there'd be three teams. She nodded to herself and pointed to Luffy. "You, Usopp and Robin together." She then turned to the next three. "Zoro, Franky, Brook. You're a team." She then turned to the last two. "Chopper, Sanji and I are the last team."
Sanji grinned and twirled his way over to Nami's side. His usual ritual as always proceeded.
"My darling goddess, of course I will take this opportunity to become your knight! To protect you from the evils of this new island we come across! My life is all yours!" Nami rolled her eyes. Same old Sanji, of course. Usopp felt a tinge of jealousy just hearing this again. Had he ever felt jealous before? Zoro grunted and huffed.
"God, just kill me now." On cue, Sanji turned to the swordsman and glared. Haha, there you go Zoro, Usopp thought.
"What was that?"
"You're killing us all with your bullshit. Let's just get going." These two never changed. An argument ensued as usual.
"Bullshit? Love is not bullshit, you shitty moss head! Of course you wouldn't know since you're too stupid to know what it even is!"
"Oh is that it? No, I just don't waste my time on something so petty. Unlike some perverts who resort to flirting when they aren't good at anything else."
"You better watch your mouth, Seaweed. This pervert that's not good at anything besides flirting cooks your meals! And you seem to enjoy them. Correct me if I'm wrong?"
"I can barely stomach them. Takes practice."
"I think Sanji's cooking is really good though!"
"Shut up, Luffy!" They both barked simultaneously. Nami got in between the two, and then slapped them both.
"That's enough. We need to get moving. Everyone gather in your teams and head off the boat. Team One, Luffy, Usopp and Robin, you guys head straight forward. You'll be heading west, but after 20 minutes you'll be facing south. Team Two, Zoro, Franky, Brook, you guys are going to be heading south. Twenty minutes later, you'll be facing east. Team Three, we'll be going North, and as you can probably tell, we'll be facing west in a bit."
"Oh, Nami, darling, you're so smart!" Sanji swooned. Franky was next to speak up.
"Ah, Nami! I actually want to request to stay on the Sunny. We'll need someone on the ship to monitor, so I'll stay behind." Nami nodded, this did make sense; one mistake that could've cost them their ship.
"Alright, then Team Two you're down to two. Brook, I ask that you keep very close eye on Zoro. He's very stupid with directions, so don't lose him okay?" Zoro frowned at the red head and Brook began to laugh.
"Yohohoho! Of course, Miss Nami. You can count on me! I'll keep my eyes locked on Mr. Zoro, even though I have no eyes! Yohoho!" Usopp couldn't help but giggle a little. He watched Zoro and Brook move closer to the wooden railing. He sighed, hoping that Zoro wouldn't get Brook lost, or worse, get himself lost and far from Brook. That would be horrific for him and the crew. The island seemed pretty eerie, but at the same time he felt a bit of confidence. He looked at his other crewmates. Everyone seemed excited to disembark. New island means new dangers. It's your job to keep the others safe. Show them you've become a man. He nodded to himself and looked up towards the tall trees. At the corner of his eye, he spotted Franky walking towards the crow's nest. The spot he left had exposed the cook who had been staring for some time it seemed. Usopp gulped when noticing the blond looking in his direction. Shit is he looking at me or… He turned to his other side to see Nami standing next to him, wishing Robin good luck on her trip. Oh. He's looking at those two.
Half of him became jealous, the other half remained calm. He turned towards the cook just to make sure. Looks like you were wrong, sport. Usopp's eyes had met dead on with Sanji's. The cook wasn't glancing at his female crew mates, though he probably wouldn't have minded doing that. For a moment they just gazed at other. Sanji blew smoke from his nostrils, taking his cigarette from his mouth. More smoke seeped through his lips as he mouthed something. What is he saying? He blinked and cupped his ear, though; Usopp had a feeling that wouldn't work. Comical. You can try being a bit more serious. Sanji had mouthed what seemed like the same words. Usopp frowned a bit. Was he purposely just mouthing words or was he speaking too low?
"Everyone, let's move!" Luffy called and pulled on Usopp's arm. Usopp kept his eyes on Sanji. The cook hadn't moved, but his eyes followed the sniper as he was pulled off the ship. Then it was settled. The teams then headed off onto the Fruit Island, leaving their shipwright to guard the Sunny.
The last part made me so happy inside XD