"Good to see you guys are back!" Franky called once he saw five of his crew coming towards the ship. "What'd ya find?"
"Franky, you won't believe this!" Chopper said excitedly. He hurried over to the cyborg and showed him the hamburger—or cheeseburger since this one had a speckle of yellow on it—fruit. "It tastes like a cheeseburger!"
"No way! This, fruit does?" He grabbed the round fruit and sniffed it. Smelled like one, so Chopper was probably right. Nami joined the reindeer in informing the eldest member about this new find.
"Just try it, I promise you'll like it!" She said enthusiastically. Franky smirked and broke the fruit in half. He bit down on one side and chewed. His taste buds rang with delight.
"Damn, it does! How many of these did you find?" Nami pointed to Sanji, Zoro and Brook. They had huge sacks filled with different flavors. Sanji placed his sack down and opened the top
. "Found a good deal that'll last us when we don't have actual food to make. These can also fill you up if you eat the whole thing." Sanji had to make sure he had gotten something for everyone. Zoro huffed since he couldn't find neither rice nor sake flavored fruit. What good were these if he couldn't find the ones he wanted? Instead, Brook found a great deal of fruits he found utterly delicious.
Sanji pulled out a clean white fruit that caught Zoro's attention.
"Oi, what flavor is that?" He asked frowning at the cook. Sanji puffed on his cigarette and blew smoke in the swordsman's direction.
"Rice. Why?" He asked, though he knew that Zoro liked rice, hence his reason for getting this fruit—only he didn't want to get it since Zoro annoyed him. Disbelief, Zoro walked closer and reached up.
"Lemme have a taste." He said quickly. The cook found this rather amusing, seeing the swordsman ask him for something. He switched the cig's position from one side to the other, pondering if he should plainly give up the fruit or just keep it.
"What if I don't? Surely you're full? Or found some kind of rice fruit?" He teased. Zoro's glare only deepened. This asshole was playing with him.
"I'll cut you, what else? Just let me have a bite."
"Oh, scary. Nah, I actually wanted to eat this." He grinned and pulled out a pocket knife. Zoro flinched, pulling out one of his swords and pointing the sharp end at Sanji.
"I mean it. I've been looking for one like that, and YOU of all people have it. Just hand it over, I'm sure you have more."
"No. I don't feel like digging for another. I want this one."
"Asshole, lemme have it!"
"Get your own!"
"No, give me that one!"
"No! Go get your own!"
"Hey, bros! Stop bickering at each other!" Franky jumped in. He reached in Sanji's bag and pulled out another white one. Zoro huffed and lowered his sword, walking over to the shipwright and reaching for the fruit. Franky was just about to hand it to the other when Sanji intercepted and grabbed from the fruit.
"This is mine! Get your own!" He barked. Zoro gritted his teeth.
"Ero-Cook. Just give me a damn rice fruit!"
"Sanji, bro! Come on, just share!"
"Not with this bastard. He minus well grovel at my feet."
"Like hell I will!" They glared at each other, forehead to forehead, growling. Franky broke them apart. He plucked the white fruit from Sanji's fingers and gave it to Zoro, Zoro hugging the fruit and backing away. Sanji growled louder.
"He can find his own!"
"Yeah, but we're gonna need to depart soon." Franky turned to Nami. "Hey, Sis Nami! We gotta get going in a bit." The navigator turned to the other three. "I saw a few ships some ways away. They seem to be heading in our direction and don't look friendly." Ships, pirates or marines, never spelt good news for the Straw Hats. Nami acknowledged this new piece of information and got to work on charting their next destination. The log pose was still loading it seemed, but she had a feeling it'd be pointing to the next island in no time.
Sanji seemed to have forgotten about the fruit argument. He looked towards the island. Usopp was still there, meaning that there may have been something wrong. A groan rumbled in his throat. Shit. Who knows how long we may be stuck waiting. Luffy's with them so no doubt he may cause some sort of mayhem. Usopp… I told you guys to be careful. If anything happens to Robin, someone's head will fly. He refrained from thinking too much about the marksman. He didn't want to dread on the fact that he was yet again rejected. He stood at the railing, scratching against the wood. He gritted the cigarette butt and leaned forward. Come on you guys. What the hell are you doing? Was it obvious there was trouble rolling in on both sides of the coin?