Kira: Hello-Hello! And here with me today I have Miss Vivi!
Vivi: Good day!
Kira: So, how does it feel? I usually don't have you on here...
Vivi: I noticed, but this is pretty exciting. Anybody else joining us?
Kira: Well... there is Franky, but he had to check in on Sunny, so I let him and then there is Brooke. I have no clue where he is...
Vivi: I thought I just saw him a moment ago...
Brooke: Yohohohoho! May I see your panties?
KiraVivi: Ahh! Brooke! Where you been..? ... AND NO!
Brooke: *blinks and grins as he took off his top hat and bowed* Had to help Miss Robin with bags.
Kira: Well, I guess that's okay... Anyways anything before starting?
Vivi: Well, all the readers need to be clear that you do not own One Piece or us characters.
Kira: True, true. I think thats only a one time thing to say since everyone understands when they come onto this website.
Vivi: True, well... besides that...
Brooke: Enjoy it!
Kira: Yes, ENJOY!
Chapter 2:
Answers
I was dragged back to the ship, The Thousand Sunny. Oh how merry everyone is on the ship, besides the witch. Always talking about beli this and beli that! Nothing but beli on her mind. Crazy ass navigator.
"Sanji~! I brought Zoro back! Is food ready yet?" Luffy let go of my arm and ran to the kitchen. He was soon kicked out with a yell saying-
"No! Now stay out of my kitchen, bastard!" The shitty cook always did that to Luffy. I hate it for some reason…
I walked along the grassy deck and tried to find out where that damn, smart-ass woman would be. I heard a page flip from a book and went to the front of the ship. She was resting in a chair, umbrella shading her from the sun. Big thick book in hand, almost completed with. A tall glass of some sort of beverage with condensation sliming down the sides on the table. An umbrella in it, since the cook needs to add anything for his 'lovelies'. I stood with arms crossed as her legs were crossed, one foot tapping air. She caught my eyes gazing at her and she shut her book to look up at me. A smile appeared.
"Yes, Swordsman-san?" Robin asked with my little nickname in it. Only she has nicknames for everyone, except Franky. I saw a chair at the table and walked over to sit by her. I quietly sat and looked at her. "What is it, Swordsman-san?" She asked curiously, wondering why I made no noise. I made a sign with my hand. Pretending to write on paper. She got the hint, of course, and let me use the note pad she has, for when she writes down important notes for the shitty cook or the witch. I took it and started to write.
"I can't speak." I simply wrote and showed her. She looked at me quizzically.
"Why not?" She asked, nicely. I took the paper back and wrote something else.
"A spirit put me under a curse…" I gave her the paper and she read it quickly.
"The spirit that lives in Doujouji Temple?" She asked and I nodded in return. "Well now… She is a spirit that supports lovers. Showing them happiness in a relationship. Do you know her story?" I nodded hastily. 'And I don't want to hear it again.' I thought and my finger unconsciously started to tap on the table. She continued, "Well… do you know how to break the curse?" I nodded. "Then break it, simple." I shook my head and took the paper back.
"Tell everyone I can't speak and why I can't." I wrote and handed it to her furiously, losing my patients.
"Oh, I see, Swordsman-san. Why did you want me to tell everyone?" I thought for a second and took the paper.
"I wanna find out who… my lover is and I want you to look up Kiyohime and tell me about this spirit more." Robin nodded and giggled once reading.
"No problem, Swordsman-san." She gave me a smile. I glared back and she merely giggled again.
"My beautiful, lovely ladies! It's time for dinner!" The cook shouted. "Oh, and you other bastards too." He said next. That's what he says everyday, every meal call, you think he would get tired of it!
"YAY! FOOD!" I heard my Captain call out and I could just see him running in and devouring the food. Consuming everything. One or two pieces of food at a time.
"We will discuss more after dinner?" Robin asked me. I nodded and we both got up to go to supper.
"Luffy!" Sanji shouted at our captain. "Save some for the ladies!" I rolled my eyes and took my seat next to Luffy. We began to eat.
"Ne, Zoro!" I looked to Luffy. "What were you doing at that temple?" He asked. I looked to Robin for help. She nodded and got up, tapping her glass.
"Everyone," She began and everyone was silent and waiting for her to speak. "Zoro has been set under a curse and will not be able to talk for awhile." She informed them. Sanji grunted.
"Stupid Marimo." In one quick movement I was out of my seat with my sword to his throat. I was so quiet and lethal I could have chopped his head off. He glared at me as I glared at him. 'I might have to be quiet more often,' I thought.
"You two quit it!" Nami responded, but I didn't move.
"Zoro~! Sit, sit!" I heard my Captain and withdrew my sword and moved myself back to my seat. I crossed my arms and looked to Robin. Luffy was giggling.
"Zoro is under a curse by Kiyohime-"
"Isn't she that lady who turned into a serpent to take revenge on that one priest?" Usopp interrupted.
"It is, Longnose-kun." She appraised the fact that Usopp got it right. Usopp fiddled in his seat, probably feeling embarrassed. "Kiyohime tried to take revenge on Anjin. The priest who loved her, but had a change of heart. So, she chased him across the river and the priest tried to hide in the bell of that temple. But she found him and melted the bell with the priest still inside of it." Usopp and Chopper were shuddering at the thought of being melted in a bell. Luffy laughed, Nami and Sanji glared at Luffy, and Franky scratched his head. 'At least her explanation was short… unlike the one I had to go through.'
"So…" Luffy began. "He can't talk… forever?" Chopper squealed with shock.
"We need a doctor! A doctor! Doctor!" The little reindeer started to run around the kitchen table, then stopped and pointed to himself. "Wait, I'm the doctor." He blinked at the wall then screamed again. "Zoro! You can't talk? Forever!" He shouted and ran to me. Franky swooped the little guy up and held him.
"Continue, Robin-sis." Franky looked to said person, as of everyone else did.
"Why, thank you, Franky." Franky blushed from her comment. "Now… there is a catch."
"Catch?" Nami asked. I fidgeted in my seat a bit then relaxed.
"Yes, catch."
"Are we playing catch?" Luffy dropped over my shoulder. "Because I'm still hungry~!" He whined next to my ear. I put my hand in his face and shoved it away. "Zoro~! You're mean!" He pouted at me and I withdrew my hand and crossed my arms, looking away from that… pout.
"No, not a game." Nami explained. I looked to Luffy and his head was tilted in confusion. I sighed. 'There is no way Nami is going to be able to explain it.'
"Not a game?" Luffy asked quizzically, head tilted.
"Right." Nami nodded and thought she won, I could just tell by her face expression.
"Then what is it?" Luffy asked and Nami was dumbfounded. She looked to me to say something. I shrugged and she pinched the bridge of her nose. Probably already forgot I can't talk.
"Robin, please continue." Nami waved her hand to Robin.
"Well, the spirit gives the cursed person a chance by making them do a couple task. Simple task really, unless you anger the spirit." I looked away. "Then it becomes harder. All Zoro has to do is what the spirit said to do."
"That's it?" Nami asked and Robin nodded. "Well, that's simple." I wanted to growl at her, instead a scowl went over my face as I looked at her. "What?" She asked me with anger tingling her words.
"Swordsman-san seems to be applying that it's not that simple." I nodded in agreement and leaned on the arm rest of the chair.
"What does Zoro-bro have to do?" Franky asked.
"I don't know, yet…" Robin implied. I looked away. "But, for now, Swordsman-san and I will be looking into how he can get through this." She informed them.
"Alright…" Nami said, as if she was the Captain.
"Food~!" Luffy complained and looked like he was going to wither away.
Chopper screamed for doctor, before realizing he was the doctor, then screamed that Luffy was going to die. We finished with the usual chaos and also with the meal. Everyone departed from the table. Luffy, Chopper, and Usopp went to go play tag before bed. Nami went to go count her money, again. Franky helped Sanji with dishes. Robin and I went to the library and sat at a new table.
"Will you please write down what you have to do to break the curse." I glared at her then nodded in agreement. I took the pen and pad.
I began to write, "The spirit said I had to kiss and… make love to them." I tossed the paper across the table to Robin. She picked it up and read. She giggled once finishing.
"Is this so?" I nodded. "Well… who do you love, Swordsman-san?" I put my hand out and gestured for the paper. She gave it back and I wrote again.
"I don't love anyone, but the spirit says I do. She even gave me hints!" I threw the paper and frustratingly put the pencil down.
"Well… lets see. First, you need to think about the hints and who they relate too." Robin explained and a chalkboard popped out of nowhere. She wrote on the board. "After gathering the hints," she circled the word 'hints' on the board. "You must match it to one of the people you know." She drew a line to a stick person. I tilted my head. "For example," She flipped the board and a picture was up and she had a long stick in her hand. She pointed to a sentence. " 'They create things new, and maybe old, but soon they will build their own.' That is a hint." I tilted my head even more and my earrings chimed together in confusion as well. "This hint refers to Franky." She tore paper that was next to the hint and it revealed his name. "Hints describe a person." I nodded at this acknowledgement and the board seemed to disappear into dust and Robin sat down. "So what hints did she give you?"
I looked at her and she handed the paper to me. 'This would so be much better if I could speak.' I wrote down the hints, as best as I could remember, down and let Robin read them. She seemed intrigued. She set down the paper.
"Lets see, 'for they have a showy appearance in light and in dark have a sorrow face' means that they show affection at daytime and is upset at night." I nodded, understanding. "So we are looking for someone happy, but sad. Someone who doesn't show their down side." I sat back and sighed at the upcoming headache. 'This is not going to be easy.' I thought. "Does the spirit know who you love?" I looked at her with weary eyes and nodded. "Hmmm, I see. Well, we should get some rest and discuss more tomorrow. Ne, Swordsman-san?" I nodded unconsciously, which made her giggle. "Until tomorrow." She said before walking out of the room.
I soon left and went to my room, which Luffy and I shared a room. Only because he did something to his room and is fixed, but won't leave mine. Though I never see him when I wake up in the morning. He's always gone, like he never slept.
Weird.