Disclaimer:

I don't own One Piece.

The story on hand, ‚ Three days' is fan-fiction. I wrote it, because I love to write, but I will not use 'Three days' in any commercial way.

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Day3

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Usopp lay in his hammock and stared at the ceiling.

Something had happened to Sanji yesterday. The cook had been lost in thoughts for almost the entire day and in the evening he had apologized to Nami for his behavior. It had surprised the gunner, especially because the apology had come from his heart and really was true. He shrugged his shoulders. Sometimes miracles happened.

Suddenly Chopper entered the room and turned to the long-nose, "Hey Usopp, have you seen my stethoscope? I couldn't find in my medical room and wondered if I misplaced it."

Usopp grinned, "No, you didn't. I've took it." He took it from his trouser pockets and gave it back to the doctor who looked at the gunner surprised, "What do you want with my stethoscope?"

"I wanted to talk to you."

"Eh…?"

He sat up and focused the reindeer with his eyes, "You made the new duty roster this morning?"

"Yes. Why do you ask? I've placed it on the table in this room."

Usopp smiled, "I've retyped it."

"Why?"

"I've thought, it wouldn't be fair to us boys if Nami and Robin just have one guard in the crow's nest in the next week."

"But…"

"Even for me it's a difficult situation. But we must try to get a deal with it. They're our friends, but to give them a special treatment is the wrong idea. That's no question of heart; it's a question of mind. And please be true; do you want such a wonderful thing like a romance to lead to extra-treatment? Even Sanji has understood that we must take it as normal. But that doesn't mean that we have to treat them like uncooked eggs. Damn, we're pirates!"

The doctor looked at him, and then he nodded.

A shout for the lunchtime tore them out of their discussion. Chopper nodded again, "Let's go eat?"

Without delay he took the retyped duty roster and left for the dining room. He heard Usopp behind him and he had to admit that the long-nose was right.

When he and Usopp opened the door, the complete crew was here and he smiled suddenly. Luffy was already eating, Zoro sat with a sullen expression on his face before his plate and Sanji who had reconciled with Nami, was preparing a drink for the crew. Chopper turned to them, "Hi there… I have the new duty roster."

Without any comments he handed it to Robin. The dark haired woman read it and smiled, "So, no more special time for Nami and I?"

The doctor hesitated, and then he shook his head, "No."

Zoro grinned widely and suddenly Sanji cleared his throat, "I… I also think that's OK. We're on a ship. Everybody has to do his stint… or her stint."

Robin grinned and looked to Nami who smiled in relieve. And then the archeologist began to eat.

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