Oh, hay thur. :) Here's an update for my lovely friend who inspired me to write this, 7saix-puppy7! :) This one's for you. :)
You guys should check out her story: "Phoenix's Light" I swear, you'll love it. :)
Disclaimer: I own not, Oda-sensei's brilliancy.
The first division commander of the Whitebeard pirates, loved to sleep in. Every single one of his crewmates knew that. Heck, even Tatch and Ace left him alone in the morning when they were still around.
So, when he heard the stomping of feet outside his door, he tried his best to ignore it and snuggled closer to his pillow.
*stomp* *stomp* *stomp*
He raised the blanket over his head.
"Hurry!"
"Look everywhere!"
"I did!"
"Have you seen her?"
He grabbed his pillow and shoved it to his face to block the noise out.
"Oh shit. Commander Izou wouldn't like this one bit."
"I know!"
Marco was curled on his bed with the pillow over his head and the blanket covering him lightly. He heard the men who were speaking outside his cabin leave.
After a few minutes when he knew that sleep was not returning anytime soon, he changed his clothes and trudged to go to the upper deck.
He was walking sluggishly when he noticed the commotion around him. He saw his crewmates running to and fro frantically, some were even shouting and tripping.
Marco saw a boy around his early-teens that he recognized him as a new recruit. The boy was going to run past him when he grabbed the boy by the scruff of his collar.
"What's the big ide-" The boy never finished his sentence when he saw the owner of the hand.
"C-c-commander M-m-m-marco!" The boy stuttered.
Marco let go of the boy's shirt and looked at him directly. "What's all the commotion about?"
"Ahh. You see, commander Izou, commander Haruta, and the nurses are looking for Mugiwara Luffy."
"Luffy? Why?" Marco said, eying the boy suspiciously.
"Ahh, I really have no idea, commander. They just ordered us to look for her and bring her to them."
Marco nodded slowly and dismissed the young lad.
'What did she do this time?' he smirked inwardly.
JUST BECAUSE BY GREENTULIP
Luffy was hiding at the top of the Moby Dick's mast. She was careful to hide her body to prevent her from being seen by the members of the Whitebeard crew.
She thought back to how all of this happened.
Flashback
It was just around eight in the morning when Luffy stepped out into the upper deck of the Moby Dick. She was wearing short black shorts that reached mid-thigh and a deep red bikini top.
Nobody was up yet, since most of them are heavy sleepers. She stood by one of the rails and began stretching and doing some morning exercises. She closed her eyes as she did a split while reaching for both her toes.
Luffy was in the middle of a back-bend when she heard someone choking. She looked slightly annoyed when she looked up.
She stared expectantly at the nose-bleeding Izou.
"Luffy! What are you doing?" The cross-dresser almost screamed at her while cradling his nose.
"Excercising. Rayleigh-ossan told me to not always rely on my devil fruit."
"I can see that!" He snapped at her.
"Then why'd you ask?" She asked, curiously.
"I mean, why are you wearing that, that... that thing!" Izou screamed while pointing an accusing finger at her.
"You mean this?" She gestured towards her top.
"YES!" he all but screamed his head off.
"Geez, no need to shout." Luffy said while picking at her ear. "Well, it's hot and I can't find my vest." she continued.
Izou was so busy scolding Luffy that he didn't notice another person with them 'til Luffy greeted her.
"Oh, hey Haruta!" Luffy cheerfully waved as Haruta looked wide-eyed at Luffy.
"What. Are. You. Wearing." Haruta stated.
Luffy's grin turned into a pout. "Haven't you two seen clothes?" she mumbled.
"I've seen clothes. But, what you're wearing is a piece of tape." Haruta pointed out bluntly while Izou was nodding his head in agreement.
Luffy huffed an irritated sigh and was about to go back inside when Izou stopped her.
"Hey, Luffy. How about a game?" Izou slyly stated.
Luffy's ears perked up and turned her full attention back to Izou. "Game? What game?" she asked eagerly.
"A game of poker."
"Really? How does it go? Do I just poke you and I win?" Luffy grinned.
"No, you idiot. It's a card game."
"Ahhh. A mystery game." Luffy pounded her fist in her hand while nodding to herself.
Izou bobbed Luffy at the back of her head. "You idiot, it's a card game and we'll make a bet."
As Izou and Haruta explained the rules of the game to Luffy, the nurses came out and joined in.
"Ah. Okay, I get it now." Luffy stated looking completely lost.
"Sure you do." Izou, Haruta, and the nurses grinned mischievous grins.
"So, what's the bet?" One of the nurses asked.
"If we win" Izou began "We get to dress you up and you have to wear it and act like a real girl until the day ends." Haruta ended while looking at Luffy. The nurses grinned.
"And if I win, I get to raid your refrigerator." Luffy smiled her broadest smile.
"Deal."
-;-
"What?" Luffy scratched her head.
"You lost." One of the nurses said, laughing lightly.
"How?"
"Well, you don't have any good cards."
"Re-match!" Luffy said eagerly.
"But, that was already the tenth round, Luffy." Haruta said, chuckling.
"Now, about the deal..." Izou started with the nurses readying her camera and Haruta readying to pounce on Luffy if needed.
End of flashback
'Well' she thought 'it really is hot.'
She was about to fall asleep when her brain alerted her of what will happen if she get caught. She shuddered at the thought of getting caught by Izou or Haruta... On second thought, she'd rather surrender herself to them instead of the nurses.
Luffy inwardly gave herself a pat on the back for thinking of a back-up plan. But, for now, she's going to just sit back and enjoy their little game.
JUST BECAUSE BY GREENTULIP
The clock just stroke nine when Marco finally arrived to the upper deck and bumped into Vista.
"Oh, hey Marco. Why'd you wake up so early?" Vista asked curiously.
"A better question would be, how I would've been able to sleep through all this." Marco stated while gesturing around him.
"Ahh. Touché." Vista laughed.
"There she is!" a random crewmember shouted.
"Get her!" Izou shouted.
They all ran towards Luffy who was now sitting at the top of the mast, Indian-style.
"Took you long enough." She laughed happily.
The men saw what she wore and all had massive nosebleeds.
Marco saw this and turned his arms to wings and flew over to Luffy.
"Oh, hey, Marco!" She waved childishly at him.
"Ahh, you idiot. What'd you do this time?" He said as he placed his vest around her.
"Ah, it's not my fault" She pouted "I lost a bet with Izou, Haruta, and the nurses."
Marco raised his eyebrows questioningly.
"Uhm, you see..."
"MARCO!" as he heard his name being called, he looked down to see Izou glaring at him.
"Bring her down. Now." He looked pointedly at him.
Marco sighed and looked over Luffy, who, conveniently had a narcoleptic fit. He scooped her bridal style and jumped of the mast, landing with a thud in front of Izou.
"Here. Just don't hurt her, okay?" Marco said as he handed the snoring heap to Izou.
"Oh. Don't worry. We'll be gentle all right." Izou smirked mischievously as Haruta, the nurses and him carried Luffy to Haruta's cabin.
After a few minutes, a shriek could be heard throughout the four blues.
Hohohoho :D How'd you guys like this one?
I was so afraid when I thought nobody liked this since not much people reviewed. But, oh well.
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JA~
-Greentulip.