Hello everyone.
Chopper: You're really are rolling on with the fics, aren't you?
I know. Because I have more time now. Though I still have to type up at least a few chapters for the new fic, just need to find a better title.
Chopper: How about you let your reviewers think of one for you.
Sorry Chopper, but this is my fic, so I have to come up with the title.
Chopper: Okay! (grabs one review) From Tori-san…
Well… I like to put my own twist on things, so don't expect it to be too much like the Little Mermaid. If it was based off of that then Luffy would be the prince, not a local student dancer.
Chopper: (giggles and grabs another) From Kira-chan…
(giggles) Take it easy on the sugar.
Chopper: (grabs another) From Suguri-chan…
Thanks for the milk and cookies and you're just going to find out.
Chopper: (munches on a cookie and grabs another) From MintCa…
Uh… Then Zoro would face legal charges for murder…
Chopper: (grabs another) From Twi-san…
Most sunken treasure would've been surfaced and used for collector's items or museum artifacts. Most islands don't have that kind of thing. Just being realistic here.
Chopper: (grabs another) From Soge-san…
Sorry about that, it called for it. And you're just going to read and find out who it is.
Chopper: (munches on a cookie and grabs another) From Gecko-san…
(nods)
Chopper: (grabs another) From Tsume-san…
… (fears for her life now) Thanks… (trying not to smile)
Chopper: (trying not to laugh out loud and grabs the last review) From Mimi-chan…
First, it's just part of the plot. Second, it's not exactly like the movie The Little Mermaid, otherwise I would've made Luffy either a prince or the merman… possibly the merman since he's the most curious one.
Chopper: That's it!
Yep… (looks at the picture of Zoro) I better get this to a safe place… Otherwise I'm dead.
Chopper: And make sure it's nowhere near Sanji.
Definitely! (goes to her room and back out) It's all good.
Chopper: Enjoy everyone!
Chapter 5
After Zoro and Luffy took a quick swim to Luffy's beach house, Zoro went around the island to find the ships ports and looked for the dead coral gardens, miles away from the island's shores. Once he found it, he swam within the corners of the dead garden, finding anything that could pin point the living quarters of the sea witch.
"And I have to stick around until midnight for this?" He said to himself. "Shit… I hope this sea witch is as good as that mermaid says she is."
"Who?"
He quickly turned to see a mermaid with a dark violet to almost black tail, tanned skin, black-bluish hair and stunning light blue eyes. "You the sea witch who may be able to turn merfolk to humans?"
"Perhaps… What is your reason?"
"I have no infinite desire to be human, but I do want to know if there was a way to rid of some trash on land that threatens the part of the island that I reside."
"And how do you know such a thing is taken place?"
"A friend."
She smiled a mysterious, unreadable smile as she swam gently pass him. "Come with me, one of the sharks."
He scowled as he followed.
"Don't be like that, you and I are the same after all… Unwanted outsiders just because we have qualities that are different from the others… And we have a special someone who accepted us and keep us all to their own."
"How did-"
"I can see it in your eyes…" She turned as she waved her hand over a coral wall, which rolled to reveal a hollowed out coral cave. "You may come in, we've got work to do."
"What do you plan on doing?"
"Tell me of the situation, and I'll tell you what may happen as well as the consequences if not taken carefully."
Zoro felt a bit uneasy about this, but he has to do this… for Luffy…
The next morning, Luffy woke up at his usual time, ate breakfast, and was going to see Zoro, only to see cars and suited people blocking his way. He knew he had no way of getting around them and will have to see Zoro later in the day. 'Sorry Zoro…' He thought, feeling uneasy about going to school without talking to his secret friend.
"Oi! Luffy!"
He turned to see Usopp. "Hey…"
"Hey man…" He said as he looked at the site. "Damn… they don't like to wait, do they?"
"It's wrong… everything is so wrong…"
"I know…" He placed a hand on his friend's shoulder. "Come on, we better get going."
"Yeah…"
"You also better go see that dance teacher of yours. He seems… out of it…"
Luffy, remembering what Bon Clay told him, nodded and they walked the long way to school.
After school, Luffy went to the dance studio and into the small office where Bon Clay was staring at the mirror, unmoving.
"Clay-chan…" He whispered.
The teacher looked up, without makeup, and sighed. "Hello Luffy-chan… What brings you here? Today isn't a class day."
"I know, I was a bit worried about you, that's all."
Bon Clay smiled a sad smile as he broke down a bit. "I worked hard to get out of that organization… I worked hard to get this studio up and running, even harder because of who I am!"
Luffy held onto his teacher as he broke down. Losing his home is one thing, but his teacher has so much more to lose then he did.
It was another hour before he finally came home, since he was unable to see Zoro again because of the cars and people. He saw the note from his brother about being out later than usual. He thought about seeing Zoro in the small beach behind his house, hoping that the other figured out the same idea.
When he went out, he noticed something that he never seen before.
"Foot prints?" He said as he looked at the damped sand from the water line, which was still with only a few small laps coming up. He followed the footprints up to the back door of his house, saw some of the sand towards his brother's room, noticed the open closet, and heard the door close. He quickly went to the front porch, but saw nothing. "Zoro?"
"When you get your legs, you're going to need clothes, once you found some, go to the person who you can trust and knows the things that relate to the situation. Once you gain their trust, you must get to the place where they meet and bring out anything that could bring them down."
"How do you know all this?"
Zoro looked for the dance studio that Luffy mentions so highly of and saw the dance teacher, dancing in a way that shows that he's trying to escape his problems, if only for a moment.
"Because I've seen things with my human companion of these things. It's risky and there's a possible chance that, if not careful, you will end up dead. But successfully done, it would lead to many other problems or solutions."
"How long will this work?"
"The first dose gives you at least a day and a half. Be sure you do it quickly as possible."
He entered the dance studio, startling the teacher.
"Who are you?!"
"Bon Clay-san?"
"Yes…"
"I'm Roronoa Zoro, a friend of Luffy's."
The teacher looked shocked. "You're the Zoro! The secret friend that no one but Luffy-chan knows!?"
"Quiet down!" He looked around to see no one listening in. "I heard what's going on by Luffy, and that you're being threatened."
"He tells you everything, doesn't he?"
"Better than having it bottled up."
"And what better to share with someone who very few hear about and only one knows." Bon Clay said as he mentioned to the small office. "What would you like to know?"
"About the organization, how they work, how I get in, and how do I get the access to the files."
"That's quite a lot to know about."
"I'm doing this for Luffy." He said. "I may not always have him close, especially since he's getting close to going to college. But I don't want this hotel in a place that has no good reason to be there any more than most people would. Especially since it's going to be built in a place where he lives."
"You really care about him, don't you."
"I owe him my life…"
Bon Clay took a deep breath from being emotional and pulled out a piece of paper as he started to explain the workings of the organizations.
'I'm sorry Luffy… But once this is over, it will all go back to the way things used to be.' Zoro thought as he paid attention to what Bon Clay can explain.
So, how was that?