Sorry for the really late update! How long has it been?! LIKE TWO MONTHS!! *cries*
Here's chapter three! I needed time to plan out the next couple of chapters and I'm losing hope for the story (-_-) plus there's too much shit going on with life, but that's it for excuses!
Oh, a little bit of shounen-ai is in this chapter, but just for kicks! You'll realize what I'm talking about, so don't freak; it's only implied, not cannon in this fic. It got hard to write in a third person point of view, so I changed that. I don't think there's any spoiling material.
Pairings: LuffyxNami UsoppxKaya ZoroxSanji ( won't be here next time...unless I feel evil.)
Inspiration: Another fanfic (for the ZoSan part), snow that's falling outside.
Disclaimer: You have to be an idiot to think a 13 year old could have made One Piece if it recently had its 10 year anniversary.
RECAP:
"Like I said, my goddess, I am not worthy of an apology from you and I deserved it." Sanji responded with a smile.
"If that's how you really feel then I'll see ya later." Nami left the kitchen with a grin on her face. One because a weight was lifted off her and two, she didn't have to spend any money!
Out on the deck, she checked to see if they were heading in the right direction. Indeed, they were. Free of any more worries, Nami went to her and Robin's room for a nice long sleep.
..:: Normal POV ::..
Nami's eyes steadily opened to the light of the morning. Groggily pushing away the covers, she moved her legs so they hung over the side of the bed. Looking to her left, she saw Robin at her desk reading a book. The woman looked up from the text and greeted her.
"Ohayo, Navigator-san; have a nice sleep?"
"Ohayo, Robin. Yeah, how long was that?" Then she turned around to see the time, "Thirteen hours?!"
"Ee."
'Huh, it's really quiet today.' Nami thought, realizing the usual yelling wasn't going on.
After getting up and stretching until her back cracked, she made her way to the closet. Stripping off her pajamas, she put on some warm clothing. Then after brushing her hair, she went to the sink to wash her face.
Suddenly a loud scream almost gave her a heart attack.
"IT'S SNOWING!!"
Hurrying to the door, she opened it and cold wind and snowflakes blew into the room. Robin walked up behind her,
"How beautiful." the older women said.
"Yeah..." Nami responded, captivated.
In a matter of minutes, the thin layer of snow accumulated to a thick blanket. All of the crew except Luffy was wearing winter attire. Usopp was making snow angels with Chopper who had a grin on; one that was way too big for his small face. The little guy couldn't possibly hide the amount of happiness that was brewing inside; since leaving Drum Island, Chopper hadn't seen a single snowflake. But the prancing skeleton in the background was sharing the same delight on a whole different level. Along with the schoolgirl-like frolic, Brook gathered snow into his bony hands and tossed it up in the sky, mixing in with the naturally falling icy fragments.
"YOHOHOHO~!! This is absolutely magnificent! The last time I had seen snow was with my crew!"
A little smile played on Nami's lips.
'As the newest member of the Straw Hat Pirates, he sure is doing well with fitting right in.'
It's as if he, no, all of them had always been there. It's as if they were meant to be there like puzzle pieces that had been put together to make a picture.
Franky and Luffy were having a not-so-normal snowball fight, considering Franky was shooting the slushy precipitation out of his body like ammunition and Luffy was throwing it at the speed of a bullet.
As always, Zoro and Sanji were in the middle of a stupid argument.
"What'd you say, marimo?! That yours is better? NO WAY! My snowman surpasses yours by a landslide!"
"Yeah right! Do you see how not round the middle part is?!"
"Well, have you noticed yours facing the other way?!"
"NO! The sun rises in this direction!"
"You shitty imbecile, that's the way it sets in!"
"What'd you call me!?"
The insult resulted in a physical fight to start and this caused Nami to facepalm.
"Moh! Those idiots never change!"
Robin just giggled.
"Usopp, your snow angel is so awesome~!!" said the little reindeer as he swayed in awe.
"Thanks! Did you know, I the Great Captain Usopp, am a world famous snow angel artist?!"
"Wah~!? No way~! Usopp is amazing!"
"Naturally! So how'd your snow angel turn out, Chopper? "
They both turned to where Chopper had made his.
"Uhh….?" was the only word to come out of Usopp's mouth.
The imprint in the snow looked more like a rectangle on top of a circle than a divine being. Chopper went to the corner, a depressing aura surrounding him.
"Nami-san, look out!" Sanji shouted.
But before she could move, a snowball hit her square in the face. The person responsible looked at her, his eyes comically wide.
"…Luffy…" Nami quietly seethed, wiping the snow off her face.
Luffy gulped, seeing that Nami had an evil glare in her eye and a dark atmosphere around her.
"Robin, help me out a little."
The women nodded with a slightly mischievous smile, crossing her arms over each other. In seconds, hundreds of arms popped up all over the ship, each grabbing and forming snow into a sphere.
'Ah crap...' were the last words on all the guys' minds before they were bombarded with a flurry of snow.
After a minute they all rose out of the mound on top them.
"You're on!" shouted Usopp though his legs were still shaking from the previous attack.
"Wait! Seven against two isn't fair! I will not let the ladies fight alone!!" Sanji said before the battle continued.
"We can't have even teams since there are nine of us." Chopper pointed out.
"Nico, do you wanna be referee? You are way too much of an advantage to whichever team you're on, and this way the teams will be even." Franky said.
"Ee." Robin responded.
She walked down the stairs to the deck and sat down on her chair after getting rid of the snow that was piled on it.
"Okay, so what are the teams?" Usopp asked.
Luffy answered, "It'll be me, Sanji, Nami, and Brook against Zoro, Franky, Chopper, and Usopp."
Nami looked a bit happy,
'This way Sanji won't yell about being on the team that I'm on or fight with Zoro; nice job, Luffy!"
"My codename shall be The Great Snow Sniper!" Usopp proclaimed looking almighty.
"OH~!! Can I have a codename too?" Chopper asked excitedly.
A loud grumble was heard and then Luffy whined, "Ahh…..I'm hungry~!!!"
The rest of the crew realized that they hadn't had breakfast yet.
Sanji walked over to Robin and held her hand and while kneeling he said, "I feel so awful for letting you starve, my beloved goddess~!!"
Of course Robin's face barely moved as she watched the chef apologize.
"Well then, we should head to the kitchen, right? " Franky said, raising an eyebrow.
Luffy, Usopp and Chopper were already halfway there when the others started to walk. Everybody sat down at the table as Sanji went over to the stove, grabbing a spatula and a few pans.
"Sorry that there's nothing ready yet." Sanji stated.
"Wow, the ship's cook forgot his job, eh?" Zoro said, mockingly.
"You bastard!" the blond yelled, about to kick the swordsman when Nami interrupted,
"Sanji-kun, please make me the best breakfast!" she cooed, fluttering her lashes.
Luffy stared at her for a second, noting her behavior.
"HAI, NAMI-SAN!" the chef said, spinning on his heel with hearts all around him.
Taking in mind that everyone just came in from an almost below zero temperature, Sanji decided that the menu would have warm meals. The dishes were Apple Skillet Pancakes, Omelets with summer vegetables, and a nice big casserole. Even though the quantity of the dishes was enormous because of the crew's appetite, Sanji finished cooking in less than thirty minutes; it was to be expected from a professional.
"Here you are my angels~!" he sang, twirling towards the two women with their plates.
"MESHI~!!" Luffy yelled, about to drool from hunger as he stretched his arm out for the delicious cuisine that Sanji had just placed more of on the table. Breakfast continued as usual with all the annoyed yelling and screaming.
"Oi Nami, you think we'll reach the island today? GAH!!" Usopp asked, dodging a fork.
"Hmm, I think so. Maybe by noon." she responded and then looked around the room while chewing.
..:: Nami's POV ::..
My eyes automatically gazed over to my captain, I mean; he's really not hard to miss now, is he? This counts a lot when he's at a dinner table full of food.
'Hey, now that I think about it, Luffy wasn't wearing any warm clothing earlier, right? I wonder if he can actually feel the freezing weather. Maybe it's because he's just that slow? Nah, it's probably because he's rubber. Should I lend him some money so he can buy one?'
My eyes widened in surprise of my train of thought.
'Tch, NO! Why should I? He never paid me back for my jacket he practically obliterated during that fight with Wapol! I'm gonna buy myself one and a pair of gloves. Also a shirt or two won't empty my savings.'
"I hope the next island will be fun!" Chopper exclaimed, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
"I'll be satisfied as it as long as it's not infested with marines." I said without any sarcasm. I meant it.
After breakfast had ended, everyone made it to somewhere inside the ship. I looked over at our cook who was already preparing to wash the dishes and make lunch. I asked Sanji to shovel the snow off the deck because it was starting to pile up really high. After that I left the kitchen and went outside to check if we were going the right way.
Then I saw it.
A massive glacier, dead ahead.
'Fuck.'
"ALL HANDS ON DECK, I REPEAT, ALL HANDS ON DECK!! GET YOUR ASSES OVER HERE PEOPLE!! WE GOTTA STEER, AND FAST!! THERE'S A GLACIER UP AHEAD!!"
Almost immediately everyone came running out of the rooms.
"Usopp! Chopper! Franky! See if you can turn right using the wheel and if you can't turn on the Soldier Dock System to Channel Zero!"
The three speedily ran to the helm because every second counted in whether we'd make out of this alive and without any damage or casualties.
As I had expected the wheel didn't budge, most likely because the rudder was frozen, so they activated Channel Zero and paddles came out from the sides of the ship.
"Good! Zoro, Sanji and Robin, come over here!" after they had reached me and I instructed, "Robin, build a bridge with your powers! As for Sanji and Zoro, run across the bridge and destroy the glacier but make sure none of the pieces of ice fall in our path!"
As soon as they had heard my plan they got to work. Usopp, Franky and Chopper were still at the helm, steering.
"Go see if Sanji turned the stove off, Brook! I don't want a fire to erupt!"
The skeleton made his way to the kitchen and Luffy looked over to me, waiting for an order. He was finally starting to shake from the cold.
"Go wear a jacket Luffy! We can't afford having a crew member sick before we enter a new island."
He looked over to me with a blank face and responded while shivering, "I don't h-have one, n-Nami."
Ah, I thought so. Still he was gonna get sick if he stayed out here any longer.
"Then get inside a room and -WOAH!"
The ship suddenly jolted from the vibrations and waves caused by giant chunks of the glacier falling into to water.
'Stupid Sanji and Zoro, couldn't they make the pieces smaller?!'
The jolt had made me slide dangerously close to the railing; if another one fell I was a goner. Just then, another piece fell into the sea, causing the ship to rock violently. This made me hurdle off the ship.
Today couldn't get any better. Note the sarcasm.
I squeezed my eyes shut, unwillingly waiting for the freezing impact; but it never came. Right before my body hit the water, something tightly wrapped around my waist.
Wind quickly rushed past my ears and I was pulled back onto the ship, my feet touching the snow again.
Whatever had hoisted me up was holding me against a soft and warm object. The first thing a heard was a heartbeat. Wait…..heartbeat?!
My eyes shot open and I saw red.
Looking up I realized this was Luffy.
Right after I looked up he shouted, "Everyone grab onto something so you don't fly off!"
I was suddenly embarrassed, wasn't I the bad example here?
"Oi Luffy, you can let go." I said, still feeling self-conscious. I'm supposed to be the smart one on this ship and I just did something really stupid.
He looked down and I saw a pink tint on his cheeks. I mentally shrugged.
'It must be the cold.'
Without responding he looked back up towards Sanji and Zoro who had come back from destroying the glacier. I also turned to look at them, about to yell because they caused the jolt. Sanji's face started to look really pissed towards me and Luffy's general direction. Zoro formed an amused look on his face from the cook's displeasure.
I raised an eyebrow.
'Why's he in such a bad mood?' Then I noticed the position we were in.
Luffy was still holding me in a tight hug with one arm wrapped around my waist, the hand resting on my hip, and his other hand was on my head protectively, pulling me towards him. I had unknowingly embraced him back. Perhaps it was instinctive?
I let go realizing that this was probably giving everybody the wrong idea. Luffy did too, but a little hesitantly.
I broke the silence and said, "A-anyways, it looks like were a bit off course because of the turn so we need to go to the left, okay?"
Franky nodded and Usopp and Chopper came down the small flight of stairs, continuing to play with snow along with Luffy. Sanji went below the deck to find a shovel to remove the snow and Brook came out of the kitchen with a cup of tea, having accomplished his task. Robin went to our room, most likely to continue reading a book and I stayed outside to make sure we got back on course. Who knows where the hell Zoro went.
As I directed Franky to change the path our ship was headed in I sighed sadly at the thought that arose in the back of my head,
'Guess I'll have to buy him that jacket now.'
..:: Sanji's POV ::..
'Ugh, I finally find the damned shovel and it's broken!'
I am now heading over to Franky to see if he can fix it, which he can, of course. While walking through the hall with the banged up metal and split wood in hand I spotted his sky blue hair.
"There you are! Could you fix this, Franky?"
The cyborg turned to me. He was sitting in front of his desk which had some kind of blueprint on it.
"Sure, give 'it here." he responded, holding out a hand.
I handed him the broken tool as he rummaged through drawers and found a plank of wood, a saw, sandpaper, and a hammer.
Walking over to a thick metal counter, he used fire from his mouth to melt the flawed steel. Grabbing the hammer, Franky skillfully hit the burning redness until it formed its typical shape. After putting the new mold in water to cool, he picked up the piece of wood and sawed it into a thinner width and took hold of the sandpaper. With twisting wrist movements going the length of the wood, the rough friction of the sandpaper quickly turned the sharp edges round. Because Franky was sanding with great speed, the wood was smoking. I sweat dropped.
'No one said I was in a rush.'
Then Franky overlapped the newly created rod and digging piece and shot a nail from somewhere inside of his mouth into them; piercing the two together. He hammered down the nail completely and went to get a smaller piece of square wood with the same width to make the handle. Cutting out the common shape, he sanded the sides down until they matched the other piece of wood and connected them with another nail. Lastly he hammered the end down and handed me the finished product.
"Thanks Franky!" I said rushing out of there; I didn't want to keep my Nami-swan waiting.
'It's been almost ten minutes since my beloved asked me! If only that shitty glacier hadn't came in our way. Oh yeah, why the hell was Luffy holding her?! The bastard, even I haven't had the chance to caress her heavenly body like that!'
When I reached the upper deck, I started to immediately haul the snow off; throwing it over the railing and into the freezing sea. I noticed some areas were starting to harden into ice. As I made it to the middle I hit an oddly hard pile of the annoying white fluff that was continuously falling from the sky. Then I saw something sticking out of it.
Can snow grow algae?
'What the fuck is that?!' I thought, confused.
Hesitating because of the strange fur, I took a few steps back. At that moment, I heard a loud sneeze from the mound. Some of the snow was shaken off and the thing inside was revealed.
It was shitty Marimo.
"What the hell do you think you're doing, aho-cook?" the bastard asked me.
"ME?! What the fuck are YOU doing?" I asked, fuming from the insult.
"Meditating." he replied like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
The idiot was sitting cross-legged without a shirt, in snow.
He got up and brushed the rest of the snow off. I noticed his fingers and nose were turning a purple-pink color.
"You're gonna die of hypothermia." I said happily.
"Aw~, would the sissy cook care?" Zoro said with a grin on his stupid face.
"LIKE HELL I WOULD, YOU SHIT HE-" but before I could complete my insult, something that was speeding by knocked me off my feet.
I tried to gain back my balance but instead I fell forwards taking Marimo down with me. I harshly hit my forehead on the side of his skull and blacked out for a minute; my body going limp. I'm guessing he did too, since my head met his cranium with such force.
Before I completely lost consciousness I thought, 'Hmm, it's quite dark.'
Little by little, I came back to my senses due to Moss-head yelling my name piercingly into my ear while shaking me from my shoulders.
"OI AHO-COOK! WAKE UP!"
"Hn...Wad iz it?" I asked drowsily without opening my eyes.
"Hey! Get off me!"
"Wad d'you mean ged olf shu?"
"Look who you're laying on! And quit talking like that!"
Nothing he said made sense until I creaked open my lids and saw half of his face extremely close to mine.
"Wad happened?" I said trying to rub the pulsing and sore spot on my head. Take note that I said 'trying'. For some reason I couldn't move my limbs. Then I realized a few things. One, I was one top of Zoro, two, there was something weighing me down, and three, my tongue was stuck to something.
"I don't know! You just suddenly fell on top of me and we both blacked out! Now, GET OFF!"
"I'm twying, ma wimbs womp moof!" I said, attempting to explain.
"Why are you talking like that? Speak clearly!"
"I cand, ma tonguw iz shtuck to somfing!" I exclaimed in vain.
"Urgh, say it slowly." Marimo said, I could tell this was getting on his nerves.
"I"
"I"
"Cand"
"Canned?!"
"No shu ibiot! Cand!"
"Can't?"
"Ma tonguw"
"My tongue"
"Iz shtuck to somfing!"
"Is stuck to surfing?! What's that supposed to mean?"
"Somfing!"
"Oh! Something! What is it?"
"I dond no!"
"Try moving it around, maybe it'll come off."
I did that and heard the jingling of metal. Okay then, my tongue is frozen on a metal object. While trying to pull my tongue off, I suddenly felt something soft and warm.
"H-hey! What are you doing?!"
"Huh?"
I twisted my neck a little and peered down to see what I had licked.
Oh shit.
"WAD DA HELB?!" I screamed, well, tried to at least.
"YOUR TONGUE IS STUCK TO MY EARRING?!"
'Crap, crap, crap! How the hell am I supposed to get it off?!'
Alarmed, I quickly moved my arms out from the heavy weight and bent my elbows, trying to pull my tongue off by pushing against the deck. No avail.
"DAMB ITH!" I yelled after repeating the process and failing.
In hopelessness, I looked around and saw that at least a foot of snow had fallen since we blacked out. That explains the heavy thing on my back.
"Shit, how long have we been out?" Lawn Head asked, as if I'd know.
I looked down at my hands. Crap, they were turning dark purple at the tips.
"WE'LL REEWY GED HAPOTERMEAH!!"
"What?!" Zoro screamed, but there was something wrong. My vision was getting blurry!
'What an unlucky day….' I thought as I started to lose my consciousness.
My eyelids felt heavy and I knew I was going to collapse, so with the rest of my strength I pushed against the deck with one hand. The skin of my tongue pulled on Zoro's earring, causing both me and him pain. I grabbed the back of his head, coaxing him to lean up too. Now, we were both sitting up.
"I THINK IT WENT OVER HERE!!" said a yell in the distance.
The thumping of two running footsteps ceased a few feet away from me and the idiot swordsman.
"WOAH! W-what are you guys doing?!" a flustered Usopp asked while blushing.
"OH……MY……WHAT THE HELL!! ARE GUYS, YOU KNOW…?!" My beloved Nami-swan asked, freaking out a bit.
Marimo and my eyes met, and then we both realized what the other two were thinking. Along with the fact that it looked like I was licking Moss-head here, the position of our bodies wasn't really helping. Both my legs were on either side of his waist, our eyes were hooded (from the lack of energy), the two of us looked like we were blushing (it was because of the cold), the idiot's shirt was off, and my hand was still behind Zoro's head.
We both panicked, trying to explain what had actually happened and untwining our bodies while struggling to escape from underneath the snow. My explanation wasn't really understandable so Zoro told the whole story.
Nami and Usopp both replied with an "Oh~!"
"So where'd my car go?" Usopp asked.
"Wad cah?" "What car?" me and three swords responded.
"Ah! There it is!" Usopp answered his own question and ran towards a yellow remote-controlled racecar behind us.
"Thad musd ve wad mad me fuahl!" I said, in realization.
"So that's the reason curly-brow here is stuck to me!"
Then I heard an evil laugh escape Nami-swan's gracious lips and my attention went back to her.
"Kufufufu, let's say me and Usopp here didn't hear that explanation, you two wouldn't want the rest of the crew to know about what it looked like you were doing, right~?"
It seems that the guy my tongue was attached to knew where this conversation was headed, judging from his growl. I knew too, but it's not like anyone could understand my protests.
"If you both give me 50,000 beli, no one will ever find out." My angel said with a smile.
"Like anyone would even believe that crap anyway!" Marimo spat.
"Hey Usopp?" the goddess asked with a smirk.
"Hm?"
"You don't like getting pushed around by these two, right?"
"Of course not!"
"And your toy car's the reason for their situation, right?"
Usopp gulped and responded, "Y-yeah."
"Then how about you become a witness to this scene? If they bully you, you can tell me and I'll raise the price! They probably want to pound on you right now."
"Ohohoho~! This sounds like the start of a beautiful blackmail alliance!" Usopp stated, rubbing his hands together in a malevolent manner with a grin on his face which quickly turned into a look of dread as soon as he saw Marimo's extreme 'I'm-going-to-kill-you' glare.
"Ahn, ahn, ah Zoro." Nami-swan said, wiggling her finger, "That's a 'no-no', you already owe me enough, do you seriously want more?"
"…..Go to hell, witch." the green bastard said, giving up.
"Thanks! I'll see ya there!" she responded, sticking her tongue out and leaving with Usopp.
Seconds later, moss-head sighed and got up, viciously yanking my hair so that I would too.
"OWAH! WAD DA HELB, SHIDDY ZOLO!!"
"Come on, let's go find Chopper." He said in a pissed off 'I'm-not-taking-anymore-of-this-shit' tone, dragging me along since I unfortunately could barely walk.
Damned shitty freezing weather.
So, do you guys like it? *shot* Hmm, guess not. Anyways, told ya it wasn't hardcore yaoi. It kinda of felt weird writing the suggestive parts though. And can any of ya speak tongue?? I actually stuck my tongue and said the words before typing them! LOL! I think I ended this chapter a bit abruptly. Poor, poor Sanji. He should watch what he says (HYPOTHERMIA WISH BACKFIRED!)Though he might not enjoy the cold, it gives joy to LuNa fans! Too much of his POV in this. _ Am I going out of character, people?! TELL ME PLEASE~!!!
YOU CAN COMMENCE THROWING ROCKS AT ME FOR BEING SO LATE AFTER YOU REVIEW!! *runs away screaming head off* XD