Well here's Chapter four! Sorry for the wait!
It's just that re-watching the episodes where this is happening and writing what the characters are saying takes a lot longer than you would think!
Plus, On top of that Paramore has been stuck in my head all day! Damn catchy songs!
Well, Enjoy readers!
"Well, I am finished here." The female doctor said as she began packing up her medical supplies.
"Woohoo! This means she's gonna be okay right? Now all she needs is some meat!" Luffy exclaimed, running up to the unconscious girl laying on top of the bed.
"Quiet Luffy! You might wake her up!" Coby gasped waving his hands in front of him.
"Teh, It would take a bulldozer to wake that woman up." Zoro snickered, leaning against the wall next to the bed and crossing his arms.
"Shhhhh, Zoro! What if she hears you!" Coby said frantically.
"So what if she does? It's the truth." He replied irritated.
"Excuse me gentlemen, but I believe you do need to lower your voices. This girls wound are seriously infected, I'm surprised she lasted this long in such a critical condition. If you do not let her rest, she may not recover properly." The doctor scolded them as she began walking out of the room. "When the young lady wakes up, see to it that she gets plenty to eat and make sure she doesn't move around too much and reopen her wound."
"We will, Thanks again!" Coby nodded as the women lightly closed the door behind her. "L-Luffy get off of her! You're not supposed to be doing that!" He exclaimed as he found Luffy on top of the unknowing girl shaking her back and forth from her shoulders.
"But I want her to wake up already! I'm bored and the food isn't ready yet!" Luffy pouted as he slowed his shaking to a stop. As soon as he stopped She began to fidget and let out a grunt as her eyes fluttered open. "Nicole! You're finally awake!"
"Luffy?" She let out hoarsely, still half-asleep and unaware of her surroundings.
"Yeah! We were really worried there for a little while, but we found you a doctor and now you are gonna be okay!" He giggled as she struggled to sit up straight. She soon found the reason for her struggle and her eyes grew wide.
"Luffy, would you get off of me!" She exclaimed annoyed as she pushed him off of the bed and sent him tumbling to the bedroom floor. "Where... where are we?" she pushed herself onto her elbows and looked around as Zoro shoved himself off of the wall and walked towards the bed, sitting on the chair next to it.
"You don't remember? You collapsed and passed out as soon as you got out of those chains. After me and Luffy kicked some marine ass we carried you here and that little girl's mom went and got you a doctor. " Zoro explained as his stomach growled. "and now we're waiting for food."
"Rika and her mother was nice enough to let us stay here and make us food!" Coby smiled as Nicole's stomach mocked Zoro's.
"Sorry to make you all wait- Oh, Ms. Nicole, I'm glad to see that you're awake! The food is ready and I made plenty so I hope you're hungry!" Riruka announced through the door as everyone's eyes grew wide with hunger.
"Food!" Luffy yelled as him and Zoro raced towards the kitchen. Nicole winced in pain as she slowly swung her legs off the bed and forcefully sat up straight. Her hand rubbed her stomach as she examined the fresh bandages that wrapped around her bare skin. She then began scanning the rest of her body noticing that there was clean clothes where dirty ones once were and the smell of blood, body odor, and mud was now gone. She ran her fingers through her hair only to find that the tangles and grime were now nonexistent and only left her long chocolate-colored hair smooth and clean.
"Tell whoever cleaned me up and tended my wounds that I said thank you and that I am grateful." Nicole smiled as Rika's mother, Ririka, slung her arm around her shoulders and made their way to the kitchen.
"I would if I knew who she was. You were in such a bad shape and we were all so worried so we didn't even catch her name." Ririka said as she helped Nicole sit in the kitchen chair in between the two hungry men. Nicole immediately grabbed the fork and scarfed the food down in front of her not caring if she looked like a pig. She cleared her plate and held it towards Ririka as she stared at the woman desperately.
"I. need. more!" Ririka just laughed along with her daughter as she headed towards the oven knowing that feeding the three hungry pirates would not be easy.
"Whew, I am stuffed! Having not eaten for three weeks I was ready to gnaw through my boot straps!" Zoro grinned and rubbed his stomach as the rest of the grouped laughed.
"You're telling me. I was starting to hallucinate out there! I mean I could've swore I saw a purple porcupine staring at me one day, it was so creepy!" Sweat dropped on her forehead as she made them laugh even harder. "I think I have eaten enough for a whole army!"
"I can't believe you two are finished, lightweights!" Luffy said with his mouth full.
"How the hell can you have a bigger appetite than a guy that hasn't eaten in weeks?" Zoro pointed at him as Luffy stuck his fork in his mouth.
"This just tastes too good I guess, right Coby?" Luffy continued eating as Coby began rubbing the back of his head.
"Uh, Yeah it's great! Thanks for fixing it for us." He said facing Ririka.
"My pleasure! After all, you guys did save the town!" She said smiling.
"You're the most amazing man I've ever met!" Rika said smiling in front of Luffy.
"Yeah I am, I know! I'll be even more amazing when I'm king of the pirates and have the one piece! Oh, and the best crew on the seas!" Luffy said matter-of-factually.
"Yeah, yeah. The only thing amazing about you is how much you can stuff in that over sized mouth of yours." Nicole snickered while she stood up from the table and blocked out the rest of their conversation. She then carefully made her way to the spare room she was once in and locked the door behind her.
She shed the borrowed clothes from her skin and folded them neatly on the bed as she began pulling her original clothes around her. They were somewhat tattered and stained as expected, but they were all she had with her and she didn't mind them being a little shabby.
She could have asked for Ririka's clothes that she recently wore, but they weren't her style and covering up her stomach with the fabric would just make her feel...odd. Yeah, once you get used to something it is extremely hard to change it. She tugged her boots on, smoothed out the bandages on her stomach, and opened the door to find Marine Commander Ripper standing in the front doorway to the bar along with several other marines behind him.
"We heard you fellas are actually pirates, is this rumor true?" The Commander questioned.
"Right, and I just added the first two members to my crew! So, pretty much the whole thing just became official" Luffy said and smiled.
"We appreciate everything you have done to save our town from that horrible tyrant that terrorized us all for so long, however now that we know you are pirates as marines we cannot sit idly by and watch you as you go about your business. Therefore, you and your crew will need to leave this town immediately, but out of respect for what you did we will not report you to headquarters, nor will we take in Nicole the Sirens bounty of 40,000,000 beri" Ripper said causing an uproar around the now crowded streets in front of the bar.
"Whoa! When did you get such a big bounty Nicole? You must be really strong!" Luffy said cheerfully as a drop of sweat fell on Nicole's forehead.
"Luffy, It has been like that for years! Don't you read any newspap- Oh, never mind of course you don't! Anyways, It looks like we are no longer welcome captain" Nicole sighed and began walking towards the door, holding on to the walls for support.
"Well, time to go! Thanks for all of the food lady" Luffy grinned as he slung a brown sack over his shoulder.
"Hey, wait a second. You're leaving already?" Rika said disappointed.
"Yeah" Luffy nodded and began walking away. At the same time Zoro picked up his swords and began walking to the same destination.
"Aren't you apart of the crew as well?" Ripper questioned as Coby's entire body stiffened.
"Well, I- Uh- I-" He stuttered as his body began to shake and he started to sweat.
"Hold it! Is he with you or what?" Ripper directed towards Luffy as he turned his head.
"What I can tell you is what he's been busy doing up to this point." He grinned as Coby turned around with widened eyes."Yeah! There was this fantastically fat pirate lady, I think her name was Alvida!" He gestured as he spread his arms to emphasize her weight.
"Luffy!" Coby pleaded as more sweat fell on his face.
"She carried around this huge iron club and boy, she was the nastiest looking woman that I have ever seen!" Luffy walked over to Coby and began poking him in the head. "For two years this wimpy kid was her own private cabin boy!" At that moment the anger boiled up in Coby's chest and he released it with a punch to Luffys face, knocking the straw hat to the ground.
"huh" Zoro smirked as he watched the scene. Zoro realized what Luffy was doing, But Nicole was another story. Yes, she would normally would catch on to these kinds of things, but sometimes her insight would go out the window in what we call a "blonde moment". 'What the hell is going on?' She stood there in awe at the exchange and looked at Zoro questionably as he rolled his eyes and whispered, "Just stand there and watch, Idiot."
"Now, that was a dumb move!" Luffy exclaimed as he began pounding Coby's face in with his fists and elbows. "Bastard!"
"Get out of here now! We can't have you pirates stripping up this town any more than you already have, you hear me?" Ripper yelled as he held up a fist.
"Enough!" Zoro said grabbing the back of Luffy's collar. "You made your point, now let him fall to the ground." and as if on cue, Coby fell flat on his back breathing heavily.
"It's obvious you're not crew mates so stop badgering the poor kid and take your leave of our town this instant!" The Commander pointed towards Luffy as he picked up his straw hat from the ground and sat it on his head.
"Let's go" Zoro said as he slung Nicole's arm over his broad shoulders and walked through the doorway, Luffy not far behind.
"I can walk on my own you know, you don't need to help me." Nicole said stubbornly as Zoro scoffed.
"You are more trouble than you're worth, now stop complaining woman" He smirked seeing the devilish stare he was getting from the girl. The townspeople all watched as the three pirates walked away and disappeared along the road. A few minutes later...
"Oh~ I get what just happened! That was so sweet of you Luffy!" Nicole exclaimed with a look of realization as sweat dropped from Zoro's forehead and Luffy began to grin.
"That was a thin act you put on back there. Not everyone is a slow as this idiot so I wouldn't be surprised if they see right through it" Zoro said gaining another glare from the women beside him.
"Hey, That medicine the doctor left me has made me feel out of it all day and on top of that I have been stabbed and starved for a whole month! So give me a break will ya?" Nicole scolded, narrowing her eyes towards him.
"It's okay, Nicole's the smartest girl I know! And Coby should be able to handle the rest on his own, I have faith in him!" Luffy said brightly as she gave him a smirk.
"Always the optimistic one, aren't you Luffy" Nicole shook her head as she noticed them nearing the docks.
"It is a fitting way to leave this place. Unable to turn back because everyone here hates us now. Very pirate like" Zoro smiled as he unhooked Nicole's arm from his neck and sat her inside the small boat.
"Yeah, it sure is!" Luffy laughed as he untied the rope that bound the boat to the docks.
"Wow, this is your ship Luffy? I imagined something a bit... bigger" She said expectantly as she examined the small dinghy.
"I thought the same thing when I saw it. I also thought that he would have more recruits other than us..." Zoro smirked as Nicole sweat dropped.
"Luffy!" A familiar voice called out causing Nicole to jump and turn to the direction it came from. 'boy, am I losing it or what!'
Coby stood at the side of the docks along with Rika and her mother. he stood there with a determined look on his face and brought his hand up to his forehead in a salute. "I can never thank you enough! You've done more for me than anyone ever has!"
"I've never heard a marine thanking a pirate before. That's one for the history books." Zoro smirked, walking on to the boat and sitting across from Nicole as Luffy began to laugh. She then untied the ropes holding the sails and let them loose to catch air.
"We'll meet again Coby! Someday!" Luffy yelled waving his hands up in the air.
"Thanks for everything Ririka! And next time I see you, you better have some muscles on those arms Coby!" Nicole put a hand up and waved as Coby's cheeks heated up by her words.
"Bye you guys" He said weakly.
"Hope to see you again someday!" Rika waved smiling.
"All hands, Salute~!" Commander Ripper yelled as him and the rest of the marines stood behind Coby doing exactly as they were told.
"See ya!" Luffy yelled one last time before drifting off into the open see, leaving the island behind. Nicole sighed contently as Luffy walked to the front of the ship and stared out into the sea, holding his straw hat on his head.
"At last, our pirate crew finally sets sail!"
"I gotta feeling some interesting adventures are waiting for us!" Zoro said resting his hand on his propped up knee.
"You bet! All we need is a few more crew members and we'll be ready for the grand line!" Nicole smirked as she tore her eyes away from the clear blue waters to watch Zoro's calm demeanor. He stared out into the sea with a small smile on his face as his earrings clanged into each other from the strong breeze.
She hadn't realized it before, but this was the first time she had seen him without the black bandana wrapped around his head. It was tied around his hair the entire time they had been prisoners together, and she could not deny how damn hot he looked with his moss green hair freely shuffling around in the air rhythmically along with the wind.
"I'll be king of the pirates, I know it!" Luffy stated confidently, snapping Nicole back into reality.
"You seem more than obsessed with this king of the pirates business. Is there some kind of story behind it or any kind of reason at all?" Zoro questioned as he looked at his new captain.
"No, no reason. Its just-"
"Just what?"
"I promised someone a while back. I swore that I would gather a crew, find the worlds greatest treasure, and become king of the pirates! And this straw hat knows the whole story!" Luffy said bringing back memories for him and his older brown-haired friend. "That wasn't the only promise I made that day, isn't that right Nicole?" He smiled back at her as a nostalgic expression grew along her face.
"Yep! You also promised me that you would help me achieve my own dreams and make me your second in command as well." Zoro glanced at the two before nodding his head and looking up at the sky.
"I see."
"Now, Lets go! It's time for us to set our heading, for the Grand Line!" Luffy yelled with his fists thrown up in the air as Nicole smiled fondly at her eager Captain. 'This is going to be... Interesting'
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