-Tangled Web-
A role-play/joint-fic by Digitaldreamer and Constable Remington
Chapter Eighteen: ESPN Ninja!

Crys needs sleep. And the new Harry Potter book. Yes…

Um, yeah. This chapter is pretty much nothing but thirteen pages of fluff. It was a lot of fun to role-play though, so hopefully it'll be just as much fun to read.

Um…enjoy?

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Robin just chuckled again, shaking her head as she turned to leave. "If you'll excuse me, I have lesson plans to make." She said just before stepping out of the room.

Watching her leave, Zoro sighed. He placed an arm suddenly around Luffy's shoulders, drawing the boy close into his chest. He focused back on the action movie -- the hero was just getting revenge for his dead girlfriend or something equally trite and cliché. Still, the action was good.

Luffy smiled, leaning his head against the swordsman's chest as he watched the movie, transfixed. He really had no idea what was going on, but who cared? It was the violence poisoning his young mind that was important!

It was then that Nami entered, carrying two large bowls of popcorn. "Okay guys, we made a few bags because we knew if we just made one it'd be gone in seconds with Luffy. So-" She stopped as she took in the scene before her, blinking.

Goddamnit, why couldn't she have carried her camera with her for taking adorable snapshots like this one for potential blackmail? Hell, even if she couldn't have used it for blackmail she was sure there were shonen ai fangirls somewhere online who would pay for a photo like this. Why did she not have her camera?

Zoro raised an eyebrow up at her as Vivi trotted in after her. Perhaps reading the red-head girl's mind, Zoro's arm fell away from Luffy's warm body, though he made no move to push the boy from his lap. "Well, let's get this over with," he said with a sigh.

Nami glared at the swordsman for a moment, quite aware that he had only moved his arm because she was there. She gave him a look that said "You're-still-in-denial-and-I-know-it" before laughing and walking over to the two, depositing the largest bowl of popcorn in Luffy's lap.

Luffy's eyes widened. "POPCORN!" He cried happily, grabbing a fistful of the warm popcorn and cramming it into his mouth.

Nami rolled her eyes, whacking Luffy lightly over the head. "That's for Zoro too, don't hog it all!" She snapped. Luffy continued to snack, oblivious to Nami's hopeless sigh.

Usopp paraded in, carrying his own bowl of popcorn. The long-nosed teen got his own bowl because he preferred to practically drown his popcorn in salt and no one else could stand to eat it because it was so salty. "Yosh! Naruto time!" He declared, changing the TV back to the DVD.

"Yosh! Ninja's!" Luffy cheered.

"I was watching that," Zoro objected, but he didn't really care all that much. Boredly taking some popcorn, Zoro sighed and sat back. Well, he had said he would watch -- and even if he didn't want to, it hardly mattered now, because there was no way Luffy would get off him.

Instead, Zoro decided he would just take this time to get a well-deserved nap. Laying his head back against the soft cushions of the couch, Zoro passed out...

...Only to wake up a few hours later to a certain irritating blonde's shouts of dinner time, and the smell of spicy baked fish and rice wafting in from the kitchen.

Luffy's attention was finally diverted from mad ninja action by the mention of food. He immediately hopped off of Zoro's lap and charged into the kitchen with the cry of "FOOD!"

Usopp glanced up and grinned, quickly pressing the pause button on the DVD player and running out of the living room after Luffy. "Oi! No eating Captain Usopp-sama's food this time!" He cried.

Nami glanced up from her magazine before standing and stretching. She glanced back at Zoro. "You might want to get up before your lover eats everything." She said in a teasing voice before heading into the kitchen as well.

Mumbling a half-asleep caustic reply, Zoro stretched lazily, yawning, before he finally got off the couch and stumbled into the kitchen. He sat at his plate, quickly eating as Sanji dished out food to him.

Luffy was of course inhaling his food as usual, while everyone else kept their plates as far away as possible. It seemed they were beginning to understand that if they didn't guard their plates, their food would be inhaled.

"ROAR! Fish stealing no jutsu!"

"Luffy, that was mine!"

"Not anymore! I used my mad ninja skills to steal it!"

"GIVE IT BACK!"

"No!"

"DAMNIT!"

Chaos seemed to be becoming the norm in this boarding house…

Sanji hadn't even been stupid enough to sit at the table, instead standing and holding his plate as he leaned against the wall to eat. Zoro finished quickly, taking and dropping his plate into the sink.

Luffy finally finished eating his own food along with bits of everyone else's. He beamed, hopping out of his chair and rushing over the sink. He dropped his plate into the sink with a loud CLANG, still beaming. He then glanced towards those remaining at the table and cocked his head to the side, frowning.

"Where's Robin?"

Nami blinked. "Robin? She's eating in her room tonight because she's busy."

Luffy pouted. "Awww, darn… Then she can't play the game with the rest of us!"

Both Nami and Usopp stared blankly at the boy. "…What game?"

Luffy crossed his arms with a grin. "Tag! With everyone in the house!" He declared.

Nami stared at him. "Um….when did we say we were going to play tag?"

The boy grinned. "You didn't, I just decided!"

Sanji leaned in towards the sink, making sure the plate hadn't cracked or shattered. Making a face, he sighed.

"I have to clean up this kitchen, you know," he pointed out.

Zoro was watching Luffy with some cross between amusement and uncertainty.

"We're bound to break something if we play tag in here."

"Why not hide and go seek instead?" Vivi suggested, with a laugh.

"Hide and go seek? Okay!" Luffy clapped his hands, bouncing up and down with excitement.

Nami leaned on her hands, twirling a lock of orange around her finger. "Well…I guess I could play one game."

"The Great Usopp-sama is the best at Hide and Go Seek!" Usopp declared, posing.

"..Usopp, you're always one of the first ones found." Nami pointed out.

"YOU LIE! You just weren't there to see my amazing game back in my hometown! I was known for my amazing hiding skills, it would take those foolish people days to find me! Not only that, but when I was it I would find everyone within seconds! Yes, and after the time when they couldn't find me for an entire week they gave up. And they called me…The Great Hide-and-Go-Seek MASTER Usopp-sama!" Usopp ranted, striking random poses.

Luffy gasped in amazement. "Really? AWESOME!"

Nami just shook her head and sighed.

Massaging his forehead with his fingers, Zoro echoed Nami's sigh of annoyance.

"I'll be it," he finally muttered. "But you all have to stay on the first floor."

"Yosh! Zoro's it!" Luffy cheered, jumping up and down and doing an odd dance.

Nami snapped her fingers. "Darn. And here I was planning on hiding someplace that you'd never be able to look." She said, a bit of sarcasm in her tone. "No, not really. But thanks to you I can't hide where I was planning." She laughed. "Oh well."

"That's fine! The Great Hide-and-Go-Seek Master Usopp-sama can find a good hiding place anywhere!" Usopp declared.

Luffy stopped dancing. "Is Vivi gonna play? Huh, huh?" He asked, looking at Vivi with wide eyes as he began to jump again.

"Sure," Vivi responded, trying to think of a good place. She had never really played this game before...

"Alright, alright. I'm going to count to... fifty." Zoro leaned against the wall, crossing his arms over his chest in an attempt to get comfortable.

"That's as high as he can count," Sanji explained, and Zoro's eyes shot back up in a glare.

"I'm going to count to fifty," he repeated slowly, eyes of death still on the blonde, who grinned back. After the tense moment between the two had passed, Zoro finally broke away to shut his eyes and began to count.

Nami and Usopp both wordlessly bolted out of the room.

"WHOO!" Luffy cheered, following them. "No peeking, Zoro!" He called behind him with a laugh.

Vivi quickly followed him, and Zoro frowned, pausing for a moment before continuing to count.

"...Fifteen... sixteen..."

Sanji had turned to begin clearing the plates from the table and washing them, ignoring Zoro's voice as it filled the room.

Luffy skidded into the living room, glancing around. Now where should he hide? There were so many good hiding places and not nearly enough time to choose the best one! He could hide in the pantry…except Zoro was in there, so sadly that was out. And he couldn't hide upstairs in Zoro's room since they weren't supposed to go upstairs. That still left plenty of choices though…

Hmm…decisions, decisions.

Meanwhile, Usopp had run into the laundry room. He glanced around, finally spotting a large pile of clothes on the floor. Someone would have to clean that up…but Usopp definitely wouldn't be doing it. With a small laugh he dove into the pile, getting as far beneath it as possible so he was covered in shirts and jeans and socks.

Sure, it smelled, but there couldn't have been a more brilliant hiding place!

Vivi was having a hard time herself, but she finally decided on ducking into the thin space between the couch and the wall, crouching down. She tried to stay completely silent, even holding her breath, hearing Zoro's counting from the other room… almost there...

Nami too had a hard time choosing a hiding place; she hadn't played this game in ages. Eventually she settled for the hallway closet, easing the door open. She slipped inside, and then quietly shut it, hoping Zoro wouldn't hear it.

Luffy was still searching for a hiding place, growing a bit worried. Why couldn't he find a good one? He ducked under the coffee table, and then bumped his head on it. He gave a small squeak, rubbing his head as he crawled back out and continued his search.

Zoro had finished his counting, and he sighed, pushing himself off the wall and running a hand through his hair. "Alright," he called, and then, smirking a little, added, "Ready or not, here I come."

Luffy's eyes widened and he gulped, rushing into the closest room he could think of…the rec. room.

It was a fairly large room with some nice furniture, an aged pool table, a newer looking air hockey table, and a small TV with a few old video game systems hooked to it. There was a large, sliding glass door that led outside, and hanging in front of it were some very large curtains.

Luffy slipped into the room, glancing around wildly. He had to find a hiding place! He made a mad dash for the curtains, slipping behind them and leaning against the glass door as he held his breath.

Heading out into the living room, Zoro looked cautiously around. He thought he'd heard the scampering of footsteps down the hall. Turning, he moved towards the rec. room, swinging the door open and peering around.

Luffy gulped, staying pressed against the glass door. Maybe if he was really quiet Zoro wouldn't notice him…

Zoro grinned. Hunting people was his job; of course he was good at it. The door handle had been warm -- someone had just been in this room. Creeping silently through the dark room, Zoro's acute senses tuned themselves as if he were in battle, listening close for any breathing.

Luffy tried to hold his breath, but he could only hold it for so long. Eventually he let out a gasp, the curtains ruffling as he let out the breath he had been holding. He immediately reached up to cover his mouth, shifting from foot to foot.

A swift arm came up to quickly pull back the curtains, cold, dark eyes seeing Luffy pushed against the glass. Smirking, Zoro pushed forward slightly, his lips hanging close to Luffy's ear.

"Found you," he whispered, in a voice deeper and somehow harsher than his normal one. Luffy's warm breath puffed against his skin, and Zoro felt a soft tinge in his chest that wanted him to push even closer and feel Luffy's warmth against his mouth.

Shocked, Zoro quickly pulled his face away, somehow still maintaining a look of victory through his confused and somewhat disturbed sudden thoughts.

Luffy blinked as Zoro's face came close to his, wide eyes of dark chocolate staring up into eagle-like obsidian. He let out a small gasp of surprise, and then giggled. That mystery feeling was there again, like butterflies fluttering inside of his stomach. He still had no idea what it meant, but he liked it. He liked having Zoro close to him…but somehow it still didn't feel quite close enough, like there could have been something more there. The memory of the accidental kiss from Friday came to mind…

Just as the feeling had come, however, it was gone and Zoro had pulled away. Everything was normal again, they were playing a game and Luffy had just been found.

Darn, that meant he lost again.

Luffy pouted, latching his arms around Zoro's waist. "No fair! You found me way too quickly; you must have ESPN or something!" He whined.

Blinking, Zoro stared down at the boy. "I must have... what?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. It was official -- Luffy was insane.

"ESPN, duh!" Luffy said, as if Zoro should know what it meant. "You sensed my…brain...aura…thing and found me! Or else you're a ninja and you did some ninja move!" He declared.

Pausing for a moment, Zoro suddenly burst into laughter. "Wait, wait, you mean ESP?" he shook his head, still chuckling. "No. I'm just good at finding people who don't want to be found." He paused on this. "Help me find the others."

"Help you find the others? Okay!" Luffy beamed, releasing Zoro's waist. "I'll use my mad ESPN ninja skills!" He said, attempting to do a katana pose and failing miserably.

Zoro watched him with a sigh. Sometimes, he wondered if Luffy heard anything he said. "Alright, let's go." And with that, Zoro had slipped back into the hallway, eyes closely darting around, listening for any noise.

Of course, if there was any noise he didn't hear it, because it was drowned out by Luffy shouting as he charged into the hallway. "NAMI! VIVI! USOPP! WHERE ARE YOU?" He cried at the top of his lungs.

"God damn it, Luffy!" Zoro cried, rushing after him. He quickly snagged an arm around the boy's waist, pulling him to a stop. "That's not how the game works! You have to be quiet and look." He frowned. "Keep pretending you're a ninja."

Luffy blinked up at Zoro in confusion. "But Naruto yells like this!" He pointed out.

Staring at him for a moment, Zoro finally let go of him, sighing. "Okay then." Why did he have to have found Luffy first! "But we're not Naruto, so we're going to keep quiet... alright?"

Luffy grinned. "Alright, I'll be stealthy like the ESPN ninja that I am!" He declared, posing.

Nami couldn't help but snicker from inside the closet. Listening to those two interact never got old.

Hearing the displaced noise in the few moments of quiet from Luffy's posing, Zoro's eyes fluttered towards the closet and he traipsed towards it, stopping before the door. Nami's smell of perfume lingered in the air, and he rolled his eyes before swinging the door open. "Found you."

Nami stopped snickering and her jaw dropped. "No fair!" She cried. "How did you know I was here?"

"Zoro has ESPN!" Luffy declared with s laugh.

The orange-haired senior rolled her eyes, stepping out of the closet. "That's ESP, you idiot.

"Right, ESPN… and ninja skills!" Luffy said with a grin.

"Now we just have to find Vivi and Usopp," Zoro thought with a frown. He'd better find Usopp quick -- the idiot would never shut up about it if Zoro found him last.

"YOSH!" Luffy cheered. "I'll go look!" With that, he bounded into the living room. He glanced around for a moment, decided since he didn't see anything right away nothing was in there, and proceeded to rush back into the hallway and run into the living room.

He took a quick glance around and was about to decide that it was empty too when he spotted the pile of dirty clothes on the floor. And in that pile of dirty clothes was Zoro's old blue shirt that he's been wearing for the past few days!

Luffy let out a loud cry of joy and pounced upon the shirt, which brought out a loud cry from the clothing pile.

"ACK! Luffy! GET OFF!"

The boy blinked in confusion. Why were the clothes yelling?

Hearing the shout, Zoro raised an eyebrow and moved into the laundry room, blinking down towards Luffy. "...What's going on here?"

"Get him off of me!" Usopp cried from the clothing pile.

Luffy stared up at Zoro in confusion. "The clothes are talking." He explained.

Zoro rolled his eyes, bending down and scooping Luffy up. "Those aren't the clothes. That's Usopp hiding inside them."

Usopp popped out of the clothes and glared at Luffy, though the effect was ruined by one of Zoro's socks still being on his head. "No fair!"

Luffy laughed. "Wow, it really is Usopp!"

Usopp stood up, picking the sock off of his head and throwing it. "Yes it is! And he would never have found me if it weren't for you!"

Luffy stuck his tongue out. "He would too! I just found you faster because I'm an ESPN ninja!"

"…ESPN has ninja's, now?" Usopp blinked in confusion.

Shaking his head, Zoro quickly set Luffy down. "Don't... just, don't ask," he muttered to Usopp, kicking his own sock back towards the pile. "Anyway... we still need to find Vivi, right, Luffy?"

Luffy nodded, still grinning. "Right!" He then frowned. "Where could she be? I looked in the living room and she wasn't there…"

Without saying a word, Zoro moved from the laundry room and out into the hallway. He frowned, casting a glance around. It was silent. Moving quietly into the living room, he looked around. Catching a glimpse of blue, he grinned, sliding onto the couch and peeking behind it.

"Hi, Vivi."

She looked up at him and laughed a little, before standing from her hiding spot and stretching.

"You found me," she confessed.

"Wow! Vivi really was here!" Luffy cried, rushing into the living room after Zoro. "I guess my mad ESPN ninja skills aren't as amazing as Zoro's…"

"It's ESP, Luffy." Nami said, rolling her eyes.

"You're just jealous cause' I have ESPN and you don't." Luffy declared.

Nami just sighed, shaking her head. "You're certainly happy for someone who lost."

Luffy blinked in confusion. "I lost?"

Usopp nodded. "You were the first one found! Of course, that was to be expected, you were competing against the Hide-and-Go-Seek MASTER!"

Luffy pouted. "I lost. Damn."

"Does that mean I won?" Vivi asked, looking surprised. Zoro nodded some, crossing arms over his chest and settling in the couch.

"Yeah, you won."

"YOSH! Vivi wins!" Luffy cheered, jumping up and down. "Let's play again! Let's play again!"

Nami sighed, shaking her head. "I can't, I have an essay I have to finish writing."

Usopp shook his head as well. "As much as I would love to, I have a comic to photoshop."

Luffy's face fell. "What about you, Vivi?"

She shrugged a little, lowering her head. "I have homework, too," she admitted regrettably. "Maybe you and Zoro can find something to do."

Slightly irked at the implication that he didn't have anything better to do (even though he didn't), Zoro only grunted as Vivi waved, turning to head up the stairs.

"Yeah, we're all busy. Here, enjoy time with your lover!" Nami said brightly, waving as well as she followed Vivi upstairs and pulled Usopp along.

Luffy pouted. "Awww…" He stood there for a few moments sulking, before perking up and rushing over to plop into Zoro's lap. "Zoro, what should we do now? Huh?" He asked, bouncing and down.

Blinking, Zoro sighed. He was used to this energy by now. Pulling his arms around Luffy and holding him still so he's stop bouncing, he just shrugged. "I don't know. What do you want to do?"

The boy shrugged. "I dunno." He frowned, scratching his head. "You think there's anything violent on TV? With big flashy explosions?"

Zoro laughed a bit. "Well, there's one way to find out." He reached for the remote, grabbing it and flipping the TV on.

Amazingly enough, Zoro had flipped on ESPN.

"We're here at the Random Stadium where the two major teams have chosen to dress up as….ninja for the final quarter of their game!"

Apparently, ESPN really did have ninja's.

Luffy stared at the large, burly men dressed in ninja outfits grappling for the football. He spoke after a few moments. "Wow…cool..."

Amazed, Zoro could do nothing but stare blankly at the screen, devoid, for a moment, of any and all thought. "...Wow."

The two sat that way for a while, just watching the surreal images before them as the commentators laughed jovially with each other about the oddity of it all.

Luffy laid back again Zoro, grinning. "See? There really are ESPN ninjas!"

"Wonderful," he muttered. Honestly, what were the odds! He shook his head, frowning. How strange. Reaching for the remote, he quickly switched it off. The Action channel was showing The Matrix -- again.

Unfortunately, it just had to be the scene where Neo and Trinity were having their rather random sex scene from Reloaded.

Luffy stared blankly at the screen before pointing, eyes wide. "Zoro, why are they naked? And why is the guy on top of the girl? ..Is that a girl? Why are they naked?"

Staring at the screen with morbid eyes, Zoro was now certain that tonight was not his night. He quickly grabbed the remote. There had to be some sort of girly child's anime on that Luffy could watch, right!

Fortunately for him, another channel was playing the Lord of the Rings.

"No, seriously Zoro! Why were they naked? Zor- SWORDS!" Luffy stopped questioning Zoro, immediately distracted by Aragorn's shiny sword and Legolas' never-ending quiver of arrows.

Thank God.

This wasn't Zoro's kind of movie, But Luffy seemed to enjoy fantasy, and it shut him up, so Zoro left it on. He could only hope that Luffy wouldn't remember it later.

Luffy remained transfixed for much of the movie, 'ooh-ing' and 'aah-ing' at the hobbits and the elves and the battle scenes. However, unfortunately for Zoro soon after the battle scene there came a romance scene between Arwen and Aragorn. Somehow, this brought what Luffy had seen earlier back to mind.

"So…really, why were they naked?" Luffy asked, glancing up at Zoro.

Cringing, Zoro stared at the young boy in his lap for a moment, before he finally sighed.

"Ah... I... I don't know," he muttered, and really, he had always thought that scene was stupid. "I guess it's because... well, because they really cared about each other." He shrugged.

Luffy's brow furrowed in confusion. "So when you really care for someone, you sit naked on top of them and move funny?"

Raising a hand to his forehead in frustration, Zoro sighed and shook his head. "No... Luffy..." he frowned. "They were having sex. It's what two people do when they're in love with each other."

Luffy blinked, adding this piece of information to his little store of "love" information in his head. "…So when people love each other, it isn't a fruit. They care for each other so they….kiss and have sex…which is…being on top of each other…naked and moving funny?"

After a short pause, Zoro finally answered, "Yeah." That was good enough. Luffy's mind seemed good at simplifying things, and Zoro had no desire to elaborate.

"Okay, so love is kissing and sex and weird feelings. Everyone in the house keeps teasing you about being in 'love' with me, so does that mean you're supposed to want to have sex with me?" Luffy asked, glancing up at Zoro with a confused face.

Zoro's head shot up from his hand for a moment, dark eyes staring into Luffy's. His face was shocked, and he choked for a moment, completely unsure what to say. "...Yeah," he finally muttered shortly. "Yeah, I guess so."

"Ohhhhh." Luffy nodded, leaving it at that as the scene finally ended. "Yay! Aragorn LIVES!"

Zoro was glad that Luffy could just drop the subject so casually. His arm had subconsciously tightened around Luffy's waist and pulled the boy closer, and only now did Zoro notice it. He frowned, but didn't let up.

Luffy smiled, just letting him self lie against Zoro's chest with his head tucked just beneath Zoro's chin. He decided he definitely liked sitting like this, and the mystery feeling had made its reappearance and had agreed.

They continued to watch the movie, time ticking by as Luffy remained completely enthralled by the story. However, as amazed as he was, his eyes were beginning to droop, and he would yawn on occasion between gasps of amazement and awe.

By the time the credits were rolling Luffy was curled up against Zoro's chest, snoring softly and mumbling about hobbits and elves and evil rings.

Smiling softly, Zoro reached for the remote and flipped off the TV. Most of the household had either gone to bed or were in their rooms for the night, and Zoro carefully shifted Luffy so the boy was balanced in his arms, quickly making his way up the stairs and into his bedroom. Tomorrow would be Luffy's first day of school. Smiling a bit at the thought, Zoro set Luffy down in his bed and turned, pulling off his own clothes to change into pajamas.

Luffy was awoken by the motion and mumbled, sitting up and rubbing his eyes. He glanced around the room in confusion. "…Meeer?"

Turning his head, Zoro quickly pulled his pants up, blinking towards the boy. "...Go one back to sleep," he said softly.

The boy yawned and nodded, laying back down and snuggling against the pillow with a smile.

Wasn't tomorrow his first day of school?

Oh, he'd be fine.

Sighing, Zoro decided the night was warm enough to go without a shirt. He paused for a moment, going to the window to ensure it was locked before he slid silently into the bed beside Luffy. "Goodnight," he said gruffly, shutting his eyes, and within minutes, he was out again.

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To be continued…

Um…yes….fluff is fun.

…I really need sleep.

Um…yes…reviews…

poxmaker: Um…Ace is Luffy's older brother. Shanks is just a close friend. And yes, perhaps Nami or Usopp will suggest it to him, hee hee! We'll see how things go.

AlibisDragon: Indeed…can he be sneaky? We'll see!

Illusion of a Lunatic: Heh, thanks.

MeraNova: Yes. You and your friends are definitely true geniuses.

The Plushie Bandit: Sanji's dancing amuses me…yes it does…we should make him dance and make Luffy and Zoro kiss more often…

Dark Angel Kira: "Accident"? What accident? And yay, cookies!

Icy Sapphire15: o.O Wow, you did a spit-take while reading TW? I feel special…

Love is for Fools: XD Yes, everyone feels bad for Zoro, but at the same time they don't. Yuuus.

Raikou Ikazuchi: o.o Wow, long review. I love you and your long reviews! Heh, I'm glad you like how we're bringing in other animes, it's quite fun to do. As for Smoker and Ace…well, Smoker's role isn't as big, but Ace has a VERY important role. But I'm not saying anything else. Shame we couldn't use that pantry idea, that was bloody genius...

queen of the world: Woot, popsicle!

YuugiLover3: Wow, a return of the hat dance? I must do that dance. The "I know where you sleep" part was actually Constable's writing, not mine. I did love it too, though. XP As for the "wonderful" part, it was probably a bit of sarcasm and a bit of sincerity there. And Zoro does indeed have all three katana, though his rotten luck isn't because of Sandai, it's just because he's stuck in a role-play, played by deranged fangirls. Also, Chopper will indeed have a part in this fic! Just wait and see.

Xeora: o.o Fanart? That'd be great! Go on, get started! Digi loves fanart! If you drew fanart from this fic especially, I will love you forever.

Angel of the Mirror: Um…who didn't wake up?

Hasuko: Indeed, Luffy needs his Straw Hat. And yes, I know its Miss Valentine…erm…now. Yes. I'll fix that….yeah.

Griffingurl: Poor George, now he's not the new chapter. Hmm…are Shanks and Ben still alive? I'm not telling.

WhiteTigeress666: Yus! Maybe now Zoro will get over his denial. Maybe.

Mai Hayami: Yus, the marines are the police force.

koku-kirin: Well, there are two authors you know. O.o This is a role-play between myself and Constable Remington, I only write half of each chapter.

Next Chapter: A strange dream, and Luffy's first day of school! OMG yay!