Valentine's Day

A/N

It's my first holiday chapter! Yay! So just to make sure, this chapter doesn't really have anything to do with any plot, mine or One Piece's. Think of it as the equivalent of the Luffy Oyabin episodes, but some things will carry over.

Btw, I haven't put a disclaimer in a few chapters, so: I do not own One Piece or its characters. (Anni is my OC though). Also, I don't own the songs that are sung in this chapter.

Enjoy!

Anni's POV

I woke up to the sounds of a fight as usual. Stumbling out of bed, I decided to not bother with getting dressed, so I stumbled up the stairs to kitchen in my pyjamas. Blinking sleepily, I was met with a sight that made me think that I was going colourblind. The entire kitchen was covered in pink and red streamers, there was a pink tablecloth, the cutlery was sparkling with red glitter and there were balloons hanging from every place imaginable.

Suddenly, breaking me out of my thoughts, a sword flew across the room and embedded itself in the wall next to my head. I blinked and turned to see Sanji trying to pull a streamer necklace covered in hearts over Zoro's head.

"Gahh! You shitty pervert cook! I already told you that I won't wear this... this thing!" Zoro yelled furiously.

"Well if you won't participate, then just stand in the corner and be a decoration!" Sanji replied, still trying to yank the streamer over his head.

I blinked again, still half asleep.

"Um, Sanji? Why are you trying to make Zoro into a pink decoration?" I mumbled, not completely comprehending the situation.

Both men turned to face me, looks of embarrassment and panic on their faces.

Sanji rushed towards me, ushering me out the door. As I turned, I realized that the other men were outside the door, groaning about food. I glanced back, and Zoro had mysteriously disappeared from the kitchen, no doubt to escape the cook.

As the door closed behind us, Sanji turned to me.

"Do you know what day it is today?"

I had never been good at keeping track of dates.

"Nope. No idea!" I answered.

Sanji spun around me, before resting both hands on my shoulders.

"Ah, how could a beautiful lady like you not know about today? I was sure-"

Nami and Vivi bounced up behind me, yelling in unison, "It's Valentine's Day today!"

Nami stepped between me and Sanji, who ducked back into the kitchen. "And you know what's even better? We've docked at an island that has a huge party this time of year!"

Vivi chimed in, "And they have the most beautiful firework show! I went there once with my father and it was absolutely unforgettable!

Luffy looked interested. "Do you think they have good food? 'Cuz Sanji won't let us into the kitchen, and I'm sooo hungry..."

At this, the kitchen door flew open and Sanji bowed to the three of us girls.

"Lovely ladies, will you come in and eat the breakfast that I have prepared for you?" He said, straightening up and holding the door for us.

Luffy bounded into the kitchen, but Sanji's foot slammed into his face, knocking him outside.

"Your food will be later. You can eat when Nami-swan, Vivi-chwan, and Anni-chwan are done."

I ran into the kitchen and loaded a plate with bacon, eggs, and everything else I could see. The food was strangely tinted pink and red, but other than that, it was delicious. After we were done eating, the door nearly broke as the other guys rushed in to eat.

When we got out of the room, Nami and Vivi dragged me to our room to pick out a 'cute outfit that will surely get you a date'. They chose a white blouse with a light pink cardigan, a darker pink miniskirt, silver flats and white thigh high socks. I didn't even want to look at the under garments they picked out.

I took one look at the clothes and turned my back to them.

"There is no way in hell that I will ever wear something as dumb as that."

Nami smirked, twirling the key to the trapdoor around her finger. "Well, I'm sure we can figure something out. After all, we feel that it's our personal mission to get you ready for Valentine's Day. So, with that in mind, you can leave the room when you put these on."

Vivi smiled, walking up the stairs. "Don't worry about it. Looking good is the first step to feeling good."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" I shouted as the trapdoor clicked shut.

Ten minutes of sulking later, I put on the lacy pink outfit and stomped up the stairs to pound on the trapdoor.

"Oi, Nami! Let me out! I put on the stupid outfit."

It opened a crack, and I could see one of Nami's eyes make sure that I had put on everything they had told me to. She pushed it back to let me up, but I had already stomped out in a huff.

I sat down on a chair outside to try and forget about the stupid holiday. There were only twelve more hours until the firework show at ten o clock, so I would just have to turn invisible until then.

Unfortunately, Nami and Vivi seemed to have other ideas. They walked up to me and sat down on chairs on either side of me. Groaning, I rolled my eyes.

"What torture do you guys have planned for me now?"

Nami grinned like a cat cornering its prey.

"You, my friend, need a date."

"What? I don't need a date!" I sputtered.

Vivi grinned the same way that Nami did.

"Yes you do. It's Valentine's Day, and you can't go to the fireworks party with out a date!" she said enthusiastically.

I groaned in annoyance. "So, who are your dates?"

"Sanji." Nami answered.

I sighed. "I should have guessed that one. What about you, Vivi?"

"Usopp."

I choked. "What? Really? I thought he had a girlfriend from back where he lived before, right?"

Vivi smiled. "You're so silly. It's not serious, it's just for today. Plus, I have a very good friend back home too."

I stretched my arms over my head.

"So... you guys are gonna make me ask out either Luffy or Zoro, right?"

They nodded.

"Ugh... why me..."

I tilted my head back over the edge of the seat to see a yellow head and orange beak staring at me.

"Eh...? Carue?"

Carue squawked at me.

"Hey, Carue, do you wanna go on a date with me?" I asked, hoping that he counted.

Carue backed away, shaking his head and finally darting away into the mini tangerine grove.

Nami bonked me on the head. "People only, baka. Nice try."

So eventually, after much persuading, pushing, and threatening, Nami and Vivi got me to get up and choose one of my two options. Looking around, I spotted Luffy sitting on the side of the boat fishing (even though the boat was docked), and Zoro sleeping on the deck. I had never really asked someone out, so I decided to go with my instinct.

"Go on."

"Ask one of them."

I scowled, stomping over to the two men. I grabbed them both by the ears, and dragged them off the side of the boat into the town.

"C'mon guys. We're going on a date."

From behind me, I heard Nami and Vivi's shocked whispers.

"Both of them?"

"I guess she couldn't decide, huh."

"Do you think she's ever been on a date before?"

"Maybe... but probably not."

I twitched. "SHUT UP, YOU TWO!" I yelled.

Luffy and Zoro flinched, whispering, "We didn't do anything..."

XxX

Stopping in the center of the town, I dropped them.

"Just so you two know, Nami and Vivi told me to do this. Actually, it was more like they threatened..." I trailed off.

Luffy chuckled. "Well, now that we're here, we should get food! That place looks good!"

I looked in the direction he was pointing. It was a clean looking bar, with lots of people in it.

"Sure, sounds good to me."

I turned back to the two men, but they were already heading into the bar.

"Tch. Guess I'm gonna be paying." I muttered to myself as I followed them in.

The bar was nice and tidy, it reminded me of Clara. I followed my 'dates' (this was so weird) to a table next to a small stage. Luffy ordered a steak, Zoro ordered sake, and I ordered both.

Halfway through our meal, a spotlight went on at the stage. A lady came up to the mic and shouted, "It's here! What you've all been waiting for to entertain you until the fireworks! It's time for... karaoke, Valentine's Day edition!"

I rolled my eyes. "This is dumb. I mean, who would want to do that?"

Looking around my table, Luffy and Zoro had disappeared, and were on the stage singing along to the music, which happened to be a song I knew, Love Runs Out (by One Republic).

Luffy: I'll be your light, your match, your burning sun,

I'll be the bright, in black, that's making you run,

And we'll feel alright, and we'll feel alright,

'Cause we'll work it out, yeah we'll work it out.

I'll be doin' this, if you ever doubt,

'Til the love runs out, 'til the love runs out.

Zoro: I'll be your ghost, your game, your stadium,

I'll be your fifty thousand clapping like one,

And I feel alright and I feel alright,

'Cause I worked it out, yeah I worked it out,

I'll be doin' this, if you ever doubt,

'Til the love runs out, 'til the love runs out.

Luffy/Zoro: I got my mind made up, man, I can't let go.

I'm killing every second 'til it saves my soul.

(Ooh) I'll be running, (Ooh) I'll be running,

'Til the love runs out, 'til the love runs out.

And we'll start a fire, and we'll shut it down,

'Til the love runs out, 'til the love runs out.

I rolled my eyes as they continued singing, neither of them particularly good at it. When they sat back down, I stared at them, before saying, "I didn't think either of you could sing."

Luffy just laughed it off. "Yeah, we don't sing much on the Merry. We should. And then maybe we could eat meat while we sing. That would be fun!"

Zoro sighed at his idiotic captain before turning to me saying, "Can you sing better?"

I felt slightly insulted. Singing was one of my real talents, but I didn't do it much around other people.

"Yeah, you bet I can!"

Three people later, I found myself shoved onto the stage and the mic put into my hand. I barely had time to look at the title of the song before the music started. I sighed with relief when I recognized the song, Love Somebody (by Maroon 5).

I started singing along, not bothering to look at the lyrics.

I know your insides are feeling so hollow, (ooh)

And it's a hard pill for you to swallow, (yeah)

But if I fall for you, I'll never recover,

If I fall for you, I'll never be the same.

As I finished the song, the crowd watching me cheered, urging me to sing another, and another, and another.

After four songs, I was starting to get thirsty, so I stepped off the stage and went back to my table, much to the crowds vocalized disapproval. When I sat down, Luffy and Zoro stared at me in disbelief.

"Y-You can sing really well! You should sing all the time!" Luffy stuttered, wide eyed.

Zoro coughed. "Yeah, you're not bad. Although, how did you know all the songs?"

I grinned. "Well, I didn't have many friends, and I don't really remember my family, so I sang a lot in my spare time. Actually, I sang and hummed so much that some of my teachers deducted marks for 'disturbing others'. Funny, huh?"

"So, do you have any other talents that we should know about, Anni?" Zoro asked.

"Yeah, like, can you sing and eat meat at the same time?" added Luffy unhelpfully.

"Umm... nope, not really. If I remember any others, I'll tell you guys." I answered.

"Oi! Anni, Luffy, Zoro! Come on! The party is about to start!" yelled Nami from the entrance.

We stood up, paid, and walked out, following Nami and a bunch of walking shopping bags that I assumed was a very pleased Sanji. We met up with Vivi and Usopp, who had gone to a restaurant for lunch, and walked to the dock, where a big party with lots of stalls was set up. The stalls ranged from food, to jewelry, to weapons, to small trinkets.

Luffy immediately ran off to one of the nice smelling meat stalls, then quickly disappeared from view. Nami and the shopping bags walked off to the jewelry shops, and Vivi and Usopp went to the weapons stalls, leaving me and Zoro standing by ourselves.

"So, we're supposed to be on a date, right? What do you want to do?" Zoro said awkwardly.

I responded just as awkwardly, "Umm... I dunno. What do you wanna do?"

He stood there for a second, before walking towards one of the weapons shops that specialized in swords.

"Let's go here. Maybe I can get you a sword." he said.

My eyes shone. "Really? You'll get me a sword?"

He turned to me, disbelief in his eyes. "No. I'll tell you which sword to get, but I won't buy it for you."

"Aww... Why?" I moaned.

"Because Nami won't give me any money, but she gives money to you." he replied.

"Ah."

We walked up to the stall, and I was overwhelmed by the different swords. By the look on his face, so was Zoro. He struck up a conversation with the shopkeeper, occasionally looking towards me, or pulling out one of his three katana to show the shopkeeper. I got bored pretty quickly admiring the swords, so I sat on one of the chairs and picked at my nails for twenty minutes or so.

Zoro eventually came over and pointed to a dagger on a shelf.

"You're not experienced for any of these swords (I scowled darkly), but if you want something to defend yourself with, I would recommend that dagger right there."

The shopkeeper handed it to me to examine. It had a silvery sheath, but when I pulled the blade out, it was a dark black shiny metal. Looking closer at it, I actually couldn't tell whether it was metal, or some kind of stone. The handle was a dark metal, and had white leather wrapped around for a grip. It was light and fast.

"It would be good for you because that metal has an amazingly high melting point, so you can light it on fire without the danger of it melting." Zoro pointed out.

I rested it on the counter and addressed the shopkeeper.

"So, how much is it?"

The shopkeeper answered, "This dagger? It's 500, 000 beli."

I gasped. "Woah... okay then."

I dug around in my bag, looking for my wallet. Just as I found it, the dagger was shoved into my hands and I was dragged away.

As I stumbled to close my bag, I looked up at Zoro.

"I thought you didn't have any money."

He looked away.

"I had more than I thought."

Smiling, I let him drag me to wherever he was going. Actually, where was he going? We had somehow ended up in the middle of a field, with the party nowhere in sight.

"Hey, did you get lost again?"

"No, I don't get lost. It's just that everything else moves when I'm not looking." He huffed.

I looked up at the sky, and it was surprisingly dark.

"Hey, I think it's almost time for the fireworks! We should go find the rest of the crew."

Zoro glanced around at the surrounding field.

"Yeah, but like I said, it moved. I don't know where it is anymore."

Huffing, I grabbed his hand and stomped off in the direction that we came. After a few minutes of walking (which was strange, considering the short time we took to get there), I caught a glimpse of the tents and stalls. I first spotted the giant shopping bags, then the other members of the crew.

Luffy saw us first, yelling, "Oi, Anni! Zoro! You guys were almost late for the fireworks!"

We ran up to them, and just as we got there, fireworks exploded around us, lighting up the docks and the water. Gasps echoed around us from every direction, eventually morphing into cheering and clapping. I looked at my nakama and was pleased to see everyone smiling and laughing. Sanji had even put down his shopping bags and was standing close to Nami, for once not being too overwhelming.

Zoro squeezed my hand, and I flinched. I had forgotten that I had grabbed his hand to drag him back. Sighing, I squeezed his hand back, leaning slightly against him until the fireworks ended.

XxX

Back on the Merry, I was lying on my mattress trying to get to sleep, when I heard a whisper.

"Hey Anni... did you enjoy your date?"

"Yeah, did you?"

"Shut up."

"You did, didn't you?"

"Shut up."

A/N

So this turned out a little fluffier than I intended. It's kinda cute though, right? I tried to keep Nami and Vivi in character while making them act really girly and obsessive about things like Valentine's Day. And come on, you know you've imagined some of the crew singing karaoke at some point. Also, I'm so sorry for abandoning Carue for the last few chapters. :( Anyways, I hope you enjoyed, and feel free to leave feedback.

See ya!