Fairy Tale: Beauty and the Beast
Rated: K+
Cast: Vivi, Cobra, and Zoro
A/N: This seems to be set as Zoro living in Arabasta and not being apart of the crew.... just humor me please?
Once Upon a Timeā¦
A beautiful kingdom in the large desserts of Arabasta lived peacefully. People bustled about through the dirt paths, wiping their foreheads free of sweat. The king of the beautiful kingdom, Sir Cobra and his daughter princess Vivi were walking around in the market. This was a regular activity they did together, looking through each stand. Most of the time Vivi would ask for a piece of jewelry, or a dress, but one day she saw a beautiful painting. It was of a single white rose, placed delicately in a small transparent glass vase.
"Father, what flower is that?" Vivi asked, tugging on her dad's tunic.
Cobra turned around a studied the painting, "It's a white rose. Do you want the painting honey?" He asked, receiving an eager smile from the merchant.
"No, not the painting, I want the actual flower, please?" Vivi asked. The merchant sighed.
"Roses don't grow here, but I promise you I will get you one someday," Cobra promised.
Ten years passed, Cobra had to make a trip to Yuba, and on the way he noticed a bush with white flowers. He told the guards who were escorting him to go on without him, and approached the bush. At a closer glance he discovered that they were white roses.
"How could a rose grow here?" Cobra asked out loud. Remembering his promise to Vivi, he reached down and picked a rose.
Suddenly a man jumped out from behind the bushes and held one of his three swords at the King's neck.
"I'll teach you for picking one of my roses," He threatened. The king dropped the flower in the dirt and held his hands above his head. Zoro bent down and cradled the rose in his hand, as if it were an injured child.
"I'm so sorry sir, I just promised my daughter a long time ago that I would get her a white rose somehow," Cobra admitted.
"I don't care, you hurt this bush and so you will die," Zoro stared coldly.
The king gulped, "Is there any way I could make it up to you?"
"You could let your daughter live in my home, she can keep the place clean and cook for me," Zoro grinned devilishly.
Cobra thought about it. If he didn't agree with this plan, he would be killed. If he let Vivi stay, he might be able to rescue her and arrest this beast.
"Fine, you can have her as a servant," Cobra hissed.
When he returned, Vivi understood the situation and created a plan to escape the beastly man with Carue.
Vivi was left at the same white rose bush. Zoro approached her and grabbed her by the wrist, dragged her to his small cottage and told her to wash dishes.
While Vivi washed the giant pile of dishes, Zoro sat in a chair, peering out a window at the rose bush, and occasionally looking over his shoulder at Vivi.
The awkward silence ensued for what seemed like forever. Vivi sensed when she was being watched by the man, and the constant pressure of his glare forced her to try to break the silence. "So why are you so defensive over that rose bush?" She asked.
Zoro tensed from the sound of her voice, reaching for his katana. "It's none of your business," He said gruffly. Vivi huffed and dried the last dish.
After a quick inspection from Zoro, which mostly consisted of grumbles of approval, he asked her to make something for dinner.
Vivi poked her head in the refrigerator and glowered at the small amount of ingredients.
She removed two tomatoes, and after a raid from the cupboards she managed to scrape enough food to make two servings of spaghetti and buttered bread.
When the meal was prepared, Zoro sat down at the table and looked a bit surprised at what she managed to put together
They ate in silence, but once again, Vivi mustered up the courage to speak to him. "Is it because roses shouldn't grow in this place? Do you make a profit off of them?"
"Shut up, like I would sell them!" Zoro answered harshly. Clearly, her question had provoked something.
"I don't see any other reason why someone would go to such great lengths to protect flowers," Vivi pressed.
Zoro suddenly slammed his palms on the table and stood. "They are not just some flowers, so shut up!" He quickly left the room and went outside to sit next to the rose bush.
Vivi sighed and cleaned up the dishes. That night Zoro had calmed down enough to show Vivi her room. It wasn't exactly large, but the room was cozy and had a small balcony. Zoro left her to unpack her things and make herself comfortable.
After she put away her clothing, she heard a tap on the sliding glass door. She walked out to the balcony and discovered Carue waiting for her on the ground. "Sorry Carue, I can't leave right now, I have to figure this guy out," Vivi said. Carue quacked disappointedly.
She raised one finger in a gesture for Carue to wait then walked back into her room and managed to find a pen and paper. She wrote a letter to her dad in hope that he would understand. "Take this to father and make sure he reads it," Vivi ordered, passing the note in to the breeze. Carue caught it and tucked it into his cap. He then saluted and left Vivi.
Several more days passed with Vivi doing chores around the house while Zoro trained, watched the rose bush, and glared at Vivi. One evening Vivi caught Zoro kneeling at the bush and bowing his head. He wasn't praying, but it looked like he was mourning.
When he came back into the cottage Vivi had to ask, "Are you protecting the bush because it's a memorial for someone?"
Zoro sighed and sat down in a chair, "Not exactly, one of my childhood rivals is buried there. I didn't plant the roses, but they somehow grew after she was buried. I figured it was a reincarnation of her or something."
Vivi was at a loss for words; instead she took Zoro by the hand and brought him back out to the rose bush. She bent down to the flower her father had picked and replanted it in the ground. The long dead flower wilted and bent over into the dirt.
"Try touching it," Vivi told Zoro.
Gently he reached down and helped the flower back up. It remained standing once again. Vivi smiled.
As the week passed, several more roses magically spread around the house and up the walls. They grew bigger and shone in different colors of green and blue.
Vivi soon returned to her kingdom with her father. She greeted her father happily and told him all about her time at Zoro's home. She went to her room to unpack her things. She reached into her bag and gasped when she saw a single white rose laying next to a small note that read: "Thank You"
The End.
A/N: This one would have to be my favorite so far. Its just so cute X3
Sorry I missed it yesterday, but Happy birthday Luffy!!
And... I guess this doesn't seem much like Beauty and the Beast, I go by the original story, but it seems I went a bit off topic here.
