Here is chapter 4! Dum du dum...
Things are getting more complicated between Zoro and Mika, what will happen if someone new suddenly shows up?
I'll try to upload a picture (made by me) of Zoro and Mika on but I need some more time so be patient!
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"Everyone, hurry! I can see Water 7!" Luffy yelled. I had just stepped out from the shower and put a towel around me. I could hear everyone hurry across the deck so I took the chance and snuck to the women's-quarters. I safely made it without anyone seeing me.
I got dressed quickly to my school uniform before I headed to the front of the ship. Nami sighed when she saw me.
"We got to get you some clothes! You always wear that outfit!" she said and I just laughed. I didn't have much choice, did I? The only things I owned was my uniform, the black dress given to me by Cherry, sweatpants, a t-shirt and underwear and toilet stuff provided by Nami and Robin. Not Much…
Now I took a good look at Water 7. It was amazing! The whole Island looked like a fountain; the city was built in different levels with water running trough it from the top. Different numbers was on the outer wall, probably docks I thought and turned around to Nami.
"Ne, Chopper. Let's race down those channels!" Luffy said freaking Chopper out. I wasn't surprised, the channels looked rather dangerous.
"What are we doing here?" I asked.
"Oh, we're going to get the ship repaired. Maybe we can find a carpenter too…" Nami said and Luffy nodded his head.
"And a musician!" he said and grinned.
"Wait, I thought Mika was the Musican?" Usopp said. Luffy nodded.
"Mika is the singer. We need someone who can play instruments!" Luffy said waved his arms in the air.
"I see!" Usopp said and hit his right fist in his left hand. Truth is, I can play guitar and piano but no point in destroying Luffys dream I thought and looked around.
"I wonder where the harbour is…" said Nami.
"Oi, all of you!" a voice suddenly called out. A man in a fisher boat was waving at us.
"It's not good for pirates to enter from the front. Turn down the ally over there!" he said and pointed to the left.
"Hai, thank you!" Nami called
We went into the valley and saw an amazing view. The whole city looked like Venice with channels everywhere and people riding small boats. When I looked closer I saw that the boats were pulled by some kind of animal. It looked something like a water horse.
"Hey, hey you guys! No pirate ships allowed here!" Another man called from a Coffee Lounge. "What are you here for? Robbery?" he asked and made me sweatdrop. Was that something you normally asked?
"No, we want to repair our boat!" yelled Luffy.
"Then there's a cape beyond this point. You can stay there for now!" the man yelled.
We thanked him and continued.
We ended up on a small deserted cape outside of the city.
"Good, let's raise the sail!" Luffy screamed and I watched Zoro pull a rope to raise the sail.
Suddenly the whole mast snapped and fell onto Zoro. He caught it and we all yelled.
"What are you doing?" Usopp screamed.
"N-no I-I just pulled the rope!" he said and pushed the mast back to its place. I sweat dropped.
Was Going Merry really that damaged?
"Alright everyone! We'll be leaving soon. Usopp and Luffy, you come with me."
"Why?" They asked.
"We need to find a moneychanger and that Iceberg-san Kokoro wanted us to give a letter to."
Nami said and left to get the gold. Usopp and Luffy was talking about a carpenter, Luffy seemed to want one who was 5 meters. As if that existed! I looked around.
A certain green haired guy was missing so I went of to find him. He was sitting in his usual spot, sleeping. He looked so cute!
There was still some time left before we was leaving so I sat down besides Zoro and leaned my head against his shoulder. He didn't wake up so I relaxed and looked at the clouds. I got kinda sleepy and I must have fallen asleep.
I woke up and yawned. I was just going to stretch but noticed someone leaning against me. It was Mika who had fallen asleep on my shoulder. I chuckled and put my chin upon her head. Her hair was a bit wet but smelled good. She probably showered this morning I thought and relaxed again. I could stay like this a bit longer…
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I woke up because of Zoros sudden movement. I realized that I had fallen asleep, on his shoulder!?
"Zoro! I can explain…" I began but then noticed the couple of weirdoes that had appeared. They were all wearing black pants (?) with a pink star on with shoulder straps, no shirts and weird glasses. Okay… someone needs a fashion makeover!
I was about to attack when Zoro put his hand on my shoulder. I looked at him confused but he didn't say anything.
"Who the hell are you? Tell me!" he said to the weirdoes. The guy who seemed to lead the group just smiled.
"Tell me, you say? Eh?" the guy said. "Pirate hunter Zoro!" I just laughed.
"That's what he said, are you slow or what?" I said. "What do you want?" I added.
"We're bounty hunters! Crying children are silenced by our name… Franky Family!" He said and grinned. Wow, somebody's exaggerating!
"We'll accept your 60 million bounty with many thanks. Then we'll set an ambush in the cabin… and capture the whole crew in one shot!" he said and laughed. "A large profit, lucky!" he said and they all attacked.
I was about to attack when Zoro pulled me back.
"I'll deal with this…" he said and pushed me back. He then stopped an attack and suddenly Zoros aura became dark.
"Lucky?" he asked. "Don't you mean 'unlucky'?"
The whole group was taken out with his two swords style 'Sai Kuru' and I couldn't help but stare. They all fell down into the sea then disappeared.
"Worthless…" Zoro said to himself before he turned to me.
"You okay?" he asked and took a few steps closer. I just glared at him with all I had.
"How am I supposed to get stronger if you push me back?" I yelled at him.
First I thought he'd be mad but now he looked kinda…guilty. He rubbed his neck as he stared down. "Sorry…" He said.
…
How was I supposed to be mad at such a cute swordsman?
"Don't worry about it." I said and smiled. "I guess you'll just have to practise more with me!"
Zoro just stared at me as his checks turned red. He then turned around and nodded.
"Sure…" he said. I sat down, confused. Why did he blush?
Zoro too sat down, next to me. He tapped his shoulder.
"I you want to go back to sleep." He said and closed his eyes. Now it was my turn to blush. I didn't say anything but leaned closer to put my head on his shoulder.
Zoro didn't know why he'd been all overprotective. Sure, he knew that Mika could take care of herself but he couldn't help it. Had he fallen for Mika?
She was leaning against his shoulder again. This time he knew the answer…
The situation was awkward but I managed to relax, before I could hear a voice.
"Pardon me!" a guy said as he landed on the railing. I first thought it was Usopp but then realized that this guy looked totally different. He had blond hair, jeans, an orange blue jacket and… a square nose? What's wrong with this world!?
He looked around and I looked at Zoro. He didn't react; maybe he thought the guy was Usopp? The guy walked around and took a look at the ship.
"I see, it's heavily damaged." He said and reached the mast. "The mast needs replacement, as well." He said. At the same moment, Zoro got up.
"WAIT A MINUTE! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?" he yelled with his katanas out. Slow…
"My apologies, did I wake you up?" he asked. Seems polite I thought.
"Where are the others?" I asked.
"They went of to the city. Remember?" Zor said and gave me his hand to help me up and I took it. He pulled me up but I tripped over my feet. I fell straight into him and he had to catch me. Now we were standing there pretty much hugging each other. It was completely quiet and I could feel my cheeks turn red.
"Ah, sorry. I pulled too hard." Zoro said and let me go.
"No, I tripped, don't worry 'bout it…" I said and looked away. We didn't say anything for a while and suddenly I realized that the guy was staring at us.
"What do you think you're looking at? Huh!?" I yelled at him and blushed before I turned around to walk away. I went of to the woman-quarters to get my money. I could still find some clothes before the others returned.
When I got back to Zoro the other guy was nowhere to be found.
"Hey, what happened?" I asked. "Did you kick his ass?"
"No, he went downstairs to take a look. He's a carpenter." Zoro said without opening his eyes.
"Oh. Do you mind if I leave for a bit?" I asked. Zoro shook his head and that was it.
Jerk! I though as I left the Merry Go. First he's all 'you can lean against my shoulder' and then he's as unsocial as can be!
Wow. The city really looks like Venice, river roads and masks everywhere… maybe I'll buy one if I have any money left after shopping. I looked around, where did you get a boat?
I continued a bit before I saw the right place. The sign said 'Bull Renting'.
Bull, huh? Is that what they're called?
"I guess I'm spending my day with you, huh?" I said to the bull. It made a funny sound and smiled. It was green with white hair. I looked around.
"Now, where to find some clothes?" I said out loud and suddenly the bull raced of.
"Hey, what are you doing?" I yelled but it didn't stop. Stupid bull! I thought and got soaked. Suddenly the bull stopped. I looked up and realized that we had reached a store. I looked at the bull and it smiled. I sighed but smiled too before I got out. After tying up the bull I entered the store.
It wasn't too big but had a lot of clothes. I picked up a few pieces and took a look. They looked pretty nice, my style to be honest…that bull really have good taste, I thought and sweatdropped. From the room behind the counter came a boy my age in. He looked up and noticed me.
OMG! He's so hot! I thought. He had black hair with a small pony tail in the neck, blue green eyes and he looked a bit tanned.
"Can I help you?" he asked and smiled. I shook my head and smiled back.
"No, I'm just trying to find some clothes." I said and picked up a few pieces.
"Is there anywhere I can try these on?" I asked. The boy pointed on a door. I thanked him and entered the room. It wasn't big but bigger than in a normal dressing both. I tried on a few things and then heard a knocking on the door.
"Are you OK? You need any help?" The boy asked from the other side of the door.
"Ah, well, could you find me a black t-shirt?" I asked. Sure he answered. A minuet late there was another knock. I opened and found the boy handing me a black piece of clothing.
"Thanks…um?" I said.
"Mark. My name is Mark." He said and smiled. I nodded and went back into the changing room. The shirt fit so I packed up and headed to the counter. The clothes were pretty cheap so maybe I would afford a mask too…
"Here." Mark said and handed me a bag with the clothes.
"Thanks!" I said and turned around. Suddenly I felt something holding me back and spotted a nail that my shirt had gotten stuck in. Mark sighed and went around the counter.
"I'm sorry; I thought that my father had taken care of it. Don't move!" He said and started to pull my shirt a bit. When I suddenly got free I was so surprised that I tripped. The worst part; I pulled Mark with me!
"Ouch!" I said and tried to get up only to find out that Mark somehow had ended up on top of me. He too had a painful expression on his face until he realized how close his face was to mine. We both blushed and Mark flew of me.
"AH, I'm so sorry! You hurt?" He asked and avoided my eyes when he offered his hand. I took it and got up.
"Yeah, don't worry. Sorry for pulling you with me…" I said and blushed even more. It was quiet for a while until I could hear my bulls cry. He must be bored…
"Well, I'm going to leave. Thanks for everything." I said before I left the store. Mark probably looked after me but I ignored it. As soon as I got the bull free I took of without looking back.
That was so embarrassing!! I thought and hid my face in my hands. The bull made a questioning sound and I looked up.
"Let's get some masks!" I said and the bull took of.