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The Thousand Sunny had returned to normal after two days of Aces departure, but of course normalcy didn't last too long on the Thousand Sunny. It seemed Ace gave Greycie a present when he left and right now the crew was paying the price for it. Over the past two days Greycie had been going to every crew member and asking them to teach her a new card game.
Each crew member had taught her a card game, some requiring her to play alone while others had taught her to develop a poker face. Nami was the one who showed her the game 21 and how she had to count the cards. Greycie found it challenging trying to remember all the cards, so she decided she would leave it to luck if she won.
She won seven games and lost nine to Nami. The group stayed away from the two, for they feared if they joined they would lose all their spending money or in Zoro's case deepened his debt to the witch. Robin watched the two from the upper deck and chuckled to herself when Greycie caught Nami cheating by slipping an ace out of her shorts. When the two started name calling that was when Robin gave both girls a look. Knowing better than to argue with Robin Greycie chuckled to herself and ran off wanting to ask one more person for new game. Finding the sleeping swordsman on the deck she quickly ran to him.
"Hey Zoro you wanna teach me a card game, everyone else has. I learned Hearts, 21, solitaire, war,old maid, poker, speed, and then Franky told me he would teach me a cool game"
Zoro listened to Greycie's rant and only grunted in response.
"He told me this one game called Pick up 52 and then he just threw all my cards on the floor and started laughing. But its ok cause I told on him to Nami and she got really mad like really mad" Greycie giggled at the memory of how Nami exploded on the shipwright.
"Grey I have watch tonight leave me alone so I can take a nap" Zoro grumbled.
"All you ever do is sleep don't you get tired of just sleeping" Greycie huffed.
"No I don't, why don't you go play your violin or something." Zoro replied,
"Ugh your so mean" Greycie mumbled as she walked away.
Zoro rolled his eyes and fell asleep shortly.
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Zoro walked into the galley for dinner and his eyebrows rose when he saw Greycie. She was wearing a very large winter coat that fell down to her feet. Zoro recognized it as the coat that Nami had at Drum Island. He wasn't the only crew member who noticed Greycies abnormal cloths. Nobody questioned it though, well until she reached for her fork. The sleeves slipped to show her arms which were alarmingly red in blotches.
"What happened to your arms Greycie-san" Brooke asked. The crew all waited for the answer tensely.
Greycie looked like she just saw a ghost and quickly dropped her arms where the sleeves quickly covered them again.
"Oh its nothing really guys, I just scratched my arms a little to hard" Greycie said giving everyone a fake smile.
"Hmm I think I should take a look at it just in case Greycie" Chopper said worriedly.
"Ok Chopper Ill go right after I take a bath" Greycie said nodding her head.
Everyone began to eat again but dinner was stopped abruptly when Nami picked her head up and quickly went outside staring at the sky.
"Guys all hands on deck there's storm heading our way. It doesn't look to big but, were going to need every-ones help. Greycie head downstairs to the boys room and do not come up no matter what" Nami sternly said the last part.
Everyone immedietly went into action and headed onto the deck while Greycie headed to the men's room.
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Zoro was wiping his hair with a towel and was getting ready to take his night watch when he walked to the men's room to check on Greycie. When he was going to reach the doorknob he was surprised when the door was swung open. Greycie and Zoro stared at each other in surprise. Zoro noted she had a pillow and her blanket with her but Zoro couldn't read any expression on her face right now. She had a decent pokerface that was working right now to her benefit. Not learning anything from reading her face Zoro decided just to ask.
"So Grey where you heading" He asked.
"Well since you have watch I'm gonna sleep with the girls tonight." Greycie said as she walked to the girls room.
"Did you visit Chopper yet" Zoro asked as he stared at her covered arms.
"I'm going to after I'm done taking my bath" Greycie replied as she kept walking.
Zoro nodded and made his way to the crows nest to take the first night shift. He yawned as he stared at the moon and counted the minutes till one of his crewmembers would relieve him of the watch. When Franky finally came for the second shift Zoro was ready to drop. He made his way to the mens room and fell asleep before he even touched the couch.
Zoro have you seen Greycie" Nami asked the next morning as she walked up to the deck.
Zoro arched his eyebrow as he lifted the massive weights and met Namis eyes.
"Last time I saw her was when she was heading to your room last night"
"What did she say she was going to do there" Nami asked her hands on her hips now.
"She told me she was sleeping there for the night" Zoro replied.
"Zoro she wasn't in our room All night. That little brat told me she was sleeping in the boys room last night after she visited Chopper. "Nami yelled clearly panicking
Zoro dropped his weights now as everything that could happen to a unsupervised three year old on a ship ran through his ming.
"Shit" he cursed rather to himself.
Before more curses could be said Robin walked outside sipping a cup of coffee calmly.
"So what was our little Greycie doing walking around the ship past midnight"
"Ahh Robin you found her thank goodness where is she right now." Nami exclaimed.
"Oh I don't know where she is right now but I believe she is hiding from everyone. I believe it has something to do with the Rash she had last night. I believe the rash was actually chicken pox."
"Why is she hiding" Nami asked.
"Well I believe that she picked up a rather bad habit from our own swordsman-San." Robin said with that all knowing smile she had.
Zoro scowled as he recalled the passed event of him hiding his food sickness.
"So she is definatily on the ship then" Nami asked.
"Yes I am sure of that" Robin assured.
"Alright then" Nami nodded her eyes shined with determination. Forming a cup with her hands over her mouth she hollered "All hands on deck"
In less than five seconds 6 crewmembers were on the deck and forming a circle around Nami waiting for orders.
"Alright guys we have a MIA crewmember. Whoever finds her will get their next two night shifts off." Nami ordered.
Immediately the nine crewmembers were off searching for a three year old that would release them of two grueling nights of watch.
Sanji was looking inside the numerous rooms when he noticed a marimo colored blanket tipping out of the tub in the girls restroom. Grinning to himself he sneaked to the bathtub and peered inside. His smile widened as he saw Greycie curled up in a ball embracing her blanket and sucking her thumb fast asleep. Now when he brought Greycie over to the beautiful Nami-san, he would not have to take his next two night shifts. He bent over to pick her up when suddenly Greycie was wide awake. A scream came out of Greycies mouth as she opened her eyes, her vision was filled the swirls that reminded her of the swirls that decored the fruit she was traded for.
The swirl receded from her vision and she soon she saw Sanji's panicked face. Scared and upset she didn't know what to do, so she reacted the only natural way from a three year old. She started to cry. Sanji grimaced when he saw the tears and felt guilty.
"Greycie Im sorry I didnt mean to scare you, I was just going to take you back to Nami. Everyone is looking for you"
"Well y-you did, you r-rea-lly scared me" Greycie argued through the tears. She was already over the little scare but she still cried so she could stall Sanji. She didn't want to go to Nami because she knew she was going to be in trouble. She was still in Nami's jacket which covered the little dots that were all over her arms. She hoped there were no dots on her face because then she would be in big trouble. She had to get Sanji to not take her back to the crew. Suddenly she had an idea. Making her sobs as sad as possible she looked up at Sanji with big teary eyes and sobbed out "I thought you were nice to girls"
Sanjis face fell and he tried to reason with Greycie "I am it was jus-"
"No if you were nice you would go make me a snack to make me feel better" Greycie whimpered.
Sanji stood straight and stared at Greycie with a determined face. "Ill go do that right now, Ill make you the best homemade ice cream ever"
Greycie watched him leave and smiled to herself quickly ending her fake sobs. Leaving the tub she quickly ran down the hall only to bump into a hairy leg. Rubbing her head she looked up to see Franky staring at her with a smile. "Ahh found you Greycie now I get two whole nights to work on my SUPER inventions" Franky yelled.
Greycie grimaced at how loud he was and decided she had to end this conversation quickly.
"Wow you are sure Super Franky, like really super" Greycie complimented exaggeratedly
"Yes no one is Super than me" Franky agreed as he donned his sunglasses on.
"We should do a super dance to celebrate your victory" Greycie cheered loudly.
"What a SUPER idea" Franky exclaimed. With that said he began to snap his fingers and foot in a beat before moving his hip to the right and left. Greycie followed him as he said the direction of "RIGHT, LEFT" in a steady rhythm. Greycie looked up at him to see he was deeply concentrated in the dance. Stepping quietly away from him she bolted away from him and to the mens room.
Closing the door to the mens room she saw a large black afro head towards the door. She groaned as Brooke made his way to her holding his violin to his side. "Yohoho I believe the prize belongs to me"
Greycie growing angry at her bad luck decided to end this one in a couple seconds.
"I guess you are the winner Brooke, but is it ok if I go to the bathroom first." Not waiting for a reply Greycie continued her mind reeling "Hey Brooke is winning this contest the most exciting moment in your life" Greycie said as she was halfway through the door.
"Ahh Greycie-san it could possibly be but then again I am dead. Yohoho Skull joke" Leaving out of there before the laughter ended she decided maybe no one would be on the deck. Running outside she was going to try to decide where to hide when she heard someone running. Turning around she was met by Ussop and Chopper who also saw her.
"Yeah Teamwork did work afterall Ussop" Chopper cheered.
"Yes the great Captain Ussop is undefeated"
Greycie rolled her eyes in annoyance, the dots on her arms and legs were dying to be scratched. All she wanted to do was scratch the heck out of her arms but right now she had to get away from everybody.
"Hey Ussop there is a cockroach on your foot" Greycie squealed and pointed at Ussop's leg. Of course there wasn't a cockroach but Chopper and Ussop didn't know that. They began to scream their heads off and in their panicked state one of Ussops new inventions was dropped. A smoke ball exploded and the deck was covered in a smog. Ussop and Chopper began screaming but Greycie didnt see the difference the smokescreen did. She could still see perfectly so she didn't understand why the two were screaming.
Running across the deck she was about to dash inside the kitchen when her hood was grabbed by someone. She turned around to see a furious Nami holding the hood. "Greycie you are in so much trouble" Nami scolded.
Dang she had been caught and she almost made it back inside the ship. "Greycie you are going to Chopper right now" Nami ordered.
The child frantically looked around to see what could save her right now. Then her eyes found Luffy laughing inside the smoke and a devious smile came onto her lips. She grabbed her strawhat necklace just for good luck that her plan actually worked.
"Luffy did you know your hat is over here" Greycie yelled loud enough where Luffy could hear her. She felt Nami walking to the infirmary dragging her by the hood.
"My hats over there" Luffy said who couldnt see anything in the smoke.
"Yeah you better go get it Nami is walking over there and I think she might step on it on accident" She yelled again.
"Hat" Luffy screamed and bulldozed hia way towards Nami unaware that his precious hat was actually on his head.
Nami hearing her captains feet thundering in her direction quickly tried to stop the man "Luffy wait a minute your hat you moron its on you-" Nami couldnt finish as Luffy ran past her accidentally nudging her causing her to release her grip on Greycie.
Greycie used this to her advantage as she bolted towards the door. She was dying to scratch the dots on her body mabey visiting Chopper wasn't such a bad idea but if Zoro hid from Chopper than the doctor had to be scary.
She was just a mere inches away from escaping when a hand blossomed from the wall and grabbed her collar suspending her in the air. She felt herself being handed by numerous hands until she was face to face with Robin. Robin having that calm small smile stared Greycie before saying "Are you going to try to trick me Greycie-chan"
Greycie blushed but laughed and shook her head. "I can never trick you Robin"
Robin chuckled before winking at Greycie "And dont you ever forget that"
Greycie felt familiar strong hands grab her and remove the jacket she was currently wearing. Sighing as the fresh breeze hit her body she was glad she was finally free of the oversized jacket. She looked up to see Zoro looking at her and she stared back. Zoro just shook his head as he couldnt help but put a smile on his face. "AHH Greycie has chicken pox" Chopper squealed as he hurried to her side.
"There really itchy, like really really itchy" Greycie complained.
"Stop complaining its probally not that bad" Zoro scolded.
"When did you have chicken pox Zoro" Greycie asked.
Zoro didnt say anything for a while until Chopper repeated the question.
"Ah now that I think of it I dont think I ever had Chicken pox."
The crew stood quiet until Greycie started to laugh. "Is Zoro gonna have Chicken Pox too"
"You two in the infirmary now" Chopper yelled at Greycie and Zoro.
Two days later
When Sanji came into the room to give the two quarantined patients their food he waited as he watched the scene in front of him.
Zoro and Greycie were playing cards and were covered in some kind of pink paste so they wouldn't scratch themselves. Zoro only had pants on while Greycie had a loose pajama dress. He watched them hold cards up to the face and chuckled when he learned what game Zoro had taught the child.
"You have any jacks" Greycie asked.
"Nope go fish"
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