Nami was bright red. Zoro was inspecting... That. She blushed furiously as he fumbled with the cloth, now ridiculously curious as to who he had gotten on his paper. 'Robin?' She wondered. Never. The swordsman knew the archaeologist too well. He would never get her something this... Inappropriate. Herself? Probably not that either. He wouldn't have gone shopping with her otherwise. Brook? It was a possibility, but is was very unlikely. It would be bizarre. Even for a talking, singing, and walking skeleton. "Nami," she heard him say. She turned to see him, and her jaw promptly dropped. He was tangled up in the fabric, and his head was somewhere she preferred not to discuss. "Help." he said, looking rather innocently naughty, which was an odd oxymoron, but to put in context, like a little boy who had found his mother's...ahem...special drawer. She was now steaming from the ears, and couldn't even look at the swordsman. "How did this happen?" she asked him through gritted teeth. He shrugged, which looked rather psychedelic, what with his arms being in places... They shouldn't be, to put it simply. She sighed and shut her eyes before feeling out for his face. "Oi! What the hell do you think you're doing?" the swordsman yelped as she poked his bad eye with a long, orange fingernail. "Shut up..." she muttered "It's too embarrassing... I can't look.."
"Wimp." He said, crossing his arms best he could.
"Alright then." Nami said, crossing her arms right back at him, her eyes still tightly shut.
"Do it yourself." She said, turning around and sashaying towards the hole in the wall that connected the blue and pink buildings, identifying them as 2 stores under 1 brand.
"Ugh. I wish I had my swords." Zoro muttered, thinking of his beloved Wado Ichimonji. He had left his treasures with Brook for the day, knowing that they would probably get in the way, and they would be safe in the hands of a fellow swordsman. He hopped around for a while, ignoring the stares of the young to middle aged women. He then decided that he could waste a little money, and promptly ripped the thing in two. The two pieces fluttered to the ground as he grinned and stretched out his arms. He then looked around for Nami, and saw her on the other side of the building. He walked up to her and fainted at the sight of what she was holding.
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"Zoro? Zoro!" Nami yelled. What had she done to deserve this? This entire situation was just too embarrassing. While he was knocked out, she had gotten his stuff for him, having guessed who he'd gotten based on his love of torturing a certain blonde. The two bags were on her right arm, and she was using her left to shake Zoro. When he didn't wake up after a bucket of water and the waving of a bottle of sake under his nose, she knew something was wrong. She resorted to her last line of attack. She started huffing quickly in and out through her nose, which was an odd sight to see, but slowly, tears formed in her eyes, and began to trickle out. With the air of a diva, she cried out with all her heart "LUFFY! NOOO!". Zoro's eye burst open, and he sprang to his feet, searching for his captain. "Luffy?!" He screamed, desperately scanning his surroundings. He saw Nami on his right pulling out a handkerchief and dabbing away the false tears that had fallen from her eyes mere seconds ago. "Finally!" She groaned. "You were taking way too long!" Zoro whipped his head back and forth, still confused. "Where's Luffy?!" He shouted, now panicking. Nami sighed and just yanked him by his ear to the doors of the shop. "Luffy's fine, you idiot Marimo. Brook just called us. We need to go back to the ship for something.". She stuffed the sticks back in Zoro's mouth and hands, and proceeded to hang up all of the bags, alongs with the two newest additions. Zoro protested indignantly, but the sticks had added a large muffle on his speech. He eventually gave up and trotted after the Mikan head.
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Sanji had just found exactly what he needed when he sensed Robin's aura hovering above him on the surface of the lake. Not wanting to waste his time or breath, he deposited the object in a small brown sack and Sky (Water?) Walked up to the top. He saw Robin's head perched on a lily pad, and made his way towards it. "Hello my sweet Robin-Chwan! Have you obtained what you required?". Robin's head smiled and replied "I believe I have. And you, cook-San?" Sanji beamed at having been acknowledged, and nodded his head enthusiastically. He quickly regained his 'reserve' and said "I am hoping that after such a long afternoon of being out in the wilderness, perhaps my dearest Robin-Chwan would like to engage in a small picnic by the lakeside?" Robin grinned and replied, "Oh I don't think that will be necessary, cook-San. You see, Brook has just called for us to return to the ship for a project of some kind." Sanji sulked a bit, but being the gentleman he was, he readily nodded and informed Robin's head that he would meet the rest of her at shore. The head vanished in a burst of flower petals, and he waded his way to the edge of the lake where he had put his coat, shoes, and dress shirt. He finally arrived, and stepped onto the sand with a bit of difficulty, considering he had just spent hours in the water. But it was worth it. He cackled to himself as he pulled on his coat, and lit a cigarette. Shortly after, Robin emerged from the woods, carrying with her an almost identical sack to Sanji's, the only difference being the larger size. He offered her his hand, which she politely declined, and they set off back through the trail Sanji had cleared earlier.
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Chopper was trotting along beside Usopp, humming 'Bink's Sake'. He held the conservative black bag in one hand, and in the other, a complimentary bookmark from the store. He was in such a great mood, that Usopp had to stop him from swinging the bag back and forth out of joy, for fear that something might slip out, forcing them to ignore Brook's summons in favor of going back to the store to repurchase their items. The glass jars in the bag clinked and chimed, and every time they did, Usopp panicked. Finally, he could take no more stress and snatched the bag from the reindeer's hooves, ignoring his startled yelp. "What was that for, bastard?!" Chopper whimpered. "You're going to drive me nuts!" Usopp replied, not feeling the least bit sorry. Chopper began to sniffle. Then his eyes started to water. And then he was crying. "So *wheeze* you don't *sniff* trust meeee?!" He cried, looking a wreck. "No!" Usopp replied. "I mean yes! I mean-aargh!" He screamed in frustration, having no patience for one of the reindeer's little bouts.
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Chopper had reclaimed the bag and was now once again walking beside Usopp, who was crying at the sight of his empty wallet. He had had to buy Chopper yet another cotton candy to get him to calm down. Really, the doctor could be so childish sometimes. But he knew it was worth it; seeing the wide grin on Chopper's little face.
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"I still can't believe that Tom-san's brother would live on Cadeau Island!" Franky exclaimed, walking down the street. "Isn't that just SUPER!?" "Eh?" Luffy asked, tilting his head. "That old guy is related to Tom? But he's so little!" Franky smiled, remembering Tom pointing out his family in a particular photo.
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"And this is Joey." Tom said, pointing at a small, rainbow tetra fishkid. "Ain't he cute? He was still that size when he set off on his own. Said he wanted to be an engineer. Or somethin' like that."
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At the time, Franky hadn't really cared much, but now it seemed so special. So important. He was a manly man, of that there was no doubt. But at times like these, he couldn't help but cry. And cry. And cry. Until he heard Luffy say "So... We going back to the ship or what?" Franky panicked, and started thinking of his promise to Brook that he would distract Luffy, no matter what the cost. "Umm..." He said, desperately scanning the busy intersection they were on. "How abouuuut... The Carnival District?" He said, pointing to a clown holding a paper sign. "Oooh!" Said Luffy. "That sounds interesting! Sure!" So they set off in the opposite direction of the Sunny, as Franky wiped some sweat off his brow.
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"Yohohoho..." Nami finished, holding her breath until Brook gave her a signal. Brook looked at her through the glass, and put his thumb and finger together in an 'OK' sign, informing her she was good, Nami smiled, and bounded out of the makeshift room. Everyone was on the Sunny now, and everyone had their gifts ready. Now, all that was left was to gift them.
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Release Dates:
Brook- Dec. 16
Franky- Dec. 17
Robin- Dec. 18
Chopper- Dec. 19
Sanji- Dec. 20
Zoro- Dec. 21
Usopp- Dec. 22
Luffy- Dec. 23
Nami- Dec. 24