One Piece Fan Fiction ❯ Blind Remembrance of Love ❯ Chapter 2

Hello everyone, YGO Cupid again. Well… I hoped you liked the first chapter. Well… Here's the next chapter.

 

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Chapter 2

Later that evening, the sun just started to set over the horizon, leaving the sky with colors of orange, pink, and dark blue. For a moment, the ship was quiet.

 

“But Sanji~!”

 

“NO LUFFY!!” Sanji called as he faced the young captain, who tried to enter the kitchen. “You stole your nakama's lunch, so as punishment you can't have dinner!” He blocked yet another entry. “And that goes the same for that stupid Marimo-head!”

 

“That's not fair Sanji!” Luffy whined. “Zoro didn't do anything!”

 

“You brought sandwiches to him! What makes you think I'll let him in and return the favor!?”

 

“You're stupid!”

 

“Not as stupid as you!” Sanji said as he managed to put a kick in and sent the young man away from the door. “Don't even think of coming back! Or you'll miss breakfast as well!” With that, he slammed the door.

 

“Don't you think that's taking it a little too far?” Usopp asked.

 

“That kid needs to know the consequences of his actions.” The chef said as he lit a cigarette.

 

“But… Sanji…” Chopper started. “He did that because you wouldn't bother finding Zoro and give lunch to him.”

 

“For the fifth time this week.” Franky pointed out.

 

“That doesn't give him the right to steal everyone else's lunches to that bastard! And why would I waste my time finding that guy? Do I look like I'm his butler or something?”

 

Nami sighed as she leaned back in her seat. “I'm surprised that he hasn't tried to bust through the food storage.” She said.

 

Sanji exhaled, causing smoke to come out. “What difference does it make if he takes food from plates or from the storage room? If it's food, he can't handle himself.” He then grinned. “And the only person that could go near that guys' craving is me! Because…” He held out a small, silver looking key. “I hold the key to that room!”

 

Everyone sighed and continued to eat, which looks like some kind of meat.

 

While outside, after being kicked by Sanji, Luffy was on the grass area of the ship and pouted.

 

“Stupid Sanji.” He mumbled when he looked up and saw the crow's nest. He smiled as he stood up and called out. “Gomu Gomu no Rocket!” He shot up his arms and they stretched until he grabbed hold of the crow's nest, which brought attention to the occupant. When he got to the crow's nest, he saw Zoro, who didn't seem to be alarmed by his presence.

 

“That shitty love cook kicked you out like we thought.”

 

“Yeah…” Luffy said as he sat down on in the crow's nest. “I'm so hungry!” He whined.

 

“Here.” Zoro threw the wrapped sandwich to the young captain. “It's not much, but you wouldn't miss a meal.” He said as he lifted a telescope and looked around the vast area.

 

“Wow! Thanks Zoro!” The other said, as he was about to take a bite when he remembered something. “But-”

 

The older of the two knew what the other would say something. “I can miss a few meals.” He looked at the young captain. “Don't worry about it and eat, or I'll force it down and throw you off the crow's nest.” He resumed to being look out.

 

The young captain, though well known to eat a lot and hating to miss a meal… Hell! He even eats in his sleep! But this situation didn't sit right with him. But he figured he would make it to the other by not stealing the swordsman's breakfast, and ate his sandwich.

 

After finishing dinner, everyone headed out to find Luffy, only for the said person to call from the crow's nest, and they resumed to what they were doing.

 

“This evening is unusually warm.” Robin pointed out.

 

Nami nodded. “Yeah… It's nice and all… but I hope we don't end up in a storm.” She sighed. “I hate that kind of weather, when it just suddenly happens without any signs!”

 

“Oh! You worry to much!” Franky called. “Thousand Sunny can handle any kind of storm that's thrown at her!” He laughed pridefully.

 

Nami sighed again. “Well… I don't see any signs of anything threatening…”

 

Meanwhile, Sanji comes out with a tray with tea for the ladies and Usopp and Chopper were on the grass area, with the young man telling stories to the reindeer.

 

Back on the crow's nest, Zoro rubbed his eyes, to give them moisture, and looked at Luffy. “You okay Luffy?”

 

The mentioned captain looked up at the other and smiled his trademark smile. “Yeah! I'm fine!”

 

The older raised an eyebrow and shrugged. “Sure you don't want to head down and play with Usopp and Chopper?”

 

“Yeah~! Usopp's just telling stories right now.” He said, but then felt the wanting of doing something. “Can I look at the telescope?”

 

The other, wanting to give his eyes a break, handed the telescope to the other. “Don't drop it, okay?”

 

“Okay!” The young captain said cheerfully as he grabbed the telescope and looked around the area.

 

The other shook his head and leaned on the railing of the crow's nest. He watched the young man as the other looked every which way with the telescope.

 

Luffy looked out in the horizon, but didn't see anything interesting so he looked at various parts of the ship he could see, including his nakama. He chuckled on how Usopp was acting out on his story telling and Chopper's enthusiasm. He frowned when he saw Sanji, being love struck to the two women as usual. “Stupid Sanji…” He said, causing the other to smile unknowingly. He then looked up and saw stars, stars, and more stars. He lowered the telescope to see that there was no moon in sight.

 

“Hey Zoro! The moon's gone!”

 

The mentioned swordsman raised an eyebrow and looked up at the sky. “Huh… Must be the New Moon.”

 

“New Moon?” Luffy questioned. “Why do we need a new moon when we have one already.”

 

The other wasn't sure to laugh or being dumbstruck at this. “No, Luffy, it's the time period when we see the moon's shadow. Therefore we can't see the moon for a couple of nights.”

 

“Oh~!” The other said as he looked at the sky. “So the moon has a shadow huh? That's news to me!”

 

`Where have you been?' The other thought as the young captain became excited.

 

“Zoro! Zoro! A shooting star!” The young man pointed to the starlit sky.

 

The other looked and sure enough, he caught a glimpse of a star streaking through the sky for only a moment. “Hmm…” Was his only response as the other looked thoughtful. “Making a wish?”

 

Luffy nodded in response.

 

`Probably for more meat.' Zoro thought as he looked up at the night sky to see another shooting star. He looked at the other and had a look that was almost indescribable in words completely. He was staring at the young man, while also looking like he wanted to say something, but couldn't.

 

“Did you make a wish Zoro?” The other asked with a wide smile on his face.

 

“Kinda…” Was the swordsman's response.

 

The straw-hat captain didn't press on it, since wishes are supposed to be personal. “Nice night, huh?” He asked.

 

The other nodded. “A bit unusual, but it's okay.”

 

The other chuckled. “Yeah… I wonder if we're heading to a summer island then, that would explain a lot!”

 

The swordsman slightly chuckled. “Maybe… we'll see when we get there.”

 

“Yep!”

 

Then all of a sudden, the breeze seemed to have died and the current seemed non-existence.

 

Nami, being the navigator, noticed the unusual change. “Something's wrong!” She announced as she looked up. “Zoro! Luffy! Do you see anything!?”

 

Zoro grabbed the telescope from Luffy and looked around the surrounding. “I don't see anything!” He called and added. “Are we on Calm Belt?”

 

“That's impossible!” Nami called back as she looked at her map. “We're no where near that part of the sea!”

 

Robin was concerned when she remembered something from earlier.

 

`However, there also lies danger within its depths more freighting than the Sea Kings. These creatures only come out at night, when the moon becomes black and the waters are completely still of any current moving.'

 

“Nami! We have to get out of here!”

 

Before any action was made, the ship stared to rock violently, followed by an inhuman sound that almost sounded like a dying rooster with something else.

 

Zoro held Luffy against him as they braced themselves of the rocking of the ship.

 

“What the fuck is going on!?” Franky called as he tried to keep the ship steady.

 

“I don't know!” Nami said as she looked at Robin. “What's going on Robin!?”

 

The mentioned woman looked at the young woman. “I was reading a passage earlier about something like this! We're being attacked by something much worse than the Sea Kings!”

 

“HUH?!” Everyone said as the ship continued to rock.

 

“Sea King or not!” Franky said. “I'm not going to let this ship tip!” He turned on the blaster and managed to balance the ship, but it didn't completely out run the creature.

 

Zoro and Luffy looked at what was following them. They saw red, glowing eyes and raised to the surface with its screech.

 

“What the hell is that!?” Luffy called out as the ship skid to a halt.

 

“Why'd you stop!?” Sanji called to Franky.

 

“That thing's tail or something is blocking the way! And is surrounding us!”

 

Dark mounds raised above the surface, creating a barrier around the ship.

 

“WE'RE GOING TO DIE!!”

 

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