One Piece Fan Fiction ❯ Blind Remembrance of Love ❯ Chapter 6

Here we go, the next chapter! Enjoy!

 

Chapter 6

 

It's been a week since everyone realized that the first mate had amnesia. The first few days Chopper would change the bandages and read about how this event could be cured, only to discover that only time is the only medicine for Zoro's case. Sanji thought that giving the swordsman a good kick to the back of the head would cure it, but both Luffy and Nami threatened him not to. Usopp was thinking up some funny pranks that were harmless to the first mate, but Luffy would have none of that. Franky wondered if he could make temporary blind handicap devices on the ship, but Luffy said that he would take care of Zoro. Nami and Chopper both thought it was a bad idea until Robin assured them she will keep an eye on them. So now everyone was pretty much doing their normal routine, with one exception.

 

“Oi! Sanji!” Usopp called. “Have you seen Luffy anywhere?”

 

The chef was serving tea to the ladies when he looked over to the sniper. “Probably with that baka of a swordsman!”

 

“He's been doing that a lot lately.” Chopper said.

 

“What exactly are they doing?” Nami asked as she took a sip of her tea.

 

“Luffy is reminding Swordsman-san's sword technique and training routine.” Robin answered with a mysterious smile.

 

“He wasn't kidding about being with Zoro.” Franky said as he came down.

 

“As long as he doesn't cause trouble or complain about food, I don't care what he does.” The pirate chef said as he let out some of the smoke from his mouth.

 

“I think it's good that Luffy has something to work on besides running around and saying he's bored.” Nami said.

 

“Franky~!” A sudden call from the young captain was heard.

 

“He hasn't ditched Marimo-head, has he?” Sanji said uncaringly.

 

A moment later, there he was with Zoro, who's hand was holding the young man's.

 

“What's up Luffy?” Franky asked, since his name was the one that was called, and lifted his sunglasses up to his brow.

 

“Do you think you can make something for Zoro?”

 

The shipwright blinked a couple times, so did the others who were watching the conversation, before responding. “Sure! What would you like me to make?”

 

“Could you make a stand that surrounds the back part of the ship and have something above the stand to hang things on?”

 

Franky, as well as the rest of the crew, was lost. “If you can draw it out, I can.”

 

Luffy broke into a wide grin and mentioned for the blind swordsman to follow him to search for a pad of paper and something to draw with.

 

“That's odd.” Usopp said.

 

Everyone made a sound of agreement until a few moments later the young captain and his first mate were back out on the ship and handed the drawing to Franky.

 

Franky took a good look at it and his eyes seem to brighten at the sudden understanding. “I see now! Of course I'll make it!”

 

Luffy cheered while Zoro just stood there, completely lost about the whole thing.

 

The swordsman has to admit though, that the rubber boy captain knew him better than anyone on the ship. Luffy was able to help him with being reacquainted to his three swords. It also helped that the other knew some of the three-sword style techniques as well as the strength training. He started to feel familiar with the training that it started to make him remember why he trained like this in the first place, but didn't mentioned that revelation to the young captain.

 

“Lunch is ready!” The swordsman heard the cook call, making the young man jump excitedly.

 

“Food!” Luffy called as he grabbed the first mate's hand tightly and dragged him to the kitchen.

 

The scent of grilled fish, grilled vegetables, and a hint of some spice filled Zoro's senses as he was being seated; which was next to Luffy, who started to chat lively to Usopp and Chopper about the training. He listened to the lively commotion as laughter, arguments, and sighing was heard from each individual. When he knew his plate was placed in front of him, he carefully felt around for a fork, and ate a little bite by bite.

 

“Luffy! Stop stealing my fish!” Usopp called out followed by laughter from the young captain.

 

Zoro just chuckled as he only finished one-third of the fish when a fight broke out between the young captain and the young sniper. Then the chef was in on the argument when apparently the two were about to start a food fight. He felt familiar with the crazy crew. He could barely recall the faces, but at the same time the faces are completely shadowed.

 

The argument settled down and he could hear the crew walking out of the kitchen one by one until it was only him, Luffy, and the chef.

 

“What's for dinner, Sanji?” Luffy asked.

 

The swordsman could easily hear the mumble that the young captain could not before the chef responded.

 

“You just have to wait until dinner time.”

 

“Aw~!” Luffy whined as he looked bored.

 

“Go train or something!” Sanji said as he cleaned the dishes.

 

The young captain pouted, but he rested his head on top of his crossed arms. It was a new daily routine for him; he gets up and leads Zoro to the kitchen and wait till the blind swordsman was done, train until lunch was ready and wait, then he would help the other train a bit more or show him around the ship to be familiar with the devices and how they worked. Needless to say, this surprised the crew a bit, but let them be.

 

Once Zoro was done eating, the young captain grabbed his had as he was lead out of the kitchen.

 

“Oi! Captain!” Franky called. “I'm done with that request you asked me to make.”

 

“Great!” Luffy said as he jumped happily.

 

“Luffy-san, what is this thing you asked Franky-san to make?” Zoro asked. Thanks to the lack of memory, the tough guy swordsman, who wouldn't be caught dead referring anyone as `-san'.

 

Luffy, not feeling comfortable with being referred as such, looked at the other. “Zoro! I told you to stop with the `-san' thing! That's Robin's thing!”

 

“Oh, sorry.”

 

Luffy pouted. Sure someone would refer this part of the swordsman, but it just wasn't the Zoro he met and asked to be his first mate. “Don't worry about it!” Never the less, he wasn't going to force the memories onto the other, as Chopper put it, the memories will eventually come back at a certain pattern and pace… whatever that meant. “Let's see what Franky has done!” He dragged the other, but not to quickly so the other doesn't trip over his own feet.

 

He couldn't explain, but lately he begun to notice some things while being with his first mate. He noticed that he liked the feel of the rough hands on his hand. He also felt a bit cheerful, more so than usual, when he's just with the other. Ever since he declared responsibility for the other's well being, he's been feeling different around the other but couldn't describe. And he remembered the saying, `if you can't explain it, don't worry about it'.

 

Once they reached to the back of the ship, the young man started to grin from ear to ear at the site. “Franky! This is awesome! Thanks a ton!”

 

Franky made a pose as he responded. “You're welcome Captain! This is truly my super week!”

 

Luffy giggled as he looked at the work done as the shipwright walked away, hearing his name being called.

 

There were four pillars that are no thicker than bamboo. Above and attached to the pillars is a square frame with a few rows, creating a grid-like ceiling that was still open to the air. There were strings that hung from the corners of each grid and, if you follow the strings, they lead to one of the pillars and there were wooden blocks attached to each string and were in a basket.

 

“What did you ask Franky to make, Luffy?” The other asked. He sounded like an innocent child, which didn't bother the young captain, but he worried if Usopp or Sanji would use on of those dials and tease him about it later. A swordsman's pride is one thing you should never mess with, no matter what.

 

“Well, since you can't see for sometime, I remembered something that helps a person to be aware of things they can't see. So, since you're a swordsman, this will be great training for you!”

 

“How do you figure?” Zoro asked as Luffy moved him somewhere.

 

“Wait here!” The young captain said, leaving the other standing in the center of the small `arena'. He lifted one of the blocks from the basket and let it go from an angle, giving it enough speed to go fast as the block hit the other's arm.

 

“What was that?” The other asked, slightly alarmed.

 

“That's a block of wood!” The other responded as he explained. “This kind of thing is used to increase awareness and a training method for multiple attacks.”

 

Zoro tilted his head to the side. “Really?”

 

Luffy shrugged. “I don't know, I've seen it done where I was growing up.”

 

If Zoro had his memory he would've stayed silent before saying something to Luffy. But he nodded in agreement as he readied himself. “Sounds like a lot of fun.”

 

For a moment there, to Luffy, the other sounded like his old self, but shrugged as he released the other block of wood, which was missed by a mile and hit the other by the nose.

 

“Dammit!”

 

Yep… just about there.

 

“You're doing great Zoro!”

 

“Just keep them coming!” And again he missed and the block of wood him in at the back of the head. “Son of a bitch!”

 

I hoped you like that one, and I hoped it answers some questions you guys may have. Until next time… R&R please!