One Piece Fan Fiction ❯ Blind Remembrance of Love ❯ Chapter 9

Hey everyone! This would be my last `fast update' until this weekend (had a 4-day weekend ;P ). But I will still be working on it until then. For now, enjoy!

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Chapter 9

 

A day later after the fight with the Marines, Chopper came out of the hospital, where the others were waiting for the news. “He's going to be okay.” HE said in an exhausted tone. Everyone let out a sigh of relief. “I was able to get all the poison out, but he has to lie down for a day.”

 

“Any other injuries?” Zoro asked.

 

“Amazingly the spear missed the heart and spine, so there wasn't too much to worry about.”

 

The other crewmembers, who were not blind (Zoro), would bet the differ. Their captain looked like he was very close to dying in that second.

 

“I'm glad Luffy's okay!” Usopp said. “I don't think today is the day we loose our stubborn captain, who wouldn't leave us alone.” Sanji said, which was responded by a punch in the face by the swordsman. “What the hell Marimo!”

 

“Stop talking about him in that tone.” Zoro said in a dangerous tone. “I may be blind, but I'm not deaf!” He didn't stay around to listen to the pirate chef as he went up to Chopper. “Is it okay to have visitors?” He asked.

 

“Y-Yeah… Just be quiet.”

 

“Got it.” He said as he opened and closed the door once he was inside the room. He could hear the other breathing, much to his relief. He felt around for a chair and sat beside the cot that has the wounded captain on it. He just sat there in silence and listened to the soft breathing and the faint sound of the other's heartbeat.

 

A day passed and they landed in a port on an island. Luffy was good as new, since DF users tend to have a slightly quicker healing rate.

 

“Wow!” He called out. “Guys! It looks like they're getting ready for a festival!”

 

The port they docked the ship into was near a town that was partially decorated.

 

“Finding any good deals around here will be a little difficult.” Sanji said.

 

“Do you think we can set a booth up as well?” Luffy asked.

 

“Are you even listening!?” The chef said as he looked like he had fangs.

 

Zoro grinned at the irritated sound of the chef as he heard people going back and forth in streets, dogs running around, and fowls getting ready to meet their fates as meals. “Sounds like they're busy.” He noted.

 

“Let's explore!” Luffy announced.

 

“Hold on Luffy!” Nami said. “You just survived a life threatening attack, shouldn't you be taking it easy?”

 

Luffy then started to whine. “Aw~! But I'm fine now! Can't I just look around?”

 

“No Luffy!” The young woman said as she glared at her captain. “You're staying on this ship and that's final!”

 

“But Nami~!”

 

She covered her ears, as if making it sure it stays final.

 

“Better do what Nami says.” Sanji said. “Even Chopper stat that you should take it easy.”

 

“But I want to see the town~!”

 

“Quit whining~!” The chef mocked. “Damn… You're such a kid.” With that, he walked towards the kitchen to make a list.

 

Luffy pouted and glared at the bandage around his chest. “Stupid Marines…” He mumbled.

 

Zoro, as soon as he was sure no one was around to listen in, went up to the captain and whispered. “Let's sneak out when they're not looking.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“They want me to stay on the ship as well because, well, I'm blind.”

 

“That's stupid.”

 

“Usopp is going to spend the day mostly inventing pellets for his slingshot, Nami, Chopper and Robin are going out shopping, and shit cook is going to be busy cooking to notice. What do you say?”

 

“How do you know all that?”

 

“My hearing is becoming a little acute lately, so I could even hear the smallest of whispers.”

 

“Cool!” Luffy said. “And your idea sounds great! But can we leave when the festival starts?”

 

“I don't see any reason why not.”

 

“Well of course you can't see! You're temporary blind!”

 

Both laughed at that, unaware that an ear disappeared from Luffy's back. Robin smiled as she continued to read. `Have fun.' She thought.

 

Later that day, Sanji came back from food shopping, Nami was still out shopping with Robin and Chopper, who was in his reindeer form and had got himself some new books about medicine and medical procedures. The festival was about to begin and Robin told the two that she wanted to go back to the ship, so that she would finish reading her book. But she really wanted to give the two young men an early start at leaving the ship to have their time together. She even has their shares of the beli tucked in a way that Luffy will find it.

 

Back at the ship, Luffy just found a wad of beli in his pillow. He was going to take a short nap before sneaking away with his first mate. “Zoro! Guess what I found!” He whispered as he came up to the other.

 

Zoro could hear paper in the other's hands and tilted his head to the side. “You got beli?”

 

“Yeah! I found it in my pillow!”

 

“That's strange.”

 

“I know! But now we can buy food at the festival!”

 

“How much do you have?”

 

The young captain started to count. “5,000 beli.”

 

“Nani!?” He nearly fell off of his couch. “That's way too much to be put into a pillow!”

 

“Who cares!” Luffy said. “It's enough for both of us!” He chuckled as he placed the wad of money in his pocket. “This is going to be fun!”

 

Zoro only smirked as he settled onto the couch.

 

“Zoro…”

 

“Hmm…?”

 

Luffy paused for a moment as his face slightly started to look pink on his cheeks. “Never mind!” He was about to head to his hammock when his wrist was caught.

 

“What's wrong?”

 

“Nothing, really!”

 

“Tell me or I won't let go.”

 

Luffy shifted one weight onto his foot and laid down next to his first mate on the couch. “Mind if I nap next to you?”

 

Zoro was a little taken back by this, especially since the other laid down then tell him! “I don't mind.” He said then added. “Not that hard, right?”

 

That made the young captain chuckle. “Yeah…” He said as he yawned and shifted to be comfortable before going to a partial sleep.

 

Zoro, so the other wouldn't roll off the couch, wrapped his arm around the other and pulled him close towards him. `So he wouldn't fall.' He thought to himself as the warmth of his face started to get a bit hotter.

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I'm still alive, thank you. I know it's short, but that last part has me going `aww!' all the while I was typing it up. I hope it does the same to you who reads this. R&R please! And I'll see you next weekend!