A Pirate's Heart Chapter 6

Chapter 6:: A New Nakama! Why Are There So Many Explamation Points?!



"She-she beat Luffy," Chopper whispered. Usopp and Nami was gaping, eyes popping.

I smiled, "And now, Luffy, for what you did 2 years ago!" I walked over and took my fedora from Sanji, his eyes hearts.

"Despite the lies that you're making"  I started.

"Wait!" Luffy scrambled to his feet, eyes wide as he backed away, "Don't! I'm sorry! it was an accident! how are you still mad about that?"

"Your love is mine for the taking," I continued to sing. Luffy started running.

'Wait! What are you doing?" Nami yelled.

"My love is just waiting," the illusion started as the song grew, "To turn your tears to roses."

Luffy yelled. He started running away from somthing that wasn't there, yelling "get away! Get away! get away!"

"What's going on?" Usopp yelled.

"Revenge, hun," I smiled at him, "revenge in it's worst form." Then I turned back to Luffy and continued.



"Despite the lies that you're making

Your love is mine for the taking.

My love is just waiting

To turn your tears to roses.

I will be the one that's gunna hold you

I will be the one that you run to

My love is burning, consuming fire."





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XZoroX



"It's creepy," I  said, crossing my arms.

Luffy continued to run around, completely freaked out. His eyes were wide with fear, as he dodged and jumped over nothing.

'It's like he's hallucinating," Robin said.

"Heh, he is," Rhythm said, "it's my Devil Fruit power. I ate the Sound-Sound fruit, so I can create illusions when I sing and pretty much do what I want them to. That's the basic of it, anyway." Rhythm smiled, instead of the cheerful one she did before, this one was creepy and had the same air as her glare.



"No, you'll never alone

When darkness comes

I'll light the night with stars

Here my whispers in the dark!

No, you'll never be alone

When darkness comes

You know I'm never far

Here the whispers in the dark!"



Luffy went down on his knees. When it was over, he lay face down on the ground breathing hard.

"There, and you'd think not to annoy me after the first time." she flipped her hair back.

"Luffy!" Nami yelled, "Are you all right?"

"Yeah, i'm fine," he stood up, wiping his shorts off, perfectly fine, " just a scare."

"Don't worry, I didn't hurt him. It's just mind tricks. And illusions can't hurt you."

"Hey Rhythm," Luffy came over to us and smiled.

"Yeah, Monkey?" she asked.

"Wanna become my nakama?" he asked.

"DON'Y JUST ASKE HER WITHOUT REASON!" Sanji, Nami, Usopp, Chopper and I yelled.

She laughed, "Sure."

"YOU AGREED?" We said in unison again.

"Yeah. Luffy asked me when he decided to become a pirate some years ago." Rhythm said.

"Okay! Then you're my musician!" Luffy slapped her back. they both laughed in unison. That's were I heard her laugh before. They both have that happy, mischivious laugh. Except Rhythm made a weird face when she laughed. Eyes closed with a lopsided smile.

"Well come on! Let's party!" Luffy said happily.



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~Rhythm~



"Bon Voyage!

We cast off all our troubles

Forget the past

Though the future's unclear,

We still can smile we know we'll get there.

No regrets!

Every tear that we've cried only helps our dreams come true!

You and those dreams are precious in my life.

A glimpse of the sun rising on the horizon~!"



I finished the song with a cheer. Luffy laughed and chowed down more food. Chopper and Usopp was doing some strange dance with chopsticks in their noses and baskets in their hands. odd but whatever. Sanji was bringin in more food, while Nami and Robin chatted about who knows what sort of girly thing. And Zoro, well he just chugged down sake like water.

"Jeez, with the amount you're drinking, I'm surprised you're not passed out yet," I sat down next to him with a jug off apple juice.

"I can hold my alcohol," he said.

I smiled, "Well, wanna see who can hold more?"

"Apple juice? That's for wimps," he turned away. I wacked him on the back of his head.

"Apple juice is the best! And take that back!"

"No," he had that creepy smile on his face again.

"Don't do that! It creeps me out a bit!" But at the same time, you can't help bet get turned on a bit.

"Do what, this?" he made a stupid mocking smile.

I laughed, "No this." I smiled like he did only ten times worst.

"Yeah right."

"It's true, marimo! You do look like that!" Sanji added.

"Shut up, cook. Go back to do the only thing you can do, cook." Zoro said.

"You wanna go?!" Sanji yelled, standing up.

"Only if you do, since I don't want to face a wimp!" Zoro said, standing too.

Then they were fighting, Sanji's legs spinning while Zoro's swords glimmered, clashing in bangs and mean remarks.

I laughed. They stopped and stared in confusion, Sanji's leg held back with Zoro's sword.

"What?" I said in between giggles. "i think it's funny how you two are trying to kill eachother even though you're nakama. But think of this. if you did manage to kill one another, you'd have to suffer Luffy's wrath."

That sent shivers down their spines. After that they backed off and just avoided eachother.

"Well, still gunna have that drinking contest, Zoro?" I said.

"Huh, you actually used my real name."

"Yeah, 'cause I'm serious. How 'bout this. We play the drinking game. Take a drink everytime Sanji gets hearts for eyes."

"We'll be passed out before the end of the night." Zoro laughed.

"Excacly the challenge."

Then throughout the party, Zoro and I took shots everytime Sanji got hearts for eyes, for Nami, Robin and me. Around, 7 o'clock, everyone was getting tired, except Zoro and I. We laughed and kept taking our 'shots' (They were full sized beer tankards) even while Sanji was just cool-headed. And now I realize why this is a bad idea. When I drink a certain amount of alchohol, I get a bit. . . loud.

"No I serious! He ran away screaming "I'mma commin' Aaachhee!" I laughed. "And when Ace saw him comin', he flipped out and yelled "Shit Luffy! Don't come any nearer!' Then," i took another swig from the tankard. " He ran righ' into the river, which i really don't see how he didn' see that!" Crap, my accent was coming back, "Ace had to rescue him, and and when he wa' out, he started chompin' on Ace's hand like it was meat."

"Human hands are meat," Zoro said. His face was a bit red, and God forbid how red mine was.

"Well, yeah. But ya know what I mean. the edible kind that's alrea'y cooked and spice' an' on a fancy plate with a side of mashed potatoes and stuffin'"

"Another' time," I started.

"Sanji-kun! Could you get me some water! I'm partched!" Nami called.

"Anything for you Nami-swan<3!" Sanji said, swirling away with hearts for eyes. Zoro and I refilled out tankards anf chugged them.

"Anyway, once Ace, Luffy and I were ya know, just enjoying a night looking at the starts an' tryin' to make up stupid stories in them, when Luffy said "When I grow up, I wanna go to the moon!'"

"That doesn't sound like Luffy," Usopp said.

"But at the sam time it does," Chopper added.

"Yeah, and I sai' 'Why wait?' so I grabbed him by the shirt and kicked him as far as I could. he cleared a 30 foot pine and got his head stuck in a bee hive," we all laughed, Luffy too.

Mid laugh, I fell asleep.



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Chapter 6:: A New Nakama! Why Are There So Many EXclamation Points?!





XZoroX



. . . He cleared a 30 foor pine and got his head stuck in a bee hive." Rhythm concluded, ending the story with all of us laughing, including Luffy. Her cheeks were a bright cherry red and she had a strange accent to her speech.

Then mid laugh, she fell asleep.

"SHE FELL ASLEEP?!" we all yelled except Luffy, who just laughed.

Her chin rested against her chest, as she still sat leaned against the railing of the Going Merry like we were before. A snot bubble rose and fell in tunw with her breathing.

Then she popped, she woke up laughing again.