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A Pirate's Heart Chapter 9

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Chapter 9:: Sano and Rhythm Forever . . . Right?





I sat in one of the tallest tree, Old Buck as Ace used to call it. It was my favorite spot, looking out over the lush green trees, and beyond that, the village. The windmills spun in graceful arcs as a breeze played through the fields. It was a serene sight, that sent a sigh of peace escpae through my lips. I then flipped through my Japanese-Russian book, finding my place and continued to teach myself the forein language. So far, I knew English, Japanese, Spanish, Morse, French, Italian, Chinese, Greek, some Latin, and a bit of Russian. I wanted to know at least 12 by the time I am 20. I pulled my headphones out of my bag and put them over my ears, then blasted on my music. I couldn't read in perfect silence. It's almost immposible.



"Я иду на рынок" it read. I'm going to the market. Lame.



"Луффи упал со скалы и сломал себе шею" Luffy fell from the cliff and broke his neck.



Now that's more interesting.



"Сано есть душа" Sano is a douche. True. . . so very true.



The tree shook slightly, as if someone was climbing. I looked down to see Sano a couple branches below me. When he saw me see him, he smiled and continued to climb.



"Douchebag!" I pulled my headphones off and shut my book.



"I wanted to talk to you!" he was a branch below me.



"How'd you. . .?" I switched from my reclined position to a crouch, better for balance.



Then I spotted the straw hat clad boy at the base of the tree. Dammit.



I broke off a good sized branch, aimed, then threw it at Luffy, hoping it'd hit Sano. It did. Luffy's eyes popped as he screamed and ran in circles as the branch fell towards him, Sano was hit, and pulled down from the branch as it came crshing towrds the earth. Luffy jumped out of the way in time, thanks to his good reflexes. The branch grashed to the earth, a flock of birds twittered madly as it left the trees and flew away in fear.



"Rhythm! Are you insane?! You could have killed me!" Luffy yelled angrily.



"Sadly, I can't kill you that easily," I jumped down from one branch to another until I reached the lowest branch. Sano came out from under the branch, only a couple scratches and leaves stuck in his hair.



"What was that for?!" he yelled, vein throbbing.

  

"Because you annoy me. No go away before I really do hurt you." I stood, pulling an apple from my bag and took a big bight out of it.



"Don't look so calm!" he yelled.



"Then don't look."



Luffy climbed up the tree and sat in the branch above me, as I leaned against the trunk.



He let out a defeated sigh. " look, i just want to talk."



"Then talk."



"Just. . . God your difficult!" he ran his hand through his hair. 'Can you give me a tour then?"

"No."

"Din't even consider!"



"Because I don't want to be around you." I jumped down. "Luffy, show him out. This place is easy to get lost in." I started walking deeper in the In-Between Forest.

  

"Hey! Wait!"

  

To late gone already.





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The Marine's have been docked here for a good 3 weeks. They were waiting for a signal, that won't come for about 2 months. They can't go back to base, because this is closer to where they need to be, and this is also a Marine-free island.

  

And yet, pirates don't attack.



Strange how the world works.

And for those 3 weeks, Sano follows me day in and day out, insisting I talk to him. And everytime, I'd slip away, most of the time to the forest, other times to Party's Bar or just wander. And somehow, he'll track me down again. Must be a Marine thing.

"Sano, leave me be!" I said, walking faster. He kept pace easily.

"At  least tell me, what's your favorite flower."

"A purple amaryllis. Anything else?"

"And book?"

"Princess Bride. Why am I answering these?"

"The Princess Bride? I love that book?"

I stopped, "Really?" then I shook my head, "you're just screwing with me." then I kept walking.

"No really, I do! How the six fingered man was really the Count working under the bastard Prince Humperdinck, who has that death machine that almost killed Westly, then Inigo and Fizzik took him to Miracle Max, who brought Westly back with chocolate!?"

I was already stopped, eyes wide. I clenched the book in my hands, "How they broke into the castle to stop the wedding between Buttercup and Humperdinck-'

Then both of us said at the same time ,"from the commotion of Fizzik freaking out the palace guards of a hundred men by dressing as Death and setting himself on fire!" we then broke out into laughter.

When we finally stopped, Sano grinned at me, "I guess Miss Queen of the Pirates does have a heart of laughter. Especially with that cute face you make."

I hit him around the head with my book," Shut up!" I stalked off.

"I was complimenting!"

I smiled slightly at his words.



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After that, I started talking to him more. Once I got to know him, he was actually a nice guy. A man I can talk to without having to enunciate everything I say. I found out that he reads alot to in his free time, and enjoys the same music I do. he gets along well with Luffy (who doesn't?) and was full of cheesy jokes.

"Okay why did the tailor get aressted?" he asked one day as we ate lunch at the Party's Bar.

"i don't know, why?" I asked, chugging down my apple juice.

"Because he was quilty!" he laughed.

Luffy and I paused. Then I chuckled, while Luffy burst out laughing ,"Quilty," he said, "I get it!"

Just watching Luffy laugh, made both me and Sano laugh too. I looked over out eyes meeting. We both looked, laughter ceasing. My cheeks felt warm, an unfamiliar feeling to me.



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"What's wrong, Rhythm?" Luffy asked. We sat in our secret base, lonely without Ace.

"I-I don't know. Luffy, I'm going to tell you something nut you can't tell anyone, ever! Okay? Especially Sano." I said, fidgetting with the hem of my jacket.

"What is it?" Luffy turned to me, a look of concern flickered across his childish face.
"I-I don't know. That's the problem." I started twisting a lock of my hair around my index finger nervously. "When I'm around Sano, I don't know. I. . . I feel like. . ." i bit my lower lip. Damn what was this? "My heart starts racing when I'm near him and then. . . I don't know. I feel so jumpy and can't think right anymore. I feel really hot and," I started fanning myself, "and I'm getting really nervous all of a sudden. What is this Luffy? Am I sick?"

Luffy put his hand to my forehead, "you are hot!"

"I-I don't know what to do anymore. I can't concentrate on learning anymore and I can't fight as well. And worst, all the songs I've been writting are cheesy love songs! What's happening to me?"

Luffy shook his head, "I don't know. You'll have to ask a doctor. I know!" he stood up. "Let's go ask Makino. She's smart, so she should know what's wrong."



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"Just as I thought." Makino said, brusging her hair from her eyes.

"What? What is it?" Luffy asked.

"Lovesickness."

"What the hell is that?" I asked.

"Honey, it's a terrible disease that the only cure is him. Your love. So who's the lucky guy that gets to cure your disease?" Makino smiled.

I opened and closed my mouth like a fish. Lovesickness?

"I'll save her!" Luffy volenteered.

"I'm sorry Luffy, but only a certain someone can save her. " Makino grinned.

"Don't smile like that!" I snapped, only to break out into a fit of coughs. "dammit."

"Hmm. . . Sano." she said.

My heart skipped a beat, making me gasp.

Makino leaned back and clapped, "We have our savior!"

"Wait wait wait what?" I stood up. "Not that damn Marine! I hate them! Hate hate hate them!"

Luffy laughed then started singing ,"Rhythm and Sano sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"

"SHUT UP!" I hit him across the head.

"Owowow that hurt! And I'm a rubber man so it shouldn't hurt!" Luffy rubbed the spot where I hit him, a tear of pain in his eye.

"That's because women are stronger than men."  I said cracking my knuckles, cheeks warm.
Rated: pg-13
word count: i still wonder why i have this here
description: everone know they're meant to be. . . . except rhythm

everyone (c) Echirro Oda-sama
rhythm, sano, plot (c) me

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