One Piece (Love Story) [Part One]

Chapter Four [Rewritten]

-Chapter Four-

"What?" Vivi owlishly blinked, perplexed by the sudden aggression that came from the rubber man who mere hours ago was laughing and having the time of his life.

"Hey, Zoro, what did you do to piss him off?" I called out with a raised brow, staring at the swordsman in curiosity as I tried to recall if he had done anything recently that might have upset the captain.

"What do you mean "what did I do?" I didn't do a damn thing!" Zoro snapped before looking towards our captain who started to rush down the hill that he had been standing on—running straight towards Zoro with a furious look in his eyes. Perhaps if the captain wasn't inflated to the size of a balloon I would have taken the sight before me more seriously...but I couldn't, he just looked too ridiculous for me, especially with how that inflated stomach of his seemed to just jiggle.

"Oh! Ow!" I winced the moment Zoro harshly kicked the raven-haired man and sent him flying straight towards the two people he had been about to face himself, knocking them both back in the process. "That's got to hurt..." I mumbled, scrunching up my nose before shaking my head as I turned my attention towards the princess.

"Shouldn't we stop them?" she asked, looking quite concerned about the events that were currently unfolding.

"Nah, they'll be fine" I assured her with the dismissive wave of my hand. "Once I'm sure Luffy's gotten out whatever anger he's built up, he'll be easier to talk to" I said. "So, princess—"

"Just call me Vivi" she interrupted

"Right" I nodded. "So, Vivi, mind giving me the basic rundown on the situation at hand?" I asked. "Like who exactly those two over there are?" I inquired while motioning with my head towards the two individuals that Zoro had just knocked back by using Luffy.

"Those two? If I'm correct, they go by the names Mr. Five and Miss Valentine's Day, both employees of Baroque Works" Vivi explained after a moment of thought.

"I see..." I mumbled with a nod, my attention once more brought back towards Luffy and Zoro who both were stilling going at it. It was quite clear to me though that their fighting seemed to have now frustrated Mr. Five and Miss Valentine's Day as the two attempted to interfere—attempted to shove their way into the two pirates fight as if wanting to prove that they weren't meant to be taken lightly. Neither of them got very far though as Luffy and Zoro didn't even bother to spare them a second glance before they knocked them both out of the way. It was clear that their minds were only focused on the fight between themselves and nothing else. "See that's why it was for the best not to jump right on in" I said, rubbing the back of my neck the moment I caught sight of Vivi's terrified look.

"T-they took them both out in the blink of an eye!" she sputtered out in shock. I only hummed in agreement, now crossing my arms over my chest as I continued to watch the fight between the two of them—it wasn't long before it eventually just turned into a full-blown fistfight that led to them hitting one another's face at the exact same time with the exact same force that sent each of them flying back. I winced as their bodies painfully crashed through the walls of two nearby buildings which caused such a large mess of debris and dust as an unnerving silence finally settled between us all.

"Are the two of you finished now?" I asked aloud, uncrossing my arms and placing my hands on my hips as I patiently waited for them to answer. My actions seemed to receive me a raised eyebrow from the princess due to how feminine the stance was as opposed to how a man would stand when waiting to receive an answer. I was quick to fix my mistake as I continued to stare ahead at the mess the two had created during their brawl, soon raising an eyebrow when neither one seemed to answer as more silence was the only response I received.