Upon arrival to the gym, the first thing Zoro and Luffy noticed was the ambient. Everyone was dressed in sporty clothing, while some even wore swim shorts similar to the ones they had on.
"Can't we eat something before then come back to exercise?" Luffy suggested, still tempted by the aromas of food coming from nearby.
"We're here already, let's save eating for later. I think I'll start with that..." Not hearing what Zoro said at the end of his sentence, Luffy had his head facing a restaurant from behind the door he was still stood at.
When seeing that Zoro had left him behind, it made the curious Captain wander off on his own, exploring the seemingly boring workout area.
All there was to see were empty bottles of energy drinks or regular water, wet towels, a boom box that played upbeat music, and complex looking equipment meant for specific exercises that Luffy had no idea how to use.
"Zoro, I'm going to step outside for-" For a moment, Luffy stopped breathing when he took a second look at Zoro.
His shirt was no longer in contact with his body, and without it on, it made it difficult for the younger to leave as soon as he thought he would.
The waistband of his pants hung lower than he thought it would, showing off the man's hip bones and veiny torso that lead down to where Luffy's eyes were afraid of staring at.
Beneath the Swordsman's waist were a pair of bulky thighs that were connected to his sculpted ass, creating a cluster of unidentified emotions in the back of his Captain's mind.
What started off as a shock, slowly became a moment of bliss for Luffy who had lost track of time before someone bumped into him on accident.
"Hey, watch where you're standing, you string bean!" They insulted in a rather offensive, rude manner.
Luffy turned over to face who the aggressive sounding person was, only to be surprised by who he had been faced with, as much as the familiar looking stranger himself.
"MUGIWARAAAA?!!!" A tall, red-nosed man with a blue man bun shouted with widened eyes, wearing a tank top and a pair of swim shorts.
"BUGGY?" Luffy shouted back, seeing one of his fellow frenemies standing right in front of him.
"Hey clown, did you lose your circus? What are you doing here?" Zoro responded with sarcasm, grabbing ahold of heavier weights.
"I was going to flashily workout to build up enough muscles for- STOP LAUGHING AT ME, MUGIWARA!" The man choked up, screaming at Luffy in a high-pitch voice.
"So am I, so don't get in my way. Or I'll kick your ass!" The younger boy threatened, bumping heads with his comedic foe.
Seeing the slender boy headed towards the area Zoro was working out in, Buggy came up with a plan on how to humiliate Luffy in public as payback for the time he left him without his limbs.
"Hey, waiiiit a minute, LUFFY." He then proceeded to walk behind him with a hidden smirk in the back of his mind.
The young boy heard his name being called out and responded to it by looking back at Buggy with curiosity.
"Why don't we workout together?"
"Together? Why?" Luffy responded, tilting his head.
"Because I, CAPTAIN BUGGY, flashily challenge you to a race on the treadmill!" Declared the older pirate, earning a nod from Luffy.
Coming to an agreement, the boys walked away from the area that Zoro was still utilizing for his bodybuilding implementation.
While walking away, the younger man couldn't help but to look back at his first mate, sneaking another glimpse of his body.
The images of the first impression Zoro's muscle-bound physique had on him. With those thoughts forming a cloud of smoke in his Captain's mind, he had no idea they had arrived at their destination.
"He had a nice set of abs. I wonder what it would feel like to sleep on top of his chest."
"And over here we'll-" Buggy's voice had little to no effect on earning Luffy's attention, therefore, he continued thinking on Zoro.
"Why were his pants hanging so low at the waist?"
"Then here, we could-"
"His tan line was showing. I could almost see... Hmm... Maybe I was wrong." For a second, Luffy grew flustered.
"Unless-"
"Mugiwara..."
"D-did he have underwear on? What if-"
"MUGI...!" Luffy sent his fist flying underneath Buggy's chin out of his own excitement.
"LET ME THINK, YOU STUPID RED TRAFFIC LIGHT!" Buggy's eyes turned white as he remained knocked out cold in a corner, until he heard the insult Luffy gave him.
"What did you call me!?" He squealed, wiping his bloody nose. The younger boy shook his head, minding his noisy, offended frenemy.
They stepped on the treadmill and Buggy demonstrated how their challenge would go.
"Got it. So, when do we start?" After asking him that, a menacing laugh emitted from the blue haired male when he pushed the 'start' button on Luffy's treadmill.
"RIGHT NOW!" What Luffy didn't know, was that the evil prankster had set the treadmill to go at a fast pace, forcing him to run and get his long legs tangled up halfway.
"AHAAAHAHA!" Buggy's body parts started to float around everywhere when he held his stomach, obnoxiously laughing.
"Oh it's on, you damn puzzle piece simpleton."
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