ZoLu Imagines II 🏖

The Bet | 1 👠

(Requested by IJustLoveYaoiUwU ❤)

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"Heads or tails?"

"Tails!"

The sound of a coin being tossed in the air made a barely audible noise that filled two boys with a lot of anticipation.

Zoro was trying his best to put his trust on his Captain, but it was difficult for him given that the eager boy has a knack for cheating when it comes to playing games.

Be it a bored game, sport games, or even the most basic activities that don't require skills whatsoever, the brunette always has a trick up his sleeve.

His devil fruit powers really come in handy for these type of things, which is why the Swordsman vowed to try his best to win no matter what.

"It's heads, I get to pick this time." Zoro announced when the coin landed on what he had chosen.

Deciding on what game to play, the man picked one that was most beneficial for him to win.

"Cards? Why cards? We have other options. That's too basic!" Luffy frowned, watching as the older male reached for a deck of cards within a shelf.

"Too basic, or too difficult for you to win, Captain?" His first mate teased, pouring the cards out of their box and onto his hands to shuffle them.

Unable to handle feeling challenged, Luffy put his thoughts aside and attempted to figure out how to play the game his friend had chosen.

"Meh, how hard can it be? It's just cards."

[Three rounds later....]

"SCREW IT." A stack of cards went flying everywhere around the living room while Luffy raged at them, spewing his hatred out and blaming it on the deck.

"The other deck was better, you chose this one of purpose! Damn cheater!!" The boy went on, pointing at Zoro.

"Don't blame the deck, just admit to defeat. Or what, are you scared of me winning?" He responded with an intimidating answer.

"Don't get cocky, this is just the first round, Zoro."

"Whatever you say. Let's start the next one then."

As the second round commenced, Luffy had the chance of picking this time and went for the game he was best at...

"An eating contest?" The man questioned, watching as the Captain carried a pair of plates full of food to the table they were sitting at.

"This can't be a valid game." Zoro stated to such an unconvincing game that he was almost certain his Captain had made up.

"Of course it is!" The strawhat boy felt his eyes sparkle while staring down at a delicious meal set in front of him.

"I've heard of pie and hotdog eating contests..... But a various meat eating contest?" Zoro furrowed his eyebrows in disagreement with what his Captain wanted to do.

"Meeeeat... Meeeeat..... BEGIN!" Luffy's mouth widened while he dug right into his dinner, chowing down on chunks of meat as if it were his first meal in years.

Instantly, he left Zoro behind by vacuuming every piece of meat with his mouth, and gulping it down in seconds.

"I WON!" The boy raised his arms up while releasing his empty, clean plates.

"I couldn't compete..." Zoro signed, belching halfway through his sentence as the younger boy sat back with a full stomach.

"Two to two now, yippie!!" Luffy cheered, raising his arms up in the air with a bright smile.

"... You're the only person I know who could say 'yippie' without sounding completely stupid. Well, if we don't count Chopper, that is."

"I'll take that as a compliment, thanks." The duo started to laugh with each other while Zoro thought of what challenge to give Luffy next.

Just then, Nami walked in with Robin, both carrying two large boxes in their arms.

"Little help here, guys?" Luffy and Zoro stood up, struggling to carry such heavy boxes without slumping over.

"W-what's IN these things? Rocks!?" The Captain questioned, straining his core and back muscles while attempting to lift the boxes higher.

"These are yours, Luffy. This was a gift from Rebecca and Crest-kun!" Nami's answer surprised the brown haired boy, tempted to open the boxes.

"Oooh! Lomeo-guy and Rebecca did? What's in them?" He asked out of curiosity, just moments before opening them.

"Costumes! See for yourself." Upon revealing the items within the cardboard boxes to Luffy and Zoro, the boys started to take many different things out from the spacious box.

"WOOHOO!!!!! MY BEARD AND HELMET!" The color of Luffy's eyes went from dark brown to a vibrant yellow as stars beamed into his irises with joy.

Costume after costume, prop after prop, Zoro and Luffy had filled the living room floor with random things ranging from colorful wigs, to dark, medieval weapons.

"No wonder these were so heavy... What's this?" Reaching for the last item within the final box, Zoro was met with Luffy's hand which had unknowingly grabbed onto the same item as he did.

"A maid outfit?" The Swordsman looked at his Captain with a dumbfounded facial expression.

"You thinkin' what I'm thinkin'?" Luffy suggested, taking a better look at the ruffled costume.

Giving the outfit a closer look, the man imagined how it would really look on his Captain and came to an agreement with him.

"So, whoever loses this next round gets the punishment. Is that how it'll work out?" He asked.

"I think so. Yup! What do ya' say?"

"It's a bet, then. May the best man win."

After shaking hands with Zoro, the Captain and his first mate declared war of challenges against each other that would determine their fate.

"You'll never see me in a pansy outfit like that, Luffy."

"I'll definitely win this round. Mark my words, Roronoa!"

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