Cursed

Join My Crew!

TW/CW for death, gore, and terrible people.

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"WHY WOULD YOU WANT HIM ON THE CREW?!" Nami screamed at Luffy, shaking him back and forth, trying to get her point across. Usopp covers his face, "he's insane.." Zoro just crosses his arms and sighs, already used to this type of behavior from the captain.

Nami shoves the black haired boy away, yelling in frustration, "WHATEVER! Do what you want, we're gonna actually be productive and find food!" She spins around and storms off, having absolutely no clue where anything on this island was, or if there actually was any food they could eat.

The boys watch her speed walk off, Usopp being the first to follow. Zoro looks at Luffy, an eyebrow raised suspiciously. "Do you actually think he's good?" Luffy nods confidently. The two don't say anything for a bit, they just engage in a mini staring contest. "I trust you then," Zoro finally replies, parting ways with his captain. He followed Usopp, while Luffy went in the direction he saw (Y/N) go.

After he speeds up a bit, he's able to actually see (Y/N) in the distance. Luffy ignores the scenery around him, focused on not losing the faster man. After running for a few seconds, he's able to reach a comfortable distance. They walk in silence until they get to the moat and the stepping stones, at which point (Y/N) stops, making Luffy bump into him, who had been admiring the house.

"What do you want, young man?" (Y/N) asks, almost a bit annoyed. Luffy grins widely, "I want you to join my crew!" The older man turns toward him, staring at him. He seemed to be registering what he had said.

(Y/N) turns back toward the moat and starts to hop from one stone to another, being able to skip one occasionally due to his height. This was something he had been doing everyday for many years, so he was used to it. Luffy on the other hand hasn't been able to touch ocean water since he was a child, so he was not. "Hey! Hold up!"

While (Y/N) was a little graceful with it, Luffy was very clumsy, almost slipping off of the rocks many times. He yells shortly every time, not wanting to fall in and drown in a damn moat. (Y/N) watched him struggle, and almost started laughing when Luffy actually did end up falling in.

His demeanor immediately changes from teasing to alert when Luffy revealed that he couldn't swim. His instincts kick in as he dashes toward the 17 year old, not caring about the water on his clothing as he picks Luffy up and out of the water. He sets him down on the porch, wide eyed as he brushes his hair to the side.

He snaps out of it once Luffy hunches over and begins to cough. "You should be more careful! Jesus christ.." (Y/N) looks at Luffy's wet clothes and then notices his own, "damn."

He goes inside his house for a bit, returning in a change of clothes and holding a pink towel. The new outfit was much less fancy looking, though he kept the same heels and jewelry. It consisted of a dark grey pinstripe button up, and short-shorts with straps on the thighs. His sleeves were rolled past the elbow.

(Y/N) takes Luffy's hat, setting it on the ledge of the porch. He wraps the younger boy up in the soft fabric, scrubbing his head to help dry his hair. Luffy laughs at the sensation, opening his mouth to say something before getting cut off, "I'm not joining your crew, boy." Luffy grumbles to himself, "I didn't even say anything.."