Cursed

Reunited (Sorta)

"What d'ya mean he's been captured?!" Zoro yells, having cornered a Cocoyashi civilian while he and (Y/N) had been searching for Usopp. (Y/N) hums in disapproval, putting a hand on the swordsman's toned shoulder and pulling him off of the other. Surrounded by other residents, the victim man up against the wall sweats nervously at Zoro's aggression.

"Yeah, they took him back to Arlong Park just a little while ago.." The stranger answers, an older villager piping up shortly after, "that courageous young man stood up to Arlong and those fishmen! He's probably dead by now."

The man's nonchalant tone causes (Y/N) to raise a brow, slightly peeved at the thought of Usopp dying at such a young age. Zoro backs away, staring down at his left hand with a vexed expression on his tan face.

"This is bad. They won't be forgiving since he was caught right after our little visit." He mutters, clenching his fist before dashing off. (Y/N) watches him run for a short while before sighing, looking down at his bare feet.

Turning toward the residents still gathered up, he smiles lightly, his droopy (E/C) eyes unintentionally staring into their souls. "I apologize for the inconvenience, but could I have a pair of shoes from any of you?" He asks politely, folding his scarred hands in front of himself. "Preferably a pair of heels."

After one of the women of the Cocoyashi village so graciously gifted (Y/N) a pair of simple black block heels, which wouldn't have been his first choice but he'll take what he can get, the vampire leaves in the direction Zoro went.

He catches up fairly quickly, the green haired teenager having gotten himself lost, running in circles. (Y/N) grabs onto his sleeve, pulling him in a direction that he had heard commotion coming from sometime earlier.

They walk in silence for a while before one of (Y/N)'s pointed ears twitches. He turns, looking up into the sky. Zoro stops when he stops, staring up at him in confusion. "What?" He asks, looking at the other questionably. "I hear..water." The immortal answers incredulously. "I don't hear anything." Zoro tells the older man, crossing his arms.

(Y/N) doesn't move, standing where he is for a short while. His sharp eyes lock in on a figure in the distance, smaller than even a pinprick as a soft rumbling is felt through his feet. As the shadow gets closer, and the rumbling gets stronger, his eyes widen as he finally realizes something is barreling toward the two of them.

His head quickly turns back toward Zoro, wrapping his long arms around the other and before the swordsman knows it, they're both off to the side as a ship crashes through the forest.

Zoro dangles from (Y/N)'s arms, his feet off the ground as he stares in disbelief at the destruction their captain just caused. After a few moments, he realizes he's still being held up by the vampire, and sends him a glare that the other can hardly view as scary.

"Sorry, Zoro." He mumbles as fights the small grin off his pale* face, setting the younger man down and dusting off his shoulders before the other waves his hands off of him. The vampire laughs under his breath, watching Zoro stomp up to the ship they took from the Baratie.

(Y/N) follows not too long after, seeing that the boat had knocked into the side of a mountain, and was completely destroyed. "The hell is wrong with you guys?! You almost crashed into us!" Zoro shouts, running up to the giant pile of wood.

(Y/N) searches through the rubble, finding Sanji's arm. He grabs the cook's elbow and gingerly helps him up, seeing a deadpan expression on the teenager's face. His blond hair is a mess, his suit tattered from the tumble. (Y/N) hums at the sight, a small frown on his scarred face.