The thief who stole the swordsman's heart (zoro fan fic)

Chapter 22

My eyes flew open and I chocked on water as I took a deep breath in. I panicked and shifted into a wolf, I paddled around in a circle until I could see land. Swiftly I doggy paddled over to land and dragged myself onto shore. Collapsing into a heap I breathed deeply, where am I. I looked around, no one is here, I sniffed the air, hoping to get a whiff of my nakama.

I gave myself a wolfish smile as I smelled Franky and Robin, I wagged my tail and yipped. I padded into the woods that surrounded the small beach. Is this fishman island? It's strange, I jump and bristle my fur when I hear a footstep behind me. The leaves parted to reveal a weird type of bigcat i've never seen before, I bared my fangs at it and growled.

It growled back and paced, swishing his tail back and forward. You come any closer..., I let out a loud bark as it started to walk toward me. I leapt to the side as the big cat lunged at me, claw extended. I twisted around and sunk my back claws into its haunches, making it howl with anger. It whirled around and swiped its claws across my face, I shake my head and back away with a whine, ow, you damn bastard.

I snarled at it and started to walk around it in a slow circle, as we watched each other closely, the forest seem to hold its breath waiting. I lunged at it and sunk my teeth into its side, I pinned my ears back to try to lessen the sound of the big cat crying out. It hissed and bucked trying to throw me off of it, I let go as its back claw hits my chest and tears through my skin.

I howled as it jumped on my back and sunk its teeth into my neck, I reared back and slammed into a tree and then the ground. It roared as I rolled off of it and whirled around digging my claws into its soft stomach. It clawed desperately at my legs and eventually I stopped and let it up. Tail between its legs it limped off into the thick underbrush. I swiped my  claws across its backside for good measure. And stay away you dick, I snorted and shake my head, I look around at the blood soaked clearing. 

I rolled over and looked at my stomach as it grumbled, oh i'm hungry, I flipped over and trotted around. What is this....it looks edible....i'll eat it, I took a bite of the weird looking fruit on the ground. I shift back as I start to feel weird, I frown as a small pocket book falls out of my clothes. "Oh its that book of all the devil fruits" I muse to myself sitting on a rock.

As I flip through the book I start to feel even weirder, "what's wrong with me" I mutter, I start to choke on air as I see the devil fruit in my book. "Gosuto Gosuto fruit" I look at my book and then at the fruit on the ground. "Shit, I just ate a devil fruit" I start to pace, "so its a ghost ghost fruit" I look around, "I hope I don't start to see ghosts"

I start to walk around, "I wonder when my powers will kick in-" I trail off as my hair starts to float around my head, "what the hell" I gasp as my hair starts to turn a platinum blond. I run/float over to a  small puddle, my blue eyes were now a much lighter blue almost white now. Well at least one of them, the other one was now a brilliant green.

I turn left and right looking at my now transparent body, "this is so weird" I say to myself, "I wonder how the others will take this"

I pause, "How do I change back" I close my eyes, "focus, focus" I smile as I feel a weird feeling in my stomach. When I open my eyes again, i'm back to normal.

"So I ate a devil fruit, that turns me into a ghost....great"