𝙤𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙡 { 𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙟𝙞 | 1 }

Chapter 14:The deal

Sanji pov
"VICTORIA!!!! VICTORIA WHERE ARE YOU?!" Nami-chan yelled.
"Where could she have run off to.." Ussop mutters.
"She's been acting weird since the Athletics day.." Zoro said suspiciously. "I saw that she was crying." He continued.
"Then why didn't you talk to her, Marimo!" I yelled.
"She wouldn't talk to me. So I let her do her own thing."

'That idiot! If only he could've stopped her, then I wouldn't be stressing out!'

"Maybe if we all go back to her house, we might see her." Robin suggests.
"Would Marco be home?" Nami asked.
"Well...he should be." Ussop said.

"Alright, lets go! We have no time to lose!" I said commandingly.

*timeskip*

Luffy knocked on the door, and we waited for either Victoria-chan or Marco to open the door. After hearing a couple of unlock jiggles, the door opened, and revealed Marco.

"Oh, its all of you lot, yoi."
"Is Victoria home?" Nami pleads.
Marco raised his eyebrows as he looked at all of us. "I thought that she was with you guys."
I shook my head. "She ran off without us after Athletics day ended."
He swore. "Did any of you call her, yoi?!"
"Yes! Heaps of times!" Ussop chimes. "She never answered!"

Marco checked the time (which was 5:30). "She should've been home a hour ago, yoi." He got out his phone. "I'm calling her right now, yoi."

He dialed her number, and allowed all of us to come inside. As the others followed Marco, I couldn't help but look around their home. Its so big & modern. Here & there, I'd find pictures of Victoria-chan & Marco, or one of Victoria's belongings.

'Snap out of it! Follow everyone, you need to know if Victoria-chan answers her phone.'

I went after the others, and sat down in the lounge with them. From what I could tell, they were all still waiting for Victoria-chan to answer her phone.

And then finally, she picked up. Marco put the phone on speaker.

"Where the hell are you, Victoria-yoi?! All of your friends are here waiting for you-"

"Zeha...zehahahahaha! Well if it isn't Marco! Man I haven't heard your voice in ages!"

It was like Marco froze in place. His eyes were wide, and his hands were shaking. All of us were now alert that that voice on the phone, was definitely not Victoria-chan's heavenly voice.

"How is the old man? Is he even still alive?! Well, he won't be soon."
"TEACH!" Marco yelled. "WHERE IS SHE?! WHERE IS VICTORIA?!"
"Oh, Victoria? She's right here with me! She wandered straight over to us. Although, she was hard to capture. ZEHAHA! She's quite a feisty little one, ain't she?!"

I snatched the phone off Marco. "YOU SICK FUCK! GIVE US BACK VICTORIA-CHAN SHES DONE NOTHING!!"

"Oh will I? I'll give her back of course...if you give me a devil fruit."
"AS IF!" Marco yelled as he snatched the phone back. "No way am I giving you devil fruit, yoi!"
"Zehahaha! I don't know if that's a good idea! If you do that.."

Then suddenly, a high pitched scream came onto the speaker phone. I immediately recognized that voice as Victoria-chan's voice.

"NO STOP IT! AAAAH! IT HURTS!"
Marci growls. "Stop no!"
"Then give me the devil fruit..."

Everything was silent as we waited for Marco to answer. Marco grit his teeth.

"Fine! We will! Just don't hurt Victoria anymore!" Marco let out a sigh of defeat. "We'll give them to you.."

"Zehahahahahahahahaha! Good! Glad I can do business with ya, Marco! You know where I am, Marco. Make sure to bring Ace & Thatch with you...and that High school student! Zehahaha!" We heard shuffling. "And how about you get a final say, Victoria?"

"V-Victoria?" I called.

"M-Marco.....It hurts...save me. T-tell Sanji & Nami that I'm sorry....I'm sorry for getting in the way..of being together.."

Then suddenly, the call ended.

Marco pov
As soon as the call ended, I threw the phone onto the couch.

"That fucking bastard, yoi!" I cursed loudly. "How dare he hurt Victoria, yoi!" I then growled. "When I get my hands on him-"

"Oi, pineapples." Zoro called. "Tell me...is the devil fruit that that guy was talking about...is he talking about the actual devil fruit drugs?"

I nod. "Yes, yoi. The group that I'm in have some, but we only use them for good, yoi."
"Devil fruit can be used..for good?" Robin asked.

"Yeah, yoi. You know how you take the drug, and you're suddenly equipped with a inhumane power, yoi? Well..Teach is addicted to two."

"But that's impossible! You can only consume one type of devil fruit drug!" Ussop said with a confused voice.

"Yes, but somehow, his body has adapted to consuming two types of devil fruit drugs. He uses their 'powers' to control & scare people, yoi. Its why he's a powerful mafia boss now."

I stood up. "Well I don't know about you, but I'm going to save Victoria-chan!"
"You all need to stay here, yoi. Mafia business is something that you don't want to get involved in, yoi."
"Sorry, but Mafia business or not, I'm still going to find Victoria-chan & save her!"

I stared at this Sanji guy with raised eyebrows. I eyed him up.

'Is this really the guy that Victoria has a crush on, yoi? If so...then I approve of him so far.'

"Alright...but once this is over, you've pretty much printed a target on your back, yoi."
He smirks. "Yes well....my family already has targets on their backs, this is normal for me."