One Piece (Love Story) [Part Two]

Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty Eight [Rewritten]

-Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty-Eight-

"Hey, Monster Granny! So is this the fastest the Rocketman can go?" Luffy curiously shouted. "It's not very fast at all!" he pouted.

"What? Is this not fast enough for you?" I questioned with a raised brow.

"Just hold your horses—things will change once we hit the railway" Kokoro assured him, head poking out the window of the engine room which she had retreated to after we left the canal.

"Railway? Where is it?" Luffy asked as I curiously peered down at the water. "I don't see it anywhere" he frowned.

"Ah, looks like it drifted a bit, huh?" Kokoro sighed. "Listen, I know these Sea Trains like the back of my hand—I'll find the railway, no problem" she assured us. "Found ya!" at that moment, the train violently jerked to the side, causing me to pull away from the window before I accidentally tumbled out it.

"Are...are you seriously drinking right now?" I blinked the moment I looked at Zoro and saw that he already had another drink in his hand. "It hasn't even been that long since the last one" I softly huffed. "I think you have a problem."

"You seem tense, why not sit down" Zoro suggested, grin tugging at his lips the moment my face flushed.

"Jerk! You know I can't do that!" I embarrassingly snapped, hand automatically moving to my still sore bottom. It only stung a little now as I rubbed it, but it still wouldn't feel comfortable to sit on.

"Attention! This train will soon be on the railway—once we are, our acceleration will increase extremely" Kokoro warned over the intercom. "Find something to hold onto so we can keep the injuries to a minimum" she instructed.

"That doesn't really sound comforting..." I said.

"A minimum? We'll be injured regardless!" Nami snapped as the train started to violently shake. Jostling around, I quickly wrapped my arms around Zoro's neck. He only hummed as he wrapped an arm around my waist, still drinking as if he wasn't bothered at all by the sudden shaking of the train. I flinched as the train jolted back into place the moment it finally connected with the railway. Shortly after when things had settled and we were now properly on our way to Enies Lobby, everyone piled back into the main train cart. Strangely, we found ourselves with a few extra passengers who had snuck aboard the train without our knowledge before taking off.

"I thought I was a goner..." Luffy and Chimney panted once they both were safely back inside.

"You almost were! I said if you don't come inside, you're going to get blown away!" Kokoro scolded.

"Yes, but Luffy isn't one to listen to warnings" I smiled. "They always go in one ear and out the other."

"Whew! That speed was crazy!" Luffy remarked.

"Told ya" Kokoro grinned.

"He's right, that was rough" the bigger of the two shipwrights who had snuck aboard agreed.

"Hurt my back" the other one nodded.

"Hold on a second, there are a few more people than there should be" Zoro said.

"Really now?" I overexaggerately blink, feigning shock at his words. "What made you come to that conclusion, genius?" I sarcastically asked as I leaned back against his chest from my spot now seated on his lap.

"Yeah, who do you mean?" the two shipwrights curiously asked.

"He means you!" Paulie snapped at the two.

"I mean you too!" Zoro shouted at the blond.

"I decided to come along with you—I tried, but no matter what I said or did stopped you" Paulie sighed. "And the enemy you'd go through—all this to rescue your friend—is the exact same one that tried to kill Iceburg. I got a word or two of my own to say to those bastards" he frowned.