One Piece (Love Story) [Part Two]

Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty Two

-Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty-Two-

"Fine—what is it?" Luffy asked, slowly growing impatient by the minute the longer he was forced to hold off on fighting. "Make it snappy" he frowned before perking up upon hearing the other captain's offer.

"There, perfect" Caribou grinned once he had finished putting a coating over Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro—making the three their very own bubbles so that they could safely travel outside of the ship's coating. "That contraption is called the Flutter Kick Coating, it's an extravehicular diving suit. As long as you stay inside it, you can fight underwater as much as you need to."

"You look rather bored" I smiled as I pressed my hands and face against the surface of Zoro's bubble, curiously peering inside at him.

"And you look like you want to pop it" Zoro chuckled, watching as my hands began to push against the bubble's surface—pushing it inwards as far as I could before pulling back so that I could watch in childish awe as the coating bounced right back into place. The only signs of it having been disturbed were the way it still quivered before eventually settling down.

"Pretty amazing, right?" Caribou proudly asked the three men, yet only Luffy and Sanji seemed curious about the bubbles around them as they probed at them with their fingers while Zoro, on the other hand, was far more interested in watching me in amusement as I continued to push against his own bubble.

"Hey! You weren't supposed to do that—the rest of us wanted to get out of here!" Usopp snapped, annoyed with the tied-up man. "Now they're going to stay and try to fight that thing!"

"I've been telling you all to run away from the beginning, but your fearless leader was having none of that—now was he?" Caribou hissed back at the long-nosed man. "Think of it this way, would you rather have them fight it outside or fight it right here on the ship?" he asked.

"Luffy's having fun" I pointed out as the captain started to excitedly run around the deck of the ship like a hyperactive dog—laughing his head off as his bubble rolled around with his movements.

"Luffy's always having fun" Zoro said.

"I'm just saying that you could at least try and act like you're fascinated" I said as I looked back at the swordsman who finally started to push against his bubble. "We could switch places if you don't care—I wouldn't mind being in a bubble of my own" I playfully suggested.

"Nope, but I'm pretty sure this bubble can hold at least two people" he grinned, causing me to stick out my tongue.

"I get in that thing with you and I doubt my innocence will make it out alive—besides, I'll just get in your way while you're fighting" I smiled, chuckling as he huffed upon hearing my rejection of his offer.

"Right, you guys get out there—far far away" Usopp smiled at the three.

"This rope's kind of annoying..." Luffy grumbled in annoyance as he tugged on the piece of rope that had been tied around his waist, only just now starting to find it rather irritating.

"You're just going have to deal with it—it's to make sure none of you get lost from the ship or separated from each other while out there" I hummed as I pressed my hand once more against the area of the bubble where Zoro's hand was currently pressed, causing a smile to spread across his lips.

"Remember to stay as far from the ship as you can" Nami reminded the three.

"Sure" Luffy nodded. "Well, you ready?" he asked as he looked towards the two that were coming with him.

"Yeah" Zoro and Sanji nodded.

"Be careful and don't get lost out there, Mossy" I smiled as the others giggled, some even choking on their laughter as if taken aback by the sudden use of the nickname.