Hysteria

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A muffled growling reached Luffy’s ears and he leaned in to hear a symphony of complaints coming from Usui’s stomach. He beamed goofily in understanding.

“You hungry?” the pirate asked.

Usui nodded groggily, the chains still leaching his energy away.

“Gomu gomu no….” Luffy’s arm stretched behind him and rounded a corner. After a pause and somebody screaming a string of curses, the devil user’s arm raveled back to his body. “Cook!”

Sanji flew face first into the floorboards next to Luffy. He jumped to his feet and scowled down at his Captain.

“Luffy!”

“Os!” Luffy said, raising a hand.

“One day, I’m going to grill you into a seasoned marinated side dish!” Sanji said, shaking his fist.

“Shishishishi,” Luffy laughed, pointing at Usui. “Fruit punch guy is hungry.”

“Oh?” Sanji lighted a cigarette to try and calm himself down. “Is that so? Any requests?”

“N-no… bread…” the words barely slipped passed his lips. “Never liked it…”

Sanji’s mouth stretched into a thin line and his face tensed a bit. “Alright, Usui. A dish without bread coming your way.”

After a couple of minutes, Sanji came out of the galley and sat down next to Luffy, in front of Usui. He placed the plate of food where the guy could see it and held out a spoon. Usui struggled to raise his hand and when he finally grabbed it, his arm thudded back onto his lap. Luffy frowned and turned to Sanji.

“Can’t we take the hand cuffs off of him?”

“You were the one that ordered Usopp to put them on,” Sanji said, smoke escaping from his mouth. “If we just don’t say his name, I guess it’ll be alright.”

Luffy brightened up and made a move to release Usui from his bonds. As soon as he touched the sea stone cuffs, he collapsed onto the deck. His tongue hanging out of his mouth.

“Out of energy…” he said unnecessarily.

“Think before you act,” Sanji said, pulling out the key that Usopp had given him a few hours ago. “Where did Usopp get these anyway?”

“Don’t know,” Luffy said as he sat up again, thinking back. “I found it when I was going through Usopp’s new weapons.”

Usui’s head popped up and he grinned like a little child let off of punishment. He reached for the bowl of fried rice. He shoveled it into his mouth hungrily and he only stopped to give Sanji a look of pure gratitude. Sanji smiled, watching him go back to the food.

“That was delicious, Oni-san!” Usui said animatedly, placing the bowl and spoon aside.

Sanji grinned. Usui’s face was suddenly in front of his, a hopeful expression coated on it. “Let’s play!”

“Eh?” Sanji looked flustered at his words. “Eeeeeeeh?!”

Luffy laughed in amusement.

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Sanji found himself being dragged around the ship, one second in the observation deck, another in the galley. When they reached the sick bay, Chopper also got hauled along by his wrist by Usui.

“Huuuuh?!” Chopper howled, as he flew airborne. “Kyaaaaaah!”

Luffy caught him and Chopper saw the bright delight on his face.

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