The Tea Party From Hell

Tea Party Begins

This is the chapter where my plot syncs with the plot of the Whole Cake Island Arc. There are gonna be multiple chapters of the Tea Party/Wedding. What a pain in the butt the Reiju/Pudding scene was. I literally paused to write down each line of dialogue through the whole conversation. I'm twisting around Pudding's character a lot in this fic. So, here's part 1 of the Tea Party. Enjoy~

Ruffy arrived in Pudding's room in the castle, the next day since she was temporarily living there before the wedding so she didn't have to take multiple trips from her home island to Whole Cake Island. He knocked on the door, but Pudding didn't answer. He could tell she was in there with his haki and enhanced dragon senses. And he could hear her. Crying.

Ruffy opened the door to see the room was in the dark. He turned on the light from the wall, closing the door behind him. She didn't look up, just rubbed all of her eyes fiercely, trying to stop the tears.

"What's wrong?" Ruffy asked after sitting next to her on the bed.

"Sanji-san is so nice," she sniffled. "I don't want to kill him. His family is rude; I don't mind anyone killing them or their father. But Sanji-san doesn't deserve to die. I've completely convinced him. And he wants to get married to me, all because I put on a pretty face and got emotional." Ruffy frowned, not having anything to say to that, and not knowing how to comfort her.

"I have a confession to make," she whispered. Ruffy stayed silent, wondering what Pudding was going to say. "I met the Straw Hats on my island. I gave them a map to get here. I want them to save Sanji-san. I told them I'd bring Sanji-san to the coast, but of course I can't do that. So, I just let them get here. I did what I could," Pudding finished. Luffy looked at her in shock.

"Pudding, you betrayed Mama," Ruffy said in disbelief. But she shook her head frantically.

"I can say I lead them here so Mama could get them sooner. She hates Luffy, so saying that would make it seem like I did it for her. Like I was offering them up. But, they have to get through the Seducing Woods. With the Tea Party and wedding coming up, other Charlottes from the other islands will show up. Cracker should be here soon.

"The crew has to deal with Brulee and the homies in the island, and if Cracker, a Sweet Commander, is coming, he might be the one to fight them. Luffy is strong, but Cracker is also. So I either set them up to save Sanji, or to die a painful death by our family members. That's my excuse for betraying Mama.

"I did it so they'd be rid of quickly. Besides, Mama won't hurt me. My doll face has to be pretty, despite my creepy third eye. It's all I could think to do. I have to kill Sanji-san. But before that, I hope they save him first. And then leave, they can't take down the Sweet Commanders or Mama." Pudding looked up at him seriously, her three eyes all puffy and red.

"Katakuri will lose if he fights Luffy."

"What? Dad is super strong, why would he lose?" Ruffy asked, slightly offended. Katakuri had one of the highest bounties of the whole Charlotte family and their allies.

"Could you kill someone with the face of a loved one?" Pudding asked seriously. "If you had a child, would you be able to kill someone that looks and sounds the same as it?" Ruffy furrowed his brows. "Katakuri shouldn't be the one to fight him, and neither should you."

"I understand. So, who should fight him? If Cracker loses, if he can't kill Luffy and whoever he brought, then Smoothie would be the next best choice. Perospero could try." Ruffy then couldn't help but smile. "What was he like? Who did he bring?" Pudding smiled at him, and told Ruffy all about his brother and his three crewmates and two guests.