Saved From the Depths

The Fall

The sea was oddly calming to the lanky boy who sat upon the railing of his great pirate ship. Maybe it was the fact he never learned to swim or that ever sense he ate the Devil fruit that turned him into a Rubber Man he's been cursed to sink like an anchor every time he touches the great blue sea. The boy looked at it in awe and wonder. It was probably the childish want of something he couldn't have but he always wished to be able to swim like everybody else.
His eyes were wide as he looked at the setting sun. 'No land in sight, but seeing the sun everyday like that was pretty cool.' He thought to himself, content with how things were at the moment. The boy sighed once it was completely set and out of view. 'Now he was completely bored.' He didn't like sitting around to began with but he did like looking off into the distance contemplating about his future. It brought stars to his eyes and made him extremely giddy real fast. He was slightly surprised by a set of boot's footsteps coming toward him. Usually the swordsman was off napping at this time. Or any time. Luffy turned to face him, as if making sure it was him, "Hey, Zoro!"
Zoro yawned and responded, "Hey, Captain."
Luffy laughed, "What are you doing? Awake?" He poked at the slightly older man lightly.
The green haired man leaned against the railing next to his captain. "...I just... Couldn't sleep." Looking down and away from Luffy to avoid confrontation, he sighed.
Luffy flipped himself around quickly, so his legs were now on the inside of the railing and he faced the same way Zoro did. "Zoro, you know... You can tell me anything right?" His voice softened a bit. He sounded sincere and honestly concerned as he looked at his First Mate.
Zoro blushed slightly and looked up at him. Looking into his eyes to see if they were in fact the same as his captain sounded. When they were he chuckled slightly. 'That was Luffy, kind to the bone.'
"It's nothing..." He trailed off smiling. Honestly, Zoro had nightmares quite a bit but the mere fact Luffy asked was enough to make him happy again. Zoro din't get that affection, or any affection, very often. But when he did it was from his captain.
"Well... If you say so..." Luffy replied, rubbing the back of his head, unsure of what else to say.
"I do say." Zoro smiled a thin smile but it faded away as quickly as it came. The boat suddenly shook hard, hard enough for everyone to loose their balance.
The ship seamed to hit something big and had come to a stop quickly.
Zoro fell to the deck floor with an "Ugh!" And Luffy gasped as he hit his head and was thrown off the ship.
"Luffy!" Zoro called after him as he rushed to his feet, reaching over the railing. Their hands didn't reach by barely an inch as Luffy fell. Caught of guard, Luffy was too confused to use his "GumGum" power. His black eyes were too focused on the way the pair of green ones looked into his own as he fell into the depths of the terrifying sea.