So... close...
Title: Famous Last Words
Theme: Set #03, #12 Sunglasses
Claim: Zoro + Chopper
Words: 508
Rating: G
Warnings: Usopp abuse.
Disclaimers: Nothing you recognize in here is mine in any way. All rights belong to Eiichiro Oda and all the multitude of people involved in production of the One Piece manga and anime.
Chopper sighed wistfully as he set his bag of cotton candy on the deck. There was a carnival in the port town where they were docked. He'd been looking forward to savoring the confection one little, fluffy piece at a time, but then Usopp had reminded him he had promised to go on some rides with him.
"Are you sure it's okay to just leave that there?" Usopp asked. "Luffy might eat it..."
"It'll be fine." Chopper pointed over to Zoro, who was propped up against the railing, a pair of dark sunglasses over his eyes to block out the bright sunlight. "Zoro's going to guard it for me."
"Uh, Chopper?" Usopp eyed the very relaxed swordsman. "I'm pretty sure he's asleep."
"No, he isn't. I just spoke to him a few minutes ago."
"I bet that's why he's wearing those glasses," Usopp insisted. "You can't tell if his eyes are closed behind them."
"He's wearing them because it's sunny, Usopp! I gave them to him."
Usopp tiptoed over to Zoro and waved a hand in front of his face.
"See? He's not responding at all! Watch this..." Usopp did a little dance in front of the swordsman, jabbing his hands forward and stopping the tips of his fingers just short of making contact.
"Usopp..."
"I could just walk off with that cotton candy!" Usopp bent to demonstrate the fact, reaching out toward the bag.
"Don't touch that," a deep voice ordered at the same moment as a large hand firmly gripped one of his ankles. Usopp shrieked and jumped. He turned to see a very awake, laughing Zoro.
"You scared the crap out of me, Zoro! How long were you awake?" Usopp clasped a hand over his pounding heart. He was pretty sure Zoro had just shaved a couple years off of his life!
"The whole time," Zoro confessed, wiping away a few tears of mirth beneath his sunglasses. "I wanted to see your reaction. It was so worth it!"
"I told you he was awake!" Chopper was giggling too. "Let's get going! The sooner we leave, the sooner I can come back and eat that cotton candy!" He tugged on Usopp's hand. "Thanks again, Zoro!"
"Any time, Chopper!" Zoro leaned back against the rail again, arms propped behind his head. He sighed contentedly, and the deck lapsed into silence.
A few minutes later, a hand crept around a corner, the arm it was attached to stretching to follow it. It headed for the bag of cotton candy.
"Don't touch that, Luffy."
"Aw, man! I thought you were asleep..." The fingers of the hand twitched, but didn't withdraw.
"I mean it."
"Okay..." The hand disappeared with a familiar rubbery twang.
Zoro was really beginning to like the sunglasses! He'd have to thank Chopper properly later...
Theme: Set #03, #12 Sunglasses
Claim: Zoro + Chopper
Words: 508
Rating: G
Warnings: Usopp abuse.
Disclaimers: Nothing you recognize in here is mine in any way. All rights belong to Eiichiro Oda and all the multitude of people involved in production of the One Piece manga and anime.
Chopper sighed wistfully as he set his bag of cotton candy on the deck. There was a carnival in the port town where they were docked. He'd been looking forward to savoring the confection one little, fluffy piece at a time, but then Usopp had reminded him he had promised to go on some rides with him.
"Are you sure it's okay to just leave that there?" Usopp asked. "Luffy might eat it..."
"It'll be fine." Chopper pointed over to Zoro, who was propped up against the railing, a pair of dark sunglasses over his eyes to block out the bright sunlight. "Zoro's going to guard it for me."
"Uh, Chopper?" Usopp eyed the very relaxed swordsman. "I'm pretty sure he's asleep."
"No, he isn't. I just spoke to him a few minutes ago."
"I bet that's why he's wearing those glasses," Usopp insisted. "You can't tell if his eyes are closed behind them."
"He's wearing them because it's sunny, Usopp! I gave them to him."
Usopp tiptoed over to Zoro and waved a hand in front of his face.
"See? He's not responding at all! Watch this..." Usopp did a little dance in front of the swordsman, jabbing his hands forward and stopping the tips of his fingers just short of making contact.
"Usopp..."
"I could just walk off with that cotton candy!" Usopp bent to demonstrate the fact, reaching out toward the bag.
"Don't touch that," a deep voice ordered at the same moment as a large hand firmly gripped one of his ankles. Usopp shrieked and jumped. He turned to see a very awake, laughing Zoro.
"You scared the crap out of me, Zoro! How long were you awake?" Usopp clasped a hand over his pounding heart. He was pretty sure Zoro had just shaved a couple years off of his life!
"The whole time," Zoro confessed, wiping away a few tears of mirth beneath his sunglasses. "I wanted to see your reaction. It was so worth it!"
"I told you he was awake!" Chopper was giggling too. "Let's get going! The sooner we leave, the sooner I can come back and eat that cotton candy!" He tugged on Usopp's hand. "Thanks again, Zoro!"
"Any time, Chopper!" Zoro leaned back against the rail again, arms propped behind his head. He sighed contentedly, and the deck lapsed into silence.
A few minutes later, a hand crept around a corner, the arm it was attached to stretching to follow it. It headed for the bag of cotton candy.
"Don't touch that, Luffy."
"Aw, man! I thought you were asleep..." The fingers of the hand twitched, but didn't withdraw.
"I mean it."
"Okay..." The hand disappeared with a familiar rubbery twang.
Zoro was really beginning to like the sunglasses! He'd have to thank Chopper properly later...