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Usopp was sweating with nerves as he sat on the railing of the Thousand Sunny, fishing line dangling into the calm waters beneath him.
“C-c-can you say that again, Sanji? I don’t think I heard you right…” he said nervously
Sanji took a long drag on his cigarette before replying.
“I said,” his voice deep, and deadly serious, “how would you like to have a chance to see the girls naked.”
Usopp gulped hard.
“Sanji, you know what Nami will do to us if she catches us peeping in the bath again.”
A shudder went through them both as they remembered what happened last time, and the threats to their lives and wallets that were made.
Sanji grabbed Usopp’s shoulders and looked deep into the eyes of his comrade in arms.
“Don’t worry Usopp,” he said with a devilish grin, “I have a plan. How much Berry do you have on you?”
Nami was taking a well deserved break by the main mast of the Sunny. She had charted the next leg of their journey, and given Chopper, Franky, and Brook the money they needed to stock up on their shopping, and now she was rewarding herself with a nice, cool cocktail, and some tanning with Robin. She couldn’t help herself but steal a few glances here and there at the other woman. Not only did she have some serious curves, she just held herself with a confidence that made showing them off seem almost accidental. She wasn’t sure if she wanted to have them, or just to shove her face in them. The only thing interrupting her perfect afternoon was that muscle brain lifting weights next to them. Not that he didn’t cut a fine figure himself, but did he have to make those off-putting grunting noises every time?
“Couldn’t you do that somewhere else?” She said, “or at least more quietly?”
Zoro gave no indication that he heard her, just kept pumping away.
Luckily, she didn’t have much time to grumble, or threaten Zoro, since right then her ears started burning.
“Sure, I could go for a card game,” she heard Luffy saying below them.
In a flash she was dressed back in her jeans and standing right next to Luffy with Berries in her eyes.
“Well, what are you all waiting for,” she said, “deal! Hurry up!”
In her haste to make some money off these chumps, she completely missed the sly grin that Sanji and Usopp gave each other. As Nami rushed into the mess hall, Luffy stretched up over the railing.
“Zoro, Robin!” he cried, “wanna join us for a card game?”
Robin closed the book she was reading, and set it aside.
“Sure, sounds like a fun bonding experience.”
Zoro honestly wasn’t too interested, his wallet was still missing plenty of Berry from the last time he’d played with that shark, but the first mate of the Straw Hat Pirates could never say no to that stupid grin his captain wore. He sighed as he put down his equipment and followed everyone inside. Zoro was the last inside, so he sat next to Robin on his right, Usopp on his left, and Luffy directly across from him, flashing him that idiotic, dopey, lovable, goofball grin. To Luffy’s left, Sanji was shuffling the cards getting ready to deal.
“The game is simple; five card draw, one betting round after the first hand, one round of draws, then another round of betting. You can only draw four if you keep an ace. Winner takes the pot.”
“Sounds good to me,” Nami said, “just as long as there’s no complaining when I win.”
Robin simply smiled that placid smile of hers that made it hard to know what she was thinking.
<If it’s not Nami I’m watching out for, it’s her,> Zoro thought.
Luffy was nodding along with a look of consternation on his face. Zoro was pretty sure he wasn’t following the rules explanation, but it was simple enough that he thought it would be fine.
“Hey Sanji dear,” Nami said, batting her eyelashes at the hopeless romantic, “why don’t you pour us all drinks before we get started?”
“Aye aye, Nami-Swan!” the heart-eyed freak leapt to his feat to comply. He poured some gorgeous pink cocktails for the girls, some fun drinks for Usopp and Luffy, and finally slammed a dirty grog and a dirty look in front of Zoro, which he accepted, because it was booze. Sanji gave him a sneer, and Zoro knew his drink had been spit in, but gave Sanji a shit-eating grin after drinking deep.
“Tastes better than usual,” he said teasingly, “did you do something different to it?”
Sanji just turned away and went back to dealing, which Zoro found odd.
<Why is he so serious about this card game?> He thought, <I thought he liked giving Nami money.>
Sanji dealt the cards in order, Robin, Zoro, Usopp, Nami, Luffy, then himself.
Zoro took in everyone else’s faces before looking at his own hand. He saw Usopp exchange a glance with Sanji.
<So whatever it is, those two are in it together,> he thought. <Eh, I’ve been bored lately, let’s see how this bites them in the ass.>
Nami, of course, is impossible to read, but she’s confident that she’ll sweep all of them. She has in the past, so it’s not unfounded.
Luffy, well, Luffy is-
“Hey Sanji,” he said, “are cards with faces on them a good thing?”
Zoro slapped his face to his hand.
<He has no idea what’s going on.>
“It depends what’s in your hand, Luffy,” Sanji taught patiently as he considered his hand, “The best hand you can get is an Ace, a King, a Queen, a Jack and a 10 all of the same suit, followed by any other run of cards with the same suit, then 4-of-a-kind, one pair and a 3-of-a-kind, otherwise known as a full house, then a flush, which is when all your cards are the same suit, then a straight run of cards of any suit, then 3-of-a-kind, two pairs, one pair, and if you don’t have any of those, or you’ve tied with someone, you just look at the highest card in your hand.”
It was a thorough explanation, but Zoro thought that Luffy just looked more confused afterwards. Clearly Sanji could tell too, cause he sighed before continuing.
“Yes, Luffy, the cards with the faces on them are a good thing.”
Robin let out a chuckle at their antics, before placing a moderate bet of a few Berry into the pot, and Zoro realized he had yet to look at his cards: 5D, 9D, 5S, 7D, 3S. Pair of fives. Nice to see on an opening hand, but nothing really to write home about. Then again, he also had three diamonds, two off from a flush. He called Robin’s bet, deciding to think about it while everyone else placed their bets. Once the bets were placed, it was back around to Robin. She quietly gave 3 cards back to Sanji, receiving three in return.
Zoro decided to take a small risk, since it was early in the game and he was still pretty sober. He gave Sanji the 3S and the 5S, sacrificing his pair to go for the flush. He looks at his new cards; QD- Yes! Now just one more- 9S. Oh well, back to one pair, but at least it’s a stronger one. Not likely to win the pot, but who knows, maybe everyone else drew like shit.
Usopp decides to stay.
“Typical,” Nami prodded him, “why not take a risk, huh Usopp? Scared to make your hand worse?”
“Heh, Nami, that’s where you’re wrong,” he said with a mischievous glint to his eye, this is all part of my plan, muahahahaha!”
Nami rolled her eyes before trading in three cards to Sanji.
“Here, my love, three cards for you, to make your hand the best in the world!” he said as he handed them over.
Luffy seemed to consider his cards for a great deal of time before deciding to just switch out one card.
Then back to Sanji, who also decided to keep.
“What can I say,” he said, “I’m just lucky tonight.”
“Well, certainly luckier than me,” Robin said. “I believe we’re back around to the betting phase, and unfortunately I don’t really trust my hand. I fold.
“I’ll raise,” Zoro said. “500 Berry.”
“700,” said Usopp, clearly bluffing and bluffing badly.
“1000,” Nami said.
Luffy considered for a moment, then said “call.”
Sanji calls. Zoro looks at his pair of nines and folds. Usopp also calls.
“Alright crew,” Sanji said, “show em. I’ve got a pair of queens.”
“Damn,” Usopp said, “that beats my sevens.”
“Read em and weep boys, cause I’ve got a pair of kings!”
“Wow Nami, that’s really good!” Luffy said. “Sanji, how does it compare to my hand? I’ve got two eights and two of these guys with the faces.”
“That’s a two pair Luffy, that means you win!”
“Shishishishishi, really? Sweet!”
“Beginners luck,” Nami grumbled as she saw her hard-earned Berry swept away.
They continued like this for a number of rounds, money changing hands, laughs being shared, and drinks being poured, until they were all more than a little tipsy. Nami seemed to win every hand that she dealt, though even with the color of perception Zoro couldn’t tell if she was cheating, until finally she had taken just about everything they were all willing to give.
“Well boys, and Robin,” she said as she was counting her winnings, “it’s been fun, but the night has to end sometime.”
Usopp grabbed her wrist as she was pooling her piles of bills together.
“Wait right there Nami,” he said, his voice taking on a new gravity that seemed out of place in the jovial atmosphere.
“U-Usopp? What’s wrong?”
<Did they catch me cheating?> She thought, <there’s no way, right?>
“Double or nothing,” he said.
<... Huh?> She thought.
“Huh?” she said, “with what money? I run the finances on the ship, remember? I know you guys don’t have anything else to bid.”
“What about our clothes?” Sanji said.
“Your clothes? Why would I want your clothes?”
“It’s not about the clothes, it’s about what they represent. 50,000 Berry. For each article of clothing you walk away with tonight, its owner will owe you 50,000 Berry.”
Nami’s eyes once again turned into Berry signs as her crewmates clothes suddenly seemed to sprout price tags, but she shook her head.
“So basically you want to play strip poker?”
“I’ve read that many pirate crews take part in naked bonding time,” Robin said, “It could be fun!”
Nami looked at her pile of money, then at Sanji and Usopp staring intently at her, and at Robin, sweet Robin, smiling so sweetly at her.
Nami steeled her resolve, and said “50,000? How’s this gonna work?”
“Simple,” Sanji said, “the game is the same, except there’s no betting and no folding. Once you’re in, you’re in. Whoever has the lowest hand in the round removes a piece of clothing, and gives it to the player who won the hand. It’s theirs permanently, and we play until only one person has clothes left.”
Nami looked at Sanji in his suit, Robin in her skirt and blue top, and herself in a bikini top and jeans.
“Fine,” she said, “but I’m at a clear disadvantage here. Let’s take a break to let me get changed, and then we can start.”
“DEAL!” Sanji and Usopp said at the same time.
“Hey! No fair!” Luffy said. “If Nami gets to change, then I want to change too!”
Shortly thereafter, just as the sun was dipping below the horizon, the six of them were gathered once again in the dining room. Sanji was wearing his slacks, a shirt, a jacket, his shoes, socks, and presumably boxers; Usopp had a regular t-shirt, his baggy yellow pants, his orange jacket, shoes, socks, and his underwear; Nami now had her jeans, a pink button-up, her strappy heels, some dangly earrings, a bra, and panties; Robin was wearing her pink side-fastened skirt, her blue zip-up top, her sandals, some stud earrings, and presumably underwear underneath; Zoro had his green robe, some black pants, his belly sash, some boots, socks, and underwear; and Luffy looked like he was wearing everything he had in his closet at once.
“Luffy,” Usopp said, “you have to choose six things to wear like the rest of us. Otherwise it won’t be fair.”
“Hmmmmm… does my hat count?”
“No, Luffy,” Zoro said, “you can keep your hat.”
“Ok, hyup” and in one motion he gum-gummed out of the pile of clothes and was wearing blue shorts, a t-shirt, his vest, his belt sash, sandals, and underwear.
“Well,” Sanji said, “If everyone’s ready, I’ll start the deal.”
Notes:
And there you go, first chapter done! Thank you so much for reading! I'd appreciate it if you left a comment telling me what you think, or if not just a kudos if you liked it!
Also, if you've read the series' that inspired this one, you may be anticipating a dare section once things get spicy. This is in fact my plan, so I'd love it if you could either leave suggestions for dares that the Straw Hats would give each other either in the comments, or feel free to drop by my Tumblr at v3rb4tim to suggest to me directly! No promises as to when I'll update the next chapter, but I'll be sure to get to it when I have the time.
Chapter 2: In Which Sanji Gets a Reward
Summary:
Now the real game begins. Who will win, who will lose? Who will stay clothed, and who will embarrass themselves beyond redemption? I guess we'll just have to find out. What's that? This chapter only goes through three hands? Man, this fic is gonna get long, huh. Well, let's get to it then!
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
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Usopp was sweating bullets.
<It’s working… why is it working? This shouldn’t be working at all! Surely they must be onto us by now…>
Usopp glanced around nervously at the faces of his crewmates. Luffy was making Zoro laugh by putting chopsticks in his mouth, Nami was chatting with Robin about some article in the news, and Sanji was shooting him a glare that said “don’t ruin this for us.” That just made him even more nervous. He almost jumped out of his skin when Robin spoke to him.
“Usopp, are you ok? You look pale,” she said with concern.
Usopp quickly recovered and put on his strongest brave face.
“O-o-o-of course, Robin. I-I-I was just thinking about aaaaaallllll the money I’m gonna win off you.”
Robin giggled at that and said “I’m sure that’s not all you’re thinking of taking off us.”
Usopp could only stutter and stammer until he nearly passed out from embarrassment, which only caused the table to laugh harder.
“I think it’s time for another drink, Usopp,” Sanji said as he placed another mug of non-alcoholic beer in front of him. The two of them had basically been drinking water all night; better to keep their heads on to execute the plan. Usopp took a big swig as Sanji started the deal. Robin, Zoro, Usopp, Nami, Luffy, and finally himself, everyone got their cards, and Usopp considered his hand.
10S, KH, 8H, 4D, 9S. High card king. Truly an awful hand, but in terms of not being last, it could be worse. He then also, using Color of Perception Haki, considered everyone else’s hands.
Nami was in a similar position to him, though slightly better: KC, AD, QH, 5C, 3S, just a high ace.
Zoro had 10C, AS, 8D, 8C, 3D; just a pair of 8’s.
Robin also was at a high ace with 10D, 6D, QS, 5H, AC, so slightly worse than Nami’s.
Sanji had 5D, 9C, 7H, 4H, 7D, pair of 7’s.
Usopp nearly choked on his drink when he noticed Luffy’s hand: 2S, 6S, 2C, 2H, 4C. A natural 3 of a kind. All night Luffy had been extremely lucky with his opening hands. The only reason he seemed to not be winning was because he still didn’t get the game. Luffy would occasionally be dealt an amazing hand, only to throw it away and completely lose.
<... wait a minute…> Usopp thought as the blood started to drain from his face again, <I have the worst hand here!>
Robin went first, giving Sanji her 10, 6, and 5, getting a AH, 6C, and 3H in return, giving her a pair of aces.
Zoro kept his pair and his ace, trading a 3 and a 10 for a Jack and a King.
It was now Usopp’s turn, and he used his Haki to delve into the next few cards in the deck. The next seven cards, the most that could be drawn between him and Nami, were: 2D, 8S, JC, 3C, JH, JS, 5S.
<The best I can do is stop Nami from getting a pair,> he thought, <but if I don’t get at least a pair myself, then I’m still losing. I could take two cards to get a pair of 8’s, but then if she takes all 4 she’ll have three Jacks, and either Sanji or I will have the worst hand… it’s a risk, but I’ll have to take it.>
Usopp gave Sanji his 9S and 4D and got 2D and 8S back.
Nami looked at her hand for what seemed like an agonizingly long time. Every second she considered, Usopp’s pulse rose by another beat. Finally, she came to a decision.
Nami gave Sanji four of her cards, revealing her Ace of Diamonds to the table.
“I really had a bad one this time,” she winked cheekily. She got back the three Jacks and a three of clubs, shooting her hand into the winning position.
Now it was time for the wildcard. Would Luffy take his winning hand, or would he toss it all again?
Luffy chewed on his tongue while he thought. Finally he decided to trade two cards, his 6S and his 4C, and got a 5S and a 7S.
Unfortunately, that sealed Sanji’s fate, and Usopp used his drink to signal him as much. The top three cards were KD, QD, 6H. Nothing good enough to stop him from losing. He swapped his cards to maintain the illusion, and called the round.
“Alright everyone, show em.”
As expected, Sanji lost, and Nami jumped up and did a little dance. Everyone else at the table was shocked at her hand, knowing she drew into all three of those Jacks. Zoro looked suspicious as Nami celebrated, but of course she’d done nothing this time.
“Alright Sanji, pay up!” she said, “50,000 Berry, in the bank! Wahoo!”
“As you wish, my Lady,” Sanji said as he stood up, swiftly unbuttoned his jacket as he stepped over to Nami, and kneeled down offering it to her, like a knight offering his sword to a princess.
Nami, for her part, looked somewhat disgusted as she recalled exactly what winning here entailed. She gingerly picked up his jacket in two fingers like she was picking up a rag, and dropped in on the ground behind her.
“Thank you Sanji…” she said, “for this wonderful gift…”
Meanwhile, Robin collected the cards, and began to shuffle using a seis fleur to grab the cards and deal.
<My, this certainly is quite fun,> she thought, <I’m glad everyone seems to be enjoying themselves.>
She dealt out all the cards as everyone found their seats again, and considered her cards:
5D, 5H, 2C, 4D, AS.
Not a particularly impressive hand, especially when she considered that the losing hand last round was a pair of 7’s, but considering two people had three-of-a-kind, that was likely a statistical outlier. She decided quickly that she would just trade in her 2 and 4.
Up first however, was Zoro. He was relatively subdued, as usual, but he had a terrible poker face. She could tell he didn’t have a very good hand, a hypothesis that was supported when he revealed his Ace of Clubs to swap out four cards, which she graciously gave him. He looked, frankly, even less happy with his new hand.
Usopp seemed to deliberate for a moment, wrestling with something in his head before giving Robin three cards.
Nami quickly followed suit. Robin couldn’t quite tell for sure, but she seemed slightly relieved by her hand.
Luffy also traded in three cards, though Robin couldn’t tell if that was a random decision or not.
Sanji also traded in three cards.
<I feel a little self-conscious, now that I’ll be trading in the fewest number of cards. Oh well, that’s still the safest bet.>
She traded in her 2 and 4, and received a 6C and a QS, so nothing better really.
“Very well everyone,” she said, “time to reveal!”
Zoro revealed first: high card Ace of Clubs.
Usopp revealed three 8’s.
Nami had a pair of 9’s.
Luffy ended up with a pair of kings.
Sanji flipped a pair of 7’s.
And Robin showed her pair of 5’s.
“I have to give my clothes to Usopp? Gross,” Zoro said.
“Hey, I’m not so happy about it either, so make it quick,” Usopp said.
“Here, you can have my boots.”
Zoro kicked his boots off in Usopp’s direction.
<I thought this would be a little sexier,> Robin thought as she watched the debacle, <I guess we’ve just started though. I wonder if there’s a way we could spice things up later…>
While Usopp was gagging on the rancid smell of Zoro’s feet, Sanji was judging the swordsman’s shuffling skills.
“Oy, Marimo, you have to be gentler with the cards,” he said, “hold, and caress them as though they were the hands of your lover.”
“I don’t know about you, loverboy, but all of my lovers have asked for it rough,” Zoro retorted, giving the deck an extra hard riffle to emphasize his point.
“Of course, because that’s all a monkey-brained musclehead like you knows how to do.”
“At least I can use my hands, you foot fetishist.”
Sanji slammed his booted foot onto the table in front of him.
“I have more dexterity in my left pinky toe than you do in your entire body.”
“Oh yeah? Well I-”
“Ok, that’s enough,” Nami interjected, “I don’t want to be here for whatever pseudosexual thing you two have going on right now. Either take it to your cabin, or deal.”
The two men blinked a few times, looked at Nami, looked at each other, and Zoro started dealing.
<’Pseudosexual thing’?> Sanji thought, <I don’t have a ‘pseudosexual thing’ going on with that stupid, gorilla of a man who only knows how to use a blade to cut people. I have a totally normal, manly rivalry with him. I just want to prove that I’m stronger than him, so he’ll bow down and kiss my feet. Normal. Normal.>
Sanji started, as he realized his cards were dealt. He picked up his hand to see where he was at.
2S, AC, 3H, QH, 8C.
Absolutely nothing good. He glanced at Usopp to get a measure of the table. Their signals told him that Zoro had the best hand right now, and that Usopp’s was the worst. Hopefully things would turn around by the end of the round.
Usopp was up first. He traded in three and got three back.
Nami did two.
<Such perfect movements,> Sanji thought, <such perfect form. If only my fingers could move like hers.>
Luffy looked at his hand with some consternation, traded away three, and looked pleased with his results.
“Hey,” he said, “I think I’m getting it now, shishishi!”
Sanji took a glance around the table, catching the placement of Usopp’s drink. It was in the position that said “trade four,” so that’s what he did. He revealed his Ace, and was returned AH, KC, KD, 7C, which left him with two pair.
Robin demurely traded in three cards, and then it was back to Zoro who traded one.
Zoro jumped the gun on the reveal, slamming down his cards with a “take that, you snooty chef!”
Zoro revealed 2H, 2C, JS, JC, 3D for a two pair.
“Not so fast,” Sanji countered, revealing his own double pair, “I’ve got Aces and kings, which means my pairs are higher.”
“Damnit,” Zoro said, sulking.
Usopp then revealed his pair of Jacks, Nami her pair of Aces, Luffy his pair of Queens, and Robin her pair of 7’s.
“Well, Sanji, looks like you’ve won one of my items,” Robin said.
Sanji seemed to suddenly remember that the point of this game was not, in fact, to show up Zoro, and suddenly started panting like a dog in heat. To go along with his new demeanor, he took up a begging position as well.
“Oh, Robin, my goddess!” he professed, “any article of clothing you give me will be a treasure in my family for generations to come!”
“My, aren’t you sweet,” Robin giggled, “here, I’ll let you remove my sandals for me.”
“YES! MY! LADY!”
Robin held out her leg, the slit in her skirt revealing the pale flesh of her thigh. Sanji reached for her long, lustrous leg, caressing her calf with his long, gentle fingers. He barely touched her as his fingertips traced the map of her leg, feathers dancing on clouds. He slowly breathed in her scent as his fingers reached her sandal. He gingerly plucked the strap from between her toes, and set the sandal reverently down on the floor, before repeating the act on her other sandal.
Robin felt her heartbeat pick up, and her breath tighten throughout this display.
<Now that is closer to my expectations,> she thought, <let’s give him a little reward.>
She stroked her now naked foot down his cheek, ending with her big toe just on his lips.
“Thank you, Sanji dear,” she said to him with a wink and a smile.
This finally sent Sanji over the edge, his nose bursting open and spraying a fountain of blood. He lay on the ground, dazed, eyes like hearts. This shocked the rest of the table from their stupor, all of whom had watched the scene with rapt attention, scarcely breathing as they took in the sensual display.
“Oh, Sanji!”
Robin kneeled down to wipe the blood from his nose.
“It seems like he’ll be out for a moment,” she said to the rest of the group, “let’s use this opportunity to take a short break. Nami, would help me carry him to the bathroom?”
“Of course,” she said.
“I’m gonna make some drinks then,” Zoro said, “I’m gonna need something stronger if I’m gonna have to see that again.”
Usopp was about to decline a new drink, but Zoro gave him a piercing stare.
“I think everyone could do with something stronger, don’t you Usopp?”
Usopp gulped and nodded, as Zoro’s stare felt more like a blade to his throat.
“In fact, why don’t you come help me?”
Notes:
Thank you to everyone who's commented, bookmarked, or left kudos, it really means a lot! Things started heating up juuuust a little bit in this chapter, and I'll let you know, the ball is rolling up! (Where my D20 fans in the audience?) So I know I said I wasn't sure when I'd be updating again, but seeing people like my writing just really gave me the bug, so I wrote the second chapter as fast as I could! And then I wrote the third chapter!
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And a fourth...
So what I'm saying is, I'm gonna post a chapter a week for a little bit! HOWEVER, if I miss a week, don't hold it against me please. This will continue until I burn out a bit and have to take a break, which will be a time I cannot predict.
That being said! As I'm blazing through this, I will need some help from the audience. At some point in the story, we're gonna get a dare jar, so please give me a hand and comment some dares that the Straw Hats would give each other in this situation. Ideally they are not targeted toward any one person, but things like "person on your left," or "person across from you" are fine. As always, you can leave your suggestions in comments here, or you can send them to my Tumblr @ v3rb4tim.
Chapter 3: In Which Prices get Paid
Summary:
The crew takes advantage of the break to spice things up a little bit.
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
Luffy watched his friends separate, Nami and Robin carrying Sanji, Zoro going over to the kitchen with Usopp.
<They're probably going to talk about Usopp’s cheating,> he thought as he shuffled the deck to keep his hands busy.
Overall, he thought the game was going pretty well. Everyone looked like they were having fun, and he could tell they were all getting closer as a crew. His mind kept circling back to Sanji and Robin though. He'd seen plenty of stuff like that back when he was hanging out with Iva; people on level 5.5 were always getting frisky with each other, it seemed. None of it had really affected him though, and he hadn't really been interested. Sure, he'd been a bit preoccupied with Ace at the time, but he'd never understood what exactly people get from seeing other people naked anyway. Now though, he couldn't seem to get that scene out of his mind. He wondered what it would feel like to do that to Robin. He wondered what it would feel like if Sanji did that to him. Makino had told him he should only do that kind of stuff with the one he likes the most. Dadan said that even then it wasn't worth it. Shanks always said that he loved everyone the most. Luffy loved everyone on his crew the most, but even then he'd never felt this way until now. He wondered if he would eventually feel like this about the rest of his crew, and was excited to find out.
Up in the bathroom, Robin laid Sanji down near the drain while Nami wet some towels to clean his face.
“Poor Sanji,” Robin said, “I hope he doesn't feel too lightheaded when he wakes up.”
“Oh please,” Nami replied, “this is no more than he deserves for putting this together to try to see us naked.”
“Oh my! You mean you think this was his plan from the start?”
“Of course it was,” Nami explained, “Sanji's greatest dream in life is to ogle naked girls, even better if they’re caught unawares. It's disgusting.”
“So why did you agree to it?”
Nami looked up into Robin’s stare. They’d spent so much time together, and Robin had changed so much, that it was easy for Nami to forget that this was the woman who served as Crocodile’s right-hand woman in Baroque Works. She remembered now though, as she met that piercing blue gaze with her own, looking into those eyes that had seen too much, yet never stopped looking for more. She found herself looking away before the archeologist unearthed anything she would rather keep hidden.
“For the money, obviously.”
“Money which, you said yourself, they have no means of paying you.”
“I have an idea,” Nami said, trying to put a stop to this train of thought, “here we have a conniver, unconscious, why don’t we pull a little prank on him?”
“Ooo, what a lovely idea. What did you have in mind?”
“You keep cleaning him up, I'll be right back.”
Nami bounced over to the door, where she stopped for a moment on the other side.
<Why do feelings have to be so complicated?> she thought, <money is so much cleaner, why can't I just care about that?>
She took a deep breath, gathered herself, and ran off to her room to gather some supplies.
Robin, meanwhile, sat and contemplated her friend while cleaning Sanji’s face.
<I wonder if I'm being too mean,> she thought. It was just so much fun teasing her though. Nami was usually quite collected and sure of herself, and yet she found it so easy to break through that facade. She really just couldn't stop poking, couldn't stop digging.
<That's probably why I'm an archaeologist,> she allowed herself a small smile at that.
Soon, Nami returned, and in her hands she carried a veritable treasure trove of makeup products.
“Alright,” she said, “now we just have to decide what we want him to look like.
“Hah, I think I have just the idea.”
Sanji came around to a heavenly sight; he was looking up at two angels laughing and giggling together. The peals of their laughter echoed around him like bells in a cathedral, as their shining skin curved along their jawlines. His vision was a storm of vivid red, and deepest black as tresses of hair seemed to float around them. Everything was soft. Everything was warm.
“If I'm in heaven, I never want to come back to earth,” he said in a drowsy drawl.
“Pff- he's coming too,” one of the angels said “quick, hide it- hide it!”
“There's no need to hide anything from me, my sweets, I'm ready to receive anything you have to give.”
“Don't worry Sanji, you haven't died yet,” he was now lucid enough to recognize Robin's sweet voice. He was also quickly becoming lucid enough to realize they were trying to stifle their laughter when they looked at his face. It was then that he felt something on his face, and the panic began to set in. He leapt to his feet, and in a flash he was out the door, looking at himself in the mirror over the sink. Dread crept over him, as he remembered those days in the Kamabakka Kingdom, tortured relentlessly, forced to dress as a woman if they caught him. The thought of makeup on his face again horrified him. He slowly opened his eyes, looked up in the mirror and saw-
<Oh>
The face looking back at him was, indeed, covered in makeup, but it was not made up like a woman's. Instead he was looking at a face that he'd tried to forget. He was looking at the face on his first wanted poster. That awful drawing that had haunted him until the Sabaody Archipelago. He felt relieved. He felt… something else. Someone he couldn't name. Something he wouldn't name, not yet. Maybe not ever.
From the other room, he heard the girls' uproarious laughter, as they stumbled to the door.
“HAHAH, Sanji, you should've seen your face!” Nami said.
Robin came out chuckling too, but must have seen something in Sanji’s face, because she slowly came over, and put a hand on his shoulder.
“Are you alright, Sanji?” She said, low enough that Nami couldn't hear.
Sanji wiped something away from his face, and splashed water over it to wipe off the makeup. He was mostly successful.
“We should get back,” he said, pulling out a cigarette and lighting it before climbing down the ladder.
Usopp put down his now-empty shot glass. Again. And before he could say anything, Zoro was filling it. Again. This was their third shot. Zoro still hadn't said anything. They'd gotten over to the drinks, and Zoro pulled out two shot glasses, and just started pouring. With the look he was getting, Usopp couldn't say no.
“You know,” he started, “this stuff looks expensive, I'm not sure Sanji would want us wasting it like this. H-h-he’d want us to savor it, you know?
“Don't worry,” Zoro said, “this is my private stash, and I'm more than happy to share with someone who's such a good friend.”
“R-right. Uh, thanks Zoro, that's so, um, generous…”
“I just wanted to reward you,” he said, clapping a hand onto Usopp's shoulder, “since you're such a good friend.”
Usopp gulped. Zoro’s hand felt like a blade across his throat. They each took their shots.
“I know you're a good friend, because you're always helping people out.”
<He knows! Oh God, he knows!>
“Like Nami, and her Climatact, or Chopper and his medicines, you know? Always helping out.”
<Or… not?>
“Right…” Usopp said. His thoughts were starting to get a little muddy after the rapid fire shots.
“Actually, Usopp,” Zoro said as he poured their fourth shot, “I was wondering if you could help me out.”
<I’m gonna die,> Usopp thought.
“Anything for a friend,” Usopp said.
“Cheers,” Zoro said as they knocked back number four. “I was hoping you might help me get a leg up in the game here.”
“I can’t do that, Zoro… I’m already helping Sanji! Shhh, don’t tell anyone.”
<What a lightweight,> Zoro thought.
“That’s fine,” he said aloud, “you could help us both out, right? You guys are using signals of some kind to communicate? Just let me in on it, I’d really appreciate it, friend.”
<Zoro called me friend? Well I guess I gotta help him out a little…>
“Okay,” Usopp said as he poured another shot for himself and Zoro, “I’ve been looking at the cards using my Color of Perception… and then using my mug to tell Sanji how to draw… I point the handle this way, and tap like this to say two lowest…” and he went through the signals he was using.
“So Perception to look at the cards, huh? Say, won’t being drunk make focusing on that a little hard?”
The color drained from Usopp’s face.
“... You’re right… Zoro you’re right! What am I gonna do?!”
“Don’t worry,” Zoro said with a grin, “we have until Sanji gets back to think of a plan.”
Just then, Sanji and the girls came back into the kitchen.
“So are we gonna play?” Sanji said irritably.
Usopp gaped at Zoro, who just patted him on the shoulder.
“Ah, oh well,” he said, “just do your best.”
<There,> he thought to himself, <that outta level the playing field a bit. If these two dorks wanna see some naked girls, they’re gonna have to pay for it fair and square.>
Usopp stumbled to the table and drunkenly began shuffling while Zoro passed out everyone’s new drinks; Sanji's and Usopp’s being a bit stiffer so they could catch up. Sanji, for his part, laid into his drink with gusto, and Usopp began to deal.
Notes:
Chapter 3 in the bag. Not too much happened here, but I wanted to check in with the crew's mental states here. There will probably be a couple more breaks like this, so character dynamics can be explored in a more one-on-one setting. I also wanted to start putting a running count of who's wearing what at the end of each chapter, so we'll start that here:
Robin: Earrings, pink skirt, blue zip-up top, bra, panties
Zoro: Green Robe, black pants, belly sash, socks, underwear
Usopp: T-shirt, baggy yellow pants, orange jacket, shoes, socks, underwear
Nami: Jeans, pink button-up, shoes, earrings, bra, panties
Luffy: Blue shorts, t-shirt, vest, belt sash, sandals, underwear
Sanji: Slacks, button-up shirt, shoes, socks, underwearI'll update this at the end of every chapter.
Next week I'll post chapter 4, and I should have chapter 5 ready to post the week after, but after that updates might slow down a little bit. I'm also still looking for dares; a couple people have commented some really good ones, but ideally I'd have close to 20 total. I am of course coming up with some of my own, but I think a little audience participation makes these things fun.
Chapter 4: In Which Zoro Turns the Tables
Summary:
Zoro has uncovered some cheating at the table, though he doesn't seem all that interested in ratting them out yet... What shenanigans will the directionally challenged swordsman get up to?
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
Usopp dealt to his left: Nami, Luffy, Sanji, Robin, Zoro, himself. He could feel his fingers fumbling with the cards as the alcohol warred with his nerves. He could feel his blood pooling in his fingers as his veins dilated. He was beginning to lose focus, and had to struggle to peek into the deck and everyone’s hands. He managed to keep his head on straight though, and he could see everyone’s hands, as well as the deck.
Nami was up first. She was dealt KD, AH, AC, 2D, 6C. She traded in her non-Aces and was rewarded with a 3D, KH, 4H. That left her with just a pair, but it was still the best pair.
Luffy was up next, he had JH, 6S, 2S, 10C, 2C. He was just going to keep his pair and move on. Right?
…Right Luffy?
“Shishishi,” Luffy chuckled as he did trade three cards, but not the three Usopp expected. He gave up his Jack, 6, and 2 of Spades and got back 7H, 4D, 9D, turning his pair of twos into a high 10.
“BAH-HAHAHA,” he burst out laughing, “Oh man there’s no WAY I’m winning this one now!”
The rest of the table laughed good-naturedly along with him. Even Sanji, who’d seemed pretty morose since he got back, brightened up significantly at his captain’s antics. Even Usopp’s nerves seemed to settle a bit, and he could sit in his buzz for a little bit.
<Really, how does he do that?> Usopp thought fondly, <I guess that’s what makes him a captain.>
Once everyone settled down, it was Sanji’s turn. He had 7C, QH, 6H, 7D, 8H. After considering the top cards, and knowing that Luffy was guaranteed to lose, Usopp signaled for him to stay.
That’s when Zoro sneezed. It was the most violent sneeze Usopp had ever heard. It was so loud and vigorous, not only was Usopp worried for his ears, the whole table jumped. His impressive blowing power blew the deck clear off the table!
“My bad!” he said, “I’ll get it!”
Zoro picked up all the cards, and handed them back to Usopp.
“Here you go, but don’t worry, I didn’t see any of the cards.”
Those cards, however, were in a completely different order!
<Oh no! Now I don’t know what’s happening!> Usopp thought, not realizing that it didn’t matter since Luffy was gonna lose this round anyway.
Once the cards were back, Robin, stuck with only a single Ace as her best hand, revealed as much and traded in all four of her cards. This didn’t leave her in a better position, unfortunately, as her new hand was still just a High Card Ace.
For Zoro’s turn, Usopp, remembering his conversation with him earlier, decided to help him out.
<I want to be a good, helpful friend, after all.>
He signaled that Zoro’s hand didn’t matter. Zoro didn’t seem to look at the mug, though, as he decided to trade in three of his cards, leaving him with 9H, 9C, QC, 5S, 7S, just a pair.
Usopp then revealed his Ace, swapping out four cards, and being left with AS, KC, JS, 3S, 5C; close to a flush, but close only counts in horseshoes. All he had was a high Ace.
“O-o-okay, everyone, let’s see what you’ve got!”
Everyone revealed their hands, the round being much closer than (most of them) expected, with Luffy, Robin, and Usopp all showing high cards.
“HAHAHA Wow!” Luffy said, “that was super close! Nami, looks like you won that one, what would you like? You can’t have my hat though.”
“Hmmm,” Nami thought for a moment, “can I have your belt sash? I think that yellow will look good with this shirt.”
“Sure! Here you go!”
Luffy handed over his belt, and Nami used it to tie up her hair. She was right, it did make the outfit come together.
Meanwhile, Usopp gathered up the deck, and handed it to her to shuffle.
<Finally, my deal,> Nami thought, <everyone’s pretty drunk, let’s see what I can get away with.>
Nami, having the quickest fingers in the crew, was a practiced card shark. With all the games she’d played with them, she knew exactly what she could get away with. Zoro was usually the only one that would give her trouble, but he seemed pretty distracted tonight. Between that and the drinking, she was pretty sure the coast was clear.
“The best way to pull one over on someone,” Arlong had always told her, “is to only change a few cards here and there. That’s all you need to turn a great hand into a dud.”
<At least there was one good thing he taught me,> she thought ruefully.
Nami used some shuffling tricks to force a couple cards where she wanted them, to make sure her target had a bad hand.
First, Luffy was up. He considered his hand before deciding to trade in one card. Everyone else just thought he was fumbling in this game, but Nami was pretty sure there was something more going on in that head of his.
Next up is Sanji’s turn. He moves to give Nami three cards, when Zoro sneezes again, and once again the deck is on the floor.
“Sorry!” He says, moving to pick up the cards, “my allergies are acting up.”
Sanji shoots him a dirty look, saying “you don’t HAVE allergies, you stupid marimo.”
“Sure I do,” he said with a grin, “I’m allergic to you having a good time. Here you go Nami.”
Sanji handed Nami his three cards, his glare never leaving Zoro’s shit eating grin, and got three cards back. Usopp was looking back and forth between the two, sweat flooding down his face.
Amidst the tension, Robin traded Nami three cards, and was given three cards back. Out of everyone at the table, Robin was the hardest to read, so she couldn’t tell if her hand had gotten any better. Next up was Zoro, who gave her three cards. From his face, his hand definitely got better.
“So glad we can all have a good, clean round,” Zoro said.
<Does he mean me?> Nami thought, but Zoro shot a pointed look at Usopp and Sanji; the former cringed and the latter glared.
<Zoro must’ve caught them doing something, but just wants to mess with them,> Nami realized. <Hey, that’s fine by me, I guess. Keeps the bloodhound off of my trail.>
Usopp gulped before handing in three cards.
Finally it was Nami’s turn. Her hand consisted of AC, AH, 4D, AD, 6H. A “natural” three-of-a-kind. She didn’t necessarily need to win this particular round, so long as her target lost, but it was still nice regardless. She traded in her 4 and her 6 to try for a full house, and was rewarded with a 4H and an 8D. Ah well, no full house, but three of a kind was probably overkill anyway.
“Alright everyone, let’s see them,” she said.
Luffy revealed first, 7C, JH, 7S, JS, 10S. Two pair. One rank lower than her hand.
Next, Sanji flipped his 9D, 9H, 2S, QS, 3C, showing a single pair.
Robin showed 9C, 10D, 3D, 2H, QH.
“I had a feeling I wouldn’t be winning this one,” she said, making pointed eye contact with Nami. Everyone else chuckled, seeming to think she was just talking about her hand.
Zoro revealed KS, KC, 6S, 9S, 6D. Pair of Kings. Normally very good, but not better than her nor Luffy’s hands.
Usopp played 10H, 10C, KH, 8S, JD, pair of tens.
“Well, we’ve got lots of good hands here,” Nami said, “I’m not sure I could take this, except, oh! What’s this?”
She revealed her hand of 3 Aces as though splaying out a fan to hide her face.
“Congratulations, Nami,” Robin said, “I hope my earrings will suffice as your prize. Seeing as I seem to be losing this game, I would like to keep my modesty for just a little longer.”
Everyone at the table gulped in unison as they imagined Robin losing her “modesty”.
“Um, of course, Robin. Thank you,” Nami took the ear rings handed to her, and put them inside her pocket.
“Alright then, my turn to deal,” Luffy said, gathering the cards.
“While you’re getting ready, Luffy, I’m going to go get new drinks for everyone,” Sanji said. “Zoro, could you give me a hand with the glasses?”
“Sure thing, you shitty cook.”
Zoro and Sanji got up from the table and went over to the bar, while Luffy started dealing out the cards.
Zoro went to the cabinet to retrieve some sake, but as he grabbed the handle, Sanji came up behind him and slammed it shut with his hand over Zoro’s shoulder.
“What’s the big idea,” he growled low into Zoro’s ear.
An unexpected shiver went down Zoro’s spine. He had expected Sanji to blow up at him, to turn this into their usual verbal sparring, but this quiet, smouldering anger, this was new. Zoro grinned as he turned around, his face only a mere foot from the cook’s. Seeing that dark look in his eye, Zoro found himself grinning.
“Surely I don’t know what you mean,” he said absolutely not innocently.
“Do you want in? Is that it? Well news flash, you’re in it by being at the table. As the girls get naked, we all benefit, don’t you see that?”
Zoro shrugged.
“Money? Do you want money? Because we can make you win more, too. Usopp and I were already ready to lose it all tonight anyway.”
“Honestly, I’m just happy seeing you lose.”
Before Sanji could respond, Zoro grabbed his wrist and his shoulder and spun them both around, so now it was Sanji pinned to the cabinet, and he closed the distance so that their faces were only inches away.
“Besides, I was never here for the girls really anyway,” he said, and fast as it started, he let go. He began pouring drinks while Sanji caught his breath. He handed a couple glasses to Sanji, and headed back as though nothing at all had happened.
Notes:
Little bit of a shorter chapter this week, but it just felt right to end it there. Chapter 5 is in fact already done, but chapter 6 might be delayed slightly as I start work this week. Either way, I hope you're all still enjoying the ride, and make sure to let me know what you think! Share with a friend! Tell me it sucks! All engagement is good engagement, right? Well anyway, here's the score recap:
Robin: Pink skirt, blue zip-up top, bra, panties
Zoro: Green Robe, black pants, belly sash, socks, underwear
Usopp: T-shirt, baggy yellow pants, orange jacket, shoes, socks, underwear
Nami: Jeans, pink button-up, shoes, earrings, bra, panties
Luffy: Blue shorts, t-shirt, vest, sandals, underwear
Sanji: Slacks, button-up shirt, shoes, socks, underwearMan, we really need to have some of the guys start losing more, but since I'm actually playing out these games with a real deck of cards, we'll just have to see ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Chapter 5: In Which Things Get Spicy
Summary:
Zoro and Sanji continue to vie for dominance, while things heat up for the whole crew- though for some more than others. Cards will be played, clothes will be stripped, and skin will be shown, but who will really come out of this on top? Read on to find out...
Notes:
Up top here I just wanna say thank you to those of you who have made it this far. When I wrote the first chapter, I didn't even know if I'd continue on to the second, but man is validation one hell of a drug. Those of you who have commented, bookmarked, and left kudos are the MVPs, this wouldn't exist without you. Now, as a reward for your continued support, here's chapter 5.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
“What do you think they’re talking about over there?” Robin asked, as Zoro and Sanji sparred, and Luffy shuffled.
“Just their usual dick measuring contest,” Nami replied, “I just try to tune them out when they get like this. I’m honestly not sure if they’d get better or worse if they actually started fucking.”
“So what do you think then?” Robin asked.
“Think about what?”
“Their dick measuring contest; whose do you think is bigger?”
Nami was stunned into silence for a moment, completely not expecting that question to come out of Robin’s mouth. Before she could even begin to think about a response, however, Usopp interrupted.
“Well Sanji’s is longer,” he said, slurring his words a little, “but Zoro’s is thicker. I guess it’s really about what you prefer then.”
Robin and Nami stared at Usopp in shock, while Luffy burst out laughing.
“Why are you looking at their dicks?” Nami asked, once she recomposed herself.
“How long are we talking about?” asked Robin at the same time.
“Longer than my nose on a good day,” Usopp answered, an answer that made Robin’s eyes go wide for a moment, and which Nami simply tried to erase from her brain.
Shortly thereafter, the two frontliners returned to their seats, and Luffy dealt the hands.
As everyone considered their hands, Luffy considered their faces. He saw Sanji had a dark look on his face, and was grumbling to himself. Meanwhile Zoro grinned to himself, probably both happy about one-upping Sanji, and his hand. Usopp looked like he was solving a puzzle as usual, though getting progressively more drunk.
<Sanji is really making him do a lot of the work for this,> Luffy thought. <That doesn’t really seem fair.>
Next he considered Robin’s face. She was a little hard to read, but he never minded that. Despite appearances, Luffy found she was pretty straight forward, and though he couldn’t always tell what she was thinking, he usually understood her actions well enough. Nami, on the other hand, he could practically read like an open book. Better, probably, since he didn’t really like to read. As one of his first companions, he felt close to her in a way that he really only shared with Zoro. Nami seemed to sense him looking at her, and looked up and flashed him a smile. Luffy didn’t like to dwell on the past too much, but he couldn’t help but think how honest her smile was now.
First up was Sanji. Usopp used his cup to signal him, but Sanji seemed to be avoiding looking at it.
<Sanji seems to be having a bit of a rough time,> Luffy thought, <hopefully he’ll cheer up a bit once more clothes start coming off.>
Sanji shot a glare across the table at Zoro, and moved to exchange four cards, revealing the Ace of Diamonds in his hand. As Luffy reached over to take the cards, Zoro started winding up for a sneeze causing everyone to tense. After a moment though, he let it go.
“Sorry,” he said, shooting a grin at Sanji, “false alarm.”
Sanji received his four cards, cracked a small smile, and then it was Robin’s turn. She revealed her Ace of Clubs, and exchanged four cards.
Next up Zoro, bearing a wolfish grin, confidently exchanged three cards. When he got his cards back, he seemed even more excited.
Usopp then exchanged three cards, and Nami as well, and it was back around to Luffy’s turn.
Luffy considered his hand: 4H, 4C, JH, 9C, 6D. Not the worst hand for this kind of game, all things considered, since you only had to avoid being last. Luffy didn’t really care about that though, he was just here to have fun. Sure, he could keep his pair of fours, but what if he went for a flush? Wouldn’t that be more exciting? He had two hearts and two clubs, he could try to go for either one…
<This feels like a night for hearts,> he thought, exchanging three cards, knowing that if he didn’t get the flush, or at least another pair, he would likely lose this hand.
Luffy dealt himself his cards, and looked over his new hand.
4H, JH, 10C, 7C, JC.
<Wow!> he thought to himself, <It would’ve worked if I’d gone the other way! Shishishi, oh well. I guess it’s a better hand anyway.>
“Ok,” he said, “time to show!”
Sanji put down his pair of Aces, grinning smugly, and Nami threw down her hand in frustration.
“That beats my hand too,” Usopp said, revealing a pair of twos.
“Same, shishishi,” Luffy said, revealing his pair of Jacks.
“Doesn’t beat my hand,” Zoro said, flaring out his hand containing three kings.
“It looks like I’ve lost again,” Robin said, revealing her hand which was just a high-card Ace. “Seems I’ll be the first one showing skin.”
The vibe in the room shifted suddenly, as everyone realized at once that Robin was out of ‘safe’ clothes to remove.
Robin, of course, gave no outward indication that she noticed the shift in atmosphere. This was really what she had been waiting for. Up until now, the game had been mostly abstract. Simple removals of unimportant articles, acts where they could deny any inherent sexuality within them. This was the true first barrier, the point where the public crossed over to the private, where lines of taboo could be quickly approached then crossed. Robin knew, as did everyone at this table, that she could call it off right now. They would all walk away from this table, go back to their normal lives, and probably never speak of this night again. Or Robin could make the other choice; she could delve into the unknown, and if she did, she knew her friends would come with her. In the end, it wasn't really a choice at all.
“And Zoro, looks like you’re the one who will claim the prize,” she teased.
The swordsman immediately turned scarlet.
<I wonder how much fun I can have with this,> she mused.
Robin stood up from her seat, and in two graceful strides, she was behind Zoro’s chair.
“Turn around,” she said. The swordsman woodenly complied.
With Zoro facing her, and everyone's eyes locked onto her, she lifted her leg, and planted it right on the table behind Zoro. Now partially over him, her chest inches away from his face, Robin slowly reached up, pushed her hair behind her shoulders with a flourish, and grabbed the zipper to her top.
“Is this what you've all been waiting for?” She said, smiling coyly.
She slowly, torturously began to pull the zipper down, first revealing the curve of her neck, then the pale flesh of her collar bones, down to the smooth swell of her chest, the space between her mounds, and just as they were about to be released from their housing, she stopped.
“Actually, I have a better idea,” she said, and quick as a flash she grabbed the knot in the side of her skirt and pulled, undoing the knot and leaving the skirt to float over Zoro’s head, causing Zoro to briefly be the only one who could not see her gorgeous legs leading up to an incredibly tight ass, housed in a beautiful light blue pair of panties.
Once Zoro freed himself from the skirt, and was able to take in the sight before him, Robin allowed him to gawk for a moment, panties on full display, along with the slightly darker spot between her legs. He couldn’t quite decide whether or not this was a trick of the light. Before he could, she blew him a kiss, lowered her leg, and went back to her chair.
It was some time before anyone spoke. It was as if none of them had quite expected the game to actually get to this point, let alone keep going after. Now nobody was quite sure what to do. It was Nami who broke the silence.
“Why’d you choose your skirt?” She asked, voice cracking slightly in the middle.
“Well,” Robin replied, “I realized that the table would hide me some, so long as I don’t stand up.”
This was true, Nami realized, however the fact that she had left her top nearly completely open gave her some doubt. Looking at the other woman’s breasts, in fact, Nami realized something else that made her mouth go dry.
<Is she not wearing a bra?> Nami thought. <That can’t be right… right?>
However, Robin’s top was unzipped right up to the point where one couldn’t be quite sure, and not an inch further, leaving it to be a question in Nami’s mind for now.
“Sanji, it’s your turn to deal now, right?” Robin asked, turning his direction, “Sanji, are you alright?”
Sanji had tears streaming down his face.
“Sorry, it’s just, this is the best night of my life,” he said.
“Hehe, well I’m happy to have provided, then.”
Sanji continued his tears of joy as he collected the cards and began to shuffle.
<Now if only Nami would lose a few hands,> he thought. <I’ve been lucky with Robin’s bad luck since Zoro has been interfering, but it seems like Usopp will still have some chances.>
Sanji dealt out the cards, and considered his friends’ faces. He looked at Robin first, who smiled at him, forcing him to look away before he lost composure again. He noticed Zoro was also glancing at Robin not infrequently.
<’Not here for the girls,’ my ass,> Sanji thought, <he’s just as horny as the rest of us.>
Sanji avoided looking at Usopp, since he didn’t want Zoro to think he was cheating.
Nami looked stunning and confident as always, and obviously if she was glancing at Robin it was only to evaluate her as an opponent.
And as usual, he couldn’t tell at all what Luffy was thinking.
Then he looked at his own hand, which was… not great. 5S, 10D, JC, 7D, AS. He could try for a flush or a straight, but it was probably better for him to just keep the Ace and try for a new hand.
Robin was up first, She traded in two cards, and received her two.
Zoro traded three cards, and seemed slightly appeased with the results.
Then Usopp, well, Usopp looked a little delirious, to be honest.
“Usopp? You there?” Sanji inquired.
“Huh? Oh- yeah, uhhhh here. No wait! Here you go.” Usopp started to give three cards to Sanji, but then changed his mind at the last minute and gave him four cards, revealing the Ace of Diamonds in his hand.
Nami traded in just a single card.
<Must have a pretty good hand then,> Sanji thought, since there wasn’t really much point in bluffing here.
Luffy traded in three of his cards, almost at random it seemed, and seemed pleased with the result.
Sanji considered his hand again.
<Since I know one of the Aces is in Usopp’s hand, it makes it less likely that I will draw one if I swap four. On the other hand, going for a flush or a straight would be suicide.>
He stuck with his original plan, revealing his Ace of Spades and swapping four cards. His new hand was now AS, 10S, AC, KD, 3C, a pair of Aces.
<Alright, best pair I could get. Probably not losing this time, at least.>
“Alright everyone, show ‘em.”
Robin showed a pair of fours.
Zoro had a pair of threes.
Usopp managed to hit under that with a pair of twos, while Nami right after showed a pair of sixes and a pair of sevens.
Luffy revealed his pair of nines, and Sanji finally put down his pair of Aces.
That left Usopp as the loser and Nami as the victor.
“Usopp, give me your shoes,” Nami commanded.
“Yesh, Nami,” Usopp proceeded to drunkenly kick off his shoes and hand them to Nami. Or at least, he tried to. He managed to kick one shoe off so hard he fell out of his seat, smacking his head against the ground.
“Usopp!” Nami cried, “Are you ok?”
Usopp mumbled something incoherent in response.
“I think he’s just drunk,” Zoro said.
“I don’t know, it looked like he hit his head pretty hard,” Nami said. “Zoro, help me get him to the clinic, just to make sure.”
Zoro sighed, but dutifully picked Usopp up under his shoulder and helped him stumble to the infirmary.
“We’ll be right back,” Nami said, “you guys wait here.”
Over in the sick bay, Zoro laid Usopp down on the bed while Nami started grabbing some things from the cabinets.
“You know what you’re doing with those?” Zoro asked.
“A little. I sailed mostly alone for quite awhile, remember? I had to pick up at least the basics.”
Nami took her supplies over to the bed and started checking for a concussion.
“You were right, Zoro,” she said after a minute, “I think he’s fine, just drank too much. I didn’t realize he was putting them away like that.”
“Right…”
“It looks like he’ll be out for a while though. Should we call off the game?”
“It would be a good excuse,” Zoro said, leaning up against the counter, “but it kinda rubs me the wrong way.”
“What do you mean?”
“Well for one, Sanji’s having too good of a time right now, don’t you think?”
“Tell me about it. Things are really going his way tonight.”
“And it’s no accident either.”
“Becasue he’s cheating? Have you figured out how?”
“I think I was able to put a stop to that,” Zoro said, slightly dodging the question, “but I’m still looking for a way to ruin his night.”
“Hmmm, Robin and I pulled a prank on him earlier; we made him up to look like his old wanted poster, and he did not like that.”
“Ohh, makeup, huh? There might be something we can do with that.”
“Not if we can’t get Usopp back in playing order.”
Zoro stood up, and began rummaging through the cabinets.
“I know Chopper keeps some stimulants in here, maybe those will help get Usopp back on his feet.”
Zoro pulls out a bottle, and gives the liquid inside a whiff.
“Woof, yeah, this should wake him up.”
Zoro took a couple drops with the dropper, mixed them into a glass of water, and poured it into Usopp’s mouth.
As soon as he gulped down the concoction, he slammed bolt upright in the bed, steam coming out of his ears.
“AAAAHHHH,” he screamed, “WATER I NEED WATER”
He leapt out of bed, and rushed to the tap to start drinking directly from the source.
“Zoro, what did you give him?”
“Not sure, whatever was in this,” he said, tossing her the bottle.
“‘Ghost pepper extract’?” She read, “Well, I guess that’ll do the job.”
After about a minute of straight chugging water, Usopp finally calmed down, sinking to the floor with puffy lips and red eyes.
“Please- huff, huff- never do that again,” he said.
“Alright, Usopp,” Nami said, putting the ghost pepper extract on the counter, “you have my word. Now let’s get you back to the game.”
Zoro began to follow, but before he left, he got an evil grin and snatched the bottle from the counter.
<I’m sure this will come in handy later, heheheh.>
Notes:
So, things got a little spicy there, eh? Honestly I didn't expect someone to lose this much this quickly, maybe Robin willl be the first one naked? It remains to be seen. To recap, here's everyone's current clothing situations:
Robin: Blue zip-up top, bra, panties
Zoro: Green Robe, black pants, belly sash, socks, underwear
Usopp: T-shirt, baggy yellow pants, orange jacket, socks, underwear
Nami: Jeans, pink button-up, shoes, earrings, bra, panties
Luffy: Blue shorts, t-shirt, vest, sandals, underwear
Sanji: Slacks, button-up shirt, shoes, socks, underwearI have already finished chapter 6, so that will go up next week, but that was because I ended up having some extra free time this week. There is a very good chance that chapter 7 won't go up the week after, but I've said that before so I'll keep you posted. And I'm still collecting dares, so if you have an idea, let me know and I'll record it!
Chapter 6: In Which Things are Revealed
Summary:
Robin continues to tease her crewmates, and waits for someone else to join her in indecency. Who will it be? What will be revealed when they do? Only one way to find out, and that's by playing the game.
Notes:
Happy (day after) Halloween, everybody, hope you all had a great night! I got far too drunk, and had a hangover today, but that's not gonna stop me from posting an update today. So without further ado...
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
While Zoro, Nami, and Usopp were on the other side of the wall in the sick bay, Sanji, Luffy, and Usopp were left alone in the mess.
<They both seem a little tense,> Robin thought, seeing the two young men try very hard not to look at her chest.
“Do you two need new drinks?” She said, rising from her spot.
The direct question, along with her standing up, drew their eyes right to her bare legs and highly exposed chest as she leaned over the table to grab Luffy’s cup.
“Looks like you’re almost empty,” she said, looking into his glass, holding her position for longer than strictly necessary in order to really give them an eyeful.
“Let me get us filled up,” she said, finally standing and grabbing all three of their glasses.
As she walked over to the bar, she made sure to put an extra sway in her hips as she was sure they were watching her backside.
Sanji took a long drag from his cigarette, and puffed out the smoke in a sigh.
“This is the best night of my life,” he reiterated, “Luffy, I’m so glad I joined your crew.”
He turned to look at Luffy as he said this, and noticed Luffy quickly flick his gaze up from his mouth to his eyes.
“I’m glad you joined my crew too,” he said in a way that was so sincere that it made Sanji’s breath hitch.
“Don’t spend too long looking soulfully into each other’s eyes now,” Robin said, returning from the bar, “I’ll feel left out.”
Robin took Luffy’s drink and walked behind him, leaning over so her breasts pushed on his head as she set his glass down, and repeated the same move for Sanji, knocking him back to his senses.
<They both seem a little calmer now, though more intense,> she thought, <though I really do feel like I missed out on something here.>
Before she could ponder further, the rest of the crew came back, Usopp looking more awake, but definitely worse for wear. His lips were swollen, and his eyes were red, and he was drinking water like a fish.
“Well, we’re back,” Zoro said, “Everybody ready to start again?”
Robin certainly was ready, so while everyone got settled into their seats, she shuffled and dealt the cards. She watched her friends’ faces as they looked at their hands, trying to see if she would lose yet another article of clothing here.
Zoro looked decidedly displeased with his hand, while Usopp breathed a sigh of relief. Nami looked deep in thought, and Luffy had a massive smile on his face. Robin couldn’t quite tell if that meant his hand was actually good though. Sanji wasn’t looking at his hand really, his steely gaze was locked on Zoro.
Speaking of, the swordsman was up first. He reluctantly traded in two cards, and seemed relieved at what he got.
Usopp thought for a moment, then traded two cards.
Nami very quickly traded in three cards, and looked slightly worried at the result.
Luffy cheerfully gave up two cards, and on receiving the return burst into laughter.
“Oh man,” he said “I was so close that time, you have no idea!”
Sanji revealed his Ace of Diamonds and traded in four cards. He seemed nonplussed at the results.
Finally it became Robin’s turn, and she considered her cards: 5C, AD, 3H, 10S, 6C. Just a high Ace. She noticed that with a 5C and a 6C, she could go for a potential flush or straight, but considering she knew Sanji had an Ace at least, she decided to take the safe bet and go for a full four. This netted her JC, 2C, 5S, 2H giving her a pair. It’s the worst possible pair, but it was technically better than her hand before.
“Alright, everyone,” she said, “let’s see who wants to join me in undress.”
Zoro went first, revealing a pair of 6’s, followed by Usopp dropping a pair of 8’s and a pair of Queens.
“Now let’s see who’s giving me something!” he said.
Robin then revealed her hand, a pair of 2’s, beginning to fear the worst.
Sanji, and Luffy, however, both revealed Aces High, with Luffy being one card away from a flush. Close only counts in horseshoes, however, so they compared their next highest cards. Luffy had a JS, while Sanji had a 10C.
“Looks like it’s me then,” Sanji said.
“Actually,” Nami said, revealing her hand, “it’s me.”
Nami had KS, QH, 3C, 4D, 10H, leaving her with a High Card King.
“That’s right, Nami,” Usopp said, “time for you to pay up!”
Nami rolled her eyes, “sure thing, Usopp, but I don’t think these ear rings will go with any of your outfits.”
Nami quickly undid her hoop ear rings, and handed them to Usopp without further fanfare.
“You know, you make it really hard to gloat,” he said.
“I know,” she replied, fluttering her eyelashes and giving him an innocent smile.
While the two idiots to his left bickered, Zoro shuffled the cards and began to think.
<Alright,> he thought, <I’ve managed to block Sanji from cheating, but my attempts to distract Usopp haven’t been working so well. He’s using Haki to spy on the cards, huh? Maybe I can…>
As Zoro shuffled, he began to fuel the cards with a little bit of Armament Haki. Not enough to be noticeable, but hopefully enough to block Usopp’s perception.
<That should last the round,> he thought as he began the deal.
Usopp looked a little more sober now, after the spicing and all the water, but seemed very confused as he was staring at the deck instead of his hand.
“Something wrong Usopp?” Zoro asked.
“Huh? Uh, uh, n-n-no, why do you ask?” Usopp started sweating again.
“It’s your turn,” Zoro said, “how many do you want?”
Usopp stuttered a bit, and thought very hard before giving one card. Usopp let out a sigh of relief as he got his return card.
<Strange,> Zoro thought, <usually trading in one card means you’re confident. At least it seems like my blocking is working.>
Next up, Nami also traded in one card, then Luffy traded in a full three.
Sanji considered his hand for a moment before trading in two, clicking his tongue when he got his cards, and Robin decided to go for three.
Finally it was Zoro’s turn. He was holding JH, 6S, 2D, QD, 8C, truly a nothing hand. He easily decided to keep the face cards and swap the rest giving himself back a 10D, 8D, KS. One card away from a straight, leaving him with nothing but a King in the final scoring.
“Damn, alright, let’s see what you’ve got,” he said, revealing his hand first.
“Definitely worse than my hand,” Usopp said, revealing a hand of 5C, 3C, 9C, JC, 5S, a pair of fives, one card away from a flush.
“Oh, Usopp, I also almost had a flush!” Luffy said, revealing his 5H, AH, 9H, 4S, 6H, a High Ace hand.
“Even my hand is better than yours, Luffy” Sanji said, revealing another High Ace hand with 10C, AC, 2H, 9D, 7C.
“I think I might actually have a shot at winning this time,” Robin said, revealing KC, AD, 4C, 6D, KD for a pair of Kings.
“I wish,” Nami said, “I don’t really want any of his stinky clothes. Please at least don’t give me your socks.”
Nami laid her hand reluctantly on the table, showing 2S, QH, QS, 2C, 4H for a two pair hand.
Zoro considered her request, then shrugged.
<I’m coming up on my bath day soon,> he thought, <I would rather Sanji get my socks anyway.>
Zoro stood up and shrugged off his green robe, revealing his toned pecs and arms in a stunning display of athleticism. Robin whistled, and despite seeing him train shirtless every day, even Nami couldn’t help but blush a little bit. Maybe it was the booze, or just the heightened sexual energy of the night, but she couldn’t help but notice the slight movement of his muscles as he handed his robe to her, the slight tension in his chest as he held it out to her. She found herself picturing what it would feel like to run her fingers down his chest, over his scar, and all over his rock-hard-
“Wow, Zoro, you really have been working out lately,” Luffy said, breaking the spell so Nami could sit down with her prize.
“Oh, thanks,” Zoro replied, beginning to flex for the audience, “I just went up another 100 pounds, so I’ve been really feeling the burn lately.”
Nami saw Robin bite her lip a little, and couldn’t help but agree.
After showing off for another minute, Zoro sat down and passed the deck to Usopp, who began to deal.
<Damn, that Zoro,> Usopp thought, <I thought we were on the same side? Why is he working against me? Oh well, nothing he can do this round, but not much I can do either since I’m going last. I’ll just have to hope that Nami loses and has to strip again.>
As a stupid grin spread across his face, Usopp dealt the cards, and watched everyone’s hands.
Nami was up first. She had been dealt 10D, 8S, 2H, QC, KS.
<Alright! Not great, right off the bat!> Usopp thought.
Nami, predictably, traded in her non-face cards, gaining 8H, 5H, 9H in return, leaving her with a High King. Usopp, watching closely, saw her gulp slightly.
Next, Luffy had 7H, 3S, 9D, 3H, JH.
<Alright, he’s got a pair,> Usopp thought, <as long as he keeps that, Nami’s almost guaranteed to lose!>
Luffy, predictably unpredictably, kept his hearts and went for the flush.
<LUFFYYYYY,> Usopp screamed in his head as he handed over the two cards.
They were a King of Hearts and a Queen of Hearts.
“YAHOO! I did it!” Luffy yelled, leaping out of his seat in his exuberance.
“That’s great, Luffy, tell us afterward,” Zoro said.
“Shishishishishi.”
Next up was Sanji. Usopp checked his and Robin’s hand, and signaled for him to take two cards. Sanji, without looking at Usopp’s cup, traded in three.
<Huh? He must not have seen the signal…> Usopp thought, concerned.
Sanji’s new hand was 8C, 8D, 4S, 4D, 6H, leaving him with two pair.
<He would’ve had a better shot of winning if he had been paying attention though. Now Robin has a chance here.>
Robin considered her hand deeply. As brazen as she had been, Usopp was sure she still didn’t want to be the first out. He knew what would give her the best hand here, it was just a question of whether she would go for it.
Nico Robin revealed her Ace of Clubs, and traded four cards.
<There she goes, winning this hand.>
Her new hand was now AC, KC, 3C, 9C, JC, a flush better than Luffy’s, since she had the better high card.
Next up was Zoro, who had 6C, AH, 5S, JD, 5C, giving him a pair of fives. Not a winning hand, but neither a losing hand.
<Heh, this is it. No way Nami is getting out of this,> Usopp thought, letting a grin spread across his face again.
Zoro looked at his hand.
Then he looked at Usopp.
Then he looked at Nami.
Then he looked at Usopp again.
Then he smiled at Usopp.
Then he traded everything but his 5S, and his 6C.
Usopp was agape. He couldn’t believe this. He was so shocked, he even forgot to take Zoro’s cards.
“Usopp? You there?” Zoro prodded, still with that smile on his face.
“Uh-uh-uh, yeah, uh, sorry. Here you go,” Usopp woodenly handed Zoro three cards. He got 7D, QD… and AS.
<Thank god,> Usopp thought, breathing a sigh of relief <still a better hand than Nami’s. Now I just have to make sure my hand beats hers.>
Usopp’s hand was KD, 4H, 9S, 6S, 2S, and he just had to beat a High King. Lucky for him, the top card of the deck was the Ace of Spades.
<It doesn’t even matter what I do now, I could even just trade one card,> he thought with a smile.
Usopp put one card from his hand into the discard pile, and went to deal himself the top card of the deck. Before he could, however, a hand shot, quick as lightning, across the table and grabbed his wrist.
“Usopp, if you’re gonna cheat, you have to be less obvious,” Luffy said, his arm gum-gum stretching across the table to grab Usopp.
Notes:
Oh boy, looks like things aren't gonna go so hot for Usopp. How's he gonna get out of this one? Here's the count at the end of this chapter:
Robin: Blue zip-up top, bra, panties
Zoro: Black pants, belly sash, socks, underwear
Usopp: T-shirt, baggy yellow pants, orange jacket, socks, underwear
Nami: Jeans, pink button-up, shoes, bra, panties
Luffy: Blue shorts, t-shirt, vest, sandals, underwear
Sanji: Slacks, button-up shirt, shoes, socks, underwearI am honestly pretty stuck on the next chapter, so I can't guarantee it'll be done by Saturday, though I do find myself with a little extra time this week so there's a chance. I also still need a couple of dares to fill out the list, so if you got any ideas, let me know!
Chapter 7: In Which Cheaters get Punished
Summary:
Usopp's getting into some hot water again... will he float to safety, or drag his friends down with him?
Notes:
Oops, I was so busy this week I almost forgot to post. Sorry I'm a little late -.-'
More news at the end though
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Usopp found himself sweating yet again.
<I wonder if I should have Chopper take a look at that,> he thought in the back of his mind.
“Chuh- chuh- cheating?” he stammered, “don’t b-b-b-be ridiculous, Luffy, w-w-w-why would I cheat? I would never cheat at a game, i-i-i-in fact, I think YOU’RE cheating and just trying to shift the blame onto me!”
“Usopp, it’s fine,” Luffy said, “I just said you can’t be so obvious about it. You’re a pirate, no one cares if you’re cheating.”
“He’s not supposed to be cheating Luffy,” Zoro said.
Luffy tilted his head like he didn’t get it.
“He’s a pirate though,” he said matter-of-factly.
“No one cares if he’s cheating?” Nami said, “Luffy, I care if he’s cheating!”
“But you’re cheating too?” Luffy said quizzically, “you made Robin get a bad hand on your last deal.”
“I- that- he- those are two different things!” Nami stuttered.
“A-HA, so you’re trying to see Robin naked too!” Usopp said, “I gotta say, Nami, that’s pretty low, targeting Robin like that.”
“And you’re supposed to be better because you and Sanji were targeting both of them equally?” Zoro countered.
‘Oy, don’t drag me into this, marimo,” Sanji interjected, “I’ve been playing the last six rounds clean thanks to your shenanigans!”
“So you admit you were cheating!” Nami yelled.
“Wait, I was cheating on my own?” Usopp said.
“Guys, guys, let’s all calm down,” Luffy tried to intercede, “there’s nothing wrong with cheating at cards, we’re pirates.”
“YES THERE IS,” Zoro, Usopp, Nami, and Sanji all yelled at him at once.
“I have a suggestion,” Robin said calmly, with a slight smile, “it sounds like a lot of cheating has been going on, so how about a punishment game for the cheaters? And since it seems like I’ve been a frequent target, I think it’s only fair that I choose the game.”
This placated the erupting crew, as they pondered this option.
“What kind of punishment game?” Usopp asked hesitantly.
“Hmmm, I wonder…” Robin said, “I know, how about a guessing game?”
“Oh sure,” Usopp said, “I’m great at guessing? What are we guessing? How many chopsticks we can fit in our mouth? I bet it’s a lot.”
“I was thinking something more… personal,” Robin replied, “something more in theme with tonight’s activities.”
“Go on,” Sanji said, leaning in.
“You each take a turn being blindfolded, while the rest of us each give you a kiss. Then you guess who it was that kissed you, and whoever gets the most right wins, while the other two strip.”
“So wait,” Sanji said, “wouldn’t that mean I’d have to get a kiss from the stupid muscleheaded swordsman over there?”
“Yep,” Robin said, and Zoro started making kissy faces at him, “but you’d also kiss me and Nami.”
“I don’t know…” now it was Nami’s turn to raise an objection, “I’d have to kiss Sanji twice then.”
“Well,” Robin said, “we’ll just have to make you smell Zoro’s socks then.”
“We’ll take the kissing,” the cheaters said in unison.
“Great,” Robin exclaimed, “I’ll go get my blindfold!”
Then Robin scampered away toward the women’s quarters before anyone had time to ask why she had a blindfold.
Sanji sat blindfolded in his chair, hands bound behind his back, anticipation rising in his chest. Honestly, he hated feeling like he wasn’t in control like this, though he had to admit that it had been quite some time since he’d been in control of this night. The only reason he wasn’t slipping into a full on panic attack now was because he trusted his friends completely, though of course he couldn’t say that out loud, certainly not with Zoro in the room. That stupid marimo, thought he could just waltz in and-
Suddenly the tension breaks with a feeling on his lips. The kiss was passionate, but more playful than serious. Deep, inviting him into its luscious embrace, exactly as far as he wanted to go, but always promising deeper rewards. Hands cupped his face, delicate fingers leaving trails of heat down his cheeks, and just as quickly as it had begun it was over, leaving him desperately searching again for more. The silence lingered as he savored the taste.
“Robin,” he said.
There was no reply. He wouldn’t know his final score until Nami and Usopp had gone, so his anticipation was allowed to rise again. He heard some whispering from the others, maybe deciding who would go next, maybe discussing how much they hated having to kiss him. The whispering cut off, and he knew it was coming.
The second kiss was nothing like the first. More hesitant, and wetter. The kisser felt very unsure of themselves.
<Must be Usopp then,> Sanji thought.
He expected this one to be much shorter than the first, but those hesitant lips explored his for what felt like a much longer time than necessary. Eventually, even their anxious trembling subsided as they found their rhythm.
<He’s actually not too bad, once he gets comfortable.>
Soon, someone in the crowd made a small sound clearing their throat, and the kiss cut off.
“Usopp,” Sanji said once his mouth was free.
<That leaves Nami, Luffy, and, ugh, Zoro. Hopefully the taste of my dear, sweet, orange beauty will wash out the taste of hell that awaits me.>
He heard the floorboards creak as someone approached, and once again he felt a pair of hands cup his face. These hands were much larger than Robin’s, and had a strength and warmth to them that made him reflexively want to nuzzle into them. The kiss itself was quick, but above all gentle. It was the kiss of someone who really, truly, cared for him deeply, that much he could tell, though the speed of it made divining anything more difficult.
“Luffy,” he said, going with his gut. He didn’t think there was anyone on the ship whose hands would feel like that.
Sanji found himself relaxing in the afterglow of that kiss, and that this time he felt no anxiety or anticipation welling up inside him. Which meant that he was taken completely by surprise by the sting in his cheek when someone slapped him hard across the face, bringing him back down to the ocean.
“Ah, my sweet Nami,” he said, “I would recognize the fiery sting of your love anywhere.”
<Alright, I’m confident I’ve gotten them all correct so far. That means the last one is Zoro, and I’ll have won this challenge.>
As he finished that thought, the final kisser came over and practically punched his face with theirs, mushing their lips together as though they’d only sort of seen this done before, and finally separating with a loud, cartoonish smack.
“And I can’t imagine such a rough kiss coming from anyone but Zoro,” Sanji said, “now get this thing off of me, so we can get the next victim up here.”
His sight was restored to the beautiful sight of Robin’s face, and her ample cleavage, which unfortunately disappeared behind him as she went to untie his wrists. Replacing her angelic visage was Zoro’s grinning mug, as he flashed Sanji a thumbs up.
“Not too bad, you shitty cook. Guess those lips are pretty sensitive.”
“A cook’s mouth is his most important tool,” Sanji said, “the lips and tongue must be trained even more than the hands.”
Zoro just snickered, giving Sanji a bad feeling in his stomach.
<Why does it feel like he’s making fun of me,> he thought, <I definitely got them all right… right?>
As Sanji stood up, and Usopp got ready to go next, Luffy had some time to think. He was definitely feeling… something. And as he contemplated that… something, he was coming to the conclusion that he didn’t like that… something that he was feeling. It wasn't the punishment game. As much as Luffy knew that pirates are supposed to cheat at card games, they're also supposed to get punished when they get caught. A challenge like this worked perfectly well as a punishment. If they were good enough at this game, they wouldn't have consequences in the other game, it made perfect sense to him. So why was he feeling… bad?
<I guess it started after I kissed Sanji,> he thought, <but I wanted to kiss Sanji. Was it because he guessed me wrong?>
Before he could analyze that thought further, Usopp was tied up, and the rest of them drew straws to decide the kissing order. It would go: Nami, Sanji, Zoro, Robin, Luffy, giving Luffy plenty of time to consider how he was going to kiss Usopp. He decided to watch the others closely, and maybe get some ideas on how to do it.
Nami went up first. She gracefully walked over, floorboards only creaking slightly as her bare feet glided over them. Her shirt rustled, and her ear rings jingled slightly as she bent over in front of Usopp. A strand of her hair fell from her updo, subtly brushing against Usopp’s nose. Luffy knew that Usopp would be picking up all of these hints and more subconsciously using his instinctive Haki abilities.
<Usopp could probably get all his guesses right by accident,> Luffy thought, <the question is whether or not he’ll overthink it.>
Nami bent over, giving him a quick peck on the lips before standing up again. Seems she held Sanji much more at fault for tonight, or maybe she just knew Sanji would enjoy the slap.
Usopp, meanwhile, was sweating.
Again.
<I wonder where he gets all that water from,> Luffy thought.
Usopp seemed to be struggling a lot.
<You need to have a calm mind for perception Haki to work,> Luffy realized, <he hasn’t trained enough to be able to use it in a situation like this.>
“Lips that soft, must have been one of the girls,” Usopp said nervously, “Robin?”
His guess was of course met with silence, leaving him to stew in his uncertainty.
<He’s just going to get worse as this goes on,> Luffy thought. He thought about his position at the end of the line, where Usopp would be at his most nervous. He felt… something again.
Sanji went up next. He’d replaced his cigarette with a sucker in order to get rid of the tobacco taste. He pulled the sucker out of his mouth, leaned in, and gave Usopp a very sincere kiss, lingering on his lips just slightly longer than strictly necessary.
“Those lips were very soft too, and I think I taste…” Usopp licked his lips thoughtfully, and Sanji tensed up. Had his ploy not worked?
“Is that makeup?” Usopp eventually finished, “that must be Nami then.”
Usopp had guessed wrong, just as Sanji wanted, but Luffy noticed he hadn’t relaxed much after the guess.
<Maybe I should introduce him to Iva,> Luffy thought, <I’m sure they could help him out.>
Zoro was up next, he strode confidently over, grabbed Usopp by the shoulders, and planted one directly on him, nearly knocking over his chair before setting him right and backing off.
“So confident,” Usopp said, “that must be Sanji.”
<Usopp is looking a little more confident now,> Luffy thought, <even though he was wrong. Maybe he’ll be able to guess me correctly then.>
Robin went next, gliding over with an elegant stride, sleek, bare legs looking beautiful in the mess hall’s light. As she slowly bent over, showing off her panty-clad ass to all gathered, she looked back with a smirk to make sure they were watching. She took a different approach to Usopp’s kiss than she did Sanji’s; she gave him a kiss on the top of his head, on the tip of his nose, and then finally on the lips briefly before giving her butt a little wiggle, righting herself slowly, and stepping back.
“Wait, wait,” Usopp said, “I already guessed both girls, right? B-b-b-but that was definitely one of the girls, right? S-s-s-s-so who did I get wrong? Who just kissed me? Nami? Was it Nami again?”
Usopp was floundering, whatever confidence he’d had was completely shattered, and along with it that… something inside of Luffy ballooned to an even greater size. He began to hesitantly step forward. He hadn’t done anything hesitantly in, well, maybe ever, but he found right now that he was having trouble putting one foot in front of the other. It was like his gum-gum powers were turning his legs to rubber without his say-so. It took surprisingly few steps to find himself in front of Usopp, and he found himself thinking back to when they’d first met. The moment they’d first shared words, it was like they’d known each other forever. Usopp was the biggest liar he knew, but somehow that also made him the most honest man he’d ever met. When Usopp smiled, it reminded him of Shanks, and when he laughed it was always from the heart. Luffy began to slowly lean in, and as he got closer and closer that… something seemed to get bigger and bigger, until their lips met and Luffy thought he was about to explode. Time seemed to stop for them, Luffy teetering on the edge of collapse, and Usopp’s lips feeling like they were trying to hold him together. Neither of them breathed for what felt like an eternity.
Then eternity came to an end, and they separated, and with his first breath Usopp said “Luffy.”
Notes:
Oh, Usopp, you could have gotten out of this no problem. At least you've got your captain.
Well, as some of you may have noticed, I skipped last week. I'm approaching the end of my semester, so my work has been ramping up quite a bit. With that in mind, I won't be updating any more in November. Chapter 8 is already done (and looking quite spicy if I do say so myself), but I won't be uploading it until December 6th, so I'll leave you until then to imagine Nami in a blindfold.No one lost any clothes this chapter, so no changes to the table:
Robin: Blue zip-up top, bra, panties
Zoro: Black pants, belly sash, socks, underwear
Usopp: T-shirt, baggy yellow pants, orange jacket, socks, underwear
Nami: Jeans, pink button-up, shoes, bra, panties
Luffy: Blue shorts, t-shirt, vest, sandals, underwear
Sanji: Slacks, button-up shirt, shoes, socks, underwearI've loved reading everyone's comments, and I try to reply to every one that I can, thank you so much for reading!
Chapter 8: In Which Nami Rides the Wave
Summary:
Things are tense amongst our players at the moment, but Nami is too busy trying to think about anything else to worry about that. Will she be able to hold it together, or will she join Robin in the next stage of undress? Luffy continues to have complicated feelings, and sparks continue to fly between Zoro and Sanji. Are they the sparks of rivalry, or are they more? Find out, right now.
Notes:
Hwew, I LIVE! I have passed all of my classes, and I get most of this month off as a break. I'll be right back to the grindstone come January though, and I'm not sure what my workload's gonna look like yet, so I'm gonna try to keep this fic on a once a month update. Hopefully second Saturday each month, but if not, at least one chapter a month regardless. Thank you guys for continuing to read (can you believe this fic has 1600 hits?), as a little extra treat, things heat up a little more this chapter. Well, that's all from me, I'll see you guys at the end.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Nami hated being tied up. Frankly, it reminded her of being chained to a desk in Arlong Park, wrists being rubbed raw by manacles day in, day out, drawing ocean charts until her fingers bled. She wasn’t going to ruin the game though.
<I’m over it now anyway,> she thought, <that was years ago now. I’m a different person. I’m over it.>
She was over it. The thumping in her chest that was getting louder as she sat down and was blindfolded was only because of the eyeful of Robin’s chest she was getting. Definitely just that, and nothing else. And because she was so over it, she definitely didn’t breathe a sigh of relief when Luffy said:
“We don’t need to tie her wrists, Robin. Nami’ll just sit still.”
And it was a complete coincidence that her heart rate lowered by a good thirty bpm when she heard Robin backing away without protest. All of this was just evidence of how much it didn’t bother her, of course. And now that she couldn’t see Robin’s distracting curves, or Zoro’s attention-holding pecs, she could focus on what really mattered: winning the game.
<Usopp completely shat the bed,> she thought, <so if I can at least tie Sanji, I can avoid losing my shirt.>
In the darkness of the blindfold, Nami’s imagination quickly brought forth images of her sitting at the table with her bra fully on display, while the gathered crew made no secret of their ogling. If she was being completely honest with herself, which she was not, the idea excited her. She knew what she had been blessed with, and loved being the center of attention. She felt herself lick her lips in anticipation as she pictured Robin’s hungry gaze devouring her body before her lithe fingers unhooked Nami’s bra, letting her chest fall free. She pictured countless hands exploring her body, gently at first, then grabbing her roughly, desperately pawing and groping her until-
Her fantasy was suddenly, rudely interrupted by the sensation of lips on her own. She had gotten so wrapped up in her head that she had almost forgotten what she was doing. The kiss itself was quick, and due to her distraction she hadn’t been ready for it.
<Shit,> she thought, <well it definitely wasn’t Sanji. No way he’d let me go with just that peck. Based on her previous shows, I doubt it was Robin. It could have been Luffy, but… no, I don’t think so. That leaves Zoro or Usopp… guess I’ll just have to go with my gut.>
“Zoro,” she said, to no reply.
<Ok, Nami, get your head in the game here. You honestly have no clue if that was right or not. If it was wrong, then you’re not in a great spot, but you can do this. You only have to tie Sanji. You only have to tie him.>
The next contestant brought with them the scent of cherry blossoms, which caused her heart rate to pick up again. She knew even before their lips met who was up, and she was looking forward to every second of it.
The smell leaned closer, and Nami’s imagination started to run away again. She pictured Robin, again, ravishing her with her mouth, as she slowly worked her fingers down her shirt, opening her buttons one, by one, by one, until again she was on display for all to see, powerless against her own lust to stop it.
<Oh, Robin,> she thought, <take me, please, I need you right here, right now.>
The smell of flowers grew ever stronger, teasing, and tantalizing Nami with the promise of the greatest pleasure she had known. She felt her breath quicken to match her pulse, as slowly, agonizingly slowly, that scent engulfed her. She could feel Robin’s breath on her lips. The older woman was right there; she had to fight herself from leaning forward to meet her. Then, finally, bliss. Their lips met, and the electricity that shot through Nami was incredible. The kiss was deep, and soft, and passionate. It was like being struck by lightning from her own weather orbs, and just like lightning, it was over in a flash.
Nami instinctively leaned forward as she felt those sweet lips pull away from hers, but a surprisingly firm hand pressed her back into her chair.
“Now, now, Nami,” Robin whispered, “the little cat-burglar has to be punished somehow, does she not? That will have to satisfy you until next time.”
Nami let out a small, unbidden whine as Robin’s raspy voice tickled her ear, and pulled away from her. Through this torturous teasing, as well as her own fantasies, Nami could feel a fire burning in her core. The only thing she could do to put it out was squeeze her thighs together in vain, as her mind conjured forth more images of Robin’s promised next time.
<I really can’t focus now,> Nami thought, panicking. She only barely remembered to announce her “guess” as everything in her mind was consumed by skin and lust.
<Who knew just having a blindfold on could have this kind of effect on me.>
Nami’s fantasy quickly spiraled from just Robin exploring every inch of her body, to being laid out on the table in front of all gathered, dressed in only her blazing hair as everyone grabbed at whatever piece of her they could. Zoro gripped her thigh with one calloused hand, roughly stroking up and down as Luffy fit her whole breast in his mouth. Usopp climbed the table, head buried in her sex, finally putting that lying tongue to good use. Robin continued to explore her like an undiscovered artifact, reveling in the details, and she even let her imaginary Sanji join in on the fun, using her mouth to pleasure himself, tantalizing her taste buds in a completely new way. It was heaven. It was hell. She was exactly where she wanted to be, but right where she could never admit she wanted to go. Instead of being the one to chart the course forward, now she was the map, the world being explored.
As she struggled to control the heat between her legs, suddenly a new warmth came to her from the top of her head. Instead of a raging inferno, this new heat was like the warmth of a hot meal, shared with family in the winter. It was the warmth of a simple forehead kiss, and though it was mild compared to what she was dealing with before, it easily overpowered her distractions and gave her back her center.
“Thank you, Luffy,” she sighed, “I needed that.”
“Shishishi- oops, I wasn’t supposed to make any noise. Sorry, Nami!”
“You goofball.”
Nami could practically feel everyone’s smiles as they enjoyed their captain’s antics.
“Alright, three down, two to go,” Nami said with renewed vigor, “send ‘em at me!”
And send ‘em they did. No sooner had she steeled her resolve, than somebody cut straight through it like a hot knife through butter. Harsh, rough lips impacted hers, and suddenly she felt like she was fighting for control. Parry the upper lip, deflect the lower, bite here to get some air in, and suddenly back on the defensive. A wild melee, a whirlwind of combat. Once it was over, she felt like she could practically see Zoro shooting his shit-eating grin at Sanji. Like he was saying “top that,” like she was just some new sparring field for them to fight in.
She kicked him in the nards.
To his credit, he didn't make a sound as he slumped to the ground.
“Oops, sorry Zoro,” Nami said innocently, “I thought some kind of animal was attacking me, so I just kicked out of reflex! I promise I didn't mean it!”
She heard Zoro crawl away as she contemplated her final kiss
<That was definitely Zoro,> she thought, <which means my first guess was definitely wrong. Was it Sanji or Usopp though? This could make it break it, if I guess wrong->
Her thoughts again began to drift to visions of her stripping in front of her crew. She bit her lip as she considered it might not be so bad.
<Maybe I could throw this one… maybe then->
But before she could finish that thought, she was interrupted.
“No,” Sanji said, “I can't do it. I can’t kiss her without her knowing it was me.”
“Wait, I-” Nami cut herself off.
<Was I just about to say I wanted Sanji to kiss me? The booze must be really getting to me… Ugh, why did he have to become a gentleman NOW of all times!?>
“I mean,” she continued, taking off the blindfold, “I win then, right? Sanji just gave himself away, so I got the most right!”
“I'm fine with that,” Zoro said, curled up on the ground.
Sanji turned around and lit a cigarette as if that made him look cool.
“Sounds fine to me,” Luffy said, “Robin, this was your game, what do you say?”
“I think that makes a satisfying conclusion,” she said.
“Guess that means you and I have to strip then, buddy” Usopp said, throwing his arm around Sanji's shoulder, “I'll go first. It's getting kinda hot in here, so I'll lose the jacket.”
Usopp then peeled off his orange jacket, revealing some well-toned biceps.
<Wow, he really has changed a lot since his days of being a string bean when we first met,> Nami thought, biting her lip as she pictured being grabbed by those thick, juicy- <NO! Stop it, Nami, you're not even blindfolded anymore.>
In her efforts to distract herself she forced herself to look away, and noticed that Luffy was also staring at Usopp with a strange look on his face
<Huh. Didn't think he was interested in anyone like that.>
While Nami was distracted distracting herself, Usopp finished taking off his jacket and got an evil look in his eyes.
“Now it's YOUR TURN,” he yelled, grabbing the front of Sanji’s button-up shirt and ripping it open.
Buttons flew across the room, as Sanji’s toned body was revealed.
“Usopp!” He yelled, crossing his arms over his chest, “I still have my shoes on!”
“Yup,” Usopp replied, “and now you still do. You're welcome.”
“Well,” Robin said, interrupting their argument, “that concludes the punishment game. All of the cheaters have been properly punished, so I believe we can get back to it.”
“Wait,” Sanji said, moving over to help Zoro off the ground, “before we do, who’d I guess wrong?”
“You got two wrong,” Nami told him, “Luffy and-”
“And me,” Zoro said, that obnoxious grin plastered back on his face, “I pulled a fast one on you.”
Sanji had clasped Zoro’s forearm to give him leverage, but unceremoniously dropped him at the sight of his stupid face.
“I'm sending you the bill to fix my shirt.”
“And I'm sure there will be no more cheating?” Robin said, as she retook her seat.
“Aww,“ Luffy whined, “but cards without cheating is boring.”
“How about this then,” Nami suggested, “if you get caught cheating, you're not allowed to cheat like that anymore. So I'm not allowed to force the deal, and Usopp's not allowed to use Haki to look at the cards or signal anyone with his drink. If you get caught, you are considered to have lost the round and must give a piece of clothing to whoever caught you. Sound good?”
“Ooo, making cheating part of the game? I like it,” Luffy said.
“Sure, it’ll let me get some more money out of these guys,” Zoro said.
“I probably won’t be cheating again anyway,” Usopp said, “I don’t think it even ended up helping me out, really.”
“Sounds good to me,” Robin said, and Sanji just nodded.
Sanji sat contemplative as Nami dealt the cards. Luffy, Sanji, Robin, Zoro, Usopp, then herself. He replayed the punishment game in his head over and over, trying to find some way, some order of kisses that meant that Zoro wasn’t the one who had kissed him… like that.
<There’s just no way,> he insisted, <there’s no way that gorilla of a swordsman can kiss that gently.>
He found himself unable to stop taking glances at Zoro, but every time he did, that marimo seemed to know and was already looking at him with some dumb look on his face.
<He makes me so angry,> Sanji thought, <it’s like his mere existence was made to be the sand in my shoe. How can one person be so infuriating? Every time I feel like I can just ignore him, he does something else that brings him right back to my mind. That asshole. So what if his abs are like chiseled marble? So what if he can bench three tons? So what if his lips are softer than I expected? Not that I had really thought about his lips before. Except to notice when he wouldn’t shut them. His mouth I mean. Like he wouldn’t shut up. And now he’s giving me that cocky smile again. You haven’t won, you stupid, muscle-headed, uncultured->
“Sanji, it’s your turn, stop flirting with Zoro and look at your cards,” Nami’s voice interrupted his internal rant.
He looked up to see that indeed, Luffy had already taken his turn, and Sanji hadn’t even looked at his hand yet. Everyone was looking at him expectantly, and Zoro had that look in his eye again like he’d won something.
<Stupid swordsman. Let’s see what we’ve got here…>
Sanji picked up his hand to find 4C, 4H, QH, 7H, 2D. One pair, not too bad, all things considered.
<I’ll keep the fours, and trade in the rest. Should keep me from losing this round…>
Sanji moved his hand to grab his non-four cards, but before he did he glanced one last time at Zoro’s face. One look at that smug face, and Sanji knew he had something good. Zoro was confident he was gonna win this one. The thought of Zoro potentially getting Robin or Nami’s shirt made a vein bulge in his forehead. He simply could not abide that happening. Almost without conscious thought, he grabbed his 4H, QH, and 7H and passed them to Nami to switch.
<If I’m not gonna win this round, I’m sure as hell gonna make sure he walks away with just my shoes thrown at his head.>
Sanji looked at his new hand, 4C, 2D, 9C, AH, 2C, and cursed silently. The worst pair was still a pair. Still somewhat likely to lose as long as no one else had a high card hand.
Next up was Robin, who seemed conflicted about what to do. Eventually, she put on her air of confidence and traded in one card. Sanji couldn’t tell if her gamble had paid off or not, as she kept her face perfectly stoic.
Then it was Zoro’s turn.
“Stay,” he said.
“Really?” Nami said, “not even one card?”
“Nope,” Zoro said with a wolfish grin, “not even one card.”
<He really is confident then,> Sanji thought.
That confidence was clearly getting to Usopp, who was visibly agitated.
<And on the other end, he must have trash.>
Usopp nervously took a deep breath and traded in two cards. He looked at them carefully, as if he was disarming a bomb, and looked thoroughly put out by the results.
And finally it was Nami, who traded in exactly one card, and said, “alright everyone, let’s see what we’ve got.”
Luffy revealed a High-Card Ace.
<Well there goes my plan to throw my shoes at Zoro’s head.>
Sanji revealed his pair of twos.
Robin, somewhat sheepishly, revealed 9H, 8D, 7S, 6D, 5H, a straight.
“Guess luck was finally on my side for once,” she said.
Zoro revealed a full flush, completely naturally dealt. Usopp revealed yet another almost-flush for the night, with 8S, 3S, 4S, AS, 10H, leaving him with a High Ace, and finally Nami revealed two threes and two fives.
Luffy and Usopp both had High Aces in this hand, so they compared their next cards; Usopp had a ten, and Luffy had a King, making Usopp the loser this round and Zoro the winner.
“Alright, Zoro, here’s my shirt. Don’t spend it all in one place,” Usopp said as he gripped the hem of his shirt and pulled it over his head in one smooth motion.
<He really did bulk up a lot over those years apart,> Sanji noticed, <must’ve had a good diet wherever he ended up.>
“Luffy,” he heard Nami say, “Luffy, it’s your deal.”
Sanji turned to Luffy, and saw him locked onto Usopp’s exposed chest. He regained himself at Nami’s urging, however, and the sniper never noticed.
<... huh.>
Notes:
Well alright, things continue to move along. I had considered posting this chapter last week, but I wasn't quite happy with Nami's blindfolded fantasies. Hopefully the extra time to cook paid off, and y'all enjoyed them. As I think I mentioned before, this is my first time writing smut, so if you guys have any feedback I'd love to hear it. And of course, since it has been a minute, here's the current state of (un)dress for everyone:
Robin: Blue zip-up top, bra, panties
Zoro: Black pants, belly sash, socks, underwear
Usopp: Baggy yellow pants, socks, underwear
Nami: Jeans, pink button-up, shoes, bra, panties
Luffy: Blue shorts, t-shirt, vest, sandals, underwear
Sanji: Slacks, shoes, socks, underwear
See y'all in the new year!