Chapter 28

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Chapter 28

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LEAH (@icegoddez333) IM UPSET AT YOU FOR NOT NAMING YOUR NEW KITTEN PAPPADAM! So this chapter is not dedicated to you but a new reader! @Gacktousan

Zoro's look is like in Strong World in this chapter without the black dress vest, know what I mean? That sexy disheveled look... *nom nom nom*

Nami's hair is like it was in Alabasta.

Music playing in random order at the ball/dance thingy:

Sing - Ed Sheeran

Memories - Maki Otsuki

Young & Beautiful - Lana Del Ray

Missing You - 2NE1

And other various songs but if you want to get the feel of it listen to these (they are awesome songs anyway)

Enjoy!

Katou's POV

Yesterday I didn't see Zoro at all... And I'm glad.

Well except for saying goodbye to his parents on the train, but we didn't speak, he just touched my shoulder and left... That small gesture meant more than a passionate kiss to me.

They had to go back late last night but they said that he should visit next week, I will force him on that train if I have too.

He spent the day with his parents and every time I think about it I smile, knowing that he can live without a doubt in his heart and mind...

On more pressing matters though, it's Monday night...

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"Katou! Katou! I can't get into my corset! Help me! I can't breath!" "Baka! You try and get into one of those on your own and you'll die! These are made of whalebone! I shouted quickly re-tying the ribbons at the back.

Yup... We had to wear corsets because of the style of our dresses... Stupid feminine killing machines, these things are deadly...

We are in my bedroom getting ready for the guys to pick us up... So far... Not so good... Just shouting from me and stressing from Nami.

"Now help me into mine!" Nami picked up the pale green corset with a swirly silver baroque pattern on it and she arched her eyebrow.

"Is this green because-" "I KNOW WHAT YOUR GOING TO SAY AND NO! It's the only one they in stock my size..." "We should see if there is anyone in Nihoji that do breast reduction." Nami giggle and I sent her glared of fire.

"Urusai! Don't make fun of me and if you don't hurry up and help me into it I will cut of your head!" Nami gulped and hurried ver to help me.

After that painful encounter with a corset that actually does make you want to kill yourself I put make up on Nami, surprisingly I'm good at it even though I don't wear it, Nami always comes to my house and FORCES me to do her make up if she's going out.

That baka thinks I'm her slave.

I finished hers and look in the mirror poking out my tongue.

I put some light dusky purple eyeshadow on my eye lids, satisfied I picked up the black eyeliner and did one long stroke against each of my eye lids making them seem cat-like.

Then I picked up silver eyeliner and flicked it against the ends of where the black ended to match my dress.

"Wow Katou San... I want your skills..." Nami looked at my eyes and I looked at what I did to hers.

Three bright shade of blue with orange eye liner just rimming the edges of her eyes.

I then proceed to put on dark mulberry coloured lip stick to highlight the deep purple in my dress and my hair.

"Okay, hair! Me first Kat!" Nami sat at my mirror and I started to play around with it and decided on a Alabastian dancer style hair do, fixing in her combs and jewels she brought the other day.

Gee she is excessive...

"Ooh... It's so pretty! Let me do yours, did you buy any accessories?" I handed her the comb and she oohed and aahed at it.

When she finished I opened my eyes and nearly jumped at my appearance.

My dark purple hair was styled in a simple and elegant French twist with the green and purple comb protruding from the side.

"Nami... Thank you..." "No problem! Now we can put on our dresses!"

Nami's dress was a flowing organza material, blue with criss cross beaded straps at the back, and the same type of material use for the shiny, beaded belt.

"Wow Nami... Your look beautiful, those orange earrings match your hair, make up and dress are sycronised... Usopp will die when he sees you..." "Well what about you! Let's put on your dress!"

I unzipped the purple, strapless and silky dress from the cover and stepped into it with Nami's help.

She zipped up the dress and when I looked in the reflection I gasped.

"This can't be me... I look so different." "Your amazing Kat! Looks like you don't scratch up to bad! Let's go downstairs!"

"Okay- what a minute! I almost forgot something!"

I opened Yoko's jewellery box and put the delicate chain on before waltzing down after Nami.

As we walked down the stairs I saw Chopper in a mini suit standing in front of the door with a serious face before seeing us and he smiled brightly.

Aww so kawaii! Little reindeer in a suit...

"Wow! Nami San! Katou San! Your so pretty! Tonight I'm the valet and door keeper! Sanji entrusted me to this very important job!" "Speak of the devil where is my brother?" I sat on a chair pondering.

"I don't really know... He said he had to fix something up..."

💜💚💰🔫💙💛

Zoro's POV

"Listen you marimo, I still don't like you... But you make my sister happy and that's all I want for her... So tonight has got to go smoothly, okay? I'm going to fix you." Sanji said seriously pacing up and down my house.

"What are you talking about eye brows?" "I'm going to dress you." "Woah no! I'm sorry but I don't swing that way... Nor will I ev-" "OH SHUT UP YOU BIG LOWSY SWORDSMAN!"

I glared at him and he threw a white shirt and black pants and a tie.

"There is a certain way every man should wear formal clothing... Usually to their lady's preferences... My sister likes the no effort look, she thinks is bad ass and sexy... God knows why... I think it's ridiculous but none the less that's what she likes, so this is how you will wear this."

I tried to keep up with the nonsense he was throwing at me, how can one straight guy know so much about etiquette and women?

Sanji stood back and looked at me frowning.

"Perfect." "THEN WHY ARE YOU FROWNING?" I shouted seeing a vein pop in his head.

"The white dress shirt is made out of thin material to give a casual look, whilst the loosely hung black tie is meant to give a bad ass effortless look... Which my sister should drool over if I know her... I call it... The baka look!" He sighed and looked down in disappointment.

"HEY AT LEAST I HAVE A DATE! Your stuck by yourself!" "Let's just hurry up and get to my house, okay?" He said through his teeth and I shot daggers into his skull.

One last thing... I strapped my bandana to my arm, grabbed the flowers and walked out the door behind eyebrows.

💜(Katou)💚(Zoro)💛(Sanji)💙(Chopper)💰(Nami)🔫(Usopp)

Sanji knocked on the door and Chopper in a little black suit opened the door and called into the house.

"Your Prince Charming's are here! Well not Usopp..."

I walked in behind Sanji and my eyes dropped and my breathing stopped.

Katou was dressed in a curve hugging strapless silver and purple dress with long glove that covered her scars.

Her hair was in an up do with a sparkly object in it.

Her face... Where do I start?

She's all over amazingly gorgeous and more beautiful than the first morning if spring.

All the flowers that bloom or in no comparison to my Katou.

She smiled and waved at me and I felt the stupid cook hit me on the back of my head.

I walked over to her and immediately felt intoxicated by her scent of jasmine and honey.

"You look stunning, like a fallen but flawless star." I passed her the flowers and the look in her eyes were shinning.

That's what the stupid cool told me to say right?

Although it is true.

"Stop the poetry baka... These are the first flowers you ever gave me..." "Well yeah, this is the first time giving you flowers..." I stared at her necklace.

"No it's not, without even knowing it... You chose these yellow lily's right?" "Well yeah... What do you mean?" "Do you remember Yoko told you we met when we were five? She didn't tell you that you brought me these flowers and I rejected them because they weren't purple... So you picked lavender and I got angry because you messed up my lavender patch... You really don't remember?"

"No... I was so swept up in everything else I forgot that she said that..." I smiled at the thought and she giggled, wow she giggled...

"What are you talking about?" Curly cook furrowed his brow and Katou replied.

"We will explain later, now all we have to do is wait for Usopp." She glared at the door intensely.

And like magic a knock rang from it... She's creepy...

"Speak of the devil... Nami swan why didn't you say yes to coming with me! The sexy love cook!" Sanji pouted and Chopper opened the door.

More like the idiot cook...

Nami ignored Sanji and we all looked at Usopp to see his expression when he laid eyes on Nami.

He wore a tight black suit with a bow tie and a bunch of red roses under his arm.

"Hey guys, where's Nami?" He walked straight passed Nami and we all readied ourselves for the impact of what will happen next.

"BAKA! IM RIGHT HERE! AM I REALLY THAT DIFFERENT WITH MAKE UP?!" We all flinched as Nami sent Usopp flying, leaving a bump on his head.

"That's no way to treat a lady Usopp, never ignore them." Eyebrows lit an cigarette and stood on Usopp's head.

"Nami! Wou wook so bootiful, I didn't wotice it was wou." Ussop tried to speak and Sanji's shoe.

"Let him go, Sanji." Nami said quietly and extended a hand to Usopp... Strangle acting innocent...

"Oh are those flowers for me? I'll try not be offended at those words Usopp... But you better make up for it tonight." She cracked her knuckles and her eyes shone evilly.

Ahh, there's the Nami we know...

I linked my arm through Katou's and she blushed moving closer to me causing my heart to speed up.

"Let's go everyone! Look after the house Chopper!" Katou said to Chopper and he bowed.

"Bye minna! Have a really nice night!"

We all walked to the school and I put my arm around Katou, it's actually a warm night so I have no excuse except that I want too.

"Hands off my sister!" Eyebrows shouted behind us.

"If you make him remove his arm I'll pummel you into the ground and bury you alive." Katou turned to Sanji and spoke in a dark and evil tone.

I turned around a gave him a bored look but poked my tongue out at him because now he can't do anything about it.

"By the way you look ridiculous Zoro!" Sanji tried to offend my and I scoffed.

"That's pretty rich coming from a guy in a white suit and pink vest." "I happen to like Zoro's look tonight!" Said Katou smugly and I smirked at her and she whispered.

"Very shokuyo to sekushī..." I turned red and looked away.

"You look stunning aikokoro," "aikokoro? Where did that come from? You've gone soft Roronoa." She smirked and placed her arm around my body and I felt shivers go up my spine.

"What would you prefer? Darin? Koibito? Pātonā? Gāru furendo? Ken no josei?" I teased her and she blushed.

"Kenjosei... Sounds good to me... Kenshi..." She retaliated and I smiled not able to take my eyes of her.

💚💜Kenjosie: swordswomen. Kenshi: swordsman. Darin: darling. Koibito: lover/sweetheart. Pātonā: partner. Gāru furendo: girlfriend. 💚💜

We soon reached the the hall near the school where the ball is held.

Sanji walked in by himself then Usopp and Nami we were about to walk in when Katou spoke up.

"I rather just be alone with you than all these people around... People piss me off." "I second that, but let's go in still."

The room was filled with laughter and talking until Katou and Nami walked in and everything but the music stopped.

I growled deeply and pulled her towards me.

"What are you? A wild animal? Calm down, if they want to stare so much in less than a years time they can stare at my bounty." That made me laugh but I still kept her close.

Soon all the talking and laughter continued and we walked to Nami and Usopp.

"There are some sluts giving you two some dirty looks." Usopp said to Nami and Katou.

Katou shot a glare in their direction and Nami gave them the look of death and the ran off.

"Can't help looking like a goddess." Nami twirled and Katou rolled her eyes.

"Miss Nami, would you care to dance." Usopp's voice suddenly went deep and different...

Umm...

"Sure." They flounced off to the dance floor and I raised my eyebrow.

"Why did his voice suddenly get deep?" "It's his alter ego, Sogeking..." "Sogeking huh?" "Oh I'm sure you'll hear the song by the end of the night." Katou led me to the drinks and in sync lifted up her skirt and pulled out a small flask attached to a band around her leg as I took one out of my pocket.

"We are going to need a sakè if we are going to survive. Cheers."

If she's wearing a band around her leg... Oh my swords! Could I be anymore hentai?

Yes, yes I could.

I can't look anywhere on her and not go into happy land.

Her face is stunningly beautiful, she looks edible and perfect in that dress... And it's strapless...

Shut up, shut up, shut up!

I'll just settle for her beautiful face.

"Shall we dance." I held out my hand and I saw a small blush appear across her face as she took my hand.

"Zoro... Are you happy now?" I put my arm around her waist and she put her hand on my shoulder.

"What do you mean?" "Well... I always knew that no matter what you said about your parents that you did care about who they are and I know that it destroyed you inside... So are you happy now?"

They always say that the one who loves you will always know how you feel...

"I'm more than happy, I have you don't I? Yes, I am happy I know my parents, at first it was painful, the fact I've missed out on all these memories with them... But then I thought I'm not the only one, there a lots of people who never knew their parents either, I'm lucky that I reunited with them... Not everyone gets that." "You can always make new memories."

I pulled her closer against my chest and she rested her head against me and said.

"I'm really tired... No seriously, I didn't sleep last night because I was worried about you and how you felt, it must've been hard but I knew I shouldn't interfere." "Don't lose sleep over me, even if it was the hardest thing I've experienced... But that's good because now I can go through anything and win." I could feel her laugh against my shirt and she said.

"This is true, I know it's important for you to win every fight but one day, a very long way a way... You will lose a fight." My eyes widened and I looked down at her and frowned.

"Aish... Why would you say that? Aren't girlfriends meant to say stuff like 'you'll win against anyone' and 'no one can beat you' instead of saying mean things like that?"

She pulled away five centre meters and poked out her tongue.

"Baka, I'm just saying there is probably a ten year old boy out there who thinks he will be the best swordsman and that boy just maybe the one who defeats you... You will defeat Mihawk right? It's the circle of life."

"Whatever, the time will come when it comes."

"Hey Zoro?" "Nani?" "You look prettyyy!" My cheeks reddened I glared at no one in particular.

"Urusai! I'm not pretty you are!" "Wow, fantastic insult, baka." "I mean it though, you look more beautiful than Aphrodite, either that or you are Aphrodite." I whispered in her ear and she replied in quite tones.

"Naruhodo... Zoro?" "You don't have to ask!" "Baka... You were staring into the distance I had to get your attention!" She pulled a face at me. "Gomen," "don't worry let's just go to the others..." "Whats wrong?" I look at her worried.

"This is just what I expected this stupid dance to be like... BORING!" She pouted and stomped her foot.

Child much?

"Let's stay for fifteen more minutes then I'll make it more fun... But everyone looks like there having fun right now so let's wait." I sighed at looked at her, does she seem disappointed?

Don't tell me she was actually looking forward to this...

"Zoro kun! Let's dance I think Sanji just stole your girl friend." Nami pointed to Sanji laughing with Katou.

"Nani? Why do I have to dance!?" "BAKA! YOU WILL DANCE AND YOU WILL LIKE IT!"

If I ever have to sacrifice someone in favour of Katou she's the first one.

"Good, I wanted to tell you something." "Make it quick. Usopp's holding a sling shot at me from across the room." Nami looked up and glared at Usopp.

"You want to know how Xiou died?" "It's not my place to ask and neither your too tell." I glared at the red head but she held her composure.

"I think you should know this so I'm going to tell you... One day Xiou took Katou into the forest to train... Well she thought so, he wanted to tell her about her parents, he told her. 'Kati chan, I wish that you would look away here and now.' She freaked out and didn't want to... So he said to her. 'Just wait, you will meet someone who will you for your faults and perfections, don't push this person away, hold onto them tightly and never let go.' Then he ran his katana through his chest, the one that you have... That's why she didn't want it. It's also why she gave it to you..."

"How do you know all this?" I lowered my voice and Nami sighed.

"I saw it I was walking by so I hid behind a tree... Her face Zoro... Her face... And early tonight she told me that she finally remembered what Xiou told her, she told me it was you he was talking about and how it all finally makes sense... Xiou accomplished everything in his life, so he ended it before, the final stage of her training, to make her mentally stronger... She said that his death was in vain because yes, in one hand she did get stronger but in the other she got weaker... Yet she still adores him and looks up to him, even if he scarred her life more than it already was... So if she seems upset sometimes it's because of all the things that has happened to her... I want you to fix this, your the only one who can."

Tears flowed down her eyes silently and felt heavy, her pain is my pain.

"She's done so much for me... She fixed my life, but she didn't even take into account fixing her own... Don't worry, I'll heal her."

I walked away from Nami and grabbed Katou's arm.

"Baka! Where are we going?" "C'mon my girl lets go." I looked at her and her face turned red.

I gently took her delicate hand and we walked into the warm summers air.

I led her to the lagoon where lots of things have happened. It's now one of my favourite places.

"Listen, you don't have to pretend to be happy... I know what happened, you don't have to put on a mask." Her eyes widened and she looked at me.

"I didn't want this life... But then I met you and I fell in love with you... I decided this is the best life I have right now... I did go through a lot of pain... I never once stopped to think that it would get better... I just thought it would get worse... Thank you so much Zoro, you made me want

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