By Your Side

Chapter 10

"Luffy!" I was cut off by Chopper, who was still jumping in the air.

"What is it, Chopper?" Luffy asked, turning his attention to Chopper.

He stopped jumping, holding an arm out. "Finally. Thanks for cooking and everything, but is that smoke normal?"

"Hm? What smoke?" Luffy asked.

I smacked my forehead. "Luffy, don't you remember that you were cooking just a minute ago...?"

An explosion caught all of our attention, as we saw smoke and flames coming from the kitchen. "HUAHHHHH!"

"WHAT DID YOU DO?!" Nami shrieked. "WHY'S IT ON FIRE!?"

"UAAAAAHHHHH!" Brook screeched, placing his hands on his face.

"OH CRAP! I LEFT THE STOVE ON, DIDN'T I?!" Luffy shouted out as another explosion went off. "PUT OUT THE FIRE!"

"Wait a sec, there's a storm coming!" Nami shouted to everyone as thunder began to rumble.

You have got to be joking! I mentally shouted to myself as I stared up into the sky, where dark clouds approached along with lightning.

"Furl the sails, the wind will rip them to shreds!" Nami shouted.

"What about the fire though?!" Chopper shouted up to her, pointing to the fire.

"Don't you worry, the rain will help." She replied, assuring Chopper that it will be fine.

"Lucky us!" Luffy smirked.

I ignored him as I went up to the kitchen, opening the door. I covered my mouth as a bunch of smoke escaped, squinting my eyes. While the fire is put out by the rain, I should turn the stove off and get rid of this food.

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After putting out the fire, and the weather calming down, we were now sailing smoothly under snow. Chopper and Luffy patched up the roof, however, before I had a chance to, Luffy took the food. "Don't be shy, let's dig in!"

I glanced at the food in hesitance as I rubbed my arms for warmth. "Uh..."

"Yeah, we get to eat! We're all so hungry!" Chopper, Carrot, and Brook exclaimed as they took a bite. However, their expressions changed as they spit out the food, gasping in disgust.

Should've known... I sighed, slightly pushing the food away from me.

"Is it that good?" Luffy asked with his usual grin. "It's my signature curry!"

"Luffy not to let you down or anything, but..." I trailed off, looking at the pot. "This looks like death." I grimaced as I looked over the mounds of salt, fish bones, and random items that floated in his 'curry'. I bet one bite could kill Akainu.

Everyone listed off things that were wrong, or disgusting, as Luffy dimmed. "I went through a lot of trouble to whip this up, you guys are being rude." He took a bite of the curry, before spitting it out in disgust. "YUCKKK! WE CAN'T EAT THIS CRAP!"

I stood up, wiping what little snow I had. "How about I whip something up? Can't be too hard..." I made my way to the kitchen and began looking through the cabinets, fridge and pantry. "Wha-!?"

"What's wrong?" Nami asked in worry, coming up behind me.

Tears pooled in my eyes and I brought up a finger, shakily pointing in front of me. "The food... it's- it's... IT'S ALL GONE!"

"WHAT?! We had this place stocked with provisions!" Nami gasped out, glancing at the emptiness.

"Well, I kept on screwing things up, so I used everything." Luffy explained with a smile on his face.

"What? That's nearly a week's food supply for us..." Nami gasped out, hugging Chopper.

"I thought you were hungry?" Luffy asked, not seeing the problem here.

I hung my head in shame. "It's my fault Nami, I was in there and didn't stop him." I was too distracted by the stories.

Nami punches Luffy on the top of his head before tears roll down her face in defeat. "What are we supposed to do now?"

Sanji, we really need you here right now... I don't think we're going to make it to Whole Cake Island at this rate! I mentally shouted, as my stomach began to growl.

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Published: 08/06/2022
Updated: 02/19/2024