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(-Blue Marriage-)

──── (By Ludra-Jenova) ────
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Translation & adaptation by Kei (AKA Lamia)

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:::X::: Ludra's Notes:::X:::

Hiyap!^o^ Yay thanks for reading! Okay, I must sleep so I'm not going to say a lot, here is the chap.3 say hurray with me! HURRAY! XDDD hahahahaha anyway, here I let you know all the couples that will be here in the fanfic ;3

Principal: LuffyxZoro.

Secondary: AcexOC (Shoei), SanjixNami and ShanksxOC (Ank).

Tertiary: UsoppxKaya, FrankyxRobin, ChopperxOC (Dark - A zoan devil fruit) and others that perhaps are named later.

I'll let you know a little more about important things later, okay? Sorry I'm in a hurry °A° anyway, to read! X3

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L.T.J aka S.L.E
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The walk was incredibly short; unfortunately, Zoro had not gotten lost as he usually did. Soon he was a few steps away from the ship, where all his other nakama and Luffy waited.

'…Luffy…'

Thinking about him in this moment of indecision was hardly convenient, yet he couldn't avoid it the way he could his feelings. It was one thing to not show them openly and another to try to eliminate them. Yes, now knowing well what he felt for the boy complicated trying to push those emotions aside.

To go or not to go, that was the swordsman's biggest struggle, one he never would have imagined. Who knew that making decisions would be so hard? Nevertheless, he had to choose.

So, clearing his head, the boy decided to face it. The sooner he did it, the more easily he would get over the preoccupation. With this in mind, he walked towards the Going Merry….

Inside, the ship was quite lively. It was dinnertime and Sanji was serving the plates as was custom, everything like normal: Luffy was at the table devouring the food just put there, with a kick in retaliation from the blond; Robin was reading a book, Chopper wearing a look of concern at seeing the blow given to the black-haired youth, Usopp fixing something, Nami reading her newspaper—yes, all was in perfect condition, or at least it was until the door opened.

Zoro entered without much preamble, though that didn't last long with all the gazes on him.

"What?" he inquired, not meeting the looks.

"It's about time you got here," Sanji began. "Here's your plate." With that, he set the «special» dish on the table.

"Zoro!" Luffy cried, calling everyone's attention. "It's good that you got here, I have something important to tell you!" He smiled.

"Oh, yeah, I have something important to tell all of you, too."

The statement arrested all present. The boy never had anything important to say other than that he saw an island when they were at sea, so this surprised them.

"Something important?" Nami echoed, for the moment ignoring Luffy, who was focused on what Zoro had said anyway. "What is it, Zoro?"

There was a noticeable moment of hesitation from the newcomer; it was rare to see Zoro vacillating, although now, after seeing him not training and sleeping, anything could be expected—or at least they thought so.

"What's up, Zoro?" Usopp asked. "Didn't you say it was important?"

"It is, but…" He went silent.

Once more the surprised gazes fell on the green-haired young man.

"Why don't you just spit it out already?" the redhead snorted. "It can't possibly be so bad that you don't want to say it."

He had no idea what to say.

In response, Zoro once against screwed up his courage, meeting all of their eyes squarely, except, of course, Luffy's. If he did, rather than becoming stronger, he would melt.

"What I want to tell you all is…" Again he fell mute, sighed, and continued. "It's that I-I," he stammered, the rest simply looking on with skepticism and, without him knowing how, a wave of bravery filled him. "What I want to say is that I got married!" he exclaimed.

With that said, a dead silence set in. No reaction showed. Seeing them like that completely took Zoro aback, but before he could say anything else, tremendous guffaws erupted from the others.

"HAHA, GOOD JOKE, ZORO!" Usopp said between laughs.

"HAHA! I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE SO HILARIOUS, MARIMO!" Sanji hooted.

"HAHA, ZORO, YOU'RE FUNNY!" Luffy said with tears in his eyes.

The scene didn't sit well with the green-haired male. It had been difficult for him to say those words, and to make matters worse, they thought he was joking. In a way, he couldn't blame them, he wouldn't have believed it if he were in their place; however, that wasn't the case.

The laughter deepened as the swordsman's fury grew.

"I'M NOT JOKING!" he roared, at the same time raising his left hand.

That immediately halted the laughing, for there on his ring finger was a wedding band, its unparalleled golden glow showing shamelessly before them.

The happy faces soon were transforming into those of total amazement.

"WHAT?" they shouted as they never had on the ship.

Their faces, if they could be called such, expressed shock in different ways. Sanji's mouth was wide open, with no cigarette apparent, his eyes on the verge of popping out; meanwhile, Chopper's eyes had gone blank upon impact when he fell to the floor. Nami's face showed astonishment, mouth and eyes wide, though Robin evinced no apparent surprise. Usopp had dropped to the floor, perplexed, mouth impossibly wide and eyes vacant. Lastly, Luffy's face, like Robin's, showed no marked change; however, his eyes narrowed as his lower lip trembled.

Now seeing their real reactions, Zoro sighed. He had expected something like this, but honestly it was even more than he'd imagined.

"HOW CAN YOU BE MARRIED?" they yelled in unison.

"It's the truth, I got married," he replied.

"B-but when, and to who?" the redhead questioned, her voice still noticeably confused.

"Two hours ago, to Ace."

"WHAT?" the chorus arose again.

"Hold on a sec, you just got married – and to a man," Sanji remarked. "AND TO LUFFY'S BROTHER, NO LESS!"

"Yes," he said simply.

"THIS CAN'T BE!" Nami banged on the table. "How could you get married without telling us anything?"

"I don't need your permission to do things!" he snarled.

"But you should have told us!"

"Wait a moment, Zoro!" Now it was Usopp's turn, they all turned to see him. "This makes no sense. How is it possible that you got married so suddenly, and to Luffy's brother?"

"Not just that," the cook added. "Why him?"

"Why are you an idiot?" Zoro gave him a withering look. "Because…because…" He couldn't speak.

Zoro wanted to tell them he had married that man because he loved him, but that would have been a lie, which he couldn't say no matter what the situation.

"Because…?" the cook goaded, waiting for an answer.

"Because…" He frowned. "THAT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!" He snorted. "I married him because I wanted to; I don't have to explain anything to you!"

"And why didn't you tell us before you did it?"

Luffy's voice drew everyone's attention. The raven-haired boy was frozen there, his gaze half-hidden by his straw hat, and it was obvious from his pose that he was upset despite his serious tone.

"Why didn't you tell us before?" he repeated. "WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING, DAMN IT!" he exploded, throwing a powerful punch at the space in front of him.

Faced with such a reaction, the others were shocked to see him so furious.

"WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT YOU LOVE MY BROTHER! WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING!"

Zoro stayed silent, still stunned.

"Lu-Luffy," Nami called. "You might want to calm down," she said, slightly nervous.

He dealt yet another blow to the table, this time breaking it.

They were all stupefied, and just like that Luffy started walking towards Zoro.

Seeing him come closer, a sliver of fear invaded the man, leaving him motionless, only able to watch as, step by step, his captain drew near. However, Luffy just passed by without meeting the green-haired man's gaze. When he left, silence flooded the room anew, the only sound that of Sanji's lighter as he lit a new cigarette….

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The night air was cold, the wind blew as gently as whispers, and the moonlight shone sadly on the small soul outside.

Luffy was seated in his special chair, his face gloomy while shadows reigned over it.

'…Zoro…'

A small box was visible in his hand. Open and with the brilliance of the moon, the jewel within looked more beautiful than usual, however, that magnificent resplendence was no longer important, for the stone would never shine on Zoro's hand.

Only a few hours before, the boy had been desperate to confess his feelings to Zoro and thinking about what they would do together.

First, the wedding would be grand, with a big party. Sanji would make the meal, giving it a delicious taste as only he could; there would be enormous barrels of beer he would especially like to give to his husband—per his vice—lots of food, dancing, singing, more food, decorations everywhere, balloons, entertainment, and more food. Everything would be wonderful, but even better would be seeing Zoro in a wedding dress, that would be a delight—of course, that was if he would even put the dress on, but there was no harm in thinking about it.

After the wedding, they would go on their honeymoon, which would also be a break for the entire crew. And of course, they would enjoy it this time—there was no doubt about it. When the honeymoon was over, they would return to sailing the sea again on more adventures, with the difference that he and Zoro would be a pair. Yes, it was a fantastic future, if only this hadn't happened.

Faced with his shattered dreams, Luffy's body felt weighed down, tears fell down his face as his grief deepened, his heart heavy with sorrow. He had never before felt so sad, so disillusioned, so dejected. It hurt…it hurt so much.

The wind gusted, taking the salty drops. The box was soon thrown into the water with no importance; the jewel emitted its final glimmers before vanishing into the darkness of the sea, taking with it a boy's broken illusions….

Silence reigned over a bath of moonlight….

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Two hours had passed since the announcement of Zoro's marriage to Ace. Since then, the atmosphere had become charged with feelings of bitterness and supreme sadness.

Zoro was leaning against the balustrade at the rear of the ship. He looked upon the tranquility of the ocean while his mind was lost in thought.

He recalled the reaction when he had told his nakama of his marriage to Ace, especially Luffy.

'Why did he react like that?' he mused, not understanding. 'He was so angry…but why? It was just because I didn't tell them about getting married…wasn't it?'

A sigh left his lips. He was once more looking for an answer. He didn't know how, but from the moment he had fallen for Luffy, he had done only that. He sometimes wondered if it was worthwhile or not, because usually, when he found the answers, rather than helping, it only made things worse.

'…The hell…since when did life get so complicated…? Before, I only cared about training, sleeping to recover, eating, and defeating anyone put in front of me…' he thought. 'Because it can't be like that again…damn it, because I had to fall in love! Everything was perfect when I hadn't…' He sighed deeply.

"Hey, why the big sigh?"

The voice was a little surprising to the man, but not unexpected.

"It's nothing, Ace," he replied indifferently.

"Oi, oi, why so cold towards your husband? Shouldn't you be happy?"

With that, Zoro turned to face the boy sitting on the banister, a big smile on his face, though it couldn't compete with Luffy's.

'…Luffy…ahhh, quit thinking about it, idiot!' he scolded himself internally.

"Well, no matter, love. You're ready to go, right?"

'…Go? AHHH, HELL! I'd forgotten.'

"Ah, wait, Ace, I haven't told them about that yet."

"About what?"

The voice called not far from them, near the stairs. Luffy had arrived.

"What more is there to say?" His voice was frosty, a tone he used when he was furious, often when challenging an enemy.

"Hello, little bro."

He didn't respond, instead giving a dirty look.

"Hey, what happened to you, what's with that look?"

"Nothing." His voice was harsh. "What was it you wanted to say, Zoro?" Now his gaze focused on the green-haired man.

"Ah…well, it's that I…" His nerves once again dominated him.

"What happened is that I came for Zoro."

"Eh?"

"I came to take him."

"WHAT?" He was stunned. "Why?"

"Why? Heh, because he's my husband, so we should be together," Ace answered. "I gave him two hours to tell you all about our marriage and also to say goodbye."

Luffy was speechless.

Then the other crew members came out.

"Oi, Luffy, what's the problem? Why are you shouting?" Sanji asked, followed by the others.

Their steps stopped upon arriving at the scene.

"Ace?"

"Hello," he smiled.

"What the hell are you doing here?" yelled Usopp.

"Eh, what else? I came to collect my husband," he replied. "Although it appears that you're not pleased to see me, right?"

Nobody answered.

"Ace wants to take Zoro away," Luffy said.

"What?"

"Hey, little bro, you say it like I'm doing something bad."

"B-but you can't take Zoro," Chopper piped up.

"Why?" He looked askance. "Give me one good reason, midget."

"…"

If there was a good reason, nobody actually had it. Ace had every right to take Zoro and they couldn't prevent it—in reality, they could, but not justifiably—yet they didn't want the swordsman to leave the team.

"Because it's not what I want," was the reply of the captain, who was in the same position.

"Huh?"

"What Luffy means to say is that if you take Zoro, we'll have one less crew member," Nami tried to amend. "We'd be very few."

"But you've been like that before."

"Yes, but…" Just then, a great idea crossed her mind. "I know, why don't you take Zoro when we get another member, huh?"

"NAMI!" they all cried in unison.

"When you get another crewmate, you say?"

"Uh-huh, so there'd be no problem and you could take Zoro, what do you think?"

"HUH?" the others intoned again.

"Hmm…" The man considered it. "It seems pretty reasonable to me. Alright."

"Great!" She got excited like the rest.

"But you only have one month," he added. "Looking at your course, you're planning to head to Klameo Island, right?"

"Yes."

"Then I'll be waiting there. You have one month to find someone to replace Zoro, and whether you do or not I'm taking Zoro, got it?"

"Got it." With that, the girl shook hands with the man.

With the deal being made in front of him, Zoro couldn't help but feel like an object, but of course, it wasn't the time to be going against the money-hungry demon, because thanks to her he was now able to spend one more month with them, at least until they found another member to take his place. As it was, the boy was happy.

"Well then, I'll be off," Ace said, approaching Zoro to plant a smooth kiss on his lips. "See you in a month, love."

And having done that, he walked to the balustrade, ignoring all the surprised faces and the furious one of his younger brother; he climbed up, smiling farewell to the swordsman before jumping off and leaving the ship.

Zoro returned to his thoughts, for another concern had arisen. Convincing Ace to leave the ship had been too easy, and from their experiences they knew when something seems too good to be true, it usually is, though now the problem was knowing what. Still, despite his misgivings about what had happened on the ship, Zoro couldn't deny that he was really happy.

He would be with his nakama for one more month, and during this time…MANY things could happen.

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:::X:::Final Notes:::X:::

Yay! As Zoro said: "MANY things could happen." Muhahahahahahahaha XDDDD anyway, hope that you like the chap! Poor Luffy I still feel sorry for him ToT Zoro is a idiot to married Ace like that..BAD ZORO, BAD! ¬¬

I'm in a hurry, soooooooooooo… I like to know what you all think, so please review! (R/R). Thanks in advance nOn

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To be continued…oka' n-n?
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