Rain

I almost lost my breath, and violently pushed Sanji's arm across my lower abdomen, moved away from Zoro's leg and stood up, feeling as if all my bones were about to fall apart.Surrounded by stormy waves, the rain hit my body icy cold, and it was very uncomfortable to be wet.

Since that rainy night that was so dark and impenetrable, I don't like rain so much.

Although it had saved my life in the beginning, the rain that night had also witnessed my cowardice.

Now it seems... I rubbed my temples and smiled wryly, it seems that Luffy knocked all three of us into the boat...

A young woman with orange hair walked over quickly, her face was relieved in the heavy rain, with a bright smile on the corner of her mouth, and her tone was relaxed: "Great, everyone is here!" Then her eyes met mine, and I saw black Surprise, doubt, and puzzlement flashed in his eyes.The joy on her face turned into a polite smile, with a little confusion: "May I ask who you are?"

I smiled at her friendly, my black eyes were clear, I raised my arm to shake hands with her, but my movements faltered, and then I thought of her because of the momentary pain.

Got scratched by a kitchen knife before.Without taking back my hand, I smiled softly and said, "Hello, my name is Sloth."

"I'm Nami." She still shook my hand in confusion, "You..."

Over there, Luffy has stood up and is dusting himself off. He tilted his head and looked at the two people who were still lying on the deck. There was a trace of doubt in his eyes, completely unaware that he was the culprit who almost murdered us: "Haha , Zoro, Sanji, why are you still on the ground?"

The two people who were suspected of standing dead on the deck suddenly jumped up and shouted at the same time: "What do you think it is because of!"

A boy with a long nose and curly black hair seemed a little speechless, but he seemed to be used to this situation and didn't say anything.

Nami closed her eyes, as if she was enduring something, temporarily interrupted the questioning of me, and decisively went over to give a punch to each of them, successfully making the noisy duo boo.Zoro and Luffy fell down holding the big bag on their heads and continued to support the corpse, while Sanji, who was sitting on the deck, was flustered and chanted: "Ah, the angry Miss Nami is still so beautiful~"

Sanji, you need to get rid of your timeless nympho habit, really...

Seeing Nami, who put her hands on her hips and put her hands on her hips, was furious and reprimanded the two of them, I blinked and laughed softly.Perhaps, the women on the pirate ship can only survive in this queenly way.

I was stunned after laughing, and this laughter attracted the attention of a whole boatload of people.

How long has it been since I laughed naturally for any purpose...

Nami was startled, turned to me, and asked again with a serious face: "Well, you said your name is Sloth, right? You..."

Before she could finish asking, the captain behind her stood up like an unbeatable Xiaoqiang, smiling happily: "What, Rain, so you are here too." You didn't even notice the earth-shattering boarding just now In the process, I was also involved, right?The smile on the corner of my mouth froze, and I suddenly felt a sense of guilt that it doesn't matter if I hit Ace's brother...

Sanji walked straight over, hit Luffy with his foot, and frowned: "It was too rude to treat women like that just now! Don't board the boat in such a rude way next time! Only a single-celled creature like you There will be no damage!" Then he came to me, didn't even ask if you're okay, just took my injured right arm and let the wound rush up, with a gloomy expression.

Nami also saw the wound on my arm, and let out a cry of surprise, giving orders with great momentum: "Usopp, hurry up and get the medicine box! Hurry up!"

It seems that Mr. Long Nose is called Usopp, I seem to remember it as a... sniper?

After that, I sat in the warm cabin and watched Sanji carefully use tweezers to pick out the gravel and sand for me under the bright light on the shaky sofa, with gentle movements and great patience.

Nami, who is a navigator, originally wanted to help me deal with the wound, but Sanji was unexpectedly tough on this point.In his words: "Miss Nami, that's too much trouble for you, I'll just come."

Nami was a little stunned, and I agreed: "It's really nothing, let Sanji come. You are a navigator, aren't you?" When she walked out, she dragged Mr. Captain and Mr. Long Nose, who were naturally dull, by their collars. The reason is: "Girl bandaging the wound, what are you looking at!"

And Mr. Jianhao with three knives pinned to his waist stood silently by the door.Nami glanced at him as she walked past him: "Zoro, you too!"

Hearing this, he pursed his lips and walked out.

For a moment, only Sanji and I were left in the spacious cabin.I watched the young man in front of me lower his head, his light golden hair hanging down, covering his expression, but he could see from his tight lips that he was extremely focused, just like when he was cooking.Seriously like isolating everything.

The dull feeling in my heart came back again, heavier than ever.

The wainscoting of the cabin sheltered the storm and the sound of the waves outside, providing a quiet haven.I can hear breathing, mine, and his.Comfortable and long.

Sanji's voice was muffled because he was in the cabin or for some other reason: "Why did you leave without saying goodbye?"

"It's nothing, it's all over." I smiled and changed the topic, looking at the inside of the pirate ship.The cabin is clean and bright, and it can be seen that a group of caring people are cleaning the residence regularly, "Sanji, are you going to chase AllBlue?"

He left Baratti. Although the old man didn't say anything, he was definitely proud of him.

Dare to chase dreams, I am also very proud of him.

I still remember how the bright-eyed teenager cheerfully told me he believed in allblue.

It's great to be able to move forward freely without any restraint.

I was also happy, squinting my eyes, and tended to smirk a bit.

"Ah." What a smart person he is, seeing that I don't want to talk more, he thoughtfully stopped asking.He focused on the job at hand, and downplayed his experience, "I joined the Straw Hat Pirates as a cook, and I'm going to find allblue." Then he kept silent, and for a while, we fell into silence again.

He bowed his head, and the smile on my face gradually faded.

Under the flickering light, I sat there obediently, looking down at the dexterous hands picking out the gravel from the wound: "Thank you, Sanji."

I clearly heard that his breathing rate was chaotic for a moment before returning to normal.He lowered his head and didn't speak for a while, just continued to treat the wound.I could see his eyelashes trembling slightly, hanging down, covering his pupils.

His voice was very soft, but he could easily hear it in this quiet cabin: "Rain, nothing has changed."

I was slightly stunned, watching him calmly put the snow-white bandage around my arm, his movements were extremely familiar.Thinking of the time when he put down the medicine and bandages at the door of his room and turned away, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up again.

It's always a joy to meet old friends again.

After finishing the bandage, he quickly packed up the used cotton balls stained with diluted alcohol and blood, and threw them into a garbage bag.After finishing these, he sat next to me again, lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, then raised his head, letting the lingering smoke escape from his lips.

I sat on the side in silence, watching the outline of his face intently.

Still saying nothing has changed, he has grown up.The facial features that were originally still young have grown, giving him a bit of masculinity.The movements are calm and introverted, extremely sophisticated and mature.The young man who was a little thin at first, now has slender limbs, not thin at all.

When he reacted, the words rushed out of his mouth inexplicably: "I'm sorry..."

Sanji didn't look at me, but looked at the ceiling, with a cigarette butt between his slender fingers, the smoke blurred his expression: "You don't need to apologize."

The tone is light.

At this moment, I panicked for no reason, I suddenly raised my right hand and grabbed his sweaty sleeve, opened my eyes wide, and said loudly: "I'm sorry!"

Sanji sighed suddenly, leaned over helplessly, messed up my hair, and said frankly, "It's okay, why are you apologizing...I've always regarded you as my sister."

Listening to his words, my nose was sore, my eyes were wet, and I endured it.I think my expression must be very different from usual, because Sanji's movements paused, and then he reached out and hugged me.I was a little stiff, and the tip of my nose was pressed against his strong shoulder, and I smelled a faint smell of seafood and tobacco.Sanji's tone was understated, as if he was talking about something ordinary: "Idiot

Rain, you said you are family, what are you worried about? "

Hearing this sentence, I felt as if a boulder had fallen from my heart, and I was extremely relaxed.My whole body relaxed, and for the first time since I came to this world, I leaned into someone's arms defenselessly.I put my hands under his shoulders, put them together on his back, and leaned my head against his chest. Listening to the steady and powerful heartbeat, I felt at ease for the first time.

I closed my eyes, and said in a muffled voice, "Sanji..."

Sanji hugged me with his back, and patted my back with his hands, trying to comfort me.Hearing my voice, he responded shallowly: "Huh?"

I looked up, looked into his eyes, showed a nasty smile on my face, and said very seriously: "My birthday is March [-]st, one day older than you, and I want to be called sister."

The author has something to say:

Phew, it's good that the knot between Sanji and Rain is untied~ (laughs)

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family.