Beginner Lesson

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Title: Beginner Lesson
Rating: G
Pairing: UsoLu-ish
Wordcount: 300

Inspiring topic indeed, an idea jumped me about ten minutes after hearing it! And then promptly morphed into this, but the original idea might still happen too, you never know.



Usopp hoped someone found them before Sanji came to the kitchen to make dinner. Hopefully Zoro. Zoro was good at knots, and he wouldn't ask. Or Chopper, Chopper would believe a more reasonable (less embarrassing) explanation than the truth.

Looking back, perhaps it hadn't been the best idea. Luffy had all kinds of unexpected talents, but it was unlikely something as sophisticated as dancing would be one of them, no matter how much he liked music, or his impressive coordination when fighting. But Luffy had been bored enough to ask--to beg, once Usopp had let it slip he knew a couple steps--and it was too good an opportunity to pass up. Imagine the awesome moves a rubber man could pull off!

In hindsight...at least he should have picked another dance. Something simpler for a beginner. Maybe a polka. Or the Mocktown Two-Step. Another opportunity not to be missed, that Luffy didn't mind (or hadn't realized he was) taking the girl's part. But it was difficult to instruct and dance simultaneously.

A shadow fell over them and Usopp looked up to see Sanji flail to catch his cigarette as it dropped from his open mouth. Restoring the cig to its proper place, the cook raised a curly eyebrow. "Do I want to know?"

Should have just gone with the Twist.

"No," Usopp grated. It wasn't that he so greatly minded getting tangled in his captain's limbs, but after half an hour working at Luffy's arms he still hadn't gotten his elbows untied, and he couldn't even reach his legs. Sanji could help, rather than just make snide comments. "You really don't--"

But Luffy already was answering, quite cheerfully, if a bit strangely pitched from the stretching of his neck around Usopp's boot, "Usopp's teaching me the tango!"

Comments

[bluepard.livejournal.com]

<3 <3 <3

Aside from the pun, isn't the tango the dance of sex anyway? (I only know one dance and it's the dance of sex, but I can never remember what it's called.) I fail to believe Usopp wasn't up to something with that.

Now's Sanji's turn to point out that he can dance and be molested. =D

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

hmm, don't know about dance of sex. I think the Lambada is called the "forbidden dance"? But the tango is definitely considered one of the more provocative dances. So no, Usopp's intentions = entirely NOT honorable. Hey, with the trauma of W7 I needs me my UsoLu!

Now's Sanji's turn to point out that he can dance and be molested.

YOU READ MY MIND. Or my idea, rather. Like I said, it started out as something different...

[bluepard.livejournal.com]

Usoooluuuu. Heh, I was just reading a fanfic that was all "Luffy gave Nami his hat, he loves her!" and I was all, threesome! (Except that although I like every possible combination of those three, all three of them at once just makes me think Usopp and Luffy are gonna get smacked for stupidity ...)

Anyway, speaking of threesomes, Sanji, join those two!

[crystal-chan.livejournal.com]

XDD Most amusing mental picture ever.

[sherriaisling.livejournal.com]

That was adorable and far too amusing! It’s nice to see you writing One Piece again.

Zoro was good at knots One has to wonder just how Usopp knows. ~_^

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Well, I was thinking he'd seen Zoro handle the tackle, or something.
...I mean, the Merry's tackle. With the mast and all! Ropes! Sails! That kind of thing!

[sherriaisling.livejournal.com]

Oh sure. That tackle. ^_^

[dethorats]

Awww. Fluffy!

[winter-sweet.livejournal.com]

That's a funny image of see Luffy all tangled up with Usopp.

[leaper182.livejournal.com]

... I admit. I squeaked a laugh. Oh, Luffy.

I love how Usopp's weighing the merits of which crew member to hope for to untie him. <3