onepieceyaoi100 | For those aiming to please

Title: Taking notes can improve performance
words: 298
rating: g-ish
Pairing: Sanji/Luffy
topic: Short form (short-hand)

The book had seemed suspicious to Usopp. It seemed so out of place on the mens shelves. Half hidden, half in the open…like the author wasn’t sure what would be better at concealing the thing and compromised. The brown leather cover held no answers so the sharpshooter took the mystery book out onto the deck and thumbed through it.

Neat handwriting in a language he somewhat recognized but never seen before. A mystery! As greatest detective Usopp, he and his crack team was the only hope of solving the puzzle! Hmmm…he needed a team.

“Tell me, my fine Dr. Chopper, what do you think of THIS?” Usopp flourished the book to the other member of his two man team.

“It appears to be some sort of short-hand, great inspector Usopp!”

“Ha HA…yes short hand….I had deduced that myself! And what does it say?”

“I’m not sure…I used a different kind.”

“Oh.” Usopp tried not to sound disappointed.

“This page is talking about how to prepare and rub the meat how I like.” Luffy commented as he plopped down behind the two detectives.

“Luffy! You can read short-hand?” Chopper sounded impressed.

“Nah. I was there when Sanji wrote it…see that’s where I spilled the oil.”

“Why would he keep this in the bedroom?”

“That’s where….”

They felt a killing aura behind them as the cooks snatched the book out of Usopps hand.

“Taking things without permission is something I forgive ONCE.” He grabbed Luffy by the collar and began to dragging him away behind him. “And you! Do I have to remind you what “secret” and “discreet” mean, AGAIN?!”

Usopp beamed, he solved that mystery! And the mystery of why Luffy could sometimes yell for Sanji …but neither would reappear and head to the kitchen till several hours later.