Peaches || An Usopp x Black!(Self-insert)Reader One Piece Fanfiction

Twelve

This is my first time writing since my burn out, I might be a little rusty.

"Can I touch it?!"

"No!" You swatted Luffy's hand away from your hair.

After what seemed like forever, you finally got Luffy away from you and went on about your business. You leaned against the railing and just watched the waves of the endless sea, you took in the fresh salty air exhaling peacefully.

"New hair?" You looked over seeing Usopp with an apple in his hand.

"You like it?" You asked tracing your braids. "Yeah, your hair is really long. we should twin one day."

You laughed as he tossed you an apple. "We'll see."

"Can I ask you something?" Usopp begins.

"What is it?"

"Is this your first time being out in the world?"

You looked down at your apple and sighed. "Yeah."

"How come?" He rests his arms against the railing.

"I grew up sheltered." You say facing him.

"It must be scary being out in the world for the first time, especially by yourself." Usopp says.

"It is, but it beats people telling you how to dress and what you can and can't do. I just felt so..."

"Trapped?" Usopp finishes for you.

"Yeah, that. I don't even know what to do next."

"Well, what is it that you want to do?" Usopp asks.

You shrug. "I don't know, I still haven't figured that part out yet. What if I'm not good at anything." You face away from the ocean and sat on the grass.

Usopp takes a seat next to you. "Why don't you come down to lab with me and Franky later, might spark your interest a little." He nudges your shoulder.

"What, want me to make a catapult or something?" You laughed.

"Or something." Usopp teases while poking your cheek.

You giggled and covered your face.

"Thank you for opening up to me, I know you probably didn't want to talk about it."

"Actually, I feel a little better now that I talked about." You admit.

Usopp places a hand on your shoulder. "You know you can always talk to me, right?"

You felt your cheeks grow hot, and you couldn't help but smile. "Right."

~~

Later that day, when it finally started to cool off, you decided to practice your Dizi by the guidance of Brook. Eventually, you finally got your handling just right.

"Remember to keep your shoulders relaxed, slightly lift your chin." He slightly tilts your chin up, without breaking your concentration.

"Wonderful! Beautiful!" Brook cheers. You couldn't help but smile in the mix of playing.

"Don't forget to breath, otherwise you'll pass out." Brook says while lowering Dizi from your mouth.

"How did I do?" You say.

"You're getting better and better by the minute." Brook says.

You couldn't help but smile. "Thank you, that really means a lot. I love learning over you."

"You're such a delight to teach, I feel 65 years younger!" Brook laughs.

"You're not that old, Brook." You laugh.

"What a kind thing to say, little one."

After your music lessons, you decided to take Usopp's advice and decided to join him and Franky down in the lab, not wanting to get in the way you decided to just sit to the side and hand them the tools they needed.

You couldn't help but smile at the bond between the two. As you were making room for more tools that they'll probably need, you heard Franky telling Usopp a joke.

"Hey Usopp, How do you make a pool table laugh?"

"How?" He asks while grabbing a wrench.

"You tickle its balls!" Franky burst out laughing.

You shot your head up with wide eyes from hearing the joke.

"Franky! (y/n)'s down here!" Usopp says while covering your ears.

"She's old enough to hear those jokes, aren't ya gal?" Franky keeps laughing.

You couldn't help but snicker a little bit. "Hey, I have a joke." You say while removing Usopp's hands from your ears.

"Well, let's hear it!" Franky eggs you on.

"What comes after 69?" You began.

"What?" They both asked.

"Mouthwash."

Seconds later, Franky fell over laughing while Usopp stood there with a shocked expression before laughing as well.

"That's pretty good!" Usopp says while holding his stomach.

"I didn't know you had it in ya!" Franky says after catching his breath.

"Well, I have some sense of humor, even though it's not lady like."

"Bullshit, doesn't matter here. Whatcha still standing over there for? Let's get those hands dirty!" Franky ushers you over towards their project.

With a bounce in your step you excitedly ran over to join in the fun.

~~

"Now, tighten that bolt right there." Franky instructs.

You grabbed the wrench and started to tighten the bolt. "It's better to do it this way." Usopp grabs your hand for a better handle on the tool.

"Like this?" You turn your head towards him. "Y-yeah, Perfect."

Seconds later, your hear Franky clear his throat.

"Right, right! This way you won't strain your wrist." Usopp finished.

"This is fun." You say while grabbing another tool.

"Just wait till you start working on ships, that's the fun part!" Franky laughs.

"That sounds badass, I would love to build a ship." You say.

Didn't really sound like a bad idea.