Have a little faith

"Kohza, do not doubt him."

Have a little faith

"Kohza, do you love this country?...I do too."

Have a little faith

"Kohza, you know the king as well as I do."

Have a little faith

"Kohza, he would never betray the country."

Have a little faith

Kohza…Vivi would never have let this happen. Believe in that at least.

Have a little faith before it's too late.

The sun was rising, lighting the sky with a magnificent blend of red, orange and yellow as the horizon seemingly sunk into the desert. In the past, Vivi's eyes while distant looked towards a future she could make for the country. Now, that possibility has become a fact waiting to happen. Then, her gaze, far away as it is, looked at something beyond his reach. He loves Alabasta as much as she does so he only wanted to be the next thing she would look at. But now, she looked towards the boy…no, the man who had that little faith when he had none. It did not matter that her heart's wish would likely never come true. It mattered not because he knew that she was willing to settle for nothing but him. How he wished he had listened, how he wished that he had taken off the blindfolds before it was too late. He was too late for everything. And the man, Monkey D. Luffy, was right on time for everything he was too late for…Even, even…when he did not expect the boon that was Vivi's heart.

A/N: I'm actually not a fan of a Vivi/Luffy pairing. In fact, I'm not a fan of ANY pairing regarding Luffy. I just think romance hinders TRULY GREAT shonen manga/anime like One Piece and Dragon Ball. I just had the sudden urge to write this when I saw how Vivi looked at Luffy in episode 121 when Luffy said that he (and the Strawhat crew) can hear her voice just fine. Well, this is my first piece in a series of random drabbles. Updates aren't frequent. Reviews would be much appreciated nonetheless. And soooo, I take my leave with the cliché R&R done.