Hey, faithful readers!* This is a new story that came over my mind and I thought that I would share this idea with you! I know it's a yoai but please bear with me and please enjoy!*
It's my first One Piece posting so please read!*
Chapter 1
Impel Down…
Deep in the dark and dangerous prison where the most dangerous criminals and the most lethal people in existence are kept. Passed the torturing screams of the prisoners and the smell of death on each of the different levels where the harsh treatments increase.
Deeper, passed the starving level, passed the cold torture and even passed the level where little has ever returned alive. Deeper, passed the lowest floor one can know about and deeper than the floor with the most lethal criminals…was another level.
Level 7…
It was a level void of any prisoners or any guards to patrol the void and empty halls that consisted of the level. It was void of any strange climates and circumstances. It was a level void of anything and it was meant for that for one main reason.
To keep everything out…
Usually a prison was made to keep the sinned inside where they were to spend eternity to repent for their crimes but this was different. This level was built to keep living creatures out and away from one prisoner.
This prisoner was feared, not only by the Navy but even more so by anyone in the outside world and by one encounter one's life changes. A person who cannot feel any pain and a person who does not care for what other think of him. He's a person who does what he wants and always gets what he wants.
"996…997…" A dark voice echoed throughout the void cells of the level and the sound of small droplets surged through the darkness. Drops of sweat fell from a glistering body as a dark male did stand ups to let time pass away.
He still wore his prisoner clothing that was half wet from the sweat from his workout but his top was casted to the side, exposing the well toned and scarred skin. His sea stone prism cuffs were locked around his wrists and made a clinging noise against the ground from time to time.
"998…999…" He counted again with an almost strained voice from putting so much strain on his muscles but the strange thing was always the same… He couldn't feel pain and it made him push himself passed his own bodies limit, giving him an only brief fatigue.
"1000…"
A pair of footsteps started to echo back towards the exercising male and he stopped in midair as he held himself by his one arm in the air. A smirk formed upon his lips and his golden eyes gleamed in amusement when he sensed the presence.
He waited for the person to come closer before he once again continued to do his exercise which was only one push up. He let out a grunt as he pushed himself into the air before he landed swiftly on his feet and his balance intact.
"You're still exercising in prison, Lucio? When will you learn this is a place of punishment?" A gruff and much older voice questioned. The older male lifted his lantern and the darker male chuckled in amusement once again.
"I don't see that there's anything else for me to do, Garp. You took away both my company and my fun so it's best I keep my body in shape" Lucio replied in a half bored tone as he went to sit down against the wall with a sigh.
The pain of his straining muscles was already gone and his fatigue was starting to wear off. He yawned loudly and tears collected in the corner of his eyes. He did not take joy in the quietness around him, but then again the screams of the tortured prisoners didn't amuse him in the least.
"What brings you here, Garp? It must be of great importance for you to come down here from that fancy and comfortable chair of yours back at Navy HQ" Lucio's face was impassive and his voice had its usual bite inside it.
Garp's brows twitched in agitation at the male's change of behavior before he pulled out a roll of paper that he had hidden beneath his Marine jacket. Lucio watched with one eye as the paper was handed over to him and took it without any strange suspicion.
"So you brought me the newspaper… You are aware that there are others that bring me this waste of paper from time to time, right?" Lucio asked as a small smirk came upon his lips when he saw Garp glare at him and let out a sigh before glancing back at the paper.
"However, I do appreciate your actions… I'm just disappointed that you came here just to give me this… I almost feel depressed…" Lucio trailed off in a sarcastic tone that made veins pulse out of Garp's temple, but he kept quiet and unmoving.
Lucio let his eyes scan lazily over the titles of each article and saw it of no use to read any of them. He had to admit that there were quite a few articles that did try to intrigue him, but he was unfazed by the flashing publishing.
Except one…
"Oh?" Lucio glanced at the silent Garp and blinked a few times before he glanced back at the paper as he put all the pieces slowly together. "Portgas D. Ace is scheduled for execution after being defeated by Marshall D. Teach or how he's commonly known as…Blackbeard…" Lucio trailed off.
His eyes were suddenly filled with rage and the papers were sliced by his mere hand before the pieces fell to the floor. He let out a sigh to calm his anger before he looked back at Garp and had no emotions that was on his face.
"Garp, you didn't just come all the way down here to give me the paper, did you?" Lucio questioned and his eyes darkened when he saw Garp grit his teeth. He observed that Garp's fists were clenched by his sides and the Vice-Admiral was struggling greatly with what he wanted to say.
"Lucio, you've successfully escaped Impel Down over and over again without being caught even once…" Garp started and Lucio chuckled as he let his head fall back against the cold wall while his eyes gleamed with mischief.
"11 times to be precise, Garp, and I sure made Sengoku piss in his pants a few times when I did so as well. Oh, I wish I could've seen the look on his face…" Lucio intercepted and Garp growled at him, only adding the golden-eyed male's amusement but he kept silent.
There would be enough time to gloat later.
"Yes, that's why I'm asking you for something, just this once…" Garp swallowed thickly and Lucio raised a peculiar eyebrow. It was the first the 'Hero of the People' would ever ask him for a favor and he found it shocking that he would even think about it.
After all, he was a Pirate for a long time in his live and they were sworn enemies despite him already having successors. It was against any Marine's pride to ever ask something of a Pirate or any Criminal and it didn't fit at all.
"Garp, did you carefully consider this? A Marine asking an Ex-Pirate for something is against both of our prides." Lucio pointed out but the elder male nodded in response. Lucio's face turned impassive once again and he waited in anticipation for the question.
"I need you to save Ace…" His words weren't even cold before Lucio's eyes widened in absolute shock. He was beyond speechless and if he didn't stop himself form gasping he was he would look like an idiot because of the question.
However, his face turned impassive when he saw Garp's serious and pleading facial expression. He had never seen the older male so desperate in all his years of being chase or imprisoned and it just didn't fit right with him.
"You want me to save your Step-Grandson from his fate of being executed? How can you trust me, Garp? Are you that desperate that you're asking your sworn enemy?" Lucio asked the older male and saw him avert his eyes.
"I can't save him and for all those years we were in contact, neither of us dared to do anything wrong. I'm asking you to save him not because I want to, but because I know you're the only one who can" Garp replied and Lucio's brows twitched.
His reason still wasn't enough of a reassurance for the dark male and despite it making sense he couldn't trust it by just understanding. He was sure that Garp was making such a decision out of emotions and that's what made the argument invalid.
Never decide with emotions involved.
However, Lucio himself wasn't capable of feeling strange emotions for he believed it were those emotions that cause the pain. He could only feel the emotions that he trained himself to control. Lust, passion, frustration, desire…
There was a whole list but then again, it wasn't a long list seeing as it was the only emotions that he could control. The rest of his emotions, he discarded years ago when he and his younger brother went their separate ways.
He immediately wanted to scold himself when he felt his thoughts trail off and he started to reconsider the request. If he was to help the elder man, he could start putting his seven-year-long-planned strategy into action ad finally escaped the prison.
But there was a catch.
"I'll agree in saving that poor infamous boy of yours, Garp." Lucio started and saw a brief gleam of relief in the older male's eyes. "But, when I save him, it'll mean he belongs to me" Lucio watched as Garp's face changed from relief to shock and horror.
"Oh, don't make that face, Garp. You know how I treat those who belong to me and he would never be harmed again, by anyone" Lucio stated, but he saw Garp frown and he could hear a small growl come from deep within the other male's throat.
"Then why did you kill all your 'lovers', Lucio? Your condition is not in the least bit reassuring that Ace will be save" Garp's voice was low and dangerous but once again Lucio was unfazed by the angered attitude.
"It's a take it or leave it deal, Garp. Either he belongs to me or he dies in a war that no young male should see in their lives… The choice is yours" Lucio stated and let out another yawn as he stretched out his muscles.
He was thinking of exercising again…
"Alright! But you promise me that he'll be safe with you or I'll hunt you down and you won't like it" Garp warned as he narrowed his eyes at the dark male. Lucio chuckled and his golden-eyes gleamed in amusement at the threat.
"Oh, I'll be making the decisions about what I like and don't like, my dear Garp. You'll be surprised what I like…" Despite sitting inside the cell, he was hit on his head by the older male but chuckled in amusement. The older male knew he couldn't feel any pain, but he still hit him.
They had a strange relationship.
That's all peoplez!* I hope that you liked the first Chapter and are not too confused about anything so far!*
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