The Library

I looked up in wonder at all the beautiful books. It was like a paradise for me and I reached over to grab for a book in a novel which had caught my eye, when someone's hand touched mine.

"Sorry!" the girl and I apologised in sync.

"I'm Belle." She said smiling and I took her outstretched hand. She was wearing a beautiful blue dress and wore her brown hair in a ponytail on her head. "Do you want this book? I already have a similar one."

I looked at the book in her hand and shook my head. "It's ok, I have the other ones in the series; you have it. I'm Nico Robin."

Her eyes widened as I told her my name. "The Nico robin?" she asked and I nodded. "The one worth 80 million Beli?"

"Yeah." I nodded apologetically and she smiled slightly. "Sorry, I'm a wanted criminal... I don't want to cause your village trouble..."

"No, it's no trouble, but... you don't seem like a criminal." She said and I smiled gratefully. "This may be too personal but... don't you have one of those devil fruit abilities?"

"Yeah!" I grinned and crossed my arms as I closed my eyes. "Deux fleur!" I commanded and two hands jotted out from the book. Belle jumped back and dropped the book as if it had burst into flames. "I can make any part of my body appear on any surface." I explained.

"Wow!" She exclaimed, bending down to retrieve the dropped book.

"Haha. If you liked that watch this!" I bragged and crossed my arms again. "Cinq cents. fleur!" I said calmly as hands jotted out of the walls everywhere.

Belle looked over in awe and pressed a fingertip against one of mine on the nearest hand. "Can you feel it?" she asked and I nodded. I curled the finger around hers and she smiled.

I opened my eyes let my arms drop, as I did this the five hundred hands dotted around the walls disappeared. "That was amazing!" Belle gasped and I smiled, heading back the way I'd come.

"Bye Belle, I hope we meet again." I said waving as I walked out of the shop and headed for the going merry.

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