Hi there! This is my first (attempt at a) story… It'll probably be pretty horrible so I'm not expecting much (sorry, I'm new at this, but you have to start somewhere right?). I may have possibly bent one or two of the characters pasts, but nothing too bad… I think. Anyways, I present to you… A prologue! It might be long because I have a lot of ideas.

Prologue

"Chi!" said a loud voice, "Where are you hiding!" A young girl ducked behind a barrel in an alleyway giggling with a finger pressed to her lips.

"CHI! WHERE ARE YOU!?"

Her somewhat contained laughter got the better of her and she fell over, laughing and holding her sides.

The boy came over. "Shishishi! Found you!"

The girl, regaining her composure said with a smile, "Aw, you're too good at this game, Luffy!"

Luffy, now grinning helped Chi up. They were young at the time, maybe six. The two young children were great friends that shared the same enthusiasm and love of adventure. They could always smile and laugh with each other. The two young children considered each other family and spent a lot of their time together playing games and exploring the village.

Both their stomachs growled at the same time.

Beginning to laugh, Chi put on a wide smile and said, "Let's get some food!"

"YEAH, MEAT!" Luffy yelled punching the air excitedly.

They happily ran along the road to find something to eat.

Chi's family had abandoned her. The villagers had told her the story of how she got to this island. Well, all but what her mother said.

One afternoon a couple years ago, a pirate ship was spotted on the horizon. Although, the villagers weren't very worried about the ship. It had torn sails, half of a flag, and the main mast was bent. They thought that the ship had been abandoned and just happened to be floating to their island. When the beat up ship got to the shore, however, it turned out that there were (weak) pirates on the ship. A woman was standing on the deck, with evil and hate in her eyes. She was holding a baby. Curious, the island's inhabitants had gathered at the ship. The woman stood there, glaring at the people as her comrades laid on the deck, weak from hunger.

All the villagers were either scared or confused to speak or move, and the pirate woman didn't seem like she was going to do anything either. An unidentified voice called out, "Hey lady! What's the matter with you!?" She stared in the direction of the voice, her eyes looking demonic and ready to kill besides being weak.

She shadowed her eyes and looked down. After a pause, she yelled in an angry voice, "I don't want her anymore! She is a curse! She will only bring inconvenience and suffering to me and my comrades! She will soon take the blood of so many others, so I will name her Chi!" The villagers stared in shock as she jumped down, still holding the sleeping baby. The woman dropped the child, and lifted her head. She smirked and said, "Have fun."

After that she left in the blink of an eye. The people gathered at the shore, watching as the ship sailed off into the horizon, or until it sank after the ship had finally reached its limit.

….

After this incident, the villagers had decided on a foster home, a small shack connected to the child's new foster mother.

Chi grew up in that shack. No one had entered it except for her. It was where she could escape from her now-abusive foster mother and sneak out the window to roam free. Chi's mother had abused her because, like the pirate said, she was an inconvenience and caused people around her suffering. Children and sometimes adults bullied her because of her 'curse' and pirate mother, but she always managed a smile.

As she grew up, Luffy was the only one that respected her. She had gotten them into to trouble many times, but they could always laugh it off and continue on. She even got the "fist of love" from Garp and then got thrown into the jungle with Luffy a couple times.

"Hey Chi?" a familiar voice called.

"Yeah?" Chi said, looking up from the dirt pile she was poking at.

"I'm gonna be the pirate king," Luffy said in complete seriousness. Shocked for a second from the sudden statement, Chi suddenly put on a wide smile and said "I know you will!"

The young boy laughed and asked her, "What is your dream?" She had never really thought about it before. "Hmmmm," she hummed, lost in thought at the question. "I'm not sure, but I've always wanted to become a pirate!" Luffy put his hand out. "Then it's a promise!" Chi grinned. "It's a promise!" She stuck her hand out as well and they shook.

Chi had trouble sleeping that night she made the promise to Luffy. She tossed and turned in her small bed. Her mind had drifted off once again to the world of hate that others threw her into. She touched the bruise on her cheek and quietly cried herself to sleep.

….

"I don't want her anymore! She is a curse! She will only bring inconvenience and suffering to me and my comrades! She will soon take the blood of so many others, so I will name her Chi!"

Images of the ghostly ship entered the young girl's nightmare. She could see from the sky the scene that so many people had told her about. Her real mother, the ship, the shore, the villagers, and her, they were all there.

As the scene ended with the ship sinking, her vision started to blur and suddenly she was on the shore. There was nobody else there except for her.

"Chi!" She turned around as quickly as she could. "Luffy!" she cried. Chi stared in horror as a huge shadowy figure towered over her only family. The sky turned red. Sensing danger she screamed, "Luffy! Run!"

The boy smiled at her and waved. Frustrated, she cried "Luffy! Turn around! Run! Please you have to!" No response. The figure raised his arm , holding a sword, and swung it down. Chi stared in horror as her family fell to the ground, surrounded by a pool of red.

"NO!" the girl cried. She shook the boy now laying on the sand frantically, wiping tears from her eyes. She knew it was just a dream, but it seemed too real. She looked up at the shadow and saw an evil smile.

Suddenly it disappeared.

One by one, each and every villager appeared around her, and one by one they suffered the same fate as Luffy did. She could no longer see anymore than color because of the tears streaming down her face and blurring her vision. "STOP!" She screamed with her hands to her head, "STOP IT! STOP! STOP IT! STOP IT!" As she wiped her tears away from her eyes, the sand was now littered in the bodies of the villagers, the sky was red, and her clothes were stained from her friend's blood.

The shadow appeared in front of her and put out its hand. In a terrifying voice it said, "Join me." It received no response. Louder, it said, "Join me!" Still no response from the girl, who was now shielding the body of her friend from the figure.

Its toothy grin appeared that sent chills down Chi's spine. "Join me, Chi!" Silence. His grin turned to a frown. "Join me, or this will really happen!" The girl sat there in shock. "W-what did yo-you s-say?" She started to tremble and tears began to roll down her cheek. "If you don't join me, I will kill all these people," said the shadow in a harsh tone, "So what will it be? Yes or no, Chi? Yes or no?"

The girl looked down as more tears began to flow. Slowly, she slightly nodded her head.

The figure chuckled. "Good choice."

The beast lifted the girl's head with its sharp claws. It smirked mockingly as its demon-like eyes opened. "Look into my eyes, girl. If you don't, you know what will happen."

Chi slowly looked up and looked into its eyes.

As her eyes finally met the shadow's, it smiled. Suddenly, her eyes, that were as before black as coal, shined a bright, blood-like red.

Waking up, Chi looked around her surroundings in horror. She knew what she had to do to save the people she loved, but didn't want to leave them. Slowly, she got out of her bed and opened the window. Chi climbed out carefully and jumped to the ground. She walked to the front of her house and saw the creature from her nightmare.

"So it was true," she said sadly.

"Of course," the beast roared, "From now on, you can call me Korosu."

Chi nodded sadly as tears started to fall. "Um, Korosu?"

"Hmm? What is it, girl?"

"Could I maybe visit someone before I leave with you?" she said nervously.

Korosu frowned. "Make it quick," he said harshly.

...

Chi walked to the familiar house, with the demon walking behind her.

She stopped at a window and a tear fell from her eye. She opened it with her tiny fingers and climbed through, slightly smiling at the sight of her friend sleeping. Standing there, she just stared at him.

"Hurry up, girl!" the beast said.

Chi nodded and walked up to Luffy as he slept. She kneeled down beside him and hugged him. "Thank you, Luffy, for all you have done for me," she whispered as she smiled.

She climbed out the window and closed it quietly. 'Goodbye,' she thought as she cried silently.

"Shall we continue?" Korosu spoke eagerly.

"Yes."

"Good."

The two walked into the night, disappearing from the village, where Chi's story began.

How was that? I can't really tell, and even if I could tell, I probably wouldn't be honest about it… Oh well. Tell me what you think? Should I continue this story or not? Thanks! Bye!

P.S, Chi means blood, and Korosu means kill. I feel cheesy.

Also, I have descriptions of Chi and Korosu. Luffy, you should be able to figure out :)

Chi: Pale skin, black hair, black eyes, short… that's all I can really think of right now… sorry!

Korosu: Black body (almost like a shadow), mouth like Arlong's (except he's not a fishman… probably :D), red eyes (only seen at… 'special moments'), and stands at about 10 feet tall.

Thanks for reading! And be sure to leave a review! :)