Who is She?
"Captain! There's a person in the water!" Bepo shouted. Law came out of the sub. He made his way over to his navigator with a worried expression. The bear was pointing to the ocean. "There's a person in the water."
Looking down at the water, Law saw a body floating on a piece of drift wood. "Get them out. And hurry. They could still be alive." The men started to run around to get the person out of the water. It took them a few minutes before they had the person out of the water and on the deck.
Bending over the body, Law turned them over. He was surprised to see that the kid looked familiar. He put his ear to their mouth but couldn't hear any breathing. He listened to their heart and found that it was still beating. Taking his hands, he started to push on the kid's chest until water spewed out of their mouth and onto the deck.
Taking a deep breath, the kid sat up. Opening their eyes, the person glanced around with hazy, gray eyes. Stopping their sights on Law, the kid's eyes widened. "P-Pipsqueak?" After that, the kid passed out.
Everyone stood in shock over them. "Captain, what did they just call you?" Law ignored the question that Penguin had asked and picked the other up.
"Everyone, go back to what you were doing. I'll tell you the condition of them when I'm finished fixing them up." No one questioned him and let him go. They were all too shocked at what had just occurred.
In the infirmary, Law laid the kid out on one of the beds, He set to work on taking off the overalls and shirt. The hat had been the first thing to go. He realized that the person was, in fact, a girl. She looked a lot like Luffy in the face. The difference was that the scar was under her right eye.
Once the shirt was off, Law noticed that there was a burn mark on her shoulder. He turned her over and gasped. He took a few steps back until he took a seat in a chair. He couldn't believe his eyes. The sight of the girl's back made him rethink all of his thoughts about his childhood.
On the back of the girl's tanned body was scars of light skin. He didn't know how long he sat there, staring at her back. A hand was placed on his shoulder that snapped him out of his daze. "Captain, what's wrong? Are you alright?" Bepo asked. He was worried for his Captain.
"Her back...it's...scarred." Bepo looked to the girls back that was on display. There were patches of light skin, almost white, all over her back. "I...I can't believe it." He stood up and went back over to her. Placing a hand on her back, Law trailed it over the spots. "She's a survivor."
Bepo placed his hand on Law's shoulder. It snapped him out of his thoughts. "Captain, are you alright?" Nodding, Law went back to patching up the girl. He wrapped a bandage over a wound on her head, around her entire torso, and her shoulder that had the burn mark.
Laying the girl back on the bed, Law covered her up and stepped back. Bepo had stayed in the room from fear that Law would have another problem. "Come along, Bepo. I'm going to go and tell everyone about her." Nodding, Bepo followed him out of the room.
On the deck of the sub, Law got everyone to gather around. "Are they okay? Is there a problem with them?" Shachi asked as they gathered around him.
"She is just fine. She hasn't woken up again and I would prefer everyone to take shifts to see if she will wake up." The gathered crew members were surprised to know that it was a female. "If she is to wake up, please let me know so that I can question her." They all nodded and went back to work or whatever they were doing before.
Going inside, Law went back to the infirmary to get first watch. When he entered the room, the girl was sitting up on the bed. Her eyes were still closed but tears were pouring down her face. She was muttering something under her breath. Getting closer, Law was able to understand what she was saying.
"Sabo...He's not dead. No...He can't be dead." Law took a chair and sat next to her bed. "Luffy...He's not dead...Ace...Please...don't cry." Placing a hand on her unhurt shoulder, Law started to gently push her back down.
"Miss, everything is fine. Please don't worry. Sabo-ya is not dead. I believe you." He was able to coax her back down and to stay down.
"See, Luffy...I knew he was...alive. He's in the...papers with...Dragon." She smiled but the tears still poured down her face. "Ace..." The smile disappeared. "Ace...No...My brother...My little brother..." Law listened to her talk in her sleep and cry. "Garp...You said you would...protect him...You promised me...that nothing would ever...happen to him..." Rubbing her hair, Law heard her go quiet.
He sat back and took his hat off. Rin, the only female on the crew, came into the room. "Captain, I was informed that we had a girl on the ship." He nodded and urged her to come closer. "I came with clothes since hers are wet and need to be washed."
"Thank you, Rin-ya. Please place them on the table. They will be fine for when she wakes up." Rin nodded and came to stand by him after she placed the clothes down.
"She looks almost identical to Straw Hat Luffy."
"I know. That is what I'm trying to figure out." Rin nodded and went to leave. She told him that Shachi would have food ready shortly. It was lunch time. He nodded and went back to staring at their guest. She was still sleeping but it was peaceful.
The face of the girl was familiar other than Luffy but he couldn't place where he had seen her before. She also seemed to have known him from the name that she had called him. He wanted to know more bout her but it would have to wait until she was awake.
Bepo came back with a plate of food. "Here. You can eat and I'll stay with you." Law nodded and accepted the plate with gratitude. Bepo pulled a chair up next to Law. "How old is she?"
Swallowing a bite of food, Law started to think. "In appearance, she looks to be between fifteen and twenty. I will have to ask her when she wakes up." He continued to eat along with Bepo.
Suddenly, the girl sat up. Bepo screamed at how sudden it was. Law set his empty plate aside to see where this was going to go. Her eyes were still closed but she didn't do or say anything. "Ma'am? Are you okay?" Bepo tried to get her to say something to them.
The girl's mouth started to move but no words came out. Law was astonished that she was still asleep. Law placed his hand on her forehead. "Bepo, get me some medicine for fever. She's burning up." While Bepo went to get the medicine at the counter, Law picked her up and headed out of the room. "Bring it to the bathroom. I need to break the fever."
He didn't wait for him to answer and just left the room. He passed by some of the crew members who watched him rush to the bathroom. Once inside, Law placed her on the ground as he ran an ice-cold bath. After the tub was filled, Law undid the bandages and lifted her into the tub. Immediately, the girl started to scream and thrash around.
"It burns! Make it stop! Ahhhhhhhhh! Pipsqueak! Make it stop!" Law was taken back at the use of that nickname. He held her down in the tub until she stopped thrashing.
"Miss, it's okay. Please. I'm just trying to break your fever." A few moments later, Bepo walked into the room. The girl had relaxed in the tub ad was back asleep. Getting her into a sitting position, Law got the bear to give her the medicine.
"Will she be alright?" Law shrugged. He didn't know if the girl was going to be okay or not. A hand reached out of the tub and grabbed onto Law. He looked down to see that her eyes were open. He could tell that it was hazed with fever and sleep.
"Please tell Luffy that I'm sorry." She looked over to Bepo and then back to Law. "I tried to stop them." Tears poured down her cheeks. "I was supposed to be there for them!" Her grip tightened on Law's shirt sleeve. "I couldn't even save...my little brother." Her eyes closed and she was back asleep. The hand stayed attached to the sleeve.
"Captain, can I have a word with you?" Law nodded and stood up. The bear gasped as he stood there. Law was confused at his shocked expression. "H-Her arm!" Law looked down to see that it was stretched. This made him curious.
"She is a devil fruit user." Law sat back down and pulled on the arm. It stretched with every pull. "This is interesting." Law wanted to know more about this girl. He let her arm go and sat down by the tub. This girl was a handful.
"She shouldn't stay in the tub for long."
"I know. Please get me a towel." Leaving the two to get a towel, Bepo went to find a towel. Law placed a hand on her face. She looked so familiar but he couldn't remember where he had seen her before. She was from the White Town but no memories of her came to mind. She leaned into his hand.
Bepo came back shortly with a white, fluffy towel. Law wrapped it around her body after she was lifted out of the water. "She needs clothes." Law assured him that Rin came by with clothes. Bepo nodded and followed him out of the room.
Back in the infirmary, Law got Rin to dress her. He thought it would be polite for another female to dress her. When the woman was done, she said that it was okay to look. He turned around to see that she wore a sorrowful expression. "What's wrong?"
Rin looked over at him with almost tears. "Look at her arms and legs." Law walked over and took a closer look at the girl's body as she had told him. He saw scars that ranged from long gashes to whip marks. They were hard to see if you weren't looking for them.
"She has gone through a lot," Law commented. This girl had gone through hell is what it seemed.
"Another thing that I noticed was a tattoo on her leg." Rin lifted the shirt just enough to show him the tattoo. It was a heart with five initials inside. There was an S, A, J, La, and Lu. It made him wonder what they meant.
"This is very interesting." Law stood up and walked away. "I have some things to attend to. Please watch her. Bepo will take next shift. Each shift will be three hours long." Rin nodded and sat in the same chair as him.
This was going to be something interesting. First thing he needed was to get in touch with the Straw Hats since their Captain probably knew this girl. Maybe he could tell Law who she is.
I like the name Rin for Law's female crewmate. The girl is my own character. Please, tell me what you think so far. Have a great day. I love you all. Tatty-bye!