(SITW) Songs Inspiring The Writing:

One Piece OST- Because We're alive

Seether- Walk Away From The Sun

Seether- Like Suicide

Chapter 1- Walk Away From The Sun

"Walk away from the sun, come slowly undone

I can see in your eyes I've already won

I could bleed for a smile,could die for a gun

Walk away from the sun, and kill everyone."

(X)

A thin and frail looking girl flew out the doors of the local bar,

" And stay out! " the doors slammed loudly behind her. She lay completely still for about a minute with heavy coughs wracking her small body, face and hair covered in mud, before sighing and finally rising to bare feet. She didn't bother brushing the dirt off her ripped clothes as she looked back at the bar, warm inviting light shining through the windows, a look of longing in her eyes. A few seconds later she was walking down the streets, sticking to the shadows so no one would see her and recognize her from the posters on the walls. She soon reached the sea and she walked along the beach, dark clouds covering the moon from sight. As she reached the harbor she felt the stench of freshly spilled blood. Before her was a battlefield, but the battle seemed to be long finished. The bodies were mostly men, some maybe I their mid fifties, some no more than twelve. The girl walked among them, pale as the moon, with no sign of emotion other than where she put her feet. As she walked she picked up weapons and clothes that looked less ripped than her own. She stopped at the gangway of the vacant ship, looking back at the faces that would never smile again, and then severed the ties to the bridge, letting the huge vessel drift out to sea.

' Goodbye, father. '

(X)

Inside a building with the sign HUMAN above the door an auction was taking place. And according to Trafalgar Law, Captain of the Heart Pirates, the auction was not only time consuming, but also exceedingly boring.

" And now Entry #19! A human female of 21 with great experience of the sea and weather. She-"

" Can't we leave Captain? This place is giving me the creeps. " a man with a hat that said Penguin said to the taller man in the chair below him. Trafalgar Law smirked slightly knowingly.

" Skittish, Demitri? " The man called Demitri scowled.

" No, but this place and these people are, to be frank, disgusting. "

" I agree, but we will not leave until it's over. I am convinced something exciting is going to happen soon. " The pirate was right, for as the woman currently on stage suddenly punched the man known as 'Disco-san', grabbed the gun he had in his belt and aimed it straight at the oldest of the Tenryuubito sitting in the first row. It became quiet in the auction hall, no one dared move as the woman stood still as a rock even when guards aimed their own weapons at her.

" D-drop the gun! Do it now!" Still she did not move, refused to. Then she raised her head a centimeter or two, her red eyes shining. One of the Tenryuubito tilted his head slightly.

" Kazu? Is that you? " 'Kazu' tilted her head to match his.

" Oh? So you do remember little me? "

" Of course! Now put that weapon away, you might hurt someone." She laughed, but it was completely empty. As if all it's feeling and soul had withered away long ago. It was like hearing a tortured ghost laugh.

" Ah but that is the general use of a weapon, wouldn't you agree? Father? " the crowd whispered among themselves. Disco had gotten back on his feet and was walking towards the woman with a smile on his face, hands outstretched at his sides.

" Now, now little lady, there's no use in violence here. " Her smile faded.

" Yes, , There is. " She pulled the trigger, but the loud sound of a gun being fired never came. She tried again, still nothing. She then threw herself at the Tenryuubito, her hands latching around his throat. But after a few minutes of screaming and kicking she was restrained and the auction continued.

" We're sorry for the interruption, we will now continue with the bidding. Is anyon-" Disco didn't get far before he was interrupted by a calm voice.

" 800 000 " all heads in the room turned to look at the captain of the Heart Pirates who was currently smiling like he didn't have a care in the world.

" 800 000 from number 17. Can I get a higher prize? Anyone else? " The Tenryuubito showed no signs of interest in the thin woman, and no one wanted to get on the bad side of a Supernova.

" Sold for 800 000! " Kazu was dragged off stage and put into a cell, her eyes vacant and dull. She had not counted on actually being sold to someone. She hadn't noticed her face was in a complete state of shock until a small canteen was offered to her through the bars.

" Oi, oi young miss, what's with the sad face? Here, have a drink. " The voice came from what sounded like an old man and Kazu took the canteen from his large hand. She took a big swig and ended up practically coughing her lungs out.

" What was in that? " she gave it back and the old man chuckled.

" Oh just a mix I came up with myself. You like it?" She ran her tongue across her upper lip, tasting the strong liquor again and the sides of her mouth twitched slightly.

" It's not bad. " The man laughed heartily and drank some as well. Kazu looked around the place but then she heard a loud crash and saw smoke coming from the door leading to the stage. The old man stood up.

" It appears it's time to move. " Kazu looked back at him in time to see him disappear through the door, heading for the stage. She raised an eyebrow, how the hell did he get out of his cage? She attempted to scratch the back of her head but it was then she noticed the heavy collar around her neck. She looked down at in and swallowed heavily. Then another loud crash was heard and then a tall guy wearing only a loose shirt and speedos came in from the stage. He had the keys to the chains in his hand. He looked around, saw her fixated gaze on his hand and threw her the keys.

"Listen up! All your buyers have run away so get out of here while you can. Pass the keys along to the next prisoner when you're done with them. " Then he went back where he came from and while he talked Kazu had gotten herself unchained and freed of her cage. She passed the keys to another prisoner and then looked around for a door that would get her out of this hell hole. She finally found a window to the left which she smashed (for good measure) and climbed out. She looked around and then thought about what to do next. The guy that bought her would probably be looking for her but she was also curious as to what was going on at the front of the auction house. She weighed her options, run or investigate, run or investigate? She settled on investigate. She sneaked to a corner and peaked out. In front of her was a huge brawl of marines and pirates, and among the pirates was her buyer. He seemed to be doing pretty good, but the smile on his lips sent chills down her spine. His eyes and the upper part of his face was hidden in the shadow created by his furry hat and he was to far away to get a good look at his face. She shivered and turned her gaze to the others. There seemed to be three pirate crews in total, among them the guy with the speedos.

'What a strange way to dress.' but she was pulled out of her thoughts by a loud yell. It came from a large man with flaming red hair with a maniacal smile on his red painted lips.

" Oi Trafalgar! Isn't that the girl you bought? " she resisted letting out a squeak as said man turned his head towards her and she took that as her cue to leave, and leave fast! She quickly turned away and broke out in a sprint towards the next grove. She heard orders being yelled and at least three pair of feet coming round the corner she stood at a few seconds ago. She forced her legs to pick up the pace and took aim at the bridge leading to grove #2. The men behind her were closing in and Kazu searched her pockets for anything useful. Her fingers closed tightly around a lump of C4, . When she ran across the bridge she dropped it and pulled out a detonator. Stopping a few meters from the end of the bridge she placed her thumb on the button and applied pressure, a loud explosion blowing the bridge, and hopefully the pirates, to smithereens behind her. Not sticking around to look for survivors she continued to run, her throat as dry as sand. Fifteen minutes and ten groves later she collapsed on the grass, coughing heavily. She looked at her specialized watch/ thermometer/heart-rate meter and took deep breaths to calm her racing heart. She looked at it again and bit her lip, if she kept at it like this, without medication, she was going to be dead in within a week. Leaning her head against a tree she rested her hands in her lap, the watch's display a dark red.' Shit. I need a doctor.' she laid there for about an hour before moving on. Standing up she almost fell back down as she let out a series of nasty coughs, blood pooling in her mouth. She spit some of it out and tried once again to stand but this time she fell down completely and stayed down. She looked at her watch, seeing the numbers speed up in their count, the screen flashing ominously. Standing on all fours, trying to slow down her heart she suddenly felt two weather-beaten fingers press lightly on her throat, feeling for her pulse, and another pushing her down onto her back. Her vision swam with the too sudden move and soon she knew no more. The last thing she saw as her consciousness slipped from her was a pair of cold storm-grey eyes boring into hers and a far away sounding voice.

" Are you Ok? "