The Beginning.

Queen. as a young woman made her own way down the long street with her beanie tied around her face concealing her hair and ears. Her small figured 8 year old body seemed to be shaking as she tumbled and stumbled across, the swelling bruising on her arms and legs causing tears to spring to her eyes. Juva had once again been beaten to a pulp by the other children in her small town, it was not her fault for being the way she was born but all she could think about was how it could only her own fault. The colourful beanie on her head had been laced with fresh rose blood, the names still echoing in her pained ears. Raising her eyes only once and again to check her path she trudged onwards, determined to get away from them, the bullies.

Stopping to regain her breath Juva noticed something rather odd; a crowd of people seemed to be running towards her and at the lead was a small figure but surely greater than her own. Running to get out of the way she could not help but listen to what the angry mob was screaming about. The words "Little Thief" struck her pained ears about the same time it occurred to her that the small person was being chased. Watching helplessly as the group ran past she felt as if time had stopped as the Thief ran past. The first thing she noticed about him was his smile, never in her life had she ever seen one so positive and joyful. The short messy golden locks that bounced underneath a tall black top hat that had a pair of shining blue goggles on top seemed to captivate her but the feature that held her gaze the longest was his build. She had guessed him to be at least 2 years older than her but he was tall and not to mention muscly, her eyes could not be torn from the perfect sight.

Juva swallowed the growing lump in her pounding throat and took a small step forwards only to be shoved back rather harshly as the crowd pasted, her eyes watering slightly but the tears refusing to fall. Clenching her firsts she ran after the group, in a hazed anxious mood. Skidding around a corner she came to a halt as the group began to slowly close in on the boy, cutting him off into a corner. The boy looked everywhere looking as if failure was not registering, it was then that is hit her. This boy would never give up on his goal, to get his loot safely back. Juva pressed her eyes together pressing the past tears from her eyes out with the pressure she burst from the crowd placing herself in between the roaring riot and the Boy, noticing how his face was in utter shock. Feeling rather hurt at first she realised a split second later why, her beanie had fallen off.

Her elf like ears poked our either side of her rosy red face and her Golden curls fell down settling over her shoulder. Not only did this scare the crowd it also seemed to make them angrier, the reason of that; she was taking a stand for the Unknown Boy. Feeling her heart racing faster than ever she opened her eyes looking up as the crowd boiled with pure anger not daring to look behind her, too scared that the crowd would move past her in that instant. The shouts from the crowd made her flinch under the pressure, Juva was used to this type of neglect from School along with family due to her difference but no matter how much abuse she suffered, it always would hurt. It was in a split second that she felt a warm arm wrap around her waist and pull her behind the fast moving body, her screaming not dulling in a hurry. Panicking that one of the raging folk had gotten a hold of her she began to squirm about ignoring the knowledge that there was no way that she could possibly surpass this person's pure strength. Finally feeling the person release their tight hold on her she took a second to take in her surroundings, quiet shocked that she had been dragged into the forest but the second after she took a leap back from the person only to be pulled back by a hand taking her own.

Feeling her legs begin the shake her eyes pop out of their own sockets slightly, she was now in the firm arms of the Thief Boy. Shaking she noticed he has placed a smooth sweet smelling finger against her lips signalling her to be quiet, not knowing what else she could possibly do she obliged. Standing against his chest with his arms wrapped firmly around her small body she listened carefully noting that the raging crowd had passed by then stepping back at last being released. Letting the breath she had been holding out from her burning lungs she looked up into the Boys eyes noticing a stern look resting on his cold face. "Why did you do that?"

He4r mouth dropped as his words came smoothly from his honey sweet lips but the tone coming along harsh, had he no respect for what she had just done for him? Not wanting to seem hurt at all by his comment she puffed out a reasonable amount of air before crossing her pale arms across her flat chest. "Because I did. Problem?"

Noticing his shocked expression by her come back she inwardly high fived herself, feeling proud that she actually made a stand up for herself but slight regret that it was against an angel like the boy before her. Regaining his posture he dropped his head, few golden locks of his hair fallen across his eyes as he mumbled out in a smooth breath. "You do not know me, don't help me"

"H-how could you be so rude to someone who had just saved you from a raging crowd!" Feeling the anger boiling within her she raised her voice slightly. "You could have been turned in to the Noble's"

"Psh, being turned into my own family is not that scary." Taking a moment to register the words that he had said she now was the one to hold the shocked expression but only being replaced with furry by what he had said next. "And if I wanted to be saved by a girl I would have at least wanted her to be pretty." Grinding her teeth by the way he stressed 'girl' she raised her arm and swiftly punched him firmly over the head leaving a bound red bump along with her own pleased smirk.

"Noble or not I will not stand here to be teased. Baka"

"Flat chest"

"No brains"

"Pointy ears"

"Child…"

As the name calling continued Juva had not noticed that not only one but two others had come into the small clearing the two had begun their heated argument. Only realising the two had joined when the smallest one had popped up behind her and screamed "MEEAT!"

Jumping out of her own skin she took a trip over an uprisen root only to fall into the hands of another stranger with Dark Black eyes with freckles lacing below them, a displeased frown planted on his rather serious face. Before being able to react or struggle against the boy he had been shoved rather aggressively by the Blond one who screamed out. "Ace, don't touch her!"

"She fell on me Sabo you Baka!" The one who Juva guessed to be Ace spat back whilst dusting himself of as the now only Unknown boy rushed to his side and helped him up. Juva instant noticed the similarities between the two and guessed them to be brothers, Ace obviously being the eldest.

Sabo seemed to be sulking beside her with his arms crossed and his eyes throwing poisoned daggers towards Ace and the boy as if they had stolen his new gained treasure. Not knowing why he had gained a sudden change of heart around her she was about to ask before the smallest boy popped up in front of her and asked bluntly. "Sabo, why did you steal such a pretty lady?"

Not only did her face glow as bright as the nose of Rudolph but so did Sabo's, his flushed face screwed up and his mouth opening and closing with a mixture of anger and… embarrassment. "L-Luffy, this flat chest rat is not pretty nor did I st-teal her."

Twitching at his name call her fist met with his head once again with a much more angered force than before with her body shaking. "No brains, stop calling me Flat"

"Flat, stop calling me No brains." He shot his comment back as smooth as sliding along an oiled floor. Before either could start an all-out war ace had sprung between the two with his hands on either child's head holding them a safe distance from the other before facing Juva's way and leaning forwards murmuring.

"And your name is?"

Snorting at the fact she was still angered at the Brainless one she looked towards Ace taking in a deep breath and plastering on her fastest yet sweetest smile ever. "Queen. "