"You guys should already know by now that you don't need to worry about me" she said to the two.
"Look Kallet, it's not that we're worried about you. . . . . Were just worried about the kid" the three looked down at the kid. He was only ten and bottom line was that he needed to be returned to his home. He was taken by the marines when he was only five and along their road to the New World they managed to save him.
"Don't offend me. I think I'm old enough to be capable of taking care of a ten year old kid" Kallet responded with a serious face. She crossed her arms and continued "tomorrow morning I'm taking Axel back to his family. I know the North Blue is a long way from here but I think five years apart from his family is enough. It shouldn't take me longer than six months to get there." She looked at Axel; he was sleeping so calmly in his bed. "I expect that the two of you would understand that he at least has parents, a family, waiting for him." She looked back at Ace and Katara.
"Ace, you know that talking her out of this is impossible," Katara said as she smiled at him and he looked back at her. They knew that she could do it. Kallet was 17 and could easily survive the grand line. Ace looked at Axel and then at Kallet. Ace let out a sigh.
"Fine, we'll drop you two off a Sabaody and you take care of the rest." Ace then paused and looked at Kallet right in the face. "Just take care of the ship…..please." Ace responded with a worried face.
"No promises" Kallet responded with a smirk. She then started getting everything ready for the next day. Ace managed to get a ship from Whitebeard with a smaller one onboard. They stocked up on food, water, medicine and all the necessary equipment for Kallet to make it all the way to the North Blue.
The next day Kallet, Axel, Ace and Katara along with a group of five of Whitebeard's men set sail for Sabaody Archipelago. They crossed the Red Line and once they got there Kallet started to say her farewells.
"Well I guess this is good bye for now" she said to Katara and Ace. She went up to Katara and felt uncomfortable when Katara gave her a big hug. After Kallet was let go she went up to Ace "I expect that you take care of her" she winked at him and nudged his arm. Katara overheard Kallet and looked away as she blushed. Ace saw her blush and a small smile came upon his face and looked down. Kallet sighed, looked over at Katara and then back to Ace. "You guys are so conspicuous." Kallet started walking toward the small ship that was somehow supposed to make it all the way to the North Blue. As she walked past Katara she looked at her "see ya sis" she said as she shoved her making Katara bump into Ace. They were all standing on grove 41 but Axel was so excited to be going home that he was already on the ship. Kallet then hopped onto the ship and told Axel to set sail. He might only be ten years old but the kid already knew how to survive as a pirate. He did after all sail with Ace's crew into the New World.
Their trip to the North Blue was fun, and since Kallet had an eternal log pose for one of the first islands on the Grand Line it was also fast. It took them four months to get there making sure to stop on certain islands that looked entertaining. Kallet wanted the trip for Axel to be one that he would never forget.
When they finally exited the Grand Line and made their way into the North Blue, Axel looked over to Kallet and had tears in his eyes. They both managed to get drenched in water when they hit the surface of the ocean and they both looked at the calm ocean. It was beautiful. Kallet smiled back at Axel. They were both holding onto the railing of this ship that was the size of a baby whale. Kallet got her normal compass out and saw an island in the distance. "Okay first we'll go to that island and ask to which direction your home island is. We'll stock up on a few things, stay there the night and set sail in the morning." Axel looked back at Kallet and a tear fell from his eye. Kallet got on her knees and rested her cheek on the railing still looking at Axel. She wasn't about to baby the kid. "What are you crying about? We still haven't made it to your island. Wipe those tears out of your face and go change into some dry cloths." She told him with no emotion. In the past four months they sure became very close with each other. Kallet told him this because she wanted Axel to become strong.
Axel nodded and wiped his eyes with his forearms. "Okay" he said as he ran into the room. Kallet looked at him. He had grown an inch or two since they left Saboady, his hair was still black and curly as ever, his brown skin had only become a much darker caramel. And his arms were even more defined with muscle since she would train him as they would be sailing. She was glad that they had made it this far but she wouldn't feel proud until she got him to his family. She set their course in the direction of the island that she could see.
By the evening they got to the small island and did as they had planned. They stocked up on food, water, and found directions for the home island of Axel. As they made their way there, Axel would decide how long they would stay on the islands they came across. It took another month for them to finally arrive at their destination.
As they could see Axels home island in the distance, they both stared in amazement; disbelief. Kallet smiled as she sat on the railing. Axel did the same and sat next to her. The ocean breeze made their hair move smoothly in different directions. She looked at Axel. He was wearing a red t-shirt, black jeans and sneakers; his hair was almost covering his eyes. His eyes were a light green that she had become fond of.
"Kid, you need a haircut, and I suggest that you get one before going to your parents' doorsteps." Kallet told him.
Axel looked at Kallet. She was quite beautiful even though he looked at her as an older sister, teacher, best friend and maybe even his only true friend. Her hair was jet black and only reached her collarbone but had one small chunk of hair above each ear that was stringed together and reached her hips. Her bangs were swept to her left and her eyes were also a deep black but at the angle that Axel was looking at her, when the light hit her at a certain angle they looked like a midnight blue. Her skin was a shimmering caramel brown color and had high cheek bones.
"Are you offering to cut it?" Axel asked as he looked up at his hair that was moving swiftly in the wind.
Kallet got off the railing and as she started walking into the room she looked back at Axel and responded, "Come on kid, before we get there." Axel got off the railing and followed Kallet.
An hour or so later they got to the shore of the island. It was a fairly big island that had segments of forest and had quite a few villages scattered throughout the landscape. As they found a good place to dock, Kallet couldn't help but notice a strange looking ship not far from them. She wasn't even sure it was a ship because it didn't have a sail. It was yellow and did have a strange looking jolly roger on the side.
