28/02/2017
A/N: Hello Everyone!
This is my first fan fiction ever, so please be kind to me!
I will however, appreciate constructive criticism.
The thumbnail I found of Pintrest, credit goes to artist.
About the story:
After Law meets Shachi, Penguin and Bepo, they run into a young girl who was taken in by the revolutionaries.
Said revolutionaries teach and educate children like them, and give them a path in life, guidance and help.
This is where they learn their expertise in each of their respective fields.
However, they set sail to become pirates, and thus the Heart Pirates are formed.
Follow their story from the beginning to the end!
Note: This story will not focus solely on my OC/s.
I want to capture Law, Shachi, Penguin, Bepo and the rest of the heart pirates in this story.
Still, it is not AU and we will eventually catch up with canon, but there where will be arcs of my own.
I have still not decided if I want to put romance into this story, but even if do it will be extremely slow-burn!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own One Piece! But I own this story and my OCs
PLAGIARIZERS WILL BURN IN HELL!
Sea Of Green
Chapter 1: The Shadows in the Snow
A young girl walked alone in the thick blankets of snow on the country side.
Her figure stood out against the white landscape like a drop of ink on a clear parchment.
Normally a girl her age shouldn't have been wandering out on her own like that, but she was running an errand, a very important errand.
She smiled at her success as she made her way back.
The cold wind blew harshly against her face; a few brown strands of hair came loose.
Hoshi pulled the muffler further up her face, covering her pink cheeks and nose.
Wrapping her arms around herself she trudged forward.
Suddenly, the corner of her vision darkened.
Turning her head to see what it was, she spotted three small figures off in the distance.
Squinting, the brunette slowly made her way towards them.
From far away, all she could see was three scrawny figures.
She broke into a slight jog towards them, and raised her arm up to wave.
"Hey!" She called out, albeit to no avail as the figures remained where they were.
"HEY!" This time louder and maybe a little angrily.
One of the three turned around, from what she could make out, he was wearing a white hat.
Hands on her knees, she tried to catch her breath.
She heard another voice in the distance, and saw the figures coming closer.
Her legs moved faster to close the gap between them.
Both parties eventually met halfway, all of them out of breath.
At closer inspection, they appeared to be teenagers, probably her age, give or take a year.
Two were dressed in dirty grey overalls, wearing hats, one turquoise and one black, both of which covered their eyes.
The third wore a brown jacket and a white hat which she had noticed earlier.
His eyes weren't covered, so she could see the heavy lidded cold grey irises, and developing dark circles.
The boy with the turquoise hat spoke up first:
"What are you doing out here in this weather?"
The brown-haired girl chuckled slightly, which turned into a cough, before replying:
"That's what I wanted to ask you!"
Slightly taken aback, he took on a more defensive tone:
"It's none of your business what we're doing!
Now run along, little girl!"
He said the last part sarcastically as his eyes narrowed with suspicion.
"Oi Shachi! Calm the hell down!"
This time it was the dark hatted boy who spoke.
He seemed afraid, and maybe slightly guilty for his friend's behaviour.
By now Hoshi was thoroughly confused; she looked back and forth between the pair.
'Who were these kids?'
'What were they doing out in the cold?'
Suddenly, a fourth voice spoke up:
"Um miss, what is your name?"
Startled, she jumped around trying to find the owner of the voice.
"Who's there?"
"Come out! Show yourself!'
A figure stepped out of the shadows from behind the boy in the brown jacket.
It seemed to be slightly taller, and much wider.
A polar bear now stood in front of the young girl, more than two heads taller.
An inaudible scream left her mouth.
"I-i-i-i-i-t SPOKE!"
She yelled hysterically while pointing a shaking finger towards the bear.
Said bear looked confused and upset:
"I'm sorry"
Hoshi stopped dead in her tracks.
"I'm really sorry miss"
The words were said with such utter shamefulness and regret, and said bear looked down apologetically.
Now she felt extremely guilty.
"No! Don't get upset! I was just surprised that's all!"
Hurriedly she walked up to the bear to console him.
"My name is Hoshi, yours?"
"Bepo"
It was a whisper, but she heard him loud and clear.
She smiled wide.
"Now Bepo, can you tell me why you and your friends are out in the cold?"
At this the Bepo remained silent, his gaze flocking to and from said friends.
"That's a girly name."
She whipped her head to face Shachi, who probably thought she hadn't heard him.
"For your information, I AM a girl!"
He masked his chuckle with a cough.
Swallowing hard he reached out his hand towards her.
"Shachi"
She nodded politely.
The boy next to him took a hint and stretched his hand out too.
"Penguin"
She smiled and shook his hand firmly.
"Hoshi"
All four heads now turned to towards the stoic figure on the right.
She gulped nervously, building up the courage to walk towards him.
She offered her hand while staring him square in the eye.
His gaze went down to the outstretched arm in front of him, before he reached out to meet it with his own.
"Law"
He said his name, never breaking his gaze whilst doing so.
They both shook hands firmly, indicating a truce.
Taking a deep breath, she cleared her throat.
"I'll ask you guys once again, what are you doing out here?"
This time her words were kinder and less accusatory.
Still, a heavy silence hung in the air.
Finally, Law spoke up:
"We have nowhere else to go."
The wind howled as they locked gazes once again.
She nodded in understanding.
"I see"
Feeling slightly embarrassed of their predicament, Penguin decided to pipe up:
"What about you? Why are you out here in this weather at this time?"
"Well, I'm kind of like you guys, except I have 'somewhere' to go!"
She smiled a wry a smile, and then an idea struck her!
"Why don't you guys come with me?"
Shachi was taken aback by this offer.
"What?"
"You heard me. Why don't you come with me? I know a place where there are more people like you and me!"
Their expressions turned into one of confusion.
She further clarified:
"You know, people like us? Who have nowhere else to go?"
Her face softened at the last part as she searched theirs' for a reaction.
"Look here miss, we don't want anything to do with people like that."
Shachi and Penguin's jaw dropped at the words coming out of Law's mouth.
Hoshi was too shocked to even reply, but he continued.
"We may not have anywhere else to go, but that's none of your business."
He stared blankly at her, voice completely void of any emotion.
After what seemed like ages, Hoshi spoke in a small voice:
"So that's what it's like huh?"
Before he could realise what was happening, her cold petite hand slammed down hard on his face.
"You ungrateful stuck up brat!"
She screeched loud enough to be heard over the winds.
"All alone in this cold, with nowhere to go. You guys could starve to death, or die of frostbite!"
Another slap was delivered to the same cheek.
"I just wanted to help you!"
At this point Shachi decided to intervene.
"Woah! Wait here a second Trafalgar! You can't speak up for all of us over here!"
"Well if you wanna team up with the little girl then be my guest!"
"Who the hell are you calling a little girl?"
Hoshi's protests went unheard as the teenagers continued to argue.
"I don't know what the hell your problem is? Why can't we take help from someone who is offering us?"
"The problem is that you can't get a simple thing through that thick skull of yours! No one gives you a place to stay without anything in return!"
"Well I'd gladly give them what they want if it means I could stay alive!"
Their voices increased in volume.
"You don't know what they want! You're an absolute idiot!"
"Like you do? Mr. I-know-everything"
"Damn right I do! These people are most likely Pirates!"
"And they won't give a damn whether you live or die!"
"Well at least it would be better than dying out here in the cold!"
"Did you just hear 'nothing' I said?!"
Their argument escalated until they were at each other's throats.
"ENOUGH!"
They froze, and turned to face the girl.
"We're not goddamn pirates you idiots!"
"We're revolutionaries!"
"Revo-what?"
Smacking Penguin lightly on his head she continued:
"Rev-o-lu-tion-aries!"
"Never heard of them." They said in unison.
Her face fell.
"Y-y-you guys don't know about them?"
She stared in disbelief.
They shook their heads.
She stuck her lower lip out; clearly upset with lack of enthusiasm she was receiving.
"It's like this; we are working against the world government and navy, but in a different way."
"We help the innocent citizens unlike pirates!"
"But we are an army!"
"We will fight them head on when our forces our strong enough, but right now we are taking them down from the inside!"
"We specialise in: infiltration, sabotaging their plans, gaining intelligence and other such operations."
"We are on a whole new level from Pirates!"
Her face broke into a proud grin at the last statement.
They stared at her in awe.
At last, it was Shachi who broke the silence.
"So that means if we come with you we'll be revolutionaries?"
"Sort of."
"What do you mean 'sort of'?"
"I mean, you guys won't necessarily be revolutionaries, unless you want to of course!"
"I don't get it."
"Right now we are focusing on gathering homeless children and educating them."
"We're not forcing them to join us!"
"I see"
Law looked down, slightly ashamed of his previous words now.
"So if you guys come with me, you will have a roof over your head, enough food to keep you alive, and education that can actually get you somewhere in life!"
"I'm coming with you!"
"Yeah! Me too!"
Shachi and Penguin rushed to her side without a second thought.
Law glared daggers at them for looking so desperate.
'Geez, would it kill them to show some dignity?!'
He felt a soft paw prod his back; he turned around to see Bepo look at him pleadingly.
"I also want to go with her, she seems like a nice girl." He said quietly.
Law was about to explain the possibility that they might not take in Polar Bears, but Hoshi beat him to it.
"Oh! And Bepo can come too!"
Said Polar bear's eyes widened with shock.
Wordlessly he trotted over to her and hugged her.
She giggled as he uttered words of thankfulness while still holding her.
The three graciously kept thanking her, but Law stood awkwardly to the side observing the scene.
He gathered all of his remaining dignity and spoke up:
"I will also accept your gracious offer."
This time he initiated the handshake, which she accepted immediately.
She smiled brightly at them all.
"Now that that's settled, let's get going!"
Excitedly they followed her, the only silent one being Law.
A/N: That's it!
This is very introductory, but I will explain a lot of things in the next chapter.
I'm a student so updates will be slightly sporadic, but I will try to make schedule!
Thanks for reading, tell me what you think! :)
- Ao Tori