Okay, I know how many people hate 'self-inserters', I hate them too, but that makes me a hypocrite due to the fact that I really want to insert my character into the One Piece story. But to be nice I will not be with the Straw-hat pirates and asking Zoro to have my babies (god knows I wouldn't do that ever, love Zoro like a brother) I will instead insert myself with the CP9 cast….. why? (I know some of you will ask this) Because I am a retard and I love Lucci and all of those people, not Nero though, sorry Nero you get no love from me, so you shall die right off the bat in this story, but hey you will get mentioned.
So, yeah, hate it, love it, or dang well whatever. This is set in an alternate universe though so whatever :D
Have a nice day!
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7 years, July 12th
Lucci was not one to wander about aimlessly for very long; yes he did have a short-lived tendency to be curious and inspect things out of curiosity, but as it was known: that did not last long. Even though it was clearly stated that he did not like to wander aimlessly about his co-agent, friend and lover, Kaku would pull him off to go do just that. And even though it greatly pissed him off to the point where he would grind his teeth sometimes, he would go anywhere with Kaku, as long as it was just Kaku and himself. Lucci was definitely a man of purpose, if he chose to do anything it always had to have a purpose. Today though was different, today was relaxed, even though Lucci never relaxed even in his sleep, okay maybe that was an exaggeration.
Kaku wanted to take a stroll downtown for a 'relaxing walk' as he put it, to 'smell the fresh air' and such nonsense. Lucci complied easily enough; he slid off the couch, placing his new book upon the small coffee table and walking out the door with Kaku who had put on his famous trademark, the cap. He now somewhat regretted it though, the sun was a bit too bright today; no clouds what-so-ever in the sky, but he had his two 'favorite' people with him. Well if you want to be technical Hattori is a bird but whatever and he was currently perched upon Lucci's shoulder, occasionally flying when there was a good gust of wind.
The shopping center of this magnificent town, known as Gally-la for some 'inane' reason as Lucci liked to put it, was very quiet. Few people and vendors were out or open, it was Sunday after all and this was the day most people chose to relax and take off. He noticed a vending machine not too far away and veered off towards it to get a drink; Kaku followed him like water, bending easily on a whim. After collecting the cold drink the two of them continued their walk down the less popular back streets. One reason was due to the fact that there were still people out in the shopping area and the other reason was that in the backstreets no one would walk through there, unless they were a punk asking for a death-wish.
Kaku took advantage of the solitude shared between the two of them and looped his arm with Lucci's, Lucci didn't mind, rather silently enjoying the contact. The houses down the backstreets were nice, yet by the rest of the city's standards they would be considered under-kept; bicycle parts lay strewn about, trash bags sitting next to back doors, broken bottles everywhere. The place a hazardous zone.
Walking along farther, in their silent precision they had perfected since adolescence, with glass crunching under their feet even the walk had become more tolerable. Then the tolerance was broken by the sound of yelling, glass exploding against a wall and the thud of a body hitting harshly hitting the ground.
"GET OUSH OF "ERE YOU FUCKING B-BRAT!" Came the slurred words of a drunk elderly man, he held another bottle in is hands, standing over the small figure of a child curled into a ball upon the ground. He raised the bottle above his head and plowed in down, barely missing the figure two feet in front of him.
"God he must be really drunk to miss at that range..." Lucci mused silently and glared at the man, Kaku had slipped from his body and rushed to the man and the small child on the ground. Kaku had knocked the man down before he could yell more slurred words; the man himself was so stunned that it took him a few minutes to recover from the shock of being knocked down, in which time Lucci had made his way over to Kaku and glared at the man on the ground scaring him shitless.
The drunken man stumbled up and hastily, clumsily, ran back to the back door he had come out of, leaving Lucci, Hattori, Kaku and the small child alone. Kaku looked down at the poor figure and bent down to pick it up. Lucci took in the stiffness of the body as it was picked up by the arm, the slight twitch of the head, the color of the skin and hair. Kaku planted the child upon their feet, facing him, kneeling down to their level. It was a small, brown haired, green eyed girl. Her fists were clenched, her eyes were bright and curious; her jaw was locked in fear. Alcohol dripped from her sodden bangs, streaking down her dirty face.
"Are you alright kiddo?" Kaku asked gently placing a caring hand upon her shoulder. The girl seemed to come out of a trance, calculated and sized up Kaku, head slightly tilted she answered.
"I'm fine now, thank you!" Her smile was genuine and kind, her body relaxed a little. Lucci stared at the girl in wonder; she looked to be no more than seven years old, yet she held herself with the confidence of a fifteen-year-old. She looked over at Lucci and her confidence seemed to wilt a little under his ever present glare but she composed herself and smiled just the same to him.
"Thank you," She stuttered, one hand unclenched and the clenched the hem of her dirty, to big for her body, shirt. Kaku smiled gently at her and reached out to grab her hand. She retracted nimbly, side-stepping easily and her demeanor changed instantly. Se watched the two of them warily, lips pressed thin; apprehension. Lucci became bored very quickly yet he was slightly amused by the child's antics.
"You sure you're okay kid? Was that your dad?" Kaku asked the child, she glanced back at the door, grimaced and faced Kaku again.
"No, he's not my dad, I don't have parents but I am okay with that." Lucci noticed the small twitch of her lip as she said 'okay' he looked at Kaku, Kaku looked back at him, he knew that look Kaku was giving him and he damn well didn't like it.
"No…" Lucci muttered and started to walk away.
"Come on, she's all alone, we can at least bring her to an orphanage…?" Kaku argued, he looked back at the girl to reassure her but found that she was walking in the opposite direction, "WHA? Wait kid!"
Kaku reached out to stop the girl, grabbing her tiny upper-arm and holding her there. She stopped and looked up at him in mild interest, calculating his actions it seemed. Kaku turned back to Lucci who had made it another twenty steps before turning around.
"Let her go Kaku, she obviously doesn't want to go with us…" His tone was low, almost a growl, Kaku shook his head.
"She's just a kid; we could at least take her to an orphanage…" This time it was more like a plea, Lucci's inner self caved a little. The girl tried to pry her arm out of Kaku's grip but failed to do so. Lucci walked back over to them casually and pulled them apart, he knelt to the girl's level. They said absolutely nothing to one another for a few moments; she shifted from one foot to the other feeling anxious.
"I don't want to cause you problems, if I go away with you someone if going to come after me, they'll cause you big problems and I don't want to do that to you." She spoke softly, determinedly.
"Why?" a simple question, and yet her life seemed to hang on the answer of that very question.
"I'm a slave girl, I was auctioned off to the man you just scared away, if he reports that I am gone the people who auctioned me off will come look for me and if they find I am with you or anyone at an orphanage they will do mean things to you." Her jaw clenched at the very idea of a burning building full of screaming children. Lucci's calm glare never wavered as he pondered her words. She waited a few more seconds as he stared at her then she turned around swiftly and started walking off.
"Where do you think you're going?" Lucci called out after her, she turned around and blandly spoke.
"I don't know where, but I'm going so that I won't cause you any problems, you seem to be a person who doesn't like to be bothered." She cocked her head to the side lazily, her eyes becoming glazed over a little as if lost in a daydream. Lucci stood up and walked calmly over to her, she stared up at him for a moment then made to walk off again, only to be thwarted by Lucci who picked her up around the waist and carried her back to Kaku.
"Let's go…" Lucci grunted, the young girl squirming in his arm, Kaku chuckled a little as he watched the little girl squirm. When they finally exited the back street the girl calmed down and hung like a dead-weight, mumbling to herself about "i warned them" and "freaking asshat beer drinker" which caused Kaku to smirk every now and again. When they had made it halfway through the shopping center the girl spoke again trying fruitlessly to make Lucci let her go.
"I have feet you know..." She told him.
"Really now?" Lucci replied, feigning surprise.
"I can walk on my own..." She stated, annoyed with Lucci's sarcasm.
"Yeah, you can run too I bet." Lucci again feigned shock and surprise which greatly annoyed the little girl as well; they were getting on each others nerves quickly.
"I don't want to cause you any problems, I told you already, if you take me with you, you are in for a heck of a lot of trouble!" the little girl gave a frustrated cry as she said the last word, Lucci ignored her. Kaku and Hattori were enjoying the little show. The girl fell quiet, Lucci remained so and all for of them walked in silence as the sun beat down upon them. Somewhere around three p.m. the building in which Lucci, Kaku and Hattori lived came into view; it was a rather large building, grand and white. Enies Lobby was printed in big letters on all four sides of the building. Enies Lobby was a building that was connected to the government, though no one knew what went on inside the building people respected it and anyone who ever came out of the building.
Lucci set the girl on her feet as they reached the door which had no handlebar or knob to open it with, Kaku held onto the girl by her upper arm again as Lucci slid open a secret hole in the wall where a pin pad was located; he then proceeded to punch in the code and then stood back. The door slid open and a gust of cool air escaped the air-conditioned building which also revealed an almost bare lobby, it contained a few red couched and two coffee tables on either side of the lobby. The quartet walked inside the bare lobby, Lucci leading the other two humans onward towards the back on the lobby where a desk stood but it looked as though it had not been used in years due to the amount of dust that covered it. Behind the desk was an elevator which they entered, Aven squirmed a bit as she noticed how small the elevator was, Kaku punched the fifth floor button.
The doors opened to reveal a hallway stretching from left to right with many doors down its length and then, on each end, turning into another hallway. Lucci exited first followed by Kaku who pulled the little girl along with him, she jerked her head as if coming to when Kaku started pulling her along. Turning left they passed by four doors then made another left turn and opened the fourth door. Beyond that door was only a room with only the necessities; a bed, couch, nightstand, medium coffee table, two windows over looking the city and two other doors that one would presume would lead to a closet and a bathroom.
Kaku finally released his hold on the young girl, leaving her to stand in the middle of the room while he walked off towards the door on the right. Lucci walked over to the couch and picked up his book he was reading before he had left for the walk, the book was called The sonnets of William Shakespeare, and rested himself on the couch. The girl stared about the room, soaking in every detail, standing stock still until Lucci called out to her.
"You can sit if you like..." it was not an offer or a demand, tossed out like an everyday topic between old friends; the girl smiled.
"I'm fine just by standing thanks." It was an honest kind of thanks yet Lucci seemed to have not heard it. Then Kaku stepped out of the bathroom carrying a towel and smiled at the girl.
"Hey, you know how to turn on a shower right?" the girl nodded, "Good, well either way it wouldn't have mattered but, you need to take a shower and uh, get rid of that shirt, I'll see if i can find you one around here while you take a shower so ... yeah..." There was an awkward pause after that, Hattori cooed from his perch by the open window. The girl took the initiative to walk over to Kaku, thank him, take the towel and head off into the bathroom. Kaku stared after her, even after the door closed, wondering what was going on.
"She thanks people too much I think..." Lucci broke Kaku's train of thought with those criticizing words, Kaku frowned at him.
"You heard her, she was a slave, she was probably taught to be polite to whoever bought her and it's probably a habit she's not about to break, " Kaku stated.
"Yeah, her mind is set on being returned to those slave traders after something horrible happens to us, treats herself like she's cursed." Lucci spoke without tone, yet to Kaku he seemed annoyed. Kaku shrugged his shoulders and walked to the door leading to the hall, "Where are you going?"
"To find Kalifa, she's the only other girl in the building, she might have some cloths for the kid," With that Kaku left.
Kalifa's room
Kaku knocked on the door to Kalifa's room, there was a small click a second later and the door opened. On the other side was a rather attractive, non-too-modest, woman with long blond hair and dressed in 'revealing' clothing.
"What is it Kaku?" Her tone emphasized curiosity and slight annoyance; she leaned against the door in a seductive pose.
"Um, I was wondering, do you have any ...eh... shirts I could borrow?" The question was simple yet coming from Kaku it was so strange.
"May I ask as to why you need one of MY shirts...?" Kalifa inquired, her interests perked a little, imagination running away with her.
"It's not what you think! Eh ... it's ... well, how do I explain this," Kaku struggled to find the words to elaborate what was going on, "Well, Lucci and I were walking around and we found a kid, and well, she was alone and we decided to bring her back here to either send her to a orphanage or something, but she needs a better shirt than the one she's got now, sooo ... do you have one she could borrow for a bit?" Kalifa looked him up and down, the look in her eyes gave him a probed feeling.
"Lucci ... allowed this?" She replied, he nodded, and she shrugged, "Let's see if I have anything." She cheered, her face instantly brightened. After about 20 minutes though it was assumed that 'nothing' Kalifa owned was suitable for a seven or eight-year-old.
"That's okay Kalifa, I might have something she can wear, I'm gonna head back to the room now, thanks for helping," Kaku sighed as he exited the room. Kalifa poked her head out the doorway as he continued down the hall and called out to him.
"Can I come see her?" She asked.
"Huh, oh yeah, if you want, sure!" Kaku grinned; Kalifa followed him back to his room. When they opened the door they found the girl and Lucci sitting at opposite ends of the couch. The girl was petting Hattori, who was enjoying the affection, while Lucci continued to read his book; they both looked up as Kaku and Kalifa entered the room. The girl was wearing a rater large white shirt on her, her face was pink due to scrubbing and her hair was a bit poufy, the color was dark brown. Kaku looked over at Lucci with a questioning expression; Lucci shrugged meaning she-needed-a-shirt-and-i-didn't-want-her-sitting-on-the-couch-with-a-towel-on.
Kalifa though, when she saw the girl she broke out into a squeal of delight so high-pitched it made the Phantom of the Opera's leading character girl seem quiet(1).
"You're so cute!" with that she ran over to the surprised girl and tackle-hugged her. The poor unsuspecting girl's face was a classic that needed to be photographed; eyes wide in shock; mouth half open to scream, an instant classic. Kalifa pulled the girl up with ease into a back breaking hug.
"GA-h!" she squeaked as the air from her lungs escaped and then she hung limp in Kalifa's embrace for a moment. Kaku stared at Kalifa, confused by her sudden … affectionate persona while Lucci glared at her for squeaking so damn loud. Suddenly Kalifa let the girl go and she plopped down upon the end of the couch with a soft 'thud' and a small squeak.
"So kid, what's your name?" Kalifa crouched down close to the little brown-haired girl's face, pushing herself into her little bubble.
"A-Aven ……." Aven stuttered, terrified by Kalifa for a moment and then her demeanor changed again, "You have pretty blue eyes." Kalifa smiled.
"She's coming with me tonight!" Kalifa announced and grabbed Aven's hand and dragged her off towards the door then turned around to face Kaku, "And before you ask, it is because I am not leaving her alone with two men and that's sexual harassment." Kaku stood stunned as Kalifa and Aven walked out of the door leaving Lucci and himself alone.
"What does she mean by sexual harassment?" Kaku looked over to Lucci, who had just put his book down and walked over to the door to lock it. Lucci then gracefully closed the distance between them, mouth instantly attacking Kaku's neck. Teeth scraping across soft sensitive skin caused Kaku to moan lightly. Lucci grinned an evil, somewhat feral grin upon Kaku's neck before bringing his face up to Kaku's face.
"I think she means this…"
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Aven: okay so this is the first chapter …. ish, there is a part two to this chapter and it might be that way for the most of this story. So like I said if you didn't like it I understand, I became obsessed with the idea of what my character would do the other characters. So I put her here … oh what fun I shall have.
If you did like this …. Well your weird, but I like it that you like it.
Sooooo yeah….. I'll explain the timeline in the next chapter.
(story) Aven: why am I a slave?
Aven: because I had to give you a sob story so that you would be a justice fanatic as well as Lucci and the others … or something like that….
(story) Aven: ok ….. um, goodbye peoplez…. See ya next chapter.
(1)- if anyone remembers that in the Phantom of the Opera movie there is one song that has a A-flat pitch or something, I don't know much about music but my friends pointed this out to me, so I used it here, if this seems to make Kalifa out of character I am sorry I didn't read much of the Enies Lobby arc, so yeah, I fail, I know it.