The Lady of Cocoyashi Castle
Chapter 1: The Violin Loving Prince
"Please....don't go...." The King of Cocoyashi village pleaded as he held the hands of his dying wife and was on his knees near her bedside. He watched as his wife slowly smiled warmly at him as her breathing became heavier. Tears were slowly forming at the corner of his eyes as he watched his queens chest move up and down more quickly. He closed his hands and could feel the warmth of her hand disappearing before he placed his forehead toward his and her hands. The tears slowly began to fall down as he knew there was no hope left. He lifted his head to look at her face one last time and watched as she opened her mouth to speak her final words.
"I...love...you...." He then could feel her hand go limp and saw her chest begin to stop moving as the warmth on his queen's face disappeared. The tears just freely began to fall as his queen and the love of his life was now gone. The king just sobbed and cried as he lowered his face toward the sheets of the bed and just cried.
A young girl watched her brother cry by the bedside of his wife from the door across the room. She just watched her brother cry for what seemed like hours, which only made her frown at his back. She didn't know why but she didn't cry. She knew her brother's wife very well, but for some reason she never liked her. Even when she acted nice and kind in front of her, she still didn't like her. She had no grudge against her, but she also didn't know why she never liked her. She slowly began to walk away from the door and left her brother alone. While she walked, she tried to find the reason she never liked her, but she couldn't find the reason. She decided to forget about it and slowly and quietly walked toward the Dining Hall, where she knew her brother would soon come and inform everyone in the castle of the queen's death.
The little sister just let out a sigh, before she entered the Dining Hall and was surprised to see almost everyone from the entire castle already there. They all looked at her, thinking it was the King but when they saw her orange hair they frowned and turned back to whatever they were doing. As she passed by everyone she watched them bow their heads in respect, since she was the little sister of the King. She hated when they did that, but that is what was to be expected when you are royal, but she found it to be annoying when they kept on doing it. She let out sigh after sigh to calm herself down as she made it all the way to her seat in front of the dining hall and climbed the stairs before setting herself on her seat.
After about an hour of watching everyone, her brother finally came into the Dining Hall and immediately told everyone that the Queen had died. He explained on how she died from an illness that had no cure. Everyone's response what she expected. There were gasps of surprise, noises of disbelief and even muttering of disbelief. She also noticed man of the maids covering their mouths in shock as well as some with tears appearing in their eyes. She then noticed her brother looking at her, but all she did was frown. Her brother then began making his way toward her and she noticed his red eyes from all the crying he did. When he finally stood in front of her all he did was frown and did not say a word. He closed his eyes before making his way toward his room as his sister watched him.
Everyone else was confused, but she knew what he meant by that look. She knew that it meant that she was going to have to marry someone so that she can become Queen, but she didn't want that to happen just yet. When she told her brother about, later that evening, he understood and let her have three years until she was to marry someone. By three years time, she would be old enough, by three years time, she would be eighteen.
Three Years Later
Ever since his wife's death, the King of Cocoyashi was bitter and lonely without his Queen. He didn't even want to marry someone else to be Queen. But his sister knew it wasn't just because he didn't want to. He just couldn't. She looked at herself through her mirror as she took her brush and began to brush her short and silky orange hair. While doing so, she began to think about everything that happened after the day of the Queen's death. Her brother no longer was the same and they hardly ever spent time together as they used to. She didn't mind of course. She loved to hang out with her brother, but it gave her time to think. Tomorrow would be her 18th birthday and it would also mark the day where she has to marry someone.
But it became hard. It wasn't because she wasn't good looking. In fact she was the most gorgeous person in the entire Kingdom, but her brother always had to meet the person she chose first. Unfortunately, none of them were good enough for her brother. She didn't know when, but she decided to lay off on the search for the right person for a while.
However, during the three years, a war broke out between the Kingdom of Cocoyashi and a neighboring Kingdom to the west of them. She didn't know much about the war, but according to her brother, the war was coming to an end because they believed to have captured the key to winning the war. She didn't know what it was, but she remembered the day when she was not allowed to leave her room.
Flashback
"What do you mean I can't leave the room!?" The King's sister exclaimed as two knights were standing in front of her door, and were using their spears to block her from leaving.
"We are very sorry, your Highness. But we were told by King Mani to not let you out of your room!" One of the knights told her as she put her hands on her hips. She grew angry as she frowned at the two knights.
"Why is that?" She asked.
"We were told not to tell you, your Highness!" The same Knight told her as she gritted her teeth in anger.
"Then, what can you tell me!?" There was silence.
"Your hair looks pretty." The other knight responded.
"WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING!!!????" She yelled as the Knight began to panic.
"I'm sorry your highness, please forgive me!" He pleaded while still standing in front of the door. The other Knight just shook his head in disappointment.
"Fine, whatever!" She replied making her way toward her bed. "I'll just go and take a nap." She told them, sitting on the side of the bed and swinging her legs so she laid on her bed, back towards the two knights. After a while, she fell asleep.
End of Flashback
By the time she woke up, it was morning and the guards were gone. She remembered asking her brother about it but he just told her to worry so much about it. She eventually forgot about it, but she knew she was still curious about why she was kept in her room that night.
She sighed as she finished brushing her hair and placed her brush on her dresser and then suddenly heard a knock on her door. "Come in!" She called and she watched as her most loyal maid entered her room. She allowed only her to wear what she wanted because she was also her most loyal and trustworthy friend.
"Good morning, your highness!" The black haired maid told her as she walked up beside her.
"I told you Robin, you can call me by my name and not by your highness." She told her as Robin smiled at her and nodded her head.
"Of course, Nami. So, what are your plans for today?" Robin asked Nami who began to think.
"I'm not sure, it's been pretty boring around these days." Nami told Robin truthfully. Ever since Nami's brother, Mani, became bitter she never had much fun anymore. Not only did he turn bitter, but he also became so terrifying that the people of the Kingdom began to fear him. If someone didn't even bow their heads in his presence they were immediately sent to be punished. That was one of the traits she hated about her brother, but she didn't do anything about. It was not that she was afraid of him, it was just because she knew there was no point in arguing because he would just ignore her.
"How about we go for a walk in the courtyard?" Robin suggested breaking Nami's thoughts as she looked up at her black haired friend and smiled.
"Yeah, that sounds nice." She nodded as Robin smiled and the two began to head toward the courtyard.
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Deep inside the dungeons of Cocoyashi Castle, two Knights were walking past the many cages that held many prisoners inside, and were escorting a new prisoner to his cell. A green haired man had his arms chained together and had a chain connecting to each of his legs as he walked in between the two knights that were escorting him. Sweat was beading down his entire body and he was bruised all over from the beating he received moments ago as the three suddenly stopped in front of an empty cage.
"Here is your home from now on, you filthy peasant!" One of the Knights opened the cage and then kicked the prisoner inside and began to chain his hands to the shackles that were attached to the wall. The green haired man was now chained to the shackles as the Knights closed the cage and locked it. After hearing the locking sound they then began to walk away from the cage, leaving the green haired man alone in his cell.
"So, what did you do wrong?" The green haired man opened his eyes as he stared in front of him to the cage opposite of his. Inside he saw a man with dark black hair, and had what looked like some very fancy clothes on him. He also had a scar under his left eye and also had a grin plastered on his face.
"It turns out I'm not allowed to sleep anywhere near the Castle Grounds." The green haired man replied as the black haired man just chuckled.
"Is that all?" The green haired man just watched him as he closed his eyes and softly chuckled to himself.
"And what about you?" The man just opened his eyes and grinned wider.
"It turns out, I'm the solution to this Kingdom's victory in the war!" The green haired man's eyes widened as he stared in disbelief at the man.
"What do you mean?" He asked as the man closed his eyes.
"Shishishishi, who knows?" The green hair just raised an eyebrow, before he slowly began to chuckle along with the black haired man.
"The names Zoro!" The green haired man introduced himself as the black haired man nodded.
"Aa, the name's Luffy. Nice to meet you!" Luffy responded. "Although, I never thought of meeting someone like this while in a cell."
"Aa, me as well." Zoro responded as the two began to chuckle.
"Hey! Quiet down there!" Zoro and Luffy stopped laughing as a Knight appeared in front of their cells. "If anyone of you makes another noise, you will experience torture so painful, the only thing you would want is to be killed right there and there!" The Knight warned them before he began walking back to inspect the many other cells. As soon as they couldn't hear his footsteps, they began to laugh. Zoro was the first to stop laughing and then he suddenly had a serious expression on his face. Luffy just continued to laugh, but he knew Zoro was staring at him with a serious face.
"Just who are you?" Zoro asked again as Luffy stopped laughing. He then grinned widely.
"I'm just a violin loving prince of the Kingdom of Fuschia!"
End of Chapter....
Author Notes: Well, how do you guys like the beginning of the story. For all you wondering, my story is based of a legend from my home country of Poland. I read it online and I just had to turn a LuffyxNami story. In my opinion, this legend would be a great Disney movie, but hey nobody listens to me. Oh well, see ya later!