"I don't want some man saving me. And anyway, I only have a week left before I'm untied and I'm out of this town."
Roronoa Sora stared long and hard at the pink haired kid and the black haired kid peeking in on her when she was tied to a post in the dirt punishment lot of a Marine base.
"Man?" the black-haired kid asked, with a voice that was very similar to a small child's. "Do you mean Coby?" He gestured to the pink-haired kid. "Because I don't think Coby's very interested in saving you." The kid sniggered at the thought.
"No," Sora snarled. "I meant you."
The boy blinked his dark eyes, with a frown that made him seem as if he were thinking something over. Eventually he laughed again, a laugh that was reminiscent of a giggle.
"I'm not a man!" the kid said.
Sora stared for a moment, disbelieving. "...What?"
"I'm a girl!" the kid replied, laughing her head off now. "My name is Monkey D. Luka, and I'm gonna be the Pirate Queen!"
Sora stared at Luka. "Huh?"
Luka ignored her. "And you're going to be my swordsman!"
"No way!" Sora cried out in fury, but Luka shook her head.
"You're coming with me, whether you like it or not!"
That was the moment when the fog around Sora lifted, and for the first time since that boy died, she could see the sky.