AN: I won't lie this is my first time actually attempting to write something for FF. The main reason I am is simply so I can become a beta for those that are looking for one. Personally I do not think I can write to save my own life however I can proof read and edit another person's writing like there is no tomorrow. This is my attempt at someone being thrown into the one piece world and not having them have crazy powers/skills. If its terrible I will take it down as ask for your forgiveness.
I own nothing but the OCs
I could feel my heart pounding in my chest as well as the sweat that was running down my back. I was panting trying to get more air into my lungs, what I wouldn't give for an ice cold glass of water right now. Not to drink but to throw in my face, I needed to shock my body into calming down. Sounds crazy right? Crazier is the fact that right now I'm hiding in a closet in some strange mansion, lord know's where. Let me back up a little.
I'm Mel, your average everyday accountant. I work nine to five, Monday through Friday, have a tiny office that I share with another accountant who works for the same company as I. However she works on a different section of the budget than I do, she covers personnel and I cover everything else. Might sound a little unfair but believe me everything else is far easier to figure out than salaries and benefits. I digress, sitting in said office minding my own business double checking my figures on a few projects before I send my latest budget report to my boss I was looking forward to soon heading home for the weekend.
It was about three thirty when I had all the paper copies printed and ready to deliver to the boss man's office. He was a little old fashioned and refused to check the reports on "the hell spawned thing" that was his computer. Along the way I found myself daydreaming about the weekend, I had plans to sit at home with a nice bottle of wine and a good book. When I find myself on the ground and my files scattered everywhere. The queen bee of the hive was out and she did not like me. At all.
"You should pay attention to where you're headed Ms. Allen!" Tilt your head back a little more blondie i'm not quite sure you're starring in the overhead lights yet. "Sorry Mrs. Penny, I took the corner a little too fast." Yea yea I know I should stand up for myself but at the ripe age of twenty-seven I had learned it was far easier to go with the flow than to make waves. "Would you mind helping me with the papers I dropped? I'd like to get them to Mr. Worthington's office so he can review them before the end of business day" Foreboding chill from queen bee's smile.
"Oh you mean these papers? Oops I didn't mean to drop them in the shredder. I guess you'll just have to redo them" I really do not understand what this woman has against me. I think a large part of it is how I share an office with Robyn (previously mentioned office partner) and she has a cubicle in a giant room full of them. Finance has its perks. "Well these things happen. Thank you for trying to help, good thing I always keep a backup of my files." I waved at her as I headed back to my corner of the world "I hope you enjoy your weekend" drama queen.
Things got better for me once I got back to my office. Robyn was gone and IT was trying to figure out why she was locked out of her computer. I sighed and sat down in my own worn out chair, attempting to log back on to reprint the report. I got annoyed looks like Robyn isn't the only one, I was locked out too.
Almost an hour later the IT guy left after a failure to get both of us back online, stating it wasn't the computers or us but the network. So being an IT guy he left to reset our connections to the mainframe. Robyn and I were sat in our chairs, I was scowling and she was reading. I was going to be a while getting to my wine bottle that was clearly calling my name from the counter in my apartment. "I still don't understand why you let queen bee do that stuff to you and not say anything."
"Because if there is one thing that old coot has taught me since I started working here its to let the small stuff go. Even if the almighty one queen bee herself needs two parking spots for her ego she is still small stuff. It's not like I have to redo the reports just print them."
"So you say, speaking of old coots Mr. Worthington is leaving now so we might as well pack up"
"You have got to be kidding me!" I felt the desk hit my forehead as I dropped it there "I swear something is wrong with today"
"Ah well the report can wait till Monday, see you than Mel. Please do not spend the weekend sulking because you didn't get the report to him before the end of the day. He doesn't need it every Friday you damn keener." I groaned at her and waved her off not looking. Reaching for my bag I muttered the words I may come to regret for the rest of my natural life. "I wish I was somewhere else right now." Next thing I know I black out and wake up in the same position. Head on a desk life surface and sat in a chair like object with armrests.
Except when I lifted up my head there was not a blank monitor with a sign here sticky village around the edge. There was some palm trees, lounge chairs, a giant man wearing a pink feathered jacket, a pool, a few women in bathing suits, some towels hanging over a few chairs and a giant couch. Rewind. A giant man wearing a pink feathered jacket. That one sounds out of place at the moment or as out of place as the scene can get considering where I last remember being. With the tackiest purple sunglasses I have ever seen my wears something like that? Lord above, those are the hairiest legs I have ever seen in my life. "fufufufufu what do we have here?" seeing the large man look at me at like that sent my primal side into a panic mode. Now most humans have a flight or fight response when they feel like they are in danger. Some of them fight tooth and nail to protect themselves. Others run away.
Guess what I did, muttered "Oh crap" and took off like a bat outta hell. While running for my life I noticed a few things that also seemed a little out of place. Like the fact I could see a large body of water and smell salt. That tells me that is the ocean, I live in Calgary, the ocean is roughly a thousand kilometers away. Another is how the sun which before I went nighty nighty was three-quarters of the way through the sky was now about a quarter of the way up. So unless I was out for over twelves hours something weird is going on. Third is how there are some strangely dressed people here. I have seen strange before but this may take the cake.
Seeing a large archway I took my chances and darted inside, the hallways were huge but I did not feel the need to stand there and look at how fancy it was. Taking a corner to head further into the house I checked behind me. Lanky was following, but he looked like he was waddling and was staying pretty close. I kept running and started to try and force my body to go a little faster. "I should have taken Robyn up on her offer to go running with her. I hate cardio" When I turned a down a few more hallways I knew I was lost so I did the next thing that came to mind in the flee panic. Hide. Which is why I am now in a closet hoping I can control my breathing so if the big guy walks by he won't hear my wheezing.
I was pretty thankful I was back to breathing normally when I heard someone walk by, from the sounds of it I am pretty sure it was the big guy. I held my breath until I was sure he had passed on, seconds turned into minutes while I stood there not moving. Finally I heard the footsteps getting farther away when I left out a sigh of relief. I honestly don't know how long I stayed in that closet for. A few hours at least, the real deciding factor in me leaving my hidey hole was my bladder. I might be on the run but when a girl needs to go she needs to go. Poking my head out I looked around trying to see if anyone was around. the coast is clear. It sure wasn't. Almost as soon as my whole body was out of that closest I felt the tiny hairs on the back of my neck go up.
"Got ya" To say I screamed is one thing. At least I don't have to worry about finding a bathroom now but I need a shower instead. "Fufufufufu, now what led to a pretty little birdie like you ending up beside my pool?"