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Take a breath.

Close your eyes.

Then, when the pain will only grow you'll notice how true is this world.

Open your eyes and you'll see that in the end, dreams are only illusions.

When everything will be black, then maybe you'll see how dark is this world.

As the world falls to the sweet land of oblivion and the sky shed a million tears, then perhaps you'll understand.

Understand why a smile can be so precious.

Another day just end. One more time, turquoise eyes watched the sun set leaving the sky in red and orange with purple and pink. One more day added to your life. The ship moved gently as the waves hit it. You sat on the railing with your legs swinging in the void. Little by little, the silence invades the ship, making its way everywhere on the pirate ship. Tiredness was getting the best of the half asleep men on board. A soft wind blew across the sea. But, the sound of the wood creak disturbed the silent night. Quiet footsteps grew louder as the person behind you got didn't need to turn around to know who was the intruder.

"Still gazing at the stars I see." You nodded not bothering to look at the captain of the Sinner's Dawn pirates.

The crew wasn't that strong and neither very big. With the captain, they weren't more than 25. Also, the highest bounty of the crew was 30 000 000 B. Which is quite low for someone in the New World. Even though, the captain, known as Sinister Blade, had decided to plan a sneak attack on a much stronger crew. His plan wasn't that bad, but it wasn't enough to take the strongest man in the world. But, you had to say, the plan was quite good. Though, there was some information that was suppose to be confidential. Which cause you to suspect that there might be a leak in the Whitebeard pirates. But, you didn't let this influence you. Still, you'll have to investigate that later. But the sooner the better. Even though, those information could have been give by the ex-member of the crew.

For a moment, you turn your head and stare at the young captain. His hazel eyes were glued on the stars like your's a few seconds ago. For a moment, you felt bad for him. He was an ennemy, but he wasn't that bad. The time you spent with them wasn't long enough to create strong bonds, but they still existed. You turn back your attention to the dark sky when he asked you in his flat voice,

"What are you thinking about ?"

It was a little hard to say. After some years, you were able to control your thought so you could think about nothing. There was nothing. Just a void in your head.

"Nothing in particular. Though, your sneak attack makes me uneasy."

You felt him stare at you. His eyes trying to catch your's, but you still ignored it. His breathing changed, and you could smell the sweet smell of coffee.

"The plan is perfect ! You don't need to worry about it. We'll reach Avalon tomorrow night. Just do your job correctly and everything will be fine."

He sounded a little angry that you doubt in him. But you had your reason to be worried. You watched him leave the deck, obviously upset, before smiling sweetly. "Goodnight, captain." Yes, you smiled even after he, in a way, yelled at you. But, no matter what would happen, you swore to yourself that you'll smile. Even if someone beats you, you'll smile heartily. No matter what. Even if it hurts more than you can ever bear.

Somewhere in the middle of the night, when you were sure everyone was asleep, you called your captain. Your real captain. At first, the one who answer was someone who didn't know you. When you ask to talk to pop's he almost hang up. But before he could, you glare at the snail, who seemed to copy your murderous look quite well since you talk to Whitebeard the next second. He knew about your skills ans wasn't worried. He knew that you could easily take on the crew. So when he heard that it was you who was calling, his voice was slightly filled with worry. But, when you said why you called, his stress evaporates. You just needed to know if one of the ship was on Avalon. Also, you told him about how the captain planned on taking him down. But he merely laughed when he heard the plan. And then, you said that you should be back on the main ship in a few days depending on how long it took for Sinister Blade to be ready. As you hang up, you checked the corridor to be sure no one heard you. You stayed awake almost all night. You were still on the railing when the sky turned light, there wasn't many stars in the sky now. And for a moment, you felt like sleeping on the rail just for the next few hours. It was indeed crazy, but you knew you would wake up as soon as you'll feel yourself move. Or falling in the case. You closed your eyes, ready to welcome Morpheus with your arms wide open. The wind was soft and blew in your black hair like a caress leading you in the land of sleep. The waves sounded like a lullaby to your ears. You were almost on the brink of falling into quiet slumber when something troubled the silence. Or more specifically, someone. You pushed yourself up with your forearm resting on the red railing. Your head twisted a little to see who broke the peaceful moment. For one second, you curse at the first mate to wake up so early. He was a lean man with two swords on his hips. He wasn't so bad with them, but he was still no match for the 5th division commander, Vista. And even less for the greatest swordsman, Dracule Mihawk. But, it would be interesting to see him fight against the Strawhat's first mate, Roronoa Zoro. Though, something told you that Zoro would end up winning. But, anyway, you watched the man walking to you. His face formed a frown. It wasn't because of the sun. You were certain of that. He rested his elbow on the railing and lean his head against the palm of his hand.

"William told me you were still worried about the plan."

The first mate, Noah, was the only one who could call the captain by his name. The rest called him; captain.

"Why can't I ?"

You said with a sorry smile. He didn't stop looking at the water, but when his frown deepened, you knew he didn't like the answer.

"Because it sounds like if you didn't have faith in us."

His voice was harsh. But, every time he talked to you, he had a frown and a rough voice. The moment he laid his metallic eyes on you, you could feel his distrust towards you. But, now he was harsher than usual. "Well, sorry to worry. But do you at least know that Whitebeard wasn't named the strongest man in the world for nothing ?" For some people, your smile looked cocky, but it wasn't like that at all. But you always smiled whatever the situation was.

"Well, didn't you know that he fought in the War of the Best and he is, right now recovering from his battle wounds ?"

Of course you knew that. But, even injured he could take them his eyes closed. But, in fact, there wasn't just pop's that was recovering. All the crew was. Even you. But even though, you decided to investigate on this case. So here you are, standing on an enemy ship to prevent the plan to take Whitebeard head to work.

"Of course I know he's injured. It's just that I see potential problem that could lead us to fail."

This time, his eyes quickly turn to you. They didn't seem harsh anymore. Instead, they seemed curious.

"And where do you see the potential failures ?"

"Well, let see..."

You put your hand on you chin like if you were thinking deeply.

"Well, at first we can't be completly sure that the Whitebeard pirates won't be on Avalon. If they are there, then you'll have to wait until they leave. Also, we don't really know the island. So if you want to enhance the chance to succeed, then I'll suggest you to know the island by heart."

The list went on and on. When you finished telling him all the little problem, he just shrug and said 'It's minor detail.' and walk away.

Later

The island was not too far anymore. From the deck, you could already see Avalon's villagers. But you could also see another pirate ship. And it wasn't one of your ally... It was one of your foes. A ship you went three years ago. The Killer pirates. The only thing is, all together, they were stronger than you.