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Welcome to Peppymint's Fanfiction Blitz 2015
Day three of seven
Secret
It was no secret Marco the Phoenix, Commander of the First Division, had a soft spot for children who had fallen on hard times. Whenever he wandered into town he always made a point of carrying dried fruits in his pockets, passing them out to those in need. Sweet treats for those who rarely, if ever, received any.
The pirate wished he could do more. After a near lifetime on the grand line he had more than enough coin. Sad as it was though, he knew handing out money would do no good. Odds were it would end up in somebody else's pocket if he tried. So, he did what he could.
No one though, not the marines, not even his own nakama knew of the child who had slept in a cupboard so very long ago. He had buried memories of the uncle who called him boy, the aunt who screamed freak, and in its own way his time as the boy-who-live had been just as bad if not worse.
The people of this world had never known the young man who was so desperate to live his own life that he had stepped through a portal with no idea what was waiting for him on the other side. Marco had won his freedom through blood and sweat and tears. It was a hard life at times, but one he wouldn't trade for anything.
And may the powers have mercy on anyone who tried to take it from him, because he wouldn't.
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No, this does not mean Hidden Claws is abandoned. It will be updated sometime this week.
I have going to post this as a one-shot, but it just didn't work. So it will be a collection of six drabbles instead. As always please review. Hope you enjoy the blitz.
-peppymint