One Piece

Lost

Chapter 1

Living in Upstate New York and going to college at 19 wasn't easy in any way...At least not for Jessica...Her same routine over and over, to put it bluntly, Sucked...even at 19 people still thought her to be weird. Well, who wouldn't think someone wearing skirts over jeans with tank tops in midwinter was weird? Jess sat on a bench in some park she was in. One thing to know about Jessica Gold was the fact that she was always dreaming which ended up with her being lost...it was catastrophic really...because then she had to try and find her way home and ended up tripping and falling flat on her face, or her favorite causing major accidents in the street...she was by no means dumb, actually,she was very bright! She just had a habit of not paying attention.

Sitting on the park bench she took out her ipod and flipped to Lenka and to the song "like a song" smiling as the piano started playing. She liked to watch how the scenery around her reflected the songs she listened too it was like magic. It was beautiful outside the wind blowing her short bobbed brown hair as if to tell her it was ok to be something ordinary she gave a small smile and closed her eyes. She wanted adventure though. She wanted excitement. You wouldn't think she was 26...opening her eyes she sighed and stood up walking toward the shore of the lake. 'one piece' she thought to herself 'it would be nice to be there...freedom...to do what I want, not to worry about bills...'

she smoothed down her flowy red plaid skirt that went down to her knoees and put on her black jacket over her white tank,after all, it was Rondo A capriccio op. 129 came on as she went further toward the ocean. Something caught her eye further down the beach, adjusting her old brown shoulder bag which had her piano books in it from class that morning she walked down to see what had caught her attention.

She walked on but the thing that had caught her attention was not in site shrugging she looked out at the lake immediately regretting it as her eyes met a huge wave that wasn't even deemed possible to have exsisted she turned toward it closing her eyes waiting for the impact she didn't have to wait long as cold washed over her but she didn't seem to be unrooted from her position...' huh?' she thought to her self but noticed she was swaying and rocking. She opened her eyes catiously not expecting what she saw. Clutching her bag tighter the ship jerrked sending her flieing into...'a rock?'

looking at what she hit she noticed it was no rock but a took out her pink gel head phones and looked up. The boat rocked again thats when she noticed yelling looking to her right her eyes met a redhaired man yelling or shouting out what she thought to be orders. Still in shock from cold her brown boots slipped as the boat sent her tumbling forward again back at a man that seemed just as confused as she was. Dazed she looked up at him and pushed him away flushing slightly.

"sorry"

She whispered lightly . The man looked confused and said something in a language she didn't understand.'that sounds japanese? Did that wave send me to japan' she wondered

"What did you say? I can't under stand!"

She yelled over the roaring winds. The man took her by the arm and opened a door and pushed her closed the door. The first thing she registered was that it was dark 'oh no...not the dark' she started breathing harshly.

"Please let me out! I'll hold onto something!"

She cried out weekly pounding on the door. She closed her eyes and clenched her fist noticing her eye pod she turned it on still in the midst of her panic attack 'how had it turned off?' she shook her head and turned on Chopin's nocturne # 1 and tried to steady her breathing humming along to the peaceful melody. Piano was something that had always comforted her even when she had started at age 7...they called her a prodigy but she just loved to play and hear how the chords and melodies told a story.

'where am I?' after she calmed down more she noticed her part was messed up and parted her hair right and fixed the pink bow she had on the side with more hair her bangs fell in her eyes but she moved them so they sat above her eyebrow. She didn't know how long she sat there it felt like an hour when the boat had stopped jerking .

She sat and brought her knees to her chest and put her fore head on them. She got lost in the tone of Mozarts requiem in D minor Lacrymosa and was almost asleep when she felt rather than heard the door open. Looking up she saw a man with red hair and three scars down his left (?) eye. He held his hand out to her. She took it in her long dainty ones noting the roughness of it.

He pulled her out onto the deck where she noticed men looking at her. She was never shy but being in a new foreign country (she assumed) held her back. The man didn't say anything but led her with the man who had put her in the dark room to another part of the ship which looked to be the head cabin or so she assumed. He pulled out a chair and motioned for her to sit down. Turning off her ipod and taking the buds out she looked at him curiously then to the other man who had caught her the first time.

He had long black hair pulled back into a pony tale. The red haired man said something to her 'I don't understand you' she thought sadly the black haired man told the red haired man something. Looking up at what she assumed was the captain she noticed he was smiling kindly at her...he pointed to himself

"Shanks"

She smiled excitedly and did the same

"Jessica Gold"

the mans smile faltered a little but went back up ' what the heck was that about?' she got up and looked around the room in awe moving back and forth on her heels in a child like manner. Then she looked back at him and pointed to the map.

"Map."

then she made a motion for where? But he didn't know how to tell her ugh this was frustrating she growled in frustration and banged her head against the map 'why can't I understand!'

"Si I think she is quit mad"

she turned around and looked at them

"Now your speaking my language? Where am I ? whats going on? There was this huge wave at the lake and then I was on a ship !?"

Shanks raised his arm

"no lass you are speaking our language...where do you hail from?"

embarrassed she turned and moved her hands over a gold statue

"Upstate New York sir America!"

they looked completely lost she cocked her head to the side

"hhhmmm..guess not huh? How about far far away I guess...Shanks that name sounds really familiar."

But as always it slipped her mind Jessica was never know to dwell on things and she was pretty adaptable. She walked towards the other man and circled him hands behind her back like he had them.

"and you sir? Whats your name?"

he didn't like the scrutiny and glared at her a little but that made her smile more

"i'm Ben Beckman first mate."

she looked to shanks

"so you must be the captain!."

Shanks nodded smiling because of how she got under his first mates skin. He still thought her last name peculiar. The only one to have that last name was the late pirate king.

"so where am I?"

Shanks sighed

"right now east blue"

She blinked stupidly. And went back to her chair pondering

"east blue huh...well I guess I have to make due"

The first mate walked to stand behind shanks

"what do we do with her captain?"

he spoke as if she wasn't there.

"well, what can you do Jess? And how old are you?"

she glared. She hated how age and what you could do affected everything.

"I'm 19 and play piano"

shanks put his hands together,eyes widening in surprise and thought a moment while Jess' hazel eyes took everything in. ' the woods a pretty color' she thought randomly

"well..."

Shanks was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"come in!"

a fat man eating a piece of meat walked in

"we have arrived white beards shipcaptain"

Shanks almost fell out of his seat.

"already! guess i'll go see him then...Lass come with me."

she nodded stood and followed him out of the cabin. She smiled a huge smile as she took in the boat next to the one she was on...'so big!!' her eyes grew curious wanting to explore but she held back and followed the captain over to the next ship before he crossed he picked up a bottle of what she thought to be an alchol type beverage. They walked on board. What shocked her the most was the site of people fainting. She discreetly smelt her arm pits then frowned...nope wasn't her. Shanks looked over his shoulder at her surprised she wasn't on the ground noticing him she frowned

"wasn't me!"

The man let out a huge laugh. And continued walking her trailing along with a dejected look. She ran into him as he stopped and looked up to see a huge man sitting in front of her,and I mean huuuge! Her eyes widened and she smiled at him. To say the old man was shocked was another understatement. Noone just smiled at him... most cowered in fear.

"i see you've brought a lady friend shanks"

Shanks sat the sake down and nodded

"she just appeared on my ship"

Jess sat down next to him and sighed 'why do people always tlk like i'm not here?'

"Now down to buisness old man..."

white beard glared

"Yes...buisness..."

Jess giggled...they sounded so serious it brought the mans attention to her

"sorry sir"

she grinned sheepishly and lowered her head studing the lines in the sturdy and awesome ship. Whitebeard nodded and turned back to shanks.

"Ace has been captured we are on our way there now are you with us?"

Shanks sighed

"you know I would be but...i have some buisness to attend to here on my ship...as much fun as warring with the government sounds i'm going to have to decline. But in my stead you can bring Jess."

her head popped up and glare/pouted at him. She had no idea what was going on but she had a feeling it wasn't safe and although she knew a little karate it wasn't enough to fight with thats for sure...and warring with the government sounded dangerous.

"Shanks why would I bring a woman to a war zone?"

Jess nodded her head ignoring how sexist that sounded.

"Her name is Jess Gold"

she looked back and forth between them...what was she missing?

"Who are your parents girl?"

She glared at one of the most feared man on the seas

"I don't have any I was adopted and i'm deff. Not from this world!"

Whitebeard smiled and let out a laugh.

"and how old are you?"

ok now she was frustrated

"19"
she ground out angry 'what is it with people and age?

"So she was frozen and sent off like the rumors..."

Wait frozen sent off?

"you must be mistaken ..."

They both looked at her Shanks speaking first after looking back at white beard

"You should take her , Ace is her twin brother after all"

Jess stood up and backed away

"MY WHAT!?"

The looks on their faces confirmed they weren't joking

"Although he is 25 and you are 19. it's because you were frozen in time by one of rogers crew mates who ate the time time fruit..and one of his members who ate the dimintional fruit sent you away and the time time fu=ruit man set the frozen you to de frost in a certain amount of time so none would suspect...i think it was seven years..."

Shanks nodded after his speech while Jess looked at him a looked at him stupidly

"Do you have any Idea how unbelievable that sounds?"

Shanks smiled

"shishishishishi yup but it's the truth and your brother is going to be executed soon so you should prolly go help if you want your only relative to survive!"

She glared at him. This wasn't funny at all! She watched him get up and walk away his hand making a waving motion

"Well nice meeting you Jess!"

and with that they were gone. she looked back at the old man

"Did that just happen old man?"

The old man just let out a huge laugh while Jess swore to herself in her head that she would one day make that red haired man pay...

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