I can't explain my thought process for this one.
I really just can't.
Just…just read it.
I don't own One Piece or Homestuck.
From a very young age, Luffy noticed that the wind always answered his call.
If he thought hard enough, something that he avoided doing regularly, he could remember the warm comfort of strong arms holding him tightly as gentle winds blew through his hair. The faded memory would leave Luffy feeling loved and safe, so much so that he went out of his way to get the wind to respond to him.
It quickly became fun to throw himself into danger, knowing that the wind would drag him out before he could be severely harmed. Trees, beasts, people, stairs; nothing stopped the wind.
The wind was a force of nature that could not be controlled.
When Gramps left Luffy alone in the forest surrounding Fusha Village for days, it was the wind that let the five year old survive the harrowing task.
It would lash out at any predators that approached its charge, sending them tumbling down cliffs or shoving them into the waiting ocean.
Luffy watched more than one ambitious beast drown under the angry waters.
Sometimes the wind would knock down fruits that rested too high in the trees, or drop the corpses of small prey for Luffy to bring to Makino for dinner.
Gramps, once, got annoyed, shouting to all that would listen about how the wind was 'spoiling his grandson', that he would never become a 'proper marine with all this mollycoddling'.
The wind responded by lifting Garp up and throwing him over the forest, a large cloud of dust erupting as the marine landed, trees crashing to the ground around him.
The Hero never screamed his complaints to the sky again, his eyes shifting suspiciously to the sides as he muttered, loudly, to himself.
Luffy didn't care that much.
While he had Makino and Mayor and Gramps, there was no one in the small village to watch him at all times. No one but the wind.
Where ever the child went, he knew the wind was by his side, hindered as it was by the houses and trees. The wind never left his side, always tugging absently on his pants, shirt, hair, as if to remind him that he is never alone.
Luffy liked that thought.
He was never, ever, alone.
When the Red Haired pirates made port at Dawn Island, Luffy felt the wind drop back, observing the crew interacting with its charge.
At first, Luffy was unsure of the pirates who invaded Makino's bar, singing and drinking long after the sun had gone down. That didn't stop him from shouting at the men to get out when he realized Makino was starting to falter, tired after a long day of serving her customers. They were keeping the kind woman up, those bastards!
They didn't notice his shouts until the wind intervened briefly, batting against the captain, splashing his alcohol down his off white shirt.
When the man sputtered, Luffy stomped his foot, his checks puffing out in annoyance. "Get the hell out of here; we're closed!"
The bar was only silent for a moment, surprised pirates locking eyes on the rambunctious child before bursting out in loud guffaws.
Luffy hissed as the laughter got louder and louder, drowning out the whooshing sound of the wind at his back. The sight of the slight bags under Makino's eyes caused his anger to turn to rage.
"I said," Luffy shrieked, using his high pitched, childish voice to his advantage. "We're closed, you damn bastards!"
The wind blasted forward, lifting up the pirates and throwing each of them out of the pub. Luffy ignored the surprised screeches of the rough and tough adventurers, focused as he was on the red haired man the wind was avoiding.
The pirate watched in wonder as his companions were none-too-gently escorted out of the establishment by the wind.
He chuckled lightly. "Seems we over stayed our welcome," he mused, making note of the boy that started the strange phenomenon. "Shanks, the Captain of this sorry lot," the pirate introduced himself.
Now that Makino had a moment to rest, Luffy calmed, choosing to watch the wind at work. "I'm Luffy!" he chirped. "Are you really pirates?"
"Aye, but, I have to ask…" Shanks nodded to his crew being tossed out of the Party Bar. "How are you doing that, Luffy?"
"Shishishi, I'm not!" the boy denied. Shanks blinked, confused. "The wind is doing it! The wind has always been around, watching over me. Gramps said it's a gift from my Mom, but I've never met her."
Shanks hummed, watching the, apparently, sentient wind do the child's bidding.
It looked…oddly familiar to the pirate.
Familiar…and unsettling.
The wind was, obviously, suspicious of the newcomers, especially since they were pirates. It knew pirates, and while it understood the sea adventurers, it preferred to have them far away from its charge.
At least until Luffy was old enough, and strong enough, to fight back against any nefarious schemes they might throw at him.
But Luffy, sweet, oblivious, precious Luffy did not fear the pirates.
No, a day after the wind threw the pirates out of the bar, the brat marched right up to them, demanding that they tell him about the sea they loved so much.
The wind could only blame itself for letting those thoughts bubble inside its charge's mind, dreams of freedom and the wind flying wild filling Luffy's nights.
However, the sea was where the Heiress was, the source of the wind's loyalty to its young charge.
The wind did wish for the child to go to the sea, whether as a marine, pirate, or revolutionary. (Though, the wind knew, the Heir had her own preference for his future.)
There, Luffy would meet the Heiress, who had sent the wind to the island over six years ago with a single command.
Protect him, the heir to your Heir.
And, of course, the wind obeyed.
What other stories, what are you talking about. It's not like there is anything else I should be working on, psh, nah.
(I couldn't help myself.)
So, the next chapter will explain everything more, this is just introducing my Luffy. (Damn, what is with me and crossovers.)
(I really don't see this story getting at all popular, but I really wanted to write it anyway. So...don't mind my insanity.)
Anyway, I hope everyone enjoyed this little introduction. I plan to update another story later tonight, so there's that to look forward to. The next chapter for this story shouldn't take too long either.
(Note: Characters include a Fem!John/Joan and maybe a MTF!Jade. That's what you have to look forward to. You're welcome.)