A/N: Ok! So, this is me attempting a Fanfic, hopefully I don't screw up horribly to crash and burn and hopefully my character is not too Mary-sueish. Yes, she is going to fall in love with Zoro and vice-versa. BUT! I'll make it towards they gradually fall in love with each other not BOOM! We have a miracle. Hopefully in later chapters I don't make any of the characters seem OOC x.x I want to avoid this (Please let me know if I am). I do have an editor and he's my boyfriend 8D I figured since he wanted to be a writer and he's in college for it i'd shove my fanfic at him and make him look at it for me. Also, I like hearing what people have to say whether it be bad or good so tell me what you think when you read my fanfic, after all I'm working hard on it.

Disclaimer: Lilith belongs to me as does this story! Everyone else and the anime belongs to Eiichiro Oda and I'm in no way making profit from making this story.

Regular

"Talking"

Thinking

*Footnote

Chapter 1

The prologue!

On an island in the North Blue, Plazia, a small girl gazed out at the ocean, curiosity finding it's way into her eyes. She saw freedom from her world. The island that caused nothing but death of her loved ones. Someone wanted her dead on that island that had not many people on it to begin with.

Everyone on this island knew who the young girl was and the news had traveled fast when they found out a person that were close to her was dying. They began to block her out of their minds, pretending to not know who she was to protect themselves from the same fate of the deceased.

The little girl was of the age of seven. From the letters that were left with the bodies of her family and close friends, she knew the person wanted the power she had obtained. She found the fruit in the dense forrest surrounding the village about a year ago. She ate it despite it being bitter. After all, the fruit looked like a silver dragon fruit that sparkled in the sun with intricate designs all over it. Dragon Fruits was a rarity on their island and people loved them there.

The girl however found out that the fruit had the power to use metal to her liking. She could do anything with it as long as her creativity stayed within her mind and enough metal surrounding her to fulfill her idea. All she had to do was touch it. She could also liquify and solidify metal whenever she wanted. Apparently this person that was after her wanted this power, but she couldn't imagine why.

She looked back at the day she first found out about her power. Her father, graying black hair that defied gravity except a few strands from the stress of working. He was working on weapons to sell and had asked his only child to pick up a piece of steel and hand it over to him. Although, when she went to grab it it liquified and solidified in the form of a puddle on the shelf it was on.

She didn't know what to do, she was terrified as for that had never happened before. She started to cry, her father turned to look and see what was wrong only for his eyes to pop out of his head in shock and him to fall off his chair backwards. He ran to the village doctor with her in his arms running figuring the doctor would know.

The girl smiled at the memory... The doctor had known, the poor old man with long grayed beard and a completely bald head. He told her and her father that she appeared to have eaten something called a devil fruit. There were many kinds from what he explained. The doctor did tell them that he thought it was just a myth. The worst thing that she learned from the doctor was the sea turned against the user and she hated that now, she used to love swimming. If she tried to swim now, she'd drown. The child was born with the name Lilith Lis given to her by her father and mother.

She pondered on jumbled thoughts, one passing of the people of the village finding out and throwing their nose's into the air. The fog lifted around the ocean causing her to leave her mind, she saw a dot in the distance. She squinted trying to see what it was and then, her eyes widened in realization as she saw that it was a Marine ship. Maybe they heard of the deaths happening around the island and came to stop it by arresting the man causing this problem?

A smile formed at her tiny lips and she giggled to herself with glee as she thought her loved ones would be avenged.

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An hour passed, the ship with a dogs head with a bone in its mouth for a figurehead docks at the island. They leave the ship only to march along the cobblestone walkway to the small village. A man with a dog that had a bag of crackers in his hand, leading the marines.

In the time the little girl was waiting for the marines to come to the island she had walked back to her old house, the one her parents had owned when they were alive. The house was two stories, with a shed to the side that was made into a store. She returned to look around the house one last time, memories flooding through her mind. She only shook her head to remove them. Walking up the stairs up to her old room she wanted to see if anything was out of place from her last time here.

Outside her bedrooms only window was a partial roof, decorating the house. The house had a drain pipe around the main roof leading down to join with her partial roof's drain pipe to lead to the ground.

The marines asked around the village for information on what happened and who were all of the victims. The village people, ones who didn't really care about the girl, only answered too quickly to care, saying it was all a little child's fault. This person would kill everyone until he found the child.

Lilith was sitting in her old room looking solemnly down at her favorite stuffed animal. A white bunny that was worn from age and being trudged around everywhere by her when she was little. She picked it up and cradled it into her arms the ears dangling down.

She smiled down at her toy as tears began to well up behind her green hazel eyes. She collapsed onto the floor her long snow white hair fanning out around her. She hoped that person would pay for their wrong doing.

Lilith's tear stained face jolted up as she heard pounding on the door and then the door being forced open, the hinges snapping. She didn't know if it was the marines or the person that were looking for her, but instead of staying and thinking about who was there she climbed out her window, walking on the partial roof. She was small and frail, but as she touched the draining pipe for when it rained it liquified and crawled around her skin and under her long-sleeved shirt hidden from normal human sight. She still clutched onto her stuffed bunny not leaving it behind again. She weazled her way to the side of the window so she couldn't be seen.

She watched as people invaded her home some walking into her room and looking around, they were all wearing marine uniforms. She stayed to the side, hidden. She didn't trust anyone, even the marines. She was happy when she spotted the ship earlier. Now that she saw them here in her house, she figured they were there for her, not the killer.

She watched as the marines left her room. Unbeknown to the marines, Lilith used her power to slide from the roof down to solid ground carefully only to have the metal liquify and hide under her clothes again.

Lilith sprinted into the small forest surrounding the area as she headed towards the marine ship. She found out she had to be quiet when she spotted the marines patrolling the area. She made sure to cradle her bunny close to her chest as she suddenly heard an explosion. She turned to look back only to see her home in flames.

She stared at the licking flames for what seemed like eternity with tears flowing down her face at the memories that were made in the house only for them to burn away. She turned figuring if she didn't sneak onto the ship then she'd never get off this island.

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When she reached the ship she was surprised of the lack of marines around to protect it. She snuck from the bushes to the dock, finding a place perfect to sneak on. She found a blind spot from the marines and used the metal under her clothes to pull her to one of the cannon holes.

Pulling the metal back under her top, she browsed around the room to find a space to fit in between boxes. The space was small enough for her to fit through, it was perfect to hide in. She squeezed her small body into the gap to find out there was a small area where she could move more freely.

Lilith set her bunny down on the floor in front of her, smiling at it. "We'll be free soon Bunsty". She told the stuffed toy as her eyes closed slowly and she fell into a light slumber.

xxxxx

When Lilith came to she felt the ship rocking, she figured that the ship already set out to sea. She felt her eyes beginning to droop again, but hearing something that sounded like a body hitting the floor caused her eyes to snap wide open. She grabbed hold of her bunny and clung to it as she heard the sound of boots clicking on the floorboard.

Lilith stared in horror as the person stopped right in front of the small gap. "Garp said he knew someone was here... I don't see anyone..." the person sounded like a young male. She was terrified of being found out, but how did someone know she was there? She quickly pulled her feet and legs in a little too fast making a small noise.

The marine looked down hearing the soft noise and he started to move the boxes, trying to see what was underneath them or in them. The sight he saw made him blink, what he was looking for was a child under the age of 10 from the sights of it. She stared up at him horrifically.

The marine boy reached out to try to grab her only to pull his hand back in a yelp and surprise. It was a small prick blood forming in a small bubble above it. He didn't know how she did it, but he suspected she had a needle or something to stab him with. He ground his teeth, his attention going back to the space where the girl was hiding only to find out she had disappeared.

Lilith figured while the marine was busy with looking at his hurt hand that she could sneak out, she had stumbled out the hole, the man apparently couldn't comprehend anything at the moment so he didn't hear her apparently from his lack of attention to her. She snuck behind him and saw him look back into the hole apparently over his shock. Then he looked to the right where the stairs were then to the left and she decided now would be the time to run up the steps.

The marine heard her feet hitting the ground and turned back to the right to see her retreating form up the stairs, then they halted. She was staring up at the vice admiral and now he knew why she stopped. "Vice admiral Garp, I think she has a weapon on her." The marine stated catching up to the child.

He looked down at her grinning with a lit cigar in his mouth and smoke wafting into the air. He bent down to be eye level with her, the ears on his hat dangling towards her causing her to gaze at them. "And who might you be?" The dog hat man asked her. She blinked averting her gaze from him. "It's not nice asking names without introducing yourself first" she replied in a shy child's voice, not being able to hide behind anything she had a small blush on her cheeks. The man let out a unique laugh apparently amused a child snuck on "Fine, my name is Garp". He told her, grinning.

"Now will you tell me your name?" He inquired her. She turned her gaze to the floor "My name is Lilith" Garp nodded "You know Lilith, we have to bring you back to that island." Her eyes widened "Please no! I don't have a life there!" She didn't want to go back to that place. She stared up at him with plead and defiance reflecting in her eyes.

Garp's eyes lit up in more amusement. "Why not?" He asked causing her face to flush as she felt the tears hit the back of her eyes. They started flowing freely as she responded in a tiny voice "Because, I lost everyone..everyone I knew and loved...they're all gone..."

At her statement Garp's eyes widened as did the rest of the crew that were lingering around her. He gazed at her, his eyes full of sympathy. The gears in his mind began to work as he figured he could do something for the little girl.

Garp came to a conclusion, though it took little to no time. He would take her in and leave her with Dadan and the boys. "What do you suppose I do then?" She looked up at him, clutching her bunny that now had tear stains on it. "Bring me anywhere but there...Please?" She begged with big puppy dog eyes. "I have a grandson about your age, I think you two would get along".

Lilith's eyes widened where sadness was, it was replaced with relief and happiness. "Thank you Mr. Garp" She hugged him around his neck, him smiling softly at the child's gesture. He knew he shouldn't have said he'd bring her. He couldn't, however, tell her no for some strange reason.

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Lilith sighed in content when the ship continued to move, Garp watching her closely as she hung to the side of the ship observing the water around the ship with a glitter in her eyes and mist spraying onto the side of her face with a huge smile plastered on her face. She was content and happy to know that she was now free of that islands fate and was going to finally make some new friends all because of Mr. Garp.

Lilith: When's the next chapter coming out?

Me: When I damn feel like posting it!

Garp: Ice, why don't you give a specific date?

Me: I feel like it that's why!

Lilith: -gives eyes puppy dog eyes-

Me: awwww...fine! I'll be posting it next week! As in 7 days from now... And before anyone asks, yes I will be keeping up with my story.

Lilith: Remember to review! Criticism is welcome as long as it isn't cruel or cyber bullying!