Alright. This is my first story, set in One Piece verse. It is an O.C. story. Deal with that as you will. The OC's I'm using are ones that a friend of mine gave me. You can feel free to trash them all you like, or call them overpowered. This is pretty much me writing a story using my friends characters, plot, and back story. So, please review!
Chapter 1: A Marine Turned Pirate!
"Ah, the wind is nice…" The young man seated on a lawn chair on the deck of a ship said, yawning. The ship was a large ship with carrack inspirations, with the outside of the ship a lacquered black wood with gold lining, and a large mast in the center brandishing a large white sail and black flag, both with the image of a skull and cross bones, a black rose on either side of the skull.
The man sat up in his seat, stretched, and looked out across the ocean that made up the West Blue. His eyes landed on an approaching island, so he smiled, ran his ringers through his black hair, and shouted, "land ho!"
The man walked into a small café on the coastline of the island, and sat down at one of the tables by the window.
"Um, hello, sir, how can I help you?" One of the waitresses asked, walking up, smiling.
"Well…" The man said, looking out over the ocean. "Something… fishy, I guess…"
"Alright, how does grilled salmon sound?" The waitress asked, smiling.
"That sounds alright." The man said, smiling.
"Alright, one of our waitresses will bring your food shortly." The waitress said, smiling.
The man waited for a while, biding his time, until someone sat down at his table, smiling.
"Is this seat taken?" The man asked, smiling. He had brown hair in a bowl cut, the bangs falling over his green eyes, and he had a feline smile on his face. He wore a white trench coat over a black shirt and brown trousers, and his gaze seemed to be reminiscent of a cat.
"Sorry, but I don't swing that way."
"You're funny." The man said, laughing. "My name's Kanone. Kanone Hardress."
"I see." The man said, smiling. "My name is Itachi."
"So, it's not every day we get a marine captain out in these parts." Kanone said, still smiling. "Why'd you come here?"
"Marine captain?" Itachi asked. "Oh, right, the uniform." Itachi looked down at his tattered sailors outfit, which also came with a jacket that showed that he was a captain. "So, you know my job, what do you do?"
"I'm a bounty hunter." Kanone said, smiling.
"Brother, why do you persist in bothering our customers?" itachi turned to see the owner of this new voice, a waitress who had just brought his order. She wore the black uniform customary for the other waitresses, which consisted of a black shirt and white apron over a black skirt. She had honey colored hair down to her shoulders, and the same bright green eyes as Kanone.
"Oh, I'm not bothering him~" Kanone said, whistling. "We're just having a conversation, aren't we, Mr. Captain?"
"Of course." Itachi said, smiling.
"Funny." Kanone said, smiling. "Because I heard a rumor of a marine captain named Itachi who betrayed the world government and made off with his ship to become a pirate. That wouldn't be you, would it?"
"It depends." Itachi said, smiling. "Do you think it's me?"
Kanone shot forwards, knocking the table out of the way, holding a hunting knife up to Itachi's neck.
"Yeah, I do." Kanone said, completely serious, pressing the knife closer. "I'd rather take you alive, because if I kill you the bounty on your head goes down 30%."
"No 70% of nothing is still nothing." Itachi said, smiling. "I don't have a bounty on my head."
"Hey, listen, Kanone, you always cause to much trouble in here!" The man behind the bar in the back called out. "if you guys are gonna fight, take it outside."
"Alright." Kanone said, leading Itachi outside to the open field in front of the restaurant, knife up against his neck. "Since I'm a nice guy, I'll give you a fighting chance."
Kanone removed the knife from Itachi's throat, and walked a few feet away, smiling.
"Alright, let's go!" Kanon said, pulling out several throwing knives, throwing them at Itachi, who covered his face. The knives shot towards Itachi, though before hitting him they turned, hitting the wall of the restaurant all around him instead.
"Impossible!" Kanone exclaimed. "I never miss!"
"Well, you missed that time." Itachi said, smiling. "Because you can't read the wind."
Itachi drew the saber at his waist from its' sheath, its black blade reflecting the suns light.
"This is my sword, Kamaitachi." Itachi said, smiling. "It's a powerful sword."
"Windy Cactus!" Kanone said, pulling out twenty knives, throwing them at Itachi with both hands.
"Cyclone Cut!" Itachi shouted, bringing his sword down, shooting a shockwave out of the blade, hitting the knives, killing their momentum, knocking them to the ground.
"I'm not done yet!" Kanone said, pulling out two combat knives from their sheathes, charging forwards at Itachi. "Try some of my Swan Dance!"
Kanone brought the knife down on Itachi's shoulder, which he blocked with his sword. He brought his second knife up into Itachi's arm.
"Cyclone Fist!" Itachi said, hitting Kanone in the stomach, knocking him back into a tree.
"Damn it…" Kanone said, standing up. "I think you might have busted some of my ribs…"
"Wow, you can still stand?" Itachi asked, surprised. "Wow, you've got balls! And your pretty strong too…"
"Your point being?" Kanone asked, spitting out some blood.
"Forget being a bounty hunter!" Itachi said, smiling. "Come be a pirate with me!"
"Forget it." Kanone laughed, smirking. "I'm a bounty hunter. It's not an honorable job, but it still puts food on the table. …That, and my sisters cooking."
"Wait!" The girl from before shouted, running out of the restaurant, hugging onto Kanone. "Please, don't kill him, he's my brother!"
"You arrived kind of late for that, Saks." Kanone said, laughing haughtily. "This idiot pirate just asked me to join his crew."
"That's not going to happen any time soon." The girl said, laughing.
"I know." Kanone said. "So why'd you just get here?"
"My shift didn't end till just now."
"Ah. Anyways, Itachi, this is my little sister, Sakura. She's still a little girl to me, so I just call her Saks." Kanone said, smiling.
"Why are you acting like your all buddy-buddy with me?" Itachi asked.
"Hey, come on, we're pals, aren't we?" Kanone asked, smiling.
"I'm a pirate, and you're a bounty hunter." Itachi said.
"Exactly!" Kanone said, smiling. "And you don't have a bounty on your head, so there's no problem in us having a drink, is there?"
"Yeah." Sakura said. "There really is."
"You know, in all the fights to the death I've had, that one was both quick and had a strange finish." Itachi said.
"Sounds like my sex life." Kanone said, laughing, putting his arm around Itachi's shoulder, walking back into the restaurant, Sakura hurrying up behind him.
Kanone and Itachi sat down at the bar, chatting it up like old friends.
"Kanone, you busted up one of my tables again." The bartender said, frowning.
"Sorry master, deduct it from my sisters paycheck." Kanone said, which resulted in a slap on the head from Sakura.
"Fine, put it on my tab…" Kanone sighed. "So, Itachi, you ever had West Blue grog before?"
A few hours later, Kanone and Itachi were still drinking, though they had moderated down a little.
"So, Itachi, why did you betray the marines?" Kanone asked, smiling.
"That's… a long story…" Itachi said. "Though I'm not sure you want to hear it…"
"Yeah, I do…" Kanone said, sobering up. "Let's hear it."
"Oh, wait, I wanna hear it, too!" Sakura said, sitting down at the other stool beside Itachi. "Talk!"
"Alright…" Itachi said, frowning. "Hear it is…"
So, how was that? Please review!