Chapter One | Fire and Water

"Yes I have looked into it, there's nothing much I can do." I smiled at my poor friend. Agora Justine, Aggie as me and the others in our group calls her, is a doctor for the small yet lively village. She unfortunately is the only doctor, so every day she gets people lining up outside to get medicine or be looked at. I work as one of her part-time assistants at the office. The other person is our other friend, Kathrine Sefrenda. She is a tall women who dresses a bit much, showing her cleavage and such, and she has a horrible temper but she is one of the best people that can deal with people who don't take no for an answer.

Aggie is a small women, not as small as me, with a bit of fat on her making her one of the few young round women on the island. I am a bit, but not overall. The person, an older man, left with a loud annoyed groan making Kathrine laugh when he was gone. "Serves him right for being so damn pushy!"

"He really wasn't though." I quipped while stacking papers together and neatly putting them where they belong. I leaned back in the chair looking at her frown as Aggie grabbed some coffee.

"I hate being the only doctor, why couldn't I have been a nurse and left this island? It is so small for the vast amount of people here." She complained while sitting down in one of the sitting chairs. I could only shake my head at the girl. She has so much going for her and she is one of the few people I know who is willing to complain about the good in her life. She's the only one out of us that is married – she even complains about her husband if she gets the chance. Aggie looked over at the clock with a small click of her lounge. "Oh it's that time already? Could you go get lunch?" Aggie looked at me with a hopeful expression. "I'll take sushi please."

"I'll go for some salad, I should watch my weight." Kathrine said while fixing her shirt to hide her breasts more. I grabbed my katana that was resting beside me, and slipped it around myself while slipping money into my belt pouch. I am in white strapless dress with shoulder bits which I don't think are sleeves, and a black bra that has blue accents with white shorts underneath the dress. My bra straps are a bit visible because of the way the dress is, but I don't mind too much. On my feet are basic sandals, oh and around my waist is a brown belt with a large pouch on my left hip. It held my wallet, lock picking materials, and the works.

"Alright, be back soon." With that I left the two whiny women behind in the office. The sun shone high in the sky with a few clouds grazing around. The village isn't too big, as I have said, but it's big enough for people to come to and feel they are spending their time here worthwhile. There's no Marine base here, thank the sea devil, so pirates and bandits come here with no ill intentions usually.

"Pardon me?" Time seemed to slow as I turned my head to look at the person who addressed me. His eyes slowly widened as we looked at one another. His black hair was a mess but covered by a cute cowboy hat. He is shirtless but wears black shorts and boots with a bag resting over his shoulder.

"Yes?" I asked softly, my voice quiet and shy. I could only curse myself in my head at how weak and pitiful I sounded. "Can I help?" He blinked and shook his head, as if waking up from a dream. The man kept staring at me though.

"I am looking for… food?" My eyebrows raised but I nodded.

"I'm going to the pub myself, here follow me." I locked my hand on his and pulled him with me towards the pub where everyone goes to get food that's take out. It's the only restaurant in town. He followed me into the western styled pub.

"Oh look who is out of the office today boys!" Laughed one of the drunk men who work in the mine. "Pretty ole Mizu."

"Mizu?" The man asked me as we sat down beside each other.

"That's my nickname." I giggled while rubbing the back of my head nervously. "My name is Devhus D. Sehun, my devil fruit is the Mizu Mizu no mi but I am pretty useless with it. Oh! John I need a salad and some sushi to go for Aggie and Kathrine." I couldn't help myself but say to him that I am a Devil Fruit user, sometimes it turns men away, but other times it doesn't. It always just comes out anyway.

"Coming right up." The man from behind the bar said. I quickly glanced at the man who sat beside me. He stared at me for a while longer before ordering his own order.

"Nice to meet you Sehun, my names Ace." A small smile burst on his face. "Mera Mera no mi user." I couldn't help but laugh at that.

"What a strange turn of events, opposites meeting one another!" My laughing got louder making me hold my hand to my chest while gripping the bar to stop myself from falling.

"Good luck getting her to stop." John said to him. "There's stories she can laugh for days. Here you both go." He gave us what we wanted making me calm down to just a shaking girl full of giggles. Ace and I talked for what felt like hours before I had to return back to the office. He carried the boxes for me letting us talk more. Aggie stood outside with Kathrine who was arguing with her sister. Aggie giggled when she saw me.

"You never fail to amaze me." She took the food boxes from him and smiled at me. "You can take a few days off Sehun." With that she disappeared into the building sending a wink back my way. The two of us looked at one another with a mutual shrug of the shoulders.

"Well at least I'm not whoring myself out!" I softly groaned hearing the two sisters argue. Kathrine and Katerina never really do get along no matter what we do to help their relationship. "I have a job working here, and you work in a brothel."

"So what, at least I am not best friends with the towns blue haired freak!" I coughed getting their attention. Kathrine hit Katerina who went red in the face. "S-Sehun…"

"I'll show you around Ace." Once again taking his hand I dragged him away from them. After a while of silence I started to talk about the island – what it is known for, festivals, why there's no Marine base and who keeps it safe from raids. He listened with high interest. Somehow we ended up by the river with our feet in it while eating ice cream, for myself, and a boxed lunch for him.

"So you control water?" He asked me making me look at him. Ace smiled and laughed while poking my nose, pulling away with some ice cream. I nodded looking down at the water.

"Not good though." Nervously I held out my hand with my palm down, then I turned it gracefully up. Water streams danced up into the air and swirled around my arm. Unfortunately it broke and splashed on me but dried quickly. "I would say the positive to it is that I can't sink in water, instead I bounce as if I were on a big bubble… it's a bit over powered in the world I guess. So maybe it's best that I have it instead of some crazy power hungry man, right?" I asked him while look over at him. Ace nodded watching me for a while as I finished off my ice cream.

"That's true. Hey, how about I teach you how to use it, just in case? I'll even teach you Haki." He got up making me get up also. "Just let me stay with you and borrow your food for a while, I'm kind of in a jam."

"Of course, not a fair trade, but I'm willing!" I shook his hand with a wide smile that almost matched his.

A/N : I have finally picked myself off the ground and decided to write a story. I'd appreciate feedback very much. If anyone is confused by the summery it will make sense in later chapters. It takes place before and after the time-skip so I will be sure to mention when. I am pretty good at updating since I am working on my third chapter already, so excited for something new. Be sure to pay attention for updates once a week or twice a week from me!

Happy readings!