*looks from under a trashcan lid* oh hi there. I'm Kyuseedu nice to me you. So yeah...this is a fanfic for One Piece. This series could use more love I think. Let's get this show on the road then. Full disclaimer for entire fanfic, I do not own One Piece at all whatsoever. It all belongs the brilliant mind of Eichiro Oda. Thanks for reading...

XOX OXO XOX OXO XOX

Why...Why did you spare me?
You were suppose to kill me just like the rest of them.
My life was suppose to end a year ago by your blade.
So why?
Why didn't you kill me?

Road 1: Snaggletooth Grin

"Thank you come again!"

A lemon haired, magenta eyed Lida waved the baker goodbye as she stuffed a warm banana muffin in her mouth and headed back into the streets. People bustled by with shopping bags of all shapes and sizes, smiling under the brilliant sunny day without a care in the world.

It's always nice in the center of town. It's just one of the few here and it's located at the northern end. They all have a small garden in the middle with brightly colored flowers and a small fountain that has a bird in flight statue. The slums aren't regulated with what few Marines that are stationed here and luckily for Lida, she hasn't been recognized yet.

She's got a bounty. It's not a very high one considering she's a part of an underground organization that specializes in espionage and assassination. And organization she's been a part of for nearly four years. Travelling along the Grand Line and around the East Blue where she was born, scratching out names in her little black book. It's ironic that a pacifist like her has murdered a good few people.

"Another pirate ship arrived?"

Lida stopped mid-bite when she heard a woman speak.

"A couple days ago they say," another replied. "Do you think they paid those shady Marines to keep quiet?"

"Shh don't saw that!"

"But think about it. Some of the pirates that came through here had high bounties and those Marines didn't even bat an eye."

"Well you do have a point. At least the pirates haven't been causing too much trouble in the town squares."

The two women continued down the street, chattering away and Lida stayed where she was munching on her muffin. In the few days that she's been here, there have been pirates coming and going. Mostly small time ones that stay in the slums of town, but it's not enough to get those lowly, drunken Marines moving. Lida tends to stay neutral on the whole Marines against pirates deal. Her line of work forces her to not choose sides and honestly she could care less about it all.

With a snaggletooth grin to herself, she marched against the crowd with another muffin at hand. She stands at about average height, 1.7m, with a more athletic build rather than curvy, but still has attractive feminine qualities minus a large bust like many women she's seen have. Sun kissed skin, doe eyes, long legs. Her usual outfit includes a dark red sleeveless vest hoodie with a lighter colored long sleeve shirt underneath. Black tights with a grey skirt and knee high boots to finish it up. The only constant is a magenta scarf that was given to her by a dear friend nine years ago. While she's staying here, she just has a low cut shirt and cargo shorts with flats. Hidden under her shirt is a special sheathe for her twin pugio daggers.

"What do you think you're doing kid?"

An angry voice made the blonde stop before a bar that had a guy younger than her by a couple years maybe, wearing a straw hat. Lida stared for a moment before it clicked in her mind who the person was and began to think of a way to intervene. Two burly men, a tall one and a short one, stood in front of the door, leaning down with intimidating looks.

"I smelled food and I'm hungry," the straw hat kid said calmly.

"This bar doesn't allow punks like you. Get lost. Last warning," the short one sneered.

"You guys are mean. Just lemme in I'm hungry!"

"Not making this easy kid," the tall one snarled. "Hey wait you look familiar. Doesn't he look like that kid on the bounty poster? The one with 100 million?"

"Yeah he does...hey kid what's your name?"

"I'm Mon-"

"There you are!"

The straw hat looked behind him as Lida came by with a smile and wrapped her arm around his shoulders, carefully whispering in his ear to act natural. The two men looked at each other confused then back at the straw hat and the blonde who was smiling brightly.

"You know this guy?" the tall one asked with suspicion in his voice.

"Yup I sure do. He tends to get lost sorry about that. Been looking all over for you, man. Stop wandering off on your own. I'll keep a tighter grasp on him bye-bye now."

Lida quickly turned around with the younger boy and walked away before the men could question her further. No one seemed to take notice; they were all too busy being distracted with themselves. She saw that as a good thing, but kept her arm around the straw hat kid and continued to tell him to keep quiet. She lead him towards the far south of the town square where a small restaurant sat nestled within a garden. She was relieved that it didn't seem busy and pushed the kid inside then dragged him to an empty table. A dark haired waitress came over moments later with a smile and asked for orders.

"You can get anything you want, straw hat."

"Whoa seriously?! I want all the meat!"

Lida smiled up at the waitress who looked confused. "I can pay for it. Give us as much as you can okay?"

The waitress simply nodded and hurried to the back. The kid across from her poked at the bread sticks in the middle while he waited. Once he got bored of that, he started rocking his chair back and forth. Lida studied him. She's been hearing plenty of stories recently about him and his crew. Most of them she doesn't believe. Like the ones of him being a big, scary, sharp toothed man that doesn't hesitate to kill. That's more fitting for the swordsman he has with him. He straightened his posture when a few waitresses and chefs walked out with their arms full of hot plates of different meat dishes. The pirate's eyes widen and drool fell from his mouth like a waterfall. A plate was barely set down in front of him before he started scarfing the steak down. Lida grabbed a wallet from one of her pockets and took out a small stack of beli, handing it to one of the bewildered chefs.

"That should cover it all and then some."

"T-thank you Miss."

They all headed to the back and nearly half of the plates were empty when they left. That didn't surprise Lida. She's got a pretty big appetite too. The blonde picked up a fork and swirled some spaghetti around it with a meatball at the end, stuffing it in her mouth. It tasted really good, not to heavy on the spices.

"Hey lady! You're super nice! Do we know each other?" her guest asked after he finished another plate.

Lida smiled brightly, her right snaggletooth giving her more of a kiddish look. "You don't know me, but I most certainly know you. Monkey D. Luffy, captain of the Straw Hat pirates. A bunch of greenhorn pirates out at sea in the new era."

He shoved a couple of ribs in his mouth with a nod. "Hu ar yu?"

"I'm Lida."

"You a pirate?"

"Nope. I'm more of a bounty hunter."

Luffy choked on a bone, hacking like a dying animal until the bone clattered onto the floor. "You're like Zoro! Wait are you after my head?!"

"No no no don't worry. I don't go after your types."

He looked at her, trying to make it look like he was suspicious. "I dunno what you're saying."

"To put it simply, I only go after the rich and powerful that abuse their status. You know like tyrant kings and dishonorable Marines. There are some pirates mixed in too. As long as you don't end up in my little black book, I won't have to kill you."

"Whatever who cares? You're nice!"

She giggled. "I know you aren't a bad person like many I've met. You became a pirate for the freedom and have a dream of some sorts. Am I right?"

"Heeheehee yup I'm gonna be king of the pirates!"

"King huh? That's a pretty big dream you got there Captain."

"We'll conquer the oceans and find the One Piece for sure. Nothing's gonna stop us. Hey you should join my crew!"

"Sorry, but that's a big question to ask on the first date don't ya think? Anyways, I don't care much for joining pirate crews. Enjoy the rest of your food. See you around maybe."

She placed a few coins on the table and left with a tip of an imaginary hat. The sun was high in the sky with a sea scented wind picking up from the gentle breeze it was this morning. But the day seemed a bit more colder on this spring island. Lida feels like a storm might be headed this way.

A sound to her right made her halt dead in her tracks. There were a few bushes that rustled and she heard faint voices. She had a pretty good idea who they were and followed deeper into the garden. Lida stayed close to the ground, keeping her steps light. The voices grew louder as she crouched behind a tree close to where three men in dark blue suits were staring at the restaurant with pistols at hand.

"We gonna go after him?" the one in the middle asked, blowing smoke out from his cigar.

The one on the left scoffed. "You think I'm gonna let 100 million go? Not a chance in hell."

"Will we go after the other bounty? That pirate hunter," the one on the right said with a slight lisp.

"I honestly don't think that's a good idea Boss."

"Shut up we're gonna...hold on who said that?!"

The three jokers whipped around and faced Lida leaning against a tree with a broad grin. A cocked gun came up to her face and the guy that was smoking was behind it. The ringleader, a wide peppered haired man with a beard, leaned down a little to get a better look at the blonde.

"Who might you be sweetheart?"

"Oh me? Just someone passing by. No one of importance."

"Don't lie to me bitch. We saw you with that straw hat kid. You friends with him?"

Lida toned down her smile a little to a more unsettling grin. "And what if I am?"

"If you are, be a good girl and go fetch him for us. If you do then we won't kill ya."

"Hmm how about no and the three of you assholes can eat shit."

"What'd you-"

Before the man could finish his sentence, blood spurted from his throat where a deep slash appeared. He fell on his knees, trying to stop the bleeding as he gasped for air. The other two stood stunned at the sight of their boss dying painfully. Each breathed was gurgled from blood filling his lungs. Bright red spilled from his lips like wine. He collapsed in a heap as a final breath left him; his body twitching. In Lida's left hand was one of her daggers dripping blood and she unsheathed the other one from behind. The two men attempted to shout for help, but was cut short by blades in their necks. She could see the stunned expression in their eyes from her attack speed.

"I really didn't want to do this gentlemen, but I can't let you kill the straw hat captain."

They choked and gurgled just like their boss, failing to cling to life as it slipped from their grasp. Lida's magenta eyes showed no remorse. There wasn't even hesitation as she killed them. After all, she was trained to kill without regret if she felt like anyone was a threat to her or the organization. She wiped the blood on one of the men's suit jacket and let out an angry breath when she noticed blood on her shirt.

"And I really liked this one too."

XOX OXO XOX OXO XOX

That's that I suppose. How was it? Not too bad I hope. Took me a long time to come up with an OC name and later on it'll be explained. This is just a small taste of what's to come. I hoped you liked it. Leave a review too maybe. Be nice if you wanna leave criticism please. I know it's bad. Back to my trashcan I go...cya.