Olvia lounged on the deck of Sailing Tom. Franky was right; she was designed exactly like Sunny. She stifled a yawn and checked the Log Pose. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Olvia threw herself on the ground, dying of boredom. She didn't remember her days on Sunny being this uneventful. Maybe it was because Luffy was there. Olvia smiled, recalling the time on her fourth birthday, where Luffy gave her a huge hunk of meat.
"Olvia! I got this just for you!" "Luffy! You idiot! She's only four!" "Waaaggghhhh~! Libbbiiiyaaaa~! Imf shaaawwwwyyy~!"
Olvia smiled as she recalled the times she had with the Straw Hat crew. She was missing them more than she expected, especially her parents. Olvia sighed. Had Luffy started out this bored as well? Well, it was Luffy. She was different.
Olvia licked her index finger and stuck it in the air. As she thought. There was no wind in the air, the reason why she was getting absolutely NO excitement. She walked up to the wheel and changed the gear to Channel Zero, easing the paddles out. Olvia sat behind the wheel, keeping her eyes out for anything.
"Ah!" There was a black formation in the distance. She steered closer towards it, and found that it was an island. It had houses and people. How could it not be an island? Olvia squinted at the Log Post. The needles weren't moving at all. Then what was this island? She pulled the paddles back in and studied the "island" before she went forward. It looked like everything was made out of boardwalk, swaying slightly to the rock of the waves. The houses were built on top of those boardwalks, made out of the same material. Olvia stared at the streets made put of wood. They were awfully skinny when crossing between two boardwalks. She was considering not to step off and continue on, when a voice called to her.
"Hey! That's a nice ship you've got there!"
She turned at the source of the voice. It was a muscular young man, with long indigo hair that was down to his knees, tied in a thin ponytail that started at the base of his head. He was wearing an open vest, with baggy blue pants and brown sandals. His eyes were a bright red, his wide grin blindingly white against his bronze skin that was as dark as a coconut. Olvia found him to be easily classified as; handsome, although she didn't feel any attraction to him. He was sitting next to a ship that was a little smaller than Tom, and, as far as she could see, had paddles on it.
"I-I'm Lloyd. Damian Lloyd." He cleared his throat.
She hopped off Tom. "Thanks."
The man, -boy, Olvia preferred to think of him as, even though he was obviously a year or two older than her- the boy, stared at Olvia studying her.
"They call me 'Sea King' Lloyd, ya know," The boy smiled proudly. "Cuz I hunt Sea Kings. Only person on this island to ever bring 'em down."
The boy had a weird accent. It was probably dialect from his island. Olvia snickered.
"I wouldn't be caught dead with a name like that." She said, coyly. "Being named after a fat ass fish."
The boy, Lloyd he'd said his name was, stared at her, his face twisting into a frown. "What was that for?"
Olvia gave a melodious laugh. "They are! Just fat ass fish!"
Lloyd snorted and brought his nets up. "You really are a landlubber. What'd you say your name was?"
"I didn't." Olvia said.
"Well...?" Lloyd looked expectantly at her.
"It's Olvia." She refrained from using her maiden name, as it usually, startled, scared or angered people.
"Well then, Olivia," He missaid her name.
"It's Olvia!"
"Sorry. Olive."
"What the hell is wrong with you?!"
Lloyd laughed, a pleasant sound to her ears, and offered his arm to her. "Shall I show you around?"
"Ugh, please." She pushed his arm away with disgust and they walked down the boardwalk together. "I'm not that type of girl."
"Hahaha. I didn't think so." Lloyd led the way. "This island is called Uoichiba."
"Fishmarket Island?" Olvia questioned.
"Yeah." He replied. "We're all fisherman here. That's just what we do. Fish."
"Hmm..." Olvia commented. "Why didn't it have a magnetic pull when I checked the Log?"
"Cuz this is a floating island." Lloyd explained. "We hammered stakes in the ground so it wouldn't float off."
Olvia glanced around the area. This must be the market place. They were all selling fish, there were even specific shops that specialized in Squid, or Sea Urchin or even Electric Eel.
"What do you use the Electric Eel for?" She asked Lloyd as they began to bunch closer together as the crowd grew.
"Medicine." Came his reply. "And repairing the lights. Here, hold on, I don't want us to get separated." Lloyd held her hand and pushed through the crowd.
"Its Lloyd-sama!" Girl's screams filled the air. "Sea King-sama!"
"Whoaaa! It's Sea King!" Little boys crowded around Lloyd and Olvia. The whole crowd of people literally stopped as people spotted Lloyd. Whispers of Sea King, Lloyd-san and Damian-san filled the air.
"Lloyd-sama, is that your girlfriend?!" A girl hysterically sobbed, pointing at Olvia.
"Ah-um, yeah!" Lloyd grinned.
"Hey-!" Olvia hissed.
"Shh!"" Lloyd shut her up.
At least twenty girls in the crowd crumpled lifelessly to the ground. Lloyd tightened his grip on her hand. There was a muscle twitching in his jaw. Olvia narrowed her eyes. He didn't like the girls, she could tell that far. She sighed internally. She'd play along.
"Lloyd-kun," She said, playfully, leading his face to hers with her right hand. There was a confused look in Lloyd's eyes. Olvia realized that his eyes weren't exactly red, they were more of a cerise. She took a deep, silent breath of nervousness. The first thought that she had was: "His lips are softer than I thought."
A chorus of girls gasped as they watched the strange, foreign girl kiss their idol. Lloyd's eyes widened. What was she doing? Never mind that. It was nice. Kissing her.
"Let's go." Olvia felt her cheeks slightly heat up as she looked at the fisherman's surprised expression. She smiled and gently pulled Lloyd in a random direction. This was where she was not like her Aunt Livia, which her mother was very thankful for. Olvia had never kissed anyone; that had been her first. The feel of Lloyd's lips lingered on hers and she rubbed them together, licking them. It tasted salty, not a gross salty, but a fresh taste, like fresh sea salt. Olvia didn't know it, but it had been Lloyd's first as well. He'd never been into girls, but this one, this stubborn, bullheaded, sarcastic, but nonetheless beautiful girl, had somehow managed to get a kiss off of him. He stared at her black hair swishing as She walked away from the marketplace. He denied it, but he had felt something as she placed her cherry red lips on his. Olvia suddenly spun around, letting go of Lloyd's hand.
"Have we lost them?" She asked.
"Eh, huh?" Lloyd snapped back into reality.
Olvia gave an exasperated sigh. "Have we lost them?"
"Oh, um," Lloyd checked. "Yeah. Yeah we have."
Olvia ran a hand though her hair. "Don't think that because I kissed you once that I'm onto you Fishboy. That was just an act."
"Fishboy?" Lloyd asked incredulously.
"Yeah. Got a problem?"
Lloyd just snorted.
Olvia looked around at where they were. It looked like they were at the home district. They were little kids everywhere, playing in the water, and some studying. The kids screamed with delight when they saw Fishboy and ran to him, climbing all over his body, chanting: "Sea King! Sea King! Sea King!"
Lloyd laughed and played around with them, swinging them onto his shoulders and tossing them into the air. Olvia smiled. Fishboy didn't seem like such an annoying guy after all. She started to want him on her crew. Maybe it was fate that led her here, to have him become her first mate. Seeing Lloyd reminded her of her own father, Blaze. When she was younger, four or five, about these kids age, he'd always take time out of his day and play with her. Whether it was playing around with his Devil Fruit, or playing fetch with Boone, or just talking, Blaze would always manage to find time for her. And thinking of that made her think of Boone. Boone had died a few years back, of old age. Her life had gotten so much lonelier without that wise, old dog who could speak. Aunt Livia had gone for days without speaking to anyone, not even Sanji, when had Boone died.
Lloyd called her name, bringing her out of her flashback to the past. "Olvia! What's with the hard face?"
Olvia smiled. "Nothing."
The children flocked to her, touching her clothes, her hands, her hair, her face. She must've looked like an entirely different creature to them, her white skin standing out against their tan skin.
"You're pretty." One of the boys said, shyly.
"Thank you." Olvia grinned. These kids were cuties.
"Ohohoho? What have we got here?" A deep, revolting voice ground.
Olvia turned, pushing the suddenly frightened children behind her.
"Hahahahaha," The tall, red skinned Fishman laughed. He had green spiky hair that was the color of seaweed. On his bicep was a tattoo of a sun. Olvia went way back in her memory from when she was two. She recognized that mark as the Sun Pirates from Fishman island. "That's quite a catch you've got there, Sea King." The Fishman said Lloyd's nickname in a mocking tone, eying Olvia as he said this, with lustful eyes, his crew chuckling behind him
"Touch her and I'll kill you." Lloyd snarled "Marista."
"Why do you have the mark of the Sun Pirates?" Olvia asked.
"Oh, Princess, you're smart." The Fishman, Marista said. "We still don't like humans like Sea King here. The Sun Pirates are gonna make a comeback, right here and right now."
Olvia clenched her jaw. She had heard from Jinbe what the damage the first Sun Pirates has done and she didn't want these to do the same.
"Except I could make an exception for you, my girl." The Fishman hooked a webbed hand under her jaw. "If you become my woman."
"As if!" Olvia spat in his face.
"You little-!" Marista swung his right arm back. Olvia calmly stared at it, knowing she had the upper hand, not even bothering to use Haki.
"Reeling Cast!" Marista suddenly jerked backwards, away from Olvia, being pulled by some unknown thing.
"Bait Punch!" THUD! CRACK! Marista's face was smashed into folds. The sounds of bones and muscles cracking and ripping filled the air.
When he fell, Olvia saw the source of the punch. And grinned. Lloyd was standing there, his fist outstretched, his red eyes darker than they normally were. He was wearing some kind of clawed gauntlet on his hand, Marista's blood on the knuckles.
He rushed forward, reaching out for the first Fishman's neck he saw. "Five Fingered Posion Bait!"
Lloyd sunk his claws into the Fishman's neck, the poison emitting from his fingers creating a hisss in the tender flesh of the Fishman.
"Aieeeee!" He howled, trying to pry Lloyd's claws loose with no avail. He only got his fingers wet with the poison, causing his fingers to bubble away. He collapsed and the whole crew rushed at the 'Sea King'. Lloyd ducked to the right and feinted to the left. "Long Cast!"
The grappling claws shot out from his fingers, grasping onto a Fishman. The Fishman hurtled towards him. Lloyd jumped up, the grappling claws snapping back onto his fingers, and latched onto the Fishman's bloody chest with his legs. He head butted him once, punched him once, twice, three times. Something flashed in the corner of Olvia's eye.
"Lloyd, watch out!" She cried.
Lloyd didn't even stop in his battering of the Fishman. Instead, he outstretched his right hand. "Five Fingered Paralysis Bait."
"Acck!" The Fishman was impaled by Lloyd's hand and immediately went stiff. Lloyd shook off the Fishman from his claws and gave a final punch to the Fishman he was hooked onto.
The Fishman's knees finally gave out and Lloyd lightly landed on his feet, letting go of the Fishman. He turned to the remaining members of the crew. Lloyd intertwined his fingers and cracked his knuckles, the clattering of his claws accompanying the crackle of his bones. He moved his head side to side, cracking his neck as well.
"Anybody up for more?" He grinned.
"AHHHHH!" The crew jumped into the ocean, their fast movements shown in the bubbling ocean.
"Sea King! Sea King!" The children rushed out from behind Olvia and cheered around Lloyd, the boys basking in admiration and the girls watching with adoration.
"Hahahaha!" He laughed. "I beat 'em up pretty good, didn't I?"
"Yeah you did!" They screamed.
"Ahahaha!" He laughed again. "Hurry up and go home. Your parents'll kill me if they found out you were out late because of me!"
Lloyd was right. It was getting dark. Olvia eyed Lloyd as the children ran to their homes. He let out a sigh and placed his gauntlets back in his fisherman's pouch. She was really wanting Fishboy on her crew now. He walked towards her, a tall, dark figure in the setting sun and grinned at her.
"How was that for a show?" He asked.
"It was good." Olvia replied.
He laughed. "Good."
At this point, Olvia was dying to ask him.
"Hey, Fishboy, can I ask you a question?" She burst out.
"Yeah." He said, slightly startled by her sudden outburst. "Anything."
Will you join my crew?"
"What crew?" He asked.
"My pirate crew."
His face suddenly grew dark. "No."
"Why not?" Olvia asked. "We'd make the perfect team and-"
"No, Olvia!" He yelled, drawing his gauntlets. "Pirates are the filth of the sea! I'd never be one!"
Olvia was instantly on her guard. She had seen what Lloyd could do and. "Fishboy...You wouldn't attack me, would you?"
Lloyd halfheartedly swung at her. Olvia easily jumped over him. She outstretched her palm above his head as she flipped over him. She had to be careful. She didn't want to kill the man.
"Genshi Genshi no Furnace!"
"Ahh!" Lloyd fell to the ground, rolling in agony. "What did you do?!"
Olvia alighted on the ground. "I just made your atoms move around at an extremely fast pace, making you heat up. You feel like your body's on fire, right?"
He nodded weakly. "You're a Devil Fruit User?"
This time, Olvia was the one to nod. "Genshi Genshi no Mi. Atom Atom Fruit. It allows me to control the atoms in the air. I could even make you...spontaneously combust," Olvia flexed her fingers experimentally. "But I don't want to. And that would take far too much mental concentration."
Lloyd staggered upright. "I hate pirates." He hissed. "They pollute the very sea we float on."
Olvia leaned closer to him, her breath brushing his skin. "I'm not that kind of pirate, Lloyd. Join my crew."
Lloyd leaned even closer, their lips almost touching. "No."
"Lloyd." Olvia breathed, almost pleadingly. If she couldn't get this Fishboy to join her crew, she couldn't get anyone to.
Green eyes bore into red for what seemed like an eternity. The tall, long haired fisherman finally broke the stare down and turned away, leaving the pirate to her own.
Olvia sighed and made her way to Tom. She was going to leave, forget she ever met Lloyd, and try to go find another person, with whom she was most likely to fail to get to join. Once she arrived at her ship, however, someone had already beaten her to it.
"Oi, you're Cobalt Olvia, aren't you?" A man who looked like he was in his early thirties said.
"Yeah," Olvia said, a little unsettled. "How do you know my name?"
"You look like Nico Robin so I figured you were her kid. Her and Cobalt Blaze's." He replied. "You want Lloyd on your crew, don't you?"
"Uh huh." She jumped up on deck. "You know Lloyd? Oh wait, he's the hero of the town."
The man laughed. "I taught 'im howta fish."
He suddenly sighed. "Lloyd used to be such a different kid. He denied you, didn't he? Cuz you's a pirate chickie?"
She nodded.
"He's justa denyin his own feelin's." The man drank from his flask. "You gots to know about Lloyd. About how he gots that way."
Olvia leaned closer towards the man. Lloyd's history? Now that was something. It might even give her a clue on how to win him onto her crew.
The man opened his mouth. "Firs' of all, Lloyd's parents were killed."
