X~X soooo how was the first chapter? little dry with a lot of writing eh? hehe sorry again about that.
if there was anything confusing please let me know :) but be nice about it. i am rather sensitive which is a bit of a problem i guess hahahaha...haaaa
welp! here's chapter 2. One Piece belongs to the awesome Oda-sensei! X~X
Fateful Meeting In the Forest
"Trees, trees, and more damn trees. Shit, how that damn rubber brained moron get lost?!"
Somewhere in the forest was a green haired swordsman who was rather pissed. Zoro looked around, seeing just a sea of trees and bushes with no indication of a path. He swears the town was just behind him. They had showed up at this island a couple of days ago and were going to be leaving soon, but while waiting for the log pose, everyone was out doing their own thing for the most part. Luffy was with him, bored out of his mind and looking for food. Now it's just Zoro. And to make matters worse, the drizzle had turned into rain, but at least he was under some cover with the trees above him.
He just kept wandering around, not realizing he was going into circles. Though he did manage to reach an area that was clear and he could hear what sounded like the ocean. An off white, tall building caught his attention, seeing it was a lighthouse. The light was circling, cutting through the fog that was starting to roll in. It didn't look that far away so he made his way towards it.
A sudden snap of a twig from behind made his whole body tense and he hid behind the closest tree. There were footsteps, light ones and they were getting closer. He knew for a fact it wasn't Luffy. Then he heard cheerful humming. He peered around the tree, seeing a hooded figure with a fishing pole and a box just walking along quite a ways away from him. There was something odd about this person that made his stomach go in knots, an uneasy feeling he didn't like. He placed a hand on the hilt of Kitetsu and the person stopped.
"Hello? Is someone there?"
It was a woman's voice, a mellow tone that seemed to echo through the forest. How could she have heard me? He stayed low to the ground, keeping a hand on the hilt of his sword and watched the hooded woman. She was looking around, taking slow steps in his direction. She sent her things down when she got to the small clearing, reaching behind her and pulled out a dagger. Zoro was even more tense now. Her presence was so steady, yet it was like an animal was walking towards him.
Without second thought, he jumped from his hiding spot with his sword unsheathed and swung downwards. There was nothing under his blade when he stepped back. His ears perked when he heard her coming from behind, her dagger at hand. If he had been a normal person, he would have been dead. He blocked her strike, the point of her weapon right where his heart is. That would definitely been an instant kill. He was not only surprised at her speed, but her strength was amazing. She wasn't wavering at all and so steady, though he wasn't going at full power. Still, this is no ordinary person. He couldn't see her eyes behind the wisp of pale hair and glasses, but he had a feeling she was glaring at him.
"It's rather rude, don't you think? Attacking someone who was minding their own business?" She spoke with a steady tone as well, but there was no bite in her words. It was more casual, almost like she was joking.
"You probably would have done the same, I'm guessing."
She smiled softly and backed off, sheathing her dagger. "Probably. You're not from around here, are you?"
"No. Showed up a couple days ago," he replied, placing Kitetsu back.
"Travelers huh? What are you doing out here then? Not many non-locals come here. Oh did you get lost?"
"What the hell gave you that idea?"
"Because you're out here. By yourself. Where no one else really goes. Want me to show you the way back?"
"Don't talk to me like I'm some damn kid, got it?"
She rose her hands in defense. "Sure thing, boss. Towns back that way. Behind you. Like a straight shot."
"What did I just say, dammit?! I know where I'm going!"
"Okay boss. Try not to get lost on the way."
He wanted to smack her, but she was gone when he turned around. Left without a noise. He was kind of hoping he wasn't going to see her again. Whoever the hell she was.
"What a straaange person."
After meeting that green haired traveling swordsman, Xia had lost interest in fishing and carefully followed him. It took him maybe 20 minutes to get even close to the edge of town. She thought it was very comical. But he seemed dangerous. She wasn't entirely expecting a person to jump out at her and barely reacted in time. His blade surely would have killed her if she had not had the training experience she did. He was very powerful, well trained and pretty good looking.
"That's he is now please keep you mind out of the gutter, Xia."
She jumped down from the branch on a tree, onto a roof top when he made it back into town. She was barefoot now and left the raincoat behind as well. She brushed her silver bangs from her face when she saw a reindeer and an orange hair girl run up to the swordsman.
"Where have you been moron?!" the orange hair girl shouted. "When Luffy said you wandered off on your own, we spent forever looking for you!"
"I was just walking around."
"You idiot. Let's go Chopper."
Xia watched them leave and slowly followed. The name Luffy sounded familiar to her, but can't quite remember. She quietly slid down into an alleyway when two more people joined, a black haired kid with a straw hat and a blond man that seemed very excited to see the girl and looked like he wanted to rip the swordsman's head off. They walked off again after a few moments of the swordsman and the blond aruging, going towards the harbor where a small ship with a ram looking figurehead. The sail had a huge skull with the straw hat painted on. She knew that name Luffy and heard something about a straw hat person with a small crew, but just can't remember.
"It seems you found the swordsman."
Xia ducked under some creates when a dark haired woman came from behind with fuzzy headed long nose guy. For a bunch of travelers, they look pretty out of place, which lead Xia to believe they were pirates. From all the pirates she meet, these guys were different. Except for the swordsman, the one in the straw hat, and the dark haired woman, they didn't seem to be a threat. Then she remembered what Yani said about her last costumer being the commander of a bounty hunter party. And he's still on the island.
With that thought in mind, she hurried back towards her fishing gear, grabbed everything in her hands and headed up to the lighthouse. If these guys really are pirates, then that man may already know and is making his move. She wants to intervene without exposing herself and getting the townspeople into any danger. There's no Marine base even close here. If they do get contacted, it'll be days before they show up.
"Yani Yani Yani!" she shouted when she burst through the door. "Get your lazy ass down here!"
She sat the former maroon headed doctor peer over the railing. "What the hell is your problem?"
"I don't have one. There are pirates here and things might get messy."
"Pirates? Who is it now?"
"I dunno. I saw them not too long ago. I think that was them. I heard the name Luffy and there was-"
Before she finished, Yani jumped down in front of her and grabbed her shoulders. "Are you fucking serious?! Did you really just say Luffy?!"
"Um yeah? What's the big deal?"
"He's the captain of the Straw Hat pirates! They've been making a name for themselves and have almost everyone in the World Government shitting their pants! That's Straw Hat Luffy, Monkey D. Luffy with a bounty at 100 million now."
Xia looked up as she contemplated what he said. Then it hit her. "Holy fucking fuck nuggets! The Straw Hats?! As in the ones that defeated Crocodile?!"
"That's the one. Mostly amateurs from the East Blue like yourself. That straw hat kid is the grandson of Garp the Fist."
"This is bad then. Those bounty hunters are going to find out. Though only a few have bounties, they're still rather high. I'm going to go check things out real quick."
"Don't do anything stupid Xia!"
She waved him off and ran up the stairs, throwing her gear onto the floor when she reached her room. She grabbed her hoodie jacket, pulling that on as she slipped on her shoes. She kept the dagger with her just in case things go sour. All she wanted to do was investigate. She flew back down the stairs and out the door, following a different path that lead straight to the town. She kept her pace at a fast jog, down the cliff side path into town, slowing down a bit which she got closer to the harbor. She came to a complete stop when she heard arguing coming from her left and used the alleyways to reach the. There were a group of people that were in a circle and when Xia got a closer look, she noticed the Straw Hats in the middle on it.
"What'd you say?" she heard the straw hat kid speak.
"C-come on Luffy. Let's just leave them." That was the orange haired girl.
"I said, you're a bunch of losers from the East Blue. There's no way you made it this far without any outside help."
The group let out burst of laughs and she noticed that Straw Hat wanted to fight, but he was holding back. Part of Xia wanted to see what he would do, but that would cause too much attention. She quietly walked from her hide spot, taking careful steps until she was right behind the guy that spoke. She rose her leg and gave him a nice, hard kick to the crotch. He yelped out in agonizing pain, falling to the ground with his hands between his legs. The other guys were too surprised to move and the pirates just looked at her weird. Especially the green haired swordsman who she waved at and smiled.
"Hi there pirates. It's nice to meet you."
X~X yeah-whoooo! another one done!
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