Here's Part two I know I could have posted it all together but it seemed more like a two chappie to me so sorry here's the rest :)
Disclaimer: Again I do not own One Piece but I hope you enjoy anyway...
A/N:translations-
Shinai: Bamboo swords
Hakama: Japanese trousers
Sumimasen: I'm sorry/ sorry
Hayaku: quickly/ hurry
Oniichan: big brother/ elder brother
Konichi wa: Good afternoon
Ora: sound of surprise mainly used by delinquents/ people like delinquents
Musume: daughter
Eto: roughly translates to how we use uhm uh ect.
Choto Mate Kudasai: Please wait/ one moment
Arigato: Thank you/ thanks
The following days where the same as she had the nurses send all visitors away all except Marco who already refused to leave and Luffia silently ignored him
On the fourth day Luffia who once again had told to nurse she wanted no visitors curled up and held her ring tightly in her hand
"Just what the hell do you think you're doing Luffia?" growled a voice as Luffia looked up to see her best friend walk through the door holding his *shinai in his *hakama looking frustrated as multiple nurses angrily held him trying to escort him out
"Excuse me young man" began one nurse as said man glared at her successfully silencing her
"Luffia where's the Luffia who refused to be second best at anything the glutton who could eat everything in sight the girl who encouraged us her best friends to follow their dreams instead of reforming into mindless robots?" yelled the man
"Zoro" whispered Luffia
"Here he is officer" spoke a woman who was holding Zoro
"Shit" mumbled Zoro as he waved and ran out
Marco who sat there smiled at that Luffia had some good friends
Standing up Marco made his way to the door to get Zoro off the hook with the cops.
Luffia smiled as she watched the blonde man go to save her best friend as she shook her head
He's right, Zoro is right just what the hell am I doing? I loved Ace he was my brother but what about the family I still have here alive? Look at what I've done I've shut everyone out and I've hurt Marco so much for staying but he's only doing what Ace asked they were best friends he's hurting just as much as I am thought Luffia as she looked to her bedside to see his favorite hat the very hat that not even Luffia could talk him out of wearing to her own wedding
Ace's hat; the one she had given him so long ago to match the one that she adored given to her by her old mentor Shanks before his leaving for America. His hat sat there looking the worst for wear the hat a little torn up and dirty but it was still Ace's and now it was hers
"I love you Ace, kick Sabo's ass for me since you went on ahead and watch over me ok?" She whispered as she touched the hat lightly as she mentioned their brother Sabo who had died before them after he had run away when they were kids
Taking a large breath as she closed her eyes she slipped off her engagement ring and looked at the discolored skin that now sat there on her finger she placed the ring at the bedside table and got up and dressed
"I'm acting horribly aren't I Ace, Sabo I'm so horrible with saying good bye" mumbled Luffia as she changed her clothing
"Hey so that friend of yours" began a voice at the door as it opened to show Marco entering as Luffia was shirt less
Marco's eyes grew wide before he blushed and turned away
"*Sumimasen! throw on a shirt, *hayaku!" cried Marco a little flustered
Here he was in love with said girl and he was now charged with her welfare and he had walked in on her naked great just great thought Marco
The gods must hate me he added as a small twitch appeared
He remembered the first time meeting the little spit fire just like it was yesterday he had practically fallen out of his seat after Ace had finally revealed that he had a little sister that he was taking care of and that of course made her their little sister.
It started simple enough after the revelation and of course Ace's stubbornness about not wanting his sister around the mafia more than necessary which equaled out to never being allowed to come around they had all become curious as to what kind of girl the pyromaniac/narcoleptic/black hole gangster had. So they began to ask questions which lead to the largest smile they had ever seen fill his face
His smile was so large it looked like it might get stuck like that or break his face in half or something along those lines. She was his world his only living sibling that was for sure (albeit they were foster siblings) and from all the stories that Ace had told them they could easily deduce that Ace had the largest sister complex in the world. But despite Ace's efforts in trying to keep Luffia away from the world they lived in they shortly later found out she was becoming a large major player in their world.
That combined with every story that Ace had ever told them and every comment about Luffia whether it was just a small thing like: If only Luffia were here she'd probably wipe the floor with you all in cards or thank goodness Luffia went to stay at her friend Nami's house I'd hate for her to have seen me come home last night I would have gotten an ear full.
Marco took it to heart and used it to help him draw a mental image that made him fall for the girl the only thing was the mental image he had made of the girl didn't stand a candle to when he saw her for the first time and even that now didn't hold a candle to the woman who stood before him she had matured quite nicely over the years
He had met her for the first time when she was sixteen still in high school and a rough and tough kind of gal she thought dressing up was wrong and that she could kick any males asses and she was right in that fact all though out her high school years she had been the head honcho at her schools no matter how many times she was kicked out of them although as she said in her defense she was only helping out other students which then turned to they came at me first and I warned them not to
But she had been sixteen and well filled out with more womanly charm then should have been allowed. With her goof ball and laid back attitude it was hard to see how she was always the leader of the trouble makers, But of course it was because with that attitude came fierce protectiveness over others, and sometimes unbelievable strength for as smart as she was she was also gullible and naive at times which only added to her charms. And made her irresistible to the male populace.
Marco had been walking down the street with Ace joking around as they went back to the base when they heard a fight taking place on their turf as they turned down to see what was up they quickly saw a few guys running away as a girl with obsidian black hair that was cut boy-ishly short she wore a grey pleated skirt rolled up so the skirt came only half way up her calves the standard school shoes with white leg warmers and a white school shirt that seemed to have the sleeves rolled up a dark blue blazer lied in the dirty alleyway soaking up the disgusting liquids off the ground along with a black school issued tie and book bag the girl was short of her age probably only 5'2 at the most she was yelling something as she picked up one of the downed boys and began to shake him and yell some more but none of it was comprehensible to Marco as he stared at her and she turned quickly sensing them as her eyes fell on them she quickly dropped the boy and smiled
"*Oniichan!" she called smiling
"Lu-Luffia?!" yelled Ace disbelieving as he gapped like a fish she was supposed to be at her music lesson today right this minute if Ace was correct and he was and Luffia confirmed it when he asked
"Uh yeah you see" began Luffia as Ace rubbed his face ignoring her
"I don't care what ever just go home alright I'll be home later" spoke Ace as he waved off her excuses as Luffia glared and pouted at him
"I don't want to go home I was going to call Ussop, Zoro and Sanji and see what they were up to since Nami and Robin are both busy today" said Luffia as Ace's eye began to twitch at the thought of any boy being there he growled at bit at her frustrated with her as he stomped over to her and picked her up by the waist and carried her over his shoulder covering her ass with her now disgusting blazer
"Can you grab her bag and tie for me Marco?" asked Ace as the man complied still watching as he became amused when said girl began to hit her older brother trying to escape his clutches
"Where are you taking me" growled Luffia
"Back to the base since I'm not going to leave you home anymore after school if you're not going to extra lessons it's to my work you hear" growled back Ace as he adjusted her by throwing her up a little making her cough a bit at the sudden movement
"Oh come on Ace if I call the guys I'm sure Sanji will have snacks for me he's always cooking" huffed Luffia still wiggling as she hit her brother's back
"No" replied Ace easily as he walked
"Besides that I just got you this new uniform what the hell is it doing ruined already? These stupid things cost a fortune" grumped Ace as Luffia sighed
That was the first day of forever for Marco as he grew close to the girl as she regularly came over per her brother's orders or risk being hunted down his heart warmed at each smile she graced them with it swelled with every laugh he heard and every time their hands touched his heart raced with anticipation but she was his best friend's younger sister no matter how much he cared and loved the naïve raven haired beauty that was Luffia he could never be with her the way he wanted his heart dropped when she came to that base that day smiling and so obviously happy that made Marco grin as well. His light, his hearts true desire was there and happy as could be then his heart seemed to stop it was like his heart just froze.
It seemed like any other day he and Ace were goofing off a bit while playing a bit of cards when she ran in a large grin plastered across her beautifully tanned skin her cheeks were rosy from her obvious run her eyes shone more beautiful than any gem with unrelenting delight while her tussled hair stuck out in strange angles from her run
"Oniichan!" yelled Luffia as she ran to him jumping up and down to the amusement of those around them as she began to babble something that no one could comprehend before her brother fell back as Luffia knocked him out of his seat in excitement
"*Konichi wa Luffia" greeted Marco with a grin and a wave as the others laughed and he joined in
"Ah Marco!" greeted Luffia as she grinned even wider if that was even possible as she pounced over to him and grabbed his hands in excitement
"Guess what guess what?!" yelled Luffia in excitement as the door banged open
"*Ora? What's all this noise about?" came a voice as they turned to see Oyaji enter from his office
"Oyaji!" yelled Luffia as she ran to him and hugged him
"Guess what?!" yelled Luffia again making the large man laugh as he bent down and placed a hand on her shoulder
"What happened *musume?" asked Oyaji to his one and only adoptive daughter
"Kid asked me out on a date Oyaji" smiled Luffia as groans began around her Luffia turned to see Ace being held back by one Marco whose face was hidden by shadows as various others of Pop's crew growled as the hand on Luffia's tightened a bit she turned back to Oyaji curious
Luffia, his beloved ditzy Luffia didn't seem to understand that she was their precious Luffia and they wouldn't allow any guy near her without their approval it had taken a bit even for Zoro, Ussop, Sanji, Franky, and Brook they were her old school gang who had all taken up their dreams just like Luffia who was now studying in college.
But Eustass Kid got past them because Luffia wouldn't have it any other way she was in love with him and Marco loved her so much that he only wanted to make her happy and so he against his better judgment got the others to oblige. Although it was wicked of him he only wished that Luffia and Eustass would break up but things seemed to go so smoothly for the two that not even six months after they started dating Eustass proposed and Marco couldn't stop hating himself for not being more greedy and taking Luffia when he had the chance but another part of him was sad that it wasn't him that placed those sunny and loving smiles on her face his heart never stopped loving her although she belonged to another he couldn't stop the pounding of his heart in his chest every time they were alone and she smiled just for him.
And then that bastard left. It felt as if the gods were making fun of Marco by finally granting his wish. And it hurt to see her so broken her brother his best friend gone. The man she was prepared to spend her life with had walked away quicker than he had come. Marco's deepest wicked wish for the person that took her away to vanish had happened and it only made him angry. He was mad at himself he was mad at his circumstances and he was mad most at the world.
He was a horrible person he had wished that they would break up and the god of tricks had probably heard and granted it in the most wicked way possible. He took his best friend and broke the love of his life.
But he had to keep moving forward he needed to be there since there was no one else now. For Luffia and for the promise he had made to her brother now.
"*Eto, are you done?" asked Marco not even daring to turn around
"*Choto mate kudasai" spoke Luffia as he heard a few more rustling noses
"Ok you can turn around now" said Luffia as Marco turned his eyes widening in surprise
There she stood as if nothing had ever happened she was dressed in a red long sleeve sweater it covered all the areas that had been hurt so not even a scab was visible except the single sliver that graced her face she wore shorts though showing off the white of her bandages that contrasted against her naturally tanned skin.
She stood there with a smile her hands held tightly behind her back
"*Arigato Marco, you've been so good to me and patient sumimasen for being such a headache to you"
Marco still stood there transfixed upon her she looked so at peace with herself all of a sudden looking at the ground he smiled a bit he could see the pain that still lingered but he also could see the acceptance of what had come to pass.
This was his girl; just like that moss headed boy had said this was the Luffia they knew and loved. This was the love of his life.
Hoping this One Shot Fluffy was good please R&R let me know hopefully this is tiding you over if your still waiting for the next chapter of Pirate King...
Till Next time~
Lunar
P.s.
I know I picked Kid only cause I wanted it to be a character that I could turn bad without a second thought so really I'm not too into Kid but I figured out of all my picks he was the best choice...
