The warm, summer-like breeze blew past Raindra's window and she sighed as she was confined to her bedroom. Jango was posted up outside her door and her father had long ago put bars on her window to prevent her from slipping out that way. Originally he had tried a key-required lock, but Raindra had quickly figured out how to pick the lock. Her father's next step had been to get one of the Meowban Brothers to wield iron bars onto the outside of her window. She was allowed to open her window all she wished, there was no hope of getting through the bars. It was a small 'fuck you' from her father she knew, he was daring her to try and figure out a way to escape now. And as much as Raindra disliked admitting it, everything she had tried had failed. She had no tools to break, bend, or weaken the bars. She was too big now to slip through them, if she had still been the size she was when she was six or seven she could easily slip through them.

Falling back onto her bed and glaring up at the ceiling as if it was her father, Raindra wondered how long her punishment would go on for. A month? Two? Three? More? How much had she upset her father this time with her slipping out to try and play with Usopp and the others? And that. She had gone through so much trouble and was now being punished for it and still Usopp and the boys continued to tell her no girls allowed any time she asked to play with them. When she succeeded in her escape attempts, Raindra would always go down to the cliffs on the eastern side of the island to the base of the Usopp Pirates. She loved the idea of being able to do as she pleased without worry of what her father would say. The carefree and playful days the boys spent playing pirate was something Raindra longed for. It was why, even after almost a year now, she continued to sneak out of the mansion's walls and sit just far enough away from Usopp and the others that they ignored her. Allowing her to watch them as they played and went about their business. Every day, she had gone and asked to join them. Everyday she was told no girls allowed. Part of her wished to give up, since it was obvious they weren't going to allow her to join. However, there was another part of her. A part of her that while quiet most of the time, jumped up and screamed at her not to give up. Not to let that stop her from her dream of freedom. She would suffer through her punishment until her father decided it was no longer needed. Then, as soon as it was safe for her to do so, she was going to leave. As silly as it was, she simply wanted a friend aside from Kaya. Someone outside the mansion's walls. Someone who didn't greet and treat her like she was something special. She was simply Raindra. Nothing more, nothing less.

A young black sheep-haired boy wearing a brown bandana and overalls called for a meeting by a pile of large tree trunks that had been cut for latter use by the adults on the island. He watched with a smile as the members of his crew slowly made their way to stand before him. First was Tamanegi, the orange haired child in glasses who was eager to please his captain. Second, Piiman came running out with a large stick in hand. The green haired boy was willing to fight for his crew while on adventures to find treasure and obtain glory. Finally, Ninjin slowly walked up to stand beside the two other boys on his crew. The purple haired boy stood silently, though interested at the end. The freckles on his face almost hidden by his hair being pushed down in front of his eyes by the orange bandana he wore, bearing the Usopp Pirates' symbol. Once all together, the three boys waited patiently at attention, waiting with baited breath for him to speak and for their adventure to begin.

The black-haired boy in overalls straightened his back and began to greet his crew with explaining what their grand adventure had in store for them today. It wasn't until he was halfway through explaining and not having been interrupted as he had been so many times before, that he realized he had unknowingly stopped and turned, fully expecting to see the familiar pale skinned, midnight-blue haired girl smiling at them, wanting to join their crew. The fact she wasn't there made him pause.

"Captain Usopp?"

"Captain."

"You okay Captain?"

The chorused concerned questions of his crew brought Usopp to turn his head and look at them.

"Have you guys seen that girl?"

He asked them as he turned back, thinking maybe she had turned up when he wasn't looking. Playing a joke on him, he was sure. Surely they hadn't actually sent her away for good?

"Who?"

Tamanegi asked, looking confused. Ninjin then turned towards his fellow crewmates when he thought of the girl's name.

"You know, Raindra! She always asks to join the crew."

Piiman's eyes widened as recognition passed over his eyes.

"And Captain always says.."

"No Girls Allowed!"

The three boys chorused together with smiles and laughter following. Usopp, however, wasn't fully listening to the other guys. His eyes still stared at the spot Raindra always came from, a look of trepid hope in her storm cloud-colored eyes.

"Right, so where is she?"

Piiman asked, and finally the other boys seemed to realize what Usopp had. Raindra had showed up one morning almost a year ago now. She had seen Usopp trying to climb down from the top of a tree he'd been using as a lookout post after he'd spotted her. His intent had been to tell her to go away, no girls allowed. But the branch he'd been holding onto snapped and he fell. His overalls caught on a lower branch before long, but the angle he was caught at gave him no way to reach for footholds to stabilize himself or reach for a way to pull himself up. He was stuck. He could still hear her laughter as she stared up at him from the base of the tree, having moved closer during his unintentional rapid descent. She had offered him assistance, but Usopp had stubbornly refused and told her to go away. Girls weren't allowed. Usopp smiled despite himself as he continued to recall the memory of his first meeting with Raindra. His overalls had started to rip at that point and there was nothing he could do except prepare for the harsh crash when he fell. He had been so focused and worried about how badly a fall from this high would hurt, that when he felt something grab and hoist him to the side he yelped. He was ashamed to admit it wasn't a very manly yelp, but he thought he was going to die. When he once again heard melodious laughter Usopp opened his eyes to see a firm, unmoving branch beneath him. Raindra had climbed the tree, scaled the five feet to where he was, deduced the situation, and took action all before Usopp had even realized she had moved. She was good, that was one of the reasons Usopp continued to tell her no when she asked if she could join. He was worried she would show him up and make him look bad in front of the others. He was the Captain, he couldn't look bad in front of his crew. He'd scrambled away from her and wound up falling to the ground anyways. As he was pulling himself into a sitting position, Raindra simply jumped from the branch they'd been settled on, and landed in a small pile of leaves to the left side of the trunk. She asked what he was doing and if she could play with. Usopp had denied her and walked away, going about his business with the boys and their mischief. Though his refusal didn't seem to deter her much, as Raindra followed them wherever they went. She never joined in on whatever they were doing, but she never tried stopping them either. She would be in the same area, but always a few feet away. Enough to say she wasn't involved if she was ever asked, but close enough to fully see what they did. Then when they were done for the day, she would wait as all the boys said good night, then she too would tell Usopp good night before rushing off.

The fact that for a year now, Raindra had been a constant no matter the weather and no matter how many times he turned her away, and now she was simply gone did not sit well with Usopp. His stomach felt cold and suddenly each beat of his heart felt as if it hurt. He looked back at the boys who made up his crew and smiled as an idea formed in his head.

"Usopp Pirates, listen up!"

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