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Kidd stared dumbly at the ground, the girl…she had just vanished, into air…and quiet surprisingly. She had done in in a great puff of gray-white smoke and a flash of silver light. He looked at his still raised hand, what did she do…she just vanished, but how? Unless she had a devil fruit
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Lila smiled as Stephanie let her mouth hang open, her eyebrows pulled together and eyes clouded, Finally the red-haired girl blinked clamping her mouth shut, Grand line, Cold Roger, devil's fruit, Pirates, Marines. She felt her stomach churn.
She bit her lips closing her eyes, "but…" her head snapped up looking at Lila who was tapping her chin and picking a newspaper up off a table, "the man you encountered" she slid a thick sheet of paper from the articles. "He's a wanted pirate, we call Supernova" she held the paper looking at Stephanie she held up the paper, "Eustass 'Captain' Kidd of the Kidd pirates…he's eaten a devil fruit. And I have reason to believe you have to young one". Stephanie took the picture, her face paling at the sight of the man with brighter red-hair than her own.
"So tell me Stephanie…have you eaten any strange fruit?"
Stephanie lifted her head from Kidd's picture, her eyes wide, "so you have; tell me what power did you gain" Lila quirked an eyebrow and Stephanie looked away, "i-I don't know…I honestly don't"
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Killer watched as Kidd let his power slam a new set of butcher knives into a wall, the captain was still angry that girl had gotten away; with a devil fruit power too. He had been standing close enough he was able to see the ability at work. He frowned under his mask, it was like she just teleported herself, but he saw something Kidd probably didn't see through the smoke, the ground had glowed and changed color.
A portal maybe, Killer waited as his captain shouted angrily and came to a conclusion; the girl must have eaten a devil fruit that gave her the ability to open portals to transport herself. Killer frowned; with a power like that why would she cry
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Lila held up the large round tray and smiled an apron in the other hand, Stephanie blinked in confusion. "Well if you want more answers and want to stay alive, you need a job Stephanie, the most I can offer you is one here, and you know how to wait table's right?"
Steph swallowed taking the tray and apron, "shouldn't be too hard, I pick up things quick" she said looking at the objects, then looked at Lila "Thank you"
Lila laughed slapping her shoulder and Stephanie shrieked as the hand fell on her injured side, Lila turned red "Oh I'm sorry I forgot" she exclaimed and Stephanie whined pulling a smile, "u-uh it's ok" she breathed
Lila held her hand up, "girlie I hope you have a spare change of clothes, cause I don't want you helping costumers covered in blood" Stephanie smiled "yeah actually I do…but" the emerald eyes shifted to the zebra bag they were my performance cloths…
"But what," Stephanie turned and smiled a fake one picking the bag up "it's nothing, where's a bathroom" I'll just have to buy new stuff later
The door opened and Lila turned filling a mug since her tavern was already starting to fill and almost dropped the mug as Stephanie stepped into full view.
The clean green t-shirt was snug fitting and she had a black pair of skinny jeans with an elbow sleeved hooded black jacket with black knuckle gloves and a pair of black flats. Stephanie tied the apron around her waist picking the tray up and looked at Lila. "Where do I start" she asked smiling
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The black flats spun on their heel as the crimson hair rose slightly, the pale gloved hand scooping up two more empty mugs before she turned again maneuvering around with such grace it made the other waitresses look like they were stumbling.
Lila held her shot glass and smiled lightly, her eyes only focused on Stephanie's feet. She narrowed her eyes slightly, noticing how her movements seemed to change as the band on stage began to play. She watched as the footsteps seemed to be lighter and only the red-heads feet touched the floor. She moves so gracefully…just like a-
"STEPHANIE!" the red head whirled around avoiding a drunken stumble of a passing local and looked to her new boss. Lila made a beckoning motion with her finger and she walked over setting her tray down. Lila stood shouting to the band and Stephanie froze as the music around her took to a loud and up beat tempo. Lila had a wicked grin across her face and she felt her blood boil, she saw it and now…Her muscles tensed and Stephanie bit her lip, she couldn't turn it down.
She huffed turning quickly and ripped the apron off, standing on the balls of her feet and relaxed, then the music took over.
Lila grinned; Stephanie moved gracefully around the tables, her personality changing to a confident woman with no worries in the world, maybe this was what the girl really did.
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Lila watched as Stephanie picked up the chair, tipping them around and set them on the tables, the bar was finally empty and Lila was proud of her new discovery of the girl she had just met. She paused looking down at the newspaper in her hand, she wouldn't bother telling the girl, that Eustass Kidd was actually two islands away, the island she was on now would take a few weeks for him to reach.
Lila looked up as Stephanie placed chairs on a new table. She wouldn't worry the girl, not when Lila needed someone who could bring in costumers like her, "all done Lila" the copper eyes glittered as the emerald ones gained a slightly tired expression. "Good job kiddo, the flat above the bar is all yours have fun" Lila tossed a spare key to Stephanie and stood, "oh…and tomorrow you'll have a new job"
Stephanie frowned clutching the key in her fingers, "What kind of job"
Lila winked, "teaching someone of the girls how to dance"
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