It has been two days after the fateful battle on Aki Island. Marine officials had landed an hour ago to solve this case. Now, the Captain Collins group was busy on the case and questioning the civilians( though Kami or Len would ignore any of thier questions because of thier protection over Marianna Roux.). Down by the port, was Captain Collin and his loyal subordinate Julaft giving orders to his men, who were reporting. The two had put Vincent and his crew in the chanbers of thier marine boat.
Captain Collins wore a black shirt and jeans, underneth his marine uniform jacket, that had fur on the neck. The man was entirely bald and had a cheerful locked grin on his face. Julaft on the next hand, had blond hair with streaks of red and a menacing frown with a serious glow aroud him. He wore a yellow polo shirt, a blue and white stripped openead jacket with the kanji: Marine and blue pants. On the side of his pants were gold tiger-like claws, that were tied by a silver string to him. There was also a noticible scar, below his eyebrow.
"You-- see, sir" a marine officer stuterred, after taking a look at Julaft's face. "The civilians had said two pirates had come on the island-- and attacked King Vincent. Though, they did say the man was abusing his power and asked to strip him of his tittle as knig. Reports also say he killed the previous one, so he did not resigh."
"Fool!" Julaft shouted. " Stripping a king of his tittle is against the justice code! You tell those people down there, to stop being selfish prunes and be happy for what they have!" Julaft continued. He raised a fist and threatened it, to the petty officer before the man had ran off in fear. Julaft smiled in his thought of scaring the man, closing his eyes and crossing his arms. "That'll teach them."
"Now now Julaft. Do feel pity for the innocent, even though they didn't feel any for you, four years ago." Collins said. Julaft openead his eyes in depression and casted his half-lid eyes on the gold glowing ocean, giving a low sigh. "Why don't you join the men?"
Julaft shook his head. "I need to stay here and help you keep watch on port. Thats not only my reason, my acts are consisting me to not be around those losers or they won't follow any rules anymore." Julaft sighed again and turned his head to Collins, who now was laughing. "Ca--Captain Collins?!"
Collins had stop his bellowing and snickered at Julaft's panicked face. "They may be afraid of you, but they know better to leave a kind Captain like me. Besides, just like me, they want to stay and protect thier home; The East Blue!" Collins grinned. Julaft smiled and nodded.
"Right they do sir. Right they do." he agreed.
Yosh!
Rose Island Bravery Part 1
Miroku Nagase Enters the Scene
It was two days after the three-man crew had left Aki Island and now had just stopped thier boat next to the harbor on Rose Island. Marianna and Iolan had decided to leave Aimez for awhile, as he writes in his journal. The two were overlooking the green hills and deep blue sky known on Rose Island. The dinghy was occupied by Aimez and the other two gawked at the sight. Marianna had cut her speechless gaze and looked over at Iolan.
"Do you want to head on over to the ruins." Marianna suggested.
Iolan looked over at her and shook his head. "I need to search this island for treasure, not ruins! We left Aki Island two days ago and haven't been around civilazation, since!" Iolan shouted. He grinned at Marianna's now frowned expression, as she ran her hand through her hair.
"Not to sound like Nico Robin, but, those who don't respect the past are likely to repeat it." Marianna qouted. She took a step back behind Iolan and sighed.
"I don't get it." Iolan shrugged his shoulders. Marianna smacked him lightly up-side the head and turned to face the hills, that were set before her.
"Simply put; .Disrespect. The past." Marianna warned, making Iolan shiver in fear at her threatning approach. Marianna had than smiled sweetly and spoke again, in her usual voice. "The sea is vast to apprehend many cultures and races for the world. But only one can one can truly be called number one. And that one is who ever can become Pirate King."
"Minus your fasinating speech, madamoiselle. But, i've heard the past is only truly understood by historians or those who could read the Poneglyphes." Aimez spoke out, putting his journal and feather and ink in his orange square bookbag. He griipped the straps and walked over to the two. "And i'm totally starved without any sake."
"How could you think of sake at a time like this?!" Marianna barked. She turned around to Iolan and placed her hand under her chin, beginning to ponder. " Besides, to achieve any of our dreams we'll have to sail all the way to the Grand Line. We need crewmates, and I mean fast. I suggest, a docter and chef."
"Or a Entertainer!" Iolan cheered and jumped up and down. Marianna payed him no mind and decided to discuss this with First mate, Iolan instead.
"But firsts thing first, we need a boat. Lucky for us, there are blacksmiths known to occupy this town. We could try to ask around for any carpenters, or m aybe anyone who is sailing boats right now. Thank god its the afternoon, with that we could speak to most likely anyone!"
"Great. Lets start right away once we get to the town." Aimez said and rested his hands on his hips. Iolan nodded in agreement and placed his arms around Aimez's shoulders, who in return pushed it off. "Thats what you get for what you did four days ago!You traiter!"
Iolan sulked and stuck his tongue out at Aimez, who rolled his eyes for Iolan's child-like beheavior. Marianna giggled and nodded her head to Aimez, which means to follow her so the crew can begin thier 'boat searching' journey in Momiji town.
(--)
Down by a small shack, one young insipiring boy was mixing chemicals and had mechanics and blue prints lined up beside him. The boy had green skiers goggles on, eyeing the green liquid in the glass tube and shaking it lighly. His hair was dark blue and stopped at his shoulders, though it was preety shaggy and his eyes were sy blue, like the sky. The boy wore a fully zipped orange jacket, that had a red fireball imprinted on the back and wearing black shorts and a white sash tied to his waist. He also had grey ankle boots on. The boy examined the tube more.
"One drop, one mess up, could explode this house, into a thousand pieces." he murmurred. The boy poured an inch in the tube filled with purple liquid. The dyed colors had turned blue, beginning to bubble as the bot snorted and placed the tube along side the other two in its holder. He stood up and walked out the room, into another with a bed, dining table, refrigerator, two chairs and a bookshelf filled with books on topics involving mechanics. "What do I have to day? Lets see. Ah, here we are." he said and took out a bag of potato chips. As he was just about to pop the bag open, something stirred him into dropping it, which was---
BOOOOOM!
The boy ducked to the floor, covering his head as debris flew ontop his body. Nearly covering his head and the chips being crushed from the force of his belly, inwhich he sat up to look over. The boy smiled softly and began to laugh hard, as he looked entirely at his mess. "Ha ha ha ha ha! Looks like I did it again. Better clean this mess up." he decided, beforing grunting when standing up. He had then noticed a small cut across his cheek and two on his right, though his left hand was perfectly fine and his jacket was torn apart. "I think i'm gonna need to see Satsuki again. She probably is prepared by now."
Awhile later, the boy was quietly sitting on a white bed and peering out the window, his eyes glistened in the bright sun. The boy had now had a bandage over his cut on his cheek and a few on his hand, his jacket was no longer with him, revealing his short sleeve green shirt. The boy had took off his goggles and put them at the counter beside himself.
"Miroku, your all patched up." a voice had said to him. It was a girl, who was slender and two feet shorter than Miroku, with long black hair that reached her elbows and blue streaks running through. Her skin was lighly tanned and her eyes were blue, though held a serene look in them. She wore a purple tube top, deniem shorts, and pink flip-flops. She was extremely preety and Miroku knew in his heart, to say she was the most beautiful person, he ever saw in his life. The young girl approached Miroku. "Are you alright? You seem awfully quiet."
Miroku turned to her and beamed with delight. "Yup. Just peachy, don't you worry about me Satsuki. I'm alright, you should know that by now and since today is our first-meeting anniversary. I was wondering if I could take you out to dinner or lunch later today?" he asked. Satsuki looked at the round red clock, that hung by the window.
"Sure! I have time. My shift has just ended so I suggest we go right now because tonight, i'll be too busy to do anything fun. Medical needs are coming than quicker than usual and my mom's been busy taking care of those homeless children." Satsuki said and squeezed her pink washcloth of water.
"I was going to ask you about them, but I see you've just cleared that up." Miroku said, pushing himself to stand up.
"I never took you as the fatherly type, Miroku." Satsuki chuckeled. Miroku raised an eyebrow in question and rested his hands on his knees. "Don't look at me like that, you know what I mean. You've become so fatherly towards those children for the past four years. Sometimes I wonder if I could even stand a chance to be so famous around her as you."
Satsuki gasped once she felt him, use both his hands to cup her chin affectionly. "You are famous around here. We know you because of your kind and honest nature, your spoken words to the public." Miroku encouraged her and used his thumb to rub her chin, softly in circular motion. The two looked into each others eyes, noticing the hint of love. Until the moment was ruined by a child's cry for help. The two jumped away from each other.
The young boy wore a black sweater and red jeans, he had orange colored hair and a red backpack on. He bursted in the room and suddenly, hugged onto Mirokus leg, wailing in distress which caused Miroku to grow slightly uncomfortable and looked over at Satsuki. Satsuki nodded and smiled sweetly.
"Ok. Ren, tell me what happend." Miroku ordered, staring down on his leg. Ren jumped off and looked Miroku straight in the eye, still shaking and sobbing in fear.
"I saw--I saw-- A scary man with one eye and a dragon tatoo on his right arm. Hes in town and at the old pub, not far from here!" Ren sobbed, rubbing his balled hand on his left eye. Ren stopped once he saw Miroku beginning to leave out the window(actually jumping over it.).
"I'll come pick you up in a bit." Miroku said and held his arm out for Ren, to jump over and land safely in. He and Ren looked at Satsuki, who was starting to laugh and gave a curious bore to her. "Whats wrong?"
Satsuki shook her head twice. "Fatherly? Right." she grinned when Miroku rolled his eyes and left the medical clinic to Satsuki and her mother. The boys were walking down the cut grass with Ren sitting comfortly on his left shoulder and Miroku heading over to an underground door. The two snickered as Miroku carved it out and unlocked it, opening it to reveal a black giant mallet. "This will probably solve your problem." Miroku said.
(--)
Iolan, Aimez, and Marianna were stepping out an old pub because they were thrown out, since they were suspected to be piates. The trio stopped by an off lamp post, (Aimez leaning on it, Iolan standing beside him, and Marianna close to them, but looking far off view to thier sorroundings.). Iolan groaned in annoyance. Iolan and Marianna both focused thier eyes on the lamp post.
"Just perfect!" Iolan whined. "Now we have to go find another resturant! Way to go, Aimez"
Marianna's face boiled in anger. "Enough of your constant whining! We'll first ask around about anything unusal going around this island."
"Ok." Iolan agreed. "Should we go and find those ruins first?" Iolan asked, pointing at Marianna.
Marianna smilied. "Not now. We need all the strength we could have. Espically you captain, you matter the most to stay alive and keep the crew's name up." Marianna said. Aimez nodded agreeing with her well-being. Iolan moved his eyes over to a small stand selling fresh cofee and other bakery delights.
The trio failed to notice Miroku and Ren hiding behind the nearest cornor. The two eyed them suspiciously and nodded, once looking over at each other and suddenly stepped out the shadows, to reveal themselves. Iolan, Aimez, and Marianna darted thier eyes to them. Miroku smirked, not long before revealing his huge mallet, he was now leaning on. All four stared at each other in complete silence.
"Your scaring kids just for the hell of it?Right?" he inquired. Aimez raised an eyebrow and Iolan did too. Just than, Miroku swung his hammer towards Iolan and in the neck of time, Aimez blocked it with his open palm. Miroku and Aimez stared into each others eyes, waiting for one to make a move. "Tell me your names?"
Iolan grinned. "Iolanthe Gered. But everyone calls me Iolan, you may call me that as well." Iolan replied.
"Aimez Autruche." Aimez said. Marianna stepped up.
"Marianna Roux. All three of us are pirates, one trio crew. No boat, no name, and no flag unfortunetly." Marianna explained. She held her hands up in defense, easing it just below her chin. "We havn't done anything to anyone. We just got here and believe me, were good pirates."
Miroku blinked and looked between each three, he shrugged his shoulders after and took a bow. Iolan and Marianna had reapeted his actions, although Aimez stood there and smirked, clueless on his own mannerism. Once Iolan and Marianna stood back up, Iolan pushed Aimez's head down, forming a quick bow. "My names Miroku Nagase. Expertise sniper and warrior of Rose Island."
"The hammer, whats with it?" asked Aimez.
Miroku looked over at his mallet. "I guess you noticed the small door on the front, huh? Well, I guess I should tell you. This mallet--" Miroku gestured and lifted it up onto his shoulder. "This hammer is called-- The Miroku Mallet. Although it looks really heavy, in which it is, the mallet in the inside is stored with all sorts of long range equipment."
"So, its good for melee attacking and shooting from long range? Impressive. Though, its no match for my Okama Kenpo." Aimez said, giving Iolan a wink. In return Iolan nodded and looked back to Miroku.
"Well Ren, what do you say?" Miroku said. The small unnamed pirate crew looked down beside Miroku, just taking notice in his young company. "I'm sorry." the boy mutterted. Miroku looked over at Iolan and the others. Suddenly, he jumped staring at the orange-tinted sky. "Oh man oh man! I'm late for my date! I mean buddy date."
"Who cares about that!? Join my dear crew of dreamers!" Iolan amtiously requested. Miroku frowned at his attitude, feeling to decline Iolan. Miroku scratched the back of his his head, nervous. "Whats wrong?"
"I mean, I do want to go out to sea, but, I have a role here. This village needs me and-- I suppose its my duty." Miroku frowned. Iolan folded his arms and shook his head, very furious and pressing on to the purposel. "Ya know, We could talk this over lunch! Thats if you guys are hungrey?"
"Are you kidding!? Ofcourse were hungrey, actually we've been hungrey all day!" Marianna shouted. She grinned and shuffeled Iolan's hair, who whined in protest and swipped it off. "You know a place, where we could dine? Without getting kicked out for being pirates." Marianna questioned and formed her hands to a bridge.
"Yeah. I know a great place, but first I gotta stop by a certain clinic and talk to a friend." Miroku replied. He darted his eyes beside him, when he felt Ren tug on his pants. "Whats up little man?" Miroku sqatted to Rens size.
"What about me?"
"Why don't you go on home to your older brother, Urio. I bet hes worried sick about you." Miroku stood up and gave a nod to them(Mostly towards Iolan.) "Shall we get going, Captain Iolanthe Gered?" Miroku joked. Iolan sneered and pushed him, to start showing the way to a certain clinic.
(--)
Miroku slid open the japanese styled door, to reveal a white room with a small chandiler and a white counter occupied by Satsuki(who was bored out of her mind and waiting for Miroku. Actually, she was here because she took her mothers shift instead of the other way around.) Watching her tap her fingers onto the table in boredom, Miroku grinned. "Honeny, i'm home!" he greeted, walking in. Satsuki blushed and shook her head.
"What took you so long and wheres Ren?" she asked. Satsuki's breathing hiked once she saw Iolan, Aimez and Marianna standing by the doorway. All sorts of emotions filled her spirit; Uneasiness with Iolan, confusion against Aimez(due to his make-up) and a hint of jealousy sparked her body from looking at Marianna. "Who are they?" she asked, rudely.
Miroku chuckled. "This is Iolan Gered, Aimez Autruche, and Marianna Roux. All three of them are pirates and Iolan here is the captain. Hes here because I asked him and his crew to come with us to the date--er, buddy date. I know I don't ask alot, but, I need to discuss something with them." Miroku pleaded.
Satsuki looked at Miroku and gloomed, giving in to his puppy dog eyes. "Ok." she said and smiled watching him say a silent yes. Satsuki jerked her head to Iolan and bowed, as he did in return. "Iolan Gered. Right?" she asked. Iolan nodded. "Hi. I'm Satsuki and I work in the clinic here. I hope Miroku was no trouble, when he first met you all."
"Nah. Infact, he was really cool." Iolan said. Aimez sauntered to Satsuki and carefully lifted up her right hand, giving it a tender kiss. Unfortunetly, Satsuki gasped and caused everyone to stare at her, even Aimez. She upper-cut punched Aimez in the chin and staggered back, Aimez layed on the floor.
"Pervert!" Satsuki yelled. Miroku and Iolan sighed. "Don't just stand there Miroku! Help me!"
"Aimez isn't a pervert. A gentlemen, who wears expensive make-up, yes. But no pervert, well, he is perverted around older woman, bu your younger than him, so he wasn't being perverted. He will sorta fight a female, I guess because of his Okama based influence." Iolan said, beginning to be into thought. Aimez pinched his own nose, which was starting to bleed. "You ok?"
"No! I am not a pervert to children!" Aimez argued. He was handed a tissue by Satsuki and stuck two in both is nose holes. He placed his hands on his hips and looked terrifyingly upset. "This is why, I hate kids sometimes. Never could understand thier concept much!"
Satsuki ignored Aimez and looked at Marianna. "My names Marianna Roux, as you already know. Sorry about his actions, he did the same thing to me, but just ignore and accept it. Trust me, He won't flirt with you. I have a question about the ruins here. May I ask?"
"Sure, go ahead." Satsuki nodded. "Luck for me, Iv'e read them before."
"Have you ever heard of weatheria?"
A/N: Thats right! I left it at a cliffhanger, mwa ha ha ha! Anywho, sorry about this very late update, I truly am. Captain Collins is owned by Kyosuke Shirobane and Miroku Nagase and Satsuki are owned by Munchlax Jr. Remember to rate and review, that goes for you too, those who aren't sighed up for fanfiction.
Inglory22-chan is out!!