Late at night, He continues to shuffle his feet forward through the grasping sand, struggling to hold him back. He looked up from under his red-banded straw hat and saw the midnight blue sky studded with the constellations.
He used the stars to mark his direction and to lend him hope. He wanted to, no, he NEEDED to continue on for the sake of his love. He needed to save her from that treacherous beast, Arlong who captured her from him and enslaved her once again.
Just thinking about it made him heat up in this near-zero night. He pushed through the night and day in order to get to the bandits that he was friends with in order to find out where his orange-haired love was at.
He needed to save her, to protect her, to give her the sanctuary she deserves. The one in his arms.


Sorry for the long wait and the short story. I have been really busy with schoolwork and stuff. Big end-of-the-year tests are coming up and everyone's stressing about it. So that delayed my writing. As soon as this is over, I will begin to write more stories for all of my fans, so please be patient and please review and favorite this and pass it on!