Hey guys! How are you doing? I'm doing great! Had a nice time today even if it rained. I looked back at all the reviews, it made me happy.
Law: She was jumping like crazy all around the place.
No I wasn't! Okay, I was all jumpy, but I didn't jump everywhere! Can't with all this rain...
(CopraMeow) (MsWildLuck) Sorry, not this time XD Next time, for sure!
(ConstanceTrafalgarFarron) She's gonna show him for sure ^-^
Law: Watch your back, Jinsei ...
Oh dear T-T
I'll go one with the chapter! Nice reading, guys!
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Chapter 10- Serenity (Id- Fire emblem awakening)
It was an open bathroom. There were some places a little hidden here and there, but it was still open. It was wide and well equipped, by the way. I looked at the room with wide eyes. Personally, my bathroom resumed to a little bathtub filled at hand. Maybe I should have renovate that old nut shell…what was I talking about? I can't ever return there, anyway. Trafalgar turns to me:
-If you want to shower, it's the right time. The guys won't come here until a while.
He passes next to me, but stops a moment:
-But keep your guard up. I can't keep an eye on every idiot aboard this submarine at the same time. There might be some who slip from my gaze.
On that precision that wasn't really helping me, he walks out of the bathroom and close the door. I stare at the door a moment. It couldn't be seen through, but I stared anyway. No shadows on the other side. Why not? I hadn't taken any change of clothes, but it didn't really bother me. I take off my clothes, making sure to hide my watch in the pile, and get closer to the showers. Well, not too complicated, we needed to turn the handle. The water that fell was cold at first, but I smile anyway. My hair was sticking on my skin, part in my face. I put them behind, appreciating the caress of water. It was a nice feeling. I shiver, but the water warms up slowly, lot letting me catch a cold. I look at the pile of clothes a moment. I needed to wash the gloves. They were important, right now. It was much more complicated not to fall on people by accident on a submarine than in a village. Since I had already succeeded at bumping into Shachi in the village, I needed to make sure I always had my gloves. I pick them up, having put them a little away from the clothes, and bring them under the water. The blood was becoming liquid again and it fell in drops to the ground, turning the floor so light at first completely red around me. Those gloves had drained a lot of blood at that time. I sit down with my legs against my chest, letting water fall on my head. I close my eyes, trying to make the memories coming back to my mind pass. I will have to overcome all of this. I didn't had the right to forget, but I could fight against the fear those memories were bringing up constantly.
There is noise on the other side of the door. I open my eyes, staying sited. If someone came in, they wouldn't see anything. I still look at the door. There were shadows on the other side, but I couldn't see the forms correctly. Well, let's not do wait for something to happen. I stand up and catch a towel a little further. I roll it around me and make the water drip from my hair. Leaving them still a little moist, I attach them with a leather band coming from my coat so they wouldn't bother me. There are some strains falling, but they stay on the sides. I put my clothes on calmly. Well, what to do with those shadows? Passing my watch around my neck, my coat and scarf under my arm, I walk to the door silently. I take the handle slowly and swing the door open, moving away from the opening. Some of Trafalgar's men fall to the ground since they were lying against the door. I sigh:
-Don't you have anything better to do than to spy on a girl under a shower?
They all start blabbering things, but this is all gibberish for me. I stare at them, more amused by their reaction than annoyed by their actes:
-You're too late, anyway. I'm done.
On those words, I pass across them and leave. For there to be three persons regrouped in front of the door, Trafalgar must be busy somewhere else. I saw fast enough where he was. I opened the door to my room. He was sitting on the bed, concentrated on a letter that I recognised. My gaze widened:
-What are you doing?
He lifts his eyes from the letter, not ashamed at all. He wanted to read the letter and had done so. I walk swiftly to him and take the letter from his hands:
-You really have a lot of guts! Do you rummage through other people stuff like that often?
-No.
He was answering like it was nothing, too!
-Why did you do it in my things?
-That letter intrigued me.
-And you didn't thought about asking what it was instead of rummaging behind my back?
-Because you would have answered?
-It wouldn't have bothered me if you had asked.
It seems to surprise him. Come on, it's not like that letter was personal or anything. I just didn't like people rummaging or looking at my things like that! Note to self, Trafalgar loves information and will get it by any way possible. He looks at me:
-And what is this letter?
I'm the one surprised, now. He had it in hand and he didn't know?
-I didn't read it. You arrived the moment I opened it.
I look at him, impassible. Okay, do I take the risk of him trying to rummage again or do I satisfy his curiosity?
-Why does this letter interest you so much?
He stays silent. Fine, if that's how it is. I pick up the envelope that was lying on the ground and act as if I was folding the letter to store it. I hear him sigh of annoyance:
-I'm trying to understand.
I lift my eyes at him:
-Understand what?
He was clearly annoyed and didn't want to answer. He seemed uneasy. He ends up whispering something, his face turned to the ground and hidden by his hat:
-You…
-Sorry? Didn't heard you.
He lifts his gaze. He was quite serious:
-I'm trying to understand what happened so you would become the way you are.
Okay, I wasn't expecting that. That he tries to see if I was hiding something, fine. That he tries to see if I was an enemy or something like that, fine. But trying to understand why I was the way I am? That…I didn't understand that…I frown:
-I can see it in your eyes, but I'll ask anyway. Are you serious?
No answer, just a raised eyebrow. Okay…
-Why?
-I told you through the den den mushi.
-It's still a strange reason. Someone intrigues you so you look in their mail. Wouldn't it be simpler to ask questions or to pass time with that person?
I said that spontaneously, without really thinking. Or maybe that really was what I was thinking. He looks at me as if I said something weird. Okay it does sound as if I was proposing him to pass time with me, but there are no back thoughts or anything like that! I look away, annoyed:
-Stop looking at me like that! I get it that you don't like the idea!
His gaze changes, his smirk appearing:
-Actually it's not a bad idea.
What was that? I look at him, thinking it was a joke or something like that. Well no, he seemed to believe it. He stands up and stops in front of me:
-From now on, I won't leave your side for a second.
I turn completely red:
-You're going too far! I have the right to be alone sometimes, at least!
I pass across him:
-And I want to be alone, right now. So, please, go out.
Now, let's strike! I lift the letter up:
-I'll talk about it if you are able to leave me alone for the night!
Before he tries to take it from me, I hide the letter in my clothes. I cross my arms and stare at him. If he dares to go take it there…An amused smile appears on his lips:
-Very well.
He walks to the door silently. I hesitate and second, then take the risk:
-Good night, Trafalgar.
He stops straight at the doorstep. He doesn't turn around, but he seems to tilt his head for a second:
-Good night, Shikyo.
He walks out, closing the door softly, his face still hidden. I sigh, but a light smile appears on my lips. He had answered. I take my swords from the bed and put them on the work table. I remove my pants, boots and socks and sit on the bed. As I was putting my watch on the night desk, I notice something strange qui my bag that was lying on the ground right now. Something seemed to be wiggling in an outside pocket. I get closer to the bag, curious. I open the pocket…and a little den den mushi comes out. I look at it, stunned:
-But…I know that form! You're the little den den mushi from the dungeon!
I take it in my hands, puzzled. How did it get there? Why was it still there? Maybe feeling safe, the little den den mushi closes its eyes, as if it was sleeping. I sigh:
-Guess I'm not done with high colored events.
I open the lower drawer of the night desk and put the den den mushi next to the case. Time to sleep, now.
When I opened my eyes, I asked myself where I was. It's stupid, I know, but I still hadn't assimilated the fact that I was on a yellow submarine with the Pirates of Heart. I sit straight, rubbing my eyes, and look by the window. The sun had just come up. I put a foot to the ground, yawning lightly. I put on my clothes calmly and turn to the work table. The swords were still on it. I have a feeling I'll need them. I go take them and attached the blades to my left side. There, I was ready to challenge the day. I would need a lot of control or to be subtle so I could slip away. I open the door.
-Early bird, it seems.
If I didn't know how serious he was when it comes to having fun on people's back, I would have shut the door at his face and called him a stalker. Keeping my cool, I look at Trafalgar and smile:
-Good morning to you too.
He looks at the swords attached to my belt:
-What do you have the intention of defending yourself from?
-Your constant unwarranted jokes.
After closing the door, I start walking, followed really close by Trafalgar. A lot of control. Of course, I had forgotten another detail. I stop in front of the dining hall's door. Damn, what dod I do? Trafalgar stops next to me:
-It shouldn't scare you, right? You are armed.
I don't even reply back. I feel a hand on my head:
-The chock passed yesterday. They shouldn't react the same way, this time.
I smile weakly. I hope he is right. I take a deep breath and push the door. Silence doesn't fall on the room this time. Actually, there was almost nobody. Shachi, the guy with the winter hat, Bepo and two or three others. Law smiles next to me:
-They don't all arrive at the same time in the morning.
Should have known, but it was reassuring me not to have to challenge a crowd. Shachi spots me and lifts a hand in the air:
-Hey, Shikyo!
I lift a hand, not used to be called. Shachi had made Bepo and the other turn with that movement. Okay, I could do this. Law passes an arm behind me and brings me in their direction, making me stiff.
-What are you doing?
-Making you walk forward so you don't stay in place. Does it bother you?
-I can walk by myself.
He removes his arm and smirk:
-If you say so.
He's stepping on my nerves. Arrived next to the group, I sit by Shachi's side. I smile:
-Good morning, Shachi.
-Good morning, Miss Shikyo.
I look at him, puzzled:
-Miss? Why the polite title?
-Hum…to be polite…
I laugh lightly:
-No need for that.
It seems to surprise him, but he doesn't protest. I'm feeling calm, finally. Sitting on the other side of the table, the guy with the winter hat looks at me:
-Can I call you by your name as well?
I take a thinking expression:
-At one condition…
He seems to hesitate, making me laugh:
-It's nothing big, really. I just want to know your name.
That seems to reassure him. He points the word on his hat:
-I'm Penguin!
I hold out my hand above the table:
-Nice to meet ya, Penguin.
He takes my hand, apparently happy. It's strange. I feel great with them. I don't know them much, I've only been with them since yesterday, but I felt I could trust them. Well, just enough for it to be normal. The meal passed really well. I was talking to Penguin and Shachi who were making a point out of telling me some adventures they had with their Captain. I thought Trafalgar would question me, but he stood silent all along so much I had almost forgotten about him being there. It's only after the meal as I was falling back in my thoughts that he decided to make me remember he was there. I jumped when I felt a finger poking me on the right side. Trafalgar smile next to me:
-Nice reaction.
I stared at him, annoyed:
-And why the childish move?
-To take you out of your thoughts. You do that really often.
I sigh. I had provoked him yesterday; I needed to pay the price today. Well, it wasn't anything strange, at least. I stand up from my chair, my swords bumping against my leg. Why not? Shachi and Penguin had already left to their occupations, so I was alone. Well, as much as you could be alone with a pirate following you everywhere. I don't bother telling Trafalgar where I was going, I walk out of the room. He wanted to follow me everywhere, anyway. I walk out on the deck, the fresh and nice wind brushing my air backward. There were some people on the deck, but I ignore them. I didn't need to see them. I walk to the end of the deck, taking my two swords out and holding them in their respective hands. I take the same position as yesterday, but taking more space this time. I was in the open air, I would make it benefit. I make my breath longer to find the complete calm. Gradually, everything seems to disappear but still stay there and around me. It wasn't objects or people to see, anymore. It was energies, auras surrounding. Even the wind, uncatchable being representing freedom, had become a perceptible energy. They were holders of memories, they were memories themselves. It is a strange way to concentrate, I admit it, but it worked for me. A specific energy comes closer to me. Something comes hissing in my direction. I lift Tsuki's blade, a completely white energy to me, and block a blade surrounded but a light blue energy looking a little like the wind's energy. The blade moves to try and strike again somewhere, but I blocked once more with Tsuki. The energy holding the blade seems to tremble. Another attack assaults me, but I block. The attacks get faster and I have to move slightly at each attack so I wouldn't be destabilized. I couldn't only defend myself or I would risk being defeated. I wouldn't let things go, this time. Moving Nishibi in my hand, waiting to block another attack, I strike forward. The energy moves just before I reach it. Energies seem to be regrouping. I needed to be careful. I wouldn't be attacked from behind. I exchange hits with the energy, strangely starting to smile. I had never fought like this against someone…maybe I should go out or my trance before I hurt someone inadvertently. I blink my eyes…and step back as I see my opponent.
-Law?
I shake my head, noticing how way too familiar I had just been. He doesn't seem to care. He has a wide smile on his face:
-You really were gone.
-It's my technique to concentrate. I can feel and see all forms of energy, but I can't see appearances. It is like a condition, I suppose.
Trafalgar takes a position and strikes again. I block by instinct:
-You still want to fight?
-Why not? You seemed to appreciate the exchange before you saw who you were fighting.
Okay, I couldn't deny it. But, fighting against him? I do wonder how I was able to hold the fight! As he continues attacking, I calm my breathing once more. Good, the vision changed once again. As I block another attack, I can feel excitation taking over. I had never really fought against someone. I loved to fell my opponent's blade passing close to me as I dodged it. I loved to block the blade and try to strike back. I loved to fight. I don't know if we fought for long or only for an instant. What I know is that this fight wasn't in my favor. Unsteadiness makes me open my guard a little. It's enough so Trafalgar can pass. I blink my eyes just as the blade finds itself in front of my neck. It stops there. My breathing gets loud and irregular all of a sudden. Trafalgar still seems normal. He removes his blade, a mysterious smile appearing on his lips:
-Not bad.
I smile lightly. The excitation had disappeared with the change of vision, but I felt great, expect maybe for being out of breath. Trafalgar stores his Nodachi:
-Lacking endurance, apparently, but you can train that.
I store Tsuki and Nishibi, slowly taking back a normal breath. That's when I noticed what were the energies that were regrouping. All of Trafalgar's man…I stiffed lightly. Damn it, why? I try to keep my calm, but something else makes me jump. A cannonball… (Change of music »Sadame»)
The cannonball crashes in the waves right next to the submarine and it starts tanging and shaking the passengers on the deck, including me. I go closer to the railing to see where the cannonball had come from. A marine ship was coming in our direction. Someone else notices the ship.
-Marines!
It seems to please Trafalgar:
-I thought they would chase us sooner than that.
The submarine turns around to face the ship and gets closer to it. It would be fight between men, not between cannonballs. It doesn't take long before the submarine arrives next to the ship. The marines jump on the submarine's deck, swords in hand. Good, no marine fights the way Trafalgar's men fight. If things turned badly, I could use my concentration technique without fear of hitting the wrong person. I take out my two blades, ready to fight. There is no way they could compete with Law in a sword fight. I wouldn't have any problem against them. I was still lightly out of breath from my fight with Law, but I would stand. I place my blades just before a marine attacks me. I block him with ease and slice him on the stomach as if it was butter. He seemed to have attack me in a barbarous way. Were they simple recruits? No, it's not the case. The next one who attacked me knew quite well the rules of battle, but he wasn't really tough. It was troubling. I hadn't followed any real training and I could still surpass them. I had those memories to thank for. I looked around a little between two marines. The crew had no problem at all, especially Law. Small moment of carelessness. I trip on a body and fall on my back. A marine takes the chance to walk on my right arm, making give off a slight scream of pain. I could still protect myself with Tsuki. The marine was smiling:
-You thought you could escape, sentenced girl? You'll see what happens to criminals!
I kick him in the nuts, angry:
-Criminal my ass! You're the one who'll feel pain!
I say that, but I couldn't remove his leg from my arm. It was starting to be really painful and his eyes told me he had an idea. He attacks to make me block, but goes on his knees above me and catches my left wrist. Damn, I was stuck and he knew it!
-It's over for you.
I would have believed him…if I didn't fell a familiar wind passing. The marine is cut in two pieces and falls to the ground. I push him away and stand up. I turn my head and see Law was changing target. Once more…When the battle was over, the deck was in a pitiful state. There was blood here and there and many marines. I helped cleaned up as I could. I hadn't noticed, but I had been able to stay a long while in the middle of a crowd without panicking. When the last drop of blood was cleaned, I sighted, happy:
-It's better that way.
I look around a bit. Trafalgar wasn't there. Strange…
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Mystery! Where did Law go?!
Law: I'm right behind you.
I was talking about the story, not here…wait…why behind? AAAAAAAaaaaaah! Nodachi! *Dodge* I'll never be left in peace T-T
So anyway, anyone has a review to make? I'm open minded, except if you want to shoot insults (when I say insults, I don't say stuff like "lacks originality" or stuff like like, I really mean insults)
Well! I better go before I am sliced in half like that marine! See you soon!