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Chapter ten

Zoro sits down in a chair at the table. He had just tied the unconscious king up to a pillar. Luffy sat frowning next to Zoro, and Sanji sat about two feet across from them. The cook sat with his arms crossed staring hard into the floor. Zoro sighed and turned to Luffy.

"This man is… raping these kids. He has some sort of system." He explains to Luffy. Their captain seems to get the jist of it, but still, sense Zoro knocked the king out they can't get any information as of now. Sanji scowled at the ground.

Luffy frowned, understanding what's going on here. Well at least the out line of it. Estrian walked over, appeared next to Sanji. The cook looked at the small boy. He was staring hard into the ground. His white makeup making him appear otherworldly. Now that he's closer the three pirates can see that not only is the boy wearing white makeup all over his face, but black outlines his face and goes up from the middle of his eye and down. Red lipstick covers his lips perfectly, with golden flakes on his cheeks almost making him appear younger.

"Hello" the blue haired boy's voice is so small. Sanji just wants to gather him up in his arms and hug him until all the horrors in the young kids life is gone. But of course that's not gonna happen until someone does something about it. Instead Sanji takes out a handkerchief and wipes away some of the makeup around the kids eyes.

The boys outfit is amazing. Semi-see through white fabric drapes over him, flowing like silk perfectly around his small body. The edge of each had golden floss woven into the silk, shining and reflecting the light. A small pattern winds it's way around the cuffs on the sleeve. His pants are the same. The gold dust that was on his face seems to also be lightly dusted around his garment making it shine beautifully.

"Why did you harm the king?" The boy asks after Sanji's done. He doesn't sound like he cares, he's just wondering. Sanji glances at Luffy, but the captain is looking at him expectantly. He sighs and turns to Estrian.

"Can I talk to you in the other room?" He asks boy. The kid nodds. It's not like Sanji feels uncomfortable talking about this with, but Estrian doesn't feel too comfortable with Zoro glaring holes into whatever surface is available, and Luffy not quite getting it. Or maybe he'd just fall asleep.

Anyway, Sanji and Estrian walk to the corridor around the corner. The boy looks up at Sanji, with what might be fear in the eyes. "What's going on here." Sanji kneels down so he's at the height of Estrian. He positions himself so that at least Zoro can hear the echoes so he won't have to repeat it to the moss head. He most likely will have to again though.

The blue haired boy frowns and looks at the ground. Sanji sighs and sits all the way down to the ground. He just sits there, letting Estrian work out whatever is going on in his head. Eventually Estrian looks up at him with tired, dead eyes. "In exchange for our education, we keep him company and serve him in turns." His voice sounds so small and weak. Like his soul has been torn off in payment for his time.

"What do you mean 'keep him company?'" Sanji frowns in thought, and also at what he fears it might mean. Estrian looks at the ground and grabs at his hands. Sanji's heart pulls to see the boy in this shape. He want's to pull the boy into his arms and hold him until it all goes away. But something stops him. Most likely being brought up by Zeff and having tough love held him back from doing affectionate things.

"We go to his room and… we…" His voice gives out as a choked sob forces its way up. The boy's small frame shakes with the force of his silent sobs. His eyes are staring dead into the ground, his arms limply dangling at his side. Sanji reaches towards Estrian to comfort him, but halts when he sees the boy flinch at the hand, and shrinking away from it. His eyes look haunted, as if they've seen too many things.

Sanji can feel his chest going deeper and deeper into a pit of sorrow and shit for this kid. He has so many things whirring around in his brain right now he doesn't know where to start. If he just asks all his questions he might overwhelm the blue haired boy. So he's going to start at the basics.

"What's your name?" He looks right at Estrians eyes. Well he would if Estrian would just goddamn look at him. He can see the frame of the boy visibly shake. Slowly, ever so slowly, the boy drags his eyes up to meet the blond man's. Sanji can feel the sadness and hatred roll off this small being in waves. It slams into him each time over and over again. Each one more powerful.

He looks back at the floor. Then he opens his mouth to speak and Sanji tries to focus on him to hear what his broken voice might have to say. His mind feels like it's overloading on emotion from just this one look from a small boy that's around ten years old.

"I don't know."

So quiet. It sounds so raw. As if he's been screaming until he threw up blood, then came here to talk. Raw and small. So small that Sanji almost didn't catch it. And there's absolutely no noise other than Luffy's snoring echoing around the halls than everything else. Estrian drags his eyes up again to meet his. The boys bright green eyes look up at him, hollow of any emotion there ever could be in the boy.

Sanji feels like he couldn't breath. What does he means he doesn't know? Didn't he say his name was Estrian? But then the king's name was estrian, but Sanji didn't believe him when he had said it. Then why had this boy said his name was Estrian? Why doesn't he know what his name is? Sure this is an orphan island, but aren't they all supposed to have a name anyway?

Okay, he need's to calm down. Think clearly Sanji. He opens his eyes, which he didn't realize that he had closed them, and looked at Estrian whose eyes are closed as well. "We need to find our crew members." He looks up at the boy. If they find Robin~chan then maybe they can save the whole island. And Brook, but still, Robin~chwan!~

That's a horibal ending. But I just didn't want to put in boring parts as them walking back, so I just saved more time. Anyway, thank you all for reading, and I hope if anyone has any complaints then you should say something.

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