Chapter 11: The Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock
Those monsters. Those government monsters. They wouldn't leave her alone. Her sisters were always scared and she was the same.
Men. The word felt like needles on her tongue. She hated them. Feared them. Possibly more than they feared her. Her status as Pirate Empress was the only thing that kept her and her people safe from them.
Men only took what they wanted. Whatever they desired. She and her sisters just happened to be one of those things. And she loathed them for it. The greedy noblemen. The corrupt government that listened to the rich and oppressed the poor. That allowed the nobles the ability to enslave and torture innocent people. Children.
This wasn't just her nightmare. It was her reality. It was her secret, her burden to carry. This symbol, horrid and terrifying as it was, would never fade. It was her reminder of the cruelties this world was capable of. Of the terror she faced the very first time she met a man.
She opened her eyes as she sighed. Her thoughts were going rampant. The Pirate Empress didn't even realize her eyes were closed as she thought of her past. She looked up towards the ceiling with a small smile, thinking of, as it hard as it was to believe, the one man she actually loved. Someone kind and charming. And a real glutton. Monkey D. Luffy.
Hancock was en route to Rusukaina to bring him to Sabaody Archipelago. She was more than excited, if she was being honest with herself. Even her crew could tell how excited she was to see Luffy and have him on her ship.
They set anchor near the snowy shore of Rusukaina. Luffy and Rayleigh were standing, the former happily waving at the ship of women, with three large, brightly colored beasts sitting behind them. The pirate teen left to grab his hat as Hancock stepped ashore, excited to see all of his friends again after two years.
She smiled as he returned, her negative thoughts slowly going to the back of her mind. He smiled back and she was feeling much better than when she was on the ship. 'It's going to be a nice day', she thought to herself with a smile.
This is kinda short, but it's been a while since I've written a one shot, tbh. I'm kinda happy and kinda disappointed with this. Happy, because I finally wrote again and it isn't too bad. Disappointed, because it's not my greatest and I haven't written in a while. Lol!
Anyway, thank you all for the reviews and favorites, even though I kinda left you high and dry on all my stories.
Speaking of, I'm rewriting several. It's going to take a while, but I think they'll end up better for it.
There'll be four more chapters coming (not right now, but soon) for this, then it'll be completely over.
Thank you for reading!