Heard again! I'm really happy that I got more faves and follow for this story. Honest to god it does actually give me motivation to actually finish this. Anyways, this arcs come to a close with this chapter and we are goona promptly move to the next. They've finally got their doctor!
Disclaimer: I do not own One piece. All rights go to Oda and Toei
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Chapter 11
Departure!
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Fuyu
My ears pricked up at the sound of a faint knock on the door. I push myself up from the wall, where o had been observing the unconscious, but hopefully now fine, Rowan.
I trudge over to the door and open it, only to find the all too familiar messy, black haired girl. And she looked terrible.
"Oh, hey Fuyu. Can you call that Granny? I need some help," she says wearily, rubbing her head, and grinning? I can only stare at her stomach, not moving.
"Oh? This?" She noticed my staring and flicked a glance at the wound,"It's a bit worse than previously thought. It actually went all the way through!" She laughs a bit at the end. Before promptly collapsing.
"Why'd I ever agree to this?" I sigh, barely catching her.
I drag her to a spare bed, and call for the Doctor. I then decide to clean my self up and decide to hunt for the bathroom.
Opening the door only to close it, I walked up to the mirror and studied myself. Noticing my hair had come loose, I pinned it back up. And a flinch yet again at my eyes.
"I wish they weren't that colour. They're just unnerving. Good thing I only have to keep one side up," I mumble, glancing at the icy blueness briefly.
I begin to get to work cleaning myself up.
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Celandine
Hearing came back to me first. Then touch. Then smell. And then finally sight. Taste would have come back to me as well, if my throat hadn't been so damn dry.
Slowly I begin to get up. I heard voices mumbling when I first regained consciousness, but they'd abruptly stopped.
"Captain, you're awake," Fuyu states, rather obviously. With my eyesight beginning to clear, I see that I'm in that Granny's house in a bed. Judging from the tightness around my stomach I'm probably all patched up.
After stretching, I jump out of bed.
"That's a really bad idea!" I hear someone help from inside the room. After scanning said room, I notice Rowan sitting up on his bed, looking alarmed. I notice he also has bandages in almost the exactly same place as me. My mouth breaks into a grin.
"Rowan! Your here! Wanna become my doctor now? Also, how long have we been here,"
"I can't! I've got my Grandmother to think about," I then start blocking him out, as he's started ranting.
"It's been two days, Captain," I hear Fuyu say. I mouth 'Thanks' to him before turning before turning back to Rowan his changed subject.
"Exactly, two days isn't enough time to recover!" He begins flailing,"You shouldn't even be alive. You literally smashed a guy with a hole through your stomach! You shouldn't even be able to walk yet!"
"Yap yap yap. Some more rest and food will do me fine!" I spot some water and proceed to drink the entire jug before continuing,"Plus, that probably means I have a lot of blood or something."
"Ahhhhh! Your so stubborn! Plus you can't just drag me with you anyway, even if I let you. I'm still recovering!"
"So what!"
"So what?!" He asks incredulously,"So, I can't walk yet!"
"You seem to be able to use those lungs pretty well," Is my retaliation.
"I don't get it!" Why do you want me on your crew anyway? It's not like I'm strong or anything! I'm just a weak little boy!" He'd suddenly shouted out this, but that didn't faze me at all.
"Because your so worried about me! That shows your an excellent Doctor. I mean your practically shouting at me to get better. I can't I pass up a great opportunity like this?" I answer then question him. Slowly red begins to spread across his cheeks, as he looks at me in shock.
"How old are you anyway? You can't be that young?"
"Seventeen," he mutters with his head down, and hands clutching the sheets.
Then I hear something I would never expect, something so shocking, so terrifying. Something I never thought I'd ever hear.
I hear Fuyu laughing.
"Your laughing," I state part of what I was thinking,"Why?" I'm almost scared.
"Because this kids hilarious! He hasn't even objected to joining a pirate crew! All he has complained about is the fact your a little stubborn and he believes him self weak," He'd stopped laughing but his voice actually held some positive emotion in it.
"Oh yeah! Your pirates!" Rowan snaps his head up and begins,"How do I know that your not gonna do what Carpello did, and take over a innocent town!" He crosses his arms and glares at us.
"You don't!" I say simply, shocking him,"But that's not what I wanna do. My dreams to become Pirate King, and taking over towns isn't what I have to do to achieve that. But if I ever do attack and take over anything, I give you the permission to punch my face and match back here," I grin jovially at his flabbergasted expression.
"I think you should go," I hear a voice behind me. I sharply turn to see the old lady standing in the doorway.
"Grandmother!" I hear Rowan gasp,"Why?"
"You need to get out and see the world. I'm not having you cooped up on this island all your life!" She chuckled, then ruffled Rowan's hair,"I can only teach you so much here. Go out and collect skills, and save lives. Maybe you could return one day before this old woman has to go,"
"I will!" Rowan says. I have to admit, I'm taken aback how much pure determination was in those two words. I smirk. I guess our little doctors got a task he has to do now.
"Oh yeah, Grandmother, what happened to my other brothers,"
"Ah, them. They fled with the ready of Carpello's crew, to do God knows what. Don't trouble yourself with them. Besides you may see them one day out at sea," the lady smiled,"If you do, punch them for me,"
"Ooookkkk..." You could tell Rowan seemed a bit reluctant. And saddened. But the latter was more difficult to pick up on.
"Oh!" I remembered,"I can also teach you stuff bout devil fruits!" I say excitedly.
"Really? But... I'm pretty good already... I think," Rowan started then trailed off a bit.
"Your ok, but it needs work. Plus your fruits perfect for traps. You could lay down plants then have them grow twice as big. Your devil fruit is to make plants appear, right?"
"Kinda. To be honest, this island does actually boost this power somewhat. I can make any plant grow when I want on this island, but anywhere else, it has to originate from my hands. They grow from them, or I place my hands on the ground, and plants can grow," Rowan clarifies for me.
"Hmm, that makes sense. Most devil fruits have limitations including the anchor one," I speculate out loud,"I can still help you with power growth and control though. And you can work on your doctor stuff as well. So you'll join my crew, right?" I extend my hand. He looks at it for a second before raising his own hand and slapping mine.
"Right,"
Fuyu turns to Rowan's grandmother,"Is there any boats or anyway to get of this island?" He asks politely.
"What about the boat we arrived in?" I ask him.
Fuyu looks at me,"Carpello destroyed it as soon as we left the dock. At the moment we're stuck," he says monotonously, all traces of humor gone from his voice.
Granny thought for a bit then said,"Coincidentally, there's a boat that is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. I can give you money, food and clothes if you would like, and you can be off,"
"Really? Thank you!" I tell her.
She just chuckles,"Now get some rest. My grandson is s good doctor, and wasn't lying when he said you needed more rest. Get to sleep," with that, she walked out the room. I stared at the door way for a bit before climbing back into bed.
We finally had out doctor.
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The next day
"I see it!" I yell to Rowan and Fuyu, who are a distance away from the edge of the dock, unlike me, who was at the edge. We'd been waiting for hours (30 minutes) before I finally saw it. A few townspeople had gathered to say farewell, and a few had even apologised for trying to kill me. I shrugged it off though. They didn't actually kill me, so it doesn't matter.
I move back and we wait a couple more minutes for the boat to actually get here. When it does dock, everyone's crying and saying their farewells to Rowan.
"Looks like he was well liked," Fuyu says, standing next to me. We both watch as we see their final goodbyes, and when Rowan shoulders his pack, me and him turn round and walk slowly to the boat.
"It was Celandine right?" I turn to see Granny call me. I nod and she smiles, before saying,
"Return him to me in one piece, ok?" Then trudging a long walk to an empty house.
"I will..." I whisper, and turn to continue walking.
As I arrive on to the deck I spot Fuyu and Rowan at the front of the ship.
I walk over and address Rowan,"Don't you wanna wave at them?" Is my first question.
"Just did," I hear s mumble. Then he turns and looks at me in the eye.
"You never told Ms how old you two were,"
"Oh! I'm nineteen in like, two weeks," I state simply.
"I'm twenty one," I hear from grumpster.
I stare at him sharply,"What?! It hight you were younger. In fact, I'm sure you said you were younger!" I exclaim.
"Never did such a thing," is the reply, then it might as well be I'm talking to a wall.
I sigh and lean on the railings.
"We need a navigator next. Oh, and a proper ship,"
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oh wowzers. This has almost 2,000 words in it! And I kniw, I know, it's boring, but I promise to have another arc and new crewmates too (Maybe two new crewmates). See us know!
