I have to respond to some concerns that have come up.
Firstly it has come to my attention that when I posted Law's reaction to Chase, I wasn't very clear on what he meant. I am NOT making this a Law/OC story. He thought she was cute in a fluffy animal kind of way, like a baby Bepo. That is all kinds of cute.
Secondly it has come to my attention that no one has sent in applications for the home base team/crew. I am going to write a tie in story for them. It shows what is happening with them as the Youkai crew is on their adventures. They will get featured in the main story as well.
And lastly I need a Doctor for the crew. They are almost to the Grand Line. I plan on adding Law and Bonney in the story for a bit, so they can help with Reviving Ace and Thatch, but after that, they leave the crew, they will still be featured a lot, Law more than Bonney, though. My plan isn't perfect; all of you lovely readers will just have to roll with it.
I am sorry for the long note. Thank you for your time and patience.
Disclaimer: *Holds up a plushy African Wild Dog* this is Splotch, I own him. *Holds up rights to One Piece* this I do not own.
Love, the deepest emotion on the planet is the single most powerful driving force within the souls of mankind.
Hope is the second.
The opening song 'Ame Ato (Traces of the Rain) plays.
Chase grinned as she walked into the kitchen. She even gave Chrono a hug.
"What is up with you, little brother?" Ace asked from his usual spot in the corner.
"I just saw two perfect examples of the male specie. Who knew Sabo was hiding that underneath his clothes." Chase told her friend and secret love.
"What did you just say?" Ace asked dumbly as his mind short circuited.
"I saw Sabo and the new crew member naked as the day they were born, except I do believe that Sabo was wearing his goggles around his neck. It was sexy." Chase grinned as she popped a cherry in her mouth. She thought about the metaphor in that action. 'I wish Ace would pop my cherry.' She thought with a mental sigh.
The two men in question walked into the room. Chase grinned at them, causing Sabo to blush like a tomato. "I didn't know you were gay." Chase told Sabo.
"I'm technically bisexual. I don't care if you are a man or a woman. I appreciate beauty in both genders." He told everyone.
"It's the same way with me." Venice told them.
"I can definitely accept that." Chase told the two. "I had an idea last night; how about we go to a resort island. Let's have some crew bonding time." She told them as she started cooking breakfast. She noticed that Venice had a stuffed teddy bear clipped on to his belt. She smiled softly as she got an odd feeling from the bear, as if it wasn't quite normal. "I like your bear, it's cute. I myself have a stuffed rabbit named Brownie that a kind woman named Makino gave me when she found out about my fear of storms." She told him.
"Thank you, Chase. His name is Mokura. He is my treasure." Venice told her.
"Why don't you tell us more about yourself?" Chase asked. She noticed that Chrono and Ace were oddly silent; Ace looked as if he were having an aneurism and Chrono looked as if she were having a perverted fantasy.
Chase found out that Venice was suffering from amnesia, and was traveling to recover his lost memories. His name was given to him by his old lover, Crocodile; Chase had done a pit take with that bit of information. He had been stuck in east blue for a while; he had been here since he had left Skypia. He had also been the lover of Doflamingo. Chase honestly didn't know how to react to that bit of info; she just decided to react later. His dream was to discover his lost memories; that was the reason he joined the Youkai Pirates.
"Wow, you have had an exciting life, well, from what you can remember." Chrono said as she stuffed her face with food. Chase snorted at her actions.
"I used to be a noble heiress, until I woke up on a beach and met Ace." Chase told Chrono.
"Heiress, don't you mean heir?" she asked her captain.
"I am a girl." Chase said off handedly.
"Prove it." Chrono challenged her. Chase smirked. She pulled her hoodie off and her shirt at the same time, along with her undershirt. She stood in front of her crewmates with her small breasts on display. Ace looked like he was having an aneurism and hart attack at the same time. Sabo was staring along with Venice. Chrono was just stunned.
"Challenge accepted, Chrono." Chase smirked as she cocked her hip to the side and put her hand on it. She was comfortable enough with her body to do what she did. She was also hoping that Ace would react in a positive way to her body. Subtle seduction, even if he couldn't react like a living male. She put her hoodie back on and walked out of the room
"Holy shit, she is a she." Chrono said in amazement. Sabo snorted.
"Is that a normal occurrence?" Venice asked.
"Nope, but I wouldn't mind it happening again." Sabo said with a grin, wondering how Ace was handling what happened. "They may be small, but they are perky." Sabo commented. A loud bang rang out in the kitchen.
"I think Ace is pissed." Chrono laughed.
"Ace?" Venice asked.
"Our resident ghost." Sabo said.
"… There is a definite story behind that." Venice said after a beat.
Ace had woken up that morning, and instantly wanted to go back to sleep; He had a feeling that it would be one of those days. He walked into the kitchen to find Chrono already there. He waited for ten minutes with Chrono chatting at him even though she had no way of knowing that he was there. He appreciated the thought in the gesture.
Chase walked in soon after with a huge grin on her face. When he heard that she had seen two men naked, he felt absolutely pissed. He didn't know why, though. What she sees is her business, after all.
When chase pulled off her tops, he felt the whole world stop. He looked at her uncovered chest and felt warmth spread through his cold incorporeal body. He truly realized, for the first time, that Chase was a fifteen year girl. Chase truly was a female, with boobs, curves, and there really was no dangly bits between her legs. He had taken it into his mind when he first met her that she was more guy than girl, and decided to ignore her chest altogether when she was in her undershirts. He was more comfortable around guys, than girls. That led him to truly start believing that she really was a scrawny delicate looking boy.
When he heard Sabo's comment he felt a white hot stab of anger and slammed his fist into the wall, startling the others. He realized that Chase wasn't in the room and left, phasing through the wall.
He walked over to the railing of the ship and leaned against it taking comfort from the smoothness of the Cherry wood railings. They almost seemed to vibrate comfortingly. He stared out at the ocean, his feelings in chaos. Chase made him feel things he couldn't put a name to, made his mind go funny and jumbled. She was unlike any girl he had ever met before, and it confused him to no end.
"Are you okay, Ace?" a quiet feminine voice asked, one that sounded vaguely familiar. He turned around and looked at Chase, now fully clothed again. "I hope I didn't upset you in there. I just needed to prove my point. I also don't back down from challenges." She said, her voice was like quiet bells, feminine and lovely.
"How did you change your voice?" Ace asked her. He couldn't think of anything else in that moment.
"I can make my voice sound more feminine or masculine, depending on what octave or note I use when I speak. I do it with my 'Captain voice'." She explained. She gave him a small, faraway, seemingly sad, smile. "I'm going to go take a nap, now." She told him before she walked away. Ace had the feeling that Chase had left something unsaid between them. It made his 'heart' hurt, for some reason.
In that moment Ace realized something. Chase was a girl. She had more fragile emotions. She felt deeper that he could ever imagine as a male. She was also more fragile physically. She needed protection; she needed some one who could take care of her, always. He couldn't do that in his current state of existence. It made him want to hit something.
Ace really wished that he could name these emotions that he was feeling towards his Captain.
This chapter was a beotch to type. And very heavy with emotions towards the end.
Will Ace figure out his emotions for Chase? Will she confess to him? Will their vacation be peaceful? Find out next time on Devil Fruit Hunter Chase! Until next time!