Crystals pov.

I skipped out of the coillusim looking for Star but all I saw was her second in command Flames. I stopped and chatted with her telling her how I was gonna find Star but She looked towards the way I think Star had gone and shook her head forcing me to walk with her because she wouldn't tell me. If not telling me wasn't enough she also brought up the "technically it's rules that a commander needs to be with all there division members at all times card." Mine where all at the mess hall, So I was forced to agree with her and change course we now continued to walk down the path to the mess hall with was a giant shack with crowded amounts of people and certain tables to sit at. All the commanders sat together but I assume that right now have everyone sitting together wouldn't be such a good idea considering there bout ready to kill each other.

I looked into the distance and had a mental match. I imagine Star could take on Knives with ease maybe Beg with difficulty. But not James. No where near him. And she surely couldn't deal with Beg along with James along with Knives. No no no. She'd get wiped like a baby's ass.

I laughed to myself as Flames was blabbing on about something that happened last night involving her and Piers and how she was scared to let her commander know.
But I didn't pay attention at all I was to busy running over the conversation I heard Knives talk about. "If we could use that information against her then she'd be sent to the pit and not allowed to participate in rankings. Giving us all a step up."

James was about to speak when he had saw my head snaking up behind Knives's shoulder and stopped. I cursed myself for that I need to be a better ninja. Anyway.

Flames words kept entering and leaving my head until we got to the edge of the Forest and I could see the crowded shack. I begun to bounce up and down like an excited kid.

Out of All the times of the day lunch is my favorite. Oh along with dinner and midnight snacks. Or when id sneak up to the moon pool at night and steal some of stars secret stash of berries. Those are great.

I laughed to myself (ignoring Flames look of concern) and remembered when we first snuck up to the moon pool.
Knives,Star, Scrap, Ace, Cookie and I. It was one of the best nights of my life. We where the best. We where together forever... We Where.. We where. I frowned and pouted. Shaking the memory's out of my head when I soon remembered Ace. He was Begs's brother. I remembered how he was. His black hair and freckles that where childlike and then his can do personality. I remembered how he would always make me laugh when ever Commander beat me. I smiled walking to the doors with out knowing.

But as soon as the good memory's came the bad ones came faster. I suddenly remembered way his body was mangled. How I held his toreso covered in blood to my face crying. His torso was all that was left. And that had a gaping whole in the middle. He had been torn apart limb from limb. I then remembered how that nasty nasty woman used them as projectiles towards me. Each one of them a member of one of my best friends. Throw at me as fast as bullets.

Then I remembered Star and how she jumped in front of me and took every bloody hit. I remembered, How until that moment Star was that perfect student. One of which that had impressive talent and a knack for killing upon request. I honestly now thinking about it secretly hated Star because she was a teachers pet. Until I saw the toll she had taken. She had bite the hand that fed us. And because of that got a rabid disease.

I stopped thinking and took a deep breath. The past is the past what done is done. Now I just gotta be cheery and happy for everyone I am the joker. I make them laugh. They must smile.

We stepped in to the shack to hear the voices die off. All if them became quite murmurs. I knew they where expecting the other commanders but once they saw it was me they went back to talking and gave me nods as i walked passed them with an happy face bouncing as I did so till I heard a familiar voice.

"Well I be damned if it isn't the black hole?" I stopped looking down at my feet. Turning my head slightly with a smile "Is that?" I asked myself. I swerved around to see my old friend who was a cook for the recruits but he was moved up before the incident .

He was older then me by two years and was now taller then me. He had light red hair and Sandy eyes. I smiled and lunched at him wrapping my arms around his neck. "Cookie!" I yelled gathering everyone's attention if they whernt already on me.

He chuckled and laughed warping his hands around me showing everyone my body type by how his arms pushed my cloak in. I was so tiny compared to him. Ima baby. Wah. Wah.

"Black hole!" He laughed as I pulled myself off him and looked at his set oval face. Well up at him. He is very tall now. I bet hes a mountain and i can climb him.

He looked at my face then smiled I took a step back bouncing on my heels. I noticed everyone was staring and I smiled "you came back!?" I asked. He laughed and pushed my head down "of course I did I couldn't leave my sister behind could I?" He asked. We weren't really related I didn't have any blood relations anymore or at least any at all I never really knew my family so him and James who are truly brothers took me in. Even though James was always an hypocritical asshole. Hehe hes an asshole. That'd be a insult to donkeys around the world.

I nodded and smiled "of course you didn't or else I would have killed you." I stated. He laughed and said "of course you would."

"I really would." I stated seriously. I tried to give a stance that I had seen Star do but I failed as He looked down at me and then shrugged.

"So tell me. You miss your big brother?" He asked leaning in as if he wanted to hear me tell him the truth. Hmpfh. I smiled and turned around and heading towards the metal window skipping "if it makes you feel better." I said looking over my shoulder he laughed and followed me.
I grabbed my tray with a nod (we whernt supposed to talk to the chiefs with words it was against the rules. Or rude. You nod your acceptance. "To be honest we didn't have a chance to notice you where gone." stated as I walked off to a metal table that was commanders only
Cookie got his as tray of pig slop as well not limiting his critique. "This looks like what we feed the war animals." He mumbled. He followed me and stared as I sat down nonchalantly "it probably (I poked it) is I think I saw Karen..." I trailed off when I looked at his face and asked "what's wrong Cook?" He frowned and motioned to the door "I can't really sit here you mind we go outside?" He asked. He seem to balance on the heels of his feet. I looked around and noticed other stares especially from my own division and nodded. I got up and followed him out till we where clear of the stares.

"So besides lots of work how are you." He asked moving over to a tree and jumping up landing on a branch. His purple cloak making him look like a magical fairy. I assed the branch and noticed it looked like it was gonna fall I looked up and swung my arms.
"I'm better then you." I chirped. He stood up and leaned over the bad branch his tray of food in hand. "What?(he began to wobble) whoa~ whoa." Then I heard the loud crack and the cersplat as he landed. I smiled and looked at him as he groaned. "You couldn't have helped my fall?" I looked at the tray of food that had landed on the above branch and was teetering. "No but your about to lose your food." I pointed at birds now approaching his plate. He sighed as I watched with aw.

"Are you OK?" He asked. I looked at him and titled my head "what chu mean.?" I asked. He stood up towering over me. "Your different?" I shrugged. "That's a good thing." He nodded but looked down "but not when I remember my clam collective little sister who was very helpful. Watch me fall from a tree and laugh the focus on something else." He stated. I made a face. "A lots changed since you left cookie!" I began rocking back and forth staring at the large round oak tree that had ant trails carved in its side. "A lots changed." I stated. He nodded. "I can tell. So what's Mistress doing to keep you so busy if you can't even remember your own brother?" He asked. I looked down. "Whipping, trying to train keeping Knives and Star from killing each other."

He frowned and looked down. "Star killing Knives? I heard rumors but never thought my girl would be that way." He sighed to himself.

I sighed "I don't think Star's your girl anymore. Shes different since everything that had happened." His shoulders sag as his armor relaxed around him.
"Well how is she?" He asked.
"she's good. Shes pretending that's she's alright but i see how she snaps. Theirs moments where shes not even herself. Shes shes different." I stated. Looking down. He frowned "that woman took a lot? but i think the most was my girl huh?"

Xxxxa little after crystal entered the mess hall.

Marcos pov.

I sat in our mess hall watching Haruta gobbled up all his food as Thatch frowned "come on kid you can't eat like that you'll get gas" Haruta smiled and nodded letting food hang from his mouth . "oh mmk" I heard a laughter that belonged to Verses , as I shook my head and finished my own meal. "well at least someone likes your cooking Thatch." Verses chirped.

Thatch frowned and puffed out his chest "I'll have you know my cooking is perfect your just tasteless. "

I rolled my eyes and took a drink. "yeah perfect for the trash." Haruta stated. I coughed on my drink and begun laughing as did Thatch himself. He nodded.
"I'd be careful if I where you Haruta, when we go on the island I won't hesitate to toss you in the line of fire.."

Haruta frowned and shook his head. "No you can't, I got them ninja moves Thatch" he stated moving his hands around falling them like a spaz. He hit the table on his third and most pronounced move. With out explanation we all laughed.
Thatch laughed as I struggled not to die of choking on my drink.

"I don't know why where bringing you." He mumbled I nodded but then started coughing again.

"I can't wait to go I wonder what its Marco can you tell me what were gonna do again I forgot?" Haruta asked.

I opened my mouth to speak when Verses tensed up gripping the fork hard enough to bend it. I only noticed because I was in front of her at this giant table that sat many of our brothers however most of them went to the tavern. No one has ventured in to the forest yet but they will. In fact where going with pops to find that Mistress or whatever.

"I plan on talking to this Mistress that they keep talking about." I stated watching Verses turn pale. Through the corner of my eye. This was interesting, what was her deal?

"I really wish you all would stay on the ship I don't like this island. I've seen what they can do." She mumbled. Thatch didn't hear her and leaned in "you say something tasteless?" He asked with a smile. She tensed up more and shook her head. "Nothing pedophile." She stated taking a simple drink. She then got up and stormed off. Letting the door slam shut behind her.

Now it was Thatchs turn to tense up. He looked down honestly i could see why he felt guilty. we where only 24 and I'm assuming that that woman he slept with(Cindy) was only about 17 or so. So I guess Verses was right. Normally Thatch doesn't get bothered like he was about stuff like that. I'm sure it had to do with her being so afraid of a punishment?

None the less the tension had grown to both Haruta and I could feel it he looked at me nervous and I let out a deep sigh. "Well on that note I think we should go tell pops-yoi where ready."

Thatch and Haruta nodded and looked at Verses who looked lost in her own world.

We all silently nodded and left her alone as soon as we got above deck to tell Pops Thatch looked back at the door and shrugged "has anyone else noticed that Vers isn't all here today?" He asked pointing to his head. I shrugged. "Maybe she just doesn't like being called tasteless-yoi" I stated. Thatch turned the corner, as I did so, he turned around holding out his arms.
"You act like I stared it." He said in defense.

I shrugged " doesn't matter if you started it she sure finished it-yoi." I stated as we walked towards pops door. The wood framing in sight.

"She said she saw two of those clan members fighting and it destroyed her island or something." Haruta stated waving his hand and jumping up and down. I shrugged and said "that would go with what she mumbled earlier-yoi." I said nonchalantly to myself.
"Really what she say?" Thatch asked. I shook my head "something about seeing them in action or something-yoi." I stated making it look like her words weren't burning in my head.

Thatch opened the door and nodded "makes sense." Haruta and Thatch nodded to then selves trying to reassure themselves and started walking in. I stopped for a second. We found her in a bloody pulp struggling to breath on a baren island. I remember that there where trees that where all snapped and broken. Nothing suggested anyform of life or if there had been it was almost gone. Had there been people on that island? Did two people really fought there? Was Verses a lone survivor? I shook my head walking in the room where Pops was lacing up his gigantic shoes.

"Is something wrong my son?" Pop's large concerned voice startled me. "No?-yoi" I asked. I wasn't sure. Who on this island could I ask? I could ask Hindsly but she was already defensive about me. She only listened because her sister.

It dawned on me that maybe her sister would talk and tell me. But how would I find her? I'll have to ask when we get back on the island. But what's her name?! I never got her name.

"You sure?" Pops asked once again interrupting my thoughts I frowned and nodded "yes-yoi."

He gave me a skeptical look and nodded. "Very well lets go then I'm beginning to think if we don't go soon well over stay our welcome." He asked glancing at Thatch with an I know what you did, glare. I nodded the stare off it didn't effect me. Thatch, however, just gave a small guilty smile and shrunk down under the glares weight.

I put my head in my hands. Why do I feel like this isn't going to go well?

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The end also the previous chapter the pic is what I think James would look top here was cookie. If you hadn't have already guessed there names are unique.

also lets have a few more reviews eh? im just trying to get passed three.