WhiteBeards Siren.
Marco never thought that a girl can step onto the Moby Dick and change his life as much as one small woman did, but he's happy about it and so is Ace. Akiyama Megumi was a small quiet child; the Whitebeard Pirates help her voice be heard.
Megumi whined as she turned over hiding her face from the glare of the sun through her window, she rolled over and smacked into a hard chest. She bolted up right and looked to her side, Marco on one side and turning her head she saw Ace on the other side. Glancing under the covers she saw she was still clothed, the last thing she remembered was going up and talking to Marco in the crows nest.
"How did I end up here?" She murmured to herself as she gently removed Ace's arm from her waist.
"Were you going, yoi?" A yawn came from her left, she turned round to see Marco had cracked an eye open and was looking at her his voice was gentle to not wake Ace who now had his back to her.
She leant over Marco to look at the clock, "It's nearly breakfast," She answered softly trying not to wake Ace, "What am I doing here… I remember falling asleep in the crow's nest."
"You think I was going to let you sleep up there last night, yoi?" Marco questioned as he slipped from his bed and stood. His arms stretched high above his head and he yawned scratching the blonde hair on top of his head, Megumi smiled softly and rolled onto her back kicking the covers off her making them land on Ace.
"Could have put me back in my room," She answered.
Marco only chuckled and shook his head, "You have to question everything don't you, yoi?"
Megumi hummed softly in reply as she stood up, "Pretty much," She laughed softly and nudged him softly with her shoulder as she walked towards the door, "But you love it."
"Were you going, yoi?" He asked as he shrugged on a purple shirt and started to tie the blue sash around his waist ignoring the snoring of Ace from next door.
"Well…" She hummed leaning back on the door, "Haruta and Izo want to go shopping today before hitting the hot springs, and they want me to join them."
"You willingly join them for shopping, yoi?" He opened his door for her leaving Ace fast asleep in the bed, the covers had now been kicked to the bottom of the bed he was sprawled across the bed like a starfish.
"They are my best friends, of course I will," She smiled brightly slipping past Marco and down the hallway opening the door to her room, "Though if you like spending so much time with me, you can join us though… I don't think we will do two well in the hot springs."
Marco chuckled following her into her room, closing the door behind him as he watched her flutter around the room picking out items of clothing for the day before slipping into the bathroom and shutting the door. Marco glanced around the room seeing the differences between how her and Ace kept things, the room was spotless compared to how Ace kept it.
Megumi left the bathroom a few minutes later, she wore knee length skirt with a spilt up the left thigh, a white puffy off the shoulder blouse and white high heels adding three inches to her height. Her hair was left down but was pushed back away from her face with a purple ribbon. "Ready for breakfast?" She asked.
"After you, yoi," Marco smirked at her opening her bedroom door.
Both of them made their way to the mess hall bumping into Thatch who along with the fourth division was carrying in the trays filled with breakfast food, "Morning you two," He grinned as he kicked the door open.
"Morning Thatch," Megumi replied as she held the door open from him as he juggled a tray full of bacon.
"Morning, yoi," Marco greeted Thatch as he took his seat at the table, Megumi sat two seats down from him leaving Ace's gap.
Megumi leant forward and gently pinched a piece of toast out of one the trays that was passing her, they both heard the dinner bell rang and a few seconds later the door slamming open. Ace as always first one to the dinner hall, expect this morning he pouted as he noticed both Megumi and Marco had started eating as he slipped into his seat stealing a piece of toast from Megumi's plate as he started to pile his plate up with food.
The hall soon started to fill up with the divisions and the commanders, Haruta and Izo sat opposite Megumi and Ace whilst Thatch took the open seat on Megumi's right. Megumi leant forward slightly in her convocation with Haruta and Izo. They docked about an hour before everyone woke up and Pops didn't want to be disturbed so it hadn't been announced to the crew.
Megumi was shunted slightly across her seat closer to Ace feeling his arm suddenly wrapped around her waist, she glanced to Ace seeing that his eyes were slightly narrowed looking around the hall. Megumi glanced around seeing that a few of the men was staring at her or mostly her cleavage and Megumi couldn't help but smile patting Ace's hand and continued her convocation with Izo and Haruta.
Marco glanced over noticing the possessive hold Ace had on her waist but was now happily talking with Thatch over her head, she glanced at Marco from the corner of her eye and smiled softly as she sipped on a cup of tea listening to the two men in front of her.
"Ready to go?" Izo asked standing up brushing the dust of his kimono, Haruta bolted up right next to him grinning at Megumi.
She gently removed Ace's arm from her waist as she stood, "Yeah of course."
"You sure you're going to be ok today, yoi?" She heard Marco ask.
"Of course," She laughed looking back, "These two are strong and I can scream off any sudden Marines."
Ace grabbed her hand and tugged her forward kissing one cheek whilst Marco leant across and kissed her temple making the woman blush as she gently pecked both of them on the cheek and left with the other two.
Marco cocked an eyebrow at Ace in a questioning manner as Ace stole more food from the trays in front of him, "What?" Ace questioned mouth full of food.
"What was that about, yoi?" Marco asked.
"Didn't like how they were looking at her like some piece of meat."
Megumi laughed softly as Izo and Haruta hooked arms with her as they waved goodbye to Whitebeard who was standing on deck talking to Vista and Joz, she wondered why they weren't at the breakfast table. She watched Mauja jump around Vista before spotting her and running towards her, the bear was growing fast but was still able to be scooped up in people's arms.
"You're coming with us Mauja?" She asked rubbing the bears back slightly with her foot.
Mauja rolled over on the plank they were standing on showing her his stomach, she slipped her arms out of the men's and scooped the ball of white fluff into her arms scratching his belly as they continued the walk down into town. Her eyes lightened up as she looked around the town, it was obvious this place was a huge tourist attraction as she looked over the dock seeing many pirate ships and cruise ships. The town was built at the bottom of a volcano that was presumed inactive since it hasn't erupted in other a 100 years but they were still cautious.
Though Megumi could see the hot springs built into the side of the mountain, the town was large huge buildings some looking like hotels some like casinos along with shops, restaurants and what looked like a theatre. Megumi kept the same pace as Haruta and Izo as they entered the town, many people walked around the town civilizations, pirates and she spotted a few marines now and then but none of them noticed her.
"You ok?" Izo asked as they entered a fabric shop.
Megumi hummed softly placing Mauja down at her feet as she walked further in the store, ignoring the dirty looks some high class woman had given her as Mauja trotted alongside her as she moved towards some of the fabric hanging on the wall, "Yep, why wouldn't I be?"
"Marines?" Haruta slipped up beside her holding a sample of deep emerald green silk.
"Oh that's gorgeous," Megumi smiled running her fingers over the fabric, "So soft two."
Izo hummed in agreement, "Think Pops knows about the Marines?"
Megumi drifted her hands over purple chiffon with silver stars sewn into the material, "Most likely," Haruta answered, "Pops always knows what's going on nothing can get past him."
Megumi felt her ears twitch as the high class woman who glared at her scoffed, "Look at them," The woman whispered to the girl behind the counter, "Pirates disgusting beings."
Megumi's head snapped quickly around nearly giving herself whiplash from the amount of hair that had twirled around her and the eyes locked onto the woman, "Excuse me," She hissed.
The womans head snapped up and Megumi finally got a good look at her, high cheek bones and a turned up nose, muddy brown coloured eyes along with grass green hair which was tied up into a high bun. She wore a soft sky blue floor length and long sleeved dress, a few people milled about her carrying bags and boxes. The womans eyes locked onto hers, "Excuse me who do you think you are talking to in such a tone?"
Megumi fully turned hands on her hips eyes narrow, "I don't care who you are, I don't care were you come from or who you are related to. You can't go round calling people disgusting cause they don't fit in with your pompous arse ways."
"Do you know who you are speaking with?" Her voice became high and shrilled making Megumi wince in slight pain.
"No and honestly I do not care," Megumi smirked, "However you must be as dumb as your looks, I mean sky blue with grass green, please nature can pull it off but you can't."
"How DARE YOU!" The woman screamed.
"You are clearly stupid, do you releaise who I am who the men behind me are," Megumi snapped, "I am Akiyama Megumi Celestial Dragon runaway and behind me are Haruta and Izo 12th and 16th division commander of the whitebeard pirates."
She watched the woman froze and Megumi couldn't help but let a smirk grace her lips as she watched the woman drop more than twice the amount of the items she'd brought and left the shop, I saw the girl behind the counter smile over, "Thank you very much," she breathed out a sigh of relief, "Do you three need any help?"
Mauja had moved closer to the counter and started to sniff round looking up at the girl, big round black eyes looked up at her, "Mauja leave the girl alone."
"No he's fine," The girl knelt down holding her hand out to Mauja, he inched closer and nudged her hand softly, "He's adorable."
Izo laughed, "That bear can have anyone wrapped round his paw."
"He's the cutest thing ever, of course he can," Megumi smiled.
"Anyway," the girl smiled and stood smoothing out the wrinkles across the violet fabric, "How may I help you three?"
Megumi had smiled as she wrapped the purple and silver material around her neck and was now twirling it between her fingers, the sun was now setting on the island and they all decided to stop shopping seeing as the shops were closing and they still wanted to try out the hot springs. Mauja bounced up onto Megumi's bed as she placed the large amount of bags at the bottom of her bed leaning down and scratching his ear and nuzzling him.
"COME ON MEGUMI!" She heard Izo call from the other side of her door.
Megumi laughed and took off the scarf hanging it over the hook on the back of the door before heading out and towards the springs, the air became heavier as they walked up the mountain side towards the hot springs. The loud sounds from the town below became soft murmurs in Megumi's ears, she looked behind her shoulder to see the silhouette of the Moby Dick against the setting sun.
They entered the hot springs and paid for a few hours in a private spring, they were given towels and robes before being lead towards the changing rooms, Megumi glanced around the woman's changing room seeing a lot of other woman most of them going into the woman's hot springs. Megumi stripped quickly wrapping the towel around her body and stuffing her clothes into the locker before slipping on the robes and pocketing the key.
She slipped into the hallway her bare feet padded against the cold floor and she smiled brightly as she passed a few of the crew members who were either entering of leaving the males spring as she walked further up towards the private springs. Room 7 was the one the woman had said her and the other two will be in, she opened the door to see Haruta and Izo already lounging in the hot spring.
"What took you so long?" Haruta grinned at her.
"Bumped into Ace and Marco?" Izo smirked at her.
Megumi's eyes narrowed slightly as she undid the robe leaving her in the towel, she heard a whistle from Izo, she blushed brightly knowing that the towel was only just brushing the top of her thighs and barley covering her chest as she laid the robe on the chair along with their robes and sunk into the warm water. Megumi sat down on one the rocks and leant back feeling her energy being sapped away as she became waist deep in water.
"Speaking of Ace and Marco," Haruta started watching the woman as she relaxed in the water, "How are you three?"
"I think we are ok…. I might off shared a bed with them last night…" She murmured looking up at the sky, it had now gone completely dark and the stares were shinning.
"Spill!" Izo ordered.
Megumi's blush brighten as she thought of slamming into Marco's rock of a chest in the morning, "I couldn't sleep last night and I would of gone to either of you two but you had visitors… I knew it was Marco's watch last night so I went to the crow's nest and… we talked for a bit before I fell asleep. Marco being lazy couldn't be asked to put me back in my room so… I spelt their last night."
Haruta whistled, "Lucky girl."
"I don't think Ace knew…" She giggled softly.
"Have you decided if you are going to actually start dating them, I mean you three already act like you are?" Izo asked.
She hummed in reply stretching out her legs in the water, "I know we do… I feel like I've known you lot for my entire life and not like 2 and a half months really…"
"Well sleeping with them even if one of them didn't know is a start," Haruta grinned.
Megumi kicked her leg up splashing Haruta with a face full of water, "You make me sound like a woman of the night jumping into bed with them."
"Oh woman of the night such high class language," Izo chuckled.
"I'm not saying that word," she huffed crossing her arms under her chest.
"What… whore?" Haruta asked.
"What's so wrong with the word Megumi?" Izo asked.
"Gah!" She threw her hands up blocking her ears from hearing those two, "Shut up!" She cried in embarrassment.
"Are you two teasing her, yoi?" She heard the familiar voice of Marco fill her ears, she pulled her hands away and looked up to see both Marco and Ace standing in the door way of their hot spring. The walls were large fence panels effectively blocking off the outside to their spring.
"Rude much," Izo stated, "Who said you could wander in?"
"Well," Ace grinned as he slipped into the water sharing the rock Megumi was on, throwing his arm over her shoulder as he leant back, "You three were in such deep discussion about me and Marco we thought we would join you."
"To close," She murmured planting her hands on his chest and pushing him away on to the other rock.
"Yes… girly chatter, not girly plus to men that want to bang the pretty one," Haruta grinned over at Megumi as Marco settled himself in the water on the other side of her.
"Will you stop putting it like that," Megumi cried out cheeks flaming red.
"Remember you can't sink down into the water, yoi," Marco stated brushing damp hair out of her face.
She nodded her head in reply eyes looking up into his dark blue ones, she felt a warm hand touch the top of her thigh stroking the skin softly a shiver ran up her body as she pulled back from Marco hand gently brushing his chest, she could see Haruta and Izo grinning widely at her from the corner of her eye.
"Hiding your feelings isn't a good thing Miss Akiyama," Izo cooed grinning at her.
"I hate you sometimes," She murmured.
"Well we can leave you three if you want," Haruta grinned, "But then I think Thatch would have a heart attack knowing his precious angel was in a hot spring with two perverts."
"Not a pervert," Ace grumbled yawning slightly as he did, "Thatch is a pervert saw him going after one of the casino girls today."
Marco chuckled slightly, "Trying to get rid of his dry streak I believe, yoi."
Megumi laughed slightly leaning back into Ace's side, "Got to feel sorry for the guy though…" Haruta started, "Last few islands there's been no girls that want to go near him."
"Thatch is lovely," Megumi smiled, "A bit much but still lovely."
Ace hummed and twirled a strand of pink hair between his fingers smiling at her as he twisted the locks, she watched Haruta and Izo leant into each other whispering softly but she could hear everything decided to ignore. Marco leant over and brushed her hair out of her face, she laughed at his gentle touches.
"Do you think I could get one?" She asked looking at his chest.
"Get what, yoi?" He asked.
"A tattoo… Pops symbol… this is my family now," She glanced over at Haruta and Izo both of them had the whitebeard pirate flag tattooed on their shoulders, "I want to show my pride of my family."
Ace cheered pumping the fist that didn't have hair curled round it in the air, "That's our girl."
Marco cocked an eyebrow and rested his arms across the ledge of the hot spring, taking a curl and twirling it between his fingers. Eye closed as he enjoyed the warm water, Megumi hummed a soft tune closing her eyes as she leant back against Ace's shoulder.
"Were do you want the tattoo Megumi?" Haruta asked.
"I think the side of one my thighs… I normally wear shorts or skirts with splits in them, so my legs are normally on display," She laughed, opening her eyes and sending a smile at the man.
"And lovely legs they are, yoi," Marco smirked peeking at her from the corner of his eye.
She blushed brightly at the comment as she felt his hand brush up her knee squeezing the middle of her thigh, "You do have amazing legs Megumi, I'm jealous," She heard Izo comment but her eyes were now locked on Marco's face.
"What is it about my legs all the sudden," She tried to pull her knees up put Marco's gentle hold on her thigh kept them down.
"Well, you started talking about the tattoo, Haruta's jealous that yours are just elegant and Marco was imagining them wrapped round his waist," Izo answered her.
Marco only chuckled patting her thigh, "Well they will be able to stretch in many positions and most likely be able to wrap round my neck, yoi."
"WILL YOU STOP!" She cried out slamming her arms down into the water effectively splashing Marco with the warm water.
Marco only chuckled in reply as he wiped the water off his face, "What don't like the thought of having your legs wrapped round me, yoi?"
Megumi stood up quickly wrapping her arms around her chest keeping the towel in place, "I'm going back to the ship."
"Ah come on Megumi you know he's joking," Ace whined reaching up to her hand.
"Nope," She huffed stepping out the hot spring and grabbing her dressing gown and putting it on, "You are just so crude and… ridiculous Marco."
"You know I was kidding, yoi," He leant his head back and smiled at her. "Your legs will only go round me when you want to."
Her blush flamed up brightly, eyes widening at how blunt Marco was being, "i-I'll see you tomorrow." She zipped from the room slamming the door behind her and hid her face in the sleeves as she scurried through the halls heading back to the dressing room.
How can a man be so vulgar, ran through her mind as she slammed the locker shut after getting dressed and throwing the towel and robe into wash bin and handed the key into the room at reception and stepping out into the fresh air.
She didn't want to think of what had been said as she rubbed her arms from the fresh chill of cold night air burst brushed past her as she finally reached the town the night life was loud and slightly sickly as she watched woman wearing barely any clothing push up against men's chest.
"HAY CUTIE!" Megumi winced at the loud voice behind her but she kept walking, the idea of bed seems good to her and starting the day fresh tomorrow.
She gasped as she felt a large beefy hand wrap around her elbow forcing her to turn round, she gasped as she came face to face with a large round man, missing a few teeth and a large scar across the left side of his face. Making his left eye a milky whitish colour showing her he was blind in that eye, "When someone talks to you girl you respond understood," He hissed at her.
Her nose wrinkled as she smelt rum and whiskey on his breath, the cheap kind not the stuff that Pops and the other drinks and she tugged herself back, "Sorry sir I didn't realise you were talking to me," She answered trying to wiggle free of his hold.
"Well you should be more observant missy," She felt herself being suddenly slammed into a wall of a shop, "There aren't many nice people out on the streets this late at night."
"Please Sir let me go," Megumi whimpered as she sunk back against the wall.
"What a pretty thing like…"
"What the hell do you think you're doing, yoi!" an angry voice came behind them.
"Fuck off buddy I'm…" Her eyes went wide as the man slumped down into a pile in front of her, she glanced up to see Marco standing over the man his fist blazing blue in flames.
"Marco…" She whispered softly feeling tears collect in the corner of her eyes.
"Megumi…" He reached his hand out for her as she threw herself into his arms grabbing the back of his shirt, "I'm sorry for the comments, yoi."
"thank you… I didn't know how to fight him off Marco I was scared…" She murmured into his chest.
"Hey," He stroked her hair as she shook slightly, "Wasn't going to let anyone hurt you, yoi."
"I know… I'm sorry for getting mad… I didn't mean to over react," She mumbled.
He wrapped his arm around her back and one under her knee as she curled herself into his chest, he slammed his foot into man's side, "No one is going to hurt you, yoi," Marco murmured into her hair as he walked back towards the ship.
"I shouldn't of walked off I know," She replied keeping her eyes locked on his neck.
"Hey," Marco chuckled as he set her down on her feet at the dock, ran his hand through her hair smoothing out the locks, "No need to be-"
Megumi reached up and pressed her own lips softly against his, Marco looked down eyes widened for a second before noticing her eyes were closed and she was blushing gently as she pulled back eyes opened and she smiled softly. "I know you will, you are protective…" She smiled softly.
Marco threads his hand into her hair and slammed his lips down onto hers, her arms wrapped around his shoulders drawing him closer for a few moments until, "WHAT THE HELL! MARCO!"
Marco pulled back and smirked over her head, "Evening Thatch, yoi."
"You… you… YOU DEVIL!" Thatch yelled.
Megumi looked over her shoulder to see Thatch and Ace standing behind him, Ace grinned widely at her and slipped past Thatch and hugged her from behind pulling her away from Marco nuzzling her neck slightly, Megumi giggled and brushed his hair back.
"Thatch calm down your gonna have a heart attack, yoi," Marco chuckled.
"You just corrupt everything, do you have a habit of kissing everyone you see," Thatch argued back.
"Thatch, really we aren't forcing her at all," Ace grinned over her shoulder, "She's warming up to us."
Thatch grumbled something before Megumi stepped forward smiling, "You want me to be happy right?"
Thatch ruffled her hair and smiled weakly at her, "Fine… I'll let it slide," He glared over Megumi's head at the other two who were smiling at him, Thatch's eyes narrowed slightly, "For now." He walked past the three of them and up onto the ship.
"So…" Ace slipped up to her side and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, "You will try dating us then?"
Megumi smiled slightly and pecked him on the cheek before slipping out under his arm and heading up the plank onto the deck, "I don't jump into beds with people Ace."
"Did she just…?" Ace asked looking between her and Marco.
Marco chuckled and nodded, "Seems like she got us out of being shouted at by Thatch and played us well, yoi."
Megumi closed the door softly with her foot before turning on the light, Mauja looked up at her and yipped slightly as she flopped down on the bed next to him, she giggled softly as the bear nuzzled her cheek, "Oh Mauja what do I do…?" She asked the bear, before her eyebrows raised and she turned her head to see him giving her a questioning look, "I'm asking a bear…."
"I think you should date them."
"Thatch?" Megumi sat up to see him standing in her door way smiling at her, "You don't like the idea of them corrupting me and yet you think I should?"
Thatch walked into the room and over to the bed sitting down next to her and placing a hand on her head brushing back her hair, "They both make you happy, the entire crew can see that just not you," He chuckled.
She gave him a questioning look not really understanding, the entire crew made her happy how can the two of them make such an impact on her.
"For a Celestial Dragon you are a bit slow," Thatch chuckled.
Her eyes narrowed slightly, "I really don't understand you all act like they are perfect for me, yet I bring more trouble than I'm worth."
Thatch shook his head, "To them you could be worth the entire marine fleet going after them."
"Now you are being ridiculous," She replied.
"What are you afraid of Megumi?" Thatch looked down at her smiling softly, "There is nothing to be scared of, they won't hurt you… they both adore you… The crew wants what is best for you."
"I'm just being stupid," She murmured scooting back to rest against her headboard, "I'm worried about the Marines… I'm scared of being ripped away from all of this."
"Live life to the full Megumi," Thatch smiled at her, "Go get them."
"You sure? What made you change your mind."
"Of course I'm sure, though they might corrupt your sweet little mind but then you are on a crew full of pirates it's bound to happen at some point," Thatch laughed. Megumi smiled at him, "Go get them know before you change your mind. Your happiness is more important."
"What… now?"
Thatch grabbed her hand and tugged her up and out of her room down the hall and knocked on Marco's door, "Good luck." Thatch bolted down the hall into his room and slammed the door shut, Megumi stood slightly stunned for a moment as Ace opened the door and grinned at her.
"Hi…" He tilted his head slightly still grinning widely at her, "It's getting late shouldn't you be in bed."
She tapped her heels together clenching her hands in the material of her skirt and her teeth tugged on her lower lip as she looked up into his eyes, "I…" She laughed nervously twisting her hands more in the material.
"Ace, yoi," Marco's head popped round the doorway to look down at Megumi, "Are you ok?"
"I want to say yes," She replied.
"Yes… to what?" Ace questioned looking down at her slightly confused, but Marco smirked and reached past Ace holding his hand out to her.
"You sure… no going back, yoi?" Marco questioned her.
Megumi nodded and let go of her skirt, "Live life in the present and not in the past."
Her hand reached up and gently laid on top of his, eyes locking over Ace's shoulders as his eyes widened for a second before he smiled brightly at her and wrapped his arms around her waist picking her up and twirling her in the air. "You won't regret this," Ace grinned widely at her pecking her on the lips quickly.
"I don't think I will," She smiled in return.
A/N: And we are here people, I will continue writing this story don't worry I'm not going to finish it at them getting together. I have a lot more ideas, taking an idea from the old story putting it in here going back to the ancient weapons soonish and more on her training and so on. I decided know would be a good point of them getting together cause I think it's a good move to get the story to move on… or the other thing I was planning but then it wouldn't of made much sense. I'm so glad you all liked how the last chapter ended I think that's what pushed her. I know the boys are a bit forward and a little vulgar but in my defence they are pirates and I don't see them beating around the bush. As always leave a review I love hearing from you guys and if you are new favourite and follow to keep up to date.