Alice yawned as she rubbed her eyes, bright sunlight gently rousing her from her sleep. She stretched lazily as she got up, removing the aches out of her muscles from the busyness of the past two days. Running from killer water, negotiating with a nature spirit... Alice sighed. I need a break. No matter how fun it was. Alice raised an eyebrow, "...Fun?" she asked herself quietly.
Her thoughts were interrupted at the sound of loud cheering and squeals. Alice's eyes nearly popped out at the mere size of the new island. It was a main, map worthy one for sure, highly unlike the ones she's been to so far. She squinted her eyes in confusion. How did I somehow get to such a... Could Ko have navigated for me...? Alice snickered at the idea of the little nature spirit controlling the waters as a weather navigator.
Alice shrugged and paddled towards the dock, and tied the rope around a nearby pole. Alice hopped onto the wooden and creaky dock with ease. The worn old wood creaked under her weight. Alice huffed. I ain't that heavy, stupid wood. "That'll be 500 beli, beautiful." a snooty voice chuckled from Alice's left. She turned her head, only to meet face to face with a middle aged man, "Or a kiss, what do you say?" the man cooed, puckering up his lips.
Alice's face remained perfectly still during the entire process of which she punched the man in the face until she felt his bones break, side kicked him into the water, and where she was left with now, the man sinking slowly into the dark abyss of the sea. "Isn't that an overkill, Miss?" a childlike voice called from her side. Alice fought off the urge to cringe at how she was referred to.
She turned around, smiling lopsidedly, "Nope." she answered, smiling at the child. He looked no older than ten. Alice smirked stiffly. Do all ten year olds react this calmly when murder is committed...? Alice shrugged. Alice herself was fifteen, almost sixteen. "Hey kid, don't tell anyone, kay?" Alice yawned.
The kid shrugged, "No one would even care if I did." he replied. His eyes narrowed slightly, "Most people here don't welcome pirates, anyway." he muttered, eyes raising to meet Alice's. "You're a pirate, aren't you?" he analyzed.
Alice laughed as she waved a hand, "Pfft, no." she answered. Alice scoffed. Me, a pirate? What part of me looks like a pirate? Alice walked over to the boy and ruffled the boy's hair, to his annoyance, "Listen kid, I'm not a pirate, but rather, pirates are trying to kill me. Not every murderer is as nice as me, so next time, use some common sense and run?" Alice reprimanded sarcastically, as she skipped towards the main square.
"You have a pirate's air around you," the boy observed, causing Alice to hesitate in her step. "You would make a good pirate." he added. Alice turned her head to scowl at him, but to her shock, he was gone.
Alice raised an eyebrow, "O-kay? That's normal, do all ten year olds disappear into thin air?" she wondered to herself. Alice pouted childishly, "Hey, I couldn't do that when I was ten, psh, stupid boy." she muttered quietly as she walked along the dock.
"Puyu, puyu, puyu..." repeated a voice, in Alice's bra. Alice eye's widened in acknowledgment before she pulled her den den mushi out.
"Aye?" she asked, looking around to make sure they weren't close enough to ambush her. She sneaked her gun into her hand just in case, and reloaded it was explosive bullets.
"You're here already? Wait, this island is miles away from that weird one, how did you even get here?" he asked with genuine curiosity. Alice pouted. Alice would sometimes wish he would stay being hostile to her. It made her feel less...
Less like I'm his friend. Less like I'm a pirate. Less like I'm his nakama. Alice shook her head. That creepy kid's words are just messing with me. "Dunno, I think the nature spirit helped me." Alice answered as causally as she could muster. Law was silent for a moment before he chuckled.
"I knew you were strange, but making friends with a nature spirit is..." he drawled out teasingly, and Alice scowled as she could literally see him smirking at her. No really, Law was quite literally in front of Alice, smirking.
Alice pouted, "Aye." she greeted childishly, throwing her den den mushi back into her bra. Law only smirked stiffly at the display and otherwise didn't say anything. Behind him, were Kenshin, Rin, Kai, Bepo, Shachi and Penguin.
Alice smirked, "Did you guys get fined for docking?" she asked. Kai scowled as he rolled his eyes and crossed his arms.
"I was tempted to kill the old geezer, and no," he muttered before smirking. "After I was done with him, he didn't bother us anymore." he added smugly.
Alice smiled sweetly as she held her hands together, "After I was done with him, he was dead." she cooed, and despite the smile on her face, the seriousness in her voice caused everyone except Law and Kenshin to shiver.
Kai coughed, "Crazy bitch." he muttered in between his coughs sarcastically.
Alice coughed as well, "Dumbass bastard." she muttered in between her coughs mockingly. Alice and Kai were glaring at each other with so much tension that it could have been cut by a knife. Law could only sigh at their 'childish banter' before he clapped his hands.
"Kai, Miss Alice, please remember you are free to murder each other if you please." he reminded. "We're enemies after all, correct?" he teased, and to Alice's horror, in a good natured tone.
"Fine with me, this hoe is going down!" Kai growled, grabbing his rifle. Alice's eyes twitched as she pulled out her other gun, and reloaded it with dead speed.
"Oh it's on you piece of shit!" she screamed, pulling the trigger. Alice hissed when Kai dodged, leaving an explosion of where he stood seconds ago. Alice charged at Kai, just as Kai aimed his rifle at her. Alice's eyes flashed before she jammed her gun into his rifle's muzzle and pointed her other at his face.
Kai smirked, "Oh no you don't!" he mocked, driven by adrenaline, and pulled the trigger. Alice barely had enough time to register a swear before natural reflex caused her to pull the trigger as well. Of course, at the closed distance, the explosion threw the both of them apart. Alice and Kai groaned as their backs slammed into the ground.
Law chuckled, despite the fact that his own crewmate was injured. Law smirked. They're both idiots... He raised an eyebrow when Bepo tugged at his shirt.
"Captain, are we going to capture her this time?" Bepo asked curiously, and if Law could trust his judgment, he could trace out a flicker of worry in Bepo's voice. Law chuckled again. Not worry for his own crew, but worry for Miss Alice. Law nodded.
"I am, but if she wants to mess around, I'll let her have her fun. Consider it a small gift for helping some idiots out," he mused before his eyes darkened. "But nothing can excuse the injuries she's done upon me. It doesn't matter to me how close you or the others get to her, in the end," Law smirked, a pleasant image of Alice bleeding while tears ran down her cheeks came into his mind, "She will die by my hands." he added sadistically.
Bepo nodded obediently, but there was still a cloud of gloom around him. Bepo stared at the raven headed girl who was now in a strangle war with Kai, both swearing like there was no tomorrow. He allowed a soft smile on his face. If Captain wants to kill her, then I'll listen, but... Alice-san seems like a good person.
"You bitch ass skank ass hoe!" Kai screamed, punching her in the gut, causing Alice to spit blood out. Alice grinned as blood dribbled down her lips.
"You son of a bitch mother fucker!" she swore back, headbutting Kai in the temple, causing Kai to see spots in his vision and had to cling onto his dignity to keep from fainting. Rin, who apparently had enough of the ten minute brawl, clapped his hands.
"Enough! What are you, children?!" he scowled, pointing a finger at them both. Alice and Kai both growled at him, both seemingly not liking that their age was being used against them.
"I'm goddamn eighteen, I'm an adult!" Kai screamed, shoving Alice away, which of course, earned him a hard kick to the back.
Alice's eyes widened slightly when she processed his words, "You?" she asked disbelievingly, pointing at Kai. "You're eighteen." she repeated. Kai scowled at her.
"Sorry that I'm so young, old hag." he scowled. For once, Alice didn't attack him for the insult. She just stared at him blankly.
This bastard... This bastard... Is eighteen...?! That's like, three years older than me! Alice shook her head defensively, "No way, you're too much of a brat to be eighteen." she shivered, feeling a little awkward now about her own age. Compared to him, I'm so mature...
Rin brightened up, "Finally, someone agrees with me!" he cheered, grinning brightly. "Even if I may add, I am simply two years more." he added, returning back to his gentlemen persona.
Alice felt a bead of sweat drip down her face. Is everyone here older than me?! I thought at least one would be my age, considering how stupid they are... Alice pointed at Kenshin, who was silent for a moment before he answered.
"Twenty." he answered simply. Alice sweatdropped. Well, him I can believe to be twenty, but I can't say that for the others...
Shachi pouted, "You're probably thinking we're idiots for our age," he mumbled, to which Alice nodded eagerly. Shachi chuckled, "And we are, but we're fun!" he cheered. "Penguin and I are twenty as well, and Captain's the oldest, he's twenty, but older than us by a few months." he explained, pointing at Captain.
Law smirked, "You don't need to go explaining everything Shachi, she is going to die soon after all." he mused, but it still caused some shivers. Alice sighed.
"Yes I am, but not by your hands." she retorted, crossing her arms over her chest crossly. "I will only succumb to the hands of Death himself!" she scowled.
Law smirked, "In that case, I just have to become Death itself, won't I?" he chuckled.
Alice quirked a smile, "The Surgeon of Death? How cliche." she mused while raising an eyebrow. Law smirked back.
"I can deal with cliche as long as your last breath is mine." he replied calmly. Alice nodded curtly.
"Oh yes, of course I'll just obediently let you do that." she retorted sarcastically, getting up and brushing herself off, cringing slightly at the burn on her arm from the explosion she caused earlier. It wasn't too serious, since she let go of her gun as fast she could after she pulled the trigger, but it would still require medical attention.
Alice grabbed her fallen gun and knapsack before heading towards the main square, where she was pretty sure she could find a pharmacist. "Where are you going?" Law asked lazily, but his eyes were narrowed and watched her every move. As a predator would do with it's escaping prey.
Alice scoffed as she raised her arm, showing him her burn. "Pharmacist. You, as a doctor should know that." she muttered.
"I can help you with that." Law offered, but Alice simply scoffed. A.K.A., come here so I can kill you with poison. Alice shook her head and chose to ignore him as she continued on her way.
The square was loud, as Alice expected. Children freely ran around, cheering and screaming. Adults and elders sat or stood, watching happily. Alice sighed as she shook her head. Other people's happiness makes me dizzy. Alice trudged into the nearest pharmacist she could find and grabbed the nearest cream she saw.
"Good for Rashes." it read. Alice raised an eyebrow.
"Does a burn count as a rash? They're both stinging and red..." she drawled out, trying to convince herself it would work and that she didn't have to put in some actual effort and go looking for a burn cream.
"I would suggest you don't use that." Law answered for her, from behind. Alice scowled as she turned around, as he was staring at some scalpels.
"My scalpels are getting a little rusty..." he mumbled, picking up several scalpels and observing them. Alice pouted before trudging around and grabbing the first cream she saw with the word, 'burn' on it.
"Heals Heart Burn." it read.
Alice shrugged, "Close enough-" she mumbled, before she felt the cream in her hand get swapped. She looked at it closely.
"100% Natural Burn Creme." it read.
Alice pouted as she scowled at Law, "I could have found this myself." she protested, nevermind the fact she wasn't even planning on looking. Alice raised an eyebrow, "Why do you care anyway? You're so keen on killing me." she added.
Law smirked, "Even so, I'm still a doctor, and watching you is pitiful." he answered smugly, to which Alice stuck her tongue out in retaliation.
"What?! They wouldn't dare!" a man cursed loudly, causing his companions to shush him. Alice and Law casually shifted their eyes towards the man discreetly, both sharing a love for eavesdropping. Alice smirked.
Eavesdropping equals information or blackmail. Such a beautiful thing and people dare say it's rude. Alice smirked. Eavesdropping never done me wrong.
"Those damn corrupt Marines, they want to cancel the Sakura Festival?" he whispered angrily. "Those bastards just care about money! Where's the justice in that? They're nothing different from pirates!" he whispered loudly, his companions nodding in agreement.
Alice sneaked over, "Indeed, the line between Marines and Pirates continue to blur..." Alice chuckled, crossing her arms as the men stiffened. Alice smirked, "But I wonder, which is more evil? The Marines, that destroy to save? The Pirates, that destroy to live? My, oh my..." Alice giggled before leaving them to their thoughts.
Alice paid for the medicine and some bandages, before strolling out, where Law's crew were hanging around. They didn't seem to notice her, more keen on chatting or in Kai and Rin's case, argue over something. Alice shrugged and took a seat under a sakura tree and tore open the plastic wrappings off her supplies with her teeth. She applied some creme to the bandages and with some difficulty, managed to wrap it around her arm and secure with a pin. She smirked, "Perfect." she acknowledged. It was messy and badly done, but it would work. Looks almost like a fashion trend. What? Fashion is weird these days...
Alice's eyes connected with Law's as he walked out of the pharmacist, a bag in hand. Law was smirking at her until he lost his composure and chuckled. "Is that supposed to be in style?" he mocked, nudging towards her arm.
Alice pouted, "In fact, yes it is." she replied defensively, resisting the urge to cross her arms now that it was bandaged.
Their eyes widened slightly when they heard a gunshot, and a scream. "Under the orders of Captain Ichi, you are arrested." the Marine declared, pointing the rifle at the man who Alice remembered to be the one bad mouthing the Marines in the pharmacist.
The man growled, "I'll say it again, you can't take the Sakura Festival away from us-!" he yelled. Another gun shot. No scream. The Marine raised an eyebrow and inspected his rifle before aiming it at the man again.
"You're lucky," he growled, pulling the trigger. "But it's idiot's luck." he added. He hissed when there was still no pained screams. "What the hell?! It's firing, but why do I keep missing?!" he scowled, pulling the trigger repeatedly. Still. No bullets meeting their target. "What the hell?!" the Marine cursed.
Alice blew the smoke out from her gun, after reloading it with normal bullets. She frowned boredly, "Are all Marines this stupid? Even Law's crew would figure it out faster than he would." she mused to herself. Of course, he's not fit to use a rifle. His movements are so predictable...
Unknown to Alice, Law was watching her every move with interest. She's using her own bullets to deflect the bullets from that Marine's rifle. That doesn't look easy. I'll give her some credit for that, at least. Law smirked. I wonder if Kai could learn this...
The man opened his eyes, mouth gaping slightly when he realized that he was indeed alive, and there was not a single bullet in him. He smirked, feeling confident again, "What's wrong? So stupid!" he taunted.
Alice's eyes lazily closed, "I don't feel like wasting any more bullets on a fool that doesn't have enough common sense to run when given a chance to live..." she sighed, placing her gun back into her bra as a gunshot echoed throughout the square.
Still, there was no scream.
Alice's eyes flickered over to the scene before an amused smile graced her lips. "I was wrong. The Surgeon of Death, protecting someone," she mused, closing her eyes and allowing the shade to shadow her eyes. "Now that's cliche."
Hey! So you see...I originally wanted this to be a really messed up no plot story just to practice my third person writing. But me, being the creative and imaginative one, can't live without adding some plot to my stories. The next few chapters in specific are rather...insightful with a dash of humor. Or was that the next batch... I can't really remember, so just stick around and you'll see.