Like A Boy
Chapter 27 Walk Around Town
Youko walked the streets of Grove 43 by herself around noon. Ace had told her to stick with him but when she woke up from their hotel he was gone and she was bored. Youko didn't need Ace to protect her all the time though. She may only be seventeen now but that doesn't mean she couldn't protect herself in this world. Besides as long as she stayed away from lawless zones and hid when the tennribyuto came she would be fine.
Youko put her hands in her pockets and noted how noisy it was with the newest rookies that had showed up to try their hands at the New World. People were complaining about the ruckus that they made even though only two crews had showed up. One who's captain had a bounty that was higher than hers.
Youko looked around and found nothing that interested her though she was in a shopping district so that was to be expected. Where the hell had Ace even gone anyway, if he was hungry he could have just woke her up and then they could have gone out. Man that man was a pain in the ass sometimes.
A small chuckle escaped the girl's lips as she thought about what Ace had made her go through and how much her life had changed since she had come to this world. If she had never been sucked through the whirlpool and hadn't fallen into the Grandline, what would she be doing right now?
Would she be at school, bored out of her mind and ignoring the teacher? No, it was the weekend she thought so she would be at home bored out of her mind and ignoring the TV. Not much excitement and no adventures to go on. Just a normal teenager's life where everything was planned out and wait, no that would be it if she was obeying her parents. Now that she thought about it, what exactly happened to her in that world? Was she totally forgotten or maybe a missing person's case? She could have probably died and this could be her second life or heaven, though heaven was very painful and scary. Maybe hell then since she had a chance of going there.
Youko caught sight of something or someone hiding in one of the alleys which took her out of her thoughts. The man caught her eye and a small, sly smile grew on his face before disappearing. Youko stopped and stared in confusion over who the man was since all that she could see of him was his Dalmatian spotted hat and tanned skin.
Youko shook her head and went about walking through the streets as people rushed by her wanting to go on their own way. Though it seemed that none wished to get into her way or even accidentally bump into her but the blue haired girl figured it was due to the tattoo that she had no problem showing on her stomach. That however didn't stop one man from getting in front of her and Youko looked at the rather tall man.
"You look like you're on steroids." The girl said bluntly to the smiling man who had ripped muscles and a monk's necklace on his neck.
"My name is Urouge." The man said and Youko looked at him confused. "You're the newest rookie on the Whitebeard Pirate crew."
"I'm Youko." Youko said and the man laughed though the men who appeared to be his crew warned him to back off.
"If I beat you, will Whitebeard become angry?" he asked and Youko cocked her to the side.
"Oyaji will be pissed and so will everybody else especially Ace but why do you ask?" the girl asked and Urouge put his fist together before slamming them onto the ground.
Youko jumped back as the fists broke through the ground terrified people around her. The girl easily landed on solid ground before glancing at the man who had stood up straight and continued to smile. Youko sighed and looked around, she really didn't want to fight this guy right now and if she got hurt Ace would burn the place to the ground.
"I'm sorry but I can't fight with you at the moment." Youko said jumping back.
"Scared?" Urouge challenged and a tick mark formed on Youko's forehead.
"LIKE HELLL!" the girl screamed. "I just don't want Ace to show up and never mind he's already here."
The girl pointed behind the winged man to his crew who were currently running around, on fire. They were screaming and a very pissed off Ace was smiling happily as he walked up to Urouge who looked at the man nervously.
"Ace don't go randomly killing people." Youko said and Ace smiled at her.
"They aren't dead besides they wanted to attack you." The man said ramming his fist into Urouge's side and sending the man flying.
"We're pirates, that's what we're supposed to do." Youko said with a sigh and ace smiled before wrapping his arm around the girl and walking away.
"Then why didn't you fight back?" Ace asked and Youko looked up at him.
"Because you would have destroyed the island if I got hurt. Besides, where did you go?" Youko asked and Ace laughed.
"True and out." Ace said Youko just gave him a look.
"So I can't go out by myself but you can?" Youko asked and Ace gave an 'oh crap' look.
"Well it's not like you listened." The man said to get out of talking about it and Youko got out of his grip before continuing to walk forward.
"Fine but I want a new hat." The girl said looking at Ace's.
"But then your flower will get covered up." Ace said following the girl around.
"I want one to go around my neck." Youko said and Ace sighed.
"Then what's the point of having one if you're not putting it on your head?" he asked and Youko turned to him with a frown.
"That is the point." Youko said putting her finger in his face.
"Okay, okay." Ace said biting the finger but that just got him punched. "What was that for?"
"Felt like it." Youko said walking to another store.
Youko sighed and looked at Ace who was asleep next to her before looking at the sky. They had found a quiet spot in the lawless zone and Ace had fallen asleep but Youko wasn't tired. She hadn't found a hat yet and she was bored but Ace would get angry at her if she went to the amusement park.
The girl looked at the sign and wished that Ace could find a better place to take a nap rather than under a sign with the skeleton of a marine on it. The girl was more interested in what had been written on the sign than the thing but the stupid skeleton was in the way and she wasn't going to touch it.
Youko was too intrigued with the skeleton and sign to notice the group of men that had snuck up behind her and Ace until one had covered her mouth and another tied her hands together. Youko kicked her foot up and got out of one's grip before turning around kicking the other. Youko twisted her wrists around to try and get them out of the ropes but another rushed her.
Youko stepped back and out of reach of the man's sword before turning around and having it slice the ropes though it did nick her wrists a bit. The girl ripped the cloth off of her and ran to Ace, ready to kick him awake but another man jumped on top of her. Youko opened her mouth to scream Ace's name but it was closed again.
This time the men were smarter and they shoved the teenager into a bag after she had been gagged and handcuffed. The men quickly left before Ace woke up though it shocked them that he hadn't woken up through the struggle that the girl had given them. The group of men disappeared not realizing that the whole affair had been watched by another who followed them.
Ace woke up and looked around for Youko but failed to see his girl anywhere. The man stood up and tried to search a bit more when he looked at the ground next to him where blood, rope and Youko's flower rested on the ground.
Ace bent down and picked up the clip before standing up and searching for the girl. "Dammit." The man said before rushing in the direction that the kidnappers had taken the girl.
Youko glared up at the men as they tied her to a pole in their little base and laughed at the girl. Whenever one got to near, Youko would bring her foot up and kick them in the crotch before they could do anything.
"So what do we do with her Boss?" one asked a rather fat and ugly man.
"Hm we can sell her pretty high at the slave trade or we can ransom her with Whitebeard himself." The man said thinking about it.
"Or you can let her go."
"We can also do that." The man said before ramming his club into Youko's head. "Like hell bitch!"
The man looked at the girl who glared at him very disapprovingly. "We sell her to the slave trade. If we ransom with her boss we would all wind up dead." The man said before smiling. "However that doesn't mean we can't have fun with her first."
"I will fucking kill every single one of you before Pyro gets the chance." Youko threatened though all it did was make the men laugh.
"I bet your little friend doesn't even know where we are." One man said and Youko cringed.
"Yes but I know quite well."
The group turned around to the newcomer who smiled at the group of men who had surrounded the small girl. Youko instantly recognized the man as the one she had spotted in the alley earlier that day. The men looked at the newcomer terrified for they knew exactly who he was.
"Y-you're the Dark Doctor Trafalgar Law." The head said and the pirate smiled.
"So you know my name." Law said before surrounding the men in a semi-sphere room. "Room."
Youko watched and the man quickly unsheathed his sword and sliced at the slave traders, their body parts flying in different directions. Law put his hands out and shifted them around making the bodies fly into different circles before having everyone go back together but in different order.
The room disappeared and the traders began to freak out over what happened to them. Law simply walked through them and up to Youko who stared at the man in confusion to what he wanted. Law bent over the girl and began to mess with her cuffs as the door to the place slammed open. Youko turned to Ace who was panting heavily and looking around till he spotted the girl he was searching for.
Ace Vision: His girl handcuffed to a pole with a man over top of her messing with handcuffs that were around her wrists. Youko was slightly flushed by unknown reasons.
Real Version: Youko handcuffed to a pole with law trying to get her undone. She is flushed because of being stuffed in a bag and the kidnappers were running around trying to get their own body parts found.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING TO YOUKO!" Ace yelled pointing at Law who put his hands up and allowed Ace to melt the cuffs.
The freckled faced man quickly grabbed the girl, smothering her against his chest and hiding her from view of the man that had saved her. Youko sighed and looked up at Ace so that she could explain but both he and Law were glaring at each other in full intent on killing.
Okay going onto Mermaid Island after a few chapter breaks. IF that made no sense to you on the first try don't read it again because it won't a second. Anyway, a lot happened in this one and LOL Law came in and Urouge really does look like he's on steroids and I am talking gibberish. I hope you guys liked^^
