So this is it huh" Zoro muttered to himself when the island finally came into view. It wasn't a large island but a prominent key to the island was the high cliff it possessed that towered over the ocean. Other than that landscape, the rest of the island seemed to revolve around the center buildings that could be seen from the sea.
As the ports came into view, Zoro saw that the island was busy with life. The people by the ports looked nice and seemed to know each other. Merchants talked to their customers with smiles on their faces.
When the ship was docked, the crewmembers went their separate ways. Though some of them were separating each member knew they would intertwine with one another through the course of the day. The first to set off the chain was Luffy, Usopp and Chopper who decided to take Greycie to a baked good shop.
Watching the trio leave, the rest of the crew set into action. Robin and Zoro headed towards the large buildings, while the rest of the crew set off onto the island. Before heading off, Zoro happened to see Nami walking furiously towards the town while hauling a very large bag. The woman was trying to be discreet about it, but due to the bag's largeness the crew easily spotted her. Deciding not to question her, he headed towards the school with Robin.
"Beautiful building, no doubt Gothic style from the delicate structure of it" Robin voiced out to herself.
She and Zoro were now walking along the entrance of the school. Zoro looked at the long tall black fence that circled around the school and dorm buildings with distaste. Walking through the entrance they found that the entire school grounds were empty. They entered the grand building of the school and found it just to be the same.
"It's quiet" Zoro muttered.
"I believe classes are in session" Robin answered. To prove her point a class bell rang and the doors in the building opened and children of all ages infiltrated the school grounds.
The two pirates watched as kids with instruments, kids running with canvases, and of course kids with shoes around their necks dominated the school ground. Just as fast as they appeared, they disappeared into classes. The sound of a bell ringing echoed throughout the now empty halls.
The duo once again made their way to a certain room. Robin seemed to know where she was going and Zoro learned by now that questioning her of how she knew the location was useless. When a large door finally appeared Robin stopped. "This is the headmistress' office; this is the woman that will decide whether or not Greycie attends this school.
Greycie, Luffy, Chopper and Usopp were sitting on a curb of the street trying to blow the biggest bubblegum. Meeko merely watched and only barked when the bubbles got too big for her liking. All their faces were covered with remnants of candy and baked goods.
When they first arrived at the shop, Usopp had surprised Greycie by saying that she could have whatever she wanted. He didn't take account when Luffy and Chopper thought they were also included in the shopping spree. He merely mumbled unrecognizable words when he was sure Greycie was out of earshot.
The trio noticed Greycie had a rather big sweet tooth mostly in the area of baked goods. Her eyes were the size of plates when she saw the aisle with several varieties of cake, brownies and other baked goods. She exclaimed at the boys and Meeko about all the cakes that were present. The woman of the store had quickly fallen in love with Greycie, Meeko and Chopper who only blushed at her several compliments.
After throwing away the now tasteless gum the five of them sat down at the curb and just started to talk. They talked about their dreams and how they were all one day going to reach it. Greycie found out, translated by Chopper that Meeko's dream was to never see Greycie get hurt again.
The three males stopped and looked at Greycie.
"So Greycie was aging the only thing that changed the other night" Usopp asked. "I mean we know that your brain changed too, but is the drug done now"
Greycie thought about it for a second and said hesitantly "Well, I have more control of my senses now; they don't go all extreme out of nowhere anymore"
"Really Greycie, that's so cool" Luffy exclaimed.
"So you can heighten your hearing, touch, taste, sight, and smell right" Usopp asked again.
Chopper and Greycie nodded together. Before Greycie could explain herself, she heard Franky and Brook calling her. The others urged her to go, and before she left she hugged each one of the trio. The boys hugged her back but ended the embrace. They didn't want her to be aware that this would be the last time they would see each other for years to come
"See you later guys" She called out behind her.
The trio merely smiled and waved back.
"She can hear a conversation that is several feet away, she can identify anything she touches, she was able to list all of the ingredients in one of Sanji's dishes by the taste and smell, and her sight is incredible" Chopper explained in a little more detail. "She also has an incredible balance"
"All that from one drug" Luffy asked.
"That was only one of the drugs; remember the other was to let the person control their aging"
"So the other one didn't work" Luffy asked again.
"Well it did age her"
"But she can't control it" Usopp added.
The trio remained quiet for a moment until Chopper asked quietly "Are we doing the right thing by leaving her here"
Usopp said nothing but looked to Luffy for the right answer. "She is going to get everything she needs just by attending that school. You heard her dream; the best ballerina is what she wants to be. This is the place that is going to achieve that dream"
Greycie was walking along with Franky and Brooke who were making it their life mission to talk to every store owner, well that is if Brooke had a life. They made friends with everyone and most of the people got a kick out of Brooke. Though most of them thought he was an art teacher who excellently painted his skin as a skeleton.
The musician got along real well with the music store owner who promised Greycie a 10% off any purchases. Brooke gently pushed the child into buying something and she reluctantly agreed. She ended up getting a new violin bow.
Before they could even exit the store Greycie was grabbed by the back of her shirt by Nami. Thankfully Brooke and Franky stopped her in time to casually tell her that they needed to say bye to Greycie. The child laughed at their silliness but she did hug them.
Though she was now quite bigger from the aging, Franky still hauled her up. He embraced her and she threw her arms over the larger man's neck. The other two crewmembers saw that the shipwright was fighting back tears but thankfully he controlled himself and instead just gave Greycie one last squeeze before placing her back on the floor. The man quickly went back to the store but thankfully Greycie didn't see anything wrong.
She embraced Brook who hugged her back. He hugged her more gently than Franky and a smile was on his face when he let her go. He made one last skull joke before Nami led her away. When the child was gone the smile fell and Brook sadly gave the violin bow to Franky. The shipwright mumbled that they better get headed over to the ship before they run late.
Nami held Greycie's hand while they walked around the shopping district. Greycie noted that the navigator had a large bag with her but she didn't question it.
"Where are we going Nami"
Nami looked down at her and said with a grin "You need more clothes and by more, I mean clothes that are actually your size"
Greycie laughed. Since the aging all her old clothes were now lying in a heap in the corner of the girl's room. She had to resort in wearing the boys' t-shirts and some of the girl's larger shirts that fell to her knees. Right now she was wearing one of Zoro's shirts accompanied with one of Sanji's belts so the shirt wouldn't fly up. She didn't even want to talk about the underwear issue. Thankfully Nami immediately pulled her into a store that specialized in pants and bottoms. Greycie saw that there were a lot of tights and tutus around the store. Before she could wander the store, Nami quickly threw at her underwear and a skirt. The navigator ordered her to quickly change into that.
When Greycie walked out of the dressing room, thankfully now with the right size of underwear and a fitting skirt, she saw that Nami was looking at some tights. She turned to Greycie and with the wave of the hand told her to get whatever she liked.
Now with a free leash, Greycie picked out underwear, several more skirts and after Nami told her that this is a Summer Island, a few shorts. She wondered why Nami mentioned the seasons on this island. They were bound to leave in a matter of days. Nevertheless, ringing up the purchases Nami paid for all the items of clothing and Greycie saw that the navigator had bought something too. She stored her purchase in the mystery large bag and grabbed Greycie's hand and steered her to the next store.
The routine was repeated, this time with shirts and tank tops. When they exited the store Greycie was getting nervous about how much money Nami was spending.
"Thank you Nami" She said nervously.
"Don't thank me yet" Nami muttered.
Before Greycie could question the choice of words, Greycie saw the store that they were heading in.
"Oh no, no ,no ,no" She shook her hand.
Nami sighed and said "Look I hated it too but would you rather have me or Robin go with you"
Greycie gulped and walked silently into the undergarment store. Bras and "mature" underwear hung everywhere and the thirteen year old quickly looked down at the ground.
"Nami I don't even need a bra, I don't have anything" Greycie tried to explain and made a point by running her hand down her chest. "Nothing"
"Well you at least need a training bra"
Nami quickly picked out three training bras and quickly ushered Greycie in a dressing room. She was going to stay inside the room but Greycie quickly refused to change in front of her.
"Call me when you're done alright" Nami said to her. She chuckled at the girl's shyness and waited for a snappy response from her.
Greycie instead just grunted, which Nami rolled her eyes since she sounded like Zoro for a moment. Nami waited outside and listened to the bumps and grunts that came from inside the dressing room. She counted down till her name would be called.
"Nami, I need your help" Greycie called out in defeat.
Nami smiled and walked into the dressing room to find the girl with a tangled bra. Working with experienced hands she straightened out the straps and quickly worked the clasp.
"There" Nami said with a pat on the girl's shoulder. She stared at the mirror and saw that Greycie was looking at her reflection with intensity. The two stared in the mirror in silence.
"I feel like something didn't go right, when I aged" She finally confessed.
"What do you mean" Nami asked concernly.
"I just feel like something is off"
"Does it hurt" Nami said seriously.
"No" Greycie shook her head and after a moment of thinking said with a shrug "It just doesn't feel right"
"Well when you age 10 years in one night a lot of things aren't going to feel right" Nami tried to joke. She looked at the girl who was still so young, but yet decided that she wanted to face such a problem alone.
'Kinda like you' a tiny voice inside her voice said
'That was different' she thought.
Neither of you wanted to hurt the people you love
Nami tried to avoid the voice but seeing that it was right she looked down at Greycie. She needed a better future than living on a pirate ship. When Greycie finished dressing, she was surprised when she felt Nami suddenly hug her. The woman hugged her tight and Greycie quickly hugged her back.
The two females stood there embracing one another in silence until Nami whispered " Don't ever feel like you have to be alone. There is always someone who will step up and help you. Don't ever forget that"
Greycie thought the navigator was speaking about when she left the crew to go die. She was sorry that she never let the crew in on the struggle that was conflicting within her. They would have helped her, in any way they could.
Nami released her and grabbing the two other training bras quickly went to go pay for them. When they exited the store with bags in hand, they decided to grab a bite to eat. Walking to the dining district they ran into Sanji who was looking at all the restaurants with a critical eye. When Nami saw the time she quickly grabbed the bags of clothes from Greycie and said that she would drop these off. She told Greycie and Sanji to go ahead and eat without her. The navigator quickly walked away leaving the two alone.
The waitress placed the two glasses in front of Greycie and Sanji. She told them that their orders would be coming any minute, with one last smile to Sanji she walked away. Greycie saw that the woman had a slight gap between her teeth but it didn't take anything away from her pretty features. Sanji sighed contently and looked at Greycie. He took a swig of his drink but regretted the action when Greycie asked "So Sanji why do you always flirt with every girl you see"
He coughed up the liquid and he quickly grabbed a napkin. After a few more moments of coughing he said with a dry voice "What"
"Well I thought when I aged I would understand why you always flirted, but I still don't. So why do you do it Sanji"
Sanji tried to think of a legitimate excuse and after a couple of moments he snapped his fingers and said "Well I think every woman needs to be reminded that they are beautiful "
"So if a guy tells me I'm beautiful than that guy is just trying to remind me that" Greycie asked.
Sanji grimaced and wondered how the hell he got himself in this situation. "I think at your age, boys aren't too interested in girls"
"Were you interested in girls at my age"
Sanji sighed and tried to explain "Yes but I was different"
"Oh how about…." Greycie trailed off when she saw a group of teenagers walk into the restaurant. They were all dressed in black and wore similar outfits, even the boys. Greycie saw that all the girls were all carrying ballet shoes in their hands. A couple of the boys were chatting and Greycie couldn't help but notice that their eyes were straying towards her. She knew that they were probably talking about her and she decided that she would experiment her new control since her aging. Seeing that the waitress was coming with their food, she knew that Sanji would be occupied for a few moments.
She took the chance.
She concentrated on her ears and after a moment of silence, sound entered her ears at a loud volume. She winced at the several noises but she took a moment to pinpoint the noise of the boy's conversations.
"I've never seen her before"
"Do you think she's with that man and woman"
"Could be, she looks odd enough to be with them"
"I know a guy with green hair, what the hell is that about"
"Oh shit did you see her eyes, what a freak"
"Hey Lucia your mom wouldn't let her in the school would she "
"Hell no"
Greycie heard a plate be placed down and she looked down to see her food in front of her. The sight was all it took for the conversation to fade into the background. She looked up at Sanji who was already eating into the food.
"So where's Zoro and Robin" She asked. She looked up at Sanji and caught the slight hesitation he had.
"I think the marimo is probably lost and Robin is most likely getting books" He sighed in content "Brains and beauty"
Greycie smiled at the cook and shook her head before starting to eat the pasta in front of her. They ate in content and talked about the ingredients presented in their dishes. Sanji was beaming at the knowledge the young girl had but the smile fell a little when he recalled that they wouldn't have these conversations anymore.
After paying the bill and leaving a large tip the two left, though Greycie couldn't help but see that when they got up that the group of teenagers started laughing. She was furious to see that some of the boys were mocking Sanji's eyebrow. Before she could run over and give them a piece of her mind, Sanji stopped her and said quietly "The best revenge is to beat them in their own game"
Greycie didn't say anything, but Sanji tightened his hold on her shoulder when they had to pass the teenagers table. Greycie heard the girls now mocking the waitress and her gap in her teeth. The moment the teenagers started laughing, they stopped and screamed when their table tipped over and their drinks fell onto them. She managed to see with her improved vision a black shoe had tipped the table.
The two quickly exited the restaurant and before Greycie could comment what just happen Sanji said "Soda is a horrible drink, and it is quite rude to mock a woman's beauty"
The woman stared at the photo of Greycie. Her brown eyes criticizing every detail, and her nose flaring whenever she saw a fault. Placing the photo down she glared at the man and woman in front of her.
"The Muse Academy of Arts usually admits children when they are young. 13 years of age is rather late. "
I believe your classes are divided by skill level rather than age. Robin said with a knowing smile. "She's a hard worker and she has potential to be an amazing dancer. And if she did become one of the elite dancers among this school, I'm sure that will help with the school's status" Robin argued back.
"Well let's not get of ourselves" The woman snorted.
"She's going to be the best in this school" Zoro said, his tone saying it as a fact.
The woman raised an eyebrow at the man in front of her and a smile crept onto her face. Leaning over the table she smugly said "I highly doubt that sir"
"How old is your daughter" Robin asked with a smile on her face. The smile stayed but her eyes were on the woman's desk picture which showed her and blonde girl who looked about fifteen.
"This meeting is not about my Lucia, this is about Gracie"
"Greycie" Zoro said between clenched teeth.
The woman ignored the correction and instead started to pull out papers.
"She will be taking several classes over the years which includes varieties of; math, history, Literature, government and politics, home ECT, science, music and of course dancing"
Zoro looked at Robin who only nodded at the woman. Sure that the classes seemed alright he let the woman continue talking.
"I also assume that she will be boarding at the school"
Another nod from the two.
"The cheapest dorm plan we have is a floor that is shared by a dozen girls. There is an opening right now and –"
"We have money" Zoro growled. He glared at the woman and was starting to doubt about leaving Greycie in this school.
'Ranked number 1 in dancing programs among the grand line' He remembered reading from the brochure. With a grunt he brought out several large beli bills that were stacked together and carelessly threw them onto the desk. "That's only what I have on me right now. Now tell me again what your plans for boarding are"
"Well the cost of living with one other female in a dorm is 5,000 belis a year" The woman said cheerfully. Her attitude quickly changing when the large sum of money was brought out.
Zoro turned to Robin who was considering this deal. Before she could answer, the doors of the office banged open revealing an orange headed woman who was holding a large bag to her side.
"Can I help you" The headmistress asked with attitude laced within each word.
"Yeah how much is for a student to have their own room"
The woman scoffed but decided to amuse herself and said "Not that you can afford it but its 8,000 belis a year. Now if you excuse me I'm trying to admit a student, please leave"
"Well I'm also involved in this child"
"And who are you"
"I'm her aunt and I'm paying for her dorm, you said 8,000 right. I'll pay for six years" The woman said the end rather to herself. Dropping her bag, she opened it to reveal thousands of large beli bills. The headmistress gasped at the sight. Robin just merely chuckled and said
"Did you exchange some of your treasure Navigator-san"
"Yeah Gold is really high priced at this island, my luck huh" Nami said with a tight smile as she quickly counted the bills.
"Don't you guys think it would be better if she would dorm with one other person. That way she could know someone" Zoro commented.
Nami and Robin shared a look and it was Nami who decided to explain "Zoro most of these kids knew each other since they were young. And most of them are from elite families. They will not accept a new body within their group. They will know she's different and they will eat her alive"
The woman made a noise at the back of her throat and Robin merely had to gesture to the picture on one of the woman's shelves that showed several girls and boys all poising and embracing with one another.
The picture was from this year and Zoro could already tell that Greycie wouldn't fit into the class. All the kids had smug looks on their faces and by their elaborate jewelry; the girls would look down at Greycie. He turned to the woman and pushed the money for tuition and dorm towards her. The woman gleefully took it and quickly counted it.
"Well I guess that settles it. Greycie will have her own dorm; her education has also been paid for the next 6 years. Now if you could please sign her name on this line, then that will close this deal" The woman handed a pen to Zoro who looked at it with a grim expression.
"Her full name please" The headmistress said with mockery. She highly doubted that this pirate knew how to sign legal documents.
The pirate grabbed the pen out of her hand and with a fluid and neat handwriting he signed the name. He handed her the paper and when she reached for the document, the man gripped her hand and said with a smile on his face. "If I find out you give any discrimination to my daughter then I will not hesitate to not only hurt you, but I will make the task as painful and slow as possible"
The man let go of her hand and gently gave her back the pen, the cruel smile never leaving his face. The headmistress looked at the women in the room for any help but they silently promised the same thing with the death glares they sent her. The woman scoffed and signed her name in approval of the child's admittance to the school. "There she's in, now please leave my office"
The trio stood up to leave but the orange headed woman left with saying in a threatening tone "We will keep contact with Greycie and if I get one letter where she tells us she is upset, then I will single handily destroy this school" With that said the woman left the headmistress alone in her office.
The woman scoffed at them and looked with distaste at the document.
In fine writing the name of her newest student was printed.
Greycie Roronoa.
Zoro stood at the entrance of the school's campus and waited for Greycie. He constantly ran his hand through his hair and nervously walked along the gate. Robin stood along the fence and watched with amusement at the rare sight of a nervous swordsman.
"This is for the best, don't forget that" Robin soothed.
Zoro kept his frown and looked at the building with distrust.
Finally he saw two approaching figures and Zoro waited anxiously for them to hurry the hell up. It was an odd feeling, he wanted the two to hurry up but he didn't want this moment to actually happen. He saw the cook give Greycie a hug and saw the cook point to him. Greycie's face brightened up immediately and he saw her start running to him.
The child embraced him and he hugged her back. He still wasn't used to the new height of Greycie. Robin acknowledged her presence by announcing her departure. The child quickly ran to her and gave her a hug. The two females said their goodbyes and Robin quickly mouthed 'good luck' to him. He nodded and with a sigh he turned to Greycie and said "C'mon Grey let's go check out this school"
Greycie stared at the swordsman and then at the school. She hesitated and looked up at Zoro. He saw her nervousness and in a rare moment he gently grasped her hand and they walked inside the school. They walked down several halls, they looked into classrooms and the school yard. Greycie held onto Zoro's hand the entire time, her grip tightening throughout each new area.
"This is the auditorium, where music recitals, art show and dancers perform" Zoro said. He opened the door and led Greycie inside. Greycie didn't want to look up at the stage but when she heard Zoro mutter something she decided to look up.
Her mouth dropped open when she fully saw the magnificent sight of the auditorium. She looked all around the auditorium and felt a déjà vu feeling about it. She walked to the first row and looked at the stage. That's when she recognized it. This stage was the one that she was in when she talked to her mother.
'What does this mean' Greycie screamed inside her head. 'It means this is the island, they're leaving you here'
Greycie turned around to face Zoro and while trying to keep her voice from cracking she said " A-Are you guys leaving me"
Zoro sighed and walked over to Greycie. He put a hand on her should and looking right at her said "Were not leaving you, you're going to study here and I want you to become the best ballet dancer in this entire school. Do you hear me, you be the best and you beat the hell out of everyone and their snotty asses"
"Will you guys visit me" She asked tearfully.
Zoro shook his head no.
"You'll guys write to me right"
"We will try but it's dangerous, and I don't want you getting kicked out for having contact with wanted pirates"
Greycie let out a sob and covered her face with her hands in a weak attempt to hide the tears. "When will I be able to see you guys then" She cried out.
Zoro was quiet for a moment until he said slowly at first "We're going to have a race" He stopped but with a smile on his face he looked at Greycie and continued " Whoever reaches their dream first, the loser has to go and congratulate the winner in person. So if you become top of this entire school, then I will stop everything and come here to congratulate you. I'll also take you out of here, but if I become The World's Greatest Swordsman, then you have to come find me"
Greycie smiled through her tears and scoffed at the idea of going to find Zoro out in the sea. She looked up at Zoro and wiped away the tears. "You better have Nami with you when you come to congratulate me. I wouldn't want you to get lost" She scoffed.
The swordsman laughed and shook his head. He caught the time on a nearby clock and he slowly stood up and grabbed Greycie's hand
"C'mon there's one more thing that you need to see"
The two walked out of the grand auditorium and towards a separate building. It was a large building with several floors. They entered the building and took the elevator to the top floor. Greycie silently slid her hand into Zoro's and gave it a light squeeze. The swordsman squeezed back.
Reaching the top floor it opened to a hallway with only one door. Zoro walked her to the door but stopped there. He stood in front of the door and looked at Greycie in the eyes.
Cupping Greycie's cheek and taking a moment to collect his thoughts he slowly said "I have only a few people that I consider family. You are one of those people Grey because I consider you as my daughter and I swear I will never let anything hurt you. If you feel like you are in danger then you use this to call me. This is for an emergency only, do you understand" He placed the item in her hand and made sure she had a tight hold on it.
Zoro stopped and gently wiped the tears that were falling silently down Greycie's face with his thumb. Greycie threw herself into the man's chest and embraced him while clutching the den den mushi. She sobbed into his chest and through her tears and sobs Zoro heard her say "I love you"
Zoro didn't say a word but embraced the child. They embraced one another until Zoro tilted Greycie's chin up and silently kissed her forehead.
"Bye Grey" He whispered. He gave her one last hug and pulling her hand to him he laid something in her palm. Getting up he walked to the elevator and stepped in. Greycie felt her throat tighten and before she could stop herself the tears began to fall again. She turned away from the elevator and looked at what Zoro placed in her palm.
A key.
Acting quickly she unlocked the door and threw opened the door. She expected to see an empty room but to her surprise she found herself in a decorated room. There was a small kitchen, a small sitting room and she could see a bedroom from where she stood. In each of these rooms there was already furniture and everything she needed.
She ran to the kitchen first and saw that there was a set of pots and pans along with dinnerware. She opened the fridge and saw that it was filled with food and there was a plate of food with a note. She grabbed it and quickly read the contents
'Do well Greycie, hopefully the shitty marimo's sleeping patterns didn't spread to you. Remember that what kind of food you eat is important. I hope the recipes help. Here's a list of the merchants that are the best in this town…'
Greycie ignored the list and instead looked down and saw something that made the tears she tried to keep in start to fall.
'We love you' -Sanji.
Each room she found a note that a crewmember had left her, each ending with a 'We love you'.
Walking through the rooms she also noticed that each of the furniture had a giant F carved in the corner.
Franky.
Franky had single handily made all the furniture in the rooms. When she stepped into her room, a whole new set of tears began to spill.
For on her bed there were several items that had come from the crewmates. She stepped closer and saw that there were several books, a piece of paper and something covered by a black cloth.
Walking to the bed, the bold printing of a book caught her eye. The thousand tales of the brave pirate Usopp' the book title read. Greycie picked up the book first and opened it up onto a random page. Usopp's bold writing greeted her and to her pleasure she found that there were little doodles and drawings in the corner of the pages. Though there wasn't a thousand, there was clearly hundreds of stories that the sharpshooter had written down for her. Laughing she wiped some of the tears away with the back of her hand.
Turning to the next book she saw that it was the cook book that Sanjj had mentioned in the letter. His fine penmanship told her how to make every dish possible. Seafood, Pasta, Meat, Chicken, and several others categories were listed in the book. But it was the last category that was her favorite ,it was a baked goods section.
The third book 'The History of Ballet' was given to her from Robin no doubt. The large thick book was filled with all information regarding Ballet. Rules, procedures, all the stances and much more. She was sure that this would help her greatly. She thanked the historian for the well thought gift.
The last book was one where she picked up with great care as the book looked delicate enough to break with a touch. The small handwriting and old fashioned penmanship gave away the giver of the book before she could even read the title of the book. Brook had made a copy of every song he knew and made one large music book for Greycie. Speaking of music, Greycie quickly turned and to her relief her violin was standing against her bed.
After she carefully placed the books in her new bookshelf, she tried to calm herself down and promised herself that she would not cry anymore. The crew did love her and did not leave her alone.
Looking around in vain to get her thoughts from turning dark, she noticed that one of the drawers of the dressers was slightly opened. She peered inside it and saw that it was filled with clothes. She made a quick search of all the dressers in the room and saw that each of them were filled with clothing.
The clothes all had a faint scent of mikans on them. Nami.
Returning to the bed and she took a deep breath when she reached for a piece of paper that was folded on the bed with Nami's handwriting on it. Opening it she read the paper once, twice and finally a third time before the paper fell to the floor. Greycie's hands flew to her mouth and she stared at the piece of paper in horror.
Nami must have been sick when she did this. For the paper was a bank account belonging to Greycie Roronoa with the total of 150,000 Belis within it. It also read that Ms. Nami was the guardian of the account.
Greycie had to place her head between her knees from the shock the piece of paper put her in. After several moments she got up and looked in the corner of the bed to see that her backpack that Chopper had given her was there. She opened the backpack to see that there was a list on top.
'100 most common Injuries involving Ballet' the list title read. Inside the backpack was a large amount of wraps, bandages, slings, and other medical supplies. She inwardly thanked the frantic doctor for his concern.
Seeing as there was only two more objects on the bed she knew these were going to the worst for her. Taking a deep breath she approached the object which had a black material over it. Picking up the material, she was surprised to see that it was drawn on. She grinned from ear to ear when she saw that in the middle of the black cloth was a skull with crossbones. Around the skull was ballet shoes and on the bottom of the flag it read 'Once a straw-hat, always a straw-hat'
Greycie laughed at the saying and quickly placed the flag above her bed. Seeing that there was only one crewmember left and one object left, Greycie took a deep breath before grabbing the box.
Opening the box she saw that inside was a pair of ballet shoes and a note that read 'I wanted to be the first to give you real ballet shoes. Take these shoes and kick everyone's ass.- I love you Grey'
She wanted to cry, she could feel her eyes watering, but she took a deep breath and instead laughed. She didn't want to cry anymore, she didn't have a reason to cry. She was loved. She smiled at all the gifts that seemed to represent each crewmember. She was about to laugh again when she heard something scratching at her door. She quickly ran to the door and opened it.
A brown puppy barked up at her and Greycie couldn't help but laugh. She dropped to her knees and grasped the puppy. Meeko stayed still and let the child hug her. After finally releasing her, Greycie looked at the puppy in the eyes and said with a grin "C'mon Meeko let's get going. We're not going to be the best if we just sit here"
Thank you to everyone who reviewed last chapter and a special shout out to the anon who has now gotten me addicitive to the song If I die young.
Okay so the epilogue its going to be at least 10,000 words. Would you guys prefer it all in one chapter or for me to break it up?
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