Hey everyone this is my first story so I hope you like it...Also I do not own One Piece but the story will be based off of some characters from the anime...Enjoy!Also the words inbold are the ones taking place in the present.
To say that Aria was having the worst day of her life would have been the understatement of the year.
Throughout her 15 years of living she has been through many situations that have tested her ever strained patience. From her days secretly hiding out in the outskirts of Grey Terminal never knowing when or where her next meal would come from. Having to use her cunning and sharp tongue to get her out of every situation to the days were she would run around with her three brothers in the forests of Mt. Corvo.
Brothers. Friends. Family.
Before she meet her brothers she only ever associated those words with pain, lose, and deep seated sorrow and a deep desire to have the love that those words usually accompanied that she had been denied her whole life.
Aria had originally been born a noble of the Goa Kingdom and not just any noble.
No.
It might have been better if she had just been born some lowly noble because maybe then she could have at least escaped with less difficulty. But she was never that lucky.
No.
Aria had been born Aria Maria "D" LaFollette, the princess and future queen of the Goa Kingdom and the only heir to the LaFollette throne.
She hated that name with a burning passion.
Simply the mention of her parents ignited a deep seated rage and shame in her. Her "parents"-and honestly she used that word lightly- were probably some of the worst nobles she had ever meet. Even at a young age she knew she was different from all the other noble children and adults, especially her parents. The first time she remembered truly realizing just how different she was from them had to be when she was 4 years old.
Beads of sweat and rain assaulted her ever flushed face. Her golden blond hair was drenched and fell in tendrils down the front of her face obscuring most of her view as she ran through the flawless, stainless white bricks that littered the streets in emaculate and creative designs that looked like they had been crafted straight out of one of the fairytale books her nanny usually read to her on nights such as these, when she would get scared by the crackling and hissing of the thunder that threated to pull her into is loud embrace.
Her normally pearl-white satin gown that brushed just past her knees, was littered in dirt stains, mud, and was so drenched in water that it clung to her side like a second skin.
However, despite her appearance, Aria had the brightest and happiest smile on her face as she ran past the hundreds of astonished and appalled nobles and high ranking officials that strolled across the sidewalks of the night talking to their fellow peers about trivial things such as the weather, new business deals, and most importantly the news that in about another year or so some big shot world noble would be visiting their small but prosperous kingdom.
But as they had spotted the condition of the princess as she ran like a fire was at her feet, and the condition she was in many conversations stopped as many of the people she passed mearly stared at her some in shock, however others in silent but obvious disapproval. But Aria couldn't care less, as today was one of the happiest days of her life.
After all today was her nanny's birthday...
and while she would never openly admit it in front of her parents- in her own mind she always saw her nanny as her true mother.
Her nanny's name was Adeline Monse.
She was the kindest, gentlest, but also strictest person Aria had ever meet and she loved her with all her heart. Ever since she could remember Adeline had always been there for her.
When she was sad because all the other noble boys wouldn't let her play with them because she was a girl and said that she should just stick with playing dolls like all the other girls, Adeline had been there to comfort her.
Aria smiled remembering that fond memory.
In a kind but firm voice Adeline had stated
"Now listen mija don't let those idiotas or anyone tell you what you can and cant do. You are only as strong as you believe you are and no one can tell you who you are or what your supposed to be based on their own ideas. Now you go out there and you show those boys that I did not raise a weak willed girl but a strong and independent woman that I know you are. Never forget mija you are only as strong as your will."
Needless to say, Aria had totally kicked their asses at kickball leaving all of the boys stunned into silence.
Picking up her speed, 4 year old Aria rushed to the palace that lie in the center of the town overlooking the town as the paradigm of wealth and prosperity.
As she reached the gates, the guards, recognizing her as the princess, opened the gates. However, they were also openly shocked by her appearance as well and seemed a bit nervous in her precense.
Choosing to ignore their pointed looks Aria dashed past them, through the huge golden oak mahogany doors, and into the grand hall of her home. Upon entering she didn't even bother with taking off her dirty and formally white high heels that had become so dirty from the slushy and soggy puddles of mud that had blanketed the forest that it had begun to change color from a flawless white to a muddled brown.
As she raced up the stairs, she bolted into the one room she knew her nanny would be.
The kitchen.
She always made Aria's favorite pork chop soup even though it was her birthday, but whenever Aria would ask Adeline about it she would always say that her favorite birthday gift was seeing her little girl's precious smile.
Aria chuckled softly remembering that but also sadly as she deeply missed her mother figure .
As she came through the door, the first thing she spotted was her nanny's beautiful red hair that always reminded her of the skies of a sunset just before the sun retreated behind the mountains of the forests and into the horizon overlooking the start of the endless ocean that surrounded the Goa Kingdom.
As she got closer, Adeline seemed to realize that she wasn't alone and carefully placed her cooking knife down on the table before she turned to give Aria her brightest and happiest smile at seeing that she had returned home. Aria mearly smiled back hiding her hands behind her back as she carefully clutched her gift behind her back.
"How was your walk mija?" as she looked closer Adeline recognized the shape that her charge was in and gave a surprised yelp
" Oh my what did you do walk through hurricane!! All you clothes are dirty mija where did you go to get that dirty? Come let me wash some of the dirt off your face dear" Adeline ordered sternly but also carefully.
Aria, not wanting to further worry her nanny, walked closer and waited patiently as Adeline cleaned off some of the grim and dirt off her face. After she finished Aria stepped back and tugged on her nanny's dress getting her attention before she continued chopping. Looking up at her nanny with all the love and fondness she felt for the woman she lifted up her hands that held her gift that she had made herself in the forest and proudly but also shyly presented it to her nanny.
Adeline was surprised at first but after a second she understood and smiled warmly at her precious little girl and the gift she had spent hours crafting in the forest just for her. It was a simple flower crown, however she could tell that it had taken a lot of time to find so many rare and unique flowers as most of them grew in many hard to find or reach places throughout the forest.
The fact that Aria had went through the trouble of not only finding the flowers but having the patience to carefully place and wrap each flower into the crown showed how hard she had tried to make it. It might have been a simple and invaluable gift to some but to Adeline it was better that any amount of material possessions should could ever have received because just by looking at it and the spliters and scratches on Aria's hand she could tell just how much love had gone into the creation and even when the crown faded and wilted away she would always have the memory of the most precious gift she had ever received from the girl who she always saw and regarded as her daughter.
Just as Adeline was about to thank Aria for the gift and tell her how much she loved her a loud shriek was heard and they both immedently tensed as Adeline pushed Aria to stand behind her.
Not even 5 seconds later Aria's biological mother stormed up the stairs and with a face of utter hatred she glared at her daughter, then at the flower crown in Adeline's hands, and the state of her daughter's dress and with the coldest glare she had ever seen. Aria watched as she directed that cold, fiery gaze at her nanny, and stated in an even but dark tone that promised pain she uttered one of the last things Aria would ever hear her biological mother say and from the look in her eyes and her tone of voice Aria felt a vicious shudder crawl down her spine and leave her feet rooted to her position under her mother's predatory gaze as she glared down on the one person in the whole world who truly loved her.
And thats when Aria reliezed something she had never seen before flashed in her mother ice blue eyes that so resembled her own electric blue...pure and unadulterated ...
. . RAGE.
"What the hell have you done to my heir?!!"
And from that moment on Aria will never forget the utter horror she had witnessed that had followed her mother's words. What would happen next would haunt her throughout the rest of her life.
She would see it in her worst nightmares and even when she was awake she would still be haunted with the memories of the events that happened that night. Because no matter how far or fast she ran away a part of her will always be tied to that night, to that castle, and to those memories. But what hurt the most wasn't the memories.
No.
It was the simple truth that she would always blame herself for what happened next and nothing could ever change that .
Okay guys so that was only the first chapter. The next chapter is going to end her backstory and some of our favorite characters are going to show up. Also some where in the next two or three chapters Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates, along with Luffy and another "mysterious" character will show up. Thanks for taking your time to read this chapter next one might be longer depending on how I feel. Also thank you to everyone for giving me feedback, this is my first story and I really appreciate any reviews you might give. Thank you and Have a great day!!