God's Natural Enemy

One Piece

Description:

In which our heroine is reborn as a lazy, unmotivated older twin sister of Luffy, unlike her brother, she joined the Marines. All was well until her idiot of a brother got himself caught and put on an execution. Sometimes, sacrifices are a necessary evil...

Chapter 2:

Grandpa took Coby and Helmeppo under his wing.

It didn't mean that we could no longer be friends, in fact, Sengoku had decided to keep me near the headquarters for as long as it was possible. There were times when he'd purposely make me do paperwork, knowing it was a fitting punishment for slacking off of chores.

I'd become a known face around the Marine and pirates respectively, so far, I hadn't really let any pirate getaway once spotted. After the fiasco with Captain Smoker, I'd spent a year in the New World, chasing after pirates one by one. Cleaning up islands and ensuring my connections were strong.

Even though all I wanted to do was to nap.

I happened to be in the Grandline when there was a rumor of the Strawhats heading towards Alabasta reached my ears. The rumor was confirmed by one of the Marines I'd called to ask about Captain Smoker, remembering that he'd be chasing my brother around.

This like this, I was glad to have enough power to be able to lead a ship on my own. Even though Roan would always tag along as he was too terrified of my Grandpa to disobey him.

"Ma'am?" Roan asked after I'd given clear directions to head to Alabasta, noticing the looks my men were exchanging with each other. I hadn't been the one to select the men on this ship, it was Roan.

In a way, I both trusted and distrusted the man.

He was in his early thirties, and probably hated the fact that a seventeen-year-old teen was in charge of him. I wouldn't be able to locate him amongst the crowd of the Marines, that was just how easily he blended in. The exact same speech, appearance, he even cut his hair in a similar style as the majority of men did.

Seriously, the only way for me to know him was by shouting his name.

"Yes?"

"Shouldn't we be heading back to the MarieJoise?" Roan looked nervous, I couldn't fault him. He just knew that I'd be sticking him with paperwork duty as soon as we landed on the harbor of MarieJoise.

I had him fill out all the paperwork I could avoid, taking a look at what absolutely required my signature and approval.

"After we check out Alabasta," I couldn't remember how long it had taken Luffy to arrive at the kingdom in the sand, was I going to make it in time?

And what would I even do there? Say hello and leave? Or interfere with the storyline? There were pros and cons to each option, and just by thinking about it - it exhausted me.

"I don't understand why are we even going there?" He pressed on, looking at me with a calculating look.

I sighed, rubbing my forehead as I started to head towards the Captain's room but since there was no captain on board, I claimed it. "We're going to see an old acquaintance, I hope you're ready to see Captain Smoker, again, Roan."

I didn't even have to turn around to see Roan's jaw falling slack against the floor in utter shock, including those of the guys who'd been listening to us. It was a known fact that I didn't get along with the said man. And the fact that I was seeking him out voluntarily? That was enough to turn several heads. During my time with him, some had idly made a few comments here and there that maybe if I got laid, I'd lay off of Smoker. Or the opposite.

I'd been fifteen, and not the least bit amused.

Neither had been Smoker.

Before I left, Ace had tried to make me promise not to have any sexual relationship with men they wouldn't approve of. The keyword tried. It was one of the rare moments in which I hadn't found a good nook and took a nap, instead, I spent a good chunk of the afternoon chasing after my idiot of a brother, trying to give him a fist of love.

At least, that's what Grandpa called it.

The result was several broken trees and destroyed roads. Sometimes I wondered if someone had bothered to fix them. For a ten years old girl, I could be dangerous if angry and pissed off. Luffy had tried to make me stop trying to kill our brother only to quickly leave Ace to his fate upon seeing the glare I'd sent at him.

I can't remember if Sabo was there or not.

Losing Sabo had been painful, but it was also what made me determined to become a Marine and try to change things from the inside rather than a pirate way. Ace had noticed changes in me, but stayed quiet and didn't bring up the topic. For that I was grateful.

The first time I told Grandpa that I wanted to become a Marine, he was overjoyed. He hadn't even planned on me becoming one, but to join the Society as a respectable Lady. He had wanted me to find a respectable husband and be a good wife. Obeying wife. Luffy had burst out laughing when we first heard his wishes.

Ace had looked disgusted.

Sabo horrified.

And me?

I'd nearly broken Grandpa's wrist in anger, throwing his idea out of the window before it could manifest and become something he'd pursue. I didn't even want to imagine being someone's wife, one that had no right to say anything other than agreeing with her husband. I knew how Society here worked and I'd rather die than be one - a trapped wife, who had nothing going on for them.

Besides money and a greedy husband.

Grandpa eventually relented that I'd most likely kill any husband candidate and agreed to let me join the Marines. That's how I'm here now.

He wasn't entirely happy with the way how I worked but knew better than anyone just how stubborn I could be, like Luffy. Like Grandpa himself was. And that would later be my downfall.

I just didn't know it at this moment.

If I had? Would I have changed anything? Done something differently? Would I have joined Luffy and Ace as pirates? Or would I have taken the third option of becoming a member of the Revolutionary Army?

Thinking back to the beginning of my story, I find myself thinking no. I wouldn't have changed anything, maybe spent more time with my brothers.