Chapter 1 :The Auction Begins
When Jasper first opened her eyes, all she wanted to do was go back to sleep and just wish this was a terrible nightmare. No, terrible wasn't even good enough of a word that she is thinking right now.
*I can't believe it, I'm back here again. Well, if I'm going down, then I am going down in style.* Jasper thought to herself while clenching her back tightly, not letting a single tear run down on her light coated freckle cheeks.
Jasper looked around at her fellow prisoners, many of them were humans. The only 2 prisoners who weren't slaves were a giant and a mermaid with light green hair and had a pink tail. The pink tail mermaid looked up toward Jasper, then more tears started pouring down from the mermaid's face.
Letting her hat shadow her eyes, surprise it wasn't taken away like the rest of her belongings. Jasper just sits cross legged with both of her hands supporting her head, until she hears her number being called up.
"Item 17! Item 17! It's time for your interview!" Demanded a gruff voice. An old man with long gray hair then nudged Jasper's shoulder to get her attention.
A group of men surrounded the woman and hauled Jasper up to her feet. "Okay, okay I'm up." Jasper mumbled loudly while biting her lower lip so she could stop it from trembling too much.
"First and last Name?" Disco asked. "Jasper Perry." Jasper answered. "Age?"He asked as he tapped the pencil onto his clipboard loudly. "19." She mumbled, not making any eye contact toward the horrible man. "Special talents or features?" He asked. Even if all she wanted to do is kill that sick bastard right then and there with her own bare hands. Jasper gave him the most sweet and innocent smile before answering the disgusting man.
"Well actually I kinda want to show off my talents when I'm on stage, so I can impress the highest bidder. If I'm going to be a slave, then at least I should belong to someone who is rich and powerful. I can sing, but I am mostly a dancer. Oh yeah, and I also have 2 different color eyes." Jasper said before moving her light pink hair away from her left side of her face, revealing a large orange pupil, a complete contrast from her visible dark green one.
"Very well, I don't see why not. Do you have any other abilities or talents I should know about?" Disco asked.
"Yeah, I can cook amazing apples and country style dishes , I can play the piano a little bit, and not half bad wielding a bow."She responded.
"Alright, is that all? If not you'll get hit if you're lying." He replied. Jasper nodded before walking back to where she was originally sitting.
"I like your hat, it suits a woman like you." The same old man from before said with a warm smile.
"Thank you, it used to belong to my mother before she- no what forget about it." Jasper responded as she clenched her fist tightly.
"I see, so Helen is no longer with us. What a shame, she was a nice woman but I never would've thought that she had a kid. " The old man said while chuckling lightly.
"You're right because I'm not her birth daughter, she took me and raised me after I escaped from Mary Geoise 13 years ago." Jasper answered, not wanting to remember her early childhood.
" So how did you end up in an auction house again? You look like someone who can take care of themselves?" The old man asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Nothing special really, just a bunch of hotshot pirates attacking and ruining my perfect paradise. Man those were the good old days, eating as much as I wanted, getting tucked into bed and getting good night kisses. Then those stupid pirates just had to mess things up, by killing Helen and along with my other adopted siblings. Out of my 4 siblings, I was the only one who managed to escape and made ends meet by performing on the street or pugs. Then 2 months later of that lifestyle and with my devil's luck, the same pirate crew who killed my entire family, had managed to capture and shipped me from the South Blue to this lovely crap shack right here. " Jasper said while gesturing to the dark gloomy cell that surrounded them.
"I swear, if it takes me a million years. The first pirate I see, even if it was the Pirate King himself, I will punch him right across his face. Because filthy pirates are the reason why I am in this stupid situation anyway." Jasper growls in pure hatred as she clenches her fist.
"Well, since the Pirate King has been dead for more than 20 years, how about hitting his first mate instead." Rayleigh stated while smirking, enjoying Jasper's shock expression.
Jasper froze in pure shock, then she turn her head slightly so she could get a better look at the man who she been sharing her life story for the past 5 minutes,
"N-No, are you really Dark King Silver Rayleigh, the same man who served Gol D Roger? My mother used to hunt down your crew all of the time when she was still a bounty hunter. I-I'm s-sorry I didn't mean to offend you, it's just I've been having a hard time lately, first my whole family dies, t-then I get kidnappped and now I am being auctioned off as a slave again. A-and I-I and I." Jasper began to stutter as all of the emotions she was holding back ever since she was captured started to come out at once.
"I don't want to be a slave again, I want to go back home and eat all of the apples I want. I want to sing and dance with my family again, I want to be free, is that so much to ask in this cruel game called life." Jasper whimpered quietly as more tears escaped from her eyelids.
Without even realizing, Jasper was now crying onto the Dark King's shoulder as he patted her back in a comforting way.
"Hey there, a strong and pretty woman such as yourself shouldn't be crying. What would Helen think if she saw you liked this?" Rayleigh asked softly as he kept on patting her back gently.
Then they were both interrupted by a loud scream and other shouts that echoed through the dark room of the building.
Jasper glazed over as she watched 2 staff workers dragging a lifeless body off of the stage.
"Did he just bite off his tongue?" She muttered, noticing a large pool of blood coming from his mouth. The scene only made the other slaves even more anxious and scared, but not Jasper. Seeing the lifeless body only helps Jasper to man up or in this case woman up and stop feeling sorry for herself.
" Item 17! It's your turn!" Disco shouted through the microphone then 2 large men led her onto the stage.
"Coming all the way from the South Blue, here comes Jazzy!" Upon hearing her new name, Jasper stared at him with wide, twitching eyes. *Jazzy! This has to be some kind of sick joke, right?!*She thought to herself in annoyance.
Before she had a chance to correct Disco, he had already started her introduction.
"This wonderful woman right here is 19 years old. As you can see she is in great physical shape and has such a pretty face. Fun fact about her, she has 2 beautiful different eye colors as well ."
Jasper signs before moving the part of hair that was covering her left eye which made everyone gasp in slight amazement.
Disco then started her introduction again. " She has excellent marksman skills, cooks better than all of the chefs in the 4 blues, and is an amazing pianist. And here's a little treat for only you, the audience get to witness. This little girly right here has agreed to show off her great dancing and singing skills right on this very stage. It seems like she has already accepted her faith as someone else's property, you would be crazy not to buy her. Should we start the bidding at 7 hundred thousand!" Disco announced with an all too happy grin on his ugly face. "8 hundred thousand beri!"Yelled a cheerful voice. " 1 million beri!" Another screamed while holding their bidding plate up.
Jasper's heart dropped, she couldn't help it, she was downright terrified. She wasn't even trying and her bidding has already reached the millions.
Disco then handed Jasper the microphone before background music could be heard.
Letting her foot tap to the beat, she then pulled the microphone closer to her lips .
"Well since all of my loved ones are dead and my home is completely destroyed, I know the perfect song that can describe what I'm feeling right now." Jasper said through the microphone with a bored deadpan expression on her face before she started singing.
"I WANNA LET HER TAKE CONTROL
CAUSE EVERY TIME THAT SHE GETS CLOSER
SHE PULLS ME IN ENOUGHT TO KEEP ME GUESSING
AND MAYBE I SHOULD STOP AND START CONFESSING,
CONFESSING,YEAH!" Jasper stopped singing for a moment, but still kept on dancing when she heard another person bidding on her.
"2 million beri" A calm deep voice belonging to the Surgeon of Death said loudly while she kept on performing.
"4 million beri !" Eustass Kid yelled.
Keeping a calm face, Jasper just ignored the 2 pirates rookie's high bids on her , before she took a deep breath knowing the hardest part of the song was about to come up.
"OH, I'VE BEEN SHAKING
I LOVE IT WHEN YOU GO CRAZY
YOU TAKE ALL MY INHIBITIONS
BABY, THERE'S NOTHING HOLDING ME BACK
YOU TAKE ME PLACES THAT TEARS UP MY REPUTATION
MANIPULATE MY DECISIONS
BABY, THERE'S NOTHING HOLDING ME BACK!"
"8 million !" Law bid again which only made Kid counter. "16 million !" The fiery pirate captain shouted.
"THERE'S NOTHING HOLDING ME BACK!...THERE'S NOTHING HOLDING ME BACK!"Jasper sang out loud while moving her body to the beat.
"SHE SAYS THAT SHE'S NEVER AFRAID
JUST PICTURE EVERYBODY NAKED!
SHE REALLY DOESN'T LIKE TO WAIT
NOT REALLY INTO HESITATION
PULLS ME IN ENOUGH TO KEEP ME GUESSING…
AND MAYBE I SHOULD STOP AND START CONFESSING...
CONFESSING,YEAH!"
"300 million beri!" One of the Celestial Dragons shouted as he raised up his gloved hand which made both Law and Kid sign in slight annoyance, knowing full well that they can't outbid or even bid against a World Noble.
"300 million going once! Going twice! SOLD, for 300 million beri to Mister Saint Charlos `` Disco shouted excitedly with large beri signs in his eyes as he slammed his gavel to signal Jasper's bid was officially closed.
"Aww… what ashamed and she was the only one who had interested me. " Law mumble in slight disappointment as he leans farther back onto his chair.
Smirking evilly, Jasper's dancing had started to look more like fighting moves instead, while not missing a single high or low note of the song she is still currently singing.
"OH, I'VE BEEN SHAKING!
I LOVE IT WHEN YOU GO CRAZY!" Jasper sang out loudly after spin kicking Disco into a wall.
Even if she just kicked a person into a wall, her dancing still kept its grace and rhythm as Jasper started to kick all of the slave worker's asses.
With one hand on the floor and the other hand holding the microphone, Jasper used her legs to attack or block the oncoming people who now wanted her dead.
"YOU TAKE ALL MY INHIBITIONS
BABY, THERE'S NOTHING HOLDING ME BACK!
YOU TAKE ME PLACES THAT TEAR UP MY REPUTATION
MANIPULATE MY DECISIONS
BABY, THERE'S NOTHING HOLDING ME BACK
THERE'S NOTHING HOLDING ME BACK!...". After Jasper was done singing the last line of the song she jumped off the stage without even noticing what was about to come next.
" Miss, watch out!" Sanji called out from where he was standing after Saint Charlos withdrew his golden pistol, only to realize it was no use.
"Bang!"
Jasper clenches her side in pain, when she looks down she sees an alarming amount of blood coming from it."
"Ahhhhhh.."Jasper wailed in agony after all of the slave workers then dog-piles on top of her.
"A- all Y'all you people c-can kiss m-m-my ass! Y-you can hit me, beat me, abuse me physically or emotionally but no matter what." Disco stomped over to her and covered her mouth before she could finish the rest of her speech.
She then bit Disco's hand hard, to the point it started bleeding.
" I-I will be free again, and I won't be anyone's property ever again! And FYI, my name is Jasper not Jazzy, Jazzy sounds like a code word for pissing." Jasper shouted out loud with what little strength she had left.
The curtains cover the flashy and bright stage once again, as Disco holds Jasper up by the tip of her jacket and glares at her deathly.
"You bitch!" He shouted as he shook her aggressively. "Oh please like you honestly think I would give up that easily." Jasper scoffs before coughing blood all over Disco's face.
"You're dead, you disgusting pink hair bitch !" Disco's patient snapped before 2 staff workers held him down.
"Please don't, she is worth 300,000,000 beri and we still have that young mermaid as our trump card." One slave worker reasoned as he struggled to pin down the deranged man.
"Fine, get that damn fish ready while I tighty myself up." Disco growls as he glares at the smirking woman.
"Sorry dude, but it's going to take alot more to fix that ugly mug." Jasper scoffs while sticking out her tongue.
-x-
"Ain't she something?" Shachi commented.
"Yeah, you can say that again, she was a little crazy."Bepo responded while shaking his head.
"But you had to admit, she had a pretty great singing voice and had one hell of a beautiful yet deadly fighting style. People are bidding on her life and she still put on a great performance, you have to give her credit for her acting skills." Penguin defended in amazement and respect toward the female slave.
Law didn't say anything, all he did was sit cross legged with a wide smirk plastered on his face as his crew members chatted about the interesting woman.
*No matter what you're going to be a part of my crew, isn't that right Jasper-ya.* Law thought to himself, already thinking and hatching up plans to get her into his grasp.
Thanks for reading.
I don't like writing song lyrics in my stories, but in this case I needed a way to describe what was going on in this chapter.
song
{There's Nothing Holdin' me Back by Shawn Mendes}