Author: Hi everyone, new update for Beneath the Moon! Hope you all enjoy it! :D
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" M-My what?" Ai said in disbelief.
" Luffy seems to have blown something up." Law said in amusement.
" L-LUFFY?" Ai squeaked suddenly.
" Yes, your Groom's brother seems to have no concept of discretion." Law said pausing when he heard another blast from the other side of the fortress.
" WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?" Coby yelled falling over.
" That would appear to be Marco the Phoenix." Law said causing the color to drain from the boy's face.
" W-WHITEBEARD'S C-COMMANDER?"
" And the little Princess' big brother." Law smirked.
" MY BROTHER IS HERE?!" Ai squeaked, her eyes widening.
" Along with the rest of your father's army…and Boa Hancock's…and it would appear your Groom has brought his father's too."
Ai couldn't breath at his words. She didn't know what she had expected but it wasn't this. So many people were putting their lives on the line for her. Tears swelled in her eyes at the thought of any of her family losing their lives because of her.
Law paused as he heard a small whimper come from the blue haired princess. He looked down to see her hide her face against his chest. He felt her tears fall against his chest.
He lifted his hand to stroke her cheek, wiping away the stray tears. " Now, now little Princess. None of that."
" WHY NOT!" Ai yelled up at him, causing him to jump. " PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY ARE GOING TO DIE! AND WHAT FOR? FOR ME? I'M NOT WORTH THEIR LIVES!"
" It would appear that they disagree." Law said firmly. " Now, I'm not someone who would bother to put my life on the line for them but there are others who would. Your family appears to be some of those people.
" They care about you and that's apparently worth risking their lives for. I wouldn't do it but I'm a selfish prick after all."
" You wouldn't have helped us if you really were a selfish prick." Ai whimpered tears swirling around in her green eyes.
" I had my own reasons for that. I enjoy messing with those fucktards." Law said avoiding eye contact with her.
" And healing my babies…?"
" I don't like when others hurt innocent children." Law said firmly. " Again, that was my own reason. Not because I'm kind."
" You can say that all you want but it doesn't make i-"
" I'd suggest you stop talking about things you don't understand." Law said grabbing her arms firmly.
" But I-"
" As I just said, don't talk about things you don't understand. Now, I hate repeating myself. Don't make me do it again."
" Y-Yes…!"
" Good…now be a good little Princess and stay here in your cell for your Prince to find you." Law said smugly. " And another fairytale is written."
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" I CANNOT BELIEVE HE BLEW UP THE GATEHOUSE!" Sabo yelled as they rushed into the largest meeting room they had ever seen.
" I can't believe that you are surprised." Ace said slugging an Order member square in the face. " This is Luffy we're talking about!"
" I told you we needed to put a leash on him!"
" Um false, I was the one who told you that." Ace smirked. " And if I recall correctly, you were against it."
" Lies!"
" Oh Ace no way! Don't you even think of putting our little brother on one of those! He's not an animal after all!" Ace said mocking his brother's voice.
" Shut up!"
" You know Ace, you're very good at charades." Zoro laughed, slicing several enemies at once.
" I believe what he just did was an impression not a charade."
" It doesn't matter!" Ace snapped angrily. " WE DIDN'T NEED HIM TO BLOW UP THE-"
" How in all the Hell did you think we were going to rescue Ai?" Thatch said pointedly, cutting into several guards as he went further in.
" Who caused the second blast?" Zoro asked before a sudden screeching sound. The group looked up to see a blue and gold phoenix soaring across the room.
" My brother, Marco." Thatch smirked as a ball of blue fire blasted a group of Order members.
" Whitebeard's here?" Sabo gaped.
" What? Did you think the Order could just take my sister and he'd allow it? You're lucky he didn't start a war when you Claimed her." Thatch growled over at the Prince. " Ai is not just your Bride, kid. She is and always will be our little sister!"
Ace bulked at what Thatch was implying. " I never meant that you wouldn't help her or that you were no longer her family." He locked eyes with the Fourth Commander. " I would never take her from those she loves. They made her into the strong willed and kind-hearted woman that I love."
" You two sound like a bunch of gossiping women." Zoro growled cutting down several more enemies.
" Come now Anata," Robin said knocking out several enemies and guarding her Groom's flank. " They are merely hashing out some of the finger details of their new brotherly relationship."
" They still sound like women."
" Is there something wrong with women?"
" Of course not, except that you lot tend to gossip a lot."
" You lot? Oh my wonderfully dense Anata, we shall discuss this later!"
" HAH! Zoro's in trouble!" Sabo laughed as he saw a wave of She-Wolves flood the castle. " WOAH! Remind me to never get on the wrong side of Luffy's woman!"
" Do not ever say that our Alpha as belonging to any man!" A beautiful She-Wolf with short, unruly blonde hair. " Luffy-san belongs to OUR Alpha!"
" I didn't mean any disrespect, Marguerite!" Sabo said quickly.
" Don't let either of them hear you say that." Robin smiled. " No matter how much Boa Hancock loves Luffy she would hate to referred to as his. Also Luffy hasn't quite come to terms with his feelings for her. He will eventually, just don't push him."
" Seriously, why are we discussing this?" Zoro asked.
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Boa Hancock strolled angrily back and forth as she waited for news about Ai. Her stomach was tied into several tight knots. How dare those bastards lay a finger on her precious baby sister!
She knew she should never have allowed ai to stay with Ace. Luffy had clouded her judgement about the matter. He had told her that Ai would always be safe with Ace. Now she's been taken and harmed!
He hadn't been able to protect her! She should have taken her away from them when she had a chance! Now the Goddess only knows what was happening to her sweet baby sister and her baby! It made her blood boil.
" Well, well, well look who bothered to finally grace us with her presence."
The She-Wolf curled her lip in disgust at the sound of one of her least favorite people. Turning, she locked eyes with a tall light-blond haired, very lean and muscular man. He had tanned skin and was dressed in very flamboyantly colored clothes. He wore a pair of curved, thin white sunglasses with purple lenses.
The man beside him was abnormally large with very distinct, devil-like features. He had two horns protruding from the sides of his forehead and stitches running vertically from the top of his face and down his neck, which is rather long and thick in comparison to his body. His hair was red and his skin was a pale blue, matching his lips, armbands and the edges of his gloves.
His coat and gloves were black, while his pants were bright orange with pale window shapes imprinted on them. He wore a fishnet shirt underneath a cravat, a necklace, and a blue crucifix-like ornament with claw-like appendages sprouting out from three of the cross's points.
" Wolves aren't dogs, Donflamingo." Hancock smirked at him, lifting her chin defiantly. " We come and go where we please and obey none but our own."
" Uh-huh, and yet here you are." Doflamingo sneered. " Coming when your Master calls." He laughed at the anger that flashed across her beautiful face.
" What do you want." She growled taking a step towards him, stopping only when Sandersonia's hand gripped her bicep.
" Nee-san…" The green haired She-Wolf whispered cautiously.
" Kishishishi, we've heard an interesting little rumor about you." The vampire laughed.
" And what would that be?" Hancock sneered.
" That you are the adopted sister of the Princess." A calm voice said from behind her. She turned to see a tall lean man with black hair, a short beard, mustache and sideburns that point upwards coming towards them.
He wore black and red ornate clothing with a crucifix pendant. On his head was a wide-brimmed black hat decorated with a large plume, and a long, open black coat with no shirt underneath, with red, flower-patterned sleeves and collar. His purple pants held up by a decorated belt and tucked inside overly large boots.
Upon his back was his large, golden cross-like sword, Yoru. His cold yellow eyes were locked onto her and her sister as he approached her. " And that you're the actual spy, reporting to Vice-Commander Garp's grandson. Who just so happens to be the adopted brother of the Prince."
" I'm not sure where you got that information, Mihawk." Hancock said calmly, raising a delicately sculpted eyebrow. " But to throw such false accusations is low."
" Don't." Mihawk said stopping in-front of her, arms crossed in an authoritative way. " Don't even try to deny it, Boa Hancock. We all know."
Hancock felt all the color drain from her face. How could they know? She had been so good at hiding her involvement with Luffy and Ai. How was it possible?
" Now what are we going to do with you?" Doflamingo mused.
" STEAL THEIR SOULS, KISHISHISHI!" Moria laughed, lifting his hands teasingly. " TOSS THEM OUT INTO THE SUN!"
" Toss them into a cell with the abomination they love so much."
Hancock tensed at the sound of a cold voice. Her dark eyes darted to see a man that appeared to be in his mid to late fifties snapped. He had neatly trimmed shoulder length black hair lined with small flecks of grey. She sneered hatefully at him. " Malikai…"
This man was Ai's birth father's sperm donor.
Before Luffy had come into her life, Malikai was what she imagined all men were like. Every single male she had ever met had been like him.
Luffy was the exception to everything she had ever believed about that gender.
" Don't even think about laying one finger on her!" Sandersonia hissed, her eyes becoming snake like.
" Do you honestly think that you stand a chance in Hell of making it out of here?" Malikai mused, a grey eyebrow raised in amusement.
" You sick bastard," Hancock growled lifting her hands up, forming them into the shape of a heart. " You betrayed your own flesh and blood because they didn't fit into your plans."
" So you admit to your crimes?" Malikai smirked.
" Oh, I've committed countless crimes throughout my life…" The Alpha smirked defiantly back at the Vice-Commander. " …however, loving my little sister isn't one of them.
WHAM!
The gathered Shichibukai stumbled as a large blast shook the room. " WHAT WAS THAT?" Moria yelled, wide eyed as the building shook once more.
" GUM-GUM-"
Hancock's eyes widened at a familiar voice. Her heart soared as she recognized the it. At least until Sandersonia jerked her down to the ground.
" DOUBLE BARREL!"
CRASH!
Suddenly a fist came crashing through the thick oak doors to the waiting room, sending debre flying everywhere. " Hey, Zoro's not in here!"
A happy laugh tore through her at the sound of Luffy's confused voice. " LUFFY!" Hancock laughed happily at the sight of her beloved.
" Oh hey, Hancock!" The young wolf said noticing the two She-Wolves. " What are you guys doing down there on the ground?"
" YOOOOOU!" Moria shrieked in hatred as he noticed the young He-Wolf.
" Oh, it's you." Luffy said boredly as he noticed the large man. " What are you doing here?"
" This is a meeting of the Shichibukai. You aren't welcome here, Wolf." Malikai said, narrowing his black eyes on the teen.
" You're not a Shichibukai either." Luffy stated cracking his knuckles. " You look familiar…where have I seen you before?"
" That's Vice Commander Dragon D. Malikai." Mihawk stated simply. " You mentioned that Roronoa Zoro is here?" His interest peaked at the sound of his former student's name.
" Yeah! Somewhere around here. He's probably lost. Poor Robin, she has to deal with him as a Groom." Luffy laughed, scratching the back of his head. " Wait…Dragon…? That was Ai's maiden name. Are you related to her?"
" Unfortunately and not for long."
" What do you mean?" Luffy asked quickly becoming concerned.
" He's Ai's grandfather…" Sandersonia stated hatefully.
" And soon to be her executioner." Malikai smirked as anger flared in Luffy's eyes.
" Her what?" Luffy asked cracking his knuckles.
" I will be righting a wrong that my idiot son created. The abomination and the disgusting creature growing inside it will be destroyed soon enough."
" You're going to kill Ai and her baby?" Luffy said in disbelief. Anger flooded him at the thought of any family member killing another. He and his grandfather may not have seen eye to eye on things but he'd never allow anyone to harm him.
Luffy would fight and die for his family and friends. " No."
" No what?" Malikai asked in amusement.
" You're not going to hurt my sister or her baby." Luffy growled, his eyes flashing yellow.
" Your sister? You have no blood ties to the abomination, you are no family to it."
" She has a name, it's Ai, and she isn't an it or an abomination!" Luffy growled angrily. " Her baby isn't some disgusting creature either! Family doesn't end in blood ties! Ai is Ace's Bride, making her as much my family as Ace is! She's Nakama and we won't let you hurt her!"
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" Ai…you don't look so good." Coby said watching the blunette nervously. Her complexion was grey and her cheeks had a hint of red to them. Her breathing was ragged and her eyes appeared as if they were glazed over.
When Law had left he had locked Coby in the cell with Ai to keep them both safe. If the guards were
" Coby…stay away from me, please!" Ai whimpered weakly. After Law had left she felt instantly weak. Her head started pounding and her fangs throbbing. " Stay back, please!"
" What is it?" He asked worriedly.
" Coby, please! I don't want to hurt you!" Ai whimpered, tears swelling in her eyes. " Everything hurts and I may hurt you! I would never forgive myself if I hurt you!"
" W-What is it?"
" The leech whore is starving to death." A cold voice said calmly. Coby looked up to see Lucci and a pale woman with black and red hair coming towards them.
" Being in constant pain all the time and trying to keep that thing inside her alive has taken all her strength." The woman said, her cold eyes dancing happily.
" So we've come to releave her of that burden." Lucci smirked, his hands becoming claw like.
" It will hurt but it will all be over very soon." The woman smirked, pulling out a long ornate dagger and running a finger along the blade. " This whole awful ordeal will be over very, very soon."
" Move aside, boy. Vice Commander Garp would be rather upset if I removed you from existence." Lucci said opening to the cell door and entering. " He put a lot of time and effort into training you. Hate to have it all go to waste."
" LEAVE HER ALONE!" Coby said, stepping between Ai and the Jaguar Shifter.
WHAM!
" COBY!" Ai cried out fear coursing through her.
The woman merely lifted her hand before Coby was slammed into the wall. " Stay out of this, little boy. You don't want to get in the middle of it."
Lucci gazed hungrily down at the blue haired woman who sat helplessly on the floor. The look in his dark eyes made Ai think that he could already taste her blood. " I told you that I would end you, whore. It would have been easier if you had simply died that day but now, you're going to feel so much pain…and I'm going to enjoy every single moment of it."
