Trinity Sayu
Sayu was working on Ace's new rider for him so he could get back to looking for Blackbeard. It had been three days since they all left the remains of the island that...they destroyed. Although they hadn't been able to check the whole lab to see if Blackbeard had actually been there, Ace wasn't so much bothered by it. He would just continue to look for the traitor elsewhere and gather more information. Everyone else was slowly getting use to having Ace in the sub. Downside...Ace had been eating all their food. Ryu had to lock the kitchen from him sneaking in there.
"Here." Sayu took off her goggles and looked up at Ace who held a small cut off piece of white paper in his hands. "My vivre card...for you." Ace held it out to here with a small blush on his face.
Sayu gently took the paper and held it gingerly. "A-Are you sure you want me to have a piece? I mean...this could go to so many more important people..."
"The most important people in my life already have a piece...and now you." Ace said with a smile that caused Sayu to blush and stutter.
"I-I-I don't know what t-to say...ah...um...thank you...thank you very much Ace!" Sayu and Ace gazed at each other with little hearts floating in the air around them oblivious to everything else.
Law glared at the two and gripped his coffee cup from his place on the top deck. He had been watching his mechanic build her strange device on the lower deck for Ace, when the freckled boy had walked up to her with a piece of his vivre card in hand. Law wanted to take his Kikoku and just start slicing every heart he could see surrounding the two. His first mate was suppose to be focused on helping him with his revenge against Doflamingo, not...flirting with one of the Commanders from Whitebeard's crew. He didn't take her seriously when she stated the three people that she would undoubtedly pledge love and loyalty to. Law was suppose to be the only person she would be loyal to.
"Captain! A ship ahead!" Shachi came running out of the sub and pointed towards the west.
Sayu looked off to where Shachi was pointing to and squinted her eyes to focus. "Ah! It's father!"
Ace choked on his breath as he recognized the flag. One of the Yonko's ship. Red Haired Shanks was closing in on them and Ace made the connection instantly. No one had told him that her father was a famous pirate, but as soon as Sayu said it was her father and Ace glanced at her red hair he realized who her father was. "Your father is Shanks?!"
Sayu turned back to Ace with a smile and nodded. "Yep, and because of that, we have an alliance with the Red Haired pirates! My father is strange, but I bet you already knew that!" Sayu dropped her tools and ran up towards where Law was. "Wonder what my father could be doing on the Grand Line again?"
Law smirked at this as he realized, this could be used to his advantage. "Ms. Mechanic, prepare for them to board."
"Anything you say, Law!"
Trafalgar Law
"My little girl!" Shanks was rubbing his face on Sayu's face and she looked quite annoyed.
"Get off!" Sayu pushed her father's face away from him. "You're smothering me again! Don't embarrass me in front of Law, idiot father!"
Shanks held out his hand with a pout. "Daddy just wants to love you, baby."
Law stared at the two with slight amusement on his face. "Is there something I can help you with today, father?" Law said the last part with sarcasm and Shanks glared at him.
"Don't mock me, kid. I'm here to spend time with my most beautiful child in the world." Shanks grabbed onto Sayu again and started to pet her head slowly.
"I'm your only child, idiot..." Sayu grumbled under her breath and once again was pushing her father off her.
"Captain, maybe you should let the little one breath." Benn advised his Captain from his perch on Shank's ship.
Shanks cuddled his daughter with a happy aura around him. "This is how she shows her love, Benn. You should've realized that the last time we saw her. Isn't she just the cutest?!"
Sayu was trapped and eventually just gave up trying to escape her father's embrace.
Law gazed around and noticed his crew hiding inside the sub from the open door. "Oi, don't be idiots. We have an alliance with the Red Haired pirates, nothing to be scared about."
The rest of the Heart pirates came out slowly but with guarded expressions. Haken had seen the way Shanks was coddling Sayu and honestly was a little jealous but that's her father, what could he do? Yuki and Yuri gazed at the powerful pirate with a little bit of admiration in their eyes. He had lost one arm, but could still take down most pirates with one swing of his sword. He was a great swordsman and the twins could practically feel the power rolling off him. Ryu sighed and moved to stand next to his Captain. If they had an alliance with a pirate yonko crew, then why the hell did they all decide to hide? Shachi and Penguin nervously waved to the red haired pirates that were still on their respective ship. The older and more experienced pirates just chuckled at how nervous the Heart pirates were being. Bepo was munching on some fish when Law had called them out from their hiding spot. Honestly, Bepo wasn't worried. They had met Shanks before a while back and as long as his daughter was alive and well, there wasn't anything to be nervous about.
Shanks did a once over to the Heart pirates then looked back at Law. "You've expanded your crew."
Law nodded and smirked. "We did. Your daughter happens to have a good eye for strong allies."
"Ahem!"
Everyone looked to see Ace come out last from inside the sub and Shanks eyes widened upon seeing one of Whitebeard's commanders on his daughter crew. "Fire fist Ace? What are you doing away from Whitebeard?" Shanks questioned the commander while still petting his daughters head.
Ace had a determined face and marched right up to the Yonko. "Red Haired Shanks!" Ace removed his hat and bowed a full ninety degrees. "I wish to date your daughter!"
Sayu's face exploded with a blush and she nearly dropped to the deck if it wasn't for her father holding her up. Law had smirked and actually prepared for this as he knew how brazen Mr. Fire fist could be from first hand. The Heart pirates and Red Haired pirates had frozen from shock at the declaration. Not one body moved and Ace stayed in his bowed position waiting for an answer from his current crush's father.
Law looked towards Shank and nodded his head in Ace's direction. "And this is the nuisance that has been throwing love shots at your daughter. He's currently in an alliance with us at the moment but I wouldn't mind you taking him off our hands."
Shanks was struck in his heart...with fury and anger. Shanks turned away and gently placed Sayu down as she was still frozen like a rock with a red face. He then gripped the handle of his sword and made his way back to the love sick boy agonizingly slow. "What did you say?"
Benn jumped off his ship and onto the submarine. "Captain! Wait!" Benn placed his hand on his Captain's shoulder. "You can't just kill one of Whitebeard's subordinates because he's smitten with the little one! We'll be at war first thing tomorrow if you do that!"
"Nah, I think he should actually just take his head." Lucky Roo mentioned. "No one will ever be good for her."
"I promise to be only the best for her!" Ace had maintained his bowed position. "I will not lay a finger on her till she's at least eighteen!"
Everyone choked at his stupidity, and Law glared at Fire fist. The man is not helping his own situation. However, it works better for Law on how stupid this guy could be.
"He's so screwed..." Penguin muttered to Shachi who nodded slowly.
Sayu was most stunned at hearing those words from Ace. She slowly gazed at Ace with a shocked expression. "...Y-You want to touch me?" She asked him.
Ace glanced up slightly towards Sayu with a blush on his cheeks. "I do...but I'll wait till you're eighteen."
"Where are we gonna hide his body?" Yuri asked with a stunned expression.
Sayu's face exploded with blood running out her nose and she fainted.
"Ah! Little soldier!" Haken ran over to her and fanned her face with his hat. "Get a hold of yourself!"
"No." Shanks voice rang out over everyone.
Ace froze and stood up straight. "...You don't approve?"
Shanks had the scariest glare on his face that the world had ever seen. "If I even catch you making eyes at my daughter...not even Whitebeard, nor your brother can save you." Shanks shook off his first mate and in a blink of eye activated his conquerors haki. Most of the Heart pirates had collapsed from the haki attack but stayed awake barely.
Law had grimaced as the attack had hit him and he had to lean on his nodachi a little. Law knew this wasn't even the full power of the Yonko. He was only giving Fire fist a small taste of his power. Ace himself had trouble staying up as well...but...Ace clenched his fist tightly. He was disappointed that he wasn't accepted by Sayu's father, but he wasn't about to give up without a fight.
"...I'm cashing in that favor kid." Shank said to Ace with a growing smirk. "The way I see it...your brother is an amazing person and will change the pirate world as we know it. However...if I wasn't there that day, he wouldn't be here today."
Ace's body shook with anger. Shanks was using Luffy against him. "...And I thanked you that time for saving my brother, I do owe you, that's true. But...this is the one thing I won't back up on." Ace stared at Shanks with a determined look.
Shanks glared back at him. "Is this your declaration of war against me for my daughter?"
Behind Shanks, Benn was waving his head in warning towards Ace trying to send mental thoughts on don't do it and give up now.
Ace however wasn't deterred. "Yes, I will make you see me as your future son in law!"
Law wondered how stupid Mr. Fire fist could get. He's challenging a yonko for his daughter. "Mr. Haken, carry Ms. Mechanic to the med bay please. I think it's time for lunch, Mr. Ryu."
Ryu carefully and cautiously made his way inside the sub. The tension was thick in the air and honestly downright suffocating. "Ah...lunch...right...um...are they staying, Captain?"
"We'll be staying!" Shanks turned his glare onto the Heart pirate's cook who only nodded and disappeared in the sub quickly.
Law sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. This was not how he thought it would work out. He was hoping Fire fist would be scared off and stop his advances towards his first mate. Law could relate a little bit though...the will of 'D' is strong. Law chuckled to himself and then looked back at his first mate's father. "Well, let's have lunch then shall we, father?"
"Don't push it." Shanks warned the fellow Captain and followed him into the sub.
Trinity Sayu
"Well...this is awkward..." Yuri muttered under his breath, as Shanks was the only red haired pirate having lunch with them and the tension was thick...very thick.
Sayu pushed her plate of broccoli around with a deep sigh. This is all so stupid...Sayu didn't even know if she wanted to date Ace. Or even date at all! All she wanted to do was save him from Marineford and maybe have him join the crew after everything was over. Sure, she has a crush on him, a huge one at that...but she's not even sixteen yet...well, till tomorrow. Mother always said to wait till she was at least seventeen to start dating. And Sayu would be damned if she didn't honor her late mother!
"Eat your food Ms. Mechanic. Don't waste anything, you're still growing." Law told her when he saw her playing with her food.
Sayu glared at the plate and then spoke. "Can you two please stop throwing food everywhere?!" She slammed her hands on the table and looked over at Ace and her father that were currently sending glares and food scraps at each other like children.
"Oi! I made that fucking food dammit!" Ryu glared at the two man children who were making lunch more awkward then it needed to be.
"This is just a suggestion..." Bepo munched on his fish and glanced up at his Captain. "But shouldn't Sayu just be with the Captain? They're already attached at the hip."
Wrong thing! Wrong thing to say, Bepo! Sayu thought and groaned, then put her head in her hands in defeat. Today just wasn't her day...was Jashin-sama punishing her for some reason? Law glared at his navigator with a disgusted look on his face. He looked at Bepo like he looked at bread...and that's saying something.
"What is wrong with you?" Law questioned the bear.
Bepo shifted back into his chair further if possible. "It was only a suggestion..."
"Not the right thing to suggest Bepo! You're gonna get everyone slaughtered by him if you keep that up!" Shachi shouted at Bepo while pointing towards Shanks who now had his glare set on Law.
"If you so much as think about touching my daughter, I'm taking her away and this alliance is over with!" Shanks pointed at Law with his fork with a slice of fish stuck on it.
"Open up, little soldier. You need nutrition for your growing body." Haken held out some of his fish on a fork to Sayu who only looked away miffed.
"Stop feeding me all the time, I'm not a child! ...Not that I don't enjoy it from time to time..." She added on shyly.
This caused Shanks to then glare at the cowboy. "Oi, what are you doing to my precious daughter?!" Shanks body started to shake with anger. "This whole ship is full of men trying to get with my darling adorable daughter!"
"I'm good enough for her! I promise to protect her with my life! Why can't you accept me as your son in law?!" Ace shouted at Shanks and Sayu shrunk into her chair trying to disappear. This was just too weird.
"No one will ever be good enough for her! I plan to see her grow old and lonely with only me!" Shanks yelled right back at Ace.
"He doesn't want Sayu to have anybody...that's a little sad..." Yuki said and downed his tea. "Is it hot in here or is it just me?" He pulled at his collar and then saw that Ace's body was actually producing small flames and heat. "Oh...that's why..."
"How long have you known my daughter?" Shanks questioned Ace.
"My whole life!" Ace shouted with vigor.
"Don't lie to him, idiot!" Shachi and Penguin yelled at the commander, scared that Sayu's father would kill everyone.
"It's been about four days." Law said to Shanks.
"You're not helping Law..." Sayu whined in her seat as Haken fed her his food. "...The fish is awesome by the way..."
"Ah, thanks." Ryu nodded to Sayu.
"So you say you want to marry her even though you've only known her for a few days?!" Shanks slammed his hand on the table and stood up.
Ace stood right up and into Shanks face. "I feel like I've known her my whole life! Her favorite color is purple, she loves anything strawberry, and she's really smart! She starts rambling when she's nervous and she does this thing with her tongue when she's thinking really hard! She also favors her hair in twin tails most of the time which I think looks cute on her! And she puts everyone else before herself! She's super kind, pretty and all around awesome!"
"I know, right?! Isn't she just the prettiest girl you've ever-" Shanks paused in his thoughts and then shook his head and went back to glaring at Ace. "You're distracting me by telling me all the amazing facts I already know about her!"
Like father, like daughter, Law thought to himself as he sipped his tea calmly.
As the arguing continue around the table, Sayu started to get this feeling in her stomach as Haken was feeding her. Noticing her face turning a little green, Haken had stopped feeding her.
"...Little soldier?" Haken asked her worriedly. Sayu was stressed out. She thought having Ace around was great at first...but then he goes and causes this chaos with her father. And father was smothering her and not letting her make her own choices. Law wasn't doing anything about it and everyone else just kept making everything worse. Haken was the only one who noticed it when Sayu about tipped out her chair. "Sayu!" All the arguing stopped when they saw Sayu fall out of her chair and Haken catch her.
"Sayu-chan?!" The Heart Pirates instantly got up and surrounded their first mate. The first one to her was Law though, who instantly set up his room and teleported as soon as he saw Haken catch her. Sayu was breathing heavily with a flushed face.
"What's wrong sweetie?!" Shanks shoved Penguin aside who was next to Sayu's face.
"She's really hot, Captain!" Haken could feel the heat coming from Sayu's body as he caught her.
Law placed a hand on her forehead. "...Psychogenic fever."
"Psychogenic?" Ace asked the Captain, not knowing what the term meant.
Law sighed and took his first mate from Haken. "Stress fever. It happens in some people, when you're too stressed sometimes you get a spike in a fever. Sayu's is very high at the moment..." Law carried Sayu bridal style and made towards the exit. "I'll be in the med bay."
"I'm coming with!" Ace quickly made after Law, but Law turned around and glared at the commander. Law was finally fed up with him.
"Mr. Fire Fist...listen carefully...take a hint, you're not wanted. You're worthless to Sayu, because you're a dead man on a mission. She told me all about the guy you're looking for. What's the point in getting a girl, if you're just going to end up dying and leaving her behind?" Law stepped closer to Ace and leaned into his ear. "Besides...who would love a man who has Gold Rogers blood in him?" Law moved back from the frozen commander and smirked at him. "...Know your place, Mr. Fire Fist..." Law then walked out of the kitchen with Shanks following after him.
Trafalgar Law
"Will she be alright?" Shanks asked him as he adjusted Sayu's IV fluid.
"She'll be fine in an hour or so. The fluids and medication will get her temperature back to normal soon. Psychogenic fevers don't last long. They're like spikes that happen for a short while and then go away when removed from whatever was causing her stress." Of course Law already knew what was causing her stress, but hopefully he got his point across with Mr. Fire Fist. Sayu had told him what she could about him as soon as they got alone in his med bay. Law was shocked to learn that Gold Roger's had a son, but it was extremely useful information. However she refrained from telling him anything that would happen to Ace once they let him go to wherever he wanted to. She did hint at something big that would happen sooner or later.
"...This is partially my fault as well, right?" Shanks moved a piece of hair out of Sayu's face.
Law sat down at his desk and scoffed at the yonko. "You think?" Law ignored the glare he felt into his back. His first mate's father wouldn't do anything to him, he's certain of it. Law is the most important person to his daughter after all. "How long are you staying this time?" Law asked him as he moved his research papers around.
"I wanted to be here for her birthday tomorrow. I'm not so sure about it now though. Everyone thought it would be better if I spent time with her alone, so they stayed on the ship. Now I wish Benn was here, he would know what to do. This parenting thing is great, but sometimes I think I suck at it. I mean I leave her here with you incompetent people...but then I'm the one who caused her to get a fever..." Shanks sighed into his hand and sat down in the chair next to the bed.
Law chuckled as he looked over his notes. "I wouldn't say you're that bad of a parent. After all, she does talk about you in high regards sometimes. She just doesn't show that she cares about you to your face. She can be a tsundere sometimes as you should be able to tell."
Shanks looked over towards Law. "She talks about me?"
Law nodded absently. "Well mostly to me. She's quite proud to have you as a father even if she doesn't show it."
Shanks eyes held that same sparkle that Sayu's does sometimes. "Really?!" He pumped his fist in the air with a smile. "Take that Hawk-eyes! My daughter doesn't think of me as a fool!"
Law didn't have the heart to tell the man that he was bullshitting the whole thing. "I agreed to throw a small party for her tomorrow. You'll be joining us, I assume?" Law questioned the older man.
"Of course!"
Next Day...
Trinity Sayu
Sayu had woken up late last night in the med bay. Law had told her she fainted from a stress fever which her idiot father and Ace caused. By the time she woke up, her father had already returned to his ship and most of the crew was sleeping with Law as the exception. He told her to stop taking up his beds in the med bay and sleep in her own. Upset a little that he had just kicked her out, Sayu went to her own room with a late night snack and went back to sleep.
Waking up this morning felt a little weird. Sayu didn't feel a year older, she actually felt...like Sayu. But maybe it would be better that she would actually be spending time around people this year instead of having a small cupcake with a framed picture of her mother.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Shachi and Penguin had busted into her room.
Sayu smiled at her friends. "Guys, I'm not even dressed yet." Sayu was in a onesie yellow pajama set with their jolly roger on the front of it and all her hair was out of its usual twin tails.
Penguin and Shachi both grabbed Sayu's arms and dragged her out of her room. "It's okay! The Captain will let you in your pajamas today! It's your day, Sayu-chan!" Penguin smiled at his friend.
"You're sixteen now Sayu-chan! Enjoy today!" Shachi added on. "It's gonna be a great day cause it's all about you!"
Sayu blushed and grinned. "Mmh, okay!"
"Ah, sleeping beauty is up. Happy birthday, shrimp." Ryu greeted the three as they entered the kitchen.
"Thanks, Ryu." Sayu sat down at her seat and Ryu placed some food in front of her.
"Eat up, big day today for you." Ryu placed the rest of the food around the table for the crew mates.
Haken walked into the kitchen with a grin on his face. He pointed towards Sayu with a finger gun. "Okay, you're a year older little soldier. Happy birthday to the lady."
"Thanks so much, Haken! ...Where's Law, Ace, Bepo and the twins?"
Shachi with a nervous smile looked at the first mate. "Ah, they went onto the Red Haired ship for...negotiations."
"Negotiations?"
Penguin stood up and ran behind Sayu and started to rub her shoulders. "Now now, no need to think about them, enjoy your birthday breakfast first, Sayu-chan!"
"Ah...okay then. Itadakimasu." Sayu dug into her food.
Trinity Sayu
Sayu walked out to the deck with her friends following her.
"Ah, good you're just in time." Law called to his first mate as she came onto the deck.
"Happy birthday, Sayu-chan." Bepo congratulated her and she nodded her thanks to navigator.
"Thank you, Bepo."
Ace ran up to Sayu and stopped in front of her. "Ah, happy birthday Sayu."
Sayu blushed and nodded. "Thanks Ace."
"I'm leaving."
Sayu's smile dropped. "What?"
Ace smiled sadly at her. "I had your cowboy finish the rest of the rider you were building for me last night. I just didn't want to leave without saying goodbye to you."
"...Ace..." Sayu grabbed Ace's hands in her own. "...I understand. But Ace...in the future...don't give up on living okay. When the moment looks bleak and dead...I promise...I swear to you, I'll be there at the last second to help you." Sayu was referring to the events that would take place in the coming future for him. However Ace didn't know what she was referring to actually but he nodded anyway.
"When I find Blackbeard, I plan on coming back and taking you to see Pops. You'll love him, I know it. It's a promise." Ace grinned that cute boyish smile at her.
"You gonna stay for this part, though right?" Ryu asked the commander.
"What part?" Sayu questioned just as music started to play from the sub. "Ah, the speakers!" Sayu heard one of her favorite songs starting to play, and then Yuki and Yuri's voices sung.
"If I were to wake up and you said it was a illusion,
I'd want you to make my miracle illusion come true"
"Oh...my...Jashin...that's my song!" Sayu screamed with glee at finally hearing the twins perform for them.
"Sweetie!" Shanks called out to his daughter as he jumped onto their sub and ran towards her with his arm out for a hug. "Happy birthday my beautiful girl! I'm so happy to spend your birthday with you at last! The man you look up to! Your father is here!"
"What the hell is wrong with him?" Sayu questioned Law under a whisper as her crazy father ran towards her.
Law shrugged his shoulders. "It's your first birthday with him, the man has to be emotional."
"A knife made from revolution,
And this goodbye filled light"
Sayu sidestepped her father and let him fall on his face as he tried to jump her. She crouched down and smiled to him. "Thanks for the birthday wishes Daddy."
Shanks was crying tears of joy from his position on the floor. "My baby is growing so fast..."
Yuki and Yuri were on the lower deck singing Sayu's favorite song for her and giving Sayu smiles filled with happiness.
"I'm happy...like really happy..." Sayu blushed and hid her face in her pajamas.
Haken chuckled and removed her pajamas from her face. "Now now, little soldier. No hiding that pretty face."
Ace came over with barrels from the Red Haired pirates. Shanks stood up and shouted. "Now it's a party! Celebration for my baby girl!" Ryu carried some cups from the kitchen and out onto the deck for the pirates. Everyone started to pour sake in the cups except Sayu.
"Not drinking?" Law asked his first mate.
Sayu blushed and looked away. "Ah, well...mother said I shouldn't drink till eighteen at least."
Law nodded at this response. "Smart woman."
"If my eyes open and the truth was all around me,
please don't let a tragic siren ring"
"Wait! I forgot something!" Sayu ran back into the sub quickly and grabbed her new picture frame she made with her mother's picture in it. Running back out, she sat back down next to Law and put the picture in front of her on a barrel.
"Ehhh...who's this, Sayu-chan?" Shachi peaked over her shoulder at the picture.
"Her mother." Law said casually and Sayu nodded happily.
"Her name was Chrystal! Isn't she pretty?" Sayu showed off her picture to everyone and they all agreed that the woman was gorgeous.
"Sayu...can I see that?" Shanks asked his daughter and Sayu handed him the picture. Shanks ran his thumb over his deceased lover's face. So many memories flooded his head before he gave Sayu back the picture. "Your mother still leaves me breathless."
Sayu smiled brightly. "Mom was awesome in looks and everything! Of course she would leave an idiot father like you breathless!"
Shanks sweat dropped and took a huge gulp of sake.
"A continuous loop of, 'I'm not me'
'I'm not good'
'I'm not me'"
Ace looked over his crush and sighed...she wouldn't want to be with someone like him. Maybe he wasn't the best choice after all. But...for today, Ace would hold in his feelings and leave after her party. He watched Sayu converse with her Captain. It was obvious something was there even if the two of them didn't notice it themselves.
"Hey Law, thanks for all this. For once on my birthday...I don't feel lonely!" She smiled like the suns rays and Ace was a blushing fool.
Law smirked and patted her head and for once gave her an actual very tiny smile. "Happy birthday, Ms. Mechanic."
Sayu grinned at Law. "Thanks!"
"With the shining future ahead, I want to see you
Even with the knife that cut me
I'm sure even that will shine one day"
