This is the final chapter folks. Review me if you want a sequel. I'll dwell into it and let you know!
My Flower: Lilly
By: Kuroi Neko-kun
Summary: His own crew does not know his past but what if a part of it comes to them, with a secret that she tries to keep from the straw-hat boy?
Disclaimer: Don't own them. Wish I did. I DO own a Shanks figurine, which I treasure dearly.
Author's Note: This happens after the Arlong Arc. I mean we've seen everyone's past by now, why can't we see more of the hero's?
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Chapter 6: My Pirate King
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Lilly stood on the bow of the pirate ship, glaring down at the pirates that had drawn their swords and guns, all ready to attack.
"I'm not here for you, just your ruddy captain," she said. None of them moved. Instead, they gripped their weapons. She smirked. "So you are all willing to die for the sake of your captain. It doesn't matter. You all are responsible for my suffering." In a flash, she took out the guns from her belt and shot numerous rounds to the nearest pirates. Each dropped like flies. With a cry that she was not sure was from her own voice, Lilly jumped into the center of the men, holstering the guns and taking out the strange looking one on her back: The Gun Sword, the gun that represented her body. She gripped the handle, swinging it over her head. She pierced the sword into one of the pirates and kicked another before slicing the man's head off. For each and every kill, the blood that went flying stained her white shirt, the one that Shanks had given her. But she did not care, the girl was bloodthirsty and their death was her satisfaction.
"ENOUGH!" There was a momentary stop. Tension between unwavering wills hung onto the copper smelling air. Lilly glared at the speaker. "Thanks to you, I have lesser men on my ship, woman."
"Kakitos, Demon of the East Blue," she muttered," We meet again."
"You're that slave girl… Lilly, isn't it?" he smirked, straightening up, drawing his full height. He overbore Lilly by a couple of heads. She had learnt not to fear it as she gripped the gun sword. He noted her shirt. "A spoilt flower should not wear white. It seems that red suits you better, Lilly." She held her head high. The insults seemingly bounced off her. Keep your cool…
"And once again you try to compensate your lack of manliness with your sharp tongue, Kakitos." An evil laugh hung in the air. Lilly had hit a nerve. But she was aiming for a vein: Kakitos's jugular vein. She charged at him, gun sword parallel to the ground. It would have connected if Kakitos did not hit it aside. He caught Lilly by the neck and slammed her against the wall. He smirked, taking a whiff from her hair.
"You know, I missed that smell the most," he whispered in her ear. Lilly struggled to free herself. Breathing was not her only problem. "If that confounded Shanks had not raided my ship, I'd still be able to smell you… All of you."
"You'd have to kill me first…" she managed out.
"There are much better tortures than death, Lilly," he muttered, licking her cheek. Lilly felt utterly disgusted but there was nothing she could do…
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"LILLY!" went a familiar shout as a punch connected to Kakitos, throwing him aside. Lilly slumped slightly, gasping for much needed air. A familiar figure stood in front of her. "Nobody can touch my Lilly!" he shouted at the pirates.
"Luffy-kun…" she mumbled, standing up. She withdrew from him, knowing that the truth was inevitable. Kakitos laughed, standing up.
"How can I not touch something I already had, boy?" he said. Luffy looked at him confused.
"What do you mean?" Another piercing laugh rang through the deck. Lilly covered her face with her hands as she curled at the corner. Luffy was going to know…
"I've touched Lilly. We all touched Lilly. And it was not just one poke, straw-hat boy…" Luffy blinked, waiting for a conclusion. Lilly's tears fell to her face. "She's not a virgin anymore, boy." The laughs continue down the rows of pirates. Luffy turned to the crying Lilly. She wanted to keep this from him and now he knew… And he will leave him forever. Luffy's arms went around Lilly's.
"What did they do?" he asked softly, stroking her hair.
"I didn't let them… but they forced themselves…" Lilly broke into tears, sobbing into Luffy's vest," I couldn't…" That was all he needed to know. His anger flashed in his eyes as he gripped his fist. All those pirates… His Lilly was a wreck now.
"You know what else boy? I thought that Lilly here was just a little girl but she proved me wrong!" Before he could cackle once more, Luffy punched him hard, drawing blood as he broke the jaw. He glared at each and every one of them.
"You took her and forced her to do things that she didn't want to do! You hurt my Lilly and I'm not going to let you hurt her anymore!" He pulled his arms back, performing his Gomu Gomu no Gatiringu [Gatling], hitting each and every pirate on the deck. Lilly watched with fresh new tears in her eyes.
"Luffy-kun…" she mumbled, hugging him from the back.
"Does it matter to you at all that I'm not the same Lilly that you knew?" she asked.
"To me, Lilly is still Lilly," he mumbled, glancing at her. He touched her hand that was around him. "No matter what happens to you." Tears poured down her face as she heeded his words. She turned to Kakitos who was just getting up. He smirked at her as she drew out the two small guns strapped to her thighs. The ones that protected her promises…
"Your death has only one meaning for me now," she muttered as she cocked the guns," is that no other girls suffer the pain that I had to go through."
"Retribution?" Kakitos said, still smirking.
"No, a peace of mind," she muttered, firing both guns. Kakitos rolled away, kicking Lilly back. She fell onto Luffy who caught her.
"I can take him, Lilly," he muttered. She slowly shook her head.
"You can't. The drug I gave you is going to affect you again if you strain yourself too much," she mumbled," Besides, this is my fight." She took out her smaller guns and tossed them in the air as high as she could. They watched it fly high, seemingly disappearing from the night sky. Taking out the ones that were strapped on her belt, she took a shot at Kakitos, who evaded it. He brandished a sword and charged at her. Quickly, the girl holstered the guns and whipped for her rifles stuck at her back. She used one to block the sword while the other shot at Kakitos's leg. He howled in pain. Furious, he whacked her with his arm. She landed a couple of feet back, dislocating her arm in the process. Luffy stood watching, though it pained him to see her this way. But like she said, this was her fight. Now, Kakitos stood over her, laughing about his win. Lilly was surprisingly smirking. She watched as her small guns landed on the deck. As they did, one fired at her, grazing her already injured arm, while the other fired at Luffy who did not bother to even move.
"Shot by your own weapon, Lilly… How pathe—!!"Kakitos fell, without completing his sentence. She turned to Luffy and smiled. The bullet that shot at Luffy bounced off the rubber boy, changing its trajectory to Kakitos.
"You were hoping for that," he pointed out.
"I couldn't leave you out of the fight…" she sighed, turning to all the fallen men onboard the ship. It was over, finally. Luffy picked up the gun in front of him, noticing the inscription on the barrel. 'I'll take care of Monkey D Luffy.' He picked up the other and read its inscription too. 'I will be his Queen.' He could not help smiling as he held the guns in his hands.
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They climbed off the pirate ship. Once those unconscious pirates find that their captain was dead, they'll be out for blood. They walked to the mount to find Sanji, sleeves torn and Zoro clinging on to him.
"The fight is over?" Zoro asked, smirking.
"The outcome would've been how I thought it would turn out if Luffy-kun didn't save me…" Lilly said, coming up to them. She had used Luffy's vest as a temporary sling. The boy grinned.
"Right now, I'm just hungry!" Lilly could not help laughing. Her Luffy did not bother about trivial things. He kept everything simple. He acts like he does not have a care in the world but he does deeply for those who he holds dear. As they began to walk to the Going Merry, Lilly held his hand. He looked confusedly at it first before he noticed her smile.
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"I don't know whether to call it despicable or admirable," the orange haired girl muttered as she ate. Now fully rested up, the people on the Going Merry were enjoying a drug-free dinner courtesy of Sanji. Zoro gave her a look. She was obviously talking about Lilly's plan.
"You've obviously never fell in love before," he noted.
"Like you had," Nami shot back, causing the former pirate hunter to blush.
"U-urusei!"
"Sou ka?" Sanji muttered, eyeing the boy," someone had a little love before." Zoro glared at him, though not successfully hiding his red cheeks.
"Yaro!" With that he pounced on Sanji and the two began fighting. Nami decided to let them be. There was nothing gained by stopping this fight.
"Where is Luffy anyway? It's not like him to miss lunch…" Nami smiled at Usopp.
"I wouldn't worry about them if I were you…"
"Them?"
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It was never ending. Lilly never thought seeing the sea from the crow's nest was so beautiful. And being never ending, there were infinite adventures for Luffy. She smiled as Luffy wrapped his arms around her.
"You like it?" She nodded, leaning against him and closed her eyes. She would be happy to be like this forever. "Would you like this more?" She wondered what the boy was talking about but as she opened her eyes, she could not help crying. In Luffy's hand was a silver ring with a small diamond on it.
"Luffy-kun…" she mumbled, wiping her tears.
"I really don't know what to say. But Nami once told me that someone precious should have that. Do you like it?" She nodded slowly as she was loss for words. Nimbly, Luffy placed the ring around her finger. His hand was on her cheek, wiping her tears with his thumb.
"No matter what… You'll still be my Pirate King," she mumbled.
"Lilly…" A chaste kiss they shared. There was no way he was letting go of her.
"I'll go home," she mumbled, looking into his eyes," I'll return to Fuchsia Village and wait for you. Come home once you're Pirate King, Luffy-kun…" And there she saw something that she had not seen in a long time: Luffy's tears.
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"Are you sure about this?" the green haired swordsman asked as Lilly slung a small bag behind her with her good arm. She smiled at him.
"I need the rest. Luffy doesn't need to worry about me gallivanting about in East Blue. If he wants to be King of Pirates, he can't have anything holding him back…" she mumbled. Zoro shook his head, placing his hand on the shorter girl's crown.
"That's not what I meant," he said," Are you sure that you don't want to join us?" She shook his head.
"I'll just be a hindrance on the Grand Line…" she mumbled, looking away," and even Pirate Kings need someone to come home to." Zoro smirked, knowing how that felt.
"You really love him, don't you?" He said gently. Lilly unconsciously touched her stomach before smiling.
"More than you can ever imagine, Zoro-san…" He looked confused at first, wondering what she meant. But as she placed her hand on her stomach again, he understood. "Take care of him for me so that he will come home?"
"Isn't that what first mates do?" She smiled before pecking him on the cheek.
"Arigatou."
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They walked down the pier, hand-in-hand. He had promised a lot of things and he was going to fulfill them all. Lilly knew that. After all, he had kept his. She was now his Queen. The brunette turned to him and smiled, slightly sad. Goodbyes have always been sad and partings have always been painful.
"We could just send you back on the Going Merry, Lilly," he said, pointing to the ship. She shook her head before smiling again.
"I don't want to put you off course…" she mumbled. He placed his arms around her.
"You've always cared for me, looked out for me and been by my side for so long. I always wondered why but now, I understand. When I promised you to be Queen, I wanted to repay you. Now, I realized that I made that promise because I love you," he mumbled, blushing slightly.
"I love you too…" she mumbled," so please come home, once you're King of Pirates, Luffy-kun… For me and…" Luffy looked at her, blinking. She placed his hand on her stomach.
"Lilly… you're…" She nodded. The smile on his face was all she needed. He was glad to be a father. "This is great! I can tell my kid all the adventures! I can't wait!"
"So come home, okay?" she mumbled. Luffy nodded.
"Sure," he said, kissing her forehead," I'll be back before the boy turns eight. That way he can grow up with a father…"
"Luffy-kun, it could be a girl, you know…" she drawled.
"Right! I can't wait!" Lilly shook her head, slightly surprised. She never thought that simple Monkey D. Luffy wanted to be a father.
"Promise me that you'll come home…" she mumbled. With a small kiss sealing that promise, Luffy left with newer confidence for the Grand Line.
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