no large AN this time, onto the fic
Chapter 2
She was bored, totally and entirely bored of being alone on her island hidden away from the birkans that were once her tribe
A tribe she had left for her own safety as her ability to naturally fly and larger angel like wings drew the attention of the elders who wanted her ability for their own
So she had fled leaving her parents
Her little brother
Everything she owned barring the robes she had
Even getting to her island was difficult because It was in a dangerous and remote area of the white sea that directly sat over the center of what the people below called the north blue, there was also the fact that the white white sea above her was just that an ocean of cloud meaning no birkan would dive down to look for her if they ever decided to look for her this far out
Gabriel let out a sigh as she stood up her pure white hair a massive contrast from her parents' blond hair shifted against her waist, her emerald green eyes gazed at the edge of her sky island she had named paradise
Her wings hidden within her back allowing her to look like a blue sea dweller burst from her back and out of the slits in the back of her robe preventing damage to her robe which innocently covered her d cup breasts and hourglass frame
In an instant she dived into the white sea before exiting the base after a few minutes of accelerated diving, quickly twisting her body she came to a glide close to the underside of the bottom of the white sea
Within an hour of flying at high speeds through the night Gabriel arrive at a port town within Lvneel before quickly hiding her wings, quickly digging into the pouch that sat against the right side of her hip she checked the belli she had and smiled as she had enough to but food for a month before she would have to return to the north blue once more … unless she got bored again
Gabriel looked around in amusement, her parents had always warned her about going to the blue sea when she was a child but despite the violence and greed
It was beautiful
It was a shame no birkan, skypiean or shandian would willingly enter the blue sea barring a very small handful
She was also aware of devil fruits, fruits that granted the eater power beyond imagination but within the white and the white-white sea few knew of them and even fewer had one, given the choice though she would never eat one as her wings were enough for her along with her ability to fly
Gabriel strolled through the darkened streets as she continued her way to the tavern she liked to visit from time to time, granted it was a tavern that more often than not hosted pirates
The personalities would always seem to clash, and fights were inevitable because of such
They also served a fantastic tasting drink called dragon blood that was made from a fruit that the owner refused to share with her, so she could grow her own
A few minutes later Gabriel walked into the tavern only to tilt her head slightly as her mantra or observation haki as it was called in the blue sea warned her of the danger, a tankard flew past where her head was a second earlier
Gabriel chuckled at the sight of the all-out pub brawl that was happening as she walked over to the bar and sat down in her usual spot at the edge of the bar "a dragon blood please" Gabriel requested as she glanced at one of the people in the brawl
A man with amazing golden eyes, a body made for fighting and a grin that seemed to be hiding pain behind it "HAHA C'MON REYLEIGH JUST ONE MORE" he shouted in amusement as he knocked another brawler out with his empty tankard
"DAMNIT ROGER NO" she heard someone in the tavern shout back before another loud crash followed causing the man to laugh in amusement again, Gabriel frowned as she opened up her mantra fully allowing her to sense everyone within the tavern along with their emotions before focusing it solely on the golden eyed man
She could feel it, the hidden pain which fuelled his determination and resolve, the drive that was hidden before she flinched as he turned and stared directly at her as if he could hear her thoughts
Gabriel turned away as her order was placed before her, she felt herself wanting to open her mantra once more but repressed the idea as she picked up her tankard and took a sip of her drink before a voice from behind her caused her to jump in surprise "you're different" they said causing over her shoulder at the person behind her and immediately was drawn to their golden eyes
"am i?" Gabriel asked warily as she looked up at the man
"indeed" he answered as he sat in the seat next to her before looking at the barman "rum" was all he said before turning back to her "you don't have the same feel as those from here, the smell around you is the same as just before it rains" he said causing Gabriel to blink
"and you smell like the ocean" Gabriel shot back before taking a sip of her drink as the man opposite chuckled in amusement
"I suppose" he said in amusement as a bottle of rum was placed next to him, Gabriel smiled in amusement as she set her drink back down "not drinking" the man asked in confusion causing Gabriel to giggle
"nope, it tastes great though" Gabriel told him silently fuming that she couldn't get the owner to share the fruit to make the drink with her, the man laughed in amusement before taking a large gulp of rum before setting the bottle down
"a shame" he said before his smirk grew wider as he turned and caught a flying tankard 'mantra' Gabriel thought in surprise as she watched him lob it at a young boy with red hair "TOO SLOW BOY" the man roared in amusement causing Gabriel to blink
"that's meant to be normal?" Gabriel asked causing the man to chuckle
"more than you know" he answered in amusement before taking another large gulp of his own drink
Gabriel shook her head 'blue sea dwellers can be weird' she thought to herself as she brought her drink to her lips and took a large gulp before setting down her drink and turning back to the bar fight "no matter how many times I've come here I've never seen a fight quite like this one" Gabriel said in amusement as she watched one man swing another like a bat at another fighter
The man next to her chuckled in amusement as he glanced at the fight "better here than on the ship" he stated causing Gabriel to glance at him before her eyes returned to the fight "so have you ever gotten involved?" the man asked in curiosity
"goodness no" Gabriel answered quickly causing the man to gain a curious look
"you should" was all he said before he proceeded to drink the remained of his bottle of rum before flinging the bottle across the tavern at the head of a blond-haired man with a scar over his right eye
"DAMN IT ROGER" the man roared as he tried to get through the crowd
Pov change
Death watched the two interact, he had waited for them to meet and now they had all he needed to do was give the two a small nudge
Roger more than Gabriel
Death felt amusement as he used his powers in ways that he had not used them since he came to be
With a thought he temporarily killed the restraint within both roger and Gabriel, with another he killed the doubt both held, his third thought temporarily killed both of their alcohol tolerance and watched with satisfaction as roger managed to convince her to try some rum
Death watched as the two quickly became drunk and fled from rogers first mate to a nearby hotel where he waited as the two engaged in sex, a few hours later death grinned as he released his masters soul into the woman's body where it would merge with the newly sparked life within the woman
Death turned back to the void before disappearing, there were souls that needed reaping
a month later
Gabriel sat at the edge of her sky island, a month had passed since her last trip down to the blue sea and her drunken encounter with Gol D Roger
When she had woken the next morning with a hangover she had found herself in an empty hotel room with a note apologising for him not being there and the events from the previous night
The was also the fact that she had not had her period yet despite it being a few days late causing her to worry, she was extremely worried if she was pregnant because as far as she knew a blue sea dweller and a sky dweller had never had a relation before
A small part hopes she truly was pregnant, but the other part hoped she wasn't as she would have to travel to a populated sky island for the birth of her child
Five months later
Gabriel outside basking in the sunlight that shined upon Weatheria for the first time in weeks, she had confirmed four months ago that she really was pregnant but was hesitant to leave her island let alone travel to one of the other sky islands she knew about
Three months ago, she had encountered by luck the traveling sky island Weatheria, she had pled with one of the beings who was not a native sky dweller to let her stay until her child was born
They had agreed on the condition that she tell them how she had arrived upon Weatheria, Gabriel had then shown them her wings and explained her past
The being who name was Boreas had accepted her explanation before explaining that the islands weather was constantly changing due to their experiments, after that she had been lead to a windmill on the highest cloud which had a small house within it
The house was rather spartan, but Gabriel didn't complain as she headed straight to the bed and laid down
Over the months she had bonded with the men of the island as her pregnancy progressed, they had also travelled over much of the world, to all four blue seas, paradise also known as the first half of the grand line where many inhabited sky islands existed
They had also gone to the new world as it was called, she had seen things she had never thought possible, a massive creature with legs that could reach the ocean floor, an island where lightning replaced rain in its frequency, an island where it snowed all year round and even a land filled with giants
Yet as much as the world amazed her, she felt that nothing compared to her small home above the north blue sea
Her mind then drifted to the child within her womb, what would they be like, would they inherit her wings and ability to fly or would they be like their father, would they look like her or their father, would they get her eyes, their fathers or a mix of both
Gabriel looked up at the blue sky, she wondered how her little brother was doing, she had turned twenty-one a couple of weeks back and her brother was around six or seven now
Hopefully she would be able to meet him again one day
Gabriel slowly stood up before heading inside smiling softly as she felt her child kick
A month later
Gabriel giggled in amusement as she watched several of the scientists argue on the field below, if she understood they were arguing about a way to sustain a weather phenomenon within a weather ball, honestly a tiny amount of Kairōseki would allow the cloud within the weather ball to stabilize into a semi solid cloud almost like a sea cloud
Granted they probably knew this but still, Gabriel let out a gasp as her child let out a string of movements "soon my child, soon" Gabriel said softly as she rested her hands over her stomach as her child moved once more before settling down
Seven months had passed since her child's inception and would be here soon, meaning that they would be heading back towards the north blue as she approached the end of her pregnancy
She already had a name if it was a girl Ariel and if it was a boy Harry
Once they were old enough she would give them the chance to take their fathers name as sky dwellers tended not to bother with last names
Gabriel giggled in amusement as once again the several scientists below started to argue even louder than before, maybe she should teach them about dials and how to make them
A month later
Gabriel smiled softly as she sat in one of the chairs outside of Boreas's home surrounded by a weather bubble to keep the fierce rain out "he certainly is active" Boreas commented from his seat as Gabriel rested her right hand on her stomach
Gabriel glanced at the dark, long hair scientist "they are eager to join us" Gabriel answered in amusement as she felt her child move once again
"you do know we have the ability to tell you their gender Gabriel" Boreas asked his stormy grey eyes shining in amusement as Gabriel shook her head
"no, Birka had a tradition of not knowing your child's gender meaning you would have to put genuine thought into both a male and female name, usually the mother would name the son and the father would name the daughter but seeing as I am alone in that regard their name falls to me" Gabriel told him
"don't all prospective parents do something similar" Boreas asked causing Gabriel to shake her head
"no, a single parent in Birka is always frowned upon if the husband dies or leaves before the child's birth" Gabriel started "my father named me Gabriel after an ancestor who was a great healer, my mother would have named me Enel" Gabriel chuckled in amusement "in our history Enel was the first Birkan tribe leader who was thought to be the guardian of Birka long after his death" Gabriel explained as she fondly remembered her little brother
"our names are our ties to our tribe, although I have a feeling the elders would disapprove of the choices I have picked" Gabriel admitted in amusement
"oh?" Boreas asked
"if I have a girl her name will be Ariel, her name is derived from the water barer constellation" Gabriel stated before continuing "yes I know that it is called Aquarius but Ariel is the name of the highest star within the constellation" Gabriel explained causing Boreas to chuckle
"and your son" he asked
"Harry, it comes from the Birkan word for Harjon, the word created for what pirates do" Gabriel admitted "it's a fitting name since his father is a pirate" Gabriel said softly
"indeed" Boreas said softly, he knows who the father was and was the only one other than Gabriel who knows about the unborn child's parentage on the traveling weather island
"I will miss you Boreas" Gabriel said softly to the much older man who chuckled in amusement
"and I'm sure will we miss you too, barring the cravings, morning sickness and hormone induced temper that you experienced so far" Boreas said before chuckling in amusement once again "if you can ever find us again Gabriel you will always be welcome here" Boreas told her as the two continued to watch the rain
Three months later
Gabriel sat next to the crib that held her two-week-old son who was currently asleep, he had no wings showing his Birkan heritage nor did he inherit her own wings, there was also the fact that he had inherited a lot from his father including his golden eyes and black hair
Yes, he had inherited a fair amount of her looks but she couldn't help but feel sad that he would never be able to fly
Gabriel shook her head, she loved her son regardless of that and she always would