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Chapter 16
"Remind me again , why are we going to east blue? " I asked.
" Because an island under our protection is unsettled by the appearance of some powerful man. We are going to check, yoi" replied Marco.
" I see.. I honestly didn't expect Oyaji to have islands in East blue under his protection. What do we know about the man? " I asked a little confused.
I honestly didn't remember any mention of Whitebeard in East blue or anything related in the East blue arc.
Well they might visited in this time, when Luffy was kid, so it wasn't probably important.
" We don't know anything about the man. The island is small and they only said that there is someone that smells trouble. " said Thatch who was listening in our conversation.
" Great. I hope he really is a small fry. Like a wannabe pirate. Also I hope our source is reliable and this isn't a trap set up by Marines. Because honestly at this time East blue has some pretty nasty Marines" I replied.
Like that bastard Akainu and his cronie, who try to find us.
Or they probably left when they heard about our debut in grand line.
Well I don't know how that crazy man thinks.
" Don't be so paranoid Tsukiko. It will probably be some bandit or some weak pirate. No reason to be afraid. Even if I don't interfere, you can beat him" mocked Ace.
"Well excuse me if I want to be safe. You know Luffy and his luck. He always gets in trouble and by extension ,we get in trouble" I frowned.
I may love Luffy but he is trouble magnet !
You can't leave him in an island alone for 5 minutes without something happening!
" As much it pains me to say this, Tsukiko is right. With Luffy's luck it is probably a trap " nodded Sabo.
" Oh! I can feel the love Sabo" I rolled my eyes.
" Hey! I said you were right! Don't expect more" he protested.
" Well ,we took that in consideration. The source was reliable and the Marines can't do much to Whitebeard's division commanders,yoi" chuckled Marco.
" What I don't understand, is why are we coming with you guys? Don't you have some minions for this kind of work? We are not even part of the crew! " I complained.
While I loved adventure, I didn't particularly want to go to East blue yet .
It reminds me of my home, that I was forced to abandon.
It reminds of my family that I can't go visit because it is not safe right now.
So excuse me ,if I am a little grumpy.
" Because it is a bonding activity! It will be safe enough and you will be able to see how to proceed on a division mission" explained Thatch.
"Still not part of the crew. I won't need this knowledge if I am not part of a division" I replied stubbornly.
" You are not officially part of the crew, but you will join later, every one joins. So now don't be a kill joy brat. Your brothers are excited for it" winked Thatch and I saw the rest of them were quite excited ,even Robin.
Well Robin is always excited when there is trouble, so no surprise there.
"Please Tsukiko?? We are going to have fun!! " pleaded Luffy and sighed.
" Fine! But Luffy you will be on your best behavior. No reckless moves! By the way only Luffy is my brother and Robin my sister. Well Sabo kinda grows on you after some time,like parasites do" I admitted.
And they grinned.
Now that was a typical Tsukiko answer.
For the rest of the journey ,I relaxed. I wanted to enjoy the peace while it lasted.
Even if this was just a simple mission, Luffy will do something to cause me stress.
So for now I will just relax.
Watch the clouds, watch the sea.
Close my eyes and listen to the sea.
Hear a scream.
Wait what?
I opened my eyes annoyed.
"What happened again? " I asked.
" Well the three black holes ate all our provisions! We are lucky that the island is near but we still need to restock. So while Marco and I ,will go to meet our informants you and Robin will gather supplies" said Thatch while looking at me.
At least I will be with Robin. If they get in trouble, they are on their own.
" Sure!"I replied cheerfully.
"I think it will be safer if we go with the girls. With an unknown threat on the loose, it will be pretty stupid if we separate "suggested Sabo.
I glared at him. He didn't want to be alone with the two troublemakers and wanted Robin and I to do the job of keeping them out of trouble.
" I will throttle you ,in your sleep" I murmured low .
But he heard me because he paled and shivered.
We were buying the supplies when I saw a mop of green hair.
I went a little closer and came face to face with a little Zoro, accompanied by a slightly older Kuina.
What were they doing here? I thought they lived in a different island.
Wasn't Kuina supposed to die when she was around 12 or 13?
" Hey you! " said Zoro while pointing at me.
"Me? " I asked confused.
" Yeah you, the read head. Are you from here? " he asked.
" No. I am just visiting " I replied .
The others came next to me and they we're ready to fight if something happened.
The fact that Zoro and Kuina had swords, even if they were wooden didn't help their tension.
" Have you heard anything about a swordman around here? He is supposed to be the greatest in the world ." asked Kuina.
" Dracula Mihawk is here? On this tiny island? Luffy! I am blaming you! " I snapped.
What the heck is going on? Zoro supposedly challenged Hawkeye for the first time in baratie. Not as a kid.
Why do they even want to challenge him?
They will be dead meat.
" I didn't do anything Tsukiko.I was with you the whole time" protested Luffy.
I felt a little guilty for snapping at him.
Not his fault he was born under some unlucky star. At least no one died in his presence like Shinichi from detective Conan.
Now that would be bad luck.
" Who is that Mihawk any way? " said Ace confused.
" Ace honey, I am having a mental breakdown here, please keep quiet " I answered.
Was Mihakw a Shishibukai yet? If yes, would he turn us in?
He had a rivalry /friendship with Shanks and only stopped challenging him when Shanks lost his arm.
But in this timeline Shanks never lost an arm, so they were still rivals or fighting buddies.
Would his respect for Shanks spare us?
" Hey! We we asked you something kid, don't ignore us " said Kuina with a snobby attitude.
" Look here kids, I didn't know that Mihawk was here before you told me. I can't help you. Now if you will excuse us, we have some shopping to finish and a vanishing act to perform" I replied sarcastically.
I looked at Kuina for any comebacks but then I noticed that she was a little flushed.
Was she sick?My inner doctor started to worry.
" Hey are you okay? You look a little sick" I said worried.
Surprise was evident in her face but she quickly covered it.
Stubborn girl!
" I am fine" she replied weakly but I could see she was shaking a little.
" Yeah Kuina is strong, she is fine" replied Zoro.
" We should go Tsukiko. We still have some things to buy" said Sabo.
" Sabo, Robin and Luffy go finish our shopping.
Ace stay with me ,just to be sure there won't be a surprise attack.
This is girl is sick and she needs help" I said and they nodded.
" Kuina doesn't need your help. You are younger than me. What can you do?" protested Zoro.
" Younger yet wiser. Now shut up for a while and look at Kuina closely. She is sweating too much. It is not normal" I replied and Zoro focused on Kuina.
Seeing that I was right, he kindly shut up.
" Do you know where I can take her to examine her? " I asked and I mentally slapped my self.
I asked Zoro for instructions.
Zoro who can get lost in a straight line!
" My aunt has a house here. I can tell you where is it. We said we will visit her as an excuse to meet Mihawk " said Kuina between deep breaths.
" Ace please help her stand. I don't want her to worsen her situation " I replied.
" I would think, you wouldn't want anyone to touch this hotness Tsukiko" teased Ace.
" Look honey, if you antagonize me while I am having a patient ,I can promise you that Thatch's punishments will look like child play. " I threatened and he nodded.
Before we could arrive at the house Kuina collapsed.
The only sound that was heard in the near empty street was Zoro 's frantic yells .
I guess now I know why they didn't meet Hawkeye.
A/N: Well Hawkeye was the one the majority voted ( well me and two other people but it is still majority.). Zoro and Kuina is just a bonus.
Thanks for reading. Hope you enjoy it!